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package org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.parsers;


import java.text.ParseException;

import org.apache.directory.api.i18n.I18n;
import org.apache.directory.api.ldap.model.schema.MatchingRule;

import antlr.RecognitionException;
import antlr.TokenStreamException;


/**
 * A parser for RFC 4512 matching rule descriptions.
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:dev@directory.apache.org">Apache Directory Project</a>
 */
public class MatchingRuleDescriptionSchemaParser extends AbstractSchemaParser<MatchingRule>
{
    /**
     * Creates a schema parser instance.
     */
    public MatchingRuleDescriptionSchemaParser()
    {
        super( MatchingRule.class, I18n.ERR_04242, I18n.ERR_04243, I18n.ERR_04244 );
    }


    /**
     * Parses a matching rule description according to RFC 4512:
     * 
     * <pre>
     * MatchingRuleDescription = LPAREN WSP
     *    numericoid                 ; object identifier
     *    [ SP "NAME" SP qdescrs ]   ; short names (descriptors)
     *    [ SP "DESC" SP qdstring ]  ; description
     *    [ SP "OBSOLETE" ]          ; not active
     *    SP "SYNTAX" SP numericoid  ; assertion syntax
     *    extensions WSP RPAREN      ; extensions
     * 
     * extensions = *( SP xstring SP qdstrings )
     * xstring = "X" HYPHEN 1*( ALPHA / HYPHEN / USCORE ) 
     * </pre>
     * 
     * @param matchingRuleDescription the matching rule description to be parsed
     * @return the parsed MatchingRuleDescription bean
     * @throws ParseException if there are any recognition errors (bad syntax)
     */
    public MatchingRule parseMatchingRuleDescription( String matchingRuleDescription ) throws ParseException
    {
        return super.parse( matchingRuleDescription );
    }


    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    protected MatchingRule doParse() throws RecognitionException, TokenStreamException
    {
        return parser.matchingRuleDescription();
    }

}