CallFunction() has been replaced by three new functions:

CallFunctionByTerm(), CallFunctionByArgs() and CallFunctionByParams()

ast.go

@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-type Expr interface {
-	Eval(ctx ExprContext) (result any, err error)
-	String() string
-}
-
 //-------- ast
 
 type ast struct {
@@ -24,65 +19,69 @@ func NewAst() *ast {
 	return &ast{}
 }
 
-func (self *ast) ToForest() {
+func (expr *ast) TypeName() string {
-	if self.root != nil {
+	return "Expression"
-		if self.forest == nil {
+}
-			self.forest = make([]*term, 0)
+
+func (expr *ast) ToForest() {
+	if expr.root != nil {
+		if expr.forest == nil {
+			expr.forest = make([]*term, 0)
 		}
-		self.forest = append(self.forest, self.root)
+		expr.forest = append(expr.forest, expr.root)
-		self.root = nil
+		expr.root = nil
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *ast) String() string {
+func (expr *ast) String() string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
-	if self.root == nil {
+	if expr.root == nil {
 		sb.WriteString("(nil)")
 	} else {
-		self.root.toString(&sb)
+		expr.root.toString(&sb)
 	}
 	return sb.String()
 }
 
-func (self *ast) addTokens(tokens ...*Token) (err error) {
+func (expr *ast) addTokens(tokens ...*Token) (err error) {
 	for _, tk := range tokens {
-		if err = self.addToken(tk); err != nil {
+		if _, err = expr.addToken(tk); err != nil {
 			break
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *ast) addToken(tk *Token) (err error) {
+// func (expr *ast) addToken(tk *Token) (err error) {
-	_, err = self.addToken2(tk)
+// 	_, err = expr.addToken2(tk)
-	return
+// 	return
-}
+// }
 
-func (self *ast) addToken2(tk *Token) (t *term, err error) {
+func (expr *ast) addToken(tk *Token) (t *term, err error) {
 	if t = newTerm(tk); t != nil {
-		err = self.addTerm(t)
+		err = expr.addTerm(t)
 	} else {
 		err = tk.Errorf("unexpected token %q", tk.String())
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *ast) addTerm(node *term) (err error) {
+func (expr *ast) addTerm(node *term) (err error) {
-	if self.root == nil {
+	if expr.root == nil {
-		self.root = node
+		expr.root = node
 	} else {
-		self.root, err = self.insert(self.root, node)
+		expr.root, err = expr.insert(expr.root, node)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *ast) insert(tree, node *term) (root *term, err error) {
+func (expr *ast) insert(tree, node *term) (root *term, err error) {
 	if tree.getPriority() < node.getPriority() {
 		root = tree
 		if tree.isComplete() {
 			var subRoot *term
 			last := tree.removeLastChild()
-			if subRoot, err = self.insert(last, node); err == nil {
+			if subRoot, err = expr.insert(last, node); err == nil {
 				subRoot.setParent(tree)
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -97,20 +96,20 @@ func (self *ast) insert(tree, node *term) (root *term, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *ast) Finish() {
+func (expr *ast) Finish() {
-	if self.root == nil && self.forest != nil && len(self.forest) >= 1 {
+	if expr.root == nil && expr.forest != nil && len(expr.forest) >= 1 {
-		self.root = self.forest[len(self.forest)-1]
+		expr.root = expr.forest[len(expr.forest)-1]
-		self.forest = self.forest[0 : len(self.forest)-1]
+		expr.forest = expr.forest[0 : len(expr.forest)-1]
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *ast) Eval(ctx ExprContext) (result any, err error) {
+func (expr *ast) Eval(ctx ExprContext) (result any, err error) {
-	self.Finish()
+	expr.Finish()
 
-	if self.root != nil {
+	if expr.root != nil {
 		// initDefaultVars(ctx)
-		if self.forest != nil {
+		if expr.forest != nil {
-			for _, root := range self.forest {
+			for _, root := range expr.forest {
 				if result, err = root.compute(ctx); err == nil {
 					ctx.UnsafeSetVar(ControlLastResult, result)
 				} else {
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ func (self *ast) Eval(ctx ExprContext) (result any, err error) {
 			}
 		}
 		if err == nil {
-			if result, err = self.root.compute(ctx); err == nil {
+			if result, err = expr.root.compute(ctx); err == nil {
 				ctx.UnsafeSetVar(ControlLastResult, result)
 			}
 		}

bind-expr-functions.go

@@ -12,35 +12,30 @@ type exprFunctor struct {
 	defCtx ExprContext
 }
 
-// func newExprFunctor(e Expr, params []string, ctx ExprContext) *exprFunctor {
+func (functor *exprFunctor) GetParams() (params []ExprFuncParam) {
-// 	return &exprFunctor{expr: e, params: params, defCtx: ctx}
+	return functor.params
-// }
+}
 
 func newExprFunctor(e Expr, params []ExprFuncParam, ctx ExprContext) *exprFunctor {
 	var defCtx ExprContext
 	if ctx != nil {
-//		if ctx.GetParent() != nil {
+		defCtx = ctx
-//			defCtx = ctx.Clone()
-//			defCtx.SetParent(ctx)
-//		} else {
-			defCtx = ctx
-//		}
 	}
 	return &exprFunctor{expr: e, params: params, defCtx: defCtx}
 }
 
+func (functor *exprFunctor) TypeName() string {
+	return "ExprFunctor"
+}
+
 func (functor *exprFunctor) GetDefinitionContext() ExprContext {
 	return functor.defCtx
 }
 
-func (functor *exprFunctor) Invoke(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func (functor *exprFunctor) InvokeNamed(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	// if functor.defCtx != nil {
+	var missing []string
-	// 	ctx.Merge(functor.defCtx)
+	for _, p := range functor.params {
-	// }
+		if arg, exists := args[p.Name()]; exists {
-
-	for i, p := range functor.params {
-		if i < len(args) {
-			arg := args[i]
 			if funcArg, ok := arg.(Functor); ok {
 				paramSpecs := funcArg.GetParams()
 				ctx.RegisterFunc(p.Name(), funcArg, TypeAny, paramSpecs)
@@ -48,9 +43,17 @@ func (functor *exprFunctor) Invoke(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (re
 				ctx.UnsafeSetVar(p.Name(), arg)
 			}
 		} else {
-			ctx.UnsafeSetVar(p.Name(), nil)
+			if missing == nil {
+				missing = make([]string, 0, 1)
+			}
+			missing = append(missing, p.Name())
+			// ctx.UnsafeSetVar(p.Name(), nil)
 		}
 	}
-	result, err = functor.expr.Eval(ctx)
+	if missing != nil {
+		err = ErrMissingParams(name, missing)
+	} else {
+		result, err = functor.expr.Eval(ctx)
+	}
 	return
 }

bind-go-functions.go

@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ func NewGolangFunctor(f FuncTemplate) *golangFunctor {
 	return &golangFunctor{f: f}
 }
 
-func (functor *golangFunctor) Invoke(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func (functor *golangFunctor) TypeName() string {
+	return "GoFunctor"
+}
+
+func (functor *golangFunctor) InvokeNamed(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	return functor.f(ctx, name, args)
 }

builtin-base.go

@@ -10,53 +10,57 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 )
 
-func isNilFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+const (
-	result = args[0] == nil
+	ParamDenominator = "denominator"
+)
+
+func isNilFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	result = args[ParamValue] == nil
 	return
 }
 
-func isIntFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func isIntFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	result = IsInteger(args[0])
+	result = IsInteger(args[ParamValue])
 	return
 }
 
-func isFloatFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func isFloatFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	result = IsFloat(args[0])
+	result = IsFloat(args[ParamValue])
 	return
 }
 
-func isBoolFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func isBoolFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	result = IsBool(args[0])
+	result = IsBool(args[ParamValue])
 	return
 }
 
-func isStringFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func isStringFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	result = IsString(args[0])
+	result = IsString(args[ParamValue])
 	return
 }
 
-func isFractionFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func isFractionFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	result = IsFract(args[0])
+	result = IsFract(args[ParamValue])
 	return
 }
 
-func isRationalFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func isRationalFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	result = IsRational(args[0])
+	result = IsRational(args[ParamValue])
 	return
 }
 
-func isListFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func isListFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	result = IsList(args[0])
+	result = IsList(args[ParamValue])
 	return
 }
 
-func isDictionaryFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func isDictionaryFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	result = IsDict(args[0])
+	result = IsDict(args[ParamValue])
 	return
 }
 
-func boolFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func boolFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	switch v := args[0].(type) {
+	switch v := args[ParamValue].(type) {
 	case int64:
 		result = (v != 0)
 	case *FractionType:
@@ -73,8 +77,8 @@ func boolFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error)
 	return
 }
 
-func intFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func intFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	switch v := args[0].(type) {
+	switch v := args[ParamValue].(type) {
 	case int64:
 		result = v
 	case float64:
@@ -96,8 +100,8 @@ func intFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func decFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func decFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	switch v := args[0].(type) {
+	switch v := args[ParamValue].(type) {
 	case int64:
 		result = float64(v)
 	case float64:
@@ -121,8 +125,8 @@ func decFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func stringFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func stringFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	switch v := args[0].(type) {
+	switch v := args[ParamValue].(type) {
 	case int64:
 		result = strconv.FormatInt(v, 10)
 	case float64:
@@ -147,18 +151,18 @@ func stringFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error
 	return
 }
 
-func fractFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func fractFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	switch v := args[0].(type) {
+	switch v := args[ParamValue].(type) {
 	case int64:
 		var den int64 = 1
-		if len(args) > 1 {
+
-			var ok bool
+		var ok bool
-			if den, ok = args[1].(int64); !ok {
+		if den, ok = args[ParamDenominator].(int64); !ok {
-				err = ErrExpectedGot(name, "integer", args[1])
+			err = ErrExpectedGot(name, "integer", args[ParamDenominator])
-			} else if den == 0 {
+		} else if den == 0 {
-				err = ErrFuncDivisionByZero(name)
+			err = ErrFuncDivisionByZero(name)
-			}
 		}
+
 		if err == nil {
 			result = newFraction(v, den)
 		}
@@ -180,9 +184,9 @@ func fractFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error)
 	return
 }
 
-func iteratorFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+// func iteratorFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
-	return
+// 	return
-}
+// }
 
 func ImportBuiltinsFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
 	anyParams := []ExprFuncParam{
@@ -205,7 +209,7 @@ func ImportBuiltinsFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("string", NewGolangFunctor(stringFunc), TypeString, anyParams)
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("fract", NewGolangFunctor(fractFunc), TypeFraction, []ExprFuncParam{
 		NewFuncParam(ParamValue),
-		NewFuncParamFlagDef("denominator", PfDefault, 1),
+		NewFuncParamFlagDef(ParamDenominator, PfDefault, int64(1)),
 	})
 }
 

builtin-fmt.go

@@ -21,19 +21,25 @@ func getStdout(ctx ExprContext) io.Writer {
 	return w
 }
 
-func printFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func printFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	var n int
+	var n int = 0
-	if n, err = fmt.Fprint(getStdout(ctx), args...); err == nil {
+	if v, exists := args[ParamItem]; exists && v != nil {
-		result = int64(n)
+		argv := v.([]any)
+		n, err = fmt.Fprint(getStdout(ctx), argv...)
 	}
+	result = int64(n)
 	return
 }
 
-func printLnFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func printLnFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	var n int
+	var n int = 0
-	if n, err = fmt.Fprintln(getStdout(ctx), args...); err == nil {
+	if v, exists := args[ParamItem]; exists && v != nil {
-		result = int64(n)
+		argv := v.([]any)
+		n, err = fmt.Fprintln(getStdout(ctx), argv...)
+	} else {
+		n, err = fmt.Fprintln(getStdout(ctx))
 	}
+	result = int64(n)
 	return
 }
 

builtin-import.go

@@ -9,18 +9,21 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-func importFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func importFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	return importGeneral(ctx, name, args)
 }
 
-func importAllFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func importAllFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	CtrlEnable(ctx, control_export_all)
 	return importGeneral(ctx, name, args)
 }
 
-func importGeneral(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func importGeneral(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	dirList := buildSearchDirList("sources", ENV_EXPR_SOURCE_PATH)
-	result, err = doImport(ctx, name, dirList, NewArrayIterator(args))
+	if v, exists := args[ParamFilepath]; exists && v != nil {
+		argv := v.([]any)
+		result, err = doImport(ctx, name, dirList, NewArrayIterator(argv))
+	}
 	return
 }
 

builtin-iterator.go

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// builtin-iterator.go
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+)
+
+const (
+	iterParamOperator = "operator"
+	iterParamVars     = "vars"
+	iterVarStatus     = "status"
+)
+
+func parseRunArgs(localCtx ExprContext, args map[string]any) (it Iterator, op Functor, err error) {
+	var ok bool
+
+	if it, ok = args[ParamIterator].(Iterator); !ok {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("paramter %q must be an iterator, passed %v [%s]", ParamIterator, args[ParamIterator], TypeName(args[ParamIterator]))
+		return
+	}
+
+	if op, ok = args[iterParamOperator].(Functor); !ok && args[iterParamOperator] != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("paramter %q must be a function, passed %v [%s]", iterParamOperator, args[iterParamOperator], TypeName(args[iterParamOperator]))
+		return
+	}
+
+	var vars *DictType
+	if vars, ok = args[iterParamVars].(*DictType); !ok && args[iterParamVars] != nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("paramter %q must be a dictionary, passed %v [%s]", iterParamVars, args[iterParamVars], TypeName(args[iterParamVars]))
+		return
+	}
+
+	if vars != nil {
+		for key, value := range *vars {
+			var varName string
+			if varName, ok = key.(string); ok {
+				localCtx.UnsafeSetVar(varName, value)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func runFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	var it Iterator
+	var ok bool
+	var op Functor
+	var v any
+	var usingDefaultOp = false
+	var params map[string]any
+	var item any
+
+	localCtx := ctx.Clone()
+	localCtx.UnsafeSetVar(iterVarStatus, nil)
+
+	if it, op, err = parseRunArgs(localCtx, args); err != nil {
+		return
+	} else if op == nil {
+		op = NewGolangFunctor(printLnFunc)
+		usingDefaultOp = true
+	}
+
+	for item, err = it.Next(); err == nil; item, err = it.Next() {
+		if usingDefaultOp {
+			params = map[string]any{ParamItem: []any{item}}
+		} else {
+			params = map[string]any{ParamIndex: it.Index(), ParamItem: item}
+		}
+
+		if v, err = op.InvokeNamed(localCtx, iterParamOperator, params); err != nil {
+			break
+		} else {
+			var success bool
+			if success, ok = ToBool(v); !success || !ok {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err == io.EOF {
+		err = nil
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		result, _ = localCtx.GetVar(iterVarStatus)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func ImportIterFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("run", NewGolangFunctor(runFunc), TypeAny, []ExprFuncParam{
+		NewFuncParam(ParamIterator),
+		NewFuncParamFlag(iterParamOperator, PfOptional),
+		NewFuncParamFlag(iterParamVars, PfOptional),
+	})
+}
+
+func init() {
+	RegisterBuiltinModule("iterator", ImportIterFuncs, "Iterator helper functions")
+}

builtin-math-arith.go

@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ func doAdd(ctx ExprContext, name string, it Iterator, count, level int) (result
 			if v, err = doAdd(ctx, name, subIter, count, level); err != nil {
 				break
 			}
-			if extIter, ok := v.(ExtIterator); ok && extIter.HasOperation(cleanName) {
+			if extIter, ok := v.(ExtIterator); ok && extIter.HasOperation(CleanName) {
-				if _, err = extIter.CallOperation(cleanName, nil); err != nil {
+				if _, err = extIter.CallOperation(CleanName, nil); err != nil {
 					return
 				}
 			}
@@ -86,8 +86,9 @@ func doAdd(ctx ExprContext, name string, it Iterator, count, level int) (result
 	return
 }
 
-func addFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func addFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	result, err = doAdd(ctx, name, NewArrayIterator(args), 0, -1)
+	argv := args[ParamValue].([]any)
+	result, err = doAdd(ctx, name, NewArrayIterator(argv), 0, -1)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -107,8 +108,8 @@ func doMul(ctx ExprContext, name string, it Iterator, count, level int) (result
 			if v, err = doMul(ctx, name, subIter, count, level); err != nil {
 				break
 			}
-			if extIter, ok := v.(ExtIterator); ok && extIter.HasOperation(cleanName) {
+			if extIter, ok := v.(ExtIterator); ok && extIter.HasOperation(CleanName) {
-				if _, err = extIter.CallOperation(cleanName, nil); err != nil {
+				if _, err = extIter.CallOperation(CleanName, nil); err != nil {
 					return
 				}
 			}
@@ -161,17 +162,18 @@ func doMul(ctx ExprContext, name string, it Iterator, count, level int) (result
 	return
 }
 
-func mulFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func mulFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	result, err = doMul(ctx, name, NewArrayIterator(args), 0, -1)
+	argv := args[ParamValue].([]any)
+	result, err = doMul(ctx, name, NewArrayIterator(argv), 0, -1)
 	return
 }
 
 func ImportMathFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
-	ctx.RegisterFunc("add", &golangFunctor{f: addFunc}, TypeNumber, []ExprFuncParam{
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("add", NewGolangFunctor(addFunc), TypeNumber, []ExprFuncParam{
 		NewFuncParamFlagDef(ParamValue, PfDefault|PfRepeat, int64(0)),
 	})
 
-	ctx.RegisterFunc("mul", &golangFunctor{f: mulFunc}, TypeNumber, []ExprFuncParam{
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("mul", NewGolangFunctor(mulFunc), TypeNumber, []ExprFuncParam{
 		NewFuncParamFlagDef(ParamValue, PfDefault|PfRepeat, int64(1)),
 	})
 }

builtin-os-file.go

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
+const (
+	osLimitCh = "limitCh"
+)
+
 type osHandle interface {
 	getFile() *os.File
 }
@@ -61,8 +65,8 @@ func errInvalidFileHandle(funcName string, v any) error {
 	}
 }
 
-func createFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func createFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	if filePath, ok := args[0].(string); ok && len(filePath) > 0 {
+	if filePath, ok := args[ParamFilepath].(string); ok && len(filePath) > 0 {
 		var fh *os.File
 		if fh, err = os.Create(filePath); err == nil {
 			result = &osWriter{fh: fh, writer: bufio.NewWriter(fh)}
@@ -73,8 +77,8 @@ func createFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err e
 	return
 }
 
-func openFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func openFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	if filePath, ok := args[0].(string); ok && len(filePath) > 0 {
+	if filePath, ok := args[ParamFilepath].(string); ok && len(filePath) > 0 {
 		var fh *os.File
 		if fh, err = os.Open(filePath); err == nil {
 			result = &osReader{fh: fh, reader: bufio.NewReader(fh)}
@@ -85,8 +89,8 @@ func openFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err err
 	return
 }
 
-func appendFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func appendFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	if filePath, ok := args[0].(string); ok && len(filePath) > 0 {
+	if filePath, ok := args[ParamFilepath].(string); ok && len(filePath) > 0 {
 		var fh *os.File
 		if fh, err = os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0660); err == nil {
 			result = &osWriter{fh: fh, writer: bufio.NewWriter(fh)}
@@ -97,13 +101,13 @@ func appendFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err e
 	return
 }
 
-func closeFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func closeFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	var handle osHandle
 	var invalidFileHandle any
 	var ok bool
 
-	if handle, ok = args[0].(osHandle); !ok {
+	if handle, ok = args[ParamHandle].(osHandle); !ok {
-		invalidFileHandle = args[0]
+		invalidFileHandle = args[ParamHandle]
 	}
 
 	if handle != nil {
@@ -124,18 +128,21 @@ func closeFileFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err er
 	return
 }
 
-func fileWriteTextFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func fileWriteTextFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	var handle osHandle
 	var invalidFileHandle any
 	var ok bool
 
-	if handle, ok = args[0].(osHandle); !ok {
+	if handle, ok = args[ParamHandle].(osHandle); !ok {
-		invalidFileHandle = args[0]
+		invalidFileHandle = args[ParamHandle]
 	}
 
 	if handle != nil {
 		if w, ok := handle.(*osWriter); ok {
-			result, err = fmt.Fprint(w.writer, args[1:]...)
+			if v, exists := args[ParamItem]; exists {
+				argv := v.([]any)
+				result, err = fmt.Fprint(w.writer, argv...)
+			}
 		} else {
 			invalidFileHandle = handle
 		}
@@ -147,21 +154,21 @@ func fileWriteTextFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, er
 	return
 }
 
-func fileReadTextFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func fileReadTextFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	var handle osHandle
 	var invalidFileHandle any
 	var ok bool
 
 	result = nil
-	if handle, ok = args[0].(osHandle); !ok || args[0] == nil {
+	if handle, ok = args[ParamHandle].(osHandle); !ok || args[ParamHandle] == nil {
-		invalidFileHandle = args[0]
+		invalidFileHandle = args[ParamHandle]
 	}
 
 	if handle != nil {
 		if r, ok := handle.(*osReader); ok {
 			var limit byte = '\n'
 			var v string
-			if s, ok := args[1].(string); ok && len(s) > 0 {
+			if s, ok := args[osLimitCh].(string); ok && len(s) > 0 {
 				limit = s[0]
 			}
 
@@ -187,14 +194,14 @@ func fileReadTextFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err
 	return
 }
 
-func fileReadTextAllFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func fileReadTextAllFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	var handle osHandle
 	var invalidFileHandle any
 	var ok bool
 
 	result = nil
-	if handle, ok = args[0].(osHandle); !ok || args[0] == nil {
+	if handle, ok = args[ParamHandle].(osHandle); !ok || args[ParamHandle] == nil {
-		invalidFileHandle = args[0]
+		invalidFileHandle = args[ParamHandle]
 	}
 
 	if handle != nil {
@@ -214,34 +221,34 @@ func fileReadTextAllFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any,
 }
 
 func ImportOsFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
-	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileOpen", NewGolangFunctor(openFileFunc), TypeHandle, []ExprFuncParam{
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileOpen", NewGolangFunctor(openFileFunc), TypeFileHandle, []ExprFuncParam{
 		NewFuncParam(ParamFilepath),
 	})
 
-	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileAppend", NewGolangFunctor(appendFileFunc), TypeHandle, []ExprFuncParam{
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileAppend", NewGolangFunctor(appendFileFunc), TypeFileHandle, []ExprFuncParam{
 		NewFuncParam(ParamFilepath),
 	})
 
-	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileCreate", NewGolangFunctor(createFileFunc), TypeHandle, []ExprFuncParam{
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileCreate", NewGolangFunctor(createFileFunc), TypeFileHandle, []ExprFuncParam{
 		NewFuncParam(ParamFilepath),
 	})
 
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileClose", NewGolangFunctor(closeFileFunc), TypeBoolean, []ExprFuncParam{
-		NewFuncParam(TypeHandle),
+		NewFuncParam(ParamHandle),
 	})
 
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileWriteText", NewGolangFunctor(fileWriteTextFunc), TypeInt, []ExprFuncParam{
-		NewFuncParam(TypeHandle),
+		NewFuncParam(ParamHandle),
-		NewFuncParamFlagDef(TypeItem, PfDefault|PfRepeat, ""),
+		NewFuncParamFlagDef(ParamItem, PfDefault|PfRepeat, ""),
 	})
 
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileReadText", NewGolangFunctor(fileReadTextFunc), TypeString, []ExprFuncParam{
-		NewFuncParam(TypeHandle),
+		NewFuncParam(ParamHandle),
-		NewFuncParamFlagDef("limitCh", PfDefault, "\n"),
+		NewFuncParamFlagDef(osLimitCh, PfDefault, "\n"),
 	})
 
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileReadTextAll", NewGolangFunctor(fileReadTextAllFunc), TypeString, []ExprFuncParam{
-		NewFuncParam(TypeHandle),
+		NewFuncParam(ParamHandle),
 	})
 }
 

builtin-string.go

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+const (
+	strParamOther = "other"
+)
+
 // --- Start of function definitions
 func doJoinStr(funcName string, sep string, it Iterator) (result any, err error) {
 	var sb strings.Builder
@@ -25,52 +29,52 @@ func doJoinStr(funcName string, sep string, it Iterator) (result any, err error)
 			return
 		}
 	}
-	if err == nil || err == io.EOF {
+	if err == io.EOF {
 		err = nil
 		result = sb.String()
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func joinStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func joinStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	//	if len(args) < 1 {
+	if sep, ok := args[ParamSeparator].(string); ok {
-	//		return nil, errMissingRequiredParameter(name, paramSeparator)
+		if v, exists := args[ParamItem]; exists {
-	//	}
+			argv := v.([]any)
-	if sep, ok := args[0].(string); ok {
+			if len(argv) == 1 {
-		if len(args) == 1 {
+				if ls, ok := argv[0].(*ListType); ok {
-			result = ""
+					result, err = doJoinStr(name, sep, NewListIterator(ls, nil))
-		} else if len(args) == 2 {
+				} else if it, ok := argv[0].(Iterator); ok {
-			if ls, ok := args[1].(*ListType); ok {
+					result, err = doJoinStr(name, sep, it)
-				result, err = doJoinStr(name, sep, NewListIterator(ls, nil))
+				} else if s, ok := argv[0].(string); ok {
-			} else if it, ok := args[1].(Iterator); ok {
+					result = s
-				result, err = doJoinStr(name, sep, it)
+				} else {
+					err = ErrInvalidParameterValue(name, ParamItem, v)
+				}
 			} else {
-				err = ErrInvalidParameterValue(name, ParamParts, args[1])
+				result, err = doJoinStr(name, sep, NewArrayIterator(argv))
 			}
-		} else {
-			result, err = doJoinStr(name, sep, NewArrayIterator(args[1:]))
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSeparator, TypeString, args[0])
+		err = ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSeparator, TypeString, args[ParamSeparator])
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func subStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func subStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	var start = 0
 	var count = -1
 	var source string
 	var ok bool
 
-	if source, ok = args[0].(string); !ok {
+	if source, ok = args[ParamSource].(string); !ok {
-		return nil, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[0])
+		return nil, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[ParamSource])
 	}
 
