std.d.lexer : voting thread

[Dmitry Olshansky]

02-Oct-2013 18:41, Dicebot пишет:
> After brief discussion with Brian and gathering data from the review
> thread, I have decided to start voting for `std.d.lexer` inclusion into
> Phobos.
>

I'd have to answer as NO.

In order to get to a YES state, it needs:
a) Use tok!"==" notation (in line with generic lexer). It makes it far 
more convenient in the parser down the road as well.
b) Ideally use generic lexer framework but it makes for 2 modules to 
include, so just make it easy to switch to later (no breakage etc.)
c) Abstract away string table, let user provide his own hooks for that, 
and provide a default StringCache.
d) Allow operation w/o StringTable at all (make it optional) including 
"just slice the input" mode.

P.S. I'm not a fun of etc.d.lexer. Instead a dub repo seems like a good 
place for the moment, for these who need it right now. Other may 
collectively wait for or help in getting to perfection.

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Dmitry Olshansky