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07/10/2026

09:15 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
10804b rev *16631* resolved a regression introduced in the previous revision, where @RUN@ statements were no longer p... Paula Păstrăguș
06:47 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
I created this testcase based on the changes made to @oo@ package so far:
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Octavian Adrian Gavril

07/09/2026

11:31 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
*10804b* *rev* *16630* resolved a performance bottleneck by introducing @predictSelectionListPhrase__561@, improving ... Paula Păstrăguș

07/06/2026

09:05 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
The issue was solved, latest 10804b rev is *16627*.
I'll run another overnight conversion, it shouldn't hang at th...
Paula Păstrăguș
07:58 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
I integrated the remaining tests from #7178-25 and #7178-27. Dănuț Filimon

07/03/2026

01:56 PM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I have some good news to share! One of the larger applications successfully passed the first phase of the conversion,... Paula Păstrăguș

07/02/2026

09:35 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
During today's meeting, we decided to keep the changes in the @oo@ package since the @skeleton@ project is difficult ... Octavian Adrian Gavril
07:48 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
> I can still integrate tests from #4105, #4121, #4207, #4208, #4231 (double check), #4440, #4492, #4782, #4791, #665... Greg Shah
06:41 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
Second round.
I did not find any tests for #4123, #4124, #4147, #4160, #4162, #4170, #4171, #4174, #4181, #4182, #...
Dănuț Filimon

07/01/2026

09:47 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
> Greg, I think there's a good reason to go into the related tasks for all those tasks and check if we can find more ... Greg Shah
09:41 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
Amazing!
I did not find any tests for #1521, #1868, #1896, #1969, #2683, #3024, #3253, #3255, #3310, #3471, #3490,...
Dănuț Filimon
05:20 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
It looks like the test case above isn't compiling in OE and requires a @SUPER()@ call to be correct. Consequently, I ... Octavian Adrian Gavril

06/30/2026

10:23 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
In the latest standard workstation, I've added a tool called @bzr-issues@ which can be used to build a list of all ta... Greg Shah

06/29/2026

03:15 PM Feature #1757: update ANTLR to latest version
A wiki page with guidance on how we migrate from ANTLR2 to ANTLR4 is in [[p2j:ANTLR Migration Guide]]. Greg Shah

06/24/2026

10:06 AM Feature #6320: sharded schemata
Yes, using a per-module namespace would be a way to solve the issue I noted in #6320-5. Greg Shah
10:03 AM Feature #6320: sharded schemata
Greg Shah wrote:
> > This means that apps/modules need to be able to be converted in pieces and executed at runtime ...
Octavian Adrian Gavril
07:08 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
I've wrapped up the FOR EACH WHERE/BY, dataset with relation-fields, lots of unqualified fields/tables tests.
I'm ...
Dănuț Filimon

06/23/2026

03:53 AM Feature #9638: resolve OO dependencies during parsing using annotations in already converted classes
Constantin, have you had a chance to look at the approach mentioned above? Let me know what you think. Octavian Adrian Gavril

06/22/2026

07:11 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I've committed the build changes as rev *16622*. @./gradlew all@ should work now. Paula Păstrăguș

06/19/2026

06:39 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
10804b was rebased, new rev is *16621*. Paula Păstrăguș
06:08 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Next, I'll rabase the branch, setup new big application, redo the conversion, and solve the remaining parser issues. ... Paula Păstrăguș
05:04 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Paula Păstrăguș wrote:
> One testcase is still failing: @AdaptiveQuery.initialize@ now receives @WHOLE-INDEX@ as a p...
Paula Păstrăguș

06/18/2026

08:10 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
*Update*: LATEST Hotel GUI performance comparison between ANTLR2 and ANTLR4. (Please note that all conversions were e... Paula Păstrăguș
04:38 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
For Hotel GUI, the total time needed to generate the tokens with the ANTLR2 based lexer and convert them to ANTLR4 co... Paula Păstrăguș
08:02 AM Feature #7178: move the buffer scoping calculations to parse time
The tests were developed on the examples from #7178-2.
This is a recap of the tests that were completed or have a ...
Dănuț Filimon

06/17/2026

09:24 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
The approach seems to work! 🥳 I was able to get the same AST for @standard.df@. However, there are still a few remain... Paula Păstrăguș

06/16/2026

06:43 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I am moving to an alternative approach for the ANTLR4 lexer performance issue (based on the idea mentioned by Greg in... Paula Păstrăguș

06/15/2026

02:59 PM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I added temporary lexer profiling in order to measure the token generation cost per token type, aggregated across all... Paula Păstrăguș
12:26 PM Feature #11540: rework conversion back-end to add optional support for output to C#
This is long awaited feature. The conversion architecture was built with thin in mind. When I first read about it, I ... Ovidiu Maxiniuc
09:41 AM Feature #11540: rework conversion back-end to add optional support for output to C#
There are some customers that prefer C# to Java.
The core of both languages have nearly identical syntax and C# ...
Greg Shah
09:21 AM Feature #11540 (New): rework conversion back-end to add optional support for output to C#
Greg Shah

06/12/2026

08:42 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Before moving forward, another project conversion progressed further than in previous attempts, it reached the *serve... Paula Păstrăguș
08:35 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Another slowdown source is the @evaluateExpr@ method: under ANTLR2, Hotel GUI spends *5.3 seconds* in it, whereas und... Paula Păstrăguș

06/11/2026

08:16 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
10804b is at rev *16584* now (here you can find today's parser improvements). Paula Păstrăguș
08:03 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
I also attached a log file in my previous post. It includes the total time ANTLR4 spends in prediction mode for each ... Paula Păstrăguș
08:00 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
Hmm, for Hotel GUI, @createShadowNodes@ takes around @0.2@ seconds in total, which seems reasonable from my POV. (we ... Paula Păstrăguș
07:51 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
In this 2X difference for the front end, 40% comes from the ANTLR4 code and 60% from something else. The other major... Greg Shah
07:45 AM Feature #10804: create replacement AST implementation for use with ANTLR 4
*Update*: Hotel GUI performance comparison between ANTLR2 and ANTLR4.
|_. Metric |_. ANTLR2 |_. ANTLR4 |
| Total ...
Paula Păstrăguș
 

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