Doc: added more details and new functions and operators (iterator operators)

forgotten changes to builtin-os-file-iter.go
file iterators refactored
2026-05-08 15:17:24 +02:00 · 2026-05-08 11:07:53 +02:00 · 2026-05-08 11:03:16 +02:00 · 2026-05-08 10:16:03 +02:00 · 2026-05-08 10:14:07 +02:00 · 2026-05-08 10:10:28 +02:00
18 changed files with 1074 additions and 242 deletions
@@ -255,18 +255,25 @@ func setFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any
 	return
 }

-// func unsetFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-// 	var varName string
-// 	var ok bool
+func charFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	var ord int

-// 	if varName, ok = args[kern.ParamName].(string); !ok {
-// 		return nil, kern.ErrWrongParamType(name, kern.ParamName, kern.TypeString, args[kern.ParamName])
-// 	} else {
-// 		ctx.GetParent().DeleteVar(varName)
-// 		result = nil
-// 	}
-// 	return
-// }
+	if n, ok := args[kern.ParamValue].(byte); ok {
+		ord = int(n)
+	} else if n, ok := args[kern.ParamValue].(int64); ok {
+		ord = int(n)
+	} else if n, ok := args[kern.ParamValue].(int); ok {
+		ord = n
+	} else {
+		return nil, kern.ErrWrongParamType(name, kern.ParamName, kern.TypeString, args[kern.ParamName])
+	}
+	if ord < 0 || ord > 255 {
+		err = kern.ErrFuncInvalidArg(name, fmt.Sprintf("character code must be in range 0-255, got %d", ord))
+	} else {
+		result = string(rune(ord))
+	}
+	return
+}

 //// import

@@ -308,10 +315,9 @@ func ImportBuiltinsFuncs(ctx kern.ExprContext) {
 		kern.NewFuncParam(kern.ParamValue),
 	})

-	// ctx.RegisterFunc("unset", kern.NewGolangFunctor(unsetFunc), kern.TypeAny, []kern.ExprFuncParam{
-	// 	kern.NewFuncParam(kern.ParamName),
-	// 	kern.NewFuncParam(kern.ParamValue),
-	// })
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("char", kern.NewGolangFunctor(charFunc), kern.TypeString, []kern.ExprFuncParam{
+		kern.NewFuncParam(kern.ParamValue),
+	})
 }

 func init() {
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// builtin-os-file.go
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/file"
+	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/kern"
+)
+
+const fileByteIteratorType = "fileByteIterator"
+
+type fileFileByteIterator struct {
+	fileIterBase
+	b byte
+}
+
+func newFileByteIterator(r *file.Reader, autoClose bool) *fileFileByteIterator {
+	return &fileFileByteIterator{
+		fileIterBase: fileIterBase{reader: r, index: -1, count: 0, autoClose: autoClose},
+		b:            0}
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileByteIterator) TypeName() string {
+	return fileByteIteratorType
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileByteIterator) String() string {
+	return it.repr(fileByteIteratorType)
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileByteIterator) Next() (item any, err error) { // must return io.EOF after the last item
+	if it.b, err = it.reader.ReadByte(); err == nil {
+		it.increment()
+		item = it.b
+	} else if it.autoClose {
+		it.Clean()
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileByteIterator) Current() (item any, err error) {
+	item = it.b
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileByteIterator) Reset() (err error) {
+	if err = it.reader.Reset(); err == nil {
+		it.reset()
+		it.b = 0
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileByteIterator) Clean() (err error) {
+	if it.reader.Valid() {
+		if err = it.reader.GetFile().Close(); err == nil {
+			it.reader = nil
+		}
+	}
+	it.reset()
+	it.b = 0
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileByteIterator) CallOperation(name string, args map[string]any) (v any, err error) {
+	switch name {
+	case kern.NextName:
+		v, err = it.Next()
+	case kern.ResetName:
+		err = it.Reset()
+	case kern.CleanName:
+		err = it.Clean()
+	case kern.IndexName:
+		v = int64(it.Index())
+	case kern.CurrentName:
+		v, err = it.Current()
+	case kern.CountName:
+		v = it.count
+	default:
+		err = kern.ErrNoOperation(name)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func fileByteIteratorFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	var handle *file.Reader
+	var invalidFileHandle any
+	var autoClose bool
+
+	if handle, invalidFileHandle, autoClose, err = initFileHandle(ctx, name, args); err == nil {
+		if handle != nil {
+			result = newFileByteIterator(handle, autoClose)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err == nil && (handle == nil || invalidFileHandle != nil) {
+		err = errInvalidFileHandle(name, invalidFileHandle)
+	}
+	return
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// builtin-os-file.go
+package expr
+
+import (
+	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/file"
+	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/kern"
+)
+
+const fileLineIteratorType = "fileLineIterator"
+
+type fileFileLineIterator struct {
+	fileIterBase
+	line string
+}
+
+func newFileLineIterator(r *file.Reader, autoClose bool) *fileFileLineIterator {
+	return &fileFileLineIterator{
+		fileIterBase: fileIterBase{reader: r, index: -1, count: 0, autoClose: autoClose},
+		line:         "",
+	}
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileLineIterator) TypeName() string {
+	return fileLineIteratorType
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileLineIterator) String() string {
+	return it.repr(fileLineIteratorType)
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileLineIterator) Next() (item any, err error) { // must return io.EOF after the last item
+	if it.line, err = it.reader.ReadString('\n'); err == nil {
+		it.increment()
+		item = it.line[0 : len(it.line)-1]
+	} else if it.autoClose {
+		it.Clean()
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileLineIterator) Current() (item any, err error) {
+	if len(it.line) > 0 {
+		item = it.line[0 : len(it.line)-1]
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileLineIterator) Reset() (err error) {
+	if err = it.reader.Reset(); err == nil {
+		it.reset()
+		it.line = ""
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileLineIterator) Clean() (err error) {
+	if it.reader != nil {
+		if err = it.reader.Close(); err == nil {
+			it.reader = nil
+		}
+	}
+	it.reset()
+	it.line = ""
+	return
+}
+
+func (it *fileFileLineIterator) CallOperation(name string, args map[string]any) (v any, err error) {
+	switch name {
+	case kern.NextName:
+		v, err = it.Next()
+	case kern.ResetName:
+		err = it.Reset()
+	case kern.CleanName:
+		err = it.Clean()
+	case kern.IndexName:
+		v = int64(it.Index())
+	case kern.CurrentName:
+		v, err = it.Current()
+	case kern.CountName:
+		v = it.count
+	default:
+		err = kern.ErrNoOperation(name)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func fileLineIteratorFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+	var handle *file.Reader
+	var invalidFileHandle any
+	var autoClose bool
+
+	if handle, invalidFileHandle, autoClose, err = initFileHandle(ctx, name, args); err == nil {
+		if handle != nil {
+			result = newFileLineIterator(handle, autoClose)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err == nil && (handle == nil || invalidFileHandle != nil) {
+		err = errInvalidFileHandle(name, invalidFileHandle)
+	}
+	return
+}
@@ -6,146 +6,66 @@ package expr

