basic combinator parser in scala

gistfile1.scala

abstract class Result[T]
case class Failed[T](desc: String) extends Result[T]
case class Consumed[T](value: T, rest: String) extends Result[T]

trait Parser[T] extends ((String) => Result[T]) {
  def flatMap[A](v2m: ((T) => Parser[A])): Parser[A] = {
    new Parser[A] {
      def apply(input: String) = {
        Parser.this(input) match {
          case Consumed(v, rest) => v2m(v)(rest)
          case Failed(desc) => Failed[A](desc)
        }
      }
    }
  }
  def map[A](v2v: (T => A)): Parser[A] = flatMap(v2v andThen value)

  def value[A](v: A): Parser[A] = new Parser[A] {
    def apply(input: String) = Consumed(v, input)
  }

  def rescue(p: Parser[T]) : Parser[T] = {
    new Parser[T] {
      def apply(input: String) : Result[T] = {
        Parser.this(input) match {
          case x@Consumed(_, _) => x
          case Failed(desc) => p(input)
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

object Parsers {
  def stringP(s: String) = new Parser[String] {
    def apply(input: String) = {
      if(input.startsWith(s)) Consumed(s, input.substring(s.length))
      else Failed[String]("Could not match on " + s)
    }
  }

  def digit() = new Parser[String] {
    def apply(input: String) = {
      if(input.length > 0 && input.charAt(0) >= '0' && input.charAt(0) <= '9')
        Consumed(input.substring(0,1), input.substring(1))
      else
        Failed[String]("Could not match on digit")
    }
  }

  def many1[A](p : Parser[A]) : Parser[List[A]] = p flatMap ((a) => (many1(p) rescue p.value(List.empty)) map ((lst) => List(a) ::: lst))
  def sepBy[A, B](sep: Parser[A], p: Parser[B]) = many1(p flatMap (v => sep map (_ => v))) flatMap (lst => p map ((a) => List(a) ::: lst))
  def number = many1(digit()) map (_.reduce(_ ++ _)) map Integer.parseInt
  def parens[A](p: Parser[A]) = stringP("(") flatMap (x => p) flatMap (v => stringP(")") map (_ => v))
  def comma = stringP(",")
}


object Main {
  def main(args : Array[String]) {
    import Parsers._
    // parse numbers seperated by comma and then sum it.
    val parser = parens(sepBy(comma, number) map (_.sum))
    val input = "(1000,100,10,1)"
    println(parser(input))
  }
}