syntax.ebnf

(*
 This document defines the syntax of the FQL query
 language. The meta language used is extended Backus-Naur
 form as defined in ISO/IEC 14977 with two modifications:
 concatenation is implicit and rules terminate at newline.
*)

query = keyval | key | directory

keyval = key '=' ws value

key = directory tuple

value = 'clear' | data

directory = '/' ( '<>' | name | string ) [ directory ]

tuple = '(' [ nl elements [ ',' ] nl ] ')'

elements = '...' | ( data [ ',' nl elements ] )

data = 'nil' | variable | tuple | bool | int | float | scientific | string | uuid | bytes

variable = '<' [ type ] '>'

type = ( 'tuple' | 'bool' | 'int' | 'float' | 'string' | 'uuid' | 'bytes' ) [ '|' type ]

bool = 'true' | 'false'

int = [ '-' ] number

float = int '.' number

scientific = ( int | float ) 'e' int

string = '"' { text | '\"' } '"'

uuid = ( 8 * hexDigit ) '-' ( 4 * hexDigit ) '-' ( 4 * hexDigit ) '-' ( 4 * hexDigit ) '-' ( 12 * hexDigit )

bytes = '0x' { 2 * hexDigit }

number = { digit }

digit = '0' | '1' | '2' | '3' | '4' | '5' | '6' | '7' | '8' | '9'

hexDigit = digit | 'A' | 'B' | 'C' | 'D' | 'E' | 'F'

text = ? Any number of ASCII characters 32-126 (Printable Group) other than 34 (Double Quote). ?

name = ? Any number of ASCII characters 48-57, 65-90, 97-122 (Alpha-numeric), 46 (Dot), 45 (Dash), or 95 (Underscore). ?

ws = ? Any number of ASCII characters 9 (Horizontal Tab) or 32 (Space). ?

nl = ? Any number of ASCII characters 9 (Horizontal Tab), 10 (Line Feed), 13 (Carriage Return), or 32 (Space). ?