Renamed returnsTo to returnees

parser/accessors.go

@@ -215,15 +215,15 @@ func (phrase Phrase) Argument (index int) (argument Argument) {
 	return
 }
 
-// ReturnsToLength returns the amount of things the phrase returns to.
-func (phrase Phrase) ReturnsToLength () (length int) {
-	length = len(phrase.returnsTo)
+// ReturneesLength returns the amount of things the phrase returns to.
+func (phrase Phrase) ReturneesLength () (length int) {
+	length = len(phrase.returnees)
 	return
 }
 
-// ReturnTo returns the thing alskdjaslkdjsa whatever i dont even know wtf.
-func (phrase Phrase) ReturnTo (index int) (returnTo Argument) {
-	returnTo = phrase.returnsTo[index]
+// Returnee returns the returnee at index.
+func (phrase Phrase) Returnee (index int) (returnee Argument) {
+	returnee = phrase.returnees[index]
 	return
 }
 

parser/misc.go

@@ -3,29 +3,6 @@ package parser
 import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/lexer"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/infoerr"
 
-// TODO: need to come up with another syntax for bitfields, and use that syntax
-// for fixed-length arrays. the problem is, we cant use {} for those kinds of
-// arrays because they aren't pointers under the hood and that goes against the
-// arf design goals in a nasty ugly way, and not only that. but the :mut type
-// qualifier is meaningless on fixed length arrays now. the bit field syntax
-// solves both of these problems very gracefully. but now, the problem is coming
-// up with new bit field syntax. implementing this change is extremely
-// necessary, for it will supercharge the coherency of the language and make it
-// way more awesome.
-//
-// this new syntax cannot conflict with arguments, so it cannot have any
-// tokens that begin those. basically all symbol tokens are on the table here.
-// some ideas:
-//
-// ro member:Type ~ 4
-// ro member:Type & 4    <- i like this one because binary &. so intuitive.
-// ro member:Type % 4
-// ro member:Type | 4
-// ro member:Type ! 4
-// ro member:Type (4)    <- this looks phenomenal, but it needs new tokens not
-//                          used anywhere else, and it would be mildly annoying
-//                          to parse.
-
 // parseType parses a type notation of the form Name, {Name}, etc.
 func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseType () (what Type, err error) {
 	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindName, lexer.TokenKindLBrace)

parser/phrase.go

@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseBlockLevelPhrase (
 			// ...until we hit a newline
 			if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindNewline) { break }
 
-			var returnTo Argument
-			returnTo, err = parser.parseArgument()
+			var returnee Argument
+			returnee, err = parser.parseArgument()
 			if err != nil { return }
 
-			phrase.returnsTo = append(phrase.returnsTo, returnTo)
+			phrase.returnees = append(phrase.returnees, returnee)
 		}
 	}
 	

parser/tree-tostring.go

@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ func (phrase Phrase) ToString (indent int, ownLine bool) (output string) {
 	}
 	output += "]"
 
-	if len(phrase.returnsTo) > 0 {
+	if len(phrase.returnees) > 0 {
 		output += " ->"
-		for _, returnItem := range phrase.returnsTo {
+		for _, returnItem := range phrase.returnees {
 			output += " " + returnItem.ToString(0, false)
 		}
 	}

parser/tree.go

@@ -262,9 +262,7 @@ type Phrase struct {
 	location  file.Location
 	command   Argument
 	arguments []Argument
-	// TODO: this is wack. it should be named after a plural noun like,
-	// returnees or something. accessor methods should beupdated to match.
-	returnsTo []Argument
+	returnees []Argument
 
 	kind PhraseKind