 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"slices"

+	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/file"
 	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/kern"
 )

 const paramHandleOrPath = "handle-or-path"
-const fileReadTextIteratorType = "fileReadTextIterator"

-type fileReadTextIterator struct {
-	osReader  *osReader
+type fileIterBase struct {
+	reader    *file.Reader
 	index     int64
 	count     int64
-	line      string
 	autoClose bool
 }

-func newReadTextIterator(r *osReader, autoClose bool) *fileReadTextIterator {
-	return &fileReadTextIterator{osReader: r, index: -1, autoClose: autoClose}
-}
-
-func (it *fileReadTextIterator) TypeName() string {
-	return fileReadTextIteratorType
-}
-
-func (it *fileReadTextIterator) String() string {
-	if it.osReader != nil && it.osReader.fh != nil {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("$(%s@%q)", fileReadTextIteratorType, it.osReader.fh.Name())
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("$(%s@<nil>)", fileReadTextIteratorType)
-}
-
-func (it *fileReadTextIterator) Count() int64 {
+func (it *fileIterBase) Count() int64 {
 	return it.count
 }

-func (it *fileReadTextIterator) Next() (item any, err error) { // must return io.EOF after the last item
-	if it.osReader.fh != nil {
-		if it.line, err = it.osReader.reader.ReadString('\n'); err == nil {
-			it.index++
-			it.count++
-			item = it.line[0 : len(it.line)-1]
-		} else if it.autoClose {
-			it.Clean()
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (it *fileReadTextIterator) Current() (item any, err error) {
-	if len(it.line) > 0 {
-		item = it.line[0 : len(it.line)-1]
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (it *fileReadTextIterator) Index() int64 {
+func (it *fileIterBase) Index() int64 {
 	return it.index
 }

-func (it *fileReadTextIterator) Reset() (err error) {
-	if _, err = it.osReader.fh.Seek(0, io.SeekStart); err == nil {
-		it.index = -1
-		it.count = 0
-		it.line = ""
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-func (it *fileReadTextIterator) HasOperation(name string) bool {
+func (it *fileIterBase) HasOperation(name string) bool {
 	return slices.Contains([]string{kern.NextName, kern.ResetName, kern.IndexName, kern.CountName, kern.CurrentName, kern.CleanName}, name)
 }

-func (it *fileReadTextIterator) Clean() (err error) {
-	if it.osReader.fh != nil {
-		if err = it.osReader.fh.Close(); err == nil {
-			it.osReader = nil
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
+func (it *fileIterBase) reset() {
+	it.index = -1
+	it.count = 0
 }

-func (it *fileReadTextIterator) CallOperation(name string, args map[string]any) (v any, err error) {
-	switch name {
-	case kern.NextName:
-		v, err = it.Next()
-	case kern.ResetName:
-		err = it.Reset()
-	case kern.CleanName:
-		err = it.Clean()
-	case kern.IndexName:
-		v = int64(it.Index())
-	case kern.CurrentName:
-		v, err = it.Current()
-	case kern.CountName:
-		v = it.count
-	default:
-		err = kern.ErrNoOperation(name)
-	}
-	return
+func (it *fileIterBase) increment() {
+	it.index++
+	it.count++
 }

-func fileReadIteratorFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	var handle *osReader
-	var invalidFileHandle any
-	var ok, autoClose bool
+func (it *fileIterBase) repr(typeName string) string {
+	if it.reader.Valid() {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("$(%s@%q)", typeName, it.reader.GetName())
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("$(%s@<nil>)", typeName)
+}

-	result = nil
-	if handle, ok = args[paramHandleOrPath].(*osReader); !ok {
+func initFileHandle(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (handle *file.Reader, invalidFileHandle any, autoClose bool, err error) {
+	var ok bool
+
+	if handle, ok = args[paramHandleOrPath].(*file.Reader); !ok {
 		if fileName, ok := args[paramHandleOrPath].(string); ok && len(fileName) > 0 {
 			var handleAny any
 			if handleAny, err = openFileFunc(ctx, name, map[string]any{kern.ParamFilepath: fileName}); err != nil {
 				return
 			}
 			if handleAny != nil {
-				handle = handleAny.(*osReader)
+				handle = handleAny.(*file.Reader)
 				autoClose = true
 			}
 		} else {
 			invalidFileHandle = args[paramHandleOrPath]
 		}
 	}
-
-	if handle != nil {
-		result = newReadTextIterator(handle, autoClose)
-
-	}
-
-	if err == nil && (handle == nil || invalidFileHandle != nil) {
-		err = errInvalidFileHandle(name, invalidFileHandle)
-	}
 	return
 }
-
-// func ImportOsIterFuncs(ctx ExprContext) {
-// 	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileReadIterator", NewGolangFunctor(fileReadIteratorFunc), TypeIterator, []ExprFuncParam{
-// 		NewFuncParam(paramHandleOrPath),
-// 	})
-// }
-
-// func init() {
-// 	RegisterBuiltinModule("os.file", ImportOsIterFuncs, "Operating system file iterator functions")
-// }
@@ -5,11 +5,10 @@
 package expr

 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"os"

+	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/file"
 	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/kern"
 )

@@ -17,44 +16,6 @@ const (
 	osLimitCh = "limitCh"
 )

-type osHandle interface {
-	getFile() *os.File
-}
-
-type osWriter struct {
-	fh     *os.File
-	writer *bufio.Writer
-}
-
-func (h *osWriter) TypeName() string {
-	return "osWriter"
-}
-
-func (h *osWriter) String() string {
-	return "writer"
-}
-
-func (h *osWriter) getFile() *os.File {
-	return h.fh
-}
-
-type osReader struct {
-	fh     *os.File
-	reader *bufio.Reader
-}
-
-func (h *osReader) TypeName() string {
-	return "osReader"
-}
-
-func (h *osReader) String() string {
-	return "reader"
-}
-
-func (h *osReader) getFile() *os.File {
-	return h.fh
-}
-
 func errMissingFilePath(funcName string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): missing or invalid file path", funcName)
 }
@@ -67,24 +28,26 @@ func errInvalidFileHandle(funcName string, v any) error {
 	}
 }

