Easy to implement chat message parser for Garry's Mod.
local toparse = "-> **Bold** *Italics* {#F00} **Red and {#0F0} Green Bold Text**"
PrintTable(chatcode(toparse))| Feature | Example | Regex |
|---|---|---|
| Italic Text | *italics* |
|
| Bold Text | **bold** |
|
| Superbold | ***bold and italics*** |
|
| Quote | -> message |
$\-\> |
| Inline Code | `print(123)` |
|
| Colored Text | {#F00} Red Text Here |
-- Structs
Token = {
istoken:bool, -- Determines whether the token is a text token or not
token:string, -- The type of token this is
value:string -- Value of the token, only really used when token is text
}
ParseItem = {
text:str, -- Text of the token
italics:bool, -- Is the text italics?
bold:bool, -- Is the text bold?
isquote:bool, -- Is the text part of a quote message?
code:bool, -- Is the text an inline codeblock?
color:Color|string -- Color when default color, string when user defined
}
-- Main Function
chatcode(str:string) -> table[ParseItem]--: Converts text to ChatCode ParseItems :)
-- Lex Functions
chatcode.lexer.Lex(str:string) -> table[Token]--: Converts the string to a list of tokens
chatcode.lexer.SecondPass(tokens:table[Token]) -> table[Token]--: Runs a second pass over the given tokens, converting *** into one token for example
chatcode.lexer.CheckToken(tokens:table[Token], index:int, is:string) -> bool--: Checks if the token at the given index is the given token type (is)
-- Parsing Methods
chatcode.parser.Parse(tokens:table[Token]) -> table[ParseItem]--: Converts a list of Token's into a list of ParseItem's
chatcode.parser.ParsePass(parsed:table[ParseItem]) -> table[ParseItem]--: Passes over a list of ParseItem's and cleans them up
-- Debug Methods
-- DONT rely on these methods, theyre purely for debugging
chatcode.debug.Print(text:string)--: Lexes, Parses and prints the text given in a way thats useful for development
chatcode.debug.FromHex(hex:string) -> Color--: Converts a hex color to a Color