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SPVM::Document::Language::SyntaxParsing - Syntax Parsing in the SPVM Language

Description

This document describes the grammer of the SPVM language and syntax parsing.

Syntax Parsing

Syntax parsing is the step to build an AST.

Thie step is just after tokenization.

Syntax parsing is performed according to the grammer of the SPVM language.

Grammer

The grammer of the SPVM language is described using GNU Bison syntax.

%token <opval> CLASS HAS METHOD OUR ENUM MY USE AS REQUIRE ALIAS ALLOW CURRENT_CLASS MUTABLE
%token <opval> ATTRIBUTE MAKE_READ_ONLY INTERFACE EVAL_ERROR_ID ARGS_WIDTH VERSION_DECL
%token <opval> IF UNLESS ELSIF ELSE FOR WHILE LAST NEXT SWITCH CASE DEFAULT BREAK EVAL
%token <opval> SYMBOL_NAME VAR_NAME CONSTANT EXCEPTION_VAR
%token <opval> UNDEF VOID BYTE SHORT INT LONG FLOAT DOUBLE STRING OBJECT TRUE FALSE END_OF_FILE
%token <opval> FATCAMMA RW RO WO INIT NEW OF BASIC_TYPE_ID EXTENDS SUPER
%token <opval> RETURN WEAKEN DIE WARN PRINT SAY CURRENT_CLASS_NAME UNWEAKEN '[' '{' '('
%type <opval> grammar
%type <opval> field_name method_name class_name
%type <opval> type qualified_type basic_type array_type opt_basic_type
%type <opval> array_type_with_length ref_type return_type type_comment opt_type_comment union_type
%type <opval> opt_classes classes class class_block opt_extends version_decl
%type <opval> opt_definitions definitions definition
%type <opval> enumeration enumeration_block opt_enumeration_values enumeration_values enumeration_value
%type <opval> method anon_method opt_args args arg use require class_alias our has has_for_anon_list has_for_anon interface allow
%type <opval> opt_attributes attributes
%type <opval> opt_statements statements statement if_statement else_statement
%type <opval> for_statement while_statement foreach_statement
%type <opval> switch_statement case_statement case_statements opt_case_statements default_statement
%type <opval> block eval_block init_block switch_block if_require_statement
%type <opval> die
%type <opval> var_decl var
%type <opval> operator opt_operators operators opt_operator
%type <opval> void_return_operator warn
%type <opval> unary_operator array_length
%type <opval> inc dec
%type <opval> binary_operator arithmetic_operator bit_operator comparison_operator string_concatenation logical_operator
%type <opval> assign
%type <opval> new array_init
%type <opval> type_check type_cast can
%type <opval> call_method
%type <opval> element_access field_access
%type <opval> weaken_field unweaken_field isweak_field
%type <opval> sequential
%right <opval> ASSIGN SPECIAL_ASSIGN
%left <opval> LOGICAL_OR
%left <opval> LOGICAL_AND
%left <opval> BIT_OR BIT_XOR
%left <opval> BIT_AND
%nonassoc <opval> NUMEQ NUMNE STREQ STRNE
%nonassoc <opval> NUMGT NUMGE NUMLT NUMLE STRGT STRGE STRLT STRLE ISA ISA_ERROR IS_TYPE IS_ERROR IS_COMPILE_TYPE NUMERIC_CMP STRING_CMP CAN
%left <opval> SHIFT
%left <opval> '+' '-' '.'
%left <opval> '*' DIVIDE DIVIDE_UNSIGNED_INT DIVIDE_UNSIGNED_LONG MODULO  MODULO_UNSIGNED_INT MODULO_UNSIGNED_LONG
%right <opval> LOGICAL_NOT BIT_NOT '@' REFERENCE DEREFERENCE PLUS MINUS CONVERT SCALAR STRING_LENGTH ISWEAK TYPE_NAME COMPILE_TYPE_NAME DUMP NEW_STRING_LEN IS_READ_ONLY COPY
%nonassoc <opval> INC DEC
%left <opval> ARROW

grammar
  : opt_classes

field_name
  : SYMBOL_NAME

method_name
  : SYMBOL_NAME

class_name
  : SYMBOL_NAME

qualified_type
  : type
  | MUTABLE type {

type
  : basic_type
  | array_type
  | ref_type

basic_type
  : SYMBOL_NAME
  | BYTE
  | SHORT
  | INT
  | LONG
  | FLOAT
  | DOUBLE
  | OBJECT
  | STRING

ref_type
  : basic_type '*'

array_type
  : basic_type '[' ']'
  | array_type '[' ']'

array_type_with_length
  : basic_type '[' operator ']'
  | array_type '[' operator ']'

