path: root/users/tazjin/rlox/src/parser.rs

// This implements the grammar of Lox as described starting in the
// Crafting Interpreters chapter "Representing Code". Note that the
// upstream Java implementation works around Java being bad at value
// classes by writing a code generator for Java.
//
// My Rust implementation skips this step because it's unnecessary, we
// have real types.
use crate::errors::{Error, ErrorKind};
use crate::scanner::{Token, TokenKind};

// AST

#[derive(Debug)]
struct Binary<'a> {
    left: Box<Expr<'a>>,
    operator: Token<'a>,
    right: Box<Expr<'a>>,
}

#[derive(Debug)]
struct Grouping<'a>(Box<Expr<'a>>);

#[derive(Debug)]
enum Literal {
    Boolean(bool),
    Number(f64),
    String(String),
    Nil,
}

#[derive(Debug)]
struct Unary<'a> {
    operator: Token<'a>,
    right: Box<Expr<'a>>,
}

#[derive(Debug)]
enum Expr<'a> {
    Binary(Binary<'a>),
    Grouping(Grouping<'a>),
    Literal(Literal),
    Unary(Unary<'a>),
}

// Parser

/*
expression     → equality ;
equality       → comparison ( ( "!=" | "==" ) comparison )* ;
comparison     → term ( ( ">" | ">=" | "<" | "<=" ) term )* ;
term           → factor ( ( "-" | "+" ) factor )* ;
factor         → unary ( ( "/" | "*" ) unary )* ;
unary          → ( "!" | "-" ) unary
               | primary ;
primary        → NUMBER | STRING | "true" | "false" | "nil"
               | "(" expression ")" ;
*/

struct Parser<'a> {
    tokens: Vec<Token<'a>>,
    current: usize,
}

type ExprResult<'a> = Result<Expr<'a>, Error>;

impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
    // recursive-descent parser functions

    fn expression(&mut self) -> ExprResult<'a> {
        self.equality()
    }

    fn equality(&mut self) -> ExprResult<'a> {
        self.binary_operator(
            &[TokenKind::BangEqual, TokenKind::EqualEqual],
            Self::comparison,
        )
    }

    fn comparison(&mut self) -> ExprResult<'a> {
        self.binary_operator(
            &[
                TokenKind::Greater,
                TokenKind::GreaterEqual,
                TokenKind::Less,
                TokenKind::LessEqual,
            ],
            Self::term,
        )
    }

    fn term(&mut self) -> ExprResult<'a> {
        self.binary_operator(&[TokenKind::Minus, TokenKind::Plus], Self::factor)
    }

    fn factor(&mut self) -> ExprResult<'a> {
        self.binary_operator(&[TokenKind::Slash, TokenKind::Star], Self::unary)
    }

    fn unary(&mut self) -> ExprResult<'a> {
        if self.match_token(&[TokenKind::Bang, TokenKind::Minus]) {
            return Ok(Expr::Unary(Unary {
                operator: self.previous(),
                right: Box::new(self.unary()?),
            }));
        }

        return self.primary();
    }

    fn primary(&mut self) -> ExprResult<'a> {
        let next = self.advance();
        let literal = match next.kind {
            TokenKind::True => Literal::Boolean(true),
            TokenKind::False => Literal::Boolean(false),
            TokenKind::Nil => Literal::Nil,
            TokenKind::Number(num) => Literal::Number(num),
            TokenKind::String(string) => Literal::String(string),

            TokenKind::LeftParen => {
                unimplemented!("need error handling to deal with unbalanced parens");
            }

            // This branch indicates a parser bug, not invalid input.
            unexpected => panic!("Parser encountered unexpected token '{:?}'", unexpected),
        };

        Ok(Expr::Literal(literal))
    }

    // internal helpers

    /// Check if the next token is in `oneof`, and advance if it is.
    fn match_token(&mut self, oneof: &[TokenKind]) -> bool {
        for token in oneof {
            if self.check_token(token) {
                self.advance();
                return true;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /// Return the next token and advance parser state.
    fn advance(&mut self) -> Token<'a> {
        if !self.is_at_end() {
            self.current += 1;
        }

        return self.previous();
    }

    fn is_at_end(&self) -> bool {
        self.check_token(&TokenKind::Eof)
    }

    /// Is the next token `token`?
    fn check_token(&self, token: &TokenKind) -> bool {
        self.peek().kind == *token
    }

    fn peek(&self) -> &Token<'a> {
        &self.tokens[self.current]
    }

    fn previous(&self) -> Token<'a> {
        self.tokens[self.current - 1].clone()
    }

    fn binary_operator(
        &mut self,
        oneof: &[TokenKind],
        each: fn(&mut Parser<'a>) -> ExprResult<'a>,
    ) -> ExprResult<'a> {
        let mut expr = each(self)?;

        while self.match_token(oneof) {
            expr = Expr::Binary(Binary {
                left: Box::new(expr),
                operator: self.previous(),
                right: Box::new(each(self)?),
            })
        }

        return Ok(expr);
    }
}