Brick Parser

parser for Brick Lang

Definition

Brick is an attempt to create a domain specific modelling language for defining house architecture.

Status

Early prototype.

High level plan

See https://github.com/alexykot/brick-lang-poc/blob/master/README.md

Parser design

Interface

• designed as a library, but with a set of tasks for running independently
• basic CLI interface to run parser, provide starting file as positional argument
• CLI parser run should load all files, validate, create and cache full tree of project files

Process

• grab starting file
• recursively traverse all imports and build a single megaobject
• normalise all metric values
• save references to all binary files and check if they exist
• output all missing imports or broken references

Limitations

• we are not worried about performance in the PoC
• we are not worried about architecture in the PoC (megaobject will have to go later)
• we are not doing any structure validations in the PoC
• we only load from local storage, no external dependencies yet
• 3D models contents is not validated, only file presence checked

Next steps

• prepare parser prototype development
• define tasks and goals of the parser
• use basic STL example and figure out how to work with it in Python
• create pipeline for web rendering of STL models
• create STLs for all hello house parts
• import all STLs together
• create overall frame model using default settings
• render full frame
• create a way to render parameter controls
• allow to adjust parameters
• create basic intersection checks