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A Scala library for parsing fixed-width columns in a string.
https://github.com/sweet-delights/delightful-parsing

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`delightful-parsing` is a library for parsing fixed-width columns from a string. It is highly inspired by the project

[Apache Daffodil](https://daffodil.apache.org/). The differences are:

1) For now, a much smaller scope (ie fixed-width strings)

2) Defining the parsing specification with Scala case classes and type annotations, instead of XSD



This library is built for Scala 2.12.15, 2.13.8 and 3.1.2



### SBT

```scala

libraryDependencies += "org.sweet-delights" %% "delightful-parsing" % "0.9.0" // check latest version above

```



### Maven

```xml



  org.sweet-delights

  delightful-parsing_2.12

  0.9.0



```



## [License](LICENSE.md)



All files in `delightful-parsing` are under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3.

Please read files [`COPYING`](COPYING) and [`COPYING.LESSER`](COPYING.LESSER) for details.



## How to parse a string having fixed-width columns?



*Step 1*: decorate a case class with `delightful-parsing` [annotations](src/main/scala/sweet/delights/parsing/annotations).

Example:

```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Length, LengthParam, Options, Regex, Repetition}



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  opt: Option[String] @Length(3),

  str: String         @Regex("""\w{3}"""),

  integer: String     @LengthParam("intSize"),

  more: List[Bar]     @Repetition(2)

)



@Options(trim = true)

case class Bar(

  list: List[String] @Repetition(2) @Length(5)

)

```



*Step 2*: parse!

```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser._



val line = "optstrintegerAAAAABBBBBCCCCCDDDDD"

val parsed = parse[Foo](Map("intSize" -> 7))(line)

println(parsed)

// Foo(

//   opt = Some("opt"),

//   str = "str",

//   integer = "integer",

//   List(

//     Bar(List("AAAAA", "BBBBB")),

//     Bar(List("CCCCC", "DDDDD"))

//   )

// )

```



## Supported types



By default, [`Parser`](src/main/scala/sweet/delights/parsing/Parser.scala) is able to parse strings and basic types

such as `Int`, `Double`, `String`, `Option[T]`, `List[T]` etc.



The support for additional types is done via implentations of [`Parser[T]`](src/main/scala/sweet/delights/parsing/Parser.scala).



## Definitions



### Node



Considering a case class, any field that has a reference to another case classe is a ***node field***.



A ***node type*** is the type of a node field.



### Leaf



Any field that is NOT a node is a ***leaf field***.

 

A ***leaf type*** is the type of a leaf field.



Types `Boolean`, `Byte`, `Short`, `Int`, `Long`, `Float`, `Double` and `String` are leaves.



### Optional and repeatable types



A node or leaf type `T` can be optional (i.e. `Option[T]`) or repeatable (i.e. `List[T]`).



## Annotations



### Why type annotations?



The choice of type annotations (i.e. annotations "*on the right*") rather than variable annotations (i.e. annotations

"*on the left*") is purely for readability purposes. As such, it is subjective and opiniated.



### Case class annotations



#### `@Options`



Speficies some parsing options like trimming what is consumed. For now, this annotation is mandantory for nodes (case classes).

Example:

```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.Options



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo()

```



### Type annotations



#### `@Conditional(Int => Boolean)`



Experimental. TODO.



#### `@Format(String)` & `@FormatParam(String)`



Specifies a format to parse a certain leaf type. For now, leaf types supported are `java.time.{LocalDate, LocalTime, LocalDateTime,

ZonedDateTime}`. Example:



```scala

import java.time.LocalDate

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Length, Options, Format}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  date: LocalDate @Length(6) @Format("yyMMdd")

)



Parser.parse[Foo]("200101")

// res0: Foo(

//   date = LocalDate.of(2020, 1, 1)

// )

```



The format can be provided through a parameter by using the `@FormatParam(String)` annotation.



```scala

import java.time.LocalDate

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Length, Options, FormatParam}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  date: LocalDate @Length(6) @FormatParam("dateFormat")

)



Parser.parse[Foo](Map("dateFormat" -> "yyMMdd"))("200101")

// res0: Foo(

//   date = LocalDate.of(2020, 1, 1)

// )

```



#### `@Ignore & @IgnoreParam(String)`



Specified whether the parsing of a field should be bypassed (ignored) or not. Applicable only to leaf types.

Example:



```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Ignore, Length, Options}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  str: String @Length(5) @Ignore,

  opt: Option[String] @Length(2)

)



Parser.parse[Foo]("XX")

// res0: Foo(

//   str = "",

//   opt = Some("XX")

// )

```



The parsing of `str` is skipped completely. The field is assigned an empty string, its default value.



