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Kaleidoscope: Implementing a Parser and AST
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.. contents::
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:local:
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Chapter 2 Introduction
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======================
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Welcome to Chapter 2 of the "`Implementing a language with
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LLVM <index.html>`_" tutorial. This chapter shows you how to use the
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lexer, built in `Chapter 1 <LangImpl01.html>`_, to build a full
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`parser <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsing>`_ for our Kaleidoscope
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language. Once we have a parser, we'll define and build an `Abstract
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Syntax Tree <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_syntax_tree>`_ (AST).
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The parser we will build uses a combination of `Recursive Descent
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Parsing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_descent_parser>`_ and
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`Operator-Precedence
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Parsing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operator-precedence_parser>`_ to
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parse the Kaleidoscope language (the latter for binary expressions and
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the former for everything else). Before we get to parsing though, let's
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talk about the output of the parser: the Abstract Syntax Tree.
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The Abstract Syntax Tree (AST)
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==============================
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The AST for a program captures its behavior in such a way that it is
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easy for later stages of the compiler (e.g. code generation) to
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interpret. We basically want one object for each construct in the
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language, and the AST should closely model the language. In
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Kaleidoscope, we have expressions, a prototype, and a function object.
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We'll start with expressions first:
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.. code-block:: c++
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/// ExprAST - Base class for all expression nodes.
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class ExprAST {
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public:
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virtual ~ExprAST() {}
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};
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/// NumberExprAST - Expression class for numeric literals like "1.0".
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class NumberExprAST : public ExprAST {
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double Val;
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public:
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NumberExprAST(double Val) : Val(Val) {}
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};
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The code above shows the definition of the base ExprAST class and one
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subclass which we use for numeric literals. The important thing to note
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about this code is that the NumberExprAST class captures the numeric
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value of the literal as an instance variable. This allows later phases
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of the compiler to know what the stored numeric value is.
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Right now we only create the AST, so there are no useful accessor
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methods on them. It would be very easy to add a virtual method to pretty
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print the code, for example. Here are the other expression AST node
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definitions that we'll use in the basic form of the Kaleidoscope
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language:
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.. code-block:: c++
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/// VariableExprAST - Expression class for referencing a variable, like "a".
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class VariableExprAST : public ExprAST {
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std::string Name;
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public:
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VariableExprAST(const std::string &Name) : Name(Name) {}
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};
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/// BinaryExprAST - Expression class for a binary operator.
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class BinaryExprAST : public ExprAST {
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char Op;
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std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> LHS, RHS;
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public:
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BinaryExprAST(char op, std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> LHS,
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std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> RHS)
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: Op(op), LHS(std::move(LHS)), RHS(std::move(RHS)) {}
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};
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/// CallExprAST - Expression class for function calls.
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class CallExprAST : public ExprAST {
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std::string Callee;
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std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExprAST>> Args;
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public:
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CallExprAST(const std::string &Callee,
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std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExprAST>> Args)
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: Callee(Callee), Args(std::move(Args)) {}
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};
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This is all (intentionally) rather straight-forward: variables capture
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the variable name, binary operators capture their opcode (e.g. '+'), and
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calls capture a function name as well as a list of any argument
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expressions. One thing that is nice about our AST is that it captures
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the language features without talking about the syntax of the language.
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Note that there is no discussion about precedence of binary operators,
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lexical structure, etc.
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For our basic language, these are all of the expression nodes we'll
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define. Because it doesn't have conditional control flow, it isn't
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Turing-complete; we'll fix that in a later installment. The two things
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we need next are a way to talk about the interface to a function, and a
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way to talk about functions themselves:
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/// PrototypeAST - This class represents the "prototype" for a function,
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/// which captures its name, and its argument names (thus implicitly the number
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/// of arguments the function takes).
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class PrototypeAST {
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std::string Name;
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std::vector<std::string> Args;
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public:
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PrototypeAST(const std::string &name, std::vector<std::string> Args)
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: Name(name), Args(std::move(Args)) {}
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const std::string &getName() const { return Name; }
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};
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/// FunctionAST - This class represents a function definition itself.
