juic: intended implementation of record ctors, working for now

This way when I get the record constructors right (which I think I have
in my mind now) I can keep around non-regression tests.

doc/jui-lang.txt

@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ BIG TODO:
 - Don't have a scope and ability to let- or fun-declare inside function body!!
 - `rec x() = y {}; x {}` is it of record type `x` or `y`? How to say that `x`
   is based on `y`?
+  -> it's of type y, which is derived from x and may or may not have custom
+     codegen that overrides that of x
 
 IMPLEMENTATION TODO:
 - List syntax
@@ -177,17 +179,6 @@ The syntax for assigning at labels is a bit dodgy at the moment. It should be
   -> function-based interface param("FX")
 - "Control-flow": for(each) loops, what else needed for basic ops?
 
-Limitation of lazy record construction: if you use a function in the middle of
-a record construction, the record update `<{ }` will force the evaluation of
-fields even though it would be possible not to force that.
-
-```
-fun f(e) = e <{ width: e.width + 10 };
-rec r1(x) = f <| base { width: x };
-rec r2(x) = r1 { height: this.width; x };
-r2 { 10; }
-```
-
 Capturing "this" in a local variable to get a snapshot is required, otherwise
 we can't refer to parents.
 

juic/builtins.py

@@ -2,19 +2,28 @@ from juic.datatypes import *
 from juic.eval import *
 
 def juiPrint(*args):
-    print("[print]", *args)
+    print("[print]", *(juiValueString(a) for a in args))
 
 def juiLen(x):
     if type(x) not in [str, list]:
         raise JuiTypeError("len")
     return len(x)
 
+R_record = RecordType("record", None)
+R_subrecord = RecordType("subrecord", R_record)
+R_jwidget = RecordType("jwidget", None)
+R_jlabel = RecordType("jlabel", R_jwidget)
+R_jfkeys = RecordType("jfkeys", R_jwidget)
+
 builtinClosure = Closure(parent=None, scope=MutableScopeData(defs={
     "print": (0, BuiltinFunction(juiPrint)),
     "len": (0, BuiltinFunction(juiLen)),
 
     # TODO: Remove the built-in record type "record" used for testing
-    "record": (0, RecordType.makePlainRecordType()),
+    "record": (0, R_record),
-    "subrecord": (0, RecordType.makePlainRecordType()),
+    "subrecord": (0, R_subrecord),
+    "jwidget": (0, R_jwidget),
+    "jlabel": (0, R_jlabel),
+    "jfkeys": (0, R_jfkeys),
 
 }, timestamp=1))

juic/datatypes.py

@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from typing import Callable, Union
+from typing import Callable, Union, TYPE_CHECKING
+import juic
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import juic.eval
 
 # Mapping of Jui types to Python types:
 #   Null           None
@@ -29,41 +33,31 @@ class Function:
     # Expression node to evaluate when calling the function
     body: "juic.parser.Node"
     # Parameter names, must all be unique. May be empty
-    params: list[str] = field(default_factory=[])
+    params: list[str] = field(default_factory=list)
     # Name of variadic argument if one; must also be unique
     variadic: str | None = None
 
 @dataclass
 class RecordType:
+    # Record name
+    name: str
+    # Base type for inheritance/subconstructor logic
+    base: Union[None, "RecordType"]
+
     # TODO: Record prototypes?
 
-    @staticmethod
+@dataclass
-    def makePlainRecordType():
+class RecordCtor:
-        return RecordType()
+    func: Function
-
-# @dataclass
-# class RecordCtor:
-#     # Context in which the record body is evaluated
-#     closure: "juic.eval.Closure"
-#     # List of entries to produce, of type `REC_ATTR` or `REC_VALUE`
-#     entries: list["juic.parser.Node"]
-#     # Parameter names, must all be unique. May be empty
-#     params: list[str] = field(default_factory=[])
-#     # Name of variadic argument if one; must also be unique
-#     variadic: str | None = None
-
-#     @staticmethod
-#     def makePlainRecordCtor():
-#         return RecordCtor(closure=None, entries=[], params=[], variadic=None)
 
 @dataclass
 class Record:
     # A record type if it's pure, or a thunk with the base object otherwise.
     base: Union[RecordType, "juic.eval.Thunk"]
     # Standard key-value attribute pairs
-    attr: dict[str, "juic.value.Thunk"]
+    attr: dict[str, Union["JuiValue", "juic.eval.Thunk"]]
     # Children elements
-    children: list["juic.value.Thunk"]
+    children: list[Union["JuiValue", "juic.eval.Thunk"]]
     # TODO: Keep track of variables that are not fields, i.e. "methods"?
     # scope: dict[str, "JuiValue"]
     # TODO: Labels
@@ -71,7 +65,7 @@ class Record:
 
