cmd/lambda/lambda.go

@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ func main() {
 	compiled := convert.SaccharineToLambda(ast)
 	logger.Info("compiled λ expression", "tree", compiled.String())
 
-	// Create reducer.
+	// Create reducer with the compiled expression.
-	reducer := lambda.NewNormalOrderReducer()
+	reducer := lambda.NewNormalOrderReducer(compiled)
 
 	// If the user selected to track CPU performance, attach a profiler.
 	if options.Profile != "" {
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	// Run reduction.
-	reducer.Reduce(compiled)
+	reducer.Reduce()
 
 	// Return the final reduced result.
 	result := reducer.Expression().String()

cmd/lambda/lambda_test.go

@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ func runSample(samplePath string) (string, error) {
 	compiled := convert.SaccharineToLambda(ast)
 
 	// Create and run the reducer.
-	reducer := lambda.NewNormalOrderReducer()
+	reducer := lambda.NewNormalOrderReducer(compiled)
-	reducer.Reduce(compiled)
+	reducer.Reduce()
 
 	return reducer.Expression().String() + "\n", nil
 }

pkg/lambda/reducer.go

@@ -6,20 +6,18 @@ import (
 	"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/pkg/reducer"
 )
 
-// Ensure NormalOrderReducer implements reducer.Reducer.
-var _ reducer.Reducer = (*NormalOrderReducer)(nil)
-
 // NormalOrderReducer implements normal order (leftmost-outermost) reduction
 // for lambda calculus expressions.
 type NormalOrderReducer struct {
 	emitter.BaseEmitter[reducer.Event]
-	expression expr.Expression
+	expression Expression
 }
 
 // NewNormalOrderReducer creates a new normal order reducer.
-func NewNormalOrderReducer() *NormalOrderReducer {
+func NewNormalOrderReducer(expression Expression) *NormalOrderReducer {
 	return &NormalOrderReducer{
 		BaseEmitter: *emitter.New[reducer.Event](),
+		expression:  expression,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -30,23 +28,22 @@ func (r *NormalOrderReducer) Expression() expr.Expression {
 
 // Reduce performs normal order reduction on a lambda expression.
 // The expression must be a lambda.Expression; other types are returned unchanged.
-func (r *NormalOrderReducer) Reduce(e expr.Expression) expr.Expression {
+func (r *NormalOrderReducer) Reduce() {
-	r.expression = e
-
-	lambdaExpr, ok := e.(Expression)
-	if !ok {
-		return e
-	}
-
 	r.Emit(reducer.StartEvent)
+	it := NewIterator(&r.expression)
 
-	ReduceAll(&lambdaExpr, func() {
+	for !it.Done() {
-		r.expression = lambdaExpr
+		if fn, arg, ok := IsViable(it.Current()); !ok {
+			it.Next()
+		} else {
+			it.Swap(Substitute(fn.body, fn.parameter, arg))
 			r.Emit(reducer.StepEvent)
-	})
 
-	r.expression = lambdaExpr
+			if _, _, ok := IsViable(it.Parent()); ok {
-	r.Emit(reducer.StopEvent)
+				it.Back()
-
+			}
-	return lambdaExpr
+		}
+	}
+
+	r.Emit(reducer.StopEvent)
 }

pkg/reducer/reducer.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type Reducer interface {
 	// Emits StartEvent before reduction, StepEvent after each step, and
 	// StopEvent after completion.
 	// Returns the final reduced expression.
-	Reduce(e expr.Expression) expr.Expression
+	Reduce()
 
 	// Expression returns the current expression state.
 	Expression() expr.Expression