We have the beginning of a stdlib and can parse keyword and rest args

bin/pre.slime

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+(define nil ())
+
+(define nil?
+  (lambda (x)
+    "Checks if the argument is nil."
+    (= x nil)))
+
+(define append
+  (lambda (obj sequence)
+    (if (nil? sequence)
+        (list obj)
+      (if (nil? (rest sequence))
+          ))))
+
+(define range
+  (lambda (:keys from :defaults-to 0 to)
+    "Returns a sequence of numbers starting with the number
+defined by the key 'from' and ends with the number defined in
+'to'."
+    (if (<= from to)
+        (pair from (range :from (+ 1 from) :to to))
+      nil)))
+
+(define map
+  (lambda (function sequence)
+    "Takes a sequence and a function as arguments and returns a
+new sequence which contains the results of using the first
+sequences elemens as argument to that function."
+    (if (nil? sequence)
+        sequence
+      (pair (function (first sequence))
+            (map (rest sequence) function)))))
+
+(define reduce
+  (lambda (function sequence)
+    "Takes a sequence and a function as arguments and applies the
+function to the argument sequence. This only works correctly if the
+given function accepts a variable amount of parameters. If your
+funciton is limited to two arguments, use `reduce-binary' instead."
+    (eval (pair function sequence))))
+
+(define reduce-binary
+  (lambda (function sequence)
+    "Takes a sequence and a function as arguments and applies the
+function to the argument sequence. reduce-binary applies the
+arguments `pair-wise' which means it works with binary functions
+as compared to `reduce'."
+    (if (nil? (rest sequence))
+        (first sequence)
+      (function (first sequence)
+                (reduce-binary (rest sequence) function)))))
+
+(define filter
+  (lambda (function sequence)
+    (if (nil? sequence)
+        nil
+      (if (function (first sequence))
+          (pair (first sequence)
+                (filter (rest sequence) function))
+        (filter (rest sequence) function)))))
+
+(define printf
+  (lambda (:keys sep :defaults-to " " end :defaults-to "\n" :rest args)
+    (if (and (nil? (first args)) (nil? (rest args)))
+        (print end)
+      (prog
+       (print (first args))
+       (if (not (nil? (rest args)))
+           (print sep))
+       ;; TODO(Felix): later we should use `extend' here:
+       ;; (eval (extend (quote (printf :sep sep :end end)) (rest args)))
+       (eval (pair printf (pair :sep (pair sep (pair :end (pair end (rest args)))))))
+       nil))))

bin/test.slime

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 (define operators (list + - * /))
-(print ((first operators) 1 2 3))

build.bat

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pushd quickbuild
 taskkill /F /IM %exeName% > NUL 2> NUL
 
 echo ---------- Compiling ----------
-call timecmd cl ../src/main.c /Fe%exeName% /W3 /TC /nologo /EHsc /Z7 /link /incremental /debug:fastlink
+call timecmd cl ../src/main.c /Fe%exeName% /W3 /Ox /O2 /Oi /TC /nologo /EHsc /link
 
 if %errorlevel% == 0 (
    echo.

src/ast.c

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 struct Ast_Node;
+define_array_list(struct Ast_Node*, Ast_Node);
 
 typedef enum {
     Ast_Node_Type_Nil,
@@ -36,13 +37,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } Pair;
 
 typedef struct {
-    struct Ast_Node** data;
+    // TODO(Felix) use Ast_Node_symbols here instead, so we don't have
-    int length;
+    // to convert them to strings and back to symbols
-    int next_index;
-} Ast_Node_Array_List;
-
-
-typedef struct {
     char** identifiers;
     int next_index;
     int length;
@@ -58,8 +54,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } Keyword_Arguments;
 
 
-Ast_Node_Array_List* create_Ast_Node_Array_List(int initial_length);
+/* Ast_Node_Array_List* create_Ast_Node_Array_List(int initial_length); */
-void append_to_Ast_Node_Array_List(Ast_Node_Array_List* list, struct Ast_Node* node);
+/* void append_to_Ast_Node_Array_List(Ast_Node_Array_List* list, struct Ast_Node* node); */
 