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class FunctionAST {
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std::unique_ptr<PrototypeAST> Proto;
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std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> Body;
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public:
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FunctionAST(std::unique_ptr<PrototypeAST> Proto,
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std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> Body)
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: Proto(std::move(Proto)), Body(std::move(Body)) {}
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};
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In Kaleidoscope, functions are typed with just a count of their
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arguments. Since all values are double precision floating point, the
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type of each argument doesn't need to be stored anywhere. In a more
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aggressive and realistic language, the "ExprAST" class would probably
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have a type field.
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With this scaffolding, we can now talk about parsing expressions and
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function bodies in Kaleidoscope.
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Parser Basics
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=============
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Now that we have an AST to build, we need to define the parser code to
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build it. The idea here is that we want to parse something like "x+y"
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(which is returned as three tokens by the lexer) into an AST that could
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be generated with calls like this:
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.. code-block:: c++
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auto LHS = std::make_unique<VariableExprAST>("x");
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auto RHS = std::make_unique<VariableExprAST>("y");
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auto Result = std::make_unique<BinaryExprAST>('+', std::move(LHS),
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std::move(RHS));
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In order to do this, we'll start by defining some basic helper routines:
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.. code-block:: c++
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/// CurTok/getNextToken - Provide a simple token buffer. CurTok is the current
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/// token the parser is looking at. getNextToken reads another token from the
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/// lexer and updates CurTok with its results.
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static int CurTok;
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static int getNextToken() {
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return CurTok = gettok();
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}
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This implements a simple token buffer around the lexer. This allows us
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to look one token ahead at what the lexer is returning. Every function
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in our parser will assume that CurTok is the current token that needs to
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be parsed.
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.. code-block:: c++
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/// LogError* - These are little helper functions for error handling.
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std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> LogError(const char *Str) {
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fprintf(stderr, "LogError: %s\n", Str);
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return nullptr;
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}
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std::unique_ptr<PrototypeAST> LogErrorP(const char *Str) {
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LogError(Str);
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return nullptr;
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}
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The ``LogError`` routines are simple helper routines that our parser will
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use to handle errors. The error recovery in our parser will not be the
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best and is not particular user-friendly, but it will be enough for our
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tutorial. These routines make it easier to handle errors in routines
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that have various return types: they always return null.
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With these basic helper functions, we can implement the first piece of
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our grammar: numeric literals.
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Basic Expression Parsing
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========================
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We start with numeric literals, because they are the simplest to
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process. For each production in our grammar, we'll define a function
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which parses that production. For numeric literals, we have:
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/// numberexpr ::= number
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static std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> ParseNumberExpr() {
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auto Result = std::make_unique<NumberExprAST>(NumVal);
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getNextToken(); // consume the number
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return std::move(Result);
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}
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This routine is very simple: it expects to be called when the current
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token is a ``tok_number`` token. It takes the current number value,
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creates a ``NumberExprAST`` node, advances the lexer to the next token,
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and finally returns.
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There are some interesting aspects to this. The most important one is
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that this routine eats all of the tokens that correspond to the
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production and returns the lexer buffer with the next token (which is
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not part of the grammar production) ready to go. This is a fairly
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standard way to go for recursive descent parsers. For a better example,
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the parenthesis operator is defined like this:
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/// parenexpr ::= '(' expression ')'
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static std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> ParseParenExpr() {
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getNextToken(); // eat (.
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auto V = ParseExpression();
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if (!V)
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return nullptr;
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if (CurTok != ')')
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return LogError("expected ')'");
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getNextToken(); // eat ).
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return V;
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}
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This function illustrates a number of interesting things about the
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parser:
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1) It shows how we use the LogError routines. When called, this function
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expects that the current token is a '(' token, but after parsing the
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subexpression, it is possible that there is no ')' waiting. For example,
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if the user types in "(4 x" instead of "(4)", the parser should emit an
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error. Because errors can occur, the parser needs a way to indicate that
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they happened: in our parser, we return null on an error.
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2) Another interesting aspect of this function is that it uses recursion
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by calling ``ParseExpression`` (we will soon see that
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``ParseExpression`` can call ``ParseParenExpr``). This is powerful
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because it allows us to handle recursive grammars, and keeps each
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production very simple. Note that parentheses do not cause construction
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of AST nodes themselves. While we could do it this way, the most
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important role of parentheses are to guide the parser and provide
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grouping. Once the parser constructs the AST, parentheses are not
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needed.