return_type
  : qualified_type opt_type_comment
  | VOID

opt_type_comment
  : /* Empty */
  | type_comment

type_comment
  : OF union_type

union_type
  : union_type BIT_OR type
  | type

opt_classes
  : /* Empty */
  | classes

classes
  : classes class
  | class

class
  : CLASS opt_basic_type opt_extends class_block END_OF_FILE
  | CLASS opt_basic_type opt_extends ':' opt_attributes class_block END_OF_FILE
  | CLASS opt_basic_type opt_extends ';' END_OF_FILE
  | CLASS opt_basic_type opt_extends ':' opt_attributes ';' END_OF_FILE

opt_basic_type
  : /* Empty */
  | basic_type

opt_extends
  : /* Empty */
  | EXTENDS basic_type

class_block
  : '{' opt_definitions '}'

opt_definitions
  : /* Empty */
  | definitions

definitions
  : definitions definition
  | definition

definition
  : version_decl
  | use
  | class_alias
  | allow
  | interface
  | init_block
  | enumeration
  | our
  | has ';'
  | method

init_block
  : INIT block

version_decl
  : VERSION_DECL CONSTANT ';'

use
  : USE basic_type ';'
  | USE basic_type AS class_name ';'

require
  : REQUIRE basic_type

class_alias
  : ALIAS basic_type AS class_name ';'

allow
  : ALLOW basic_type ';'

interface
  : INTERFACE basic_type ';'

enumeration
  : opt_attributes ENUM enumeration_block

enumeration_block
  : '{' opt_enumeration_values '}'

opt_enumeration_values
  : /* Empty */
  | enumeration_values

enumeration_values
  : enumeration_values ',' enumeration_value
  | enumeration_values ','
  | enumeration_value

enumeration_value
  : method_name
  | method_name ASSIGN CONSTANT

our
  : OUR VAR_NAME ':' opt_attributes qualified_type opt_type_comment ';'

has
  : HAS field_name ':' opt_attributes qualified_type opt_type_comment

method
  : opt_attributes METHOD method_name ':' return_type '(' opt_args ')' block
  | opt_attributes METHOD method_name ':' return_type '(' opt_args ')' ';'
  | opt_attributes METHOD ':' return_type '(' opt_args ')' block
  | opt_attributes METHOD ':' return_type '(' opt_args ')' ';'

anon_method
  : opt_attributes METHOD ':' return_type '(' opt_args ')' block
  | '[' has_for_anon_list ']' opt_attributes METHOD ':' return_type '(' opt_args ')' block

opt_args
  : /* Empty */
  | args

args
  : args ',' arg
  | args ','
  | arg

arg
  : var ':' qualified_type opt_type_comment
  | var ':' qualified_type opt_type_comment ASSIGN operator

has_for_anon_list
  : has_for_anon_list ',' has_for_anon
  | has_for_anon_list ','
  | has_for_anon

has_for_anon
  : HAS field_name ':' opt_attributes qualified_type opt_type_comment
  | HAS field_name ':' opt_attributes qualified_type opt_type_comment ASSIGN operator
  | var ':' opt_attributes qualified_type opt_type_comment

opt_attributes
  : /* Empty */
  | attributes

attributes
  : attributes ATTRIBUTE
  | ATTRIBUTE

opt_statements
  : /* Empty */
  | statements

statements
  : statements statement
  | statement

statement
  : if_statement
  | for_statement
  | foreach_statement
  | while_statement
  | block
  | switch_statement
  | case_statement
  | default_statement
  | eval_block
  | if_require_statement
  | LAST ';'
  | NEXT ';'
  | BREAK ';'
  | RETURN ';'
  | RETURN operator ';'
  | operator ';'
  | void_return_operator ';'
  | ';'
  | die ';'

die
  : DIE operator
  | DIE
  | DIE type operator
  | DIE type
  | DIE operator ',' operator

void_return_operator
  : warn
  | PRINT operator
  | SAY operator
  | weaken_field
  | unweaken_field
  | MAKE_READ_ONLY operator

warn
  : WARN operator
  | WARN

for_statement
  : FOR '(' opt_operator ';' operator ';' opt_operator ')' block

foreach_statement
  : FOR var_decl '(' '@' operator ')' block
  | FOR var_decl '(' '@' '{' operator '}' ')' block

while_statement
  : WHILE '(' operator ')' block

switch_statement
  : SWITCH '(' operator ')' switch_block

switch_block
  : '{' opt_case_statements '}'
  | '{' opt_case_statements default_statement '}'

opt_case_statements
  : /* Empty */
  | case_statements

case_statements
  : case_statements case_statement
  | case_statement

case_statement
  : CASE operator ':' block
  | CASE operator ':'

