Analyzer attempts to find the source of types

analyzer/analyzer.go

@@ -127,13 +127,12 @@ func (analyzer *AnalysisOperation) fetchSectionFromIdentifier (
 	bitten  parser.Identifier,
 	err     error,
 ) {
-	bitten = which
+	item, bitten := which.Bite()
-	item := bitten.Bite()
 	
 	path, exists := analyzer.currentTree.ResolveRequire(item)
 	if exists {
 		// we have our module path, so get the section name
-		item = bitten.Bite()
+		item, bitten = bitten.Bite()
 	} else {
 		// that wasn't a module name, so the module path must be the our
 		// current one

analyzer/type-section.go

@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ func (analyzer AnalysisOperation) analyzeTypeSection () (
 ) {
 	outputSection := TypeSection { }
 	outputSection.where = analyzer.currentPosition
-	section = outputSection
+
+	section = &outputSection
 	analyzer.addSection(section)
 
 	inputSection := analyzer.currentSection.(parser.TypeSection)
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ func (analyzer AnalysisOperation) analyzeTypeSection () (
 
 	outputSection.what, err = analyzer.analyzeType(inputSection.Type())
 	if err != nil { return }
+	
+
+	// TODO: analyze members
 
 	outputSection.complete = true
 	return

analyzer/type.go

@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ func (analyzer AnalysisOperation) analyzeType (
 		var points Type
 		points, err = analyzer.analyzeType(inputType.Points())
 		outputType.points = &points
+	} else {
+		var bitten parser.Identifier
+		outputType.actual,
+		bitten,
+		err = analyzer.fetchSectionFromIdentifier(inputType.Name())
+		
+		if bitten.Length() > 0 {
+			err = bitten.NewError(
+				"cannot use member selection in this context",
+				infoerr.ErrorKindError)
+			return
+		}
 	}
 	
 	// TODO

parser/accessors.go

@@ -35,10 +35,17 @@ func (identifier Identifier) Item (index int) (item string) {
 	return
 }
 
-// Bite removes the first item from the identifier and returns it.
+// Bite returns the first item of an identifier, and a copy of that identifier
-func (identifier *Identifier) Bite () (item string) {
+// with that item removed. If there is nothing left to bite off, this method
-	item = identifier.trail[0]
+// panics.
-	identifier.trail = identifier.trail[1:]
+func (identifier Identifier) Bite () (item string, bitten Identifier) {
+	if len(identifier.trail) < 1 {
+		panic ("trying to bite an empty identifier")
+	}
+	
+	bitten = identifier
+	item = bitten.trail[0]
+	bitten.trail = bitten.trail[1:]
 	return
 }