Merge branch 'iterator/dict'

Also made a litle change to scanner function moveOn(): now it moves on
the last char passed and only if there are more than one chars.

ast.go

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ func NewAst() *ast {
 	return &ast{}
 }
 
+func (expr *ast) TypeName() string {
+	return "Expression"
+}
+
 func (expr *ast) ToForest() {
 	if expr.root != nil {
 		if expr.forest == nil {
@@ -41,19 +45,19 @@ func (expr *ast) String() string {
 
 func (expr *ast) addTokens(tokens ...*Token) (err error) {
 	for _, tk := range tokens {
-		if err = expr.addToken(tk); err != nil {
+		if _, err = expr.addToken(tk); err != nil {
 			break
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (expr *ast) addToken(tk *Token) (err error) {
+// func (expr *ast) addToken(tk *Token) (err error) {
-	_, err = expr.addToken2(tk)
+// 	_, err = expr.addToken2(tk)
-	return
+// 	return
-}
+// }
 
-func (expr *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 = expr.addTerm(t)
 	} else {

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.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)
 		}
 	}
+	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

@@ -8,55 +8,60 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 )
 
-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:
@@ -67,14 +72,18 @@ func boolFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error)
 		result = v
 	case string:
 		result = len(v) > 0
+	case *ListType:
+		result = len(*v) > 0
+	case *DictType:
+		result = len(*v) > 0
 	default:
 		err = ErrCantConvert(name, v, "bool")
 	}
 	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:
@@ -90,14 +99,16 @@ func intFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error) {
 		if i, err = strconv.Atoi(v); err == nil {
 			result = int64(i)
 		}
+	case *FractionType:
+		result = int64(v.num / v.den)
 	default:
 		err = ErrCantConvert(name, v, "int")
 	}
 	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 +132,8 @@ 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 +158,18 @@ 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
-			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 {
 			err = ErrFuncDivisionByZero(name)
 		}
-		}
+
 		if err == nil {
 			result = newFraction(v, den)
 		}
@@ -184,6 +195,49 @@ func fractFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error)
 // 	return
 // }
 
+func evalFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	if source, ok := args[ParamSource].(string); ok {
+		var expr Expr
+
+		parser := NewParser()
+		if ctx == nil {
+			ctx = NewSimpleStore()
+		}
+
+		r := strings.NewReader(source)
+		scanner := NewScanner(r, DefaultTranslations())
+
+		if expr, err = parser.Parse(scanner); err == nil {
+			CtrlEnable(ctx, control_export_all)
+			result, err = expr.Eval(ctx)
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[ParamSource])
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func varFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	var varName string
+	var ok bool
+
+	if varName, ok = args[ParamName].(string); !ok {
+		return nil, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamName, TypeString, args[ParamName])
+	}
+
+	if result, ok = args[ParamValue]; ok && result != nil {
+		ctx.GetParent().UnsafeSetVar(varName, result)
+		// } else {
+		// 	err = ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[ParamSource])
+		// }
+	} else if result, ok = ctx.GetVar(varName); !ok {
+		err = ErrUnknownVar(name, varName)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+//// import
+
 func ImportBuiltinsFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
 	anyParams := []ExprFuncParam{
 		NewFuncParam(ParamValue),
@@ -205,7 +259,16 @@ 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)),
+	})
+
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("eval", NewGolangFunctor(evalFunc), TypeAny, []ExprFuncParam{
+		NewFuncParam(ParamSource),
+	})
+
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("var", NewGolangFunctor(varFunc), TypeAny, []ExprFuncParam{
+		NewFuncParam(ParamName),
+		NewFuncParamFlagDef(ParamValue, PfDefault, nil),
 	})
 }
 

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
 }
 
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ func doImport(ctx ExprContext, name string, dirList []string, it Iterator) (resu
 			var expr *ast
 			scanner := NewScanner(file, DefaultTranslations())
 			parser := NewParser()
-			if expr, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, true, true); err == nil {
+			if expr, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, allowMultiExpr|allowVarRef, SymEos); err == nil {
 				result, err = expr.Eval(ctx)
 			}
 			if err != nil {

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
@@ -32,45 +36,45 @@ func doJoinStr(funcName string, sep string, it Iterator) (result any, err error)
 	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 = ""
-		} else if len(args) == 2 {
-			if ls, ok := args[1].(*ListType); ok {
 					result, err = doJoinStr(name, sep, NewListIterator(ls, nil))
-			} else if it, ok := args[1].(Iterator); ok {
+				} else if it, ok := argv[0].(Iterator); ok {
 					result, err = doJoinStr(name, sep, it)
+				} else if s, ok := argv[0].(string); ok {
+					result = s
 				} else {
-				err = ErrInvalidParameterValue(name, ParamParts, args[1])
+					err = ErrInvalidParameterValue(name, ParamItem, v)
 				}
 			} else {
-			result, err = doJoinStr(name, sep, NewArrayIterator(args[1:]))
+				result, err = doJoinStr(name, sep, NewArrayIterator(argv))
+			}
 		}
 	} 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 prefix, ok = args[ParamPrefix].(string); !ok {
+		return result, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamPrefix, TypeString, args[ParamPrefix])
+	}
+	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 %T, expected string", i+1, targetSpec)
+				err = fmt.Errorf("target item nr %d is %s, string expected", i+1, TypeName(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 suffix, ok = args[ParamSuffix].(string); !ok {
+		return result, ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSuffix, TypeString, args[ParamSuffix])
+	}
+	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 %T, expected string", i+1, targetSpec)
+				err = fmt.Errorf("target item nr %d is %s, string expected", i+1, TypeName(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 {
@@ -178,6 +200,24 @@ func splitStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err err
 	return
 }
 
+func upperStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	if source, ok := args[ParamSource].(string); ok {
+		result = strings.ToUpper(source)
+	} else {
+		err = ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[ParamSource])
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func lowerStrFunc(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	if source, ok := args[ParamSource].(string); ok {
+		result = strings.ToLower(source)
+	} else {
+		err = ErrWrongParamType(name, ParamSource, TypeString, args[ParamSource])
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 // --- End of function definitions
 
 // Import above functions in the context
@@ -206,13 +246,21 @@ 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),
+	})
+
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("strUpper", NewGolangFunctor(upperStrFunc), TypeString, []ExprFuncParam{
+		NewFuncParam(ParamSource),
+	})
+
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("strLower", NewGolangFunctor(lowerStrFunc), TypeString, []ExprFuncParam{
+		NewFuncParam(ParamSource),
 	})
 }
 

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
 }
 
@@ -50,8 +55,33 @@ func ErrInvalidParameterValue(funcName, paramName string, paramValue any) error
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): invalid value %s (%v) for parameter %q", funcName, TypeName(paramValue), paramValue, paramName)
 }
 
+func undefArticle(s string) (article string) {
+	if len(s) > 0 && strings.Contains("aeiou", s[0:1]) {
+		article = "an"
+	} else {
+		article = "a"
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func prependUndefArticle(s string) (result string) {
+	return undefArticle(s) + " " + s
+}
+
 func ErrWrongParamType(funcName, paramName, paramType string, paramValue any) error {
-	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): the %q parameter must be a %s, got a %s (%v)", funcName, paramName, paramType, TypeName(paramValue), paramValue)
+	var artWantType, artGotType string
+	gotType := TypeName(paramValue)
+	artGotType = prependUndefArticle(gotType)
+	artWantType = prependUndefArticle(paramType)
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): the %q parameter must be %s, got %s (%v)", funcName, paramName, artWantType, artGotType, paramValue)
+}
+
+func ErrUnknownParam(funcName, paramName string) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): unknown parameter %q", funcName, paramName)
+}
+
+func ErrUnknownVar(funcName, varName string) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): unknown variable %q", funcName, varName)
 }
 
 // --- Operator errors

common-params.go

@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 package expr
 
 const (
+	ParamArgs      = "args"
 	ParamCount     = "count"
 	ParamItem      = "item"
+	ParamIndex     = "index"
 	ParamParts     = "parts"
 	ParamSeparator = "separator"
 	ParamSource    = "source"
@@ -19,6 +21,9 @@ const (
 	ParamEllipsis  = "..."
 	ParamFilepath  = "filepath"
 	ParamDirpath   = "dirpath"
+	ParamHandle    = "handle"
+	ParamResource  = "resource"
+	ParamIterator  = "iterator"
 )
 
 // to be moved in its own source file

common-type-names.go

@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ package expr
 
 const (
 	TypeAny           = "any"
+	TypeNil           = "nil"
 	TypeBoolean       = "boolean"
 	TypeFloat         = "float"
 	TypeFraction      = "fraction"
-	TypeHandle   = "handle"
+	TypeFileHandle    = "file-handle"
 	TypeInt           = "integer"
 	TypeItem          = "item"
 	TypeNumber        = "number"
 	TypePair          = "pair"
 	TypeString        = "string"
+	TypeDict          = "dict"
 	TypeListOf        = "list-of-"
 	TypeListOfStrings = "list-of-strings"
 )

context-helpers.go

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

data-cursor.go

@@ -5,30 +5,47 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"io"
+	"slices"
 )
 
 type dataCursor struct {
 	ds        map[string]Functor
 	ctx       ExprContext
+	initState bool // true if no item has produced yet (this replace di initial Next() call in the contructor)
+	// cursorValid bool // true if resource is nil or if clean has not yet been called
 	index     int
+	count     int
+	current   any
+	lastErr   error
 	resource  any
 	nextFunc  Functor
 	cleanFunc Functor
 	resetFunc Functor
-	currentFunc 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,
+		initState: true,
+		// cursorValid: true,
 		index:     -1,
+		count:     0,
+		current:   nil,
+		lastErr:   nil,
+		resource:  resource,
 		ctx:       ctx.Clone(),
+		nextFunc:  ds[NextName],
+		cleanFunc: ds[CleanName],
+		resetFunc: ds[ResetName],
 	}
 	return
 }
 
+func (dc *dataCursor) Context() ExprContext {
+	return dc.ctx
+}
+
 func (dc *dataCursor) TypeName() string {
 	return "DataCursor"
 }
@@ -62,7 +79,7 @@ func (dc *dataCursor) String() string {
 }
 
 func (dc *dataCursor) HasOperation(name string) (exists bool) {
-	exists = name == indexName
+	exists = slices.Contains([]string{CleanName, ResetName, CurrentName, IndexName}, name)
 	if !exists {
 		f, ok := dc.ds[name]
 		exists = ok && isFunctor(f)
@@ -70,123 +87,219 @@ 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 name == CleanName {
+		err = dc.Clean()
+	} else if name == ResetName {
+		err = dc.Reset()
 	} else if functor, ok := dc.ds[name]; ok && isFunctor(functor) {
-		if functor == dc.cleanFunc {
-			value, err = dc.Clean()
-		} else if functor == dc.resetFunc {
-			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 {
 		err = errNoOperation(name)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (dc *dataCursor) Reset() (success bool, err error) {
+// func (dc *dataCursor) Reset() (err error) {
+// 	if dc.resetFunc != nil {
+// 		if dc.resource != nil {
+// 			ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
+// 			actualParams := bindActualParams(dc.resetFunc, []any{dc.resource})
+// 			_, 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
+// 		} else {
+// 			err = errInvalidDataSource()
+// 		}
+// 	} else {
+// 		err = errNoOperation(ResetName)
+// 	}
+// 	return
+// }
+
+func (dc *dataCursor) Reset() (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)
-		} else {
-			err = errInvalidDataSource()
 	}
-	} else {
+	dc.index = -1
-		err = errNoOperation(resetName)
+	dc.count = 0
-	}
+	dc.initState = true
-	success = err == nil
+	dc.current = nil
+	dc.lastErr = nil
 	return
 }
 
-func (dc *dataCursor) Clean() (success bool, err error) {
+func (dc *dataCursor) Clean() (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)
 		exportObjects(dc.ctx, ctx)
-		} else {
-			err = errInvalidDataSource()
 	}
-	} else {
+	dc.lastErr = io.EOF
-		err = errors.New("no 'clean' function defined in the data-source")
-	}
-	success = err == nil
 	return
 }
 
+// func (dc *dataCursor) Clean() (err error) {
+// 	if dc.cleanFunc != nil {
+// 		if dc.resource != nil {
+// 			ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
+// 			actualParams := bindActualParams(dc.cleanFunc, []any{dc.resource})
+// 			_, err = dc.cleanFunc.InvokeNamed(ctx, CleanName, actualParams)
+// 			exportObjects(dc.ctx, ctx)
+// 		} else {
+// 			err = errInvalidDataSource()
+// 		}
+// 	} else {
+// 		err = errNoOperation(CleanName)
+// 	}
+// 	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) {
-	if dc.resource != nil {
+	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
+	filter := dc.ds[FilterName]
+	mapper := dc.ds[MapName]
+	var item any
+	for item == nil && dc.lastErr == nil {
 		ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
-		// fmt.Printf("Entering Inner-Ctx [%p]: %s\n", ctx, CtxToString(ctx, 0))
-		if item, err = dc.nextFunc.Invoke(ctx, nextName, []any{dc.resource}); err == nil {
-			if item == nil {
-				err = io.EOF
-			} else {
 		dc.index++
-			}
-		}
-		// 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()
-	}
-	return
-}
 
-const filterName = "filter"
+		actualParams := bindActualParams(dc.nextFunc, []any{dc.resource, dc.index})
-func (dc *dataCursor) filter(item any) (filterdItem any, err error) {
+		if item, dc.lastErr = dc.nextFunc.InvokeNamed(ctx, NextName, actualParams); dc.lastErr == nil {
-	if filter, ok := dc.ds[filterName]; ok {
-		ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
-		filterdItem, err = filter.Invoke(ctx, filterName, []any{item, dc.index});
-	} else {
-		filterdItem = item
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (dc *dataCursor) Next() (item any, err error) { // must return io.EOF after the last item
-	if dc.resource != nil {
-		ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
-		// fmt.Printf("Entering Inner-Ctx [%p]: %s\n", ctx, CtxToString(ctx, 0))
-		for item == nil && err == nil {
-			if item, err = dc.nextFunc.Invoke(ctx, nextName, []any{dc.resource}); err == nil {
 			if item == nil {
-					err = io.EOF
+				dc.lastErr = io.EOF
 			} else {
-					dc.index++
+				accepted := true
-					item, err = dc.filter(item)
+				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)
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		// 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 {
+	dc.current = item
-		err = errInvalidDataSource()
+	if dc.lastErr != nil {
+		dc.index--
+		dc.Clean()
 	}
 	return
 }
 
+// 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 {
+// 		filter := dc.ds[FilterName]
+// 		mapper := dc.ds[MapName]
+// 		var item any
+// 		for item == nil && dc.lastErr == nil {
+// 			ctx := cloneContext(dc.ctx)
+// 			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()
+// 		}
+// 	} else {
+// 		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-iterator.go

