solved a number of problems highlighted by the syntax analyzer

builtin-base.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -188,6 +189,30 @@ func fractFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, e
 // 	return
 // }
 
+func evalFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	if source, ok := args[ParamSource].(string); ok {
+		var expr Expr
+
+		parser := NewParser()
+		if ctx == nil {
+			ctx = NewSimpleStore()
+		}
+
+		r := strings.NewReader(source)
+		scanner := NewScanner(r, DefaultTranslations())
+
+		if expr, err = parser.Parse(scanner); err == nil {
+			CtrlEnable(ctx, control_export_all)
+			result, err = expr.Eval(ctx)
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[ParamSource])
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+//// import
+
 func ImportBuiltinsFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
 	anyParams := []ExprFuncParam{
 		NewFuncParam(ParamValue),
@@ -211,6 +236,10 @@ func ImportBuiltinsFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
 		NewFuncParam(ParamValue),
 		NewFuncParamFlagDef(ParamDenominator, PfDefault, int64(1)),
 	})
+
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("eval", NewGolangFunctor(evalFunc), TypeAny, []ExprFuncParam{
+		NewFuncParam(ParamSource),
+	})
 }
 
 func init() {

common-errors.go

@@ -55,8 +55,25 @@ func ErrInvalidParameterValue(funcName, paramName string, paramValue any) error
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): invalid value %s (%v) for parameter %q", funcName, TypeName(paramValue), paramValue, paramName)
 }
 
+func undefArticle(s string) (article string) {
+	if len(s) > 0 && strings.Contains("aeiou", s[0:1]) {
+		article = "an"
+	} else {
+		article = "a"
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func prependUndefArticle(s string) (result string) {
+	return undefArticle(s) + " " + s
+}
+
 func ErrWrongParamType(funcName, paramName, paramType string, paramValue any) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): the %q parameter must be a %s, got a %s (%v)", funcName, paramName, paramType, TypeName(paramValue), paramValue)
+	var artWantType, artGotType string
+	gotType := TypeName(paramValue)
+	artGotType = prependUndefArticle(gotType)
+	artWantType = prependUndefArticle(paramType)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): the %q parameter must be %s, got %s (%v)", funcName, paramName, artWantType, artGotType, paramValue)
 }
 
 func ErrUnknownParam(funcName, paramName string) error {

context-helpers.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func exportObjects(destCtx, sourceCtx ExprContext) {
 	exportAll := CtrlIsEnabled(sourceCtx, control_export_all)
 	// fmt.Printf("Exporting from sourceCtx [%p] to destCtx [%p] -- exportAll=%t\n", sourceCtx, destCtx, exportAll)
 	// Export variables
-	for _, refName := range sourceCtx.EnumVars(func(name string) bool { return exportAll || name[0] == '@' }) {
+	for _, refName := range sourceCtx.EnumVars(func(name string) bool { return (exportAll || name[0] == '@') && !(name[0] == '_') }) {
 		// fmt.Printf("\tExporting %q\n", refName)
 		refValue, _ := sourceCtx.GetVar(refName)
 		exportVar(destCtx, refName, refValue)

doc/Expr.adoc

@@ -127,22 +127,22 @@ dev-expr -- Expressions calculator v1.10.0(build 14),2024/06/17 (celestino.amoro
 9.5
 >>> 0xFD + 0b1 + 0o1 <1>
 255
->>> 1|2 + 2|3 <2>
+>>> 1:2 + 2:3 <2>
-7|6
+7:6
 >>> ml <3>
->>> 1|2 + 2|3
+>>> 1:2 + 2:3
 7
 -
 6
->>> 4+2 but 5|2+0.5 <4>
+>>> 4+2 but 5:2+0.5 <4>
 3
->>> 4+2; 5|2+0.5 <5>
+>>> 4+2; 5:2+0.5 <5>
 3
 >>>
 ----
 
 <1> Number bases: 0x = _hexadecimal_, 0o = _octal_, 0b = _binary_.
-<2> Fractions: _numerator_ | _denominator_.
+<2> Fractions: _numerator_ : _denominator_.
 <3> Activate multi-line output of fractions.
 <4> But operator, see <<_but_operator>>.
 <5> Multi-expression: the same result of the previous single expression but this it is obtained with two separated calculations.
@@ -236,11 +236,11 @@ _dec-seq_ = _see-integer-literal-syntax_
 |===
 
 ==== Fractions
-_Expr_ also supports fractions. Fraction literals are made with two integers separated by a vertical bar `|`.
+_Expr_ also supports fractions. Fraction literals are made with two integers separated by a colon character `:`.
 
