Commit graph Finch/tests/new
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Nexoniarz
ea6d2a57e5 a standard library in Finch: path, time, proc, json
import json   import path   import time   import proc  -- found in std/ after the program's own files,
so a program's own json.fch always wins.

path: join, base, dir, ext, stem, parts, clean, is_abs.
time: now, millis, sleep, date, local, format, days_in_month (clock_gettime, strftime through C import).
proc: run, output (an error with the command's output when it fails), env, pid, cwd.
json: parse (errors with line and column), stringify, pretty, new_*, get/at/set/push/has/names and
str_or/int_or/float_or/bool_or; \u escapes with surrogate pairs.

The C importer now leaves a plain (non-const) char * parameter a ptr[char], a buffer C writes into;
only const char * is text going in. str(ptr) and str([]u8) are in the self-hosted compiler.

boot.sh: 40 passed, 0 failed.
2026-10-25 20:58:26 +01:00
Nexoniarz
04eb0cce55 generics (in the compiler written in Finch)
fn max[T](T a, T b) -> T      struct Stack[T] { []T items }      fn Stack[T].push(T x)

The type is worked out from the arguments (max(3, 4), first([1, 2])) and written out
where it cannot be: max[float](1, 2.5), Stack[int](), Pair[str, int](...). Each use makes
its own copy, so a generic costs nothing at run time. Several parameters
(Pair[A, B]), nesting (Stack[Pair[int, str]]), methods, and printing (Stack[int](items: ...))
work. An error inside a generic says which version it was building.

boot.sh: 37 passed, 0 failed (stage 2 and 3 identical).
2026-10-25 20:53:13 +01:00
Nexoniarz
609ceffe58 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.
2026-10-25 20:49:04 +01:00