\[
\newcommand{\tr}{\Rightarrow}
\newcommand{\trs}{\tr^{\!\ast}}
\newcommand{\rlnm}[1]{\mathsf{(#1)}}
\newcommand{\rred}[1]{\xrightarrow{#1}}
\newcommand{\rreds}[1]{\mathrel{\xrightarrow{#1}\!\!^*}}
\newcommand{\cl}{\mathsf{Cl}}
\newcommand{\pow}{\mathcal{P}}
\newcommand{\matches}{\mathrel{\mathsf{matches}}}
\newcommand{\kw}[1]{\mathsf{#1}}
\newcommand{\andop}{\mathrel{\&\!\&}}
\newcommand{\orop}{\parallel}
\newcommand{\ff}{\mathsf{false}}
\newcommand{\tt}{\mathsf{true}}
\newcommand{\abra}[1]{\langle #1 \rangle}
\newcommand{\bnfnt}[1]{\abra{\small \textsf{#1}}}
\newcommand{\llbracket}{[\![}
\newcommand{\rrbracket}{]\!]}
\newcommand{\first}{\mathsf{First}}
\newcommand{\nullable}{\mathsf{Nullable}}
\newcommand{\follow}{\mathsf{Follow}}
\newcommand{\tm}[1]{\mathsf{#1}}
\newcommand{\nt}[1]{\mathit{#1}}
\newcommand{\Coloneqq}{::=}
\newcommand{\abs}[1]{|#1|}
\]
peek () returns the next unconsumed token
drop () consumes the next unconsumed token (i.e. discards it)
eat tk consumes the next unconsumed token if it is exactly tk and otherwise fails
eat_ident tk consumes the next unconsumed token if it is an identifier token and returns the lexeme, otherwise fails
eat_var tk consumes the next unconsumed token if it is a variable token and returns the lexeme, otherwise fails