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sprache/Sprache

A tiny, friendly, C# parser construction library observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/sprache/Sprache · C# · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 5159
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 867
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2474 stars · 214 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Sprache is a tiny, lightweight C# library for building text parsers directly in code using monadic parser combinators and LINQ query syntax. It requires no build-time code generation and sits between regexes and full parser generators like ANTLR.

Use cases

  • parse custom DSLs in C#
  • parse configuration or connection strings
  • build an expression evaluator
  • parse CSV or simple structured text formats
  • parse XML-like text into object models
  • replace fragile regex parsing with composable parsers

When to choose

  • you need a small parser in .NET without code generation steps
  • your grammar is simple to moderate complexity
  • you want parsers composed and tested directly in C# code

When to avoid

  • you need maximum parsing performance for large inputs
  • you're building a full programming language with complex grammar tooling
  • you're not on a .NET platform

Facets

library · maturity stable

parser parsers developer-tools programming-languages dotnet cross-platform parser-combinators csharp dsl monadic-parsing

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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