Added cache docs

src/cache.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+//! Traits and types that allow parsers to be cached between invocations.
+//!
+//! # Example
+//!
+//! ```
+//! #![feature(lazy_cell)]
+//! use std::sync::{LazyLock, Arc};
+//! use chumsky::{prelude::*, cache::{Cache, Cached}};
+//!
+//! #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+//! enum Token<'a> { Ident(&'a str), Int(u64) }
+//!
+//! #[derive(Default)]
+//! struct TokenParser;
+//! impl Cached for TokenParser {
+//!     type Parser<'a> = Arc<dyn Parser<'a, &'a str, Token<'a>, extra::Default> + Send + Sync + 'a>;
+//!
+//!     fn make_parser<'a>(self) -> Self::Parser<'a> {
+//!         let ident = text::ident().map(Token::Ident);
+//!         let num = text::int(10).from_str().unwrapped().map(Token::Int);
+//!         Arc::new(ident.or(num))
+//!     }
+//! }
+//!
+//! // The parser cache doesn't have a lifetime and so can be stored pretty much anywhere:
+//! static PARSER: LazyLock<Cache<TokenParser>> = LazyLock::new(Cache::default);
+//!
+//! // The parser can be used from any context simply by calling `.get()` on the cache
+//! assert_eq!(PARSER.get().parse("42").into_result(), Ok(Token::Int(42)));
+//! assert_eq!(PARSER.get().parse("hello").into_result(), Ok(Token::Ident("hello")));
+//! ```
+
+use super::*;
+
+/// Implementing this trait allows you to cache parsers for use with inputs of different lifetimes, avoiding the
+/// need to recreate the parser for each input lifetime.
+pub trait Cached {
+    /// The type of the parser to be cached.
+    ///
+    /// Because parsers tend to have unwieldy types, it is recommended to perform type erasure here. For example,
+    /// a parser with input type `&'src str` and output type `Token<'src>` might have one of the following types.
+    ///
+    /// ```ignore
+    /// Boxed<'src, 'src, &'src str, Token<'src>, extra::Default>
+    /// Arc<dyn Parser<'src, &'src str, Token<'src>, extra::Default> + Send + Sync + 'src>
+    /// ```
+    type Parser<'src>;
+
+    /// Create an instance of the parser
+    fn make_parser<'src>(self) -> Self::Parser<'src>;
+}
+
+/// Allows a parser to be cached for use with inputs and outputs of difference lifetimes.
+pub struct Cache<C: Cached> {
+    parser: C::Parser<'static>,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    phantom: EmptyPhantom<C>,
+}
+
+impl<C: Cached + Default> Default for Cache<C> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::new(C::default())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C: Cached> Cache<C> {
+    /// Create a new cached parser.
+    pub fn new(cacher: C) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            parser: cacher.make_parser(),
+            phantom: EmptyPhantom::new(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Get a reference to the cached parser.
+    ///
+    /// Because this function is generic over an input lifetime, the returned parser can be used in many
+    /// difference contexts.
+    pub fn get<'src>(&self) -> &C::Parser<'src> {
+        // SAFETY: This is safe because the API of `Cache` requires that the parser we store is bound by an arbitrary
+        // lifetime variable (see `Cached::make_parser`). Therefore, the implementor of `Cached` has no way to
+        // 'discover' the lifetime and so, because lifetimes are entirely removed during monomorphisation, the parser
+        // must be valid for arbitrary lifetimes.
+        unsafe { &*(&self.parser as *const C::Parser<'_>).cast() }
+    }
+}

src/either.rs

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! A small module that implements the [`Parser`](Parser) trait for the
+//! A small module that implements the [`Parser`] trait for the
 //! [`either::Either`](https://docs.rs/either/latest/either/enum.Either.html) type.
 