-	if start, err = ToGoInt(args[1], name+"()"); err != nil {
+	if start, err = ToGoInt(args[ParamStart], name+"()"); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if count, err = ToGoInt(args[2], name+"()"); err != nil {
+	if count, err = ToGoInt(args[ParamCount], name+"()"); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -86,81 +90,99 @@ func subStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error
 	return
 }
 
-func trimStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func trimStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	var source string
 	var ok bool
 
-	if source, ok = args[0].(string); !ok {
+	if source, ok = args[ParamSource].(string); !ok {
-		return nil, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[0])
+		return nil, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[ParamSource])
 	}
 	result = strings.TrimSpace(source)
 	return
 }
 
-func startsWithStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func startsWithStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	var source string
+	var source, prefix string
 	var ok bool
 
 	result = false
 
-	if source, ok = args[0].(string); !ok {
+	if source, ok = args[ParamSource].(string); !ok {
-		return result, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[0])
+		return result, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[ParamSource])
 	}
-	for i, targetSpec := range args[1:] {
+
-		if target, ok := targetSpec.(string); ok {
+	if prefix, ok = args[ParamPrefix].(string); !ok {
-			if strings.HasPrefix(source, target) {
+		return result, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamPrefix, TypeString, args[ParamPrefix])
-				result = true
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(source, prefix) {
+		result = true
+	} else if v, exists := args[strParamOther]; exists {
+		argv := v.([]any)
+		for i, targetSpec := range argv {
+			if target, ok := targetSpec.(string); ok {
+				if strings.HasPrefix(source, target) {
+					result = true
+					break
+				}
+			} else {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("target item nr %d is %s, string expected", i+1, TypeName(targetSpec))
 				break
 			}
-		} else {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("target item nr %d is %T, expected string", i+1, targetSpec)
-			break
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func endsWithStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func endsWithStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	var source string
+	var source, suffix string
 	var ok bool
 
 	result = false
 
-	if source, ok = args[0].(string); !ok {
+	if source, ok = args[ParamSource].(string); !ok {
-		return result, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[0])
+		return result, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[ParamSource])
 	}
-	for i, targetSpec := range args[1:] {
+
-		if target, ok := targetSpec.(string); ok {
+	if suffix, ok = args[ParamSuffix].(string); !ok {
-			if strings.HasSuffix(source, target) {
+		return result, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSuffix, TypeString, args[ParamSuffix])
-				result = true
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(source, suffix) {
+		result = true
+	} else if v, exists := args[strParamOther]; exists {
+		argv := v.([]any)
+		for i, targetSpec := range argv {
+			if target, ok := targetSpec.(string); ok {
+				if strings.HasSuffix(source, target) {
+					result = true
+					break
+				}
+			} else {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("target item nr %d is %s, string expected", i+1, TypeName(targetSpec))
 				break
 			}
-		} else {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("target item nr %d is %T, expected string", i+1, targetSpec)
-			break
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func splitStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func splitStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	var source, sep string
 	var count int = -1
 	var parts []string
 	var ok bool
 
-	if source, ok = args[0].(string); !ok {
+	if source, ok = args[ParamSource].(string); !ok {
-		return result, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[0])
+		return result, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[ParamSource])
 	}
 
-	if sep, ok = args[1].(string); !ok {
+	if sep, ok = args[ParamSeparator].(string); !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("separator param must be string, got %T (%v)", args[1], args[1])
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("separator param must be string, got %s (%v)", TypeName(args[ParamSeparator]), args[ParamSeparator])
 	}
 
-	if count64, ok := args[2].(int64); ok { // TODO replace type assertion with toInt()
+	if count64, ok := args[ParamCount].(int64); ok { // TODO replace type assertion with toInt()
 		count = int(count64)
 	} else {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("part count must be integer, got %T (%v)", args[2], args[2])
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("part count must be integer, got %s (%v)", TypeName(args[ParamCount]), args[ParamCount])
 	}
 
 	if count > 0 {
@@ -206,13 +228,13 @@ func ImportStringFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("strStartsWith", NewGolangFunctor(startsWithStrFunc), TypeBoolean, []ExprFuncParam{
 		NewFuncParam(ParamSource),
 		NewFuncParam(ParamPrefix),
-		NewFuncParamFlag("other "+ParamPrefix, PfRepeat),
+		NewFuncParamFlag(strParamOther, PfRepeat),
 	})
 
 	ctx.RegisterFunc("strEndsWith", NewGolangFunctor(endsWithStrFunc), TypeBoolean, []ExprFuncParam{
 		NewFuncParam(ParamSource),
 		NewFuncParam(ParamSuffix),
-		NewFuncParamFlag("other "+ParamSuffix, PfRepeat),
+		NewFuncParamFlag(strParamOther, PfRepeat),
 	})
 }
 

byte-slider.go

@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ func NewByteSlider(size int) *ByteSlider {
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *ByteSlider) PushEnd(b byte) {
+func (slider *ByteSlider) PushEnd(b byte) {
-	if self.length == cap(self.buf) {
+	if slider.length == cap(slider.buf) {
-		self.length--
+		slider.length--
-		for i := 0; i < self.length; i++ {
+		for i := 0; i < slider.length; i++ {
-			self.buf[i] = self.buf[i+1]
+			slider.buf[i] = slider.buf[i+1]
 		}
 	}
-	self.buf[self.length] = b
+	slider.buf[slider.length] = b
-	self.length++
+	slider.length++
 }
 
-func (self *ByteSlider) Equal(target []byte) bool {
+func (slider *ByteSlider) Equal(target []byte) bool {
-	return target != nil && bytes.Equal(self.buf, target)
+	return target != nil && bytes.Equal(slider.buf, target)
 }

common-errors.go

@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@ package expr
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 )
 
+func ErrMissingParams(funcName string, missing []string) (err error) {
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): missing params -- %s", funcName, strings.Join(missing, ", "))
+}
+
 func ErrTooFewParams(funcName string, minArgs, maxArgs, argCount int) (err error) {
 	if maxArgs < 0 {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("%s(): too few params -- expected %d or more, got %d", funcName, minArgs, argCount)
@@ -17,8 +22,8 @@ func ErrTooFewParams(funcName string, minArgs, maxArgs, argCount int) (err error
 	return
 }
 
-func ErrTooMuchParams(funcName string, maxArgs, argCount int) (err error) {
+func ErrTooManyParams(funcName string, maxArgs, argCount int) (err error) {
-	err = fmt.Errorf("%s(): too much params -- expected %d, got %d", funcName, maxArgs, argCount)
+	err = fmt.Errorf("%s(): too many params -- expected %d, got %d", funcName, maxArgs, argCount)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -53,3 +58,13 @@ func ErrInvalidParameterValue(funcName, paramName string, paramValue any) error
 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)
 }
+
+func ErrUnknownParam(funcName, paramName string) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): unknown parameter %q", funcName, paramName)
+}
+
+// --- Operator errors
+
+func ErrLeftOperandMustBeVariable(leftTerm, opTerm *term) error {
+	return leftTerm.Errorf("left operand of %q must be a variable", opTerm.source())
+}

common-params.go

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 package expr
 
 const (
+	ParamArgs      = "args"
 	ParamCount     = "count"
 	ParamItem      = "item"
+	ParamIndex     = "index"
 	ParamParts     = "parts"
 	ParamSeparator = "separator"
 	ParamSource    = "source"
@@ -19,9 +21,12 @@ const (
 	ParamEllipsis  = "..."
 	ParamFilepath  = "filepath"
 	ParamDirpath   = "dirpath"
+	ParamHandle    = "handle"
+	ParamResource  = "resource"
+	ParamIterator  = "iterator"
 )
 
 // to be moved in its own source file
 const (
 	ConstLastIndex = 0xFFFF_FFFF
-)
+)

common-type-names.go

@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
 package expr
 
 const (
-	TypeAny      = "any"
+	TypeAny           = "any"
-	TypeBoolean  = "boolean"
+	TypeBoolean       = "boolean"
-	TypeFloat    = "float"
+	TypeFloat         = "float"
-	TypeFraction = "fraction"
+	TypeFraction      = "fraction"
-	TypeHandle   = "handle"
+	TypeFileHandle    = "file-handle"
-	TypeInt      = "integer"
+	TypeInt           = "integer"
-	TypeItem     = "item"
+	TypeItem          = "item"
-	TypeNumber   = "number"
+	TypeNumber        = "number"
-	TypePair     = "pair"
+	TypePair          = "pair"
-	TypeString   = "string"
+	TypeString        = "string"
-	TypeListOf = "list-of-"
+	TypeListOf        = "list-of-"
 	TypeListOfStrings = "list-of-strings"
 )

context.go

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
-// All rights reserved.
-
-// context.go
-package expr
-
-// ---- Functor interface
-type Functor interface {
-	Invoke(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error)
-	SetFunc(info ExprFunc)
-	GetFunc() ExprFunc
-	GetParams() []ExprFuncParam
-	GetDefinitionContext() ExprContext
-}
-
-// ---- Function Param Info
-type ExprFuncParam interface {
-	Name() string
-	Type() string
-	IsDefault() bool
-	IsOptional() bool
-	IsRepeat() bool
-	DefaultValue() any
-}
-
-// ---- Function Info
-type ExprFunc interface {
-	Formatter
-	Name() string
-	MinArgs() int
-	MaxArgs() int
-	Functor() Functor
-	Params() []ExprFuncParam
-	ReturnType() string
-	PrepareCall(parentCtx ExprContext, name string, varParams *[]any) (ctx ExprContext, err error)
-	AllocContext(parentCtx ExprContext) (ctx ExprContext)
-}
-
-// ----Expression Context
-type ExprContext interface {
-	Clone() ExprContext
-	// Merge(ctx ExprContext)
-	SetParent(ctx ExprContext)
-	GetParent() (ctx ExprContext)
-	GetVar(varName string) (value any, exists bool)
-	GetLast() any
-	SetVar(varName string, value any)
-	UnsafeSetVar(varName string, value any)
-	EnumVars(func(name string) (accept bool)) (varNames []string)
-	EnumFuncs(func(name string) (accept bool)) (funcNames []string)
-	GetFuncInfo(name string) (item ExprFunc, exists bool)
-	Call(name string, args []any) (result any, err error)
-	RegisterFuncInfo(info ExprFunc)
-	RegisterFunc(name string, f Functor, returnType string, param []ExprFuncParam) error
-}

data-cursor.go

@@ -5,30 +5,49 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"io"
 )
 
 type dataCursor struct {
-	ds          map[string]Functor
+	ds        map[string]Functor
-	ctx         ExprContext
+	ctx       ExprContext
-	index       int
+	initState bool // true if no item has prodiced yet (this replace di initial Next() call in the contructor)
-	resource    any
+	index     int
-	nextFunc    Functor
+	count     int
-	cleanFunc   Functor
+	current   any
-	resetFunc   Functor
+	lastErr   error
-	currentFunc Functor
+	resource  any
+	nextFunc  Functor
+	cleanFunc Functor
+	resetFunc Functor
 }
 
-func newDataCursor(ctx ExprContext, ds map[string]Functor) (dc *dataCursor) {
+func NewDataCursor(ctx ExprContext, ds map[string]Functor, resource any) (dc *dataCursor) {
 	dc = &dataCursor{
-		ds:    ds,
+		ds:        ds,
-		index: -1,
+		initState: true,
-		ctx:   ctx.Clone(),
+		index:     -1,
+		count:     0,
+		current:   nil,
+		lastErr:   nil,
+		resource:  resource,
+		ctx:       ctx.Clone(),
+		nextFunc:  ds[NextName],
+		cleanFunc: ds[CleanName],
+		resetFunc: ds[ResetName],
 	}
+	//dc.Next()
 	return
 }
 
+func (dc *dataCursor) Context() ExprContext {
+	return dc.ctx
+}
+
+func (dc *dataCursor) TypeName() string {
+	return "DataCursor"
+}
+
 // func mapToString(m map[string]Functor) string {
 // 	var sb strings.Builder
 // 	sb.WriteByte('{')
@@ -58,7 +77,7 @@ func (dc *dataCursor) String() string {
 }
 
 func (dc *dataCursor) HasOperation(name string) (exists bool) {
-	exists = name == indexName
+	exists = name == IndexName
 	if !exists {
 		f, ok := dc.ds[name]
 		exists = ok && isFunctor(f)
@@ -66,8 +85,8 @@ func (dc *dataCursor) HasOperation(name string) (exists bool) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (dc *dataCursor) CallOperation(name string, args []any) (value any, err error) {
+func (dc *dataCursor) CallOperation(name string, args map[string]any) (value any, err error) {
-	if name == indexName {
+	if name == IndexName {
 		value = int64(dc.Index())
 	} else if functor, ok := dc.ds[name]; ok && isFunctor(functor) {
 		if functor == dc.cleanFunc {
@@ -76,7 +95,7 @@ func (dc *dataCursor) CallOperation(name string, args []any) (value any, err err
 			value, err = dc.Reset()
 		} else {
 			ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
-			value, err = functor.Invoke(ctx, name, []any{})
+			value, err = functor.InvokeNamed(ctx, name, args)
 			exportObjects(dc.ctx, ctx)
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -89,15 +108,20 @@ func (dc *dataCursor) Reset() (success bool, err error) {
 	if dc.resetFunc != nil {
 		if dc.resource != nil {
 			ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
-			if _, err = dc.resetFunc.Invoke(ctx, resetName, []any{dc.resource}); err == nil {
+			actualParams := bindActualParams(dc.resetFunc, []any{dc.resource})
-				dc.index = -1
+			_, err = dc.resetFunc.InvokeNamed(ctx, ResetName, actualParams)
-			}
 			exportObjects(dc.ctx, ctx)
+			dc.index = -1
+			dc.count = 0
+			dc.initState = true
+			dc.current = nil
+			dc.lastErr = nil
+			//dc.Next()
 		} else {
 			err = errInvalidDataSource()
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = errNoOperation(resetName)
+		err = errNoOperation(ResetName)
 	}
 	success = err == nil
 	return
@@ -107,48 +131,110 @@ func (dc *dataCursor) Clean() (success bool, err error) {
 	if dc.cleanFunc != nil {
 		if dc.resource != nil {
 			ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
-			_, err = dc.cleanFunc.Invoke(ctx, cleanName, []any{dc.resource})
+			actualParams := bindActualParams(dc.cleanFunc, []any{dc.resource})
-			dc.resource = nil
+			_, err = dc.cleanFunc.InvokeNamed(ctx, CleanName, actualParams)
+			//			dc.resource = nil
 			exportObjects(dc.ctx, ctx)
 		} else {
 			err = errInvalidDataSource()
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = errors.New("no 'clean' function defined in the data-source")
+		err = errNoOperation(CleanName)
 	}
 	success = err == nil
 	return
 }
 
 func (dc *dataCursor) Current() (item any, err error) { // must return io.EOF at the last item
-	ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
+	dc.init()
-	if item, err = dc.currentFunc.Invoke(ctx, currentName, []any{}); err == nil && item == nil {
+
+	if dc.current != nil {
+		item = dc.current
+	} else {
 		err = io.EOF
 	}
-	exportObjects(dc.ctx, ctx)
 	return
 }
 
-func (dc *dataCursor) Next() (item any, err error) { // must return io.EOF after the last item
+func (dc *dataCursor) checkFilter(filter Functor, item any) (accepted bool, err error) {
+	var v any
+	var ok bool
+	ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
+
+	actualParams := bindActualParams(filter, []any{item, dc.index})
+	if v, err = filter.InvokeNamed(ctx, FilterName, actualParams); err == nil && v != nil {
+		if accepted, ok = v.(bool); !ok {
+			accepted = true // NOTE: A non-boolean value that is not nil means the item has been accepted
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (dc *dataCursor) mapItem(mapper Functor, item any) (mappedItem any, err error) {
+	ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
+	actualParams := bindActualParams(mapper, []any{item, dc.index})
+	mappedItem, err = mapper.InvokeNamed(ctx, MapName, actualParams)
+	return
+}
+
+func (dc *dataCursor) init() {
+	if dc.initState {
+		dc.initState = false
+		dc.Next()
+	}
+}
+
+func (dc *dataCursor) Next() (current any, err error) { // must return io.EOF after the last item
+	if dc.initState {
+		dc.init()
+	} else if err = dc.lastErr; err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	current = dc.current
 	if dc.resource != nil {
-		ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
+		filter := dc.ds[FilterName]
-		// fmt.Printf("Entering Inner-Ctx [%p]: %s\n", ctx, CtxToString(ctx, 0))
+		mapper := dc.ds[MapName]
-		if item, err = dc.nextFunc.Invoke(ctx, nextName, []any{dc.resource}); err == nil {
+		var item any
-			if item == nil {
+		for item == nil && dc.lastErr == nil {
-				err = io.EOF
+			ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
-			} else {
+			dc.index++
-				dc.index++
+
+			actualParams := bindActualParams(dc.nextFunc, []any{dc.resource, dc.index})
+			if item, dc.lastErr = dc.nextFunc.InvokeNamed(ctx, NextName, actualParams); dc.lastErr == nil {
+				if item == nil {
+					dc.lastErr = io.EOF
+				} else {
+					accepted := true
+					if filter != nil {
+						if accepted, dc.lastErr = dc.checkFilter(filter, item); dc.lastErr != nil || !accepted {
+							item = nil
+						}
+					}
+					if accepted {
+						dc.count++
+					}
+					if item != nil && mapper != nil {
+						item, dc.lastErr = dc.mapItem(mapper, item)
+					}
+				}
 			}
+			exportObjects(dc.ctx, ctx)
+		}
+		dc.current = item
+		if dc.lastErr != nil {
+			dc.index--
+			dc.Clean()
 		}
-		// fmt.Printf("Exiting Inner-Ctx [%p]: %s\n", ctx, CtxToString(ctx, 0))
-		exportObjects(dc.ctx, ctx)
-		// fmt.Printf("Outer-Ctx [%p]: %s\n", dc.ctx, CtxToString(dc.ctx, 0))
 	} else {
-		err = errInvalidDataSource()
+		dc.lastErr = errInvalidDataSource()
 	}
 	return
 }
 
 func (dc *dataCursor) Index() int {
-	return dc.index
+	return dc.index - 1
+}
+
+func (dc *dataCursor) Count() int {
+	return dc.count
 }

dict-type.go

@@ -18,7 +18,22 @@ func MakeDict() (dict *DictType) {
 	return
 }
 
+func NewDict(dictAny map[any]any) (dict *DictType) {
+	var d DictType
+	if dictAny != nil {
+		d = make(DictType, len(dictAny))
+		for i, item := range dictAny {
+			d[i] = item
+		}
+	} else {
+		d = make(DictType)
+	}
+	dict = &d
+	return
+}
+
 func newDict(dictAny map[any]*term) (dict *DictType) {
+	// TODO Change wi a call to NewDict()
 	var d DictType
 	if dictAny != nil {
 		d = make(DictType, len(dictAny))

expr-context.go

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// expr-context.go
+package expr
+
+// ----Expression Context
+type ExprContext interface {
+	Clone() ExprContext
+	SetParent(ctx ExprContext)
+	GetParent() (ctx ExprContext)
+	GetVar(varName string) (value any, exists bool)
+	GetLast() any
+	SetVar(varName string, value any)
+	UnsafeSetVar(varName string, value any)
+
+	EnumVars(func(name string) (accept bool)) (varNames []string)
+	VarCount() int
+	DeleteVar(varName string)
+
+	EnumFuncs(func(name string) (accept bool)) (funcNames []string)
+	FuncCount() int
+	DeleteFunc(funcName string)
+
+	GetFuncInfo(name string) (item ExprFunc, exists bool)
+	Call(name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error)
+	RegisterFuncInfo(info ExprFunc)
+	RegisterFunc(name string, f Functor, returnType string, param []ExprFuncParam) (funcInfo ExprFunc, err error)
+}

expr-function.go

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// expr-function.go
+package expr
+
+// ---- Functor interface
+type Functor interface {
+	Typer
+	InvokeNamed(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error)
+	SetFunc(info ExprFunc)
+	GetFunc() ExprFunc
+	GetParams() []ExprFuncParam
+	GetDefinitionContext() ExprContext
+}
+
+// ---- Function Param Info
+type ExprFuncParam interface {
+	Name() string
+	Type() string
+	IsDefault() bool
+	IsOptional() bool
+	IsRepeat() bool
+	DefaultValue() any
+}
+
+// ---- Function Info
+type ExprFunc interface {
+	Formatter
+	Name() string
+	MinArgs() int
+	MaxArgs() int
+	Functor() Functor
+	Params() []ExprFuncParam
+	ParamSpec(paramName string) ExprFuncParam
+	ReturnType() string
+	PrepareCall(name string, actualParams map[string]any) (err error)
+	AllocContext(parentCtx ExprContext) (ctx ExprContext)
+}

expr.go

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// expr.go
+package expr
+
+// ----Expression interface
+type Expr interface {
+	Typer
+	Eval(ctx ExprContext) (result any, err error)
+	String() string
+}

fraction-type.go

@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ func makeGeneratingFraction(s string) (f *FractionType, err error) {
 	} else if s[0] == '+' {
 		s = s[1:]
 	}
-	if strings.HasSuffix(s, "()") {
+//	if strings.HasSuffix(s, "()") {
-		s = s[0 : len(s)-2]
+//		s = s[0 : len(s)-2]
-	}
+//	}
+	s = strings.TrimSuffix(s, "()")
 	parts = strings.SplitN(s, ".", 2)
 	if num, err = strconv.ParseInt(parts[0], 10, 64); err != nil {
 		return
@@ -311,7 +312,6 @@ func divAnyFract(af1, af2 any) (quot any, err error) {
 	if f2.num == 0 {
 		err = errors.New("division by zero")
 		return
-		return
 	}
 	if f1.num == 0 || f2.den == 0 {
 		quot = 0

function.go

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ package expr
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
 // ---- Function template
-type FuncTemplate func(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error)
+type FuncTemplate func(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error)
 
 // ---- Common functor definition
 type baseFunctor struct {
@@ -112,25 +113,24 @@ type funcInfo struct {
 func newFuncInfo(name string, functor Functor, returnType string, params []ExprFuncParam) (info *funcInfo, err error) {
 	var minArgs = 0
 	var maxArgs = 0
-	if params != nil {
+	for _, p := range params {
-		for _, p := range params {
+		if maxArgs == -1 {
-			if maxArgs == -1 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("no more params can be specified after the ellipsis symbol: %q", p.Name())
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("no more params can be specified after the ellipsis symbol: %q", p.Name())
+		}
-			}
+		if p.IsDefault() || p.IsOptional() {
-			if p.IsDefault() || p.IsOptional() {
+			maxArgs++
-				maxArgs++
+		} else if maxArgs == minArgs {
-			} else if maxArgs == minArgs {
+			minArgs++
-				minArgs++
+			maxArgs++
-				maxArgs++
+		} else {
-			} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't specify non-optional param after optional ones: %q", p.Name())
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't specify non-optional param after optional ones: %q", p.Name())
+		}
-			}
+		if p.IsRepeat() {
-			if p.IsRepeat() {
+			minArgs--
-				minArgs--
+			maxArgs = -1
-				maxArgs = -1
-			}
 		}
 	}
+
 	info = &funcInfo{
 		name: name, minArgs: minArgs, maxArgs: maxArgs, functor: functor, returnType: returnType, formalParams: params,
 	}
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ func newFuncInfo(name string, functor Functor, returnType string, params []ExprF
 	return info, nil
 }
 
-// func newUnnamedFuncInfo(functor Functor, returnType string, params []ExprFuncParam) (info *funcInfo, err error) {
-// 	return newFuncInfo("unnamed", functor, returnType, params)
-// }
-
 func (info *funcInfo) Params() []ExprFuncParam {
 	return info.formalParams
 }
@@ -217,37 +213,133 @@ func (info *funcInfo) AllocContext(parentCtx ExprContext) (ctx ExprContext) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (info *funcInfo) PrepareCall(parentCtx ExprContext, name string, varActualParams *[]any) (ctx ExprContext, err error) {
+func (info *funcInfo) ParamSpec(paramName string) ExprFuncParam {
-	passedCount := len(*varActualParams)
+	for _, spec := range info.formalParams {
-	if info.MinArgs() > passedCount {
+		if spec.Name() == paramName {
-		err = ErrTooFewParams(name, info.MinArgs(), info.MaxArgs(), passedCount)
+			return spec
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func initActualParams(ctx ExprContext, info ExprFunc, callTerm *term) (actualParams map[string]any, err error) {
+	var varArgs []any
+	var varName string
+
+	namedParamsStarted := false
+
+	formalParams := info.Params()
+	actualParams = make(map[string]any, len(formalParams))
+	if callTerm == nil {
+		return
 	}
 
-	for i := passedCount; i < len(info.formalParams); i++ {
+	for i, tree := range callTerm.children {
-		p := info.formalParams[i]
+		var paramValue any
-		if !p.IsDefault() {
+		paramCtx := ctx.Clone()
+		if paramValue, err = tree.compute(paramCtx); err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+		if paramName, namedParam := getAssignVarName(tree); namedParam {
+			if info.ParamSpec(paramName) == nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("%s(): unknown param %q", info.Name(), paramName)
+				break
+			}
+			actualParams[paramName] = paramValue
+			namedParamsStarted = true
+		} else if !namedParamsStarted {
+			if varArgs != nil {
+				varArgs = append(varArgs, paramValue)
+			} else if i < len(formalParams) {
+				spec := formalParams[i]
+				if spec.IsRepeat() {
+					varArgs = make([]any, 0, len(callTerm.children)-i)
+					varArgs = append(varArgs, paramValue)
+					varName = spec.Name()
+				} else {
+					actualParams[spec.Name()] = paramValue
+				}
+			} else {
+				err = ErrTooManyParams(info.Name(), len(formalParams), len(callTerm.children))
+				break
+			}
+		} else {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("%s(): positional param nr %d not allowed after named params", info.Name(), i+1)
 			break
 		}
-		*varActualParams = append(*varActualParams, p.DefaultValue())
 	}
-	if err == nil && info.MaxArgs() >= 0 && info.MaxArgs() < len(*varActualParams) {
+	if err == nil {
-		err = ErrTooMuchParams(name, info.MaxArgs(), len(*varActualParams))
+		if varArgs != nil {
+			actualParams[varName] = varArgs
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (info *funcInfo) PrepareCall(name string, actualParams map[string]any) (err error) {
+	passedCount := len(actualParams)
+	if info.MinArgs() > passedCount {
+		err = ErrTooFewParams(name, info.MinArgs(), info.MaxArgs(), passedCount)
+		return
 	}
 
