enums and match (in the compiler written in Finch)

enum Color { Red, Green, Blue }   enum Status { Ok = 200, NotFound = 404 }

Color.Red, Color(n) (checked), int(c), == and != only, printed by name, usable as
map keys and struct fields, with methods (fn Color.next()).

match value { Red, Green -> ... Blue -> ... else -> ... } as a statement, or as an
expression that gives a value. Works on enums, whole numbers, chars, text and bools;
a match on an enum has to handle every variant or end with else, and says which are
missing. A bare variant name (Red) is enough inside a match on an enum.

Only the self-hosted compiler has them; tests/new holds their tests, tests/run stays what
the C++ compiler also runs. boot.sh: 31 passed.
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@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ fn same(Type a, Type b) -> bool {
if a.kind != b.kind {
return false
}
if a.kind == "struct" || a.kind == "named" {
if a.kind == "struct" || a.kind == "named" || a.kind == "enum" {
return a.name == b.name && a.module == b.module
}
if a.kind == "fixed" && a.count != b.count {
@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fn show(Type t) -> str {
}
return "ptr[" + show(t.elem[0]) + "]"
}
if t.kind == "struct" || t.kind == "named" {
if t.kind == "struct" || t.kind == "named" || t.kind == "enum" {
if t.module.len > 0 {
return t.module + "." + t.name
}
@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ fn show(Type t) -> str {
// One node of the tree, for expressions, statements, functions and structs alike.
// expressions: int float str char bool null var unary binary call member index array method
// statements: decl assign expr if while for each return break continue block
// top level: fn param struct field
// top level: fn param struct field enum variant
// match: match (kids: subject, arms...), arm (kids: patterns node, body; flag: the else arm), patterns
struct Node {
str kind
str name // identifier, operator, callee, field or method name
@ -115,5 +116,6 @@ struct Program {
[]str cwhere // where each was written, for error messages
[]str links // link "glfw", link "mine.c"
[]Node structs
[]Node enums
[]Node fns
}