Ignoring a field can be set through a parameter by using the `@IgnoreParam(String)` annotation.



```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{IgnoreParam, Length, Options}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  str: String @Length(5) @IgnoreParam("ignoreMe"),

  opt: Option[String] @Length(2)

)



Parser.parse[Foo](Map("ignoreMe" -> true))("XX")

// res0: Foo(

//   str = "",

//   opt = Some("XX")

// )

```



#### `@Length(Int) & @LengthParam(String)`



Specifies the number of characters to be consumed explicitly. Example:



```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Length, Options}



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  str: String @Length(5),

  opt: Option[String] @Length(2)

)

```



The field `str` consumes 5 characters from the input string. As the trimming option is activated, the final length of

`str` may be less than 5.



The field `opt` consumes 2 characters. In addition to the behavior above, as this is an optional field, if the trimmed

string is empty, then `opt` becomes `None`.



The length can be provided through a parameter by using the `@LengthParam` annotation.



```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{LengthParam, Options}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  str: String @LengthParam("myStrSize")

)



Parser.parse[Foo](Map("myStrSize" -> 5))("ABCDE")

// res0: Foo(

//   str = "ABCDE"

// )

```



#### `@Lenient`



Specifies to ignore any exceptions raised during the parsing of a leaf field. Example:



```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Length, Lenient, Options}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  integer: Int        @Length(5) @Lenient,

  option: Option[Int] @Length(5) @Lenient

)



Parser.parse[Foo](Map("myStrSize" -> 5))("xxxxxXXXXX")

// res0: Foo(

//   integer = 0,

//   option = None

// )

```



NB:

- the default value of an integer is `0`

- the default value of an `Option` is `None`



#### `@ParseFunc[T](String => Option[T])`



Provides a user defined parsing function (UDPF) for a leaf type `T`. When present, it

overrides default parsing functions or any parsing function derived from `@Format` or

`@FormatParam` annotations. The UDPF must be statically defined. Example:



```scala

import java.time.LocalTime

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Length, ParseFunc, Options}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  time: LocalTime   @Length(5) @ParseFunc[LocalTime](Foo.removePrefix)

)



object Foo {

  def removePrefix(s: String): Option[LocalTime] = Some(LocalTime.parse(s.substring(1)))

}



Parser.parse[Foo]("X03:45")

// res0: Foo(

//   time = LocalTime.of(3, 45)

// )

```



#### `@Regex(String)`



Specifies characters to be consumed thanks to a regular expression. Applicable of leaf types only. Example:

```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Regex, Options}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  str: String @Regex("""\w{5}""")

)



Parser.parse[Foo]("ABCDEF")

// res0: Foo(

//   str = "ABCDE"

// )

```



#### `@Repetition(Int)`



Specifies the number of repetitions for a list. Example:

```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Length, Repetition, Options}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  strs: List[String] @Repetition(2) @Length(5),

  bars: List[Bar]    @Repetition(3)

)



@Options(trim = true)

case class Bar(

  str: String @Length(1)

)



Parser.parse[Foo]("ABCDEFGHIJKLM")

// res0: Foo(

//   strs = List("ABCDE", "FGHIJ"),

//   bars = List(

//     Bar(str = "K"),

//     Bar(str = "L"),

//     Bar(str = "M")

//   )

// )

```



`strs` is a repeatable leaf field. As such, is requires `@Length` in addition to `@Repetition`.



`bars` is a repeatable node field. Only `@Repetition` is required.



#### `@TrailingSkip(Int)`



Specifies a number of characters to be skipped after a field is parsed successfully. Example:

```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Length, Options, TrailingSkip}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  str1: String @Length(1),

  str2: String @Length(1) @TrailingSkip(1),

  str3: String @Length(1)

)



Parser.parse[Foo]("AB_D")

// res0: Foo(

//   str1 = "A",

//   str2 = "B",

//   str3 = "D"

// )

```



#### `@TrueIf`



For a `Boolean` field, specifies a string that should be matched to evaluate the field to `true`. Example:



```scala

import sweet.delights.parsing.annotations.{Length, Options, TrueIf}

import sweet.delights.parsing.Parser



@Options(trim = true)

case class Foo(

  bool: Boolean @Length(3) @TrueIf("Yes") 

)



Parser.parse[Foo]("Yes")

// res0: Foo(

//   bool = true

// )



Parser.parse[Foo]("xxx")

// res1: Foo(

//   bool = false

// )

```



## Limitations



- case classes MUST be decorated with the [`Options`](src/main/scala/sweet/delights/parsing/annotations/Options.scala) annotation

- all fields of a case class MUST be annotated with applicable annotations



## Acknowledgments



- [Apache Daffodil](https://daffodil.apache.org/) for inspiration

- the [`shapeless`](https://github.com/milessabin/shapeless) library

- the [The Type Astronaut's Guide to Shapeless](https://underscore.io/books/shapeless-guide/) book

- [StackOverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64688798/hlist-foldleft-with-tuple-as-zero)