Finch/src/ast.h
Nexoniarz 1dc976bd8f Structs, arrays, owned strings, memory model, modules, debug info
- struct with default values; constructors Point(1, 2) / Point(x: 1); field access, auto-deref through pointers
- []T arrays with bounds checks, literals, for-each, push/pop/insert/remove/clear/resize/find/contains/join/slice/reverse/sort
- str carries its length: .len, s[i], +, comparison, sub/find/split/trim/upper/lower/replace/repeat/bytes, str(x), int(s), float(s)
- Memory: values own their memory and are freed at the end of their block; assignment copies, temporaries move;
  parameters are lent and only copied when the function changes them; defer; new()/free() for manual heap memory
- input(), read_file/write_file/file_exists, exit(), fn main([]str args)
- Finch modules: import name, module.fn(), module.Struct
- C structs from headers (fields, fixed arrays, nested); passed and returned by value with the System V x86-64 ABI;
  addr(fn) gives C a callback
- link "file.c" compiles and links your own C code
- -g emits DWARF debug info (gdb/lldb)
- Small C runtime (runtime/finch_rt.c) embedded in the compiler, cached in ~/.cache/finch
- Tests: 58, all clean under valgrind (MEMCHECK=1 tests/run.sh)

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-10-08 18:57:37 +02:00

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#pragma once
#include <memory>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
struct StructInfo; // filled in by codegen: fields, LLVM type, ownership
struct Type {
enum Kind {
Void, Bool, Char, I8, I16, I32, I64, U8, U16, U32, U64, F32, F64,
Str, Ptr, Null,
Array, // []T: growable, owns its elements
Fixed, // [N]T: only inside C structs
Struct, // a resolved struct
Named, // a struct name as written, before codegen resolves it
};
Kind kind = Void;
std::shared_ptr<Type> elem; // Ptr (null = untyped `ptr`), Array, Fixed
long long count = 0; // Fixed
std::string name; // Named / Struct
std::string module; // Named: written qualifier ("" = none); Struct: defining module
StructInfo *info = nullptr; // Struct
Type() = default;
Type(Kind k) : kind(k) {}
static Type ptrTo(const Type &t) {
Type p(Ptr);
p.elem = std::make_shared<Type>(t);
return p;
}
static Type arrayOf(const Type &t) {
Type a(Array);
a.elem = std::make_shared<Type>(t);
return a;
}
bool isInt() const { return kind >= I8 && kind <= U64; }
bool isSigned() const { return kind >= I8 && kind <= I64; }
bool isUnsigned() const { return kind >= U8 && kind <= U64; }
bool isFloat() const { return kind == F32 || kind == F64; }
bool isNumber() const { return isInt() || isFloat(); }
bool isPtr() const { return kind == Ptr; }
int bits() const {
switch (kind) {
case Bool: return 1;
case Char: case I8: case U8: return 8;
case I16: case U16: return 16;
case I32: case U32: case F32: return 32;
default: return 64;
}
}
bool operator==(const Type &o) const {
if (kind != o.kind) return false;
switch (kind) {
case Ptr:
if (!elem || !o.elem) return !elem && !o.elem;
return *elem == *o.elem;
case Array: return *elem == *o.elem;
case Fixed: return count == o.count && *elem == *o.elem;
case Struct: return info == o.info;
case Named: return name == o.name && module == o.module;
default: return true;
}
}
bool operator!=(const Type &o) const { return !(*this == o); }
// How the type is written in Finch, for error messages.
std::string show() const {
switch (kind) {
case Void: return "nothing";
case Bool: return "bool";
case Char: return "char";
case I8: return "i8";
case I16: return "i16";
case I32: return "i32";
case I64: return "int";
case U8: return "u8";
case U16: return "u16";
case U32: return "u32";
case U64: return "u64";
case F32: return "f32";
case F64: return "float";
case Str: return "str";
case Ptr: return elem ? "ptr[" + elem->show() + "]" : "ptr";
case Null: return "null";
case Array: return "[]" + elem->show();
case Fixed: return "[" + std::to_string(count) + "]" + elem->show();
case Struct:
case Named: return module.empty() ? name : module + "." + name;
}
return "?";
}
};
// Built-in type names. `int` is i64 and `float` is f64: the everyday defaults.