-func createFileFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+func openFileFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	if filePath, ok := args[kern.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)}
-		}
+		// var fh *os.File
+		// if fh, err = os.Open(filePath); err == nil {
+		// 	result = file.NewReader(fh)
+		// }
+		result, err = file.OpenReader(filePath)
 	} else {
 		err = errMissingFilePath(name)
 	}
 	return
 }

-func openFileFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
+func createFileFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	if filePath, ok := args[kern.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)}
-		}
+		// var fh *os.File
+		// if fh, err = os.Create(filePath); err == nil {
+		// 	result = file.NewWriter(fh)
+		// }
+		result, err = file.CreateWriter(filePath)
 	} else {
 		err = errMissingFilePath(name)
 	}
@@ -93,10 +56,11 @@ func openFileFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (resul

 func appendFileFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
 	if filePath, ok := args[kern.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)}
-		}
+		// var fh *os.File
+		// if fh, err = os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_CREATE, 0660); err == nil {
+		// 	result = file.NewWriter(fh)
+		// }
+		result, err = file.AppendWriter(filePath)
 	} else {
 		err = errMissingFilePath(name)
 	}
@@ -104,18 +68,18 @@ func appendFileFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (res
 }

 func closeFileFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	var handle osHandle
+	var handle file.Handle
 	var invalidFileHandle any
 	var ok bool

-	if handle, ok = args[kern.ParamHandle].(osHandle); !ok {
+	if handle, ok = args[kern.ParamHandle].(file.Handle); !ok {
 		invalidFileHandle = args[kern.ParamHandle]
 	}

 	if handle != nil {
-		if fh := handle.getFile(); fh != nil {
-			if w, ok := handle.(*osWriter); ok {
-				err = w.writer.Flush()
+		if fh := handle.GetFile(); fh != nil {
+			if w, ok := handle.(*file.Writer); ok {
+				err = w.Flush()
 			}

 			if err == nil {
@@ -131,19 +95,20 @@ func closeFileFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (resu
 }

 func fileWriteTextFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	var handle osHandle
+	var handle file.Handle
 	var invalidFileHandle any
 	var ok bool

-	if handle, ok = args[kern.ParamHandle].(osHandle); !ok {
+	if handle, ok = args[kern.ParamHandle].(file.Handle); !ok {
 		invalidFileHandle = args[kern.ParamHandle]
 	}

 	if handle != nil {
-		if w, ok := handle.(*osWriter); ok {
+		if w, ok := handle.(*file.Writer); ok {
 			if v, exists := args[kern.ParamItem]; exists {
 				argv := v.([]any)
-				result, err = fmt.Fprint(w.writer, argv...)
+				// result, err = fmt.Fprint(w.writer, argv...)
+				result, err = w.Write(argv...)
 			}
 		} else {
 			invalidFileHandle = handle
@@ -157,24 +122,24 @@ func fileWriteTextFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (
 }

 func fileReadTextFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	var handle osHandle
+	var handle file.Handle
 	var invalidFileHandle any
 	var ok bool

 	result = nil
-	if handle, ok = args[kern.ParamHandle].(osHandle); !ok || args[kern.ParamHandle] == nil {
+	if handle, ok = args[kern.ParamHandle].(file.Handle); !ok || args[kern.ParamHandle] == nil {
 		invalidFileHandle = args[kern.ParamHandle]
 	}

 	if handle != nil {
-		if r, ok := handle.(*osReader); ok {
+		if r, ok := handle.(*file.Reader); ok {
 			var limit byte = '\n'
 			var v string
 			if s, ok := args[osLimitCh].(string); ok && len(s) > 0 {
 				limit = s[0]
 			}

-			v, err = r.reader.ReadString(limit)
+			v, err = r.ReadString(limit)
 			if err == io.EOF {
 				err = nil
 			}
@@ -197,19 +162,19 @@ func fileReadTextFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (r
 }

 func fileReadTextAllFunc(ctx kern.ExprContext, name string, args map[string]any) (result any, err error) {
-	var handle osHandle
+	var handle file.Handle
 	var invalidFileHandle any
 	var ok bool

 	result = nil
-	if handle, ok = args[kern.ParamHandle].(osHandle); !ok || args[kern.ParamHandle] == nil {
+	if handle, ok = args[kern.ParamHandle].(file.Handle); !ok || args[kern.ParamHandle] == nil {
 		invalidFileHandle = args[kern.ParamHandle]
 	}

 	if handle != nil {
-		if r, ok := handle.(*osReader); ok {
+		if r, ok := handle.(*file.Reader); ok {
 			var b []byte
-			b, err = io.ReadAll(r.reader)
+			b, err = r.ReadAll()
 			result = string(b)
 		} else {
 			invalidFileHandle = handle
@@ -253,9 +218,14 @@ func ImportOsFuncs(ctx kern.ExprContext) {
 		kern.NewFuncParam(kern.ParamHandle),
 	})

-	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileReadIterator", kern.NewGolangFunctor(fileReadIteratorFunc), kern.TypeIterator, []kern.ExprFuncParam{
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileLineIterator", kern.NewGolangFunctor(fileLineIteratorFunc), kern.TypeIterator, []kern.ExprFuncParam{
 		kern.NewFuncParam(paramHandleOrPath),
 	})
+
+	ctx.RegisterFunc("fileByteIterator", kern.NewGolangFunctor(fileByteIteratorFunc), kern.TypeIterator, []kern.ExprFuncParam{
+		kern.NewFuncParam(paramHandleOrPath),
+	})
+
 }

 func init() {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ Expressions calculator

 toc::[]

-#TODO: Work in progress (last update on 2026/04/21, 6:49 p.m.)#
+#TODO: Work in progress (last update on 2026/05/08)#

 == Expr
 _Expr_ is a GO package that can analyze, interpret and calculate expressions.
@@ -698,9 +698,9 @@ The value on the left side of [blue]`=` must be a variable identifier or an expr
 === Selector operator [blue]`? : ::`
 The _selector operator_ is very similar to the _switch/case/default_ statement available in many programming languages.

