Peg Parser

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Peg Parser

Change the parser from regex to PEG

• Proposal Status: wip

• Issue Number: 246

• Proposal Doc: peg-parser.md

Overview

The parser isn't very good now and should be overhauled. This was always the plan but the current regex based approach was sufficient to continue at the time.

This will enable:

• Better command capabilities

Packages

• parsimonious

• pegen

  • Official parser

  • Generates parser which can be used to build AST

AST Differences

• Allow for a potential