@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// dict-iterator.go
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type dictIterMode int
+
+const (
+	dictIterModeKeys dictIterMode = iota
+	dictIterModeValues
+	dictIterModeItems
+)
+
+type DictIterator struct {
+	a        *DictType
+	count    int
+	index    int
+	keys     []any
+	iterMode dictIterMode
+}
+
+type sortType int
+
+const (
+	sortTypeNone sortType = iota
+	sortTypeAsc
+	sortTypeDesc
+	sortTypeDefault = sortTypeAsc
+)
+
+func (it *DictIterator) makeKeys(m map[any]any, sort sortType) {
+	it.keys = make([]any, 0, len(m))
+
+	if sort == sortTypeNone {
+		for keyAny := range m {
+			it.keys = append(it.keys, keyAny)
+		}
+	} else {
+		scalarMap := make(map[string]any, len(m))
+		scalerKeys := make([]string, 0, len(m))
+		for keyAny := range m {
+			keyStr := fmt.Sprint(keyAny)
+			scalarMap[keyStr] = keyAny
+			scalerKeys = append(scalerKeys, keyStr)
+		}
+
+		switch sort {
+		case sortTypeAsc:
+			slices.Sort(scalerKeys)
+		case sortTypeDesc:
+			slices.Sort(scalerKeys)
+			slices.Reverse(scalerKeys)
+		}
+		for _, keyStr := range scalerKeys {
+			it.keys = append(it.keys, scalarMap[keyStr])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func NewDictIterator(dict *DictType, args []any) (it *DictIterator, err error) {
+	var sortType = sortTypeNone
+	var s string
+	it = &DictIterator{a: dict, count: 0, index: -1, keys: nil, iterMode: dictIterModeKeys}
+	if len(args) > 0 {
+		if s, err = ToGoString(args[0], "sort type"); err == nil {
+			switch strings.ToLower(s) {
+			case "a", "asc":
+				sortType = sortTypeAsc
+			case "d", "desc":
+				sortType = sortTypeDesc
+			case "n", "none", "nosort", "no-sort":
+				sortType = sortTypeNone
+			case "", "default":
+				sortType = sortTypeDefault
+			default:
+				err = fmt.Errorf("invalid sort type %q", s)
+			}
+
+			if err == nil && len(args) > 1 {
+				if s, err = ToGoString(args[1], "iteration mode"); err == nil {
+					switch strings.ToLower(s) {
+					case "k", "key", "keys":
+						it.iterMode = dictIterModeKeys
+					case "v", "value", "values":
+						it.iterMode = dictIterModeValues
+					case "i", "item", "items":
+						it.iterMode = dictIterModeItems
+					case "", "default":
+						it.iterMode = dictIterModeKeys
+					default:
+						err = fmt.Errorf("invalid iteration mode %q", s)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	it.makeKeys(*dict, sortType)
+	return
+}
+
+func NewMapIterator(m map[any]any) (it *DictIterator) {
+	it = &DictIterator{a: (*DictType)(&m), count: 0, index: -1, keys: nil}
+	it.makeKeys(m, sortTypeNone)
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *DictIterator) String() string {
+	var l = 0
+	if it.a != nil {
+		l = len(*it.a)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("$(#%d)", l)
+}
+
+func (it *DictIterator) TypeName() string {
+	return "DictIterator"
+}
+
+func (it *DictIterator) HasOperation(name string) bool {
+	// yes := name == NextName || name == ResetName || name == IndexName || name == CountName || name == CurrentName
+	yes := slices.Contains([]string{NextName, ResetName, IndexName, CountName, CurrentName, CleanName, KeyName, ValueName}, name)
+	return yes
+}
+
+func (it *DictIterator) CallOperation(name string, args map[string]any) (v any, err error) {
+	switch name {
+	case NextName:
+		v, err = it.Next()
+	case ResetName:
+		err = it.Reset()
+	case CleanName:
+		err = it.Clean()
+	case IndexName:
+		v = int64(it.Index())
+	case CurrentName:
+		v, err = it.Current()
+	case CountName:
+		v = it.count
+	case KeyName:
+		if it.index >= 0 && it.index < len(it.keys) {
+			v = it.keys[it.index]
+		} else {
+			err = io.EOF
+		}
+	case ValueName:
+		if it.index >= 0 && it.index < len(it.keys) {
+			a := *(it.a)
+			v = a[it.keys[it.index]]
+		} else {
+			err = io.EOF
+		}
+	default:
+		err = errNoOperation(name)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *DictIterator) Current() (item any, err error) {
+	if it.index >= 0 && it.index < len(it.keys) {
+		switch it.iterMode {
+		case dictIterModeKeys:
+			item = it.keys[it.index]
+		case dictIterModeValues:
+			a := *(it.a)
+			item = a[it.keys[it.index]]
+		case dictIterModeItems:
+			a := *(it.a)
+			pair := []any{it.keys[it.index], a[it.keys[it.index]]}
+			item = newList(pair)
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = io.EOF
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *DictIterator) Next() (item any, err error) {
+	it.index++
+	if item, err = it.Current(); err != io.EOF {
+		it.count++
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *DictIterator) Index() int {
+	return it.index
+}
+
+func (it *DictIterator) Count() int {
+	return it.count
+}
+
+func (it *DictIterator) Reset() error {
+	it.index = -1
+	it.count = 0
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (it *DictIterator) Clean() error {
+	return nil
+}

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 with a call to NewDict()
 	var d DictType
 	if dictAny != nil {
 		d = make(DictType, len(dictAny))

expr-context.go

@@ -7,17 +7,23 @@ package expr
 // ----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)
+	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 []any) (result any, err error)
+	Call(name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error)
 	RegisterFuncInfo(info ExprFunc)
-	RegisterFunc(name string, f Functor, returnType string, param []ExprFuncParam) error
+	RegisterFunc(name string, f Functor, returnType string, param []ExprFuncParam) (funcInfo ExprFunc, err error)
 }

expr-function.go

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ package expr
 
 // ---- Functor interface
 type Functor interface {
-	Invoke(ctx ExprContext, name string, args []any) (result any, err error)
+	Typer
+	InvokeNamed(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error)
 	SetFunc(info ExprFunc)
 	GetFunc() ExprFunc
 	GetParams() []ExprFuncParam
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ type ExprFunc interface {
 	MaxArgs() int
 	Functor() Functor
 	Params() []ExprFuncParam
+	ParamSpec(paramName string) ExprFuncParam
 	ReturnType() string
-	PrepareCall(parentCtx ExprContext, name string, varParams *[]any) (ctx ExprContext, err error)
+	PrepareCall(name string, actualParams map[string]any) (err error)
 	AllocContext(parentCtx ExprContext) (ctx ExprContext)
 }

expr.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package expr
 
 // ----Expression interface
 type Expr interface {
+	Typer
 	Eval(ctx ExprContext) (result any, err error)
 	String() string
 }

fraction-type.go

@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ 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 {
@@ -124,36 +124,38 @@ func (f *FractionType) String() string {
 func (f *FractionType) ToString(opt FmtOpt) string {
 	var sb strings.Builder
 	if opt&MultiLine == 0 {
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%d|%d", f.num, f.den))
+		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d", f.num, f.den))
 	} else {
-		var s, num string
+		var sign, num string
 		if f.num < 0 && opt&TTY == 0 {
 			num = strconv.FormatInt(-f.num, 10)
-			s = "-"
+			sign = "-"
 		} else {
 			num = strconv.FormatInt(f.num, 10)
 		}
 		den := strconv.FormatInt(f.den, 10)
 		size := max(len(num), len(den))
 		if opt&TTY != 0 {
-			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\x1b[4m%[1]*s\x1b[0m\n", -size, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", (size+len(num))/2, s+num)))
+			sNum := fmt.Sprintf("\x1b[4m%[1]*s\x1b[0m\n", -size, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", (size+len(num))/2, sign+num))
+			sb.WriteString(sNum)
 		} else {
-			if len(s) > 0 {
+			if len(sign) > 0 {
 				sb.WriteString("  ")
 			}
 			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", -size, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", (size+len(num))/2, num)))
 			sb.WriteByte('\n')
-			if len(s) > 0 {
+			if len(sign) > 0 {
-				sb.WriteString(s)
+				sb.WriteString(sign)
 				sb.WriteByte(' ')
 			}
 			sb.WriteString(strings.Repeat("-", size))
 			sb.WriteByte('\n')
-			if len(s) > 0 {
+			if len(sign) > 0 {
 				sb.WriteString("  ")
 			}
 		}
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", -size, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", (size+len(den))/2, den)))
+		sDen := fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", size, fmt.Sprintf("%[1]*s", (size+len(den))/2, den))
+		sb.WriteString(sDen)
 	}
 
 	return sb.String()

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 {
@@ -137,10 +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
 }
@@ -216,37 +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
+		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
+		}
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		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 passedCount < len(info.formalParams) {
+		for _, p := range info.formalParams {
+			if _, exists := actualParams[p.Name()]; !exists {
 				if !p.IsDefault() {
 					break
 				}
-		*varActualParams = append(*varActualParams, p.DefaultValue())
+				if p.IsRepeat() {
+					varArgs := make([]any, 1)
+					varArgs[0] = p.DefaultValue()
+					actualParams[p.Name()] = varArgs
+				} else {
+					actualParams[p.Name()] = p.DefaultValue()
+				}
+			}
 		}
-	if err == nil && info.MaxArgs() >= 0 && info.MaxArgs() < len(*varActualParams) {
-		err = ErrTooMuchParams(name, info.MaxArgs(), len(*varActualParams))
 	}
 
-	if err == nil {
+	if info.MaxArgs() >= 0 && info.MaxArgs() < len(actualParams) {
-		ctx = info.AllocContext(parentCtx)
+		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 {
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+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.Invoke(ctx, name, actualParams)
+				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 {
@@ -254,3 +347,40 @@ func CallFunction(parentCtx ExprContext, name string, actualParams []any) (resul
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func CallFunctionByParams(parentCtx ExprContext, name string, actualParams 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

go.mod

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 module git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr
 
-go 1.21.6
+go 1.22.0
+
+toolchain go1.23.3
+
+require golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241204233417-43b7b7cde48d

go.sum

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+github.com/yqylovy/goimportdot v0.0.0-20170519021755-eb181a7eeabe h1:bWYrKmmfv37uNgXTdwkLSKYiYPJ1yfWmjBnvtMyAYzk=
+github.com/yqylovy/goimportdot v0.0.0-20170519021755-eb181a7eeabe/go.mod h1:alTKUpAJ/zbp17qvZwcFNwzufrb5DljMDY4mgJlIHao=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241204233417-43b7b7cde48d h1:0olWaB5pg3+oychR51GUVCEsGkeCU/2JxjBgIo4f3M0=
+golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241204233417-43b7b7cde48d/go.mod h1:qj5a5QZpwLU2NLQudwIN5koi3beDhSAlJwa67PuM98c=

import-utils.go

@@ -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

@@ -5,20 +5,24 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
+	// "errors"
 	"fmt"
 )
 
 // 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"
+	KeyName     = "key"
+	ValueName   = "value"
 )
 
 type Iterator interface {
@@ -26,18 +30,21 @@ type Iterator interface {
 	Next() (item any, err error) // must return io.EOF after the last item
 	Current() (item any, err error)
 	Index() int
+	Count() int
+	HasOperation(name string) bool
+	CallOperation(name string, args map[string]any) (value any, err error)
 }
 
 type ExtIterator interface {
 	Iterator
-	HasOperation(name string) bool
+	Reset() error
-	CallOperation(name string, args []any) (value any, err error)
+	Clean() error
 }
 
 func errNoOperation(name string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("no %s() function defined in the data-source", name)
 }
 
-func errInvalidDataSource() error {
+// func errInvalidDataSource() error {
-	return errors.New("invalid data-source")
+// 	return errors.New("invalid data-source")
-}
+// }

list-iterator.go

@@ -90,17 +90,23 @@ func (it *ListIterator) TypeName() string {
 }
 
 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.Reset()
+		v, err = it.Next()
-	case indexName:
+	case ResetName:
+		err = it.Reset()
+	case CleanName:
+		err = it.Clean()
+	case IndexName:
 		v = int64(it.Index())
-	case countName:
+	case CurrentName:
+		v, err = it.Current()
+	case CountName:
 		v = it.count
 	default:
 		err = errNoOperation(name)
@@ -139,7 +145,16 @@ func (it *ListIterator) Index() int {
 	return it.index
 }
 
-func (it *ListIterator) Reset() (bool, error) {
+func (it *ListIterator) Count() int {
+	return it.count
+}
+
+func (it *ListIterator) Reset() error {
 	it.index = it.start - it.step
-	return true, nil
+	it.count = 0
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (it *ListIterator) Clean() error {
+	return nil
 }

operand-func.go

@@ -21,20 +21,26 @@ func newFuncCallTerm(tk *Token, args []*term) *term {
 }
 
 // -------- eval func call
+// func _evalFuncCall(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+// 	name, _ := opTerm.tk.Value.(string)
+// 	params := make([]any, len(opTerm.children), len(opTerm.children)+5)
+// 	for i, tree := range opTerm.children {
+// 		var param any
+// 		if param, err = tree.compute(ctx); err != nil {
+// 			break
+// 		}
+// 		params[i] = param
+// 	}
+
+// 	if err == nil {
+// 		v, err = CallFunction(ctx, name, params)
+// 	}
+// 	return
+// }
+
 func evalFuncCall(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	name, _ := opTerm.tk.Value.(string)
-	params := make([]any, len(opTerm.children), len(opTerm.children)+5)
+	v, err = CallFunctionByTerm(ctx, name, opTerm)
-	for i, tree := range opTerm.children {
-		var param any
-		if param, err = tree.compute(ctx); err != nil {
-			break
-		}
-		params[i] = param
-	}
-
-	if err == nil {
-		v, err = CallFunction(ctx, name, params)
-	}
 	return
 }
 

operand-iterator.go

@@ -11,22 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 // -------- 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{
@@ -66,8 +50,8 @@ func evalFirstChild(ctx ExprContext, iteratorTerm *term) (value any, err error)
 
 func getDataSourceDict(iteratorTerm *term, firstChildValue any) (ds map[string]Functor, err error) {
 	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 {
@@ -88,7 +72,6 @@ func getDataSourceDict(iteratorTerm *term, firstChildValue any) (ds map[string]F
 					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, ", "))
 		}
 	}
@@ -103,14 +86,18 @@ func evalIterator(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if ds, err = getDataSourceDict(opTerm, firstChildValue); err != nil {
+	if ds, err = getDataSourceDict(opTerm, firstChildValue); err != nil && ds == nil {
 		return
 	}
+	err = nil
 
 	if ds != nil {
-		dc := newDataCursor(ctx, ds)
+		if len(ds) > 0 {
-		if initFunc, exists := ds[initName]; exists && initFunc != nil {
+			var dc *dataCursor
+			dcCtx := ctx.Clone()
+			if initFunc, exists := ds[InitName]; exists && initFunc != nil {
 				var args []any
+				var resource any
 				if len(opTerm.children) > 1 {
 					if args, err = evalTermArray(ctx, opTerm.children[1:]); err != nil {
 						return
@@ -119,19 +106,29 @@ func evalIterator(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 					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)
+				exportObjects(dcCtx, initCtx)
+				dc = NewDataCursor(dcCtx, ds, resource)
+			} else {
+				dc = NewDataCursor(dcCtx, ds, nil)
 			}
 
