Remove parser error recovery mode

Changelog.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ Language Features:
 
 
 Compiler Features:
+ * Parser: Remove the experimental error recovery mode (``--error-recovery`` / ``settings.parserErrorRecovery``).
  * Yul Optimizer: If ``PUSH0`` is supported, favor zero literals over storing zero values in variables.
 
 

liblangutil/ParserBase.cpp

@@ -74,56 +74,10 @@ void ParserBase::expectToken(Token _value, bool _advance)
 {
 	Token tok = m_scanner->currentToken();
 	if (tok != _value)
-	{
+		fatalParserError(
-		std::string const expectedToken = ParserBase::tokenName(_value);
+			2314_error,
-		if (m_parserErrorRecovery)
+			"Expected " + ParserBase::tokenName(_value) + " but got " + tokenName(tok)
-			parserError(6635_error, "Expected " + expectedToken + " but got " + tokenName(tok));
+		);
-		else
-			fatalParserError(2314_error, "Expected " + expectedToken + " but got " + tokenName(tok));
-		// Do not advance so that recovery can sync or make use of the current token.
-		// This is especially useful if the expected token
-		// is the only one that is missing and is at the end of a construct.
-		// "{ ... ; }" is such an example.
-		//        ^
-		_advance = false;
-	}
-	if (_advance)
-		advance();
-}
-
-void ParserBase::expectTokenOrConsumeUntil(Token _value, std::string const& _currentNodeName, bool _advance)
-{
-	solAssert(m_inParserRecovery, "The function is supposed to be called during parser recovery only.");
-
-	Token tok = m_scanner->currentToken();
-	if (tok != _value)
-	{
-		SourceLocation errorLoc = currentLocation();
-		int startPosition = errorLoc.start;
-		while (m_scanner->currentToken() != _value && m_scanner->currentToken() != Token::EOS)
-			advance();
-
-		std::string const expectedToken = ParserBase::tokenName(_value);
-		if (m_scanner->currentToken() == Token::EOS)
-		{
-			// rollback to where the token started, and raise exception to be caught at a higher level.
-			m_scanner->setPosition(static_cast<size_t>(startPosition));
-			std::string const msg = "In " + _currentNodeName + ", " + expectedToken + "is expected; got " + ParserBase::tokenName(tok) + " instead.";
-			fatalParserError(1957_error, errorLoc, msg);
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			parserWarning(3796_error, "Recovered in " + _currentNodeName + " at " + expectedToken + ".");
-			m_inParserRecovery = false;
-		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		std::string expectedToken = ParserBase::tokenName(_value);
-		parserWarning(3347_error, "Recovered in " + _currentNodeName + " at " + expectedToken + ".");
-		m_inParserRecovery = false;
-	}
-
 	if (_advance)
 		advance();
 }

liblangutil/ParserBase.h

@@ -38,14 +38,9 @@ struct ErrorId;
 class ParserBase
 {
 public:
-	/// Set @a _parserErrorRecovery to true for additional error
+	explicit ParserBase(ErrorReporter& errorReporter):
-	/// recovery.  This is experimental and intended for use
+		m_errorReporter(errorReporter)
-	/// by front-end tools that need partial AST information even
+	{}
-	/// when errors occur.
-	explicit ParserBase(ErrorReporter& errorReporter, bool _parserErrorRecovery = false): m_errorReporter(errorReporter)
-	{
-		m_parserErrorRecovery = _parserErrorRecovery;
-	}
 
 	virtual ~ParserBase() = default;
 
@@ -70,13 +65,9 @@ protected:
 	///@{
 	///@name Helper functions
 	/// If current token value is not @a _value, throw exception otherwise advance token
-	//  @a if _advance is true and error recovery is in effect.
+	//  if @a _advance is true
 	void expectToken(Token _value, bool _advance = true);
 
-	/// Like expectToken but if there is an error ignores tokens until
-	/// the expected token or EOS is seen. If EOS is encountered, back up to the error point,
-	/// and throw an exception so that a higher grammar rule has an opportunity to recover.
-	void expectTokenOrConsumeUntil(Token _value, std::string const& _currentNodeName, bool _advance = true);
 	Token currentToken() const;
 	Token peekNextToken() const;
 	std::string tokenName(Token _token);
@@ -108,10 +99,6 @@ protected:
 	ErrorReporter& m_errorReporter;
 	/// Current recursion depth during parsing.
 	size_t m_recursionDepth = 0;
-	/// True if we are in parser error recovery. Usually this means we are scanning for
-	/// a synchronization token like ';', or '}'. We use this to reduce cascaded error messages.
-	bool m_inParserRecovery = false;
-	bool m_parserErrorRecovery = false;
 };
 
 }

libsolidity/analysis/SyntaxChecker.cpp

@@ -159,14 +159,7 @@ bool SyntaxChecker::visit(PragmaDirective const& _pragma)
 			SemVerMatchExpressionParser parser(tokens, literals);
 			SemVerMatchExpression matchExpression = parser.parse();
 			static SemVerVersion const currentVersion{std::string(VersionString)};
-			if (!matchExpression.matches(currentVersion))
+			solAssert(matchExpression.matches(currentVersion));
-				m_errorReporter.syntaxError(
-					3997_error,
-					_pragma.location(),
-					"Source file requires different compiler version (current compiler is " +
-					std::string(VersionString) + ") - note that nightly builds are considered to be "
-					"strictly less than the released version"
-				);
 			m_versionPragmaFound = true;
 		}
 		catch (SemVerError const&)

libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.cpp

@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ bool CompilerStack::parse()
 	if (SemVerVersion{std::string(VersionString)}.isPrerelease())
 		m_errorReporter.warning(3805_error, "This is a pre-release compiler version, please do not use it in production.");
 
