// So far we have local variables, and we can nest local variables of short // lifetimes inside longer ones. Now let's support 'global' variables that // last for the life of a routine. If we create multiple routines they won't // have access to each other's globals. :(scenario global_space) recipe main [ # pretend arrays; in practice we'll use new 10:number <- copy 5:literal 20:number <- copy 5:literal # actual start of this recipe global-space:address:array:location <- copy 20:literal default-space:address:array:location <- copy 10:literal 1:number <- copy 23:literal 1:number/space:global <- copy 24:literal ] +mem: storing 23 in location 12 +mem: storing 24 in location 22 //: to support it, create another special variable called global space :(before "End Disqualified Reagents") if (x.name == "global-space") x.initialized = true; :(before "End is_special_name Cases") if (s == "global-space") return true; //: writes to this variable go to a field in the current routine :(before "End routine Fields") long long int global_space; :(before "End routine Constructor") global_space = 0; :(after "void write_memory(reagent x, vector data)") if (x.name == "global-space") { assert(scalar(data)); if (Current_routine->global_space) raise << "routine already has a global-space; you can't over-write your globals"; Current_routine->global_space = data.at(0); return; } //: now marking variables as /space:global looks them up inside this field :(after "long long int space_base(const reagent& x)") if (is_global(x)) { if (!Current_routine->global_space) raise << "routine has no global space\n" << die(); return Current_routine->global_space; } //: for now let's not bother giving global variables names. //: don't want to make them too comfortable to use. :(scenario global_space_with_names) % Hide_warnings = true; recipe main [ global-space:address:array:location <- new location:type, 10:literal x:number <- copy 23:literal 1:number/space:global <- copy 24:literal ] # don't warn that we're mixing numeric addresses and names $warn: 0 :(after "bool is_numeric_location(const reagent& x)") if (is_global(x)) return false; //: helpers :(code) bool is_global(const reagent& x) { //? cerr << x.to_string() << '\n'; //? 1 for (long long int i = /*skip name:type*/1; i < SIZE(x.properties); ++i) { if (x.properties.at(i).first == "space") return !x.properties.at(i).second.empty() && x.properties.at(i).second.at(0) == "global"; } return false; }