-		dc.nextFunc = ds[nextName]
-		dc.currentFunc = ds[currentName]
-		dc.cleanFunc = ds[cleanName]
-		dc.resetFunc = ds[resetName]
-
 			v = dc
+		} else {
+			if dictIt, ok := firstChildValue.(*DictType); ok {
+				var args []any
+				if args, err = evalSibling(ctx, opTerm.children, nil); err == nil {
+					v, err = NewDictIterator(dictIt, args)
+				}
+			} else {
+				err = opTerm.children[0].Errorf("the data-source must be a dictionary")
+			}
+		}
 	} else if list, ok := firstChildValue.(*ListType); ok {
 		var args []any
 		if args, err = evalSibling(ctx, opTerm.children, nil); err == nil {

operand-var.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func evalVar(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var exists bool
 	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

@@ -99,7 +99,122 @@ func evalAssign(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+//-------- assign term
+
+func newOpAssignTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
+		position: posInfix,
+		priority: priAssign,
+		evalFunc: evalOpAssign,
+	}
+}
+
+func getCollectionItemValue(ctx ExprContext, collectionTerm, keyListTerm *term) (value any, err error) {
+	var collectionValue, keyListValue, keyValue any
+	var keyList *ListType
+	var ok bool
+
+	if collectionValue, err = collectionTerm.compute(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if keyListValue, err = keyListTerm.compute(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	} else if keyList, ok = keyListValue.(*ListType); !ok || len(*keyList) != 1 {
+		err = keyListTerm.Errorf("index/key specification expected, got %v [%s]", keyListValue, TypeName(keyListValue))
+		return
+	}
+	if keyValue = (*keyList)[0]; keyValue == nil {
+		err = keyListTerm.Errorf("index/key is nil")
+		return
+	}
+
+	switch collection := collectionValue.(type) {
+	case *ListType:
+		if index, ok := keyValue.(int64); ok {
+			value = (*collection)[index]
+		} else {
+			err = keyListTerm.Errorf("integer expected, got %v [%s]", keyValue, TypeName(keyValue))
+		}
+	case *DictType:
+		value = (*collection)[keyValue]
+	default:
+		err = collectionTerm.Errorf("collection expected")
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func getAssignValue(ctx ExprContext, leftTerm *term) (value any, err error) {
+	if leftTerm.symbol() == SymIndex {
+		value, err = getCollectionItemValue(ctx, leftTerm.children[0], leftTerm.children[1])
+	} else {
+		value, _ = ctx.GetVar(leftTerm.source())
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func evalOpAssign(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var rightValue, leftValue any
+	if err = opTerm.checkOperands(); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	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", opTerm.tk.source)
+		return
+	}
+
+	rightChild := opTerm.children[1]
+
+	if rightValue, err = rightChild.compute(ctx); err == nil {
+		if leftValue, err = getAssignValue(ctx, leftTerm); err == nil {
+			switch opTerm.symbol() {
+			case SymPlusEqual:
+				v, err = sumValues(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+			case SymMinusEqual:
+				v, err = diffValues(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+			case SymStarEqual:
+				v, err = mulValues(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+			case SymSlashEqual:
+				v, err = divValues(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+			case SymPercEqual:
+				v, err = remainderValues(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+			case SymAmpersandEqual:
+				v, err = bitwiseAnd(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+			case SymVertBarEqual:
+				v, err = bitwiseOr(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+			case SymCaretEqual:
+				v, err = bitwiseXor(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+			case SymDoubleLessEqual:
+				v, err = bitLeftShift(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+			case SymDoubleGreaterEqual:
+				v, err = bitRightShift(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+			default:
+				err = opTerm.Errorf("unsupported assign operator %q", opTerm.source())
+			}
+			if err == nil {
+				err = assignValue(ctx, leftTerm, v)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 // init
 func init() {
 	registerTermConstructor(SymEqual, newAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymPlusEqual, newOpAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymMinusEqual, newOpAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymStarEqual, newOpAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymSlashEqual, newOpAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymPercEqual, newOpAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymDoubleLessEqual, newOpAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymDoubleGreaterEqual, newOpAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymAmpersandEqual, newOpAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymVertBarEqual, newOpAssignTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymCaretEqual, newOpAssignTerm)
 }

operator-bitwise.go

@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// operator-bitwise.go
+package expr
+
+//-------- Bitwise NOT term
+
+func newBitwiseNotTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 1),
+		position: posPrefix,
+		priority: priBitwiseNot,
+		evalFunc: evalBitwiseNot,
+	}
+}
+
+func evalBitwiseNot(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var value any
+
+	if value, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if IsInteger(value) {
+		i, _ := value.(int64)
+		v = ^i
+	} else {
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(value)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+//-------- Bitwise AND term
+
+func newBitwiseAndTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
+		position: posInfix,
+		priority: priBitwiseAnd,
+		evalFunc: evalBitwiseAnd,
+	}
+}
+
+func bitwiseAnd(opTerm *term, leftValue, rightValue any) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftInt, rightInt int64
+	var lok, rok bool
+
+	leftInt, lok = leftValue.(int64)
+	rightInt, rok = rightValue.(int64)
+
+	if lok && rok {
+		v = leftInt & rightInt
+	} else {
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func evalBitwiseAnd(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftValue, rightValue any
+
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	v, err = bitwiseAnd(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+	return
+}
+
+//-------- Bitwise OR term
+
+func newBitwiseOrTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
+		position: posInfix,
+		priority: priBitwiseOr,
+		evalFunc: evalBitwiseOr,
+	}
+}
+
+func bitwiseOr(opTerm *term, leftValue, rightValue any) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftInt, rightInt int64
+	var lok, rok bool
+
+	leftInt, lok = leftValue.(int64)
+	rightInt, rok = rightValue.(int64)
+
+	if lok && rok {
+		v = leftInt | rightInt
+	} else {
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func evalBitwiseOr(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftValue, rightValue any
+
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	v, err = bitwiseOr(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+	return
+}
+
+//-------- Bitwise XOR term
+
+func newBitwiseXorTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
+		position: posInfix,
+		priority: priBitwiseOr,
+		evalFunc: evalBitwiseXor,
+	}
+}
+
+func bitwiseXor(opTerm *term, leftValue, rightValue any) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftInt, rightInt int64
+	var lok, rok bool
+
+	leftInt, lok = leftValue.(int64)
+	rightInt, rok = rightValue.(int64)
+
+	if lok && rok {
+		v = leftInt ^ rightInt
+	} else {
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func evalBitwiseXor(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftValue, rightValue any
+
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	v, err = bitwiseXor(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+	return
+}
+
+// init
+func init() {
+	registerTermConstructor(SymTilde, newBitwiseNotTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymAmpersand, newBitwiseAndTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymVertBar, newBitwiseOrTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymCaret, newBitwiseXorTerm)
+}

operator-context.go

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

operator-default.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func newDefaultTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 		tk:       *tk,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
-		priority: priCoalesce,
+		priority: priDefault,
 		evalFunc: evalDefault,
 	}
 }
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func newAlternateTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 		tk:       *tk,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
-		priority: priCoalesce,
+		priority: priDefault,
 		evalFunc: evalAlternate,
 	}
 }
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func newDefaultAssignTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 		tk:       *tk,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
-		priority: priCoalesce,
+		priority: priDefault,
 		evalFunc: evalAssignDefault,
 	}
 }

operator-dot.go

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func evalDot(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 		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

operator-fraction.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package expr
 //https://www.youmath.it/lezioni/algebra-elementare/lezioni-di-algebra-e-aritmetica-per-scuole-medie/553-dalle-frazioni-a-numeri-decimali.html
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 )
 
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ func evalFraction(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 	if den == 0 {
-		err = errors.New("division by zero")
+		err = opTerm.errDivisionByZero()
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ func evalFraction(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 		den = -den
 		num = -num
 	}
+	if num != 0 {
 		g := gcd(num, den)
 		num = num / g
 		den = den / g
@@ -57,10 +57,14 @@ func evalFraction(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 		} else {
 			v = &FractionType{num, den}
 		}
+	} else {
+		v = &FractionType{0, den}
+	}
 	return
 }
 
 // init
 func init() {
-	registerTermConstructor(SymVertBar, newFractionTerm)
+	// registerTermConstructor(SymVertBar, newFractionTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymColon, newFractionTerm)
 }

operator-include.go

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ func evalInclude(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 
 	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++
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ func evalInclude(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	} else {
 		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
 	}
-	if err == nil {
+	if err != nil {
-		v = count
+		//v = count
+		v = nil
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-index.go

@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ func evalIndex(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	} else if IsDict(leftValue) {
 		d := leftValue.(*DictType)
 		v, err = getDictItem(d, indexTerm, indexList, rightValue)
+	} else {
+		rightChild := opTerm.children[1]
+		err = rightChild.Errorf("invalid index type: %v", (*indexList)[0])
 	}
 	return
 }

operator-insert.go

@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
 // operator-insert.go
 package expr
 
-//-------- insert term
+//-------- prepend term
 
-func newInsertTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+func newPrependTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	return &term{
 		tk:       *tk,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
-		priority: priAssign,
+		priority: priInsert,
-		evalFunc: evalInsert,
+		evalFunc: evalPrepend,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ func newAppendTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 		tk:       *tk,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
-		priority: priAssign,
+		priority: priInsert,
 		evalFunc: evalAppend,
 	}
 }
 
-func evalInsert(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+func evalPrepend(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
 	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ func evalAppend(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 
 // init
 func init() {
-	registerTermConstructor(SymInsert, newInsertTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymPlusGreater, newPrependTerm)
-	registerTermConstructor(SymAppend, newAppendTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymLessPlus, newAppendTerm)
 }

operator-iter-value.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func newIterValueTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 		tk:       *tk,
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 1),
 		position: posPrefix,
-		priority: priIterValue,
+		priority: priDereference,
 		evalFunc: evalIterValue,
 	}
 }
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ func evalIterValue(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 
 // init
 func init() {
-	registerTermConstructor(SymOpenClosedRound, newIterValueTerm)
+	//	registerTermConstructor(SymOpenClosedRound, newIterValueTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymDereference, newIterValueTerm)
 }

operator-length.go

@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ func evalLength(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *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 = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
 	}

operator-plugin.go

@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
 // operator-plugin.go
 package expr
 
-import (
-	"io"
-)
-
 //-------- plugin term
 
 func newPluginTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
@@ -22,31 +18,13 @@ func newPluginTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 
 func evalPlugin(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var childValue any
-	var moduleSpec any
+	var count int
 
 	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 = opTerm.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-dec.go

@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// operator-post-inc-dec.go
+package expr
+
+// -------- post increment term
+
+func newPostIncTerm(tk *Token) *term {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		parent:   nil,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 1),
+		position: posPostfix,
+		priority: priIncDec,
+		evalFunc: evalPostInc,
+	}
+}
+
+func evalPostInc(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 {
+		var namePrefix string
+		v, err = it.Next()
+
+		if opTerm.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable {
+			namePrefix = opTerm.children[0].source()
+		}
+		ctx.UnsafeSetVar(namePrefix+"_index", it.Index())
+		if c, err1 := it.Current(); err1 == nil {
+			ctx.UnsafeSetVar(namePrefix+"_current", c)
+		}
+
+		if it.HasOperation(KeyName) {
+			if k, err1 := it.CallOperation(KeyName, nil); err1 == nil {
+				ctx.UnsafeSetVar(namePrefix+"_key", k)
+			}
+		}
+		if it.HasOperation(ValueName) {
+			if v1, err1 := it.CallOperation(ValueName, nil); err1 == nil {
+				ctx.UnsafeSetVar(namePrefix+"_value", v1)
+			}
+		}
+	} 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
+}
+
+// -------- 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
+}
+
+// init
+func init() {
+	registerTermConstructor(SymDoublePlus, newPostIncTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymDoubleMinus, newPostDecTerm)
+}

operator-post-inc.go

@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
-// All rights reserved.
-
-// operator-post-inc.go
-package expr
-
-// -------- post increment term
-
-func newPostIncTerm(tk *Token) *term {
-	return &term{
-		tk:       *tk,
-		parent:   nil,
-		children: make([]*term, 0, 1),
-		position: posPostfix,
-		priority: priIncDec,
-		evalFunc: evalPostInc,
-	}
-}
-
-func evalPostInc(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
-}
-
-// init
-func init() {
-	registerTermConstructor(SymDoublePlus, newPostIncTerm)
-}

operator-pre-inc-dec.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// operator-pre-inc-dec.go
+package expr
+
+// -------- pre increment term
+
+func newPreIncTerm(tk *Token) *term {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		parent:   nil,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 1),
+		position: posPrefix,
+		priority: priIncDec,
+		evalFunc: evalPreInc,
+	}
+}
+
+func evalPreInc(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var childValue any
+	if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if IsInteger(childValue) && opTerm.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable {
+		i := childValue.(int64) + 1
+		ctx.SetVar(opTerm.children[0].source(), i)
+		v = i
+	} else {
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// -------- pre decrement term
+
+func newPreDecTerm(tk *Token) *term {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		parent:   nil,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 1),
+		position: posPrefix,
+		priority: priIncDec,
+		evalFunc: evalPreDec,
+	}
+}
+
+func evalPreDec(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var childValue any
+	if childValue, err = opTerm.evalPrefix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if IsInteger(childValue) && opTerm.children[0].symbol() == SymVariable {
+		i := childValue.(int64) - 1
+		ctx.SetVar(opTerm.children[0].source(), i)
+		v = i
+	} else {
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleType(childValue)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// init
+func init() {
+	registerTermConstructor(SymPreInc, newPreIncTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymPreDec, newPreDecTerm)
+}

