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Argument is optional Parentheses around arguments are optional Block is optional (The symbol of pattern matching, `in` or `=>) Need to discuss grammar rules as group E.g. “a == b”, “1 + 2” and “1..2” are in same “arg” group If change “arg” rules, need to consider the impact on “expr” and “stmt” too
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parserશʹཧղ͠ ͨ”, December 2023. https://yui-knk.hatenablog.com/entry/ 2023/12/06/082203 shioimm/coe401_. “ͨͷ͍͠RubyͷߏจղੳπΞʔ”, March 2023. https://speakerdeck.com/coe401\_/tanosiirubynogou-wen-jie-xi- tua aamine. “Rubyιʔείʔυશղઆ” ୈ 2 ෦ʮߏจղੳʯ, July 2004. https://i.loveruby.net/ja/rhg/book/ [JA] https://ruby-hacking-guide.github.io/ [EN]
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parsing. “On the translation of languages from left to right” 1975: Yacc is published 1985: GNU Bison initial release 1989: Berkeley Yacc initial release 2006: GCC migrates it’s parser from Bison to hand- written recursive-descent parsers (C++ was 2004) 2015: Go migrates it’s parser from Bison to hand- written recursive-descent parsers
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hack parse.y We need more and more features Bison is not easy to enhance new features Ruby build system depends on Bison installed on your machine Lrama is installed into ruby/ruby tool directory then we can use latest features Bison is difficult to manage It was broken even though we didn't do anything when we released Ruby 2.7.7 Especially installing Bison on Windows is not easy task
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Provide platform for LSP and other tools Provide Universal parser Keep both Ruby grammar and parser to be maintainable Solution LR parser and parser generator are the best friends for Ruby Lrama is new foundation for Ruby parser instead of Bison
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single struct definition There is no flexibility to add new field to specific type of node It’s not straightforward to cast each field based on node type Need to change data structure from union base struct to dedicated struct for each node
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lexer then change to manage states on parser side Joel E. Denny. “PSLR(1): Pseudo-Scannerless Minimal LR(1) for the Deterministic Parsing of Composite Languages”, May 2010. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/ viewcontent.cgi?article=1519&context=all_dissertations
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