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The next simple production is for handling variable references and
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function calls:
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.. code-block:: c++
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/// identifierexpr
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/// ::= identifier
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/// ::= identifier '(' expression* ')'
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static std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> ParseIdentifierExpr() {
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std::string IdName = IdentifierStr;
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getNextToken(); // eat identifier.
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if (CurTok != '(') // Simple variable ref.
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return std::make_unique<VariableExprAST>(IdName);
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// Call.
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getNextToken(); // eat (
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std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExprAST>> Args;
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if (CurTok != ')') {
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while (1) {
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if (auto Arg = ParseExpression())
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Args.push_back(std::move(Arg));
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else
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return nullptr;
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if (CurTok == ')')
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break;
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if (CurTok != ',')
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return LogError("Expected ')' or ',' in argument list");
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getNextToken();
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}
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}
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// Eat the ')'.
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getNextToken();
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return std::make_unique<CallExprAST>(IdName, std::move(Args));
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}
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This routine follows the same style as the other routines. (It expects
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to be called if the current token is a ``tok_identifier`` token). It
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also has recursion and error handling. One interesting aspect of this is
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that it uses *look-ahead* to determine if the current identifier is a
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stand alone variable reference or if it is a function call expression.
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It handles this by checking to see if the token after the identifier is
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a '(' token, constructing either a ``VariableExprAST`` or
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``CallExprAST`` node as appropriate.
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Now that we have all of our simple expression-parsing logic in place, we
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can define a helper function to wrap it together into one entry point.
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We call this class of expressions "primary" expressions, for reasons
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that will become more clear `later in the
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tutorial <LangImpl06.html#user-defined-unary-operators>`_. In order to parse an arbitrary
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primary expression, we need to determine what sort of expression it is:
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.. code-block:: c++
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/// primary
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/// ::= identifierexpr
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/// ::= numberexpr
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/// ::= parenexpr
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static std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> ParsePrimary() {
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switch (CurTok) {
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default:
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return LogError("unknown token when expecting an expression");
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case tok_identifier:
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return ParseIdentifierExpr();
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case tok_number:
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return ParseNumberExpr();
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case '(':
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return ParseParenExpr();
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}
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}
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Now that you see the definition of this function, it is more obvious why
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we can assume the state of CurTok in the various functions. This uses
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look-ahead to determine which sort of expression is being inspected, and
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then parses it with a function call.
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Now that basic expressions are handled, we need to handle binary
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expressions. They are a bit more complex.
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Binary Expression Parsing
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=========================
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Binary expressions are significantly harder to parse because they are
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often ambiguous. For example, when given the string "x+y\*z", the parser
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can choose to parse it as either "(x+y)\*z" or "x+(y\*z)". With common
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definitions from mathematics, we expect the later parse, because "\*"
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(multiplication) has higher *precedence* than "+" (addition).
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There are many ways to handle this, but an elegant and efficient way is
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to use `Operator-Precedence
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Parsing <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operator-precedence_parser>`_.
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This parsing technique uses the precedence of binary operators to guide
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recursion. To start with, we need a table of precedences:
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.. code-block:: c++
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/// BinopPrecedence - This holds the precedence for each binary operator that is
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/// defined.
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static std::map<char, int> BinopPrecedence;
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/// GetTokPrecedence - Get the precedence of the pending binary operator token.
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static int GetTokPrecedence() {
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if (!isascii(CurTok))
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return -1;
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// Make sure it's a declared binop.
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int TokPrec = BinopPrecedence[CurTok];
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if (TokPrec <= 0) return -1;
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return TokPrec;
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}
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int main() {
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// Install standard binary operators.
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// 1 is lowest precedence.
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BinopPrecedence['<'] = 10;
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BinopPrecedence['+'] = 20;
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BinopPrecedence['-'] = 20;
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BinopPrecedence['*'] = 40; // highest.
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...
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}
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For the basic form of Kaleidoscope, we will only support 4 binary
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operators (this can obviously be extended by you, our brave and intrepid
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reader). The ``GetTokPrecedence`` function returns the precedence for
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the current token, or -1 if the token is not a binary operator. Having a
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map makes it easy to add new operators and makes it clear that the
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algorithm doesn't depend on the specific operators involved, but it
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would be easy enough to eliminate the map and do the comparisons in the
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``GetTokPrecedence`` function. (Or just use a fixed-size array).