operator-prod.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package expr
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -21,13 +20,7 @@ func newMultiplyTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalMultiply(ctx ExprContext, prodTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+func mulValues(opTerm *term, leftValue, rightValue any) (v any, err error) {
-	var leftValue, rightValue any
-
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = prodTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
 	if IsString(leftValue) && IsInteger(rightValue) {
 		s, _ := leftValue.(string)
 		n, _ := rightValue.(int64)
@@ -43,11 +36,21 @@ func evalMultiply(ctx ExprContext, prodTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 			v = leftInt * rightInt
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = prodTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
+func evalMultiply(ctx ExprContext, prodTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftValue, rightValue any
+
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = prodTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return mulValues(prodTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+}
+
 //-------- divide term
 
 func newDivideTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
@@ -60,18 +63,12 @@ func newDivideTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalDivide(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+func divValues(opTerm *term, leftValue, rightValue any) (v any, err error) {
-	var leftValue, rightValue any
-
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
 	if isNumOrFract(leftValue) && isNumOrFract(rightValue) {
 		if IsFloat(leftValue) || IsFloat(rightValue) {
 			d := numAsFloat(rightValue)
 			if d == 0.0 {
-				err = errors.New("division by zero")
+				err = opTerm.errDivisionByZero()
 			} else {
 				v = numAsFloat(leftValue) / d
 			}
@@ -80,17 +77,52 @@ func evalDivide(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 		} else {
 			leftInt, _ := leftValue.(int64)
 			if rightInt, _ := rightValue.(int64); rightInt == 0 {
-				err = errors.New("division by zero")
+				err = opTerm.errDivisionByZero()
 			} else {
 				v = leftInt / rightInt
 			}
 		}
+	} else if IsString(leftValue) && IsString(rightValue) {
+		source := leftValue.(string)
+		sep := rightValue.(string)
+		v = ListFromStrings(strings.Split(source, sep))
+	} else if IsString(leftValue) && IsInteger(rightValue) {
+		source := leftValue.(string)
+		partSize := int(rightValue.(int64))
+		if partSize == 0 {
+			err = opTerm.errDivisionByZero()
+		} else {
+			partCount := len(source) / partSize
+			remainder := len(source) % partSize
+			listSize := partCount
+			if remainder > 0 {
+				listSize++
+			}
+			parts := make([]any, 0, listSize)
+			for i := 0; i < partCount; i++ {
+				parts = append(parts, source[i*partSize:(i+1)*partSize])
+			}
+			if remainder > 0 {
+				parts = append(parts, source[len(source)-remainder:])
+			}
+			v = newList(parts)
+		}
 	} else {
 		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
+func evalDivide(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftValue, rightValue any
+
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return divValues(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+}
+
 //-------- divide as float term
 
 func newDivideAsFloatTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
@@ -113,7 +145,7 @@ func evalDivideAsFloat(ctx ExprContext, floatDivTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	if isNumOrFract(leftValue) && isNumOrFract(rightValue) {
 		d := numAsFloat(rightValue)
 		if d == 0.0 {
-			err = errors.New("division by zero")
+			err = floatDivTerm.errDivisionByZero()
 		} else {
 			v = numAsFloat(leftValue) / d
 		}
@@ -131,31 +163,34 @@ func newRemainderTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
 		position: posInfix,
 		priority: priProduct,
-		evalFunc: evalReminder,
+		evalFunc: evalRemainder,
 	}
 }
-
+func remainderValues(opTerm *term, leftValue, rightValue any) (v any, err error) {
-func evalReminder(ctx ExprContext, ramainderTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
-	var leftValue, rightValue any
-
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = ramainderTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
 	if IsInteger(leftValue) && IsInteger(rightValue) {
 		rightInt, _ := rightValue.(int64)
 		if rightInt == 0 {
-			err = errors.New("division by zero")
+			err = opTerm.errDivisionByZero()
 		} else {
 			leftInt, _ := leftValue.(int64)
 			v = leftInt % rightInt
 		}
 	} else {
-		err = ramainderTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
+func evalRemainder(ctx ExprContext, remainderTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftValue, rightValue any
+
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = remainderTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return remainderValues(remainderTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+}
+
 // init
 func init() {
 	registerTermConstructor(SymStar, newMultiplyTerm)

operator-range.go

@@ -34,12 +34,16 @@ func newRangeTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
+func changeColonToRange(t *term) {
+	if t.tk.IsSymbol(SymColon) {
+		t.tk.Sym = SymRange
+		t.evalFunc = evalRange
+	}
+}
+
 func evalRange(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	var leftValue, rightValue any
 
-	// if err = self.checkOperands(); err != nil {
-	// 	return
-	// }
 	if len(opTerm.children) == 0 {
 		leftValue = int64(0)
 		rightValue = int64(-1)
@@ -52,7 +56,8 @@ func evalRange(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 	if !(IsInteger(leftValue) && IsInteger(rightValue)) {
-		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		// err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+		err = errRangeInvalidSpecification(opTerm)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -63,7 +68,15 @@ func evalRange(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func errRangeInvalidSpecification(t *term) error {
+	return t.Errorf("invalid range specification")
+}
+
+func errRangeUnexpectedExpression(t *term) error {
+	return t.Errorf("unexpected range expression")
+}
+
 // init
 func init() {
-	registerTermConstructor(SymColon, newRangeTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymRange, newRangeTerm)
 }

operator-selector.go

@@ -22,9 +22,19 @@ func trySelectorCase(ctx ExprContext, exprValue, caseSel any, caseIndex int) (ma
 		selectedValue, err = caseData.caseExpr.Eval(ctx)
 		match = true
 	} else if filterList, ok := caseData.filterList.value().([]*term); ok {
-		if len(filterList) == 0 && exprValue == int64(caseIndex) {
+		if len(filterList) == 0 {
+			var valueAsInt = int64(0)
+			if b, ok := exprValue.(bool); ok {
+				if !b {
+					valueAsInt = 1
+				}
+			} else if valueAsInt, ok = exprValue.(int64); !ok {
+				return
+			}
+			if valueAsInt == int64(caseIndex) {
 				selectedValue, err = caseData.caseExpr.Eval(ctx)
 				match = true
+			}
 		} else {
 			var caseValue any
 			for _, caseTerm := range filterList {

operator-shift.go

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// operator-shift.go
+package expr
+
+//-------- bit right shift term
+
+func newRightShiftTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
+		position: posInfix,
+		priority: priBinShift,
+		evalFunc: evalRightShift,
+	}
+}
+
+func bitRightShift(opTerm *term, leftValue, rightValue any) (v any, err error) {
+	if IsInteger(leftValue) && IsInteger(rightValue) {
+		leftInt := leftValue.(int64)
+		rightInt := rightValue.(int64)
+		v = leftInt >> rightInt
+	} else {
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func evalRightShift(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftValue, rightValue any
+
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	v, err = bitRightShift(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+	return
+}
+
+func newLeftShiftTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
+	return &term{
+		tk:       *tk,
+		children: make([]*term, 0, 2),
+		position: posInfix,
+		priority: priBinShift,
+		evalFunc: evalLeftShift,
+	}
+}
+
+func bitLeftShift(opTerm *term, leftValue, rightValue any) (v any, err error) {
+	if IsInteger(leftValue) && IsInteger(rightValue) {
+		leftInt := leftValue.(int64)
+		rightInt := rightValue.(int64)
+		v = leftInt << rightInt
+	} else {
+		err = opTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func evalLeftShift(ctx ExprContext, opTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftValue, rightValue any
+
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = opTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	v, err = bitLeftShift(opTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+	return
+}
+
+// init
+func init() {
+	registerTermConstructor(SymDoubleGreater, newRightShiftTerm)
+	registerTermConstructor(SymDoubleLess, newLeftShiftTerm)
+}

operator-sum.go

@@ -21,13 +21,7 @@ func newPlusTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalPlus(ctx ExprContext, plusTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+func sumValues(plusTerm *term, leftValue, rightValue any) (v any, err error) {
-	var leftValue, rightValue any
-
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = plusTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
 	if (IsString(leftValue) && isNumberString(rightValue)) || (IsString(rightValue) && isNumberString(leftValue)) {
 		v = fmt.Sprintf("%v%v", leftValue, rightValue)
 	} else if IsNumber(leftValue) && IsNumber(rightValue) {
@@ -59,10 +53,22 @@ func evalPlus(ctx ExprContext, plusTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 		c := leftDict.clone()
 		c.merge(rightDict)
 		v = c
+	} else if isFraction(leftValue) && isFraction(rightValue) {
+		v, err = sumAnyFract(leftValue, rightValue)
 	} else {
 		err = plusTerm.errIncompatibleTypes(leftValue, rightValue)
 	}
+	return v, err
+}
+
+func evalPlus(ctx ExprContext, plusTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftValue, rightValue any
+
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = plusTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
 		return
+	}
+
+	return sumValues(plusTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
 }
 
 //-------- minus term
@@ -77,13 +83,7 @@ func newMinusTerm(tk *Token) (inst *term) {
 	}
 }
 
-func evalMinus(ctx ExprContext, minusTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+func diffValues(minusTerm *term, leftValue, rightValue any) (v any, err error) {
-	var leftValue, rightValue any
-
-	if leftValue, rightValue, err = minusTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
 	if isNumOrFract(leftValue) && isNumOrFract(rightValue) {
 		if IsFloat(leftValue) || IsFloat(rightValue) {
 			v = numAsFloat(leftValue) - numAsFloat(rightValue)
@@ -110,6 +110,16 @@ func evalMinus(ctx ExprContext, minusTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func evalMinus(ctx ExprContext, minusTerm *term) (v any, err error) {
+	var leftValue, rightValue any
+
+	if leftValue, rightValue, err = minusTerm.evalInfix(ctx); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return diffValues(minusTerm, leftValue, rightValue)
+}
+
 // init
 func init() {
 	registerTermConstructor(SymPlus, newPlusTerm)

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

@@ -6,10 +6,46 @@ package expr
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+
+	"golang.org/x/exp/constraints"
 )
 
 //-------- parser
 
+type parserContext uint16
+
+const (
+	parserNoFlags                = 0
+	allowMultiExpr parserContext = 1 << iota
+	allowVarRef
+	selectorContext
+	listContext                                // squareContext for list
+	indexContext                               // squareContext for index
+	allowIndex                                 // allow index in squareContext
+	squareContext = listContext | indexContext // Square parenthesis for list or index
+)
+
+func hasFlag[T constraints.Unsigned](set T, singleFlag T) bool {
+	return (set & singleFlag) != 0
+}
+
+func addFlags[T constraints.Unsigned](set T, flags T) T {
+	return set | flags
+}
+
+func addFlagsCond[T constraints.Unsigned](set T, flags T, cond bool) (newSet T) {
+	if cond {
+		newSet = set | flags
+	} else {
+		newSet = set
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func remFlags[T constraints.Unsigned](set T, flags T) T {
+	return set & (^flags)
+}
+
 type parser struct {
 }
 
@@ -18,13 +54,19 @@ func NewParser() (p *parser) {
 	return p
 }
 
-func (parser *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, ctx parserContext, 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 = parser.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err != nil {
+		if subTree, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, ctx, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err != nil {
 			break
 		}
 		prev := scanner.Previous()
@@ -57,15 +99,21 @@ func (parser *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)
+			if len(args) > 0 {
+				if pos := paramAlreadyDefined(args, param); pos > 0 {
+					err = tk.Errorf("parameter %q at position %d already defined at position %d", param.source(), len(args)+1, pos)
+					break
+				}
+			}
 			args = append(args, param)
-			tk = scanner.Next()
+			tk = parser.Next(scanner)
 			if tk.Sym == SymEqual {
 				var paramExpr *ast
 				defaultParamsStarted = true
-				if paramExpr, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, false, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err != nil {
+				if paramExpr, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, parserNoFlags, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err != nil {
 					break
 				}
 				param.forceChild(paramExpr.root)
@@ -86,9 +134,9 @@ func (parser *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 = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, true, true, SymClosedBrace)
+			body, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, allowMultiExpr|allowVarRef, SymClosedBrace)
 		} else {
 			err = tk.ErrorExpectedGot("{")
 		}
@@ -104,27 +152,43 @@ func (parser *parser) parseFuncDef(scanner *scanner) (tree *term, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (parser *parser) parseList(scanner *scanner, parsingIndeces bool, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term, err error) {
+func paramAlreadyDefined(args []*term, param *term) (position int) {
+	position = 0
+	for i, arg := range args {
+		if arg.source() == param.source() {
+			position = i + 1
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (parser *parser) parseList(scanner *scanner, ctx parserContext) (listTerm *term, err error) {
 	r, c := scanner.lastPos()
 	args := make([]*term, 0)
 	lastSym := SymUnknown
 	itemExpected := false
+	itemCtx := remFlags(ctx, allowIndex)
 	for lastSym != SymClosedSquare && lastSym != SymEos {
-		var subTree *ast
 		zeroRequired := scanner.current.Sym == SymColon
-		if subTree, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedSquare); err == nil {
+		var itemTree *ast
-			root := subTree.root
+		if itemTree, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, itemCtx, SymComma, SymClosedSquare); err == nil {
+			root := itemTree.root
 			if root != nil {
-				if !parsingIndeces && root.symbol() == SymColon {
+				if hasFlag(ctx, allowIndex) && root.symbol() == SymColon {
-					err = root.Errorf("unexpected range expression")
+					changeColonToRange(root)
+				}
+				if !hasFlag(ctx, allowIndex) && root.symbol() == SymRange {
+					// err = root.Errorf("unexpected range expression")
+					err = errRangeUnexpectedExpression(root)
 					break
 				}
 				args = append(args, root)
-				if parsingIndeces && root.symbol() == SymColon && zeroRequired { //len(root.children) == 0 {
+				if hasFlag(ctx, allowIndex) && root.symbol() == SymRange && zeroRequired { //len(root.children) == 0 {
 					if len(root.children) == 1 {
 						root.children = append(root.children, root.children[0])
 					} else if len(root.children) > 1 {
-						err = root.Errorf("invalid range specification")
+						// err = root.Errorf("invalid range specification")
+						err = errRangeInvalidSpecification(root)
 						break
 					}
 					zeroTk := NewValueToken(root.tk.row, root.tk.col, SymInteger, "0", int64(0))
@@ -141,26 +205,28 @@ func (parser *parser) parseList(scanner *scanner, parsingIndeces bool, allowVarR
 			break
 		}
 		lastSym = scanner.Previous().Sym
-		itemExpected = lastSym == SymComma
+		if itemExpected = lastSym == SymComma; itemExpected {
+			remFlags(ctx, allowIndex)
+		}
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		if lastSym != SymClosedSquare {
 			err = scanner.Previous().ErrorExpectedGot("]")
 		} else {
-			subtree = newListTerm(r, c, args)
+			listTerm = newListTerm(r, c, args)
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (parser *parser) parseIterDef(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseIterDef(scanner *scanner, ctx parserContext) (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 = parser.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err == nil {
+		if subTree, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, ctx, SymComma, SymClosedRound); err == nil {
 			if subTree.root != nil {
 				args = append(args, subTree.root)
 			} else if itemExpected {
@@ -184,8 +250,8 @@ func (parser *parser) parseIterDef(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree
 	return
 }
 
