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lambda/pkg/lambda/expression.go
M.V. Hutz a3ee34732e refactor: rewrite CLI and internal architecture (#41)
## Description

The old architecture used a monolithic `main()` with a custom arg parser, an event-emitter-based runtime, and a plugin system for optional features.
This PR rewrites the CLI and internal architecture to be modular, extensible, and built around a registry of interchangeable components.

- Replace custom CLI arg parsing with Cobra subcommands (`convert`, `reduce`, `engine list`).
- Introduce a registry system (`internal/registry`) for marshalers, codecs, and engines, with BFS-based conversion path resolution.
- Add type-erased adapter layer (`internal/cli`) with `Repr`, `Engine`, `Process`, `Marshaler`, and `Conversion` interfaces wrapping generic `pkg/` types.
- Replace the event-emitter-based `Runtime` with a simpler `Engine`/`Process` model (`pkg/engine`).
- Add generic `Codec[T, U]` and `Marshaler[T]` interfaces (`pkg/codec`).
- Merge `saccharine/token` sub-package into `saccharine` and rename scanner functions from `parse*` to `scan*`.
- Make saccharine-to-lambda conversion bidirectional (encode and decode).
- Add `lambda.Marshaler` and `saccharine.Marshaler` implementing `codec.Marshaler`.
- Remove old infrastructure: `pkg/runtime`, `pkg/expr`, `internal/plugins`, `internal/statistics`.
- Add `make lint` target and update golangci-lint config.

### Decisions

- Cobra was chosen for the CLI framework to support nested subcommands and standard flag handling.
- The registry uses BFS to find conversion paths between representations, allowing multi-hop conversions without hardcoding routes.
- Type erasure via `cli.Repr` (wrapping `any`) enables the registry to work with heterogeneous types while keeping `pkg/` generics type-safe.
- The old plugin/event system was removed entirely rather than adapted, since the new `Process` model can support hooks differently in the future.

## Benefits

- Subcommands make the CLI self-documenting and easier to extend with new functionality.
- The registry pattern decouples representations, conversions, and engines, making it trivial to add new ones.
- BFS conversion routing means adding a single codec automatically enables transitive conversions.
- Simpler `Engine`/`Process` model reduces complexity compared to the event-emitter runtime.
- Consolidating the `token` sub-package reduces import depth and package sprawl.

## Checklist

- [x] Code follows conventional commit format.
- [x] Branch follows naming convention (`<type>/<description>`). Always use underscores.
- [ ] Tests pass (if applicable).
- [ ] Documentation updated (if applicable).

Reviewed-on: #41
Co-authored-by: M.V. Hutz <git@maximhutz.me>
Co-committed-by: M.V. Hutz <git@maximhutz.me>
2026-02-07 03:25:32 +00:00

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package lambda
import (
"fmt"
"git.maximhutz.com/max/lambda/pkg/set"
)
// Expression is the interface for all lambda calculus expression types.
// It embeds the general expr.Expression interface for cross-mode compatibility.
type Expression interface {
fmt.Stringer
// Substitute replaces all free occurrences of the target variable with the
// replacement expression. Alpha-renaming is performed automatically to
// avoid variable capture.
Substitute(target string, replacement Expression) Expression
// GetFree returns the set of all free variable names in the expression.
// This function does not mutate the input expression.
// The returned set is newly allocated and can be modified by the caller.
GetFree() set.Set[string]
// Rename replaces all occurrences of the target variable name with the new name.
Rename(target string, newName string) Expression
// IsFree returns true if the variable name n occurs free in the expression.
// This function does not mutate the input expression.
IsFree(n string) bool
}
/** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
type Abstraction struct {
parameter string
body Expression
}
var _ Expression = Abstraction{}
func (a Abstraction) Parameter() string {
return a.parameter
}
func (a Abstraction) Body() Expression {
return a.body
}
func (a Abstraction) String() string {
return "\\" + a.parameter + "." + a.body.String()
}
func NewAbstraction(parameter string, body Expression) Abstraction {
return Abstraction{parameter, body}
}
/** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
type Application struct {
abstraction Expression
argument Expression
}
var _ Expression = Application{}
func (a Application) Abstraction() Expression {
return a.abstraction
}
func (a Application) Argument() Expression {
return a.argument
}
func (a Application) String() string {
return "(" + a.abstraction.String() + " " + a.argument.String() + ")"
}
func NewApplication(abstraction Expression, argument Expression) Application {
return Application{abstraction, argument}
}
/** ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
type Variable struct {
name string
}
var _ Expression = Variable{}
func (v Variable) Name() string {
return v.name
}
func (v Variable) String() string {
return v.name
}
func NewVariable(name string) Variable {
return Variable{name}
}