OrParser.java

package com.googlecode.totallylazy.parser;

import com.googlecode.totallylazy.Segment;
import com.googlecode.totallylazy.Sequence;
import com.googlecode.totallylazy.Sequences;

import static com.googlecode.totallylazy.Sequences.sequence;

class OrParser<A> implements Parser<A> {
    private final Sequence<Parser<A>> parsers;

    private OrParser(Sequence<Parser<A>> parsers) {
        this.parsers = parsers;
    }

    static <A> OrParser<A> or(Iterable<? extends Parser<? extends A>> parsers) {
        return new OrParser<A>(Sequences.sequence(parsers).<Parser<A>>unsafeCast());
    }

    @Override
    public String toString() {
        return parsers.toString(" or ");
    }

    @Override
    public Result<A> parse(Segment<Character> characters) {
        Result<A> result = null;
        for (Parser<A> parser : parsers) {
            result = parser.parse(characters);
            if (result.success()) return result;
        }
        return result;
    }
}