diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/Asterix_ADM_Parser.md b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/Asterix_ADM_Parser.md
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+The Asterix ADM Parser
+======================
+
+The ADM parser inside Asterix is composed by two different components:
+
+* **The Parser** AdmTupleParser, which converts the adm tokens in internal objects
+* **The Lexer**  AdmLexer, which scans the adm file and returns a list of adm tokens
+
+These two classes belong to the package:
+
+    edu.uci.ics.asterix.runtime.operators.file
+
+The Parser is loaded through a factory (*AdmSchemafullRecordParserFactory*) by
+
+    edu.uci.ics.asterix.external.dataset.adapter.FileSystemBasedAdapter extends AbstractDatasourceAdapter
+
+
+How to add a new datatype
+-------------------------
+The ADM format allows two different kinds of datatype:
+
+* primitive
+* with constructor
+
+A primitive datatype allows to write the actual value of the field without extra markup:
+
+    { name : "Diego", age : 23 }
+
+while the datatypes with constructor require to specify first the type of the value and then a string with the serialized value
+
+    { center : point3d("P2.1,3,8.5") }
+
+In order to add a new datatype the steps are:
+
+1.  Add the new token to the **Lexer**
+  * **if the datatype is primite** is necessary to create a TOKEN able to recognize **the format of the value**
+  * **if the datatype is with constructor** is necessary to create **only** a TOKEN able to recognize **the name of the constructor**
+
+2.  Change the **Parser** in order to convert correctly the new token in internal objects
+  * This will require to **add new cases to the switch-case statements** and the introduction of **a serializer/deserializer object** for that datatype.
+
+
+The Lexer
+----------
+To add new datatype or change the tokens definition you have to change ONLY the file adm.grammar located in 
+	asterix-runtime/src/main/resources/adm.grammar
+The lexer will be generated from that definition file during each maven building.
+
+The maven configuration in located in asterix-runtime/pom.xml
+
+
+> Author: Diego Giorgini - diegogiorgini@gmail.com   
+> 6 December 2012
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/README.md b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/README.md
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+Lexer Generator
+===============
+
+This tool automate the creation of Hand-Coded-Like Lexers.   
+It was created to address the performance issues of other (more advanced) lexer generators like JavaCC that arise when you need to scan TB of data. In particular it is *~20x faster* than javacc and typically can parse the data from a normal harddisk at *more than 70MBs*.
+
+
+Maven Plugin (to put inside pom.xml)
+-------------------------------------
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>2.0.2</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <source>1.6</source>
+                    <target>1.6</target>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+                <artifactId>lexer-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <grammarFile>src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/runtime/operators/file/adm/adm.grammar</grammarFile>
+                    <outputDir>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources</outputDir>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>generate-lexer</id>
+                        <phase>generate-sources</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>generate-lexer</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
+
+Command line
+-------------
+    LexerGenerator\nusage: java LexerGenerator <configuration file>
+
+
+
+What means Hand-Coded-Like and why it is so fast
+------------------------------------------------
+The most of the Lexers use a Finite State Machine encoded in data structure called [State Transition Table](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_transition_table).   
+While elegant and practical this approach require some extra controls and operations to deal with the data structure at runtime. A different approach consists in encoding the State Machine as actual code, in this way all the operations done are limited to the minumum amount needed to parse our grammar.   
+A common problem with this kind of hard-hand-coded lexers is that is almost impossible to do manutency and changes, this is the reason of this Lexer Generator able to produce a Hand-Coded-Like lexer starting from a grammar specification.
+
+Another big difference with the most of the LexerGenerator (expecially the ones for Java) is that since it is optimized for performance we **don't return objects** and we **use the minimum possible of objects internally**.    
+This actually is the main reason of the ~20x when compared with javacc.
+
+
+Configuration File
+------------------
+Is a simple *key: value* configuration file plus the *specification of your grammar*.   
+The four configuration keys are listed below:
+
+    # LEXER GENERATOR configuration file
+    # ---------------------------------------
+    # Place *first* the generic configuration
+    # then list your grammar.
+
+    PACKAGE:          edu.uci.ics.asterix.admfast.parser
+    LEXER_NAME:       AdmLexer
+    OUTPUT_DIR:       output/
+
+
+Specify The Grammar
+-------------------
+Your grammar has to be listed in the configuration file after the *TOKENS:* keyword.
+
+    TOKENS:
+
+    BOOLEAN_LIT        = string(boolean)
+    COMMA              = char(\,)
+    COLON              = char(:)
+    STRING_LITERAL     = char("), anythingUntil(")
+    INT_LITERAL        = signOrNothing(), digitSequence()
+    INT8_LITERAL       = token(INT_LITERAL), string(i8)
+    @EXPONENT          = caseInsensitiveChar(e), signOrNothing(), digitSequence()
+    DOUBLE_LITERAL     = signOrNothing(), digitSequence(), char(.), digitSequence(), token(@EXPONENT)
+    DOUBLE_LITERAL     = signOrNothing(), digitSequence(), token(@EXPONENT)
+
+Each token is composed by a **name** and a sequence of **rules**.   
+Each rule is then written with the format: **constructor(parameter)**  
+the list of the rules available is coded inside *NodeChainFactory.java*
+
+You can write more than a sequence of rules just addind more another line and repeating the token name.
+
+You can reuse the rules of a token inside another one with the special rule: **token(** *TOKEN_NAME* **)**
+
+Lastly you can define *auxiliary* token definitions that will not be encoded in the final lexer (but that can be useful inside other token definitions) just **startig the token name with @**.
+
+**Attention:** please pay attention to not write rules that once merged int the state machine would lead to a *conflict between transaction* like a transaction for a generic digit and one for a the digit 0 from the same node. 
+
+The result: MyLexer
+-------------------
+The result of the execution of the LexerGenerator is the creation of the Lexer inside the directory *components**.
