This commit introduces fundamental changes to Myc's language structure
to enhance type safety and scoping clarity.
Key changes include:
- Introducing local scopes for `do` blocks.
- Separating statements (`def`, `assign`) from expressions, where
statements now have no return value and are only allowed within
blocks.
- A block now consists of multiple statements followed by a single final
expression.
- Stricter validation rules are enforced, such as disallowing
redefinition of local symbols in the same scope while allowing
shadowing of outer symbols.
- Compiler errors are generated for statements used in expression
contexts.
The implementation involved modifications to the AST, parser, binder
(scope-stack), and various compiler passes, along with VM runtime
optimizations.
The `Parameter` kind in `UntypedKind` was only used for identifiers that
were being declared or referenced. This commit renames it to
`Identifier` and updates all the necessary code to reflect this change.
This simplifies the AST and makes it more consistent.
Additionally, a new macro `repeat` has been added to
`src/ast/system.myc`.
The `PipelineNode` has been refactored into `StreamNode`. This commit
updates the example files to reflect this change and also updates the
`series` constructor to accept a lookback parameter.
The `PipelineNode` was an artifact of a previous implementation and is
no longer needed. The `StreamNode` is the appropriate type for
representing the output of a pipe operation.
The `series` function now requires a `lookback` argument to specify the
maximum number of items to store. This makes the behavior of series more
explicit and prevents accidental unbounded memory growth.
This commit updates the benchmark and repeat counts for various example
files. These changes reflect potential performance improvements or
variations observed during testing.
- Use a `make-random` factory to create isolated random number
generators.
- Remove the global `prng` from the `Environment`.
- Ensure `make-random` can be called with or without a seed.
Implements the `create-ticker` function, which allows for the creation
of a ticker stream based on a provided condition closure. This function
is crucial for synchronizing pipeline execution based on specific events
or conditions.
Michael Schimmel