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With the helper above defined, we can now start parsing binary
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expressions. The basic idea of operator precedence parsing is to break
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down an expression with potentially ambiguous binary operators into
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pieces. Consider, for example, the expression "a+b+(c+d)\*e\*f+g".
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Operator precedence parsing considers this as a stream of primary
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expressions separated by binary operators. As such, it will first parse
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the leading primary expression "a", then it will see the pairs [+, b]
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[+, (c+d)] [\*, e] [\*, f] and [+, g]. Note that because parentheses are
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primary expressions, the binary expression parser doesn't need to worry
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about nested subexpressions like (c+d) at all.
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To start, an expression is a primary expression potentially followed by
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a sequence of [binop,primaryexpr] pairs:
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.. code-block:: c++
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/// expression
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/// ::= primary binoprhs
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///
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static std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> ParseExpression() {
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auto LHS = ParsePrimary();
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if (!LHS)
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return nullptr;
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return ParseBinOpRHS(0, std::move(LHS));
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}
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``ParseBinOpRHS`` is the function that parses the sequence of pairs for
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us. It takes a precedence and a pointer to an expression for the part
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that has been parsed so far. Note that "x" is a perfectly valid
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expression: As such, "binoprhs" is allowed to be empty, in which case it
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returns the expression that is passed into it. In our example above, the
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code passes the expression for "a" into ``ParseBinOpRHS`` and the
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current token is "+".
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The precedence value passed into ``ParseBinOpRHS`` indicates the
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*minimal operator precedence* that the function is allowed to eat. For
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example, if the current pair stream is [+, x] and ``ParseBinOpRHS`` is
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passed in a precedence of 40, it will not consume any tokens (because
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the precedence of '+' is only 20). With this in mind, ``ParseBinOpRHS``
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starts with:
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.. code-block:: c++
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/// binoprhs
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/// ::= ('+' primary)*
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static std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> ParseBinOpRHS(int ExprPrec,
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std::unique_ptr<ExprAST> LHS) {
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// If this is a binop, find its precedence.
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while (1) {
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int TokPrec = GetTokPrecedence();
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// If this is a binop that binds at least as tightly as the current binop,
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// consume it, otherwise we are done.
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if (TokPrec < ExprPrec)
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return LHS;
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This code gets the precedence of the current token and checks to see if
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if is too low. Because we defined invalid tokens to have a precedence of
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-1, this check implicitly knows that the pair-stream ends when the token
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stream runs out of binary operators. If this check succeeds, we know
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that the token is a binary operator and that it will be included in this
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expression:
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.. code-block:: c++
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// Okay, we know this is a binop.
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int BinOp = CurTok;
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getNextToken(); // eat binop
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// Parse the primary expression after the binary operator.
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auto RHS = ParsePrimary();
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if (!RHS)
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return nullptr;
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As such, this code eats (and remembers) the binary operator and then
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parses the primary expression that follows. This builds up the whole
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pair, the first of which is [+, b] for the running example.
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Now that we parsed the left-hand side of an expression and one pair of
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the RHS sequence, we have to decide which way the expression associates.
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In particular, we could have "(a+b) binop unparsed" or "a + (b binop
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unparsed)". To determine this, we look ahead at "binop" to determine its
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precedence and compare it to BinOp's precedence (which is '+' in this
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case):
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.. code-block:: c++
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// If BinOp binds less tightly with RHS than the operator after RHS, let
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// the pending operator take RHS as its LHS.
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int NextPrec = GetTokPrecedence();
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if (TokPrec < NextPrec) {
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If the precedence of the binop to the right of "RHS" is lower or equal
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to the precedence of our current operator, then we know that the
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parentheses associate as "(a+b) binop ...". In our example, the current
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operator is "+" and the next operator is "+", we know that they have the
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same precedence. In this case we'll create the AST node for "a+b", and
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then continue parsing:
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.. code-block:: c++
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... if body omitted ...
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}
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// Merge LHS/RHS.
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LHS = std::make_unique<BinaryExprAST>(BinOp, std::move(LHS),
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std::move(RHS));
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} // loop around to the top of the while loop.
