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 .\"     $Id$  .\"     $Id$
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 .\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>  .\" Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
 .\" Copyright (c) 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>  .\" Copyright (c) 2010-2017 Ingo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>
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 .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above  .\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
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 .Os  .Os
 .Sh NAME  .Sh NAME
 .Nm mandoc ,  .Nm mandoc ,
 .Nm man_deroff ,  .Nm deroff ,
 .Nm man_meta ,  .Nm mandocmsg ,
 .Nm man_mparse ,  .Nm man_mparse ,
 .Nm man_node ,  .Nm man_validate ,
 .Nm mdoc_deroff ,  .Nm mdoc_validate ,
 .Nm mdoc_meta ,  
 .Nm mdoc_node ,  
 .Nm mparse_alloc ,  .Nm mparse_alloc ,
 .Nm mparse_free ,  .Nm mparse_free ,
 .Nm mparse_getkeep ,  .Nm mparse_getkeep ,
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 .Nm mparse_reset ,  .Nm mparse_reset ,
 .Nm mparse_result ,  .Nm mparse_result ,
 .Nm mparse_strerror ,  .Nm mparse_strerror ,
 .Nm mparse_strlevel  .Nm mparse_strlevel ,
   .Nm mparse_updaterc
 .Nd mandoc macro compiler library  .Nd mandoc macro compiler library
 .Sh SYNOPSIS  .Sh SYNOPSIS
 .In sys/types.h  .In sys/types.h
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 .Ft struct mparse *  .Ft struct mparse *
 .Fo mparse_alloc  .Fo mparse_alloc
 .Fa "int options"  .Fa "int options"
 .Fa "enum mandoclevel wlevel"  .Fa "enum mandocerr mmin"
 .Fa "mandocmsg mmsg"  .Fa "mandocmsg mmsg"
 .Fa "char *defos"  .Fa "enum mandoc_os oe_e"
   .Fa "char *os_s"
 .Fc  .Fc
 .Ft void  .Ft void
 .Fo (*mandocmsg)  .Fo (*mandocmsg)
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 .Ft void  .Ft void
 .Fo mparse_result  .Fo mparse_result
 .Fa "struct mparse *parse"  .Fa "struct mparse *parse"
 .Fa "struct mdoc **mdoc"  .Fa "struct roff_man **man"
 .Fa "struct man **man"  
 .Fa "char **sodest"  .Fa "char **sodest"
 .Fc  .Fc
 .Ft "const char *"  .Ft "const char *"
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 .Fo mparse_strlevel  .Fo mparse_strlevel
 .Fa "enum mandoclevel"  .Fa "enum mandoclevel"
 .Fc  .Fc
 .In sys/types.h  
 .In mandoc.h  
 .In mdoc.h  
 .Ft void  .Ft void
 .Fo mdoc_deroff  .Fo mparse_updaterc
   .Fa "struct mparse *parse"
   .Fa "enum mandoclevel *rc"
   .Fc
   .In roff.h
   .Ft void
   .Fo deroff
 .Fa "char **dest"  .Fa "char **dest"
 .Fa "const struct mdoc_node *node"  .Fa "const struct roff_node *node"
 .Fc  .Fc
 .Ft "const struct mdoc_meta *"  .In sys/types.h
 .Fo mdoc_meta  .In mandoc.h
 .Fa "const struct mdoc *mdoc"  .In mdoc.h
 .Fc  
 .Ft "const struct mdoc_node *"  
 .Fo mdoc_node  
 .Fa "const struct mdoc *mdoc"  
 .Fc  
 .Vt extern const char * const * mdoc_argnames;  .Vt extern const char * const * mdoc_argnames;
 .Vt extern const char * const * mdoc_macronames;  .Vt extern const char * const * mdoc_macronames;
   .Ft void
   .Fo mdoc_validate
   .Fa "struct roff_man *mdoc"
   .Fc
 .In sys/types.h  .In sys/types.h
 .In mandoc.h  .In mandoc.h
 .In man.h  .In man.h
 .Ft void  .Vt extern const char * const * man_macronames;
 .Fo man_deroff  
 .Fa "char **dest"  
 .Fa "const struct man_node *node"  
 .Fc  
 .Ft "const struct man_meta *"  
 .Fo man_meta  
 .Fa "const struct man *man"  
 .Fc  
 .Ft "const struct mparse *"  .Ft "const struct mparse *"
 .Fo man_mparse  .Fo man_mparse
 .Fa "const struct man *man"  .Fa "const struct roff_man *man"
 .Fc  .Fc
 .Ft "const struct man_node *"  .Ft void
 .Fo man_node  .Fo man_validate
