I just wanted to let you know that I started to rework the PetitParser browser.
- it is modular, currently being formed of 3 distinct browsers. To give them a try (I also attached a couple of screenshots):
PPAllParsersBrowser open.
PPParserBrowser openOn: PPArithmeticParser.
PPParserInspector openOn: PPArithmeticParser new.
- it only relies on the Glamour mechanisms without state in the implementation code. This was more of a validation that the engine is expressive enough
- it has a slightly different layout
- the Mondrian map can be used as a navigation, so clicking on a node will focus the browser on that production.
- it uses a tree widget for the debugger so we can scale for large debugging traces
What is still to do:
- install the associated instance variable for each newly created production.
- introduce parser renaming refactoring. This would entail triggering both a method and an instance var rename.
- add the possibility to remove a production. This would entail removing a method and the corresponding instance var.
- make the morph graph view interactive.
- add a new grammar class.
- integrate tests for each production. This would involve being able to browse tests associated to a production, run, add and remove them.
If these would work, we would have a true IDE and for most parts we would not need the Smalltalk editor for building parsers.
But, I could use some help on the todos left, especially on the refactorings.
Cheers,
Doru
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