default_statement
  : DEFAULT ':' block
  | DEFAULT ':'

if_require_statement
  : IF '(' require ')' block
  | IF '(' require ')' block ELSE block

if_statement
  : IF '(' operator ')' block else_statement
  | UNLESS '(' operator ')' block else_statement

else_statement
  : /* NULL */
  | ELSE block
  | ELSIF '(' operator ')' block else_statement

block
  : '{' opt_statements '}'

eval_block
  : EVAL block

var_decl
  : MY var ':' qualified_type opt_type_comment
  | MY var

var
  : VAR_NAME

opt_operators
  : /* Empty */
  | operators

opt_operator
  : /* Empty */
  | operator

operator
  : var
  | EXCEPTION_VAR
  | CONSTANT
  | UNDEF
  | type_cast
  | new
  | var_decl
  | EVAL_ERROR_ID
  | ARGS_WIDTH
  | TRUE
  | FALSE
  | CURRENT_CLASS_NAME
  | unary_operator
  | binary_operator
  | assign
  | inc
  | dec
  | type_check
  | BASIC_TYPE_ID type
  | can
  | array_init
  | element_access
  | field_access
  | isweak_field
  | call_method
  | sequential

sequential
  : '(' operators ')'

operators
  : operators ',' operator
  | operators ','
  | operator

unary_operator
  : '+' operator %prec PLUS
  | '-' operator %prec MINUS
  | BIT_NOT operator
  | TYPE_NAME operator
  | COMPILE_TYPE_NAME operator
  | STRING_LENGTH operator
  | DUMP operator
  | DEREFERENCE var
  | REFERENCE operator
  | NEW_STRING_LEN operator
  | COPY operator
  | IS_READ_ONLY operator
  | array_length

array_length
  : '@' operator
  | '@' '{' operator '}'
  | SCALAR '@' operator
  | SCALAR '@' '{' operator '}'

inc
  : INC operator
  | operator INC

dec
  : DEC operator
  | operator DEC

binary_operator
  : arithmetic_operator
  | bit_operator
  | comparison_operator
  | string_concatenation
  | logical_operator

arithmetic_operator
  : operator '+' operator
  | operator '-' operator
  | operator '*' operator
  | operator DIVIDE operator
  | operator DIVIDE_UNSIGNED_INT operator
  | operator DIVIDE_UNSIGNED_LONG operator
  | operator MODULO operator
  | operator MODULO_UNSIGNED_INT operator
  | operator MODULO_UNSIGNED_LONG operator

bit_operator
  : operator BIT_XOR operator
  | operator BIT_AND operator
  | operator BIT_OR operator
  | operator SHIFT operator

comparison_operator
  : operator NUMEQ operator
  | operator NUMNE operator
  | operator NUMGT operator
  | operator NUMGE operator
  | operator NUMLT operator
  | operator NUMLE operator
  | operator NUMERIC_CMP operator
  | operator STREQ operator
  | operator STRNE operator
  | operator STRGT operator
  | operator STRGE operator
  | operator STRLT operator
  | operator STRLE operator
  | operator STRING_CMP operator

string_concatenation
  : operator '.' operator

logical_operator
  : operator LOGICAL_OR operator
  | operator LOGICAL_AND operator
  | LOGICAL_NOT operator

type_check
  : operator ISA type
  | operator ISA_ERROR type
  | operator IS_TYPE type
  | operator IS_ERROR type
  | operator IS_COMPILE_TYPE type

type_cast
  : '(' qualified_type ')' operator %prec CONVERT
  | operator ARROW '(' qualified_type ')' %prec CONVERT

can
  : operator CAN method_name
  | operator CAN CONSTANT

assign
  : operator ASSIGN operator
  | operator SPECIAL_ASSIGN operator

new
  : NEW basic_type
  | NEW array_type_with_length
  | anon_method

array_init
  : '[' opt_operators ']'
  | '{' operators '}'
  | '{' '}'

call_method
  : CURRENT_CLASS SYMBOL_NAME '(' opt_operators  ')'
  | CURRENT_CLASS SYMBOL_NAME
  | basic_type ARROW method_name '(' opt_operators  ')'
  | basic_type ARROW method_name
  | operator ARROW method_name '(' opt_operators ')'
  | operator ARROW method_name
  | operator ARROW '(' opt_operators ')'

element_access
  : operator ARROW '[' operator ']'
  | element_access '[' operator ']'
  | field_access '[' operator ']'

field_access
  : operator ARROW '{' field_name '}'
  | field_access '{' field_name '}'
  | element_access '{' field_name '}'

weaken_field
  : WEAKEN var ARROW '{' field_name '}'

unweaken_field
  : UNWEAKEN var ARROW '{' field_name '}'

isweak_field
  : ISWEAK var ARROW '{' field_name '}'

Grammer Token

These are tokens for "Grammer" in grammer.

