parse an object

lex.go

@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ func (t tokenType) String() string {
 		return "t_list_end"
 	case t_list_separator:
 		return "t_list_separator"
+	case t_object_start:
+		return "t_object_start"
+	case t_object_separator:
+		return "t_object_separator"
+	case t_object_end:
+		return "t_object_end"
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unknown token type: %v", t))
 	}
@@ -49,6 +55,9 @@ const (
 	t_list_start                        // [
 	t_list_end                          // ]
 	t_list_separator                    // ,
+	t_object_start                      // {
+	t_object_end                        // }
+	t_object_separator                  // :
 )
 
 type stateFn func(*lexer) (stateFn, error)
@@ -161,6 +170,18 @@ func lexRoot(l *lexer) (stateFn, error) {
 		l.keep(r)
 		l.emit(t_list_separator)
 		return lexRoot, nil
+	case r == '{':
+		l.keep(r)
+		l.emit(t_object_start)
+		return lexRoot, nil
+	case r == '}':
+		l.keep(r)
+		l.emit(t_object_end)
+		return lexRoot, nil
+	case r == ':':
+		l.keep(r)
+		l.emit(t_object_separator)
+		return lexRoot, nil
 	case unicode.IsSpace(r):
 		return lexRoot, nil
 	case unicode.IsLower(r):

lex_test.go

@@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ var primitivesTests = []struct {
     `, []token{{t_comment, " comment line one"}, {t_comment, " comment line two"}}},
 	{`[]`, []token{{t_list_start, "["}, {t_list_end, "]"}}},
 	{`["item"]`, []token{{t_list_start, "["}, {t_string, "item"}, {t_list_end, "]"}}},
+	{`{}`, []token{{t_object_start, "{"}, {t_object_end, "}"}}},
+	{`{first_name: "jordan", last_name: "orelli"}`, []token{
+		{t_object_start, "{"},
+		{t_name, "first_name"},
+		{t_object_separator, ":"},
+		{t_string, "jordan"},
+		{t_list_separator, ","},
+		{t_name, "last_name"},
+		{t_object_separator, ":"},
+		{t_string, "orelli"},
+		{t_object_end, "}"},
+	}},
 }
 
 func TestLexPrimities(t *testing.T) {

node.go

@@ -157,3 +157,5 @@ type listElem struct {
 	prev  *listElem
 	next  *listElem
 }
+
+type object map[string]interface{}

parse.go

@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ func (p *parser) unread(t token) {
 	p.backup = append(p.backup, t)
 }
 
+func (p *parser) ensureNext(tt tokenType, context string) error {
+	if p.peek().t != tt {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected %v in %s: expected %v", p.peek().t, context, tt)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // parse the next value.  This is to be executed in a context where we know we
 // want something that is a value to come next, such as after an equals sign.
 func (p *parser) parseValue() (interface{}, error) {
@@ -69,6 +76,8 @@ func (p *parser) parseValue() (interface{}, error) {
 			return t.s, nil
 		case t_list_start:
 			return p.parseList(new(list))
+		case t_object_start:
+			return p.parseObject(make(object))
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse error: unexpected %v token while looking for value", t.t)
 		}
@@ -96,3 +105,33 @@ func (p *parser) parseList(l *list) (*list, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse error: unexpected %v token while scanning for list", t.t)
 	}
 }
+
+func (p *parser) parseObject(obj object) (object, error) {
+	if p.peek().t == t_object_end {
+		p.next()
+		return obj, nil
+	}
+	if err := p.ensureNext(t_name, "looking for object field name in parseObject"); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	field_name := p.next().s
+	if err := p.ensureNext(t_object_separator, "looking for object separator in parseObject"); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	p.next()
+
+	if v, err := p.parseValue(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else {
+		obj[field_name] = v
+	}
+
+	switch t := p.next(); t.t {
+	case t_list_separator:
+		return p.parseObject(obj)
+	case t_object_end:
+		return obj, nil
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse error: unexpected %v token while scanning for object", t.t)
+	}
+}

parse_test.go

@@ -59,6 +59,36 @@ var parseTests = []parseTest{
         `,
 		root: &rootNode{},
 	},
+	{
+		source: `
+        nested = [["one", "two"], ["three", "four"]]
+        `,
+		root: &rootNode{},
+	},
+	{
+		source: `
+        nested = [
+            ["one", "two"],
+            ["three", "four"],
+        ]
+        `,
+		root: &rootNode{},
+	},
+	{
+		source: `
+	    admin = {first_name: "jordan", last_name: "orelli"}
+	    `,
+		root: &rootNode{},
+	},
+	{
+		source: `
+        http = {
+            port: "9000",
+            routes: "/path/to/some/file",
+        }
+        `,
+		root: &rootNode{},
+	},
 }
 
 type parseTest struct {