Support block comments

src/sfizz/parser/Parser.cpp

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void Parser::processTopLevel()
     while (!_included.empty()) {
         Reader& reader = *_included.back();
 
-        while (reader.skipChars(" \t\r\n") || skipComment(reader));
+        while (reader.skipChars(" \t\r\n") || skipComment());
 
         switch (reader.peekChar()) {
         case Reader::kEof:
@@ -348,32 +348,70 @@ void Parser::flushCurrentHeader()
     _currentOpcodes.clear();
 }
 
-bool Parser::hasComment(Reader& reader)
+int Parser::hasComment(Reader& reader)
 {
     if (reader.peekChar() != '/')
         return false;
 
     reader.getChar();
-    if (reader.peekChar() != '/') {
-        reader.putBackChar('/');
-        return false;
+
+    int ret = 0;
+
+    switch (reader.peekChar()) {
+    case '/':
+        ret = 1;
+        break;
+    case '*':
+        ret = 2;
+        break;
     }
 
-    return true;
+    reader.putBackChar('/');
+    return ret;
 }
 
-size_t Parser::skipComment(Reader& reader)
+size_t Parser::skipComment()
 {
-    if (!hasComment(reader))
+    Reader& reader = *_included.back();
+
+    int commentType = hasComment(reader);
+    if (!commentType)
         return 0;
 
+    SourceLocation start = reader.location();
+
     size_t count = 2;
     reader.getChar();
     reader.getChar();
 
-    int c;
-    while ((c = reader.getChar()) != Reader::kEof && c != '\r' && c != '\n')
-        ++count;
+    bool terminated = false;
+
+    switch (commentType) {
+    case 1: // line comment
+        {
+            int c;
+            while ((c = reader.getChar()) != Reader::kEof && c != '\r' && c != '\n')
+                ++count;
+            terminated = true;
+        }
+        break;
+    case 2: // block comment
+        {
+            int c1 = 0;
+            int c2 = reader.getChar();
+            while (!terminated && c2 != Reader::kEof) {
+                c1 = c2;
+                c2 = reader.getChar();
+                terminated = c1 == '*' && c2 == '/';
+            }
+        }
+        break;
+    }
+
+    if (!terminated) {
+        SourceLocation end = reader.location();
+        emitError({ start, end }, "Unterminated block comment.");
+    }
 
     return count;
 }
@@ -387,7 +425,14 @@ void Parser::trimRight(std::string& text)
 size_t Parser::extractToEol(Reader& reader, std::string* dst)
 {
     return reader.extractWhile(dst, [&reader](char c) {
-        return c != '\r' && c != '\n' && !(c == '/' && reader.peekChar() == '/');
+        if (c == '\r' || c == '\n')
+            return false;
+        if (c == '/') {
+            int c2 = reader.peekChar();
+            if (c2 == '/' || c2 == '*') // stop at comment
+                return false;
+        }
+        return true;
     });
 }
 

src/sfizz/parser/Parser.h

@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ private:
     void flushCurrentHeader();
 
     // helpers
-    static bool hasComment(Reader& reader);
-    static size_t skipComment(Reader& reader);
+    static int hasComment(Reader& reader); // 0=None 1=Line 2=Block
+    size_t skipComment();
     static void trimRight(std::string& text);
     static size_t extractToEol(Reader& reader, std::string* dst); // ignores comment
     std::string expandDollarVars(const SourceRange& range, absl::string_view src);

tests/DemoParser.cpp

@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ static const char defaultSfzText[] = R"SFZ(
 // This is a SFZ test file with many problems.                                //
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------//
 
+/*
+ * This is a block comment. Not all the SFZ players accept it.
+ * It can span over multiple lines.
+*/
+
 // opcode without header
 not_in_header=on    // warning
 
@@ -75,6 +80,12 @@ abcdef=$tata
 
 // opcode name which expands to invalid identifier
 $titi=1
+
+volume=10 /*
+block comments at the end of line
+*/
+
+/* unterminated block comment
 )SFZ";
 
 void Application::init()