The meta Reference Manual

This is the meta Reference Manual, version 1.0.0, generated automatically by Declt version 3.0 "Montgomery Scott" on Tue Dec 22 14:23:05 2020 GMT+0.

1 Systems

The main system appears first, followed by any subsystem dependency.

1.1 `meta`

Author

Jochen Schmidt

Description

META syntax to easily write parsers

Long Description

META syntax to easily write parsers, as per Henry G. Baker’s Prag-Parse article

Version

1.0.0

Dependency

named-readtables

Source

meta.asd (file)

Components

package.lisp (file)
meta-src.lisp (file)

2 Files

Files are sorted by type and then listed depth-first from the systems components trees.

2.1 Lisp

2.1.1 `meta.asd`

Location: meta.asd
Systems: meta (system)

2.1.2 `meta/package.lisp`

Parent: meta (system)
Location: package.lisp
Packages: meta

2.1.3 `meta/meta-src.lisp`

Dependency

package.lisp (file)

Parent

meta (system)

Location

meta-src.lisp

Exported Definitions

disable-meta-syntax (function)
enable-meta-syntax (function)
with-list-meta (macro)
with-stream-meta (macro)
with-string-meta (macro)

Internal Definitions

*meta-readtable* (special variable)
*saved-readtable* (special variable)
compile-list (function)
compileit (function)
copy-meta (function)
list-match (macro)
list-match-type (macro)
make-meta (function)
meta (structure)
meta-char (function)
(setf meta-char) (function)
meta-curly-bracket (function)
meta-form (function)
(setf meta-form) (function)
meta-p (function)
meta-reader (function)
meta-square-bracket (function)
stream-match (macro)
stream-match-type (macro)
string-match (macro)
string-match-type (macro)

3 Packages

Packages are listed by definition order.

3.1 `meta`

Source

package.lisp (file)

Use List

editor-hints.named-readtables
common-lisp

Exported Definitions

disable-meta-syntax (function)
enable-meta-syntax (function)
with-list-meta (macro)
with-stream-meta (macro)
with-string-meta (macro)

Internal Definitions

*meta-readtable* (special variable)
*saved-readtable* (special variable)
compile-list (function)
compileit (function)
copy-meta (function)
list-match (macro)
list-match-type (macro)
make-meta (function)
meta (structure)
meta-char (function)
(setf meta-char) (function)
meta-curly-bracket (function)
meta-form (function)
(setf meta-form) (function)
meta-p (function)
meta-reader (function)
meta-square-bracket (function)
stream-match (macro)
stream-match-type (macro)
string-match (macro)
string-match-type (macro)

4 Definitions

Definitions are sorted by export status, category, package, and then by lexicographic order.

4.1 Exported definitions

4.1.1 Macros

Macro: with-list-meta (SOURCE-SYMBOL LIST) &body BODY

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Macro: with-stream-meta (SOURCE-SYMBOL STREAM) &body BODY

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Macro: with-string-meta (SOURCE-SYMBOL STRING-BUFFER &key START END) &body BODY

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

4.1.2 Functions

Function: disable-meta-syntax ()

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Function: enable-meta-syntax ()

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

4.2 Internal definitions

4.2.1 Special variables

Special Variable: *meta-readtable*

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Special Variable: *saved-readtable*

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

4.2.2 Macros

Macro: list-match X &key SOURCE-SYMBOL

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Macro: list-match-type X V &key SOURCE-SYMBOL

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Macro: stream-match X &key SOURCE-SYMBOL

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Macro: stream-match-type X V &key SOURCE-SYMBOL

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Macro: string-match X &key SOURCE-SYMBOL

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Macro: string-match-type X V &key SOURCE-SYMBOL

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

4.2.3 Functions

Function: compile-list L &key SOURCE-SYMBOL

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Function: compileit X &key META-PARSER-TYPE SOURCE-SYMBOL

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Function: copy-meta INSTANCE

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Function: make-meta &key (CHAR CHAR) (FORM FORM)

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Function: meta-char INSTANCE

Function: (setf meta-char) VALUE INSTANCE

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Function: meta-curly-bracket S C

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Function: meta-form INSTANCE

Function: (setf meta-form) VALUE INSTANCE

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Function: meta-p OBJECT

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Function: meta-reader S C

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

Function: meta-square-bracket S C

Package: meta
Source: meta-src.lisp (file)

4.2.4 Structures

Structure: meta ()

Package

meta

Source

meta-src.lisp (file)

Direct superclasses

structure-object (structure)

Direct methods

make-load-form (method)
print-object (method)

Direct slots

Slot: char

Readers: meta-char (function)
Writers: (setf meta-char) (function)

Slot: form

Readers: meta-form (function)
Writers: (setf meta-form) (function)