 JuiValue = Union[None, bool, int, float, str, CXXQualid, list,
                  "juic.eval.PartialRecordSnapshot", BuiltinFunction, Function,
-                 RecordType, Record]
+                 RecordType, RecordCtor, Record]
 
 def juiIsArith(value):
     return type(value) in [bool, int, float]
@@ -92,10 +86,110 @@ def juiIsCallable(value):
     return type(value) in [BuiltinFunction, Function]
 
 def juiIsProjectable(value):
-    return type(value) in [ThisRef, Record]
+    return type(value) in [Record, juic.eval.PartialRecordSnapshot]
 
 def juiIsConstructible(value):
-    return type(value) in [RecordType, Function]
+    return type(value) in [RecordType, RecordCtor]
 
 def juiIsRecordUpdatable(value):
     return type(value) == Record
+
+# Generic functions on values
+
+# String representation of a value
+def juiValueString(v):
+    match v:
+        case None:
+            return "null"
+        case bool():
+            return str(v).lower()
+        case int() | float():
+            return str(v)
+        case str():
+            return repr(v)
+        case CXXQualid():
+            return "&" + v.qualid
+        case list():
+            return "[" + ", ".join(juiValueString(x) for x in v) + "]"
+        case BuiltinFunction():
+            return str(v)
+        case Function() as f:
+            p = f.params + (["..." + f.variadic] if f.variadic else [])
+            s = "fun(" + ", ".join(p) + ") => " + str(f.body)
+            s += " (in some closure)"
+            return s
+        case RecordCtor() as rc:
+            f = rc.func
+            p = f.params + (["..." + f.variadic] if f.variadic else [])
+            s = "rec(" + ", ".join(p) + ") => " + str(f.body)
+            s += " (in some closure)"
+            return s
+        case RecordType() as rt:
+            return str(rt)
+        case Record() as r:
+            s = r.base.name + " {"
+            s += "; ".join(x + ": " + juiValueString(y) for x, y in r.attr.items())
+            if len(r.attr) and len(r.children):
+                s += "; "
+            s += "; ".join(juiValueString(x) for x in r.children)
+            return s + "}"
+            raise NotImplementedError
+        case juic.eval.Thunk() as th:
+            return str(th)
+        case juic.eval.PartialRecordSnapshot() as prs:
+            return str(prs)
+        case _:
+            raise NotImplementedError
+
+# Check whether two *forced* values are equal
+def juiValuesEqual(v1, v2):
+    def unwrapThunk(v):
+        match v:
+            case juic.eval.Thunk() as th:
+                assert th.evaluated and not th.invalid
+                return unwrapThunk(th.result)
+            case _:
+                return v
+
+    v1 = unwrapThunk(v1)
+    v2 = unwrapThunk(v2)
+    match v1, v2:
+        case None, None:
+            return True
+        case bool(), bool():
+            return v1 == v2
+        case int(), int():
+            return v1 == v2
+        case float(), float():
+            return v1 == v2
+        case str(), str():
+            return v1 == v2
+        case CXXQualid(), CXXQualid():
+            return v1.qualid == v2.qualid
+        case list() as l1, list() as l2:
+            return len(l1) == len(l2) and \
+                all(juiValuesEqual(v1, v2) for v1, v2 in zip(l1, l2))
+        case BuiltinFunction(), BuiltinFunction():
+            return id(v1) == id(v2)
+        case Function(), Function():
+            raise Exception("cannot compare functions")
+        case RecordType(), RecordType():
+            return id(v1) == id(v2)
+        case Record() as r1, Record() as r2:
+            if not juiValuesEqual(r1.base, r2.base):
+                return False
+            if r1.attr.keys() != r2.attr.keys():
+                return False
+            if any(not juiValuesEqual(r1.attr[k], r2.attr[k]) for k in r1.attr):
+                return False
+            if len(r1.children) != len(r2.children):
+                return False
+            if any(not juiValuesEqual(v1, v2)
+                   for v1, v2 in zip(r1.children, r2.children)):
+                return False
+            return True
+        case juic.eval.PartialRecordSnapshot(), \
+             juic.eval.PartialRecordSnapshot():
+            raise Exception("cannot compare PRSs")
+        case _, _:
+            raise Exception(f"invalid types for comparison: {type(v1)}, {type(v2)}")

juic/eval.py

@@ -104,6 +104,21 @@ class Thunk:
     # Whether the thunk is currently under evaluation
     _running: bool = False
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        s = "Thunk("
+        if self._running:
+            s += "running, "
+        if self.evaluated:
+            s += "evaluated"
+            if self.invalid:
+                s += ", invalid"
+            else:
+                s += " = " + juiValueString(self.result)
+        else:
+            s += "unevaluated"
+        s += "){ " + str(self.ast) + " }"
+        return s
+
 # Object representing the interpretation of a partially-built record. In a
 # record construction or update operation, fields of `this` refer to the latest
 # definition before the point of use, if there is one, or the definition in the
@@ -121,58 +136,12 @@ class PartialRecordSnapshot:
     # Base object for fields not captured in `fieldThunks`
     base: None | Thunk = None
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "<PartialRecordSnapshot>" # TODO
+
     def copy(self):
         return PartialRecordSnapshot(self.fieldThunks.copy(), self.base)
 
