added strings to language, adding more examples/tutorials

automata/src/loader/ast.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::ops::Range;
+use std::{borrow::Cow, ops::Range};
 
 use super::Spanned;
 
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ pub enum Symbol<'a> {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum Item<'a> {
     Symbol(Symbol<'a>),
+    String(Cow<'a, str>),
     Tuple(Tuple<'a>),
     List(List<'a>),
 }
@@ -46,7 +47,14 @@ pub enum Regex<'a> {
 pub struct List<'a>(pub Vec<Spanned<Item<'a>>>, pub ListKind);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct ProductionGroup<'a>(pub Vec<Spanned<Symbol<'a>>>);
+pub enum ProductionUnit<'a> {
+    Epsilon(&'a str),
+    Ident(&'a str),
+    String(Cow<'a, str>),
+}
+
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct ProductionGroup<'a>(pub Vec<Spanned<ProductionUnit<'a>>>);
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub enum TopLevel<'a> {
@@ -70,6 +78,7 @@ impl<'a> Spanned<Item<'a>> {
             Item::Symbol(sym) => return Some(*sym),
             Item::Tuple(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected ident found tuple", self.1),
             Item::List(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected ident found list", self.1),
+            Item::String(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected ident found string", self.1),
         }
         None
     }
@@ -82,6 +91,7 @@ impl<'a> Spanned<Item<'a>> {
             }
             Item::Tuple(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected ident found tuple", self.1),
             Item::List(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected ident found list", self.1),
+            Item::String(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected ident found string", self.1),
         }
         None
     }
@@ -95,6 +105,7 @@ impl<'a> Spanned<Item<'a>> {
                 _ = ctx.emit_error("expected set found epsilon", self.1)
             }
             Item::Tuple(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected set found tuple", self.1),
+            Item::String(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected set found string", self.1),
             Item::List(list) => return Some(&list.0),
         }
         None
@@ -109,6 +120,7 @@ impl<'a> Spanned<Item<'a>> {
                 _ = ctx.emit_error("expected list found epsilon", self.1)
             }
             Item::Tuple(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected list found tuple", self.1),
+            Item::String(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected list found string", self.1),
             Item::List(list) => return Some(&list.0),
         }
         None
@@ -138,6 +150,7 @@ impl<'a> Spanned<Item<'a>> {
             }
             Item::Tuple(tuple) => return Some(Spanned(tuple, self.1)),
             Item::List(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected tuple found list", self.1),
+            Item::String(_) => _ = ctx.emit_error("expected tuple found string", self.1),
         }
         None
     }

automata/src/loader/lexer.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 use crate::loader::{Span, Spanned};
 
+
+#[derive(Clone, Copy, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Default)]
+pub enum StringKind{
+    #[default]
+    Regular,
+    Regex
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 pub enum Token<'a> {
     LPar,
@@ -14,6 +22,7 @@ pub enum Token<'a> {
     Tilde,
     Eq,
     Comma,
+    Dash,
 
     Or,
     Plus,
@@ -26,6 +35,8 @@ pub enum Token<'a> {
     Comment(&'a str),
 
     Ident(&'a str),
+
+    String(&'a str, StringKind, bool),
     LineEnd,
 }
 
@@ -43,13 +54,19 @@ impl<'a> std::fmt::Display for Token<'a> {
             Token::Comma => write!(f, "','"),
             Token::Or => write!(f, "'|'"),
             Token::Plus => write!(f, "'+'"),
+            Token::Dash => write!(f, "'-'"),
             Token::Star => write!(f, "'*'"),
             Token::And => write!(f, "'&'"),
             Token::LSmallArrow => write!(f, "'->'"),
             Token::LBigArrow => write!(f, "'=>'"),
             Token::Comment(_) => write!(f, "<comment>"),
+            
             Token::Ident(ident) if f.alternate() => write!(f, "{ident:?}"),
             Token::Ident(_) => write!(f, "ident"),
+            
+            Token::String(string, kind, _) if f.alternate() => write!(f, "{}{string:?}", if *kind==StringKind::Regex {"r"} else {""}),
+            Token::String(_, _, _) => write!(f, "string"),
+            
             Token::LineEnd => write!(f, "eol"),
         }
     }
@@ -65,6 +82,7 @@ pub struct Lexer<'a> {
 pub enum Error {
     InvalidChar(char),
     UnclosedMultiLine,
+    UnclosedString,
 }
 
 impl<'a> Lexer<'a> {
@@ -145,8 +163,22 @@ impl<'a> std::iter::Iterator for Lexer<'a> {
                     self.consume();
                     Ok(Token::LSmallArrow)
                 }
-                _ => Err(Error::InvalidChar('-')),
+                _ => Ok(Token::Dash),
             },
+            '"' => {
+                let mut escaped = false;
+                loop {
+                    match self.consume() {
+                        Some('"') => break Ok(Token::String(&self.input[start+1..self.position], StringKind::Regular, escaped)),
+                        None => break Err(Error::UnclosedString),
+                        Some('\\') => {
+                            _ = self.consume();
+                            escaped = true;
+                        },
+                        _ => {}
+                    }
+                }
+            }
 