 Positional_Arguments* create_positional_argument_list(int initial_capacity) {
     Positional_Arguments* ret = new(Positional_Arguments);
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ void append_to_positional_argument_list(Positional_Arguments* args, char* identi
 Keyword_Arguments* create_keyword_argument_list(int initial_capacity) {
     Keyword_Arguments* ret = new(Keyword_Arguments);
     ret->identifiers = (char**)malloc(initial_capacity * sizeof(char*));
-    ret->values = create_Ast_Node_Array_List(initial_capacity);
+    ret->values = create_Ast_Node_array_list(initial_capacity);
     ret->next_index = 0;
     ret->length = initial_capacity;
     return ret;
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ void append_to_keyword_argument_list(Keyword_Arguments* args,
     }
 
     args->identifiers[args->next_index++] = identifier;
-    append_to_Ast_Node_Array_List(args->values, default_value);
+    append_to_Ast_Node_array_list(args->values, default_value);
 }
 
 

src/built_ins.c

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+Ast_Node* eval_expr(Ast_Node* node, Environment* env);
+
 bool ast_node_equal(Ast_Node* n1, Ast_Node* n2) {
     if (n1 == n2)
         return true;
@@ -120,3 +122,24 @@ Ast_Node* built_in_divide(Ast_Node* operands) {
     }
     return create_ast_node_number(quotient);
 }
+
+
+Ast_Node* built_in_load(char* file_name, Environment* env) {
+    char* file_content = read_entire_file(file_name);
+    if (file_content) {
+        Ast_Node* result = create_ast_node_nil();
+        Ast_Node_Array_List* program;
+        try {
+            program = parse_program(file_content);
+        }
+        for (int i = 0; i < program->next_index; ++i) {
+            try {
+                result = eval_expr(program->data[i], env);
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    } else {
+        create_error(Error_Type_Unknown_Error, create_ast_node_nil());
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+}

src/env.c

@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ Ast_Node* lookup_symbol(Symbol* sym, Environment* env) {
         return built_in;
 
     create_error(Error_Type_Symbol_Not_Defined, create_ast_node_nil());
+    printf("%s\n", sym->identifier);
     return nullptr;
 }

src/eval.c

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Ast_Node* apply_arguments_to_function(Ast_Node* arguments, Function* function, E
     // positional arguments
     for (int i = 0; i < function->positional_arguments->next_index; ++i) {
         if (arguments->type == Ast_Node_Type_Pair) {
+            // TODO(Felix): here we create new ast_node_symbols from
+            // their identifiers but before we converted them to
+            // strings from symbols... Wo maybe just use the symbols?
             define_symbol(
                 create_ast_node_symbol(function->positional_arguments->identifiers[i]),
                 arguments->value.pair->first, new_env);
@@ -17,6 +20,122 @@ Ast_Node* apply_arguments_to_function(Ast_Node* arguments, Function* function, E
         arguments = arguments->value.pair->rest;
     }
 
