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The parser package lacked a direct way to parse standalone expressions—only ClassAds could be parsed via ParseClassAd.

Changes

  • Grammar: Extended start rule to accept expr in addition to classad, allowing bare expressions like 2 + 3 to parse successfully
  • New function: Added ParseExpr(input string) (ast.Expr, error) for expression-only parsing
  • Documentation: Updated Parse to clarify it accepts both ClassAds and expressions; updated ParseClassAd to note it rejects non-ClassAd input
  • Error handling: Improved ParseClassAd to return descriptive errors (e.g., "parsed input is not a ClassAd, got *ast.BinaryOp") instead of (nil, nil)
  • Tests: Added 23 test cases covering literals, operators, function calls, conditionals, and error cases

Usage

// Parse standalone expressions
expr, err := parser.ParseExpr("2 + 3 * 4")           // ✓ returns BinaryOp
expr, err := parser.ParseExpr(`strcat("a", "b")`)    // ✓ returns FunctionCall
expr, err := parser.ParseExpr("{1, 2, 3}")           // ✓ returns ListLiteral

// ParseClassAd now properly rejects expressions
ad, err := parser.ParseClassAd("2 + 3")              // ✗ error: not a ClassAd
ad, err := parser.ParseClassAd("[x = 1]")            // ✓ returns ClassAd

// Parse accepts both
node, _ := parser.Parse("2 + 3")                     // ✓ returns ast.Expr
node, _ := parser.Parse("[x = 1]")                   // ✓ returns *ast.ClassAd

Note: Grammar now has 2 reduce/reduce conflicts due to ambiguity between classad and expr for record literals like [a = 1]. The parser resolves this correctly by preferring the first production (classad).

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<issue_title>Add ParseExpr to parser package</issue_title>
<issue_description>The parser package has no direct way to parse an expression. Add ParseExpr. Include relevant tests.

Update the documentation for the Parse function to denote that it only parses ClassAds, not expressions.</issue_description>

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Copilot AI and others added 2 commits December 30, 2025 15:03
- Modified grammar to support parsing expressions as well as ClassAds
- Added ParseExpr function to parse expressions
- Updated Parse function documentation to clarify it accepts both ClassAds and expressions
- Updated ParseClassAd to return an error when input is not a ClassAd
- Added comprehensive tests for ParseExpr
- All existing tests pass

Co-authored-by: bbockelm <[email protected]>
- Updated ParseClassAd and ParseExpr to include actual node type in error messages
- Makes debugging easier by showing what was actually parsed

Co-authored-by: bbockelm <[email protected]>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add ParseExpr to parser package and update documentation Add ParseExpr function to parser package Dec 30, 2025
Copilot AI requested a review from bbockelm December 30, 2025 15:09
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LGTM.

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❌ Patch coverage is 87.50000% with 1 line in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

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