Hammer
Parser combinators for binary formats
Is Hammer Belgian? Yes, open source from Brussels.
A GPL parser-combinator toolkit in C for binary formats, with bindings for other languages.
Belgian open source
An open-source product created or substantially maintained from Belgium.
Meredith L. Patterson’s GitHub profile lists Belgium and Hammer among her repositories; the canonical GitLab project is public GPLv2+ and shows Patterson maintaining master.
- Evidence
- Official source ↗
- Archived copy
- Snapshot from 12 February 2026 ↗
- Last checked
- Directory type
- Digital product, open source
- Region
- Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region
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Tagged
- parser
- C
- binary formats
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