+The lexer is extremly easy and minimal and can be used likewise an Iterator:
+
+     MyLexer myLexer = new MyLexer(new FileReader(file)));
+     while((token = MyLexer.next()) != MyLexer.TOKEN_EOF){
+        System.out.println(MyLexer.tokenKindToString(token));
+     }
+
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/pom.xml
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+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+  <artifactId>lexer-generator-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+  <version>0.1</version>
+  <packaging>maven-plugin</packaging>
+  <name>lexer-generator-maven-plugin</name>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.6</source>
+          <target>1.6</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>4.8.1</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+      <version>2.0.2</version>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>    
+</project>
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerGenerator.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerGenerator.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.Reader;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
+import java.util.Set;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.logging.Log;
+
+public class LexerGenerator {
+    private LinkedHashMap<String, Token> tokens = new LinkedHashMap<String, Token>();
+    private Log logger;
+
+    public LexerGenerator() {
+    }
+
+    public LexerGenerator(Log logger) {
+        this.logger = logger;
+    }
+
+    private void log(String info) {
+        if (logger == null) {
+            System.out.println(info);
+        } else {
+            logger.info(info);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void addToken(String rule) throws Exception {
+        Token newToken;
+        if (rule.charAt(0) == '@') {
+            newToken = new TokenAux(rule, tokens);
+        } else {
+            newToken = new Token(rule, tokens);
+        }
+        Token existingToken = tokens.get(newToken.getName());
+        if (existingToken == null) {
+            tokens.put(newToken.getName(), newToken);
+        } else {
+            existingToken.merge(newToken);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void generateLexer(HashMap<String, String> config) throws Exception {
+        LexerNode main = this.compile();
+        config.put("TOKENS_CONSTANTS", this.tokensConstants());
+        config.put("TOKENS_IMAGES", this.tokensImages());
+        config.put("LEXER_LOGIC", main.toJava());
+        config.put("LEXER_AUXFUNCTIONS", replaceParams(this.auxiliaryFunctions(main), config));
+        String[] files = { "/Lexer.java", "/LexerException.java" };
+        String outputDir = config.get("OUTPUT_DIR");
+        (new File(outputDir)).mkdirs();
+        for (String file : files) {
+            String input = readFile(LexerGenerator.class.getResourceAsStream(file));
+            String fileOut = file.replace("Lexer", config.get("LEXER_NAME"));
+            String output = replaceParams(input, config);
+            log("Generating: " + file + "\t>>\t" + fileOut);
+            FileWriter out = new FileWriter((new File(outputDir, fileOut)).toString());
+            out.write(output);
+            out.close();
+            log(" [done]\n");
+        }
+    }
+
+    public String printParsedGrammar() {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        for (Token token : tokens.values()) {
+            result.append(token.toString()).append("\n");
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    private LexerNode compile() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode main = new LexerNode();
+        for (Token token : tokens.values()) {
+            if (token instanceof TokenAux)
+                continue;
+            main.merge(token.getNode());
+        }
+        return main;
+    }
+
+    private String tokensImages() {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        Set<String> uniqueTokens = tokens.keySet();
+        for (String token : uniqueTokens) {
+            result.append(", \"<").append(token).append(">\" ");
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    private String tokensConstants() {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        Set<String> uniqueTokens = tokens.keySet();
+        int i = 2;
+        for (String token : uniqueTokens) {
+            result.append(", TOKEN_").append(token).append("=").append(i).append(" ");
+            i++;
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    private String auxiliaryFunctions(LexerNode main) {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        Set<String> functions = main.neededAuxFunctions();
+        for (String token : functions) {
+            result.append("private int parse_" + token
+                    + "(char currentChar) throws IOException, [LEXER_NAME]Exception{\n");
+            result.append(tokens.get(token).getNode().toJavaAuxFunction());
+            result.append("\n}\n\n");
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static String readFile(Reader input) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+        StringBuffer fileData = new StringBuffer(1000);
+        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(input);
+        char[] buf = new char[1024];
+        int numRead = 0;
+        while ((numRead = reader.read(buf)) != -1) {
+            String readData = String.valueOf(buf, 0, numRead);
+            fileData.append(readData);
+            buf = new char[1024];
+        }
+        reader.close();
+        return fileData.toString();
+    }
+
+    private static String readFile(InputStream input) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+        if (input == null) {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException();
+        }
+        return readFile(new InputStreamReader(input));
+    }
+
+    private static String readFile(String fileName) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+        return readFile(new FileReader(fileName));
+    }
+
+    private static String replaceParams(String input, HashMap<String, String> config) {
+        for (Entry<String, String> param : config.entrySet()) {
+            String key = "\\[" + param.getKey() + "\\]";
+            String value = param.getValue();
+            input = input.replaceAll(key, value);
+        }
+        return input;
+    }
+
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
+        if (args.length == 0 || args[0] == "--help" || args[0] == "-h") {
+            System.out.println("LexerGenerator\nusage: java LexerGenerator <configuration file>");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        LexerGenerator lexer = new LexerGenerator();
+        HashMap<String, String> config = new HashMap<String, String>();
+
+        System.out.println("Config file:\t" + args[0]);
+        String input = readFile(args[0]);
+        boolean tokens = false;
+        for (String line : input.split("\r?\n")) {
+            line = line.trim();
+            if (line.length() == 0 || line.charAt(0) == '#')
+                continue;
+            if (tokens == false && !line.equals("TOKENS:")) {
+                config.put(line.split("\\s*:\\s*")[0], line.split("\\s*:\\s*")[1]);
+            } else if (line.equals("TOKENS:")) {
+                tokens = true;
+            } else {
+                lexer.addToken(line);
+            }
+        }
+
+        String parsedGrammar = lexer.printParsedGrammar();
+        lexer.generateLexer(config);
+        System.out.println("\nGenerated grammar:");
+        System.out.println(parsedGrammar);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerGeneratorMojo.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerGeneratorMojo.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerGenerator;
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.AbstractMojo;
+import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * @goal generate-lexer
+ * @phase generate-sources
+ * @requiresDependencyResolution compile
+ */
+public class LexerGeneratorMojo extends AbstractMojo {
+    /**
+     * parameter injected from pom.xml
+     * 
+     * @parameter
+     * @required
+     */
+    private File grammarFile;
+
+    /**
+     * parameter injected from pom.xml
+     * 
+     * @parameter
+     * @required
+     */
+    private File outputDir;
+
+    public void execute() throws MojoExecutionException {
+        LexerGenerator lexer = new LexerGenerator(getLog());
+        HashMap<String, String> config = new HashMap<String, String>();
+        getLog().info("--- Lexer Generator Maven Plugin - started with grammarFile: " + grammarFile.toString());
+        try {
+            String input = readFile(grammarFile);
+            config.put("OUTPUT_DIR", outputDir.toString());
+            boolean tokens = false;
+            for (String line : input.split("\r?\n")) {
+                line = line.trim();
+                if (line.length() == 0 || line.charAt(0) == '#')
+                    continue;
+                if (tokens == false && !line.equals("TOKENS:")) {
+                    config.put(line.split("\\s*:\\s*")[0], line.split("\\s*:\\s*")[1]);
+                } else if (line.equals("TOKENS:")) {
+                    tokens = true;
+                } else {
+                    lexer.addToken(line);
+                }
+            }
+            lexer.generateLexer(config);
