Added ':' invoke operator

You're now forced to use ':' when calling a method on an object. Some of Lua's ideas really are just better in practice /shrug

src/cbaselib.c

@@ -153,22 +153,15 @@ void cosmoB_loadLibrary(CState *state) {
     cosmoV_pushString(state, "sub");
     cosmoV_pushCFunction(state, cosmoB_sSub);
     
-    cosmoV_makeTable(state, 1);
+    cosmoV_makeObject(state, 1);
     // string.*
 
-    // register "string" to that table
-    cosmoV_register(state, 1);
-
-    // make string object for CObjStrings
-    // sub
-    cosmoV_pushString(state, "sub");
-    cosmoV_pushCFunction(state, cosmoB_sSub);
-    
-    cosmoV_makeObject(state, 1);
-
     // grab the object from the stack and set the base protoObject
-    StkPtr obj = cosmoV_pop(state);
+    StkPtr obj = cosmoV_getTop(state, 0);
     state->protoObjects[COBJ_STRING] = cosmoV_readObject(*obj);
+
+    // register "string" to the global table
+    cosmoV_register(state, 1);
 }
 
 // ================================================================ [DEBUG] ================================================================

src/cmem.h

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "cstate.h"
 
-//#define GC_STRESS
+#define GC_STRESS
 //#define GC_DEBUG
 // arrays will grow by a factor of 2
 #define GROW_FACTOR 2

src/cobj.c

@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ CObjError *cosmoO_newError(CState *state, CValue err) {
     CObjError *cerror = (CObjError*)cosmoO_allocateBase(state, sizeof(CObjError), COBJ_ERROR);
     cerror->err = err;
     cerror->frameCount = state->frameCount;
+    cerror->parserError = false;
 
     // allocate the callframe
     cerror->frames = cosmoM_xmalloc(state, sizeof(CCallFrame) * cerror->frameCount);
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ void printObject(CObj *o) {
     switch (o->type) {
         case COBJ_STRING: {
             CObjString *objStr = (CObjString*)o;
-            printf("\"%.*s\"", objStr->length, objStr->str);
+            printf("%.*s", objStr->length, objStr->str);
             break;
         }
         case COBJ_OBJECT: {
@@ -474,17 +475,6 @@ void printObject(CObj *o) {
             printf("<tbl> %p", (void*)tbl);
             break;
         }
-        case COBJ_UPVALUE: {
-            CObjUpval *upval = (CObjUpval*)o;
-            printf("<upvalue %p> -> ", (void*)upval->val);
-            printValue(*upval->val);
-            break;
-        }
-        case COBJ_CLOSURE: {
-            CObjClosure *closure = (CObjClosure*)o;
-            printObject((CObj*)closure->function); // just print the function
-            break;
-        }
         case COBJ_FUNCTION: {
             CObjFunction *objFunc = (CObjFunction*)o;
             if (objFunc->name != NULL)
@@ -498,12 +488,30 @@ void printObject(CObj *o) {
             printf("<c function> %p", (void*)objCFunc->cfunc);
             break;
         }
+        case COBJ_ERROR: {
+            CObjError *err = (CObjError*)o;
+            printf("<error> %p -> ", (void*)o);
+            printValue(err->err);
+            break;
+        }
         case COBJ_METHOD: {
             CObjMethod *method = (CObjMethod*)o;
-            printf("<method> %p : ", (void*)method->obj);
+            printf("<method> %p -> ", (void*)method);
             printValue(method->func);
             break;
         }
+        case COBJ_CLOSURE: {
+            CObjClosure *closure = (CObjClosure*)o;
+            printf("<closure> %p -> ", (void*)closure);
+            printObject((CObj*)closure->function); // just print the function
+            break;
+        }
+        case COBJ_UPVALUE: {
+            CObjUpval *upval = (CObjUpval*)o;
+            printf("<upvalue> %p -> ", (void*)upval->val);
+            printValue(*upval->val);
+            break;
+        }
         default:
             printf("<unkn obj %p>", (void*)o);
     }

src/cparse.c

@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ static void table(CParseState *pstate, bool canAssign, Precedence prec) {
             // grab value/key
             expression(pstate, 1, true);
 
-            // they want to make a table with key:value
+            // they want to make a table with key = value
-            if (match(pstate, TOKEN_COLON) && tblType != 1) {
+            if (match(pstate, TOKEN_EQUAL) && tblType != 1) {
                 tblType = 2; // dictionary-like
 
                 // grab value
@@ -718,14 +718,6 @@ static void dot(CParseState *pstate, bool canAssign, Precedence prec) {
         writeu8(pstate, OP_INCOBJECT);
         writeu8(pstate, 128 - 1);
         writeu16(pstate, name);
-    } else if (match(pstate, TOKEN_LEFT_PAREN)) { // it's an invoked call
-        uint8_t args = parseArguments(pstate);
-        writeu8(pstate, OP_INVOKE);
-        writeu8(pstate, args);
-        writeu8(pstate, pstate->compiler->expectedValues); 
-        writeu16(pstate, name);
-        valuePopped(pstate, args+1); // args + function
-        valuePushed(pstate, pstate->compiler->expectedValues);
     } else {
         writeu8(pstate, OP_GETOBJECT);
         writeu16(pstate, name);
@@ -754,6 +746,31 @@ static void _index(CParseState *pstate, bool canAssign, Precedence prec) {
     valuePopped(pstate, 1); // pops key & object but also pushes the value so total popped is 1
 }
 
