I am working on a project which contains two servers, one is written in python, the other in C. To maximize the capacity of the servers, we defined a binary proprietary protocol by which these two could talk to each other.
The protocol is defined in a C header file in the form of C struct. Usually, I would use VIM to do some substitutions to convert this file into Python code. But that means I have to manually do this every time the protocol is modified.
So, I believe a parser that could parse C header file would be a better choice. However, there are at least a dozen of Python parser generator. So I don’t which one is more suitable for my particular task.
Any suggestion? Thanks a lot.
EDIT:
Of course I am ask anyone to write me the code….
The code is already finished. I converted the header file into Python code in the form that construct, a python library which could parse the binary data, could recognize.
I am also not looking for some already exist C parser. I am asking this question because a book I am reading talks a little about parser generator inspired me to learn how to use a real parser generator.
EDIT Again:
When we make the design of the system, I suggested to use Google Protocol Buffer, ZeroC ICE, or whatever multi-language network programming middleware to eliminate the task of implementing a protocol.
However, not every programmer could read English documents and would like to try new things, especially when they have plenty of experience of doing it in old and simple but a little clumsy way.
As an alternative solution that might feel a bit over-ambitious from the beginning, but also might serve you very well in the long-term, is: