yini-parser 1.0.2-beta → 1.1.0-beta

package/dist/core/ASTBuilder.js

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+"use strict";
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
+Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
+const env_1 = require("../config/env");
+const YiniParserVisitor_1 = __importDefault(require("../grammar/YiniParserVisitor"));
+const extractSignificantYiniLine_1 = require("../parsers/extractSignificantYiniLine");
+const parseBoolean_1 = __importDefault(require("../parsers/parseBoolean"));
+const parseNumber_1 = __importDefault(require("../parsers/parseNumber"));
+// import parseNumber from '../parsers/parseNumber'
+const parseSectionHeader_1 = __importDefault(require("../parsers/parseSectionHeader"));
+const number_1 = require("../utils/number");
+const print_1 = require("../utils/print");
+const string_1 = require("../utils/string");
+const yiniHelpers_1 = require("../yiniHelpers");
+const ErrorDataHandler_1 = require("./ErrorDataHandler");
+// -----------------------
+// --- Helpers -------------------------------------------------------------
+// let _subjectType: TSubjectType = 'None'
+let _sourceType;
+/**
+ * @param {string | undefined} [tag]
+ *        Debugging only. Its contents may change at any time and
+ *        must not be relied upon for any functional purpose.
+ */
+const makeScalarValue = (type, value = null, tag = undefined) => {
+    switch (type) {
+        case 'String':
+            return { type, value: value, tag };
+        case 'Number':
+            return { type, value: value, tag };
+        case 'Boolean':
+            return { type, value: !!value, tag };
+        case 'Null':
+            return { type: 'Null', value: null, tag };
+        case 'Undefined':
+            return { type: 'Undefined', value: undefined, tag };
+        default:
+            new ErrorDataHandler_1.ErrorDataHandler(_sourceType).pushOrBail(null, 'Fatal-Error', `No such type in makeValue(..), type: ${type}, value: ${value}`, 'Something in the code is done incorrectly in order for this to happen... :S');
+    }
+    return { type: 'Null', value: null, tag };
+};
+/**
+ * @param {string | undefined} [tag]
+ *        Debugging only. Its contents may change at any time and
+ *        must not be relied upon for any functional purpose.
+ */
+const makeListValue = (elems = [], tag = undefined) => {
+    return { type: 'List', elems, tag };
+};
+/**
+ * @param {string | undefined} [tag]
+ *        Debugging only. Its contents may change at any time and
+ *        must not be relied upon for any functional purpose.
+ */
+const makeObjectValue = (entries = {}, tag = undefined) => {
+    return { type: 'Object', entries, tag };
+};
+function trimQuotes(text) {
+    // STRING token already excludes quotes; the rule returns the literal with quotes present.
+    // We’ll reliably strip the outer quote(s) and leave contents as-is (concat pieces handled below).
+    const q = text[0];
+    if ((q === '"' || q === "'") &&
+        text.length >= 2 &&
+        text[text.length - 1] === q) {
+        return text.slice(1, -1);
+    }
+    // Triple-quoted cases are handled by the lexer too; same stripping works since token text begins with quotes.
+    if (text.startsWith('"""') && text.endsWith('"""') && text.length >= 6) {
+        return text.slice(3, -3);
+    }
+    return text;
+}
+function makeSection(name, level) {
+    return { sectionName: name, level, members: new Map(), children: [] };
+}
+/** Parse SECTION_HEAD token text → {level, name}.
+ * Supports repeated markers (^^^^) and shorthand (^7) (Spec 5.2–5.3.1). :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}:contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
+ */
+// function parseSectionHeadToken(raw: string): { level: number; name: string } {
+//     // SECTION_HEAD token text includes: optional WS, marker(s) or shorthand, WS, IDENT (possibly backticked), NL+
+//     // We only need the visible line content up to NL.