-# TODO: Make this a general value printing function
-def juiValueString(v):
-    match v:
-        case None:
-            return "null"
-        case bool():
-            return str(v).lower()
-        case int() | float():
-            return str(v)
-        case str():
-            return repr(v)
-        case CXXQualid():
-            return "&" + v.qualid
-        case list():
-            return "[" + ", ".join(juiValueString(x) for x in v) + "]"
-        case BuiltinFunction():
-            return str(v)
-        case Function():
-            p = v.params + (["..." + v.variadic] if v.variadic else [])
-            s = "fun(" + ", ".join(p) + ") => " + str(v.body)
-            s += " (in some closure)"
-            return s
-        case RecordType():
-            return "<RecordType>"
-        case Record() as r:
-            s = juiValueString(r.base) + " " + "{"
-            s += "; ".join(x + ": " + juiValueString(y) for x, y in r.attr.items())
-            s += "; ".join(juiValueString(x) for x in r.children)
-            return s + "}"
-            raise NotImplementedError
-        case Thunk() as th:
-            s = "Thunk("
-            if th._running:
-                s += "running, "
-            if th.evaluated:
-                s += "evaluated"
-                if th.invalid:
-                    s += ", invalid"
-                else:
-                    s += " = " + juiValueString(th.result)
-            else:
-                s += "unevaluated"
-            s += "){ " + str(th.ast) + " }"
-            return s
-        case PartialRecordSnapshot():
-            return "<A PRS AAAAAAH>"
-        case _:
-            raise NotImplementedError
-
 class JuiTypeError(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -284,16 +253,21 @@ class Context:
             raise JuiStaticError(f"multiple variadic arguments: {names}")
 
         if variadics and variadics != [len(params) - 1]:
-            name = params[variadic][0]
+            name = params[variadics[0]][0]
             raise JuiStaticError(f"variadic argument {name} not at the end")
         variadic = params[variadics[0]][0] if variadics else None
 
         # Build function object
+        # TODO: Make a full scope not just an expr
         return Function(closure = self.currentStateClosure(),
-                        body = body,
+                        body = Node(Node.T.SCOPE_EXPR, [body]),
                         params = [name for (name, v) in params if not v],
                         variadic = variadic)
 
+    def makeRecordCtor(self, params: list[Tuple[str, bool]], body: Node) \
+        -> RecordCtor:
+        return RecordCtor(func=self.makeFunction(params, body))
+
     #=== Main evaluation functions ===#
 
     # Expression evaluator; this function is pure. It can cause thunks to be
@@ -328,7 +302,10 @@ class Context:
                     case "+": return x + y
                     case "-": return x - y
                     case "*": return x * y
-                    case "/": return x / y if type(x) == float else x // y
+                    case "/":
+                        match x, y:
+                            case float(), float(): return (x / y)
+                            case _, _: return  (x // y)
                     case "%": return x % y
 
             case Node.T.OP, [("!" | "+" | "-") as op, X]:
@@ -375,10 +352,21 @@ class Context:
                 return self.evalCall(f, [X])
 
             case Node.T.THIS, []:
-                raise NotImplementedError
+                v = self.lookup("this")
+                if v is None:
+                    raise JuiNameError(f"no 'this' in current context")
+                assert isinstance(v, PartialRecordSnapshot)
+                return v
+
+            case Node.T.PROJ, [R, field]:
+                r = self.evalExpr(R)
+                requireType(r, juiIsProjectable)
+                f = self.project(r, field)
+                if isinstance(f, Thunk):
+                    return self.evalThunk(f)
+                else:
+                    return f
 
-            case Node.T.PROJ, []:
-                raise NotImplementedError
 
             case Node.T.CALL, [F, *A]:
                 f = self.evalExpr(F)
@@ -401,28 +389,60 @@ class Context:
             case Node.T.REC_ATTR, _:
                 raise NotImplementedError
 
-            case Node.T.REC_VALUE, _:
+            case Node.T.REC_VALUE, args:
                 raise NotImplementedError
 
