Package com.blackrook.json.struct

Class Lexer

java.lang.Object

com.blackrook.json.struct.Lexer

public class Lexer
extends Object

Breaks up a stream of characters into lexicographical tokens. Spaces, newlines, tabs, comments, and breaks in the stream are added if desired, otherwise, they are stripped out.

String delimiter characters take precedence over regular delimiters. Raw String delimiter characters take precedence over regular string delimiters. Delimiter characters take parsing priority over other characters. Delimiter evaluation priority goes: Comment Delimiter, Delimiter. Identifier evaluation priority goes: Keyword, CaseInsensitiveKeyword, Identifier.

Other implementations of this class may manipulate the stack as well (such as ones that do in-language stream inclusion).

If the system property com.blackrook.json.util.Lexer.debug is set to true, this does debugging output to System.out.

Lexer functions are NOT thread-safe.

Author:

Matthew Tropiano

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static class	Lexer.Kernel	This is a info kernel that tells a Lexer how to interpret certain characters and identifiers.
static class	Lexer.Parser	Abstract parser class.
static class	Lexer.ReaderStack	This holds a series of Reader streams such that the stream on top is the current active stream.
static class	Lexer.Token	Lexer token object.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field	Description
static boolean	DEBUG
static final char	END_OF_LEXER	Lexer end-of-stream char.
static final char	END_OF_STREAM	Lexer end-of-stream char.
static final char	NEWLINE	Lexer newline char.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Lexer(Lexer.Kernel kernel, Reader in)	Creates a new lexer around a reader.
Lexer(Lexer.Kernel kernel, String in)	Creates a new lexer around a String, that will be wrapped into a StringReader.
Lexer(Lexer.Kernel kernel, String name, Reader in)	Creates a new lexer around a reader.
Lexer(Lexer.Kernel kernel, String name, String in)	Creates a new lexer around a String, that will be wrapped into a StringReader.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected void	clearCurrentLexeme()	Clears the current token lexeme buffer.
protected String	getCurrentLexeme()	Gets the current token lexeme.
int	getCurrentLineNumber()	Gets the lexer's current stream's line number.
Lexer.ReaderStack.Stream	getCurrentStream()	Gets the current stream.
String	getCurrentStreamName()
protected char	getRawStringEnd(char c)	Gets the character that ends a raw String, using the starting character.
protected int	getState()
protected char	getStringEnd(char c)	Gets the character that ends a String, using the starting character.
protected boolean	isCommentEndDelimiterStart(char c)	Checks if this is a (or the start of a) block-comment-ending delimiter character.
protected boolean	isDelimiterStart(char c)	Checks if this is a (or the start of a) delimiter character.
protected boolean	isDigit(char c)	Convenience method for Character.isDigit(char).
protected boolean	isExponent(char c)	Checks if char is the exponent character in a number.
protected boolean	isExponentSign(char c)	Checks if char is the exponent sign character in a number.
protected boolean	isHexDigit(char c)	Returns true if this is a hex digit (0-9, A-F, a-f).
protected boolean	isLetter(char c)	Convenience method for Character.isLetter(char).
protected boolean	isLexerEnd(char c)	Checks if a char equals END_OF_LEXER.
protected boolean	isNewline(char c)	Checks if a char equals NEWLINE.
protected boolean	isPoint(char c)	Checks if a character is a decimal point (depends on locale/kernel).
protected boolean	isRawStringStart(char c)	Checks if this is a character that starts a multiline String.
protected boolean	isSpace(char c)	Checks if a char is a space.
protected boolean	isStreamEnd(char c)	Checks if a char equals END_OF_STREAM.
protected boolean	isStringEnd(char c)	Checks if this is a character that ends a String.
protected boolean	isStringEscape(char c)	Checks if this is a character that is a String escape character.
protected boolean	isStringStart(char c)	Checks if this is a character that starts a String.
protected boolean	isTab(char c)	Checks if a char is a tab.
protected boolean	isUnderscore(char c)	Convenience method for c == '_'.
protected boolean	isWhitespace(char c)	Convenience method for Character.isWhitespace(char).
protected boolean	modifyType(Lexer.Token token)	Called when the lexer wants to create a token, but the lexeme of the token may cause this token to be a different type.
Lexer.Token	nextToken()	Gets the next token.
void	pushStream(String name, Reader in)	Pushes a stream onto the encapsulated reader stack.
protected char	readChar()	Reads a character from the stream.
protected void	saveChar(char c)	Saves a character for the next token.
protected void	setDelimBreak(char delimChar)	Sets if we are in a delimiter break.
protected void	setMultilineStringStartAndEnd(char c)	Sets the end character for a string.
protected void	setState(int state)	Sets the current state.
protected void	setStringStartAndEnd(char c)	Sets the end character for a string.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Details

DEBUG

public static boolean DEBUG

END_OF_LEXER

public static final char END_OF_LEXER

Lexer end-of-stream char.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

END_OF_STREAM

public static final char END_OF_STREAM

Lexer end-of-stream char.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

NEWLINE

public static final char NEWLINE

Lexer newline char.

See Also:

• Constant Field Values

Constructor Details

Lexer

public Lexer(Lexer.Kernel kernel,
 String in)

Creates a new lexer around a String, that will be wrapped into a StringReader. This will also assign this lexer a default name.

Parameters:

kernel - the lexer kernel to use for defining how to parse the input text.

in - the string to read from.

Lexer

public Lexer(Lexer.Kernel kernel,
 String name,
 String in)

Creates a new lexer around a String, that will be wrapped into a StringReader.

Parameters:

kernel - the lexer kernel to use for defining how to parse the input text.

name - the name of this lexer.

in - the reader to read from.