+//     const line = raw.split(/\r?\n/)[0]
+//     // Extract marker block and name
+//     // Examples: "^^ Section", "^7 `Section name`", "< MySection"
+//     const m = line.match(/^\s*([\^<§€]+|\^|\<|§|€)(\d+)?[ \t]+(.+?)\s*$/)
+//     if (m) {
+//         const markerRun = m[1]
+//         const numeric = m[2]
+//         let level: number
+//         if (numeric) {
+//             level = parseInt(numeric, 10)
+//         } else {
+//             // count repeated marker chars (^^^^)
+//             level = markerRun.length
+//         }
+//         // Section name may be backticked: `Name with spaces`
+//         let name = m[3]
+//         if (name.startsWith('`') && name.endsWith('`')) {
+//             name = name.slice(1, -1)
+//         }
+//         return { level, name }
+//     }
+//     // Fallback: be defensive
+//     return { level: 1, name: line.trim() }
+// }
+// --- Builder Visitor -----------------------------------------------------
+/**
+ * This interface defines a complete generic visitor for a parse tree produced
+ * by `YiniParser`.
+ *
+ * @param <Result> The return type of the visit operation. Use `void` for
+ * operations with no return type.
+ */
+// export default class YINIVisitor<IResult> extends YiniParserVisitor<IResult> {
+class ASTBuilder extends YiniParserVisitor_1.default {
+    /**
+     * @param metaFileName If parsing from a file, provide the file name here so the meta information can be updated accordingly.
+     * @param metaLineCount Provide the line-count here so the meta information can be updated accordingly.
+     */
+    constructor(errorHandler, options, sourceType, metaFileName) {
+        super();
+        this.errorHandler = null;
+        this.meta_hasYiniMarker = false; // For stats.
+        // private meta_numOfSections = 0 // For stats.
+        this._numOfMembers = 0; // For error checking and stats.
+        // private meta_numOfChains = 0 // For stats.
+        this.meta_maxLevel = 0; // For stats.
+        this.mapSectionNamePaths = new Map();
+        // --- Private helper methods --------------------------------
+        this.hasDefinedSectionTitle = (keyPath) => {
+            var _a;
+            return (_a = this.mapSectionNamePaths) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.has(keyPath);
+        };
+        this.setDefineSectionTitle = (keyPath, level) => {
+            this.mapSectionNamePaths.set(keyPath, level);
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.yini`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitYini?: (ctx: YiniContext) => Result
+        // visitYini?: (ctx: YiniContext) => any
+        this.visitYini = (ctx) => {
+            var _a;
+            // children: prolog?, stmt*, terminal?, EOF
+            (_a = ctx.children) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.forEach((c) => { var _a; return (_a = this.visit) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.call(this, c); });
+            return this.ast;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.prolog`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitProlog?: (ctx: PrologContext) => Result
+        this.visitProlog = (ctx) => {
+            // Ignored for structure; keeps column rules stable.
+            return null;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.terminal`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitTerminal_stmt?: (ctx: Terminal_stmtContext) => Result;
+        this.visitTerminal_stmt = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitTerminal_stmt(..)');
+            let rawText = ctx.getText().trim();
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('rawText = "' + rawText + '"');
+            // rawText = extractYiniLine(rawText) // Remove possible comments.
+            // rawText = stripCommentsAndAfter(rawText.split('\n', 1)[0]).trim() // Remove possible comments.
+            rawText = (0, yiniHelpers_1.stripCommentsAndAfter)(rawText); // Remove possible comments.
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('rawText2 = "' + rawText + '"');
+            if (rawText.toLowerCase() === '/end') {
+                // NOTE: Below, maybe not reached at all.
