examples/basic/main.arf

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require "io"
 ---
 
 func ro main
-	> arguments:{String}
+	> arguments:{String ..}
 	< status:Int 0
 	---
 	io.println "hello world"

examples/full/main.arf

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ objt ro Greeter:Obj
 
 # this is a function
 func ro main
-	> arguments:{String}
+	> arguments:{String ..}
 	< status:Int 0
 	---
 	= greeter:Greeter:mut

parser/enum_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ func TestEnum (test *testing.T) {
 	checkTree ("../tests/parser/enum",
 `:arf
 ---
-enum ro AffrontToGod:{Int 4}
+enum ro AffrontToGod:Int:4
 	bird0
 		28394
 		9328

parser/func_test.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func ro cBasicPhrases
 	[fn [gn 329 983 57] 123]
 func ro dArgumentTypes
 	---
-	[bird tree butterfly.wing "hello world" grass:{Int:mut 8}]
+	[bird tree butterfly.wing "hello world" grass:Int:8:mut]
 func ro eMath
 	> x:Int
 	> y:Int
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func ro hSetPhrase
 	---
 	[= x:Int 3]
 	[= y:{Int} [loc x]]
-	[= z:{Int 8}]
+	[= z:Int:8]
 		398
 		9
 		2309

parser/objt_test.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ objt ro BitFields:Obj
 	ro that:Int & 1
 	ro this:Int & 24 298
 objt ro ComplexInit:Obj
-	ro whatever:{Int 3}
+	ro whatever:Int:3
 		230984
 		849
 		394580

parser/type_test.go

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ func TestType (test *testing.T) {
 type ro Basic:Int
 type ro BasicInit:Int 6
 type ro IntArray:{Int ..}
-type ro IntArrayInit:{Int 3}
+type ro IntArrayInit:Int:3
 	3298
 	923
 	92

tests/parser/enum/main.arf

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ enum ro NamedColor:U32
 	green 0x00FF00
 	blue  0x0000FF
 
-enum ro AffrontToGod:{Int 4}
+enum ro AffrontToGod:Int:4
 	bird0
 		28394 9328
 		398 9

tests/parser/full/main.arf

@@ -5,37 +5,31 @@ require "io"
 ---
 
 # this is a global variable
-data wn helloText:String "Hello, world!"
+data pv helloText:String "Hello, world!"
 
 # this is a struct definition
-type rr Greeter:Obj
-        # "Hi." is a string constant. all Greeters will be initialized with a
-        # pointer to it. I don't know really it depends on what I decide that
-        # a String type even is.
-        wr text:String "Hi."
-                "sdfdsf" "ahh"
-                "asdf"
+objt ro Greeter:Obj
+	rw text:String "Hi."
 
 # this is a function
-func rr main
-        > argc:Int
-        > argv:{String}
-        < status:Int 0
-        ---
-        let greeter:Greeter:mut
-        greeter.setText helloText
-        greeter.greet
+func ro main
+	> arguments:{String ..}
+	< status:Int 0
+	---
+	= greeter:Greeter:mut
+	greeter.setText helloText
+	greeter.greet
 
 # this is a member function
-func rr greet
-        @ greeter:{Greeter}
-        ---
-        io.println greeter.text
+func ro greet
+	@ greeter:{Greeter}
+	---
+	io.println greeter.text
 
 # this is mutator member function
-func rr setText
-        @ greeter:{Greeter}
-        > text:String
-        ---
-        greeter.text.set text
+func ro setText
+	@ greeter:{Greeter}
+	> text:String
+	---
+	greeter.text.set text
 

tests/parser/func/main.arf

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func ro cBasicPhrases
 func ro dArgumentTypes
 	---
 	[bird tree butterfly.wing "hello world"
-		grass:{Int:mut 8}]
+		grass:Int:mut:8]
 
 func ro eMath
 	> x:Int
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func ro hSetPhrase
 	= x:Int 3
 	# loc is a reference, similar to * in C
 	= y:{Int} [loc x]
-	= z:{Int 8}
+	= z:Int:8
 		398 9 2309 983 -2387
 		478 555 123
 	= bird:Bird

tests/parser/objt/main.arf

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ objt ro Init:Obj
 	ro this:Int 23
 
 objt ro ComplexInit:Obj
-	ro whatever:{Int 3}
+	ro whatever:Int:3
 		230984
 		849 394580
 	ro complex0:Bird

tests/parser/type/main.arf

@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ type ro BasicInit:Int 6
 
 type ro IntArray:{Int ..}
 
-type ro IntArrayInit:{Int 3}
+type ro IntArrayInit:Int:3
 	3298 923 92