On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 12:50 PM, Nicolas Goaziou <n.goaz...@gmail.com> wrote: > I've added org-element.el in contrib directory. It is a complete parser > and interpreter for Org syntax. > > While it was written to be extensible, it is also an attempt to > normalize current syntax and provide guidance for its evolution.
This is also a good thing (IMO) from the viewpoint of being able to provide external (non-org-mode) parsers for org-mode files. If org-element is the canonical definition of org syntax (not semantics, just syntax), all other parsers must adhere to this or they are in error. A slight evolution of this would be to have this definition defined in the tests, and have org-element, or any other parser, adhere to those tests. Defining a canon for org-mode syntax is, in any form, a big step forward. Brian