-            case _, _:
+        raise Exception("invalid expr o(x_x)o: " + str(node))
-                raise Exception("invalid expr o(x_x)o: " + str(node))
+
+    def project(self, v: JuiValue, field: str) -> JuiValue:
+        match v:
+            case Record() as r:
+                if field not in r.attr:
+                    raise Exception(f"access to undefined field {field}")
+                return self.evalValueOrThunk(r.attr[field])
+            case PartialRecordSnapshot() as prs:
+                if field in prs.fieldThunks:
+                    return self.evalThunk(prs.fieldThunks[field])
+                elif prs.base is None:
+                    raise Exception(f"access to undefined field {field} of 'this'")
+                else:
+                    return self.project(self.evalThunk(prs.base), field)
+            case _:
+                raise NotImplementedError # unreachable
 
     def execStmt(self, node: Node) -> JuiValue:
         match node.ctor, node.args:
             case Node.T.LET_DECL, [name, X]:
                 self.addDefinition(name, self.evalExpr(X))
+                return None
 
             case Node.T.FUN_DECL, [name, params, body]:
                 self.addDefinition(name, self.makeFunction(params, body))
+                return None
 
-            case Node.T.REC_DECL, _:
+            case Node.T.REC_DECL, [name, params, body]:
-                raise NotImplementedError
+                self.addDefinition(name, self.makeRecordCtor(params, body))
+                return None
 
             case Node.T.SET_STMT, _:
                 raise NotImplementedError
 
-            case _, _:
+            case Node.T.UNIT_TEST, [subject, expected]:
-                return self.evalExpr(node)
+                vs = self.evalExpr(subject)
+                ve = self.evalExpr(expected)
+                vs = self.force(vs)
+                ve = self.force(ve)
+                if not juiValuesEqual(vs, ve):
+                    print("unit test failed:")
+                    print("  " + juiValueString(vs))
+                    print("vs.")
+                    print("  " + juiValueString(ve))
+                return None
+
+            case Node.T.SCOPE_EXPR, [e]:
+                return self.evalExpr(e)
+
+        raise Exception(f"execStmt: unrecognized node {node.ctor.name}")
 
     # TODO: Context.eval*: continue failed computations to find other errors?
     def evalThunk(self, th: Thunk) -> JuiValue:
@@ -446,6 +466,9 @@ class Context:
         th.result = result
         return result
 
+    def evalValueOrThunk(self, v: JuiValue | Thunk) -> JuiValue:
+        return self.evalThunk(v) if isinstance(v, Thunk) else v
+
     def evalCall(self, f: JuiValue, args: list[Node]) -> JuiValue:
         # Built-in functions: just evaluate arguments and go
         # TODO: Check types of built-in function calls
@@ -472,140 +495,113 @@ class Context:
                 self.addDefinition(name, th)
             # self.currentScope.dump()
             # self.currentClosure.dump()
+            assert f.body.ctor == Node.T.SCOPE_EXPR
             return self.execStmt(f.body)
 
     def evalRecordConstructor(self, ctor: JuiValue, entries: list[Node]) \
             -> JuiValue:
 
-        # Collect indices of fields and arguments separately; keep the order
-        args = []
-        attr = []
-        for i, e in enumerate(entries):
-            if e.ctor == Node.T.REC_ATTR:
-                attr.append(i)
-            elif e.ctor == Node.T.REC_VALUE:
-                args.append(i)
-            else:
-                assert False and "record node has weird children o(x_x)o"
-
         # Base record constructor: starts out with an empty record. All
         # arguments are children. Easy.
-        if type(ctor) == RecordType:
+        if isinstance(ctor, RecordType):
-            r = Record(base=ctor, attr=dict(), children=dict())
+            r = Record(base=ctor, attr=dict(), children=[])
-
-            if len(args) > 0:
-                raise JuiRuntimeError(f"arguments given to type rec ctor")
 
             # Create thunks for all entries while providing them with
             # progressively more complete PRS of r.
             prs = PartialRecordSnapshot()
 
-            for i in attr:
+            for i, e in enumerate(entries):
-                name, label, node = entries[i].args
+                if e.ctor == Node.T.REC_ATTR:
+                    name, label, node = e.args
+                elif e.ctor == Node.T.REC_VALUE:
+                    name, label, node = None, None, e.args[0]
+
                 th = Thunk(ast=node, closure=self.currentStateClosure())
                 th.thisReference = prs.copy()
 
