A Pratt parser builder.

Pratt parsers are top-down operator precedence (TDOP) parsers, and they are awesome. They operate off of a few simple principles, and make expression parsing simple.

Read more about Pratt parsers:

• here (TDOP by Douglas Crockford)
• here (Pratt Parsers: Expression Parsing Made Easy)
• and here (Top Down Operator Precedence [the original paper by Vaughan R. Pratt])

npm install --save pratt
# or
yarn add pratt

This README merely serves as an example. Be sure to read the API documentation.

Make a simple calculator:

import * as perplex from 'perplex'
import {Parser} from 'pratt'

const lex = perplex('1 + -2 * 3^4')
	.token('NUM', /\d+/)
	.token('+', /\+/)
	.token('-', /-/)
	.token('*', /\*/)
	.token('/', /\//)
	.token('^', /\^/)
	.token('(', /\(/)
	.token(')', /\)/)
	.token('$SKIP_WS', /\s+/)

const parser = new Parser(lex)
	.builder()
	.nud('NUM', 100, t => parseInt(t.match))
	.nud('-', 10, (t, bp) => -parser.parse(bp))
	.nud('(', 10, (t, bp) => {
		const expr = parser.parse(bp)
		lex.expect(')')
		return expr
	})
	.bp(')', 0)

	.led('^', 20, (left, t, bp) => Math.pow(left, parser.parse(bp - 1)))
	.led('+', 30, (left, t, bp) => left + parser.parse(bp))
	.led('-', 30, (left, t, bp) => left - parser.parse(bp))
	.led('*', 40, (left, t, bp) => left * parser.parse(bp))
	.led('/', 40, (left, t, bp) => left / parser.parse(bp))
	.build()

parser.parse()
// => -161

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