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}
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In our example above, this will turn "a+b+" into "(a+b)" and execute the
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next iteration of the loop, with "+" as the current token. The code
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above will eat, remember, and parse "(c+d)" as the primary expression,
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which makes the current pair equal to [+, (c+d)]. It will then evaluate
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the 'if' conditional above with "\*" as the binop to the right of the
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primary. In this case, the precedence of "\*" is higher than the
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precedence of "+" so the if condition will be entered.
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The critical question left here is "how can the if condition parse the
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right hand side in full"? In particular, to build the AST correctly for
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our example, it needs to get all of "(c+d)\*e\*f" as the RHS expression
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variable. The code to do this is surprisingly simple (code from the
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above two blocks duplicated for context):
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.. code-block:: c++
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// If BinOp binds less tightly with RHS than the operator after RHS, let
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// the pending operator take RHS as its LHS.
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int NextPrec = GetTokPrecedence();
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if (TokPrec < NextPrec) {
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RHS = ParseBinOpRHS(TokPrec+1, std::move(RHS));
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if (!RHS)
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return nullptr;
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}
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// Merge LHS/RHS.
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LHS = std::make_unique<BinaryExprAST>(BinOp, std::move(LHS),
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std::move(RHS));
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} // loop around to the top of the while loop.
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}
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At this point, we know that the binary operator to the RHS of our
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primary has higher precedence than the binop we are currently parsing.
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As such, we know that any sequence of pairs whose operators are all
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higher precedence than "+" should be parsed together and returned as
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"RHS". To do this, we recursively invoke the ``ParseBinOpRHS`` function
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specifying "TokPrec+1" as the minimum precedence required for it to
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|
continue. In our example above, this will cause it to return the AST
|
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node for "(c+d)\*e\*f" as RHS, which is then set as the RHS of the '+'
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|
expression.
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Finally, on the next iteration of the while loop, the "+g" piece is
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parsed and added to the AST. With this little bit of code (14
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non-trivial lines), we correctly handle fully general binary expression
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|
parsing in a very elegant way. This was a whirlwind tour of this code,
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|
and it is somewhat subtle. I recommend running through it with a few
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|
tough examples to see how it works.
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|
|
|
This wraps up handling of expressions. At this point, we can point the
|
|
parser at an arbitrary token stream and build an expression from it,
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|
stopping at the first token that is not part of the expression. Next up
|
|
we need to handle function definitions, etc.
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|
|
|
Parsing the Rest
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|
================
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|
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|
The next thing missing is handling of function prototypes. In
|
|
Kaleidoscope, these are used both for 'extern' function declarations as
|
|
well as function body definitions. The code to do this is
|
|
straight-forward and not very interesting (once you've survived
|
|
expressions):
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|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
/// prototype
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|
/// ::= id '(' id* ')'
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|
static std::unique_ptr<PrototypeAST> ParsePrototype() {
|
|
if (CurTok != tok_identifier)
|
|
return LogErrorP("Expected function name in prototype");
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|
|
|
std::string FnName = IdentifierStr;
|
|
getNextToken();
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|
|
|
if (CurTok != '(')
|
|
return LogErrorP("Expected '(' in prototype");
|
|
|
|
// Read the list of argument names.
|
|
std::vector<std::string> ArgNames;
|
|
while (getNextToken() == tok_identifier)
|
|
ArgNames.push_back(IdentifierStr);
|
|
if (CurTok != ')')
|
|
return LogErrorP("Expected ')' in prototype");
|
|
|
|
// success.
|
|
getNextToken(); // eat ')'.
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|
|
|
return std::make_unique<PrototypeAST>(FnName, std::move(ArgNames));
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
Given this, a function definition is very simple, just a prototype plus
|
|
an expression to implement the body:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
/// definition ::= 'def' prototype expression
|
|
static std::unique_ptr<FunctionAST> ParseDefinition() {
|
|
getNextToken(); // eat def.
|
|
auto Proto = ParsePrototype();
|
|
if (!Proto) return nullptr;
|
|
|
|
if (auto E = ParseExpression())
|
|
return std::make_unique<FunctionAST>(std::move(Proto), std::move(E));
|
|
return nullptr;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
In addition, we support 'extern' to declare functions like 'sin' and
|
|
'cos' as well as to support forward declaration of user functions. These
|
|
'extern's are just prototypes with no body:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
/// external ::= 'extern' prototype
|
|
static std::unique_ptr<PrototypeAST> ParseExtern() {
|
|
getNextToken(); // eat extern.