-	if err == nil {
+	if passedCount < len(info.formalParams) {
-		ctx = info.AllocContext(parentCtx)
+		for _, p := range info.formalParams {
+			if _, exists := actualParams[p.Name()]; !exists {
+				if !p.IsDefault() {
+					break
+				}
+				if p.IsRepeat() {
+					varArgs := make([]any, 1)
+					varArgs[0] = p.DefaultValue()
+					actualParams[p.Name()] = varArgs
+				} else {
+					actualParams[p.Name()] = p.DefaultValue()
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if info.MaxArgs() >= 0 && info.MaxArgs() < len(actualParams) {
+		err = ErrTooManyParams(name, info.MaxArgs(), len(actualParams))
 	}
 	return
 }
 
 // ----- Call a function ---
 
-func CallFunction(parentCtx ExprContext, name string, actualParams []any) (result any, err error) {
+func getAssignVarName(t *term) (name string, ok bool) {
-	if info, exists, _ := GetFuncInfo(parentCtx, name); exists {
+	if ok = t.symbol() == SymEqual; ok {
-		var ctx ExprContext
+		name = t.children[0].source()
-		if ctx, err = info.PrepareCall(parentCtx, name, &actualParams); err == nil {
+	}
-			functor := info.Functor()
+	return
-			result, err = functor.Invoke(ctx, name, actualParams)
+}
+
+func CallFunctionByTerm(parentCtx ExprContext, name string, callTerm *term) (result any, err error) {
+	var actualParams map[string]any
+	if info, exists := GetFuncInfo(parentCtx, name); exists {
+		if actualParams, err = initActualParams(parentCtx, info, callTerm); err == nil {
+			ctx := info.AllocContext(parentCtx)
+			if err = info.PrepareCall(name, actualParams); err == nil {
+				functor := info.Functor()
+				result, err = functor.InvokeNamed(ctx, name, actualParams)
+				exportObjectsToParent(ctx)
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("unknown function %s()", name)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func CallFunctionByArgs(parentCtx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+	var actualParams map[string]any
+	if info, exists := GetFuncInfo(parentCtx, name); exists {
+		functor := info.Functor()
+		actualParams = bindActualParams(functor, args)
+		ctx := info.AllocContext(parentCtx)
+		if err = info.PrepareCall(name, actualParams); err == nil {
+			result, err = functor.InvokeNamed(ctx, name, actualParams)
 			exportObjectsToParent(ctx)
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -255,3 +347,40 @@ func CallFunction(parentCtx ExprContext, name string, actualParams []any) (resul
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func CallFunctionByParams(parentCtx ExprContext, name string, params map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	var actualParams map[string]any
+	if info, exists := GetFuncInfo(parentCtx, name); exists {
+		functor := info.Functor()
+		ctx := info.AllocContext(parentCtx)
+		if err = info.PrepareCall(name, actualParams); err == nil {
+			result, err = functor.InvokeNamed(ctx, name, actualParams)
+			exportObjectsToParent(ctx)
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("unknown function %s()", name)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func GetParam(args map[string]any, paramName string, paramNum int) (value any, exists bool) {
+	if value, exists = args[paramName]; !exists {
+		if paramNum > 0 && paramNum <= len(args) {
+			value, exists = args["arg"+strconv.Itoa(paramNum)]
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func bindActualParams(functor Functor, args []any) (actualParams map[string]any) {
+	formalParams := functor.GetParams()
+	actualParams = make(map[string]any, len(args))
+	for i, arg := range args {
+		if i < len(formalParams) {
+			actualParams[formalParams[i].Name()] = arg
+		} else {
+			actualParams["arg"+strconv.Itoa(i+1)] = arg
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}

global-context.go

@@ -55,7 +55,20 @@ func GetLocalFuncInfo(ctx ExprContext, name string) (item ExprFunc, exists bool)
 	}
 	return
 }
-func GetFuncInfo(ctx ExprContext, name string) (item ExprFunc, exists bool, ownerCtx ExprContext) {
+
+func GetFuncInfo(ctx ExprContext, name string) (item ExprFunc, exists bool) {
+	// if len(name) > 0 {
+	// 	if item, exists = GetLocalFuncInfo(ctx, name); exists {
+	// 		ownerCtx = ctx
+	// 	} else if item, exists = globalCtx.GetFuncInfo(name); exists {
+	// 		ownerCtx = globalCtx
+	// 	}
+	// }
+	item, exists, _ = GetFuncInfoAndOwner(ctx, name)
+	return
+}
+
+func GetFuncInfoAndOwner(ctx ExprContext, name string) (item ExprFunc, exists bool, ownerCtx ExprContext) {
 	if len(name) > 0 {
 		if item, exists = GetLocalFuncInfo(ctx, name); exists {
 			ownerCtx = ctx

import-utils.go

@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ func checkStringParamExpected(funcName string, paramValue any, paramPos int) (er
 	return
 }
 
-func addSourceEnvImportDirs(varName string, dirList []string) []string {
+// func addSourceEnvImportDirs(varName string, dirList []string) []string {
-	return addEnvImportDirs(ENV_EXPR_SOURCE_PATH, dirList)
+// 	return addEnvImportDirs(ENV_EXPR_SOURCE_PATH, dirList)
-}
+// }
 
-func addPluginEnvImportDirs(varName string, dirList []string) []string {
+// func addPluginEnvImportDirs(varName string, dirList []string) []string {
-	return addEnvImportDirs(ENV_EXPR_PLUGIN_PATH, dirList)
+// 	return addEnvImportDirs(ENV_EXPR_PLUGIN_PATH, dirList)
-}
+// }
 
 func addEnvImportDirs(envVarName string, dirList []string) []string {
 	if dirSpec, exists := os.LookupEnv(envVarName); exists {
@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ func isFile(filePath string) bool {
 }
 
 func searchAmongPath(filename string, dirList []string) (filePath string) {
+	var err error
 	for _, dir := range dirList {
+		if dir, err = ExpandPath(dir); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
 		if fullPath := path.Join(dir, filename); isFile(fullPath) {
 			filePath = fullPath
 			break
@@ -90,6 +94,10 @@ func isPathRelative(filePath string) bool {
 }
 
 func makeFilepath(filename string, dirList []string) (filePath string, err error) {
+	if filename, err = ExpandPath(filename); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
 	if path.IsAbs(filename) || isPathRelative(filename) {
 		if isFile(filename) {
 			filePath = filename

iterator.go

@@ -12,25 +12,29 @@ import (
 // Operator names
 
 const (
-	initName    = "init"
+	InitName    = "init"
-	cleanName   = "clean"
+	CleanName   = "clean"
-	resetName   = "reset"
+	ResetName   = "reset"
-	nextName    = "next"
+	NextName    = "next"
-	currentName = "current"
+	CurrentName = "current"
-	indexName   = "index"
+	IndexName   = "index"
-	countName   = "count"
+	CountName   = "count"
+	FilterName  = "filter"
+	MapName     = "map"
 )
 
 type Iterator interface {
+	Typer
 	Next() (item any, err error) // must return io.EOF after the last item
 	Current() (item any, err error)
 	Index() int
+	Count() int
 }
 
 type ExtIterator interface {
 	Iterator
 	HasOperation(name string) bool
-	CallOperation(name string, args []any) (value any, err error)
+	CallOperation(name string, args map[string]any) (value any, err error)
 }
 
 func errNoOperation(name string) error {

list-iterator.go

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
 // All rights reserved.
 
-// iter-list.go
+// list-iterator.go
 package expr
 
 import (
@@ -85,18 +85,26 @@ func (it *ListIterator) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("$(#%d)", l)
 }
 
+func (it *ListIterator) TypeName() string {
+	return "ListIterator"
+}
+
 func (it *ListIterator) HasOperation(name string) bool {
-	yes := name == resetName || name == indexName || name == countName
+	yes := name == NextName || name == ResetName || name == IndexName || name == CountName || name == CurrentName
 	return yes
 }
 
-func (it *ListIterator) CallOperation(name string, args []any) (v any, err error) {
+func (it *ListIterator) CallOperation(name string, args map[string]any) (v any, err error) {
 	switch name {
-	case resetName:
+	case NextName:
+		v, err = it.Next()
+	case ResetName:
 		v, err = it.Reset()
-	case indexName:
+	case IndexName:
 		v = int64(it.Index())
-	case countName:
+	case CurrentName:
+		v, err = it.Current()
+	case CountName:
 		v = it.count
 	default:
 		err = errNoOperation(name)
@@ -135,7 +143,12 @@ func (it *ListIterator) Index() int {
 	return it.index
 }
 
+func (it *ListIterator) Count() int {
+	return it.count
+}
+
 func (it *ListIterator) Reset() (bool, error) {
-	it.index = it.start
+	it.index = it.start - it.step
+	it.count = 0
 	return true, nil
 }

list-type.go

@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ func newList(listAny []any) (list *ListType) {
 func NewList(listAny []any) (list *ListType) {
 	if listAny != nil {
 		ls := make(ListType, len(listAny))
-		for i, item := range listAny {
+//		for i, item := range listAny {
-			ls[i] = item
+//			ls[i] = item
-		}
+//		}
+		copy(ls, listAny)
 		list = &ls
 	}
 	return
@@ -105,16 +106,16 @@ func (ls *ListType) TypeName() string {
 	return "list"
 }
 
-func (list *ListType) indexDeepCmp(target any) (index int) {
+// func (list *ListType) indexDeepCmp(target any) (index int) {
-	index = -1
+// 	index = -1
-	for i, item := range *list {
+// 	for i, item := range *list {
-		if reflect.DeepEqual(item, target) {
+// 		if reflect.DeepEqual(item, target) {
-			index = i
+// 			index = i
-			break
+// 			break
-		}
+// 		}
-	}
+// 	}
-	return
+// 	return
-}
+// }
 
 func (ls *ListType) contains(t *ListType) (answer bool) {
 	if len(*ls) >= len(*t) {

operand-dict.go

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ func newDictTerm(args map[any]*term) *term {
 }
 
 // -------- dict func
-func evalDict(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalDict(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
-	dict, _ := self.value().(map[any]*term)
+	dict, _ := opTerm.value().(map[any]*term)
 	items := make(DictType, len(dict))
 	for key, tree := range dict {
 		var param any

operand-expr.go

@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ func newExprTerm(root *term) *term {
 }
 
 // -------- eval expr
-func evalExpr(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalExpr(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
-	if expr, ok := self.value().(*term); ok {
+	if expr, ok := opTerm.value().(*term); ok {
 		v, err = expr.compute(ctx)
 	} else {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("expression expected, got %T", self.value())
+		err = fmt.Errorf("expression expected, got %T", opTerm.value())
 	}
 	return
 }

operand-func.go

@@ -21,20 +21,26 @@ func newFuncCallTerm(tk *Token, args []*term) *term {
 }
 
 // -------- eval func call
-func evalFuncCall(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+// func _evalFuncCall(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
-	name, _ := self.tk.Value.(string)
+// 	name, _ := opTerm.tk.Value.(string)
-	params := make([]any, len(self.children), len(self.children)+5)
+// 	params := make([]any, len(opTerm.children), len(opTerm.children)+5)
-	for i, tree := range self.children {
+// 	for i, tree := range opTerm.children {
-		var param any
+// 		var param any
-		if param, err = tree.compute(ctx); err != nil {
+// 		if param, err = tree.compute(ctx); err != nil {
-			break
+// 			break
-		}
+// 		}
-		params[i] = param
+// 		params[i] = param
-	}
+// 	}
 
-	if err == nil {
+// 	if err == nil {
-		v, err = CallFunction(ctx, name, params)
+// 		v, err = CallFunction(ctx, name, params)
-	}
+// 	}
+// 	return
+// }
+
+func evalFuncCall(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	name, _ := opTerm.tk.Value.(string)
+	v, err = CallFunctionByTerm(ctx, name, opTerm)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -51,11 +57,11 @@ func newFuncDefTerm(tk *Token, args []*term) *term {
 }
 
 // -------- eval func def
-func evalFuncDef(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalFuncDef(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
-	bodySpec := self.value()
+	bodySpec := opTerm.value()
 	if expr, ok := bodySpec.(*ast); ok {
-		paramList := make([]ExprFuncParam, 0, len(self.children))
+		paramList := make([]ExprFuncParam, 0, len(opTerm.children))
-		for _, param := range self.children {
+		for _, param := range opTerm.children {
 			var defValue any
 			flags := paramFlags(0)
 			if len(param.children) > 0 {

operand-iterator.go

@@ -5,29 +5,12 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"slices"
 	"strings"
 )
 
 // -------- iterator term
 
-func newDsIteratorTerm(tk *Token, dsTerm *term, args []*term) *term {
-	tk.Sym = SymIterator
-
-	children := make([]*term, 0, 1+len(args))
-	children = append(children, dsTerm)
-	children = append(children, args...)
-	return &term{
-		tk:       *tk,
-		parent:   nil,
-		children: children,
-		position: posLeaf,
-		priority: priValue,
-		evalFunc: evalIterator,
-	}
-}
-
 func newIteratorTerm(tk *Token, args []*term) *term {
 	tk.Sym = SymIterator
 	return &term{
@@ -42,9 +25,9 @@ func newIteratorTerm(tk *Token, args []*term) *term {
 
 // -------- eval iterator
 
-func evalTermArray(ctx ExprContext, a []*term) (values []any, err error) {
+func evalTermArray(ctx ExprContext, terms []*term) (values []any, err error) {
-	values = make([]any, len(a))
+	values = make([]any, len(terms))
-	for i, t := range a {
+	for i, t := range terms {
 		var value any
 		if value, err = t.compute(ctx); err == nil {
 			values[i] = value
@@ -55,26 +38,24 @@ func evalTermArray(ctx ExprContext, a []*term) (values []any, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func evalFirstChild(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (value any, err error) {
+func evalFirstChild(ctx ExprContext, iteratorTerm *term) (value any, err error) {
-	if len(self.children) < 1 || self.children[0] == nil {
+	if len(iteratorTerm.children) < 1 || iteratorTerm.children[0] == nil {
-		err = self.Errorf("missing the data-source parameter")
+		err = iteratorTerm.Errorf("missing the data-source parameter")
 		return
 	}
 
-	value, err = self.children[0].compute(ctx)
+	value, err = iteratorTerm.children[0].compute(ctx)
 	return
 }
 
-func getDataSourceDict(ctx ExprContext, self *term, firstChildValue any) (ds map[string]Functor, err error) {
+func getDataSourceDict(iteratorTerm *term, firstChildValue any) (ds map[string]Functor, err error) {
-	// if dictAny, ok := firstChildValue.(map[any]any); ok {
 	if dictAny, ok := firstChildValue.(*DictType); ok {
-		requiredFields := []string{currentName, nextName}
+		requiredFields := []string{NextName}
-		fieldsMask := 0b11
+		fieldsMask := 0b1
 		foundFields := 0
 		ds = make(map[string]Functor)
 		for keyAny, item := range *dictAny {
 			if key, ok := keyAny.(string); ok {
-				//if functor, ok := item.(*funcDefFunctor); ok {
 				if functor, ok := item.(Functor); ok {
 					ds[key] = functor
 					if index := slices.Index(requiredFields, key); index >= 0 {
@@ -91,57 +72,57 @@ func getDataSourceDict(ctx ExprContext, self *term, firstChildValue any) (ds map
 					missingFields = append(missingFields, field)
 				}
 			}
-			err = fmt.Errorf("the data-source must provide a non-nil %q operator(s)", strings.Join(missingFields, ", "))
+			err = iteratorTerm.children[0].Errorf("the data-source must provide a non-nil %q operator(s)", strings.Join(missingFields, ", "))
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func evalIterator(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalIterator(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var firstChildValue any
 	var ds map[string]Functor
 
-	if firstChildValue, err = evalFirstChild(ctx, self); err != nil {
+	if firstChildValue, err = evalFirstChild(ctx, opTerm); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if ds, err = getDataSourceDict(ctx, self, firstChildValue); err != nil {
+	if ds, err = getDataSourceDict(opTerm, firstChildValue); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if ds != nil {
-		dc := newDataCursor(ctx, ds)
+		var dc *dataCursor
-		if initFunc, exists := ds[initName]; exists && initFunc != nil {
+		if initFunc, exists := ds[InitName]; exists && initFunc != nil {
 			var args []any
-			if len(self.children) > 1 {
+			var resource any
-				if args, err = evalTermArray(ctx, self.children[1:]); err != nil {
+			if len(opTerm.children) > 1 {
+				if args, err = evalTermArray(ctx, opTerm.children[1:]); err != nil {
 					return
 				}
 			} else {
 				args = []any{}
 			}
 
-			initCtx := dc.ctx.Clone()
+			actualParams := bindActualParams(initFunc, args)
-			if dc.resource, err = initFunc.Invoke(initCtx, initName, args); err != nil {
+
+			initCtx := ctx.Clone()
+			if resource, err = initFunc.InvokeNamed(initCtx, InitName, actualParams); err != nil {
 				return
 			}
-			exportObjects(dc.ctx, initCtx)
+			dcCtx := ctx.Clone()
+			exportObjects(dcCtx, initCtx)
+			dc = NewDataCursor(dcCtx, ds, resource)
 		}
 
-		dc.nextFunc, _ = ds[nextName]
-		dc.currentFunc, _ = ds[currentName]
-		dc.cleanFunc, _ = ds[cleanName]
-		dc.resetFunc, _ = ds[resetName]
-
 		v = dc
 	} else if list, ok := firstChildValue.(*ListType); ok {
 		var args []any
-		if args, err = evalSibling(ctx, self.children, nil); err == nil {
+		if args, err = evalSibling(ctx, opTerm.children, nil); err == nil {
 			v = NewListIterator(list, args)
 		}
 	} else {
 		var list []any
-		if list, err = evalSibling(ctx, self.children, firstChildValue); err == nil {
+		if list, err = evalSibling(ctx, opTerm.children, firstChildValue); err == nil {
 			v = NewArrayIterator(list)
 		}
 	}

operand-list.go

@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ func newListTerm(row, col int, args []*term) *term {
 }
 
 // -------- list func
-func evalList(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalList(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
-	list, _ := self.value().([]*term)
+	list, _ := opTerm.value().([]*term)
 	items := make(ListType, len(list))
 	for i, tree := range list {
 		var param any

operand-literal.go

@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ func newLiteralTerm(tk *Token) *term {
 }
 
 // -------- eval func
-func evalLiteral(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalLiteral(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
-	v = self.tk.Value
+	v = opTerm.tk.Value
 	return
 }
 

operand-selector-case.go

@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ func newSelectorCaseTerm(row, col int, filterList *term, caseExpr Expr) *term {
 }
 
 // -------- eval selector case
-func evalSelectorCase(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalSelectorCase(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var ok bool
-	if v, ok = self.value().(*selectorCase); !ok {
+	if v, ok = opTerm.value().(*selectorCase); !ok {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("selector-case expected, got %T", self.value())
+		err = fmt.Errorf("selector-case expected, got %T", opTerm.value())
 	}
 	return
 }

operand-var.go

@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ func newVarTerm(tk *Token) *term {
 }
 
 // -------- eval func
-func evalVar(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalVar(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var exists bool
-	name := self.source()
+	name := opTerm.source()
 	if v, exists = GetVar(ctx, name); !exists {
-		if info, exists, _ := GetFuncInfo(ctx, name); exists {
+		if info, exists := GetFuncInfo(ctx, name); exists {
 			v = info.Functor()
 		} else {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("undefined variable or function %q", name)

operator-assign.go

@@ -60,30 +60,34 @@ func assignValue(ctx ExprContext, leftTerm *term, v any) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func evalAssign(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalAssign(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
-	if err = self.checkOperands(); err != nil {
+	if err = opTerm.checkOperands(); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	leftTerm := self.children[0]
+	leftTerm := opTerm.children[0]
 	leftSym := leftTerm.symbol()
 	if leftSym != SymVariable && leftSym != SymIndex {
-		err = leftTerm.tk.Errorf("left operand of %q must be a variable or a collection's item", self.tk.source)
+		err = leftTerm.tk.Errorf("left operand of %q must be a variable or a collection's item", opTerm.tk.source)
 		return
 	}
 
-	rightChild := self.children[1]
+	rightChild := opTerm.children[1]
 
 	if v, err = rightChild.compute(ctx); err == nil {
 		if functor, ok := v.(Functor); ok {
-			if info := functor.GetFunc(); info != nil {
+			if leftSym == SymVariable {
-				ctx.RegisterFunc(leftTerm.source(), info.Functor(), info.ReturnType(), info.Params())
+				if info := functor.GetFunc(); info != nil {
-			} else if funcDef, ok := functor.(*exprFunctor); ok {
+					ctx.RegisterFunc(leftTerm.source(), info.Functor(), info.ReturnType(), info.Params())
-				paramSpecs := ForAll(funcDef.params, func(p ExprFuncParam) ExprFuncParam { return p })
+				} else if funcDef, ok := functor.(*exprFunctor); ok {
+					paramSpecs := ForAll(funcDef.params, func(p ExprFuncParam) ExprFuncParam { return p })
 
-				ctx.RegisterFunc(leftTerm.source(), functor, TypeAny, paramSpecs)
+					ctx.RegisterFunc(leftTerm.source(), functor, TypeAny, paramSpecs)
+				} else {
+					err = opTerm.Errorf("unknown function %s()", rightChild.source())
+				}
 			} else {
-				err = self.Errorf("unknown function %s()", rightChild.source())
+				err = assignValue(ctx, leftTerm, v)
 			}
 		} else {
 			err = assignValue(ctx, leftTerm, v)

operator-bool.go

@@ -18,17 +18,17 @@ func newNotTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalNot(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalNot(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var rightValue any
 
-	if rightValue, err = self.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if rightValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if b, ok := ToBool(rightValue); ok {
 		v = !b
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleType(rightValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-builtin.go

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ func newBuiltinTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalBuiltin(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalBuiltin(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var childValue any
 
-	if childValue, err = self.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ func evalBuiltin(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 				if ImportInContext(module) {
 					count++
 				} else {
-					err = self.Errorf("unknown builtin module %q", module)
+					err = opTerm.Errorf("unknown builtin module %q", module)
 					break
 				}
 			} else {
-				err = self.Errorf("expected string at item nr %d, got %s", it.Index()+1, TypeName(moduleSpec))
+				err = opTerm.Errorf("expected string at item nr %d, got %s", it.Index()+1, TypeName(moduleSpec))
 				break
 			}
 		}

operator-but.go

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ func newButTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalBut(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalBut(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
-	_, v, err = self.evalInfix(ctx)
+	_, v, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx)
 	return
 }
 

operator-coalesce.go

@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
-// All rights reserved.
-
-// operator-coalesce.go
-package expr
-
-//-------- null coalesce term
-
-func newNullCoalesceTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
-	return &term{
-		tk:       *tk,
-		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
-		position: posInfix,
-		priority: priCoalesce,
-		evalFunc: evalNullCoalesce,
-	}
-}
-
-func evalNullCoalesce(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
-	var rightValue any
-
-	if err = self.checkOperands(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	leftTerm := self.children[0]
-	if leftTerm.tk.Sym != SymVariable {
-		err = leftTerm.Errorf("left operand of %q must be a variable", self.tk.source)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if leftValue, exists := ctx.GetVar(leftTerm.source()); exists {
-		v = leftValue
-	} else if rightValue, err = self.children[1].compute(ctx); err == nil {
-		v = rightValue
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-//-------- coalesce assign term
-
-func newCoalesceAssignTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
-	return &term{
-		tk:       *tk,
-		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
-		position: posInfix,
-		priority: priCoalesce,
-		evalFunc: evalAssignCoalesce,
-	}
-}
-
-func evalAssignCoalesce(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
-	var rightValue any
-
-	if err = self.checkOperands(); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	leftTerm := self.children[0]
-	if leftTerm.tk.Sym != SymVariable {
-		err = leftTerm.Errorf("left operand of %q must be a variable", self.tk.source)
-		return
-	}
-
-	if leftValue, exists := ctx.GetVar(leftTerm.source()); exists {
-		v = leftValue
-	} else if rightValue, err = self.children[1].compute(ctx); err == nil {
-		if functor, ok := rightValue.(Functor); ok {
-			//ctx.RegisterFunc(leftTerm.source(), functor, 0, -1)
-			ctx.RegisterFunc(leftTerm.source(), functor, TypeAny, []ExprFuncParam{
-				NewFuncParamFlag(ParamValue, PfDefault|PfRepeat),
-			})
-		} else {
-			v = rightValue
-			ctx.UnsafeSetVar(leftTerm.source(), rightValue)
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-// init
-func init() {
-	registerTermConstructor(SymDoubleQuestion, newNullCoalesceTerm)
-	registerTermConstructor(SymQuestionEqual, newCoalesceAssignTerm)
-}

operator-context.go

@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ func newContextTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalContextValue(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalContextValue(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var childValue any
 
 	var sourceCtx ExprContext
-	if self.children == nil || len(self.children) == 0 {
+	if opTerm.children == nil || len(opTerm.children) == 0 {
 		sourceCtx = ctx
-	} else if self.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable && self.children[0].source() == "global" {
+	} else if opTerm.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable && opTerm.children[0].source() == "global" {
 		sourceCtx = globalCtx
-	} else if childValue, err = self.evalPrefix(ctx); err == nil {
+	} else if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err == nil {
 		if dc, ok := childValue.(*dataCursor); ok {
 			sourceCtx = dc.ctx
 		}
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func evalContextValue(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 			v = d
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-ctrl.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func newExportAllTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalExportAll(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalExportAll(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	CtrlEnable(ctx, control_export_all)
 	return
 }

operator-default.go

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// operator-default.go
+package expr
+
+//-------- default term
+
+func newDefaultTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
+		position: posInfix,
+		priority: priDefault,
+		evalFunc: evalDefault,
+	}
+}
+
+func evalDefault(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var rightValue any
+
+	if err = opTerm.checkOperands(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	leftTerm := opTerm.children[0]
+	if leftTerm.tk.Sym != SymVariable {
+		// err = leftTerm.Errorf("left operand of %q must be a variable", self.tk.source)
+		err = ErrLeftOperandMustBeVariable(leftTerm, opTerm)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if leftValue, exists := ctx.GetVar(leftTerm.source()); exists {
+		v = leftValue
+	} else if rightValue, err = opTerm.children[1].compute(ctx); err == nil {
+		v = rightValue
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+//-------- alternate term
+
+func newAlternateTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
+		position: posInfix,
+		priority: priDefault,
+		evalFunc: evalAlternate,
+	}
+}
+
+func evalAlternate(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var rightValue any
+
+	if err = opTerm.checkOperands(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	leftTerm := opTerm.children[0]
+	if leftTerm.tk.Sym != SymVariable {
+		// err = leftTerm.Errorf("left operand of %q must be a variable", self.tk.source)
+		err = ErrLeftOperandMustBeVariable(leftTerm, opTerm)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if leftValue, exists := ctx.GetVar(leftTerm.source()); exists && leftValue != nil {
+		if rightValue, err = opTerm.children[1].compute(ctx); err == nil {
+			v = rightValue
+		}
+	} else {
+		v = leftValue
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+//-------- default assign term
+
+func newDefaultAssignTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
+		position: posInfix,
+		priority: priDefault,
+		evalFunc: evalAssignDefault,
+	}
+}
+
+func evalAssignDefault(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var rightValue any
+
+	if err = opTerm.checkOperands(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	leftTerm := opTerm.children[0]
+	if leftTerm.tk.Sym != SymVariable {
+		// err = leftTerm.Errorf("left operand of %q must be a variable", self.tk.source)
+		err = ErrLeftOperandMustBeVariable(leftTerm, opTerm)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if leftValue, exists := ctx.GetVar(leftTerm.source()); exists {
+		v = leftValue
+	} else if rightValue, err = opTerm.children[1].compute(ctx); err == nil {
+		if functor, ok := rightValue.(Functor); ok {
+			//ctx.RegisterFunc(leftTerm.source(), functor, 0, -1)
+			ctx.RegisterFunc(leftTerm.source(), functor, TypeAny, []ExprFuncParam{
+				NewFuncParamFlag(ParamValue, PfDefault|PfRepeat),
+			})
+		} else {
+			v = rightValue
+			ctx.UnsafeSetVar(leftTerm.source(), rightValue)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// init
+func init() {
+	registerTermConstructor(SymDoubleQuestion, newDefaultTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymQuestionEqual, newDefaultAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymQuestionExclam, newAlternateTerm)
+}

operator-dot.go

@@ -15,24 +15,24 @@ func newDotTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalDot(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalDot(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if err = self.checkOperands(); err != nil {
+	if err = opTerm.checkOperands(); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	if leftValue, err = self.children[0].compute(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, err = opTerm.children[0].compute(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	indexTerm := self.children[1]
+	indexTerm := opTerm.children[1]
 
 	switch unboxedValue := leftValue.(type) {
 	case ExtIterator:
 		if indexTerm.symbol() == SymVariable /*|| indexTerm.symbol() == SymString */ {
 			opName := indexTerm.source()
 			if unboxedValue.HasOperation(opName) {
-				v, err = unboxedValue.CallOperation(opName, []any{})
+				v, err = unboxedValue.CallOperation(opName, map[string]any{})
 			} else {
 				err = indexTerm.Errorf("this iterator do not support the %q command", opName)
 				v = false
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ func evalDot(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 			err = indexTerm.tk.ErrorExpectedGot("identifier")
 		}
 	default:
-		if rightValue, err = self.children[1].compute(ctx); err == nil {
+		if rightValue, err = opTerm.children[1].compute(ctx); err == nil {
-			err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+			err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 		}
 	}
 	return

operator-fact.go

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ func newFactTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalFact(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalFact(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue any
 
