0.19 Status?

[dillonkearns]

Hello! I know that upgrading to 0.19 is a good deal of work because of the changes to the parser package. I'm curious whether there are any plans to update the package? Thanks!

[wende]

@dillonkearns I can hardly see that possible. It would first require parser-combinators to be ported to 0.19 and it relies so heavily on custom operators I'm afraid it'd be too much of a chore for somebody to pick it up

[noiseOnTheNet]

This is an interesting package, as Elm lacks metaprogramming. I don't have the skills to port it in 0.19 but I'm really interested in any progress

[dillonkearns]

Hello @wende, thank you for the response! I know how much the parsing library has changed and I know how core the parser-combinators library has been to this project, so I totally understand how big of an undertaking that would be. It's great to have a clear understanding of the plans for this library!

I think it's worth putting a note in the README that there are no plans to update this package for Elm 0.19. I would say that this library is essentially on track to be sunsetted eventually if Elm 0.19+ will never be supported. That's totally okay and I know it will still provide value for some time to its current users, but I think it's valuable for current and potential users to know what to expect by having it stated front-and-center in the README.

It would also help the community understand the value of creating a new Elm parsing library with Elm 0.19+ support for anyone who might want to rise to the task!

[julianpistorius]

It seems @andre-dietrich has ported parser-combinators to 0.19:

Issue: elm-community/parser-combinators#30

PR: elm-community/parser-combinators#29

Fork: https://github.com/andre-dietrich/parser-combinators

[sgdan]

I've attempted to update here in case it's useful: #120

No parser changes for 0.19 though, I'm not really sure where to start there.