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| 2 | n/a | /* Parser implementation */ |
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| 3 | n/a | |
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| 4 | n/a | /* For a description, see the comments at end of this file */ |
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| 5 | n/a | |
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| 6 | n/a | /* XXX To do: error recovery */ |
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| 7 | n/a | |
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| 8 | n/a | #include "Python.h" |
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| 9 | n/a | #include "pgenheaders.h" |
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| 10 | n/a | #include "token.h" |
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| 11 | n/a | #include "grammar.h" |
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| 12 | n/a | #include "node.h" |
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| 13 | n/a | #include "parser.h" |
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| 14 | n/a | #include "errcode.h" |
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| 15 | n/a | |
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| 16 | n/a | |
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| 17 | n/a | #ifdef Py_DEBUG |
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| 18 | n/a | extern int Py_DebugFlag; |
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| 19 | n/a | #define D(x) if (!Py_DebugFlag); else x |
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| 20 | n/a | #else |
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| 21 | n/a | #define D(x) |
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| 22 | n/a | #endif |
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| 23 | n/a | |
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| 24 | n/a | |
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| 25 | n/a | /* STACK DATA TYPE */ |
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| 26 | n/a | |
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| 27 | n/a | static void s_reset(stack *); |
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| 28 | n/a | |
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| 29 | n/a | static void |
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| 30 | n/a | s_reset(stack *s) |
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| 31 | n/a | { |
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| 32 | n/a | s->s_top = &s->s_base[MAXSTACK]; |
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| 33 | n/a | } |
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| 34 | n/a | |
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| 35 | n/a | #define s_empty(s) ((s)->s_top == &(s)->s_base[MAXSTACK]) |
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| 36 | n/a | |
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| 37 | n/a | static int |
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| 38 | n/a | s_push(stack *s, dfa *d, node *parent) |
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| 39 | n/a | { |
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| 40 | n/a | stackentry *top; |
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| 41 | n/a | if (s->s_top == s->s_base) { |
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| 42 | n/a | fprintf(stderr, "s_push: parser stack overflow\n"); |
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| 43 | n/a | return E_NOMEM; |
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| 44 | n/a | } |
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| 45 | n/a | top = --s->s_top; |
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| 46 | n/a | top->s_dfa = d; |
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| 47 | n/a | top->s_parent = parent; |
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| 48 | n/a | top->s_state = 0; |
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| 49 | n/a | return 0; |
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| 50 | n/a | } |
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| 51 | n/a | |
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| 52 | n/a | #ifdef Py_DEBUG |
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| 53 | n/a | |
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| 54 | n/a | static void |
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| 55 | n/a | s_pop(stack *s) |
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| 56 | n/a | { |
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| 57 | n/a | if (s_empty(s)) |
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| 58 | n/a | Py_FatalError("s_pop: parser stack underflow -- FATAL"); |
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| 59 | n/a | s->s_top++; |
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| 60 | n/a | } |
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| 61 | n/a | |
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| 62 | n/a | #else /* !Py_DEBUG */ |
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| 63 | n/a | |
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| 64 | n/a | #define s_pop(s) (s)->s_top++ |
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| 65 | n/a | |
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| 66 | n/a | #endif |
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| 67 | n/a | |
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| 68 | n/a | |
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| 69 | n/a | /* PARSER CREATION */ |
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| 70 | n/a | |
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| 71 | n/a | parser_state * |
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| 72 | n/a | PyParser_New(grammar *g, int start) |
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| 73 | n/a | { |
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| 74 | n/a | parser_state *ps; |
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| 75 | n/a | |
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| 76 | n/a | if (!g->g_accel) |
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| 77 | n/a | PyGrammar_AddAccelerators(g); |
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| 78 | n/a | ps = (parser_state *)PyMem_MALLOC(sizeof(parser_state)); |
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| 79 | n/a | if (ps == NULL) |
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| 80 | n/a | return NULL; |
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| 81 | n/a | ps->p_grammar = g; |
