process/guide.md: add some step8 wrapup text.
[jackhill/mal.git] / process / step3_env.txt
1 --- step3_env -----------------------------------
2 import types, reader, printer, env
3
4 READ(str): return reader.read_str(str)
5
6 eval_ast(ast,env):
7 switch type(ast):
8 symbol: return env.get(ast)
9 list,vector: return ast.map((x) -> EVAL(x,env))
10 hash: return ast.map((k,v) -> list(k, EVAL(v,env)))
11 _default_: return ast
12
13 EVAL(ast,env):
14 if not list?(ast): return eval_ast(ast, env)
15 switch ast[0]:
16 'def!: return env.set(ast[1], EVAL(ast[2], env))
17 'let*: let_env = ...; return EVAL(ast[2], let_env)
18 _default_: f, args = eval_ast(ast, env)
19 return apply(f, args)
20
21 PRINT(exp): return printer.pr_str(exp)
22
23 repl_env = new Env()
24 rep(str): return PRINT(EVAL(READ(str),repl_env))
25
26 repl_env.set('+, add_fn)
27 ...
28
29 main loop:
30 try: println(rep(readline("user> ")))
31 catch e: println("Error: ", e)
32
33 --- env module ----------------------------------
34 class Env (outer=null)
35 data = hash_map()
36 set(k,v): return data.set(k,v)
37 find(k): return data.has(k) ? this : (if outer ? find(outer) : null)
38 get(k): return data.find(k).get(k) OR raise "'" + k + "' not found"