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Parslet makes developing complex parsers easy. It does so by

* providing the best <b>error reporting</b> possible
* <b>not generating</b> reams of code for you to debug

Parslet takes the long way around to make <b>your job</b> easier. It allows for
incremental language construction. Often, you start out small, implementing
the atoms of your language first; _parslet_ takes pride in making this

Eager to try this out? Please see the associated web site:


  require 'parslet'
  include Parslet

  # Constructs a parser using a Parser Expression Grammar like DSL: 
  parser =  str('"') >> 
              str('\\') >> any |
              str('"').absnt? >> any
            ) >> 
  # Parse the string and capture parts of the interpretation (:string above)        
  tree = parser.parse(%Q{
    "This is a \\"String\\" in which you can escape stuff"

  tree # => {:string=>"This is a \\\"String\\\" in which you can escape stuff"}

  # Here's how you can grab results from that tree:

  transform = do
    rule(:string => simple(:x)) { 
      puts "String contents (method 2): #{x}" }


This library should work with most rubies. I've tested it with MRI 1.8, 1.9, 
rbx-head, jruby. Please report as a bug if you encounter issues.


At version 1.1 - Good basic functionality and lots of plans for extension.

(c) 2010 Kaspar Schiess
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