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+#!/usr/bin/env lua5.1
+
+-- $Id: test.lua,v 1.101 2013/04/12 16:30:33 roberto Exp $
+
+-- require"strict"    -- just to be pedantic
+
+local m = require"lpeglabel"
+
+
+-- for general use
+local a, b, c, d, e, f, g, p, t
+
+
+-- compatibility with Lua 5.2
+local unpack = rawget(table, "unpack") or unpack
+local loadstring = rawget(_G, "loadstring") or load
+
+
+-- most tests here do not need much stack space
+m.setmaxstack(5)
+
+local any = m.P(1)
+local space = m.S" \t\n"^0
+
+local function checkeq (x, y, p)
+if p then print(x,y) end
+  if type(x) ~= "table" then assert(x == y)
+  else
+    for k,v in pairs(x) do checkeq(v, y[k], p) end
+    for k,v in pairs(y) do checkeq(v, x[k], p) end
+  end
+end
+
+
+local mt = getmetatable(m.P(1))
+
+
+local allchar = {}
+for i=0,255 do allchar[i + 1] = i end
+allchar = string.char(unpack(allchar))
+assert(#allchar == 256)
+
+local function cs2str (c)
+  return m.match(m.Cs((c + m.P(1)/"")^0), allchar)
+end
+
+local function eqcharset (c1, c2)
+  assert(cs2str(c1) == cs2str(c2))
+end
+
+
+print"General tests for LPeg library"
+
+assert(type(m.version()) == "string")
+print("version " .. m.version())
+assert(m.type("alo") ~= "pattern")
+assert(m.type(io.input) ~= "pattern")
+assert(m.type(m.P"alo") == "pattern")
+
+-- tests for some basic optimizations
+assert(m.match(m.P(false) + "a", "a") == 2)
+assert(m.match(m.P(true) + "a", "a") == 1)
+assert(m.match("a" + m.P(false), "b") == nil)
+assert(m.match("a" + m.P(true), "b") == 1)
+
+assert(m.match(m.P(false) * "a", "a") == nil)
+assert(m.match(m.P(true) * "a", "a") == 2)
+assert(m.match("a" * m.P(false), "a") == nil)
+assert(m.match("a" * m.P(true), "a") == 2)
+
+assert(m.match(#m.P(false) * "a", "a") == nil)
+assert(m.match(#m.P(true) * "a", "a") == 2)
+assert(m.match("a" * #m.P(false), "a") == nil)
+assert(m.match("a" * #m.P(true), "a") == 2)
+
+
+-- tests for locale
+do
+  assert(m.locale(m) == m)
+  local t = {}
+  assert(m.locale(t, m) == t)
+  local x = m.locale()
+  for n,v in pairs(x) do
+    assert(type(n) == "string")
+    eqcharset(v, m[n])
+  end
+end
+
+
+assert(m.match(3, "aaaa"))
+assert(m.match(4, "aaaa"))
+assert(not m.match(5, "aaaa"))
+assert(m.match(-3, "aa"))
+assert(not m.match(-3, "aaa"))
+assert(not m.match(-3, "aaaa"))
+assert(not m.match(-4, "aaaa"))
+assert(m.P(-5):match"aaaa")
+
+assert(m.match("a", "alo") == 2)
+assert(m.match("al", "alo") == 3)
+assert(not m.match("alu", "alo"))
+assert(m.match(true, "") == 1)
+
+local digit = m.S"0123456789"
+local upper = m.S"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
+local lower = m.S"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"
+local letter = m.S"" + upper + lower
+local alpha = letter + digit + m.R()
+
+eqcharset(m.S"", m.P(false))
+eqcharset(upper, m.R("AZ"))
+eqcharset(lower, m.R("az"))
+eqcharset(upper + lower, m.R("AZ", "az"))
+eqcharset(upper + lower, m.R("AZ", "cz", "aa", "bb", "90"))
+eqcharset(digit, m.S"01234567" + "8" + "9")
+eqcharset(upper, letter - lower)
+eqcharset(m.S(""), m.R())
+assert(cs2str(m.S("")) == "")
+
+eqcharset(m.S"\0", "\0")
+eqcharset(m.S"\1\0\2", m.R"\0\2")
+eqcharset(m.S"\1\0\2", m.R"\1\2" + "\0")
+eqcharset(m.S"\1\0\2" - "\0", m.R"\1\2")
+
+local word = alpha^1 * (1 - alpha)^0
+
+assert((word^0 * -1):match"alo alo")
+assert(m.match(word^1 * -1, "alo alo"))
+assert(m.match(word^2 * -1, "alo alo"))
+assert(not m.match(word^3 * -1, "alo alo"))
+
+assert(not m.match(word^-1 * -1, "alo alo"))
+assert(m.match(word^-2 * -1, "alo alo"))
+assert(m.match(word^-3 * -1, "alo alo"))
+
+local eos = m.P(-1)
+
+assert(m.match(digit^0 * letter * digit * eos, "1298a1"))
+assert(not m.match(digit^0 * letter * eos, "1257a1"))
+
+b = {
+  [1] = "(" * (((1 - m.S"()") + #m.P"(" * m.V(1))^0) * ")"
+}
+
+assert(m.match(b, "(al())()"))
+assert(not m.match(b * eos, "(al())()"))
+assert(m.match(b * eos, "((al())()(é))"))
+assert(not m.match(b, "(al()()"))
+
+assert(not m.match(letter^1 - "for", "foreach"))
+assert(m.match(letter^1 - ("for" * eos), "foreach"))
+assert(not m.match(letter^1 - ("for" * eos), "for"))
+
+function basiclookfor (p)
+  return m.P {
+    [1] = p + (1 * m.V(1))
+  }
+end
+
+function caplookfor (p)
+  return basiclookfor(p:C())
+end
+
+assert(m.match(caplookfor(letter^1), "   4achou123...") == "achou")
+a = {m.match(caplookfor(letter^1)^0, " two words, one more  ")}
+checkeq(a, {"two", "words", "one", "more"})
+
+assert(m.match( basiclookfor((#m.P(b) * 1) * m.Cp()), "  (  (a)") == 7)
+
+a = {m.match(m.C(digit^1 * m.Cc"d") + m.C(letter^1 * m.Cc"l"), "123")}
+checkeq(a, {"123", "d"})
+
+a = {m.match(m.C(digit^1) * "d" * -1 + m.C(letter^1 * m.Cc"l"), "123d")}
+checkeq(a, {"123"})
+
+a = {m.match(m.C(digit^1 * m.Cc"d") + m.C(letter^1 * m.Cc"l"), "abcd")}
+checkeq(a, {"abcd", "l"})
+
+a = {m.match(m.Cc(10,20,30) * 'a' * m.Cp(), 'aaa')}
+checkeq(a, {10,20,30,2})
+a = {m.match(m.Cp() * m.Cc(10,20,30) * 'a' * m.Cp(), 'aaa')}
+checkeq(a, {1,10,20,30,2})
+a = m.match(m.Ct(m.Cp() * m.Cc(10,20,30) * 'a' * m.Cp()), 'aaa')
+checkeq(a, {1,10,20,30,2})
+a = m.match(m.Ct(m.Cp() * m.Cc(7,8) * m.Cc(10,20,30) * 'a' * m.Cp()), 'aaa')
+checkeq(a, {1,7,8,10,20,30,2})
+a = {m.match(m.Cc() * m.Cc() * m.Cc(1) * m.Cc(2,3,4) * m.Cc() * 'a', 'aaa')}
+checkeq(a, {1,2,3,4})
+
+a = {m.match(m.Cp() * letter^1 * m.Cp(), "abcd")}
+checkeq(a, {1, 5})
+
+
+t = {m.match({[1] = m.C(m.C(1) * m.V(1) + -1)}, "abc")}
+checkeq(t, {"abc", "a", "bc", "b", "c", "c", ""})
+
+
+-- test for small capture boundary
+for i = 250,260 do
+  assert(#m.match(m.C(i), string.rep('a', i)) == i)
+  assert(#m.match(m.C(m.C(i)), string.rep('a', i)) == i)
+end
+
+
+-- tests for any*n and any*-n
+for n = 1, 550 do
+  local x_1 = string.rep('x', n - 1)
+  local x = x_1 .. 'a'
+  assert(not m.P(n):match(x_1))
+  assert(m.P(n):match(x) == n + 1)
+  assert(n < 4 or m.match(m.P(n) + "xxx", x_1) == 4)
