// Let's write a parser for a really basic calculator. // The calculator understands input that looks like: // // 10 + 20 - 8+4 // // So positive numbers that can be either added or substracted, and whitespace // is ignored. package examples import ( "fmt" "git.makaay.nl/mauricem/go-parsekit" ) func Example_basicCalculator1() { for _, c := range []struct { input string expected int64 }{ {"0", 0}, {"1", 1}, {"1+2+3", 6}, {" 10 + \t20 - 3 + 7 -10 ", 24}, {"", 0}, {" \t ", 0}, {"+", 0}, {"10.8 + 12", 0}, {"42+ ", 0}, } { output, err := ComputeSimple(c.input) if err != nil { fmt.Printf("Input: %q, got error: %s\n", c.input, err) } else { fmt.Printf("Input: %q, got outcome: %d, correct = %t\n", c.input, output, output == c.expected) } } // Output: // Input: "0", got outcome: 0, correct = true // Input: "1", got outcome: 1, correct = true // Input: "1+2+3", got outcome: 6, correct = true // Input: " 10 + \t20 - 3 + 7 -10 ", got outcome: 24, correct = true // Input: "", got error: unexpected end of file (expected integer number) // Input: " \t ", got error: unexpected input (expected integer number) // Input: "+", got error: unexpected input (expected integer number) // Input: "10.8 + 12", got error: unexpected input (expected operator, '+' or '-') // Input: "42+ ", got error: unexpected input (expected integer number) } // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Implementation of the parser // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- // ComputeSimple interprets a simple calculation, consisting of only integers // and add or subtract operators. It returns the result of the calculation. // An error is returned in case the calculation failed. func ComputeSimple(calculation string) (int64, *parsekit.Error) { calculator := &simpleCalculator{op: +1} parser := parsekit.NewParser(calculator.number) err := parser.Execute(calculation) return calculator.Result, err } // simpleCalculator defines the parsing state machine. We do this using methods // on a struct, so the parser can make use of state data inside that struct // during the parsing. type simpleCalculator struct { Result int64 // holds the resulting outcome of the computation op int64 // represents operation for next term (+1 = add, -1 = subtract) } // A definition of an int64, which conveniently drops surrounding whitespace. var dropWhitespace = parsekit.M.Drop(parsekit.C.Opt(parsekit.A.Whitespace)) var bareInteger = parsekit.C.Seq(dropWhitespace, parsekit.A.Integer, dropWhitespace) var int64Token = parsekit.T.Int64(nil, bareInteger) func (c *simpleCalculator) number(p *parsekit.ParseAPI) { p.Expects("integer number") if p.On(int64Token).Accept() { c.Result += c.op * p.Result().Value(0).(int64) p.Handle(c.operatorOrEndOfFile) } } func (c *simpleCalculator) operatorOrEndOfFile(p *parsekit.ParseAPI) { var A = parsekit.A switch { case p.On(A.Add).Skip(): c.op = +1 p.Handle(c.number) case p.On(A.Subtract).Skip(): c.op = -1 p.Handle(c.number) case !p.On(A.EndOfFile).Stay(): p.Expects("operator, '+' or '-'") p.UnexpectedInput() default: p.ExpectEndOfFile() } }