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+.\" $Id: man.3,v 1.17 2010/05/25 21:46:48 kristaps Exp $
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-.Dd $Mdocdate: April 13 2010 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: May 25 2010 $
.Dt MAN 3
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm man ,
.Nm man_alloc ,
-.Nm man_parseln ,
.Nm man_endparse ,
-.Nm man_node ,
-.Nm man_meta ,
.Nm man_free ,
+.Nm man_meta ,
+.Nm man_node ,
+.Nm man_parseln ,
.Nm man_reset
.Nd man macro compiler library
.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In mandoc.h
.In man.h
.Vt extern const char * const * man_macronames;
.Ft "struct man *"
-.Fn man_alloc "void *data" "int pflags" "const struct man_cb *cb"
-.Ft void
-.Fn man_reset "struct man *man"
+.Fn man_alloc "void *data" "int pflags" "mandocmsg msgs"
+.Ft int
+.Fn man_endparse "struct man *man"
.Ft void
.Fn man_free "struct man *man"
-.Ft int
-.Fn man_parseln "struct man *man" "int line" "char *buf"
-.Ft "const struct man_node *"
-.Fn man_node "const struct man *man"
.Ft "const struct man_meta *"
.Fn man_meta "const struct man *man"
+.Ft "const struct man_node *"
+.Fn man_node "const struct man *man"
.Ft int
-.Fn man_endparse "struct man *man"
+.Fn man_parseln "struct man *man" "int line" "char *buf"
+.Ft void
+.Fn man_reset "struct man *man"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
library parses lines of
.Xr man 7
-input (and
-.Em only
-man) into an abstract syntax tree (AST).
+input into an abstract syntax tree (AST).
.Pp
In general, applications initiate a parsing sequence with
.Fn man_alloc ,
The
.Fn man_reset
function may be used in order to reset the parser for another input
-sequence. See the
+sequence.
+See the
.Sx EXAMPLES
section for a full example.
.Pp
library also accepts the following macros:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width Ds -compact
-.It am
-.It ami
-.It de
-.It dei
-.It ig
-Instructional macros in the original roff language. Blocks begun by
-these macros end with
-.Sq ..
-and may begin anywhere, although they may not break the next-line
-scoping rules specified in
-.Xr man 7 .
-These blocks are discarded.
.It PD
Has no effect. Handled as a current-scope line macro.
.It Sp
.Sq sp 0.5v
.Pq part of the standard preamble for Perl documentation .
Handled as a line macro.
-.It UC
-Has no effect. Handled as a current-scope line macro.
.It Vb
A synonym for
.Sq nf
.Sx Functions
and
.Sx Variables
-available to programmers. Following that, the
+available to programmers.
+Following that, the
.Sx Abstract Syntax Tree
section documents the output tree.
.Ss Types
An opaque type defined in
.Pa man.c .
Its values are only used privately within the library.
-.It Vt struct man_cb
-A set of message callbacks defined in
-.Pa man.h .
+.It Vt mandocmsg
+A function callback type defined in
+.Pa mandoc.h .
.It Vt struct man_node
-A parsed node. Defined in
+A parsed node.
+Defined in
.Pa man.h .
See
.Sx Abstract Syntax Tree
Function descriptions follow:
.Bl -ohang
.It Fn man_alloc
-Allocates a parsing structure. The
+Allocates a parsing structure.
+The
.Fa data
pointer is passed to callbacks in
.Fa cb ,
.Fa pflags
arguments are defined in
.Pa man.h .
-Returns NULL on failure. If non-NULL, the pointer must be freed with
+Returns NULL on failure.
+If non-NULL, the pointer must be freed with
.Fn man_free .
.It Fn man_reset
-Reset the parser for another parse routine. After its use,
+Reset the parser for another parse routine.
+After its use,
.Fn man_parseln
behaves as if invoked for the first time.
.It Fn man_free
-Free all resources of a parser. The pointer is no longer valid after
-invocation.
+Free all resources of a parser.
+The pointer is no longer valid after invocation.
.It Fn man_parseln
-Parse a nil-terminated line of input. This line should not contain the
-trailing newline. Returns 0 on failure, 1 on success. The input buffer
+Parse a nil-terminated line of input.
+This line should not contain the trailing newline.
+Returns 0 on failure, 1 on success.
+The input buffer
.Fa buf
is modified by this function.
.It Fn man_endparse
-Signals that the parse is complete. Note that if
+Signals that the parse is complete.
+Note that if
.Fn man_endparse
is called subsequent to
.Fn man_node ,
-the resulting tree is incomplete. Returns 0 on failure, 1 on success.
+the resulting tree is incomplete.
+Returns 0 on failure, 1 on success.
.It Fn man_node
-Returns the first node of the parse. Note that if
+Returns the first node of the parse.
+Note that if
.Fn man_parseln
or
.Fn man_endparse
return 0, the tree will be incomplete.
.It Fn man_meta
-Returns the document's parsed meta-data. If this information has not
-yet been supplied or
+Returns the document's parsed meta-data.
+If this information has not yet been supplied or
.Fn man_parseln
or
.Fn man_endparse
The
.Nm
functions produce an abstract syntax tree (AST) describing input in a
-regular form. It may be reviewed at any time with
+regular form.
+It may be reviewed at any time with
.Fn man_nodes ;
however, if called before
.Fn man_endparse ,
.Fn man_parseln
fail, it may be incomplete.
.Pp
-This AST is governed by the ontological
-rules dictated in
+This AST is governed by the ontological rules dictated in
.Xr man 7
and derives its terminology accordingly.
.Pp
The AST is composed of
.Vt struct man_node
-nodes with element, root and text types as declared
-by the
+nodes with element, root and text types as declared by the
.Va type
-field. Each node also provides its parse point (the
+field.
+Each node also provides its parse point (the
.Va line ,
.Va sec ,
and
parsed(man, node);
man_free(man);
.Ed
+.Pp
+Please see
+.Pa main.c
+in the source archive for a rigorous reference.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mandoc 1 ,
.Xr man 7
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
-utility was written by
+library was written by
.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@bsd.lv .
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