+  assert(m.C(n):match(x) == x)
+  assert(m.C(m.C(n)):match(x) == x)
+  assert(m.P(-n):match(x_1) == 1)
+  assert(not m.P(-n):match(x))
+  assert(n < 13 or m.match(m.Cc(20) * ((n - 13) * m.P(10)) * 3, x) == 20)
+  local n3 = math.floor(n/3)
+  assert(m.match(n3 * m.Cp() * n3 * n3, x) == n3 + 1)
+end
+
+-- true values
+assert(m.P(0):match("x") == 1)
+assert(m.P(0):match("") == 1)
+assert(m.C(0):match("x") == "")
+
+assert(m.match(m.Cc(0) * m.P(10) + m.Cc(1) * "xuxu", "xuxu") == 1)
+assert(m.match(m.Cc(0) * m.P(10) + m.Cc(1) * "xuxu", "xuxuxuxuxu") == 0)
+assert(m.match(m.C(m.P(2)^1), "abcde") == "abcd")
+p = m.Cc(0) * 1 + m.Cc(1) * 2 + m.Cc(2) * 3 + m.Cc(3) * 4
+
+
+-- test for alternation optimization
+assert(m.match(m.P"a"^1 + "ab" + m.P"x"^0, "ab") == 2)
+assert(m.match((m.P"a"^1 + "ab" + m.P"x"^0 * 1)^0, "ab") == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + "" + "cy" + "ak", "98") == 1)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + "ax" + "cy", "ax") == 3)
+assert(m.match("a" * m.P"b"^0 * "c"  + "cd" + "ax" + "cy", "ax") == 3)
+assert(m.match((m.P"ab" + "cd" + "ax" + "cy")^0, "ax") == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.P(1) * "x" + m.S"" * "xu" + "ay", "ay") == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.P"abc" + "cde" + "aka", "aka") == 4)
+assert(m.match(m.S"abc" * "x" + "cde" + "aka", "ax") == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.S"abc" * "x" + "cde" + "aka", "aka") == 4)
+assert(m.match(m.S"abc" * "x" + "cde" + "aka", "cde") == 4)
+assert(m.match(m.S"abc" * "x" + "ide" + m.S"ab" * "ka", "aka") == 4)
+assert(m.match("ab" + m.S"abc" * m.P"y"^0 * "x" + "cde" + "aka", "ax") == 3)
+assert(m.match("ab" + m.S"abc" * m.P"y"^0 * "x" + "cde" + "aka", "aka") == 4)
+assert(m.match("ab" + m.S"abc" * m.P"y"^0 * "x" + "cde" + "aka", "cde") == 4)
+assert(m.match("ab" + m.S"abc" * m.P"y"^0 * "x" + "ide" + m.S"ab" * "ka", "aka") == 4)
+assert(m.match("ab" + m.S"abc" * m.P"y"^0 * "x" + "ide" + m.S"ab" * "ka", "ax") == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.P(1) * "x" + "cde" + m.S"ab" * "ka", "aka") == 4)
+assert(m.match(m.P(1) * "x" + "cde" + m.P(1) * "ka", "aka") == 4)
+assert(m.match(m.P(1) * "x" + "cde" + m.P(1) * "ka", "cde") == 4)
+assert(m.match(m.P"eb" + "cd" + m.P"e"^0 + "x", "ee") == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + m.P"e"^0 + "x", "abcd") == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + m.P"e"^0 + "x", "eeex") == 4)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + m.P"e"^0 + "x", "cd") == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + m.P"e"^0 + "x", "x") == 1)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + m.P"e"^0 + "x" + "", "zee") == 1)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + m.P"e"^1 + "x", "abcd") == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + m.P"e"^1 + "x", "eeex") == 4)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + m.P"e"^1 + "x", "cd") == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + m.P"e"^1 + "x", "x") == 2)
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab" + "cd" + m.P"e"^1 + "x" + "", "zee") == 1)
+assert(not m.match(("aa" * m.P"bc"^-1 + "aab") * "e", "aabe"))
+
+assert(m.match("alo" * (m.P"\n" + -1), "alo") == 4)
+
+
+-- bug in 0.12 (rc1)
+assert(m.match((m.P"\128\187\191" + m.S"abc")^0, "\128\187\191") == 4)
+
+assert(m.match(m.S"\0\128\255\127"^0, string.rep("\0\128\255\127", 10)) ==
+    4*10 + 1)
+
+-- optimizations with optional parts
+assert(m.match(("ab" * -m.P"c")^-1, "abc") == 1)
+assert(m.match(("ab" * #m.P"c")^-1, "abd") == 1)
+assert(m.match(("ab" * m.B"c")^-1, "ab") == 1)
+assert(m.match(("ab" * m.P"cd"^0)^-1, "abcdcdc") == 7)
+
+assert(m.match(m.P"ab"^-1 - "c", "abcd") == 3)
+
+p = ('Aa' * ('Bb' * ('Cc' * m.P'Dd'^0)^0)^0)^-1
+assert(p:match("AaBbCcDdBbCcDdDdDdBb") == 21)
+ 
+
+pi = "3.14159 26535 89793 23846 26433 83279 50288 41971 69399 37510"
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.P"1" / "a" + m.P"5" / "b" + m.P"9" / "c" + 1)^0), pi) ==
+  m.match(m.Cs((m.P(1) / {["1"] = "a", ["5"] = "b", ["9"] = "c"})^0), pi))
+print"+"
+
+
+-- tests for capture optimizations
+assert(m.match((m.P(3) +  4 * m.Cp()) * "a", "abca") == 5)
+t = {m.match(((m.P"a" + m.Cp()) * m.P"x")^0, "axxaxx")}
+checkeq(t, {3, 6})
+
+
+-- tests for numbered captures
+p = m.C(1)
+assert(m.match(m.C(m.C(p * m.C(2)) * m.C(3)) / 3, "abcdefgh") == "a")
+assert(m.match(m.C(m.C(p * m.C(2)) * m.C(3)) / 1, "abcdefgh") == "abcdef")
+assert(m.match(m.C(m.C(p * m.C(2)) * m.C(3)) / 4, "abcdefgh") == "bc")
+assert(m.match(m.C(m.C(p * m.C(2)) * m.C(3)) / 0, "abcdefgh") == 7)
+
+a, b, c = m.match(p * (m.C(p * m.C(2)) * m.C(3) / 4) * p, "abcdefgh")
+assert(a == "a" and b == "efg" and c == "h")
+
+-- test for table captures
+t = m.match(m.Ct(letter^1), "alo")
+checkeq(t, {})
+
+t, n = m.match(m.Ct(m.C(letter)^1) * m.Cc"t", "alo")
+assert(n == "t" and table.concat(t) == "alo")
+
+t = m.match(m.Ct(m.C(m.C(letter)^1)), "alo")
+assert(table.concat(t, ";") == "alo;a;l;o")
+
+t = m.match(m.Ct(m.C(m.C(letter)^1)), "alo")
+assert(table.concat(t, ";") == "alo;a;l;o")
+
+t = m.match(m.Ct(m.Ct((m.Cp() * letter * m.Cp())^1)), "alo")
+assert(table.concat(t[1], ";") == "1;2;2;3;3;4")
+
+t = m.match(m.Ct(m.C(m.C(1) * 1 * m.C(1))), "alo")
+checkeq(t, {"alo", "a", "o"})
+
+
+-- tests for groups
+p = m.Cg(1)   -- no capture
+assert(p:match('x') == 'x')
+p = m.Cg(m.P(true)/function () end * 1)   -- no value
+assert(p:match('x') == 'x')
+p = m.Cg(m.Cg(m.Cg(m.C(1))))
+assert(p:match('x') == 'x')
+p = m.Cg(m.Cg(m.Cg(m.C(1))^0) * m.Cg(m.Cc(1) * m.Cc(2)))
+t = {p:match'abc'}
+checkeq(t, {'a', 'b', 'c', 1, 2})
+
+p = m.Ct(m.Cg(m.Cc(10), "hi") * m.C(1)^0 * m.Cg(m.Cc(20), "ho"))
+t = p:match''
+checkeq(t, {hi = 10, ho = 20})
+t = p:match'abc'
+checkeq(t, {hi = 10, ho = 20, 'a', 'b', 'c'})
+
+
+-- test for error messages
+local function checkerr (msg, ...)
