$text =~ /<Diff.file>/; # Invoke through grammar
In Apocalypse 5, Larry uses ::, not . to separate grammar and rule names.
This is a method call.
Update: As Juerd rightly points out, there is a distinction between a grammer and a class, and their rules and methods. However, the same syntax is used to call a rule from a grammer, as a grammer can inherit from other grammer(s), delegate to other grammers, and possibly even autogenerate rules. In these cases, the rule needs to be treated as a method call.
Cheers,
Erik
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