-	Parser parser{m_errorReporter, m_evmVersion, m_parserErrorRecovery};
+	Parser parser{m_errorReporter, m_evmVersion};
 
 	std::vector<std::string> sourcesToParse;
 	for (auto const& s: m_sources)
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ SourceUnit const& CompilerStack::ast(std::string const& _sourceName) const
 {
 	if (m_stackState < Parsed)
 		solThrow(CompilerError, "Parsing not yet performed.");
-	if (!source(_sourceName).ast && !m_parserErrorRecovery)
+	if (!source(_sourceName).ast)
 		solThrow(CompilerError, "Parsing was not successful.");
 
 	return *source(_sourceName).ast;

libsolidity/interface/CompilerStack.h

@@ -158,14 +158,6 @@ public:
 	/// Sets whether to strip revert strings, add additional strings or do nothing at all.
 	void setRevertStringBehaviour(RevertStrings _revertStrings);
 
-	/// Set whether or not parser error is desired.
-	/// When called without an argument it will revert to the default.
-	/// Must be set before parsing.
-	void setParserErrorRecovery(bool _wantErrorRecovery = false)
-	{
-		m_parserErrorRecovery = _wantErrorRecovery;
-	}
-
 	/// Sets the pipeline to go through the Yul IR or not.
 	/// Must be set before parsing.
 	void setViaIR(bool _viaIR);
@@ -511,7 +503,6 @@ private:
 	bool m_metadataLiteralSources = false;
 	MetadataHash m_metadataHash = MetadataHash::IPFS;
 	langutil::DebugInfoSelection m_debugInfoSelection = langutil::DebugInfoSelection::Default();
-	bool m_parserErrorRecovery = false;
 	State m_stackState = Empty;
 	CompilationSourceType m_compilationSourceType = CompilationSourceType::Solidity;
 	MetadataFormat m_metadataFormat = defaultMetadataFormat();

libsolidity/interface/StandardCompiler.cpp

@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ std::optional<Json::Value> checkAuxiliaryInputKeys(Json::Value const& _input)
 
 std::optional<Json::Value> checkSettingsKeys(Json::Value const& _input)
 {
-	static std::set<std::string> keys{"parserErrorRecovery", "debug", "evmVersion", "libraries", "metadata", "modelChecker", "optimizer", "outputSelection", "remappings", "stopAfter", "viaIR"};
+	static std::set<std::string> keys{"debug", "evmVersion", "libraries", "metadata", "modelChecker", "optimizer", "outputSelection", "remappings", "stopAfter", "viaIR"};
 	return checkKeys(_input, keys, "settings");
 }
 
@@ -773,13 +773,6 @@ std::variant<StandardCompiler::InputsAndSettings, Json::Value> StandardCompiler:
 		ret.stopAfter = CompilerStack::State::Parsed;
 	}
 
-	if (settings.isMember("parserErrorRecovery"))
-	{
-		if (!settings["parserErrorRecovery"].isBool())
-			return formatFatalError(Error::Type::JSONError, "\"settings.parserErrorRecovery\" must be a Boolean.");
-		ret.parserErrorRecovery = settings["parserErrorRecovery"].asBool();
-	}
-
 	if (settings.isMember("viaIR"))
 	{
 		if (!settings["viaIR"].isBool())
@@ -1166,7 +1159,6 @@ Json::Value StandardCompiler::compileSolidity(StandardCompiler::InputsAndSetting
 		compilerStack.addSMTLib2Response(smtLib2Response.first, smtLib2Response.second);
 	compilerStack.setViaIR(_inputsAndSettings.viaIR);
 	compilerStack.setEVMVersion(_inputsAndSettings.evmVersion);
-	compilerStack.setParserErrorRecovery(_inputsAndSettings.parserErrorRecovery);
 	compilerStack.setRemappings(std::move(_inputsAndSettings.remappings));
 	compilerStack.setOptimiserSettings(std::move(_inputsAndSettings.optimiserSettings));
 	compilerStack.setRevertStringBehaviour(_inputsAndSettings.revertStrings);

libsolidity/interface/StandardCompiler.h

@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ private:
 	{
 		std::string language;
 		Json::Value errors;
-		bool parserErrorRecovery = false;
 		CompilerStack::State stopAfter = CompilerStack::State::CompilationSuccessful;
 		std::map<std::string, std::string> sources;
 		std::map<util::h256, std::string> smtLib2Responses;

