JustAnotherJAPL/src/backend/lexer.nim

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# Copyright 2020 Mattia Giambirtone
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## A simple and modular tokenizer implementation with arbitrary lookahead
import strutils
import strformat
import tables
import meta/token
export token # Makes Token available when importing the lexer module
# Table of all tokens except reserved keywords
const tokens = to_table({
'(': TokenType.LeftParen, ')': TokenType.RightParen,
'{': TokenType.LeftBrace, '}': TokenType.RightBrace,
'.': TokenType.Dot, ',': TokenType.Comma,
'-': TokenType.Minus, '+': TokenType.Plus,
';': TokenType.Semicolon, '*': TokenType.Asterisk,
'>': TokenType.GreaterThan, '<': TokenType.LessThan,
'=': TokenType.Equal, '~': TokenType.Tilde,
'/': TokenType.Slash, '%': TokenType.Percentage,
'[': TokenType.LeftBracket, ']': TokenType.RightBracket,
':': TokenType.Colon, '^': TokenType.Caret,
'&': TokenType.Ampersand, '|': TokenType.Pipe,
'!': TokenType.ExclamationMark})
# Table of all triple-character tokens
const triple = to_table({"//=": TokenType.InplaceFloorDiv,
"**=": TokenType.InplacePow
})
# Table of all double-character tokens
const double = to_table({"**": TokenType.DoubleAsterisk,
">>": TokenType.RightShift,
"<<": TokenType.LeftShift,
"==": TokenType.DoubleEqual,
"!=": TokenType.NotEqual,
">=": TokenType.GreaterOrEqual,
"<=": TokenType.LessOrEqual,
"//": TokenType.FloorDiv,
"+=": TokenType.InplaceAdd,
"-=": TokenType.InplaceSub,
"/=": TokenType.InplaceDiv,
"*=": TokenType.InplaceMul,
"^=": TokenType.InplaceXor,
"&=": TokenType.InplaceAnd,
"|=": TokenType.InplaceOr,
"~=": TokenType.InplaceNot,
"%=": TokenType.InplaceMod
})
# Constant table storing all the reserved keywords (parsed as identifiers)
const reserved = to_table({
"fun": TokenType.Function, "raise": TokenType.Raise,
"if": TokenType.If, "else": TokenType.Else,
"for": TokenType.For, "while": TokenType.While,
"var": TokenType.Var, "nil": TokenType.NIL,
"true": TokenType.True, "false": TokenType.False,
"return": TokenType.Return, "break": TokenType.Break,
"continue": TokenType.Continue, "inf": TokenType.Inf,
"nan": TokenType.NaN, "is": TokenType.Is,
"lambda": TokenType.Lambda, "class": TokenType.Class,
"async": TokenType.Async, "import": TokenType.Import,
"isnot": TokenType.IsNot, "from": TokenType.From,
"let": TokenType.Let, "const": TokenType.Const,
"assert": TokenType.Assert, "or": TokenType.LogicalOr,
"and": TokenType.LogicalAnd
})
type
Lexer* = ref object
## A lexer object
source: string
tokens: seq[Token]
line: int
start: int
current: int
errored*: bool
file: string
errorMessage*: string
proc initLexer*(self: Lexer = nil): Lexer =
## Initializes the lexer or resets
## the state of an existing one
new(result)
if self != nil:
result = self
result.source = ""
result.tokens = @[]
result.line = 1
result.start = 0
result.current = 0
result.errored = false
result.file = ""
result.errorMessage = ""
proc done(self: Lexer): bool =
## Returns true if we reached EOF
result = self.current >= self.source.len
proc step(self: Lexer, n: int = 1): char =
## Steps n characters forward in the
## source file (default = 1). A null
## terminator is returned if the lexer
## is at EOF. Note that only the first
## consumed character token is returned,
## the other ones are skipped over
if self.done():
return '\0'
self.current = self.current + n
result = self.source[self.current - n]
proc peek(self: Lexer, distance: int = 0): char =
## Returns the character in the source file at
## the given distance without consuming it.
## A null terminator is returned if the lexer
## is at EOF. The distance parameter may be
## negative to retrieve previously consumed
## tokens, while the default distance is 0
## (retrieves the next token to be consumed).
if self.done() or self.current + distance > self.source.high():
result = '\0'
else:
result = self.source[self.current + distance]
proc error(self: Lexer, message: string) =
## Sets the errored and errorMessage fields
## for the lexer. The lex method will not
## continue tokenizing if it finds out
## an error occurred
if self.errored:
return
self.errored = true
self.errorMessage = &"A fatal error occurred while parsing '{self.file}', line {self.line} at '{self.peek()}' -> {message}"
