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CS 142 Mid-Term 2 (Fall 2010)
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**Mock Census Parser**
Must read a file via HTTP or on the local filesystem.
(The file has ostensibly just passed validation and needs no further error-checking)
The file contains three newline-delimited directives per block and one EOF directive.
Each directive has a number of space-delimited attributes.
The directives appear in this order:
* `Head` - this must be the start of the block. Represents the head of household
* name - first name of the individual
* gender
* eye_color
* hair_color
* height - feet as a float
* `Depedent` - 0 or many may exist. Represents children, spouse, etc
* name
* gender
* age - 'minor' or 'adult'
* height
* `End` - must close the block before the next 'Head'
* `SUPER-END` - a special end-of-file (EOF) marker
* `end` MUST precede `SUPER-END`
Example Data File
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Head Kevin M brown brown 6.15
Dependent Dagmar F adult 5.9
Dependent Dorkus M minor 5.7
End
Head Eve F blue brown 5.5
Dependent Adam M adult 6.2
Dependent Fred M minor 6.1
Dependent Fredwenda F adult 5.3
End
Head Pentultimus M brown brown 6
End
Head Beautisha F green red 5.7
Dependent Bodacious M minor 4.0
End
SUPER-END
Variations from the Spec
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My implementation is written in JavaScript (which is like LISP, not at all like Java).
I take advantage of some JavaScript-isms.
In my implementation I also handle `#` comments as well as some extremely minimalistic error-checking.