bool typeFromName(const std::string &name, Type &out);
struct Pos {
int line = 0, col = 0;
int file = 0; // index into the list of source files (see error.h)
};
// ---------- expressions ----------
enum class ExprKind { Int, Float, Bool, Char, Str, Null, Var, Unary, Binary, Call, Member, Index, ArrayLit, Method };
struct Expr {
ExprKind kind;
Pos pos;
Expr(ExprKind k, Pos p) : kind(k), pos(p) {}
virtual ~Expr() = default;
};
using ExprPtr = std::unique_ptr<Expr>;
struct IntExpr : Expr {
long long value;
IntExpr(Pos p, long long v) : Expr(ExprKind::Int, p), value(v) {}
};
struct FloatExpr : Expr {
double value;
FloatExpr(Pos p, double v) : Expr(ExprKind::Float, p), value(v) {}
};
struct BoolExpr : Expr {
bool value;
BoolExpr(Pos p, bool v) : Expr(ExprKind::Bool, p), value(v) {}
};
struct CharExpr : Expr {
char value;
CharExpr(Pos p, char v) : Expr(ExprKind::Char, p), value(v) {}
};
struct StrExpr : Expr {
std::string value;
StrExpr(Pos p, std::string v) : Expr(ExprKind::Str, p), value(std::move(v)) {}
};
struct NullExpr : Expr {
explicit NullExpr(Pos p) : Expr(ExprKind::Null, p) {}
};
struct VarExpr : Expr {
std::string name;
VarExpr(Pos p, std::string n) : Expr(ExprKind::Var, p), name(std::move(n)) {}
};
struct UnaryExpr : Expr {
char op; // '-', '!' or '~'
ExprPtr operand;
UnaryExpr(Pos p, char o, ExprPtr e) : Expr(ExprKind::Unary, p), op(o), operand(std::move(e)) {}
};
enum class BinOp {
Add, Sub, Mul, Div, Mod,
BitAnd, BitOr, BitXor, Shl, Shr,
Eq, NotEq, Less, LessEq, Greater, GreaterEq,
And, Or,
};
struct BinaryExpr : Expr {
BinOp op;
ExprPtr lhs, rhs;
BinaryExpr(Pos p, BinOp o, ExprPtr l, ExprPtr r)
: Expr(ExprKind::Binary, p), op(o), lhs(std::move(l)), rhs(std::move(r)) {}
};
// name(args): a function, a built-in, a conversion or a struct constructor.
struct CallExpr : Expr {
std::string callee;
std::vector<ExprPtr> args;
std::vector<std::string> argNames; // "" for positional; Point(x: 1, y: 2)
CallExpr(Pos p, std::string c) : Expr(ExprKind::Call, p), callee(std::move(c)) {}
};
struct MemberExpr : Expr { // obj.field, p.value, a.len
ExprPtr obj;
std::string field;
MemberExpr(Pos p, ExprPtr o, std::string f)
: Expr(ExprKind::Member, p), obj(std::move(o)), field(std::move(f)) {}
};
struct IndexExpr : Expr { // a[i]
ExprPtr obj, index;
IndexExpr(Pos p, ExprPtr o, ExprPtr i) : Expr(ExprKind::Index, p), obj(std::move(o)), index(std::move(i)) {}
};
struct ArrayLitExpr : Expr { // [1, 2, 3]
std::vector<ExprPtr> elems;
explicit ArrayLitExpr(Pos p) : Expr(ExprKind::ArrayLit, p) {}
};
// obj.name(args): a.push(x), s.find("x"), and math.sqrt(2) / math.Vec(1, 2) for modules
struct MethodExpr : Expr {
ExprPtr obj;
std::string name;
std::vector<ExprPtr> args;
std::vector<std::string> argNames;
MethodExpr(Pos p, ExprPtr o, std::string n) : Expr(ExprKind::Method, p), obj(std::move(o)), name(std::move(n)) {}
};