Appendix A Indexes

A.1 Concepts

Jump to:	F L M

	Index Entry	Section

F
	File, Lisp, `meta.asd`:	The meta․asd file
	File, Lisp, `meta/meta-src.lisp`:	The meta/meta-src․lisp file
	File, Lisp, `meta/package.lisp`:	The meta/package․lisp file

L
	Lisp File, `meta.asd`:	The meta․asd file
	Lisp File, `meta/meta-src.lisp`:	The meta/meta-src․lisp file
	Lisp File, `meta/package.lisp`:	The meta/package․lisp file

M
	`meta.asd`:	The meta․asd file
	`meta/meta-src.lisp`:	The meta/meta-src․lisp file
	`meta/package.lisp`:	The meta/package․lisp file

Jump to:	F L M

A.2 Functions

Jump to:	( C D E F L M S W

	Index Entry	Section

(
	`(setf meta-char)`:	Internal functions
	`(setf meta-form)`:	Internal functions

C
	`compile-list`:	Internal functions
	`compileit`:	Internal functions
	`copy-meta`:	Internal functions

D
	`disable-meta-syntax`:	Exported functions

E
	`enable-meta-syntax`:	Exported functions

F
	`Function, (setf meta-char)`:	Internal functions
	`Function, (setf meta-form)`:	Internal functions
	`Function, compile-list`:	Internal functions
	`Function, compileit`:	Internal functions
	`Function, copy-meta`:	Internal functions
	`Function, disable-meta-syntax`:	Exported functions
	`Function, enable-meta-syntax`:	Exported functions
	`Function, make-meta`:	Internal functions
	`Function, meta-char`:	Internal functions
	`Function, meta-curly-bracket`:	Internal functions
	`Function, meta-form`:	Internal functions
	`Function, meta-p`:	Internal functions
	`Function, meta-reader`:	Internal functions
	`Function, meta-square-bracket`:	Internal functions

L
	`list-match`:	Internal macros
	`list-match-type`:	Internal macros

M
	`Macro, list-match`:	Internal macros
	`Macro, list-match-type`:	Internal macros
	`Macro, stream-match`:	Internal macros
	`Macro, stream-match-type`:	Internal macros
	`Macro, string-match`:	Internal macros
	`Macro, string-match-type`:	Internal macros
	`Macro, with-list-meta`:	Exported macros
	`Macro, with-stream-meta`:	Exported macros
	`Macro, with-string-meta`:	Exported macros
	`make-meta`:	Internal functions
	`meta-char`:	Internal functions
	`meta-curly-bracket`:	Internal functions
	`meta-form`:	Internal functions
	`meta-p`:	Internal functions
	`meta-reader`:	Internal functions
	`meta-square-bracket`:	Internal functions

S
	`stream-match`:	Internal macros
	`stream-match-type`:	Internal macros
	`string-match`:	Internal macros
	`string-match-type`:	Internal macros

W
	`with-list-meta`:	Exported macros
	`with-stream-meta`:	Exported macros
	`with-string-meta`:	Exported macros

Jump to:	( C D E F L M S W

A.3 Variables

Jump to:	* C F S

	Index Entry	Section

*
	`meta-readtable`:	Internal special variables
	`saved-readtable`:	Internal special variables

C
	`char`:	Internal structures

F
	`form`:	Internal structures

S
	`Slot, char`:	Internal structures
	`Slot, form`:	Internal structures
	`Special Variable, meta-readtable`:	Internal special variables
	`Special Variable, saved-readtable`:	Internal special variables

Jump to:	* C F S

A.4 Data types

Jump to:	M P S

	Index Entry	Section

M
	`meta`:	The meta system
	`meta`:	The meta package
	`meta`:	Internal structures

P
	`Package, meta`:	The meta package

S
	`Structure, meta`:	Internal structures
	`System, meta`:	The meta system

Jump to:	M P S

• Systems		The systems documentation
• Files		The files documentation
• Packages		The packages documentation
• Definitions		The symbols documentation
• Indexes		Concepts, functions, variables and data types

• Internal special variables
• Internal macros
• Internal functions
• Internal structures

• Concept index
• Function index
• Variable index
• Data type index

• The meta.asd file
• The meta/package.lisp file
• The meta/meta-src.lisp file

The meta Reference Manual

Table of Contents

The meta Reference Manual

1 Systems

1.1 meta

2 Files

2.1 Lisp

2.1.1 meta.asd

2.1.2 meta/package.lisp

2.1.3 meta/meta-src.lisp

3 Packages

3.1 meta

4 Definitions

4.1 Exported definitions

4.1.1 Macros

4.1.2 Functions

4.2 Internal definitions

4.2.1 Special variables

4.2.2 Macros

4.2.3 Functions

4.2.4 Structures

Appendix A Indexes

A.1 Concepts

A.2 Functions

A.3 Variables

A.4 Data types

1.1 `meta`

2.1.1 `meta.asd`

2.1.2 `meta/package.lisp`

2.1.3 `meta/meta-src.lisp`

3.1 `meta`