feat: add comment support to saccharine language
Add '#' comment syntax that works like Python comments. Comments can take up a whole line or appear at the end of a line. All characters after '#' until the next newline or EOF are ignored. Closes #24
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@@ -77,6 +77,23 @@ func getToken(i *iterator.Iterator[rune]) (*Token, error) {
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}
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case letter == ';':
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return NewHardBreak(index), nil
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case letter == '#':
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// Skip everything until the next newline or EOF
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for {
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if i.Done() {
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break
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}
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r, err := i.Next()
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if err != nil {
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return nil, trace.Wrap(err, "error while parsing comment")
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}
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if r == '\n' {
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// Put the newline back so it can be processed as a soft break
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i.Back()
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break
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}
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}
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return nil, nil
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case unicode.IsSpace(letter):
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return nil, nil
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case isVariable(letter):
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1
tests/comments.expected
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1
tests/comments.expected
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@@ -0,0 +1 @@
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VALUE
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15
tests/comments.test
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15
tests/comments.test
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# This is a full-line comment at the start
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# The following defines the identity function
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identity := \x.x # This is an end-of-line comment
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# Define a simple function that applies a function twice
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twice := \f.\x.(f (f x))
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# Test that comments don't interfere with expressions
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result := (twice identity VALUE) # Should just return VALUE
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# Multiple comments in a row
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# can appear anywhere
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# without breaking the code
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result # Final comment at the end
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