pt_introduction(n)

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NAME

8       pt_introduction - Introduction to Parser Tools
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SYNOPSIS

11       package require Tcl  8.5
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DESCRIPTION

16       Welcome to the Parser Tools, a system for the creation and manipulation
17       of parsers and the grammars driving them.
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19       What are your goals which drove you here ?
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21       [1]    Do you simply wish to create a parser for some language ?
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23              In that case have a look at our  parser  generator  application,
24              pt, or, for a slightly deeper access, the package underneath it,
25              pt::pgen.
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27       [2]    Do you wish to know more about the architecture of the system ?
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29              This is described in  the  section  Parser  Tools  Architecture,
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32       [3]    Is  your  interest  in the theoretical background upon which the
33              packages and tools are build ?
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35              See the Introduction to Parsing Expression Grammars.
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PARSER TOOLS ARCHITECTURE

38       The system can be split into roughly three layers, as seen in the  fig‐
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41       IMAGE: architecture
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43       These layers are, from high to low:
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45       [1]    At  the  top  we have the application and the packages using the
46              packages of the layer below to implement  common  usecases.  One
47              example  is  the aforementioned pt::pgen which provides a parser
48              generator.
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50              The list of packages belonging to this layer  can  be  found  in
51              section User Packages
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53       [2]    In this layer we have the packages which provide the core of the
54              functionality for the whole system. They are, in essence, a  set
55              of  blocks which can be combined in myriad ways, like Lego (tm).
56              The packages in the previous  level  are  'just'  pre-fabricated
57              combinations to cover the most important use cases.
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59              The  list  of  packages  belonging to this layer can be found in
60              section Core Packages
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62       [3]    Last, but not least is the  layer  containing  support  packages
63              providing  generic  functionality  which  not necessarily belong
64              into the module.
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66              The list of packages belonging to this layer  can  be  found  in
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69   USER PACKAGES
70       pt::pgen
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72   CORE PACKAGES
73       This  layer  is  further  split into six sections handling the storage,
74       import, export, transformation, and execution of grammars, plus grammar
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77       Storage
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79              pt::peg::container
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81       Export
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83              pt::peg::export
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85              pt::peg::export::container
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87              pt::peg::export::json
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89              pt::peg::export::peg
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91              pt::peg::to::container
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93              pt::peg::to::json
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95              pt::peg::to::peg
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101              pt::peg::to::cparam
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103       Import
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105              pt::peg::import
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107              pt::peg::import::container
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109              pt::peg::import::json
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111              pt::peg::import::peg
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113              pt::peg::from::container
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117              pt::peg::from::peg
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119       Transformation
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121       Execution
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123              pt::peg::interp
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125              pt::rde
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127       Support
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129              pt::tclparam::configuration::snit
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135              pt::ast
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141   SUPPORT PACKAGES
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146       configuration
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BUGS, IDEAS, FEEDBACK

153       This  document,  and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
154       bugs and other problems.  Please report such in the category pt of  the
155       Tcllib  Trackers  [http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist].   Please also
156       report any ideas for enhancements  you  may  have  for  either  package
157       and/or documentation.
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159       When proposing code changes, please provide unified diffs, i.e the out‐
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162       Note further that  attachments  are  strongly  preferred  over  inlined
163       patches.  Attachments  can  be  made  by  going to the Edit form of the
164       ticket immediately after its creation, and  then  using  the  left-most
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KEYWORDS

168       EBNF,  LL(k),  PEG,  TDPL, context-free languages, expression, grammar,
169       matching, parser, parsing expression, parsing expression grammar,  push
170       down  automaton,  recursive descent, state, top-down parsing languages,
171       transducer
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COPYRIGHT

177       Copyright (c) 2009 Andreas Kupries <andreas_kupries@users.sourceforge.net>
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