-	if leftValue, err = self.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func evalFact(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("factorial of a negative integer (%d) is not allowed", i)
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleType(leftValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(leftValue)
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-fraction.go

@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ func newFractionTerm(tk *Token) *term {
 }
 
 // -------- eval func
-func evalFraction(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalFraction(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var numValue, denValue any
 	var num, den int64
 	var ok bool
 
-	if numValue, denValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if numValue, denValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	if num, ok = numValue.(int64); !ok {

operator-in.go

@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ func newInTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 // 	return
 // }
 
-func evalIn(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalIn(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func evalIn(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 		dict, _ := rightValue.(*DictType)
 		v = dict.hasKey(leftValue)
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-include.go

@@ -16,37 +16,40 @@ func newIncludeTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalInclude(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalInclude(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var childValue any
 
-	if childValue, err = self.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	count := 0
 	if IsList(childValue) {
-		list, _ := childValue.([]any)
+		list, _ := childValue.(*ListType)
-		for i, filePathSpec := range list {
+		for i, filePathSpec := range *list {
 			if filePath, ok := filePathSpec.(string); ok {
 				if v, err = EvalFile(ctx, filePath); err == nil {
 					count++
 				} else {
-					err = self.Errorf("can't load file %q", filePath)
+					err = opTerm.Errorf("can't load file %q", filePath)
 					break
 				}
 			} else {
-				err = self.Errorf("expected string at item nr %d, got %T", i+1, filePathSpec)
+				err = opTerm.Errorf("expected string at item nr %d, got %T", i+1, filePathSpec)
 				break
 			}
 		}
 	} else if IsString(childValue) {
 		filePath, _ := childValue.(string)
-		v, err = EvalFile(ctx, filePath)
+		if v, err = EvalFile(ctx, filePath); err == nil {
+			count++
+		}
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
 	}
-	if err == nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		v = count
+		//v = count
+		v = nil
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-index.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func newIndexTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func verifyKey(indexTerm *term, indexList *ListType) (index any, err error) {
+func verifyKey(indexList *ListType) (index any, err error) {
 	index = (*indexList)[0]
 	return
 }
@@ -59,18 +59,18 @@ func verifyRange(indexTerm *term, indexList *ListType, maxValue int) (startIndex
 	return
 }
 
-func evalIndex(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalIndex(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 	var indexList *ListType
 	var ok bool
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	indexTerm := self.children[1]
+	indexTerm := opTerm.children[1]
 	if indexList, ok = rightValue.(*ListType); !ok {
-		err = self.Errorf("invalid index expression")
+		err = opTerm.Errorf("invalid index expression")
 		return
 	} else if len(*indexList) != 1 {
 		err = indexTerm.Errorf("one index only is allowed")
@@ -90,16 +90,9 @@ func evalIndex(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 				v = string(unboxedValue[index])
 			}
 		case *DictType:
-/* 			var ok bool
-			var indexValue any
-			if indexValue, err = verifyKey(indexTerm, indexList); err == nil {
-				if v, ok = (*unboxedValue)[indexValue]; !ok {
-					err = indexTerm.Errorf("key %v does not belong to the dictionary", rightValue)
-				}
-			} */
 			v, err = getDictItem(unboxedValue, indexTerm, indexList, rightValue)
 		default:
-			err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+			err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 		}
 	} else if isIntPair((*indexList)[0]) {
 		switch unboxedValue := leftValue.(type) {
@@ -115,18 +108,10 @@ func evalIndex(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 				v = unboxedValue[start:end]
 			}
 		default:
-			err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+			err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 		}
 	} else if IsDict(leftValue) {
 		d := leftValue.(*DictType)
-
-		/* 		var ok bool
-		   		var indexValue any
-		   		if indexValue, err = verifyKey(indexTerm, indexList); err == nil {
-		   			if v, ok = (*d)[indexValue]; !ok {
-		   				err = indexTerm.Errorf("key %v does not belong to the dictionary", rightValue)
-		   			}
-		   		}*/
 		v, err = getDictItem(d, indexTerm, indexList, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
@@ -136,7 +121,7 @@ func getDictItem(d *DictType, indexTerm *term, indexList *ListType, rightValue a
 	var ok bool
 	var indexValue any
 
-	if indexValue, err = verifyKey(indexTerm, indexList); err == nil {
+	if indexValue, err = verifyKey(indexList); err == nil {
 		if v, ok = (*d)[indexValue]; !ok {
 			err = indexTerm.Errorf("key %v does not belong to the dictionary", rightValue)
 		}

operator-insert.go

@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ func newAppendTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalInsert(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalInsert(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ func evalInsert(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 		list, _ := rightValue.(*ListType)
 		newList := append(ListType{leftValue}, *list...)
 		v = &newList
-		if self.children[1].symbol() == SymVariable {
+		if opTerm.children[1].symbol() == SymVariable {
-			ctx.UnsafeSetVar(self.children[1].source(), v)
+			ctx.UnsafeSetVar(opTerm.children[1].source(), v)
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func evalAppend(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalAppend(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ func evalAppend(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 		list, _ := leftValue.(*ListType)
 		newList := append(*list, rightValue)
 		v = &newList
-		if self.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable {
+		if opTerm.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable {
-			ctx.UnsafeSetVar(self.children[0].source(), v)
+			ctx.UnsafeSetVar(opTerm.children[0].source(), v)
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-iter-value.go

@@ -16,22 +16,23 @@ func newIterValueTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalIterValue(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalIterValue(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var childValue any
 
-	if childValue, err = self.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if it, ok := childValue.(Iterator); ok {
 		v, err = it.Current()
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
 // init
 func init() {
-	registerTermConstructor(SymOpenClosedRound, newIterValueTerm)
+//	registerTermConstructor(SymOpenClosedRound, newIterValueTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymCaret, newIterValueTerm)
 }

operator-length.go

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ func newLengthTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalLength(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalLength(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var childValue any
 
-	if childValue, err = self.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -30,18 +30,18 @@ func evalLength(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 		s, _ := childValue.(string)
 		v = int64(len(s))
 	} else if IsDict(childValue) {
-		// m, _ := childValue.(map[any]any)
 		m, _ := childValue.(*DictType)
 		v = int64(len(*m))
 	} else if it, ok := childValue.(Iterator); ok {
-		if extIt, ok := childValue.(ExtIterator); ok && extIt.HasOperation(countName) {
+		v = int64(it.Count())
-			count, _ := extIt.CallOperation(countName, nil)
+		// if extIt, ok := childValue.(ExtIterator); ok && extIt.HasOperation(CountName) {
-			v, _ = ToGoInt(count, "")
+		// 	count, _ := extIt.CallOperation(CountName, nil)
-		} else {
+		// 	v, _ = ToGoInt(count, "")
-			v = int64(it.Index() + 1)
+		// } else {
-		}
+		// 	v = int64(it.Index() + 1)
+		// }
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-plugin.go

@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 // operator-plugin.go
 package expr
 
-import (
-	"io"
-)
-
 //-------- plugin term
 
 func newPluginTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
@@ -20,33 +16,15 @@ func newPluginTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalPlugin(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalPlugin(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var childValue any
-	var moduleSpec any
+	var count int
 
-	if childValue, err = self.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	dirList := buildSearchDirList("plugin", ENV_EXPR_PLUGIN_PATH)
+	if count, err = importPluginFromSearchPath(childValue); err == nil {
-	count := 0
-	it := NewAnyIterator(childValue)
-	for moduleSpec, err = it.Next(); err == nil; moduleSpec, err = it.Next() {
-		if module, ok := moduleSpec.(string); ok {
-			if err = importPlugin(dirList, module); err != nil {
-				break
-			}
-			count++
-		} else {
-			err = self.Errorf("expected string as item nr %d, got %s", it.Index()+1, TypeName(moduleSpec))
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	if err == io.EOF {
-		err = nil
-	}
-
-	if err == nil {
 		v = int64(count)
 	}
 	return

operator-post-inc.go

@@ -17,20 +17,51 @@ func newPostIncTerm(tk *Token) *term {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalPostInc(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalPostInc(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var childValue any
-	if childValue, err = self.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if it, ok := childValue.(Iterator); ok {
 		v, err = it.Next()
-	} else if IsInteger(childValue) && self.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable {
+	} else if IsInteger(childValue) && opTerm.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable {
 		v = childValue
 		i, _ := childValue.(int64)
-		ctx.SetVar(self.children[0].source(), i+1)
+		ctx.SetVar(opTerm.children[0].source(), i+1)
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// -------- post decrement term
+
+func newPostDecTerm(tk *Token) *term {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		parent:   nil,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 1),
+		position: posPostfix,
+		priority: priIncDec,
+		evalFunc: evalPostDec,
+	}
+}
+
+func evalPostDec(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var childValue any
+	if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	/* if it, ok := childValue.(Iterator); ok {
+		v, err = it.Next()
+	} else  */if IsInteger(childValue) && opTerm.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable {
+		v = childValue
+		i, _ := childValue.(int64)
+		ctx.SetVar(opTerm.children[0].source(), i-1)
+	} else {
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -38,4 +69,5 @@ func evalPostInc(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 // init
 func init() {
 	registerTermConstructor(SymDoublePlus, newPostIncTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymDoubleMinus, newPostDecTerm)
 }

operator-prod.go

@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ import (
 func newMultiplyTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	return &term{
 		tk: *tk,
-		// class:    classOperator,
-		// kind:     kindUnknown,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
 		priority: priProduct,
@@ -23,10 +21,10 @@ func newMultiplyTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalMultiply(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalMultiply(ctx ExprContext, prodTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = prodTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ func evalMultiply(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 			v = leftInt * rightInt
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = prodTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -55,8 +53,6 @@ func evalMultiply(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 func newDivideTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	return &term{
 		tk: *tk,
-		// class:    classOperator,
-		// kind:     kindUnknown,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
 		priority: priProduct,
@@ -64,10 +60,10 @@ func newDivideTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalDivide(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalDivide(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@ func evalDivide(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -107,10 +103,10 @@ func newDivideAsFloatTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalDivideAsFloat(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalDivideAsFloat(ctx ExprContext, floatDivTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = floatDivTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -122,18 +118,16 @@ func evalDivideAsFloat(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 			v = numAsFloat(leftValue) / d
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = floatDivTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
 //-------- reminder term
 
-func newReminderTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+func newRemainderTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	return &term{
 		tk: *tk,
-		// class:    classOperator,
-		// kind:     kindUnknown,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
 		priority: priProduct,
@@ -141,10 +135,10 @@ func newReminderTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalReminder(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalReminder(ctx ExprContext, ramainderTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = ramainderTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -157,7 +151,7 @@ func evalReminder(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 			v = leftInt % rightInt
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = ramainderTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -167,5 +161,5 @@ func init() {
 	registerTermConstructor(SymStar, newMultiplyTerm)
 	registerTermConstructor(SymSlash, newDivideTerm)
 	registerTermConstructor(SymDotSlash, newDivideAsFloatTerm)
-	registerTermConstructor(SymPercent, newReminderTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymPercent, newRemainderTerm)
 }

operator-range.go

@@ -34,25 +34,25 @@ func newRangeTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalRange(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalRange(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
 	// if err = self.checkOperands(); err != nil {
 	// 	return
 	// }
-	if len(self.children) == 0 {
+	if len(opTerm.children) == 0 {
 		leftValue = int64(0)
 		rightValue = int64(-1)
-	} else if len(self.children) == 1 {
+	} else if len(opTerm.children) == 1 {
-		if leftValue, err = self.children[0].compute(ctx); err != nil {
+		if leftValue, err = opTerm.children[0].compute(ctx); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 		rightValue = int64(ConstLastIndex)
-	} else if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	} else if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 	if !(IsInteger(leftValue) && IsInteger(rightValue)) {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 		return
 	}
 

operator-rel.go

@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ func equals(a, b any, deepCmp deepFuncTemplate) (eq bool, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func evalEqual(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalEqual(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ func newNotEqualTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalNotEqual(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalNotEqual(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
-	if v, err = evalEqual(ctx, self); err == nil {
+	if v, err = evalEqual(ctx, opTerm); err == nil {
 		b, _ := ToBool(v)
 		v = !b
 	}
@@ -119,13 +119,13 @@ func lessThan(self *term, a, b any) (isLess bool, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func evalLess(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalLess(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	v, err = lessThan(self, leftValue, rightValue)
+	v, err = lessThan(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -154,14 +154,14 @@ func lessThanOrEqual(self *term, a, b any) (isLessEq bool, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func evalLessEqual(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalLessEqual(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	v, err = lessThanOrEqual(self, leftValue, rightValue)
+	v, err = lessThanOrEqual(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
 
 	return
 }
@@ -178,14 +178,14 @@ func newGreaterTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalGreater(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalGreater(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	v, err = lessThan(self, rightValue, leftValue)
+	v, err = lessThan(opTerm, rightValue, leftValue)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ func newGreaterEqualTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalGreaterEqual(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalGreaterEqual(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	v, err = lessThanOrEqual(self, rightValue, leftValue)
+	v, err = lessThanOrEqual(opTerm, rightValue, leftValue)
 	return
 }
 

operator-selector.go

@@ -39,19 +39,19 @@ func trySelectorCase(ctx ExprContext, exprValue, caseSel any, caseIndex int) (ma
 	return
 }
 
-func evalSelector(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalSelector(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var exprValue any
 	var match bool
 
-	if err = self.checkOperands(); err != nil {
+	if err = opTerm.checkOperands(); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
-	exprTerm := self.children[0]
+	exprTerm := opTerm.children[0]
 	if exprValue, err = exprTerm.compute(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	caseListTerm := self.children[1]
+	caseListTerm := opTerm.children[1]
 	caseList, _ := caseListTerm.value().([]*term)
 	for i, caseTerm := range caseList {
 		caseSel := caseTerm.value()

operator-sign.go

@@ -28,29 +28,29 @@ func newMinusSignTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalSign(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalSign(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var rightValue any
 
-	if rightValue, err = self.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if rightValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
 	if IsFloat(rightValue) {
-		if self.tk.Sym == SymChangeSign {
+		if opTerm.tk.Sym == SymChangeSign {
 			f, _ := rightValue.(float64)
 			v = -f
 		} else {
 			v = rightValue
 		}
 	} else if IsInteger(rightValue) {
-		if self.tk.Sym == SymChangeSign {
+		if opTerm.tk.Sym == SymChangeSign {
 			i, _ := rightValue.(int64)
 			v = -i
 		} else {
 			v = rightValue
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleType(rightValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-sum.go

@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ func newPlusTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalPlus(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalPlus(ctx ExprContext, plusTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = plusTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -44,12 +44,8 @@ func evalPlus(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 		rightList, _ = rightValue.(*ListType)
 
 		sumList := make(ListType, 0, len(*leftList)+len(*rightList))
-		for _, item := range *leftList {
+		sumList = append(sumList, *leftList...)
-			sumList = append(sumList, item)
+		sumList = append(sumList, *rightList...)
-		}
-		for _, item := range *rightList {
-			sumList = append(sumList, item)
-		}
 		v = &sumList
 	} else if (isFraction(leftValue) && IsNumber(rightValue)) || (isFraction(rightValue) && IsNumber(leftValue)) {
 		if IsFloat(leftValue) || IsFloat(rightValue) {
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ func evalPlus(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 		c.merge(rightDict)
 		v = c
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = plusTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -81,10 +77,10 @@ func newMinusTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalMinus(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalMinus(ctx ExprContext, minusTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = self.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = minusTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -109,7 +105,7 @@ func evalMinus(ctx ExprContext, self *term) (v any, err error) {
 		}
 		v = &diffList
 	} else {
-		err = self.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = minusTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-unset.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// operator-unset.go
+package expr
+
+import "strings"
+
+//-------- unset term
+
+func newUnsetTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 1),
+		position: posPrefix,
+		priority: priSign,
+		evalFunc: evalUnset,
+	}
+}
+
+func deleteContextItem(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term, item any) (deleted bool, err error) {
+	if name, ok := item.(string); ok {
+		var size int
+		if strings.HasSuffix(name, "()") {
+			size = ctx.FuncCount()
+			ctx.DeleteFunc(strings.TrimRight(name, "()"))
+			deleted = ctx.FuncCount() < size
+		} else {
+			size = ctx.VarCount()
+			ctx.DeleteVar(name)
+			deleted = ctx.VarCount() < size
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(item)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func evalUnset(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var childValue any
+	var deleted bool
+
+	if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	count := 0
+	if IsList(childValue) {
+		list, _ := childValue.(*ListType)
+		for _, item := range *list {
+			if deleted, err = deleteContextItem(ctx, opTerm, item); err != nil {
+				break
+			} else if deleted {
+				count++
+			}
+		}
+	} else if deleted, err = deleteContextItem(ctx, opTerm, childValue); err == nil && deleted {
+		count++
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		v = int64(count)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// init
+func init() {
+	registerTermConstructor(SymKwUnset, newUnsetTerm)
+}

parser.go

@@ -18,13 +18,19 @@ func NewParser() (p *parser) {
 	return p
 }
 
-func (self *parser) parseFuncCall(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, tk *Token) (tree *term, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) Next(scanner *scanner) (tk *Token) {
+	for tk = scanner.Next(); tk.IsSymbol(SymComment); tk = scanner.Next() {
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (parser *parser) parseFuncCall(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, tk *Token) (tree *term, err error) {
 	args := make([]*term, 0, 10)
 	itemExpected := false
 	lastSym := SymUnknown
 	for lastSym != SymClosedRound && lastSym != SymEos {
 		var subTree *ast
-		if subTree, err = self.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err != nil {
+		if subTree, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err != nil {
 			break
 		}
 		prev := scanner.Previous()
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ func (self *parser) parseFuncCall(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, tk *Token)
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *parser) parseFuncDef(scanner *scanner) (tree *term, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseFuncDef(scanner *scanner) (tree *term, err error) {
 	// Example: "add = func(x,y) {x+y}
 	var body *ast
 	args := make([]*term, 0)
@@ -57,15 +63,15 @@ func (self *parser) parseFuncDef(scanner *scanner) (tree *term, err error) {
 	itemExpected := false
 	tk := scanner.Previous()
 	for lastSym != SymClosedRound && lastSym != SymEos {
-		tk = scanner.Next()
+		tk = parser.Next(scanner)
 		if tk.IsSymbol(SymIdentifier) {
 			param := newTerm(tk)
 			args = append(args, param)
-			tk = scanner.Next()
+			tk = parser.Next(scanner)
 			if tk.Sym == SymEqual {
 				var paramExpr *ast
 				defaultParamsStarted = true
-				if paramExpr, err = self.parseItem(scanner, false, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err != nil {
+				if paramExpr, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, false, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err != nil {
 					break
 				}
 				param.forceChild(paramExpr.root)
@@ -86,9 +92,9 @@ func (self *parser) parseFuncDef(scanner *scanner) (tree *term, err error) {
 		err = tk.ErrorExpectedGot(")")
 	}
 	if err == nil {
-		tk = scanner.Next()
+		tk = parser.Next(scanner)
 		if tk.IsSymbol(SymOpenBrace) {
-			body, err = self.parseGeneral(scanner, true, true, SymClosedBrace)
+			body, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, true, true, SymClosedBrace)
 		} else {
 			err = tk.ErrorExpectedGot("{")
 		}
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@ func (self *parser) parseFuncDef(scanner *scanner) (tree *term, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *parser) parseList(scanner *scanner, parsingIndeces bool, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseList(scanner *scanner, parsingIndeces bool, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term, err error) {
 	r, c := scanner.lastPos()
 	args := make([]*term, 0)
 	lastSym := SymUnknown
@@ -112,7 +118,7 @@ func (self *parser) parseList(scanner *scanner, parsingIndeces bool, allowVarRef
 	for lastSym != SymClosedSquare && lastSym != SymEos {
 		var subTree *ast
 		zeroRequired := scanner.current.Sym == SymColon
-		if subTree, err = self.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedSquare); err == nil {
+		if subTree, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedSquare); err == nil {
 			root := subTree.root
 			if root != nil {
 				if !parsingIndeces && root.symbol() == SymColon {
@@ -153,14 +159,14 @@ func (self *parser) parseList(scanner *scanner, parsingIndeces bool, allowVarRef
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *parser) parseIterDef(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseIterDef(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term, err error) {
 	tk := scanner.Previous()
 	args := make([]*term, 0)
 	lastSym := SymUnknown
 	itemExpected := false
 	for lastSym != SymClosedRound && lastSym != SymEos {
 		var subTree *ast
-		if subTree, err = self.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err == nil {
+		if subTree, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err == nil {
 			if subTree.root != nil {
 				args = append(args, subTree.root)
 			} else if itemExpected {
@@ -184,8 +190,8 @@ func (self *parser) parseIterDef(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *t
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *parser) parseDictKey(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (key any, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseDictKey(scanner *scanner) (key any, err error) {
-	tk := scanner.Next()
+	tk := parser.Next(scanner)
 	if tk.Sym == SymError {
 		err = tk.Error()
 		return
@@ -194,7 +200,7 @@ func (self *parser) parseDictKey(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (key any, e
 		return
 	}
 	if tk.Sym == SymInteger || tk.Sym == SymString {
-		tkSep := scanner.Next()
+		tkSep := parser.Next(scanner)
 		if tkSep.Sym != SymColon {
 			err = tkSep.ErrorExpectedGot(":")
 		} else {
@@ -206,14 +212,14 @@ func (self *parser) parseDictKey(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (key any, e
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *parser) parseDictionary(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term, err error) {
+func (parser *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 {
+		if key, err = parser.parseDictKey(scanner); err != nil {
 			break
 		} else if key == nil {
 			tk := scanner.Previous()
@@ -223,10 +229,10 @@ func (self *parser) parseDictionary(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree
 			}
 			break
 		}
-		if subTree, err = self.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedBrace); err == nil {
+		if subTree, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedBrace); err == nil {
 			if subTree.root != nil {
 				args[key] = subTree.root
-			} else if key != nil {
+			} else /*if key != nil*/ {
 				prev := scanner.Previous()
 				err = prev.ErrorExpectedGot("dictionary-value")
 				break
@@ -248,10 +254,10 @@ func (self *parser) parseDictionary(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *parser) parseSelectorCase(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, defaultCase bool) (caseTerm *term, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseSelectorCase(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, defaultCase bool) (caseTerm *term, err error) {
 	var filterList *term
 	var caseExpr *ast
-	tk := scanner.Next()
+	tk := parser.Next(scanner)
 	startRow := tk.row
 	startCol := tk.col
 	if tk.Sym == SymOpenSquare {
@@ -259,10 +265,10 @@ func (self *parser) parseSelectorCase(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, defaul
 			err = tk.Errorf("case list in default clause")
 			return
 		}
-		if filterList, err = self.parseList(scanner, false, allowVarRef); err != nil {
+		if filterList, err = parser.parseList(scanner, false, allowVarRef); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
-		tk = scanner.Next()
+		tk = parser.Next(scanner)
 		startRow = tk.row
 		startCol = tk.col
 	} else if !defaultCase {
@@ -270,7 +276,7 @@ func (self *parser) parseSelectorCase(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, defaul
 	}
 
 	if tk.Sym == SymOpenBrace {
-		if caseExpr, err = self.parseGeneral(scanner, true, allowVarRef, SymClosedBrace); err != nil {
+		if caseExpr, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, true, allowVarRef, SymClosedBrace); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -296,25 +302,25 @@ func addSelectorCase(selectorTerm, caseTerm *term) {
 	caseTerm.parent = selectorTerm
 }
 