+  assert(m.match({ m.P(msg) + 1 * m.V(1) }, select(2, pcall(...))))
+end
+
+checkerr("rule '1' may be left recursive", m.match, { m.V(1) * 'a' }, "a")
+checkerr("rule '1' used outside a grammar", m.match, m.V(1), "")
+checkerr("rule 'hiii' used outside a grammar", m.match, m.V('hiii'), "")
+checkerr("rule 'hiii' undefined in given grammar", m.match, { m.V('hiii') }, "")
+checkerr("undefined in given grammar", m.match, { m.V{} }, "")
+
+checkerr("rule 'A' is not a pattern", m.P, { m.P(1), A = {} })
+checkerr("grammar has no initial rule", m.P, { [print] = {} })
+
+-- grammar with a long call chain before left recursion
+p = {'a',
+  a = m.V'b' * m.V'c' * m.V'd' * m.V'a',
+  b = m.V'c',
+  c = m.V'd',
+  d = m.V'e',
+  e = m.V'f',
+  f = m.V'g',
+  g = m.P''
+}
+checkerr("rule 'a' may be left recursive", m.match, p, "a")
+
+
+-- tests for non-pattern as arguments to pattern functions
+
+p = { ('a' * m.V(1))^-1 } * m.P'b' * { 'a' * m.V(2); m.V(1)^-1 }
+assert(m.match(p, "aaabaac") == 7)
+
+p = m.P'abc' * 2 * -5 * true * 'de'  -- mix of numbers and strings and booleans
+
+assert(p:match("abc01de") == 8)
+assert(p:match("abc01de3456") == nil)
+
+p = 'abc' * (2 * (-5 * (true * m.P'de')))
+
+assert(p:match("abc01de") == 8)
+assert(p:match("abc01de3456") == nil)
+
+p = { m.V(2), m.P"abc" } *
+     (m.P{ "xx", xx = m.P"xx" } + { "x", x = m.P"a" * m.V"x" + "" })
+assert(p:match("abcaaaxx") == 7)
+assert(p:match("abcxx") == 6)
+
+
+-- a large table capture
+t = m.match(m.Ct(m.C('a')^0), string.rep("a", 10000))
+assert(#t == 10000 and t[1] == 'a' and t[#t] == 'a')
+
+print('+')
+
+
+-- bug in 0.10 (rechecking a grammar, after tail-call optimization)
+m.P{ m.P { (m.P(3) + "xuxu")^0 * m.V"xuxu", xuxu = m.P(1) } }
+
+local V = m.V
+
+local Space = m.S(" \n\t")^0
+local Number = m.C(m.R("09")^1) * Space
+local FactorOp = m.C(m.S("+-")) * Space
+local TermOp = m.C(m.S("*/")) * Space
+local Open = "(" * Space
+local Close = ")" * Space
+
+
+local function f_factor (v1, op, v2, d)
+  assert(d == nil)
+  if op == "+" then return v1 + v2
+  else return v1 - v2
+  end
+end
+
+
+local function f_term (v1, op, v2, d)
+  assert(d == nil)
+  if op == "*" then return v1 * v2
+  else return v1 / v2
+  end
+end
+
+G = m.P{ "Exp",
+  Exp = m.Cf(V"Factor" * m.Cg(FactorOp * V"Factor")^0, f_factor);
+  Factor = m.Cf(V"Term" * m.Cg(TermOp * V"Term")^0, f_term);
+  Term = Number / tonumber  +  Open * V"Exp" * Close;
+}
+
+G = Space * G * -1
+
+for _, s in ipairs{" 3 + 5*9 / (1+1) ", "3+4/2", "3+3-3- 9*2+3*9/1-  8"} do
+  assert(m.match(G, s) == loadstring("return "..s)())
+end
+
+
+-- test for grammars (errors deep in calling non-terminals)
+g = m.P{
+  [1] = m.V(2) + "a",
+  [2] = "a" * m.V(3) * "x",
+  [3] = "b" * m.V(3) + "c"
+}
+
+assert(m.match(g, "abbbcx") == 7)
+assert(m.match(g, "abbbbx") == 2)
+
+
+-- tests for \0
+assert(m.match(m.R("\0\1")^1, "\0\1\0") == 4)
+assert(m.match(m.S("\0\1ab")^1, "\0\1\0a") == 5)
+assert(m.match(m.P(1)^3, "\0\1\0a") == 5)
+assert(not m.match(-4, "\0\1\0a"))
+assert(m.match("\0\1\0a", "\0\1\0a") == 5)
+assert(m.match("\0\0\0", "\0\0\0") == 4)
+assert(not m.match("\0\0\0", "\0\0"))
+
+
+-- tests for predicates
+assert(not m.match(-m.P("a") * 2, "alo"))
+assert(m.match(- -m.P("a") * 2, "alo") == 3)
+assert(m.match(#m.P("a") * 2, "alo") == 3)
+assert(m.match(##m.P("a") * 2, "alo") == 3)
+assert(not m.match(##m.P("c") * 2, "alo"))
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((##m.P("a") * 1 + m.P(1)/".")^0), "aloal") == "a..a.")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((#((#m.P"a")/"") * 1 + m.P(1)/".")^0), "aloal") == "a..a.")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((- -m.P("a") * 1 + m.P(1)/".")^0), "aloal") == "a..a.")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((-((-m.P"a")/"") * 1 + m.P(1)/".")^0), "aloal") == "a..a.")