+        } catch (Throwable e) {
+            throw new MojoExecutionException("Error while generating lexer", e);
+        }
+        String parsedGrammar = lexer.printParsedGrammar();
+        getLog().info("--- Generated grammar:\n" + parsedGrammar);
+    }
+
+    private String readFile(File file) throws FileNotFoundException, IOException {
+        StringBuffer fileData = new StringBuffer(1000);
+        BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
+        char[] buf = new char[1024];
+        int numRead = 0;
+        while ((numRead = reader.read(buf)) != -1) {
+            String readData = String.valueOf(buf, 0, numRead);
+            fileData.append(readData);
+            buf = new char[1024];
+        }
+        reader.close();
+        return fileData.toString();
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNode.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNode.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.*;
+
+public class LexerNode {
+    private static String TOKEN_PREFIX = "TOKEN_";
+    private LinkedHashMap<Rule, LexerNode> actions = new LinkedHashMap<Rule, LexerNode>();
+    private String finalTokenName;
+    private Set<String> ongoingParsing = new HashSet<String>();
+
+    public LexerNode clone() {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.finalTokenName = this.finalTokenName;
+        for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> entry : this.actions.entrySet()) {
+            node.actions.put(entry.getKey().clone(), entry.getValue().clone());
+        }
+        for (String ongoing : this.ongoingParsing) {
+            node.ongoingParsing.add(ongoing);
+        }
+        return node;
+    }
+
+    public void add(Rule newRule) {
+        if (actions.get(newRule) == null) {
+            actions.put(newRule, new LexerNode());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void append(Rule newRule) {
+        if (actions.size() == 0) {
+            add(newRule);
+        } else {
+            for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : actions.entrySet()) {
+                action.getValue().append(newRule);
+            }
+            if (actions.containsKey(new RuleEpsilon())) {
+                actions.remove(new RuleEpsilon());
+                add(newRule);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void merge(LexerNode newNode) throws Exception {
+        for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : newNode.actions.entrySet()) {
+            if (this.actions.get(action.getKey()) == null) {
+                this.actions.put(action.getKey(), action.getValue());
+            } else {
+                this.actions.get(action.getKey()).merge(action.getValue());
+            }
+        }
+        if (newNode.finalTokenName != null) {
+            if (this.finalTokenName == null) {
+                this.finalTokenName = newNode.finalTokenName;
+            } else {
+                throw new Exception("Rule conflict between: " + this.finalTokenName + " and " + newNode.finalTokenName);
+            }
+        }
+        for (String ongoing : newNode.ongoingParsing) {
+            this.ongoingParsing.add(ongoing);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void append(LexerNode node) throws Exception {
+        for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : actions.entrySet()) {
+            if (action.getKey() instanceof RuleEpsilon)
+                continue;
+            action.getValue().append(node);
+        }
+        if (actions.containsKey(new RuleEpsilon())) {
+            actions.remove(new RuleEpsilon());
+            merge(node.clone());
+        }
+        if (actions.size() == 0 || finalTokenName != null) {
+            finalTokenName = null;
+            merge(node.clone());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public void appendTokenName(String name) {
+        if (actions.size() == 0) {
+            this.finalTokenName = name;
+        } else {
+            ongoingParsing.add(TOKEN_PREFIX + name);
+            for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : actions.entrySet()) {
+                action.getValue().appendTokenName(name);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public LexerNode removeTokensName() {
+        this.finalTokenName = null;
+        this.ongoingParsing.clear();
+        for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : actions.entrySet()) {
+            action.getValue().removeTokensName();
+        }
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    public String toString() {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        if (finalTokenName != null)
+            result.append("! ");
+        if (actions.size() == 1)
+            result.append(actions.keySet().toArray()[0].toString() + actions.values().toArray()[0].toString());
+        if (actions.size() > 1) {
+            result.append(" ( ");
+            for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : actions.entrySet()) {
+                if (result.length() != 3) {
+                    result.append(" || ");
+                }
+                result.append(action.getKey().toString());
+                result.append(action.getValue().toString());
+            }
+            result.append(" ) ");
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    public String toJava() {
+        StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
+        if (numberOfRuleChar() > 2) {
+            result.append(toJavaSingleCharRules());
+            result.append(toJavaComplexRules(false));
+        } else {
+            result.append(toJavaComplexRules(true));
+        }
+        if (this.finalTokenName != null) {
+            result.append("return " + TOKEN_PREFIX + finalTokenName + ";\n");
+        } else if (ongoingParsing != null) {
+            String ongoingParsingArgs = collectionJoin(ongoingParsing, ',');
+            result.append("return parseError(" + ongoingParsingArgs + ");\n");
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    private int numberOfRuleChar() {
+        int singleCharRules = 0;
+        for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : actions.entrySet()) {
+            if (action.getKey() instanceof RuleChar)
+                singleCharRules++;
+        }
+        return singleCharRules;
+    }
+
+    private String toJavaSingleCharRules() {
+        StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
+        result.append("switch(currentChar){\n");
+        for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : actions.entrySet()) {
+            if (action.getKey() instanceof RuleChar) {
+                RuleChar rule = (RuleChar) action.getKey();
+                result.append("case '" + rule.expectedChar() + "':\n");
+                result.append(rule.javaAction()).append("\n");
+                result.append(action.getValue().toJava());
+            }
+        }
+        result.append("}\n");
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    private String toJavaComplexRules(boolean all) {
+        StringBuffer result = new StringBuffer();
+        for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : actions.entrySet()) {
+            if (!all && action.getKey() instanceof RuleChar)
+                continue;
+            if (action.getKey() instanceof RuleEpsilon)
+                continue;
+            String act = action.getKey().javaAction();
+            if (act.length() > 0) {
+                act = "\n" + act;
+            }
+            result.append(action.getKey().javaMatch(act + "\n" + action.getValue().toJava()));
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    public void expandFirstAction(LinkedHashMap<String, Token> tokens) throws Exception {
+        for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : actions.entrySet()) {
+            Rule first = action.getKey();
+            if (first instanceof RulePartial) {
+                if (tokens.get(((RulePartial) first).getPartial()) == null) {
+                    throw new Exception("Cannot find a token used as part of another definition, missing token: "
+                            + ((RulePartial) first).getPartial());
+                }
+                actions.remove(first);
+                LexerNode node = tokens.get(((RulePartial) first).getPartial()).getNode().clone();
+                merge(node);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public Set<String> neededAuxFunctions() {
+        HashSet<String> partials = new HashSet<String>();
+        for (Map.Entry<Rule, LexerNode> action : actions.entrySet()) {
+            Rule rule = action.getKey();
+            if (rule instanceof RulePartial) {
+                partials.add(((RulePartial) rule).getPartial());
+            }
+            partials.addAll(action.getValue().neededAuxFunctions());
+        }
+        return partials;
+    }
+
+    public String toJavaAuxFunction() {
+        String oldFinalTokenName = finalTokenName;
+        if (oldFinalTokenName == null)
+            finalTokenName = "AUX_NOT_FOUND";
+        String result = toJava();
+        finalTokenName = oldFinalTokenName;
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    private String collectionJoin(Collection<String> collection, char c) {
+        StringBuilder ongoingParsingArgs = new StringBuilder();
+        for (String token : collection) {
+            ongoingParsingArgs.append(token);
