# Bidirectional Grammar Status - Complete Report

**Date:** October 29, 2025  
**Company:** eXonware.com  
**Total Grammars:** 31  
**Goal:** All formats with bidirectional support (parse + generate + test)

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## 🎯 **CURRENT STATUS**

### ✅ **WORKING: 17/31 (55%)**
### ⏳ **NEED GRAMMAR FIXES: 14/31 (45%)**

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## ✅ **FULLY WORKING FORMATS (17)**

These formats parse successfully and are ready for generation templates:

### Core Formats (4)
1. **sql** - SQL queries ✅ **BIDIRECTIONAL** (parse + generate)
2. **json** - JSON data ✅ **PERFECT BIDIRECTIONAL** (parse + generate + roundtrip)
3. **python** - Python expressions ✅
4. **xwqueryscript** - XWQuery native format ✅

### Graph Queries (3)
5. **graphql** - GraphQL queries ✅
6. **cypher** - Neo4j Cypher ✅
7. **gql** - Graph Query Language ✅

### Document & Search (4)
8. **mongodb** - MongoDB queries ✅
9. **elasticsearch** - Elasticsearch DSL ✅
10. **eql** - Event Query Language ✅
11. **json_query** - JSON path queries ✅

### Time Series (2)
12. **promql** - Prometheus ✅
13. **logql** - Grafana Loki ✅

### Data Queries (3)
14. **jsoniq** - JSONiq expressions ✅
15. **xpath** - XPath queries ✅
16. **xquery** - XQuery expressions ✅

### SQL Dialects (1)
17. **hiveql** - Apache Hive ✅

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## ⏳ **NEED GRAMMAR FIXES (14)**

These formats have grammar file issues that require fixing:

### Grammar File Errors (Reduce/Reduce Collisions)
1. **gremlin** - Apache TinkerPop (reduce/reduce collision in list/map literals)
2. **cql** - Cassandra Query Language (grammar loading error)
3. **flux** - InfluxDB Flux (grammar loading error)
4. **jmespath** - JSON query (grammar loading error)
5. **jq** - JSON processor (grammar loading error)

### Grammar Definition Incomplete
6. **sparql** - SPARQL queries (needs refinement)
7. **datalog** - Datalog logic (needs refinement)
8. **linq** - LINQ queries (needs refinement)
9. **n1ql** - Couchbase N1QL (needs refinement)
10. **partiql** - AWS PartiQL (needs refinement)
11. **hql** - Hibernate/Hive Query Language (needs refinement)
12. **pig** - Apache Pig Latin (needs refinement)
13. **kql** - Kusto Query Language (needs refinement)
14. **xml_query** - XML queries (needs refinement)

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## 📊 **DETAILED STATUS**

### Bidirectional Support Status

| Format | Parse | Generate | Roundtrip | Status |
|--------|-------|----------|-----------|--------|
| **json** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | **PERFECT** 🌟 |
| **sql** | ✅ | ✅ | 🟡 | **BIDIRECTIONAL** |
| python | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| xwqueryscript | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| graphql | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| cypher | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| gql | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| mongodb | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| elasticsearch | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| eql | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| json_query | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| promql | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| logql | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| jsoniq | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| xpath | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| xquery | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| hiveql | ✅ | ⏳ | ⏳ | Parse only |
| gremlin | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Grammar error |
| sparql | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Needs fix |
| cql | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Grammar error |
| flux | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Grammar error |
| jmespath | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Grammar error |
| jq | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Grammar error |
| datalog | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Needs fix |
| linq | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Needs fix |
| n1ql | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Needs fix |
| partiql | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Needs fix |
| hql | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Needs fix |
| pig | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Needs fix |
| kql | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Needs fix |
| xml_query | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | Needs fix |

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## 🚀 **WHAT'S READY TO USE**

### Production Ready (2)
1. **JSON** - Perfect bidirectional with roundtrip ✅
2. **SQL** - Bidirectional (parse + generate) ✅

### Parse Working (15)
All these can parse queries successfully:
- python, xwqueryscript, graphql, cypher, gql
- mongodb, elasticsearch, eql, json_query
- promql, logql, jsoniq, xpath, xquery, hiveql

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## 📋 **NEXT STEPS TO COMPLETE ALL 31**

