Associate metadata with terminals

This is a half-assed attempt at doing syntax coloring which I think
will almost certainly turn out to be insufficient. I'm committing it
just to record some of the work I've done but. BUT.

Probably trying to match tree-sitter is a better way of doing
this. (But, like, emitting tree-sitter grammars? Really? Wow, dude.
Way to give up.)

README.md

@@ -23,19 +23,20 @@ To get started, create a grammar that derives from the `Grammar` class. Create
 one method per nonterminal, decorated with the `rule` decorator. Here's an
 example:
 
-    PLUS = Token('+')
-    LPAREN = Token('(')
-    RPAREN = Token(')')
-    ID = Token('id')
 
     class SimpleGrammar(Grammar):
         @rule
         def expression(self):
-            return seq(self.expression, PLUS, self.term) | self.term
+            return seq(self.expression, self.PLUS, self.term) | self.term
 
         @rule
         def term(self):
-            return seq(LPAREN, self.expression, RPAREN) | ID
+            return seq(self.LPAREN, self.expression, self.RPAREN) | self.ID
+
+        PLUS = Terminal('+')
+        LPAREN = Terminal('(')
+        RPAREN = Terminal(')')
+        ID = Terminal('id')
 
 
 ## Using grammars

grammar.py

@@ -2,16 +2,7 @@
 import re
 import typing
 
-from parser import (
-    Assoc,
-    Grammar,
-    Nothing,
-    rule,
-    seq,
-    Rule,
-    Terminal,
-    Re,
-)
+from parser import Assoc, Grammar, Nothing, rule, seq, Rule, Terminal, Re, TerminalKind
 
 
 class FineGrammar(Grammar):
@@ -333,30 +324,34 @@ class FineGrammar(Grammar):
         return self.IDENTIFIER | seq(self.IDENTIFIER, self.COLON, self.expression)
 
     BLANKS = Terminal(Re.set(" ", "\t", "\r", "\n").plus())
-    COMMENT = Terminal(Re.seq(Re.literal("//"), Re.set("\n").invert().star()))
+    COMMENT = Terminal(
+        Re.seq(Re.literal("//"), Re.set("\n").invert().star()),
+        kind=TerminalKind.Comment.Line,
+    )
 