libsolidity/parsing/Parser.cpp

@@ -173,16 +173,13 @@ void Parser::parsePragmaVersion(SourceLocation const& _location, std::vector<Tok
 		static SemVerVersion const currentVersion{std::string(VersionString)};
 		// FIXME: only match for major version incompatibility
 		if (!matchExpression.matches(currentVersion))
-			// If m_parserErrorRecovery is true, the same message will appear from SyntaxChecker::visit(),
+			m_errorReporter.fatalParserError(
-			// so we don't need to report anything here.
+				5333_error,
-			if (!m_parserErrorRecovery)
+				_location,
-				m_errorReporter.fatalParserError(
+				"Source file requires different compiler version (current compiler is " +
-					5333_error,
+				std::string(VersionString) + ") - note that nightly builds are considered to be "
-					_location,
+				"strictly less than the released version"
-					"Source file requires different compiler version (current compiler is " +
+			);
-					std::string(VersionString) + ") - note that nightly builds are considered to be "
-					"strictly less than the released version"
-				);
 	}
 	catch (SemVerError const& matchError)
 	{
@@ -364,78 +361,62 @@ ASTPointer<ContractDefinition> Parser::parseContractDefinition()
 	std::vector<ASTPointer<InheritanceSpecifier>> baseContracts;
 	std::vector<ASTPointer<ASTNode>> subNodes;
 	std::pair<ContractKind, bool> contractKind{};
-	try
+	documentation = parseStructuredDocumentation();
-	{
+	contractKind = parseContractKind();
-		documentation = parseStructuredDocumentation();
+	std::tie(name, nameLocation) = expectIdentifierWithLocation();
-		contractKind = parseContractKind();
+	if (m_scanner->currentToken() == Token::Is)
-		tie(name, nameLocation) = expectIdentifierWithLocation();
+		do
-		if (m_scanner->currentToken() == Token::Is)
-			do
-			{
-				advance();
-				baseContracts.push_back(parseInheritanceSpecifier());
-			}
-			while (m_scanner->currentToken() == Token::Comma);
-		expectToken(Token::LBrace);
-		while (true)
 		{
-			Token currentTokenValue = m_scanner->currentToken();
+			advance();
-			if (currentTokenValue == Token::RBrace)
+			baseContracts.push_back(parseInheritanceSpecifier());
-				break;
-			else if (
-				(currentTokenValue == Token::Function && m_scanner->peekNextToken() != Token::LParen) ||
-				currentTokenValue == Token::Constructor ||
-				currentTokenValue == Token::Receive ||
-				currentTokenValue == Token::Fallback
-			)
-				subNodes.push_back(parseFunctionDefinition());
-			else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Struct)
-				subNodes.push_back(parseStructDefinition());
-			else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Enum)
-				subNodes.push_back(parseEnumDefinition());
-			else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Type)
-				subNodes.push_back(parseUserDefinedValueTypeDefinition());
-			else if (
-				// Workaround because `error` is not a keyword.
-				currentTokenValue == Token::Identifier &&
-				currentLiteral() == "error" &&
-				m_scanner->peekNextToken() == Token::Identifier &&
-				m_scanner->peekNextNextToken() == Token::LParen
-			)
-				subNodes.push_back(parseErrorDefinition());
-			else if (variableDeclarationStart())
-			{
-				VarDeclParserOptions options;
-				options.kind = VarDeclKind::State;
-				options.allowInitialValue = true;
-				subNodes.push_back(parseVariableDeclaration(options));
-				expectToken(Token::Semicolon);
-			}
-			else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Modifier)
-				subNodes.push_back(parseModifierDefinition());
-			else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Event)
-				subNodes.push_back(parseEventDefinition());
-			else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Using)
-				subNodes.push_back(parseUsingDirective());
-			else
-				fatalParserError(9182_error, "Function, variable, struct or modifier declaration expected.");
 		}
-	}
+		while (m_scanner->currentToken() == Token::Comma);
-	catch (FatalError const&)
+	expectToken(Token::LBrace);
+	while (true)
 	{
-		if (
+		Token currentTokenValue = m_scanner->currentToken();
-			!m_errorReporter.hasErrors() ||
+		if (currentTokenValue == Token::RBrace)
-			!m_parserErrorRecovery ||
+			break;
-			m_errorReporter.hasExcessiveErrors()
+		else if (
+			(currentTokenValue == Token::Function && m_scanner->peekNextToken() != Token::LParen) ||
+			currentTokenValue == Token::Constructor ||
+			currentTokenValue == Token::Receive ||
+			currentTokenValue == Token::Fallback
 		)
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(FatalError()); /* Don't try to recover here. */
+			subNodes.push_back(parseFunctionDefinition());
-		m_inParserRecovery = true;
+		else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Struct)
+			subNodes.push_back(parseStructDefinition());
+		else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Enum)
+			subNodes.push_back(parseEnumDefinition());
+		else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Type)
+			subNodes.push_back(parseUserDefinedValueTypeDefinition());
+		else if (
+			// Workaround because `error` is not a keyword.
+			currentTokenValue == Token::Identifier &&
+			currentLiteral() == "error" &&
+			m_scanner->peekNextToken() == Token::Identifier &&
+			m_scanner->peekNextNextToken() == Token::LParen
+		)
+			subNodes.push_back(parseErrorDefinition());
+		else if (variableDeclarationStart())
+		{
+			VarDeclParserOptions options;
+			options.kind = VarDeclKind::State;
+			options.allowInitialValue = true;
+			subNodes.push_back(parseVariableDeclaration(options));
+			expectToken(Token::Semicolon);
+		}
+		else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Modifier)
+			subNodes.push_back(parseModifierDefinition());
+		else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Event)
+			subNodes.push_back(parseEventDefinition());
+		else if (currentTokenValue == Token::Using)
+			subNodes.push_back(parseUsingDirective());
+		else
+			fatalParserError(9182_error, "Function, variable, struct or modifier declaration expected.");
 	}
 	nodeFactory.markEndPosition();
-	if (m_inParserRecovery)
+	expectToken(Token::RBrace);
-		expectTokenOrConsumeUntil(Token::RBrace, "ContractDefinition");
-	else
-		expectToken(Token::RBrace);
 	return nodeFactory.createNode<ContractDefinition>(
 		name,
 		nameLocation,
@@ -1295,26 +1276,10 @@ ASTPointer<Block> Parser::parseBlock(bool _allowUnchecked, ASTPointer<ASTString>
 	}
 	expectToken(Token::LBrace);
 	std::vector<ASTPointer<Statement>> statements;
-	try
+	while (m_scanner->currentToken() != Token::RBrace)
-	{
+		statements.push_back(parseStatement(true));
-		while (m_scanner->currentToken() != Token::RBrace)
+	nodeFactory.markEndPosition();
-			statements.push_back(parseStatement(true));
+	expectToken(Token::RBrace);
-		nodeFactory.markEndPosition();
-	}
-	catch (FatalError const&)
-	{
-		if (
-			!m_errorReporter.hasErrors() ||
-			!m_parserErrorRecovery ||
-			m_errorReporter.hasExcessiveErrors()
-		)
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(FatalError()); /* Don't try to recover here. */
-		m_inParserRecovery = true;
-	}
-	if (m_inParserRecovery)
-		expectTokenOrConsumeUntil(Token::RBrace, "Block");
-	else
-		expectToken(Token::RBrace);
 	return nodeFactory.createNode<Block>(_docString, unchecked, statements);
 }
 
