whilelang 0.0.2

A minimal implementation of the While language

Whilelang

Usage: python while.py source.while [...arguments]

Implemented grammar

The grammar implemented here is slightly different to the definitions of While that can be found online, largely for ease of implementation.

<suite> = EOF
        | "(" <suite> ")"
        | <statement> *(";" <statement>)
<statement> = "skip"
            | "while" <expr_a> "do" <suite>
            | "if" <expr_a> "then" <suite> ["else" <suite>]
            | NAME ":=" <expr_a>
            | <directive>
<directive> = "@" ("trace" | "exit" | "print" NAME)
<factor> = [("!" | "¬")] (NAME | NUMBER | BOOLEAN | "(" <expr_a> ")")
<expr_f> = <factor> [("*" | "/") <factor>]
<expr_e> = <expr_f> [("+" | "-") <expr_f>]
<expr_d> = <expr_e> [("<=" | "<" | ">=" | ">") <expr_e>]
<expr_c> = <expr_d> ["=" <expr_d>]
<expr_b> = <expr_c> ["&" <expr_c>]
<expr_a> = <expr_b> ["|" <expr_b>]

This logic can be seen implemented as code in parser.py. Compared to the simpler grammars often quoted, this grammar provides proper operator precedence.