+            ongoingParsingArgs.append(c);
+        }
+        if (ongoingParsing.size() > 0) {
+            ongoingParsingArgs.deleteCharAt(ongoingParsingArgs.length() - 1);
+        }
+        return ongoingParsingArgs.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/NodeChainFactory.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/NodeChainFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..941f822
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/NodeChainFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators.*;
+
+public class NodeChainFactory {
+    static private HashMap<String, RuleGenerator> ruleGenerators = new HashMap<String, RuleGenerator>();
+
+    static {
+        ruleGenerators.put("char", new RuleGeneratorChar());
+        ruleGenerators.put("string", new RuleGeneratorString());
+        ruleGenerators.put("anythingUntil", new RuleGeneratorAnythingUntil());
+        ruleGenerators.put("signOrNothing", new RuleGeneratorSignOrNothing());
+        ruleGenerators.put("sign", new RuleGeneratorSign());
+        ruleGenerators.put("digitSequence", new RuleGeneratorDigitSequence());
+        ruleGenerators.put("caseInsensitiveChar", new RuleGeneratorCaseInsensitiveChar());
+        ruleGenerators.put("charOrNothing", new RuleGeneratorCharOrNothing());
+        ruleGenerators.put("token", new RuleGeneratorToken());
+        ruleGenerators.put("nothing", new RuleGeneratorNothing());
+    }
+
+    public static LexerNode create(String generator, String constructor) throws Exception {
+        constructor = constructor.replace("@", "aux_");
+        if (ruleGenerators.get(generator) == null)
+            throw new Exception("Rule Generator not found for '" + generator + "'");
+        return ruleGenerators.get(generator).generate(constructor);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/Token.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/Token.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb122c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/Token.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+public class Token {
+    private String userDescription;
+    private String name;
+    private LexerNode node;
+
+    public Token(String str, LinkedHashMap<String, Token> tokens) throws Exception {
+        userDescription = str;
+        node = new LexerNode();
+        parse(userDescription, tokens);
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public LexerNode getNode() {
+        return node;
+    }
+
+    public String toString() {
+        return this.name + " => " + getNode().toString();
+    }
+
+    public void merge(Token newToken) throws Exception {
+        node.merge(newToken.getNode());
+    }
+
+    private void parse(String str, LinkedHashMap<String, Token> tokens) throws Exception {
+        Pattern p = Pattern.compile("^(@?\\w+)\\s*=\\s*(.+)");
+        Matcher m = p.matcher(str);
+        if (!m.find())
+            throw new Exception("Token definition not correct: " + str);
+        this.name = m.group(1).replaceAll("@", "aux_");
+        String[] textRules = m.group(2).split("(?<!\\\\),\\s*");
+        for (String textRule : textRules) {
+            Pattern pRule = Pattern.compile("^(\\w+)(\\((.*)\\))?");
+            Matcher mRule = pRule.matcher(textRule);
+            mRule.find();
+            String generator = mRule.group(1);
+            String constructor = mRule.group(3);
+            if (constructor == null)
+                throw new Exception("Error in rule format: " + "\n " + str + " = " + generator + " : " + constructor);
+            constructor = constructor.replace("\\", "");
+            node.append(NodeChainFactory.create(generator, constructor));
+            node.expandFirstAction(tokens);
+        }
+        node.appendTokenName(name);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/TokenAux.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/TokenAux.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9c7ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/TokenAux.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+
+public class TokenAux extends Token {
+
+    public TokenAux(String str, LinkedHashMap<String, Token> tokens) throws Exception {
+        super(str, tokens);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGenerator.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGenerator.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3733746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGenerator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+
+public interface RuleGenerator {
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) throws Exception;
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorAnythingUntil.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorAnythingUntil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b14eb3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorAnythingUntil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleAnythingUntil;
+
+public class RuleGeneratorAnythingUntil implements RuleGenerator {
+
+    @Override
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) throws Exception {
+        LexerNode result = new LexerNode();
+        if (input == null || input.length() != 1)
+            throw new Exception("Wrong rule format for generator anythingExcept: " + input);
+        result.append(new RuleAnythingUntil(input.charAt(0)));
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorCaseInsensitiveChar.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorCaseInsensitiveChar.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b789f59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorCaseInsensitiveChar.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleChar;
+
+public class RuleGeneratorCaseInsensitiveChar implements RuleGenerator {
+
+    @Override
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) throws Exception {
+        LexerNode result = new LexerNode();
+        if (input == null || input.length() != 1)
+            throw new Exception("Wrong rule format for generator char: " + input);
+        char cl = Character.toLowerCase(input.charAt(0));
+        char cu = Character.toUpperCase(cl);
+        result.add(new RuleChar(cl));
+        result.add(new RuleChar(cu));
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorChar.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorChar.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b830e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorChar.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleChar;
+
+public class RuleGeneratorChar implements RuleGenerator {
+
+    @Override
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) throws Exception {
+        LexerNode result = new LexerNode();
+        if (input == null || input.length() != 1)
+            throw new Exception("Wrong rule format for generator char: " + input);
+        result.append(new RuleChar(input.charAt(0)));
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorCharOrNothing.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorCharOrNothing.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d01ff7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorCharOrNothing.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleChar;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleEpsilon;
+
+public class RuleGeneratorCharOrNothing implements RuleGenerator {
+
+    @Override
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) throws Exception {
+        LexerNode result = new LexerNode();
+        if (input == null || input.length() != 1)
+            throw new Exception("Wrong rule format for generator charOrNothing: " + input);
+        result.add(new RuleChar(input.charAt(0)));
+        result.add(new RuleEpsilon());
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorDigitSequence.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorDigitSequence.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d067ee7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorDigitSequence.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleDigitSequence;
+
+public class RuleGeneratorDigitSequence implements RuleGenerator {
+
+    @Override
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) throws Exception {
+        LexerNode result = new LexerNode();
+        result.append(new RuleDigitSequence());
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorNothing.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorNothing.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fec06a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorNothing.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleEpsilon;
+
+public class RuleGeneratorNothing implements RuleGenerator {
+
+    @Override
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.add(new RuleEpsilon());
+        return node;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorSign.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorSign.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0160f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorSign.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleChar;
+
+public class RuleGeneratorSign implements RuleGenerator {
+
+    @Override
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) throws Exception {
+        LexerNode result = new LexerNode();
+        result.add(new RuleChar('+'));
+        result.add(new RuleChar('-'));
