---luakeys.lua
---Copyright 2021-2024 Josef Friedrich
---
---This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
---conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c
---of this license or (at your option) any later version.
---The latest version of this license is in
---http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
---and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX
---version 2008/05/04 or later.
---
---This work has the LPPL maintenance status `maintained'.
---
---The Current Maintainer of this work is Josef Friedrich.
---
---This work consists of the files luakeys.lua, luakeys.sty, luakeys.tex
---luakeys-debug.sty and luakeys-debug.tex.
----A key-value parser written with Lpeg.
---
local lpeg = require('lpeg')

if not tex then
  ---Dummy functions for the tests.
  tex = {
    sp = function(input)
      return 1234567
    end,
  }

  token = {
    set_macro = function(csname, content, global)
    end,
  }
end

---
local utils = (function()
  ---
  ---Merge two tables into the first specified table.
  ---The `merge_tables` function copies keys from the `source` table
  ---to the `target` table. It returns the target table.
  ---
  ---https://stackoverflow.com/a/1283608/10193818
  ---
  ---@param target table # The target table where all values are copied.
  ---@param source table # The source table from which all values are copied.
  ---@param overwrite? boolean # Overwrite the values in the target table if they are present (default true).
  ---
  ---@return table target The modified target table.
  local function merge_tables(target, source, overwrite)
    if overwrite == nil then
      overwrite = true
    end
    for key, value in pairs(source) do
      if type(value) == 'table' and type(target[key] or false) ==
        'table' then
        merge_tables(target[key] or {}, source[key] or {}, overwrite)
      elseif (not overwrite and target[key] == nil) or
        (overwrite and target[key] ~= value) then
        target[key] = value
      end
    end
    return target
  end

  ---
  ---Clone a table, i.e. make a deep copy of the source table.
  ---
  ---http://lua-users.org/wiki/CopyTable
  ---
  ---@param source table # The source table to be cloned.
  ---
  ---@return table # A deep copy of the source table.
  local function clone_table(source)
    local copy
    if type(source) == 'table' then
      copy = {}
      for orig_key, orig_value in next, source, nil do
        copy[clone_table(orig_key)] = clone_table(orig_value)
      end
      setmetatable(copy, clone_table(getmetatable(source)))
    else ---number, string, boolean, etc
      copy = source
    end
    return copy
  end

  ---
  ---Remove an element from a table.
  ---
  ---@param source table # The source table.
  ---@param value any # The value to be removed from the table.
  ---
  ---@return any|nil # If the value was found, then this value, otherwise nil.
  local function remove_from_table(source, value)
    for index, v in pairs(source) do
      if value == v then
        source[index] = nil
        return value
      end
    end
  end

  ---
  ---Return the keys of a table as a sorted list (array like table).
  ---
  ---@param source table # The source table.
  ---
  ---@return table # An array table with the sorted key names.
  local function get_table_keys(source)
    local keys = {}
    for key in pairs(source) do
      table.insert(keys, key)
    end
    table.sort(keys)
    return keys
  end

  ---
  ---Get the size of a table `{ one = 'one', 'two', 'three' }` = 3.
  ---
  ---@param value any # A table or any input.
  ---
  ---@return number # The size of the array like table. 0 if the input is no table or the table is empty.
  local function get_table_size(value)
    local count = 0
    if type(value) == 'table' then
      for _ in pairs(value) do
        count = count + 1
      end
    end
    return count
  end

  ---
  ---Get the size of an array like table, for example `{ 'one', 'two',
  ---'three' }` = 3.
  ---
  ---@param value any # A table or any input.
  ---
  ---@return number # The size of the array like table. 0 if the input is no table or the table is empty.
  local function get_array_size(value)
    local count = 0
    if type(value) == 'table' then
      for _ in ipairs(value) do
        count = count + 1
      end
    end
    return count
  end

  ---
  ---Print a formatted string.
  ---
  ---* `%d` or `%i`: Signed decimal integer
  ---* `%u`: Unsigned decimal integer
  ---* `%o`: Unsigned octal
  ---* `%x`: Unsigned hexadecimal integer
  ---* `%X`: Unsigned hexadecimal integer (uppercase)
  ---* `%f`: Decimal floating point, lowercase
  ---* `%e`: Scientific notation (mantissa/exponent), lowercase
  ---* `%E`: Scientific notation (mantissa/exponent), uppercase
  ---* `%g`: Use the shortest representation: %e or %f
  ---* `%G`: Use the shortest representation: %E or %F
  ---* `%a`: Hexadecimal floating point, lowercase
  ---* `%A`: Hexadecimal floating point, uppercase
  ---* `%c`: Character
  ---* `%s`: String of characters
  ---* `%p`: Pointer address	b8000000
  ---* `%%`: A `%` followed by another `%` character will write a single `%` to the stream.
  ---* `%q`: formats `booleans`, `nil`, `numbers`, and `strings` in a way that the result is a valid constant in Lua source code.
  ---
  ---http://www.lua.org/source/5.3/lstrlib.c.html#str_format
  ---
  ---@param format string # A string in the `printf` format
  ---@param ... any # A sequence of additional arguments, each containing a value to be used to replace a format specifier in the format string.
  local function tex_printf(format, ...)
    tex.print(string.format(format, ...))
  end

  ---
  ---Throw a single error message.
  ---
  ---@param message string
  ---@param help? table
  local function throw_error_message(message, help)
    if type(tex.error) == 'function' then
      tex.error(message, help)
    else
      error(message)
    end
  end

  ---
  ---Throw an error by specifying an error code.
  ---
  ---@param error_messages table
  ---@param error_code string
  ---@param args? table
  local function throw_error_code(error_messages,
    error_code,
    args)
    local template = error_messages[error_code]

    ---
    ---@param message string
    ---@param a table
    ---
    ---@return string
    local function replace_args(message, a)
      for key, value in pairs(a) do
        if type(value) == 'table' then
          value = table.concat(value, ', ')
        end
        message = message:gsub('@' .. key,
          '“' .. tostring(value) .. '”')
      end
      return message
    end

    ---
    ---@param list table
    ---@param a table
    ---
    ---@return table
    local function replace_args_in_list(list, a)
      for index, message in ipairs(list) do
        list[index] = replace_args(message, a)
      end
      return list
    end