 use either::Either;

src/lib.rs

@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ macro_rules! go_cfg_extra {
 }
 
 mod blanket;
+#[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
+pub mod cache;
 pub mod combinator;
 pub mod container;
 #[cfg(feature = "either")]
@@ -347,7 +349,6 @@ pub trait Parser<'a, I: Input<'a>, O, E: ParserExtra<'a, I> = extra::Default>:
     /// [`&[T]`], a [`&str`], [`Stream`], or anything implementing [`Input`] to it.
     fn parse(&self, input: I) -> ParseResult<O, E::Error>
     where
-        Self: Sized,
         I: Input<'a>,
         E::State: Default,
         E::Context: Default,
@@ -365,7 +366,6 @@ pub trait Parser<'a, I: Input<'a>, O, E: ParserExtra<'a, I> = extra::Default>:
     /// [`&[T]`], a [`&str`], [`Stream`], or anything implementing [`Input`] to it.
     fn parse_with_state(&self, input: I, state: &mut E::State) -> ParseResult<O, E::Error>
     where
-        Self: Sized,
         I: Input<'a>,
         E::Context: Default,
     {
@@ -3461,14 +3461,9 @@ mod tests {
         struct MyCache;
 
         impl crate::cache::Cached for MyCache {
-            type Input<'src> = &'src str;
-            type Output<'src> = &'src str;
-            type Extra<'src> = extra::Default;
-
-            fn make_parser<'src>(
-                self,
-            ) -> Boxed<'src, 'src, Self::Input<'src>, Self::Output<'src>, Self::Extra<'src>>
-            {
+            type Parser<'src> = Boxed<'src, 'src, &'src str, &'src str, extra::Default>;
+
+            fn make_parser<'src>(self) -> Self::Parser<'src> {
                 Parser::boxed(my_parser())
             }
         }
@@ -3504,61 +3499,3 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 }
-
-/// Traits and types that allow parsers to be cached between invocations.
-#[cfg(feature = "unstable")]
-pub mod cache {
-    use super::*;
-
-    /// Implementing this trait allows you to cache parser for use with multiple inputs.
-    pub trait Cached {
-        /// The input type of the parser (for example, `&'a str`).
-        type Input<'src>: Input<'src>;
-
-        /// The output type of the parser.
-        type Output<'src>;
-
-        /// The extra type of the parser (see [`extra`]).
-        type Extra<'src>: ParserExtra<'src, Self::Input<'src>>;
-
-        // /// The type of the parser to be cached.
-        // type Parser<'a>: Parser<'a, Self::Input<'a>, Self::Output<'a>, Self::Extra<'a>>;
-
-        /// Create an instance of the parser
-        fn make_parser<'src>(
-            self,
-        ) -> Boxed<'src, 'src, Self::Input<'src>, Self::Output<'src>, Self::Extra<'src>>;
-    }
-
-    /// Allows a parser to be cached for use with inputs and outputs of difference lifetimes.
-    pub struct Cache<C: Cached> {
-        parser: Boxed<'static, 'static, C::Input<'static>, C::Output<'static>, C::Extra<'static>>,
-        #[allow(dead_code)]
-        phantom: EmptyPhantom<C>,
-    }
-
-    impl<C: Cached> Cache<C> {
-        /// Create a new cached parser.
-        pub fn new(cacher: C) -> Self {
-            Self {
-                parser: cacher.make_parser(),
-                phantom: EmptyPhantom::new(),
-            }
-        }
-
-        /// Get a reference to the cached parser.
-        ///
-        /// Because this function is generic over an input lifetime, the
-        pub fn get<'src>(
-            &self,
-        ) -> &Boxed<'src, 'src, C::Input<'src>, C::Output<'src>, C::Extra<'src>> {
-            // SAFETY: This is safe because the API of `Cache` requires that the parser we store is bound by an arbitrary
-            // lifetime variable (see `Cached::make_parser`). Therefore, the implementor of `Cached` has no way to
-            // 'discover' the lifetime and so, because lifetimes are entirely removed during monomorphisation, the parser
-            // must be valid for arbitrary lifetimes.
-            unsafe {
-                &*(&self.parser as *const Boxed<C::Input<'_>, C::Output<'_>, C::Extra<'_>>).cast()
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}

src/text.rs

@@ -438,6 +438,9 @@ pub mod ascii {
     }
 }
 
+// Unicode is the default
+pub use unicode::*;
+
 /// Parsers and utilities for working with unicode inputs.
 pub mod unicode {
     use super::*;