Collection of methods for writing parsers
Adds a token listener obj, but you should probably use token_listener
 
               # File rdoc/parser/ruby_tools.rb, line 10
def add_token_listener(obj)
  @token_listeners ||= []
  @token_listeners << obj
end
             
            Fetches the next token from the scanner
 
               # File rdoc/parser/ruby_tools.rb, line 18
def get_tk
  tk = nil
  if @tokens.empty? then
    if @scanner_point >= @scanner.size
      return nil
    else
      tk = @scanner[@scanner_point]
      @scanner_point += 1
      @read.push tk[:text]
      puts "get_tk1 => #{tk.inspect}" if $TOKEN_DEBUG
    end
  else
    @read.push @unget_read.shift
    tk = @tokens.shift
    puts "get_tk2 => #{tk.inspect}" if $TOKEN_DEBUG
  end
  if tk == nil || :on___end__ == tk[:kind]
    tk = nil
  end
  return nil unless tk
  # inform any listeners of our shiny new token
  @token_listeners.each do |obj|
    obj.add_token(tk)
  end if @token_listeners
  tk
end
             
            Reads and returns all tokens up to one of tokens.  Leaves the matched token in the token list.
 
               # File rdoc/parser/ruby_tools.rb, line 54
def get_tk_until(*tokens)
  read = []
  loop do
    tk = get_tk
    case tk
    when *tokens then
      unget_tk tk
      break
    end
    read << tk
  end
  read
end
             
            Retrieves a String representation of the read tokens
 
               # File rdoc/parser/ruby_tools.rb, line 75
def get_tkread
  read = @read.join("")
  @read = []
  read
end
             
            Peek equivalent for get_tkread
 
               # File rdoc/parser/ruby_tools.rb, line 84
def peek_read
  @read.join('')
end
             
            Peek at the next token, but don't remove it from the stream
 
               # File rdoc/parser/ruby_tools.rb, line 91
def peek_tk
  unget_tk(tk = get_tk)
  tk
end
             
            Removes the token listener obj
 
               # File rdoc/parser/ruby_tools.rb, line 99
def remove_token_listener(obj)
  @token_listeners.delete(obj)
end
             
            Resets the tools
 
               # File rdoc/parser/ruby_tools.rb, line 106
def reset
  @read       = []
  @tokens     = []
  @unget_read = []
  @nest = 0
  @scanner_point = 0
end
             
            Skips whitespace tokens including newlines if skip_nl is true
 
               # File rdoc/parser/ruby_tools.rb, line 121
def skip_tkspace(skip_nl = true)
  tokens = []
  while (tk = get_tk) and (:on_sp == tk[:kind] or (skip_nl and tk_nl?(tk))) do
    tokens.push(tk)
  end
  unget_tk(tk)
  tokens
end
             
             
               # File rdoc/parser/ruby_tools.rb, line 114
def tk_nl?(tk)
  :on_nl == tk[:kind] or :on_ignored_nl == tk[:kind]
end