Parser and AST contracts

Platform spec feature

Parser and AST contracts

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Owner

Piotr Mikstacki pmikstacki@cybernomad.it

Submitter

Piotr Mikstacki pmikstacki@cybernomad.it

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ADRs (3)

1. 0001-feature-hub-authority Feature hub authority Accepted

   This feature hub owns normative MUST/SHOULD contract text for Parser and AST contracts.

   Context

   Sibling articles under this feature previously restated requirements in inconsistent forms.

   Decision

   This feature hub owns normative MUST/SHOULD contract text. Sibling articles must not redefine hub requirements and should link here for authority.

   Consequences

   Contract changes start on the hub or in linked ADRs, then propagate to articles and implementation anchors.

   Verification anchors

   • site/website/src/content/docs/platform-spec/compiler/front-end/parser-and-ast-contracts/index.mdx
   • article bundle under the same feature directory.

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2. 0002-spec-over-implementation-notes Specification over implementation notes Accepted

   Platform-spec text supersedes informal crate comments for Parser and AST contracts.

   Context

   Implementation crates accumulated informal notes that diverged from published contracts.

   Decision

   Normative platform-spec prose and ADRs under this feature supersede informal comments in implementation crates until explicitly migrated into spec text.

   Consequences

   Engineers file spec/ADR updates when behavior changes; crate comments are non-authoritative for conformance arguments.

   Verification anchors

   • compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/beskid.pest
   • compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/parsing
   • compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/syntax/items

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3. 0003-pest-grammar-single-surface Single pest grammar surface Accepted

   Multiple parser entrypoints caused span drift.

   Context

   Multiple parser entrypoints caused span drift.

   Decision

   beskid.pest and beskid_analysis::parsing are the authoritative parse surface; AST contracts derive spans from this pipeline only.

   Consequences

   Alternate parsers must not ship without an ADR and conformance fixtures.

   Verification anchors

   • compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/beskid.pest
   • compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/parsing.

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Articles

• Contracts and edge cases Non-negotiable parser contracts and common edge-case handling rules. article Standard
• Design model Mental model for how the front-end parser and syntax model are organized. article Standard
• Examples Concrete examples that show parser contracts in daily compiler work. article Standard
• FAQ and troubleshooting Common parser and syntax questions with practical debugging guidance. article Standard
• Flow and algorithm Step-by-step parse flow from source text to syntax structures. article Standard
• Verification and traceability How to verify parser behavior and trace docs back to source. article Standard

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Related spec docs

• Area
  Front-end

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• Feature
  Rules and diagnostics catalog

  Parsed structures are validated by semantic rules later in the pipeline

What this feature governs

This feature defines how raw source text becomes the typed syntax model used by name resolution, semantic analysis, and formatting. The grammar lives in beskid_analysis/src/beskid.pest, while syntax item and type nodes under beskid_analysis/src/syntax form the canonical AST contract.

Core guarantees

1. Parser entry points convert pest failures into diagnostics that preserve source ranges and actionable messages.
2. Syntax node builders in syntax/items and syntax/types are the single source of truth for declaration and type shapes.
3. Formatter paths consume these syntax nodes and do not maintain an independent parse model.
4. Parser updates must keep resolver and diagnostics consumers source-compatible or include coordinated downstream updates.

Implementation anchors

• compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/beskid.pest
• compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/parsing
• compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/syntax/items
• compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/syntax/types
• compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/resolve
• compiler/crates/beskid_analysis/src/analysis

Decisions

No open decisions. Closed choices are normative ADRs under adr/ (D-COMP-FRONT-0010 … D-COMP-FRONT-0012); use the reader ADRs tab for expandable detail.