@@ -1323,86 +1288,70 @@ ASTPointer<Statement> Parser::parseStatement(bool _allowUnchecked)
 	RecursionGuard recursionGuard(*this);
 	ASTPointer<ASTString> docString;
 	ASTPointer<Statement> statement;
-	try
+	if (m_scanner->currentCommentLiteral() != "")
+		docString = std::make_shared<ASTString>(m_scanner->currentCommentLiteral());
+	switch (m_scanner->currentToken())
 	{
-		if (m_scanner->currentCommentLiteral() != "")
+	case Token::If:
-			docString = std::make_shared<ASTString>(m_scanner->currentCommentLiteral());
+		return parseIfStatement(docString);
-		switch (m_scanner->currentToken())
+	case Token::While:
-		{
+		return parseWhileStatement(docString);
-		case Token::If:
+	case Token::Do:
-			return parseIfStatement(docString);
+		return parseDoWhileStatement(docString);
-		case Token::While:
+	case Token::For:
-			return parseWhileStatement(docString);
+		return parseForStatement(docString);
-		case Token::Do:
+	case Token::Unchecked:
-			return parseDoWhileStatement(docString);
+	case Token::LBrace:
-		case Token::For:
+		return parseBlock(_allowUnchecked, docString);
-			return parseForStatement(docString);
+	case Token::Continue:
-		case Token::Unchecked:
+		statement = ASTNodeFactory(*this).createNode<Continue>(docString);
-		case Token::LBrace:
+		advance();
-			return parseBlock(_allowUnchecked, docString);
+		break;
-		case Token::Continue:
+	case Token::Break:
-			statement = ASTNodeFactory(*this).createNode<Continue>(docString);
+		statement = ASTNodeFactory(*this).createNode<Break>(docString);
-			advance();
+		advance();
-			break;
+		break;
-		case Token::Break:
+	case Token::Return:
-			statement = ASTNodeFactory(*this).createNode<Break>(docString);
+	{
-			advance();
+		ASTNodeFactory nodeFactory(*this);
-			break;
+		ASTPointer<Expression> expression;
-		case Token::Return:
+		if (advance() != Token::Semicolon)
-		{
-			ASTNodeFactory nodeFactory(*this);
-			ASTPointer<Expression> expression;
-			if (advance() != Token::Semicolon)
-				{
-					expression = parseExpression();
-					nodeFactory.setEndPositionFromNode(expression);
-				}
-			statement = nodeFactory.createNode<Return>(docString, expression);
-				break;
-		}
-		case Token::Throw:
-		{
-			statement = ASTNodeFactory(*this).createNode<Throw>(docString);
-			advance();
-			break;
-		}
-		case Token::Try:
-			return parseTryStatement(docString);
-		case Token::Assembly:
-			return parseInlineAssembly(docString);
-		case Token::Emit:
-			statement = parseEmitStatement(docString);
-			break;
-		case Token::Identifier:
-			if (m_scanner->currentLiteral() == "revert" && m_scanner->peekNextToken() == Token::Identifier)
-				statement = parseRevertStatement(docString);
-			else if (m_insideModifier && m_scanner->currentLiteral() == "_")
 			{
-				statement = ASTNodeFactory(*this).createNode<PlaceholderStatement>(docString);
+				expression = parseExpression();
-				advance();
+				nodeFactory.setEndPositionFromNode(expression);
 			}
-			else
+		statement = nodeFactory.createNode<Return>(docString, expression);
-				statement = parseSimpleStatement(docString);
 			break;
-		default:
-			statement = parseSimpleStatement(docString);
-			break;
-		}
 	}
-	catch (FatalError const&)
+	case Token::Throw:
 	{
-		if (
+		statement = ASTNodeFactory(*this).createNode<Throw>(docString);
-			!m_errorReporter.hasErrors() ||
+		advance();
-			!m_parserErrorRecovery ||
+		break;
-			m_errorReporter.hasExcessiveErrors()
-		)
-			BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION(FatalError()); /* Don't try to recover here. */
-		m_inParserRecovery = true;
 	}
-	if (m_inParserRecovery)
+	case Token::Try:
-		expectTokenOrConsumeUntil(Token::Semicolon, "Statement");
+		return parseTryStatement(docString);
-	else
+	case Token::Assembly:
-		expectToken(Token::Semicolon);
+		return parseInlineAssembly(docString);
+	case Token::Emit:
+		statement = parseEmitStatement(docString);
+		break;
+	case Token::Identifier:
+		if (m_scanner->currentLiteral() == "revert" && m_scanner->peekNextToken() == Token::Identifier)
+			statement = parseRevertStatement(docString);
+		else if (m_insideModifier && m_scanner->currentLiteral() == "_")
+		{
+			statement = ASTNodeFactory(*this).createNode<PlaceholderStatement>(docString);
+			advance();
+		}
+		else
+			statement = parseSimpleStatement(docString);
+		break;
+	default:
+		statement = parseSimpleStatement(docString);
+		break;
+	}
+	expectToken(Token::Semicolon);
 	return statement;
 }
 

