ast-generator/src/build_fn_gen.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use crate::spec::{
-    BuildBooleanOn, ChildSpec, SingleBooleanChildToBuild, SingleChildToBuild,
-    SingleTypeChildToBuild, StructBuildSpec, VecChild, VecChildToBuild,
+    BuildBooleanOn, ChildSpec, SingleChildToBuild, StructBuildSpec, VecChildToBuild,
 };
 use convert_case::{Case, Casing};
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
@@ -10,45 +9,33 @@ pub fn make_build_fn_name(s: &str) -> String {
     format!("build_{}", s.to_case(Case::Snake))
 }
 
-fn make_vec_child_holder(vec_child: &VecChild) -> TokenStream {
+fn make_child_holder(child_spec: &ChildSpec) -> Option<TokenStream> {
+    match child_spec {
+        ChildSpec::SkipChild(_) => None,
+        ChildSpec::VecChild(vec_child) => {
             let (child_ident, child_type_ident) = match vec_child.build() {
                 VecChildToBuild::Type(vec_type_child) => (
                     format_ident!("{}", vec_type_child.var_name()),
                     format_ident!("{}", vec_type_child.build()),
                 ),
             };
-    quote! {
-        let mut #child_ident: Vec<Box<#child_type_ident>> = vec![]
+            Some(quote! {
+                let mut #child_ident: Vec<#child_type_ident> = vec![]
+            })
         }
-}
-
-fn make_single_type_child_holder(single_type_child: &SingleTypeChildToBuild) -> TokenStream {
-    let child_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_type_child.var_name());
-    let child_type_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_type_child.build());
-    quote! {
-        let mut #child_ident: Option<Box<#child_type_ident>> = None
-    }
-}
-
-fn make_single_boolean_child_holder(
-    single_boolean_child: &SingleBooleanChildToBuild,
-) -> TokenStream {
-    let child_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_boolean_child.var_name());
-    quote! {
-        let mut #child_ident: bool = false
-    }
-}
-
-fn make_child_holder(child_spec: &ChildSpec) -> Option<TokenStream> {
-    match child_spec {
-        ChildSpec::SkipChild(_) => None,
-        ChildSpec::VecChild(vec_child) => Some(make_vec_child_holder(vec_child)),
         ChildSpec::SingleChild(single_child) => match single_child.build() {
             SingleChildToBuild::Type(single_type_child) => {
-                Some(make_single_type_child_holder(single_type_child))
+                let child_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_type_child.var_name());
+                let child_type_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_type_child.build());
+                Some(quote! {
+                    let mut #child_ident: Option<#child_type_ident> = None;
+                })
             }
             SingleChildToBuild::Boolean(boolean_child) => {
-                Some(make_single_boolean_child_holder(boolean_child))
+                let child_ident = format_ident!("{}", boolean_child.var_name());
+                Some(quote! {
+                    let #child_ident: bool = false
+                })
             }
         },
     }
@@ -65,7 +52,7 @@ fn make_match_action(child_spec: &ChildSpec) -> TokenStream {
                 ),
             };
             quote! {
-                #child_name_ident.push(Box::new(#build_fn_ident(inner_pair)))
+                #child_name_ident.push(#build_fn_ident(inner_pair))
             }
         }
         ChildSpec::SingleChild(single_child) => match single_child.build() {
@@ -73,7 +60,7 @@ fn make_match_action(child_spec: &ChildSpec) -> TokenStream {
                 let child_name_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_type_child.var_name());
                 let build_fn_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_type_child.with());
                 quote! {
-                    #child_name_ident = Some(Box::new(#build_fn_ident(inner_pair)))
+                    #child_name_ident = Some(#build_fn_ident(inner_pair))
                 }
             }
             SingleChildToBuild::Boolean(single_boolean_child) => {
@@ -103,57 +90,6 @@ fn make_rule_matcher(child_spec: &ChildSpec) -> TokenStream {
     }
 }
 