    ---
    ---@type string
    local message
    ---@type table
    local help = {}

    if type(template) == 'table' then
      message = template[1]
      if args ~= nil then
        help = replace_args_in_list(template[2], args)
      else
        help = template[2]
      end
    else
      message = template
    end

    if args ~= nil then
      message = replace_args(message, args)
    end

    message = 'luakeys error [' .. error_code .. ']: ' .. message

    for _, help_message in ipairs({
      'You may be able to find more help in the documentation:',
      'http://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/luakeys/luakeys-doc.pdf',
      'Or ask a question in the issue tracker on Github:',
      'https://github.com/Josef-Friedrich/luakeys/issues',
    }) do
      table.insert(help, help_message)
    end

    throw_error_message(message, help)
  end

  local function visit_tree(tree, callback_func)
    if type(tree) ~= 'table' then
      throw_error_message(
        'Parameter “tree” has to be a table, got: ' ..
          tostring(tree))
    end
    local function visit_tree_recursive(tree,
      current,
      result,
      depth,
      callback_func)
      for key, value in pairs(current) do
        if type(value) == 'table' then
          value = visit_tree_recursive(tree, value, {}, depth + 1,
            callback_func)
        end

        key, value = callback_func(key, value, depth, current, tree)

        if key ~= nil and value ~= nil then
          result[key] = value
        end
      end
      if next(result) ~= nil then
        return result
      end
    end

    local result =
      visit_tree_recursive(tree, tree, {}, 1, callback_func)

    if result == nil then
      return {}
    end
    return result
  end

  ---@alias ColorName 'black'|'red'|'green'|'yellow'|'blue'|'magenta'|'cyan'|'white'|'reset'
  ---@alias ColorMode 'bright'|'dim'

  ---
  ---Small library to surround strings with ANSI color codes.
  --
  ---[SGR (Select Graphic Rendition) Parameters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#SGR_(Select_Graphic_Rendition)_parameters)
  ---
  ---__attributes__
  ---
  ---| color      |code|
  ---|------------|----|
  ---| reset      |  0 |
  ---| clear      |  0 |
  ---| bright     |  1 |
  ---| dim        |  2 |
  ---| underscore |  4 |
  ---| blink      |  5 |
  ---| reverse    |  7 |
  ---| hidden     |  8 |
  ---
  ---__foreground__
  ---
  ---| color      |code|
  ---|------------|----|
  ---| black      | 30 |
  ---| red        | 31 |
  ---| green      | 32 |
  ---| yellow     | 33 |
  ---| blue       | 34 |
  ---| magenta    | 35 |
  ---| cyan       | 36 |
  ---| white      | 37 |
  ---
  ---__background__
  ---
  ---| color      |code|
  ---|------------|----|
  ---| onblack    | 40 |
  ---| onred      | 41 |
  ---| ongreen    | 42 |
  ---| onyellow   | 43 |
  ---| onblue     | 44 |
  ---| onmagenta  | 45 |
  ---| oncyan     | 46 |
  ---| onwhite    | 47 |
  local ansi_color = (function()

    ---
    ---@param code integer
    ---
    ---@return string
    local function format_color_code(code)
      return string.char(27) .. '[' .. tostring(code) .. 'm'
    end

    ---
    ---@private
    ---
    ---@param color ColorName # A color name.
    ---@param mode? ColorMode
    ---@param background? boolean # Colorize the background not the text.
    ---
    ---@return string
    local function get_color_code(color, mode, background)
      local output = ''
      local code

      if mode == 'bright' then
        output = format_color_code(1)
      elseif mode == 'dim' then
        output = format_color_code(2)
      end

      if not background then
        if color == 'reset' then
          code = 0
        elseif color == 'black' then
          code = 30
        elseif color == 'red' then
          code = 31
        elseif color == 'green' then
          code = 32
        elseif color == 'yellow' then
          code = 33
        elseif color == 'blue' then
          code = 34
        elseif color == 'magenta' then
          code = 35
        elseif color == 'cyan' then
          code = 36
        elseif color == 'white' then
          code = 37
        else
          code = 37
        end
      else
        if color == 'black' then
          code = 40
        elseif color == 'red' then
          code = 41
        elseif color == 'green' then
          code = 42
        elseif color == 'yellow' then
          code = 43
        elseif color == 'blue' then
          code = 44
        elseif color == 'magenta' then
          code = 45
        elseif color == 'cyan' then
          code = 46
        elseif color == 'white' then
          code = 47
        else
          code = 40
        end
      end
      return output .. format_color_code(code)
    end

    ---
    ---@param text any
    ---@param color ColorName # A color name.
    ---@param mode? ColorMode
    ---@param background? boolean # Colorize the background not the text.
    ---
    ---@return string
    local function colorize(text, color, mode, background)
      return string.format('%s%s%s',
        get_color_code(color, mode, background), text,
        get_color_code('reset'))
    end

    return {
      colorize = colorize,

      ---
      ---@param text any
      ---
      ---@return string
      red = function(text)
        return colorize(text, 'red')
      end,

      ---
      ---@param text any
      ---
      ---@return string
      green = function(text)
        return colorize(text, 'green')
      end,

      ---@return string
      yellow = function(text)
        return colorize(text, 'yellow')
      end,

      ---
      ---@param text any
      ---
      ---@return string
      blue = function(text)
        return colorize(text, 'blue')
      end,

      ---
      ---@param text any
      ---
      ---@return string
      magenta = function(text)
        return colorize(text, 'magenta')
      end,

      ---
      ---@param text any
      ---
      ---@return string
      cyan = function(text)
        return colorize(text, 'cyan')
      end,
    }
  end)()

  ---
  ---A small logging library.
  ---
  ---Log levels:
  ---
  ---* 0: silent
  ---* 1: error (red)
  ---* 2: warn (yellow)
  ---* 3: info (green)
  ---* 4: verbose (blue)
  ---* 5: debug (magenta)
  ---
  local log = (function()
    ---@private
    local opts = { level = 0 }

    local function colorize_not(s)
      return s
    end

    local colorize = colorize_not

    ---@private
    local function print_message(message, ...)
      local args = { ... }
      for index, value in ipairs(args) do
        args[index] = colorize(value)
      end
      print(string.format(message, table.unpack(args)))
    end

    ---
    ---Set the log level.
    ---
    ---@param level 0|'silent'|1|'error'|2|'warn'|3|'info'|4|'verbose'|5|'debug'
    local function set_log_level(level)
      if type(level) == 'string' then
        if level == 'silent' then
          opts.level = 0
        elseif level == 'error' then
          opts.level = 1
        elseif level == 'warn' then
          opts.level = 2
        elseif level == 'info' then
          opts.level = 3
        elseif level == 'verbose' then
          opts.level = 4
        elseif level == 'debug' then
          opts.level = 5
        else
          throw_error_message(string.format('Unknown log level: %s',
            level))
        end
      else
        if level > 5 or level < 0 then
          throw_error_message(string.format(
            'Log level out of range 0-5: %s', level))
        end
        opts.level = level
      end
    end

    ---
    ---@return integer
    local function get_log_level()
      return opts.level
    end

    ---
    ---Log at level 1 (error).
    ---
    ---The other log levels are: 0 (silent), 1 (error), 2 (warn), 3 (info), 4 (verbose), 5 (debug).
    ---
    ---@param message string
    ---@param ... any
    local function error(message, ...)
      if opts.level >= 1 then
        colorize = ansi_color.red
        print_message(message, ...)
        colorize = colorize_not
      end
    end