+static void invoke(CParseState *pstate, bool canAssign, Precedence prec) {
+    int returnNum = pstate->compiler->expectedValues;
+    uint16_t name;
+    uint8_t args;
+
+    consume(pstate, TOKEN_IDENTIFIER, "Expected method name after ':'.");
+    name = identifierConstant(pstate, &pstate->previous);
+
+    consume(pstate, TOKEN_LEFT_PAREN, "Expected '(' after method identifier!");
+    args = parseArguments(pstate);
+
+    // if we're not the last token in this expression or we're expecting multiple values, we should return only 1 value!!
+    if (!isLast(pstate, prec) || (returnNum > 1 && check(pstate, TOKEN_COMMA)))
+        returnNum = 1;
+    
+    writeu8(pstate, OP_INVOKE);
+    writeu8(pstate, args);
+    writeu8(pstate, returnNum); 
+    writeu16(pstate, name);
+
+    valuePopped(pstate, args+1); // args + function
+    valuePushed(pstate, returnNum);
+
+}
+
 // ++test.field[1]
 // this function is kind of spaghetti, feel free to rewrite (if you dare!)
 static void walkIndexes(CParseState *pstate, int lastIndexType, uint16_t lastIdent, int val) {
@@ -879,7 +896,7 @@ ParseRule ruleTable[] = {
     [TOKEN_LEFT_BRACKET]    = {table, _index, PREC_CALL},
     [TOKEN_RIGHT_BRACKET]   = {NULL, NULL, PREC_NONE},
     [TOKEN_COMMA]           = {NULL, NULL, PREC_NONE},
-    [TOKEN_COLON]           = {NULL, NULL, PREC_NONE},
+    [TOKEN_COLON]           = {NULL, invoke, PREC_CALL},
     [TOKEN_DOT]             = {NULL, dot, PREC_CALL},
     [TOKEN_DOT_DOT]         = {NULL, concat, PREC_CONCAT},
     [TOKEN_DOT_DOT_DOT]     = {NULL, NULL, PREC_NONE},

src/cvm.c

@@ -439,21 +439,16 @@ COSMO_API bool cosmoV_get(CState *state, CObj *_obj, CValue key, CValue *val) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    // push the object onto the stack so the GC can find it
     cosmoV_pushValue(state, cosmoV_newObj(object));
-
     if (cosmoO_getRawObject(state, object, key, val)) {
-        // is it a function? if so, make it a method to the current object
+        // *val now equals the response, pop the object
-        if (IS_OBJ(*val) && (cosmoV_readObj(*val)->type == COBJ_CLOSURE || cosmoV_readObj(*val)->type == COBJ_CFUNCTION)) {
-            CObjMethod *method = cosmoO_newMethod(state, *val, _obj);
-            *val = cosmoV_newObj(method);
-        } // else, just pass the raw object
-
         cosmoV_pop(state);
         return true;
     }
 
     cosmoV_pop(state);
-    return true;
+    return false;
 }
 
 COSMO_API bool cosmoV_set(CState *state, CObj *_obj, CValue key, CValue val) {
@@ -469,6 +464,19 @@ COSMO_API bool cosmoV_set(CState *state, CObj *_obj, CValue key, CValue val) {
     return true;
 }
 
+COSMO_API bool cosmoV_getMethod(CState *state, CObj *obj, CValue key, CValue *val) {
+    if (!cosmoV_get(state, obj, key, val))
+        return false;
+    
+    // if the result is callable, wrap it in an method
+    if (IS_CALLABLE(*val)) {
+        CObjMethod *method = cosmoO_newMethod(state, *val, obj);
+        *val = cosmoV_newObj(method);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 int _tbl__next(CState *state, int nargs, CValue *args) {
     if (nargs != 1) {
         cosmoV_error(state, "Expected 1 parameter, %d received!", nargs);
@@ -689,7 +697,7 @@ int cosmoV_execute(CState *state) {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    cosmoV_setTop(state, 2); // pops the object & the key
+                    cosmoV_setTop(state, 2); // pops the table & the key
                     cosmoV_pushValue(state, val); // pushes the field result
                 } else {
                     cosmoV_error(state, "Couldn't index type %s!", cosmoV_typeStr(*temp));
@@ -700,7 +708,7 @@ int cosmoV_execute(CState *state) {
             case OP_NEWINDEX: {
                 StkPtr value = cosmoV_getTop(state, 0); // value is at the top of the stack
                 StkPtr key = cosmoV_getTop(state, 1);
-                StkPtr temp = cosmoV_getTop(state, 2); // object is after the key
+                StkPtr temp = cosmoV_getTop(state, 2); // table is after the key
 
