Parser class

The face of the text_expressions library; parses expressions defined in square brackets '[]', arguments defined in curly brackets '{}', and allows for expressions to be defined externally and 'included' in a phrase through the use of acute angles '<>'.

Constructors

Parser({bool quietMode = true})

Creates an instance of an expression parser.

Properties

hashCode → int

The hash code for this object.

no setter, inherited

lexer ↔ Lexer

Instace of Lexer for breaking phrases into their parsable components.

late, final

log → Sprint

Instance of Sprint message printer for the parser.

final

phrases → Map<String, String>

Map of keys and their corresponding expressions.

final

runtimeType → Type

A representation of the runtime type of the object.

no setter, inherited

Methods

load({required Map<String, String> phrases}) → void

Loads a new set of phrases into the parser, clearing the previous set.

noSuchMethod(Invocation invocation) → dynamic

Invoked when a nonexistent method or property is accessed.

inherited

parse(String phrase, Arguments arguments) → String

Takes phrase, tokenises it, parses each Token and returns the accumulation of the parsed tokens as a string.

parseKey(String key, {Map<String, Object> named = const <String, Object>{}, Set<Object> positional = const <Object>{}}) → String

Takes key, retrieves the phrase associated with key and parses it.

toString() → String

A string representation of this object.

inherited

Operators

operator ==(Object other) → bool

The equality operator.

inherited

Constants

fallback → const String

Used as a fallback 'translation' for an inexistent key.