    ---
    ---Log at level 2 (warn).
    ---
    ---The other log levels are: 0 (silent), 1 (error), 2 (warn), 3 (info), 4 (verbose), 5 (debug).
    ---
    ---@param message string
    ---@param ... any
    local function warn(message, ...)
      if opts.level >= 2 then
        colorize = ansi_color.yellow
        print_message(message, ...)
        colorize = colorize_not
      end
    end

    ---
    ---Log at level 3 (info).
    ---
    ---The other log levels are: 0 (silent), 1 (error), 2 (warn), 3 (info), 4 (verbose), 5 (debug).
    ---
    ---@param message string
    ---@param ... any
    local function info(message, ...)
      if opts.level >= 3 then
        colorize = ansi_color.green
        print_message(message, ...)
        colorize = colorize_not
      end
    end

    ---
    ---Log at level 4 (verbose).
    ---
    ---The other log levels are: 0 (silent), 1 (error), 2 (warn), 3 (info), 4 (verbose), 5 (debug).
    ---
    ---@param message string
    ---@param ... any
    local function verbose(message, ...)
      if opts.level >= 4 then
        colorize = ansi_color.blue
        print_message(message, ...)
        colorize = colorize_not
      end
    end

    ---
    ---Log at level 5 (debug).
    ---
    ---The other log levels are: 0 (silent), 1 (error), 2 (warn), 3 (info), 4 (verbose), 5 (debug).
    ---
    ---@param message string
    ---@param ... any
    local function debug(message, ...)
      if opts.level >= 5 then
        colorize = ansi_color.magenta
        print_message(message, ...)
        colorize = colorize_not
      end
    end

    return {
      set = set_log_level,
      get = get_log_level,
      error = error,
      warn = warn,
      info = info,
      verbose = verbose,
      debug = debug,
    }
  end)()

  return {
    merge_tables = merge_tables,
    clone_table = clone_table,
    remove_from_table = remove_from_table,
    get_table_keys = get_table_keys,
    get_table_size = get_table_size,
    get_array_size = get_array_size,
    visit_tree = visit_tree,
    tex_printf = tex_printf,
    throw_error_message = throw_error_message,
    throw_error_code = throw_error_code,
    ansi_color = ansi_color,
    log = log,
  }
end)()

---
---Convert back to strings
---@section
local visualizers = (function()

  ---
  ---Reverse the function
  ---`parse(kv_string)`. It takes a Lua table and converts this table
  ---into a key-value string. The resulting string usually has a
  ---different order as the input table. In Lua only tables with
  ---1-based consecutive integer keys (a.k.a. array tables) can be
  ---parsed in order.
  ---
  ---@param result table # A table to be converted into a key-value string.
  ---
  ---@return string # A key-value string that can be passed to a TeX macro.
  local function render(result)
    local function render_inner(result)
      local output = {}
      local function add(text)
        table.insert(output, text)
      end
      for key, value in pairs(result) do
        if (key and type(key) == 'string') then
          if (type(value) == 'table') then
            if (next(value)) then
              add(key .. '={')
              add(render_inner(value))
              add('},')
            else
              add(key .. '={},')
            end
          else
            add(key .. '=' .. tostring(value) .. ',')
          end
        else
          add(tostring(value) .. ',')
        end
      end
      return table.concat(output)
    end
    return render_inner(result)
  end

  ---
  ---The function `stringify(tbl, for_tex)` converts a Lua table into a
  ---printable string. Stringify a table means to convert the table into
  ---a string. This function is used to realize the `debug` function.
  ---`stringify(tbl, true)` (`for_tex = true`) generates a string which
  ---can be embeded into TeX documents. The macro `\luakeysdebug{}` uses
  ---this option. `stringify(tbl, false)` or `stringify(tbl)` generate a
  ---string suitable for the terminal.
  ---
  ---@see https://stackoverflow.com/a/54593224/10193818
  ---
  ---@param result table # A table to stringify.
  ---@param for_tex? boolean # Stringify the table into a text string that can be embeded inside a TeX document via tex.print(). Curly braces and whites spaces are escaped.
  ---
  ---@return string
  local function stringify(result, for_tex)
    local line_break, start_bracket, end_bracket, indent

    if for_tex then
      line_break = '\\par'
      start_bracket = '$\\{$'
      end_bracket = '$\\}$'
      indent = '\\ \\ '
    else
      line_break = '\n'
      start_bracket = '{'
      end_bracket = '}'
      indent = '  '
    end

    local function stringify_inner(input, depth)
      local output = {}
      depth = depth or 0

      local function add(depth, text)
        table.insert(output, string.rep(indent, depth) .. text)
      end

      local function format_key(key)
        if (type(key) == 'number') then
          return string.format('[%s]', key)
        else
          return string.format('[\'%s\']', key)
        end
      end

      if type(input) ~= 'table' then
        return tostring(input)
      end

      for key, value in pairs(input) do
        if (key and type(key) == 'number' or type(key) == 'string') then
          key = format_key(key)

          if (type(value) == 'table') then
            if (next(value)) then
              add(depth, key .. ' = ' .. start_bracket)
              add(0, stringify_inner(value, depth + 1))
              add(depth, end_bracket .. ',');
            else
              add(depth,
                key .. ' = ' .. start_bracket .. end_bracket .. ',')
            end
          else
            if (type(value) == 'string') then
              value = string.format('\'%s\'', value)
            else
              value = tostring(value)
            end

            add(depth, key .. ' = ' .. value .. ',')
          end
        end
      end

      return table.concat(output, line_break)
    end

    return start_bracket .. line_break .. stringify_inner(result, 1) ..
             line_break .. end_bracket
  end

  ---
  ---The function `debug(result)` pretty prints a Lua table to standard
  ---output (stdout). It is a utility function that can be used to
  ---debug and inspect the resulting Lua table of the function
  ---`parse`. You have to compile your TeX document in a console to
  ---see the terminal output.
  ---
  ---@param result table # A table to be printed to standard output for debugging purposes.
  local function debug(result)
    print('\n' .. stringify(result, false))
  end

  return { render = render, stringify = stringify, debug = debug }
end)()

---@class OptionCollection
---@field accumulated_result? table
---@field assignment_operator? string # default `=`
---@field convert_dimensions? boolean # default `false`
---@field debug? boolean # default `false`
---@field default? boolean # default `true`
---@field defaults? table
---@field defs? DefinitionCollection
---@field false_aliases? table default `{ 'false', 'FALSE', 'False' }`,
---@field format_keys? boolean # default `false`,
---@field group_begin? string default `{`,
---@field group_end? string default `}`,
---@field hooks? HookCollection
---@field invert_flag? string default `!`
---@field list_separator? string default `,`
---@field naked_as_value? boolean # default `false`
---@field no_error? boolean # default `false`
---@field quotation_begin? string `"`
---@field quotation_end? string `"`
---@field true_aliases? table `{ 'true', 'TRUE', 'True' }`
---@field unpack? boolean # default `true`