libsolidity/parsing/Parser.h

@@ -40,10 +40,9 @@ class Parser: public langutil::ParserBase
 public:
 	explicit Parser(
 		langutil::ErrorReporter& _errorReporter,
-		langutil::EVMVersion _evmVersion,
+		langutil::EVMVersion _evmVersion
-		bool _errorRecovery = false
 	):
-		ParserBase(_errorReporter, _errorRecovery),
+		ParserBase(_errorReporter),
 		m_evmVersion(_evmVersion)
 	{}
 

scripts/error_codes.py

@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ def print_ids_per_file(ids, id_to_file_names, top_dir):
 
 def examine_id_coverage(top_dir, source_id_to_file_names, new_ids_only=False):
     test_sub_dirs = [
-        path.join("test", "libsolidity", "errorRecoveryTests"),
         path.join("test", "libsolidity", "smtCheckerTests"),
         path.join("test", "libsolidity", "syntaxTests"),
         path.join("test", "libyul", "yulSyntaxTests")

solc/CommandLineInterface.cpp

@@ -792,10 +792,7 @@ void CommandLineInterface::compile()
 			}
 		}
 		else
-		{
 			m_compiler->setSources(m_fileReader.sourceUnits());
-			m_compiler->setParserErrorRecovery(m_options.input.errorRecovery);
-		}
 
 		bool successful = m_compiler->compile(m_options.output.stopAfter);
 

solc/CommandLineParser.cpp

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ static string const g_strBasePath = "base-path";
 static string const g_strIncludePath = "include-path";
 static string const g_strAssemble = "assemble";
 static string const g_strCombinedJson = "combined-json";
-static string const g_strErrorRecovery = "error-recovery";
 static string const g_strEVM = "evm";
 static string const g_strEVMVersion = "evm-version";
 static string const g_strEOFVersion = "experimental-eof-version";
@@ -226,7 +225,6 @@ bool CommandLineOptions::operator==(CommandLineOptions const& _other) const noex
 		input.includePaths == _other.input.includePaths &&
 		input.allowedDirectories == _other.input.allowedDirectories &&
 		input.ignoreMissingFiles == _other.input.ignoreMissingFiles &&
-		input.errorRecovery == _other.input.errorRecovery &&
 		output.dir == _other.output.dir &&
 		output.overwriteFiles == _other.output.overwriteFiles &&
 		output.evmVersion == _other.output.evmVersion &&
@@ -570,10 +568,6 @@ General Information)").c_str(),
 			g_strIgnoreMissingFiles.c_str(),
 			"Ignore missing files."
 		)
-		(
-			g_strErrorRecovery.c_str(),
-			"Enables additional parser error recovery."
-		)
 	;
 	desc.add(inputOptions);
 
@@ -962,7 +956,6 @@ void CommandLineParser::processArgs()
 
 	map<string, set<InputMode>> validOptionInputModeCombinations = {
 		// TODO: This should eventually contain all options.
-		{g_strErrorRecovery, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
 		{g_strExperimentalViaIR, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
 		{g_strViaIR, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
 		{g_strMetadataLiteral, {InputMode::Compiler, InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport}},
@@ -1369,8 +1362,6 @@ void CommandLineParser::processArgs()
 		m_args.count(g_strModelCheckerTargets) ||
 		m_args.count(g_strModelCheckerTimeout);
 	m_options.output.viaIR = (m_args.count(g_strExperimentalViaIR) > 0 || m_args.count(g_strViaIR) > 0);
-	if (m_options.input.mode == InputMode::Compiler)
-		m_options.input.errorRecovery = (m_args.count(g_strErrorRecovery) > 0);
 
 	solAssert(m_options.input.mode == InputMode::Compiler || m_options.input.mode == InputMode::CompilerWithASTImport);
 }

solc/CommandLineParser.h

@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ struct CommandLineOptions
 		std::vector<boost::filesystem::path> includePaths;
 		FileReader::FileSystemPathSet allowedDirectories;
 		bool ignoreMissingFiles = false;
-		bool errorRecovery = false;
 	} input;
 
 	struct

test/InteractiveTests.h

@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ Testsuite const g_interactiveTestsuites[] = {
 	{"Yul Syntax",             "libyul",      "yulSyntaxTests",        false, false, &yul::test::SyntaxTest::create},
 	{"EVM Code Transform",     "libyul",      "evmCodeTransform",      false, false, &yul::test::EVMCodeTransformTest::create, {"nooptions"}},
 	{"Syntax",                 "libsolidity", "syntaxTests",           false, false, &SyntaxTest::create},
-	{"Error Recovery",         "libsolidity", "errorRecoveryTests",    false, false, &SyntaxTest::createErrorRecovery},
 	{"Semantic",               "libsolidity", "semanticTests",         false, true,  &SemanticTest::create},
 	{"JSON AST",               "libsolidity", "ASTJSON",               false, false, &ASTJSONTest::create},
 	{"JSON ABI",               "libsolidity", "ABIJson",               false, false, &ABIJsonTest::create},