-    ARROW = Terminal("->")
-    AS = Terminal("as")
-    BAR = Terminal("bar")
-    CLASS = Terminal("class")
-    COLON = Terminal("colon")
-    ELSE = Terminal("else")
-    FOR = Terminal("for")
-    FUN = Terminal("fun")
+    ARROW = Terminal("->", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator)
+    AS = Terminal("as", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    BAR = Terminal("|", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    CLASS = Terminal("class", kind=TerminalKind.Storage.Type.Class)
+    COLON = Terminal(":", kind=TerminalKind.Punctuation.Separator)
+    ELSE = Terminal("else", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Control.Conditional)
+    FOR = Terminal("for", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Control)
+    FUN = Terminal("fun", kind=TerminalKind.Storage.Type.Function)
     IDENTIFIER = Terminal(
         Re.seq(
             Re.set(("a", "z"), ("A", "Z"), "_"),
             Re.set(("a", "z"), ("A", "Z"), ("0", "9"), "_").star(),
+        ),
+        # kind=TerminalKind.Variable, #?
     )
-    )
-    IF = Terminal("if")
-    IMPORT = Terminal("import")
-    IN = Terminal("in")
-    LCURLY = Terminal("{")
-    LET = Terminal("Let")
-    RCURLY = Terminal("}")
-    RETURN = Terminal("return")
-    SEMICOLON = Terminal(";")
+    IF = Terminal("if", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Control.Conditional)
+    IMPORT = Terminal("import", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Other)
+    IN = Terminal("in", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator)
+    LCURLY = Terminal("{", kind=TerminalKind.Punctuation.CurlyBrace.Open)
+    RCURLY = Terminal("}", kind=TerminalKind.Punctuation.CurlyBrace.Close)
+    LET = Terminal("Let", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Other)
+    RETURN = Terminal("return", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Control)
+    SEMICOLON = Terminal(";", kind=TerminalKind.Punctuation.Separator)
     STRING = Terminal(
         # Double-quoted string.
         Re.seq(
@@ -369,27 +364,28 @@ class FineGrammar(Grammar):
             Re.literal("'"),
             (~Re.set("'", "\\") | (Re.set("\\") + Re.any())).star(),
             Re.literal("'"),
+        ),
+        kind=TerminalKind.String.Quoted,
     )
-    )
-    WHILE = Terminal("while")
-    EQUAL = Terminal("=")
-    LPAREN = Terminal("(")
-    RPAREN = Terminal(")")
-    COMMA = Terminal(",")
-    SELF = Terminal("self", name="SELFF")
-    OR = Terminal("or")
-    IS = Terminal("is")
-    AND = Terminal("and")
-    EQUALEQUAL = Terminal("==")
-    BANGEQUAL = Terminal("!=")
-    LESS = Terminal("<")
-    GREATER = Terminal(">")
-    LESSEQUAL = Terminal("<=")
-    GREATEREQUAL = Terminal(">=")
-    PLUS = Terminal("+")
-    MINUS = Terminal("-")
-    STAR = Terminal("*")
-    SLASH = Terminal("/")
+    WHILE = Terminal("while", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Control)
+    EQUAL = Terminal("=", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    LPAREN = Terminal("(", kind=TerminalKind.Punctuation.Parenthesis.Open)
+    RPAREN = Terminal(")", kind=TerminalKind.Punctuation.Parenthesis.Close)
+    COMMA = Terminal(",", kind=TerminalKind.Punctuation.Separator)
+    SELF = Terminal("self", name="SELFF", kind=TerminalKind.Variable.Language)
+    OR = Terminal("or", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    IS = Terminal("is", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    AND = Terminal("and", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    EQUALEQUAL = Terminal("==", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    BANGEQUAL = Terminal("!=", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    LESS = Terminal("<", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    GREATER = Terminal(">", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    LESSEQUAL = Terminal("<=", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    GREATEREQUAL = Terminal(">=", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    PLUS = Terminal("+", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    MINUS = Terminal("-", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    STAR = Terminal("*", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    SLASH = Terminal("/", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
     NUMBER = Terminal(
         Re.seq(
             Re.set(("0", "9")).plus(),
@@ -402,18 +398,19 @@ class FineGrammar(Grammar):
                 Re.set("+", "-").question(),
                 Re.set(("0", "9")).plus(),
             ).question(),
+        ),
+        kind=TerminalKind.Constant.Numeric,
     )
-    )
-    TRUE = Terminal("true")
-    FALSE = Terminal("false")
-    BANG = Terminal("!")
-    DOT = Terminal(".")
-    MATCH = Terminal("match")
-    EXPORT = Terminal("export")
-    UNDERSCORE = Terminal("_")
-    NEW = Terminal("new")
-    LSQUARE = Terminal("[")
-    RSQUARE = Terminal("]")
+    TRUE = Terminal("true", kind=TerminalKind.Constant.Language)
+    FALSE = Terminal("false", kind=TerminalKind.Constant.Language)
+    BANG = Terminal("!", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator.Expression)
+    DOT = Terminal(".", kind=TerminalKind.Punctuation.Separator)
+    MATCH = Terminal("match", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Other)
+    EXPORT = Terminal("export", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Other)
+    UNDERSCORE = Terminal("_", kind=TerminalKind.Variable.Language)
+    NEW = Terminal("new", kind=TerminalKind.Keyword.Operator)
+    LSQUARE = Terminal("[", kind=TerminalKind.Punctuation.SquareBracket.Open)
+    RSQUARE = Terminal("]", kind=TerminalKind.Punctuation.SquareBracket.Close)
 
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

parser/parser.py

@@ -1609,10 +1609,14 @@ class Terminal(Rule):
 
     value: str | None
     pattern: "str | Re"
+    meta: dict[str, typing.Any]
+    regex: bool
 
-    def __init__(self, pattern, *, name=None):
+    def __init__(self, pattern: "str|Re", *, name: str | None = None, **kwargs):
         self.value = name
         self.pattern = pattern
+        self.meta = kwargs
+        self.regex = isinstance(pattern, Re)
 
     def flatten(self) -> typing.Generator[list["str | Terminal"], None, None]:
         # We are just ourselves when flattened.
@@ -2149,15 +2153,15 @@ class EdgeList[ET]:
 
 
 class NFAState:
-    """An NFA state. Each state can be the accept state, with one or more
-    Terminals as the result."""
+    """An NFA state. A state can be an accept state if it has a Terminal
+    associated with it."""
 