---@alias KeysHook fun(key: string, value: any, depth: integer, current: table, result: table): string, any
---@alias ResultHook fun(result: table): nil

---@class HookCollection
---@field kv_string? fun(kv_string: string): string
---@field keys_before_opts? KeysHook
---@field result_before_opts? ResultHook
---@field keys_before_def? KeysHook
---@field result_before_def? ResultHook
---@field keys? KeysHook
---@field result? ResultHook

---@alias ProcessFunction fun(value: any, input: table, result: table, unknown: table): any

---@alias PickDataType 'string'|'number'|'dimension'|'integer'|'boolean'|'any'

---@class Definition
---@field alias? string|table
---@field always_present? boolean
---@field choices? table
---@field data_type? 'boolean'|'dimension'|'integer'|'number'|'string'|'list'
---@field default? any
---@field description? string
---@field exclusive_group? string
---@field l3_tl_set? string
---@field macro? string
---@field match? string
---@field name? string
---@field opposite_keys? table
---@field pick? PickDataType|PickDataType[]|false
---@field process? ProcessFunction
---@field required? boolean
---@field sub_keys? table<string, Definition>

---@alias DefinitionCollection table<string|number, Definition>

local namespace = {
  opts = {
    accumulated_result = false,
    assignment_operator = '=',
    convert_dimensions = false,
    debug = false,
    default = true,
    defaults = false,
    defs = false,
    false_aliases = { 'false', 'FALSE', 'False' },
    format_keys = false,
    group_begin = '{',
    group_end = '}',
    hooks = {},
    invert_flag = '!',
    list_separator = ',',
    naked_as_value = false,
    no_error = false,
    quotation_begin = '"',
    quotation_end = '"',
    true_aliases = { 'true', 'TRUE', 'True' },
    unpack = true,
  },

  hooks = {
    kv_string = true,
    keys_before_opts = true,
    result_before_opts = true,
    keys_before_def = true,
    result_before_def = true,
    keys = true,
    result = true,
  },

  attrs = {
    alias = true,
    always_present = true,
    choices = true,
    data_type = true,
    default = true,
    description = true,
    exclusive_group = true,
    l3_tl_set = true,
    macro = true,
    match = true,
    name = true,
    opposite_keys = true,
    pick = true,
    process = true,
    required = true,
    sub_keys = true,
  },

  error_messages = {
    E001 = {
      'Unknown parse option: @unknown!',
      { 'The available options are:', '@opt_names' },
    },
    E002 = {
      'Unknown hook: @unknown!',
      { 'The available hooks are:', '@hook_names' },
    },
    E003 = 'Duplicate aliases @alias1 and @alias2 for key @key!',
    E004 = 'The value @value does not exist in the choices: @choices',
    E005 = 'Unknown data type: @unknown',
    E006 = 'The value @value of the key @key could not be converted into the data type @data_type!',
    E007 = 'The key @key belongs to the mutually exclusive group @exclusive_group and another key of the group named @another_key is already present!',
    E008 = 'def.match has to be a string',
    E009 = 'The value @value of the key @key does not match @match!',

    E011 = 'Wrong data type in the “pick” attribute: @unknown. Allowed are: @data_types.',
    E012 = 'Missing required key @key!',
    E013 = 'The key definition must be a table! Got @data_type for key @key.',
    E014 = {
      'Unknown definition attribute: @unknown',
      { 'The available attributes are:', '@attr_names' },
    },
    E015 = 'Key name couldn’t be detected!',
    E017 = 'Unknown style to format keys: @unknown! Allowed styles are: @styles',
    E018 = 'The option “format_keys” has to be a table not @data_type',
    E019 = 'Unknown keys: @unknown',

    ---Input / parsing error
    E021 = 'Opposite key was specified more than once: @key!',
    E020 = 'Both opposite keys were given: @true and @false!',
    ---Config error (wrong configuration of luakeys)
    E010 = 'Usage: opposite_keys = { "true_key", "false_key" } or { [true] = "true_key", [false] = "false_key" } ',
    E023 = {
      'Don’t use this function from the global luakeys table. Create a new instance using e. g.: local lk = luakeys.new()',
      {
        'This functions should not be used from the global luakeys table:',
        'parse()',
        'save()',
        'get()',
      },
    },
  },
}

---
---Main entry point of the module.
---
---The return value is intentional not documented so the Lua language server can figure out the types.
local function main()

  ---The default options.
  ---@type OptionCollection
  local default_opts = utils.clone_table(namespace.opts)

  local error_messages = utils.clone_table(namespace.error_messages)

  ---
  ---@param error_code string
  ---@param args? table
  local function throw_error(error_code, args)
    utils.throw_error_code(error_messages, error_code, args)
  end

  ---
  ---Normalize the parse options.
  ---
  ---@param opts? OptionCollection|unknown # Options in a raw format. The table may be empty or some keys are not set.
  ---
  ---@return OptionCollection
  local function normalize_opts(opts)
    if type(opts) ~= 'table' then
      opts = {}
    end
    for key, _ in pairs(opts) do
      if namespace.opts[key] == nil then
        throw_error('E001', {
          unknown = key,
          opt_names = utils.get_table_keys(namespace.opts),
        })
      end
    end
    local old_opts = opts
    opts = {}
    for name, _ in pairs(namespace.opts) do
      if old_opts[name] ~= nil then
        opts[name] = old_opts[name]
      else
        opts[name] = default_opts[name]
      end
    end

    for hook in pairs(opts.hooks) do
      if namespace.hooks[hook] == nil then
        throw_error('E002', {
          unknown = hook,
          hook_names = utils.get_table_keys(namespace.hooks),
        })
      end
    end
    return opts
  end

  local l3_code_cctab = 10

  ---
  ---Parser / Lpeg related
  ---@section

  ---Generate the PEG parser using Lpeg.
  ---
  ---Explanations of some LPeg notation forms:
  ---
  ---* `patt ^ 0` = `expression *`
  ---* `patt ^ 1` = `expression +`
  ---* `patt ^ -1` = `expression ?`
  ---* `patt1 * patt2` = `expression1 expression2`: Sequence
  ---* `patt1 + patt2` = `expression1 / expression2`: Ordered choice
  ---
  ---* [TUGboat article: Parsing complex data formats in LuaTEX with LPEG](https://tug.or-g/TUGboat/tb40-2/tb125menke-Patterndf)
  ---
  ---@param initial_rule string # The name of the first rule of the grammar table passed to the `lpeg.P(attern)` function (e. g. `list`, `number`).
  ---@param opts? table # Whether the dimensions should be converted to scaled points (by default `false`).
  ---
  ---@return userdata # The parser.
  local function generate_parser(initial_rule, opts)
    if type(opts) ~= 'table' then
      opts = normalize_opts(opts)
    end

    local Variable = lpeg.V
    local Pattern = lpeg.P
    local Set = lpeg.S
    local Range = lpeg.R
    local CaptureGroup = lpeg.Cg
    local CaptureFolding = lpeg.Cf
    local CaptureTable = lpeg.Ct
    local CaptureConstant = lpeg.Cc
    local CaptureSimple = lpeg.C

