runtimeverification / runtimeverification/haskell-backend
Remove `antiLeft`
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- Haskell
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Description
We should remove antiLeft entirely.
The AntiLeft parser is complicated in that:
1. it is unnecessarily restrictive in the patterns which it accepts, and
2. the parser exposes its internal state in its return value.
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the AntiLeft parser and every reference to it in the Haskell backend. Check how its removal affects callers and existing tests; done means AntiLeft is no longer present or referenced and the relevant test suite still passes.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- haskell
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100