-fn make_child_arg(child_spec: &ChildSpec) -> Option<TokenStream> {
-    match child_spec {
-        ChildSpec::SkipChild(_) => None,
-        ChildSpec::VecChild(vec_child) => {
-            let child_ident = match vec_child.build() {
-                VecChildToBuild::Type(vec_type_child) => {
-                    format_ident!("{}", vec_type_child.var_name())
-                }
-            };
-            Some(quote! { #child_ident })
-        }
-        ChildSpec::SingleChild(single_child) => match single_child.build() {
-            SingleChildToBuild::Type(single_type_child) => {
-                let child_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_type_child.var_name());
-                if single_type_child.optional() {
-                    Some(quote! { #child_ident })
-                } else if let Some(or_else) = single_type_child.or_else() {
-                    let child_type_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_type_child.build());
-                    let or_else_ident = format_ident!("{}", or_else);
-                    Some(quote! {
-                        #child_ident.unwrap_or_else(|| Box::new(#child_type_ident::#or_else_ident()))
-                    })
-                } else {
-                    Some(quote! { #child_ident.unwrap() })
-                }
-            }
-            SingleChildToBuild::Boolean(single_boolean_child) => {
-                let child_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_boolean_child.var_name());
-                Some(quote! { #child_ident })
-            }
-        },
-    }
-}
-
-fn make_return_value_stream(build_spec: &StructBuildSpec) -> TokenStream {
-    let type_ident = format_ident!("{}", build_spec.build());
-    let child_args = build_spec
-        .children()
-        .iter()
-        .map(|child| make_child_arg(child))
-        .filter(|child_arg| child_arg.is_some())
-        .map(|child_arg| child_arg.unwrap())
-        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
-
-    quote! {
-        #type_ident::new(
-            #(#child_args,)*
-        )
-    }
-}
-
 pub fn make_struct_build_fn(build_spec: &StructBuildSpec) -> TokenStream {
     let build_fn_ident = format_ident!("{}", build_spec.with());
     let pair_ident = format_ident!("{}_pair", build_spec.build().to_case(Case::Snake));
@@ -181,66 +117,11 @@ pub fn make_struct_build_fn(build_spec: &StructBuildSpec) -> TokenStream {
         }
     };
 
-    let new_stream = make_return_value_stream(build_spec);
-
     quote! {
         fn #build_fn_ident(#pair_ident: Pair<Rule>) -> #return_type_ident {
             #(#child_holders;)*
 
             #iter_stream
-
-            #new_stream
         }
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::*;
-    use crate::spec::VecTypeChildToBuild;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn vec_child_holder() {
-        let vec_child = VecChild::new(
-            "test_child",
-            "Test",
-            VecChildToBuild::Type(VecTypeChildToBuild::new(
-                "TestType",
-                "test_child",
-                "build_test_child",
-            )),
-        );
-        assert_eq!(
-            make_vec_child_holder(&vec_child).to_string(),
-            quote! {
-                let mut test_child: Vec<Box<TestType>> = vec![]
-            }
-            .to_string()
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn single_type_child_holder() {
-        let single_type_child = SingleTypeChildToBuild::from_build_or_rule("TestType", None, false);
-        assert_eq!(
-            make_single_type_child_holder(&single_type_child).to_string(),
-            quote! {
-                let mut test_type: Option<Box<TestType>> = None
-            }
-            .to_string()
-        );
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn single_boolean_child_holder() {
-        let single_boolean_child =
-            SingleBooleanChildToBuild::new("test_child", BuildBooleanOn::RulePresent);
-        assert_eq!(
-            make_single_boolean_child_holder(&single_boolean_child).to_string(),
-            quote! {
-                let mut test_child: bool = false
-            }
-            .to_string()
-        );
-    }
-}

ast-generator/src/deserialize.rs

@@ -46,10 +46,9 @@ fn get_vec_child(name: &str, rule: &str, build: &Yaml) -> ChildSpec {
     ))
 }
 