    ---Optional whitespace
    local white_space = Set(' \t\n\r')

    ---Match literal string surrounded by whitespace
    local ws = function(match)
      return white_space ^ 0 * Pattern(match) * white_space ^ 0
    end

    local line_up_pattern = function(patterns)
      local result
      for _, pattern in ipairs(patterns) do
        if result == nil then
          result = Pattern(pattern)
        else
          result = result + Pattern(pattern)
        end
      end
      return result
    end

    ---
    ---Convert a dimension to an normalized dimension string or an
    ---integer in the scaled points format.
    ---
    ---@param input string
    ---
    ---@return integer|string # A dimension as an integer or a dimension string.
    local capture_dimension = function(input)
      ---Remove all whitespaces
      input = input:gsub('%s+', '')
      ---Convert the unit string into lowercase.
      input = input:lower()
      if opts.convert_dimensions then
        return tex.sp(input)
      else
        return input
      end
    end

    ---
    ---Add values to a table in two modes:
    ---
    ---Key-value pair:
    ---
    ---If `arg1` and `arg2` are not nil, then `arg1` is the key and `arg2` is the
    ---value of a new table entry.
    ---
    ---Indexed value:
    ---
    ---If `arg2` is nil, then `arg1` is the value and is added as an indexed
    ---(by an integer) value.
    ---
    ---@param result table # The result table to which an additional key-value pair or value should to be added
    ---@param arg1 any # The key or the value.
    ---@param arg2? any # Always the value.
    ---
    ---@return table # The result table to which an additional key-value pair or value has been added.
    local add_to_table = function(result, arg1, arg2)
      if arg2 == nil then
        local index = #result + 1
        return rawset(result, index, arg1)
      else
        return rawset(result, arg1, arg2)
      end
    end

    -- LuaFormatter off
    return Pattern({
      [1] = initial_rule,

      ---list_item*
      list = CaptureFolding(
        CaptureTable('') * Variable('list_item')^0,
        add_to_table
      ),

      ---'{' list '}'
      list_container =
        ws(opts.group_begin) * Variable('list') * ws(opts.group_end),

      ---( list_container / key_value_pair / value ) ','?
      list_item =
        CaptureGroup(
          Variable('list_container') +
          Variable('key_value_pair') +
          Variable('value')
        ) * ws(opts.list_separator)^-1,

      ---key '=' (list_container / value)
      key_value_pair =
        (Variable('key') * ws(opts.assignment_operator)) * (Variable('list_container') + Variable('value')),

      ---number / string_quoted / string_unquoted
      key =
        Variable('number') +
        Variable('string_quoted') +
        Variable('string_unquoted'),

      ---boolean !value / dimension !value / number !value / string_quoted !value / string_unquoted
      ---!value -> Not-predicate -> * -Variable('value')
      value =
        Variable('boolean') * -Variable('value') +
        Variable('dimension') * -Variable('value') +
        Variable('number') * -Variable('value')  +
        Variable('string_quoted') * -Variable('value') +
        Variable('string_unquoted'),

      ---for is.boolean()
      boolean_only = Variable('boolean') * -1,

      ---boolean_true / boolean_false
      boolean =
        (
          Variable('boolean_true') * CaptureConstant(true) +
          Variable('boolean_false') * CaptureConstant(false)
        ),

      boolean_true = line_up_pattern(opts.true_aliases),

      boolean_false = line_up_pattern(opts.false_aliases),

      ---for is.dimension()
      dimension_only = Variable('dimension') * -1,

      dimension = (
        Variable('tex_number') * white_space^0 *
        Variable('unit')
      ) / capture_dimension,

      sign = Set('-+'),

      digit = Range('09'),

      integer = (Variable('sign')^-1) * white_space^0 * (Variable('digit')^1),

      fractional = (Pattern('.') ) * (Variable('digit')^1),

      ---(integer fractional?) / (sign? white_space? fractional)
      tex_number = (Variable('integer') * (Variable('fractional')^-1)) +
                   ((Variable('sign')^-1) * white_space^0 * Variable('fractional')),

      ---for is.number()
      number_only = Variable('number') * -1,

      ---capture number
      number = Variable('tex_number') / tonumber,

      ---'bp' / 'BP' / 'cc' / etc.
      ---https://raw.githubusercontent.com/latex3/lualibs/master/lualibs-util-dim.lua
      ---https://github.com/TeX-Live/luatex/blob/51db1985f5500dafd2393aa2e403fefa57d3cb76/source/texk/web2c/luatexdir/lua/ltexlib.c#L434-L625
      unit =
        Pattern('bp') + Pattern('BP') +
        Pattern('cc') + Pattern('CC') +
        Pattern('cm') + Pattern('CM') +
        Pattern('dd') + Pattern('DD') +
        Pattern('em') + Pattern('EM') +
        Pattern('ex') + Pattern('EX') +
        Pattern('in') + Pattern('IN') +
        Pattern('mm') + Pattern('MM') +
        Pattern('mu') + Pattern('MU') +
        Pattern('nc') + Pattern('NC') +
        Pattern('nd') + Pattern('ND') +
        Pattern('pc') + Pattern('PC') +
        Pattern('pt') + Pattern('PT') +
        Pattern('px') + Pattern('PX') +
        Pattern('sp') + Pattern('SP'),

      ---'"' ('\"' / !'"')* '"'
      string_quoted =
        white_space^0 * Pattern(opts.quotation_begin) *
        CaptureSimple((Pattern('\\' .. opts.quotation_end) + 1 - Pattern(opts.quotation_end))^0) *
        Pattern(opts.quotation_end) * white_space^0,

      string_unquoted =
        white_space^0 *
        CaptureSimple(
          Variable('word_unquoted')^1 *
          (Set(' \t')^1 * Variable('word_unquoted')^1)^0) *
        white_space^0,

      word_unquoted = (1 - white_space - Set(
        opts.group_begin ..
        opts.group_end ..
        opts.assignment_operator  ..
        opts.list_separator))^1
    })
-- LuaFormatter on
  end

  local is = {
    boolean = function(value)
      if value == nil then
        return false
      end
      if type(value) == 'boolean' then
        return true
      end
      local parser = generate_parser('boolean_only')
      local result = parser:match(tostring(value))
      return result ~= nil
    end,

    dimension = function(value)
      if value == nil then
        return false
      end
      local parser = generate_parser('dimension_only')
      local result = parser:match(tostring(value))
      return result ~= nil
    end,

    integer = function(value)
      local n = tonumber(value)
      if n == nil then
        return false
      end
      return n == math.floor(n)
    end,