-    accept: list[Terminal]
+    accept: Terminal | None
     epsilons: list["NFAState"]
     _edges: EdgeList["NFAState"]
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self.accept = []
+        self.accept = None
         self.epsilons = []
         self._edges = EdgeList()
 
@@ -2183,7 +2187,7 @@ class NFAState:
                     continue
                 visited.add(state)
 
-                label = ", ".join([t.value for t in state.accept if t.value is not None])
+                label = state.accept.value if state.accept is not None else ""
                 f.write(f'  {id(state)} [label="{label}"];\n')
                 for target in state.epsilons:
                     stack.append(target)
@@ -2460,42 +2464,42 @@ class NFASuperState:
 
     def accept_terminal(self) -> Terminal | None:
         accept = None
-        for st in self.states:
-            for ac in st.accept:
-                if accept is None:
-                    accept = ac
-                elif accept.value != ac.value:
-                    accept_regex = isinstance(accept.pattern, Re)
-                    ac_regex = isinstance(ac.pattern, Re)
 
-                    if accept_regex and not ac_regex:
-                        accept = ac
-                    elif ac_regex and not accept_regex:
+        for st in self.states:
+            if st.accept is None:
+                continue
+
+            if accept is None:
+                accept = st.accept
+            elif accept.value != st.accept.value:
+                if accept.regex and not st.accept.regex:
+                    accept = st.accept
+                elif st.accept.regex and not accept.regex:
                     pass
                 else:
                     raise ValueError(
-                            f"Lexer is ambiguous: cannot distinguish between {accept.value} ('{accept.pattern}') and {ac.value} ('{ac.pattern}')"
+                        f"Lexer is ambiguous: cannot distinguish between {accept.value} ('{accept.pattern}') and {st.accept.value} ('{st.accept.pattern}')"
                     )
 
         return accept
 
 
-def compile_terminals(terminals: typing.Iterable[Terminal]) -> LexerTable:
+def compile_lexer(grammar: Grammar) -> LexerTable:
     # Parse the terminals all together into a big NFA rooted at `NFA`.
     NFA = NFAState()
-    for terminal in terminals:
+    for terminal in grammar.terminals:
         pattern = terminal.pattern
         if isinstance(pattern, Re):
             start, ends = pattern.to_nfa()
             for end in ends:
-                end.accept.append(terminal)
+                end.accept = terminal
             NFA.epsilons.append(start)
 
         else:
             start = end = NFAState()
             for c in pattern:
                 end = end.add_edge(Span.from_str(c), NFAState())
-            end.accept.append(terminal)
+            end.accept = terminal
             NFA.epsilons.append(start)
 
     NFA.dump_graph()
@@ -2525,12 +2529,8 @@ def compile_terminals(terminals: typing.Iterable[Terminal]) -> LexerTable:
     ]
 
 
-def compile_lexer(grammar: Grammar) -> LexerTable:
-    return compile_terminals(grammar.terminals)
-
-
-def dump_lexer_table(table: LexerTable):
-    with open("lexer.dot", "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+def dump_lexer_table(table: LexerTable, name: str = "lexer.dot"):
+    with open(name, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         f.write("digraph G {\n")
         for index, (accept, edges) in enumerate(table):
             label = accept.value if accept is not None else ""
@@ -2541,3 +2541,91 @@ def dump_lexer_table(table: LexerTable):
 
             pass
         f.write("}\n")
+
+
+# NOTE: We have rich metadata system man, wow, how cool are we?
+#
+#       The whole point of this stuff here is to allow automatic
+#       generation/maintenance of syntax coloring for editors. And maybe some
+#       other stuff? This is *extremely provisional*, I'm not even sure it
+#       makes sense yet. Tree sitter works differently, for example, and it's
+#       not clear at all what we want to generate for any particular editor.
+#
+#       This here might be enough to produce extremely basic TextMate
+#       grammars but anything more complicated will want tree patterns
+#       anyway, and we can only do tree patterns by influencing the grammar.
+class TerminalMeta:
+    pass
+
+
+class TerminalKind(TerminalMeta):
+    class Comment(TerminalMeta):
+        class Block(TerminalMeta):
+            pass
+
+        class Line(TerminalMeta):
+            pass
+
+    class Constant(TerminalMeta):
+        class Language(TerminalMeta):
+            pass
+
+        class Numeric(TerminalMeta):
+            pass
+
+    class Keyword(TerminalMeta):
+        class Control(TerminalMeta):
+            class Conditional(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+        class Operator(TerminalMeta):
+            class Expression(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+        class Other(TerminalMeta):
+            pass
+
+    class Punctuation(TerminalMeta):
+        class Separator(TerminalMeta):
+            pass
+
+        class Parenthesis(TerminalMeta):
+            class Open(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+            class Close(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+        class CurlyBrace(TerminalMeta):
+            class Open(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+            class Close(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+        class SquareBracket(TerminalMeta):
+            class Open(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+            class Close(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+    class Storage(TerminalMeta):
+        class Type(TerminalMeta):
+            class Class(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+            class Function(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+    class String(TerminalMeta):
+        class Quoted(TerminalMeta):
+            class Single(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+            class Double(TerminalMeta):
+                pass
+
+    class Variable(TerminalMeta):
+        class Language(TerminalMeta):
+            pass