I made a state machine compiler (opens in new tab)

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28 pointsclnhlzmn5y ago7 comments

7 comments

jart5y ago

It might be nice to have a README section that compares your project with existing alternatives, such as Ragel: http://www.colm.net/open-source/ragel/

lsllc5y ago

I've used Ragel before for many parsers and a handful of state machines -- however, it's a bit awkward for a "pure" state machine. Makina looks interesting though, I will take a deeper look.

BTW: If anyone remembers Zed Shaw, he wrote some interesting stuff on using Ragel as a state machine for his Utu protocol:

http://web.archive.org/web/20090214182920/http://www.zedshaw...

clnhlzmnOP5y ago

Yes thanks for the tip that's something I'll be working on.

iku5y ago

Looks very nice. Seems like a good fit, potentially, for structuring some complex systems' code.

Thanks for sharing it.

clnhlzmnOP5y ago

Thanks!

kown75y ago

graphical and VHDL output would be very nice.

clnhlzmnOP5y ago

I intend to work on a graphical output.

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7 comments

jart5y ago

It might be nice to have a README section that compares your project with existing alternatives, such as Ragel: http://www.colm.net/open-source/ragel/

lsllc5y ago

I've used Ragel before for many parsers and a handful of state machines -- however, it's a bit awkward for a "pure" state machine. Makina looks interesting though, I will take a deeper look.

BTW: If anyone remembers Zed Shaw, he wrote some interesting stuff on using Ragel as a state machine for his Utu protocol:

http://web.archive.org/web/20090214182920/http://www.zedshaw...

clnhlzmnOP5y ago

Yes thanks for the tip that's something I'll be working on.

iku5y ago

Looks very nice. Seems like a good fit, potentially, for structuring some complex systems' code.

Thanks for sharing it.

clnhlzmnOP5y ago

Thanks!

kown75y ago

graphical and VHDL output would be very nice.

clnhlzmnOP5y ago

I intend to work on a graphical output.

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