expressions now support dict data-type

func-import.go

@@ -140,3 +140,7 @@ func ImportImportFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("import", &simpleFunctor{f: importFunc}, 1, -1)
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("include", &simpleFunctor{f: includeFunc}, 1, -1)
 }
+
+func init() {
+	registerImport("import", ImportImportFuncs)
+}

func-os.go

@@ -162,3 +162,7 @@ func ImportOsFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("readFile", &simpleFunctor{f: readFileFunc}, 1, 2)
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("closeFile", &simpleFunctor{f: closeFileFunc}, 1, 1)
 }
+
+func init() {
+	registerImport("os", ImportOsFuncs)
+}

operand-dict.go

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// operand-dict.go
+package expr
+
+// -------- dict term
+// func newDictTermA(args ...*term) *term {
+// 	return newDictTerm(args)
+// }
+
+func newDictTerm(args map[any]*term) *term {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *NewValueToken(0, 0, SymDict, "{}", args),
+		parent:   nil,
+		children: nil,
+		position: posLeaf,
+		priority: priValue,
+		evalFunc: evalDict,
+	}
+}
+
+// -------- dict func
+func evalDict(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+	dict, _ := self.value().(map[any]*term)
+	items := make(map[any]any, len(dict))
+	for key, tree := range dict {
+		var param any
+		if param, err = tree.compute(ctx); err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+		items[key] = param
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		v = items
+	}
+	return
+}

operand-var.go

@@ -23,8 +23,14 @@ func newVarTerm(tk *Token) *term {
 // -------- eval func
 func evalVar(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var exists bool
-	if v, exists = ctx.GetVar(self.tk.source); !exists {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("undefined variable %q", self.tk.source)
+	name := self.source()
+	if v, exists = ctx.GetVar(name); !exists {
+		info := ctx.GetFuncInfo(name)
+		if info != nil {
+			v = info.Functor()
+		} else {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("undefined variable or function %q", name)
+		}
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-dot.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 // operator-dot.go
 package expr
 
+import "fmt"
+
 // -------- dot term
 func newDotTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	return &term{
@@ -23,15 +25,13 @@ func evalDot(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 	}
 
 	indexTerm := self.children[1]
-	if !isInteger(rightValue) {
-		err = indexTerm.Errorf("index expression must be integer, got %T", rightValue)
+
+	if isList(leftValue) {
+		var index int
+		if index, err = indexTerm.toInt(rightValue, "index expression value must be integer"); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 
-	index64, _ := rightValue.(int64)
-	index := int(index64)
-
-	if isList(leftValue) {
 		list, _ := leftValue.([]any)
 		if index >= 0 && index < len(list) {
 			v = list[index]
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ func evalDot(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 			err = indexTerm.Errorf("index %v out of bounds", index)
 		}
 	} else if isString(leftValue) {
+		var index int
+		if index, err = indexTerm.toInt(rightValue, "index expression value must be integer"); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
 		s, _ := leftValue.(string)
 		if index >= 0 && index < len(s) {
 			v = string(s[index])
@@ -49,6 +54,12 @@ func evalDot(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 		} else {
 			err = indexTerm.Errorf("index %v out of bounds", index)
 		}
+	} else if isDict(leftValue) {
+		var ok bool
+		d, _ := leftValue.(map[any]any)
+		if v, ok = d[rightValue]; !ok {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("key %v does not belong to the dictionary", rightValue)
+		}
 	} else {
 		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}

parser.go

@@ -97,16 +97,22 @@ func (self *parser) parseFuncDef(scanner *scanner) (tree *term, err error) {
 func (self *parser) parseList(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term, err error) {
 	args := make([]*term, 0)
 	lastSym := SymUnknown
+	itemExpected := false
 	for lastSym != SymClosedSquare && lastSym != SymEos {
 		var subTree *ast
 		if subTree, err = self.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedSquare); err == nil {
 			if subTree.root != nil {
 				args = append(args, subTree.root)
+			} else if itemExpected {
+				prev := scanner.Previous()
+				err = prev.Errorf("expected list item, got %q", prev)
+				break
 			}
 		} else {
 			break
 		}
 		lastSym = scanner.Previous().Sym
+		itemExpected = lastSym == SymComma
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		// TODO Check arguments
@@ -119,6 +125,67 @@ func (self *parser) parseList(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term
 	return
 }
 