             '/' => match self.consume() {
                 Some('/') => loop {

automata/src/loader/parser.rs

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::borrow::Cow;
+
 use crate::epsilon;
 use crate::loader::log::LogSink;
 use crate::loader::{Context, Span};
@@ -139,19 +141,38 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
         S(Tuple(items), start.join(end))
     }
 
+    fn parse_as_string(&mut self, tok: S<T<'a>>) -> S<Cow<'a, str>>{
+        let (r, k, e, s) = match tok {
+            S(T::String(r, k, e), s) => (r, k, e, s),
+            S(t, s) => {
+                self.ctx.emit_error(format!("unexpected {:#} expected {:}", t, T::String("", Default::default(), false)), s);
+                return S("<INVALID>".into(), s)
+            }
+        };
+
+        S(r.into(), s)
+    }
+    
+    fn parse_string(&mut self) -> S<Cow<'a, str>>{
+        let tok = self.next_token();
+        self.parse_as_string(tok)
+    }
+
     fn parse_item(&mut self) -> S<Item<'a>> {
         match self.peek_token().0 {
             T::Ident(_) | T::Tilde => self.parse_symbol().map(Item::Symbol),
+            T::String(_, _, _) => self.parse_string().map(Item::String),
             T::LPar => self.parse_tupple().map(Item::Tuple),
             T::LBrace | T::LBracket => self.parse_list().map(Item::List),
             _ => {
                 let S(got, span) = self.next_token();
                 self.ctx.emit_error(
                     format!(
-                        "unexpected {:#} expected item ( {:} | {:} | {:} | {:} | {:} )",
+                        "unexpected {:#} expected item ( {:} | {:} | {:} | {:} | {:} | {:} )",
                         got,
                         T::Tilde,
                         T::Ident(""),
+                        T::String("", Default::default(), false),
                         T::LPar,
                         T::LBrace,
                         T::LBracket,
@@ -225,11 +246,39 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
         todo!()
     }
 
-    fn parse_production_rule(&mut self, S(sym, start): S<Symbol<'a>>) -> Option<S<TopLevel<'a>>> {
+    fn parse_as_production_unit(&mut self, tok: S<T<'a>>) -> S<ProductionUnit<'a>>{
+        match tok {
+            S(T::Tilde, r) => S(ProductionUnit::Epsilon("~"), r),
+            S(T::Ident(repr @ epsilon!(pat)), r) => S(ProductionUnit::Epsilon(repr), r),
+            S(T::Ident(ident), r) => S(ProductionUnit::Ident(ident), r),
+            S(T::String(_, _, _), _) => self.parse_as_string(tok).map(ProductionUnit::String),
+            S(got, span) => {
+                self.ctx.emit_error(
+                    format!(
+                        "unexpected {:#} expected production unit ( {:} | {:} | {:} )",
+                        got,
+                        T::Tilde,
+                        T::Ident(""),
+                        T::String("", Default::default(), false)
+                    ),
+                    span,
+                );
+                S(ProductionUnit::Ident("<INVALID>"), span)
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+    
+    fn parse_production_unit(&mut self) -> S<ProductionUnit<'a>>{
+        let tok = self.next_token();
+        self.parse_as_production_unit(tok)
+    }
+
+    fn parse_production_rule(&mut self, S(sym, start): S<ProductionUnit<'a>>) -> Option<S<TopLevel<'a>>> {
         let mut lhs_group = ProductionGroup(vec![S(sym, start)]);
         let mut lhs_group_end = start;
         while !matches!(self.peek_token().0, T::LSmallArrow | T::LineEnd) {
-            let sym = self.parse_symbol();
+            let sym = self.parse_production_unit();
             lhs_group_end = sym.1;
             lhs_group.0.push(sym);
         }
@@ -248,7 +297,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
         loop {
             let mut group = ProductionGroup(vec![]);
             while !matches!(self.peek_token().0, T::LineEnd | T::Or) {
-                group.0.push(self.parse_symbol());
+                group.0.push(self.parse_production_unit());
             }
 
             if group.0.is_empty() {
@@ -327,10 +376,10 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
                 }
                 // production rule
                 (
-                    sym @ S(T::Ident(_) | T::Tilde, _),
+                    sym @ S(T::Ident(_) | T::Tilde | T::String(_, _, _), _),
                     S(T::LSmallArrow | T::Ident(_) | T::Tilde, _),
                 ) => {
-                    let sym = self.parse_as_symbol(sym);
+                    let sym = self.parse_as_production_unit(sym);
                     if let Some(pr) = self.parse_production_rule(sym) {
                         break Some(pr);
                     }

