From d372f1cca2ae357feb2d4524087dd15646356faa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mryouse
Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 03:01:27 +0000
Subject: refactor: only evaluate expressions as needed

---
 runner.py | 33 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 tokens.py | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/runner.py b/runner.py
index 1023473..7de2666 100644
--- a/runner.py
+++ b/runner.py
@@ -7,6 +7,25 @@ def peek(inp):
         return None
     return inp[0]
 
+def evaluate_expression(expr):
+    if not expr.symbol.name in STD:
+        raise Exception(f"no such symbol: {expr.symbol.name}")
+    this_func = STD[expr.symbol.name]
+
+    # try to match the signature
+    in_sig = expr.in_sig()
+    if in_sig in this_func:
+        ret = this_func[expr.in_sig()].impl(*(expr.args))
+        return ret
+
+    # evaluate inner expressions, if possible/necessary
+    for idx, arg in enumerate(expr.args):
+        if arg.type_ == NebType.EXPR:
+            expr.args[idx] = evaluate_expression(arg)
+            return evaluate_expression(expr)
+
+    raise Exception(f"'{expr.symbol.name}' called with unknown signature: '{expr.in_sig()}'")
+
 def evaluate(items, pop):
     nxt = peek(items)
     if nxt is None:
@@ -19,19 +38,7 @@ def evaluate(items, pop):
         this_func = STD[nxt.name]
         return evaluate(items[1:], this_func[list(this_func.keys())[0]].impl) # TODO show all
     elif isinstance(nxt, NebExpression):
-        if not nxt.symbol.name in STD:
-            raise Exception(f"no such symbol: {nxt.symbol.name}")
-        this_func = STD[nxt.symbol.name]
-
-        # evaluate inner expressions
-        for idx, arg in enumerate(nxt.args):
-            if isinstance(arg, NebExpression):
-                nxt.args[idx] = evaluate([arg], pop)
-
-        if nxt.maybe_sig() not in this_func:
-            raise Exception(f"'{nxt.symbol.name}' called with unknown signature: '{nxt.maybe_sig()}'")
-        ret = this_func[nxt.maybe_sig()].impl(*(nxt.args))
-        return evaluate(items[1:], ret)
+        return evaluate(items[1:], evaluate_expression(nxt))
     else:
         raise Exception("expected a literal or an expression")
 
diff --git a/tokens.py b/tokens.py
index 38e669c..cc8e7a7 100644
--- a/tokens.py
+++ b/tokens.py
@@ -40,10 +40,12 @@ class NebSeparator():
     pass
 
 class NebOpen(NebSeparator):
-    pass
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "("
 
 class NebClose(NebSeparator):
-    pass
+    def __str__(self):
+        return ")"
 
 class NebSymbol(NebToken):
 
@@ -51,21 +53,38 @@ class NebSymbol(NebToken):
         super().__init__(NebType.SYMBOL)
         self.name = name
 
+    def __str__(self):
+        return f"'{self.name}"
+
 class NebExpression(NebToken):
 
     def __init__(self, symbol, args):
         super().__init__(NebType.EXPR)
         self.symbol = symbol
         self.args = args
+        self.returns = None
+
+    def set_returns(self, returns):
+        self.returns = returns
 
-    def maybe_sig(self):
-        out = []
+    def __str__(self):
+        out = f"({self.symbol}"
         for arg in self.args:
-            if isinstance(arg, NebLiteral):
-                out.append(":" + arg.type_.name.lower())
-            else:
-                raise Exception("expressions must have a list of literals") #TODO not true
-        return " ".join(out)
+            out += f" {arg}"
+        out += f") <{self.type_}> -> <{self.out_sig()}>"
+        return out
+
+    def in_sig(self):
+        return " ".join(f":{arg.type_.name.lower()}" for arg in self.args)
+
+    def out_sig(self):
+        if self.returns is None:
+            return "?"
+        else:
+            return ":" + self.returns.lower()
+
+    def sig(self):
+        return (self.in_sig() + " > " + self.out_sig()).strip()
 
 class NebFunction():
 
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