/// <summary>
/// Creates a parser with a grammar that matches one or more consecutive characters until any of the specified
/// stop characters are parsed and joins them into a <see cref="string"/>, excluding the stop character.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="stops">The characters at which to stop consuming characters.</param>
/// <returns>A parser with a grammar that consumes consecutive characters until any stop character is parsed
/// or the sequence ends.</returns>
protected IParser<char, string> AnyCharacterUntil(params char[] stops)
{
Contract.Requires(stops != null);
Contract.Requires(stops.Length > 0);
Contract.Ensures(Contract.Result<IParser<char, string>>() != null);
return AnyCharacter.Not(Character(c => stops.Contains(c))).OneOrMore().Join();
}
/// <summary>
/// Creates a parser with a grammar that matches one or more consecutive characters until any of the specified
/// stop words are parsed and joins them into a <see cref="string"/>, excluding the stop word.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="stopWords">The strings at which to stop consuming characters.</param>
/// <returns>A parser with a grammar that consumes consecutive characters until any stop word is parsed
/// or the sequence ends.</returns>
protected IParser<char, string> AnyCharacterUntil(params string[] stopWords)
{
Contract.Requires(stopWords != null);
Contract.Requires(stopWords.Length > 0);
Contract.Ensures(Contract.Result<IParser<char, string>>() != null);
var stops = new List<IParser<char, string>>();
foreach (var word in stopWords)
{
Contract.Assume(!string.IsNullOrEmpty(word));
stops.Add(Word(word));
}
return AnyCharacter.Not(stops.Any()).OneOrMore().Join();
}
