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A combinator-based parsing library for C

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Be sure to check out other code written by Douglas and the team at RedJack - for example this sick LMAX Disruptor C implementation: https://github.com/redjack/varon-t

along the same lines, there's https://github.com/abiggerhammer/hammer which is a bit-oriented c parser combinator library for binary formats.

Not sure why this is posted now, as it's untouched since 2010. Text after first example explains the <|> operator which isn't in the example? Final paragraph refers to next post, with no link.

Confused, Rusty.

What? The <|> is right there on the second line of the two-line snippet:

    parens :: Parser ()
    parens = (char ‘(’ >> parens >> char ‘)’ >> parens) <|> return ()
                                                         ^
                                                         |
                                                        hi!

Ah, that example scrolls across. Makes more sense now!

Was on mobile :(

Thanks! Rusty.

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