// ---------- statements ----------
enum class StmtKind { VarDecl, Assign, Expr, If, While, For, ForEach, Return, Break, Continue, Block, Defer };
struct Stmt {
StmtKind kind;
Pos pos;
Stmt(StmtKind k, Pos p) : kind(k), pos(p) {}
virtual ~Stmt() = default;
};
using StmtPtr = std::unique_ptr<Stmt>;
struct BlockStmt : Stmt {
std::vector<StmtPtr> body;
explicit BlockStmt(Pos p) : Stmt(StmtKind::Block, p) {}
};
using BlockPtr = std::unique_ptr<BlockStmt>;
struct VarDeclStmt : Stmt {
bool hasType; // `int x = 5` vs `x := 5`
Type type;
std::string name;
ExprPtr init; // may be null only when hasType
VarDeclStmt(Pos p) : Stmt(StmtKind::VarDecl, p) {}
};
struct AssignStmt : Stmt {
ExprPtr target; // a variable, field, element or p.value
char op; // '=', '+', '-', '*', '/', '%'
ExprPtr value;
AssignStmt(Pos p) : Stmt(StmtKind::Assign, p) {}
};
struct ExprStmt : Stmt {
ExprPtr expr;
ExprStmt(Pos p, ExprPtr e) : Stmt(StmtKind::Expr, p), expr(std::move(e)) {}
};
struct IfStmt : Stmt {
ExprPtr cond;
BlockPtr then;
StmtPtr otherwise; // null, BlockStmt, or IfStmt (else if)
IfStmt(Pos p) : Stmt(StmtKind::If, p) {}
};
struct WhileStmt : Stmt {
ExprPtr cond;
BlockPtr body;
WhileStmt(Pos p) : Stmt(StmtKind::While, p) {}
};
struct ForStmt : Stmt {
std::string var;
ExprPtr from, to; // for var in from..to (to is exclusive)
BlockPtr body;
ForStmt(Pos p) : Stmt(StmtKind::For, p) {}
};
struct ForEachStmt : Stmt {
std::string var;
ExprPtr list; // for var in list (an array or a str)
BlockPtr body;
ForEachStmt(Pos p) : Stmt(StmtKind::ForEach, p) {}
};
struct ReturnStmt : Stmt {
ExprPtr value; // may be null
ReturnStmt(Pos p) : Stmt(StmtKind::Return, p) {}
};
struct BreakStmt : Stmt {
explicit BreakStmt(Pos p) : Stmt(StmtKind::Break, p) {}
};
struct ContinueStmt : Stmt {
explicit ContinueStmt(Pos p) : Stmt(StmtKind::Continue, p) {}
};
struct DeferStmt : Stmt { // defer <statement>: runs when the block ends
StmtPtr body;
DeferStmt(Pos p, StmtPtr s) : Stmt(StmtKind::Defer, p), body(std::move(s)) {}
};
// ---------- top level ----------
struct Param {
Type type;
std::string name;
Pos pos;
};
struct FnDecl {
Pos pos;
std::string name;
Type ret; // Void when there is no `-> type`
std::vector<Param> params;
BlockPtr body;
};
struct Field {
Type type;
std::string name;
ExprPtr init; // default value, may be null
Pos pos;
};
struct StructDecl {
Pos pos;
std::string name;
std::vector<Field> fields;
};
struct Import {
Pos pos;
std::string path; // "stdio.h" (C header, isC) or "math" (Finch module)
bool isC = true;
};
struct Link {
Pos pos;
std::string lib; // "glfw" -> libglfw.so; "helpers.c" / ".o" / ".a" -> a file next to the .fn file
};
// One .fn file.
struct Program {
std::string module; // "" for the main file, else the module's name
std::string path;
std::vector<Import> imports;
std::vector<Link> links;
std::vector<StructDecl> structs;
std::vector<FnDecl> fns;
};