+
+p = -m.P'a' * m.Cc(1) + -m.P'b' * m.Cc(2) + -m.P'c' * m.Cc(3)
+assert(p:match('a') == 2 and p:match('') == 1 and p:match('b') == 1)
+
+p = -m.P'a' * m.Cc(10) + #m.P'a' * m.Cc(20)
+assert(p:match('a') == 20 and p:match('') == 10 and p:match('b') == 10)
+
+
+
+-- look-behind predicate
+assert(not m.match(m.B'a', 'a'))
+assert(m.match(1 * m.B'a', 'a') == 2)
+assert(not m.match(m.B(1), 'a'))
+assert(m.match(1 * m.B(1), 'a') == 2)
+assert(m.match(-m.B(1), 'a') == 1)
+assert(m.match(m.B(250), string.rep('a', 250)) == nil)
+assert(m.match(250 * m.B(250), string.rep('a', 250)) == 251)
+assert(not pcall(m.B, 260))
+
+B = #letter * -m.B(letter) + -letter * m.B(letter)
+x = m.Ct({ (B * m.Cp())^-1 * (1 * m.V(1) + m.P(true)) })
+checkeq(m.match(x, 'ar cal  c'), {1,3,4,7,9,10})
+checkeq(m.match(x, ' ar cal  '), {2,4,5,8})
+checkeq(m.match(x, '   '), {})
+checkeq(m.match(x, 'aloalo'), {1,7})
+
+assert(m.match(B, "a") == 1)
+assert(m.match(1 * B, "a") == 2)
+assert(not m.B(1 - letter):match(""))
+assert((-m.B(letter)):match("") == 1)
+
+assert((4 * m.B(letter, 4)):match("aaaaaaaa") == 5)
+assert(not (4 * m.B(#letter * 5)):match("aaaaaaaa"))
+assert((4 * -m.B(#letter * 5)):match("aaaaaaaa") == 5)
+
+-- look-behind with grammars
+assert(m.match('a' * m.B{'x', x = m.P(3)},  'aaa') == nil)
+assert(m.match('aa' * m.B{'x', x = m.P('aaa')},  'aaaa') == nil)
+assert(m.match('aaa' * m.B{'x', x = m.P('aaa')},  'aaaaa') == 4)
+
+
+
+-- bug in 0.9
+assert(m.match(('a' * #m.P'b'), "ab") == 2)
+assert(not m.match(('a' * #m.P'b'), "a"))
+
+assert(not m.match(#m.S'567', ""))
+assert(m.match(#m.S'567' * 1, "6") == 2)
+
+
+-- tests for Tail Calls
+
+--labeled failure
+p = m.P{ 'a' * m.V(1) + '' }
+assert(p:match(string.rep('a', 1000)) == 1001)
+
+-- create a grammar for a simple DFA for even number of 0s and 1s
+--
+--  ->1 <---0---> 2
+--    ^           ^
+--    |           |
+--    1           1
+--    |           |
+--    V           V
+--    3 <---0---> 4
+--
+-- this grammar should keep no backtracking information
+
+p = m.P{
+  [1] = '0' * m.V(2) + '1' * m.V(3) + -1,
+  [2] = '0' * m.V(1) + '1' * m.V(4),
+  [3] = '0' * m.V(4) + '1' * m.V(1),
+  [4] = '0' * m.V(3) + '1' * m.V(2),
+}
+
+-- labeled failure
+assert(p:match(string.rep("00", 10000)))
+assert(p:match(string.rep("01", 10000)))
+assert(p:match(string.rep("011", 10000)))
+assert(not p:match(string.rep("011", 10000) .. "1"))
+assert(not p:match(string.rep("011", 10001)))
+
+
+-- this grammar does need backtracking info.
+local lim = 10000
+p = m.P{ '0' * m.V(1) + '0' }
+assert(not pcall(m.match, p, string.rep("0", lim)))
+m.setmaxstack(2*lim)
+assert(not pcall(m.match, p, string.rep("0", lim)))
+m.setmaxstack(2*lim + 4)
+assert(pcall(m.match, p, string.rep("0", lim)))
+
+-- this repetition should not need stack space (only the call does)
+p = m.P{ ('a' * m.V(1))^0 * 'b' + 'c' }
+m.setmaxstack(200)
+-- labeled failure
+assert(p:match(string.rep('a', 180) .. 'c' .. string.rep('b', 180)) == 362)
+
+m.setmaxstack(5)   -- restore original limit
+
+-- tests for optional start position
+assert(m.match("a", "abc", 1))
+assert(m.match("b", "abc", 2))
+assert(m.match("c", "abc", 3))
+assert(not m.match(1, "abc", 4))
+assert(m.match("a", "abc", -3))
+assert(m.match("b", "abc", -2))
+assert(m.match("c", "abc", -1))
+assert(m.match("abc", "abc", -4))   -- truncate to position 1
+
+assert(m.match("", "abc", 10))   -- empty string is everywhere!
+assert(m.match("", "", 10))
+assert(not m.match(1, "", 1))
+assert(not m.match(1, "", -1))
+assert(not m.match(1, "", 0))
+
+print("+")
+
+
+-- tests for argument captures
+assert(not pcall(m.Carg, 0))
+assert(not pcall(m.Carg, -1))
+assert(not pcall(m.Carg, 2^18))
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.Carg(1), 'a', 1))
+assert(m.match(m.Carg(1), 'a', 1, print) == print)
+x = {m.match(m.Carg(1) * m.Carg(2), '', 1, 10, 20)}
+checkeq(x, {10, 20})
+
+assert(m.match(m.Cmt(m.Cg(m.Carg(3), "a") *
+                     m.Cmt(m.Cb("a"), function (s,i,x)
+                                        assert(s == "a" and i == 1);
+                                        return i, x+1
+                                      end) *
+                     m.Carg(2), function (s,i,a,b,c)
+                                  assert(s == "a" and i == 1 and c == nil);
+                                  return i, 2*a + 3*b
+                                end) * "a",
+               "a", 1, false, 100, 1000) == 2*1001 + 3*100)
+
+
+-- tests for Lua functions
+
+t = {}
+s = ""
+p = m.P(function (s1, i) assert(s == s1); t[#t + 1] = i; return nil end) * false
+s = "hi, this is a test"
+assert(m.match(((p - m.P(-1)) + 2)^0, s) == string.len(s) + 1)
+assert(#t == string.len(s)/2 and t[1] == 1 and t[2] == 3)
+
+assert(not m.match(p, s))
+
+p = mt.__add(function (s, i) return i end, function (s, i) return nil end)
+assert(m.match(p, "alo"))
+
+p = mt.__mul(function (s, i) return i end, function (s, i) return nil end)
+assert(not m.match(p, "alo"))
+
+
+t = {}
+p = function (s1, i) assert(s == s1); t[#t + 1] = i; return i end
+s = "hi, this is a test"
+assert(m.match((m.P(1) * p)^0, s) == string.len(s) + 1)
+assert(#t == string.len(s) and t[1] == 2 and t[2] == 3)
+
+t = {}
+p = m.P(function (s1, i) assert(s == s1); t[#t + 1] = i;
+                         return i <= s1:len() and i end) * 1
+s = "hi, this is a test"
+assert(m.match(p^0, s) == string.len(s) + 1)
+assert(#t == string.len(s) + 1 and t[1] == 1 and t[2] == 2)
+
+p = function (s1, i) return m.match(m.P"a"^1, s1, i) end
+assert(m.match(p, "aaaa") == 5)
+assert(m.match(p, "abaa") == 2)
+assert(not m.match(p, "baaa"))
+
+assert(not pcall(m.match, function () return 2^20 end, s))
+assert(not pcall(m.match, function () return 0 end, s))
+assert(not pcall(m.match, function (s, i) return i - 1 end, s))
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.P(1)^0 * function (_, i) return i - 1 end, s))
+assert(m.match(m.P(1)^0 * function (_, i) return i end * -1, s))
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.P(1)^0 * function (_, i) return i + 1 end, s))
+assert(m.match(m.P(function (s, i) return s:len() + 1 end) * -1, s))
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.P(function (s, i) return s:len() + 2 end) * -1, s))
+assert(not m.match(m.P(function (s, i) return s:len() end) * -1, s))