+
+    if (arguments->type == Ast_Node_Type_Nil)
+        goto eval_time;
+
+    String_Array_List* read_in_keywords = create_String_array_list(16);
+    // keyword arguments: use all given ones and keep track of the
+    // added ones (array list), if end of parameters in encountered or
+    // something that is not a keyword is encountered or a keyword
+    // that is not recognized is encoutered, jump out of the loop.
+
+    while (arguments->value.pair->first->type == Ast_Node_Type_Keyword) {
+        // check if this one is even an accepted keyword
+        bool accepted = false;
+        for (int i = 0; i < function->keyword_arguments->next_index; ++i) {
+            if (string_equal(
+                    arguments->value.pair->first->value.keyword->identifier,
+                    function->keyword_arguments->identifiers[i]))
+            {
+                accepted = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (!accepted) {
+            create_error(Error_Type_Ill_Formed_Arguments, arguments);
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        // check if it was already read in
+        for (int i = 0; i < read_in_keywords->next_index; ++i) {
+            if (string_equal(
+                    arguments->value.pair->first->value.keyword->identifier,
+                    read_in_keywords->data[i]))
+            {
+                // TODO(Felix): if we are actually done with all the
+                // necessary keywords then we have to count the rest
+                // as :rest here, instead od always creating an error
+                // (special case with default variables)
+                create_error(Error_Type_Ill_Formed_Arguments, arguments);
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // okay so we found a keyword that has to be read in and was
+        // not already read in, is there a next element to actually
+        // set it to?
+        if (arguments->value.pair->rest->type != Ast_Node_Type_Pair) {
+            create_error(Error_Type_Ill_Formed_Arguments, arguments);
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        // if not set it and then add it to the array list
+        define_symbol(
+            create_ast_node_symbol(arguments->value.pair->first->value.keyword->identifier),
+            arguments->value.pair->rest->value.pair->first, new_env);
+
+        append_to_String_array_list(read_in_keywords, arguments->value.pair->first->value.keyword->identifier);
+
+        // overstep both for next one
+        arguments = arguments->value.pair->rest->value.pair->rest;
+
+        if (arguments->type == Ast_Node_Type_Nil) {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    // check if all necessary keywords have been read in
+    for (int i = 0; i < function->keyword_arguments->next_index; ++i) {
+        char* defined_keyword = function->keyword_arguments->identifiers[i];
+        bool was_set = false;
+        for (int j = 0; j < read_in_keywords->next_index; ++j) {
+            if (string_equal(
+                    read_in_keywords->data[j],
+                    defined_keyword))
+            {
+                was_set = true;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if (function->keyword_arguments->values->data[i] == nullptr) {
+            // if this one does not have a default value
+            if (!was_set) {
+                create_error(Error_Type_Ill_Formed_Arguments, arguments);
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+        } else {
+            // this one does have a default value, lets see if we have
+            // to use it or if the user supplied his own
+            if (!was_set) {
+                define_symbol(
+                    create_ast_node_symbol(defined_keyword),
+                    function->keyword_arguments->values->data[i], new_env);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    if (arguments->type == Ast_Node_Type_Nil) {
+        if (function->rest_argument) {
+            define_symbol(
+                create_ast_node_symbol(function->rest_argument),
+                create_ast_node_nil(), new_env);
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (function->rest_argument) {
+            define_symbol(
+                create_ast_node_symbol(function->rest_argument),
+                arguments, new_env);
+        } else {
+            // rest was not declared but additional arguments were found
+            create_error(Error_Type_Ill_Formed_Arguments, arguments);
+            return nullptr;
+        }
+    }
+
+  eval_time:
     Ast_Node* result;
 
     try {
@@ -26,7 +145,16 @@ Ast_Node* apply_arguments_to_function(Ast_Node* arguments, Function* function, E
     return result;
 }
 
-/* (define type (lambda (e) (if (and (= (old-type e) :pair) (= (first e) :my-type)) :my-type (old-type e)))) */
+/*
+   (prog
+     (define type--before type)
+     (define type
+       (lambda (e)
+         (if (and (= (type--before e) :pair) (= (first e) :my-type))
+             :my-type
+           (type--before e))))
+   )
+*/
 
 /**
    This parses the argument specification of funcitons into their
@@ -281,7 +409,9 @@ Ast_Node* eval_expr(Ast_Node* node, Environment* env) {
         return node;
     case Ast_Node_Type_Pair: {
         Ast_Node* operator;
-        if (node->value.pair->first->type != Ast_Node_Type_Built_In_Function) {
+        if (node->value.pair->first->type != Ast_Node_Type_Built_In_Function &&
+            node->value.pair->first->type != Ast_Node_Type_Function)
+        {
             try {
                 operator = eval_expr(node->value.pair->first, env);
             }
@@ -465,6 +595,23 @@ Ast_Node* eval_expr(Ast_Node* node, Environment* env) {
             case Built_In_Equal: {
                 return built_in_equals(evaluated_arguments);
             }
+            case Built_In_Load: {
+                try {
+                    arguments_length = list_length(arguments);
+                }
+                if (arguments_length != 1)
+                    report_error(Error_Type_Wrong_Number_Of_Arguments);
+
+                if (evaluated_arguments->value.pair->first->type != Ast_Node_Type_String)
+                    report_error(Error_Type_Type_Missmatch);
+
+                Ast_Node* result;
+                try {
+                    result = built_in_load(
+                        evaluated_arguments->value.pair->first->value.string->value, env);
+                }
+                return result;
+            }
             case Built_In_Pair: {
                 if (arguments_length != 2) {
                     report_error(Error_Type_Wrong_Number_Of_Arguments);
@@ -525,7 +672,7 @@ Ast_Node* eval_expr(Ast_Node* node, Environment* env) {
                     report_error(Error_Type_Wrong_Number_Of_Arguments);
                 }
                 print(evaluated_arguments->value.pair->first);
-                printf("\n");
+                /* printf("\n"); */
                 return arguments->value.pair->first;
             }
             case Built_In_Read: {
@@ -582,7 +729,9 @@ Ast_Node* eval_expr(Ast_Node* node, Environment* env) {
         }
 
