finn-lang/Parser.cs

namespace Finn;

using Finn.AST;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class Parser
{
	private class ParseError : Exception { }

	private readonly List<Token> tokens;
	private int current = 0;

	public Parser(List<Token> tokens)
	{
		this.tokens = tokens;
	}

	public Expr? parse()
	{
		try
		{
			return expression();
		}
		catch (ParseError)
		{
			return null;
		}
	}

	// Parsing primitives

	private bool match(params TokenType[] types)
	{
		foreach (TokenType type in types)
		{
			if (check(type))
			{
				advance();
				return true;
			}
		}

		return false;
	}

	private bool check(params TokenType[] types)
	{
		if (isAtEnd()) return false;
		return Array.IndexOf(types, peek().type) >= 0;
	}

	private Token advance()
	{
		if (!isAtEnd()) current++;
		return previous();
	}

	private bool isAtEnd()
	{
		return peek().type == TokenType.EOF;
	}

	private Token peek()
	{
		return tokens[current];
	}

	private Token previous()
	{
		return tokens[current - 1];
	}

	private Token consume(TokenType type, string message)
	{
		if (check(type)) return advance();
		throw error(peek(), message);
	}

	private ParseError error(Token token, string message)
	{
		Program.error(token, message);
		return new ParseError();
	}

	private void synchronize()
	{
		advance();

		while (!isAtEnd())
		{
			switch (peek().type)
			{
				case TokenType.Def:
				case TokenType.Type:
					return;
			}

			advance();
		}
	}

	// Helpers

	private Expr binaryLeft(Func<Expr> next, params TokenType[] types)
	{
		Expr expr = next();

		while (match(types))
		{
			Token op = previous();
			Expr right = next();
			expr = new Binary(expr, op, right);
		}

		return expr;
	}

	// Rules

	private Expr expression()
	{
		var expr = equality();
		while (match(TokenType.Semicolon))
		{
			var right = equality();
			expr = new Sequence(expr, right);
		}
		return expr;
	}

	private Expr equality() =>
		binaryLeft(comparison, TokenType.BangEqual, TokenType.DoubleEqual);

	private Expr comparison() =>
		binaryLeft(sum, TokenType.Greater, TokenType.GreaterEqual, TokenType.Less, TokenType.LessEqual);

	private Expr sum() => binaryLeft(product, TokenType.Minus, TokenType.Plus);

	private Expr product() => binaryLeft(concat, TokenType.Slash, TokenType.Asterisk);

	private Expr concat() => binaryLeft(unary, TokenType.PlusPlus);

	private Expr unary()
	{
		if (match(TokenType.Bang, TokenType.Minus))
		{
			Token op = previous();
			Expr right = unary();
			return new Unary(op, right);
		}
		return let();
	}

	private RecordPattern? recordPattern()
	{
		if (!match(TokenType.LBrace))
		{
			return null;
		}

		List<FieldPattern> fields = new List<FieldPattern>();
		while (!check(TokenType.RBrace, TokenType.Pipe))
		{
			var fieldName = name();
			if (fieldName == null)
			{
				throw error(peek(), "Expect identifier as field name.");
			}
			var pat = match(TokenType.Equal) ? pattern() : null;
			fields.Add(new(fieldName, pat));
			if (!match(TokenType.Comma))
			{
				break;
			}
		}
		var restPattern = match(TokenType.Pipe) ? simplePattern() : null;
		consume(TokenType.RBrace, "Expect '}' at end of record pattern.");
		return new(fields.ToArray(), restPattern);
	}

	private VariantPattern? variantPattern()
	{
		if (!match(TokenType.Backtick))
		{
			return null;
		}
		Name? tag = name();
		if (tag == null)
		{
			throw error(peek(), "Expect identifier as tag name.");
		}
		if (!match(TokenType.LParen))
		{
			return new(tag, null);
		}
		Pattern argument = pattern();
		consume(TokenType.RParen, "Expect ')' after variant argument.");
		return new(tag, argument);
	}

	private SimplePattern? simplePattern()
	{
		if (match(TokenType.Blank))
		{
			return new SimplePattern(null);
		}

		var identifier = name();
		if (identifier != null)
		{
			return new SimplePattern(identifier);
		}

		return null;
	}

	private Pattern pattern()
	{
		Pattern? p;
		if ((p = simplePattern()) != null)
		{
			return p;
		}
		if ((p = recordPattern()) != null)
		{
			return p;
		}
		if ((p = variantPattern()) != null)
		{
			return p;
		}
		if (check(TokenType.String))
		{
			throw error(peek(), "Cannot pattern-match string literals.");
		}
		if (check(TokenType.Number))
		{
			throw error(peek(), "Cannot pattern-match numbers.");
		}
		throw error(peek(), "Expect pattern.");
	}

	private Expr let()
	{
		if (!match(TokenType.Let))
		{
			return ifExpr();
		}

		// TODO Add function bindings.
		List<Binding> bindings = new List<Binding>();
		Pattern p = pattern();
		consume(TokenType.Equal, "Expect '=' after pattern.");
		bindings.Add(new(p, expression()));
		while (match(TokenType.And))
		{
			p = pattern();
			consume(TokenType.Equal, "Expect '=' after pattern.");
			bindings.Add(new(p, expression()));
		}
		consume(TokenType.In, "Expect 'in' after let-bindings.");
		Expr body = expression();
		return new Let(bindings.ToArray(), body);
	}

	private Expr ifExpr()
	{
		if (!match(TokenType.If))
		{
			return when();
		}
		Expr condition = expression();
		consume(TokenType.Then, "Expect 'then' after condition.");
		Expr thenCase = expression();
		consume(TokenType.Else, "Expect 'else' after 'then' case.");
		Expr elseCase = expression();
		return new If(condition, thenCase, elseCase);
	}