+                if (this.ast.terminatorSeen) {
+                    // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                    this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Warning', 'Hit a duplicate terminator in document', `'${rawText}' already exists in this file, there must only be one terminator at the end of file ('/END'). Also note that the terminator is optional in both lenient and strict mode, unless the option 'isRequireDocTerminator' is enabled.`);
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', 'Encountered unknow syntax for terminator', `Got '${rawText}', but expected '/END' (case insensitive).`);
+            }
+            this.ast.terminatorSeen = true;
+            return null;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.stmt`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @grammarRule eol | SECTION_HEAD | assignment | colon_list_decl | marker_stmt | bad_member
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitStmt?: (ctx: StmtContext) => Result
+        this.visitStmt = (ctx) => {
+            var _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, _f, _g, _h;
+            const child = ctx.getChild(0);
+            const ruleName = (_b = (_a = child === null || child === void 0 ? void 0 : child.constructor) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.name) !== null && _b !== void 0 ? _b : '';
+            if (ruleName.includes('EolContext'))
+                return (_c = this.visitEol) === null || _c === void 0 ? void 0 : _c.call(this, child);
+            if (ruleName.includes('AssignmentContext'))
+                return (_d = this.visitAssignment) === null || _d === void 0 ? void 0 : _d.call(this, child);
+            if (ruleName.includes('Colon_list_declContext'))
+                return (_e = this.visitColon_list_decl) === null || _e === void 0 ? void 0 : _e.call(this, child);
+            if (ruleName.includes('Meta_stmtContext'))
+                return (_f = this.visitMeta_stmt) === null || _f === void 0 ? void 0 : _f.call(this, child);
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('S1');
+            // let headerAlt = child.getText?.() ?? ''
+            // let header = ctx.SECTION_HEAD()?.getText().trim() || ''
+            let header = ((_g = ctx.SECTION_HEAD()) === null || _g === void 0 ? void 0 : _g.getText().trim()) || '';
+            // debugPrint('S2, lineAlt: >>>' + lineAlt + '<<<')
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('S2, header: >>>' + header + '<<<');
+            header = (0, extractSignificantYiniLine_1.extractYiniLine)(header);
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('S3, header: >>>' + header + '<<<');
+            if (!!header) {
+                const { sectionName, sectionLevel } = (0, parseSectionHeader_1.default)(header, this.errorHandler, ctx);
+                // Validate level sequencing per spec 5.3 (no skipping upward)
+                const currentLevel = this.sectionStack[this.sectionStack.length - 1].level;
+                if (sectionLevel > currentLevel + 1) {
+                    // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                    this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', 'Invalid section level transition', `Cannot skip levels: from ${currentLevel} to ${sectionLevel}.`, `Section headers may not start directly at level ${sectionLevel}, skipping previous section levels. Please start with one level further down.`);
+                }
+                const section = makeSection((0, string_1.trimBackticks)(sectionName), sectionLevel);
+                this.attachSection(ctx, this.sectionStack, section, this.ast); // respects up/down nesting
+                return null;
+            }
+            // bad_member fallback
+            return (_h = this.visitBad_member) === null || _h === void 0 ? void 0 : _h.call(this, ctx.getChild(0));
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.meta_stmt`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         */
+        this.visitMeta_stmt = (ctx) => {
+            var _a;
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitMeta_stmt(..)');
+            let rawText = ctx.getText().trim();
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('rawText = "' + rawText + '"');
+            (_a = ctx.children) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.forEach((c) => {
+                var _a;
+                let rawText = c === null || c === void 0 ? void 0 : c.getText().trim();
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('visitMeta_stmt:child = "' + rawText + '"');
+                (_a = this.visit) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.call(this, c);
+            });
+            return null;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.directive`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @note Directive statements in YINI are special top-level commands that
+         *       appear only at the beginning of a document, before any sections
+         *       or members. Each directive may occur at most once per file.
+         */
+        this.visitDirective = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitDirective(..)');
+            let rawText = ctx.getText().trim();
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('rawText = "' + rawText + '"');
+            // NOTE: Important to strip any possible comments on the same line.
+            rawText = (0, yiniHelpers_1.stripCommentsAndAfter)(rawText); // Remove possible comments.
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('rawText2 = "' + rawText + '"');
+            if (this.mapSectionNamePaths.size || this._numOfMembers) {
+                // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, this.isStrict ? 'Syntax-Error' : 'Syntax-Warning', `Found a directive statement in the wrong place ${this.isStrict ? '(strict mode)' : '(lenient mode)'}`, `Directive '${rawText}' must appear only at the beginning of the document, before any sections or members.`, `Tip: Move the line with '${rawText}' to the very top of the file (but after a possible #! line or comments).`);
+            }
+            if (rawText.toLowerCase().startsWith('@include')) {
+                // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Notice', `Detected unsupported directive '@include'`, `This directive is not currently supported by the parser.`);
+            }
+            else if (rawText.toLowerCase() === '@yini') {
+                if (this.ast.yiniMarkerSeen) {
+                    // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                    this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, this.isStrict ? 'Syntax-Error' : 'Syntax-Warning', `Hit a duplicate YINI Marker in document`, `'${rawText}' already exists in this file, it's enough with only one YINI Marker ('@YINI').`);
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', 'Encountered unknow directive statement', `Got '${rawText}', but expected '@YINI' (case insensitive).`);
+            }
+            // @yini marker is advisory (no semantic value) per spec. We ignore it. (Spec 2.4) :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
+            this.ast.yiniMarkerSeen = true;
+            return null;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.annotation`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        this.visitAnnotation = (ctx) => {
+            /*
+            
+            Experimental / for future.
