parser/argument.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package parser
 import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/lexer"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/infoerr"
 
-// TODO: add support for dereferences and subscripts
+// TODO: add support for dereferences and subscripts (currently being worked on)
 
 var validArgumentStartTokens = []lexer.TokenKind {
 	lexer.TokenKindName,
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var validArgumentStartTokens = []lexer.TokenKind {
 	lexer.TokenKindString,
 	
 	lexer.TokenKindLBracket,
+	lexer.TokenKindLBrace,
 	lexer.TokenKindLParen,
 }
 
@@ -78,9 +79,13 @@ func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseArgument () (argument Argument, err error)
 		parser.nextToken()
 		
 	case lexer.TokenKindLBracket:
-		argument.kind  = ArgumentKindPhrase
+		argument.kind = ArgumentKindPhrase
 		argument.value, err = parser.parseArgumentLevelPhrase()
 
+	case lexer.TokenKindLBrace:
+		argument.kind = ArgumentKindDereference
+		argument.value, err = parser.parseDereference()
+
 	case lexer.TokenKindLParen:
 		argument.kind = ArgumentKindList
 		argument.value, err = parser.parseList()

parser/dereference.go

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package parser
+
+// import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/lexer"
+// import "git.tebibyte.media/arf/arf/infoerr"
+
+func (parser *ParsingOperation) parseDereference () (
+	dereference Dereference,
+	err error,
+) {
+	// TODO
+	return
+}