                 // sanity check
                 if (IS_OBJ(*temp)) {
@@ -748,19 +756,11 @@ int cosmoV_execute(CState *state) {
 
                 // sanity check
                 if (IS_OBJ(*temp)) {
-                    switch (cosmoV_readObj(*temp)->type) {
-                        case COBJ_TABLE: { // syntax sugar, makes "namespaces" possible
-                            CObjTable *tbl = (CObjTable*)cosmoV_readObj(*temp);
-
-                            cosmoT_get(&tbl->tbl, constants[ident], &val);
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        default:
                     if (!cosmoV_get(state, cosmoV_readObj(*temp), constants[ident], &val))
                         return -1;
-                    }
                 } else {
-                    cosmoV_error(state, "Couldn't get from type %s!", cosmoV_typeStr(*temp));
+                    CObjString *field = cosmoV_toString(state, constants[ident]);
+                    cosmoV_error(state, "Couldn't get field '%s' from type %s!", field->str, cosmoV_typeStr(*temp));
                     return -1;
                 }
 
@@ -775,20 +775,11 @@ int cosmoV_execute(CState *state) {
 
                 // sanity check
                 if (IS_OBJ(*temp)) {
-                    switch (cosmoV_readObj(*temp)->type) {
-                        case COBJ_TABLE: { // index and set the table
-                            CObjTable *tbl = (CObjTable*)cosmoV_readObj(*temp);
-                            CValue *newVal = cosmoT_insert(state, &tbl->tbl, constants[ident]);
-
-                            *newVal = *value; // set the index
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        default:
                     if (!cosmoV_set(state, cosmoV_readObj(*temp), constants[ident], *value))
                         return -1;
-                    }
                 } else {
-                    cosmoV_error(state, "Couldn't set a field on type %s!", cosmoV_typeStr(*temp));
+                    CObjString *field = cosmoV_toString(state, constants[ident]);
+                    cosmoV_error(state, "Couldn't set field '%s' on type %s!", field->str, cosmoV_typeStr(*temp));
                     return -1;
                 }
 
@@ -796,7 +787,7 @@ int cosmoV_execute(CState *state) {
                 cosmoV_setTop(state, 2);
                 break;
             }
-            case OP_INVOKE: { // this is an optimization made by the parser, instead of allocating a CObjMethod every time we want to invoke a method, we shrink it down into one minimal instruction!
+            case OP_INVOKE: {
                 uint8_t args = READBYTE();
                 uint8_t nres = READBYTE();
                 uint16_t ident = READUINT();
@@ -805,32 +796,12 @@ int cosmoV_execute(CState *state) {
 
                 // sanity check
                 if (IS_OBJ(*temp)) {
-                    switch (cosmoV_readObj(*temp)->type) {
+                    // get the field from the object
-                        case COBJ_TABLE: { // again, syntax sugar ("""""namespaces""""")
+                    if (!cosmoV_get(state, cosmoV_readObj(*temp), constants[ident], &val))
-                            CObjTable *tbl = (CObjTable*)cosmoV_readObj(*temp);
-
-                            cosmoT_get(&tbl->tbl, constants[ident], &val);
-
-                            // call closure/cfunction
-                            if (!callCValue(state, val, args, nres, 0))
                         return -1;
-                            break;
-                        }
-                        default: {
-                            CObjObject *object = cosmoO_grabProto(cosmoV_readObj(*temp));
-
-                            if (object == NULL) {
-                                cosmoV_error(state, "No proto defined! Couldn't get from type %s!", cosmoV_typeStr(*temp));
-                                return -1;
-                            }
-
-                            cosmoO_getRawObject(state, object, constants[ident], &val); // we use cosmoO_getRawObject instead of the wrapper so we get the raw value from the object instead of the CObjMethod wrapper
                     
                     // now invoke the method!
                     invokeMethod(state, cosmoV_readObj(*temp), val, args, nres, 1);
-                            break;
-                        }
-                    }
                 } else {
                     cosmoV_error(state, "Couldn't get from type %s!", cosmoV_typeStr(*temp));
                     return -1;
@@ -895,7 +866,7 @@ int cosmoV_execute(CState *state) {
                             }
 
                             // get __next method and place it at the top of the stack
-                            cosmoV_get(state, cosmoV_readObj(*iObj), cosmoV_newObj(state->iStrings[ISTRING_NEXT]), iObj);
+                            cosmoV_getMethod(state, cosmoV_readObj(*iObj), cosmoV_newObj(state->iStrings[ISTRING_NEXT]), iObj);
                         } else {
                             cosmoV_error(state, "Expected iterable object! '__iter' not defined!");
                             return -1;

src/cvm.h

@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ COSMO_API bool cosmoV_compileString(CState *state, const char *src, const char *
 
 COSMO_API bool cosmoV_get(CState *state, CObj *obj, CValue key, CValue *val);
 COSMO_API bool cosmoV_set(CState *state, CObj *obj, CValue key, CValue val);
+// wraps the closure into a CObjMethod, so the function is called as an invoked method 
+COSMO_API bool cosmoV_getMethod(CState *state, CObj *obj, CValue key, CValue *val);
 
 // nice to have wrappers