Incremental LL(1) parsing in language-based editors

摘要

This paper introduces an efficient incremental LL(1) parsing algorithm for use in language-based editors that use the structure recognition approach. It is designed to parse user input at intervals of very small granularity and to limit the amount of incremental parsing needed when changes are made internal to the editing buffer. The algorithm uses the editing focus as a guide in restricting parsing. It has been implemented in the Fred language-based editor.