    number = function(value)
      if value == nil then
        return false
      end
      if type(value) == 'number' then
        return true
      end
      local parser = generate_parser('number_only')
      local result = parser:match(tostring(value))
      return result ~= nil
    end,

    string = function(value)
      return type(value) == 'string'
    end,

    list = function(value)
      if type(value) ~= 'table' then
        return false
      end

      for k, _ in pairs(value) do
        if type(k) ~= 'number' then
          return false
        end
      end
      return true
    end,

    any = function(value)
      return true
    end,
  }

  ---
  ---Apply the key-value-pair definitions (defs) on an input table in a
  ---recursive fashion.
  ---
  ---@param defs table # A table containing all definitions.
  ---@param opts table # The parse options table.
  ---@param input table # The current input table.
  ---@param output table # The current output table.
  ---@param unknown table # Always the root unknown table.
  ---@param key_path table # An array of key names leading to the current
  ---@param input_root table # The root input table input and output table.
  local function apply_definitions(defs,
    opts,
    input,
    output,
    unknown,
    key_path,
    input_root)
    local exclusive_groups = {}

    local function add_to_key_path(key_path, key)
      local new_key_path = {}

      for index, value in ipairs(key_path) do
        new_key_path[index] = value
      end

      table.insert(new_key_path, key)
      return new_key_path
    end

    local function get_default_value(def)
      if def.default ~= nil then
        return def.default
      elseif opts ~= nil and opts.default ~= nil then
        return opts.default
      end
      return true
    end

    local function find_value(search_key, def)
      if input[search_key] ~= nil then
        local value = input[search_key]
        input[search_key] = nil
        return value
        ---naked keys: values with integer keys
      elseif utils.remove_from_table(input, search_key) ~= nil then
        return get_default_value(def)
      end
    end

    local apply = {
      alias = function(value, key, def)
        if type(def.alias) == 'string' then
          def.alias = { def.alias }
        end
        local alias_value
        local used_alias_key
        ---To get an error if the key and an alias is present
        if value ~= nil then
          alias_value = value
          used_alias_key = key
        end
        for _, alias in ipairs(def.alias) do
          local v = find_value(alias, def)
          if v ~= nil then
            if alias_value ~= nil then
              throw_error('E003', {
                alias1 = used_alias_key,
                alias2 = alias,
                key = key,
              })
            end
            used_alias_key = alias
            alias_value = v
          end
        end
        if alias_value ~= nil then
          return alias_value
        end
      end,

      always_present = function(value, key, def)
        if value == nil and def.always_present then
          return get_default_value(def)
        end
      end,

      choices = function(value, key, def)
        if value == nil then
          return
        end
        if def.choices ~= nil and type(def.choices) == 'table' then
          local is_in_choices = false
          for _, choice in ipairs(def.choices) do
            if value == choice then
              is_in_choices = true
            end
          end
          if not is_in_choices then
            throw_error('E004', { value = value, choices = def.choices })
          end
        end
      end,

      data_type = function(value, key, def)
        if value == nil then
          return
        end
        if def.data_type ~= nil then
          local converted
          ---boolean
          if def.data_type == 'boolean' then
            if value == 0 or value == '' or not value then
              converted = false
            else
              converted = true
            end
            ---dimension
          elseif def.data_type == 'dimension' then
            if is.dimension(value) then
              converted = value
            end
            ---integer
          elseif def.data_type == 'integer' then
            if is.number(value) then
              local n = tonumber(value)
              if type(n) == 'number' and n ~= nil then
                converted = math.floor(n)
              end
            end
            ---number
          elseif def.data_type == 'number' then
            if is.number(value) then
              converted = tonumber(value)
            end
            ---string
          elseif def.data_type == 'string' then
            converted = tostring(value)
            ---list
          elseif def.data_type == 'list' then
            if is.list(value) then
              converted = value
            end
          else
            throw_error('E005', { data_type = def.data_type })
          end
          if converted == nil then
            throw_error('E006', {
              value = value,
              key = key,
              data_type = def.data_type,
            })
          else
            return converted
          end
        end
      end,

      exclusive_group = function(value, key, def)
        if value == nil then
          return
        end
        if def.exclusive_group ~= nil then
          if exclusive_groups[def.exclusive_group] ~= nil then
            throw_error('E007', {
              key = key,
              exclusive_group = def.exclusive_group,
              another_key = exclusive_groups[def.exclusive_group],
            })
          else
            exclusive_groups[def.exclusive_group] = key
          end
        end
      end,

      l3_tl_set = function(value, key, def)
        if value == nil then
          return
        end
        if def.l3_tl_set ~= nil then
          tex.print(l3_code_cctab,
            '\\tl_set:Nn \\g_' .. def.l3_tl_set .. '_tl')
          tex.print('{' .. value .. '}')
        end
      end,

      macro = function(value, key, def)
        if value == nil then
          return
        end
        if def.macro ~= nil then
          token.set_macro(def.macro, value, 'global')
        end
      end,

      match = function(value, key, def)
        if value == nil then
          return
        end
        if def.match ~= nil then
          if type(def.match) ~= 'string' then
            throw_error('E008')
          end
          local match = string.match(value, def.match)
          if match == nil then
            throw_error('E009', {
              value = value,
              key = key,
              match = def.match:gsub('%%', '%%%%'),
            })
          else
            return match
          end
        end
      end,

      opposite_keys = function(value, key, def)
        if def.opposite_keys ~= nil then
          local function get_value(key1, key2)
            local opposite_name
            if def.opposite_keys[key1] ~= nil then
              opposite_name = def.opposite_keys[key1]
            elseif def.opposite_keys[key2] ~= nil then
              opposite_name = def.opposite_keys[key2]
            end
            return opposite_name
          end
          local true_key = get_value(true, 1)
          local false_key = get_value(false, 2)
          if true_key == nil or false_key == nil then
            throw_error('E010')
          end

          ---@param v string
          local function remove_values(v)
            local count = 0
            while utils.remove_from_table(input, v) do
              count = count + 1
            end
            return count
          end

          local true_count = remove_values(true_key)
          local false_count = remove_values(false_key)

          if true_count > 1 then
            throw_error('E021', { key = true_key })
          end

          if false_count > 1 then
            throw_error('E021', { key = false_key })
          end

          if true_count > 0 and false_count > 0 then
            throw_error('E020',
              { ['true'] = true_key, ['false'] = false_key })
          end
          if true_count == 0 and false_count == 0 then
            return
          end
          return true_count == 1 or false_count == 0
        end
      end,

      process = function(value, key, def)
        if value == nil then
          return
        end
        if def.process ~= nil and type(def.process) == 'function' then
          return def.process(value, input_root, output, unknown)
        end
      end,

      pick = function(value, key, def)
        if def.pick then
          local pick_types

          ---Allow old deprecated attribut pick = true
          if def.pick == true then
            pick_types = { 'any' }
          elseif type(def.pick) == 'table' then
            pick_types = def.pick
          else
            pick_types = { def.pick }
          end

