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![PetitParser](http://scg.unibe.ch/files/c0/gidr6vlrj4aw5k22a3y9fajle0qui0/petitparser-small.png)
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# PetitParser and PetitCompiler for Smalltalk/X
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## PetitParser 
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*Grammars for programming languages are traditionally specified statically. 
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They are hard to compose and reuse due to ambiguities that inevitably arise. 
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**PetitParser** combines ideas from scannerless parsing, parser combinators, 
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parsing expression grammars and packrat parsers to model grammars and parsers 
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as objects that can be reconfigured dynamically.*
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For more details on PetitParser itself refer to [PetitParser homepage](http://scg.unibe.ch/research/helvetia/petitparser)
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## PetitCompiler
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**PetitCompiler** compiles regular PetitParser grammars into an equivalent top-down 
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parser implemented in Smalltalk. The compiled parser is significantly faster than
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PetitParser based one. 
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### Documentation 
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For more information on how to use PetitCompiler refer to [wiki](https://bitbucket.org/janvrany/stx-goodies-petitparser/wiki/Home)
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# Installation
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See [installation notes](https://bitbucket.org/janvrany/stx-goodies-petitparser/wiki/Installation) on [wiki](https://bitbucket.org/janvrany/stx-goodies-petitparser/wiki/Home)
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# License
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The MIT License, see [LICENSE](https://bitbucket.org/janvrany/stx-goodies-petitparser/src/default/LICENSE.txt?at=default&fileviewer=file-view-default).
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