/// <summary>
/// Main DSL code file parser. Uses the Parser state machine to read the code file and process the program.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="content">text containing DSL program code</param>
/// <returns>StateMachine</returns>
private StateMachine ParseDSL(string content)
{
StateMachine stateMachine = null;
State currentState = null;
Command command = null;
Event anEvent = null;
State state = null;
Transition transition = null;
// Encode strings before parsing.
content = Utility.PreProcess(content);
string separators = " \r\n\t";
string[] tokens = content.Split(separators.ToCharArray());
foreach (string token in tokens)
{
// Decode strings from token.
string tokenValue = Utility.PostProcess(token);
string tokenLwr = tokenValue.ToLower();
// Pass the token to our state machine to handle.
bool handled = _controller.Handle(tokenLwr);
if (!handled && tokenLwr.Length > 0)
{
// Process the token under our current state.
switch (_controller.CurrentState.Name)
{
case "waitingForCommand":
{
// Read a Command Name.
command = new Command();
command.Name = tokenValue;
// Move state to read Command Code.
_controller.Handle(_startCode);
break;
}
case "waitingForCommandCode":
{
// Read a Command Code.
command.Code = tokenValue;
_commandList.Add(command.Name, command);
// Move state back to read Command Name.
_controller.Handle(_endCode);
break;
}
case "waitingForEvent":
{
// Read an Event Name.
anEvent = new Event();
anEvent.Name = tokenValue;
// Move state to read an Event Code.
_controller.Handle(_startCode);
break;
}
case "waitingForEventCode":
{
// Read an Event Code.
anEvent.Code = tokenValue;
_eventList.Add(anEvent.Name, anEvent);
// Move state back to read an Event Name.
_controller.Handle(_endCode);
break;
}
case "waitingForState":
{
// Read a State Name, stay in this state until next command read.
state = new State(tokenValue);
currentState = state;
_stateList.Add(tokenValue, state);
break;
}
case "waitingForAction":
{
// Read an Action Name.
state.AddAction(_commandList[tokenValue]);
// Move state back to reading a State.
_controller.Handle(_endCode);
break;
}
case "waitingForTransition":
{
// Read a Transition Trigger, stay in this state until symbol read for transition Target.
transition = new Transition();
transition.Source = currentState;
transition.Trigger = _eventList[tokenValue];
break;
}
case "waitingForTransitionState":
{
// Read a Transition Target, if the target state is known, assign it now. Otherwise, store it in the symbol table for mapping later.
if (_stateList.ContainsKey(tokenValue))
{
transition.Target = _stateList[tokenValue];
currentState.AddTransition(transition.Trigger, transition.Target);
}
else
{
// Add reference to bind later.
_symbolTableForStateList.Add(new Utility.SymbolTableForState(currentState, transition, "Target", _stateList, tokenValue));
}
// Move state back to reading a Transition.
_controller.Handle(_endCode);
break;
}
}
}
}
// Resolve any references to unknown states.
Utility.ResolveReferences(_symbolTableForStateList);
// Create the state machine with the starting state.
stateMachine = new StateMachine(_stateList["idle"]);
return stateMachine;
}
public void AddAction(Command action)
{
_actions.Add(action);
}