(* In this module we handle syntax sugar, i.e. simple built-in transformations on source code. Examples: (define (f x) ...) = (define f (lambda (x) ...)) *) open Parser.Ast let rec sexpr_to_list = function | LCons (a, b) -> a :: (sexpr_to_list b) | LNil -> [] | _ -> failwith "Not proper list!" let rec list_to_sexpr = function | a :: b -> LCons (a, list_to_sexpr b) | [] -> LNil let rec sexpr_map f = function | LCons (a, b) -> LCons (f a, sexpr_map f b) | LNil -> LNil | _ -> failwith "Not proper list!!!" (* This MUST be called after function definitions have been desugared, i.e. desugar_define_functions has been called *) let rec collect_definitions = function | LCons (LCons (LSymbol "define", LCons (LSymbol _ as var, LCons (value, LNil))), rest) -> let (defs, rest) = collect_definitions rest in LCons (LCons (var, LCons (value, LNil)), defs), rest | rest -> LNil, rest (* Uses collect_definitions to rewrite a lambda body's (define) forms into letrec see desugar_internal_define *) let make_letrec body = let (defs, rest) = collect_definitions body in match defs with | LNil -> rest | _ -> LCons (LCons (LSymbol "letrec", LCons (defs, rest)), LNil) (* (define (f ...) ...) into (define f (lambda (...) ...)) *) let rec desugar_define_function = function | LCons (LSymbol "define", LCons (LCons (LSymbol _ as sym, args), body)) -> let body = sexpr_map desugar body in let lamb = LCons (LSymbol "lambda", LCons (args, body)) in let def = LCons (LSymbol "define", LCons (sym, LCons (lamb, LNil))) in def | LCons (_, _) as expr -> sexpr_map desugar_define_function expr | expr -> expr (* A lambda form's body must be a sequence of definitions, followed by expressions to be evaluated. This desugar phase rewrites the definitions (which must be at the start of the lambda body) into a letrec form. Example: (lambda () (define (f) (display "hi")) (f) (f)) into: (lambda () (letrec ((f (lambda () (display "hi")))) (f) (f))) *) and desugar_internal_define = function | LCons (LSymbol "lambda", LCons (args, body)) -> LCons (LSymbol "lambda", LCons (args, (make_letrec body))) | LCons (_, _) as expr -> sexpr_map desugar_internal_define expr | expr -> expr (* Turn bodies of lambdas and letrec's *) and beginize = function | LCons (LSymbol "letrec" as sym, LCons (args, body)) | LCons (LSymbol "lambda" as sym, LCons (args, body)) -> let body = beginize body in let body = (match body with | LCons (_, LCons (_, _)) as b -> LCons (LCons (LSymbol "begin", b), LNil) | _ -> body) in LCons (sym, LCons (args, body)) | LCons (_, _) as expr -> sexpr_map beginize expr | expr -> expr and desugar x = x |> desugar_define_function |> desugar_internal_define |> beginize