-                r.attr[name] = th
+                if name is not None:
-                prs.fieldThunks[name] = th
+                    r.attr[name] = th
+                    prs.fieldThunks[name] = th
+                else:
+                    r.children.append(th)
 
             return r
 
-        # TODO: Factor this with function. In fact, this should reduce to a call
+        # NOTE: NO WAY TO SPECIFY AN ATTRIBUTE IN A NON-STATIC WAY.
+
+        # Create thunks for all entries that have everything but the "this".
+        entry_thunks = []
+        for e in entries:
+            if e.ctor == Node.T.REC_ATTR:
+                name, label, node = e.args
+            elif e.ctor == Node.T.REC_VALUE:
+                name, label, node = None, None, e.args[0]
+            th = Thunk(ast=node, closure=self.currentStateClosure())
+            entry_thunks.append(th)
+
+        # Collect arguments to the constructor and build a thunk the call.
+        args = [entry_thunks[i]
+                for i, e in enumerate(entries) if e.ctor == Node.T.REC_VALUE]
+
+        # TODO: Merge with an internal version of evalCall()
+        #---
+
+        assert isinstance(ctor, RecordCtor)
+        f = ctor.func
+
         # Check number of arguments
-        req = str(len(ctor.params)) + ("+" if ctor.variadic is not None else "")
+        req = str(len(f.params)) + ("+" if f.variadic is not None else "")
-        if len(args) < len(ctor.params):
+        if len(args) < len(f.params):
             raise JuiRuntimeError(f"not enough args (need {req}, got {len(args)})")
-        if len(args) > len(ctor.params) and ctor.variadic is None:
+        if len(args) > len(f.params) and f.variadic is None:
             raise JuiRuntimeError(f"too many args (need {req}, got {len(args)})")
 
         # TODO: In order to build variadic set I need a LIST node
-        if ctor.variadic is not None:
+        if f.variadic is not None:
             raise NotImplementedError("list node for building varargs o(x_x)o")
 
-        # Otherwise, it's a function so it might use
+        # Run into the function's scope to build the thunk
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        with self.contextSwitchAndPushNewScope(f.closure):
+            for name, th in zip(f.params, args):
+                self.addDefinition(name, th)
+            assert f.body.ctor == Node.T.SCOPE_EXPR
+            call_thunk = Thunk(ast=f.body.args[0],
+                               closure=self.currentStateClosure())
+        #---
 
-        assert type(r) == Function and \
+        # Use the call as base for a PRS and assign "this" in all thunks.
-            "evalRecordConstructor: not a record type nor a function"
+        prs = PartialRecordSnapshot()
+        prs.base = call_thunk
 
-        # Thunks should be created from a closure of the entire environment
+        for i, e in enumerate(entries):
-        # -> This environment is always known, _except_ for
+            entry_thunks[i].thisReference = prs.copy()
-        #    partially-constructed records
+            if e.ctor == Node.T.REC_ATTR:
-        # So, naturally... patch the PRS for "this" later on?
+                name, label, node = e.args
-        #
+                prs.fieldThunks[name] = th
-        # ## In a normal function call
-        #
-        # Invariant: context of evaluating the expression that has the call is
-        # complete. Use it for all the arguments. Done.
-        #
-        # ## In a record constructor with no parameters
-        #
-        # All attribute values have the same context when excluding "this",
-        # it's just the context surrounding the record constructor, and
-        # (invariant) it is complete. Use it to create all of the thunks.
-        #
-        # Later, iterate through the thunks in top-down order and patch the
-        # "this" by constructing PRSs.
-        #
-        # Invariant is satisified because each thunk's closure is complete and
-        # thus the  context for evaluating their contents will also be
-        # complete.
-        #
-        # ## In a record constructor with parameters
-        #
-        # Again, the entire context except for "this" is well-defined and
-        # complete. Use it to create thunks for all record entries, inline or
-        # not.
-        #
-        # Prepare a thunk for the call's evaluation, based on the function's
-        # environment, assigning parameter-related thunks (or lists thereof) as
-        # definitions for the function's arguments.
-        #
-        # Use the call's thunk as base for the PRS and sweep top-to-bottom
-        # assigning PRSs in every record-entry thunk.
-        #
-        # Return a literal record with all non-parameter entries as elements.
-        # Erm, remove duplicates.
-        #
-        # NOTE: NO WAY TO SPECIFY AN ATTRIBUTE IN A NON-STATIC WAY.
 
-        # - Build thunks for all entries, with one layer of "this" data
+        baseRecord = self.evalThunk(call_thunk)
-        # - Call ctor1, pass it the argument thunks
+        if not isinstance(baseRecord, Record):
-        # - Move into ctor1's scope, add new scope with arguments
+            raise Exception("record ctor did not return a record")
-        # - Build a thunk for ctor1's body, this is second layer of "this"
-        # /!\ It's not per-field! It's not per-field!
-        # - Go back to toplevel, add second layer of "this" to all thunks
-        # - Return a PartialRecord object that has ctor1's returned thunk as
-        #   base and the other fields as overrides.
-        #
-        # ... Looks too opaque at ctor1's level.
-        # ... But then again for lazy evaluation all we need to know is it's a
-        #     record, and then we evaluated only when we project fields. If the
-        #     same thing happens with <{} there should be no problem.
-        # ... Having exactly two layers is suspicious. What happens when we try
-        #     to get a field?
-        #
-        # 1. Lookup the field in the PartialRecord. If it has it, it's been
-        #    added by the latest constructor, and we know which it is. Evaluate
-        #    the thunk inside.
-        # 2. Otherwise, evaluate the base thunk. In the "f <| rec { ... }" it's
-        #    a record update. This will yield another PartialRecord. Use it.
-        # 3. This should work, but we need a PartialRecord.
-        #
-        # When do we convert back to a full Record?
-        # How about that's what Record does, and it just has accessors?
-        raise NotImplementedError
 