TokensToken Values
ALIASalias
ALLOWallow
ARROW->
ASas
ASSIGN=
BIT_AND&
BASIC_TYPE_IDbasic_type_id
BIT_NOT~
BIT_OR|
BIT_XOR^
BREAKbreak
BYTEbyte
CASEcase
CLASSclass
VAR_NAMEA variable name
COMPILE_TYPE_NAMEcompile_type_name
CONSTANTA literal
CONVERT(TYPE_NAME)
COPYcopy
CURRENT_CLASS&
CURRENT_CLASS_NAME__PACKAGE__
DEC--
DEFAULTdefault
DEREFERENCE$
ATTRIBUTEAn attribute name
DIEdie
DIVIDE/
DIVIDE_UNSIGNED_INTdiv_uint
DIVIDE_UNSIGNED_LONGdiv_ulong
DOUBLEdouble
DUMPdump
ELSEelse
ELSIFelsif
END_OF_FILEThe end of the file
ENUMenum
EVAL_ERROR_IDeval_error_id
EXTENDSextends
EVALeval
EXCEPTION_VAR$@
FATCAMMA=>
FLOATfloat
FORfor
HAShas
CANcan
IFif
INTERFACEinterface
INC++
INITINIT
INTint
ISAisa
ISWEAKisweak
IS_TYPEis_type
IS_READ_ONLYis_read_only
LASTlast
LENGTHlength
LOGICAL_AND&&
LOGICAL_NOT!
LOGICAL_OR||
LONGlong
MAKE_READ_ONLYmake_read_only
METHODmethod
MINUS-
MUTABLEmutable
MYmy
SYMBOL_NAMEA symbol name
NEWnew
NEW_STRING_LENnew_string_len
OFof
NEXTnext
NUMEQ==
NUMERIC_CMP<=>
NUMGE>=
NUMGT>
NUMLE<=
NUMLT<
NUMNE!=
OBJECTobject
OURour
PLUS+
PRINTprint
REF\
TYPE_NAMEtype_name
MODULO%
MODULO_UNSIGNED_INTmod_uint
MODULO_UNSIGNED_LONGmod_ulong
REQUIRErequire
RETURNreturn
ROro
RWrw
SAYsay
SCALARscalar
SELFself
SHIFT<<
>>
>>>
SHORTshort
SPECIAL_ASSIGN+=
-=
*=
/=
&=
|=
^=
%=
<<=
>>=
>>>=
.=
SRING_CMPcmp
STREQeq
STRGEge
STRGTgt
STRINGstring
STRLEle
STRLTlt
STRNEne
SWITCHswitch
UNDEFundef
UNLESSunless
UNWEAKENunweaken
USEuse
VARvar
VERSIONversion
VOIDvoid
WARNwarn
WEAKENweaken
WHILEwhile
WOwo

Operator Precidence

The operator precidence in the SPVM language is described using GNU Bison syntax.

The bottom is the highest precidence and the top is the lowest precidence.

%right <opval> ASSIGN SPECIAL_ASSIGN
%left <opval> LOGICAL_OR
%left <opval> LOGICAL_AND
%left <opval> BIT_OR BIT_XOR
%left <opval> BIT_AND
%nonassoc <opval> NUMEQ NUMNE STREQ STRNE
%nonassoc <opval> NUMGT NUMGE NUMLT NUMLE STRGT STRGE STRLT STRLE ISA ISA_ERROR IS_TYPE IS_ERROR IS_COMPILE_TYPE NUMERIC_CMP STRING_CMP CAN
%left <opval> SHIFT
%left <opval> '+' '-' '.'
%left <opval> '*' DIVIDE DIVIDE_UNSIGNED_INT DIVIDE_UNSIGNED_LONG MODULO  MODULO_UNSIGNED_INT MODULO_UNSIGNED_LONG
%right <opval> LOGICAL_NOT BIT_NOT '@' REFERENCE DEREFERENCE PLUS MINUS CONVERT SCALAR STRING_LENGTH ISWEAK TYPE_NAME COMPILE_TYPE_NAME DUMP NEW_STRING_LEN IS_READ_ONLY COPY
%nonassoc <opval> INC DEC
%left <opval> ARROW

The operator precidence can be increased using ().

#  a * b is calculated at first
a * b + c

# b + c is calculated at first
a * (b + c)

See Also

Copyright & License

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