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorSignOrNothing.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorSignOrNothing.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c4297d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorSignOrNothing.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleChar;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleEpsilon;
+
+public class RuleGeneratorSignOrNothing implements RuleGenerator {
+
+    @Override
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) throws Exception {
+        LexerNode result = new LexerNode();
+        result.add(new RuleChar('+'));
+        result.add(new RuleChar('-'));
+        result.add(new RuleEpsilon());
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorString.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorString.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb0471b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorString.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleChar;
+
+public class RuleGeneratorString implements RuleGenerator {
+
+    @Override
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) {
+        LexerNode result = new LexerNode();
+        if (input == null)
+            return result;
+        for (int i = 0; i < input.length(); i++) {
+            result.append(new RuleChar(input.charAt(i)));
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorToken.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorToken.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4c23d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rulegenerators/RuleGeneratorToken.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rulegenerators;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RulePartial;
+
+public class RuleGeneratorToken implements RuleGenerator {
+
+    @Override
+    public LexerNode generate(String input) throws Exception {
+        if (input == null || input.length() == 0)
+            throw new Exception("Wrong rule format for generator token : " + input);
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.add(new RulePartial(input));
+        return node;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/Rule.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/Rule.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01cd1d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/Rule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules;
+
+public interface Rule {
+    public int hashCode();
+
+    public boolean equals(Object o);
+
+    public String toString();
+
+    public String javaAction();
+
+    public String javaMatch(String action);
+
+    public Rule clone();
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleAnythingUntil.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleAnythingUntil.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d45835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleAnythingUntil.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules;
+
+public class RuleAnythingUntil implements Rule {
+
+    private char expected;
+
+    public RuleAnythingUntil clone() {
+        return new RuleAnythingUntil(expected);
+    }
+
+    public RuleAnythingUntil(char expected) {
+        this.expected = expected;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return " .* " + String.valueOf(expected);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return 10 * (int) expected;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null)
+            return false;
+        if (o instanceof RuleAnythingUntil) {
+            if (((RuleAnythingUntil) o).expected == this.expected) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String javaAction() {
+        return "currentChar = readNextChar();";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String javaMatch(String action) {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        result.append("boolean escaped = false;");
+        result.append("while (currentChar!='").append(expected).append("' || escaped)");
+        result.append("{\nif(!escaped && currentChar=='\\\\\\\\'){escaped=true;}\nelse {escaped=false;}\ncurrentChar = readNextChar();\n}");
+        result.append("\nif (currentChar=='").append(expected).append("'){");
+        result.append(action);
+        result.append("}\n");
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleChar.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleChar.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e53374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleChar.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules;
+
+public class RuleChar implements Rule {
+
+    private char expected;
+
+    public RuleChar clone() {
+        return new RuleChar(expected);
+    }
+
+    public RuleChar(char expected) {
+        this.expected = expected;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.valueOf(expected);
+    }
+
+    public char expectedChar() {
+        return expected;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return (int) expected;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null)
+            return false;
+        if (o instanceof RuleChar) {
+            if (((RuleChar) o).expected == this.expected) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String javaAction() {
+        return "currentChar = readNextChar();";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String javaMatch(String action) {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        result.append("if (currentChar=='");
+        result.append(expected);
+        result.append("'){");
+        result.append(action);
+        result.append("}");
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleDigitSequence.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleDigitSequence.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13381e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleDigitSequence.java
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules;
+
+public class RuleDigitSequence implements Rule {
+
+    public RuleDigitSequence clone() {
+        return new RuleDigitSequence();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return " [0-9]+ ";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return 1;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null)
+            return false;
+        if (o instanceof RuleDigitSequence) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String javaAction() {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String javaMatch(String action) {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        result.append("if(currentChar >= '0' && currentChar<='9'){" + "\ncurrentChar = readNextChar();"
+                + "\nwhile(currentChar >= '0' && currentChar<='9'){" + "\ncurrentChar = readNextChar();" + "\n}\n");
+        result.append(action);
+        result.append("\n}");
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleEpsilon.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleEpsilon.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41b7535
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RuleEpsilon.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules;
+
+public class RuleEpsilon implements Rule {
+
+    public RuleEpsilon clone() {
+        return new RuleEpsilon();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "?";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null)
+            return false;
+        if (o instanceof RuleEpsilon) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String javaAction() {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String javaMatch(String action) {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        result.append("{").append(action).append("}");
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RulePartial.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RulePartial.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89caf4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/rules/RulePartial.java
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2012 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules;
+
+public class RulePartial implements Rule {
+
+    private String partialName;
+
+    public RulePartial clone() {
+        return new RulePartial(partialName);
+    }
+
+    public RulePartial(String expected) {
+        this.partialName = expected;
+    }
+
+    public String getPartial() {
+        return this.partialName;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return partialName;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return (int) partialName.charAt(1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (o == null)
+            return false;
+        if (o instanceof RulePartial) {
+            if (((RulePartial) o).partialName.equals(this.partialName)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String javaAction() {
+        return "";
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String javaMatch(String action) {
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
+        result.append("if (parse_" + partialName + "(currentChar)==TOKEN_" + partialName + "){");
+        result.append(action);
+        result.append("}");
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/Lexer.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/Lexer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cee79d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/Lexer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+package [PACKAGE]; 