Lexer

public Lexer(Lexer.Kernel kernel,
 Reader in)

Creates a new lexer around a reader. This will also assign this lexer a default name.

Parameters:

kernel - the kernel to use for this lexer.

in - the reader to read from.

Lexer

public Lexer(Lexer.Kernel kernel,
 String name,
 Reader in)

Creates a new lexer around a reader.

Parameters:

kernel - the kernel to use for this lexer.

name - the name of this lexer.

in - the reader to read from.

Method Details

getCurrentStreamName

public String getCurrentStreamName()

Returns:

the lexer's current stream name.

getCurrentLineNumber

public int getCurrentLineNumber()

Gets the lexer's current stream's line number.

Returns:

the lexer's current stream's line number, or -1 if at Lexer end.

getCurrentStream

public Lexer.ReaderStack.Stream getCurrentStream()

Gets the current stream.

Returns:

the name of the current stream.

pushStream

public void pushStream(String name,
 Reader in)

Pushes a stream onto the encapsulated reader stack.

Parameters:

name - the name of the stream.

in - the reader reader.

nextToken

public Lexer.Token nextToken()
                      throws IOException

Gets the next token. If there are no tokens left to read, this will return null. This method is NOT thread-safe!

Returns:

the next token, or null if no more tokens to read.

Throws:

IOException - if a token cannot be read by the underlying Reader.

modifyType

protected boolean modifyType(Lexer.Token token)

Called when the lexer wants to create a token, but the lexeme of the token may cause this token to be a different type.

By default, this handles space, tab, newline, delimiter, and identifier.

If this method is overridden, this should have

 if (super.modifyType(token)) 
     return true;
 

right at the beginning.

Parameters:

token - the original token.

Returns:

true if the token's contents were changed, false if not.

readChar

protected char readChar()
                 throws IOException

Reads a character from the stream.

Returns:

the character read, or END_OF_LEXER if no more characters, or END_OF_STREAM if end of current stream.

Throws:

IOException - if a character cannot be read.

getState

protected int getState()

Returns:

the current state.

setState

protected void setState(int state)

Sets the current state.

Parameters:

state - the new state.

setDelimBreak

protected void setDelimBreak(char delimChar)

Sets if we are in a delimiter break.

Parameters:

delimChar - the delimiter character that starts the break.

saveChar

protected void saveChar(char c)

Saves a character for the next token.

Parameters:

c - the character to save into the current token.

setStringStartAndEnd

protected void setStringStartAndEnd(char c)

Sets the end character for a string.

Parameters:

c - the character to set.

setMultilineStringStartAndEnd

protected void setMultilineStringStartAndEnd(char c)

Sets the end character for a string.

Parameters:

c - the character to set.

getCurrentLexeme

protected String getCurrentLexeme()

Gets the current token lexeme.

Returns:

the current contents of the token lexeme builder buffer.

clearCurrentLexeme

protected void clearCurrentLexeme()

Clears the current token lexeme buffer.

isUnderscore

protected boolean isUnderscore(char c)

Convenience method for c == '_'.

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isLetter

protected boolean isLetter(char c)

Convenience method for Character.isLetter(char).

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isDigit

protected boolean isDigit(char c)

Convenience method for Character.isDigit(char).

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isHexDigit

protected boolean isHexDigit(char c)

Returns true if this is a hex digit (0-9, A-F, a-f).

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isWhitespace

protected boolean isWhitespace(char c)

Convenience method for Character.isWhitespace(char).

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isPoint

protected boolean isPoint(char c)

Checks if a character is a decimal point (depends on locale/kernel).

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isExponent

protected boolean isExponent(char c)

Checks if char is the exponent character in a number.

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isExponentSign

protected boolean isExponentSign(char c)

Checks if char is the exponent sign character in a number.

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isSpace

protected boolean isSpace(char c)

Checks if a char is a space.

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isTab

protected boolean isTab(char c)

Checks if a char is a tab.

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isStringEscape

protected boolean isStringEscape(char c)

Checks if this is a character that is a String escape character.

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isStringStart

protected boolean isStringStart(char c)

Checks if this is a character that starts a String.

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isRawStringStart

protected boolean isRawStringStart(char c)

Checks if this is a character that starts a multiline String.

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isStringEnd

protected boolean isStringEnd(char c)

Checks if this is a character that ends a String.

Parameters:

c - the character to test.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

getStringEnd

protected char getStringEnd(char c)

Gets the character that ends a String, using the starting character.

Parameters:

c - the starting character.

Returns:

the corresponding end character, or the null character ('\0') if this does not end a string.

getRawStringEnd

protected char getRawStringEnd(char c)

Gets the character that ends a raw String, using the starting character.

Parameters:

c - the starting character.

Returns:

the corresponding end character, or the null character ('\0') if this does not end a multi-line string.

isDelimiterStart

protected boolean isDelimiterStart(char c)

Checks if this is a (or the start of a) delimiter character.

Parameters:

c - the character input.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isCommentEndDelimiterStart

protected boolean isCommentEndDelimiterStart(char c)

Checks if this is a (or the start of a) block-comment-ending delimiter character.

Parameters:

c - the character input.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isStreamEnd

protected boolean isStreamEnd(char c)

Checks if a char equals END_OF_STREAM.

Parameters:

c - the character input.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isLexerEnd

protected boolean isLexerEnd(char c)

Checks if a char equals END_OF_LEXER.

Parameters:

c - the character input.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.

isNewline

protected boolean isNewline(char c)

Checks if a char equals NEWLINE.

Parameters:

c - the character input.

Returns:

true if so, false if not.