Ohm is a parsing toolkit consisting of a library and a domain-specific language. You can use it to parse custom file formats or quickly build parsers, interpreters, and compilers for programming languages.

The _Ohm language_ is based on parsing expression grammars

(PEGs), which are a formal way of describing syntax, similar to regular expressions and context-free

grammars. The _Ohm library_ provides a JavaScript interface for creating parsers, interpreters, and

more from the grammars you write.

- Full support for left-recursive rules means that you can define left-associative operators in a natural way.

- Object-oriented grammar extension makes it easy to extend an existing language with new syntax.

- Modular semantic actions. Unlike many similar tools, Ohm completely

  separates grammars from semantic actions. This separation improves modularity and extensibility, and makes both grammars and semantic actions easier to read and understand.

- Online editor and visualizer. The Ohm Editor provides instant feedback and an interactive visualization that makes the entire execution of the parser visible and tangible. It'll make you feel like you have superpowers. 💪

Some awesome things people have built using Ohm:

- Seymour, a live programming environment for the classroom.

- Shadama, a particle simulation language designed for high-school science.

- turtle.audio, an audio environment where simple text commands generate lines that can play music.

- A browser-based tool that turns written _Konnakkol_ (a South Indian vocal percussion art) into audio.

- Wildcard, a browser extension that empowers anyone to modify websites to meet their own specific needs, uses Ohm for its spreadsheet formulas.

The easiest way to get started with Ohm is to use the interactive editor. Alternatively, you can play with one of the following examples on JSFiddle:

- Basic parsing example

- Arithmetic example with semantics

- Tutorial: Ohm: Parsing Made Easy

- The math example is extensively commented and is a good way to dive deeper.

- Examples

- Documentation

- For community support and discussion, join us on Discord, GitHub Discussions, or the ohm-discuss mailing list.

- For updates, follow @\_ohmjs on Twitter.