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| 82 | n/a | #ifdef PY_PARSER_REQUIRES_FUTURE_KEYWORD |
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| 83 | n/a | ps->p_flags = 0; |
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| 84 | n/a | #endif |
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| 85 | n/a | ps->p_tree = PyNode_New(start); |
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| 86 | n/a | if (ps->p_tree == NULL) { |
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| 87 | n/a | PyMem_FREE(ps); |
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| 88 | n/a | return NULL; |
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| 89 | n/a | } |
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| 90 | n/a | s_reset(&ps->p_stack); |
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| 91 | n/a | (void) s_push(&ps->p_stack, PyGrammar_FindDFA(g, start), ps->p_tree); |
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| 92 | n/a | return ps; |
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| 93 | n/a | } |
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| 94 | n/a | |
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| 95 | n/a | void |
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| 96 | n/a | PyParser_Delete(parser_state *ps) |
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| 97 | n/a | { |
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| 98 | n/a | /* NB If you want to save the parse tree, |
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| 99 | n/a | you must set p_tree to NULL before calling delparser! */ |
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| 100 | n/a | PyNode_Free(ps->p_tree); |
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| 101 | n/a | PyMem_FREE(ps); |
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| 102 | n/a | } |
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| 103 | n/a | |
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| 104 | n/a | |
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| 105 | n/a | /* PARSER STACK OPERATIONS */ |
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| 106 | n/a | |
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| 107 | n/a | static int |
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| 108 | n/a | shift(stack *s, int type, char *str, int newstate, int lineno, int col_offset) |
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| 109 | n/a | { |
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| 110 | n/a | int err; |
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| 111 | n/a | assert(!s_empty(s)); |
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| 112 | n/a | err = PyNode_AddChild(s->s_top->s_parent, type, str, lineno, col_offset); |
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| 113 | n/a | if (err) |
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| 114 | n/a | return err; |
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| 115 | n/a | s->s_top->s_state = newstate; |
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| 116 | n/a | return 0; |
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| 117 | n/a | } |
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| 118 | n/a | |
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| 119 | n/a | static int |
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| 120 | n/a | push(stack *s, int type, dfa *d, int newstate, int lineno, int col_offset) |
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| 121 | n/a | { |
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| 122 | n/a | int err; |
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| 123 | n/a | node *n; |
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| 124 | n/a | n = s->s_top->s_parent; |
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| 125 | n/a | assert(!s_empty(s)); |
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| 126 | n/a | err = PyNode_AddChild(n, type, (char *)NULL, lineno, col_offset); |
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| 127 | n/a | if (err) |
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| 128 | n/a | return err; |
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| 129 | n/a | s->s_top->s_state = newstate; |
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| 130 | n/a | return s_push(s, d, CHILD(n, NCH(n)-1)); |
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| 131 | n/a | } |
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| 132 | n/a | |
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| 133 | n/a | |
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| 134 | n/a | /* PARSER PROPER */ |
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| 135 | n/a | |
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| 136 | n/a | static int |
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| 137 | n/a | classify(parser_state *ps, int type, const char *str) |
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| 138 | n/a | { |
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| 139 | n/a | grammar *g = ps->p_grammar; |
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| 140 | n/a | int n = g->g_ll.ll_nlabels; |
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| 141 | n/a | |
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| 142 | n/a | if (type == NAME) { |
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| 143 | n/a | label *l = g->g_ll.ll_label; |
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| 144 | n/a | int i; |
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| 145 | n/a | for (i = n; i > 0; i--, l++) { |
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| 146 | n/a | if (l->lb_type != NAME || l->lb_str == NULL || |
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| 147 | n/a | l->lb_str[0] != str[0] || |
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| 148 | n/a | strcmp(l->lb_str, str) != 0) |
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| 149 | n/a | continue; |
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| 150 | n/a | #ifdef PY_PARSER_REQUIRES_FUTURE_KEYWORD |
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| 151 | n/a | #if 0 |
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| 152 | n/a | /* Leaving this in as an example */ |
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| 153 | n/a | if (!(ps->p_flags & CO_FUTURE_WITH_STATEMENT)) { |
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| 154 | n/a | if (str[0] == 'w' && strcmp(str, "with") == 0) |
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| 155 | n/a | break; /* not a keyword yet */ |