+            
+            */
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitAnnotation(..)');
+            let rawText = ctx.getText().trim();
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('rawText = "' + rawText + '"');
+            // NOTE: Important to strip any possible comments on the same line.
+            rawText = (0, yiniHelpers_1.stripCommentsAndAfter)(rawText); // Remove possible comments.
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('rawText2 = "' + rawText + '"');
+            if (rawText.toLowerCase().startsWith('@deprecated')) {
+                // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Notice', `Detected unsupported annotation '@deprecated'`, `This annotation is not currently supported by the parser.`);
+            }
+            // NOTE: Don't implement! Only experimental / testing for future.
+            return null;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.eol`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitEol?: (ctx: EolContext) => Result
+        this.visitEol = (ctx) => null;
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.assignment`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitAssignment?: (ctx: AssignmentContext) => Result
+        this.visitAssignment = (ctx) => {
+            var _a;
+            (0, env_1.isDebug)() && console.log();
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitAssignment(..)');
+            // assignment : member eol
+            const mem = ctx.member();
+            (_a = this.visitMember) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.call(this, mem);
+            return null;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.member`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @grammarRule KEY WS? EQ WS? value?
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitMember?: (ctx: MemberContext) => Result
+        this.visitMember = (ctx) => {
+            var _a, _b, _c, _d, _e, _f;
+            (0, env_1.isDebug)() && console.log();
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitMember(..)');
+            // member: KEY WS? EQ WS? value?
+            const rawKey = ctx.getChild(0).getText();
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)(`visitMember(..):   rawKey = '${rawKey}'`);
+            if (rawKey) {
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)();
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('Has a key... Validate it either as a simple or a backticked ident...');
+                if ((0, string_1.isEnclosedInBackticks)(rawKey)) {
+                    if (!(0, yiniHelpers_1.isValidBacktickedIdent)(rawKey)) {
+                        // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                        this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', `Invalid (backticked) key/identifier: '${rawKey}'`, 'Backticked key/identifier should be like e.g. `My section name`.');
+                    }
+                }
+                else {
+                    if (!(0, yiniHelpers_1.isValidSimpleIdent)(rawKey)) {
+                        // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                        this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', `Invalid key/identifier name: '${rawKey}'`, `Key/identifier names must start with: A-Z, a-z, or _, unless enclosed in backticks e.g.: \`${rawKey}\` or \`My key name\`.`);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            const resultKey = (0, string_1.trimBackticks)(rawKey);
+            const rawValue = (_b = (_a = ctx.value) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.call(ctx)) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.getText();
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)(`visitMember(..): rawValue = ` + ((_d = (_c = ctx.value) === null || _c === void 0 ? void 0 : _c.call(ctx)) === null || _d === void 0 ? void 0 : _d.getText()));
+            let valueContext = (_e = ctx.value) === null || _e === void 0 ? void 0 : _e.call(ctx);
+            let valueNode;
+            if (!rawValue) {
+                // Empty value => Null in lenient mode, error in strict (Spec 12.3, 8.2). :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}:contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}
+                if (!this.isStrict) {
+                    valueNode = makeScalarValue('Null', null, 'Implicit null');
+                }
+                else {
+                    // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                    this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', `Strict mode: missing value for key '${resultKey}'`, 'Expected a value but found nothing, strict mode does not allow implicit null.', "If you intend to have a null value, please specify 'null' explicitly as the value.");
+                }
+            }
+            else {
+                valueNode = (_f = this.visitValue) === null || _f === void 0 ? void 0 : _f.call(this, valueContext);
+            }
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('visitMember(..): valueNode:');
+            if ((0, env_1.isDebug)()) {
+                (0, print_1.printObject)(valueNode);
+            }
+            // const resultType = valueLiteral?.type
+            // const resultValue = valueLiteral?.type
+            if (!valueNode || valueNode.type === 'Undefined') {
