Parser Types

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NetBrain Parser is a file used to parse key metrics (as known as variables) from command lines or device configurations for specific device types.

With Visual Parser added since v10.0, there are two major types of parser in the system:

Differences between Visual Parser and Advanced Parser

The following table introduces the feature comparision between visual parser and advanced parser.

Feature Category	Visual Parser	Advanced Parser
Start/End Line	√
Text Replacement	√
Real-time highlight variable definition and comment	√
Line pattern syntax highlight and intellisense	√
Paragraph nested table		√
Paragraph nested paragraph	One-level nesting with parent line	Multi-level nesting
Supported Line Pattern Syntax	▪Simple line pattern ▪mline ▪regex ▪mregex	▪Simple line pattern ▪regex ▪mregex
Supported variable types	▪string ▪mstring ▪int ▪float/double ▪bool ▪enumeration ▪dummy	▪string ▪int ▪double ▪bool ▪enumeration ▪dummy
Allowed ID lines	Multiple ID lines	Only one ID line
Supported Parser Type	▪Text ▪Variable (keyword) ▪Paragraph ▪Table	▪Variable (keyword) ▪Paragraph ▪Table ▪Filter ▪Script
Supported Data Type	▪CLI ▪Configuration	▪CLI ▪Configuration ▪SNMP ▪API
Allowed Samples	One sample only	Multiple samples