          ---Check if the pick attribute is valid
          for _, pick_type in ipairs(pick_types) do
            if type(pick_type) == 'string' and is[pick_type] == nil then
              throw_error('E011', {
                unknown = tostring(pick_type),
                data_types = {
                  'any',
                  'boolean',
                  'dimension',
                  'integer',
                  'number',
                  'string',
                },
              })
            end
          end

          ---The key has already a value. We leave the function at this
          ---point to be able to check the pick attribute for errors
          ---beforehand.
          if value ~= nil then
            return value
          end

          for _, pick_type in ipairs(pick_types) do
            for i, v in pairs(input) do
              ---We can not use ipairs here. `ipairs(t)` iterates up to the
              ---first absent index. Values are deleted from the `input`
              ---table.
              if type(i) == 'number' then
                local picked_value = nil
                if is[pick_type](v) then
                  picked_value = v
                end

                if picked_value ~= nil then
                  input[i] = nil
                  return picked_value
                end
              end
            end
          end
        end
      end,

      required = function(value, key, def)
        if def.required ~= nil and def.required and value == nil then
          throw_error('E012', { key = key })
        end
      end,

      sub_keys = function(value, key, def)
        if def.sub_keys ~= nil then
          local v
          ---To get keys defined with always_present
          if value == nil then
            v = {}
          elseif type(value) == 'string' then
            v = { value }
          elseif type(value) == 'table' then
            v = value
          end
          v = apply_definitions(def.sub_keys, opts, v, output[key],
            unknown, add_to_key_path(key_path, key), input_root)
          if utils.get_table_size(v) > 0 then
            return v
          end
        end
      end,
    }

    ---standalone values are removed.
    ---For some callbacks and the third return value of parse, we
    ---need an unchanged raw result from the parse function.
    input = utils.clone_table(input)
    if output == nil then
      output = {}
    end
    if unknown == nil then
      unknown = {}
    end
    if key_path == nil then
      key_path = {}
    end

    for index, def in pairs(defs) do
      ---Find key and def
      local key
      ---`{ key1 = { }, key2 = { } }`
      if type(def) == 'table' and def.name == nil and type(index) ==
        'string' then
        key = index
        ---`{ { name = 'key1' }, { name = 'key2' } }`
      elseif type(def) == 'table' and def.name ~= nil then
        key = def.name
        ---Definitions as strings in an array: `{ 'key1', 'key2' }`
      elseif type(index) == 'number' and type(def) == 'string' then
        key = def
        def = { default = get_default_value({}) }
      end

      if type(def) ~= 'table' then
        throw_error('E013', { data_type = tostring(def), key = index }) ---key is nil
      end

      for attr, _ in pairs(def) do
        if namespace.attrs[attr] == nil then
          throw_error('E014', {
            unknown = attr,
            attr_names = utils.get_table_keys(namespace.attrs),
          })
        end
      end

      if key == nil then
        throw_error('E015')
      end

      local value = find_value(key, def)

      for _, def_opt in ipairs({
        'alias',
        'opposite_keys',
        'pick',
        'always_present',
        'required',
        'data_type',
        'choices',
        'match',
        'exclusive_group',
        'macro',
        'l3_tl_set',
        'process',
        'sub_keys',
      }) do
        if def[def_opt] ~= nil then
          local tmp_value = apply[def_opt](value, key, def)
          if tmp_value ~= nil then
            value = tmp_value
          end
        end
      end

      output[key] = value
    end

    if utils.get_table_size(input) > 0 then
      ---Move to the current unknown table.
      local current_unknown = unknown
      for _, key in ipairs(key_path) do
        if current_unknown[key] == nil then
          current_unknown[key] = {}
        end
        current_unknown = current_unknown[key]
      end

      ---Copy all unknown key-value-pairs to the current unknown table.
      for key, value in pairs(input) do
        current_unknown[key] = value
      end
    end

    return output, unknown
  end

  ---
  ---Parse a LaTeX/TeX style key-value string into a Lua table.
  ---
  ---@param kv_string string # A string in the TeX/LaTeX style key-value format as described above.
  ---@param opts? OptionCollection # A table containing options.
  ---
  ---@return table result # The final result of all individual parsing and normalization steps.
  ---@return table unknown # A table with unknown, undefinied key-value pairs.
  ---@return table raw # The unprocessed, raw result of the LPeg parser.
  local function parse(kv_string, opts)
    opts = normalize_opts(opts)

    local function log_result(caption, result)
      utils.log
        .debug('%s: \n%s', caption, visualizers.stringify(result))
    end

    if kv_string == nil then
      return {}, {}, {}
    end

    if opts.debug then
      utils.log.set('debug')
    end

    utils.log.debug('kv_string: “%s”', kv_string)

    if type(opts.hooks.kv_string) == 'function' then
      kv_string = opts.hooks.kv_string(kv_string)
    end

    local result = generate_parser('list', opts):match(kv_string)
    local raw = utils.clone_table(result)

    log_result('result after Lpeg Parsing', result)

    local function apply_hook(name)
      if type(opts.hooks[name]) == 'function' then
        if name:match('^keys') then
          result = utils.visit_tree(result, opts.hooks[name])
        else
          opts.hooks[name](result)
        end

        if opts.debug then
          print('After the execution of the hook: ' .. name)
          visualizers.debug(result)
        end
      end
    end

    local function apply_hooks(at)
      if at ~= nil then
        at = '_' .. at
      else
        at = ''
      end
      apply_hook('keys' .. at)
      apply_hook('result' .. at)
    end

    apply_hooks('before_opts')

    log_result('after hooks before_opts', result)

    ---
    ---Normalize the result table of the LPeg parser. This normalization
    ---tasks are performed on the raw input table coming directly from
    ---the PEG parser:
    --
    ---@param result table # The raw input table coming directly from the PEG parser
    ---@param opts table # Some options.
    local function apply_opts(result, opts)
      local callbacks = {
        unpack = function(key, value)
          if type(value) == 'table' and utils.get_array_size(value) == 1 and
            utils.get_table_size(value) == 1 and type(value[1]) ~=
            'table' then
            return key, value[1]
          end
          return key, value
        end,

        process_naked = function(key, value)
          if type(key) == 'number' and type(value) == 'string' then
            return value, opts.default
          end
          return key, value
        end,

        format_key = function(key, value)
          if type(key) == 'string' then
            for _, style in ipairs(opts.format_keys) do
              if style == 'lower' then
                key = key:lower()
              elseif style == 'snake' then
                key = key:gsub('[^%w]+', '_')
              elseif style == 'upper' then
                key = key:upper()
              else
                throw_error('E017', {
                  unknown = style,
                  styles = { 'lower', 'snake', 'upper' },
                })
              end
            end
          end
          return key, value
        end,

        apply_invert_flag = function(key, value)
          if type(key) == 'string' and key:find(opts.invert_flag) then
            return key:gsub(opts.invert_flag, ''), not value
          end
          return key, value
        end,
      }

      if opts.unpack then
        result = utils.visit_tree(result, callbacks.unpack)
      end

      if not opts.naked_as_value and opts.defs == false then
        result = utils.visit_tree(result, callbacks.process_naked)
      end

      if opts.format_keys then
        if type(opts.format_keys) ~= 'table' then
          throw_error('E018', { data_type = type(opts.format_keys) })
        end
        result = utils.visit_tree(result, callbacks.format_key)
      end

      if opts.invert_flag then
        result = utils.visit_tree(result, callbacks.apply_invert_flag)
      end

      return result
    end
    result = apply_opts(result, opts)

    log_result('after apply opts', result)