-func (parser *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 +260,7 @@ func (parser *parser) parseDictKey(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (key any,
 		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 +272,14 @@ func (parser *parser) parseDictKey(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (key any,
 	return
 }
 
-func (parser *parser) parseDictionary(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtree *term, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseDictionary(scanner *scanner, ctx parserContext) (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 = parser.parseDictKey(scanner, allowVarRef); err != nil {
+		if key, err = parser.parseDictKey(scanner); err != nil {
 			break
 		} else if key == nil {
 			tk := scanner.Previous()
@@ -223,7 +289,7 @@ func (parser *parser) parseDictionary(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtr
 			}
 			break
 		}
-		if subTree, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, allowVarRef, SymComma, SymClosedBrace); err == nil {
+		if subTree, err = parser.parseItem(scanner, ctx, SymComma, SymClosedBrace); err == nil {
 			if subTree.root != nil {
 				args[key] = subTree.root
 			} else /*if key != nil*/ {
@@ -242,16 +308,16 @@ func (parser *parser) parseDictionary(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool) (subtr
 			err = scanner.Previous().ErrorExpectedGot("}")
 		} else {
 			subtree = newDictTerm(args)
-			// subtree = newMapTerm(args)
 		}
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (parser *parser) parseSelectorCase(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, defaultCase bool) (caseTerm *term, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseSelectorCase(scanner *scanner, ctx parserContext, defaultCase bool) (caseTerm *term, err error) {
 	var filterList *term
 	var caseExpr *ast
-	tk := scanner.Next()
+	ctx = remFlags(ctx, allowIndex)
+	tk := parser.Next(scanner)
 	startRow := tk.row
 	startCol := tk.col
 	if tk.Sym == SymOpenSquare {
@@ -259,10 +325,10 @@ func (parser *parser) parseSelectorCase(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, defa
 			err = tk.Errorf("case list in default clause")
 			return
 		}
-		if filterList, err = parser.parseList(scanner, false, allowVarRef); err != nil {
+		if filterList, err = parser.parseList(scanner, remFlags(ctx, allowIndex)); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
-		tk = scanner.Next()
+		tk = parser.Next(scanner)
 		startRow = tk.row
 		startCol = tk.col
 	} else if !defaultCase {
@@ -270,7 +336,7 @@ func (parser *parser) parseSelectorCase(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, defa
 	}
 
 	if tk.Sym == SymOpenBrace {
-		if caseExpr, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, true, allowVarRef, SymClosedBrace); err != nil {
+		if caseExpr, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, ctx|allowMultiExpr, SymClosedBrace); err != nil {
 			return
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -296,25 +362,28 @@ func addSelectorCase(selectorTerm, caseTerm *term) {
 	caseTerm.parent = selectorTerm
 }
 
-func (parser *parser) parseSelector(scanner *scanner, tree *ast, allowVarRef bool) (selectorTerm *term, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseSelector(scanner *scanner, tree *ast, ctx parserContext) (selectorTerm *term, err error) {
 	var caseTerm *term
+
+	ctx = remFlags(ctx, allowIndex)
 	tk := scanner.makeToken(SymSelector, '?')
-	if selectorTerm, err = tree.addToken2(tk); err != nil {
+	if selectorTerm, err = tree.addToken(tk); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if caseTerm, err = parser.parseSelectorCase(scanner, allowVarRef, false); err == nil {
+	if caseTerm, err = parser.parseSelectorCase(scanner, ctx|allowVarRef, false); err == nil {
 		addSelectorCase(selectorTerm, caseTerm)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (parser *parser) parseItem(scanner *scanner, allowVarRef bool, termSymbols ...Symbol) (tree *ast, err error) {
+func (parser *parser) parseItem(scanner *scanner, ctx parserContext, termSymbols ...Symbol) (tree *ast, err error) {
-	return parser.parseGeneral(scanner, false, allowVarRef, termSymbols...)
+	return parser.parseGeneral(scanner, ctx|allowVarRef, termSymbols...)
 }
 
 func (parser *parser) Parse(scanner *scanner, termSymbols ...Symbol) (tree *ast, err error) {
-	return parser.parseGeneral(scanner, true, false, termSymbols...)
+	termSymbols = append(termSymbols, SymEos)
+	return parser.parseGeneral(scanner, allowMultiExpr, termSymbols...)
 }
 
 func couldBeACollection(t *term) bool {
@@ -325,28 +394,53 @@ func couldBeACollection(t *term) bool {
 	return sym == SymList || sym == SymString || sym == SymDict || sym == SymExpression || sym == SymVariable
 }
 
-// func areSymbolsOutOfCtx(tk *Token, ctxTerm *term, syms ...Symbol) bool {
+func listSubTree(tree *ast, listTerm *term, allowIndeces bool) (root *term, err error) {
-// 	var areOut = false
+	var tk *Token
-// 	if ctxTerm != nil {
+	if allowIndeces {
-// 		areOut = tk.IsOneOf(syms)
+		tk = NewToken(listTerm.tk.row, listTerm.tk.col, SymIndex, listTerm.source())
-// 	}
+		root = newTerm(tk)
-// 	return areOut
+		if err = tree.addTerm(root); err == nil {
-// }
+			err = tree.addTerm(listTerm)
+		}
+	} else {
+		root = listTerm
+		err = tree.addTerm(listTerm)
+	}
+	return
+}
 
-func (parser *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarRef bool, termSymbols ...Symbol) (tree *ast, err error) {
+func changePrefix(tk *Token) {
+	switch tk.Sym {
+	case SymMinus:
+		tk.SetSymbol(SymChangeSign)
+	case SymPlus:
+		tk.SetSymbol(SymUnchangeSign)
+	case SymStar:
+		tk.SetSymbol(SymDereference)
+	case SymExclamation:
+		tk.SetSymbol(SymNot)
+	case SymDoublePlus:
+		tk.SetSymbol(SymPreInc)
+	case SymDoubleMinus:
+		tk.SetSymbol(SymPreDec)
+	}
+}
+
+func (parser *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, ctx parserContext, 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 {
+			if hasFlag(ctx, allowMultiExpr) {
 				tree.ToForest()
 				firstToken = true
 				currentTerm = nil
@@ -360,57 +454,55 @@ func (parser *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarR
 
 		//fmt.Println("Token:", tk)
 		if firstToken {
-			if tk.Sym == SymMinus {
+			changePrefix(tk)
-				tk.Sym = SymChangeSign
+			// if tk.Sym == SymMinus {
-			} else if tk.Sym == SymPlus {
+			// 	tk.Sym = SymChangeSign
-				tk.Sym = SymUnchangeSign
+			// } else if tk.Sym == SymPlus {
-			}
+			// 	tk.Sym = SymUnchangeSign
+			// } else if tk.IsSymbol(SymStar) {
+			// 	tk.SetSymbol(SymDereference)
+			// } else if tk.IsSymbol(SymExclamation) {
+			// 	tk.SetSymbol(SymNot)
+			// }
 			firstToken = false
 		}
 
 		switch tk.Sym {
 		case SymOpenRound:
 			var subTree *ast
-			if subTree, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, false, allowVarRef, SymClosedRound); err == nil {
+			if subTree, err = parser.parseGeneral(scanner, ctx, SymClosedRound); err == nil {
-				subTree.root.priority = priValue
+				exprTerm := newExprTerm(subTree.root)
-				err = tree.addTerm(newExprTerm(subTree.root))
+				err = tree.addTerm(exprTerm)
-				currentTerm = subTree.root
+				currentTerm = exprTerm
+				// subTree.root.priority = priValue
+				// err = tree.addTerm(newExprTerm(subTree.root))
+				// currentTerm = subTree.root
 			}
 		case SymFuncCall:
 			var funcCallTerm *term
-			if funcCallTerm, err = parser.parseFuncCall(scanner, allowVarRef, tk); err == nil {
+			if funcCallTerm, err = parser.parseFuncCall(scanner, ctx, tk); err == nil {
 				err = tree.addTerm(funcCallTerm)
 				currentTerm = funcCallTerm
 			}
 		case SymOpenSquare:
 			var listTerm *term
-			parsingIndeces := couldBeACollection(currentTerm)
+			newCtx := addFlagsCond(addFlags(ctx, squareContext), allowIndex, couldBeACollection(currentTerm))
-			if listTerm, err = parser.parseList(scanner, parsingIndeces, allowVarRef); err == nil {
+			if listTerm, err = parser.parseList(scanner, newCtx); err == nil {
-				if parsingIndeces {
+				currentTerm, err = listSubTree(tree, listTerm, hasFlag(newCtx, allowIndex))
-					indexTk := NewToken(listTerm.tk.row, listTerm.tk.col, SymIndex, listTerm.source())
-					indexTerm := newTerm(indexTk)
-					if err = tree.addTerm(indexTerm); err == nil {
-						err = tree.addTerm(listTerm)
-					}
-				} else {
-					err = tree.addTerm(listTerm)
-				}
-				currentTerm = listTerm
 			}
 		case SymOpenBrace:
 			if currentTerm != nil && currentTerm.symbol() == SymColon {
 				err = currentTerm.Errorf(`selector-case outside of a selector context`)
 			} else {
 				var mapTerm *term
-				if mapTerm, err = parser.parseDictionary(scanner, allowVarRef); err == nil {
+				if mapTerm, err = parser.parseDictionary(scanner, ctx); err == nil {
 					err = tree.addTerm(mapTerm)
 					currentTerm = mapTerm
 				}
 			}
-		case SymEqual:
+		case SymEqual, SymPlusEqual, SymMinusEqual, SymStarEqual, SymSlashEqual, SymPercEqual, SymAmpersandEqual, SymVertBarEqual, SymDoubleLessEqual, SymDoubleGreaterEqual, SymCaretEqual:
-			// if err = checkPrevSymbol(lastSym, SymIdentifier, tk); err == nil {
+			currentTerm, err = tree.addToken(tk)
-			currentTerm, err = tree.addToken2(tk)
+			firstToken = true
-			// }
 		case SymFuncDef:
 			var funcDefTerm *term
 			if funcDefTerm, err = parser.parseFuncDef(scanner); err == nil {
@@ -419,24 +511,25 @@ func (parser *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarR
 			}
 		case SymDollarRound:
 			var iterDefTerm *term
-			if iterDefTerm, err = parser.parseIterDef(scanner, allowVarRef); err == nil {
+			if iterDefTerm, err = parser.parseIterDef(scanner, ctx); err == nil {
 				err = tree.addTerm(iterDefTerm)
 				currentTerm = iterDefTerm
 			}
 		case SymIdentifier:
-			if tk.source[0] == '@' && !allowVarRef {
+			if tk.source[0] == '@' && !hasFlag(ctx, 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 = parser.parseSelector(scanner, tree, allowVarRef); err == nil {
+			if selectorTerm, err = parser.parseSelector(scanner, tree, ctx); err == nil {
 				currentTerm = selectorTerm
+				addFlags(ctx, selectorContext)
 			}
 		case SymColon, SymDoubleColon:
 			var caseTerm *term
 			if selectorTerm != nil {
-				if caseTerm, err = parser.parseSelectorCase(scanner, allowVarRef, tk.Sym == SymDoubleColon); err == nil {
+				if caseTerm, err = parser.parseSelectorCase(scanner, ctx, tk.Sym == SymDoubleColon); err == nil {
 					addSelectorCase(selectorTerm, caseTerm)
 					currentTerm = caseTerm
 					if tk.Sym == SymDoubleColon {
@@ -444,31 +537,35 @@ func (parser *parser) parseGeneral(scanner *scanner, allowForest bool, allowVarR
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
-				currentTerm, err = tree.addToken2(tk)
+				currentTerm, err = tree.addToken(tk)
-			}
+				if tk.IsOneOfA(SymColon, SymRange) {
-			if tk.IsSymbol(SymColon) {
 					// Colon outside a selector term acts like a separator
 					firstToken = true
 				}
+			}
 		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 {
 			selectorTerm = nil
-
+			remFlags(ctx, selectorContext)
 		}
 		// lastSym = tk.Sym
 	}
+
 	if err == nil {
+		if !tk.IsOneOf(termSymbols) {
+			var symDesc string
+			if tk.IsSymbol(SymError) {
+				symDesc = tk.ErrorText()
+			} else {
+				symDesc = SymToString(tk.Sym)
+			}
+			err = tk.ErrorExpectedGotStringWithPrefix("expected one of", SymListToString(termSymbols, true), symDesc)
+		} else {
 			err = tk.Error()
 		}
+	}
 	return
 }
-
-// func checkPrevSymbol(lastSym, wantedSym Symbol, tk *Token) (err error) {
-// 	if lastSym != wantedSym {
-// 		err = fmt.Errorf(`assign operator (%q) must be preceded by a variable`, tk.source)
-// 	}
-// 	return
-// }

plugins.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package expr
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"plugin"
 	"strings"
@@ -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
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ func DefaultTranslations() map[Symbol]Symbol {
 		SymKwAnd:           SymAnd,
 		SymDoubleVertBar:   SymOr,
 		SymKwOr:            SymOr,
-		SymTilde:           SymNot,
+		// SymTilde:           SymNot,
 		SymKwNot:       SymNot,
 		SymLessGreater: SymNotEqual,
 	}
@@ -74,6 +75,16 @@ func (scanner *scanner) unreadChar() (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (scanner *scanner) UnreadToken() (err error) {
+	if scanner.stage == nil {
+		scanner.stage = scanner.current
+		scanner.current = scanner.prev
+	} else {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("staging already present, currently one level only of staging is allowed")
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func (scanner *scanner) lastPos() (r, c int) {
 	if scanner.prev != nil {
 		r = scanner.prev.row
@@ -89,7 +100,12 @@ func (scanner *scanner) Previous() *Token {
 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
 }
 
