I would like to write a grammar (highly simplified) with:
grr := integer [ . integer ]
with
integer ::= digit { [ underline ] digit }
Since the parsed literals are needed again later (the real grammar is more complex, not everything can be converted to a number immediately) the literal must be stored completely as string (more precisely as iterator_range) in the AST for later use (with underline).
The problem now is that the literal expressions can be longer than they should be (regarding the implementation/computation etc. later). The obvious solution is the repeat
directive (here detailed for Qi repeat or very short for X3).
This is where my problems start (coliru):
for(std::string_view const s : {
// ok
"0", "10", "1_0", "012345",
// too long
"0123456",
"1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0",
// absolutely invalid
"1_2_3_4_5_6_", "_0123_456", ""
}) {
auto const cs = x3::char_("0-9");
std::string attr;
bool const ok = x3::parse(std::begin(s), std::end(s),
x3::raw[ cs >> x3::repeat(0, 5)[ ('_' >> cs) | cs] ],
attr);
cout << s << " -> " << attr
<< " (" << std::boolalpha << ok << ")"
<< "\n";
}
gives
0 -> 0 (true)
10 -> 10 (true)
1_0 -> 1_0 (true)
012345 -> 012345 (true)
0123456 -> 012345 (true)
1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0 -> 1_2_3_4_5_6 (true)
1_2_3_4_5_6_ -> 1_2_3_4_5_6 (true)
_0123_456 -> (false)
-> (false)
If the literal is too long, the parser should fail, which it does not. If it ends with an underline, it should do that too - but it doesn't. Underline at the beginning and empty literals are correctly recognized/parsed as false.
Meanwhile, I try to write the more complex parsers into a separate parser classes, but here I am e.g. missing the rule to recognize the literal ending with an underline....
Furthermore, BOOST_SPIRIT_X3_DEBUG seems to be broken all of a sudden - there is no output.
What is the solution to my problem? I'm out of ideas except absolutely low-level and complicated via iterator, counter, etc.
This problem also affects other rules to be implemented.
CodePudding user response:
If the literal is too long, the parser should fail
Where does it say that? It looks like the code does exactly what you ask: it parses at most 6 digits with the requisite underscores. The output even confirms that it does exactly that.
You can of course make it much more apparent by showing what was not parsed:
auto f = begin(s), l = end(s);
bool const ok = x3::parse(
f, l, x3::raw[cs >> x3::repeat(0, 5)[('_' >> cs) | cs]], attr);
fmt::print(
"{:21} -> {:5} {:13} remaining '{}'\n",
fmt::format("'{}'", s),
ok,
fmt::format("'{}'", attr),
std::string(f, l));
Prints
'0' -> true '0' remaining ''
'10' -> true '10' remaining ''
'1_0' -> true '1_0' remaining ''
'012345' -> true '012345' remaining ''
'0123456' -> true '012345' remaining '6'
'1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0' -> true '1_2_3_4_5_6' remaining '_7_8_9_0'
'1_2_3_4_5_6_' -> true '1_2_3_4_5_6' remaining '_'
'_0123_456' -> false '' remaining '_0123_456'
'' -> false '' remaining ''
Fixes
To assert that a complete input be parsed, use either x3::eoi
or check the iterators:
bool const ok = x3::parse(
f,
l,
x3::raw[cs >> x3::repeat(0, 5)[('_' >> cs) | cs]] >> x3::eoi,
attr);
Prints
'0' -> true '0' remaining ''
'10' -> true '10' remaining ''
'1_0' -> true '1_0' remaining ''
'012345' -> true '012345' remaining ''
'0123456' -> false '012345' remaining '0123456'
'1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0' -> false '1_2_3_4_5_6' remaining '1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0'
'1_2_3_4_5_6_' -> false '1_2_3_4_5_6' remaining '1_2_3_4_5_6_'
'_0123_456' -> false '' remaining '_0123_456'
'' -> false '' remaining ''
Distinct Lexemes
If instead you want to allow the input to continue, just not with certain characters, e.g. parsing many such "numbers":
auto const number = x3::lexeme[ //
x3::raw[cs >> x3::repeat(0, 5)[('_' >> cs) | cs]]
// within the lexeme, assert that no digit or _ follows
>> ! (cs | '_') //
];
//#define BOOST_SPIRIT_X3_DEBUG
#include <boost/spirit/home/x3.hpp>
#include <fmt/ranges.h>
using namespace std::string_view_literals;
namespace Parser {
namespace x3 = boost::spirit::x3;
auto const cs = x3::digit;
auto const number = x3::lexeme[ //
x3::raw[cs >> x3::repeat(0, 5)[('_' >> cs) | cs]]
// within the lexeme, assert that no digit or _ follows
>> ! (cs | '_') //
];
auto const ws_or_comment = x3::space | "//" >> *~x3::char_("\r\n");
auto const numbers = x3::skip(ws_or_comment)[number % ','];
} // namespace Parser
int main()
{
std::vector<std::string> attr;
std::string_view const s =
R"(0,
10,
1_0,
012345,
// too long
0123456,
1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0,
// absolutely invalid
1_2_3_4_5_6_,
_0123_456)"sv;
auto f = begin(s), l = end(s);
bool const ok = parse(f, l, Parser::numbers, attr);
fmt::print("{}: {}\nremaining '{}'\n", ok, attr, std::string(f, l));
}
Prints
true: ["0", "10", "1_0", "012345"]
remaining ',
// too long
0123456,
1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0,
// absolutely invalid
1_2_3_4_5_6_,
_0123_456'
Proving It
To drive home the point of checking inside the lexeme in the presence of otherwise insignificant whitespace:
auto const numbers = x3::skip(ws_or_comment)[*number];
With a slightly adjusted test input (removing the commas):
//#define BOOST_SPIRIT_X3_DEBUG
#include <boost/spirit/home/x3.hpp>
#include <fmt/ranges.h>
using namespace std::string_view_literals;
namespace Parser {
namespace x3 = boost::spirit::x3;
auto const cs = x3::digit;
auto const number = x3::lexeme[ //
x3::raw[cs >> x3::repeat(0, 5)[('_' >> cs) | cs]]
// within the lexeme, assert that no digit or _ follows
>> ! (cs | '_') //
];
auto const ws_or_comment = x3::space | "//" >> *~x3::char_("\r\n");
auto const numbers = x3::skip(ws_or_comment)[*number];
} // namespace Parser
int main()
{
std::vector<std::string> attr;
std::string_view const s =
R"(0
10
1_0
012345
// too long
0123456
1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0
// absolutely invalid
1_2_3_4_5_6_
_0123_456)"sv;
auto f = begin(s), l = end(s);
bool const ok = parse(f, l, Parser::numbers, attr);
fmt::print("{}: {}\nremaining '{}'\n", ok, attr, std::string(f, l));
}
Prints
true: ["0", "10", "1_0", "012345"]
remaining '0123456
1_2_3_4_5_6_7_8_9_0
// absolutely invalid
1_2_3_4_5_6_
_0123_456'