-.Selector literal Syntax
+.Selector literal syntax
 ====
-_selector-operator_ = _select-expression_ "*?*" _selector-case_ { "*:*" _selector-case_ } ["*::*" _default-multi-expression_] +
+*_selector-operator_* = _select-expression_ "*?*" _selector-case_ { "*:*" _selector-case_ } ["*::*" _default-multi-expression_] +
 _selector-case_ = [_match-list_] _case-value_ +
 _match-list_ = "*[*" _item_ {"*,*" _items_} "*]*" +
 _item_ = _expression_ +
@@ -737,19 +737,38 @@ The [blue]`:` symbol (colon) is the separator of the selector-cases. Note that i
 `>>>` [blue]`10 ? {"a"} : {"b"}` +
 [red]`Eval Error: [1:3] no case catches the value (10) of the selection expression`

+==== Triple special case of the selector operator
+If the _select-expression_ is a boolean expression, the selector operator can be used as a sort of _if-then-else_ statement. In this case, the first case is evaluated if the _select-expression_ is true, and the second case is evaluated if the _select-expression_ is false. In this special case, the _match-list_ of both cases must be empty.
+
+.Example
+`>>>` [blue]`(true) ? {"T"}: {"F"}` +
+[green]`T` +
+`>>>` [blue]`(2 > 1) ? {"a"} : {"b"}` +
+[green]`a` +
+`>>>` [blue]`(2 < 1) ? {"a"} : {"b"}` +
+[green]`b`
+
+[WARNING]
+====
+The triple special case of the selector operator is very useful, but it only works with boolean expressions.
+
+.Example of confusion
+`>>>` [blue]`int(true) ? {"T"}: {"F"}` +
+[green]`F`
+====

 === Variable default value [blue]`??`, [blue]`?=`, and [blue]`?!`
-The left operand of the first two operators, [blue]`??` and [blue]`?=`, must be a variable. The right operator can be any expression. They return the value of the variable if this is defined; otherwise they return the value of the right expression.
+The left operand of the first two operators, [blue]`??` and [blue]`?=`, must be a variable. The right operatand can be any expression. They return the value of the variable if this is defined; otherwise they return the value of the right expression.

 IMPORTANT: If the left variable is defined, the right expression is not evaluated at all.

 The [blue]`??` operator do not change the status of the left variable.

-The [blue]`?=` assigns the calculated value of the right expression to the left variable.
+The [blue]`?=` assigns the calculated value of the right expression to the variable on the left side.

 The third one, [blue]`?!`, is the alternate operator. If the variable on the left size is not defined, it returns [blue]_nil_. Otherwise it returns the result of the expressione on the right side.

-IMPORTANT: If the left variable is NOT defined, the right expression is not evaluated at all.
+IMPORTANT: If the variable [blue]`?!` is NOT defined, the expression is not evaluated at all.

 .Examples
 `>>>` [blue]`var ?? (1+2)` +
@@ -836,8 +855,14 @@ The table below shows all supported operators by decreasing priorities.
 .2+|*INSERT*| [blue]`+>` | _Infix_ | _Prepend_ | _any_ `+>` _list_ -> _list_
 | [blue]`<+` | _Infix_ | _Append_ | _list_ `<+` _any_ -> _list_
 .2+|*ASSIGN*| [blue]`=` | _Infix_ | _Assignment_ | _identifier_ `=` _any_ -> _any_
-4+| _See also the table of special allocation operators below_
+4+| _See also the table of special assignment operators below_
 .1+|*BUT*| [blue]`but` | _Infix_ | _But_ | _any_ `but` _any_ -> _any_
+.6+|*ITER-OP*| [blue]`digest` | _Infix_ | _Item-digesting_ | _iterable_ `digest` _expr_ -> _any_
+| [blue]`filter` | _Infix_ | _Item-filtering_ | _iterable_ `filter` _expr_ -> _list_
+| [blue]`groupby` | _Infix_ | _Dict-grouping_ | _iterable_ `groupby` _key-expr_ -> _dict_
+| [blue]`join` | _Infix_ | _Item-joining_ | _iterable_ `join` _iterable_ -> _list_
+| [blue]`map` | _Infix_ | _Item-mapping_ | _iterable_ `map` _-expr_ -> _list_
+4+| _See iterators section for examples_
 .1+|*RANGE*| [blue]`:` | _Infix_ | _Index-range_ | _integer_ `:` _integer_ -> _integer-pair_
 |===

@@ -921,12 +946,12 @@ _param-name_ = _identifier_
 [green]`fib(n):any{}`

 `>>>` [gray]_// Required and optional parameters_ +
-`>>>` [blue]`measure = func(value, unit="meter"){ value + " " + unit + (value > 1) ? [true] {"s"} :: {""}}` +
+`>>>` [blue]`measure = func(value, unit="meter"){ value + " " + unit + (value > 1) ? {"s"} :: {""}}` +
 [green]`measure(value, unit="meter"):any{}`


 === _Golang_ function definition
-Description of how to define Golang functions and how to bind them to _Expr_ are topics covered in another document that I'll write, one day, maybe.
+Description of how to define Golang functions and how to bind them to _Expr_ are topics covered in another documents that I'll write, one day, maybe.

 === Function calls
 To call a function, either Expr or Golang type, it is necessary to specify its name and, at least, its required parameters.
@@ -1010,7 +1035,7 @@ Clone variables are normal local variables. The only diffence will appear when t
 .Example
 `>>>` [blue]`f = func() { @x = 3; x = 5 }` [gray]_// f() declares two *different* local variables: ``@x`` and ``x``_ +
 [green]`f():any{}` +
-`>>>` [blue]`f()` [gray]_// The multi-expression (two) in f() is calculated and the last result is returned_ +
+`>>>` [blue]`f()` [gray]_// The multi-expression (two expressions) in f() is calculated and the last result is returned_ +
 [green]`5` +
 `>>>` [blue]`x` [gray]_// The `x` variable was not defined in the main context before the f() invocation. It appears in the main context by cloning the `@x` variable, local to f() after its termnation._ +
 [green]`3`
@@ -1048,7 +1073,7 @@ Builtins activation is done by using the [blue]`BUILTIN` operator. All modules e

 .Builtin activation syntax
 ====
-*_builtin-activation_* = [blue]`BUILTIN` (_builtin-name_ | _list-of-builtin-names_) +
+*_builtin-activation_* = [blue]`BUILTIN` (_builtin-name_ | _list-of-builtin-names_ | **"*"**) +
 _builtin-name_ = _string_ +
 _list-of-builtin-names_ = **[** _string_ { "**,**" _string_ } **]**
 ====
@@ -1086,9 +1111,9 @@ The "base" builtin module provides functions for type checking and type conversi
 * <<_fract,fract()>>

 .Other functions
+* <<_char,char()>>
 * <<_eval,eval()>>
 * <<_set,set()>>
-* <<_unset,unset()>>
 * <<_var,var()>>


@@ -1100,7 +1125,9 @@ Returns _true_ if the value type of _<expr>_ is boolean, false otherwise.
 `>>>` [blue]`isBool(true)` +
 [green]`true` +
 `>>>` [blue]`isBool(3==2)` +
-[green]`true`
+[green]`true` +
+`>>>` [blue]`isBool(3 + 2)` +
+[green]`false`

 ===== isDict()
 Syntax: `isDict(<expr>) -> bool` +
@@ -1178,7 +1205,7 @@ Returns _true_ if the value type of _<expr>_ is fraction or int, false otherwise

 ===== isString()
 Syntax: `isString(<expr>) -> bool` +
-Returns a boolean value , false otherwise.
+Returns _true_ if the value type of _<expr>_ is string, false otherwise.