+assert(m.match(m.P(1)^0 * function (_, i) return true end, s) ==
+       string.len(s) + 1)
+for i = 1, string.len(s) + 1 do
+  assert(m.match(function (_, _) return i end, s) == i)
+end
+
+p = (m.P(function (s, i) return i%2 == 0 and i end) * 1
+  +  m.P(function (s, i) return i%2 ~= 0 and i + 2 <= s:len() and i end) * 3)^0
+  * -1
+assert(p:match(string.rep('a', 14000)))
+
+-- tests for Function Replacements
+f = function (a, ...) if a ~= "x" then return {a, ...} end end
+
+t = m.match(m.C(1)^0/f, "abc")
+checkeq(t, {"a", "b", "c"})
+
+t = m.match(m.C(1)^0/f/f, "abc")
+checkeq(t, {{"a", "b", "c"}})
+
+t = m.match(m.P(1)^0/f/f, "abc")   -- no capture
+checkeq(t, {{"abc"}})
+
+t = m.match((m.P(1)^0/f * m.Cp())/f, "abc")
+checkeq(t, {{"abc"}, 4})
+
+t = m.match((m.C(1)^0/f * m.Cp())/f, "abc")
+checkeq(t, {{"a", "b", "c"}, 4})
+
+t = m.match((m.C(1)^0/f * m.Cp())/f, "xbc")
+checkeq(t, {4})
+
+t = m.match(m.C(m.C(1)^0)/f, "abc")
+checkeq(t, {"abc", "a", "b", "c"})
+
+g = function (...) return 1, ... end
+t = {m.match(m.C(1)^0/g/g, "abc")}
+checkeq(t, {1, 1, "a", "b", "c"})
+
+t = {m.match(m.Cc(nil,nil,4) * m.Cc(nil,3) * m.Cc(nil, nil) / g / g, "")}
+t1 = {1,1,nil,nil,4,nil,3,nil,nil}
+for i=1,10 do assert(t[i] == t1[i]) end
+
+t = {m.match((m.C(1) / function (x) return x, x.."x" end)^0, "abc")}
+checkeq(t, {"a", "ax", "b", "bx", "c", "cx"})
+
+t = m.match(m.Ct((m.C(1) / function (x,y) return y, x end * m.Cc(1))^0), "abc")
+checkeq(t, {nil, "a", 1, nil, "b", 1, nil, "c", 1})
+
+-- tests for Query Replacements
+
+assert(m.match(m.C(m.C(1)^0)/{abc = 10}, "abc") == 10)
+assert(m.match(m.C(1)^0/{a = 10}, "abc") == 10)
+assert(m.match(m.S("ba")^0/{ab = 40}, "abc") == 40)
+t = m.match(m.Ct((m.S("ba")/{a = 40})^0), "abc")
+checkeq(t, {40})
+
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.C(1)/{a=".", d=".."})^0), "abcdde") == ".bc....e")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.C(1)/{f="."})^0), "abcdde") == "abcdde")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.C(1)/{d="."})^0), "abcdde") == "abc..e")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.C(1)/{e="."})^0), "abcdde") == "abcdd.")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.C(1)/{e=".", f="+"})^0), "eefef") == "..+.+")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.C(1))^0), "abcdde") == "abcdde")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs(m.C(m.C(1)^0)), "abcdde") == "abcdde")
+assert(m.match(1 * m.Cs(m.P(1)^0), "abcdde") == "bcdde")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.C('0')/'x' + 1)^0), "abcdde") == "abcdde")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.C('0')/'x' + 1)^0), "0ab0b0") == "xabxbx")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.C('0')/'x' + m.P(1)/{b=3})^0), "b0a0b") == "3xax3")
+assert(m.match(m.P(1)/'%0%0'/{aa = -3} * 'x', 'ax') == -3)
+assert(m.match(m.C(1)/'%0%1'/{aa = 'z'}/{z = -3} * 'x', 'ax') == -3)
+
+assert(m.match(m.Cs(m.Cc(0) * (m.P(1)/"")), "4321") == "0")
+
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.P(1) / "%0")^0), "abcd") == "abcd")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.P(1) / "%0.%0")^0), "abcd") == "a.ab.bc.cd.d")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.P("a") / "%0.%0" + 1)^0), "abcad") == "a.abca.ad")
+assert(m.match(m.C("a") / "%1%%%0", "a") == "a%a")
+assert(m.match(m.Cs((m.P(1) / ".xx")^0), "abcd") == ".xx.xx.xx.xx")
+assert(m.match(m.Cp() * m.P(3) * m.Cp()/"%2%1%1 - %0 ", "abcde") ==
+   "411 - abc ")
+
+assert(pcall(m.match, m.P(1)/"%0", "abc"))
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.P(1)/"%1", "abc"))   -- out of range
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.P(1)/"%9", "abc"))   -- out of range
+
+p = m.C(1)
+p = p * p; p = p * p; p = p * p * m.C(1) / "%9 - %1"
+assert(p:match("1234567890") == "9 - 1")
+
+assert(m.match(m.Cc(print), "") == print)
+
+-- too many captures (just ignore extra ones)
+p = m.C(1)^0 / "%2-%9-%0-%9"
+assert(p:match"01234567890123456789" == "1-8-01234567890123456789-8")
+s = string.rep("12345678901234567890", 20)
+assert(m.match(m.C(1)^0 / "%9-%1-%0-%3", s) == "9-1-" .. s .. "-3")
+
+-- string captures with non-string subcaptures
+p = m.Cc('alo') * m.C(1) / "%1 - %2 - %1"
+assert(p:match'x' == 'alo - x - alo')
+
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.Cc(true) / "%1", "a"))
+
+-- long strings for string capture
+l = 10000
+s = string.rep('a', l) .. string.rep('b', l) .. string.rep('c', l)
+
+p = (m.C(m.P'a'^1) * m.C(m.P'b'^1) * m.C(m.P'c'^1)) / '%3%2%1'
+
+assert(p:match(s) == string.rep('c', l) ..
+                     string.rep('b', l) .. 
+                     string.rep('a', l))
+
+print"+"
+
+-- accumulator capture
+function f (x) return x + 1 end
+assert(m.match(m.Cf(m.Cc(0) * m.C(1)^0, f), "alo alo") == 7)
+
+t = {m.match(m.Cf(m.Cc(1,2,3), error), "")}
+checkeq(t, {1})
+p = m.Cf(m.Ct(true) * m.Cg(m.C(m.R"az"^1) * "=" * m.C(m.R"az"^1) * ";")^0,
+         rawset)
+t = p:match("a=b;c=du;xux=yuy;")
+checkeq(t, {a="b", c="du", xux="yuy"})
+
+
+-- errors in accumulator capture
+
+-- very long match (forces fold to be a pair open-close) producing with
+-- no initial capture
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.Cf(m.P(500), print), string.rep('a', 600)))
+
+-- nested capture produces no initial value
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.Cf(m.P(1) / {}, print), "alo"))
+
+
+-- tests for loop checker
+
+local function haveloop (p)
+  assert(not pcall(function (p) return p^0 end, m.P(p)))
+end
+
+haveloop(m.P("x")^-4)
+assert(m.match(((m.P(0) + 1) * m.S"al")^0, "alo") == 3)
+assert(m.match((("x" + #m.P(1))^-4 * m.S"al")^0, "alo") == 3)
+haveloop("")
+haveloop(m.P("x")^0)
+haveloop(m.P("x")^-1)
+haveloop(m.P("x") + 1 + 2 + m.P("a")^-1)
+haveloop(-m.P("ab"))
+haveloop(- -m.P("ab"))
+haveloop(# #(m.P("ab") + "xy"))
+haveloop(- #m.P("ab")^0)
+haveloop(# -m.P("ab")^1)
+haveloop(#m.V(3))
+haveloop(m.V(3) + m.V(1) + m.P('a')^-1)
+haveloop({[1] = m.V(2) * m.V(3), [2] = m.V(3), [3] = m.P(0)})
+assert(m.match(m.P{[1] = m.V(2) * m.V(3), [2] = m.V(3), [3] = m.P(1)}^0, "abc")
+       == 3)
+assert(m.match(m.P""^-3, "a") == 1)
+
+local function find (p, s)
+  return m.match(basiclookfor(p), s)
+end
+
+
+local function badgrammar (g, expected)
+  local stat, msg = pcall(m.P, g)