-func (self *parser) parseSelector(scanner *scanner, tree *ast, allowVarRef bool) (selectorTerm *term, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseSelector(scanner *scanner, tree *ast, allowVarRef bool) (selectorTerm *term, err error) {
 	var caseTerm *term
 	tk := scanner.makeToken(SymSelector, '?')
-	if selectorTerm, err = tree.addToken2(tk); err != nil {
+	if selectorTerm, err = tree.addToken(tk); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if caseTerm, err = self.parseSelectorCase(scanner, allowVarRef, false); err == nil {
+	if caseTerm, err = parser.parseSelectorCase(scanner, allowVarRef, false); err == nil {
 		addSelectorCase(selectorTerm, caseTerm)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *parser) parseItem(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, termSymbols ...Symbol) (tree *ast, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseItem(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, termSymbols ...Symbol) (tree *ast, err error) {
-	return self.parseGeneral(scanner, false, allowVarRef, termSymbols...)
+	return parser.parseGeneral(scanner, false, allowVarRef, termSymbols...)
 }
 
-func (self *parser) Parse(scanner *scanner, termSymbols ...Symbol) (tree *ast, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) Parse(scanner *scanner, termSymbols ...Symbol) (tree *ast, err error) {
-	return self.parseGeneral(scanner, true, false, termSymbols...)
+	return parser.parseGeneral(scanner, true, false, termSymbols...)
 }
 
 func couldBeACollection(t *term) bool {
@@ -333,17 +339,18 @@ func couldBeACollection(t *term) bool {
 // 	return areOut
 // }
 
-func (self *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef bool, termSymbols ...Symbol) (tree *ast, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef bool, termSymbols ...Symbol) (tree *ast, err error) {
 	var selectorTerm *term = nil
 	var currentTerm *term = nil
 	var tk *Token
+
 	tree = NewAst()
 	firstToken := true
 	// lastSym := SymUnknown
-	for tk = scanner.Next(); err == nil && tk != nil && !tk.IsTerm(termSymbols); /*&& !areSymbolsOutOfCtx(tk, selectorTerm, SymColon, SymDoubleColon)*/ tk = scanner.Next() {
+	for tk = parser.Next(scanner); err == nil && tk != nil && !tk.IsTerm(termSymbols); /*&& !areSymbolsOutOfCtx(tk, selectorTerm, SymColon, SymDoubleColon)*/ tk = parser.Next(scanner) {
-		if tk.Sym == SymComment {
+		// if tk.Sym == SymComment {
-			continue
+		// 	continue
-		}
+		// }
 
 		if tk.Sym == SymSemiColon {
 			if allowForest {
@@ -371,21 +378,21 @@ func (self *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef
 		switch tk.Sym {
 		case SymOpenRound:
 			var subTree *ast
-			if subTree, err = self.parseGeneral(scanner, false, allowVarRef, SymClosedRound); err == nil {
+			if subTree, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, false, allowVarRef, SymClosedRound); err == nil {
 				subTree.root.priority = priValue
 				err = tree.addTerm(newExprTerm(subTree.root))
 				currentTerm = subTree.root
 			}
 		case SymFuncCall:
 			var funcCallTerm *term
-			if funcCallTerm, err = self.parseFuncCall(scanner, allowVarRef, tk); err == nil {
+			if funcCallTerm, err = parser.parseFuncCall(scanner, allowVarRef, tk); err == nil {
 				err = tree.addTerm(funcCallTerm)
 				currentTerm = funcCallTerm
 			}
 		case SymOpenSquare:
 			var listTerm *term
 			parsingIndeces := couldBeACollection(currentTerm)
-			if listTerm, err = self.parseList(scanner, parsingIndeces, allowVarRef); err == nil {
+			if listTerm, err = parser.parseList(scanner, parsingIndeces, allowVarRef); err == nil {
 				if parsingIndeces {
 					indexTk := NewToken(listTerm.tk.row, listTerm.tk.col, SymIndex, listTerm.source())
 					indexTerm := newTerm(indexTk)
@@ -402,24 +409,24 @@ func (self *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef
 				err = currentTerm.Errorf(`selector-case outside of a selector context`)
 			} else {
 				var mapTerm *term
-				if mapTerm, err = self.parseDictionary(scanner, allowVarRef); err == nil {
+				if mapTerm, err = parser.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)
+			currentTerm, err = tree.addToken(tk)
 			// }
 		case SymFuncDef:
 			var funcDefTerm *term
-			if funcDefTerm, err = self.parseFuncDef(scanner); err == nil {
+			if funcDefTerm, err = parser.parseFuncDef(scanner); err == nil {
 				err = tree.addTerm(funcDefTerm)
 				currentTerm = funcDefTerm
 			}
 		case SymDollarRound:
 			var iterDefTerm *term
-			if iterDefTerm, err = self.parseIterDef(scanner, allowVarRef); err == nil {
+			if iterDefTerm, err = parser.parseIterDef(scanner, allowVarRef); err == nil {
 				err = tree.addTerm(iterDefTerm)
 				currentTerm = iterDefTerm
 			}
@@ -427,16 +434,16 @@ func (self *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef
 			if tk.source[0] == '@' && !allowVarRef {
 				err = tk.Errorf("variable references are not allowed in top level expressions: %q", tk.source)
 			} else {
-				currentTerm, err = tree.addToken2(tk)
+				currentTerm, err = tree.addToken(tk)
 			}
 		case SymQuestion:
-			if selectorTerm, err = self.parseSelector(scanner, tree, allowVarRef); err == nil {
+			if selectorTerm, err = parser.parseSelector(scanner, tree, allowVarRef); err == nil {
 				currentTerm = selectorTerm
 			}
 		case SymColon, SymDoubleColon:
 			var caseTerm *term
 			if selectorTerm != nil {
-				if caseTerm, err = self.parseSelectorCase(scanner, allowVarRef, tk.Sym == SymDoubleColon); err == nil {
+				if caseTerm, err = parser.parseSelectorCase(scanner, allowVarRef, tk.Sym == SymDoubleColon); err == nil {
 					addSelectorCase(selectorTerm, caseTerm)
 					currentTerm = caseTerm
 					if tk.Sym == SymDoubleColon {
@@ -444,14 +451,16 @@ func (self *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
-				currentTerm, err = tree.addToken2(tk)
+				currentTerm, err = tree.addToken(tk)
 			}
 			if tk.IsSymbol(SymColon) {
 				// Colon outside a selector term acts like a separator
 				firstToken = true
 			}
+		case SymPlusEqual, SymMinusEqual, SymStarEqual:
+			currentTerm, err = parser.expandOpAssign(scanner, tree, tk, allowVarRef)
 		default:
-			currentTerm, err = tree.addToken2(tk)
+			currentTerm, err = tree.addToken(tk)
 		}
 
 		if currentTerm != nil && currentTerm.tk.Sym != SymSelector && currentTerm.parent != nil && currentTerm.parent.tk.Sym != SymSelector {
@@ -460,6 +469,7 @@ func (self *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef
 		}
 		// lastSym = tk.Sym
 	}
+
 	if err == nil {
 		err = tk.Error()
 	}
@@ -472,3 +482,49 @@ func (self *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef
 // 	}
 // 	return
 // }
+
+func (parser *parser) expandOpAssign(scanner * scanner, tree *ast, tk *Token, allowVarRef bool) (t *term, err error) {
+	var opSym Symbol
+	var opString string
+
+	if tree.root != nil {
+		switch tk.Sym {
+		case SymPlusEqual:
+			opString = "+"
+			opSym = SymPlus
+		case SymMinusEqual:
+			opString = "-"
+			opSym = SymMinus
+		case SymStarEqual:
+			opString = "*"
+			opSym = SymStar
+		default:
+			err = tk.Errorf("unsopported operator %q", tk.source)
+			return
+		}
+		leftExpr := tree.root.Clone()
+		leftExpr.setParent(nil)
+		if t, err = tree.addToken(NewToken(tk.row, tk.col, SymEqual, "=")); err == nil {
+			t = leftExpr
+			if err = tree.addTerm(leftExpr); err == nil {
+				if t, err = tree.addToken(NewToken(tk.row, tk.col, opSym, opString)); err == nil {
+
+					var subTree *ast
+					if subTree, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, false, allowVarRef, SymSemiColon, SymClosedRound, SymClosedBrace, SymClosedSquare); err == nil {
+						if scanner.Previous().IsOneOfA(SymSemiColon, SymClosedRound, SymClosedBrace, SymClosedSquare) {
+							if err = scanner.UnreadToken(); err != nil {
+								return
+							}
+						}
+						subTree.root.priority = priValue
+						err = tree.addTerm(newExprTerm(subTree.root))
+						t = subTree.root
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = tk.Errorf("left operand of %q must be a variable or a variable expression", tk)
+	}
+	return
+}

plugins.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package expr
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"plugin"
 	"strings"
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func pluginExists(name string) (exists bool) {
 
 func makePluginName(name string) (decorated string) {
 	var template string
-	if execName, err := os.Executable(); err != nil || strings.Index(execName, "debug") < 0 {
+	if execName, err := os.Executable(); err != nil || !strings.Contains(execName, "debug") {
 		template = "expr-%s-plugin.so"
 	} else {
 		template = "expr-%s-plugin.so.debug"
@@ -90,6 +91,29 @@ func importPlugin( /*ctx ExprContext,*/ dirList []string, name string) (err erro
 	return
 }
 
+func importPluginFromSearchPath(name any) (count int, err error) {
+	var moduleSpec any
+
+	dirList := buildSearchDirList("plugin", ENV_EXPR_PLUGIN_PATH)
+	count = 0
+	it := NewAnyIterator(name)
+	for moduleSpec, err = it.Next(); err == nil; moduleSpec, err = it.Next() {
+		if module, ok := moduleSpec.(string); ok {
+			if err = importPlugin(dirList, module); err != nil {
+				break
+			}
+			count++
+		} else {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("expected string as item nr %d, got %s", it.Index()+1, TypeName(moduleSpec))
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if err == io.EOF {
+		err = nil
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func loadModules(dirList []string, moduleNames []string) (err error) {
 	for _, name := range moduleNames {
 		if err1 := importPlugin(dirList, name); err1 != nil {

scanner.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 type scanner struct {
 	current      *Token
 	prev         *Token
+	stage        *Token
 	stream       *bufio.Reader
 	row          int
 	column       int
@@ -49,255 +50,274 @@ func DefaultTranslations() map[Symbol]Symbol {
 // 	return self.current
 // }
 
-func (self *scanner) readChar() (ch byte, err error) {
+func (scanner *scanner) readChar() (ch byte, err error) {
-	if ch, err = self.stream.ReadByte(); err == nil {
+	if ch, err = scanner.stream.ReadByte(); err == nil {
 		if ch == '\n' {
-			self.row++
+			scanner.row++
-			self.column = 0
+			scanner.column = 0
 		} else {
-			self.column++
+			scanner.column++
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) unreadChar() (err error) {
+func (scanner *scanner) unreadChar() (err error) {
-	if err = self.stream.UnreadByte(); err == nil {
+	if err = scanner.stream.UnreadByte(); err == nil {
-		if self.column--; self.column == 0 {
+		if scanner.column--; scanner.column == 0 {
-			if self.row--; self.row == 0 {
+			if scanner.row--; scanner.row == 0 {
 				err = errors.New("unread beyond the stream boundary")
 			} else {
-				self.column = 1
+				scanner.column = 1
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) lastPos() (r, c int) {
+func (scanner *scanner) UnreadToken() (err error) {
-	if self.prev != nil {
+	if scanner.stage == nil {
-		r = self.prev.row
+		scanner.stage = scanner.current
-		c = self.prev.col
+		scanner.current = scanner.prev
+	} else {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("staging already present, currently one level only of staging is allowed")
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) Previous() *Token {
+func (scanner *scanner) lastPos() (r, c int) {
-	return self.prev
+	if scanner.prev != nil {
+		r = scanner.prev.row
+		c = scanner.prev.col
+	}
+	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) Next() (tk *Token) {
+func (scanner *scanner) Previous() *Token {
-	self.prev = self.current
+	return scanner.prev
-	tk = self.current
+}
-	self.current = self.fetchNextToken()
+
+func (scanner *scanner) Next() (tk *Token) {
+	scanner.prev = scanner.current
+	tk = scanner.current
+	if scanner.stage != nil {
+		scanner.current = scanner.stage
+		scanner.stage = nil
+	} else {
+		scanner.current = scanner.fetchNextToken()
+	}
 	return tk
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
+func (scanner *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
 	var ch byte
-	if err := self.skipBlanks(); err != nil {
+	if err := scanner.skipBlanks(); err != nil {
-		return self.makeErrorToken(err)
+		return scanner.makeErrorToken(err)
 	}
 
 	escape := false
 	for {
-		ch, _ = self.readChar()
+		ch, _ = scanner.readChar()
 		switch ch {
 		case '+':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '+' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '+' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDoublePlus, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoublePlus, ch, next)
 			} else if next == '=' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymPlusEqual, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymPlusEqual, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymPlus, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymPlus, ch)
 			}
 		case '-':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '-' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '-' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDoubleMinus, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleMinus, ch, next)
 			} else if next == '=' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymMinusEqual, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymMinusEqual, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymMinus, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymMinus, ch)
 			}
 		case '*':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '*' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '*' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDoubleStar, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleStar, ch, next)
 				// } else if next == '/' {
 				// 	tk = self.moveOn(SymClosedComment, ch, next)
+			} else if next, _ = scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymStarEqual, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymStar, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymStar, ch)
 			}
 		case '/':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '*' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '*' {
-				self.readChar()
+				scanner.readChar()
-				tk = self.fetchBlockComment()
+				tk = scanner.fetchBlockComment()
 			} else if next == '/' {
-				self.readChar()
+				scanner.readChar()
-				tk = self.fetchOnLineComment()
+				tk = scanner.fetchOnLineComment()
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymSlash, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymSlash, ch)
 			}
 		case '\\':
 			if escape {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymBackSlash, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymBackSlash, ch)
 				escape = false
 			} else {
 				escape = true
 			}
 		case '|':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '|' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '|' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDoubleVertBar, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleVertBar, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymVertBar, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymVertBar, ch)
 			}
 		case ',':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymComma, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymComma, ch)
 		case '^':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymCaret, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymCaret, ch)
 		case ':':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == ':' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == ':' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDoubleColon, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleColon, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymColon, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymColon, ch)
 			}
 		case ';':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymSemiColon, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymSemiColon, ch)
 		case '.':
 			//if next, _ := self.peek(); next >= '0' && next <= '9' {
 			//	tk = self.parseNumber(ch)
 			//} else if next == '/' {
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '/' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '/' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDotSlash, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDotSlash, ch, next)
 			} else if next == '.' {
-				if next1, _ := self.peek(); next1 == '.' {
+				if next1, _ := scanner.peek(); next1 == '.' {
-					tk = self.moveOn(SymTripleDot, ch, next, next1)
+					tk = scanner.moveOn(SymTripleDot, ch, next, next1)
 				} else {
-					tk = self.moveOn(SymDoubleDot, ch, next)
+					tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleDot, ch, next)
 				}
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymDot, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymDot, ch)
 			}
 		case '\'':
 			if escape {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymQuote, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymQuote, ch)
 				escape = false
 			} else {
-				tk = self.fetchString(ch)
+				tk = scanner.fetchString(ch)
 			}
 		case '"':
 			if escape {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymDoubleQuote, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymDoubleQuote, ch)
 				escape = false
 			} else {
-				tk = self.fetchString(ch)
+				tk = scanner.fetchString(ch)
 			}
 		case '`':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymBackTick, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymBackTick, ch)
 		case '!':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '=' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymNotEqual, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymNotEqual, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymExclamation, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymExclamation, ch)
 			}
 		case '?':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '?' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '?' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDoubleQuestion, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleQuestion, ch, next)
-			} else if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '=' {
+			} else if next == '=' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymQuestionEqual, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymQuestionEqual, ch, next)
+			} else if next == '!' {
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymQuestionExclam, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymQuestion, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymQuestion, ch)
 			}
 		case '&':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '&' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '&' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDoubleAmpersand, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleAmpersand, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymAmpersand, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymAmpersand, ch)
 			}
 		case '%':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymPercent, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymPercent, ch)
 		case '#':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymHash, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymHash, ch)
 		case '@':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); (next >= 'a' && next <= 'z') || (next >= 'A' && next <= 'Z') {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); (next >= 'a' && next <= 'z') || (next >= 'A' && next <= 'Z') {
-				self.readChar()
+				scanner.readChar()
-				if tk = self.fetchIdentifier(next); tk.Sym == SymIdentifier {
+				if tk = scanner.fetchIdentifier(next); tk.Sym == SymIdentifier {
 					//tk.Sym = SymIdRef
 					tk.source = "@" + tk.source
 				} else {
-					tk = self.makeErrorToken(fmt.Errorf("invalid variable reference %q", tk.source))
+					tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(fmt.Errorf("invalid variable reference %q", tk.source))
 				}
 			} else if next == '@' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDoubleAt, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleAt, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymAt, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymAt, ch)
 			}
 		case '_':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymUndescore, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymUndescore, ch)
 		case '=':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '=' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDoubleEqual, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleEqual, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymEqual, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymEqual, ch)
 			}
 		case '<':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '=' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymLessOrEqual, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymLessOrEqual, ch, next)
 			} else if next == '<' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymAppend, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymAppend, ch, next)
 			} else if next == '>' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymLessGreater, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymLessGreater, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymLess, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymLess, ch)
 			}
 		case '>':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '=' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymGreaterOrEqual, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymGreaterOrEqual, ch, next)
 			} else if next == '>' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymInsert, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymInsert, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymGreater, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymGreater, ch)
 			}
 		case '$':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '(' {
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '(' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDollarRound, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDollarRound, ch, next)
 				tk.source += ")"
 			} else if next == '$' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymDoubleDollar, ch, next)
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleDollar, ch, next)
 			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymDollar, ch)
+				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymDollar, ch)
 			}
 		case '(':
-			if next, _ := self.peek(); next == ')' {
+			//			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == ')' {
-				tk = self.moveOn(SymOpenClosedRound, ch, next)
+			//				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymOpenClosedRound, ch, next)
-			} else {
+			//			} else {
-				tk = self.makeToken(SymOpenRound, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymOpenRound, ch)
-			}
+			//			}
 		case ')':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymClosedRound, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymClosedRound, ch)
 		case '[':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymOpenSquare, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymOpenSquare, ch)
 		case ']':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymClosedSquare, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymClosedSquare, ch)
 		case '{':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymOpenBrace, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymOpenBrace, ch)
 		case '}':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymClosedBrace, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymClosedBrace, ch)
 		case '~':
-			tk = self.makeToken(SymTilde, ch)
+			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymTilde, ch)
 		case 0:
 			if escape {
-				tk = self.makeErrorToken(errors.New("incomplete escape sequence"))
+				tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(errors.New("incomplete escape sequence"))
 			}
 			escape = false
 		default:
 			if /*ch == '_' ||*/ (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z') || (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z') {
-				if tk = self.fetchIdentifier(ch); tk.Sym == SymKwFunc {
+				if tk = scanner.fetchIdentifier(ch); tk.Sym == SymKwFunc {
-					if next, _ := self.peek(); next == '(' {
+					if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '(' {
-						tk = self.moveOn(SymFuncDef, ch, next)
+						tk = scanner.moveOn(SymFuncDef, ch, next)
 					}
 				}
 			} else if ch >= '0' && ch <= '9' {
-				tk = self.parseNumber(ch)
+				tk = scanner.parseNumber(ch)
 			}
 		}
 		if !escape {
@@ -305,14 +325,14 @@ func (self *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
 		}
 	}
 	if tk == nil {
-		tk = NewErrorToken(self.row, self.column, fmt.Errorf("unknown symbol '%c'", ch))
+		tk = NewErrorToken(scanner.row, scanner.column, fmt.Errorf("unknown symbol '%c'", ch))
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) sync(err error) error {
+func (scanner *scanner) sync(err error) error {
 	if err == nil {
-		err = self.unreadChar()
+		err = scanner.unreadChar()
 	}
 	return err
 }
@@ -333,32 +353,32 @@ func isHexDigit(ch byte) bool {
 	return (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') || (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'f') || (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'F')
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) initBase(sb *strings.Builder, currentFirstCh byte) (firstCh byte, numBase int, digitFunc func(byte) bool, err error) {
+func (scanner *scanner) initBase(currentFirstCh byte) (firstCh byte, numBase int, digitFunc func(byte) bool, err error) {
 	var ch byte
 	var digitType string
 	firstCh = currentFirstCh
 	digitFunc = isDecimalDigit
 	numBase = 10
 
-	if ch, err = self.peek(); err == nil {
+	if ch, err = scanner.peek(); err == nil {
 		if ch == 'b' || ch == 'B' {
 			numBase = 2
 			digitType = "binary"
-			self.readChar()
+			scanner.readChar()
 			digitFunc = isBinaryDigit
-			firstCh, err = self.readChar()
+			firstCh, err = scanner.readChar()
 		} else if ch == 'o' || ch == 'O' {
 			numBase = 8
 			digitType = "octal"
-			self.readChar()
+			scanner.readChar()
 			digitFunc = isOctalDigit
-			firstCh, err = self.readChar()
+			firstCh, err = scanner.readChar()
 		} else if ch == 'x' || ch == 'X' {
 			numBase = 16
 			digitType = "hex"
-			self.readChar()
+			scanner.readChar()
 			digitFunc = isHexDigit
-			firstCh, err = self.readChar()
+			firstCh, err = scanner.readChar()
 		}
 		if err == nil && !digitFunc(firstCh) {
 			if len(digitType) == 0 {
@@ -372,7 +392,7 @@ func (self *scanner) initBase(sb *strings.Builder, currentFirstCh byte) (firstCh
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) parseNumber(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
+func (scanner *scanner) parseNumber(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 	var err error
 	var ch byte
 	var sym Symbol = SymInteger
@@ -381,9 +401,9 @@ func (self *scanner) parseNumber(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 	var numBase = 10
 
 	if firstCh == '0' {
-		firstCh, numBase, isDigit, err = self.initBase(&sb, firstCh)
+		firstCh, numBase, isDigit, err = scanner.initBase(firstCh)
 	}
-	for ch = firstCh; err == nil && isDigit(ch); ch, err = self.readChar() {
+	for ch = firstCh; err == nil && isDigit(ch); ch, err = scanner.readChar() {
 		sb.WriteByte(ch)
 	}
 
