Bennu is a library based on Parsec for creating combinatory parsers.
Parser combinators allow complex parsers to be created from a set of simple building blocks. Compared to other parsing techniques, combinatorial parsers can be written more quickly and integrate better with the host language.
git clone https://github.com/mattbierner/bennu bennu
cd bennu
git submodule update --init
Install:
npm install bennu
Use:
var parse = require('bennu').parse;
var text = require('bennu').text;
var aOrB = parse.either(
text.character('a'),
text.character('b'));
parse.run(aOrB, 'b'); // 'b'
Include any AMD style module loader and load Bennu:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head></head>
<body>
<script type="application/javascript" src="require.js"></script>
<script type="application/javascript">
requirejs.config({
paths: {
'bennu': './dist',
'nu-stream': './dependencies/nu/dist',
'seshet': './dependencies/seshet/lib/seshet'
}
});
require(['bennu/parse'], function(parse) {
...
});
</script>
</body>
All files live in the top level 'parse' module.
Core functionality. Defines core parsers and data structures for creating and running parsers.
Parsers for working specifically with text.
Combinatory parsers for ordering parsers, like found in a language.
Running parsers incrementally.
Parse.js is written in Khepri. Khepri is an ECMAScript language
focused on functional programming that compiles to Javascript.
The dist directory contains the generated js library while the Khepri sources
are in lib directory.
16.2.1 - Feb 4, 2014
FAQs
Parser Combinator Library
The npm package bennu receives a total of 423 weekly downloads. As such, bennu popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that bennu demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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