|
|
return ParsePrototype();
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
Finally, we'll also let the user type in arbitrary top-level expressions
|
|
and evaluate them on the fly. We will handle this by defining anonymous
|
|
nullary (zero argument) functions for them:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
/// toplevelexpr ::= expression
|
|
static std::unique_ptr<FunctionAST> ParseTopLevelExpr() {
|
|
if (auto E = ParseExpression()) {
|
|
// Make an anonymous proto.
|
|
auto Proto = std::make_unique<PrototypeAST>("", std::vector<std::string>());
|
|
return std::make_unique<FunctionAST>(std::move(Proto), std::move(E));
|
|
}
|
|
return nullptr;
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
Now that we have all the pieces, let's build a little driver that will
|
|
let us actually *execute* this code we've built!
|
|
|
|
The Driver
|
|
==========
|
|
|
|
The driver for this simply invokes all of the parsing pieces with a
|
|
top-level dispatch loop. There isn't much interesting here, so I'll just
|
|
include the top-level loop. See `below <#full-code-listing>`_ for full code in the
|
|
"Top-Level Parsing" section.
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: c++
|
|
|
|
/// top ::= definition | external | expression | ';'
|
|
static void MainLoop() {
|
|
while (1) {
|
|
fprintf(stderr, "ready> ");
|
|
switch (CurTok) {
|
|
case tok_eof:
|
|
return;
|
|
case ';': // ignore top-level semicolons.
|
|
getNextToken();
|
|
break;
|
|
case tok_def:
|
|
HandleDefinition();
|
|
break;
|
|
case tok_extern:
|
|
HandleExtern();
|
|
break;
|
|
default:
|
|
HandleTopLevelExpression();
|
|
break;
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
The most interesting part of this is that we ignore top-level
|
|
semicolons. Why is this, you ask? The basic reason is that if you type
|
|
"4 + 5" at the command line, the parser doesn't know whether that is the
|
|
end of what you will type or not. For example, on the next line you
|
|
could type "def foo..." in which case 4+5 is the end of a top-level
|
|
expression. Alternatively you could type "\* 6", which would continue
|
|
the expression. Having top-level semicolons allows you to type "4+5;",
|
|
and the parser will know you are done.
|
|
|
|
Conclusions
|
|
===========
|
|
|
|
With just under 400 lines of commented code (240 lines of non-comment,
|
|
non-blank code), we fully defined our minimal language, including a
|
|
lexer, parser, and AST builder. With this done, the executable will
|
|
validate Kaleidoscope code and tell us if it is grammatically invalid.
|
|
For example, here is a sample interaction:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: bash
|
|
|
|
$ ./a.out
|
|
ready> def foo(x y) x+foo(y, 4.0);
|
|
Parsed a function definition.
|
|
ready> def foo(x y) x+y y;
|
|
Parsed a function definition.
|
|
Parsed a top-level expr
|
|
ready> def foo(x y) x+y );
|
|
Parsed a function definition.
|
|
Error: unknown token when expecting an expression
|
|
ready> extern sin(a);
|
|
ready> Parsed an extern
|
|
ready> ^D
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
There is a lot of room for extension here. You can define new AST nodes,
|
|
extend the language in many ways, etc. In the `next
|
|
installment <LangImpl03.html>`_, we will describe how to generate LLVM
|
|
Intermediate Representation (IR) from the AST.
|
|
|
|
Full Code Listing
|
|
=================
|
|
|
|
Here is the complete code listing for our running example. Because this
|
|
uses the LLVM libraries, we need to link them in. To do this, we use the
|
|
`llvm-config <https://llvm.org/cmds/llvm-config.html>`_ tool to inform
|
|
our makefile/command line about which options to use:
|
|
|
|
.. code-block:: bash
|
|
|
|
# Compile
|
|
clang++ -g -O3 toy.cpp `llvm-config --cxxflags`
|
|
# Run
|
|
./a.out
|
|
|
|
Here is the code:
|
|
|
|
.. literalinclude:: ../../../examples/Kaleidoscope/Chapter2/toy.cpp
|
|
:language: c++
|
|
|
|
`Next: Implementing Code Generation to LLVM IR <LangImpl03.html>`_
|
|
|