Demeter_in = <input> Input.                                                
Input :                                                                    
  Cd_graph                                                                 
    *common*.                                                              
Cd_graph = < adjacencies > Nlist(Adjacency)                                
  ["*terminal_sets*" <terminal_sets> Comma_list(Vertex) "."]               
  .                                                                        
Adjacency =                                                                
  < source > Vertex                                                        
  < ns > Neighbors                                                         
  ["*inherits_from*" <inherits_from> Comma_list(Term)]                     
  "." .                                                                    
Neighbors_wc :                                                             
  Construct_ns |                                                           
  Alternat_ns                                                              
  *common* < construct_ns > List(Any_vertex).                              
Neighbors :                                                                
  Neighbors_wc |                                                           
  Repetit_n                                                                
  |                                                                        
  Intermediate_ns                                                          
  *common*.                                                                
Intermediate_ns :                                                          
  Repetit |                                                                
  Non_repetit *common*                                                     
  .                                                                        
Non_repetit : Instantiable | Abstract *common*                             
  <intermed_ns> List(Int_part).                                            
Instantiable = "instantiable=".                                            
Repetit = "repetition=" <repeated> Term                                    
  [<non_empty> Non_empty].                                                 
Non_empty = "*non_empty*".                                                 
Abstract = "abstract=".                                                    
Int_part : Required_int_part | Optional_int_part                           
  *common* [StaticSpec] [AccessorSpec] <labeled_int_part> Labeled.
Required_int_part = "*required*".                                          
Optional_int_part = "*optional*".                                          
Construct_ns = "=".                                                        
Alternat_ns = ":"                                                          
  < alternat_ns > Bar_list(Term) [<common> Common].                        
Common = "*common*".                                                       
Repetit_n = "~" <sandwiched> Sandwich(Kernel).                             
Kernel = [ <nonempty> Term ]                                               
  "{" <repeated> Sandwich(Term) "}".                                       
Any_vertex :                                                               
  Opt_labeled_term                                                         
  | Optional_term                                                          
  | Syntax_vertex                                                          
  | Inherit_term                                                           
  *common*.                                                                
Vertex = < vertex_name > DemIdent .                                           
Syntax_vertex :                                                            
  Regular_syntax                                                           
  | Print_command                                                          
  *common*.                                                                
Regular_syntax  = < string > DemString .                                      
Print_command :                                                            
  Print_indent | Print_unindent | Print_skip | Print_space *common*.       
Print_indent = "+" .                                                       
Print_unindent = "-" .                                                     
Print_skip = "*l" .                                                        
Print_space = "*s" .                                                       
Opt_labeled_term :                                                         
  Labeled                                                                  
  | Regular                                                                
    *common* [StaticSpec] [AccessorSpec] <vertex> Term. 
StaticSpec = "*static*" .
AccessorSpec : ReadOnlyAcc | PrivateAcc *common* .
ReadOnlyAcc = "*read-only*" .
PrivateAcc = "*private*" .
Regular = .                                                                
Labeled = "<" < label_name > DemIdent ">" .                                   
Optional_term = "[" <opt> Sandwich(Opt_labeled_term) "]".                  
Inherit_term = "*inherit*" <inherited> Comma_list(Term).                   

//;
//; 11/5/92 Update term to contain component and external terms
//;
Term : Normal | CppTerm 
	*common* <vertex> Vertex 
		 <moduleRef> TermRef
		 ["(" <actual_parameters> Comma_list(Term) ")" ].

CppTerm = "$" .

Normal = .

TermRef : LocalRef | ModuleRef.

ModuleRef : CompRef | LibRef *common* <moduleName> DemIdent.

LocalRef = .
CompRef = "@".
LibRef  = "@@".

List(S) ~ {S}.                                                             
Nlist(S) ~ S {S}.                                                          
Bar_list(S) ~ S {"|" S}.                                                   
Comma_list(S) ~ S {"," S}.                                                 
Sandwich(S) =                                                              
  <first> List(Syntax_vertex) <inner> S                                    
  <second> List(Syntax_vertex).