Struct bnf::Grammar

pub struct Grammar { /* fields omitted */ }

A Grammar is comprised of any number of Productions

Methods

impl Grammar

pub fn new() -> Grammar

Construct a new Grammar

pub fn from_parts(v: Vec<Production>) -> Grammar

Construct an Grammar from Productions

pub fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Error>

pub fn add_production(&mut self, prod: Production)

Add Production to the Grammar

pub fn remove_production(&mut self, prod: &Production) -> Option<Production>

Remove Production from the Grammar

pub fn productions_iter(&self) -> Iter

Get iterator of the Grammar's Productions

pub fn productions_iter_mut(&mut self) -> IterMut

Get mutable iterator of the Grammar's Productions

pub fn generate_seeded(&self, rng: &mut StdRng) -> Result<String, Error>

Generate a random sentence from self and seed for random. Use if interested in reproducing the output generated. Begins from lhs of first production.

Example

extern crate bnf;
extern crate rand;
use rand::{SeedableRng, StdRng};
use bnf::Grammar;

fn main() {
    let input =
        "<dna> ::= <base> | <base> <dna>
        <base> ::= \"A\" | \"C\" | \"G\" | \"T\"";
    let grammar = Grammar::from_str(input).unwrap();
    let seed: &[_] = &[1,2,3,4];
    let mut rng: StdRng = SeedableRng::from_seed(seed);
    let sentence = grammar.generate_seeded(&mut rng);
    match sentence {
        Ok(s) => println!("random sentence: {}", s),
        Err(e) => println!("something went wrong: {}!", e)
    }

}

pub fn generate(&self) -> Result<String, Error>

Generate a random sentence from self. Begins from lhs of first production.

Example

extern crate bnf;
use bnf::Grammar;

fn main() {
    let input =
        "<dna> ::= <base> | <base> <dna>
        <base> ::= \"A\" | \"C\" | \"G\" | \"T\"";
    let grammar = Grammar::from_str(input).unwrap();
    let sentence = grammar.generate();
    match sentence {
        Ok(s) => println!("random sentence: {}", s),
        Err(e) => println!("something went wrong: {}!", e)
    }

}

Trait Implementations

impl PartialEq<Grammar> for Grammar

fn eq(&self, other: &Grammar) -> bool

This method tests for self and other values to be equal, and is used by ==.

fn ne(&self, other: &Grammar) -> bool

This method tests for !=.

impl Clone for Grammar

fn clone(&self) -> Grammar

Returns a copy of the value.

fn clone_from(&mut self, source: &Self)

Performs copy-assignment from source.

impl Debug for Grammar

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl Display for Grammar

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.

impl FromStr for Grammar

type Err = Error

The associated error which can be returned from parsing.

fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err>

Parses a string s to return a value of this type.