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| 156 | n/a | else if (str[0] == 'a' && strcmp(str, "as") == 0) |
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| 157 | n/a | break; /* not a keyword yet */ |
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| 158 | n/a | } |
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| 159 | n/a | #endif |
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| 160 | n/a | #endif |
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| 161 | n/a | D(printf("It's a keyword\n")); |
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| 162 | n/a | return n - i; |
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| 163 | n/a | } |
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| 164 | n/a | } |
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| 165 | n/a | |
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| 166 | n/a | { |
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| 167 | n/a | label *l = g->g_ll.ll_label; |
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| 168 | n/a | int i; |
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| 169 | n/a | for (i = n; i > 0; i--, l++) { |
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| 170 | n/a | if (l->lb_type == type && l->lb_str == NULL) { |
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| 171 | n/a | D(printf("It's a token we know\n")); |
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| 172 | n/a | return n - i; |
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| 173 | n/a | } |
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| 174 | n/a | } |
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| 175 | n/a | } |
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| 176 | n/a | |
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| 177 | n/a | D(printf("Illegal token\n")); |
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| 178 | n/a | return -1; |
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| 179 | n/a | } |
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| 180 | n/a | |
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| 181 | n/a | #ifdef PY_PARSER_REQUIRES_FUTURE_KEYWORD |
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| 182 | n/a | #if 0 |
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| 183 | n/a | /* Leaving this in as an example */ |
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| 184 | n/a | static void |
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| 185 | n/a | future_hack(parser_state *ps) |
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| 186 | n/a | { |
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| 187 | n/a | node *n = ps->p_stack.s_top->s_parent; |
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| 188 | n/a | node *ch, *cch; |
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| 189 | n/a | int i; |
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| 190 | n/a | |
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| 191 | n/a | /* from __future__ import ..., must have at least 4 children */ |
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| 192 | n/a | n = CHILD(n, 0); |
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| 193 | n/a | if (NCH(n) < 4) |
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| 194 | n/a | return; |
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| 195 | n/a | ch = CHILD(n, 0); |
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| 196 | n/a | if (STR(ch) == NULL || strcmp(STR(ch), "from") != 0) |
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| 197 | n/a | return; |
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| 198 | n/a | ch = CHILD(n, 1); |
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| 199 | n/a | if (NCH(ch) == 1 && STR(CHILD(ch, 0)) && |
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| 200 | n/a | strcmp(STR(CHILD(ch, 0)), "__future__") != 0) |
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| 201 | n/a | return; |
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| 202 | n/a | ch = CHILD(n, 3); |
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| 203 | n/a | /* ch can be a star, a parenthesis or import_as_names */ |
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| 204 | n/a | if (TYPE(ch) == STAR) |
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| 205 | n/a | return; |
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| 206 | n/a | if (TYPE(ch) == LPAR) |
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| 207 | n/a | ch = CHILD(n, 4); |
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| 208 | n/a | |
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| 209 | n/a | for (i = 0; i < NCH(ch); i += 2) { |
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| 210 | n/a | cch = CHILD(ch, i); |
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| 211 | n/a | if (NCH(cch) >= 1 && TYPE(CHILD(cch, 0)) == NAME) { |
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| 212 | n/a | char *str_ch = STR(CHILD(cch, 0)); |
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| 213 | n/a | if (strcmp(str_ch, FUTURE_WITH_STATEMENT) == 0) { |
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| 214 | n/a | ps->p_flags |= CO_FUTURE_WITH_STATEMENT; |
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| 215 | n/a | } else if (strcmp(str_ch, FUTURE_PRINT_FUNCTION) == 0) { |
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| 216 | n/a | ps->p_flags |= CO_FUTURE_PRINT_FUNCTION; |
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| 217 | n/a | } else if (strcmp(str_ch, FUTURE_UNICODE_LITERALS) == 0) { |
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| 218 | n/a | ps->p_flags |= CO_FUTURE_UNICODE_LITERALS; |
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| 219 | n/a | } |
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| 220 | n/a | } |
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| 221 | n/a | } |
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| 222 | n/a | } |
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| 223 | n/a | #endif |
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| 224 | n/a | #endif /* future keyword */ |
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| 225 | n/a | |
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| 226 | n/a | int |
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| 227 | n/a | PyParser_AddToken(parser_state *ps, int type, char *str, |
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| 228 | n/a | int lineno, int col_offset, int *expected_ret) |
