mwparserfromhell/mwparserfromhell/parser/__init__.py

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"""
This package contains the actual wikicode parser, split up into two main
modules: the :py:mod:`~.tokenizer` and the :py:mod:`~.builder`. This module
joins them together under one interface.
"""

try:
    from ._builder import CBuilder as Builder
    from ._tokenizer import CTokenizer as Tokenizer
except ImportError:
    from .builder import Builder
    from .tokenizer import Tokenizer

__all__ = ["Parser"]

class Parser(object):
    """Represents a parser for wikicode.

    Actual parsing is a two-step process: first, the text is split up into a
    series of tokens by the :py:class:`~.Tokenizer`, and then the tokens are
    converted into trees of :py:class:`~.Wikicode` objects and
    :py:class:`~.Node`\ s by the :py:class:`~.Builder`.
    """

    def __init__(self, text):
        self.text = text
        self._tokenizer = Tokenizer()
        self._builder = Builder()

    def parse(self):
        """Return a string as a parsed :py:class:`~.Wikicode` object tree."""
        tokens = self._tokenizer.tokenize(self.text)
        code = self._builder.build(tokens)
        return code