	// private Expr control()
	// {
	// 	switch (peek().type)
	// 	{
	// 		case TokenType.If:
	// 			advance();
	// 			Expr condition = expression();
	// 			consume(TokenType.Then, "Expect 'then' after condition.");
	// 			Expr thenCase = expression();
	// 			consume(TokenType.Else, "Expect 'else' after 'then' case.");
	// 			Expr elseCase = expression();
	// 			return new If(condition, thenCase, elseCase);
	// 		case TokenType.When:
	// 			throw new NotImplementedException("TODO when");
	// 	}

	// 	return primary();
	// }

	private Expr when()
	{
		if (!match(TokenType.When))
		{
			return primary();
		}
		Expr head = expression();
		consume(TokenType.Is, "Expect 'is' after expression.");

		List<Binding> cases = new List<Binding>();
		cases.Add(parseCase());
		while (match(TokenType.Comma))
		{
			cases.Add(parseCase());
		}
		return new When(head, cases.ToArray());

		Binding parseCase()
		{
			Pattern pat = pattern();
			consume(TokenType.DoubleArrow, "Expect '=>' after pattern.");
			Expr value = expression();
			return new(pat, value);
		}
	}

	private Name? name()
	{
		if (match(TokenType.Identifier))
		{
			return new(previous().lexeme, false);
		}
		if (match(TokenType.At))
		{
			Token literal = consume(TokenType.String, "Expect string literal after '@'.");
			return new((string)(literal.literal!), true);
		}
		return null;
	}

	private Expr primary()
	{
		Expr expr = operand();

		if (match(TokenType.Period))
		{
			Name? ident = name();
			if (ident == null)
			{
				throw error(advance(), "Expect identifier after dot.");
			}
			return new Selector(expr, ident);
		}

		if (match(TokenType.LBracket))
		{
			var index = expression();
			consume(TokenType.RBracket, "Expect '[' after expression.");
			return new Indexer(expr, index);
		}

		if (match(TokenType.LParen))
		{
			var args = new List<Expr?>();
			while (!check(TokenType.RParen))
			{
				if (match(TokenType.Blank))
				{
					args.Add(null);
				}
				else
				{
					args.Add(expression());
				}
				if (!match(TokenType.Comma))
				{
					break;
				}
			}
			consume(TokenType.RParen, "Expect '(' after arguments.");
			return new Call(expr, args.ToArray());
		}

		return expr;
	}

	private Expr operand()
	{
		if (match(TokenType.Number, TokenType.String))
		{
			object literal = previous().literal!;
			return new Literal(previous().literal!);
		}

		var ident = name();
		if (ident != null)
		{
			return new Identifier(ident);
		}

		if (match(TokenType.LParen))
		{
			Expr groupedExpr = expression();
			consume(TokenType.RParen, "Expect ')' after expression.");
			return new Grouping(groupedExpr);
		}

		Expr? expr;
		if ((expr = record()) != null)
		{
			return expr;
		}
		if ((expr = variant()) != null)
		{
			return expr;
		}
		if ((expr = list()) != null)
		{
			return expr;
		}

		throw error(peek(), "Expect expression.");
	}

	private Expr? list()
	{
		if (!match(TokenType.LBracket))
		{
			return null;
		}

		List<Expr> elements = new List<Expr>();

		if (!match(TokenType.RBracket))
		{
			elements.Add(expression());
			while (!match(TokenType.RBracket))
			{
				if (match(TokenType.Comma))
				{
					if (match(TokenType.RBracket))
					{
						break;
					}
					else
					{
						elements.Add(expression());
					}
				}
				else
				{
					throw error(previous(), "Expect comma between list elements.");
				}
			}
		}
		return new Finn.AST.List(elements.ToArray());
	}

	private Expr? variant()
	{
		if (!match(TokenType.Backtick))
		{
			return null;
		}
		Name? tag = name();
		Expr? argument = null;
		if (tag == null)
		{
			throw error(peek(), "Expect identifier as tag name.");
		}
		if (match(TokenType.LParen))
		{
			if (!match(TokenType.RParen))
			{
				argument = expression();
				consume(TokenType.RParen, "Expect ')' after variant argument.");
			}
		}
		return new Variant(tag, argument);
	}

	private Expr? record()
	{
		if (!match(TokenType.LBrace))
		{
			return null;
		}

		var extensions = parseFields(TokenType.RBrace, TokenType.Pipe);
		BaseRecord? baseRecord = null;

		if (match(TokenType.Pipe))
		{
			var baseExpr = expression();
			var updates = match(TokenType.With) ? parseFields(TokenType.RBrace) : Array.Empty<Field>();
			baseRecord = new(baseExpr, updates);
		}

		consume(TokenType.RBrace, "Expect '}' at end of record literal.");
		return new Record(extensions, baseRecord);

		Field[] parseFields(params TokenType[] endAt)
		{
			List<Field> fields = new List<Field>();

			while (!check(endAt))
			{
				var fieldName = name();
				if (fieldName == null)
				{
					throw error(peek(), "Expect identifier as field name.");
				}
				var value = match(TokenType.Equal) ? expression() : null;
				fields.Add(new(fieldName, value));
				if (!match(TokenType.Comma))
				{
					break;
				}
			}

			return fields.ToArray();
		}
	}
}