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| 229 | n/a | { |
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| 230 | n/a | int ilabel; |
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| 231 | n/a | int err; |
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| 232 | n/a | |
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| 233 | n/a | D(printf("Token %s/'%s' ... ", _PyParser_TokenNames[type], str)); |
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| 234 | n/a | |
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| 235 | n/a | /* Find out which label this token is */ |
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| 236 | n/a | ilabel = classify(ps, type, str); |
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| 237 | n/a | if (ilabel < 0) |
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| 238 | n/a | return E_SYNTAX; |
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| 239 | n/a | |
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| 240 | n/a | /* Loop until the token is shifted or an error occurred */ |
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| 241 | n/a | for (;;) { |
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| 242 | n/a | /* Fetch the current dfa and state */ |
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| 243 | n/a | dfa *d = ps->p_stack.s_top->s_dfa; |
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| 244 | n/a | state *s = &d->d_state[ps->p_stack.s_top->s_state]; |
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| 245 | n/a | |
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| 246 | n/a | D(printf(" DFA '%s', state %d:", |
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| 247 | n/a | d->d_name, ps->p_stack.s_top->s_state)); |
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| 248 | n/a | |
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| 249 | n/a | /* Check accelerator */ |
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| 250 | n/a | if (s->s_lower <= ilabel && ilabel < s->s_upper) { |
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| 251 | n/a | int x = s->s_accel[ilabel - s->s_lower]; |
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| 252 | n/a | if (x != -1) { |
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| 253 | n/a | if (x & (1<<7)) { |
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| 254 | n/a | /* Push non-terminal */ |
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| 255 | n/a | int nt = (x >> 8) + NT_OFFSET; |
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| 256 | n/a | int arrow = x & ((1<<7)-1); |
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| 257 | n/a | dfa *d1 = PyGrammar_FindDFA( |
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| 258 | n/a | ps->p_grammar, nt); |
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| 259 | n/a | if ((err = push(&ps->p_stack, nt, d1, |
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| 260 | n/a | arrow, lineno, col_offset)) > 0) { |
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| 261 | n/a | D(printf(" MemError: push\n")); |
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| 262 | n/a | return err; |
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| 263 | n/a | } |
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| 264 | n/a | D(printf(" Push ...\n")); |
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| 265 | n/a | continue; |
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| 266 | n/a | } |
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| 267 | n/a | |
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| 268 | n/a | /* Shift the token */ |
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| 269 | n/a | if ((err = shift(&ps->p_stack, type, str, |
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| 270 | n/a | x, lineno, col_offset)) > 0) { |
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| 271 | n/a | D(printf(" MemError: shift.\n")); |
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| 272 | n/a | return err; |
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| 273 | n/a | } |
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| 274 | n/a | D(printf(" Shift.\n")); |
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| 275 | n/a | /* Pop while we are in an accept-only state */ |
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| 276 | n/a | while (s = &d->d_state |
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| 277 | n/a | [ps->p_stack.s_top->s_state], |
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| 278 | n/a | s->s_accept && s->s_narcs == 1) { |
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| 279 | n/a | D(printf(" DFA '%s', state %d: " |
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| 280 | n/a | "Direct pop.\n", |
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| 281 | n/a | d->d_name, |
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| 282 | n/a | ps->p_stack.s_top->s_state)); |
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| 283 | n/a | #ifdef PY_PARSER_REQUIRES_FUTURE_KEYWORD |
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| 284 | n/a | #if 0 |
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| 285 | n/a | if (d->d_name[0] == 'i' && |
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| 286 | n/a | strcmp(d->d_name, |
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| 287 | n/a | "import_stmt") == 0) |
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| 288 | n/a | future_hack(ps); |
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| 289 | n/a | #endif |
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| 290 | n/a | #endif |
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| 291 | n/a | s_pop(&ps->p_stack); |
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| 292 | n/a | if (s_empty(&ps->p_stack)) { |
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| 293 | n/a | D(printf(" ACCEPT.\n")); |
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| 294 | n/a | return E_DONE; |
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| 295 | n/a | } |
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| 296 | n/a | d = ps->p_stack.s_top->s_dfa; |
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| 297 | n/a | } |
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| 298 | n/a | return E_OK; |
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| 299 | n/a | } |
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| 300 | n/a | } |
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| 301 | n/a | |