 .Fraction literal syntax
 ====
-*_fraction_* = [__sign__] (_num-den-spec_ | _float-spec_) +
+*_fraction_* = [__sign__] (_num-den-spec_ "**:**" _float-spec_) +
 _sign_ = "**+**" | "**-**" +
 _num-den-spec_ = _digit-seq_ "**|**" _digit-seq_ +
 _float-spec_ = _dec-seq_ "**.**" [_dec-seq_] "**(**" _dec-seq_ "**)**" +
@@ -249,44 +249,44 @@ _digit-seq_ = _see-integer-literal-syntax_
 ====
 
 .Examples
-`>>>` [blue]`1 | 2` +
+`>>>` [blue]`1 : 2` +
-[green]`1|2`
+[green]`1:2`
 
-`>>>` [blue]`4|6`  [gray]_// Fractions are always reduced to their lowest terms_ +
+`>>>` [blue]`4:6`  [gray]_// Fractions are always reduced to their lowest terms_ +
-[green]`2|3`
+[green]`2:3`
 
-`>>>` [blue]`1|2 + 2|3` +
+`>>>` [blue]`1:2 + 2:3` +
-[green]`7|6`
+[green]`7:6`
 
-`>>>` [blue]`1|2 * 2|3` +
+`>>>` [blue]`1:2 * 2:3` +
-[green]`1|3`
+[green]`1:3`
 
-`>>>` [blue]`1|2 / 1|3` +
+`>>>` [blue]`1:2 / 1:3` +
-[green]`3|2`
+[green]`3:2`
 
-`>>>` [blue]`1|2 ./ 1|3` [gray]_// Force decimal division_ +
+`>>>` [blue]`1:2 ./ 1:3` [gray]_// Force decimal division_ +
 [green]`1.5`
 
-`>>>` [blue]`-1|2` +
+`>>>` [blue]`-1:2` +
-[green]`-1|2`
+[green]`-1:2`
 
-`>>>` [blue]`1|-2` [gray]_// Invalid sign specification_ +
+`>>>` [blue]`1:-2` [gray]_// Invalid sign specification_ +
-[red]_Eval Error: [1:3] infix operator "|" requires two non-nil operands, got 1_
+[red]_Eval Error: [1:3] infix operator ":" requires two non-nil operands, got 1_
 
-`>>>` [blue]`1|(-2)` +
+`>>>` [blue]`1:(-2)` +
-[green]`-1|2`
+[green]`-1:2`
 
 
 Fractions can be used together with integers and floats in expressions.
 
 .Examples
-`>>>` [blue]`1|2 + 5` +
+`>>>` [blue]`1:2 + 5` +
-[green]`11|2`
+[green]`11:2`
 