-fn get_single_child_to_build(name: &str, rule: &str, optional: bool, build: &Yaml) -> SingleChildToBuild {
+fn get_single_child_to_build(name: &str, rule: &str, build: &Yaml) -> SingleChildToBuild {
     if build.is_hash() {
-        match build["type"].as_str() {
-            Some(r#type) => {
+        let r#type = build["type"].as_str().unwrap();
         let var_name = build["var"]
             .as_str()
             .map(|s| s.to_string())
@@ -63,41 +62,19 @@ fn get_single_child_to_build(name: &str, rule: &str, optional: bool, build: &Yam
         } else {
             todo!("currently on boolean types with on: rule_present are supported")
         }
-            },
-            None => {
-                let or_else = build["or_else"]
-                    .as_str()
-                    .map(|s| s.to_string())
-                    .or_else(|| {
-                        let or_else_default = build["or_else_default"]
-                            .as_bool()
-                            .unwrap_or_else(|| false);
-                        if or_else_default {
-                            Some(String::from("default"))
-                        } else {
-                            None
-                        }
-                    });
-                SingleChildToBuild::Type(SingleTypeChildToBuild::from_build_or_rule(
-                    rule,
-                    or_else,
-                    optional,
-                ))
-            }
-        }
     } else {
         match build.as_str() {
-            Some(s) => SingleChildToBuild::Type(SingleTypeChildToBuild::from_build_or_rule(s, None, optional)),
-            None => SingleChildToBuild::Type(SingleTypeChildToBuild::from_build_or_rule(rule, None, optional)),
+            Some(s) => SingleChildToBuild::Type(SingleTypeChildToBuild::from_build_or_rule(s)),
+            None => SingleChildToBuild::Type(SingleTypeChildToBuild::from_build_or_rule(rule)),
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn get_single_child(name: &str, rule: &str, optional: bool, build: &Yaml) -> ChildSpec {
+fn get_single_child(name: &str, rule: &str, build: &Yaml) -> ChildSpec {
     ChildSpec::SingleChild(SingleChild::new(
         name,
         rule,
-        get_single_child_to_build(name, rule, optional, build),
+        get_single_child_to_build(name, rule, build),
     ))
 }
 
@@ -115,25 +92,18 @@ fn get_child_specs(children: &Yaml) -> Vec<ChildSpec> {
                     .map(|(name, props)| (name.as_str().unwrap(), props))
                     .unwrap();
 
-                let rule = props["rule"]
-                    .as_str()
-                    .map(|s| s.to_string())
-                    .unwrap_or(name.to_case(Case::Pascal));
+                let rule = props["rule"].as_str().unwrap();
 
                 if get_skip(&props["skip"]) {
-                    return ChildSpec::SkipChild(SkipChild::new(name, &rule));
+                    return ChildSpec::SkipChild(SkipChild::new(name, rule));
                 }
 
                 let build = &props["build"];
 
                 if get_vec(&props["vec"]) {
-                    get_vec_child(name, &rule, build)
+                    get_vec_child(name, rule, build)
                 } else {
-                    let optional = props["optional"]
-                        .as_bool()
-                        .unwrap_or_else(|| false);
-                    
-                    get_single_child(name, &rule, optional, build)
+                    get_single_child(name, rule, build)
                 }
             } else {
                 ChildSpec::SingleChild(SingleChild::from_name_snake(child_spec.as_str().unwrap()))

ast-generator/src/lib.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
 use spec::BuildSpec;
 use syn::File;
-use syn::spanned::Spanned;
 
 fn debug_built_spec(build_spec: &BuildSpec, token_stream: &TokenStream) {
     println!("*** BuildSpec ***");

ast-generator/src/spec.rs

@@ -233,8 +233,6 @@ impl SingleChild {
             rule: name.to_case(Case::Pascal),
             build: SingleChildToBuild::Type(SingleTypeChildToBuild::from_build_or_rule(
                 &name.to_case(Case::Pascal),
-                None,
-                false,
             )),
         }
     }
@@ -274,22 +272,14 @@ pub struct SingleTypeChildToBuild {
     build: String,
     var_name: String,
     with: String,
-    or_else: Option<String>,
-    optional: bool,
 }
 
 impl SingleTypeChildToBuild {
-    pub fn from_build_or_rule(
-        build_or_rule: &str,
-        or_else: Option<String>,
-        optional: bool,
-    ) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_build_or_rule(build_or_rule: &str) -> Self {
         Self {
             build: build_or_rule.to_string(),
             var_name: build_or_rule.to_case(Case::Snake),
             with: make_build_fn_name(build_or_rule),
-            or_else,
-            optional,
         }
     }
 
