def parse(text, elements, fallback):
    """Parse given text and produce a list of inline elements.

    :param text: the text to be parsed.
    :param elements: the element types to be included in parsing
    :param fallback: fallback class when no other element type is matched.
    """
    # this is a raw list of elements that may contain overlaps.
    tokens = []
    for etype in elements:
        for match in etype.find(text):
            tokens.append(Token(etype, match, text, fallback))
    tokens.sort()
    tokens = _resolve_overlap(tokens)
    return make_elements(tokens, text, fallback=fallback)
Parse given text and produce a list of inline elements.

    :param text: the text to be parsed.
    :param elements: the element types to be included in parsing
    :param fallback: fallback class when no other element type is matched.