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This module implements a base object of a lexer with efficient buffer handling. Only at line endings checks are necessary if the buffer needs refilling.

# Imports

strutils, streams

# Types

    BaseLexer = object of RootObj
      bufpos*: int                 ## the current position within the buffer
      buf*: string                 ## the buffer itself
      input: Stream                ## the input stream
      lineNumber*: int             ## the current line number
      sentinel: int
      lineStart: int
      offsetBase*: int
      refillChars: set[char]

  the base lexer. Inherit your lexer from this object. Source Edit

# Consts

    EndOfFile = '\x00'

  end of file marker Source Edit

    NewLines = {'\c', '\n'}

  Source Edit

# Procs

    proc close(L: var BaseLexer) {...}{.raises: [Exception, IOError, OSError],
                               tags: [WriteIOEffect].}

  closes the base lexer. This closes `L`'s associated stream too. Source Edit

    proc handleCR(L: var BaseLexer; pos: int): int {...}{.raises: [Defect, IOError, OSError],
        tags: [ReadIOEffect].}

  Call this if you scanned over 'c' in the buffer; it returns the position to continue the scanning from. `pos` must be the position of the 'c'. Source Edit

    proc handleLF(L: var BaseLexer; pos: int): int {...}{.raises: [Defect, IOError, OSError],
        tags: [ReadIOEffect].}

  Call this if you scanned over 'L' in the buffer; it returns the position to continue the scanning from. `pos` must be the position of the 'L'. Source Edit

    proc handleRefillChar(L: var BaseLexer; pos: int): int {...}{.
        raises: [Defect, IOError, OSError], tags: [ReadIOEffect].}

  Call this if a terminator character other than a new line is scanned at `pos`; it returns the position to continue the scanning from. Source Edit

    proc open(L: var BaseLexer; input: Stream; bufLen: int = 8192;
             refillChars: set[char] = NewLines) {...}{.raises: [Defect, IOError, OSError],
        tags: [ReadIOEffect].}

  inits the BaseLexer with a stream to read from. Source Edit

    proc getColNumber(L: BaseLexer; pos: int): int {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

  retrieves the current column. Source Edit

    proc getCurrentLine(L: BaseLexer; marker: bool = true): string {...}{.raises: [], tags: [].}

  retrieves the current line. Source Edit