 .Fa "const struct man *man"  .Fa "struct roff_man *man"
 .Fc  .Fc
 .Vt extern const char * const * man_macronames;  
 .Sh DESCRIPTION  .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The  The
 .Nm mandoc  .Nm mandoc
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 retrieve the syntax tree with  retrieve the syntax tree with
 .Fn mparse_result ;  .Fn mparse_result ;
 .It  .It
 iterate over parse nodes with  depending on whether the
 .Fn mdoc_node  .Fa macroset
   member of the returned
   .Vt struct roff_man
   is
   .Dv MACROSET_MDOC
 or  or
 .Fn man_node ;  .Dv MACROSET_MAN ,
   validate it with
   .Fn mdoc_validate
   or
   .Fn man_validate ,
   respectively;
 .It  .It
   if information about the validity of the input is needed, fetch it with
   .Fn mparse_updaterc ;
   .It
   iterate over parse nodes with starting from the
   .Fa first
   member of the returned
   .Vt struct roff_man ;
   .It
 free all allocated memory with  free all allocated memory with
 .Fn mparse_free  .Fn mparse_free
 and  and
 .Xr mchars_free 3 ,  .Xr mchars_free 3 ,
 or invoke  or invoke
 .Fn mparse_reset  .Fn mparse_reset
 and parse new files.  and go back to step 2 to parse new files.
 .El  .El
 .Sh REFERENCE  .Sh REFERENCE
 This section documents the functions, types, and variables available  This section documents the functions, types, and variables available
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 A classification of an  A classification of an
 .Vt "enum mandocerr"  .Vt "enum mandocerr"
 as regards system operation.  as regards system operation.
   See the DIAGNOSTICS section in
   .Xr mandoc 1
   regarding the meanings of the levels.
 .It Vt "struct mparse"  .It Vt "struct mparse"
 An opaque pointer to a running parse sequence.  An opaque pointer to a running parse sequence.
 Created with  Created with
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 .El  .El
 .Ss Functions  .Ss Functions
 .Bl -ohang  .Bl -ohang
 .It Fn man_deroff  .It Fn deroff
 Obtain a text-only representation of a  Obtain a text-only representation of a
 .Vt struct man_node ,  .Vt struct roff_node ,
 including text contained in its child nodes.  including text contained in its child nodes.
 To be used on children of the pointer returned from  To be used on children of the
 .Fn man_node .  .Fa first
   member of
   .Vt struct roff_man .
 When it is no longer needed, the pointer returned from  When it is no longer needed, the pointer returned from
 .Fn man_deroff  .Fn deroff
 can be passed to  can be passed to
 .Xr free 3 .  .Xr free 3 .
 .It Fn man_meta  
 Obtain the meta-data of a successful  
 .Xr man 7  
 parse.  
 This may only be used on a pointer returned by  
 .Fn mparse_result .  
 Declared in  
 .In man.h ,  
 implemented in  
 .Pa man.c .  
 .It Fn man_mparse  .It Fn man_mparse
 Get the parser used for the current output.  Get the parser used for the current output.
 Declared in  Declared in
 .In man.h ,  .In man.h ,
 implemented in  implemented in
 .Pa man.c .  .Pa man.c .
 .It Fn man_node  .It Fn man_validate
 Obtain the root node of a successful  Validate the
 .Xr man 7  .Dv MACROSET_MAN
 parse.  parse tree obtained with
 This may only be used on a pointer returned by  
 .Fn mparse_result .  .Fn mparse_result .
 Declared in  Declared in
 .In man.h ,  .In man.h ,
 implemented in  implemented in
 .Pa man.c .  .Pa man.c .
 .It Fn mdoc_deroff  .It Fn mdoc_validate
 Obtain a text-only representation of a  Validate the
 .Vt struct mdoc_node ,  .Dv MACROSET_MDOC
 including text contained in its child nodes.  parse tree obtained with
 To be used on children of the pointer returned from  
 .Fn mdoc_node .  
