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olisp/lib/compiler/sugar.ml

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OCaml

(* 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