@@ -391,9 +411,9 @@ func (self *scanner) parseNumber(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 		if err == nil && ch == '.' {
 			sym = SymFloat
 			sb.WriteByte(ch)
-			ch, err = self.readChar()
+			ch, err = scanner.readChar()
 			if ch >= '0' && ch <= '9' {
-				for ; err == nil && (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9'); ch, err = self.readChar() {
+				for ; err == nil && (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9'); ch, err = scanner.readChar() {
 					sb.WriteByte(ch)
 				}
 			}
@@ -402,32 +422,32 @@ func (self *scanner) parseNumber(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 			if ch == 'e' || ch == 'E' {
 				sym = SymFloat
 				sb.WriteByte(ch)
-				if ch, err = self.readChar(); err == nil {
+				if ch, err = scanner.readChar(); err == nil {
 					if ch == '+' || ch == '-' {
 						sb.WriteByte(ch)
-						ch, err = self.readChar()
+						ch, err = scanner.readChar()
 					}
 					if ch >= '0' && ch <= '9' {
-						for ; err == nil && (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9'); ch, err = self.readChar() {
+						for ; err == nil && (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9'); ch, err = scanner.readChar() {
 							sb.WriteByte(ch)
 						}
 					} else {
-						err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected integer exponent, got %c", self.row, self.column, ch)
+						err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected integer exponent, got %c", scanner.row, scanner.column, ch)
 					}
 				}
 			} else if ch == '(' {
 				sym = SymFraction
 				sb.WriteByte(ch)
-				ch, err = self.readChar()
+				ch, err = scanner.readChar()
-				for ; err == nil && (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9'); ch, err = self.readChar() {
+				for ; err == nil && (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9'); ch, err = scanner.readChar() {
 					sb.WriteByte(ch)
 				}
 				if err == nil {
 					if ch != ')' {
-						err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected ')', got '%c'", self.row, self.column, ch)
+						err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected ')', got '%c'", scanner.row, scanner.column, ch)
 					} else {
 						sb.WriteByte(ch)
-						_, err = self.readChar()
+						_, err = scanner.readChar()
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -435,10 +455,10 @@ func (self *scanner) parseNumber(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-		tk = self.makeErrorToken(err)
+		tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(err)
 	} else {
 		var value any
-		err = self.sync(err)
+		err = scanner.sync(err) // TODO: Check this function
 		txt := sb.String()
 		if sym == SymFloat {
 			value, err = strconv.ParseFloat(txt, 64)
@@ -448,39 +468,39 @@ func (self *scanner) parseNumber(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 			value, err = strconv.ParseInt(txt, numBase, 64)
 		}
 		if err == nil {
-			tk = self.makeValueToken(sym, txt, value)
+			tk = scanner.makeValueToken(sym, txt, value)
 		} else {
-			tk = self.makeErrorToken(err)
+			tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(err)
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) fetchIdentifier(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
+func (scanner *scanner) fetchIdentifier(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 	var err error
 	var sb strings.Builder
-	for ch := firstCh; err == nil && (ch == '_' || (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z') || (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z') || (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9')); ch, err = self.readChar() {
+	for ch := firstCh; err == nil && (ch == '_' || (ch >= 'a' && ch <= 'z') || (ch >= 'A' && ch <= 'Z') || (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9')); ch, err = scanner.readChar() {
 		sb.WriteByte(ch)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-		tk = self.makeErrorToken(err)
+		tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(err)
-	} else if err = self.sync(err); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+	} else if err = scanner.sync(err); err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-		tk = self.makeErrorToken(err)
+		tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(err)
 	} else {
 		txt := sb.String()
 		uptxt := strings.ToUpper(txt)
 		if sym, ok := keywords[uptxt]; ok {
-			tk = self.makeKeywordToken(sym, uptxt)
+			tk = scanner.makeKeywordToken(sym, uptxt)
 		} else if uptxt == `TRUE` {
-			tk = self.makeValueToken(SymBool, txt, true)
+			tk = scanner.makeValueToken(SymBool, txt, true)
 		} else if uptxt == `FALSE` {
-			tk = self.makeValueToken(SymBool, txt, false)
+			tk = scanner.makeValueToken(SymBool, txt, false)
-		} else if ch, _ := self.peek(); ch == '(' {
+		} else if ch, _ := scanner.peek(); ch == '(' {
-			self.readChar()
+			scanner.readChar()
-			tk = self.makeValueToken(SymFuncCall, txt+"(", txt)
+			tk = scanner.makeValueToken(SymFuncCall, txt+"(", txt)
 		} else {
-			tk = self.makeValueToken(SymIdentifier, txt, txt)
+			tk = scanner.makeValueToken(SymIdentifier, txt, txt)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -500,29 +520,29 @@ func (self *scanner) fetchIdentifier(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) fetchBlockComment() *Token {
+func (scanner *scanner) fetchBlockComment() *Token {
-	return self.fetchUntil(SymComment, false, '*', '/')
+	return scanner.fetchUntil(SymComment, false, '*', '/')
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) fetchOnLineComment() *Token {
+func (scanner *scanner) fetchOnLineComment() *Token {
-	return self.fetchUntil(SymComment, true, '\n')
+	return scanner.fetchUntil(SymComment, true, '\n')
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) fetchUntil(sym Symbol, allowEos bool, endings ...byte) (tk *Token) {
+func (scanner *scanner) fetchUntil(sym Symbol, allowEos bool, endings ...byte) (tk *Token) {
 	var err error
 	var ch byte
 	var sb strings.Builder
 	var value string
 	ring := NewByteSlider(len(endings))
 	endReached := false
-	for ch, err = self.readChar(); err == nil && !endReached; {
+	for ch, err = scanner.readChar(); err == nil && !endReached; {
 		sb.WriteByte(ch)
 		ring.PushEnd(ch)
 		if ring.Equal(endings) {
 			value = sb.String()[0 : sb.Len()-len(endings)]
 			endReached = true
 		} else {
-			ch, err = self.readChar()
+			ch, err = scanner.readChar()
 		}
 	}
 	if !endReached && allowEos {
@@ -531,18 +551,18 @@ func (self *scanner) fetchUntil(sym Symbol, allowEos bool, endings ...byte) (tk
 	}
 
 	if endReached {
-		tk = self.makeValueToken(sym, "", value)
+		tk = scanner.makeValueToken(sym, "", value)
 	} else {
-		tk = self.makeErrorToken(err)
+		tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(err)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) fetchString(termCh byte) (tk *Token) {
+func (scanner *scanner) fetchString(termCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 	var err error
 	var ch, prev byte
 	var sb strings.Builder
-	for ch, err = self.readChar(); err == nil; ch, err = self.readChar() {
+	for ch, err = scanner.readChar(); err == nil; ch, err = scanner.readChar() {
 		if prev == '\\' {
 			switch ch {
 			case '"':
@@ -570,65 +590,65 @@ func (self *scanner) fetchString(termCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == io.EOF {
-			tk = self.makeErrorToken(errors.New("missing string termination \""))
+			tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(errors.New("missing string termination \""))
 		} else {
-			tk = self.makeErrorToken(err)
+			tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(err)
 		}
 	} else {
 		txt := sb.String()
-		tk = self.makeValueToken(SymString, `"`+txt+`"`, txt)
+		tk = scanner.makeValueToken(SymString, `"`+txt+`"`, txt)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) peek() (next byte, err error) {
+func (scanner *scanner) peek() (next byte, err error) {
 	var one []byte
-	if one, err = self.stream.Peek(1); err == nil {
+	if one, err = scanner.stream.Peek(1); err == nil {
 		next = one[0]
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) skipBlanks() (err error) {
+func (scanner *scanner) skipBlanks() (err error) {
 	var one []byte
-	for one, err = self.stream.Peek(1); err == nil && one[0] <= 32; one, err = self.stream.Peek(1) {
+	for one, err = scanner.stream.Peek(1); err == nil && one[0] <= 32; one, err = scanner.stream.Peek(1) {
-		self.readChar()
+		scanner.readChar()
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) translate(sym Symbol) Symbol {
+func (scanner *scanner) translate(sym Symbol) Symbol {
-	if self.translations != nil {
+	if scanner.translations != nil {
-		if translatedSym, ok := self.translations[sym]; ok {
+		if translatedSym, ok := scanner.translations[sym]; ok {
 			return translatedSym
 		}
 	}
 	return sym
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) moveOn(sym Symbol, chars ...byte) (tk *Token) {
+func (scanner *scanner) moveOn(sym Symbol, chars ...byte) (tk *Token) {
-	tk = NewToken(self.row, self.column, self.translate(sym), string(chars))
+	tk = NewToken(scanner.row, scanner.column, scanner.translate(sym), string(chars))
 	for i := 1; i < len(chars); i++ {
-		self.readChar()
+		scanner.readChar()
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) makeToken(sym Symbol, chars ...byte) (tk *Token) {
+func (scanner *scanner) makeToken(sym Symbol, chars ...byte) (tk *Token) {
-	tk = NewToken(self.row, self.column, self.translate(sym), string(chars))
+	tk = NewToken(scanner.row, scanner.column, scanner.translate(sym), string(chars))
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) makeKeywordToken(sym Symbol, upperCaseKeyword string) (tk *Token) {
+func (scanner *scanner) makeKeywordToken(sym Symbol, upperCaseKeyword string) (tk *Token) {
-	tk = NewToken(self.row, self.column, self.translate(sym), upperCaseKeyword)
+	tk = NewToken(scanner.row, scanner.column, scanner.translate(sym), upperCaseKeyword)
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) makeValueToken(sym Symbol, source string, value any) (tk *Token) {
+func (scanner *scanner) makeValueToken(sym Symbol, source string, value any) (tk *Token) {
-	tk = NewValueToken(self.row, self.column, self.translate(sym), source, value)
+	tk = NewValueToken(scanner.row, scanner.column, scanner.translate(sym), source, value)
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *scanner) makeErrorToken(err error) *Token {
+func (scanner *scanner) makeErrorToken(err error) *Token {
-	return NewErrorToken(self.row, self.column, err)
+	return NewErrorToken(scanner.row, scanner.column, err)
 }

simple-store.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func NewSimpleStore() *SimpleStore {
 }
 
 func filterRefName(name string) bool  { return name[0] != '@' }
-func filterPrivName(name string) bool { return name[0] != '_' }
+//func filterPrivName(name string) bool { return name[0] != '_' }
 
 func (ctx *SimpleStore) SetParent(parentCtx ExprContext) {
 	ctx.parent = parentCtx
@@ -132,6 +132,14 @@ func (ctx *SimpleStore) EnumVars(acceptor func(name string) (accept bool)) (varN
 	return
 }
 
+func (ctx *SimpleStore) VarCount() int {
+	return len(ctx.varStore)
+}
+
+func (ctx *SimpleStore) DeleteVar(varName string) {
+	delete(ctx.varStore, varName)
+}
+
 func (ctx *SimpleStore) GetFuncInfo(name string) (info ExprFunc, exists bool) {
 	info, exists = ctx.funcStore[name]
 	return
@@ -141,10 +149,11 @@ func (ctx *SimpleStore) RegisterFuncInfo(info ExprFunc) {
 	ctx.funcStore[info.Name()], _ = info.(*funcInfo)
 }
 
-func (ctx *SimpleStore) RegisterFunc(name string, functor Functor, returnType string, params []ExprFuncParam) (err error) {
+func (ctx *SimpleStore) RegisterFunc(name string, functor Functor, returnType string, params []ExprFuncParam)  (exprFunc ExprFunc, err error) {
 	var info *funcInfo
 	if info, err = newFuncInfo(name, functor, returnType, params); err == nil {
 		ctx.funcStore[name] = info
+		exprFunc = info
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -163,10 +172,18 @@ func (ctx *SimpleStore) EnumFuncs(acceptor func(name string) (accept bool)) (fun
 	return
 }
 
-func (ctx *SimpleStore) Call(name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func (ctx *SimpleStore) FuncCount() int {
+	return len(ctx.funcStore)
+}
+
+func (ctx *SimpleStore) DeleteFunc(funcName string) {
+	delete(ctx.funcStore, funcName)
+}
+
+func (ctx *SimpleStore) Call(name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	if info, exists := GetLocalFuncInfo(ctx, name); exists {
 		functor := info.Functor()
-		result, err = functor.Invoke(ctx, name, args)
+		result, err = functor.InvokeNamed(ctx, name, args)
 	} else {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("unknown function %s()", name)
 	}

symbol.go

@@ -57,16 +57,18 @@ const (
 	SymTilde                             //  46: '~'
 	SymDoubleQuestion                    //  47: '??'
 	SymQuestionEqual                     //  48: '?='
-	SymDoubleAt                          //  49: '@@'
+	SymQuestionExclam                    //  49: '?!'
-	SymDoubleColon                       //  50: '::'
+	SymDoubleAt                          //  50: '@@'
-	SymInsert                            //  51: '>>'
+	SymDoubleColon                       //  51: '::'
-	SymAppend                            //  52: '<<'
+	SymInsert                            //  52: '>>'
-	SymCaret                             //  53: '^'
+	SymAppend                            //  53: '<<'
-	SymDollarRound                       //  54: '$('
+	SymCaret                             //  54: '^'
-	SymOpenClosedRound                   //  55: '()'
+	SymDollarRound                       //  55: '$('
-	SymDoubleDollar                      //  56: '$$'
+	SymOpenClosedRound                   //  56: '()'
-	SymDoubleDot                         //  57: '..'
+	SymDoubleDollar                      //  57: '$$'
-	SymTripleDot                         //  58: '...'
+	SymDoubleDot                         //  58: '..'
+	SymTripleDot                         //  59: '...'
+	SymStarEqual                         //  60: '*='
 	SymChangeSign
 	SymUnchangeSign
 	SymIdentifier
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ const (
 	SymKwIn
 	SymKwInclude
 	SymKwNil
+	SymKwUnset
 )
 
 var keywords map[string]Symbol
@@ -122,5 +125,6 @@ func init() {
 		"NOT":     SymKwNot,
 		"OR":      SymKwOr,
 		"NIL":     SymKwNil,
+		"UNSET":   SymKwUnset,
 	}
 }

t_ast_test.go

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func TestAddUnknownTokens(t *testing.T) {
 	wantErr := errors.New(`unexpected token "%"`)
 
 	tree := NewAst()
-	if gotErr := tree.addToken(tk0); gotErr != nil && gotErr.Error() != wantErr.Error() {
+	if _, gotErr := tree.addToken(tk0); gotErr != nil && gotErr.Error() != wantErr.Error() {
 		t.Errorf("err: got <%v>, want <%v>", gotErr, wantErr)
 	}
 }

t_bool_test.go

@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ func TestBoolNoShortcut(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   5 */ {`not "true"`, false, nil},
 		/*   6 */ {`not "false"`, false, nil},
 		/*   7 */ {`not ""`, true, nil},
-		/*   8 */ {`not []`, nil, errors.New(`[1:4] prefix/postfix operator "NOT" do not support operand '[]' [list]`)},
+		/*   8 */ {`not []`, nil, `[1:4] prefix/postfix operator "NOT" do not support operand '[]' [list]`},
 		/*   9 */ {`true and false`, false, nil},
-		/*  10 */ {`true and []`, nil, errors.New(`[1:9] left operand 'true' [bool] and right operand '[]' [list] are not compatible with operator "AND"`)},
+		/*  10 */ {`true and []`, nil, `[1:9] left operand 'true' [bool] and right operand '[]' [list] are not compatible with operator "AND"`},
-		/*  11 */ {`[] and false`, nil, errors.New(`[1:7] left operand '[]' [list] and right operand 'false' [bool] are not compatible with operator "AND"`)},
+		/*  11 */ {`[] and false`, nil, `[1:7] left operand '[]' [list] and right operand 'false' [bool] are not compatible with operator "AND"`},
 		/*  12 */ {`true or false`, true, nil},
-		/*  13 */ {`true or []`, nil, errors.New(`[1:8] left operand 'true' [bool] and right operand '[]' [list] are not compatible with operator "OR"`)},
+		/*  13 */ {`true or []`, nil, `[1:8] left operand 'true' [bool] and right operand '[]' [list] are not compatible with operator "OR"`},
-		/*  14 */ {`[] or false`, nil, errors.New(`[1:6] left operand '[]' [list] and right operand 'false' [bool] are not compatible with operator "OR"`)},
+		/*  14 */ {`[] or false`, nil, `[1:6] left operand '[]' [list] and right operand 'false' [bool] are not compatible with operator "OR"`},
 	}
 
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")

t_builtin-base_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -21,9 +20,9 @@ func TestFuncBase(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   6 */ {`int(3.1)`, int64(3), nil},
 		/*   7 */ {`int(3.9)`, int64(3), nil},
 		/*   8 */ {`int("432")`, int64(432), nil},
-		/*   9 */ {`int("1.5")`, nil, errors.New(`strconv.Atoi: parsing "1.5": invalid syntax`)},
+		/*   9 */ {`int("1.5")`, nil, `strconv.Atoi: parsing "1.5": invalid syntax`},
-		/*  10 */ {`int("432", 4)`, nil, errors.New(`int(): too much params -- expected 1, got 2`)},
+		/*  10 */ {`int("432", 4)`, nil, `int(): too many params -- expected 1, got 2`},
-		/*  11 */ {`int(nil)`, nil, errors.New(`int(): can't convert nil to int`)},
+		/*  11 */ {`int(nil)`, nil, `int(): can't convert nil to int`},
 		/*  12 */ {`isInt(2+1)`, true, nil},
 		/*  13 */ {`isInt(3.1)`, false, nil},
 		/*  14 */ {`isFloat(3.1)`, true, nil},
@@ -42,9 +41,9 @@ func TestFuncBase(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  27 */ {`dec(2.0)`, float64(2), nil},
 		/*  28 */ {`dec("2.0")`, float64(2), nil},
 		/*  29 */ {`dec(true)`, float64(1), nil},
-		/*  30 */ {`dec(true")`, nil, errors.New("[1:11] missing string termination \"")},
+		/*  30 */ {`dec(true")`, nil, `[1:11] missing string termination "`},
-		/*  31 */ {`dec()`, nil, errors.New(`dec(): too few params -- expected 1, got 0`)},
+		/*  31 */ {`dec()`, nil, `dec(): too few params -- expected 1, got 0`},
-		/*  32 */ {`dec(1,2,3)`, nil, errors.New(`dec(): too much params -- expected 1, got 3`)},
+		/*  32 */ {`dec(1,2,3)`, nil, `dec(): too many params -- expected 1, got 3`},
 		/*  33 */ {`isBool(false)`, true, nil},
 		/*  34 */ {`fract(1|2)`, newFraction(1, 2), nil},
 		/*  35 */ {`fract(12,2)`, newFraction(6, 1), nil},
@@ -53,15 +52,15 @@ func TestFuncBase(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  38 */ {`bool(1.0)`, true, nil},
 		/*  39 */ {`bool("1")`, true, nil},
 		/*  40 */ {`bool(false)`, false, nil},
-		/*  41 */ {`bool([1])`, nil, errors.New(`bool(): can't convert list to bool`)},
+		/*  41 */ {`bool([1])`, nil, `bool(): can't convert list to bool`},
 		/*  42 */ {`dec(false)`, float64(0), nil},
 		/*  43 */ {`dec(1|2)`, float64(0.5), nil},
-		/*  44 */ {`dec([1])`, nil, errors.New(`dec(): can't convert list to float`)},
+		/*  44 */ {`dec([1])`, nil, `dec(): can't convert list to float`},
-		// /*  45 */ {`string([1])`, nil, errors.New(`string(): can't convert list to string`)},
+		// /*  45 */ {`string([1])`, nil, `string(): can't convert list to string`},
 	}
 
 	t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// parserTestSpec(t, section, inputs, 2)
+	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 10)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_builtin-fmt_test.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestFuncFmt(t *testing.T) {
 
 	//t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 19)
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 1)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func TestFmt(t *testing.T) {
 
 	text := "ciao mondo"
 	inputs := []inputType{
-		/*   1 */ {fmt.Sprintf(`println("%s")`, text), int64(11), nil},
+		/*   1 */ {fmt.Sprintf(`builtin "fmt"; println("%s")`, text), int64(11), nil},
 	}
 
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")

t_builtin-import_test.go

@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ func TestFuncImport(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", "test-resources")
 
-	// parserTestSpec(t, section, inputs, 69)
+	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 1)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_builtin-iterator_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// t_builtin-iterator.go
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestFuncRun(t *testing.T) {
+	section := "Builtin-Iterator"
+
+	inputs := []inputType{
+		/*   1 */ {`builtin "iterator"; it=$(1,2,3); run(it)`, nil, nil},
+		/*   2 */ {`builtin "iterator"; run($(1,2,3), func(index,item){item+10})`, nil, nil},
+		/*   3 */ {`builtin "iterator"; run($(1,2,3), func(index,item){status=status+item; true}, {"status":0})`, int64(6), nil},
+		/*   4 */ {`builtin ["iterator", "fmt"]; run($(1,2,3), func(index,item){println(item+10)})`, nil, nil},
+		/*   5 */ {`builtin "iterator"; run(nil)`, nil, `paramter "iterator" must be an iterator, passed <nil> [nil]`},
+		/*   6 */ {`builtin "iterator"; run($(1,2,3), nil)`, nil, nil},
+		/*   7 */ {`builtin "iterator"; run($(1,2,3), func(){1}, "prrr")`, nil, `paramter "vars" must be a dictionary, passed prrr [string]`},
+		/*   8 */ {`builtin "iterator"; run($(1,2,3), operator=nil)`, nil, nil},
+		/*   9 */ {`builtin "iterator"; run($(1,2,3), operatorx=nil)`, nil, `run(): unknown param "operatorx"`},
+	}
+
+	//t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
+
+	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 1)
+	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
+}

t_builtin-math-arith_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -14,16 +13,21 @@ func TestFuncMathArith(t *testing.T) {
 	inputs := []inputType{
 		/*   1 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; add(1,2)`, int64(3), nil},
 		/*   2 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; add(1,2,3)`, int64(6), nil},
-		/*   3 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; mulX(1,2,3)`, nil, errors.New(`unknown function mulX()`)},
+		/*   3 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; mulX(1,2,3)`, nil, `unknown function mulX()`},
 		/*   4 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; add(1+4,3+2,5*(3-2))`, int64(15), nil},
 		/*   5 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; add(add(1+4),3+2,5*(3-2))`, int64(15), nil},
 		/*   6 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; add(add(1,4),/*3+2,*/5*(3-2))`, int64(10), nil},
 		/*   7 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; a=5; b=2; add(a, b*3)`, int64(11), nil},
 		/*   8 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; var2="abc"; add(1,2) but var2`, "abc", nil},
+		/*   9 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; add()`, int64(0), nil},
+		/*  10 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; mul()`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*  11 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; add([1,2,3])`, int64(6), nil},
+		/*  12 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; mul([2,2,3])`, int64(12), nil},
+		/*  13 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; mul(2,2,3)`, int64(12), nil},
 	}
 
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// parserTestSpec(t, section, inputs, 69)
+	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 10)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_builtin-os-file_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -14,23 +13,23 @@ func TestFuncOs(t *testing.T) {
 	inputs := []inputType{
 		/*   1 */ {`builtin "os.file"`, int64(1), nil},
 		/*   2 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen("/etc/hosts"); fileClose(handle)`, true, nil},
-		/*   3 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen("/etc/hostsX")`, nil, errors.New(`open /etc/hostsX: no such file or directory`)},
+		/*   3 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen("/etc/hostsX")`, nil, `open /etc/hostsX: no such file or directory`},
 		/*   4 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileCreate("/tmp/dummy"); fileClose(handle)`, true, nil},
 		/*   5 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileAppend("/tmp/dummy"); fileWriteText(handle, "bye-bye"); fileClose(handle)`, true, nil},
 		/*   6 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen("/tmp/dummy"); word=fileReadText(handle, "-"); fileClose(handle);word`, "bye", nil},
-		/*   7 */ {`builtin "os.file"; word=fileReadText(nil, "-")`, nil, errors.New(`fileReadText(): invalid file handle`)},
+		/*   7 */ {`builtin "os.file"; word=fileReadText(nil, "-")`, nil, `fileReadText(): invalid file handle`},
-		/*   8 */ {`builtin "os.file"; fileWriteText(nil, "bye")`, nil, errors.New(`fileWriteText(): invalid file handle`)},
+		/*   8 */ {`builtin "os.file"; fileWriteText(nil, "bye")`, nil, `fileWriteText(): invalid file handle`},
-		/*   9 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen()`, nil, errors.New(`fileOpen(): too few params -- expected 1, got 0`)},
+		/*   9 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen()`, nil, `fileOpen(): too few params -- expected 1, got 0`},
-		/*  10 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen(123)`, nil, errors.New(`fileOpen(): missing or invalid file path`)},
+		/*  10 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen(123)`, nil, `fileOpen(): missing or invalid file path`},
-		/*  11 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileCreate(123)`, nil, errors.New(`fileCreate(): missing or invalid file path`)},
+		/*  11 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileCreate(123)`, nil, `fileCreate(): missing or invalid file path`},
-		/*  12 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileAppend(123)`, nil, errors.New(`fileAppend(): missing or invalid file path`)},
+		/*  12 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileAppend(123)`, nil, `fileAppend(): missing or invalid file path`},
-		/*  13 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileClose(123)`, nil, errors.New(`fileClose(): invalid file handle`)},
+		/*  13 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileClose(123)`, nil, `fileClose(): invalid file handle`},
 		/*  14 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen("/tmp/dummy"); c=fileReadTextAll(handle); fileClose(handle); c`, "bye-bye", nil},
-		/*  15 */ {`builtin "os.file"; c=fileReadTextAll(123)`, nil, errors.New(`fileReadTextAll(): invalid file handle 123 [int64]`)},
+		/*  15 */ {`builtin "os.file"; c=fileReadTextAll(123)`, nil, `fileReadTextAll(): invalid file handle 123 [int64]`},
 	}
 
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// parserTestSpec(t, section, inputs, 69)
+	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 2)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_builtin-string_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -16,8 +15,8 @@ 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, errors.New(`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 a integer (1)`},
-		/*   5 */ {`builtin "string"; ls= ["one", 2, "three"]; strJoin("-", ls)`, nil, errors.New(`strJoin(): expected string, got integer (2)`)},
+		/*   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},
 		/*   8 */ {`builtin "string"; strSub("0123456789", -3,2)`, "78", nil},
@@ -25,13 +24,13 @@ func TestFuncString(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  10 */ {`builtin "string"; strSub("0123456789")`, "0123456789", nil},
 		/*  11 */ {`builtin "string"; strStartsWith("0123456789", "xyz", "012")`, true, nil},
 		/*  12 */ {`builtin "string"; strStartsWith("0123456789", "xyz", "0125")`, false, nil},
-		/*  13 */ {`builtin "string"; strStartsWith("0123456789")`, nil, errors.New(`strStartsWith(): too few params -- expected 2 or more, got 1`)},
+		/*  13 */ {`builtin "string"; strStartsWith("0123456789")`, nil, `strStartsWith(): too few params -- expected 2 or more, got 1`},
 		/*  14 */ {`builtin "string"; strEndsWith("0123456789", "xyz", "789")`, true, nil},
 		/*  15 */ {`builtin "string"; strEndsWith("0123456789", "xyz", "0125")`, false, nil},
-		/*  16 */ {`builtin "string"; strEndsWith("0123456789")`, nil, errors.New(`strEndsWith(): too few params -- expected 2 or more, got 1`)},
+		/*  16 */ {`builtin "string"; strEndsWith("0123456789")`, nil, `strEndsWith(): too few params -- expected 2 or more, got 1`},
 		/*  17 */ {`builtin "string"; strSplit("one-two-three", "-")`, newListA("one", "two", "three"), nil},
-		/*  18 */ {`builtin "string"; strJoin("-", [1, "two", "three"])`, nil, errors.New(`strJoin(): expected string, got integer (1)`)},
+		/*  18 */ {`builtin "string"; strJoin("-", [1, "two", "three"])`, nil, `strJoin(): expected string, got integer (1)`},
-		/*  19 */ {`builtin "string"; strJoin()`, nil, errors.New(`strJoin(): too few params -- expected 1 or more, got 0`)},
+		/*  19 */ {`builtin "string"; strJoin()`, nil, `strJoin(): too few params -- expected 1 or more, got 0`},
 
 		/*  69 */ /*{`builtin "string"; $$global`, `vars: {
 		}

t_common_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 type inputType struct {
 	source     string
 	wantResult any
-	wantErr    error
+	wantErr    any
 }
 
 func runCtxTestSuiteSpec(t *testing.T, ctx ExprContext, section string, inputs []inputType, spec ...int) {
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ func runCtxTestSuite(t *testing.T, ctx ExprContext, section string, inputs []inp
 	failed := 0
 
 	for i, input := range inputs {
+		// fmt.Printf("%3d: %s\n", i+1, input.source)
+
 		good := doTest(t, ctx, section, &input, i+1)
 		if good {
 			succeeded++
@@ -52,20 +55,17 @@ func runCtxTestSuite(t *testing.T, ctx ExprContext, section string, inputs []inp
 }
 func runTestSuite(t *testing.T, section string, inputs []inputType) {
 	runCtxTestSuite(t, nil, section, inputs)
-/*
+}
-	succeeded := 0
-	failed := 0
 