    ---All unknown keys are stored in this table
    local unknown = nil
    if type(opts.defs) == 'table' then
      apply_hooks('before_defs')
      result, unknown = apply_definitions(opts.defs, opts, result, {},
        {}, {}, utils.clone_table(result))
    end

    log_result('after apply_definitions', result)

    apply_hooks()

    if opts.defaults ~= nil and type(opts.defaults) == 'table' then
      utils.merge_tables(result, opts.defaults, false)
    end

    log_result('End result', result)

    if opts.accumulated_result ~= nil and type(opts.accumulated_result) ==
      'table' then
      utils.merge_tables(opts.accumulated_result, result, true)
    end

    ---no_error
    if not opts.no_error and type(unknown) == 'table' and
      utils.get_table_size(unknown) > 0 then
      throw_error('E019', { unknown = visualizers.render(unknown) })
    end
    return result, unknown, raw
  end

  ---
  ---@param defs DefinitionCollection
  ---@param opts? OptionCollection
  local function define(defs, opts)
    return function(kv_string, inner_opts)
      local options

      if inner_opts ~= nil and opts ~= nil then
        options = utils.merge_tables(opts, inner_opts)
      elseif inner_opts ~= nil then
        options = inner_opts
      elseif opts ~= nil then
        options = opts
      end

      if options == nil then
        options = {}
      end

      options.defs = defs

      return parse(kv_string, options)
    end
  end

  ---@alias KeySpec table<integer|string, string>

  local DefinitionManager = (function()
    ---@class DefinitionManager
    DefinitionManager = {}

    ---@private
    DefinitionManager.__index = DefinitionManager

    ---
    ---@param key string
    ---
    ---@return Definition
    function DefinitionManager:get(key)
      return self.defs[key]
    end

    ---
    ---@param key_spec KeySpec
    ---@param clone? boolean
    ---
    ---@return DefinitionCollection
    function DefinitionManager:include(key_spec, clone)
      local selection = {}
      for key, value in pairs(key_spec) do
        local src
        local dest
        if type(key) == 'number' then
          src = value
          dest = value
        else
          src = key
          dest = value
        end
        if clone then
          selection[dest] = utils.clone_table(self.defs[src])
        else
          selection[dest] = self.defs[src]
        end
      end
      return selection
    end

    ---
    ---@param key_spec KeySpec
    ---@param clone? boolean
    ---
    ---@return DefinitionCollection
    function DefinitionManager:exclude(key_spec, clone)
      local spec = {}
      for key, value in pairs(key_spec) do
        if type(key) == 'number' then
          spec[value] = value
        else
          spec[key] = value
        end
      end

      local selection = {}
      for key, def in pairs(self.defs) do
        if spec[key] == nil then
          if clone then
            selection[key] = utils.clone_table(def)
          else
            selection[key] = def
          end
        end
      end
      return selection
    end

    ---
    ---@param key_selection KeySpec
    function DefinitionManager:parse(kv_string, key_selection)
      return parse(kv_string, { defs = self:include(key_selection) })
    end

    ---
    ---@param key_selection KeySpec
    function DefinitionManager:define(key_selection)
      return define(self:include(key_selection))
    end

    ---@param defs DefinitionCollection
    ---
    ---@return DefinitionManager
    return function(defs)
      local manager = {}

      for key, def in pairs(defs) do
        if def.name ~= nil and type(key) == 'number' then
          defs[def.name] = def
          defs[key] = nil
        end
      end

      setmetatable(manager, DefinitionManager)
      manager.defs = defs
      return manager
    end
  end)()

  ---
  ---A table to store parsed key-value results.
  local result_store = {}

  return {
    new = main,

    version = { 0, 14, 0 },

    parse = parse,

    define = define,

    DefinitionManager = DefinitionManager,

    ---@see default_opts
    opts = default_opts,

    error_messages = error_messages,

    ---@see visualizers.render
    render = visualizers.render,

    ---@see visualizers.stringify
    stringify = visualizers.stringify,

    ---@see visualizers.debug
    debug = visualizers.debug,

    ---
    ---Save a result (a
    ---table from a previous run of `parse`) under an identifier.
    ---Therefore, it is not necessary to pollute the global namespace to
    ---store results for the later usage.
    ---
    ---@param identifier string # The identifier under which the result is saved.
    ---
    ---@param result table|any # A result to be stored and that was created by the key-value parser.
    save = function(identifier, result)
      result_store[identifier] = result
    end,

    ---
    ---The function `get(identifier): table` retrieves a saved result
    ---from the result store.
    ---
    ---@param identifier string # The identifier under which the result was saved.
    ---
    ---@return table|any
    get = function(identifier)
      ---if result_store[identifier] == nil then
      ---  throw_error('No stored result was found for the identifier \'' .. identifier .. '\'')
      ---end
      return result_store[identifier]
    end,

    is = is,

    utils = utils,

    ---
    ---Exported but intentionally undocumented functions
    ---

    namespace = utils.clone_table(namespace),

    ---
    ---This function is used in the documentation.
    ---
    ---@param from string # A key in the namespace table, either `opts`, `hook` or `attrs`.
    print_names = function(from)
      local names = utils.get_table_keys(namespace[from])
      tex.print(table.concat(names, ', '))
    end,

    print_default = function(from, name)
      tex.print(tostring(namespace[from][name]))
    end,

    print_error_messages = function()
      local msgs = namespace.error_messages
      local keys = utils.get_table_keys(namespace.error_messages)
      for _, key in ipairs(keys) do
        local msg = msgs[key]
        ---@type string
        local msg_text
        if type(msg) == 'table' then
          msg_text = msg[1]
        else
          msg_text = msg
        end
        utils.tex_printf('\\item[\\texttt{%s}]: \\texttt{%s}', key,
          msg_text)
      end
    end,

    ---
    ---@param exported_table table
    depublish_functions = function(exported_table)
      local function warn_global_import()
        throw_error('E023')
      end

      exported_table.parse = warn_global_import
      exported_table.define = warn_global_import
      exported_table.save = warn_global_import
      exported_table.get = warn_global_import
    end,
  }

end

return main