 .Examples
 `>>>` [blue]`isString("ciao")` +
@@ -1190,7 +1217,7 @@ Returns a boolean value , false otherwise.

 ===== bool()
 Syntax: `bool(<expr>) -> bool` +
-Returns a _boolean_ value consisent to the value of the expression.
+Returns a _boolean_ value consisent with the value of the expression.

 .Examples
 `>>>` [blue]`bool(1)` +
@@ -1295,6 +1322,16 @@ Returns a _fraction_ value consistent with the value of the expression.
 `>>>` [blue]`fract(true)` +
 [green]`1:1`

+===== char()
+Syntax: `char(<intexpr>) -> string` +
+Returns the character whose ASCII (soon Unicode too) code point is specified by the integer expression.
+
+.Examples
+`>>>` [blue]`char(65)` +
+[green]`"A"` +
+`>>>` [blue]`char(97)` +
+[green]`"a"`
+
 ===== eval()
 Syntax: `eval(<string-expr>) -> any` +
 Computes and returns the value of the [.underline]#string# expression.
@@ -1308,12 +1345,12 @@ Syntax: +
 `{4sp}var(<string-expr>, <expr>) -> any` +
 `{4sp}var(<string-expr>) -> any`

-This function allows you to define variables whose names must include special characters. The first form of the function allows you to define a variable with a name specified by the first parameter and assign it the value of the second parameter. The second form only returns the value of the variable with the specified name.
+This function allows you to define variables whose names can include special characters. The first form of the function allows you to define a variable with a name specified by the first parameter and assign it the value of the second parameter. The second form only returns the value of the variable with the specified name.

 .Examples
 `>>>` [blue]`var("$x", 3+9)` +
 [green]`12` +
-`>>>` [blue]`var("$x")` +
+`>>>` [blue]`var("$"+"x")` +
 [green]`12` +
 `>>>` [blue]`var("gain%", var("$x"))` +
 [green]`12` +
@@ -1334,26 +1371,17 @@ It is equivalent to the first form of the var() function, but it is more explici
 `>>>` [blue]`var("$x")` +
 [green]`100` +

-===== unset()
-Syntax: +
- `{4sp}unset(<string-expr>) -> any`
-
-This function allows you to unset a variable whose name can include special characters. The parameter is the name of the variable to unset.
-
-.Examples
-`>>>` [blue]`unset("$x")` +
-[green]`nil` +
-`>>>` [blue]`var("$x")` +
-[red]`Eval Error: var(): unknown variable "$x"`

 ==== Module "fmt"
+#to-do#

 ===== print()

 ===== println()

 ==== Module "import"
-Module actiovation: +
+Module activation: +
+`{4sp}BUILTIN "import"`

 ===== _import()_
 Syntax: +
@@ -1364,6 +1392,8 @@ Loads the multi-expression contained in the specified source and returns its val
 ===== _importAll()_

 ==== Module "iterator"
+Module activation: +
+`{4sp}BUILTIN "iterator"`

 ===== run()
 Syntax: +
@@ -1372,6 +1402,9 @@ Syntax: +
 Iterates over the specified iterator and applies the specified operator to the current value of the iterator.

 ==== Module "math.arith"
+Module activation: +
+`{4sp}BUILTIN "math.arith"`
+
 Currently, the "math.arith" module provides two functions, add() and mul(), that perform addition and multiplication of an arbitrary number of parameters. More functions will be added in the future.

 * <<_add,add()>>
@@ -1421,13 +1454,12 @@ Same as <<_add,add()>> but returns the product of the values of the parameters.
 [green]`24`

 ==== Module "os.file"
+Module activation: +
+`{4sp}BUILTIN "os.file"`
+
 The "os.file" module provides functions for working with files.

-Activation: +
-`{4sp}builtin "os.file"`
-
-Currently available functions:
-
+.File related functions
 * <<_fileOpen,fileOpen()>>
 * <<_fileAppend,fileAppend()>>
 * <<_fileCreate,fileCreate()>>
@@ -1436,6 +1468,10 @@ Currently available functions:
 * <<_fileReadText,fileReadText()>>
 * <<_fileReadTextAll,fileReadTextAll()>>

+.Iterator functions for files
+* <<_fileByteIterator,fileByteIterator()>>
+* <<_fileLineIterator,fileLineIterator()>>
+
 More functions will be added in the future.

 ---
@@ -1447,6 +1483,10 @@ Syntax: +
 Returns a file handle for the specified file path. The file is opened in read-write mode. If the file does not exist, it is created.

 ===== fileAppend()
+Syntax: +
+`{4sp}fileAppend(<file-path>) -> any`
+
+Like <<_fileCreate,fileCreate()>> but write operations happen at the end of the file.

 ===== fileCreate()
 Syntax: +
@@ -1455,21 +1495,30 @@ Syntax: +
 Creates or truncates the named _<file-path>_. If the file already exists, it is truncated. If the file does not exist, it is created with mode 0o666 (before umask). The associated file descriptor has mode [O_RDWR]. The directory containing the file must already exist.

 ===== fileClose()
+#to-do#

 ===== fileWriteText()
+#to-do#

 ===== fileReadText()
+#to-do#

 ===== fileReadTextAll()
+#to-do#
+
+===== fileByteIterator()
+#to-do#
+
+===== fileLineIterator()
+#to-do#


 ==== Module "string"
+Module activation: +
+`{4sp}BUILTIN "string"`
+
 This module provides functions for working with strings.