-	for i, input := range inputs {
+func getWantedError(input *inputType) error {
-		good := doTest(t, nil, section, &input, i+1)
+	var wantErr error
-		if good {
+	var ok bool
-			succeeded++
+	if wantErr, ok = input.wantErr.(error); !ok {
-		} else {
+		if msg, ok := input.wantErr.(string); ok {
-			failed++
+			wantErr = errors.New(msg)
 		}
 	}
-	t.Logf("%s -- test count: %d, succeeded: %d, failed: %d", section, len(inputs), succeeded, failed)
+	return wantErr
-*/
 }
 
 func doTest(t *testing.T, ctx ExprContext, section string, input *inputType, count int) (good bool) {
@@ -73,12 +73,14 @@ func doTest(t *testing.T, ctx ExprContext, section string, input *inputType, cou
 	var gotResult any
 	var gotErr error
 
+	wantErr := getWantedError(input)
+
 	parser := NewParser()
 	if ctx == nil {
 		ctx = NewSimpleStore()
 	}
 
-	logTest(t, count, section, input.source, input.wantResult, input.wantErr)
+	logTest(t, count, section, input.source, input.wantResult, wantErr)
 
 	r := strings.NewReader(input.source)
 	scanner := NewScanner(r, DefaultTranslations())
@@ -91,13 +93,13 @@ func doTest(t *testing.T, ctx ExprContext, section string, input *inputType, cou
 	eq := reflect.DeepEqual(gotResult, input.wantResult)
 
 	if !eq /*gotResult != input.wantResult*/ {
-		t.Errorf("%d: %q -> result = %v [%s], want = %v [%s]", count, input.source, gotResult, TypeName(gotResult), input.wantResult, TypeName(input.wantResult))
+		t.Errorf("%d: `%s` -> result = %v [%s], want = %v [%s]", count, input.source, gotResult, TypeName(gotResult), input.wantResult, TypeName(input.wantResult))
 		good = false
 	}
 
-	if gotErr != input.wantErr {
+	if gotErr != wantErr {
-		if input.wantErr == nil || gotErr == nil || (gotErr.Error() != input.wantErr.Error()) {
+		if wantErr == nil || gotErr == nil || (gotErr.Error() != wantErr.Error()) {
-			t.Errorf("%d: %q -> got-err = <%v>, expected-err = <%v>", count, input.source, gotErr, input.wantErr)
+			t.Errorf("%d: %s -> got-err = <%v>, expected-err = <%v>", count, input.source, gotErr, wantErr)
 			good = false
 		}
 	}
@@ -106,8 +108,8 @@ func doTest(t *testing.T, ctx ExprContext, section string, input *inputType, cou
 
 func logTest(t *testing.T, n int, section, source string, wantResult any, wantErr error) {
 	if wantErr == nil {
-		t.Logf("[+]%s nr %3d -- %q  --> %v", section, n, source, wantResult)
+		t.Logf("[+]%s nr %3d -- `%s`  --> %v", section, n, source, wantResult)
 	} else {
-		t.Logf("[-]%s nr %3d -- %q  --> %v", section, n, source, wantErr)
+		t.Logf("[-]%s nr %3d -- `%s`  --> %v", section, n, source, wantErr)
 	}
 }

t_dict_test.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestDictParser(t *testing.T) {
 
 	inputs := []inputType{
 		/*  1 */ {`{}`, map[any]any{}, nil},
-		/*  2 */ {`{123}`, nil, errors.New(`[1:6] expected ":", got "}"`)},
+		/*  2 */ {`{123}`, nil, errors.New("[1:6] expected `:`, got `}`")},
 		/*  3 */ {`{1:"one",2:"two",3:"three"}`, map[int64]any{int64(1): "one", int64(2): "two", int64(3): "three"}, nil},
 		/*  4 */ {`{1:"one",2:"two",3:"three"}[3]`, "three", nil},
 		/*  5 */ {`#{1:"one",2:"two",3:"three"}`, int64(3), nil},
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ func TestDictParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  9 */ {`D={"a":1, "b":2}; D["z"]=9; D`, map[any]any{"z": 9, "a": 1, "b": 2}, nil},
 		/* 10 */ {`D={"a":1, "b":2}; D[nil]=9`, nil, errors.New(`[1:21] index/key is nil`)},
 		/* 11 */ {`D={"a":1, "b":2}; D["a"]`, int64(1), nil},
-	}
+		/* 12 */ {`m={
+			"a":1,
+			//"b":2,
+			"c":3
+			}`, map[any]any{"a": 1, "c": 3}, nil},
+		}
 
 	succeeded := 0
 	failed := 0

t_expr_test.go

@@ -17,10 +17,21 @@ func TestExpr(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   3 */ {`builtin "os.file"; f=fileOpen("test-file.txt"); line=fileReadText(f); fileClose(f); line`, "uno", nil},
 		/*   4 */ {`mynot=func(v){int(v)?{true}::{false}}; mynot(0)`, true, nil},
 		/*   5 */ {`1 ? {1} : [1+0] {3*(1+1)}`, int64(6), nil},
-		/*   6 */ {`
+		/*   6 */ {`a=3; a+=1`, int64(4), nil},
+		/*   7 */ {`a=3; a-=1`, int64(2), nil},
+		/*   8 */ {`a=3; a*=2`, int64(6), nil},
+		/*   9 */ {`v=[10,20,30]; v[0]+=1; v[0]`, int64(11), nil},
+		/*  10 */ {`r={"a":10}; r["a"]+=1; r["a"]`, int64(11), nil},
+		/*  11 */ {`a=3; a/=2`, nil, `[1:8] left operand of "=" must be a variable or a collection's item`},
+		/*  12 */ {`*=2`, nil, `[1:2] left operand of "*=" must be a variable or a variable expression`},
+		/*  13 */ {`a=3; a*=2+1; a`, int64(9), nil},
+		/*  14 */ {`a=3; (a*=2)+1; a`, int64(6), nil},
+		/*  15 */ {`a=3; a*=2)+1; a`, nil, `[1:11] unexpected token ")"`},
+		/*  16 */ {`v=[2]; a=1; v[a-=1]=5; v[0]`, int64(5), nil},
+		/*  17 */ {`
 		ds={
-			"init":func(end){@end=end; @current=0 but true},
+			"init":func(@end){@current=0 but true},
-			"current":func(){current},
+			//"current":func(){current},
 			"next":func(){
 				((next=current+1) <= end) ? [true] {@current=next but current} :: {nil}
 			}
@@ -32,6 +43,6 @@ func TestExpr(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// parserTestSpec(t, section, inputs, 3)
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 17)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_fractions_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -18,21 +17,22 @@ func TestFractionsParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   4 */ {`1|2 * 1`, newFraction(1, 2), nil},
 		/*   5 */ {`1|2 * 2|3`, newFraction(2, 6), nil},
 		/*   6 */ {`1|2 / 2|3`, newFraction(3, 4), nil},
-		/*   7 */ {`1|"5"`, nil, errors.New(`denominator must be integer, got string (5)`)},
+		/*   7 */ {`1|"5"`, nil, `denominator must be integer, got string (5)`},
-		/*   8 */ {`"1"|5`, nil, errors.New(`numerator must be integer, got string (1)`)},
+		/*   8 */ {`"1"|5`, nil, `numerator must be integer, got string (1)`},
-		/*   9 */ {`1|+5`, nil, errors.New(`[1:3] infix operator "|" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*   9 */ {`1|+5`, nil, `[1:3] infix operator "|" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
 		/*  10 */ {`1|(-2)`, newFraction(-1, 2), nil},
 		/*  11 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; add(1|2, 2|3)`, newFraction(7, 6), nil},
 		/*  12 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; add(1|2, 1.0, 2)`, float64(3.5), nil},
 		/*  13 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; mul(1|2, 2|3)`, newFraction(2, 6), nil},
 		/*  14 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; mul(1|2, 1.0, 2)`, float64(1.0), nil},
-		/*  15 */ {`1|0`, nil, errors.New(`division by zero`)},
+		/*  15 */ {`1|0`, nil, `division by zero`},
 		/*  16 */ {`fract(-0.5)`, newFraction(-1, 2), nil},
-		/*  17 */ {`fract("")`, (*FractionType)(nil), errors.New(`bad syntax`)},
+		/*  17 */ {`fract("")`, (*FractionType)(nil), `bad syntax`},
 		/*  18 */ {`fract("-1")`, newFraction(-1, 1), nil},
 		/*  19 */ {`fract("+1")`, newFraction(1, 1), nil},
-		/*  20 */ {`fract("1a")`, (*FractionType)(nil), errors.New(`strconv.ParseInt: parsing "1a": invalid syntax`)},
+		/*  20 */ {`fract("1a")`, (*FractionType)(nil), `strconv.ParseInt: parsing "1a": invalid syntax`},
-		/*  21 */ {`fract(1,0)`, nil, errors.New(`fract(): division by zero`)},
+		/*  21 */ {`fract(1,0)`, nil, `fract(): division by zero`},
+		/*  22 */ {`string(1|2)`, "1|2", nil},
 	}
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_funcs_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -17,30 +16,37 @@ func TestFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   3 */ {`double=func(x){2*x}; double(3)`, int64(6), nil},
 		/*   4 */ {`double=func(x){2*x}; a=5; double(3+a) + 1`, int64(17), nil},
 		/*   5 */ {`double=func(x){2*x}; a=5; two=func() {2}; (double(3+a) + 1) * two()`, int64(34), nil},
-		/*   6 */ {`@x="hello"; @x`, nil, errors.New(`[1:3] variable references are not allowed in top level expressions: "@x"`)},
+		/*   6 */ {`@x="hello"; @x`, nil, `[1:3] variable references are not allowed in top level expressions: "@x"`},
 		/*   7 */ {`f=func(){@x="hello"}; f(); x`, "hello", nil},
 		/*   8 */ {`f=func(@y){@y=@y+1}; f(2); y`, int64(3), nil},
-		/*   9 */ {`f=func(@y){g=func(){@x=5}; @y=@y+g()}; f(2); y+x`, nil, errors.New(`undefined variable or function "x"`)},
+		/*   9 */ {`f=func(@y){g=func(){@x=5}; @y=@y+g()}; f(2); y+x`, nil, `undefined variable or function "x"`},
 		/*  10 */ {`f=func(@y){g=func(){@x=5}; @z=g(); @y=@y+@z}; f(2); y+z`, int64(12), nil},
 		/*  11 */ {`f=func(@y){g=func(){@x=5}; g(); @z=x; @y=@y+@z}; f(2); y+z`, int64(12), nil},
 		/*  12 */ {`f=func(@y){g=func(){@x=5}; g(); @z=x; @x=@y+@z}; f(2); y+x`, int64(9), nil},
 		/*  13 */ {`two=func(){2}; four=func(f){f()+f()}; four(two)`, int64(4), nil},
-		/*  14 */ {`two=func(){2}; two(123)`, nil, errors.New(`two(): too much params -- expected 0, got 1`)},
+		/*  14 */ {`two=func(){2}; two(123)`, nil, `two(): too many params -- expected 0, got 1`},
 		/*  15 */ {`f=func(x,n=2){x+n}; f(3)`, int64(5), nil},
-		/*  16 */ {`f=func(x,n=2,y){x+n}`, nil, errors.New(`[1:16] can't mix default and non-default parameters`)},
+		/*  16 */ {`f=func(x,n=2,y){x+n}`, nil, `[1:16] can't mix default and non-default parameters`},
-		/*  17 */ {`f=func(x,n){1}; f(3,4,)`, nil, errors.New(`[1:24] expected "function-param-value", got ")"`)},
+		/*  17 */ {`f=func(x,n){1}; f(3,4,)`, nil, "[1:24] expected `function-param-value`, got `)`"},
 		/*  18 */ {`factory=func(base){func(){@base=base+1}}; inc10=factory(10); inc5=factory(5); inc10(); inc5(); inc10()`, int64(12), nil},
 		/*  19 */ {`f=func(a,y=1,z="sos"){}; string(f)`, `f(a, y=1, z="sos"):any{}`, nil},
+		/*  20 */ {`f=func(a,b){a*2+b}; f(1,10)`, int64(12), nil},
+		/*  21 */ {`f=func(a,b){a*2+b}; f(a=2,b=1)`, int64(5), nil},
+		/*  22 */ {`f=func(a,b){a*2+b}; f(b=2,a=1)`, int64(4), nil},
+		/*  23 */ {`f=func(a=10,b=10){a*2+b}; f(b=1)`, int64(21), nil},
+		/*  24 */ {`f=func(a,b){a*2+b}; f(a=1,2)`, nil, `f(): positional param nr 2 not allowed after named params`},
+		//		/*  20 */ {`a=[func(){3}]; a[0]()`, int64(3), nil},
+		//		/*  20 */ {`m={}; m["f"]=func(){3}; m["f"]()`, int64(3), nil},
 		// /*  18 */ {`f=func(a){a*2}`, nil, errors.New(`[1:24] expected "function-param-value", got ")"`)},
 	}
 
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 17)
+	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 19)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }
 
-func dummy(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+func dummy(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	return
 }
 

t_helpers_test.go

@@ -5,50 +5,51 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func subtract(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
+// TODO The new function param model does not allow this kind of test
-	if len(args) != 2 {
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------
-		err = fmt.Errorf("%s(): requires exactly two arguments", name)
+// func subtract(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-		return
+// 	if len(args) != 2 {
-	}
+// 		err = fmt.Errorf("%s(): requires exactly two arguments", name)
-	x, xok := args[0].(int64)
+// 		return
-	y, yok := args[1].(int64)
+// 	}
-	if xok && yok {
+// 	x, xok := args[0].(int64)
-		result = x - y
+// 	y, yok := args[1].(int64)
-	} else {
+// 	if xok && yok {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("expected integer (int64) arguments, got %T and %T values", x, y)
+// 		result = x - y
-	}
+// 	} else {
-	return
+// 		err = fmt.Errorf("expected integer (int64) arguments, got %T and %T values", x, y)
-}
+// 	}
+// 	return
+// }
 
-func TestEvalStringA(t *testing.T) {
+// func TestEvalStringA(t *testing.T) {
 
-	source := `a + b * subtract(4,2)`
+// 	source := `a + b * subtract(4,2)`
-	args := []Arg{
+// 	args := []Arg{
-		{"a", uint8(1)},
+// 		{"a", uint8(1)},
-		{"b", int8(2)},
+// 		{"b", int8(2)},
-		{"subtract", FuncTemplate(subtract)},
+// 		{"subtract", FuncTemplate2(subtract)},
-		// force coverage
+// 		// force coverage
-		{"a16", uint16(1)},
+// 		{"a16", uint16(1)},
-		{"b16", int16(2)},
+// 		{"b16", int16(2)},
-		{"a32", uint32(1)},
+// 		{"a32", uint32(1)},
-		{"b32", int32(2)},
+// 		{"b32", int32(2)},
-		{"a64", uint64(1)},
+// 		{"a64", uint64(1)},
-		{"b64", int64(2)},
+// 		{"b64", int64(2)},
-		{"f32", float32(1.0)},
+// 		{"f32", float32(1.0)},
-		{"f64", float64(1.0)},
+// 		{"f64", float64(1.0)},
-	}
+// 	}
 
-	wantResult := int64(5)
+// 	wantResult := int64(5)
-	gotResult, gotErr := EvalStringA(source, args...)
+// 	gotResult, gotErr := EvalStringA(source, args...)
-	if value, ok := gotResult.(int64); ok && value != wantResult {
+// 	if value, ok := gotResult.(int64); ok && value != wantResult {
-		t.Errorf("Source %q got %v, want %v", source, gotResult, wantResult)
+// 		t.Errorf("Source %q got %v, want %v", source, gotResult, wantResult)
-		t.Errorf("Error: %v", gotErr)
+// 		t.Errorf("Error: %v", gotErr)
-	}
+// 	}
-}
+// }
 
 func TestEvalString(t *testing.T) {
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func TestEvalString(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// force coverage
 	ctx.GetFuncInfo("dummy")
-	ctx.Call("dummy", []any{})
+	ctx.Call("dummy", map[string]any{})
 
 	source := `a + b * f`
 

t_index_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ func TestCollections(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   3 */ {`"abcdef"[1:]`, "bcdef", nil},
 		/*   4 */ {`"abcdef"[:]`, "abcdef", nil},
 		// /*   5 */ {`[0,1,2,3,4][:]`, ListType{int64(0), int64(1), int64(2), int64(3), int64(4)}, nil},
-		/*   5 */ {`"abcdef"[1:2:3]`, nil, errors.New(`[1:14] left operand '(1, 2)' [pair] and right operand '3' [integer] are not compatible with operator ":"`)},
+		/*   5 */ {`"abcdef"[1:2:3]`, nil, `[1:14] left operand '(1, 2)' [pair] and right operand '3' [integer] are not compatible with operator ":"`},
 	}
 
 	t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")

t_iter-list_test.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestNewListIterator(t *testing.T) {
 	if item, err := it.Next(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error: %v", err)
 	} else if item != "b" {
-		t.Errorf("expcted %q, got %q", "b", item)
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", "b", item)
 	} else {
 		t.Logf("Next: %v", item)
 	}
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestNewListIterator2(t *testing.T) {
 	if item, err := it.Next(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error: %v", err)
 	} else if item != "d" {
-		t.Errorf("expcted %q, got %q", "d", item)
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", "d", item)
 	} else {
 		t.Logf("Next: %v", item)
 	}
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func TestNewListIterator3(t *testing.T) {
 	if item, err := it.Next(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error: %v", err)
 	} else if item != "b" {
-		t.Errorf("expcted %q, got %q", "b", item)
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", "b", item)
 	} else {
 		t.Logf("Next: %v", item)
 	}
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestNewIterList2(t *testing.T) {
 	if item, err := it.Next(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error: %v", err)
 	} else if item != "a" {
-		t.Errorf("expcted %q, got %q", "a", item)
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", "a", item)
 	} else {
 		t.Logf("Next: %v", item)
 	}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestNewIterList3(t *testing.T) {
 	if item, err := it.Next(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error: %v", err)
 	} else if item != "a" {
-		t.Errorf("expcted %q, got %q", "a", item)
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", "a", item)
 	} else {
 		t.Logf("Next: %v", item)
 	}
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestNewIterList5(t *testing.T) {
 	if item, err := it.Next(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error: %v", err)
 	} else if item != "123" {
-		t.Errorf("expcted %q, got %q", "123", item)
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", "123", item)
 	} else {
 		t.Logf("Next: %v", item)
 	}
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestNewIterList6(t *testing.T) {
 	if item, err := it.Next(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error: %v", err)
 	} else if item != "a" {
-		t.Errorf("expcted %q, got %q", "a", item)
+		t.Errorf("expected %q, got %q", "a", item)
 	} else {
 		t.Logf("Next: %v", item)
 	}

t_iterator_test.go

@@ -7,20 +7,26 @@ package expr
 import "testing"
 
 func TestIteratorParser(t *testing.T) {
+	section := "Iterator"
 	inputs := []inputType{
-		/*   1 */ {`include "test-resources/iterator.expr"; it=$(ds,3); ()it`, int64(0), nil},
+		/*   1 */ {`include "test-resources/iterator.expr"; it=$(ds,3); ^it`, int64(0), nil},
 		/*   2 */ {`include "test-resources/iterator.expr"; it=$(ds,3); it++; it++`, int64(1), nil},
-		/*   3 */ {`include "test-resources/iterator.expr"; it=$(ds,3); it++; it++; #it`, int64(2), nil},
+		/*   3 */ {`include "test-resources/iterator.expr"; it=$(ds,3); it++; it++; #it`, int64(3), nil},
-		/*   4 */ {`include "test-resources/iterator.expr"; it=$(ds,3); it++; it++; it.reset; ()it`, int64(0), nil},
+		/*   4 */ {`include "test-resources/iterator.expr"; it=$(ds,3); it++; it++; it.reset; ^it`, int64(0), nil},
 		/*   5 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; include "test-resources/iterator.expr"; it=$(ds,3); add(it)`, int64(6), nil},
 		/*   6 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; include "test-resources/iterator.expr"; it=$(ds,3); mul(it)`, int64(0), nil},
 		/*   7 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; include "test-resources/file-reader.expr"; it=$(ds,"test-resources/int.list"); mul(it)`, int64(12000), nil},
 		/*   8 */ {`include "test-resources/file-reader.expr"; it=$(ds,"test-resources/int.list"); it++; it.index`, int64(0), nil},
-		/*  10 */ {`include "test-resources/file-reader.expr"; it=$(ds,"test-resources/int.list"); it.clean`, true, nil},
+		/*   9 */ {`include "test-resources/file-reader.expr"; it=$(ds,"test-resources/int.list"); it.clean`, true, nil},
-		/*  11 */ {`it=$(1,2,3); it++`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*  10 */ {`it=$(1,2,3); it++`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*  11 */ {`it=$(1,2,3); it++; it.reset; it++`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*  12 */ {`it=$([1,2,3,4],1); it++`, int64(2), nil},
+		/*  13 */ {`it=$([1,2,3,4],1,3); it++; it++;`, int64(3), nil},
+		/*  14 */ {`it=$([1,2,3,4],1,3,2); it++; it++;`, int64(4), nil},
+		/*  15 */ {`it=$([1,2,3,4],1,2,2); it++; it++;`, nil, `EOF`},
+		/*  16 */ {`include "test-resources/filter.expr"; it=$(ds,10); it++`, int64(2), nil},
 	}
-	// inputs1 := []inputType{
+
-	// 	/*   1 */ {`0?{}`, nil, nil},
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 11)
-	// }
+	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
-	runTestSuite(t, "Iterator", inputs)
 }

t_list_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -22,14 +21,14 @@ func TestListParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   7 */ {`add([1,4,3,2])`, int64(10), nil},
 		/*   8 */ {`add([1,[2,2],3,2])`, int64(10), nil},
 		/*   9 */ {`mul([1,4,3.0,2])`, float64(24.0), nil},
-		/*  10 */ {`add([1,"hello"])`, nil, errors.New(`add(): param nr 2 (2 in 1) has wrong type string, number expected`)},
+		/*  10 */ {`add([1,"hello"])`, nil, `add(): param nr 2 (2 in 1) has wrong type string, number expected`},
 		/*  11 */ {`[a=1,b=2,c=3] but a+b+c`, int64(6), nil},
 		/*  12 */ {`[1,2,3] << 2+2`, newListA(int64(1), int64(2), int64(3), int64(4)), nil},
 		/*  13 */ {`2-1 >> [2,3]`, newListA(int64(1), int64(2), int64(3)), nil},
 		/*  14 */ {`[1,2,3][1]`, int64(2), nil},
 		/*  15 */ {`ls=[1,2,3] but ls[1]`, int64(2), nil},
 		/*  16 */ {`ls=[1,2,3] but ls[-1]`, int64(3), nil},
-		/*  17 */ {`list=["one","two","three"]; list[10]`, nil, errors.New(`[1:34] index 10 out of bounds`)},
+		/*  17 */ {`list=["one","two","three"]; list[10]`, nil, `[1:34] index 10 out of bounds`},
 		/*  18 */ {`["a", "b", "c"]`, newListA("a", "b", "c"), nil},
 		/*  19 */ {`["a", "b", "c"]`, newList([]any{"a", "b", "c"}), nil},
 		/*  20 */ {`#["a", "b", "c"]`, int64(3), nil},
@@ -37,18 +36,18 @@ func TestListParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  22 */ {`a=[1,2]; (a)<<3`, newListA(int64(1), int64(2), int64(3)), nil},
 		/*  23 */ {`a=[1,2]; (a)<<3; a`, newListA(int64(1), int64(2)), nil},
 		/*  24 */ {`["a","b","c","d"][1]`, "b", nil},
-		/*  25 */ {`["a","b","c","d"][1,1]`, nil, errors.New(`[1:19] one index only is allowed`)},
+		/*  25 */ {`["a","b","c","d"][1,1]`, nil, `[1:19] one index only is allowed`},
 		/*  26 */ {`[0,1,2,3,4][:]`, newListA(int64(0), int64(1), int64(2), int64(3), int64(4)), nil},
-		/*  27 */ {`["a", "b", "c"] << ;`, nil, errors.New(`[1:18] infix operator "<<" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  27 */ {`["a", "b", "c"] << ;`, nil, `[1:18] infix operator "<<" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
-		/*  28 */ {`2 << 3;`, nil, errors.New(`[1:4] left operand '2' [integer] and right operand '3' [integer] are not compatible with operator "<<"`)},
+		/*  28 */ {`2 << 3;`, nil, `[1:4] left operand '2' [integer] and right operand '3' [integer] are not compatible with operator "<<"`},
-		/*  29 */ {`but >> ["a", "b", "c"]`, nil, errors.New(`[1:6] infix operator ">>" requires two non-nil operands, got 0`)},
+		/*  29 */ {`but >> ["a", "b", "c"]`, nil, `[1:6] infix operator ">>" requires two non-nil operands, got 0`},
-		/*  30 */ {`2 >> 3;`, nil, errors.New(`[1:4] left operand '2' [integer] and right operand '3' [integer] are not compatible with operator ">>"`)},
+		/*  30 */ {`2 >> 3;`, nil, `[1:4] left operand '2' [integer] and right operand '3' [integer] are not compatible with operator ">>"`},
 		/*  31 */ {`a=[1,2]; a<<3`, newListA(int64(1), int64(2), int64(3)), nil},
 		/*  33 */ {`a=[1,2]; 5>>a`, newListA(int64(5), int64(1), int64(2)), nil},
 		/*  34 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[0]=9; L`, newListA(int64(9), int64(2)), nil},
-		/*  35 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[5]=9; L`, nil, errors.New(`index 5 out of bounds (0, 1)`)},
+		/*  35 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[5]=9; L`, nil, `index 5 out of bounds (0, 1)`},
-		/*  36 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[]=9; L`, nil, errors.New(`[1:12] index/key specification expected, got [] [list]`)},
+		/*  36 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[]=9; L`, nil, `[1:12] index/key specification expected, got [] [list]`},
-		/*  37 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[nil]=9;`, nil, errors.New(`[1:12] index/key is nil`)},
+		/*  37 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[nil]=9;`, nil, `[1:12] index/key is nil`},
 		/*  38 */ {`[0,1,2,3,4][2:3]`, newListA(int64(2)), nil},
 		/*  39 */ {`[0,1,2,3,4][3:-1]`, newListA(int64(3)), nil},
 		/*  40 */ {`[0,1,2,3,4][-3:-1]`, newListA(int64(2), int64(3)), nil},
@@ -57,6 +56,6 @@ func TestListParser(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// parserTestSpec(t, section, inputs, 17)
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 1)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_operator_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// t_operator_test.go
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestOperator(t *testing.T) {
+	section := "Operator"
+	inputs := []inputType{
+		/*   1 */ {`a=1; unset "a"; a`, nil, `undefined variable or function "a"`},
+		/*   2 */ {`a=1; unset ["a", "b"]`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*   3 */ {`f=func(){3}; unset "f()"`, int64(1), nil},
+	}
+
+	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
+
+	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 3)
+	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
+}