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| 302 | n/a | if (s->s_accept) { |
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| 303 | n/a | #ifdef PY_PARSER_REQUIRES_FUTURE_KEYWORD |
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| 304 | n/a | #if 0 |
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| 305 | n/a | if (d->d_name[0] == 'i' && |
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| 306 | n/a | strcmp(d->d_name, "import_stmt") == 0) |
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| 307 | n/a | future_hack(ps); |
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| 308 | n/a | #endif |
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| 309 | n/a | #endif |
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| 310 | n/a | /* Pop this dfa and try again */ |
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| 311 | n/a | s_pop(&ps->p_stack); |
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| 312 | n/a | D(printf(" Pop ...\n")); |
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| 313 | n/a | if (s_empty(&ps->p_stack)) { |
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| 314 | n/a | D(printf(" Error: bottom of stack.\n")); |
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| 315 | n/a | return E_SYNTAX; |
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| 316 | n/a | } |
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| 317 | n/a | continue; |
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| 318 | n/a | } |
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| 319 | n/a | |
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| 320 | n/a | /* Stuck, report syntax error */ |
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| 321 | n/a | D(printf(" Error.\n")); |
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| 322 | n/a | if (expected_ret) { |
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| 323 | n/a | if (s->s_lower == s->s_upper - 1) { |
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| 324 | n/a | /* Only one possible expected token */ |
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| 325 | n/a | *expected_ret = ps->p_grammar-> |
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| 326 | n/a | g_ll.ll_label[s->s_lower].lb_type; |
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| 327 | n/a | } |
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| 328 | n/a | else |
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| 329 | n/a | *expected_ret = -1; |
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| 330 | n/a | } |
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| 331 | n/a | return E_SYNTAX; |
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| 332 | n/a | } |
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| 333 | n/a | } |
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| 334 | n/a | |
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| 335 | n/a | |
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| 336 | n/a | #ifdef Py_DEBUG |
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| 337 | n/a | |
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| 338 | n/a | /* DEBUG OUTPUT */ |
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| 339 | n/a | |
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| 340 | n/a | void |
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| 341 | n/a | dumptree(grammar *g, node *n) |
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| 342 | n/a | { |
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| 343 | n/a | int i; |
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| 344 | n/a | |
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| 345 | n/a | if (n == NULL) |
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| 346 | n/a | printf("NIL"); |
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| 347 | n/a | else { |
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| 348 | n/a | label l; |
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| 349 | n/a | l.lb_type = TYPE(n); |
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| 350 | n/a | l.lb_str = STR(n); |
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| 351 | n/a | printf("%s", PyGrammar_LabelRepr(&l)); |
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| 352 | n/a | if (ISNONTERMINAL(TYPE(n))) { |
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| 353 | n/a | printf("("); |
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| 354 | n/a | for (i = 0; i < NCH(n); i++) { |
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| 355 | n/a | if (i > 0) |
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| 356 | n/a | printf(","); |
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| 357 | n/a | dumptree(g, CHILD(n, i)); |
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| 358 | n/a | } |
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| 359 | n/a | printf(")"); |
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| 360 | n/a | } |
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| 361 | n/a | } |
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| 362 | n/a | } |
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| 363 | n/a | |
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| 364 | n/a | void |
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| 365 | n/a | showtree(grammar *g, node *n) |
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| 366 | n/a | { |
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| 367 | n/a | int i; |
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| 368 | n/a | |
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| 369 | n/a | if (n == NULL) |
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| 370 | n/a | return; |
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| 371 | n/a | if (ISNONTERMINAL(TYPE(n))) { |
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| 372 | n/a | for (i = 0; i < NCH(n); i++) |
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| 373 | n/a | showtree(g, CHILD(n, i)); |
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| 374 | n/a | } |
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| 375 | n/a | else if (ISTERMINAL(TYPE(n))) { |
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| 376 | n/a | printf("%s", _PyParser_TokenNames[TYPE(n)]); |
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| 377 | n/a | if (TYPE(n) == NUMBER || TYPE(n) == NAME) |
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| 378 | n/a | printf("(%s)", STR(n)); |
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| 379 | n/a | printf(" "); |
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| 380 | n/a | } |