test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/args

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
---error-recovery --ast-compact-json --pretty-json  --hashes

test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/err

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-Error: Expected primary expression.
- --> recovery_ast_constructor/input.sol:6:27:
-  |
-6 |     balances[tx.origin] = ; // missing RHS.
-  |                           ^
-
-Warning: Recovered in Statement at ';'.
- --> recovery_ast_constructor/input.sol:6:27:
-  |
-6 |     balances[tx.origin] = ; // missing RHS.
-  |                           ^

test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/exit

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1

test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_constructor/input.sol

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
-pragma solidity >=0.0.0;
-
-contract Error1 {
-  constructor() {
-    balances[tx.origin] = ; // missing RHS.
-  }
-
-  // This function parses properly
-  function five() public view returns(uint) {
-    return 5;
-  }
-}

test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_empty_contract/args

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
---error-recovery

test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_empty_contract/err

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-Error: Expected pragma, import directive or contract/interface/library/struct/enum/constant/function/error definition.
- --> recovery_ast_empty_contract/input.sol:3:1:
-  |
-3 | c
-  | ^

test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_empty_contract/exit

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1

test/cmdlineTests/recovery_ast_empty_contract/input.sol

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0
-pragma 0.5.11;
-c

test/cmdlineTests/recovery_standard_json/input.json

@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"language": "Solidity",
-	"sources":
-	{
-		"A":
-		{
-			"content": "// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0\npragma solidity >=0.0; contract Errort6 { using foo for  ; /* missing type name */ }"
-		}
-	},
-	"settings":
-	{
-		"parserErrorRecovery": true,
-		"outputSelection":
-		{
-			"*": { "": ["ast"] }
-		}
-	}
-}

test/cmdlineTests/recovery_standard_json/output.json

@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "errors":
-    [
-        {
-            "component": "general",
-            "errorCode": "3546",
-            "formattedMessage": "ParserError: Expected type name
- --> A:2:58:
-  |
-2 | pragma solidity >=0.0; contract Errort6 { using foo for  ; /* missing type name */ }
-  |                                                          ^
-
-",
-            "message": "Expected type name",
-            "severity": "error",
-            "sourceLocation":
-            {
-                "end": 94,
-                "file": "A",
-                "start": 93
-            },
-            "type": "ParserError"
-        },
-        {
-            "component": "general",
-            "errorCode": "3796",
-            "formattedMessage": "Warning: Recovered in ContractDefinition at '}'.
- --> A:2:84:
-  |
-2 | pragma solidity >=0.0; contract Errort6 { using foo for  ; /* missing type name */ }
-  |                                                                                    ^
-
-",
-            "message": "Recovered in ContractDefinition at '}'.",
-            "severity": "warning",
-            "sourceLocation":
-            {
-                "end": 120,
-                "file": "A",
-                "start": 119
-            },
-            "type": "Warning"
-        }
-    ],
-    "sources": {}
-}

test/libsolidity/AnalysisFramework.cpp

@@ -47,15 +47,12 @@ AnalysisFramework::parseAnalyseAndReturnError(
 	string const& _source,
 	bool _reportWarnings,
 	bool _insertLicenseAndVersionPragma,
-	bool _allowMultipleErrors,
+	bool _allowMultipleErrors
-	bool _allowRecoveryErrors
 )
 {
 	compiler().reset();
 	compiler().setSources({{"", _insertLicenseAndVersionPragma ? withPreamble(_source) : _source}});
 	compiler().setEVMVersion(solidity::test::CommonOptions::get().evmVersion());
-	compiler().setParserErrorRecovery(_allowRecoveryErrors);
-	_allowMultipleErrors = _allowMultipleErrors || _allowRecoveryErrors;
 	if (!compiler().parse())
 	{
 		BOOST_FAIL("Parsing contract failed in analysis test suite:" + formatErrors(compiler().errors()));

test/libsolidity/AnalysisFramework.h

@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ protected:
 		std::string const& _source,
 		bool _reportWarnings = false,
 		bool _insertLicenseAndVersionPragma = true,
-		bool _allowMultipleErrors = false,
+		bool _allowMultipleErrors = false
-		bool _allowRecoveryErrors = false
 	);
 	virtual ~AnalysisFramework() = default;
 

test/libsolidity/SolidityParser.cpp

@@ -39,14 +39,13 @@ namespace solidity::frontend::test
 
 namespace
 {
-ASTPointer<ContractDefinition> parseText(std::string const& _source, ErrorList& _errors, bool errorRecovery = false)
+ASTPointer<ContractDefinition> parseText(std::string const& _source, ErrorList& _errors)
 {
 	ErrorReporter errorReporter(_errors);
 	auto charStream = CharStream(_source, "");
 	ASTPointer<SourceUnit> sourceUnit = Parser(
 		errorReporter,
-		solidity::test::CommonOptions::get().evmVersion(),
+		solidity::test::CommonOptions::get().evmVersion()
-		errorRecovery
 	).parse(charStream);
 	if (!sourceUnit)
 		return ASTPointer<ContractDefinition>();
@@ -78,12 +77,12 @@ bool successParse(std::string const& _source)
 	return true;
 }
 
-Error getError(std::string const& _source, bool errorRecovery = false)
+Error getError(std::string const& _source)
 {
 	ErrorList errors;
 	try
 	{
-		parseText(_source, errors, errorRecovery);
+		parseText(_source, errors);
 	}
 	catch (FatalError const& /*_exception*/)
 	{

test/libsolidity/StandardCompiler.cpp

@@ -282,43 +282,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(smoke_test)
 	BOOST_CHECK(containsAtMostWarnings(result));
 }
 
