Add Parser.orElse() and Parser.orElseEither() #22
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This PR adds two new ways of combining two parsers.
Parser.orElse(other)
This function combines two parsers by trying the first one and if it fails trying the other. This function allows the combination of individual parsers for each member of a sealed hierarchy, thus producing a parser for a sum type.
Parser.orElseEither(other)
This is combines two parsers like
Parser.orElse()
but contrary to theorElse()
case the two parser can produce unrelated outputs. Effectively, allows the combination of an two unrelated parsers (outcome wise) with an OR relationship.