Data.Attoparsec.ByteString.Lazy

Simple, efficient combinator parsing that can consume lazy ByteString strings, loosely based on the Parsec library.

This is essentially the same code as in the Attoparsec module, only with a parse function that can consume a lazy ByteString incrementally, and a Result type that does not allow more input to be fed in. Think of this as suitable for use with a lazily read file, e.g. via readFile or hGetContents.

Note: The various parser functions and combinators such as string still expect strict ByteString parameters, and return strict ByteString results. Behind the scenes, strict ByteString values are still used internally to store parser input and manipulate it efficiently.

Documentation

data Result r

The result of a parse.

Constructors

Fail ByteString [String] String

The parse failed. The ByteString is the input that had not yet been consumed when the failure occurred. The [String] is a list of contexts in which the error occurred. The String is the message describing the error, if any.

Done ByteString r

The parse succeeded. The ByteString is the input that had not yet been consumed (if any) when the parse succeeded.

Instances

Functor Result

Show r => Show (Result r)

NFData r => NFData (Result r)

module Data.Attoparsec.ByteString

Running parsers

parse :: Parser a -> ByteString -> Result a

Run a parser and return its result.

parseTest :: Show a => Parser a -> ByteString -> IO ()

Run a parser and print its result to standard output.

Result conversion

maybeResult :: Result r -> Maybe r

Convert a Result value to a Maybe value.

eitherResult :: Result r -> Either String r

Convert a Result value to an Either value.