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)abbrev package PARSER Parser
++ Author: Gabriel Dos Reis
++ Date Created: December 02, 2007
++ Date Last Updated: December 02, 2007
++ Description:  This package provides a simple Spad script parser.
++ Related Constructors: Syntax.
++ See Also: Syntax.
Parser(): Public == Private where
  Public ==> with
    getSyntaxFormsFromFile: String -> List Syntax
      ++ getSyntaxFormsFromFile(f) parses the source file f (supposedly 
      ++ containing Spad scripts) and returns a List Syntax.  The 
      ++ filename f is supposed to have the proper extension.  Note that
      ++ source location information is not part of result.

  Private ==> add
    getSyntaxFormsFromFile f ==
      getParseFormsFromFile(f)$Lisp : List(Syntax)