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(error_recovery_field)
-{
-	auto input = R"(
-	{
-		"language": "Solidity",
-		"settings": {
-			"parserErrorRecovery": "1"
-		},
-		"sources": {
-			"empty": {
-				"content": ""
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	)";
-
-	Json::Value result = compile(input);
-	BOOST_CHECK(containsError(result, "JSONError", "\"settings.parserErrorRecovery\" must be a Boolean."));
-
-	input = R"(
-	{
-		"language": "Solidity",
-		"settings": {
-			"parserErrorRecovery": true
-		},
-		"sources": {
-			"empty": {
-				"content": ""
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	)";
-
-	result = compile(input);
-	BOOST_CHECK(containsAtMostWarnings(result));
-}
-
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(optimizer_enabled_not_boolean)
 {
 	char const* input = R"(

test/libsolidity/SyntaxTest.cpp

@@ -38,10 +38,9 @@ using namespace solidity::frontend::test;
 using namespace boost::unit_test;
 namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 
-SyntaxTest::SyntaxTest(string const& _filename, langutil::EVMVersion _evmVersion, bool _parserErrorRecovery): CommonSyntaxTest(_filename, _evmVersion)
+SyntaxTest::SyntaxTest(string const& _filename, langutil::EVMVersion _evmVersion): CommonSyntaxTest(_filename, _evmVersion)
 {
 	m_optimiseYul = m_reader.boolSetting("optimize-yul", true);
-	m_parserErrorRecovery = _parserErrorRecovery;
 }
 
 void SyntaxTest::setupCompiler()
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ void SyntaxTest::setupCompiler()
 	compiler().reset();
 	compiler().setSources(withPreamble(m_sources.sources));
 	compiler().setEVMVersion(m_evmVersion);
-	compiler().setParserErrorRecovery(m_parserErrorRecovery);
 	compiler().setOptimiserSettings(
 		m_optimiseYul ?
 		OptimiserSettings::full() :

test/libsolidity/SyntaxTest.h

@@ -39,13 +39,9 @@ class SyntaxTest: public AnalysisFramework, public solidity::test::CommonSyntaxT
 public:
 	static std::unique_ptr<TestCase> create(Config const& _config)
 	{
-		return std::make_unique<SyntaxTest>(_config.filename, _config.evmVersion, false);
+		return std::make_unique<SyntaxTest>(_config.filename, _config.evmVersion);
 	}
-	static std::unique_ptr<TestCase> createErrorRecovery(Config const& _config)
+	SyntaxTest(std::string const& _filename, langutil::EVMVersion _evmVersion);
-	{
-		return std::make_unique<SyntaxTest>(_config.filename, _config.evmVersion, true);
-	}
-	SyntaxTest(std::string const& _filename, langutil::EVMVersion _evmVersion, bool _parserErrorRecovery = false);
 
 protected:
 	virtual void setupCompiler();
@@ -53,7 +49,6 @@ protected:
 	virtual void filterObtainedErrors();
 
 	bool m_optimiseYul = true;
-	bool m_parserErrorRecovery = false;
 };
 
 }

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/constructor_recovers.sol

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-pragma solidity >=0.0.0;
-
-contract Error1 {
-  constructor() {
-    balances[tx.origin] = ; // missing RHS.
-  }
-
-  // Without error recovery we stop due to the above error.
-  // Error recovery however recovers at the above ';'
-  // There should be an AST for the above, albeit with error
-  // nodes.
-
-  // This function parses properly and should give AST info.
-  function five() public view returns(uint) {
-    return 5;
-  }
-}
-// ----
-// ParserError 6933: (88-89): Expected primary expression.
-// Warning 3347: (88-89): Recovered in Statement at ';'.

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/contract_recovery.sol

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-contract Errort6 {
-  using foo for  ; // missing type name
-}
-// ----
-// ParserError 3546: (36-37): Expected type name
-// Warning 3796: (59-60): Recovered in ContractDefinition at '}'.

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/do_not_delete_at_error.sol

@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-pragma solidity >=0.0.0;
-
-// Example to show why deleting the token at the
-// is bad when error recovery is in effect. Here, ")" is missing
-// and there is a ";" instead. That causes us to
-// not be able to synchronize to ';'. Advance again and
-// '}' is deleted and then we can't synchronize the contract.
-// There should be an an AST created this contract (with errors).
-contract Error2 {
-	mapping (address => uint balances; // missing ) before "balances"
-}
-// ----
-// ParserError 6635: (425-426): Expected ')' but got ';'
-// ParserError 6635: (425-426): Expected identifier but got ';'
-// ParserError 6635: (458-459): Expected ';' but got '}'

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/error_to_eos.sol

@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-// Example which where scanning hits EOS, so we reset.
-// Here we recover in the contractDefinition.
-// There should be an an AST created this contract (with errors).
-contract Error2 {
-  mapping (address => uint balances) // missing ;
-}
-
-// There is no error in this contract
-contract SendCoin {
-  function sendCoin(address receiver, uint amount) public returns(bool sufficient) {
-    if (balances[msg.sender] < amount) return false;
-    balances[msg.sender] -= amount;
-    balances[receiver] += amount;
-    emit Transfer(msg.sender, receiver, amount);
-    return true;
-  }
-}
-// ----
-// ParserError 6635: (235-236): Expected identifier but got '}'
-// ParserError 6635: (276-284): Expected ';' but got 'contract'
-// ParserError 9182: (276-284): Function, variable, struct or modifier declaration expected.
-// Warning 3796: (572-573): Recovered in ContractDefinition at '}'.
-// ParserError 7858: (574-575): Expected pragma, import directive or contract/interface/library/struct/enum/constant/function/error definition.