-    def force(self, v: JuiValue) -> JuiValue:
+        for i, e in enumerate(entries):
+            if e.ctor == Node.T.REC_ATTR:
+                name, label, node = e.args
+                baseRecord.attr[name] = entry_thunks[i]
+
+        return baseRecord
+
+    def force(self, v: JuiValue | Thunk) -> JuiValue:
         match v:
             case Record() as r:
                 for a in r.attr:
                     r.attr[a] = self.force(r.attr[a])
+                for i, e in enumerate(r.children):
+                    r.children[i] = self.force(e)
                 return r
             case Thunk() as th:
                 self.evalThunk(th)
                 if th.evaluated:
                     return self.force(th.result)
-                return th
+                return th.result
             case _:
                 return v

juic/examples/ex1.jui

@@ -31,18 +31,26 @@ record { attr: 2 + 3; };
 
 record { x: 1; y: 2; z: subrecord { u: "42"; }; };
 
-/*
+fun stack(x) = x;
-record {
+fun stretch(x) = x;
+
+jwidget {
   fullscreen: true;
-  @title jlabel { title; };
+  @title jlabel { "title"; };
   @stack jwidget {} | stack | stretch;
 
-  let x = 4;
+  // let x = 4;
-  jfkeys { x };
+  // jfkeys { x };
+  jfkeys { 4 };
 
-  fun test(x, y, ...all) = x + y + sum(all);
+  // fun test(x, y, ...all) = x + y + sum(all);
 };
 
+rec jlabel2(str) = jwidget { text: str };
+
+jlabel2 {"Hello"};
+
+/*
 fun _(fx, cg) = if(param("FX")) fx else cg;
 fun stack(elem) = elem <{ layout: stack };
 fun stretch(elem) = elem <{ stretch_x: 1; stretch_y: 1; strech_beyond_limits: false };

juic/examples/unit_tests.jui

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+null;
+//^ null;
+
+1+2;
+//^ 3;
+
+let zero = 0;
+zero + 2 * 20 - 8 / 4;
+//^ 38;
+
+"hello" + "," + "world";
+//^ "hello,world";
+
+if(2 < 4) 8;
+//^ 8;
+
+if(2 > 4) 8;
+//^ null;
+
+if(2 > 4) 8 else 14;
+//^ 14;
+
+let z = 4;
+(z + 10) * 3;
+//^ 42;
+
+let helloworld = "Hello, World!";
+len("xyz" + helloworld) + 1;
+//^ 17;
+
+record {};
+//^ record {};
+
+let r = record {x: 2; y: 3+5};
+r;
+//^ record {y:8; x:2};
+
+r.x;
+//^ 2;
+
+record {x: r.x; y: this.x + 2; x: 4; z: this.x + 5};
+//^ record {x: 4; y: 4; z: 9};

juic/main.py

@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ usage: juic [OPTIONS] INPUT
 JustUI high-level description compiler.
 
 Options:
-  --debug=lexer      Dump the lexer output and stop.
+  --debug=lexer      Dump the lexer output and stop
-         =parser     Dump the parser output and stop.
+         =parser     Dump the parser output and stop
+  --unit-tests       Check unit tests specified by "//^" comments
 """.strip()
 
 def usage(exitcode=None):
@@ -24,7 +25,8 @@ def usage(exitcode=None):
 def main(argv):
     # Read command-line arguments
     try:
-        opts, args = getopt.gnu_getopt(argv[1:], "", ["help", "debug="])
+        opts, args = getopt.gnu_getopt(argv[1:], "",
+            ["help", "debug=", "unit-tests"])
         opts = dict(opts)
 
         if len(argv) == 1 or "-h" in opts or "--help" in opts:
@@ -45,7 +47,8 @@ def main(argv):
         source = fp.read()
 
     try:
-        lexer = juic.parser.JuiLexer(source, args[0])
+        lexer = juic.parser.JuiLexer(source, args[0],
+            keepUnitTests="--unit-tests" in opts)
         if opts.get("--debug") == "lexer":
             lexer.dump()
             return 0
@@ -53,8 +56,8 @@ def main(argv):
         parser = juic.parser.JuiParser(lexer)
         ast = parser.scope()
         if opts.get("--debug") == "parser":
-            for e in ast.args:
+            for node in ast.args:
-                e.dump()
+                node.dump()
                 print("---")
             return 0
 