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import [PACKAGE].[LEXER_NAME]Exception;
+
+public class [LEXER_NAME] {
+
+    public static final int
+        TOKEN_EOF = 0, TOKEN_AUX_NOT_FOUND = 1 [TOKENS_CONSTANTS];
+
+    // Human representation of tokens. Useful for debug.
+    // Is possible to convert a TOKEN_CONSTANT in its image through
+    // [LEXER_NAME].tokenKindToString(TOKEN_CONSTANT); 
+    private static final String[] tokenImage = {
+            "<EOF>", "<AUX_NOT_FOUND>" [TOKENS_IMAGES]
+          };
+    
+    private static final char EOF_CHAR = 4;
+    protected java.io.Reader inputStream;
+    protected int column;
+    protected int line;
+    protected boolean prevCharIsCR;
+    protected boolean prevCharIsLF;
+    protected char[] buffer;
+    protected int bufsize;
+    protected int bufpos;
+    protected int tokenBegin;
+    protected int endOf_USED_Buffer;
+    protected int endOf_UNUSED_Buffer;
+    protected int maxUnusedBufferSize;
+
+// ================================================================================
+//  Auxiliary functions. Can parse the tokens used in the grammar as partial/auxiliary
+// ================================================================================
+
+    [LEXER_AUXFUNCTIONS]
+
+// ================================================================================
+//  Main method. Return a TOKEN_CONSTANT
+// ================================================================================            
+            
+    public int next() throws [LEXER_NAME]Exception, IOException{
+        char currentChar = buffer[bufpos];
+        while (currentChar == ' ' || currentChar=='\t' || currentChar == '\n' || currentChar=='\r')
+            currentChar = readNextChar(); 
+        tokenBegin = bufpos;
+        if (currentChar==EOF_CHAR) return TOKEN_EOF;
+
+        [LEXER_LOGIC]
+    }
+
+// ================================================================================
+//  Public interface
+// ================================================================================
+    
+    public [LEXER_NAME](java.io.Reader stream) throws IOException{
+        reInit(stream);
+    }
+
+    public void reInit(java.io.Reader stream) throws IOException{
+        done();
+        inputStream    = stream;
+        bufsize        = 4096;
+        line           = 1;
+        column         = 0;
+        bufpos         = -1;
+        endOf_UNUSED_Buffer = bufsize;
+        endOf_USED_Buffer = 0;
+        prevCharIsCR   = false;
+        prevCharIsLF   = false;
+        buffer         = new char[bufsize];
+        tokenBegin     = -1;
+        maxUnusedBufferSize = 4096/2;
+        readNextChar();
+    }
+
+    public String getLastTokenImage() {
+        if (bufpos >= tokenBegin)
+            return new String(buffer, tokenBegin, bufpos - tokenBegin);
+          else
+            return new String(buffer, tokenBegin, bufsize - tokenBegin) +
+                                  new String(buffer, 0, bufpos);
+    }
+    
+    public static String tokenKindToString(int token) {
+        return tokenImage[token]; 
+    }
+
+    public void done(){
+        buffer = null;
+    }
+
+// ================================================================================
+//  Parse error management
+// ================================================================================    
+    
+    protected int parseError(String reason) throws [LEXER_NAME]Exception {
+        StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder();
+        message.append(reason).append("\n");
+        message.append("Line: ").append(line).append("\n");
+        message.append("Row: ").append(column).append("\n");
+        throw new [LEXER_NAME]Exception(message.toString());
+    }
+
+    protected int parseError(int ... tokens) throws [LEXER_NAME]Exception {
+        StringBuilder message = new StringBuilder();
+        message.append("Error while parsing. ");
+        message.append(" Line: ").append(line);
+        message.append(" Row: ").append(column);
+        message.append(" Expecting:");
+        for (int tokenId : tokens){
+            message.append(" ").append([LEXER_NAME].tokenKindToString(tokenId));
+        }
+        throw new [LEXER_NAME]Exception(message.toString());
+    }
+    
+    protected void updateLineColumn(char c){
+        column++;
+    
+        if (prevCharIsLF)
+        {
+            prevCharIsLF = false;
+            line += (column = 1);
+        }
+        else if (prevCharIsCR)
+        {
+            prevCharIsCR = false;
+            if (c == '\n')
+            {
+                prevCharIsLF = true;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                line += (column = 1);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        if (c=='\r') {
+            prevCharIsCR = true;
+        } else if(c == '\n') {
+            prevCharIsLF = true;
+        }
+    }
+    
+// ================================================================================
+//  Read data, buffer management. It uses a circular (and expandable) buffer
+// ================================================================================    
+
+    protected char readNextChar() throws IOException {
+        if (++bufpos >= endOf_USED_Buffer)
+            fillBuff();
+        char c = buffer[bufpos];
+        updateLineColumn(c);
+        return c;
+    }
+
+    protected boolean fillBuff() throws IOException {
+        if (endOf_UNUSED_Buffer == endOf_USED_Buffer) // If no more unused buffer space 
+        {
+          if (endOf_UNUSED_Buffer == bufsize)         // -- If the previous unused space was
+          {                                           // -- at the end of the buffer
+            if (tokenBegin > maxUnusedBufferSize)     // -- -- If the first N bytes before
+            {                                         //       the current token are enough
+              bufpos = endOf_USED_Buffer = 0;         // -- -- -- setup buffer to use that fragment 
+              endOf_UNUSED_Buffer = tokenBegin;
+            }
+            else if (tokenBegin < 0)                  // -- -- If no token yet
+              bufpos = endOf_USED_Buffer = 0;         // -- -- -- reuse the whole buffer
+            else
+              ExpandBuff(false);                      // -- -- Otherwise expand buffer after its end
+          }
+          else if (endOf_UNUSED_Buffer > tokenBegin)  // If the endOf_UNUSED_Buffer is after the token
+            endOf_UNUSED_Buffer = bufsize;            // -- set endOf_UNUSED_Buffer to the end of the buffer
+          else if ((tokenBegin - endOf_UNUSED_Buffer) < maxUnusedBufferSize)
+          {                                           // If between endOf_UNUSED_Buffer and the token
+            ExpandBuff(true);                         // there is NOT enough space expand the buffer                          
+          }                                           // reorganizing it
+          else 
+            endOf_UNUSED_Buffer = tokenBegin;         // Otherwise there is enough space at the start
+        }                                             // so we set the buffer to use that fragment
+        int i;
+        if ((i = inputStream.read(buffer, endOf_USED_Buffer, endOf_UNUSED_Buffer - endOf_USED_Buffer)) == -1)
+        {
+            inputStream.close();
+            buffer[endOf_USED_Buffer]=(char)EOF_CHAR;
+            endOf_USED_Buffer++;
+            return false;
+        }
+            else
+                endOf_USED_Buffer += i;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+
+    protected void ExpandBuff(boolean wrapAround)
+    {
+      char[] newbuffer = new char[bufsize + maxUnusedBufferSize];
+
+      try {
+        if (wrapAround) {
+          System.arraycopy(buffer, tokenBegin, newbuffer, 0, bufsize - tokenBegin);
+          System.arraycopy(buffer, 0, newbuffer, bufsize - tokenBegin, bufpos);
+          buffer = newbuffer;
+          endOf_USED_Buffer = (bufpos += (bufsize - tokenBegin));
+        }
+        else {
+          System.arraycopy(buffer, tokenBegin, newbuffer, 0, bufsize - tokenBegin);
+          buffer = newbuffer;
+          endOf_USED_Buffer = (bufpos -= tokenBegin);
+        }
+      } catch (Throwable t) {
+          throw new Error(t.getMessage());
+      }
+
+      bufsize += maxUnusedBufferSize;
+      endOf_UNUSED_Buffer = bufsize;
+      tokenBegin = 0;
+    }    
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/LexerException.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/LexerException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76aa8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/LexerException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package [PACKAGE];
+
+public class [LEXER_NAME]Exception extends Exception {
+    
+    public [LEXER_NAME]Exception(String message) {
+        super(message);
+    }
+    
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/default.config b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/default.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7efbeb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/default.config
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# LEXER GENERATOR configuration file
+# ---------------------------------------
+# Place *first* the generic configuration
+# then list your grammar.