proc check(self: Lexer, what: char, distance: int = 0): bool =
## Behaves like match, without consuming the
## token. False is returned if we're at EOF
## regardless of what the token to check is.
## The distance is passed directly to self.peek()
if self.done():
return false
return self.peek(distance) == what
proc check(self: Lexer, what: string): bool =
## Calls self.check() in a loop with
## each character from the given source
## string. Useful to check multi-character
## strings in one go
for i, chr in what:
# Why "i" you ask? Well, since check
# does not consume the tokens it checks
# against we need some way of keeping
# track where we are in the string the
# caller gave us, otherwise this will
# not behave as expected
if not self.check(chr, i):
return false
return true
proc check(self: Lexer, what: openarray[char]): bool =
## Calls self.check() in a loop with
## each character from the given seq of
## char and returns at the first match.
## Useful to check multiple tokens in a situation
## where only one of them may match at one time
for chr in what:
if self.check(chr):
return true
return false
proc match(self: Lexer, what: char): bool =
## Returns true if the next character matches
## the given character, and consumes it.
## Otherwise, false is returned
if self.done():
self.error("Unexpected EOF")
return false
elif not self.check(what):
self.error(&"Expecting '{what}', got '{self.peek()}' instead")
return false
self.current += 1
return true
proc match(self: Lexer, what: string): bool =
## Calls self.match() in a loop with
## each character from the given source
## string. Useful to match multi-character
## strings in one go
for chr in what:
if not self.match(chr):
return false
return true
proc createToken(self: Lexer, tokenType: TokenType) =
## Creates a token object and adds it to the token
## list
var tok = new(Token)
tok.kind = tokenType
tok.lexeme = self.source[self.start..<self.current]
tok.line = self.line
tok.pos = (start: self.start, stop: self.current)
self.tokens.add(tok)
proc parseString(self: Lexer, delimiter: char, mode: string = "single") =
## Parses string literals. They can be expressed using matching pairs
## of either single or double quotes. Most escape sequences are
## supported; Moreover, a specific prefix may be prepended
## to the string to instruct the lexer on how to parse it:
## - b -> declares a byte string, where each character is
## interpreted as an integer instead of a character
## - r -> declares a raw string literal, where escape sequences
## are not parsed and stay as-is
## Multi-line strings can be declared using matching triplets of
## either single or double quotes. They can span across multiple
## lines and escape sequences in them are not parsed, like in raw
## strings, so a multi-line string prefixed with the "r" modifier
## is redundant, although multi-line byte strings are supported
while not self.check(delimiter) and not self.done():
if self.check('\n') and mode == "multi":
self.line = self.line + 1
else:
self.error("Unexpected EOL while parsing string literal")
return
if mode in ["raw", "multi"]:
discard self.step()
elif self.check('\\'):
# Escape sequences.
# We currently support only the basic
# ones, so stuff line \nnn, \xhhh, \uhhhh and
# \Uhhhhhhhh are not supported. For more info
# check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_sequences_in_C
discard self.step()
case self.peek(-1):
of 'a':
self.source[self.current] = cast[char](0x07)
of 'b':
self.source[self.current] = cast[char](0x7f)
of 'e':
self.source[self.current] = cast[char](0x1B)
of 'f':
self.source[self.current] = cast[char](0x0C)
of 'n':
when defined(windows):
# We natively convert LF to CRLF on Windows, and
# gotta thank Microsoft for the extra boilerplate!
self.source[self.current] = cast[char](0x09)
if not self.done():
self.source[self.current + 1] = cast[char](0x0)
else:
# Because every other platform is sensible
# enough to use the agreed upon LF standard!
self.source[self.current] = cast[char](0x0)
of 'r':
self.source[self.current] = cast[char](0x0D)
of 't':
self.source[self.current] = cast[char](0x09)
of 'v':
self.source[self.current] = cast[char](0x0B)
of '"':
self.source[self.current] = '"'
of '\'':
self.source[self.current] = '\''
of '\\':
self.source[self.current] = cast[char](0x5C)
else:
self.error(&"Invalid escape sequence '\\{self.peek()}'")
return
if self.done():
self.error(&"Unexpected EOF while parsing string literal")
return
if mode == "multi":
if not self.match(delimiter.repeat(3)):
self.error("Unexpected EOL while parsing multi-line string literal")
else:
discard self.step()
self.createToken(TokenType.String)
proc parseBinary(self: Lexer) =
## Parses binary numbers
while self.peek().isDigit():
if not self.check(['0', '1']):
self.error(&"Invalid digit '{self.peek()}' in binary literal")
return
discard self.step()
self.createToken(TokenType.Binary)
# To make our life easier, we pad the binary number in here already
while (self.tokens[^1].lexeme.len() - 2) mod 8 != 0:
self.tokens[^1].lexeme = "0b" & "0" & self.tokens[^1].lexeme[2..^1]
proc parseOctal(self: Lexer) =
## Parses octal numbers
while self.peek().isDigit():
if self.peek() notin '0'..'7':
self.error(&"Invalid digit '{self.peek()}' in octal literal")
return
discard self.step()
self.createToken(TokenType.Octal)
proc parseHex(self: Lexer) =
## Parses hexadecimal numbers
while self.peek().isAlphaNumeric():
if not self.peek().isDigit() and self.peek().toLowerAscii() notin 'a'..'f':
self.error(&"Invalid hexadecimal literal")
return
discard self.step()
self.createToken(TokenType.Hex)
