# File lib/mail/parsers/envelope_from.rb, line 24
    def _nt_primary
      start_index = index
      if node_cache[:primary].has_key?(index)
        cached = node_cache[:primary][index]
        if cached
          cached = SyntaxNode.new(input, index...(index + 1)) if cached == true
          @index = cached.interval.end
        end
        return cached
      end

      i0, s0 = index, []
      r1 = _nt_addr_spec
      s0 << r1
      if r1
        r2 = _nt_ctime_date
        s0 << r2
      end
      if s0.last
        r0 = instantiate_node(SyntaxNode,input, i0...index, s0)
        r0.extend(Primary0)
      else
        @index = i0
        r0 = nil
      end

      node_cache[:primary][start_index] = r0

      r0
    end