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# asciigoat's core library
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[![Go Reference][godoc-badge]][godoc]
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[![Go Report Card][goreport-badge]][goreport]
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This package contains the basics for writing simple parsers of
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text languages heavily inspired by
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[Rob Pike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Pike)'s talk on
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[Lexical Scanning in Go](https://go.dev/talks/2011/lex.slide#1) in 2011 which
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you can [watch online](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxaD_trXwRE) to get
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better understanding of the ideas behind **asciigoat**.
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**asciigoat** is [MIT](https://opensource.org/license/mit/) licensed.
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[godoc]: https://pkg.go.dev/asciigoat.org/core
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[godoc-badge]: https://pkg.go.dev/badge/asciigoat.org/core.svg
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[goreport]: https://goreportcard.com/report/asciigoat.org/core
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[goreport-badge]: https://goreportcard.com/badge/asciigoat.org/core
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[godoc-lexer-reader]: https://pkg.go.dev/asciigoat.org/core/lexer#Reader
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[godoc-readcloser]: https://pkg.go.dev/asciigoat.org/core#ReadCloser
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## Lexer
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### lexer.Reader
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The lexer package provides [`lexer.Reader`][godoc-lexer-reader] which is
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actually an [`io.RuneScanner`](https://pkg.go.dev/io#RuneScanner)
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that buffers accepted runes until you are ready to
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[emit](https://pkg.go.dev/asciigoat.org/core/lexer#Reader.Emit) or
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[discard](https://pkg.go.dev/asciigoat.org/core/lexer#Reader.Discard).
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### lexer.Position
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[`lexer.Position`](https://pkg.go.dev/asciigoat.org/core/lexer#Position)
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is a `(Line, Column)` pair with methods to facilitate tracking
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your position on the source [Reader](https://pkg.go.dev/io#Reader).
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### lexer.Error
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[`lexer.Error`](https://pkg.go.dev/asciigoat.org/core/lexer#Error)
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is an [unwrappable](https://pkg.go.dev/errors#Unwrap) error with a
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token position and hint attached.
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### lexer.StateFn
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At the heart of **asciigoat** we have _state functions_ as proposed on [Rob Pike's famous talk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxaD_trXwRE) which return the next _state function_ parsing is done.
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Additionally there is a [`Run()`](https://pkg.go.dev/asciigoat.org/lexer#Run) helper that implements the loop.
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### rune checkers
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_Rune checkers_ are simple functions that tell if a rune is of a class or it's not.
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Fundamental checkers are provided by the [`unicode` package](https://pkg.go.dev/unicode).
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Our [`lexer.Reader`][godoc-lexer-reader] uses them on its `Accept()` and `AcceptAll()` methods to
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make it easier to consume the _source_ document.
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To facilitate the declaration of _rune classes_ in the context of **asciigoat** powered parsers we include
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a series of rune checker factories.
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* `NewIsIn(string)`
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* `NewIsInRunes(...rune)`
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* `NewIsNot(checker)`
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* `NewIsOneOf(...checker)`
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## Others
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### ReadCloser
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[ReadCloser][godoc-readcloser] assists in providing a
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[io.Closer](https://pkg.go.dev/io#Closer) to Readers or buffers without on,
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or unearthing one if available so
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[io.ReadCloser](https://pkg.go.dev/io#ReadCloser) can be fulfilled.
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## See also
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* [asciigoat.org/ini](https://asciigoat.org/ini)
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* [oss.jpi.io](https://oss.jpi.io)
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