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/missing_rhs.sol

@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-pragma solidity >=0.0.0;
-
-contract Error3 {
-	constructor() {
-	    balances[tx.origin] = ; // missing RHS.
-	}
-
-}
-// ----
-// ParserError 6933: (88-89): Expected primary expression.
-// Warning 3347: (88-89): Recovered in Statement at ';'.

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/multiple_errors.sol

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-// An example with multiple errors.
-// Most are caught by inserting an expected token.
-// However some us S C Johnson recovery to
-// skip over tokens.
-
-pragma solidity >=0.0.0;
-
-contract Error4 {
-  constructor() {
-    balances[tx.origin] = 1 2; // missing operator
-  }
-
-  function sendCoin(address receiver, uint amount) public returns(bool sufficient) {
-    if (balances[msg.sender] < amount) return false;
-    balances[msg.sender] -= amount   // Missing ";"
-    balances[receiver] += amount   // Another missing ";"
-    emit Transfer(msg.sender  // truncated line
-    return true;
-  }
-
-
-}
-// ----
-// ParserError 6635: (242-243): Expected ';' but got 'Number'
-// ParserError 6635: (464-472): Expected ';' but got identifier
-// ParserError 6635: (522-526): Expected ';' but got 'emit'
-// ParserError 6635: (570-576): Expected ',' but got 'return'
-// ParserError 6933: (570-576): Expected primary expression.
-// Warning 3796: (581-582): Recovered in Statement at ';'.

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/recovery_failed_eos.sol

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-pragma solidity >=0.0.0;
-
-contract Error7 {
-    constructor() {
-        a =
-// ----
-// ParserError 6933: (76-76): Expected primary expression.
-// ParserError 1957: (76-76): In Statement, ';'is expected; got end of source instead.
-// ParserError 1957: (76-76): In Block, '}'is expected; got end of source instead.
-// ParserError 1957: (76-76): In ContractDefinition, '}'is expected; got end of source instead.

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/wrong_compiler_recovers_1.sol

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-pragma solidity ^99.99.0;
-// ----
-// SyntaxError 3997: (0-25): Source file requires different compiler version (current compiler is ....

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/wrong_compiler_recovers_2.sol

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-pragma solidity ^99.99.0;
-this is surely invalid
-// ----
-// ParserError 6635: (31-33): Expected identifier but got 'is'
-// ParserError 6635: (34-40): Expected ';' but got identifier
-// ParserError 6635: (49-49): Expected ';' but got end of source

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/wrong_compiler_recovers_3.sol

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-pragma solidity ^99.99.0;
-contract C {
-    uint ;
-}
-// ----
-// ParserError 6635: (48-49): Expected identifier but got ';'
-// ParserError 6635: (50-51): Expected ';' but got '}'

test/libsolidity/errorRecoveryTests/wrong_compiler_recovers_4.sol

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-pragma solidity ^99.99.0;
-contract C {
-    function f() {}
-}
-// ----
-// SyntaxError 3997: (0-25): Source file requires different compiler version (current compiler is ....
-// SyntaxError 4937: (43-58): No visibility specified. Did you intend to add "public"?

test/libyul/SyntaxTest.h

@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ public:
 	{
 		return std::make_unique<SyntaxTest>(_config.filename, _config.evmVersion);
 	}
-	static std::unique_ptr<TestCase> createErrorRecovery(Config const& _config)
-	{
-		return std::make_unique<SyntaxTest>(_config.filename, _config.evmVersion);
-	}
 	SyntaxTest(std::string const& _filename, langutil::EVMVersion _evmVersion);
 	~SyntaxTest() override {}
 protected:

test/solc/CommandLineParser.cpp

@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(cli_mode_options)
 			"--include-path=/home/user/include",
 			"--allow-paths=/tmp,/home,project,../contracts",
 			"--ignore-missing",
-			"--error-recovery",
 			"--output-dir=/tmp/out",
 			"--overwrite",
 			"--evm-version=spuriousDragon",
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(cli_mode_options)
 
 		expectedOptions.input.allowedDirectories = {"/tmp", "/home", "project", "../contracts", "c", "/usr/lib"};
 		expectedOptions.input.ignoreMissingFiles = true;
-		expectedOptions.input.errorRecovery = (inputMode == InputMode::Compiler);
 		expectedOptions.output.dir = "/tmp/out";
 		expectedOptions.output.overwriteFiles = true;
 		expectedOptions.output.evmVersion = EVMVersion::spuriousDragon();
@@ -405,7 +403,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(invalid_options_input_modes_combinations)
 {
 	map<string, vector<string>> invalidOptionInputModeCombinations = {
 		// TODO: This should eventually contain all options.
-		{"--error-recovery", {"--assemble", "--yul", "--strict-assembly", "--standard-json", "--link"}},
 		{"--experimental-via-ir", {"--assemble", "--yul", "--strict-assembly", "--standard-json", "--link"}},
 		{"--via-ir", {"--assemble", "--yul", "--strict-assembly", "--standard-json", "--link"}},
 		{"--metadata-literal", {"--assemble", "--yul", "--strict-assembly", "--standard-json", "--link"}},