-`>>>` [blue]`4 - 1|2` +
+`>>>` [blue]`4 - 1:2` +
-[green]`7|2`
+[green]`7:2`
 
-`>>>` [blue]`1.0 + 1|2` +
+`>>>` [blue]`1.0 + 1:2` +
 [green]`1.5`
 
 
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ The table below shows all supported operators by decreasing priorities.
 | [blue]`#` | _Prefix_ | _Size-of_ | `#` _iterator_ -> _integer_
 .2+|*SELECT*| [blue]`? : ::` | _Multi-Infix_ | _Case-Selector_ | _any-expr_ `?` _case-list_ _case-expr_ `:` _case-list_ _case-expr_ ... `::` _default-expr_ -> _any_
 | [blue]`? : ::` | _Multi-Infix_ | _Index-Selector_ | _int-expr_ `?` _case-expr_ `:` _case-expr_ ... `::` _default-expr_ -> _any_
-.1+|*FRACT*| [blue]`\|` | _Infix_ | _Fraction_ | _integer_ `\|` _integer_ -> _fraction_
+.1+|*FRACT*| [blue]`:` | _Infix_ | _Fraction_ | _integer_ `:` _integer_ -> _fraction_
 .5+|*PROD*| [blue]`*` | _Infix_ | _Product_ | _number_ `*` _number_ -> _number_
 | [blue]`*` | _Infix_ | _String-repeat_ | _string_ `*` _integer_ -> _string_
 | [blue]`/` | _Infix_ | _Division_ | _number_ `/` _number_ -> _number_
@@ -765,6 +765,9 @@ The table below shows all supported operators by decreasing priorities.
 | [blue]`+` | _Infix_ |  _Dict-join_ | _dict_ `+` _dict_ -> _dict_
 | [blue]`-` | _Infix_ | _Subtraction_ | _number_ `-` _number_ -> _number_
 | [blue]`-` | _Infix_ | _List-difference_ | _list_ `-` _list_ -> _list_
+.3+|*BINARY*| [blue]`&` | _Infix_ | _Binary And_ | _number_ `&` _number_ -> _number_
+| [blue]`\|` | _Infix_ | _Binary Or_ | _number_ `\|` _number_ -> _number_
+| [blue]`~` | _Prefix_ | _Binary Not_ | `~` _number_ -> _number_
 .8+|*RELATION*| [blue]`<` | _Infix_ | _Less_ | _comparable_ `<` _comparable_ -> _boolean_
 | [blue]`\<=` | _Infix_ |  _less-equal_ | _comparable_ `\<=` _comparable_ -> _boolean_
 | [blue]`>` | _Infix_ |  _Greater_ | _comparable_ `>` _comparable_ -> _boolean_

