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ChocoPy/WORKLOG.md

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Compiler Construction PA1 Worklog


## Team:
Apoorva Ranade(ar6496)
Sanjar Ahmadov(sa5640)
Yinqi Sun(ys3540)

## Indentation: - A stack is maintained by the lexer to keep track of indentations. A count is accumulated for the number of whitespace characters before the first token. If the count changes from the previous line count, a stack operation is performed. If count increases, another value is added to the stack. If count decreases, the topmost value is popped from the stack.
## Challenges: - Shift-reduce errors while parsing the grammar. One approach to fix is to change the grammar. We chose to fix this issue by adding a precedence as in the case of expr by adding right precedence for if and else. - Handling errors was another challenge. This required debugging and small changes to program flow. - Understanding the giving code was a small challenge and took some time before we could start coding.

Improvements:

  • Added more tests to rigorously check program flow and indentation.
  • Support for multi-line strings.