proc parseNumber(self: Lexer) =
## Parses numeric literals, which encompass
## integers and floats composed of arabic digits.
## Floats also support scientific notation
## (i.e. 3e14), while the fractional part
## must be separated from the decimal one
## using a dot (which acts as a "comma" of sorts).
## Literals such as 32.5e3 are also supported.
## The "e" for the scientific notation of floats
## is case-insensitive. Binary number literals are
## expressed using the 0b prefix, hexadecimal
## numbers with the prefix 0x and octal numbers
## with the prefix 0o
case self.peek():
of 'b':
discard self.step()
self.parseBinary()
of 'x':
discard self.step()
self.parseHex()
of 'o':
discard self.step()
self.parseOctal()
else:
var kind: TokenType = TokenType.Integer
while isDigit(self.peek()):
discard self.step()
if self.check(['e', 'E']):
kind = TokenType.Float
discard self.step()
while self.peek().isDigit():
discard self.step()
elif self.check('.'):
# TODO: Is there a better way?
discard self.step()
if not isDigit(self.peek()):
self.error("Invalid float number literal")
return
kind = TokenType.Float
while isDigit(self.peek()):
discard self.step()
if self.check(['e', 'E']):
discard self.step()
while isDigit(self.peek()):
discard self.step()
self.createToken(kind)
proc parseIdentifier(self: Lexer) =
## Parses identifiers. Note that
## multi-character tokens such as
## UTF runes are not supported
while self.peek().isAlphaNumeric() or self.check('_'):
discard self.step()
var text: string = self.source[self.start..<self.current]
if text in reserved:
# It's a keyword
self.createToken(reserved[text])
else:
# Identifier!
self.createToken(TokenType.Identifier)
proc next(self: Lexer) =
## Scans a single token. This method is
## called iteratively until the source
## file reaches EOF
if self.done():
return
var single = self.step()
if single in [' ', '\t', '\r', '\f',
'\e']: # We skip whitespaces, tabs and other useless characters
return
elif single == '\n':
self.line += 1
elif single in ['"', '\'']:
if self.check(single) and self.check(single, 1):
# Multiline strings start with 3 apexes
self.parseString(single, "multi")
else:
self.parseString(single)
elif single.isDigit():
self.parseNumber()
elif single.isAlphaNumeric() and self.check(['"', '\'']):
# Like Python, we support bytes and raw literals
case single:
of 'r':
self.parseString(self.peek(-1), "raw")
of 'b':
self.parseString(self.peek(-1), "bytes")
else:
# TODO: Format strings? (f"{hello}")
self.error(&"Unknown string prefix '{single}'")
return
elif single.isAlphaNumeric() or single == '_':
self.parseIdentifier()
else:
# Comments are a special case
if single == '#':
while not self.check('\n'):
discard self.step()
return
# We start by checking for multi-character tokens,
# in descending length so //= doesn't translate
# to the pair of tokens (//, =) for example
for key in triple.keys():
if key[0] == single and self.check(key[1..^1]):
discard self.step(2) # We step 2 characters
self.createToken(triple[key])
return
for key in double.keys():
if key[0] == single and self.check(key[1]):
discard self.step()
self.createToken(double[key])
return
if single in tokens:
# Eventually we emit a single token
self.createToken(tokens[single])
else:
self.error(&"Unexpected token '{single}'")
proc lex*(self: Lexer, source, file: string): seq[Token] =
## Lexes a source file, converting a stream
## of characters into a series of tokens.
## If an error occurs, this procedure
## returns an empty sequence and the lexer's
## errored and errorMessage fields will be set
discard self.initLexer()
self.source = source
self.file = file
while not self.done():
self.next()
self.start = self.current
if self.errored:
return @[]
self.tokens.add(Token(kind: TokenType.EndOfFile, lexeme: "",
line: self.line))
return self.tokens