+  assert(not stat)
+  if expected then assert(find(expected, msg)) end
+end
+
+badgrammar({[1] = m.V(1)}, "rule '1'")
+badgrammar({[1] = m.V(2)}, "rule '2'")   -- invalid non-terminal
+badgrammar({[1] = m.V"x"}, "rule 'x'")   -- invalid non-terminal
+badgrammar({[1] = m.V{}}, "rule '(a table)'")   -- invalid non-terminal
+badgrammar({[1] = #m.P("a") * m.V(1)}, "rule '1'")  -- left-recursive
+badgrammar({[1] = -m.P("a") * m.V(1)}, "rule '1'")  -- left-recursive
+badgrammar({[1] = -1 * m.V(1)}, "rule '1'")  -- left-recursive
+badgrammar({[1] = -1 + m.V(1)}, "rule '1'")  -- left-recursive
+badgrammar({[1] = 1 * m.V(2), [2] = m.V(2)}, "rule '2'")  -- left-recursive
+badgrammar({[1] = 1 * m.V(2)^0, [2] = m.P(0)}, "rule '1'")  -- inf. loop
+badgrammar({ m.V(2), m.V(3)^0, m.P"" }, "rule '2'")  -- inf. loop
+badgrammar({ m.V(2) * m.V(3)^0, m.V(3)^0, m.P"" }, "rule '1'")  -- inf. loop
+badgrammar({"x", x = #(m.V(1) * 'a') }, "rule '1'")  -- inf. loop
+badgrammar({ -(m.V(1) * 'a') }, "rule '1'")  -- inf. loop
+badgrammar({"x", x = m.P'a'^-1 * m.V"x"}, "rule 'x'")  -- left recursive
+badgrammar({"x", x = m.P'a' * m.V"y"^1, y = #m.P(1)}, "rule 'x'")
+
+assert(m.match({'a' * -m.V(1)}, "aaa") == 2)
+assert(m.match({'a' * -m.V(1)}, "aaaa") == nil)
+
+
+-- good x bad grammars
+m.P{ ('a' * m.V(1))^-1 }
+m.P{ -('a' * m.V(1)) }
+m.P{ ('abc' * m.V(1))^-1 }
+m.P{ -('abc' * m.V(1)) }
+badgrammar{ #m.P('abc') * m.V(1) }
+badgrammar{ -('a' + m.V(1)) }
+m.P{ #('a' * m.V(1)) }
+badgrammar{ #('a' + m.V(1)) }
+m.P{ m.B{ m.P'abc' } * 'a' * m.V(1) }
+badgrammar{ m.B{ m.P'abc' } * m.V(1) }
+badgrammar{ ('a' + m.P'bcd')^-1 * m.V(1) }
+
+
+-- simple tests for maximum sizes:
+local p = m.P"a"
+for i=1,14 do p = p * p end
+
+p = {}
+for i=1,100 do p[i] = m.P"a" end
+p = m.P(p)
+
+
+-- strange values for rule labels
+
+p = m.P{ "print",
+     print = m.V(print),
+     [print] = m.V(_G),
+     [_G] = m.P"a",
+   }
+
+assert(p:match("a"))
+
+-- initial rule
+g = {}
+for i = 1, 10 do g["i"..i] =  "a" * m.V("i"..i+1) end
+g.i11 = m.P""
+for i = 1, 10 do
+  g[1] = "i"..i
+  local p = m.P(g)
+  assert(p:match("aaaaaaaaaaa") == 11 - i + 1)
+end
+
+print"+"
+
+
+-- tests for back references
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.Cb('x'), ''))
+assert(not pcall(m.match, m.Cg(1, 'a') * m.Cb('b'), 'a'))
+
+p = m.Cg(m.C(1) * m.C(1), "k") * m.Ct(m.Cb("k"))
+t = p:match("ab")
+checkeq(t, {"a", "b"})
+
+
+t = {}
+function foo (p) t[#t + 1] = p; return p .. "x" end
+
+p = m.Cg(m.C(2)    / foo, "x") * m.Cb"x" *
+    m.Cg(m.Cb('x') / foo, "x") * m.Cb"x" *
+    m.Cg(m.Cb('x') / foo, "x") * m.Cb"x" *
+    m.Cg(m.Cb('x') / foo, "x") * m.Cb"x"
+x = {p:match'ab'}
+checkeq(x, {'abx', 'abxx', 'abxxx', 'abxxxx'})
+checkeq(t, {'ab',
+            'ab', 'abx',
+            'ab', 'abx', 'abxx',
+            'ab', 'abx', 'abxx', 'abxxx'})
+
+
+
+-- tests for match-time captures
+
+p = m.P'a' * (function (s, i) return (s:sub(i, i) == 'b') and i + 1 end)
+  + 'acd'
+
+assert(p:match('abc') == 3)
+assert(p:match('acd') == 4)
+
+local function id (s, i, ...)
+  return true, ...
+end
+
+assert(m.Cmt(m.Cs((m.Cmt(m.S'abc' / { a = 'x', c = 'y' }, id) +
+              m.R'09'^1 /  string.char +
+              m.P(1))^0), id):match"acb98+68c" == "xyb\98+\68y")
+
+p = m.P{'S',
+  S = m.V'atom' * space
+    + m.Cmt(m.Ct("(" * space * (m.Cmt(m.V'S'^1, id) + m.P(true)) * ")" * space), id),
+  atom = m.Cmt(m.C(m.R("AZ", "az", "09")^1), id)
+}
+x = p:match"(a g () ((b) c) (d (e)))"
+checkeq(x, {'a', 'g', {}, {{'b'}, 'c'}, {'d', {'e'}}});
+
+x = {(m.Cmt(1, id)^0):match(string.rep('a', 500))}
+assert(#x == 500)
+
+local function id(s, i, x)
+  if x == 'a' then return i, 1, 3, 7
+  else return nil, 2, 4, 6, 8
+  end   
+end     
+
+p = ((m.P(id) * 1 + m.Cmt(2, id) * 1  + m.Cmt(1, id) * 1))^0
+assert(table.concat{p:match('abababab')} == string.rep('137', 4))
+
+local function ref (s, i, x)
+  return m.match(x, s, i - x:len())
+end
+
+assert(m.Cmt(m.P(1)^0, ref):match('alo') == 4)
+assert((m.P(1) * m.Cmt(m.P(1)^0, ref)):match('alo') == 4)
+assert(not (m.P(1) * m.Cmt(m.C(1)^0, ref)):match('alo'))
+
+ref = function (s,i,x) return i == tonumber(x) and i, 'xuxu' end
+
+assert(m.Cmt(1, ref):match'2')
+assert(not m.Cmt(1, ref):match'1')
+assert(m.Cmt(m.P(1)^0, ref):match'03')
+
+function ref (s, i, a, b)
+  if a == b then return i, a:upper() end
+end
+
+p = m.Cmt(m.C(m.R"az"^1) * "-" * m.C(m.R"az"^1), ref)
+p = (any - p)^0 * p * any^0 * -1
+
+assert(p:match'abbbc-bc ddaa' == 'BC')
+
+do   -- match-time captures cannot be optimized away
+  local touch = 0
+  f = m.P(function () touch = touch + 1; return true end)
+
+  local function check(n) n = n or 1; assert(touch == n); touch = 0 end
+
+  assert(m.match(f * false + 'b', 'a') == nil); check()
+  assert(m.match(f * false + 'b', '') == nil); check()
+  assert(m.match( (f * 'a')^0 * 'b', 'b') == 2); check()
+  assert(m.match( (f * 'a')^0 * 'b', '') == nil); check()
+  assert(m.match( (f * 'a')^-1 * 'b', 'b') == 2); check()
+  assert(m.match( (f * 'a')^-1 * 'b', '') == nil); check()
+  assert(m.match( ('b' + f * 'a')^-1 * 'b', '') == nil); check()
+  assert(m.match( (m.P'b'^-1 * f * 'a')^-1 * 'b', '') == nil); check()
+  assert(m.match( (-m.P(1) * m.P'b'^-1 * f * 'a')^-1 * 'b', '') == nil);
+     check()
+  assert(m.match( (f * 'a' + 'b')^-1 * 'b', '') == nil); check()
+  assert(m.match(f * 'a' + f * 'b', 'b') == 2); check(2)
+  assert(m.match(f * 'a' + f * 'b', 'a') == 2); check(1)
+  assert(m.match(-f * 'a' + 'b', 'b') == 2); check(1)
+  assert(m.match(-f * 'a' + 'b', '') == nil); check(1)
+end
+
+c = '[' * m.Cg(m.P'='^0, "init") * '[' *
+    { m.Cmt(']' * m.C(m.P'='^0) * ']' * m.Cb("init"), function (_, _, s1, s2)
+                                               return s1 == s2 end)
+       + 1 * m.V(1) } / 0
+
+assert(c:match'[==[]]====]]]]==]===[]' == 18)
+assert(c:match'[[]=]====]=]]]==]===[]' == 14)
+assert(not c:match'[[]=]====]=]=]==]===[]')
+
+
+-- old bug: optimization of concat with fail removed match-time capture
+p = m.Cmt(0, function (s) p = s end) * m.P(false)
+assert(not p:match('alo'))
+assert(p == 'alo')
+
+
+-- ensure that failed match-time captures are not kept on Lua stack
+do
+  local t = {__mode = "kv"}; setmetatable(t,t)
+  local c = 0
+
+  local function foo (s,i)
+    collectgarbage();