+                // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', 'Invalid value', `Invalid value for key '${resultKey} in member (<key> = <value> pair)'.`, `Got '${rawValue}', but expected a valid value/literal (string, number, boolean, null, list, or object). Optionally with a single leading minus sign '-'.`);
+            }
+            const current = this.sectionStack[this.sectionStack.length - 1];
+            if (valueNode !== undefined) {
+                this.putMember(this.errorHandler, ctx, current, resultKey, valueNode, 
+                // this.ast,
+                this.onDuplicateKey);
+            }
+            return valueNode;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.value`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitValue?: (ctx: ValueContext) => Result
+        this.visitValue = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('----------------------------');
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitValue(..)');
+            let valueNode = undefined;
+            if (ctx.null_literal()) {
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('  visiting visitNull_literal(..)');
+                valueNode = this.visitNull_literal(ctx.null_literal());
+            }
+            else if (ctx.string_literal()) {
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('  visiting visitString_literal(..)');
+                valueNode = this.visitString_literal(ctx.string_literal());
+            }
+            else if (ctx.number_literal()) {
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('  visiting visitNumber_literal(..)');
+                valueNode = this.visitNumber_literal(ctx.number_literal());
+            }
+            else if (ctx.boolean_literal()) {
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('  visiting visitBoolean_literal(..)');
+                valueNode = this.visitBoolean_literal(ctx.boolean_literal());
+            }
+            else if (ctx.list_literal()) {
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('  visiting visitList_literal(..)');
+                valueNode = this.visitList_literal(ctx.list_literal());
+            }
+            else if (ctx.object_literal()) {
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('  visiting visitObject_literal(..)');
+                valueNode = this.visitObject_literal(ctx.object_literal());
+            }
+            else {
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('  Entered else case in visitValue(..)');
+                valueNode = makeScalarValue('Undefined', undefined, 'Invalid value');
+            }
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('<- About to exit visitValue(..): returning:');
+            if ((0, env_1.isDebug)()) {
+                (0, print_1.printObject)(valueNode);
+            }
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('----------------------------\n');
+            return valueNode;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.string_literal`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitString_literal?: (ctx: String_literalContext) => Result
+        this.visitString_literal = (ctx) => {
+            var _a, _b;
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitString_literal(..)');
+            // STRING (string_concat)*
+            // Concatenate pieces with PLUS (Spec 6.6). Each piece is a STRING token; '+' is structural. :contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}
+            let text = trimQuotes(ctx.STRING().getText());
+            // for (const c of ctx.string_concat() ?? []) {
+            for (const c of (_a = ctx.string_concat_list()) !== null && _a !== void 0 ? _a : []) {
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('c of ctx.string_concat():');
+                (0, env_1.isDebug)() && (0, print_1.printObject)(c);
+                text += (_b = this.visitString_concat) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.call(this, c);
+            }
+            return makeScalarValue('String', text);
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.number_literal`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitNumber_literal?: (ctx: Number_literalContext) => Result
+        this.visitNumber_literal = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitNumber_literal(..)');
+            const rawText = ctx.getText();
+            const parsedNum = (0, parseNumber_1.default)(rawText);
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('parseNumberLiteral(..) returned, parsedNum:');
+            if ((0, env_1.isDebug)()) {
+                (0, print_1.printObject)(parsedNum);
+            }
+            // Check if number is JS special type NaN, Infinity or -Infinity.
+            // Note: Value with a zero (0) should pass OK!
+            if ((parsedNum === null || parsedNum === void 0 ? void 0 : parsedNum.value) !== 0 &&
+                (!(parsedNum === null || parsedNum === void 0 ? void 0 : parsedNum.value) ||
+                    (0, number_1.isNaNValue)(parsedNum.value) ||
+                    (0, number_1.isInfinityValue)(parsedNum.value))) {
+                // **************************************************
+                // NOTE: (!) Currently a bit unsure if to return
+                // option 1 or 2..!?, 2025-08-23
+                // Option 1.
+                // return makeScalarValue('Undefined', undefined, parsedNum?.tag)
+                // Option 2.