@@ -65,11 +68,16 @@ def main(argv):
 
     ctx = juic.eval.Context(juic.builtins.builtinClosure)
 
-    for e in ast.args:
+    if "--unit-tests" in opts:
-        e.dump()
+        for node in ast.args:
-        v = ctx.execStmt(e)
+            ctx.execStmt(node)
-        v = ctx.force(v)
+        return 0
-        print(">>>>>>>", juic.eval.juiValueString(v))
+
+    for node in ast.args:
+        v = ctx.execStmt(node)
+        if node.ctor == juic.parser.Node.T.SCOPE_EXPR:
+            v = ctx.force(v)
+            print(">>>>>>>", juic.eval.juiValueString(v))
 
     ctx.currentScope.dump()
     ctx.currentClosure.dump()

juic/parser.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
-import typing
+from typing import Any, Tuple
 import enum
 import sys
 import re
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ class SyntaxError(Exception):
 
 @dataclass
 class Token:
-    type: typing.Any
+    type: Any
-    value: typing.Any
+    value: Any
     loc: Loc
 
     def __str__(self):
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ class NaiveRegexLexer:
     # Override with list of (regex, token type, token value). Both the token
     # type and value can be functions, in which case they'll be called with the
     # match object as parameter.
-    TOKEN_REGEX = []
+    Rule = Tuple[str, Any, Any] | Tuple[str, Any, Any, int]
+    TOKEN_REGEX: list[Rule] = []
     # Override with token predicate that matches token to be discarded and not
     # sent to the parser (typically, whitespace and comments).
     TOKEN_DISCARD = lambda _: False
@@ -76,12 +77,18 @@ class NaiveRegexLexer:
         if not len(self.input):
             return None
 
+        highestPriority = 0
         longestMatch = None
         longestMatchIndex = -1
 
-        for i, (regex, _, _) in enumerate(self.TOKEN_REGEX):
+        for i, (regex, _, _, *rest) in enumerate(self.TOKEN_REGEX):
+            priority = rest[0] if len(rest) else 0
+
             if (m := re.match(regex, self.input)):
-                if longestMatch is None or len(m[0]) > len(longestMatch[0]):
+                score = (priority, len(m[0]))
+                if longestMatch is None or \
+                    score > (highestPriority, len(longestMatch[0])):
+                    highestPriority = priority
                     longestMatch = m
                     longestMatchIndex = i
 
@@ -90,7 +97,7 @@ class NaiveRegexLexer:
             self.raiseError(f"unknown syntax '{nextWord}'")
 
         # Build the token
-        _, type_info, value_info = self.TOKEN_REGEX[longestMatchIndex]
+        _, type_info, value_info, *rest = self.TOKEN_REGEX[longestMatchIndex]
         m = longestMatch
 
         typ = type_info(m) if callable(type_info) else type_info
@@ -169,6 +176,7 @@ class LL1Parser:
 
     # Rule combinators implementing unary and binary operators with precedence
 
+    @staticmethod
     def binaryOpsLeft(ctor, ops):
         def decorate(f):
             def symbol(self):
@@ -179,6 +187,7 @@ class LL1Parser:
             return symbol
         return decorate
 
+    @staticmethod
     def binaryOps(ctor, ops, *, rassoc=False):
         def decorate(f):
             def symbol(self):
@@ -191,9 +200,11 @@ class LL1Parser:
             return symbol
         return decorate
 
+    @staticmethod
     def binaryOpsRight(ctor, ops):
         return LL1Parser.binaryOps(ctor, ops, rassoc=True)
 
+    @staticmethod
     def unaryOps(ctor, ops, assoc=True):
         def decorate(f):
             def symbol(self):
@@ -212,15 +223,17 @@ def unescape(s: str) -> str:
 
 class JuiLexer(NaiveRegexLexer):
     T = enum.Enum("T",
-        ["WS", "KW", "COMMENT",
+        ["WS", "KW", "COMMENT", "UNIT_TEST_MARKER",
-         "INT", "FLOAT", "STRING",
+         "TEXTLIT", "INT", "FLOAT", "STRING",
          "IDENT", "ATTR", "VAR", "LABEL", "FIELD", "CXXIDENT"])
 
+    RE_UTMARKER = r'//\^'
+
     RE_COMMENT  = r'(#|//)[^\n]*|/\*([^/]|/[^*])+\*/'
     RE_INT      = r'0|[1-9][0-9]*|0b[0-1]+|0o[0-7]+|0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]+'
     # RE_FLOAT    = r'([0-9]*\.[0-9]+|[0-9]+\.[0-9]*|[0-9]+)([eE][+-]?{INT})?f?'
 
