1.3.1 - Bugfix + source build now contains complete project data

What's Changed

• Bugfix: Restore support for custom input, alongside text and TextSlice by @erezsh in #1562
• Keep sdist in sync with git (include all files in source build, including docs, tests and examples) by @chanicpanic in #1561

Full Changelog: 1.3.0...1.3.1

1.3.0 - Introduces text-slices, Earley fix, and various small improvements

New features

• Lark can now parse in sections of strings, using TextSlice, as a faster alternative to creating a "copy-slice" with s[i:j]. Learn more
• Added support to match on Tree instances
• When serializing a Lark instance, added the option to include the grammar object (before compilation).
• Added convenience method Tree.find_token()

Bugfixes

• Bugfix of an edge case in Earley related to representation of ambiguity.
• Bugfixes in the standalone parser related to imports
• Bugfix in indenter - now dedents always contain line information
• Various small bugfixes (see PR list below)

Full list of PRs

• Docs: Rephrase v_args() documentation to underline it only applies to Transformer classes by @skepppy in #1458
• Tiny refactor for PR #1451 by @erezsh in #1459
• Earley: share nodes created by the scanner with the completer by @chanicpanic in #1451
• Better error in Lark.parse when using on_error when parser!=lalr (issue #1311) by @erezsh in #1460
• Fix Symbol.__eq__ to return false when comparing with None by @weaversam8 in #1481
• Mention internal/external transformers in the documentation by @odanoburu in #1486
• Add Tree.find_token() method by @makukha in #1467
• Type Terminal.__init__ by @Liam-DeVoe in #1503
• Add guidance on handling comments in languages with significant indentation by @nchammas in #1502
• [docs] Small fix for PR 1507 by @erezsh in #1508
• Add note on binding power of numeric quantifiers by @414owen in #1507
• Wrap functools.partial in staticmethod() to add compatibility with Python 3.14 by @hrnciar in #1483
• Fix generic type of Transformer_InPlaceRecursive by @lbhm in #1518
• Added TextSlice; Lark can now parse/lex a text-slice by @erezsh in #1452
• Support match on tree by @colmmurphyxyz in #1521
• Docs: Updated link of DSL article to a new version by @erezsh in #1529
• better error messages for shift/reduct conflicts by @skogsbaer in #1531
• Serialize Lark.grammar (fixes issue #1472) by @NasalDaemon in #1506
• Fixes for PR #1506, which adds the option to cache the grammar definition by @erezsh in #1540
• Bugfix in indenter - now always creating dedents with line information by @erezsh in #1547
• Bugfix: issue when unpickling in the standalone parser, due to lingering Token instances by @erezsh in #1553
• Include missing import in standalone parser by @pdeibert in #1541
• Version bump (1.3.0) by @erezsh in #1554

New Contributors

• @skepppy made their first contribution in #1458
• @weaversam8 made their first contribution in #1481
• @odanoburu made their first contribution in #1486
• @makukha made their first contribution in #1467
• @Liam-DeVoe made their first contribution in #1503
• @414owen made their first contribution in #1507
• @hrnciar made their first contribution in #1483
• @lbhm made their first contribution in #1518
• @colmmurphyxyz made their first contribution in #1521
• @skogsbaer made their first contribution in #1531
• @NasalDaemon made their first contribution in #1506
• @pdeibert made their first contribution in #1541

Full Changelog: 1.2.2...1.3.0

1.2.2 - Bugfix for 1.2.1 (Earley issues with ambiguity)

What's Changed

• Bugfix: Earley now respects ambiguity='resolve' again. Bug was introd… by @erezsh in #1444

Full Changelog: 1.2.1...1.2.2

1.2.1 - Now only Python 3.8+; several bugfixes in Earley

Main Changes

• Dropped support for Python versions lower than 3.8
• Several bugfixes in the Earley algorithm, related to suppressed ambiguities
• Improved performance in InteractiveParser.accepts()

What's Changed

• Give "Shaping the tree" clear sub-headings by @nchammas in #1381
• Fix for when providing a transformer with a Token by @erezsh in #1395
• Pin types-regex to a working version by @erezsh in #1409
• Add Outlines to list of projects using Lark by @rlouf in #1408
• Code coverage: Update Python version by @erezsh in #1420
• Attempt to solve performance problems in accepts() by @erezsh in #1419
• Docs: Added Indenter by @erezsh in #1423
• Clean up test_parser.py, use xFail instead of skip where appropriate by @MegaIng in #1428
• Update config and drop python < 3.8 by @MegaIng in #1430
• BUGFIX Earley: Now yielding a previously repressed ambiguity by @erezsh in #1427
• Fix SymbolNode.end for completed tokens by @chanicpanic in #1432
• Disable ForestToParseTree cache when ambiguity='resolve' by @chanicpanic in #1433
• Bugfix for issue #1434 by @erezsh in #1435

New Contributors

• @nchammas made their first contribution in #1381
• @rlouf made their first contribution in #1408

Full Changelog: 1.1.9...1.2.1

1.1.9 - Patch for a breaking change in 3.11.7 re module

What's Changed

• Use MAXWIDTH instead of MAXREPEAT when available by @MegaIng in #1377
• Fix nested list markdown syntax in how_to_use.md by @ei-grad in #1357
• Run tests against Python 3.12 by @michael-k in #1365