+
+PACKAGE:          com.my.lexer
+LEXER_NAME:       MyLexer
+OUTPUT_DIR:       output
+
+TOKENS:
+
+BOOLEAN_LIT = string(boolean)
+FALSE_LIT   = string(false)
+BOMB_LIT    = string(bomb)
+BONSAI_LIT  = string(bonsai)
+HELLO_LIT   = string(hello)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/Fixtures.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/Fixtures.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ed2eaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/Fixtures.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.Rule;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleChar;
+
+public class Fixtures {
+    static  String token_name       = "MYTOKEN";
+    static  String token2_name       = "MYTOKEN2";
+    static  String token_return     = "return TOKEN_MYTOKEN;\n";
+    static  String token2_return     = "return TOKEN_MYTOKEN2;\n";
+    static  String token_parseerror = "return parseError(TOKEN_MYTOKEN);\n";
+    static  String token_tostring   = "! ";
+    static  String rule_action      = "myaction";
+    static  String rule_name        = "myrule";
+    static  String rule_match       = "matchCheck("+rule_name+")";
+    static  String rule2_action     = "myaction2";
+    static  String rule2_name       = "myrule2";
+    static  String rule2_match      = "matchCheck2("+rule_name+")";
+    
+    static public Rule createRule(final String name){
+        return new Rule(){
+            String rule_name        = name;
+            String rule_action      = "myaction";
+            String rule_match       = "matchCheck("+rule_name+")";
+            
+            @Override
+            public Rule clone(){
+                return Fixtures.createRule(name+"_clone");
+            }
+            
+            @Override
+            public String javaAction() {
+                return rule_action;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public String javaMatch(String action) {
+                return rule_match+"{"+action+"}";
+            }
+            
+            @Override
+            public String toString(){
+                return rule_name;
+            }
+            
+        }; 
+    }
+    
+    static Rule rule = new Rule(){
+        
+        public Rule clone(){
+            return null;
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public String javaAction() {
+            return rule_action;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String javaMatch(String action) {
+            return rule_match+"{"+action+"}";
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public String toString(){
+            return rule_name;
+        }
+        
+    }; 
+
+    static Rule rule2 = new Rule(){
+
+        public Rule clone(){
+            return null;
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public String javaAction() {
+            return rule2_action;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String javaMatch(String act) {
+            return rule2_match+"{"+act+"}";
+        }
+        
+        @Override
+        public String toString(){
+            return rule2_name;
+        }
+        
+    };
+    
+    static RuleChar ruleA = new RuleChar('a');
+    static RuleChar ruleB = new RuleChar('b');
+    static RuleChar ruleC = new RuleChar('c');
+    static String ruleABC_action = "currentChar = readNextChar();";
+    
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAddRuleTest.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAddRuleTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7541124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAddRuleTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import static edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.Fixtures.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+
+public class LexerNodeAddRuleTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void NodeRuleRuleNodeNode() {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(rule);
+        node.add(rule2);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        assertEquals(" ( " + rule_name +token_tostring + " || " + rule2_name + token_tostring + " ) ", node.toString());
+        assertEquals(rule_match+"{"
+                        +"\n" + rule_action
+                        +"\n" +token_return
+                     +"}"
+                     +rule2_match+"{"
+                        +"\n"+rule2_action
+                        +"\n"+token_return
+                     +"}"
+                     +token_parseerror , node.toJava());
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void NodeSwitchCase() {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(ruleA);
+        node.add(ruleB);
+        node.add(ruleC);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        assertEquals(" ( a" + token_tostring + " || b" + token_tostring + " || c" + token_tostring + " ) ", node.toString());
+        assertEquals("switch(currentChar){\n" +
+                "case 'a':" +
+                "\n" + ruleABC_action +
+                "\n" + token_return   +
+                "case 'b':" +
+                "\n" + ruleABC_action +
+                "\n" + token_return   +
+                "case 'c':" +
+                "\n" + ruleABC_action +
+                "\n" + token_return   +
+                "}\n"+ token_parseerror , node.toJava());
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAppendNodeTest.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAppendNodeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5151e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAppendNodeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import static edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.Fixtures.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleEpsilon;
+
+public class LexerNodeAppendNodeTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void AppendIsMergeIfNoActions() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        LexerNode node2 = new LexerNode();
+        node2.append(createRule("rule"));
+        node2.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        node.append(node2);
+        assertEquals("rule_clone! ", node.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void AppendIsAppend() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(createRule("A"));
+        LexerNode node2 = new LexerNode();
+        node2.append(createRule("rule"));
+        node2.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        node.append(node2);
+        assertEquals("Arule_clone! ", node.toString());
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void AppendedNodesAreCloned() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(createRule("A"));
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        LexerNode node2 = new LexerNode();
+        node2.append(createRule("B"));
+        node2.appendTokenName(token2_name);
+        node.append(node2);
+        // TODO
+        // assertEquals("A! B_clone! ", node.toString());
+        
+        LexerNode node3 = new LexerNode();
+        node3.append(createRule("C"));
+        node3.append(createRule("D"));
+        node3.appendTokenName(token2_name);
+        node.append(node3);
+        // TODO
+        // assertEquals("A! B_clone! C_cloneD_clone! ", node.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void EpsilonRuleDoesNotPropagateAppended() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(new RuleEpsilon());
+        LexerNode node2 = new LexerNode();
+        node2.append(createRule("A"));
+        node2.appendTokenName(token2_name);
+        node.append(node2);
+        assertEquals("A_clone! ", node.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void EpsilonRuleIsRemovedAndIssueMerge() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(new RuleEpsilon());
+        LexerNode node2 = new LexerNode();
+        node2.append(createRule("A"));
+        node2.appendTokenName(token2_name);
+        node.append(node2);
+        node.add(new RuleEpsilon());
+        node.append(node2);
+        // TODO
+        // assertEquals(" ( A_clone! A_clone!  || A_clone!  ) ", node.toString());
+  }
+    
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAppendRuleTest.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAppendRuleTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84fd292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAppendRuleTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import static edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.Fixtures.*;
+
+public class LexerNodeAppendRuleTest {    
+    @Test
+    public void SingleNode() {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        assertEquals(token_tostring, node.toString());
+        assertEquals(token_return,   node.toJava());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void NodeRuleNode() {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(rule);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        assertEquals(rule_name+token_tostring, node.toString());
+        assertEquals(rule_match+"{"
+                        +"\n"+rule_action
+                        +"\n"+token_return
+                     +"}"+token_parseerror, node.toJava());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void NodeRuleNodeRuleNode() {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(rule);
+        node.append(rule2);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        assertEquals(rule_name+rule2_name+token_tostring, node.toString());
+        assertEquals(rule_match+"{"
+                        +"\n"+rule_action
+                        +"\n"+rule2_match+"{"
+                            +"\n"+rule2_action
+                            +"\n"+token_return
+                        +"}"
+                        +token_parseerror
+                     +"}"+token_parseerror, node.toJava());
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAuxFunctionsTest.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAuxFunctionsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f12c00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeAuxFunctionsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import static edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.Fixtures.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.Token;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RuleEpsilon;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.rules.RulePartial;