         // assume it's lambda function and evaluate the arguments
+        try {
             arguments = eval_arguments(arguments, env, &arguments_length);
+        }
         if (operator->type == Ast_Node_Type_Function) {
             Ast_Node* result;
             try {
@@ -592,9 +741,11 @@ Ast_Node* eval_expr(Ast_Node* node, Environment* env) {
         }
     }
 
-    default:
+    default: {
+        printf("alskjdalskdjaldskjalk");
         report_error(Error_Type_Not_A_Function);
     }
+    }
 #undef report_error
 }
 

src/helpers.c

@@ -14,6 +14,35 @@
             }                                   \
             else label(body,__LINE__):
 
+#define define_array_list(type, name)                                   \
+    typedef struct {                                                    \
+        type* data;                                                     \
+        int length;                                                     \
+        int next_index;                                                 \
+    } name##_Array_List;                                                \
+                                                                        \
+                                                                        \
+    void append_to_##name##_array_list(name##_Array_List* arraylist, type element) { \
+        if (arraylist->next_index == arraylist->length) {               \
+            arraylist->length *= 2;                                     \
+            arraylist->data =                                           \
+                (type*)realloc(arraylist->data, arraylist->length * sizeof(type)); \
+        }                                                               \
+        arraylist->data[arraylist->next_index++] = element;             \
+    }                                                                   \
+                                                                        \
+                                                                        \
+    name##_Array_List* create_##name##_array_list(int initial_capacity) { \
+        name##_Array_List* ret = new(name##_Array_List);                \
+        ret->data = (type*)malloc(initial_capacity * sizeof(type));     \
+        ret->next_index = 0;                                            \
+        ret->length = initial_capacity;                                 \
+        return ret;                                                     \
+    }
+
+define_array_list(char*, String);
+
+
 typedef enum { false, true } bool;
 
 int string_equal(char* a, char* b) {

src/io.c

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void print(Ast_Node* node) {
         printf("%f", node->value.number->value);
     } break;
     case (Ast_Node_Type_String): {
-        printf("\"%s\"", node->value.string->value);
+        printf("%s", node->value.string->value);
     } break;
     case (Ast_Node_Type_Symbol): {
         printf("%s", node->value.symbol->identifier);

src/main.c

@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ int interprete_file (char* file_content) {
         return 1;
     }
     Environment* env = create_empty_environment();
+
+    built_in_load("pre.slime", env);
+    if (error) {
+        log_error();
+        return 1;
+    }
+
     Ast_Node* result = create_ast_node_nil();
     for (int i = 0; i < program->next_index; ++i) {
         result = eval_expr(program->data[i], env);
@@ -32,8 +39,7 @@ int interprete_file (char* file_content) {
             return 1;
         }
     }
-    /* print(result); */
+
-    /* printf("\n"); */
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -41,6 +47,13 @@ int interprete_stdin () {
     printf("Welcome to the lispy interpreter.\n");
     char* line;
     Environment* env = create_empty_environment();
+
+    built_in_load("pre.slime", env);
+    if (error) {
+        log_error();
+        delete_error();
+    }
+
     Ast_Node* parsed, * evaluated;
     while (true) {
         printf(">");