-Activation: +
-`{4sp}builtin "string"`
-
-
 Currently available functions:

 * <<_strJoin,strJoin()>>
@@ -0,0 +1,322 @@
+
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html>
+	<head>
+		<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
+		<title>file: Go Coverage Report</title>
+		<style>
+			body {
+				background: black;
+				color: rgb(80, 80, 80);
+			}
+			body, pre, #legend span {
+				font-family: Menlo, monospace;
+				font-weight: bold;
+			}
+			#topbar {
+				background: black;
+				position: fixed;
+				top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
+				height: 42px;
+				border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(80, 80, 80);
+			}
+			#content {
+				margin-top: 50px;
+			}
+			#nav, #legend {
+				float: left;
+				margin-left: 10px;
+			}
+			#legend {
+				margin-top: 12px;
+			}
+			#nav {
+				margin-top: 10px;
+			}
+			#legend span {
+				margin: 0 5px;
+			}
+			.cov0 { color: rgb(192, 0, 0) }
+.cov1 { color: rgb(128, 128, 128) }
+.cov2 { color: rgb(116, 140, 131) }
+.cov3 { color: rgb(104, 152, 134) }
+.cov4 { color: rgb(92, 164, 137) }
+.cov5 { color: rgb(80, 176, 140) }
+.cov6 { color: rgb(68, 188, 143) }
+.cov7 { color: rgb(56, 200, 146) }
+.cov8 { color: rgb(44, 212, 149) }
+.cov9 { color: rgb(32, 224, 152) }
+.cov10 { color: rgb(20, 236, 155) }
+
+		</style>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<div id="topbar">
+			<div id="nav">
+				<select id="files">
+				
+				<option value="file0">git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/file/file.go (88.9%)</option>
+				
+				<option value="file1">git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/file/reader.go (77.8%)</option>
+				
+				<option value="file2">git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/file/writer.go (100.0%)</option>
+				
+				</select>
+			</div>
+			<div id="legend">
+				<span>not tracked</span>
+			
+				<span class="cov0">not covered</span>
+				<span class="cov8">covered</span>
+			
+			</div>
+		</div>
+		<div id="content">
+		
+		<pre class="file" id="file0" style="display: none">// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// file.go
+package file
+
+import (
+        "os"
+
+        "git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/kern"
+)
+
+type Handle interface {
+        kern.Typer
+        GetFile() *os.File
+        GetName() string
+        Valid() bool
+        Close() error
+}
+
+type handleBase struct {
+        fh *os.File
+}
+
+func (h *handleBase) GetFile() *os.File <span class="cov0" title="0">{
+        return h.fh
+}</span>
+
+func (h *handleBase) GetName() (name string) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        if h.fh != nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                name = h.fh.Name()
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+
+func (h *handleBase) Valid() bool <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        return h.fh != nil
+}</span>
+
+func (h *handleBase) Close() (err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        if h.fh != nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                err = h.fh.Close()
+                h.fh = nil
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+</pre>
+		
+		<pre class="file" id="file1" style="display: none">// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// reader.go
+package file
+
+import (
+        "bufio"
+        "io"
+        "os"
+)
+
+type Reader struct {
+        // fh     *os.File
+        handleBase
+        reader *bufio.Reader
+}
+
+func NewReader(fh *os.File) *Reader <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        return &amp;Reader{handleBase: handleBase{fh: fh}, reader: bufio.NewReader(fh)}
+}</span>
+
+func OpenReader(filePath string) (r *Reader, err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        var fh *os.File
+        if fh, err = os.Open(filePath); err == nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                r = NewReader(fh)
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) TypeName() string <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        return "fileReader"
+}</span>
+
+func (h *Reader) String() string <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        return "reader"
+}</span>
+
+func (h *Reader) Valid() bool <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        return h.handleBase.Valid() &amp;&amp; h.reader != nil
+}</span>
+
+func (w *Reader) Close() (err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        w.reader = nil
+        err = w.handleBase.Close()
+        return
+}</span>
+
+func (h *Reader) ReadByte() (b byte, err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        if h.reader != nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                b, err = h.reader.ReadByte()
+        }</span> else<span class="cov0" title="0"> {
+                err = io.ErrClosedPipe
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) ReadAll() (p []byte, err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        if h.reader != nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                p, err = io.ReadAll(h.reader)
+        }</span> else<span class="cov0" title="0"> {
+                err = io.ErrClosedPipe
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) ReadString(delim byte) (s string, err error) <span class="cov0" title="0">{
+        if h.reader != nil </span><span class="cov0" title="0">{
+                s, err = h.reader.ReadString(delim)
+        }</span> else<span class="cov0" title="0"> {
+                err = io.ErrClosedPipe
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov0" title="0">return</span>
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) Reset() (err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        if h.fh != nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                if _, err = h.fh.Seek(0, 0); err == nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                        h.reader.Reset(h.fh)
+                }</span>
+        }
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+</pre>
+		
+		<pre class="file" id="file2" style="display: none">// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// writer.go
+package file
+
+import (
+        "bufio"
+        "fmt"
+        "os"
+)
+
+type Writer struct {
+        // fh     *os.File
+        handleBase
+        writer *bufio.Writer
+}
+
+func NewWriter(fh *os.File) *Writer <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        return &amp;Writer{handleBase: handleBase{fh: fh}, writer: bufio.NewWriter(fh)}
+}</span>
+
+func CreateWriter(filePath string) (w *Writer, err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        var fh *os.File
+        if fh, err = os.Create(filePath); err == nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                w = NewWriter(fh)
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+
+func AppendWriter(filePath string) (w *Writer, err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        var fh *os.File
+        if fh, err = os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0644); err == nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                w = NewWriter(fh)
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) TypeName() string <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        return "fileWriter"
+}</span>
+
+func (w *Writer) String() string <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        return "writer"
+}</span>
+
+func (w *Writer) Valid() bool <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        return w.handleBase.Valid() &amp;&amp; w.writer != nil
+}</span>
+
+func (w *Writer) Close() (err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        var err1 error
+        if w.writer != nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                err1 = w.Flush()
+                w.writer = nil
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">if err = w.handleBase.Close(); err == nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                err = err1
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Flush() (err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        if w.writer != nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                err = w.writer.Flush()
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Write(args ...any) (n int, err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        if w.writer != nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                n, err = fmt.Fprint(w.writer, args...)
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Writef(format string, args ...any) (n int, err error) <span class="cov8" title="1">{
+        if w.writer != nil </span><span class="cov8" title="1">{
+                n, err = fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, format, args...)
+        }</span>
+        <span class="cov8" title="1">return</span>
