Ergo.Parser (ergo v0.3.5)
Ergo.Parser contains the Parser record type. Ergo parsers are anonymous functions but we embed
them in a Parser record that can hold arbitrary metadata. The primary use for the metadata is
the storage of debugging information.
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Functions
call/2 invokes the specified parser by calling its parsing function with the specified context having
first reset the context status.
description/1 returns the description metadata for the parser.
new/2 creates a new Parser from the given parsing function and with the specified metadata.
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call(parser, ctx)
call/2 invokes the specified parser by calling its parsing function with the specified context having
first reset the context status.
description(parser)
description/1 returns the description metadata for the parser.
Examples
iex> parser = Parser.new(identity, %{description: "Not a parser at all"})
iex> Ergo.Parser.description(parser)
"Not a parser at all"new(parser_fn, meta \\ [])
new/2 creates a new Parser from the given parsing function and with the specified metadata.