 When it is no longer needed, the pointer returned from  
 .Fn mdoc_deroff  
 can be passed to  
 .Xr free 3 .  
 .It Fn mdoc_meta  
 Obtain the meta-data of a successful  
 .Xr mdoc  
 parse.  
 This may only be used on a pointer returned by  
 .Fn mparse_result .  .Fn mparse_result .
 Declared in  Declared in
 .In mdoc.h ,  .In mdoc.h ,
 implemented in  implemented in
 .Pa mdoc.c .  .Pa mdoc.c .
 .It Fn mdoc_node  
 Obtain the root node of a successful  
 .Xr mdoc  
 parse.  
 This may only be used on a pointer returned by  
 .Fn mparse_result .  
 Declared in  
 .In mdoc.h ,  
 implemented in  
 .Pa mdoc.c .  
 .It Fn mparse_alloc  .It Fn mparse_alloc
 Allocate a parser.  Allocate a parser.
 The arguments have the following effect:  The arguments have the following effect:
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 .Xr makewhatis 8  .Xr makewhatis 8
 .Fl Q  .Fl Q
 to quickly build minimal databases.  to quickly build minimal databases.
 .It Ar wlevel  .It Ar mmin
 Can be set to  Can be set to
 .Dv MANDOCLEVEL_BADARG ,  .Dv MANDOCERR_BASE ,
 .Dv MANDOCLEVEL_ERROR ,  .Dv MANDOCERR_STYLE ,
   .Dv MANDOCERR_WARNING ,
   .Dv MANDOCERR_ERROR ,
   .Dv MANDOCERR_UNSUPP ,
 or  or
 .Dv MANDOCLEVEL_WARNING .  .Dv MANDOCERR_MAX .
 Messages below the selected level will be suppressed.  Messages below the selected level will be suppressed.
 .It Ar mmsg  .It Ar mmsg
 A callback function to handle errors and warnings.  A callback function to handle errors and warnings.
 See  See
 .Pa main.c  .Pa main.c
 for an example.  for an example.
 .It Ar defos  If printing of error messages is not desired,
   .Dv NULL
   may be passed.
   .It Ar os_e
   Operating system to check base system conventions for.
   If
   .Dv MANDOC_OS_OTHER ,
   the system is automatically detected from
   .Ic \&Os ,
   .Fl Ios ,
   or
   .Xr uname 3 .
   .It Ar os_s
 A default string for the  A default string for the
 .Xr mdoc 7  .Xr mdoc 7
 .Sq \&Os  .Ic \&Os
 macro, overriding the  macro, overriding the
 .Dv OSNAME  .Dv OSNAME
 preprocessor definition and the results of  preprocessor definition and the results of
 .Xr uname 3 .  .Xr uname 3 .
   Passing
   .Dv NULL
   sets no default.
 .El  .El
 .Pp  .Pp
 The same parser may be used for multiple files so long as  The same parser may be used for multiple files so long as
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 .Pa read.c .  .Pa read.c .
 .It Fn mparse_result  .It Fn mparse_result
 Obtain the result of a parse.  Obtain the result of a parse.
 One of the three pointers will be filled in.  One of the two pointers will be filled in.
 Declared in  Declared in
 .In mandoc.h ,  .In mandoc.h ,
 implemented in  implemented in
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 .In mandoc.h ,  .In mandoc.h ,
 implemented in  implemented in
 .Pa read.c .  .Pa read.c .
   .It Fn mparse_updaterc
   If the highest warning or error level that occurred during the current
   .Fa parse
   is higher than
   .Pf * Fa rc ,
   update
   .Pf * Fa rc
   accordingly.
   This is useful after calling
   .Fn mdoc_validate
   or
   .Fn man_validate .
   Declared in
   .In mandoc.h ,
   implemented in
   .Pa read.c .
 .El  .El
 .Ss Variables  .Ss Variables
 .Bl -ohang  .Bl -ohang
 .It Va man_macronames  .It Va man_macronames
 The string representation of a man macro as indexed by  The string representation of a
   .Xr man 7
   macro as indexed by
 .Vt "enum mant" .  .Vt "enum mant" .
 .It Va mdoc_argnames  .It Va mdoc_argnames
 The string representation of a mdoc macro argument as indexed by  The string representation of an
   .Xr mdoc 7
   macro argument as indexed by
 .Vt "enum mdocargt" .  .Vt "enum mdocargt" .