@@ -307,16 +297,6 @@ impl SingleTypeChildToBuild {
     pub fn with(&self) -> &str {
         &self.with
     }
-
-    /// The default fn to call when unwrapping the child (before passing as arg to new).
-    pub fn or_else(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        self.or_else.as_deref()
-    }
-
-    /// If the type should be wrapped in an Option.
-    pub fn optional(&self) -> bool {
-        self.optional
-    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]

ast-generator/src/type_gen.rs

@@ -64,15 +64,9 @@ fn handle_single_type_child(
     let child_ident_mut = format_ident!("{}_mut", single_type_child.var_name());
     let child_type_ident = format_ident!("{}", single_type_child.build());
     member_names.push(child_ident.clone());
-    if single_type_child.optional() {
-        annotated_members.push(quote! {
-            #child_ident: Option<Box<#child_type_ident>>
-        });
-    } else {
     annotated_members.push(quote! {
         #child_ident: Box<#child_type_ident>
-        })
-    }
+    });
     accessors.push(quote! {
         pub fn #child_ident(&self) -> &#child_type_ident {
             self.#child_ident.as_ref()

sketching/september_2025/adder/adder.dm

@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-use math::add
-
-fn main()
-    println add(1, 2) // 3
-end

sketching/september_2025/adder/math/add.dm

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-mod math
-
-pub fn add(a: Int, b: Int) = a + b

src/parser/ast.schema.yaml

@@ -78,32 +78,18 @@ $defs:
     properties:
       rule:
         type: string
-        description: The type to build, in Pascal case.
-      optional:
-        type: boolean
-        description: If true, this child will be stored as an Option.
       build:
         oneOf:
           - type: string
           - $ref: "#/$defs/SingleChildBuildDefinition"
+    required:
+      - rule
   SingleChildBuildDefinition:
     type: object
     additionalProperties: false
     description: A definition of what exactly to build for a given child rule.
     oneOf:
-      - $ref: "#/$defs/BuildSingleTypeChild"
       - $ref: "#/$defs/BuildBooleanChild"
-  BuildSingleTypeChild:
-    type: object
-    additionalProperties: false
-    description: A definition of a single-type child to build.
-    properties:
-      or_else:
-        type: string
-        description: The method name to call upon the built-type if the rule is not found. Takes precedence over "or_else_default".
-      or_else_default:
-        type: boolean
-        description: Whether to call the default method on the built-type if the rule is not found.
   BuildBooleanChild:
     type: object
     additionalProperties: false

