cosmetics_parser

Link

https://crates.io/crates/cosmetics_parser

https://docs.rs/cosmetics_parser/0.1.0/cosmetics_parser/

Overview

cosmetics_parser is a Rust-based parser designed to extract information from a cosmetics catalog written in a human-readable markdown format. The input consists of product descriptions that include details such as product name, skin type, ingredients, ratings, price, user reviews, and availability.

The parser reads these product descriptions and converts them into a structured data format, which can be used for further processing, analysis, or presentation in an online cosmetics store application.

Parsing Process

The parser reads a markdown-like format with structured information for each product. Each product contains the following fields:

1. Product Name: The name of the product.
2. Skin Type: The type of skin the product is designed for (e.g., dry, oily).
3. Ingredients: The ingredients used in the product.
4. Rating: The overall rating of the product.
5. Price: The price of the product.
6. User Ratings: A list of user ratings.
7. Recommendations: Instructions or recommendations for using the product.
8. Reviews: User-submitted feedback.
9. Availability: A boolean value indicating whether the product is in stock.

Grammar

The parser uses the Pest library to process the input format. The grammar rule defined in grammar.pest handles product descriptions and processes fields such as numbers, strings, and lists (e.g., user ratings).

• WHITESPACE
  A whitespace character, which can be a space or a tab

WHITESPACE = { " " | "\t" }

• SPACE
  One or more whitespace characters

SPACE = { WHITESPACE+ }

• products
  A list of one or more products, separated by either a newline or space

products = { (product ~ (NEWLINE | SPACE))* }

• product
  A single product entry, which consists of various fields like product name, skin type, ingredients, etc

product = { product_name ~ skin_type ~ ingredients ~ rating ~ price ~ user_ratings ~ recommendations ~ reviews ~ availability }

• rating
  The rating of a product, denoted by the "Rating:" label, followed by an optional space, a number, and a newline

rating = { "*Rating*:" ~ SPACE? ~ number ~ NEWLINE }

• availability
  The availability of a product, denoted by the "Availability:" label, followed by an optional space and a boolean value (true/false)

availability = { "*Availability*:" ~ SPACE? ~ boolean ~ NEWLINE }

• price
  The price of a product, denoted by the "Price:" label, followed by an optional space, a number, an optional space, an optional currency, and a newline

price = { "*Price*:" ~ SPACE? ~ number ~ SPACE? ~ currency? ~ NEWLINE }

• user_ratings
  The user ratings of a product, denoted by the "User Ratings:" label, followed by a list of numbers and a newline

user_ratings = { "*User Ratings*:" ~ SPACE? ~ number_list ~ NEWLINE }

• product_name
  The product name, denoted by the "*Product" label, followed by a number (product identifier), a colon, and the product name text

product_name = { "*Product " ~ (ASCII_DIGIT+) ~ "*:" ~ any_text }

• recommendations
  Recommendations for the product, denoted by the "Recommendations:" label followed by any text describing the recommendations

recommendations = { "*Recommendations*:" ~ any_text }

• ingredients
  Ingredients of the product, denoted by the "Ingredients:" label followed by any text describing the ingredients

ingredients = { "*Ingredients*:" ~ any_text }

• reviews
  Reviews of the product, denoted by the "Reviews:" label followed by optional space and one or more reviews

reviews = { "*Reviews*:" ~ SPACE? ~ (review)* }

• skin_type
  The skin type of the product, denoted by the "Skin Type:" label followed by text describing the skin type

skin_type = { "*Skin Type*:" ~ any_text }

• number
  A number, which can be an integer or a floating-point number, optionally starting with a negative sign

number = { ("-"? ~ ASCII_DIGIT+) ~ (("." ~ ASCII_DIGIT+)?) }

• number_list
  A list of numbers enclosed in square brackets, separated by commas

number_list = { "[" ~ number ~ ("," ~ SPACE? ~ number)* ~ "]" }

• review
  A product review, which consists of a number (rating) followed by a period and some text

review = { NEWLINE? ~ number ~ "." ~ any_text }

• currency
  A currency symbol, which can be "UAH", "EUR", or "USD"

currency = { "UAH" | "EUR" | "USD" }

• any_text
  Any text, which can be any sequence of characters (except newline), optionally preceded by whitespace

any_text = { SPACE? ~ (!NEWLINE ~ ANY)+ ~ NEWLINE }

• boolean
  A boolean value, which can be either "true" or "false"

boolean = { ("true" | "false") }

How It Works And Where To Use

The input is processed line by line, and the parser extracts relevant data from each field. After parsing, a CosmeticsCatalog object is created to hold the parsed products. This catalog can then be used for further processing or display in a frontend application.

Example Input

*Product 1*: Face Cream "Moisturizing"
*Skin Type*: Dry Skin
*Ingredients*: Water, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid, Jojoba Oil
*Rating*: 4.5
*Price*: 299.99 UAH
*User Ratings*: [5, 4, 5, 3, 4]
*Recommendations*: Use in the morning and evening after cleansing the skin. Suitable for sensitive skin.
*Reviews*:
1.	"This cream perfectly moisturizes my skin. It absorbs easily!"
*Availability*: true

Example Output

{
    "product_name": "Face Cream \"Moisturizing\"",
    "skin_type": "Dry Skin",
    "ingredients": "Water, Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid, Jojoba Oil",
    "rating": 4.5,
    "price": 299.99,
    "user_ratings": [
      5.0,
      4.0,
      5.0,
      3.0,
      4.0
    ],
    "recommendations": "Use in the morning and evening after cleansing the skin. Suitable for sensitive skin.",
    "reviews": [
      "1. \"This cream perfectly moisturizes my skin. It absorbs easily!\""
    ],
    "availability": true
  }