 .It Va mdoc_macronames  .It Va mdoc_macronames
 The string representation of a mdoc macro as indexed by  The string representation of an
   .Xr mdoc 7
   macro as indexed by
 .Vt "enum mdoct" .  .Vt "enum mdoct" .
 .El  .El
 .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES  .Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
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 and derives its terminology accordingly.  and derives its terminology accordingly.
 .Pp  .Pp
 The AST is composed of  The AST is composed of
 .Vt struct man_node  .Vt struct roff_node
 nodes with element, root and text types as declared by the  nodes with element, root and text types as declared by the
 .Va type  .Va type
 field.  field.
 Each node also provides its parse point (the  Each node also provides its parse point (the
 .Va line ,  .Va line ,
 .Va sec ,  .Va pos ,
 and  and
 .Va pos  .Va sec
 fields), its position in the tree (the  fields), its position in the tree (the
 .Va parent ,  .Va parent ,
 .Va child ,  .Va child ,
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 .Qq elements .  .Qq elements .
 .Pp  .Pp
 The AST is composed of  The AST is composed of
 .Vt struct mdoc_node  .Vt struct roff_node
 nodes with block, head, body, element, root and text types as declared  nodes with block, head, body, element, root and text types as declared
 by the  by the
 .Va type  .Va type
 field.  field.
 Each node also provides its parse point (the  Each node also provides its parse point (the
 .Va line ,  .Va line ,
 .Va sec ,  .Va pos ,
 and  and
 .Va pos  .Va sec
 fields), its position in the tree (the  fields), its position in the tree (the
 .Va parent ,  .Va parent ,
 .Va child ,  .Va child ,
 .Va nchild ,  .Va last ,
 .Va next  .Va next
 and  and
 .Va prev  .Va prev
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 .Ed  .Ed
 .Pp  .Pp
 Here, the formatting of the  Here, the formatting of the
 .Sq \&Ao  .Ic \&Ao
 block extends from TEXT ao to TEXT ac,  block extends from TEXT ao to TEXT ac,
 while the formatting of the  while the formatting of the
 .Sq \&Bo  .Ic \&Bo
 block extends from TEXT bo to TEXT bc.  block extends from TEXT bo to TEXT bc.
 It renders as follows in  It renders as follows in
 .Fl T Ns Cm ascii  .Fl T Ns Cm ascii
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 .Em strongly discouraged ;  .Em strongly discouraged ;
 for example, the  for example, the
 .Fl T Ns Cm html  .Fl T Ns Cm html
 and  front-end to
 .Fl T Ns Cm xhtml  
 front-ends to  
 .Xr mandoc 1  .Xr mandoc 1
 are unable to render them in any meaningful way.  is unable to render them in any meaningful way.
 Furthermore, behaviour when encountering badly-nested blocks is not  Furthermore, behaviour when encountering badly-nested blocks is not
 consistent across troff implementations, especially when using multiple  consistent across troff implementations, especially when using multiple
 levels of badly-nested blocks.  levels of badly-nested blocks.
 .Sh SEE ALSO  .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr mandoc 1 ,  .Xr mandoc 1 ,
   .Xr man.cgi 3 ,
 .Xr mandoc_escape 3 ,  .Xr mandoc_escape 3 ,
   .Xr mandoc_headers 3 ,
 .Xr mandoc_malloc 3 ,  .Xr mandoc_malloc 3 ,
   .Xr mansearch 3 ,
 .Xr mchars_alloc 3 ,  .Xr mchars_alloc 3 ,
   .Xr tbl 3 ,
 .Xr eqn 7 ,  .Xr eqn 7 ,
 .Xr man 7 ,  .Xr man 7 ,
 .Xr mandoc_char 7 ,  .Xr mandoc_char 7 ,
Line 680  levels of badly-nested blocks.
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 .Xr roff 7 ,  .Xr roff 7 ,
 .Xr tbl 7  .Xr tbl 7
 .Sh AUTHORS  .Sh AUTHORS
   .An -nosplit
 The  The
 .Nm  .Nm
 library was written by  library was written by
 .An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq Mt kristaps@bsd.lv .  .An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq Mt kristaps@bsd.lv
   and is maintained by
   .An Ingo Schwarze Aq Mt schwarze@openbsd.org .

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