@@ -108,6 +124,8 @@ func (scanner *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
 				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoublePlus, ch, next)
 			} else if next == '=' {
 				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymPlusEqual, ch, next)
+			} else if next == '>' {
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymPlusGreater, ch, next)
 			} else {
 				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymPlus, ch)
 			}
@@ -124,6 +142,8 @@ func (scanner *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
 				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 = scanner.makeToken(SymStar, ch)
 			}
@@ -131,6 +151,8 @@ func (scanner *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
 			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '*' {
 				scanner.readChar()
 				tk = scanner.fetchBlockComment()
+			} else if next, _ = scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymSlashEqual, ch, next)
 			} else if next == '/' {
 				scanner.readChar()
 				tk = scanner.fetchOnLineComment()
@@ -147,13 +169,19 @@ func (scanner *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
 		case '|':
 			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '|' {
 				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleVertBar, ch, next)
+			} else if next, _ = scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymVertBarEqual, ch, next)
 			} else {
 				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymVertBar, ch)
 			}
 		case ',':
 			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymComma, ch)
 		case '^':
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymCaretEqual, ch, next)
+			} else {
 				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymCaret, ch)
+			}
 		case ':':
 			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == ':' {
 				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleColon, ch, next)
@@ -212,11 +240,17 @@ func (scanner *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
 		case '&':
 			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '&' {
 				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleAmpersand, ch, next)
+			} else if next, _ = scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymAmpersandEqual, ch, next)
 			} else {
 				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymAmpersand, ch)
 			}
 		case '%':
+			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymPercEqual, ch, next)
+			} else {
 				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymPercent, ch)
+			}
 		case '#':
 			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymHash, ch)
 		case '@':
@@ -245,9 +279,18 @@ func (scanner *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
 			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
 				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymLessOrEqual, ch, next)
 			} else if next == '<' {
-				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymAppend, ch, next)
+				scanner.readChar()
+				next2, _ := scanner.readChar()
+				scanner.unreadChar()
+				if next2 == '=' {
+					tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleLessEqual, ch, next, next2)
+				} else {
+					tk = scanner.accept(SymDoubleLess, ch, next)
+				}
 			} else if next == '>' {
 				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymLessGreater, ch, next)
+			} else if next == '+' {
+				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymLessPlus, ch, next)
 			} else {
 				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymLess, ch)
 			}
@@ -255,7 +298,14 @@ func (scanner *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
 			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == '=' {
 				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymGreaterOrEqual, ch, next)
 			} else if next == '>' {
-				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymInsert, ch, next)
+				scanner.readChar()
+				next2, _ := scanner.readChar()
+				scanner.unreadChar()
+				if next2 == '=' {
+					tk = scanner.moveOn(SymDoubleGreaterEqual, ch, next, next2)
+				} else {
+					tk = scanner.accept(SymDoubleGreater, ch, next)
+				}
 			} else {
 				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymGreater, ch)
 			}
@@ -269,11 +319,11 @@ func (scanner *scanner) fetchNextToken() (tk *Token) {
 				tk = scanner.makeToken(SymDollar, ch)
 			}
 		case '(':
-			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == ')' {
+			//			if next, _ := scanner.peek(); next == ')' {
-				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymOpenClosedRound, ch, next)
+			//				tk = scanner.moveOn(SymOpenClosedRound, ch, next)
-			} else {
+			//			} else {
 			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymOpenRound, ch)
-			}
+			//			}
 		case ')':
 			tk = scanner.makeToken(SymClosedRound, ch)
 		case '[':
@@ -440,7 +490,7 @@ func (scanner *scanner) parseNumber(firstCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 		tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(err)
 	} else {
 		var value any
-		err = scanner.sync(err)	// TODO: Check this function
+		_ = scanner.sync(err) // TODO: Check this function
 		txt := sb.String()
 		if sym == SymFloat {
 			value, err = strconv.ParseFloat(txt, 64)
@@ -572,7 +622,7 @@ func (scanner *scanner) fetchString(termCh byte) (tk *Token) {
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		if err == io.EOF {
-			tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(errors.New("missing string termination \""))
+			tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(errors.New(string(termCh)))
 		} else {
 			tk = scanner.makeErrorToken(err)
 		}
@@ -610,9 +660,16 @@ func (scanner *scanner) translate(sym Symbol) Symbol {
 
 func (scanner *scanner) moveOn(sym Symbol, chars ...byte) (tk *Token) {
 	tk = NewToken(scanner.row, scanner.column, scanner.translate(sym), string(chars))
-	for i := 1; i < len(chars); i++ {
+	// for i := 1; i < len(chars); i++ {
+	if len(chars) > 1 {
 		scanner.readChar()
 	}
+	// }
+	return
+}
+
+func (scanner *scanner) accept(sym Symbol, chars ...byte) (tk *Token) {
+	tk = NewToken(scanner.row, scanner.column, scanner.translate(sym), string(chars))
 	return
 }
 

simple-store.go

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ func NewSimpleStore() *SimpleStore {
 	return ctx
 }
 
+func (ss *SimpleStore) Init() {
+	ss.varStore = make(map[string]any)
+	ss.funcStore = make(map[string]ExprFunc)
+}
+
 func filterRefName(name string) bool  { return name[0] != '@' }
 //func filterPrivName(name string) bool { return name[0] != '_' }
 
@@ -132,6 +137,14 @@ 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 +154,11 @@ 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 +177,18 @@ 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-map.go

@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// Symbol.go
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var symbolMap map[Symbol]symbolSpec
+
+type symbolClass int16
+
+const (
+	symClassOperator symbolClass = iota
+	symClassCommand
+	symClassIdentifier
+	symClassDelimiter
+	symClassParenthesis
+	symClassDeclaration
+	symClassValue
+	symClassOther
+)
+
+type symbolSpec struct {
+	repr   string
+	kind   symbolClass
+	opType termPosition
+}
+
+func init() {
+
+	symbolMap = map[Symbol]symbolSpec{
+		SymUnknown:            {"<unknown>", symClassOther, posLeaf},  //  -1: Unknown symbol
+		SymNone:               {"<null>", symClassOther, posLeaf},     //   0: Null value for variable of type symbol
+		SymError:              {"<error>", symClassOther, posLeaf},    //   1: Error reading from stream
+		SymEos:                {"<eos>", symClassOther, posLeaf},      //   2: End of stream
+		SymMinus:              {"-", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //   3: '-'
+		SymMinusEqual:         {"-=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //   4: '-='
+		SymDoubleMinus:        {"--", symClassOperator, posPostfix},   //   5: '--'
+		SymPlus:               {"+", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //   6: '+'
+		SymPlusEqual:          {"+=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //   7: '+='
+		SymDoublePlus:         {"++", symClassOperator, posPostfix},   //   8: '++'
+		SymStar:               {"*", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //   9: '*'
+		SymDoubleStar:         {"**", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  10: '**'
+		SymSlash:              {"/", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  11: '/'
+		SymBackSlash:          {"\\", symClassOperator, posLeaf},      //  12: '\'
+		SymVertBar:            {"|", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  13: '|'
+		SymDoubleVertBar:      {"||", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  14: '||'
+		SymComma:              {",", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  15: ','
+		SymColon:              {":", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  16: ':'
+		SymSemiColon:          {";", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  17: ';'
+		SymDot:                {".", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  18: '.'
+		SymDotSlash:           {"./", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  19: './'
+		SymQuote:              {"'", symClassDelimiter, posLeaf},      //  20: '\''
+		SymDoubleQuote:        {"\"", symClassDelimiter, posLeaf},     //  21: '"'
+		SymBackTick:           {"`", symClassDelimiter, posLeaf},      //  22: '`'
+		SymExclamation:        {"!", symClassOperator, posPostfix},    //  23: '!'
+		SymQuestion:           {"?", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  24: '?'
+		SymAmpersand:          {"&", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  25: '&'
+		SymDoubleAmpersand:    {"&&", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  26: '&&'
+		SymPercent:            {"%", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  27: '%'
+		SymAt:                 {"@", symClassOperator, posPrefix},     //  28: '@'
+		SymUndescore:          {"_", symClassIdentifier, posLeaf},     //  29: '_'
+		SymEqual:              {"=", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  30: '='
+		SymDoubleEqual:        {"==", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  31: '=='
+		SymLess:               {"<", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  32: '<'
+		SymLessOrEqual:        {"<=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  33: '<='
+		SymGreater:            {">", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  34: '>'
+		SymGreaterOrEqual:     {">=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  35: '>='
+		SymLessGreater:        {"<>", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  36: '<>'
+		SymNotEqual:           {"!=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  37: '!='
+		SymDollar:             {"$", symClassOperator, posPrefix},     //  38: '$'
+		SymHash:               {"#", symClassOperator, posPrefix},     //  39: '#'
+		SymOpenRound:          {"(", symClassParenthesis, posPrefix},  //  40: '('
+		SymClosedRound:        {")", symClassParenthesis, posPostfix}, //  41: ')'
+		SymOpenSquare:         {"[", symClassParenthesis, posPrefix},  //  42: '['
+		SymClosedSquare:       {"]", symClassParenthesis, posPostfix}, //  43: ']'
+		SymOpenBrace:          {"{", symClassParenthesis, posPrefix},  //  44: '{'
+		SymClosedBrace:        {"}", symClassParenthesis, posPostfix}, //  45: '}'
+		SymTilde:              {"~", symClassOperator, posPrefix},     //  46: '~'
+		SymDoubleQuestion:     {"??", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  47: '??'
+		SymQuestionEqual:      {"?=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  48: '?='
+		SymQuestionExclam:     {"?!", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  49: '?!'
+		SymDoubleAt:           {"@@", symClassCommand, posLeaf},       //  50: '@@'
+		SymDoubleColon:        {"::", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  51: '::'
+		SymDoubleGreater:      {">>", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  52: '>>'
+		SymDoubleLess:         {"<<", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  53: '<<'
+		SymCaret:              {"^", symClassOperator, posInfix},      //  54: '^'
+		SymDollarRound:        {"$(", symClassOperator, posPrefix},    //  55: '$('
+		SymOpenClosedRound:    {"()", symClassOperator, posPostfix},   //  56: '()'
+		SymDoubleDollar:       {"$$", symClassCommand, posLeaf},       //  57: '$$'
+		SymDoubleDot:          {"..", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  58: '..'
+		SymTripleDot:          {"...", symClassOperator, posPostfix},  //  59: '...'
+		SymStarEqual:          {"*=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  60: '*='
+		SymSlashEqual:         {"/=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  61: '/='
+		SymPercEqual:          {"%=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  62: '%='
+		SymDoubleLessEqual:    {"<<=", symClassOperator, posInfix},    //  63: '<<='
+		SymDoubleGreaterEqual: {">>=", symClassOperator, posInfix},    //  64: '>>='
+		SymAmpersandEqual:     {"&=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  65: '&='
+		SymVertBarEqual:       {"|=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  65: '|='
+		SymCaretEqual:         {"^=", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  66: '^='
+		SymPlusGreater:        {"+>", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  67: '+>'
+		SymLessPlus:           {"<+", symClassOperator, posInfix},     //  68: '<+'
+		SymPreInc:             {"++", symClassOperator, posPrefix},    //    : '++'
+		SymPreDec:             {"--", symClassOperator, posPrefix},    //    : '--'
+		// SymChangeSign
+		// SymUnchangeSign
+		// SymIdentifier
+		// SymBool
+		// SymInteger
+		// SymVariable
+		// SymFloat
+		// SymFraction
+		// SymString
+		// SymIterator
+		// SymOr:  "or",
+		// SymAnd: "and",
+		// SymNot: "not",
+		// SymComment
+		// SymFuncCall
+		// SymFuncDef
+		// SymList
+		// SymDict
+		// SymIndex
+		// SymExpression
+		// SymSelector     // <selector> ::= <expr> "?" <selector-case> {":" <selector-case>} ["::" <default-selector-case>]
+		// SymSelectorCase // <selector-case> ::= [<list>] "{" <multi-expr> "}"
+		// // SymOpenComment                       //   0: '/*'
+		// // SymClosedComment                     //   0: '*/'
+		// // SymOneLineComment                    //   0: '//'
+		// keywordBase
+		SymKwAnd:     {"and", symClassOperator, posInfix},
+		SymKwNot:     {"not", symClassOperator, posInfix},
+		SymKwOr:      {"or", symClassOperator, posInfix},
+		SymKwBut:     {"but", symClassOperator, posInfix},
+		SymKwFunc:    {"func(", symClassDeclaration, posPrefix},
+		SymKwBuiltin: {"builtin", symClassOperator, posPrefix},
+		SymKwPlugin:  {"plugin", symClassOperator, posPrefix},
+		SymKwIn:      {"in", symClassOperator, posInfix},
+		SymKwInclude: {"include", symClassOperator, posPrefix},
+		SymKwNil:     {"nil", symClassValue, posLeaf},
+		SymKwUnset:   {"unset", symClassOperator, posPrefix},
+	}
+}
+
+func SymToString(sym Symbol) string {
+	if s, ok := symbolMap[sym]; ok {
+		return s.repr
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+func SymListToString(symList []Symbol, quote bool) string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	if len(symList) == 0 {
+		sb.WriteString("<nothing>")
+	} else {
+		for _, sym := range symList {
+			if sb.Len() > 0 {
+				sb.WriteByte(',')
+				sb.WriteByte(' ')
+			}
+			if quote {
+				sb.WriteByte('`')
+			}
+			sb.WriteString(SymToString(sym))
+			if quote {
+				sb.WriteByte('`')
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+func StringEndsWithOperator(s string) bool {
+	return endingOperator(s) != SymNone
+}
+
+func endingOperator(s string) (sym Symbol) {
+	var matchLength = 0
+	sym = SymNone
+	lower := strings.TrimRight(strings.ToLower(s), " \t")
+	for symbol, spec := range symbolMap {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(lower, spec.repr) {
+			if len(spec.repr) > matchLength {
+				matchLength = len(spec.repr)
+				if spec.kind == symClassOperator && (spec.opType == posInfix || spec.opType == posPrefix) {
+					sym = symbol
+				} else {
+					sym = SymNone
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}

symbol.go

@@ -60,16 +60,29 @@ const (
 	SymQuestionExclam                       //  49: '?!'
 	SymDoubleAt                             //  50: '@@'
 	SymDoubleColon                          //  51: '::'
-	SymInsert                            //  52: '>>'
+	SymDoubleGreater                        //  52: '>>'
-	SymAppend                            //  53: '<<'
+	SymDoubleLess                           //  53: '<<'
 	SymCaret                                //  54: '^'
 	SymDollarRound                          //  55: '$('
 	SymOpenClosedRound                      //  56: '()'
 	SymDoubleDollar                         //  57: '$$'
 	SymDoubleDot                            //  58: '..'
 	SymTripleDot                            //  59: '...'
+	SymStarEqual                            //  60: '*='
+	SymSlashEqual                           //  61: '/='
+	SymPercEqual                            //  62: '%='
+	SymDoubleLessEqual                      //  63: '<<='
+	SymDoubleGreaterEqual                   //  64: '>>='
+	SymAmpersandEqual                       //  65: '&='
+	SymVertBarEqual                         //  65: '|='
+	SymCaretEqual                           //  66: '^='
+	SymPlusGreater                          //  67: '+>'
+	SymLessPlus                             //  68: '<+'
 	SymChangeSign
 	SymUnchangeSign
+	SymDereference
+	SymPreInc
+	SymPreDec
 	SymIdentifier
 	SymBool
 	SymInteger
@@ -87,6 +100,7 @@ const (
 	SymList
 	SymDict
 	SymIndex
+	SymRange // [index : index]
 	SymExpression
 	SymSelector     // <selector> ::= <expr> "?" <selector-case> {":" <selector-case>} ["::" <default-selector-case>]
 	SymSelectorCase // <selector-case> ::= [<list>] "{" <multi-expr> "}"
@@ -106,6 +120,7 @@ const (
 	SymKwIn
 	SymKwInclude
 	SymKwNil
+	SymKwUnset
 )
 
 var keywords map[string]Symbol
@@ -123,5 +138,6 @@ 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