src/parser/ast.yaml

@@ -1,21 +1,19 @@
 # $schema: ./ast.schema.yaml
-# Top-level constructs
 CompilationUnit:
   children:
-    - parent_mod
+    - namespace
     - use_statements:
         rule: UseStatement
         vec: true
     - module_level_declarations:
         rule: ModuleLevelDeclaration
-        vec: true
-ParentMod:
+Namespace:
   children:
-    - mod_kw:
-        rule: Mod
+    - ns_kw:
+        rule: Ns
         skip: true
     - fqn:
-        rule: FullyQualifiedName
+        rule: Fqn
 UseStatement:
   children:
     - use_kw:
@@ -26,49 +24,17 @@ UseStatement:
         vec: true
     - suffix:
         rule: UseStatementSuffix
-UseStatementPrefix:
-  children:
-    - identifier
-UseStatementSuffix:
-  rules:
-    - Identifier
-    - rule: Star
-      build: UseStatementStarSuffix
-    - UseList
-UseList:
-  children:
-    - identifiers:
-        rule: Identifier
-        vec: true
-
-# Level declarations
 ModuleLevelDeclaration:
   rules:
-    - Module
-    - Interface
-    - Class
-    - Function
+    - rule: Module
+      build: ModuleDeclaration
+    - rule: Interface
+      build: InterfaceDeclaration
+    - rule: Class
+      build: ClassDeclaration
+    - FunctionDefinition
     - PlatformFunction
-InterfaceLevelDeclaration:
-  rules:
-    - CompanionModule
-    - Interface
-    - Class
-    - InterfaceFunction
-    - InterfaceDefaultFunction
-    - InterfaceOperatorFunction
-    - InterfaceDefaultOperatorFunction
-ClassLevelDeclaration:
-  children:
-    - CompanionModule
-    - Interface
-    - Class
-    - Function
-    - OperatorFunction
-    - PlatformFunction
-
-# Main organizational constructs
-Module:
+ModuleDeclaration:
   children:
     - is_public:
         rule: Pub
@@ -83,47 +49,7 @@ Module:
     - declarations:
         rule: ModuleLevelDeclaration
         vec: true
-    - end_kw:
-        rule: End
-        skip: true
-CompanionModule:
-  children:
-    - companion_kw:
-        rule: Companion
-        skip: true
-    - mod_kw:
-        rule: Mod
-        skip: true
-    - declarations:
-        rule: ModuleLevelDeclaration
-        vec: true
-    - end_kw:
-        rule: End
-        skip: true
-Interface:
-  children:
-    - is_public:
-        rule: Pub
-        build:
-          type: boolean
-          on: rule_present
-    - int_kw:
-        rule: IntKw
-        skip: true
-    - identifier
-    - generic_parameters:
-        build:
-          or_else_default: true
-    - implements_list:
-        build:
-          or_else_default: true
-    - declarations:
-        rule: InterfaceLevelDeclaration
-        vec: true
-    - end_kw:
-        rule: End
-        skip: true
-Class:
+ClassDeclaration:
   children:
     - is_public:
         rule: Pub
@@ -134,27 +60,22 @@ Class:
         rule: ClassKw
         skip: true
     - identifier
-    - generic_parameters:
-        build:
-          or_else_default: true
-    - class_constructor:
-        build:
-          or_else_default: true
-    - implements_list:
-        build:
-          or_else_default: true
+    - generic_parameters
+    - class_constructor
+    - implements_list
     - class_level_declarations:
         rule: ClassLevelDeclaration
         vec: true
-
-# Function constructs
-Function:
+FunctionDeclaration:
   children:
     - is_public:
         rule: Pub
         build:
           type: boolean
           on: rule_present
+    - modifier:
+        rule: Modifier
+        build: FunctionModifier
     - fn_kw:
         rule: Fn
         skip: true
@@ -162,47 +83,5 @@ Function:
         rule: GenericParameters
     - identifier
     - parameters
-    - return_type:
-        build:
-          or_else: void
-    - function_body
-OperatorFunction:
-  children:
-    - is_public:
-        rule: Pub
-        build:
-          type: boolean
-          on: rule_present
-    - op_kw:
-        rule: Op
-        skip: true
-    - generics:
-        rule: GenericParameters
-        build:
-          or_else_default: true
-    - operator
-    - parameters
-    - return_type:
-        build:
-          or_else: void
-    - function_body
-PlatformFunction:
-  children:
-    - is_public:
-        rule: Pub
-        build:
-          type: boolean
-          on: rule_present
-    - platform_kw:
-        rule: Platform
-        skip: true
-    - fn_kw:
-        rule: Fn
-        skip: true
-    - generics:
-        rule: GenericParameters
-        build:
-          or_else_default: true
-    - identifier
-    - parameters
     - return_type
+    - function_body

src/parser/deimos.pest

@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ Alias = { "alias" }
 True = { "true" }
 False = { "false" }
 Use = { "use" }
-End = { "end" }
-Companion = { "comp" }
 