+                return undefined;
+                // **************************************************
+            }
+            const value = makeScalarValue('Number', parsedNum.value, parsedNum.tag);
+            if ((0, env_1.isDebug)()) {
+                console.log('  rawText = ' + rawText);
+                console.log('parsedNum = ' + parsedNum.value);
+                console.log('Number literal:');
+                (0, yiniHelpers_1.printLiteral)(value);
+                // return parseNumber(ctx.getText())
+            }
+            return value;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.boolean_literal`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitBoolean_literal?: (ctx: Boolean_literalContext) => Result
+        this.visitBoolean_literal = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitBoolean_literal(..)');
+            const raw = ctx.getText();
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('raw: "' + raw + '"');
+            // Case-insensitive true/false/on/off/yes/no (Spec section, 8.1).
+            return makeScalarValue('Boolean', (0, parseBoolean_1.default)(raw));
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.null_literal`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitNull_literal?: (ctx: Null_literalContext) => Result
+        this.visitNull_literal = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitNull_literal(..)');
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('raw = ' + ctx.getText());
+            return makeScalarValue('Null', null, 'Explicit Null');
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.list_literal`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @grammarRule OB NL* elements? NL* CB NL* | EMPTY_LIST NL*
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitList_literal?: (ctx: List_literalContext) => Result
+        this.visitList_literal = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitList_literal(..)');
+            // '[' elements? ']' ; empty_list handled by lexer (Spec section, 10.1). :contentReference[oaicite:14]{index=14}
+            const elems = this.visitElements(ctx.elements());
+            const value = makeListValue(elems, 'From bracketed list');
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('<- About to exit visitList_literal(..)...');
+            if ((0, env_1.isDebug)()) {
+                console.log('List literal:');
+                (0, print_1.printObject)(value);
+            }
+            return value;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.elements`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @grammarRule value (NL* COMMA NL* value)* COMMA?
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        this.visitElements = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitElements(..)');
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('  elements.length = ' + (ctx === null || ctx === void 0 ? void 0 : ctx.value_list().length));
+            const elems = !(ctx === null || ctx === void 0 ? void 0 : ctx.value_list())
+                ? []
+                : ctx.value_list().map((elem) => {
+                    const valueNode = this.visitValue(elem);
+                    if (!valueNode) {
+                        // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                        this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', 'Invalid list element', `Invalid list element: '${elem === null || elem === void 0 ? void 0 : elem.getText()}'`, `Expected a valid value/literal (string, number, boolean, null, list, or object). Optionally with a single leading minus sign '-'.`);
+                    }
+                    return valueNode;
+                });
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('<- About to exit visitElements(..)');
+            if ((0, env_1.isDebug)()) {
+                console.log('Mapped value_list of elements in a list:');
+                (0, print_1.printObject)(elems);
+            }
+            return elems;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.object_literal`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @grammarRule OC NL* object_members? NL* CC NL* | EMPTY_OBJECT NL*
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        this.visitObject_literal = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitObject_literal(..)');
+            // debugPrint('entries.EMPTY_OBJECT = ' + ctx?.EMPTY_OBJECT())
+            // debugPrint('entries.length = ' + ctx?.object_members())
+            // printObject(ctx)
+            // const entries = this.visitObject_members(ctx?.object_members())
+            const entries = ctx.object_members()
+                ? this.visitObject_members(ctx.object_members())
+                : {};
+            const value = makeObjectValue(entries);
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('<- About to exit visitObject_literal(..)...');
+            if ((0, env_1.isDebug)()) {
+                console.log('Object literal:');
+                (0, print_1.printObject)(value);
+            }
+            return value;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.object_members`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @grammarRule object_member (COMMA NL* object_member)* COMMA?
