zephir_parser

Zephir code parser.

Zephir Parser is a code parser, delivered as a C extension for the PHP language.

License: MIT

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2.0.4	2026-06-04	zephir_parser-2.0.4.tgz
2.0.3	2026-06-01	zephir_parser-2.0.3.tgz
2.0.2	2026-05-28	zephir_parser-2.0.2.tgz
2.0.1	2026-05-18	zephir_parser-2.0.1.tgz
2.0.0	2026-04-05	zephir_parser-2.0.0.tgz

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2.0.4

2026-06-04

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2.0.3

2026-06-01

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2.0.2

2026-05-28

zephir_parser-2.0.2.tgz

2.0.1

2026-05-18

zephir_parser-2.0.1.tgz

2.0.0

2026-04-05

zephir_parser-2.0.0.tgz

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Changelog

Version	Message
2.0.4	### Fixed - A `-` glued to a digit right after a value (e.g. `len-1`, `5-1`, `arr[0]-1`, `len -1`) is now scanned as the binary subtraction operator instead of the sign of a negative literal, which previously produced a `Syntax error`. Unary negative literals (after `=`, `(`, `,`, `return`, etc.) are unchanged, so parameter defaults, constants and array keys keep their negative-literal AST ([zephir-lang/zephir#2011](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/issues/2011)).
2.0.3	### Fixed - `instanceof` now binds tighter than logical not, matching PHP — `!a instanceof b` parses as `!(a instanceof b)` instead of `(!a) instanceof b`.
2.0.2	### Added - Added grammar rules for variadic parameters (`...name` and `type ...name`). The parameter AST node now carries a `"variadic" => 1` flag so the compiler can generate variadic functions/methods ([zephir-lang/zephir#2025](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/issues/2025)).
2.0.1	### Added - Added grammar rule for `` cast and method return type. `STATIC` is a reserved keyword token, so `` never reached the existing `LESS IDENTIFIER GREATER` cast rule and was rejected as a syntax error. A dedicated `LESS STATIC GREATER` production now emits the literal `"static"` string in the same AST shape that `` (and any other `` cast) produces, so the downstream compiler picks it up with no further parser-level changes. Enables `public function foo() -> ` for late-static-binding return types in Zephir ([zephir-lang/zephir#2505](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/issues/2505)).
2.0.0	Sun, Apr 05, 2026 - Zephir Parser 2.0.0 = Added: - Added support for array destructuring assignment syntax `let [a, b, c] = expr;`, matching PHP 7.1+ short list convention. Supports skipped slots (`let [a, , c] = arr;`) and all-caps variable names. Parser-only; compiler code generation tracked in zephir#2496 (#18) - Added `docs/grammar.ebnf` containing the complete Zephir grammar in EBNF notation for railroad diagram visualization (#106) = Fixed: - All-uppercase identifiers (e.g. `RBF`, `LU`, `A`) are now accepted as class names, method names, function names, variable names, property names, and parameters. Previously the scanner emitted XX_T_CONSTANT for any all-caps token and grammar rules for name positions only accepted XX_T_IDENTIFIER, causing a syntax error (#39)

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Message

2.0.4

### Fixed
- A `-` glued to a digit right after a value (e.g. `len-1`, `5-1`, `arr[0]-1`, `len -1`) is now scanned as the binary subtraction operator instead of the sign of a negative literal, which previously produced a `Syntax error`. Unary negative literals (after `=`, `(`, `,`, `return`, etc.) are unchanged, so parameter defaults, constants and array keys keep their negative-literal AST
([zephir-lang/zephir#2011](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/issues/2011)).

2.0.3

### Fixed
- `instanceof` now binds tighter than logical not, matching PHP — `!a instanceof b` parses as `!(a instanceof b)` instead of `(!a) instanceof b`.

2.0.2

### Added
- Added grammar rules for variadic parameters (`...name` and `type ...name`). The parameter AST node now carries a `"variadic" => 1` flag so the compiler can generate variadic functions/methods
([zephir-lang/zephir#2025](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/issues/2025)).

2.0.1

### Added
- Added grammar rule for `` cast and method return type. `STATIC` is a reserved keyword token, so `` never reached the existing `LESS IDENTIFIER GREATER` cast rule and was rejected as a syntax error. A dedicated `LESS STATIC GREATER` production now emits the literal `"static"` string in the same AST shape that `` (and any other `` cast) produces, so the downstream compiler picks it up with no further parser-level changes. Enables `public function foo() -> ` for late-static-binding return types in Zephir
([zephir-lang/zephir#2505](https://github.com/zephir-lang/zephir/issues/2505)).

2.0.0

Sun, Apr 05, 2026 - Zephir Parser 2.0.0

= Added:

- Added support for array destructuring assignment syntax
`let [a, b, c] = expr;`, matching PHP 7.1+ short list convention.
Supports skipped slots (`let [a, , c] = arr;`) and all-caps variable
names. Parser-only; compiler code generation tracked in zephir#2496
(#18)
- Added `docs/grammar.ebnf` containing the complete Zephir grammar in
EBNF notation for railroad diagram visualization (#106)

= Fixed:

- All-uppercase identifiers (e.g. `RBF`, `LU`, `A`) are now accepted
as class names, method names, function names, variable names, property
names, and parameters. Previously the scanner emitted XX_T_CONSTANT
for any all-caps token and grammar rules for name positions only
accepted XX_T_IDENTIFIER, causing a syntax error (#39)

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