t_parser_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -49,13 +48,13 @@ func TestGeneralParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  34 */ {`(((1)))`, int64(1), nil},
 		/*  35 */ {`var2="abc"; "uno_" + var2`, `uno_abc`, nil},
 		/*  36 */ {`0 || 0.0 && "hello"`, false, nil},
-		/*  37 */ {`"s" + true`, nil, errors.New(`[1:6] left operand 's' [string] and right operand 'true' [bool] are not compatible with operator "+"`)},
+		/*  37 */ {`"s" + true`, nil, `[1:6] left operand 's' [string] and right operand 'true' [bool] are not compatible with operator "+"`},
-		/*  38 */ {`+false`, nil, errors.New(`[1:2] prefix/postfix operator "+" do not support operand 'false' [bool]`)},
+		/*  38 */ {`+false`, nil, `[1:2] prefix/postfix operator "+" do not support operand 'false' [bool]`},
 		/*  39 */ {`false // very simple expression`, false, nil},
-		/*  40 */ {`1 + // Missing right operator`, nil, errors.New(`[1:4] infix operator "+" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  40 */ {`1 + // Missing right operator`, nil, `[1:4] infix operator "+" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
 		/*  41 */ {"", nil, nil},
 		/*  42 */ {"4!", int64(24), nil},
-		/*  43 */ {"(-4)!", nil, errors.New(`factorial of a negative integer (-4) is not allowed`)},
+		/*  43 */ {"(-4)!", nil, `factorial of a negative integer (-4) is not allowed`},
 		/*  44 */ {"-4!", int64(-24), nil},
 		/*  45 */ {"1.5 < 7", true, nil},
 		/*  46 */ {"1.5 > 7", false, nil},
@@ -67,20 +66,20 @@ func TestGeneralParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  52 */ {`"1.5" > "7"`, false, nil},
 		/*  53 */ {`"1.5" == "7"`, false, nil},
 		/*  54 */ {`"1.5" != "7"`, true, nil},
-		/*  55 */ {"1.5 < ", nil, errors.New(`[1:6] infix operator "<" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  55 */ {"1.5 < ", nil, `[1:6] infix operator "<" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
-		/*  56 */ {"1.5 > ", nil, errors.New(`[1:6] infix operator ">" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  56 */ {"1.5 > ", nil, `[1:6] infix operator ">" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
-		/*  57 */ {"1.5 <= ", nil, errors.New(`[1:6] infix operator "<=" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  57 */ {"1.5 <= ", nil, `[1:6] infix operator "<=" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
-		/*  58 */ {"1.5 >= ", nil, errors.New(`[1:6] infix operator ">=" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  58 */ {"1.5 >= ", nil, `[1:6] infix operator ">=" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
-		/*  59 */ {"1.5 != ", nil, errors.New(`[1:6] infix operator "!=" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  59 */ {"1.5 != ", nil, `[1:6] infix operator "!=" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
-		/*  60 */ {"1.5 == ", nil, errors.New(`[1:6] infix operator "==" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  60 */ {"1.5 == ", nil, `[1:6] infix operator "==" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
-		/*  61 */ {`"1.5" < `, nil, errors.New(`[1:8] infix operator "<" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  61 */ {`"1.5" < `, nil, `[1:8] infix operator "<" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
-		/*  62 */ {`"1.5" > `, nil, errors.New(`[1:8] infix operator ">" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  62 */ {`"1.5" > `, nil, `[1:8] infix operator ">" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
-		/*  63 */ {`"1.5" == `, nil, errors.New(`[1:8] infix operator "==" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  63 */ {`"1.5" == `, nil, `[1:8] infix operator "==" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
-		/*  64 */ {`"1.5" != `, nil, errors.New(`[1:8] infix operator "!=" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`)},
+		/*  64 */ {`"1.5" != `, nil, `[1:8] infix operator "!=" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
 		/*  65 */ {"+1.5", float64(1.5), nil},
-		/*  66 */ {"+", nil, errors.New(`[1:2] prefix operator "+" requires one not nil operand`)},
+		/*  66 */ {"+", nil, `[1:2] prefix operator "+" requires one not nil operand`},
-		/*  67 */ {"4 / 0", nil, errors.New(`division by zero`)},
+		/*  67 */ {"4 / 0", nil, `division by zero`},
-		/*  68 */ {"4.0 / 0", nil, errors.New(`division by zero`)},
+		/*  68 */ {"4.0 / 0", nil, `division by zero`},
 		/*  69 */ {"4.0 / \n2", float64(2.0), nil},
 		/*  70 */ {`123`, int64(123), nil},
 		/*  71 */ {`1.`, float64(1.0), nil},
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ func TestGeneralParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  77 */ {`5 % 2`, int64(1), nil},
 		/*  78 */ {`5 % (-2)`, int64(1), nil},
 		/*  79 */ {`-5 % 2`, int64(-1), nil},
-		/*  80 */ {`5 % 2.0`, nil, errors.New(`[1:4] left operand '5' [integer] and right operand '2' [float] are not compatible with operator "%"`)},
+		/*  80 */ {`5 % 2.0`, nil, `[1:4] left operand '5' [integer] and right operand '2' [float] are not compatible with operator "%"`},
 		/*  81 */ {`"a" < "b" AND NOT (2 < 1)`, true, nil},
 		/*  82 */ {`"a" < "b" AND NOT (2 == 1)`, true, nil},
 		/*  83 */ {`"a" < "b" AND ~ 2 == 1`, true, nil},
@@ -105,12 +104,12 @@ func TestGeneralParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  90 */ {`x=2 but x*10`, int64(20), nil},
 		/*  91 */ {`false and true`, false, nil},
 		/*  92 */ {`false and (x==2)`, false, nil},
-		/*  93 */ {`false and (x=2 but x==2) or x==2`, nil, errors.New(`undefined variable or function "x"`)},
+		/*  93 */ {`false and (x=2 but x==2) or x==2`, nil, `undefined variable or function "x"`},
 		/*  94 */ {`false or true`, true, nil},
-		/*  95 */ {`false or (x==2)`, nil, errors.New(`undefined variable or function "x"`)},
+		/*  95 */ {`false or (x==2)`, nil, `undefined variable or function "x"`},
 		/*  96 */ {`a=5; a`, int64(5), nil},
-		/*  97 */ {`2=5`, nil, errors.New(`[1:2] left operand of "=" must be a variable or a collection's item`)},
+		/*  97 */ {`2=5`, nil, `[1:2] left operand of "=" must be a variable or a collection's item`},
-		/*  98 */ {`2+a=5`, nil, errors.New(`[1:3] left operand of "=" must be a variable or a collection's item`)},
+		/*  98 */ {`2+a=5`, nil, `[1:3] left operand of "=" must be a variable or a collection's item`},
 		/*  99 */ {`2+(a=5)`, int64(7), nil},
 		/* 100 */ {`x ?? "default"`, "default", nil},
 		/* 101 */ {`x="hello"; x ?? "default"`, "hello", nil},
@@ -120,25 +119,31 @@ func TestGeneralParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/* 105 */ {`1 ? {"a"} : {"b"}`, "b", nil},
 		/* 106 */ {`10 ? {"a"} : {"b"} :: {"c"}`, "c", nil},
 		/* 107 */ {`10 ? {"a"} :[true, 2+8] {"b"} :: {"c"}`, "b", nil},
-		/* 108 */ {`10 ? {"a"} :[true, 2+8] {"b"} ::[10] {"c"}`, nil, errors.New(`[1:34] case list in default clause`)},
+		/* 108 */ {`10 ? {"a"} :[true, 2+8] {"b"} ::[10] {"c"}`, nil, `[1:34] case list in default clause`},
 		/* 109 */ {`10 ? {"a"} :[10] {x="b" but x} :: {"c"}`, "b", nil},
 		/* 110 */ {`10 ? {"a"} :[10] {x="b"; x} :: {"c"}`, "b", nil},
-		/* 111 */ {`10 ? {"a"} : {"b"}`, nil, errors.New(`[1:3] no case catches the value (10) of the selection expression`)},
+		/* 111 */ {`10 ? {"a"} : {"b"}`, nil, `[1:3] no case catches the value (10) of the selection expression`},
-		/* 112 */ {`10 ? {"a"} :: {"b"} : {"c"}`, nil, errors.New(`[1:22] selector-case outside of a selector context`)},
+		/* 112 */ {`10 ? {"a"} :: {"b"} : {"c"}`, nil, `[1:22] selector-case outside of a selector context`},
 		/* 113 */ {`1 ? {"a"} : {"b"} ? ["a"] {"A"} :["b"] {"B"}`, "B", nil},
 		/* 114 */ {`2 + 1 ? {"a"} : {"b"} * 3`, "2bbb", nil},
 		/* 115 */ {`nil`, nil, nil},
-		/* 116 */ {`null`, nil, errors.New(`undefined variable or function "null"`)},
+		/* 116 */ {`null`, nil, `undefined variable or function "null"`},
-		/* 117 */ {`{"key"}`, nil, errors.New(`[1:8] expected ":", got "}"`)},
+		/* 117 */ {`{"key"}`, nil, "[1:8] expected `:`, got `}`"},
-		/* 118 */ {`{"key":}`, nil, errors.New(`[1:9] expected "dictionary-value", got "}"`)},
+		/* 118 */ {`{"key":}`, nil, "[1:9] expected `dictionary-value`, got `}`"},
 		/* 119 */ {`{}`, &DictType{}, nil},
 		/* 120 */ {`v=10; v++; v`, int64(11), nil},
 		/* 121 */ {`1+1|2+0.5`, float64(2), nil},
 		/* 122 */ {`1.2()`, newFraction(6, 5), nil},
-		/* 123 */ {`1|(2-2)`, nil, errors.New(`division by zero`)},
+		/* 123 */ {`1|(2-2)`, nil, `division by zero`},
+		/* 124 */ {`x="abc"; x ?! #x`, int64(3), nil},
+		/* 125 */ {`x ?! #x`, nil, `[1:7] prefix/postfix operator "#" do not support operand '<nil>' [nil]`},
+		/* 126 */ {`x ?! (x+1)`, nil, nil},
+		/* 127 */ {`"abx" ?! (x+1)`, nil, `[1:6] left operand of "?!" must be a variable`},
+		/* 128 */ {`"abx" ?? "pqr"`, nil, `[1:6] left operand of "??" must be a variable`},
+		/* 129 */ {`"abx" ?= "pqr"`, nil, `[1:6] left operand of "?=" must be a variable`},
 	}
 
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
-	// parserTestSpec(t, section, inputs, 102)
+	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 130)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_plugin_test.go

@@ -9,8 +9,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 func _TestImportPlugin(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := importPlugin([]string{"test-resources"}, "json"); err != nil {
+	t.Setenv("PLUGINS", "${HOME}/go/src/git.portale-stac.it/go")
-		t.Errorf("importPlugin() failed: %v", err)
+	t.Setenv("EXPR_PLUGIN_PATH","${PLUGINS}/expr-json-plugin:${PLUGINS}/expr-csv-plugin")
+
+	gotCount, gotErr := importPluginFromSearchPath("json")
+	if gotCount != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Import count: got=%d, want=1", gotCount)
+	}
+	if gotErr != nil {
+		t.Errorf("importPlugin() failed: %v", gotErr)
 	}
 }
 

t_scanner_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ package expr
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -69,9 +68,9 @@ func TestScanner(t *testing.T) {
 		// 	continue
 		// }
 		if input.wantErr == nil {
-			t.Log(fmt.Sprintf("[+]Test nr %2d -- %q", i+1, input.source))
+			t.Logf("[+]Test nr %2d -- %q", i+1, input.source)
 		} else {
-			t.Log(fmt.Sprintf("[-]Test nr %2d -- %q", i+1, input.source))
+			t.Logf("[-]Test nr %2d -- %q", i+1, input.source)
 		}
 
 		r := strings.NewReader(input.source)

term.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const (
 	priSign
 	priFact
 	priIterValue
-	priCoalesce
+	priDefault
 	priIncDec
 	priDot
 	priValue
@@ -53,21 +53,40 @@ type term struct {
 	evalFunc evalFuncType
 }
 
-func (self *term) String() string {
+func (s *term) Clone() (d *term) {
+	var children []*term
+	if s.children != nil {
+		children = make([]*term, len(s.children))
+		for i, c := range s.children {
+			children[i] = c.Clone()
+		}
+	}
+	d = &term{
+		tk: *s.tk.Clone(),
+		parent: s.parent,
+		children: children,
+		position: s.position,
+		priority: s.priority,
+		evalFunc: s.evalFunc,
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (term *term) String() string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
-	self.toString(&sb)
+	term.toString(&sb)
 	return sb.String()
 }
 
-func (self *term) toString(sb *strings.Builder) {
+func (term *term) toString(sb *strings.Builder) {
-	if self.position == posLeaf {
+	if term.position == posLeaf {
-		sb.WriteString(self.tk.String())
+		sb.WriteString(term.tk.String())
 	} else {
 		sb.WriteByte('[')
-		sb.WriteString(self.tk.String())
+		sb.WriteString(term.tk.String())
-		if self.children != nil {
+		if term.children != nil {
 			sb.WriteByte('(')
-			for i, c := range self.children {
+			for i, c := range term.children {
 				if i > 0 {
 					sb.WriteByte(' ')
 				}
@@ -79,17 +98,17 @@ func (self *term) toString(sb *strings.Builder) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *term) getChildrenCount() (count int) {
+func (term *term) getChildrenCount() (count int) {
-	if self.position == posLeaf || self.children == nil {
+	if term.position == posLeaf || term.children == nil {
 		count = 0
 	} else {
-		count = len(self.children)
+		count = len(term.children)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *term) getRoom() (room int) {
+func (term *term) getRoom() (room int) {
-	switch self.position {
+	switch term.position {
 	case posLeaf:
 		room = 0
 	case posInfix:
@@ -102,139 +121,139 @@ func (self *term) getRoom() (room int) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *term) isComplete() bool {
+func (term *term) isComplete() bool {
-	return self.getChildrenCount() == self.getRoom()
+	return term.getChildrenCount() == term.getRoom()
 }
 
-func (self *term) removeLastChild() (child *term) {
+func (term *term) removeLastChild() (child *term) {
-	if self.children != nil {
+	if term.children != nil {
-		child = self.children[len(self.children)-1]
+		child = term.children[len(term.children)-1]
-		self.children = self.children[0 : len(self.children)-1]
+		term.children = term.children[0 : len(term.children)-1]
 	} else {
 		panic("Can't get last child")
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *term) isLeaf() bool {
+func (term *term) isLeaf() bool {
-	return self.position == posLeaf
+	return term.position == posLeaf
 }
 
-func (self *term) getPriority() termPriority {
+func (term *term) getPriority() termPriority {
-	return self.priority
+	return term.priority
 }
 
-func (self *term) setParent(parent *term) {
+func (term *term) setParent(parent *term) {
-	self.parent = parent
+	term.parent = parent
 	if parent != nil && len(parent.children) < cap(parent.children) {
-		parent.children = append(parent.children, self)
+		parent.children = append(parent.children, term)
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *term) symbol() Symbol {
+func (term *term) symbol() Symbol {
-	return self.tk.Sym
+	return term.tk.Sym
 }
 
-func (self *term) source() string {
+func (term *term) source() string {
-	return self.tk.source
+	return term.tk.source
 }
 
-func (self *term) value() any {
+func (term *term) value() any {
-	return self.tk.Value
+	return term.tk.Value
 }
 
-func (self *term) compute(ctx ExprContext) (v any, err error) {
+func (term *term) compute(ctx ExprContext) (v any, err error) {
-	if self.evalFunc == nil {
+	if term.evalFunc == nil {
-		err = self.tk.Errorf("undefined eval-func for %q term", self.source())
+		err = term.Errorf("undefined eval-func for %q term", term.source())
 	} else {
-		v, err = self.evalFunc(ctx, self)
+		v, err = term.evalFunc(ctx, term)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *term) toInt(computedValue any, valueDescription string) (i int, err error) {
+// func (term *term) toInt(computedValue any, valueDescription string) (i int, err error) {
-	if index64, ok := computedValue.(int64); ok {
+// 	if index64, ok := computedValue.(int64); ok {
-		i = int(index64)
+// 		i = int(index64)
-	} else {
+// 	} else {
-		err = self.Errorf("%s, got %s (%v)", valueDescription, TypeName(computedValue), computedValue)
+// 		err = term.Errorf("%s, got %s (%v)", valueDescription, TypeName(computedValue), computedValue)
-	}
+// 	}
-	return
+// 	return
-}
+// }
 
-func (self *term) errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue any) error {
+func (term *term) errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue any) error {
 	leftType := TypeName(leftValue)
 	leftText := getFormatted(leftValue, Truncate)
 	rightType := TypeName(rightValue)
 	rightText := getFormatted(rightValue, Truncate)
-	return self.tk.Errorf(
+	return term.tk.Errorf(
 		"left operand '%s' [%s] and right operand '%s' [%s] are not compatible with operator %q",
 		leftText, leftType,
 		rightText, rightType,
-		self.source())
+		term.source())
 }
 
-func (self *term) errIncompatibleType(value any) error {
+func (term *term) errIncompatibleType(value any) error {
-	return self.tk.Errorf(
+	return term.tk.Errorf(
 		"prefix/postfix operator %q do not support operand '%v' [%s]",
-		self.source(), value, TypeName(value))
+		term.source(), value, TypeName(value))
 }
 
-func (self *term) Errorf(template string, args ...any) (err error) {
+func (term *term) Errorf(template string, args ...any) (err error) {
-	err = self.tk.Errorf(template, args...)
+	err = term.tk.Errorf(template, args...)
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *term) checkOperands() (err error) {
+func (term *term) checkOperands() (err error) {
-	switch self.position {
+	switch term.position {
 	case posInfix:
-		if self.children == nil || len(self.children) != 2 || self.anyChildrenNil() {
+		if term.children == nil || len(term.children) != 2 || term.anyChildrenNil() {
-			err = self.tk.Errorf("infix operator %q requires two non-nil operands, got %d", self.source(), self.getChildrenCount())
+			err = term.tk.Errorf("infix operator %q requires two non-nil operands, got %d", term.source(), term.getChildrenCount())
 		}
 	case posPrefix:
-		if self.children == nil || len(self.children) != 1 || self.children[0] == nil {
+		if term.children == nil || len(term.children) != 1 || term.children[0] == nil {
-			err = self.tk.Errorf("prefix operator %q requires one not nil operand", self.tk.String())
+			err = term.tk.Errorf("prefix operator %q requires one not nil operand", term.tk.String())
 		}
 	case posPostfix:
-		if self.children == nil || len(self.children) != 1 || self.anyChildrenNil() {
+		if term.children == nil || len(term.children) != 1 || term.anyChildrenNil() {
-			err = self.tk.Errorf("postfix operator %q requires one not nil operand", self.tk.String())
+			err = term.tk.Errorf("postfix operator %q requires one not nil operand", term.tk.String())
 		}
 	case posMultifix:
-		if self.children == nil || len(self.children) < 3 || self.anyChildrenNil() {
+		if term.children == nil || len(term.children) < 3 || term.anyChildrenNil() {
-			err = self.tk.Errorf("infix operator %q requires at least three not operands, got %d", self.source(), self.getChildrenCount())
+			err = term.tk.Errorf("infix operator %q requires at least three not operands, got %d", term.source(), term.getChildrenCount())
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *term) anyChildrenNil() bool {
+func (term *term) anyChildrenNil() bool {
-	for _, child := range self.children {
+	for _, child := range term.children {
 		if child == nil {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
 	return false
 }
-func (self *term) evalInfix(ctx ExprContext) (leftValue, rightValue any, err error) {
+func (term *term) evalInfix(ctx ExprContext) (leftValue, rightValue any, err error) {
-	if err = self.checkOperands(); err == nil {
+	if err = term.checkOperands(); err == nil {
-		if leftValue, err = self.children[0].compute(ctx); err == nil {
+		if leftValue, err = term.children[0].compute(ctx); err == nil {
-			rightValue, err = self.children[1].compute(ctx)
+			rightValue, err = term.children[1].compute(ctx)
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *term) evalPrefix(ctx ExprContext) (childValue any, err error) {
+func (term *term) evalPrefix(ctx ExprContext) (childValue any, err error) {
-	if err = self.checkOperands(); err == nil {
+	if err = term.checkOperands(); err == nil {
-		childValue, err = self.children[0].compute(ctx)
+		childValue, err = term.children[0].compute(ctx)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
 // NOTE Temporary solution to support function parameters with default value
 
-func (self *term) forceChild(c *term) {
+func (t *term) forceChild(c *term) {
-	if self.children == nil {
+	if t.children == nil {
-		self.children = make([]*term, 0, 1)
+		t.children = make([]*term, 0, 1)
 	}
-	self.children = append(self.children, c)
+	t.children = append(t.children, c)
 }

test-resources/filter.expr

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+ds={
+		"init":func(end){@end=end; @current=0 but true},
+		"current":func(){current},
+		"next":func(){
+			((next=current+1) <= end) ? [true] {@current=next but current} :: {nil}
+		}
+		,		"filter":func(item,index) { item > 0 }
+		,		"map":   func(item,index) { item * 2 }
+}
+
+/* Example
+;
+it=$(ds,3);
+add(it)
+*/

token.go

@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ func (tk *Token) DevString() string {
 func (tk *Token) String() string {
 	if tk.Value != nil {
 		if s, ok := tk.Value.(string); ok {
-			return fmt.Sprintf("%q", s)
+			return s //fmt.Sprintf("%q", s)
 		} else {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("%v", tk.Value)
 		}
 	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s", tk.source)
+	return tk.source
 }
 
 func NewToken(row, col int, sym Symbol, source string) *Token {
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ func NewErrorToken(row, col int, err error) *Token {
 	return NewValueToken(row, col, SymError, fmt.Sprintf("[%d:%d]", row, col), err)
 }
 
+func (tk *Token) Clone() (c *Token) {
+	return NewValueToken(tk.row, tk.col, tk.Sym, tk.source, tk.Value)
+}
+
 func (tk *Token) IsEos() bool {
 	return tk.Sym == SymEos
 }
@@ -67,35 +71,39 @@ func (tk *Token) IsOneOf(termSymbols []Symbol) bool {
 	return termSymbols != nil && slices.Index(termSymbols, tk.Sym) >= 0
 }
 
+func (tk *Token) IsOneOfA(termSymbols ...Symbol) bool {
+	return slices.Index(termSymbols, tk.Sym) >= 0
+}
+
 func (tk *Token) IsSymbol(sym Symbol) bool {
 	return tk.Sym == sym
 }
 
-func (self *Token) Errorf(template string, args ...any) (err error) {
+func (tk *Token) Errorf(template string, args ...any) (err error) {
-	err = fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("[%d:%d] ", self.row, self.col)+template, args...)
+	err = fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("[%d:%d] ", tk.row, tk.col)+template, args...)
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *Token) Error() (err error) {
+func (tk *Token) Error() (err error) {
-	if self.Sym == SymError {
+	if tk.Sym == SymError {
-		if msg, ok := self.Value.(error); ok {
+		if msg, ok := tk.Value.(error); ok {
-			err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] %v", self.row, self.col, msg)
+			err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] %v", tk.row, tk.col, msg)
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *Token) Errors(msg string) (err error) {
+func (tk *Token) Errors(msg string) (err error) {
-	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] %v", self.row, self.col, msg)
+	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] %v", tk.row, tk.col, msg)
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *Token) ErrorExpectedGot(symbol string) (err error) {
+func (tk *Token) ErrorExpectedGot(symbol string) (err error) {
-	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected %q, got %q", self.row, self.col, symbol, self)
+	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected `%s`, got `%s`", tk.row, tk.col, symbol, tk)
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *Token) ErrorExpectedGotString(symbol, got string) (err error) {
+func (tk *Token) ErrorExpectedGotString(symbol, got string) (err error) {
-	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected %q, got %q", self.row, self.col, symbol, got)
+	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected `%s`, got `%s`", tk.row, tk.col, symbol, got)
 	return
 }

utils.go

@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ package expr
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	"path"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func IsString(v any) (ok bool) {
@@ -221,3 +225,37 @@ func ForAll[T, V any](ts []T, fn func(T) V) []V {
 	}
 	return result
 }
+
+func ExpandPath(sourcePath string) (expandedPath string, err error) {
+	for expandedPath = os.ExpandEnv(sourcePath); expandedPath != sourcePath; expandedPath = os.ExpandEnv(sourcePath) {
+		sourcePath = expandedPath
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(sourcePath, "~") {
+		var home, userName, remainder string
+
+		slashPos := strings.IndexRune(sourcePath, '/')
+		if slashPos > 0 {
+			userName = sourcePath[1:slashPos]
+			remainder = sourcePath[slashPos:]
+		} else {
+			userName = sourcePath[1:]
+		}
+
+		if len(userName) == 0 {
+			home, err = os.UserHomeDir()
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+		} else {
+			var userInfo *user.User
+			userInfo, err = user.Lookup(userName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			home = userInfo.HomeDir
+		}
+		expandedPath = path.Join(home, remainder)
+	}
+	return
+}