 // Keywords: primitive types
 Byte = { "Byte" }
@@ -324,31 +322,22 @@ RefList = {
 
 CompilationUnit = {
       SOI
-    ~ ParentMod?
-    ~ ( UseStatement | ModuleLevelDeclaration )*
+    ~ ( Namespace ~ Semicolon )?
+    ~ ( UseStatement ~ Semicolon )*
+    ~ ModuleLevelDeclaration*
     ~ EOI
 }
 
-ParentMod = {
-      Mod
+Namespace = {
+      Ns
     ~ FullyQualifiedName
 }
 
 UseStatement = {
       Use
-    ~ UseStatementPrefix*
-    ~ UseStatementSuffix
-}
-
-UseStatementPrefix = {
-      Identifier
-    ~ "::"
-}
-
-UseStatementSuffix = {
-      Identifier
-    | Star
-    | UseList
+    ~ Identifier
+    ~ ( "::" ~ Identifier )*
+    ~ ( "::" ~ ( Star | UseList ) )?
 }
 
 UseList = {
@@ -364,12 +353,12 @@ ModuleLevelDeclaration = {
       Module
     | Interface
     | Class
-    | Function
+    | FunctionDefinition
     | PlatformFunction
 }
 
 InterfaceLevelDeclaration = {
-      CompanionModule
+      Module
     | Interface
     | Class
     | InterfaceFunction
@@ -379,12 +368,14 @@ InterfaceLevelDeclaration = {
 }
 
 ClassLevelDeclaration = {
-      CompanionModule
+      Module
     | Interface
     | Class
-    | Function
-    | OperatorFunction
+    | FunctionDefinition
+    | OperatorFunctionDefinition
     | PlatformFunction
+    | Property
+    | Field
 }
 
 // Main organizational constructs
@@ -393,15 +384,7 @@ Module = {
       Pub?
     ~ Mod
     ~ Identifier
-    ~ ModuleLevelDeclaration*
-    ~ End
-}
-
-CompanionModule = {
-      Companion
-    ~ Mod
-    ~ ModuleLevelDeclaration*
-    ~ End
+    ~ "{" ~ ModuleLevelDeclaration* ~ "}"
 }
 
 Interface = {
@@ -410,8 +393,7 @@ Interface = {
     ~ Identifier
     ~ GenericParameters?
     ~ ImplementsList?
-    ~ InterfaceLevelDeclaration*
-    ~ End
+    ~ ( "{" ~ InterfaceLevelDeclaration* ~ "}" )?
 }
 
 Class = {
@@ -421,14 +403,14 @@ Class = {
     ~ GenericParameters?
     ~ ClassConstructor?
     ~ ImplementsList?
-    ~ ClassLevelDeclaration*
-    ~ End
+    ~ ( "{" ~ ClassLevelDeclaration* ~ "}" )?
 }
 
 // Function constructs
 
-Function = {
+FunctionDefinition = {
       Pub?
+    ~ FunctionModifier?
     ~ Fn
     ~ GenericParameters?
     ~ Identifier
@@ -437,8 +419,9 @@ Function = {
     ~ FunctionBody
 }
 
-OperatorFunction = {
+OperatorFunctionDefinition = {
       Pub?
+    ~ FunctionModifier?
     ~ Op
     ~ GenericParameters?
     ~ Operator
@@ -449,12 +432,14 @@ OperatorFunction = {
 
 PlatformFunction = {
       Pub?
+    ~ FunctionModifier?
     ~ Platform
     ~ Fn
     ~ GenericParameters?
     ~ Identifier
     ~ Parameters
     ~ ReturnType
+    ~ ";"
 }
 
 InterfaceFunction = {
@@ -497,7 +482,13 @@ InterfaceDefaultOperatorFunction = {
     ~ FunctionBody
 }
 
-// Function Components
+FunctionModifier = {
+      Static
+    | Cons
+    | Mut ~ Ref
+    | Mut
+    | Ref
+}
 
 FunctionBody = {
       FunctionAliasBody