web/root/src/examples.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ export type Category =
   | "DPDA"
   | "NPDA"
   | "TM"
-  | "NTM";
+  | "NTM"
+  | "CFG";
 
 export class Example {
   readonly category: Category;
@@ -48,6 +49,56 @@ d(qb, b) = qb
 
 d(qb', a) = qb'
 d(qb', b) = qb`,
+  ),
+
+    new Example(
+    "Tutorial",
+    "NFA",
+    `// strings of 1's whos length is divisible by two or three and longer than 1
+
+type   = NFA                          // type of machine
+Q      = {q0, q2, q2f, q3, q3', q3f}  // set of states 
+E      = {1}                          // alphabet
+F      = {q2f, q3f}                   // set of final states
+q0     = q0                           // initial state
+
+// transition function (state, letter) -> state
+
+// non deterministic part
+d(q0, 1) = q2
+d(q0, 1) = q3
+
+d(q2, 1) = q2f
+d(q2f, 1) = q2
+
+d(q3, 1) = q3'
+d(q3', 1) = q3f
+d(q3f, 1) = q3
+`,
+  ),
+
+  new Example(
+    "Tutorial",
+    "NFA w/ epsilon",
+    `// strings containing only all a's, or all b's, or all c's
+
+type   = NFA               // type of machine
+Q      = {q0, qa, qb, qc}  // set of states 
+E      = {a, b, c}         // alphabet
+F      = {qa, qb, qc}      // set of final states
+q0     = q0                // initial state
+
+// transition function (state, letter) -> state
+
+// non deterministic part
+d(q0, epsilon) = qa
+d(q0, epsilon) = qb
+d(q0, epsilon) = qc
+
+d(qa, a) = qa
+d(qb, b) = qb
+d(qc, c) = qc
+`,
   ),
 
   new Example(
@@ -128,9 +179,18 @@ d(q0, a, B)  =   (q0, [A B])
 d(q0, b, B)  =   (q0, [B B])
 
 // transition to q1 
+// even
 d(q0, epsilon, z0)  =   { (q1, z0) }
 d(q0, epsilon, A)   =   { (q1, A)  }
 d(q0, epsilon, B)   =   { (q1, B)  }
+// odd
+d(q0, a, z0)  =   { (q1, z0) }
+d(q0, a, A)   =   { (q1, A)  }
+d(q0, a, B)   =   { (q1, B)  }
+
+d(q0, b, z0)  =   { (q1, z0) }
+d(q0, b, A)   =   { (q1, A)  }
+d(q0, b, B)   =   { (q1, B)  }
 
 // consume stack until empty
 d(q1, a, A)         =   { (q1, epsilon) }
@@ -186,6 +246,35 @@ d(q2,X)=(q0,x,R)
 d(q0,Y)=(q3,y,R)
 d(q3,Y)=(q3,y,R)
 d(q3,B)=(q4,B,R)
+`),
+
+  new Example("CFG", "definition",
+    `// CFG's aren't supported yet, and this definition is not complete.
+// This is the definition for the grammar the definition has itself
+
+type=CFG
+
+S -> TopLevel | TopLevel S
+
+TopLevel -> Ident "=" Item // Item 
+TopLevel -> Ident Tuple "=" Item // Transition Functions
+TopLevel -> Production | Table
+ 
+Item -> Symbol | String | Tuple | List
+
+Symbol -> Ident | "~"
+String -> "\"" "\""
+Tuple -> "(" ItemList ")"
+List -> "{" ItemList "}" | "[" ItemList "]"
+
+ItemList -> ~ | Item ItemList | Item "," ItemList
+
+Production -> ProductionGroup "->" ProductionGroupList
+ProductionGroupList -> ProductionGroup | ProductionGroupList "|" ProductionGroup 
+ProductionGroup -> ProductionUnit | ProductionGroup ProductionUnit 
+ProductionUnit -> Ident | "~" | String
+
+
 `)
 ];
 
@@ -197,6 +286,7 @@ const CATEGORY_ORDER: Category[] = [
   "NPDA",
   "TM",
   "NTM",
+  "CFG",
 ];
 
 function buildExamplesDropdown(

web_lib/src/lib.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ pub fn init() {
 pub enum Kind {
     Ident = "ident",
     Keyword = "keyword",
+    String = "string",
     Error = "error",
     Comment = "comment",
     Punc = "punc",
@@ -77,11 +78,13 @@ pub fn lex(input: &str) -> Vec<Tok> {
                 Token::Comma => Kind::Punc,
                 Token::Or => Kind::Punc,
                 Token::Plus => Kind::Punc,
+                Token::Dash => Kind::Punc,
                 Token::Star => Kind::Punc,
                 Token::And => Kind::Punc,
                 Token::LSmallArrow => Kind::Punc,
                 Token::LBigArrow => Kind::Punc,
                 Token::Comment(_) => Kind::Comment,
+                Token::String(_, _, _) => Kind::String,
                 Token::Ident(_)
                     if input[..start_utf8]
                         .split("\n")