Following code does not compile with error:
/usr/include/boost/spirit/home/qi/detail/assign_to.hpp:153:20: error: no matching conversion for static_cast from 'const char' to 'boost::fusion::vector<char,
std::vector<double, std::allocator<double> > >'
attr = static_cast<Attribute>(val);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I can't figute out why, because it works as expected with change to auto grammar = boost::spirit::no_skip[drawto_commands];
.
Types of what moveto
and lineto
parses are same.
Qi operator >> has type rule a: A, b: vector<A> --> (a >> b): vector<A>
, that should make types of what drawto_commands
and moveto_drawto_command_group
parses same.
What am I missing?
#include <string>
#include <boost/spirit/include/qi.hpp>
#include <boost/fusion/include/boost_tuple.hpp>
typedef boost::fusion::vector<char, std::vector<double>> Arc;
template <typename P, typename T>
bool test_phrase_parser_attr(const std::string &string, P const& grammar, T& attr, bool full_match = true)
{
using boost::spirit::qi::phrase_parse;
using boost::spirit::qi::ascii::space;
auto f = string.begin();
auto l = string.end();
bool match = phrase_parse(f, l, grammar, space, attr);
return match && (!full_match || (f == l));
}
int main()
{
using boost::spirit::omit;
using boost::spirit::qi::ascii::char_;
using boost::spirit::qi::ascii::space;
using boost::spirit::qi::attr;
using boost::spirit::qi::double_;
using boost::spirit::qi::copy;
auto wsp = copy(omit[boost::spirit::ascii::space]);
auto comma_wsp = copy(omit[(char_(',') >> *wsp) | (+wsp >> -char_(',') >> *wsp)]);
auto coordinate = copy(double_);
auto coordinate_pair = copy(coordinate >> -comma_wsp >> coordinate);
auto closepath = copy(char_("Zz") >> attr(std::vector<double>()));
auto vertical_lineto = copy(char_("Vv") >> *wsp >> (coordinate % -comma_wsp));
auto lineto = copy(char_("Ll") >> *wsp >> (coordinate_pair % -comma_wsp));
auto moveto = copy(char_("Mm") >> *wsp >> (coordinate_pair % -comma_wsp));
auto drawto_command = copy(closepath | vertical_lineto | lineto);
auto drawto_commands = copy(*(*wsp >> drawto_command >> *wsp));
auto moveto_drawto_command_group = copy(moveto >> drawto_commands);
auto grammar = boost::spirit::no_skip[moveto_drawto_command_group];
std::vector<Arc> attribute;
std::string str;
std::cout << "*\n";
while (getline(std::cin, str))
{
if (str.empty())
break;
attribute = {};
bool r = test_phrase_parser_attr(str, grammar, attribute, true);
if (r)
{
std::cout << "Parsing succeeded, got: " << std::endl;
for (auto &command: attribute){
char line_type = boost::fusion::at_c<0>(command);
std::cout << line_type;
const std::vector<double> arguments = boost::fusion::at_c<1>(command);
for (size_t i = 0; i < arguments.size(); ++i)
{
std::cout << ' ' << arguments[i];
}
std::cout << std::endl;
}
}
else
{
std::cout << "Parsing failed\n";
}
}
}
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Okay, as tends to happen, I was looking at it, and the SVG specs and just felt it more worth while to share some ideas of
that you might be interested in. Fair warning: I did not try to address your question as posed.
Be specific with your types
You seem to "always auto" in an already heuristics-based parser framework. I'm not surprised that sometimes things "don't magic out the right way". Assuming you want to keep using Qi, let's have a Qi parser:
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Notes:
don't meddle with
fusion::vector
(or eventuple
) so keep your code maintainable:And later:
It defers all the optional whitespace matching to a
Skipper
. I know this changes behaviour (we'd parse "L100,200" while "L 100,200" would be required). If you insist on diagnosing this case, spell it out:Where
command_letter
is a rule that takes an inherited attribute:Be Specific With More Types
Maybe you want to be specific about your AST types as well. Depending on your domain logic you really shouldn't treat all arguments as just a vector, probably.
Adapt them all:
You might consider the Nabialek Trick to parse them. See here for an example: Parsing a command language using Boost Spirit
More Advanced Ideas
Perhaps using X3 emulates your original code organization more cleanly:
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