-    RE_KW       = r'\b(else|fun|if|let|rec|set|this)\b'
+    RE_KW       = r'\b(else|fun|if|let|rec|set|this|null|true|false)\b'
     RE_IDENT    = r'[\w_][\w0-9_]*'
     RE_ATTR     = r'({})\s*(?:@({}))?\s*:'.format(RE_IDENT, RE_IDENT)
     RE_VAR      = r'\$(\.)?' + RE_IDENT
@@ -253,14 +266,22 @@ class JuiLexer(NaiveRegexLexer):
     ]
     TOKEN_DISCARD = lambda t: t.type in [JuiLexer.T.WS, JuiLexer.T.COMMENT]
 
+    def __init__(self, input, inputFilename, *, keepUnitTests):
+        if keepUnitTests:
+            unit_rule = (self.RE_UTMARKER, JuiLexer.T.UNIT_TEST_MARKER, None, 1)
+            self.TOKEN_REGEX.insert(0, unit_rule)
+
+        super().__init__(input, inputFilename)
+
 @dataclass
 class Node:
     T = enum.Enum("T", [
         "LIT", "IDENT", "OP", "THIS", "PROJ", "CALL", "IF", "SCOPE",
         "RECORD", "REC_ATTR", "REC_VALUE",
-        "LET_DECL", "FUN_DECL", "REC_DECL", "SET_STMT"])
+        "LET_DECL", "FUN_DECL", "REC_DECL", "SET_STMT",
+        "SCOPE_EXPR", "UNIT_TEST"])
     ctor: T
-    args: list[typing.Any]
+    args: list[Any]
 
     def dump(self, indent=0):
         print("  " * indent + self.ctor.name, end=" ")
@@ -339,7 +360,7 @@ class JuiParser(LL1Parser):
             case T.KW if t.value == "null":
                 node = Node(Node.T.LIT, [None])
             case T.KW if t.value in ["true", "false"]:
-                node = Node(Node.T.LIT, t.value == "true")
+                node = Node(Node.T.LIT, [t.value == "true"])
             case "(":
                 node = self.expr()
                 self.expect(")")
@@ -352,7 +373,7 @@ class JuiParser(LL1Parser):
     #         | expr0 "<{" record_entry,* "}"  (record update)
     #         | expr0 "(" expr,* ")"           (function call)
     #         | expr0 "." ident                (projection, same prec as call)
-    @LL1Parser.binaryOpsRight(mkOpNode, ["|"])
+    @LL1Parser.binaryOpsLeft(mkOpNode, ["|"])
     @LL1Parser.binaryOpsLeft(mkOpNode, ["<|"])
     @LL1Parser.binaryOpsLeft(mkOpNode, ["||"])
     @LL1Parser.binaryOpsLeft(mkOpNode, ["&&"])
@@ -375,7 +396,7 @@ class JuiParser(LL1Parser):
                     node = Node(Node.T.CALL, [node, *args])
 
         # Postfix update or record creation operation
-        while self.la.type in ["{", "<{"]:
+        while self.la is not None and self.la.type in ["{", "<{"]:
             entries = self.record_literal()
             node = Node(Node.T.RECORD, [node, *entries])
 
@@ -480,7 +501,20 @@ class JuiParser(LL1Parser):
     def scope(self):
         isNone = lambda t: t is None
         entries = self.separatedList(self.scope_stmt, sep=";", term=isNone)
-        return Node(Node.T.SCOPE, entries)
+
+        # Rearrange unit tests around their predecessors
+        entries2 = []
+        i = 0
+        while i < len(entries):
+            if i < len(entries) - 1 and entries[i+1].ctor == Node.T.UNIT_TEST:
+                entries[i+1].args[0] = entries[i]
+                entries2.append(entries[i+1])
+                i += 2
+            else:
+                entries2.append(entries[i])
+                i += 1
+
+        return Node(Node.T.SCOPE, entries2)
 
     def scope_stmt(self):
         match self.la.type, self.la.value:
@@ -490,5 +524,8 @@ class JuiParser(LL1Parser):
                 return self.fun_rec_decl()
             case JuiLexer.T.KW, "set":
                 return self.set_stmt()
+            case JuiLexer.T.UNIT_TEST_MARKER, _:
+                self.expect(JuiLexer.T.UNIT_TEST_MARKER)
+                return Node(Node.T.UNIT_TEST, [None, self.expr()])
             case _:
-                return self.expr()
+                return Node(Node.T.SCOPE_EXPR, [self.expr()])