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        this.visitObject_members = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitObject_members(..)');
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('entries.length = ' + (ctx === null || ctx === void 0 ? void 0 : ctx.object_member_list().length));
+            const entries = [];
+            ctx.object_member_list().forEach((member) => {
+                const { key, value } = this.visitObject_member(member);
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('   key = ' + key);
+                entries[key] = value;
+            });
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('<- About to exit visitObject_members(..)');
+            return entries;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.object_member`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @grammarRule KEY WS? COLON NL* value
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitObject_member?: (ctx: Object_memberContext) => Result
+        this.visitObject_member = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitObject_member(..)');
+            const rawKey = ctx.KEY().getText();
+            const key = (0, string_1.trimBackticks)(rawKey);
+            const rawValue = ctx.value().getText();
+            const valueNode = ctx.value()
+                ? this.visitValue(ctx.value())
+                : makeScalarValue('Null', 'Implicit Null');
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('  rawKey = ' + rawKey);
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('     key = ' + key);
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('rawValue = ' + rawValue);
+            if (!valueNode) {
+                // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+                this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', 'Invalid object entry', `Invalid object entry for key '${key}'.`, `Got '${rawValue}', but expected a valid value/literal (string, number, boolean, null, list, or object). Optionally with a single leading minus sign '-'.`);
+            }
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('<- About to exit visitObject_member(..)');
+            if ((0, env_1.isDebug)()) {
+                console.log('Returning:');
+                (0, print_1.printObject)({ key, value: valueNode });
+            }
+            return { key, value: valueNode };
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.colon_list_decl`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @grammarRule KEY WS? COLON (eol | WS+)* elements (eol | WS+)* eol
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitColon_list_decl?: (ctx: ListAfterColonContext) => Result
+        this.visitColon_list_decl = (ctx) => {
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitColon_list_decl(..)');
+            const key = ctx.getChild(0).getText();
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)(`visitColon_list_decl(..): key = '${key}'`);
+            const elems = this.visitElements(ctx.elements());
+            const value = makeListValue(elems, 'From colon-list');
+            const current = this.sectionStack[this.sectionStack.length - 1];
+            // putMember(current, key, list, this.ast, this.onDuplicateKey)
+            this.putMember(this.errorHandler, ctx, current, key, value, 
+            // this.ast,
+            this.onDuplicateKey);
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('<- About to exit visitColon_list_decl(..)...');
+            if ((0, env_1.isDebug)()) {
+                console.log('List literal: (from a Colon-list)');
+                (0, print_1.printObject)(value);
+            }
+            return value;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.string_concat`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitString_concat?: (ctx: String_concatContext) => Result
+        this.visitString_concat = (ctx) => {
+            // PLUS STRING
+            return trimQuotes(ctx.STRING().getText());
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.bad_member`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        // visitBad_member?: (ctx: Bad_memberContext) => Result
+        this.visitBad_member = (ctx) => {
+            var _a;
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitBad_member(..)');
+            // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+            this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', 'Invalid or malformed member (key-value pair) found.', `Offending text: ${(_a = ctx === null || ctx === void 0 ? void 0 : ctx.getText()) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.trim()}`, 'Members has the form: <key> = <value>, where <key> is a name/identifier and <value> is a value/literal.');
+            return null;
+        };
+        /**
+         * Visit a parse tree produced by `YiniParser.bad_meta_text`.
+         * @param ctx the parse tree
+         * @return the visitor result
+         */
+        this.visitBad_meta_text = (ctx) => {
+            var _a;
+            (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered visitBad_meta_text(..)');
+            // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+            this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', 'Invalid or malformed directive or annotation statement', `Offending statement: ${(_a = ctx === null || ctx === void 0 ? void 0 : ctx.getText()) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.trim()}`);
+            return null;
+        };
+        if (!errorHandler) {
+            // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+            new ErrorDataHandler_1.ErrorDataHandler('None/Ignore').pushOrBail(null, 'Fatal-Error', 'Has no ErrorDataHandler instance when calling visitYini(..)', 'Something in the code is done incorrectly in order for this to happen... :S');
+        }
+        _sourceType = sourceType;
+        this.options = options;
+        this.errorHandler = errorHandler;
+        this.isStrict = options.isStrict;
+        if (options.isStrict) {
+            this.onDuplicateKey = 'error';
+        }
+        else {
+            this.onDuplicateKey = 'warn';
+        }
+        const root = makeSection('(root)', 0);
+        // this.mapSectionNamePaths.set('(root)', 0)
+        this.ast = {
+            root,
+            isStrict: this.isStrict,
+            sourceType: metaFileName ? 'File' : 'Inline',
+            fileName: !!metaFileName ? metaFileName : undefined,
+            terminatorSeen: false,
+            yiniMarkerSeen: false,
+            maxDepth: null,
+            numOfSections: 0,
+            numOfMembers: 0,
+            sectionNamePaths: null,
+        };
+        this.sectionStack = [root];
+    }
+    /** Attach a section to the stack respecting up/down moves (Spec 5.3). :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7} */
+    attachSection(ctx, stack, section, ast) {
+        const targetLevel = section.level;
+        const sectionName = section.sectionName;
+        if (targetLevel <= 0) {
+            // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+            this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Warning', `Invalid section level: ${targetLevel}`);
+            return;
+        }
+        // ------------------------------
+        // Construct section name path.