@@ -26,12 +26,13 @@ func TestBool(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  12 */ {`true or false`, true, nil},
 		/*  13 */ {`true or []`, true, nil},
 		/*  14 */ {`[] or false`, nil, errors.New(`got list as left operand type of 'OR' operator, it must be bool`)},
+		/*  15 */ {`!true`, false, nil},
 		/*  13 */ //{`true or []`, nil, errors.New(`[1:8] left operand 'true' [bool] and right operand '[]' [list] are not compatible with operator "OR"`)},
 	}
 
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 1)
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 15)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }
 

t_builtin-base_test.go

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestFuncBase(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   7 */ {`int(3.9)`, int64(3), nil},
 		/*   8 */ {`int("432")`, int64(432), nil},
 		/*   9 */ {`int("1.5")`, nil, `strconv.Atoi: parsing "1.5": invalid syntax`},
-		/*  10 */ {`int("432", 4)`, nil, `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, `int(): can't convert nil to int`},
 		/*  12 */ {`isInt(2+1)`, true, nil},
 		/*  13 */ {`isInt(3.1)`, false, nil},
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ func TestFuncBase(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  16 */ {`isString("3" + 1)`, true, nil},
 		/*  17 */ {`isList(["3",  1])`, true, nil},
 		/*  18 */ {`isDict({"a":"3",  "b":1})`, true, nil},
-		/*  19 */ {`isFract(1|3)`, true, nil},
+		/*  19 */ {`isFract(1:3)`, true, nil},
-		/*  20 */ {`isFract(3|1)`, false, nil},
+		/*  20 */ {`isFract(3:1)`, false, nil},
-		/*  21 */ {`isRational(3|1)`, true, nil},
+		/*  21 */ {`isRational(3:1)`, true, nil},
 		/*  22 */ {`fract("2.2(3)")`, newFraction(67, 30), nil},
 		/*  23 */ {`fract("1.21(3)")`, newFraction(91, 75), nil},
 		/*  24 */ {`fract(1.21(3))`, newFraction(91, 75), nil},
@@ -41,25 +41,32 @@ 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, `[1:11] missing string termination "`},
+		/*  30 */ {`dec(true")`, nil, "[1:11] expected one of `,`, `)`, got `\"`"},
 		/*  31 */ {`dec()`, nil, `dec(): too few params -- expected 1, got 0`},
-		/*  32 */ {`dec(1,2,3)`, nil, `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},
+		/*  34 */ {`fract(1:2)`, newFraction(1, 2), nil},
 		/*  35 */ {`fract(12,2)`, newFraction(6, 1), nil},
 		/*  36 */ {`bool(2)`, true, nil},
-		/*  37 */ {`bool(1|2)`, true, nil},
+		/*  37 */ {`bool(1:2)`, true, nil},
 		/*  38 */ {`bool(1.0)`, true, nil},
 		/*  39 */ {`bool("1")`, true, nil},
 		/*  40 */ {`bool(false)`, false, nil},
-		/*  41 */ {`bool([1])`, nil, `bool(): can't convert list to bool`},
+		/*  41 */ {`bool([1])`, true, nil},
-		/*  42 */ {`dec(false)`, float64(0), nil},
+		/*  42 */ {`bool([])`, false, nil},
-		/*  43 */ {`dec(1|2)`, float64(0.5), nil},
+		/*  43 */ {`bool({})`, false, nil},
-		/*  44 */ {`dec([1])`, nil, `dec(): can't convert list to float`},
+		/*  44 */ {`bool({1:"one"})`, true, nil},
+		/*  45 */ {`dec(false)`, float64(0), nil},
+		/*  46 */ {`dec(1:2)`, float64(0.5), nil},
+		/*  47 */ {`dec([1])`, nil, `dec(): can't convert list to float`},
+		/*  48 */ {`eval("a=3"); a`, int64(3), nil},
+		/*  49 */ {`int(5:2)`, int64(2), nil},
+
 		// /*  45 */ {`string([1])`, nil, `string(): can't convert list to string`},
 	}
 
 	t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 49)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_builtin-fmt_test.go

@@ -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")
 
-	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 1)
+	//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

@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ func TestFuncMathArith(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   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", ".")
 
-	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 1)
+	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 10)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_builtin-os-file_test.go

@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ func TestFuncOs(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 1)
+	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 2)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_builtin-string_test.go

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestFuncString(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   1 */ {`builtin "string"; strJoin("-", "one", "two", "three")`, "one-two-three", nil},
 		/*   2 */ {`builtin "string"; strJoin("-", ["one", "two", "three"])`, "one-two-three", nil},
 		/*   3 */ {`builtin "string"; ls= ["one", "two", "three"]; strJoin("-", ls)`, "one-two-three", nil},
-		/*   4 */ {`builtin "string"; ls= ["one", "two", "three"]; strJoin(1, ls)`, nil, `strJoin(): the "separator" parameter must be a string, got a integer (1)`},
+		/*   4 */ {`builtin "string"; ls= ["one", "two", "three"]; strJoin(1, ls)`, nil, `strJoin(): the "separator" parameter must be a string, got an integer (1)`},
 		/*   5 */ {`builtin "string"; ls= ["one", 2, "three"]; strJoin("-", ls)`, nil, `strJoin(): expected string, got integer (2)`},
 		/*   6 */ {`builtin "string"; "<"+strTrim("  bye bye  ")+">"`, "<bye bye>", nil},
 		/*   7 */ {`builtin "string"; strSub("0123456789", 1,2)`, "12", nil},
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ func TestFuncString(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  17 */ {`builtin "string"; strSplit("one-two-three", "-")`, newListA("one", "two", "three"), nil},
 		/*  18 */ {`builtin "string"; strJoin("-", [1, "two", "three"])`, nil, `strJoin(): expected string, got integer (1)`},
 		/*  19 */ {`builtin "string"; strJoin()`, nil, `strJoin(): too few params -- expected 1 or more, got 0`},
+		/*  20 */ {`builtin "string"; strUpper("StOp")`, "STOP", nil},
+		/*  21 */ {`builtin "string"; strLower("StOp")`, "stop", nil},
 
 		/*  69 */ /*{`builtin "string"; $$global`, `vars: {
 		}

t_common_test.go

@@ -42,6 +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++
@@ -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 != wantErr {
 		if wantErr == nil || gotErr == nil || (gotErr.Error() != wantErr.Error()) {
-			t.Errorf("%d: %q -> got-err = <%v>, expected-err = <%v>", count, input.source, gotErr, 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},
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ 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

t_expr_test.go

@@ -17,10 +17,24 @@ 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; a`, int64(4), nil},
+		/*   7 */ {`a=3; a-=1; a`, int64(2), nil},
+		/*   8 */ {`a=3; a*=2; a`, 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`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*  12 */ {`*=2`, nil, `[1:2] infix operator "*=" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
+		/*  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 */ {`true ? {"a"} :: {"b"}`, "a", nil},
+		/*  18 */ {`$$`, NewDict(map[any]any{"variables": NewDict(nil), "functions": NewDict(nil)}), nil},
+		///*  19 */ {`$$global`, NewDict(map[any]any{"variables": NewDict(nil), "functions": NewDict(nil)}), nil},
+		/*  19 */ {`
 		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 +46,6 @@ func TestExpr(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// parserTestSpec(t, section, inputs, 3)
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 18)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_fractions_test.go

@@ -11,35 +11,39 @@ import (
 func TestFractionsParser(t *testing.T) {
 	section := "Fraction"
 	inputs := []inputType{
-		/*   1 */ {`1|2`, newFraction(1, 2), nil},
+		/*   1 */ {`1:2`, newFraction(1, 2), nil},
-		/*   2 */ {`1|2 + 1`, newFraction(3, 2), nil},
+		/*   2 */ {`1:2 + 1`, newFraction(3, 2), nil},
-		/*   3 */ {`1|2 - 1`, newFraction(-1, 2), nil},
+		/*   3 */ {`1:2 - 1`, newFraction(-1, 2), nil},
-		/*   4 */ {`1|2 * 1`, newFraction(1, 2), nil},
+		/*   4 */ {`1:2 * 1`, newFraction(1, 2), nil},
-		/*   5 */ {`1|2 * 2|3`, newFraction(2, 6), nil},
+		/*   5 */ {`1:2 * 2:3`, newFraction(2, 6), nil},
-		/*   6 */ {`1|2 / 2|3`, newFraction(3, 4), nil},
+		/*   6 */ {`1:2 / 2:3`, newFraction(3, 4), nil},
-		/*   7 */ {`1|"5"`, nil, `denominator must be integer, got string (5)`},
+		/*   7 */ {`1:"5"`, nil, `denominator must be integer, got string (5)`},
-		/*   8 */ {`"1"|5`, nil, `numerator must be integer, got string (1)`},
+		/*   8 */ {`"1":5`, nil, `numerator must be integer, got string (1)`},
-		/*   9 */ {`1|+5`, nil, `[1:3] infix operator "|" requires two non-nil operands, got 1`},
+		/*   9 */ {`1:+5`, newFraction(1, 5), nil},
-		/*  10 */ {`1|(-2)`, newFraction(-1, 2), nil},
+		/*  10 */ {`1:(-2)`, newFraction(-1, 2), nil},
-		/*  11 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; add(1|2, 2|3)`, newFraction(7, 6), 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},
+		/*  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},
+		/*  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},
+		/*  14 */ {`builtin "math.arith"; mul(1:2, 1.0, 2)`, float64(1.0), nil},
-		/*  15 */ {`1|0`, nil, `division by zero`},
+		/*  15 */ {`1:0`, nil, `[1:3] division by zero`},
 		/*  16 */ {`fract(-0.5)`, newFraction(-1, 2), nil},
 		/*  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), `strconv.ParseInt: parsing "1a": invalid syntax`},
 		/*  21 */ {`fract(1,0)`, nil, `fract(): division by zero`},
-		/*  22 */ {`string(1|2)`, "1|2", nil},
+		/*  22 */ {`string(1:2)`, "1:2", nil},
+		/*  23 */ {`1+1:2+0.5`, float64(2), nil},
+		/*  24 */ {`1:(2-2)`, nil, `[1:3] division by zero`},
+		/*  25 */ {`[0,1][1-1]:1`, newFraction(0, 1), nil},
 	}
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 25)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }
 
 func TestFractionToStringSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	source := newFraction(1, 2)
-	want := "1|2"
+	want := "1:2"
 	got := source.ToString(0)
 	if got != want {
 		t.Errorf(`(1,2) -> result = %v [%T], want = %v [%T]`, got, got, want, want)
@@ -55,10 +59,9 @@ func TestFractionToStringMultiline(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TODO Check this test: the output string ends with a space
+func TestToStringMultilineTty(t *testing.T) {
-func _TestToStringMultilineTty(t *testing.T) {
 	source := newFraction(-1, 2)
-	want := "\x1b[4m-1\x1b[0m\n2"
+	want := "\x1b[4m-1\x1b[0m\n 2"
 	got := source.ToString(MultiLine | TTY)
 	if got != want {
 		t.Errorf(`(1,2) -> result = %#v [%T], want = %#v [%T]`, got, got, want, want)

t_funcs_test.go

@@ -24,23 +24,30 @@ func TestFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  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, `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, `[1:16] can't mix default and non-default parameters`},
-		/*  17 */ {`f=func(x,n){1}; f(3,4,)`, nil, `[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 */ {`m={}; m["f"]=func(){3}; m["f"]()`, int64(3), 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`},
+		/*  25 */ {`f=func(x,x){x}`, nil, `[1:11] parameter "x" at position 2 already defined at position 1`},
+		//		/*  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, 20)
+	//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
 }
 
@@ -53,7 +60,6 @@ func TestFunctionToStringSimple(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-
 func TestFunctionGetFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	source := NewGolangFunctor(dummy)
 	want := ExprFunc(nil)
@@ -62,3 +68,27 @@ func TestFunctionGetFunc(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf(`(func() -> result = %v [%T], want = %v [%T]`, got, got, want, want)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGoFunction(t *testing.T) {
+	section := "Funcs"
+	inputs := []inputType{
+		/*   1 */ {`myName()`, "Celestino Amoroso", nil},
+		/*   2 */ {`myName("Peppino")`, "Peppino", nil},
+	}
+
+	myName := func(ctx ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+		var ok bool
+		if result, ok = args["name"].(string); !ok {
+			err = ErrWrongParamType(name, "name", TypeString, args["name"])
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx := NewSimpleStore()
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("myName", NewGolangFunctor(myName), TypeString, []ExprFuncParam{
+		NewFuncParamFlagDef("name", PfOptional|PfDefault, "Celestino Amoroso"),
+	})
+
+	runCtxTestSuite(t, ctx, section, inputs)
+
+}

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

@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ 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, `[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] invalid range specification`},
+		/*   6 */ {`"abcdef"[((1>0)?{1}:{0}):3]`, "bc", nil},
+		/*   7 */ {`"abcdef"[[0,1][0]:1]`, "a", nil},
 	}
 
 	t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
 
-	// parserTestSpec(t, section, inputs, 5)
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 5)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

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

@@ -9,20 +9,30 @@ 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=$(ds,"test-resources/int.list"); it++; it.index`, int64(0), nil},
-		/*   9 */ {`include "test-resources/file-reader.expr"; it=$(ds,"test-resources/int.list"); it.clean`, true, nil},
+		/*   9 */ {`include "test-resources/file-reader.expr"; it=$(ds,"test-resources/int.list"); it.clean`, nil, nil},
 		/*  10 */ {`it=$(1,2,3); it++`, int64(1), nil},
 		/*  11 */ {`it=$(1,2,3); it++; it.reset; it++`, int64(1), nil},
-//		/*  12 */ {`include "test-resources/filter.expr"; it=$(ds,10); 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=$(ds,10); it++`, int64(2), nil},
+		/*  17 */ {`it=$({"next":func(){5}}); it++`, int64(5), nil},
+		/*  18 */ {`it=$({"next":func(){5}}); it.clean`, nil, nil},
+		/*  19 */ {`it=$({1:"one",2:"two",3:"three"}); it++`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*  20 */ {`it=$({1:"one",2:"two",3:"three"}, "default", "value"); it++`, "one", nil},
+		/*  21 */ {`it=$({1:"one",2:"two",3:"three"}, "desc", "key"); it++`, int64(3), nil},
+		/*  22 */ {`it=$({1:"one",2:"two",3:"three"}, "asc", "item"); it++`, NewList([]any{int64(1), "one"}), nil},
 	}
 