+    assert(next(t) == "__mode" and next(t, "__mode") == nil)
+    local x = {}
+    t[x] = true
+    c = c + 1
+    return i, x
+  end
+
+  local p = m.P{ m.Cmt(0, foo) * m.P(false) + m.P(1) * m.V(1) + m.P"" }
+  p:match(string.rep('1', 10))
+  assert(c == 11)
+end
+
+p = (m.P(function () return true, "a" end) * 'a'
+  + m.P(function (s, i) return i, "aa", 20 end) * 'b'
+  + m.P(function (s,i) if i <= #s then return i, "aaa" end end) * 1)^0
+
+t = {p:match('abacc')}
+checkeq(t, {'a', 'aa', 20, 'a', 'aaa', 'aaa'})
+
+
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Tests for 're' module
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+local re = require "re"
+
+local match, compile = re.match, re.compile
+
+assert(match("a", ".") == 2)
+assert(match("a", "''") == 1)
+assert(match("", " ! . ") == 1)
+assert(not match("a", " ! . "))
+assert(match("abcde", "  ( . . ) * ") == 5)
+assert(match("abbcde", " [a-c] +") == 5)
+assert(match("0abbc1de", "'0' [a-c]+ '1'") == 7)
+assert(match("0zz1dda", "'0' [^a-c]+ 'a'") == 8)
+assert(match("abbc--", " [a-c] + +") == 5)
+assert(match("abbc--", " [ac-] +") == 2)
+assert(match("abbc--", " [-acb] + ") == 7)
+assert(not match("abbcde", " [b-z] + "))
+assert(match("abb\"de", '"abb"["]"de"') == 7)
+assert(match("abceeef", "'ac' ? 'ab' * 'c' { 'e' * } / 'abceeef' ") == "eee")
+assert(match("abceeef", "'ac'? 'ab'* 'c' { 'f'+ } / 'abceeef' ") == 8)
+local t = {match("abceefe", "( ( & 'e' {} ) ? . ) * ")}
+checkeq(t, {4, 5, 7})
+local t = {match("abceefe", "((&&'e' {})? .)*")}
+checkeq(t, {4, 5, 7})
+local t = {match("abceefe", "( ( ! ! 'e' {} ) ? . ) *")}
+checkeq(t, {4, 5, 7})
+local t = {match("abceefe", "(( & ! & ! 'e' {})? .)*")}
+checkeq(t, {4, 5, 7})
+
+assert(match("cccx" , "'ab'? ('ccc' / ('cde' / 'cd'*)? / 'ccc') 'x'+") == 5)
+assert(match("cdx" , "'ab'? ('ccc' / ('cde' / 'cd'*)? / 'ccc') 'x'+") == 4)
+assert(match("abcdcdx" , "'ab'? ('ccc' / ('cde' / 'cd'*)? / 'ccc') 'x'+") == 8)
+
+assert(match("abc", "a <- (. a)?") == 4)
+b = "balanced <- '(' ([^()] / balanced)* ')'"
+assert(match("(abc)", b))
+assert(match("(a(b)((c) (d)))", b))
+assert(not match("(a(b ((c) (d)))", b))
+
+b = compile[[  balanced <- "(" ([^()] / balanced)* ")" ]]
+assert(b == m.P(b))
+assert(b:match"((((a))(b)))")
+
+local g = [[
+  S <- "0" B / "1" A / ""   -- balanced strings
+  A <- "0" S / "1" A A      -- one more 0
+  B <- "1" S / "0" B B      -- one more 1
+]]
+assert(match("00011011", g) == 9)
+
+local g = [[
+  S <- ("0" B / "1" A)*
+  A <- "0" / "1" A A
+  B <- "1" / "0" B B
+]]
+assert(match("00011011", g) == 9)
+assert(match("000110110", g) == 9)
+assert(match("011110110", g) == 3)
+assert(match("000110010", g) == 1)
+
+s = "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
+assert(match(s, "'a'^3") == 4)
+assert(match(s, "'a'^0") == 1)
+assert(match(s, "'a'^+3") == s:len() + 1)
+assert(not match(s, "'a'^+30"))
+assert(match(s, "'a'^-30") == s:len() + 1)
+assert(match(s, "'a'^-5") == 6)
+for i = 1, s:len() do
+  assert(match(s, string.format("'a'^+%d", i)) >= i + 1)
+  assert(match(s, string.format("'a'^-%d", i)) <= i + 1)
+  assert(match(s, string.format("'a'^%d", i)) == i + 1)
+end
+assert(match("01234567890123456789", "[0-9]^3+") == 19)
+
+
+assert(match("01234567890123456789", "({....}{...}) -> '%2%1'") == "4560123")
+t = match("0123456789", "{| {.}* |}")
+checkeq(t, {"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9"})
+assert(match("012345", "{| (..) -> '%0%0' |}")[1] == "0101")
+
+assert(match("abcdef", "( {.} {.} {.} {.} {.} ) -> 3") == "c")
+assert(match("abcdef", "( {:x: . :} {.} {.} {.} {.} ) -> 3") == "d")
+assert(match("abcdef", "( {:x: . :} {.} {.} {.} {.} ) -> 0") == 6)
+
+assert(not match("abcdef", "{:x: ({.} {.} {.}) -> 2 :} =x"))
+assert(match("abcbef", "{:x: ({.} {.} {.}) -> 2 :} =x"))
+
+eqcharset(compile"[]]", "]")
+eqcharset(compile"[][]", m.S"[]")
+eqcharset(compile"[]-]", m.S"-]")
+eqcharset(compile"[-]", m.S"-")
+eqcharset(compile"[az-]", m.S"a-z")
+eqcharset(compile"[-az]", m.S"a-z")
+eqcharset(compile"[a-z]", m.R"az")
+eqcharset(compile"[]['\"]", m.S[[]['"]])
+
+eqcharset(compile"[^]]", any - "]")
+eqcharset(compile"[^][]", any - m.S"[]")
+eqcharset(compile"[^]-]", any - m.S"-]")
+eqcharset(compile"[^]-]", any - m.S"-]")
+eqcharset(compile"[^-]", any - m.S"-")
+eqcharset(compile"[^az-]", any - m.S"a-z")
+eqcharset(compile"[^-az]", any - m.S"a-z")
+eqcharset(compile"[^a-z]", any - m.R"az")
+eqcharset(compile"[^]['\"]", any - m.S[[]['"]])
+
+-- tests for comments in 're'
+e = compile[[
+A  <- _B   -- \t \n %nl .<> <- -> --
+_B <- 'x'  --]]
+assert(e:match'xy' == 2)
+
+-- tests for 're' with pre-definitions
+defs = {digits = m.R"09", letters = m.R"az", _=m.P"__"}
+e = compile("%letters (%letters / %digits)*", defs)
+assert(e:match"x123" == 5)
+e = compile("%_", defs)
+assert(e:match"__" == 3)
+
+e = compile([[
+  S <- A+
+  A <- %letters+ B
+  B <- %digits+
+]], defs)
+
+e = compile("{[0-9]+'.'?[0-9]*} -> sin", math)
+assert(e:match("2.34") == math.sin(2.34))
+
+
+function eq (_, _, a, b) return a == b end
+
+c = re.compile([[
+  longstring <- '[' {:init: '='* :} '[' close
+  close <- ']' =init ']' / . close
+]])
+
+assert(c:match'[==[]]===]]]]==]===[]' == 17)
+assert(c:match'[[]=]====]=]]]==]===[]' == 14)
+assert(not c:match'[[]=]====]=]=]==]===[]')
+
+c = re.compile" '[' {:init: '='* :} '[' (!(']' =init ']') .)* ']' =init ']' !. "
+
+assert(c:match'[==[]]===]]]]==]')
+assert(c:match'[[]=]====]=][]==]===[]]')
+assert(not c:match'[[]=]====]=]=]==]===[]')
+
+assert(re.find("hi alalo", "{:x:..:} =x") == 4)
+assert(re.find("hi alalo", "{:x:..:} =x", 4) == 4)
+assert(not re.find("hi alalo", "{:x:..:} =x", 5))
+assert(re.find("hi alalo", "{'al'}", 5) == 6)
+assert(re.find("hi aloalolo", "{:x:..:} =x") == 8)
+assert(re.find("alo alohi x x", "{:word:%w+:}%W*(=word)!%w") == 11)
+
+-- re.find discards any captures
+local a,b,c = re.find("alo", "{.}{'o'}")
+assert(a == 2 and b == 3 and c == nil)
+
+local function match (s,p)
+  local i,e = re.find(s,p)
+  if i then return s:sub(i, e) end
+end
+assert(match("alo alo", '[a-z]+') == "alo")
+assert(match("alo alo", '{:x: [a-z]+ :} =x') == nil)
+assert(match("alo alo", "{:x: [a-z]+ :} ' ' =x") == "alo alo")
+
+assert(re.gsub("alo alo", "[abc]", "x") == "xlo xlo")
+assert(re.gsub("alo alo", "%w+", ".") == ". .")