doc/Expr.html

@@ -474,6 +474,16 @@ pre.rouge .gh {
   color: #b8bb26;
   font-weight: bold;
 }
+pre.rouge .ge {
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+pre.rouge .ges {
+  font-weight: bold;
+  font-style: italic;
+}
+pre.rouge .gs {
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
 pre.rouge .k, pre.rouge .kn, pre.rouge .kp, pre.rouge .kr, pre.rouge .kv {
   color: #fb4934;
 }
@@ -745,16 +755,16 @@ dev-expr <span class="nt">--</span> Expressions calculator v1.10.0<span class="o
 9.5
 <span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> 0xFD + 0b1 + 0o1 <i class="conum" data-value="1"></i><b>(1)</b>
 255
-<span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> 1|2 + 2|3 <i class="conum" data-value="2"></i><b>(2)</b>
+<span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> 1:2 + 2:3 <i class="conum" data-value="2"></i><b>(2)</b>
-7|6
+7:6
 <span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> ml <i class="conum" data-value="3"></i><b>(3)</b>
-<span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> 1|2 + 2|3
+<span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> 1:2 + 2:3
 7
 -
 6
-<span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> 4+2 but 5|2+0.5 <i class="conum" data-value="4"></i><b>(4)</b>
+<span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> 4+2 but 5:2+0.5 <i class="conum" data-value="4"></i><b>(4)</b>
 3
-<span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> 4+2<span class="p">;</span> 5|2+0.5 <i class="conum" data-value="5"></i><b>(5)</b>
+<span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span> 4+2<span class="p">;</span> 5:2+0.5 <i class="conum" data-value="5"></i><b>(5)</b>
 3
 <span class="o">&gt;&gt;&gt;</span></code></pre>
 </div>
@@ -767,7 +777,7 @@ dev-expr <span class="nt">--</span> Expressions calculator v1.10.0<span class="o
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><i class="conum" data-value="2"></i><b>2</b></td>
-<td>Fractions: <em>numerator</em> | <em>denominator</em>.</td>
+<td>Fractions: <em>numerator</em> : <em>denominator</em>.</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td><i class="conum" data-value="3"></i><b>3</b></td>
@@ -981,13 +991,13 @@ dev-expr <span class="nt">--</span> Expressions calculator v1.10.0<span class="o
 <div class="sect3">
 <h4 id="_fractions"><a class="anchor" href="#_fractions"></a><a class="link" href="#_fractions">2.1.3. Fractions</a></h4>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><em>Expr</em> also supports fractions. Fraction literals are made with two integers separated by a vertical bar <code>|</code>.</p>
+<p><em>Expr</em> also supports fractions. Fraction literals are made with two integers separated by a colon character <code>:</code>.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="exampleblock">
 <div class="title">Example 3. Fraction literal syntax</div>
 <div class="content">
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><strong><em>fraction</em></strong> = [<em>sign</em>] (<em>num-den-spec</em> | <em>float-spec</em>)<br>
+<p><strong><em>fraction</em></strong> = [<em>sign</em>] (<em>num-den-spec</em> "<strong>:</strong>" <em>float-spec</em>)<br>
 <em>sign</em> = "<strong>+</strong>" | "<strong>-</strong>"<br>
 <em>num-den-spec</em> = <em>digit-seq</em> "<strong>|</strong>" <em>digit-seq</em><br>
 <em>float-spec</em> = <em>dec-seq</em> "<strong>.</strong>" [<em>dec-seq</em>] "<strong>(</strong>" <em>dec-seq</em> "<strong>)</strong>"<br>
@@ -998,55 +1008,55 @@ dev-expr <span class="nt">--</span> Expressions calculator v1.10.0<span class="o
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
 <div class="title">Examples</div>
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1 | 2</code><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1 : 2</code><br>
-<code class="green">1|2</code></p>
+<code class="green">1:2</code></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">4|6</code>  <em class="gray">// Fractions are always reduced to their lowest terms</em><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">4:6</code>  <em class="gray">// Fractions are always reduced to their lowest terms</em><br>
-<code class="green">2|3</code></p>
+<code class="green">2:3</code></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1|2 + 2|3</code><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1:2 + 2:3</code><br>
-<code class="green">7|6</code></p>
+<code class="green">7:6</code></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1|2 * 2|3</code><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1:2 * 2:3</code><br>
-<code class="green">1|3</code></p>
+<code class="green">1:3</code></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1|2 / 1|3</code><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1:2 / 1:3</code><br>
-<code class="green">3|2</code></p>
+<code class="green">3:2</code></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1|2 ./ 1|3</code> <em class="gray">// Force decimal division</em><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1:2 ./ 1:3</code> <em class="gray">// Force decimal division</em><br>
 <code class="green">1.5</code></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">-1|2</code><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">-1:2</code><br>
-<code class="green">-1|2</code></p>
+<code class="green">-1:2</code></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1|-2</code> <em class="gray">// Invalid sign specification</em><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1:-2</code> <em class="gray">// Invalid sign specification</em><br>
-<em class="red">Eval Error: [1:3] infix operator "|" requires two non-nil operands, got 1</em></p>
+<em class="red">Eval Error: [1:3] infix operator ":" requires two non-nil operands, got 1</em></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1|(-2)</code><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1:(-2)</code><br>
-<code class="green">-1|2</code></p>
+<code class="green">-1:2</code></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
 <p>Fractions can be used together with integers and floats in expressions.</p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
 <div class="title">Examples</div>
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1|2 + 5</code><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1:2 + 5</code><br>
-<code class="green">11|2</code></p>
+<code class="green">11:2</code></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">4 - 1|2</code><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">4 - 1:2</code><br>
-<code class="green">7|2</code></p>
+<code class="green">7:2</code></p>
 </div>
 <div class="paragraph">
-<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1.0 + 1|2</code><br>
+<p><code>&gt;&gt;&gt;</code> <code class="blue">1.0 + 1:2</code><br>
 <code class="green">1.5</code></p>
 </div>
 </div>
@@ -1992,10 +2002,10 @@ These operators have a high priority, in particular higher than the operator <co
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><strong>FRACT</strong></p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><code class="blue">|</code></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><code class="blue">:</code></p></td>
 <td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>Infix</em></p></td>
 <td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>Fraction</em></p></td>
-<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>integer</em> <code>|</code> <em>integer</em> &#8594; <em>fraction</em></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>integer</em> <code>:</code> <em>integer</em> &#8594; <em>fraction</em></p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
 <td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top" rowspan="5"><p class="tableblock"><strong>PROD</strong></p></td>
@@ -2066,6 +2076,25 @@ These operators have a high priority, in particular higher than the operator <co
 <td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>list</em> <code>-</code> <em>list</em> &#8594; <em>list</em></p></td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top" rowspan="3"><p class="tableblock"><strong>BINARY</strong></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><code class="blue">&amp;</code></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>Infix</em></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>Binary And</em></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>number</em> <code>&amp;</code> <em>number</em> &#8594; <em>number</em></p></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><code class="blue">|</code></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>Infix</em></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>Binary Or</em></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>number</em> <code>|</code> <em>number</em> &#8594; <em>number</em></p></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><code class="blue">~</code></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>Prefix</em></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>Binary Not</em></p></td>
+<td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><code>~</code> <em>number</em> &#8594; <em>number</em></p></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
 <td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top" rowspan="8"><p class="tableblock"><strong>RELATION</strong></p></td>
 <td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><code class="blue">&lt;</code></p></td>
 <td class="tableblock halign-center valign-top"><p class="tableblock"><em>Infix</em></p></td>
@@ -2432,7 +2461,7 @@ g(@p):any{}`
 </div>
 <div id="footer">
 <div id="footer-text">
-Last updated 2024-09-30 07:29:03 +0200
+Last updated 2024-12-23 07:20:48 +0100
 </div>
 </div>
 </body>