-	//runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 12)
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 20)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_list_test.go

@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ func TestListParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   9 */ {`mul([1,4,3.0,2])`, float64(24.0), nil},
 		/*  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},
+		/*  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},
+		/*  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},
@@ -33,25 +33,25 @@ func TestListParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  19 */ {`["a", "b", "c"]`, newList([]any{"a", "b", "c"}), nil},
 		/*  20 */ {`#["a", "b", "c"]`, int64(3), nil},
 		/*  21 */ {`"b" in ["a", "b", "c"]`, true, nil},
-		/*  22 */ {`a=[1,2]; (a)<<3`, newListA(int64(1), int64(2), int64(3)), nil},
+		/*  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},
+		/*  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, `[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, `[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, `[1:4] left operand '2' [integer] and right operand '3' [integer] are not compatible with operator "<<"`},
+		/*  28 */ {`2 << 3;`, int64(16), nil},
-		/*  29 */ {`but >> ["a", "b", "c"]`, nil, `[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, `[1:4] left operand '2' [integer] and right operand '3' [integer] are not compatible with operator ">>"`},
+		/*  30 */ {`2 >> 3;`, int64(0), nil},
-		/*  31 */ {`a=[1,2]; a<<3`, newListA(int64(1), int64(2), int64(3)), nil},
+		/*  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},
+		/*  32 */ {`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},
+		/*  33 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[0]=9; L`, newListA(int64(9), int64(2)), nil},
-		/*  35 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[5]=9; L`, nil, `index 5 out of bounds (0, 1)`},
+		/*  34 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[5]=9; L`, nil, `index 5 out of bounds (0, 1)`},
-		/*  36 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[]=9; L`, nil, `[1:12] index/key specification expected, got [] [list]`},
+		/*  35 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[]=9; L`, nil, `[1:12] index/key specification expected, got [] [list]`},
-		/*  37 */ {`L=[1,2]; L[nil]=9;`, nil, `[1:12] index/key is nil`},
+		/*  36 */ {`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},
+		/*  37 */ {`[0,1,2,3,4][2:3]`, newListA(int64(2)), nil},
-		/*  39 */ {`[0,1,2,3,4][3:-1]`, newListA(int64(3)), nil},
+		/*  38 */ {`[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},
+		/*  30 */ {`[0,1,2,3,4][-3:-1]`, newListA(int64(2), int64(3)), nil},
-		/*  41 */ {`[0,1,2,3,4][0:]`, newListA(int64(0), int64(1), int64(2), int64(3), int64(4)), nil},
+		/*  40 */ {`[0,1,2,3,4][0:]`, newListA(int64(0), int64(1), int64(2), int64(3), int64(4)), nil},
 	}
 
 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")

t_operator_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// 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},
+		/*   4 */ {`a=1; a<<=1+0`, int64(2), nil},
+		/*   5 */ {`a=2; a>>=1+0`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*   6 */ {`1<<1`, int64(2), nil},
+		/*   7 */ {`1>>1`, int64(0), nil},
+		/*   8 */ {`1|2`, int64(3), nil},
+		/*   9 */ {`a=1; a|=2`, int64(3), nil},
+		/*  10 */ {`3&1`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*  11 */ {`a=3; a&=1`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*  12 */ {`~1`, int64(-2), nil},
+		/*  13 */ {`0x10`, int64(16), nil},
+		/*  14 */ {`0x1X`, nil, `[1:5] two adjacent operators: "1" and "X"`},
+		/*  15 */ {`0o10`, int64(8), nil},
+		/*  16 */ {`0b10`, int64(2), nil},
+		/*  17 */ {`~true`, nil, `[1:2] prefix/postfix operator "~" do not support operand 'true' [bool]`},
+		/*  18 */ {`1^2`, int64(3), nil},
+		/*  19 */ {`3^2`, int64(1), nil},
+		/*  19 */ {`a=1; a^=2`, int64(3), nil},
+		/*  20 */ {`a=1; ++a`, int64(2), nil},
+		/*  21 */ {`a=1; --a`, int64(0), nil},
+	}
+
+	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
+
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 4)
+	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
+}

t_parser_test.go

@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ func TestGeneralParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  63 */ {`"1.5" == `, nil, `[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, `[1:2] prefix operator "+" requires one not nil operand`},
+		/*  66 */ {"+", nil, `[1:2] prefix operator "+" requires one non-nil operand`},
-		/*  67 */ {"4 / 0", nil, `division by zero`},
+		/*  67 */ {"4 / 0", nil, `[1:4] division by zero`},
-		/*  68 */ {"4.0 / 0", nil, `division by zero`},
+		/*  68 */ {"4.0 / 0", nil, `[1:6] division by zero`},
 		/*  69 */ {"4.0 / \n2", float64(2.0), nil},
 		/*  70 */ {`123`, int64(123), nil},
 		/*  71 */ {`1.`, float64(1.0), nil},
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ func TestGeneralParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  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},
+		/*  83 */ {`"a" < "b" AND NOT 2 == 1`, true, nil},
-		/*  84 */ {`~ 2 > 1`, false, nil},
+		/*  84 */ {`NOT 2 > 1`, false, nil},
-		/*  85 */ {`~ true && true`, false, nil},
+		/*  85 */ {`nOT true && true`, false, nil},
-		/*  86 */ {`~ false || true`, true, nil},
+		/*  86 */ {`NOT false || true`, true, nil},
 		/*  87 */ {`false but true`, true, nil},
 		/*  88 */ {`2+3 but 5*2`, int64(10), nil},
 		/*  89 */ {`x=2`, int64(2), nil},
@@ -128,22 +128,20 @@ func TestGeneralParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/* 114 */ {`2 + 1 ? {"a"} : {"b"} * 3`, "2bbb", nil},
 		/* 115 */ {`nil`, nil, nil},
 		/* 116 */ {`null`, nil, `undefined variable or function "null"`},
-		/* 117 */ {`{"key"}`, nil, `[1:8] expected ":", got "}"`},
+		/* 117 */ {`{"key"}`, nil, "[1:8] expected `:`, got `}`"},
-		/* 118 */ {`{"key":}`, nil, `[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},
+		/* 121 */ {`1.2()`, newFraction(6, 5), nil},
-		/* 122 */ {`1.2()`, newFraction(6, 5), nil},
+		/* 122 */ {`x="abc"; x ?! #x`, int64(3), nil},
-		/* 123 */ {`1|(2-2)`, nil, `division by zero`},
+		/* 123 */ {`x ?! #x`, nil, `[1:7] prefix/postfix operator "#" do not support operand '<nil>' [nil]`},
-		/* 124 */ {`x="abc"; x ?! #x`, int64(3), nil},
+		/* 124 */ {`x ?! (x+1)`, nil, nil},
-		/* 125 */ {`x ?! #x`, nil, `[1:7] prefix/postfix operator "#" do not support operand '<nil>' [nil]`},
+		/* 125 */ {`"abx" ?! (x+1)`, nil, `[1:6] left operand of "?!" must be a variable`},
-		/* 126 */ {`x ?! (x+1)`, nil, nil},
+		/* 126 */ {`"abx" ?? "pqr"`, nil, `[1:6] left operand of "??" must be a variable`},
-		/* 127 */ {`"abx" ?! (x+1)`, nil, `[1:6] left operand of "?!" must be a variable`},
+		/* 127 */ {`"abx" ?= "pqr"`, 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, 114)
 	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

t_plugin_test.go

@@ -8,11 +8,18 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func _TestImportPlugin(t *testing.T) {
+// 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)
+// 	}
+// }
 
 func TestPluginExists(t *testing.T) {
 	name := "json"

t_relational_test.go

@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ func TestRelational(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   8 */ {`true != false`, true, nil},
 		/*   9 */ {`1.0 != 3.0-2`, false, nil},
 		/*  10 */ {`[1,2] != [2,1]`, true, nil},
-		/*  11 */ {`1|2 == 1|3`, false, nil},
+		/*  11 */ {`1:2 == 1:3`, false, nil},
-		/*  12 */ {`1|2 != 1|3`, true, nil},
+		/*  12 */ {`1:2 != 1:3`, true, nil},
-		/*  13 */ {`1|2 == 4|8`, true, nil},
+		/*  13 */ {`1:2 == 4:8`, true, nil},
 		/*  14 */ {`1 < 8`, true, nil},
 		/*  15 */ {`1 <= 8`, true, nil},
 		/*  16 */ {`"a" < "b"`, true, nil},
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ func TestRelational(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  19 */ {`1.0 <= 8`, true, nil},
 		/*  20 */ {`1.0 <= 1.0`, true, nil},
 		/*  21 */ {`1.0 == 1`, true, nil},
-		/*  22 */ {`1|2 < 1|3`, false, nil},
+		/*  22 */ {`1:2 < 1:3`, false, nil},
-		/*  23 */ {`1|2 <= 1|3`, false, nil},
+		/*  23 */ {`1:2 <= 1:3`, false, nil},
-		/*  24 */ {`1|2 > 1|3`, true, nil},
+		/*  24 */ {`1:2 > 1:3`, true, nil},
-		/*  25 */ {`1|2 >= 1|3`, true, nil},
+		/*  25 */ {`1:2 >= 1:3`, true, nil},
 		/*  26 */ {`[1,2,3] > [2]`, true, nil},
 		/*  27 */ {`[1,2,3] > [9]`, false, nil},
 		/*  28 */ {`[1,2,3] >= [6]`, false, nil},

t_strings_test.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestStringsParser(t *testing.T) {
+	section := "String"
 	inputs := []inputType{
 		/*  1 */ {`"uno" + "due"`, `unodue`, nil},
 		/*  2 */ {`"uno" + 2`, `uno2`, nil},
@@ -16,6 +17,12 @@ func TestStringsParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  4 */ {`"uno" * (2+1)`, `unounouno`, nil},
 		/*  5 */ {`"abc"[1]`, `b`, nil},
 		/*  6 */ {`#"abc"`, int64(3), nil},
+		/*  7 */ {`"192.168.0.240" / "."`, newListA("192", "168", "0", "240"), nil},
+		/*  8 */ {`("192.168.0.240" / ".")[1]`, "168", nil},
+		/*  9 */ {`"AF3B0Dz" / 2`, newListA("AF", "3B", "0D", "z"), nil},
+		/* 10 */ {`"AF3B0Dz" / 0`, nil, "[1:12] division by zero"},
 	}
-	runTestSuite(t, "String", inputs)
+
+	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 8)
+	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }

term.go

@@ -15,20 +15,26 @@ const (
 	priRange
 	priBut
 	priAssign
+	priInsert
 	priOr
 	priAnd
 	priNot
 	priRelational
+	priBitwiseOr
+	priBitwiseAnd
+	priBitwiseNot
 	priSum
 	priProduct
 	priFraction
 	priSelector
+	priBinShift
 	priSign
 	priFact
 	priIterValue
-	priCoalesce
+	priDefault
 	priIncDec
 	priDot
+	priDereference
 	priValue
 )
 
@@ -53,6 +59,25 @@ type term struct {
 	evalFunc evalFuncType
 }
 
+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
 	term.toString(&sb)
@@ -179,6 +204,10 @@ func (term *term) errIncompatibleType(value any) error {
 		term.source(), value, TypeName(value))
 }
 
+func (term *term) errDivisionByZero() error {
+	return term.tk.Errorf("division by zero")
+}
+
 func (term *term) Errorf(template string, args ...any) (err error) {
 	err = term.tk.Errorf(template, args...)
 	return
@@ -192,11 +221,11 @@ func (term *term) checkOperands() (err error) {
 		}
 	case posPrefix:
 		if term.children == nil || len(term.children) != 1 || term.children[0] == nil {
-			err = term.tk.Errorf("prefix operator %q requires one not nil operand", term.tk.String())
+			err = term.tk.Errorf("prefix operator %q requires one non-nil operand", term.tk.String())
 		}
 	case posPostfix:
 		if term.children == nil || len(term.children) != 1 || term.anyChildrenNil() {
-			err = term.tk.Errorf("postfix operator %q requires one not nil operand", term.tk.String())
+			err = term.tk.Errorf("postfix operator %q requires one non-nil operand", term.tk.String())
 		}
 	case posMultifix:
 		if term.children == nil || len(term.children) < 3 || term.anyChildrenNil() {

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

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ 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)
 		}
@@ -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
 }
@@ -67,10 +71,18 @@ 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 (tk *Token) SetSymbol(sym Symbol) {
+	tk.Sym = sym
+}
+
 func (tk *Token) Errorf(template string, args ...any) (err error) {
 	err = fmt.Errorf(fmt.Sprintf("[%d:%d] ", tk.row, tk.col)+template, args...)
 	return
@@ -85,17 +97,30 @@ func (tk *Token) Error() (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func (tk *Token) ErrorText() (err string) {
+	if tk.Sym == SymError {
+		if msg, ok := tk.Value.(error); ok {
+			err = msg.Error()
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func (tk *Token) Errors(msg string) (err error) {
 	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] %v", tk.row, tk.col, msg)
 	return
 }
 
 func (tk *Token) ErrorExpectedGot(symbol string) (err error) {
-	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected %q, got %q", tk.row, tk.col, symbol, tk)
+	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected `%s`, got `%s`", tk.row, tk.col, symbol, tk)
 	return
 }
 
 func (tk *Token) ErrorExpectedGotString(symbol, got string) (err error) {
-	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] expected %q, got %q", tk.row, tk.col, symbol, got)
+	return tk.ErrorExpectedGotStringWithPrefix("expected", symbol, got)
+}
+
+func (tk *Token) ErrorExpectedGotStringWithPrefix(prefix, symbol, got string) (err error) {
+	err = fmt.Errorf("[%d:%d] %s %s, got `%s`", tk.row, tk.col, prefix, 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) {
@@ -214,6 +218,15 @@ func ToGoInt(value any, description string) (i int, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func ToGoString(value any, description string) (s string, err error) {
+	if s, ok := value.(string); ok {
+		return s, nil
+	} else {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("%s expected string, got %s (%v)", description, TypeName(value), value)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func ForAll[T, V any](ts []T, fn func(T) V) []V {
 	result := make([]V, len(ts))
 	for i, t := range ts {
@@ -221,3 +234,37 @@ 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
+}