- Rename pkg/interpreter to pkg/runtime
- Move ReduceOnce to new pkg/normalorder package
- Convert standalone functions (Substitute, Rename, GetFree, IsFree)
to receiver methods on concrete expression types
- Change Set from pointer receivers to value receivers
- Update all references from interpreter to runtime terminology
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
## Description
The codebase previously used the visitor pattern for traversing lambda calculus expressions.
This was a hold-over from avoiding the Go-idiomatic way of handling types.
This PR removes the visitor pattern in favor of direct method implementations.
- Remove `Visitor` interface from `expression.go`.
- Remove `Accept` methods from `Abstraction`, `Application`, and `Variable`.
- Remove `Accept` from `Expression` interface.
- Delete `stringify.go` and move `String()` logic directly into each type.
- Add compile-time interface checks (`var _ Expression = (*Type)(nil)`).
- Update `expr.Expression` to embed `fmt.Stringer` instead of declaring `String() string`.
### Decisions
- Moved `String()` implementations directly into each expression type rather than using a separate recursive function, as each type's string representation is simple enough to be self-contained.
## Benefits
- Simpler, more idiomatic Go code using type methods instead of visitor pattern.
- Reduced indirection and fewer files to maintain.
- Compile-time interface satisfaction checks catch implementation errors early.
## Checklist
- [x] Code follows conventional commit format.
- [x] Branch follows naming convention (`<type>/<description>`).
- [x] Tests pass (if applicable).
- [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable).
Closes#36
Reviewed-on: #37
Co-authored-by: M.V. Hutz <git@maximhutz.me>
Co-committed-by: M.V. Hutz <git@maximhutz.me>
## Description
The codebase currently couples the engine and plugins directly to `lambda.Expression`.
This PR introduces an abstract `expr.Expression` interface to enable future support for multiple evaluation modes.
- Add `pkg/expr/expr.go` with an `Expression` interface requiring a `String()` method.
- Update `lambda.Expression` to embed `expr.Expression`.
- Add `String()` method to `Abstraction`, `Application`, and `Variable` types.
- Update plugins to use `String()` instead of `lambda.Stringify()`.
### Decisions
- The `expr.Expression` interface is minimal (only `String()`) to avoid over-constraining future expression types.
- The engine still stores `*lambda.Expression` directly rather than `expr.Expression`, because Go's interface semantics require pointer indirection for in-place mutation during reduction.
- Future evaluation modes will implement their own concrete types satisfying `expr.Expression`.
## Benefits
- Establishes a foundation for supporting multiple evaluation modes (SKI combinators, typed lambda calculus, etc.).
- Plugins now use the abstract `String()` method, making them more decoupled from the lambda-specific implementation.
- Prepares the codebase for a Reducer interface abstraction in a future PR.
## Checklist
- [x] Code follows conventional commit format.
- [x] Branch follows naming convention (`<type>/<description>`).
- [x] Tests pass (if applicable).
- [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable).
Reviewed-on: #30
Co-authored-by: M.V. Hutz <git@maximhutz.me>
Co-committed-by: M.V. Hutz <git@maximhutz.me>