+func (self *parser) parseDictKey(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (key any, err error) {
+	tk := scanner.Next()
+	if tk.Sym == SymError {
+		err = tk.Error()
+		return
+	}
+	if tk.Sym == SymClosedBrace || tk.Sym == SymEos {
+		return
+	}
+	if tk.Sym == SymInteger || tk.Sym == SymString {
+		tkSep := scanner.Next()
+		if tkSep.Sym != SymColon {
+			err = tkSep.Errorf("expected \":\", got %q", tkSep)
+		} else {
+			key = tk.Value
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = tk.Errorf("expected dictionary key or closed brace, got %q", tk)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (self *parser) parseDictionary(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term, err error) {
+	args := make(map[any]*term, 0)
+	lastSym := SymUnknown
+	itemExpected := false
+	for lastSym != SymClosedBrace && lastSym != SymEos {
+		var subTree *ast
+		var key any
+		if key, err = self.parseDictKey(scanner, allowVarRef); err != nil {
+			break
+		} else if key == nil && itemExpected {
+			tk := scanner.Previous()
+			err = tk.Errorf("expected dictionary key, got %q", tk)
+			break
+		}
+		if subTree, err = self.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedBrace); err == nil {
+			if subTree.root != nil {
+				args[key] = subTree.root
+			} else if key != nil {
+				prev := scanner.Previous()
+				err = prev.Errorf("expected dictionary value, got %q", prev)
+				break
+			}
+		} else {
+			break
+		}
+		lastSym = scanner.Previous().Sym
+		itemExpected = lastSym == SymComma
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		// TODO Check arguments
+		if lastSym != SymClosedBrace {
+			err = scanner.Previous().Errorf("unterminate dictionary")
+		} else {
+			subtree = newDictTerm(args)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func (self *parser) parseSelectorCase(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, defaultCase bool) (caseTerm *term, err error) {
 	var filterList *term
 	var caseExpr *ast
@@ -241,6 +308,12 @@ func (self *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef
 				err = tree.addTerm(listTerm)
 				currentTerm = listTerm
 			}
+		case SymOpenBrace:
+			var mapTerm *term
+			if mapTerm, err = self.parseDictionary(scanner, allowVarRef); err == nil {
+				err = tree.addTerm(mapTerm)
+				currentTerm = mapTerm
+			}
 		case SymEqual:
 			if err = checkPrevSymbol(lastSym, SymIdentifier, tk); err == nil {
 				currentTerm, err = tree.addToken2(tk)

symbol.go

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ const (
 	SymFuncCall
 	SymFuncDef
 	SymList
+	SymDict
 	SymExpression
 	SymSelector     // <selector> ::= <expr> "?" <selector-case> {":" <selector-case>} ["::" <default-selector-case>]
 	SymSelectorCase // <selector-case> ::= [<list>] "{" <multi-expr> "}"

term.go

@@ -144,6 +144,15 @@ func (self *term) compute(ctx ExprContext) (v any, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (self *term) toInt(computedValue any, valueDescription string) (i int, err error) {
+	if index64, ok := computedValue.(int64); ok {
+		i = int(index64)
+	} else {
+		err = self.Errorf("%s, got %T", valueDescription, computedValue)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func (self *term) errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue any) error {
 	return self.tk.Errorf(
 		"left operand '%v' [%T] and right operand '%v' [%T] are not compatible with operator %q",

utils.go

@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ func isList(v any) (ok bool) {
 	return ok
 }
 
+func isDict(v any) (ok bool) {
+	_, ok = v.(map[any]any)
+	return ok
+}
+
 func isNumber(v any) (ok bool) {
 	return isFloat(v) || isInteger(v)
 }