antlr ☆

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Description:
ANother Tool for Language Recognition

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 4.13.2@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @antlr | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: parser compiler language-design dsl development tool

Install: brew install antlr

About:
ANTLR (ANother Tool for Language Recognition) is a powerful parser generator for reading, processing, executing, or translating structured text or binary files. It is widely used to build languages, tools, and frameworks. The tool automatically generates a parser that can build and traverse parse trees, simplifying complex language processing tasks.

Key Features:

Generates parsers and lexers in multiple target languages including Java, C#, Python, and Go
Automatic parse tree construction and visitor/listener patterns for easy tree traversal
LL(*) grammar analysis for powerful and flexible language parsing
Excellent error reporting and recovery mechanisms

Use Cases:

Creating custom domain-specific languages (DSLs)
Building code analysis and static analysis tools
Implementing data format parsers (JSON, XML, custom protocols)
Source code transformation and transpilation

Alternatives:

Bison/Flex – Traditional GNU tools using LALR(1) parsing, generally more complex to set up than ANTLR
PEG parsers – Parsing Expression Grammars offer different trade-offs, often simpler but less powerful for certain language constructs

License: BSD-3-Clause

Dependencies: openjdk

Bottles available for: all

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