New Contributors

• @ei-grad made their first contribution in #1357

Full Changelog: 1.1.8...1.1.9

1.1.8 - Output-stable Earley; Interactive standalone; various improvements

What's Changed

• Populate the Token.end_* fields for ignored tokens by @jtbraun in #1309
• Include .lark files in package data by @ptrcnull in #1308
• Add an error message when using Lark.save() when parser!='lalr' by @erezsh in #1328
• Add and improve docstrings by @erezsh in #1326
• Small update to PR #1338 by @erezsh in #1339
• Fix 1345 attempt two by @MegaIng in #1347
• Earley now uses OrderedSet for better output stability by @erezsh in #1327
• ContextualLexer now uses self.basic_lexer for easy extensibility (iss… by @erezsh in #1342
• Improved typing around LALR and ParserState by @erezsh in #1343
• Typing fixes. Mypy now produces 0 type errors by @erezsh in #1354
• Standalone: Added support for interactive parser. by @erezsh in #1356

New Contributors

• @jtbraun made their first contribution in #1309
• @ptrcnull made their first contribution in #1308

Full Changelog: 1.1.7...1.1.8

1.1.7 - Bugfix for release 1.1.6 in propagate_positions

Bugfix in propagate_positions (issue #1304)

See: https://github.com/lark-parser/lark/releases/tag/1.1.6

1.1.6 - Strict mode, Python-style comments, Bugfixes

What's Changed - main points

• Added strict-mode, enabled by strict=True, implemented using interegular by @MegaIng
  • Read more here: https://lark-parser.readthedocs.io/en/latest/how_to_use.html#strict-mode
• Cache: Replace md5 hashing with sha256. by @wilrodriguez in #1251
• Support for Python-style comments in Lark grammar by @vincent-hugot in #1230
• Updates to python.lark
• Bugfixes and cleanup

What's Changed - PRs

• Improve logic and performance by @jmishra01 in #1228
• Updated Python grammar list literal to support [*x] by @evtn in #1232
• Fix typos by @kianmeng in #1242
• Examples: Update version for PyQt5 by @erezsh in #1243
• Support for Python-style comments in Lark grammar by @vincent-hugot in #1230
• [M:grammar.md] doc: added Python-style comments. by @vincent-hugot in #1245
• Fix 1154 by @MegaIng in #1252
• Rephrased docs for interegular PR (#1258) by @erezsh in #1260
• Added interegular support by @MegaIng in #1258
• Freeze interegular version to 0.2.4 (until fixed) by @erezsh in #1262
• Codecov github action fixed by @erezsh in #1263
• Added strict-mode, enabled using the strict=True flag by @erezsh in #1261
• Unfreeze interegular by @MegaIng in #1264
• Replace md5 hashing with sha256. by @wilrodriguez in #1251
• Bump pre-commit hooks and add codespell hook by @kianmeng in #1244
• Docs: Added section about strict-mode to how-to-use by @erezsh in #1265
• Limit amount of time/effort interegular will use when creating an example by @MegaIng in #1266
• Added progress bar recipe by @MegaIng in #1267
• Add exclude in coverage for if TYPE_CHECKING: branches by @MegaIng in #1278
• Cleanup may2023 by @erezsh in #1276
• Update lexer_state to lexer_thread to avoid deprecation warnings by @geographika in #1285
• Moved the metadata into PEP 621-compliant pyproject.toml. by @KOLANICH in #1157
• propagate_positions: Bugfix + Better documentation by @erezsh in #1294

New Contributors

• @kianmeng made their first contribution in #1242
• @vincent-hugot made their first contribution in #1230
• @wilrodriguez made their first contribution in #1251
• @geographika made their first contribution in #1285
• @KOLANICH made their first contribution in #1157

Full Changelog: 1.1.5...1.1.6

1.1.5 - Fix AmbiguousExpander; Fix line information in InteractiveParser

What's Changed

• setup.cfg: Replace deprecated license_file with license_files by @mgorny in #1209
• Fix Github shenanigans by @erezsh in #1220
• Fix AmbiguousExpander (Issue #1214) by @chanicpanic in #1216
• Fix EOF line information in InteractiveParser.resume_parse() by @erezsh in #1224
• Use generator instead of list expand or add method by @jmishra01 in #1225

New Contributors

• @mgorny made their first contribution in #1209
• @jmishra01 made their first contribution in #1225

Full Changelog: 1.1.4...1.1.5

1.1.4 - Added support for using Token in match statements, and other small fixes

What's Changed

• ci: Python 3.11 final by @henryiii in #1204
• Add __all__ to __init__ by @aspizu in #1200
• PropagatePositions: Allow any object to carry the metadata, by returning it in __lark_meta__() by @erezsh in #1203
• fix: Token now pattern matches correctly by @marcinplatek in #1181
• Updates to merge PR #1151 by @erezsh in #1205
• style: pre-commit basic config by @henryiii in #1151
• PR for v1.1.4 by @erezsh in #1208

New Contributors

• @aspizu made their first contribution in #1200
• @marcinplatek made their first contribution in #1181

Full Changelog: 1.1.3...1.1.4