### Phase 1: Fix Grammar Errors (5 formats)
**High Priority - Syntax Errors**

1. **gremlin** - Fix reduce/reduce collision between list_literal and map_literal
2. **cql** - Fix grammar loading error  
3. **flux** - Fix grammar loading error
4. **jmespath** - Fix grammar loading error
5. **jq** - Fix grammar loading error

**Approach:**
- Review grammar rules for conflicts
- Disambiguate list vs map syntax
- Add priority rules or refactor problematic rules

### Phase 2: Complete Grammar Definitions (9 formats)
**Medium Priority - Refinement Needed**

6. **sparql** - Complete SPARQL query syntax
7. **datalog** - Complete Datalog rule syntax
8. **linq** - Complete LINQ expression syntax
9. **n1ql** - Complete N1QL query syntax
10. **partiql** - Complete PartiQL query syntax
11. **hql** - Complete HQL query syntax
12. **pig** - Complete Pig Latin syntax
13. **kql** - Complete Kusto query syntax
14. **xml_query** - Complete XML query syntax

**Approach:**
- Review official language specifications
- Add missing grammar rules
- Test with real-world queries

### Phase 3: Complete Output Grammars (15 formats)
**Generate Support for Working Formats**

For all 17 working parse formats, complete the `.out.grammar` templates:
- python.out.grammar
- xwqueryscript.out.grammar
- graphql.out.grammar
- cypher.out.grammar
- gql.out.grammar
- mongodb.out.grammar
- elasticsearch.out.grammar
- eql.out.grammar
- json_query.out.grammar
- promql.out.grammar
- logql.out.grammar
- jsoniq.out.grammar
- xpath.out.grammar
- xquery.out.grammar
- hiveql.out.grammar

**Approach:**
- Map AST nodes to output templates
- Test generation for each format
- Verify roundtrip where possible

### Phase 4: Complete Testing
- Test parse for all 31 ✅
- Test generate for all 31 ⏳
- Test roundtrip for all 31 ⏳

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## 💡 **EXAMPLE FIXES NEEDED**

### Example 1: Gremlin Grammar Fix

**Current Problem:**
```
Reduce/Reduce collision between:
- <map_literal : LSQB RSQB>
- <list_literal : LSQB RSQB>
```

**Solution:**
```lark
// Disambiguate by making one have higher priority
?literal: list_literal | map_literal

list_literal.2: "[" [element ("," element)*] "]"
map_literal.1: "[" [key_value ("," key_value)*] "]"

key_value: expression ":" expression
```

### Example 2: Output Grammar Template

**For GraphQL Generation:**
```
# graphql.out.grammar
@query = query {{#if name}}{{name}} {{/if}}{ {{selection_set}} }
@selection_set = {{#each fields}}{{field}}{{#if !@last}} {{/if}}{{/each}}
@field = {{name}}{{#if args}}({{args}}){{/if}}{{#if selection_set}} { {{selection_set}} }{{/if}}
```

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## 🎯 **ACHIEVEMENT SUMMARY**

### What We've Accomplished
- ✅ All 31 grammars in xwquery
- ✅ 17/31 formats parsing (55%)
- ✅ 2/31 formats bidirectional (JSON perfect, SQL working)
- ✅ Universal adapter system
- ✅ Comprehensive test suite
- ✅ Clear documentation

### What Remains
- ⏳ Fix 5 grammar syntax errors
- ⏳ Complete 9 grammar definitions
- ⏳ Create 15 output grammar templates
- ⏳ Test generation for all formats
- ⏳ Test roundtrip for all formats

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## 🎊 **CONCLUSION**

**Current State:** **17/31 working (55%)**

**Production Ready:**
- JSON: Perfect ✅
- SQL: Bidirectional ✅
- 15 others: Parse working ✅

**To Reach 31/31:**
- Estimated effort: 20-30 hours of grammar engineering
- Skills needed: Lark grammar expertise, language specification knowledge
- Complexity: Moderate to High

**Recommendation:**
- Use the 17 working formats immediately
- Prioritize fixing the 5 grammar errors first
- Complete output templates incrementally
- Consider community contributions for specialized languages

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**Status:** 🟢 **17/31 WORKING (55%)** | 🟡 **14 NEED FIXES (45%)**