fraction-type.go

@@ -126,34 +126,36 @@ func (f *FractionType) ToString(opt FmtOpt) string {
 	if opt&MultiLine == 0 {
 		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", f.num, f.den))
 	} else {
-		var s, num string
+		var sign, num string
 		if f.num < 0 && opt&TTY == 0 {
 			num = strconv.FormatInt(-f.num, 10)
-			s = "-"
+			sign = "-"
 		} else {
 			num = strconv.FormatInt(f.num, 10)
 		}
 		den := strconv.FormatInt(f.den, 10)
 		size := max(len(num), len(den))
 		if opt&TTY != 0 {
-			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\x1b[4m%[1]*s\x1b[0m\n", -size, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", (size+len(num))/2, s+num)))
+			sNum := fmt.Sprintf("\x1b[4m%[1]*s\x1b[0m\n", -size, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", (size+len(num))/2, sign+num))
+			sb.WriteString(sNum)
 		} else {
-			if len(s) > 0 {
+			if len(sign) > 0 {
 				sb.WriteString("  ")
 			}
 			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", -size, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", (size+len(num))/2, num)))
 			sb.WriteByte('\n')
-			if len(s) > 0 {
+			if len(sign) > 0 {
-				sb.WriteString(s)
+				sb.WriteString(sign)
 				sb.WriteByte(' ')
 			}
 			sb.WriteString(strings.Repeat("-", size))
 			sb.WriteByte('\n')
-			if len(s) > 0 {
+			if len(sign) > 0 {
 				sb.WriteString("  ")
 			}
 		}
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", -size, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", (size+len(den))/2, den)))
+		sDen := fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", size, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", (size+len(den))/2, den))
+		sb.WriteString(sDen)
 	}
 
 	return sb.String()

iterator.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
+	// "errors"
 	"fmt"
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ func errNoOperation(name string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("no %s() function defined in the data-source", name)
 }
 
-func errInvalidDataSource() error {
+// func errInvalidDataSource() error {
-	return errors.New("invalid data-source")
+// 	return errors.New("invalid data-source")
-}
+// }

operator-binary.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func newBinNotTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 		tk:       *tk,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 1),
 		position: posPrefix,
-		priority: priNot,
+		priority: priBinary,
 		evalFunc: evalBinaryNot,
 	}
 }
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func newBinAndTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 		tk:       *tk,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
-		priority: priAnd,
+		priority: priBinary,
 		evalFunc: evalBinaryAnd,
 	}
 }
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func newBinOrTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 		tk:       *tk,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
-		priority: priOr,
+		priority: priBinary,
 		evalFunc: evalBinaryOr,
 	}
 }

operator-context.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func evalContextValue(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var childValue any
 
 	var sourceCtx ExprContext
-	if opTerm.children == nil || len(opTerm.children) == 0 {
+	if len(opTerm.children) == 0 {
 		sourceCtx = ctx
 	} else if opTerm.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable && opTerm.children[0].source() == "global" {
 		sourceCtx = globalCtx

parser.go

@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ func (parser *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, ctx parserContext, termSymb
 				tk.Sym = SymChangeSign
 			} else if tk.Sym == SymPlus {
 				tk.Sym = SymUnchangeSign
+			} else if tk.IsSymbol(SymExclamation) {
+				err = tk.Errorf("postfix opertor %q requires an operand on its left", tk)
+				break
 			}
 			firstToken = false
 		}

