Parse basic information about data sections (name, type)

parser/data.go

@@ -1,9 +1,111 @@
 package parser
 
-// parseData parses a data section
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/arf/file"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/arf/types"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/arf/lexer"
+
+// parseData parses a data section.
 func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseDataSection () (
 	section *DataSection,
 	err     error,
 ) {
+	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindName)
+	if err != nil { return }
+	
+	section = &DataSection { location: parser.token.Location() }
+
+	err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindPermission)
+	if err != nil { return }
+	section.permission = parser.token.Value().(types.Permission)
+
+	err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName)
+	if err != nil { return }
+	section.name = parser.token.Value().(string)
+
+	err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindColon)
+	if err != nil { return }
+	section.what, err = parser.parseType()
+	if err != nil { return }
+
+	return
+}
+
+// parseType parses a type notation of the form Name, {Name}, etc.
+func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseType () (what Type, err error) {
+	err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName, lexer.TokenKindLBrace)
+	if err != nil { return }
+	what.location = parser.token.Location()
+
+	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindLBrace) {
+		what.kind = TypeKindPointer
+	
+		var points Type
+		points, err = parser.parseType()
+		if err != nil { return }
+		what.points = &points
+
+		err = parser.nextToken (
+			lexer.TokenKindUInt,
+			lexer.TokenKindRBrace)
+		if err != nil { return }
+
+		if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindUInt) {
+			what.kind = TypeKindArray
+		
+			what.length = parser.token.Value().(uint64)
+		
+			err = parser.nextToken (
+				lexer.TokenKindUInt,
+				lexer.TokenKindRBrace)
+			if err != nil { return }
+		}
+	} else {
+		what.name, err = parser.parseIdentifier()
+		if err != nil { return }
+	}
+
+	err = parser.nextToken()
+
+	if parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindColon) {
+		err = parser.nextToken(lexer.TokenKindName)
+		if err != nil { return }
+
+		qualifier := parser.token.Value().(string)
+		switch qualifier {
+		case "mut":
+			what.mutable = true
+		default:
+			err = parser.token.NewError (
+				"unknown type qualifier \"" + qualifier + "\"",
+				file.ErrorKindError)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// parseIdentifier parses an identifier made out of dot separated names.
+func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseIdentifier () (
+	identifier Identifier,
+	err        error,
+) {
+	err = parser.expect(lexer.TokenKindName)
+	if err != nil { return }
+	identifier.location = parser.token.Location()
+
+	for {
+		if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindName) { break }
+
+		identifier.trail = append (
+			identifier.trail,
+			parser.token.Value().(string))
+
+		err = parser.nextToken()
+		if err != nil { return }
+		
+		if !parser.token.Is(lexer.TokenKindDot) { break }
+	}
+
 	return
 }

parser/tree.go

@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ type Type struct {
 	mutable bool
 	kind TypeKind
 
-	// only applicable for arrays. a value of nil means it has an
+	// only applicable for arrays. a value of zero means it has an
 	// undefined/dynamic length.
-	length *Argument
+	length uint64
 
 	// only applicable for basic.
         name Identifier