Iterator actually advances now

analyzer/argument.go

@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ func (analyzer AnalysisOperation) analyzeArgument (
 ) {
 	switch inputArgument.Kind() {
 	case parser.ArgumentKindNil:
-		panic (
+		panic("invalid state: attempt to analyze nil argument")
-			"invalid state: attempt to analyze nil argument")
 		
 	case parser.ArgumentKindPhrase:
 		// TODO
@@ -41,10 +40,7 @@ func (analyzer AnalysisOperation) analyzeArgument (
 	case parser.ArgumentKindSubscript:
 		// TODO
 		
-	case parser.ArgumentKindObjectDefaultValues:
+	case parser.ArgumentKindList:
-		// TODO
-		
-	case parser.ArgumentKindArrayDefaultValues:
 		// TODO
 		
 	case parser.ArgumentKindIdentifier:
@@ -67,11 +63,6 @@ func (analyzer AnalysisOperation) analyzeArgument (
 		
 	case parser.ArgumentKindRune:
 		outputArgument = RuneLiteral(inputArgument.Value().(rune))
-		
-	case parser.ArgumentKindOperator:
-		panic (
-			"invalid state: attempt to analyze operator argument " +
-			"directly")
 	}
 	return
 }

analyzer/type-section.go

@@ -9,6 +9,33 @@ type TypeSection struct {
 	sectionBase
 	what     Type
 	complete bool
+	// TODO: do not add members from parent type. instead have a member
+	// function to discern whether this type contains a particular member,
+	// and have it recurse all the way up the family tree. it will be the
+	// translator's job to worry about what members are placed where.
+	members []ObjectMember
+}
+
+// ObjectMember is a member of an object type. 
+type ObjectMember struct {
+	name string
+	
+	// even if there is a private permission in another module, we still
+	// need to include it in the semantic analysis because we need to know
+	// how many members objects have.
+	permission types.Permission
+
+	what Type
+}
+
+func (member ObjectMember) ToString (indent int) (output string) {
+	output += doIndent (
+		indent,
+		member.name, " ",
+		member.permission.ToString(),
+		"\n")
+	output += member.what.ToString(indent + 1)
+	return
 }
 
 // ToString returns all data stored within the type section, in string form.
@@ -26,7 +53,8 @@ func (analyzer AnalysisOperation) analyzeTypeSection () (
 	inputSection := analyzer.currentSection.(parser.TypeSection)
 	if inputSection.Permission() == types.PermissionReadWrite {
 		err = inputSection.NewError (
-			"rw permission not understood in this context, try ro",
+			"read-write (rw) permission not understood in this " +
+			"context, try read-only (ro)",
 			infoerr.ErrorKindError)
 	}
 

analyzer/type.go

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package analyzer
 
-import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/types"
+// import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/types"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/parser"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/infoerr"
 
@@ -21,28 +21,6 @@ const (
 	TypeKindObject
 )
 
-// ObjectMember is a member of an object type. 
-type ObjectMember struct {
-	name string
-	
-	// even if there is a private permission in another module, we still
-	// need to include it in the semantic analysis because we need to know
-	// how many members objects have.
-	permission types.Permission
-
-	what Type
-}
-
-func (member ObjectMember) ToString (indent int) (output string) {
-	output += doIndent (
-		indent,
-		member.name, " ",
-		member.permission.ToString(),
-		"\n")
-	output += member.what.ToString(indent + 1)
-	return
-}
-
 // Type represents a description of a type. It must eventually point to a
 // TypeSection.
 type Type struct {
@@ -57,14 +35,6 @@ type Type struct {
 	// of whatever the type is. even if the type is a variable length array.
 	// because literally why not.
 	length uint64
-
-	// this is only applicable for a TypeKindObject where new members are
-	// defined.
-	// TODO: do not add members from parent type. instead have a member
-	// function to discern whether this type contains a particular member,
-	// and have it recurse all the way up the family tree. it will be the
-	// translator's job to worry about what members are placed where.
-	members []ObjectMember
 }
 
 // ToString returns all data stored within the type, in string form.

parser/type.go

@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseTypeSection () (
 		section.members = append(section.members, member)
 		if err != nil { return }
 	}
-	
-	return
 }
 
 // parseTypeSectionMember parses a type section member variable.

tests/analyzer/typeSection/main.arf

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 :arf
 ---
 
-type basicInt:Int:<5>
+type ro basicInt:Int 5

types/iterator.go

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (iterator Iterator[VALUE_TYPE]) Value () (value VALUE_TYPE) {
 }
 
 // Next advances the iterator by 1.
-func (iterator Iterator[VALUE_TYPE]) Next () {
+func (iterator *Iterator[VALUE_TYPE]) Next () {
 	iterator.index ++
 }