4 files changed, 42 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/baremetal/shell/cell.mu b/baremetal/shell/cell.mu
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4f3311e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baremetal/shell/cell.mu
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+type cell {
+  type: int
+  # type 0: pair
+  left: (handle cell)
+  right: (handle cell)
+  # type 1: number
+  number-data: float
+  # type 2: symbol
+  # type 3: string
+  text-data: (handle array byte)
+  # TODO: array, (associative) table, stream
+}
diff --git a/baremetal/shell/eval.mu b/baremetal/shell/eval.mu
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8af64a95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/baremetal/shell/eval.mu
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+type interpreter {
+  # tokenize
+  # insert parens
+  # transform infix
+  # token tree
+  # syntax tree
+}
+
+fn evaluate _self: (addr interpreter), in: (addr stream byte), out: (addr stream byte) {
+  clear-stream out
+  {
+    var done?/eax: boolean <- stream-empty? in
+    compare done?, 0/false
+    break-if-!=
+    var g/eax: grapheme <- read-grapheme in
+    write-grapheme out, g
+    loop
+  }
+}
diff --git a/baremetal/shell/main.mu b/baremetal/shell/main.mu
index 262b9829..f3f6240c 100644
--- a/baremetal/shell/main.mu
+++ b/baremetal/shell/main.mu
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # A Lisp with indent-sensitivity and infix, no macros. Commas are ignored.
 
 fn main {
+  var interpreter-storage: interpreter
+  var interpreter/edi: (addr interpreter) <- address interpreter-storage
+#?   initialize-interpreter interpreter
   var sandbox-storage: sandbox
   var sandbox/esi: (addr sandbox) <- address sandbox-storage
   initialize-sandbox sandbox
@@ -12,7 +15,7 @@ fn main {
       compare key, 0
       loop-if-=
       # no way to quit right now; just reboot
-      edit-sandbox sandbox, key
+      edit-sandbox sandbox, key, interpreter
     }
     loop
   }
diff --git a/baremetal/shell/sandbox.mu b/baremetal/shell/sandbox.mu
index 26646cbe..d1a24c47 100644
--- a/baremetal/shell/sandbox.mu
+++ b/baremetal/shell/sandbox.mu
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn render-sandbox screen: (addr screen), _self: (addr sandbox), _x: int, _y: int
   var dummy/eax: int <- draw-stream-rightward screen, value, _x, 0x30/xmax, y, 7/fg=grey, 0/bg
 }
 
-fn edit-sandbox _self: (addr sandbox), key: byte {
+fn edit-sandbox _self: (addr sandbox), key: byte, interpreter: (addr interpreter) {
   var self/esi: (addr sandbox) <- copy _self
   var g/edx: grapheme <- copy key
   {
@@ -72,9 +72,14 @@ fn edit-sandbox _self: (addr sandbox), key: byte {
     compare g, 0x13/ctrl-s
     break-if-!=
     # ctrl-s: run sandbox(es)
+    var buffer-storage: (stream byte 0x1000)
+    var buffer/edi: (addr stream byte) <- address buffer-storage
+    var data-ah/eax: (addr handle gap-buffer) <- get self, data
+    var data/eax: (addr gap-buffer) <- lookup *data-ah
+    emit-gap-buffer data, buffer
     var value-ah/eax: (addr handle stream byte) <- get self, value
     var value/eax: (addr stream byte) <- lookup *value-ah
-    write value, "=> LISP"
+    evaluate interpreter, buffer, value
     return
   }
   add-grapheme-to-sandbox self, g