Pattern grammar

patterns.md

 
 ## Grammar
 
-`<statement>` ::= `<actions>` " if " `<expression>`
+`<statement>` ::= `<actions>` `<ws>` "if" `<ws>` `<expression>`
 
-`<actions>` ::= `<action>` | `<action>` " " `<actions>`
+`<ws>` ::= SPACE | TAB | CR | LF | <ws> <ws>
 
-`<action>` ::= "ban" | "delete" | "kick" | "modinfo" | "modwarn" | "reply " `<quoted_string>`
+`<actions>` ::= `<action>` | `<action>` `<ws>` `<actions>`
 
-`<quoted_string>` ::= '"' `<any>` '"'
+`<action>` ::= "ban" | "delete" | "kick" | "modinfo" | "modwarn" | "reply" `<ws>` `<quoted_string>`
+
+`<quoted_string>` ::= '"' ANY '"'
 
 `<expression>` ::= `<simple_expr>` | `<not_expr>` | `<paren_expr>` | `<compound_expr>`
 
-`<simple_expr>` ::= `<field_name>` " " `<op>` " " `<value>`
+`<simple_expr>` ::= `<field_name>` `<ws>` `<op>` `<ws>` `<value>`
 
 `<not_expr>` ::= "!" `<expression>`
 
 
 `<compound_expr>` ::= `<and_expr>` | `<or_expr>`
 
-`<and_expr>` ::= `<expression>` " and " `<expression>`
+`<and_expr>` ::= `<expression>` `<ws>` "and" `<ws>` `<expression>`
 
-`<or_expr>` ::= `<expression>` " or " `<expression>`
+`<or_expr>` ::= `<expression>` `<ws>` "or" `<ws>` `<expression>`
 
 `<field_name>` ::= "author" | "author.id" | "author.joinage" | "author.name" | "content.markdown" | "content.plain" | "lastmatched"