+}
+</pre>
+		
+		</div>
+	</body>
+	<script>
+	(function() {
+		var files = document.getElementById('files');
+		var visible;
+		files.addEventListener('change', onChange, false);
+		function select(part) {
+			if (visible)
+				visible.style.display = 'none';
+			visible = document.getElementById(part);
+			if (!visible)
+				return;
+			files.value = part;
+			visible.style.display = 'block';
+			location.hash = part;
+		}
+		function onChange() {
+			select(files.value);
+			window.scrollTo(0, 0);
+		}
+		if (location.hash != "") {
+			select(location.hash.substr(1));
+		}
+		if (!visible) {
+			select("file0");
+		}
+	})();
+	</script>
+</html>
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// file.go
+package file
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/kern"
+)
+
+type Handle interface {
+	kern.Typer
+	GetFile() *os.File
+	GetName() string
+	Valid() bool
+	Close() error
+}
+
+type handleBase struct {
+	fh *os.File
+}
+
+func (h *handleBase) GetFile() *os.File {
+	return h.fh
+}
+
+func (h *handleBase) GetName() (name string) {
+	if h.fh != nil {
+		name = h.fh.Name()
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (h *handleBase) Valid() bool {
+	return h.fh != nil
+}
+
+func (h *handleBase) Close() (err error) {
+	if h.fh != nil {
+		err = h.fh.Close()
+		h.fh = nil
+	}
+	return
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// reader.go
+package file
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type Reader struct {
+	// fh     *os.File
+	handleBase
+	reader *bufio.Reader
+}
+
+func NewReader(fh *os.File) *Reader {
+	return &Reader{handleBase: handleBase{fh: fh}, reader: bufio.NewReader(fh)}
+}
+
+func OpenReader(filePath string) (r *Reader, err error) {
+	var fh *os.File
+	if fh, err = os.Open(filePath); err == nil {
+		r = NewReader(fh)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) TypeName() string {
+	return "fileReader"
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) String() string {
+	return "reader"
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) Valid() bool {
+	return h.handleBase.Valid() && h.reader != nil
+}
+
+func (w *Reader) Close() (err error) {
+	w.reader = nil
+	err = w.handleBase.Close()
+	return
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) ReadByte() (b byte, err error) {
+	if h.reader != nil {
+		b, err = h.reader.ReadByte()
+	} else {
+		err = io.ErrClosedPipe
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) ReadAll() (p []byte, err error) {
+	if h.reader != nil {
+		p, err = io.ReadAll(h.reader)
+	} else {
+		err = io.ErrClosedPipe
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) ReadString(delim byte) (s string, err error) {
+	if h.reader != nil {
+		s, err = h.reader.ReadString(delim)
+	} else {
+		err = io.ErrClosedPipe
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (h *Reader) Reset() (err error) {
+	if h.fh != nil {
+		if _, err = h.fh.Seek(0, 0); err == nil {
+			h.reader.Reset(h.fh)
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// reader.go
+package file
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestOpenReader(t *testing.T) {
+	r, err := OpenReader("t_reader_test.go")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("OpenReader failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+
+	if !r.Valid() {
+		t.Fatal("Reader should be valid after opening")
+	}
+
+	if r.TypeName() != "fileReader" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected TypeName 'fileReader', got '%s'", r.TypeName())
+	}
+
+	if r.String() != "reader" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected String 'reader', got '%s'", r.String())
+	}
+
+	// GetName may return either "t_reader_test.go" or "./t_reader_test.go" depending on the environment
+	name := r.GetName()
+	if (name != "t_reader_test.go") && (name != "./t_reader_test.go") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected GetName 't_reader_test.go' or './t_reader_test.go', got '%s'", name)
+	}
+
+	// Test reading a byte
+	b, err := r.ReadByte()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadByte failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if b == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("ReadByte should not return zero byte")
+	}
+
+	err = r.Reset()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Reset failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if s, err := r.ReadString('\n'); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadString failed: %v", err)
+	} else {
+		t.Logf("ReadString: %s", s)
+	}
+
+	// Test reading all content
+	content, err := r.ReadAll()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ReadAll failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(content) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("ReadAll should return non-empty content")
+	}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// writer.go
+package file
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestCreateWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	w, err := CreateWriter("/tmp/test_writer.txt")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateWriter failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	if !w.Valid() {
+		t.Fatal("Writer should be valid after creation")
+	}
+
+	if w.TypeName() != "fileWriter" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected TypeName 'fileWriter', got '%s'", w.TypeName())
+	}
+
+	if w.String() != "writer" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected String 'writer', got '%s'", w.String())
+	}
+
+	name := w.GetName()
+	if name != "/tmp/test_writer.txt" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected GetName '/tmp/test_writer.txt', got '%s'", name)
+	}
+
+	if n, err := w.Write("Hello, World!\n"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Write failed: %v", err)
+	} else if n != len("Hello, World!\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to write %d bytes, wrote %d", len("Hello, World!\n"), n)
+	}
+
+	if n, err := w.Writef("This is a %s.\n", "test"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Writef failed: %v", err)
+	} else if n != len("This is a test.\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected to write %d bytes, wrote %d", len("This is a test.\n"), n)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAppendWriter(t *testing.T) {
+	w, err := AppendWriter("/tmp/test_writer.txt")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("AppendWriter failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer w.Close()
+
+	if !w.Valid() {
+		t.Fatal("Writer should be valid after opening for append")
+	}
+
+	if w.TypeName() != "fileWriter" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected TypeName 'fileWriter', got '%s'", w.TypeName())
+	}
+
+	if w.String() != "writer" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected String 'writer', got '%s'", w.String())
+	}
+
+	name := w.GetName()
+	if name != "/tmp/test_writer.txt" {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected GetName '/tmp/test_writer.txt', got '%s'", name)
+	}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2024-2026 Celestino Amoroso (celestino.amoroso@gmail.com).
+// All rights reserved.
+
+// writer.go
+package file
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+type Writer struct {
+	// fh     *os.File
+	handleBase
+	writer *bufio.Writer
+}
+
+func NewWriter(fh *os.File) *Writer {
+	return &Writer{handleBase: handleBase{fh: fh}, writer: bufio.NewWriter(fh)}
+}
+
+func CreateWriter(filePath string) (w *Writer, err error) {
+	var fh *os.File
+	if fh, err = os.Create(filePath); err == nil {
+		w = NewWriter(fh)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func AppendWriter(filePath string) (w *Writer, err error) {
+	var fh *os.File
+	if fh, err = os.OpenFile(filePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0644); err == nil {
+		w = NewWriter(fh)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) TypeName() string {
+	return "fileWriter"
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) String() string {
+	return "writer"
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Valid() bool {
+	return w.handleBase.Valid() && w.writer != nil
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Close() (err error) {
+	var err1 error
+	if w.writer != nil {
+		err1 = w.Flush()
+		w.writer = nil
+	}
+	if err = w.handleBase.Close(); err == nil {
+		err = err1
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Flush() (err error) {
+	if w.writer != nil {
+		err = w.writer.Flush()
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Write(args ...any) (n int, err error) {
+	if w.writer != nil {
+		n, err = fmt.Fprint(w.writer, args...)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (w *Writer) Writef(format string, args ...any) (n int, err error) {
+	if w.writer != nil {
+		n, err = fmt.Fprintf(w.writer, format, args...)
+	}
+	return
+}
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 	"git.portale-stac.it/go-pkg/expr/scan"
 )