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| 381 | n/a | else |
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| 382 | n/a | printf("? "); |
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| 383 | n/a | } |
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| 384 | n/a | |
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| 385 | n/a | void |
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| 386 | n/a | printtree(parser_state *ps) |
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| 387 | n/a | { |
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| 388 | n/a | if (Py_DebugFlag) { |
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| 389 | n/a | printf("Parse tree:\n"); |
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| 390 | n/a | dumptree(ps->p_grammar, ps->p_tree); |
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| 391 | n/a | printf("\n"); |
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| 392 | n/a | printf("Tokens:\n"); |
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| 393 | n/a | showtree(ps->p_grammar, ps->p_tree); |
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| 394 | n/a | printf("\n"); |
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| 395 | n/a | } |
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| 396 | n/a | printf("Listing:\n"); |
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| 397 | n/a | PyNode_ListTree(ps->p_tree); |
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| 398 | n/a | printf("\n"); |
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| 399 | n/a | } |
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| 400 | n/a | |
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| 401 | n/a | #endif /* Py_DEBUG */ |
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| 402 | n/a | |
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| 403 | n/a | /* |
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| 404 | n/a | |
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| 405 | n/a | Description |
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| 406 | n/a | ----------- |
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| 407 | n/a | |
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| 408 | n/a | The parser's interface is different than usual: the function addtoken() |
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| 409 | n/a | must be called for each token in the input. This makes it possible to |
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| 410 | n/a | turn it into an incremental parsing system later. The parsing system |
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| 411 | n/a | constructs a parse tree as it goes. |
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| 412 | n/a | |
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| 413 | n/a | A parsing rule is represented as a Deterministic Finite-state Automaton |
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| 414 | n/a | (DFA). A node in a DFA represents a state of the parser; an arc represents |
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| 415 | n/a | a transition. Transitions are either labeled with terminal symbols or |
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| 416 | n/a | with non-terminals. When the parser decides to follow an arc labeled |
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| 417 | n/a | with a non-terminal, it is invoked recursively with the DFA representing |
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| 418 | n/a | the parsing rule for that as its initial state; when that DFA accepts, |
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| 419 | n/a | the parser that invoked it continues. The parse tree constructed by the |
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| 420 | n/a | recursively called parser is inserted as a child in the current parse tree. |
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| 421 | n/a | |
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| 422 | n/a | The DFA's can be constructed automatically from a more conventional |
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| 423 | n/a | language description. An extended LL(1) grammar (ELL(1)) is suitable. |
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| 424 | n/a | Certain restrictions make the parser's life easier: rules that can produce |
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| 425 | n/a | the empty string should be outlawed (there are other ways to put loops |
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| 426 | n/a | or optional parts in the language). To avoid the need to construct |
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| 427 | n/a | FIRST sets, we can require that all but the last alternative of a rule |
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| 428 | n/a | (really: arc going out of a DFA's state) must begin with a terminal |
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| 429 | n/a | symbol. |
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| 430 | n/a | |
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| 431 | n/a | As an example, consider this grammar: |
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| 432 | n/a | |
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| 433 | n/a | expr: term (OP term)* |
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| 434 | n/a | term: CONSTANT | '(' expr ')' |
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| 435 | n/a | |
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| 436 | n/a | The DFA corresponding to the rule for expr is: |
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| 437 | n/a | |
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| 438 | n/a | ------->.---term-->.-------> |
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| 439 | n/a | ^ | |
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| 440 | n/a | | | |
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| 441 | n/a | \----OP----/ |
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| 442 | n/a | |
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| 443 | n/a | The parse tree generated for the input a+b is: |
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| 444 | n/a | |
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| 445 | n/a | (expr: (term: (NAME: a)), (OP: +), (term: (NAME: b))) |
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| 446 | n/a | |
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| 447 | n/a | */ |
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