+        let keyPath = '';
+        let i = targetLevel - 1;
+        for (const [key, value] of Array.from(this.mapSectionNamePaths.entries()).reverse()) {
+            if (value === i) {
+                keyPath += key + '.';
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        keyPath += sectionName; // Append current section name last.
+        (0, print_1.debugPrint)('section full path: keyPath = ' + keyPath);
+        // ------------------------------
+        if (this.hasDefinedSectionTitle(keyPath)) {
+            // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+            this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', 'Duplicate section name', `Section name: '${sectionName}' at level ${targetLevel} is already defined and cannot be redefined.`);
+        }
+        else {
+            if (section.members === undefined) {
+                (0, print_1.debugPrint)('This sReslult does not hold any valid members (=undefined)');
+            }
+            else {
+                // this.existingSectionTitles.set(key, true)
+                this.setDefineSectionTitle(keyPath, targetLevel);
+                // printObject(this.existingSectionTitles)
+            }
+        }
+        // ------------------------------
+        // Ensure stack top has level targetLevel-1 (implicit root is level 0).
+        while (stack.length > 0 &&
+            stack[stack.length - 1].level >= targetLevel) {
+            stack.pop();
+        }
+        const parent = stack[stack.length - 1]; // root or higher-level section
+        parent.children.push(section);
+        stack.push(section);
+        if (targetLevel > this.meta_maxLevel) {
+            this.meta_maxLevel = targetLevel;
+        }
+    }
+    /** Insert a key/value into current section (duplicate handling per options). */
+    putMember(errorHandler, ctx, sec, key, value, mode = 'warn') {
+        (0, env_1.isDebug)() && console.log();
+        (0, print_1.debugPrint)('-> Entered putMember(..)');
+        (0, print_1.debugPrint)(`putMember(..): key: '${key}', value: ${value}`);
+        if (sec.members.has(key)) {
+            switch (mode) {
+                case 'error':
+                    errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Error', 'Hit a duplicate key in this section and scope', `Key '${key}' already exists in section '${sec.sectionName}' on level ${sec.level}.`);
+                    break;
+                case 'warn':
+                    errorHandler.pushOrBail(ctx, 'Syntax-Warning', 'Hit a duplicate key (keeping first) in this section and scope', `Key '${key}' already exists in section '${sec.sectionName}' on level ${sec.level}.`);
+                    return; // keep first
+                case 'keep-first':
+                    return;
+                case 'overwrite':
+                    // replace value
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+        sec.members.set(key, value);
+        this._numOfMembers++;
+    }
+    // --------------------------------
+    // Public entry
+    buildAST(ctx) {
+        var _a;
+        (_a = this.visitYini) === null || _a === void 0 ? void 0 : _a.call(this, ctx);
+        // The document terminator is optional by default.
+        // If the option `isRequireDocTerminator` is set to true,
+        // the '/END' terminator at the end of the document becomes required.
+        if (this.options.isRequireDocTerminator && !this.ast.terminatorSeen) {
+            const msgWhat = `Missing '/END' at end of document (option 'isRequireDocTerminator' is enabled).`;
+            const msgWhy = `The terminator '/END' (case insensitive) is required and must appear at the end of the document.`;
+            // Note, after pushing processing may continue or exit, depending on the error and/or the bail threshold.
+            this.errorHandler.pushOrBail(null, 'Syntax-Error', msgWhat, msgWhy);
+        }
+        // Note: Below is important for error checking as well as for meta data.
+        this.ast.numOfSections = this.mapSectionNamePaths.size;
+        this.ast.numOfMembers = this._numOfMembers;
+        if (this.options.isIncludeMeta) {
+            // Attach collected meta information.
+            this.ast.maxDepth = this.meta_maxLevel;
+            this.ast.sectionNamePaths = [...this.mapSectionNamePaths.keys()];
+        }
+        return this.ast;
+    }
+}
+exports.default = ASTBuilder;