+const iterIterType = "IterIter"
+
 type IterIter struct {
 	it       kern.Iterator
 	count    int64
@@ -22,7 +24,13 @@ type IterIter struct {
 }

 func NewIterIter(it kern.Iterator, ctx kern.ExprContext, exprs []*scan.Term) (iter kern.Iterator, err error) {
-	iter = &IterIter{it: it, count: 0, index: -1, ctx: ctx, exprList: exprs, current: nil}
+	if ctx == nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("context is required for %s", iterIterType)
+	} else if it == nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("source iterator is required for %s", iterIterType)
+	} else {
+		iter = &IterIter{it: it, count: 0, index: -1, ctx: ctx, exprList: exprs, current: nil}
+	}
 	return
 }

@@ -31,7 +39,7 @@ func (it *IterIter) String() string {
 }

 func (it *IterIter) TypeName() string {
-	return "IterIter"
+	return iterIterType
 }

 func (it *IterIter) HasOperation(name string) bool {
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ func ErrUnknownVar(funcName, varName string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): unknown variable %q", funcName, varName)
 }

+func ErrFuncInvalidArg(funcName, details string) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s(): invalid argument -- %s", funcName, details)
+}
+
 // --- Operator errors

 func ErrLeftOperandMustBeVariable(leftTerm, opTerm Term) error {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func TestFuncRun(t *testing.T) {
 		/*   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"`},
-		/*   10 */ {`builtin ["os.file", "iterator"]; it = fileReadIterator("test-file.txt"); run(it)`, nil, nil},
+		/*   10 */ {`builtin ["os.file", "iterator"]; it = fileLineIterator("test-file.txt"); run(it)`, nil, nil},
 	}

 	//t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")
@@ -27,16 +27,19 @@ func TestFuncOs(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  13 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileClose(123)`, nil, `fileClose(): invalid file handle`},
 		/*  14 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen("/tmp/dummy"); c=fileReadTextAll(handle); fileClose(handle); c`, "bye-bye", nil},
 		/*  15 */ {`builtin "os.file"; c=fileReadTextAll(123)`, nil, `fileReadTextAll(): invalid file handle 123 [int64]`},
-		/*  16 */ {`builtin "os.file"; it=fileReadIterator("test-file.txt"); it++`, "uno", nil},
-		/*  17 */ {`builtin "os.file"; it=fileReadIterator("test-file.txt"); it++;it++;it++`, nil, io.EOF.Error()},
-		/*  18 */ {`builtin "os.file"; it=fileReadIterator("test-file.txt"); it.clean`, nil, nil},
-		/*  19 */ {`builtin "os.file"; it=fileReadIterator("test-file.txt"); string(it)`, `$(fileReadTextIterator@"test-file.txt")`, nil},
+		/*  16 */ {`builtin "os.file"; it=fileLineIterator("test-file.txt"); it++`, "uno", nil},
+		/*  17 */ {`builtin "os.file"; it=fileLineIterator("test-file.txt"); it++;it++;it++`, nil, io.EOF.Error()},
+		/*  18 */ {`builtin "os.file"; it=fileLineIterator("test-file.txt"); it.clean`, nil, nil},
+		/*  19 */ {`builtin "os.file"; it=fileLineIterator("test-file.txt"); string(it)`, `$(fileLineIterator@"test-file.txt")`, nil},
 		/*  20 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileOpen("/etc/hosts"); fileClose(handle); string(handle)`, `reader`, nil},
 		/*  21 */ {`builtin "os.file"; handle=fileCreate("/tmp/dummy"); fileClose(handle); string(handle)`, `writer`, nil},
+		/*  22 */ {`builtin "os.file"; it=fileByteIterator("test-file.txt"); string(it)`, `$(fileByteIterator@"test-file.txt")`, nil},
+		/*  23 */ {`builtin ["os.file", "string"]; it=fileByteIterator("test-file.txt"); char(it++)`, `u`, nil},
+		/*  24 */ {`builtin ["os.file", "string"]; it=fileByteIterator("test-file.txt"); it++; it.reset; char(it++)`, `u`, nil},
 	}

 	// t.Setenv("EXPR_PATH", ".")

-	// runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 19)
-	runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
+	runTestSuiteSpec(t, section, inputs, 24)
+	// runTestSuite(t, section, inputs)
 }
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ func TestNewIterList5(t *testing.T) {
 }

 func TestNewIterList6(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := NewSimpleStore()
 	list := kern.NewListA("a", "b", "c", "d")
-	it1, _ := NewIterator(nil, list, nil)
-	it, _ := NewIterator(nil, it1, nil)
+	it1, _ := NewIterator(ctx, list, nil)
+	it, _ := NewIterator(ctx, it1, nil)
 	if item, err := it.Next(); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("error: %v", err)
 	} else if item != "a" {
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ func TestIteratorParser(t *testing.T) {
 		/*  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++`, kern.NewList([]any{int64(1), "one"}), nil},
-		/*  23 */ {`builtin "os.file"; fileReadIterator("test-file.txt") map ${__}`, kern.NewList([]any{int64(0), int64(1)}), nil},
-		/*  24 */ {`builtin "os.file"; #(fileReadIterator("test-file.txt") filter (#${_} == 2))`, int64(0), nil},
-		/*  25 */ {`builtin "os.file"; #(fileReadIterator("test-file.txt") filter (#${_} == 3))`, int64(2), nil},
+		/*  23 */ {`builtin "os.file"; fileLineIterator("test-file.txt") map ${__}`, kern.NewList([]any{int64(0), int64(1)}), nil},
+		/*  24 */ {`builtin "os.file"; #(fileLineIterator("test-file.txt") filter (#${_} == 2))`, int64(0), nil},
+		/*  25 */ {`builtin "os.file"; #(fileLineIterator("test-file.txt") filter (#${_} == 3))`, int64(2), nil},
 		/*  26 */ {`#($(10) map ${_})`, int64(10), nil},
 		/*  27 */ {`#($(10,0) map ${_})`, int64(10), nil},
 		/*  28 */ {`$(10) digest ${_}`, int64(9), nil},
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
camoroso	5950630cf7	Doc: added more details and new functions and operators (iterator operators)	2026-05-08 15:17:24 +02:00
camoroso	78e431f2b9	forgotten changes to builtin-os-file-iter.go	2026-05-08 11:07:53 +02:00
camoroso	c7dce8288f	file iterators refactored	2026-05-08 11:03:16 +02:00
camoroso	c10053253c	os file builtins refactored with the package 'file'	2026-05-08 10:16:03 +02:00
camoroso	a3c7cf2efa	iter-iter.go: check ctx against nil on creation	2026-05-08 10:14:07 +02:00
camoroso	dfa1491093	kern/common-errors.go: new error function ErrFuncInvalidArg()	2026-05-08 10:10:28 +02:00