scanner.go

@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func (scanner *scanner) parseNumber(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 		tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(err)
 	} else {
 		var value any
-		err = scanner.sync(err) // TODO: Check this function
+		_ = scanner.sync(err) // TODO: Check this function
 		txt := sb.String()
 		if sym == SymFloat {
 			value, err = strconv.ParseFloat(txt, 64)

t_builtin-base_test.go

@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ func TestFuncBase(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  42 */ {`dec(false)`, float64(0), nil},
 		/*  43 */ {`dec(1:2)`, float64(0.5), nil},
 		/*  44 */ {`dec([1])`, nil, `dec(): can't convert list to float`},
+		/*  45 */ {`eval("a=3"); a`, int64(3), nil},
 		// /*  45 */ {`string([1])`, nil, `string(): can't convert list to string`},
 	}
 
 	t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 30)
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 45)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_builtin-string_test.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestFuncString(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   1 */ {`builtin "string"; strJoin("-", "one", "two", "three")`, "one-two-three", nil},
 		/*   2 */ {`builtin "string"; strJoin("-", ["one", "two", "three"])`, "one-two-three", nil},
 		/*   3 */ {`builtin "string"; ls= ["one", "two", "three"]; strJoin("-", ls)`, "one-two-three", nil},
-		/*   4 */ {`builtin "string"; ls= ["one", "two", "three"]; strJoin(1, ls)`, nil, `strJoin(): the "separator" parameter must be a string, got a integer (1)`},
+		/*   4 */ {`builtin "string"; ls= ["one", "two", "three"]; strJoin(1, ls)`, nil, `strJoin(): the "separator" parameter must be a string, got an integer (1)`},
 		/*   5 */ {`builtin "string"; ls= ["one", 2, "three"]; strJoin("-", ls)`, nil, `strJoin(): expected string, got integer (2)`},
 		/*   6 */ {`builtin "string"; "<"+strTrim("  bye bye  ")+">"`, "<bye bye>", nil},
 		/*   7 */ {`builtin "string"; strSub("0123456789", 1,2)`, "12", nil},

t_fractions_test.go

@@ -59,10 +59,9 @@ func TestFractionToStringMultiline(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TODO Check this test: the output string ends with a space
+func TestToStringMultilineTty(t *testing.T) {
-func _TestToStringMultilineTty(t *testing.T) {
 	source := newFraction(-1, 2)
-	want := "\x1b[4m-1\x1b[0m\n2"
+	want := "\x1b[4m-1\x1b[0m\n 2"
 	got := source.ToString(MultiLine | TTY)
 	if got != want {
 		t.Errorf(`(1,2) -> result = %#v [%T], want = %#v [%T]`, got, got, want, want)

t_plugin_test.go

@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func _TestImportPlugin(t *testing.T) {
+// func TestImportPlugin(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Setenv("PLUGINS", "${HOME}/go/src/git.portale-stac.it/go")
+// 	t.Setenv("PLUGINS", "${HOME}/go/src/git.portale-stac.it/go")
-	t.Setenv("EXPR_PLUGIN_PATH","${PLUGINS}/expr-json-plugin:${PLUGINS}/expr-csv-plugin")
+// 	t.Setenv("EXPR_PLUGIN_PATH","${PLUGINS}/expr-json-plugin:${PLUGINS}/expr-csv-plugin")
 
-	gotCount, gotErr := importPluginFromSearchPath("json")
+// 	gotCount, gotErr := importPluginFromSearchPath("json")
-	if gotCount != 1 {
+// 	if gotCount != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("Import count: got=%d, want=1", gotCount)
+// 		t.Errorf("Import count: got=%d, want=1", gotCount)
-	}
+// 	}
-	if gotErr != nil {
+// 	if gotErr != nil {
-		t.Errorf("importPlugin() failed: %v", gotErr)
+// 		t.Errorf("importPlugin() failed: %v", gotErr)
-	}
+// 	}
-}
+// }
 
 func TestPluginExists(t *testing.T) {
 	name := "json"

term.go

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ const (
 	priAnd
 	priNot
 	priRelational
+	priBinary
 	priSum
 	priProduct
 	priFraction