Some ToString functionality

analyzer/analyzer.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package analyzer
 
 import "os"
+import "fmt"
 import "path/filepath"
 // import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/types"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/parser"
@@ -104,3 +105,12 @@ func (analyzer *AnalysisOperation) fetchSection (
 	analyzer.currentSection  = previousSection
 	return
 }
+
+func doIndent (indent int, input ...any) (output string) {
+	for index := 0; index < indent; index ++ {
+		output += "\t"
+	}
+
+	output += fmt.Sprint(input...)
+	return
+}

analyzer/primitives.go

@@ -2,23 +2,28 @@ package analyzer
 
 // This is a global, cannonical list of primitive and built-in types.
 
-var PrimitiveInt  = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "Int" }  }
+var PrimitiveInt  = createPrimitive("Int",  Type {})
-var PrimitiveUInt = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "UInt" } }
+var PrimitiveUInt = createPrimitive("UInt", Type {})
-var PrimitiveI8   = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "I8 " }  }
+var PrimitiveI8   = createPrimitive("I8",   Type {})
-var PrimitiveI16  = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "I16 " } }
+var PrimitiveI16  = createPrimitive("I16",  Type {})
-var PrimitiveI32  = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "I32 " } }
+var PrimitiveI32  = createPrimitive("I32",  Type {})
-var PrimitiveI64  = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "I64 " } }
+var PrimitiveI64  = createPrimitive("I64",  Type {})
-var PrimitiveU8   = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "U8 " }  }
+var PrimitiveU8   = createPrimitive("U8",   Type {})
-var PrimitiveU16  = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "U16 " } }
+var PrimitiveU16  = createPrimitive("U16",  Type {})
-var PrimitiveU32  = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "U32 " } }
+var PrimitiveU32  = createPrimitive("U32",  Type {})
-var PrimitiveU64  = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "U64 " } }
+var PrimitiveU64  = createPrimitive("U64",  Type {})
+var PrimitiveObjt = createPrimitive("Objt", Type {})
+var PrimitiveFace = createPrimitive("Face", Type {})
 
-var PrimitiveObjt = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "Objt" } }
+var BuiltInString = createPrimitive("String", Type {
-var PrimitiveFace = TypeSection { sectionBase: sectionBase { name: "Face" } }
-
-var BuiltInString = TypeSection {
-	inherits: Type {
 	actual: PrimitiveU8,
 	kind:   TypeKindVariableArray,
-	},
+})
+
+// createPrimitive provides a quick way to construct a primitive for the above
+// list.
+func createPrimitive (name string, inherits Type) (primitive TypeSection) {
+	primitive.where = locator { name: name }
+	primitive.inherits = inherits
+	return
 }

analyzer/table.go

@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ type locator struct {
 	name string
 }
 
+func (where locator) ToString () (output string) {
+	output += where.modulePath + "." + where.name
+	return
+}
+
 // SectionTable stores a list of semantically analized sections from one module,
 // and all sections that it requires from other modules.
 type SectionTable map[locator] Section
@@ -32,16 +37,24 @@ type Section interface {
 
 // sectionBase is a struct that all sections must embed.
 type sectionBase struct {
-	name     string
+	where    locator
 	complete bool
 }
 
 // Name returns the name of the section.
 func (section sectionBase) Name () (name string) {
-	name = section.name
+	name = section.where.name
 	return
 }
 
+// ModulePath returns the full path of the module the section came from.
+func (section sectionBase) ModulePath () (name string) {
+	name = section.where.modulePath
+	return
+}
+
+// TODO: ModuleName returns the name of the module where the section came from.
+
 // Complete returns wether the section has been completed.
 func (section sectionBase) Complete () (complete bool) {
 	complete = section.complete

analyzer/type.go

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package analyzer
 
-import "fmt"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/types"
 
 // TypeKind represents what kind of type a type is.
@@ -33,9 +32,20 @@ type ObjectMember struct {
 	// a defaultValue member here.
 }
 
+func (member ObjectMember) ToString (indent int) (output string) {
+	output += doIndent (
+		indent,
+		member.name, " ",
+		member.permission.ToString(),
+		// TODO: default value
+		"\n")
+	return
+}
+
 // Type represents a description of a type. It must eventually point to a
 // TypeSection.
 type Type struct {
+	// one of these must be nil.
 	actual Section
 	points *Type
 
@@ -58,7 +68,32 @@ type Type struct {
 
 // ToString returns all data stored within the type, in string form.
 func (what Type) ToString (indent int) (output string) {
-	output += fmt.Sprint("") 
+	output += doIndent(indent, "type ", what.length)
+
+	if what.mutable {
+		output += " mutable"
+	}
+	
+	switch what.kind {
+	case TypeKindBasic:
+		output += " basic"
+	case TypeKindPointer:
+		output += " pointer"
+	case TypeKindVariableArray:
+		output += " variableArray"
+	case TypeKindObject:
+		output += " object"
+	}
+
+	if what.points != nil {
+		output += " {\n"
+		output += what.points.ToString(indent + 1)
+		output += doIndent(indent, "}")
+	}
+
+	if what.actual != nil {
+		output += what.actual.Name()
+	}
 	return
 }
 
@@ -76,5 +111,7 @@ func (section TypeSection) Kind () (kind SectionKind) {
 
 // ToString returns all data stored within the type section, in string form.
 func (section TypeSection) ToString (indent int) (output string) {
+	output += doIndent(indent, "typeSection ", section.where.ToString(), "\n")
+	output += section.inherits.ToString(indent + 1)
 	return
 }