+assert(re.gsub("hi, how are you", "[aeiou]", string.upper) ==
+               "hI, hOw ArE yOU")
+
+s = 'hi [[a comment[=]=] ending here]] and [=[another]]=]]'
+c = re.compile" '[' {:i: '='* :} '[' (!(']' =i ']') .)* ']' { =i } ']' "
+assert(re.gsub(s, c, "%2") == 'hi  and =]')
+assert(re.gsub(s, c, "%0") == s)
+assert(re.gsub('[=[hi]=]', c, "%2") == '=')
+
+assert(re.find("", "!.") == 1)
+assert(re.find("alo", "!.") == 4)
+
+function addtag (s, i, t, tag) t.tag = tag; return i, t end
+
+c = re.compile([[
+  doc <- block !.
+  block <- (start {| (block / { [^<]+ })* |} end?) => addtag
+  start <- '<' {:tag: [a-z]+ :} '>'
+  end <- '</' { =tag } '>'
+]], {addtag = addtag})
+
+x = c:match[[
+<x>hi<b>hello</b>but<b>totheend</x>]]
+checkeq(x, {tag='x', 'hi', {tag = 'b', 'hello'}, 'but',
+                     {'totheend'}})
+
+
+-- tests for look-ahead captures
+x = {re.match("alo", "&(&{.}) !{'b'} {&(...)} &{..} {...} {!.}")}
+checkeq(x, {"", "alo", ""})
+
+assert(re.match("aloalo",
+   "{~ (((&'al' {.}) -> 'A%1' / (&%l {.}) -> '%1%1') / .)* ~}")
+       == "AallooAalloo")
+
+-- bug in 0.9 (and older versions), due to captures in look-aheads
+x = re.compile[[   {~ (&(. ([a-z]* -> '*')) ([a-z]+ -> '+') ' '*)* ~}  ]]
+assert(x:match"alo alo" == "+ +")
+
+-- valid capture in look-ahead (used inside the look-ahead itself)
+x = re.compile[[
+      S <- &({:two: .. :} . =two) {[a-z]+} / . S
+]]
+assert(x:match("hello aloaLo aloalo xuxu") == "aloalo")
+
+
+p = re.compile[[
+  block <- {| {:ident:space*:} line
+           ((=ident !space line) / &(=ident space) block)* |}
+  line <- {[^%nl]*} %nl
+  space <- '_'     -- should be ' ', but '_' is simpler for editors
+]]
+
+t= p:match[[
+1
+__1.1
+__1.2
+____1.2.1
+____
+2
+__2.1
+]]
+checkeq(t, {"1", {"1.1", "1.2", {"1.2.1", "", ident = "____"}, ident = "__"},
+            "2", {"2.1", ident = "__"}, ident = ""})
+
+
+-- nested grammars
+p = re.compile[[
+       s <- a b !.
+       b <- ( x <- ('b' x)? )
+       a <- ( x <- 'a' x? )
+]]
+
+assert(p:match'aaabbb')
+assert(p:match'aaa')
+assert(not p:match'bbb')
+assert(not p:match'aaabbba')
+
+-- testing groups
+t = {re.match("abc", "{:S <- {:.:} {S} / '':}")}
+checkeq(t, {"a", "bc", "b", "c", "c", ""})
+
+t = re.match("1234", "{| {:a:.:} {:b:.:} {:c:.{.}:} |}")
+checkeq(t, {a="1", b="2", c="4"})
+t = re.match("1234", "{|{:a:.:} {:b:{.}{.}:} {:c:{.}:}|}")
+checkeq(t, {a="1", b="2", c="4"})
+t = re.match("12345", "{| {:.:} {:b:{.}{.}:} {:{.}{.}:} |}")
+checkeq(t, {"1", b="2", "4", "5"})
+t = re.match("12345", "{| {:.:} {:{:b:{.}{.}:}:} {:{.}{.}:} |}")
+checkeq(t, {"1", "23", "4", "5"})
+t = re.match("12345", "{| {:.:} {{:b:{.}{.}:}} {:{.}{.}:} |}")
+checkeq(t, {"1", "23", "4", "5"})
+
+
+-- testing pre-defined names
+assert(os.setlocale("C") == "C")
+
+function eqlpeggsub (p1, p2)
+  local s1 = cs2str(re.compile(p1))
+  local s2 = string.gsub(allchar, "[^" .. p2 .. "]", "")
+  -- if s1 ~= s2 then print(#s1,#s2) end
+  assert(s1 == s2)
+end
+
+
+eqlpeggsub("%w", "%w")
+eqlpeggsub("%a", "%a")
+eqlpeggsub("%l", "%l")
+eqlpeggsub("%u", "%u")
+eqlpeggsub("%p", "%p")
+eqlpeggsub("%d", "%d")
+eqlpeggsub("%x", "%x")
+eqlpeggsub("%s", "%s")
+eqlpeggsub("%c", "%c")
+
+eqlpeggsub("%W", "%W")
+eqlpeggsub("%A", "%A")
+eqlpeggsub("%L", "%L")
+eqlpeggsub("%U", "%U")
+eqlpeggsub("%P", "%P")
+eqlpeggsub("%D", "%D")
+eqlpeggsub("%X", "%X")
+eqlpeggsub("%S", "%S")
+eqlpeggsub("%C", "%C")
+
+eqlpeggsub("[%w]", "%w")
+eqlpeggsub("[_%w]", "_%w")
+eqlpeggsub("[^%w]", "%W")
+eqlpeggsub("[%W%S]", "%W%S")
+
+re.updatelocale()
+
+-- testing nested substitutions x string captures
+
+p = re.compile[[
+      text <- {~ item* ~}
+      item <- macro / [^()] / '(' item* ')'
+      arg <- ' '* {~ (!',' item)* ~}
+      args <- '(' arg (',' arg)* ')'
+      macro <- ('apply' args) -> '%1(%2)'
+             / ('add' args) -> '%1 + %2'
+             / ('mul' args) -> '%1 * %2'
+]]
+
+assert(p:match"add(mul(a,b), apply(f,x))" == "a * b + f(x)")
+
+rev = re.compile[[ R <- (!.) -> '' / ({.} R) -> '%2%1']]
+
+assert(rev:match"0123456789" == "9876543210")
+
+
+-- testing error messages in re
+
+local function errmsg (p, err)
+  local s, msg = pcall(re.compile, p)
+  assert(not s and string.find(msg, err))
+end
+
+errmsg('aaaa', "rule 'aaaa'")
+errmsg('a', 'outside')
+errmsg('b <- a', 'undefined')
+errmsg("x <- 'a'  x <- 'b'", 'already defined')
+errmsg("'a' -", "near '-'")
+
+
+print"OK"
+
+