Software:Lemon Parser Generator
| Developer(s) | D. Richard Hipp |
|---|---|
| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | Parser generator |
| License | Public domain |
| Website | www |
Lemon is a parser generator, maintained as part of the SQLite project, that generates an LALR parser in the C programming language from an input context-free grammar. The generator is quite simple, implemented in a single C source file with another file used as a template for output. Lexical analysis is performed externally.
Lemon is similar to bison and yacc; however it is not compatible with these programs. The grammar input format is different, so as to help prevent common coding errors. Other distinctive features include a reentrant, thread-safe output parser, and the concept of "non-terminal destructors" that try to make it easier to avoid leaking memory.
SQLite uses Lemon with a hand-coded tokenizer to parse SQL strings.
Lemon, in combination with re2c and a re2c wrapper called Perplex, are used[1][2][3] in BRL-CAD as platform-agnostic and easily compilable alternatives to Flex and Bison. This combination is also used with STEPcode.[4]
Notes
References
- "The LEMON Parser Generator". http://www.hwaci.com/sw/lemon/. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
- "Architecture of SQLite". 2008-11-01. http://www.sqlite.org/arch.html. Retrieved 2008-12-24.
External links
- The Lemon Parser Generator
- Calculator with Lemon and Lex in C++ Example
- Understanding Lemon generated Parser
- Lemon, bundled with Re2c and Perplex
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