Add support for lpeg patterns and match functions to from_pattern

An alternative and more general approach to #625

README.md

@@ -277,15 +277,26 @@ The function takes two arguments: `errorformat` and `skeleton` (optional).
 
 ### from_pattern
 
+Creates a parser function from a pattern.
+
 ```lua
 parser = require('lint.parser').from_pattern(pattern, groups, severity_map, defaults, opts)
 ```
 
-The function allows to parse the linter's output using a Lua regular expression pattern.
+### pattern
+
+The function allows to parse the linter's output using a pattern which can be either:
+
+- A Lua pattern. See `:help lua-patterns`.
+- A LPEG pattern object. See `:help vim.lpeg`.
+- A function (`fun(line: string):string[]`). It takes one parameter - a line
+  from the linter output and must return a string array with the matches. The
+  array should be empty if there was no match.
+
 
-- pattern: The regular expression pattern applied on each line of the output
-- groups: The groups specified by the pattern
+### groups
 
+The groups specify the result format of the pattern.
 Available groups:
 
 - `lnum`
@@ -305,7 +316,11 @@ local pattern = '[^:]+:(%d+):(%d+):(%w+):(.+)'
 local groups = { 'lnum', 'col', 'code', 'message' }
 ```
 
-- severity: A mapping from severity codes to diagnostic codes
+The captures in the pattern correspond to the group at the same position.
+
+### severity
+
+A mapping from severity codes to diagnostic codes
 
 ``` lua
 default_severity = {
@@ -316,18 +331,22 @@ default_severity = {
 }
 ```
 
-- defaults: The defaults diagnostic values
+### defaults
+
+The defaults diagnostic values
 
 ```lua
 defaults = {["source"] = "mylint-name"}
 ```
 
-- opts: Additional options
+### opts
+
+Additional options
 
-  - `lnum_offset`: Added to `lnum`. Defaults to 0
-  - `end_lnum_offset`: Added to `end_lnum`. Defaults to 0
-  - `end_col_offset`: offset added to `end_col`. Defaults to `-1`, assuming
-    that the end-column position is exclusive.
+- `lnum_offset`: Added to `lnum`. Defaults to 0
+- `end_lnum_offset`: Added to `end_lnum`. Defaults to 0
+- `end_col_offset`: offset added to `end_col`. Defaults to `-1`, assuming
+  that the end-column position is exclusive.
 
 
 ## Customize built-in linters

lua/lint/parser.lua

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ local normalize = (vim.fs ~= nil and vim.fs.normalize ~= nil)
 
 --- Parse a linter's output using a Lua pattern
 ---
----@param pattern string
+---@param pattern string|vim.lpeg.Pattern|fun(line: string):string[]
 ---@param groups string[]
 ---@param severity_map? table<string, vim.diagnostic.Severity>
 ---@param defaults? table
@@ -55,10 +55,29 @@ function M.from_pattern(pattern, groups, severity_map, defaults, opts)
   defaults = defaults or {}
   severity_map = severity_map or {}
   opts = opts or {}
+
+  local type_ = type(pattern)
+  local matchline
+  if type_ == "string" then
+    matchline = function(line)
+      return { line:match(pattern) }
+    end
+  elseif type_ == "function" then
+    matchline = pattern
+  else
+    matchline = function(line)
+      return { pattern:match(line) }
+    end
+  end
+
+
   -- Like vim.diagnostic.match but also checks if a `file` group matches the buffer path
   -- Some linters produce diagnostics for the full project and this should only produce buffer diagnostics
   local match = function(linter_cwd, buffer_path, line)
-    local matches = { line:match(pattern) }
+    local ok, matches = pcall(matchline, line)
+    if not ok then
+      error(string.format("pattern match failed on line: %s with error: %q", line, matches))
+    end
     if not next(matches) then
       return nil
     end

tests/parser_spec.lua

@@ -73,4 +73,58 @@ bar:209:14 Bigger mistake
     }
     assert.are.same(expected, result)
   end)
+
+  it("supports lpeg pattern", function()
+    if not vim.re then
+      return
+    end
+    local pattern = vim.re.compile("{[0-9]+} ':' { (.*) }")
+    local groups = { 'lnum', 'message' }
+    local parser = require('lint.parser').from_pattern(pattern, groups)
+    local output = [[
+10:Big mistake
+14:Bigger mistake
+]]
+    local result = parser(output, 0)
+    local expected = {
+      {
+        message = 'Big mistake',
+        lnum = 9,
+        end_lnum = 9,
+        col = 0,
+        end_col = 0,
+        severity = vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR,
+      },
+      {
+        message = 'Bigger mistake',
+        lnum = 13,
+        col = 0,
+        end_lnum = 13,
+        end_col = 0,
+        severity = vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR,
+      },
+    }
+    assert.are.same(expected, result)
+    assert.are.same({}, parser("no-match", 0))
+  end)
+
+  it("supports match function", function()
+    local pattern = function(_)
+      return { 10, "hello" }
+    end
+    local groups = { 'lnum', 'message' }
+    local parser = require('lint.parser').from_pattern(pattern, groups)
+    local result = parser("foo", 0)
+    local expected = {
+      {
+        message = "hello",
+        lnum = 9,
+        col = 0,
+        end_lnum = 9,
+        end_col = 0,
+        severity = vim.diagnostic.severity.ERROR
+      },
+    }
+    assert.are.same(expected, result)
+  end)
 end)