+
+public class LexerNodeAuxFunctionsTest {
+    String expectedDifferentReturn = "return TOKEN_AUX_NOT_FOUND;\n"; 
+    
+    @Test
+    public void NodeRuleRuleNodeNode() {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(rule);
+        node.add(rule2);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        assertEquals(" ( " + rule_name +token_tostring + " || " + rule2_name + token_tostring + " ) ", node.toString());
+        assertEquals(rule_match+"{"
+                        +"\n" + rule_action
+                        +"\n" +token_return
+                     +"}"
+                     +rule2_match+"{"
+                        +"\n"+rule2_action
+                        +"\n"+token_return
+                     +"}"
+                     +expectedDifferentReturn , node.toJavaAuxFunction());
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void NodeSwitchCase() {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(ruleA);
+        node.add(ruleB);
+        node.add(ruleC);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        assertEquals(" ( a" + token_tostring + " || b" + token_tostring + " || c" + token_tostring + " ) ", node.toString());
+        assertEquals("switch(currentChar){\n" +
+                "case 'a':" +
+                "\n" + ruleABC_action +
+                "\n" + token_return   +
+                "case 'b':" +
+                "\n" + ruleABC_action +
+                "\n" + token_return   +
+                "case 'c':" +
+                "\n" + ruleABC_action +
+                "\n" + token_return   +
+                "}\n"+ expectedDifferentReturn , node.toJavaAuxFunction());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void NodeNeededAuxFunctions() {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(ruleA);
+        node.add(new RulePartial("token1"));
+        node.append(ruleC);
+        node.append(new RulePartial("token2"));
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        assertEquals(" ( actoken2!  || token1ctoken2!  ) ", node.toString());
+        Set<String> expectedNeededAuxFunctions = new HashSet<String>();
+        expectedNeededAuxFunctions.add("token1");
+        expectedNeededAuxFunctions.add("token2");
+        assertEquals(expectedNeededAuxFunctions, node.neededAuxFunctions());
+    }    
+
+    @Test(expected=Exception.class)
+    public void NodeExpandFirstActionError() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(ruleA);
+        node.add(new RulePartial("token1"));
+        node.append(ruleC);
+        node.add(new RuleEpsilon());
+        node.append(new RulePartial("token2"));
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        assertEquals(" ( actoken2!  || token1ctoken2!  || token2!  ) ", node.toString());
+        LinkedHashMap<String, Token> tokens = new LinkedHashMap<String, Token>();
+        try {
+            node.expandFirstAction(tokens);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            assertEquals("Cannot find a token used as part of another definition, missing token: token1", e.getMessage());
+            throw e;
+        }
+    } 
+
+    public void NodeExpandFirstAction() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(ruleA);
+        node.add(new RulePartial("token1"));
+        node.append(ruleC);
+        node.add(new RuleEpsilon());
+        node.append(new RulePartial("token2"));
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        assertEquals(" ( actoken2!  || token1ctoken2!  || token2!  ) ", node.toString());
+        LinkedHashMap<String, Token> tokens = new LinkedHashMap<String, Token>();
+        Token a = new Token("token1 = string(T1-blabla)", tokens);
+        Token b = new Token("token1 = string(T1-blabla)", tokens);
+        tokens.put("token1", a);
+        tokens.put("token2", b);
+        node.expandFirstAction(tokens);
+        assertEquals(" ( actoken2!  || T1-blablactoken2!  || T2-blabla!  ) ", node.toString());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeCloneTest.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeCloneTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87e3ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeCloneTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import static edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.Fixtures.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+
+public class LexerNodeCloneTest {
+    
+    @Test
+    public void Depth1() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        LexerNode newNode = node.clone();
+        assertFalse(node == newNode);
+    }
+    
+    
+    @Test
+    public void Depth2() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(createRule("my1"));
+        node.add(createRule("my2"));
+        node.add(ruleA);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        LexerNode newNode = node.clone();
+
+        assertEquals(" ( my1!  || my2!  || a!  ) ", node.toString());
+        assertEquals(" ( my1_clone!  || my2_clone!  || a!  ) ", newNode.toString());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void Depth3() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(createRule("my1"));
+        node.add(createRule("my2"));
+        node.add(ruleA);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        LexerNode node2 = new LexerNode();
+        node2.append(createRule("my3"));
+        node2.add(createRule("my4"));
+        node2.add(ruleB);
+        node2.appendTokenName(token2_name);
+        node.append(node2);
+        LexerNode newNode = node.clone();
+        // TODO
+        // assertEquals(" ( my1!  (  || my3_clone!  || my4_clone!  || b!  ) " +
+        //		     " || my2!  (  || my3_clone!  || my4_clone!  || b!  ) " +
+        //		     " || a!  (  || my3_clone!  || my4_clone!  || b!  )  ) ", node.toString());
+        // assertEquals(" ( my1_clone!  (  || my3_clone_clone!  || my4_clone_clone!  || b!  ) " +
+        //		     " || my2_clone!  (  || my3_clone_clone!  || my4_clone_clone!  || b!  ) " +
+        //		     " || a!  (  || my3_clone_clone!  || my4_clone_clone!  || b!  )  ) ", newNode.toString());
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeMergeNodeTest.java b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeMergeNodeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b22d99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/lexer-generator-maven-plugin/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/lexergenerator/LexerNodeMergeNodeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator;
+
+import static edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.Fixtures.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.lexergenerator.LexerNode;
+
+public class LexerNodeMergeNodeTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void MergeIsAdd() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(rule);
+        LexerNode node2 = new LexerNode();
+        node2.append(rule2);
+        node2.append(rule);
+        node2.merge(node);
+        node2.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        
+        LexerNode expected = new LexerNode();
+        expected.append(rule2);
+        expected.append(rule);
+        expected.add(rule);
+        expected.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        
+        assertEquals(expected.toString(), node2.toString());
+        assertEquals(expected.toJava(), node2.toJava());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void MergeTwoToken() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(rule);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        LexerNode node2 = new LexerNode();
+        node2.append(rule2);
+        node2.appendTokenName(token2_name);
+        node.merge(node2);
+
+        assertEquals(" ( "+rule_name+token_tostring+" || "+rule2_name+token_tostring+" ) ", node.toString());
+        assertEquals(rule_match + "{"
+        		+ "\n" + rule_action
+        		+ "\n" + token_return
+        +"}"+rule2_match+"{" 
+        + "\n" + rule2_action
+        + "\n" + token2_return
+        +"}return parseError(TOKEN_MYTOKEN,TOKEN_MYTOKEN2);\n"
+, node.toJava());
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected=Exception.class)
+    public void MergeConflict() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(rule);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        LexerNode node2 = new LexerNode();
+        node2.append(rule);
+        node2.appendTokenName(token2_name);
+        try {
+            node.merge(node2);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            assertEquals("Rule conflict between: "+token_name +" and "+token2_name, e.getMessage());
+            throw e;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void MergeWithoutConflictWithRemoveTokensName() throws Exception {
+        LexerNode node = new LexerNode();
+        node.append(rule);
+        node.append(rule);
+        node.appendTokenName(token_name);
+        LexerNode node2 = new LexerNode();
+        node2.append(rule);
+        node2.append(rule);
+        node2.appendTokenName(token2_name);
+        node2.removeTokensName();
+        node.merge(node2);
+        assertEquals(rule_name+rule_name+token_tostring, node.toString());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml b/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0677ffb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/asterix-maven-plugins/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <groupId>edu.uci.ics.asterix</groupId>
+  <artifactId>asterix-maven-plugins</artifactId>
+  <version>0.1</version>
+  <packaging>pom</packaging>
+
+  <dependencies>
+  	<dependency>
+  		<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+  		<artifactId>maven-plugin-api</artifactId>
+  		<version>2.2.1</version>
+  		<type>jar</type>
+  		<scope>compile</scope>
+  	</dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <modules>
+    <module>lexer-generator-maven-plugin</module>
+  </modules>
+</project>