# Some useful helpers for dealing with text (arrays of characters) def equal a:text, b:text -> result:boolean [ local-scope load-ingredients a-len:number <- length *a b-len:number <- length *b # compare lengths { trace 99, [text-equal], [comparing lengths] length-equal?:boolean <- equal a-len, b-len break-if length-equal? return 0 } # compare each corresponding character trace 99, [text-equal], [comparing characters] i:number <- copy 0 { done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal i, a-len break-if done? a2:char <- index *a, i b2:char <- index *b, i { chars-match?:boolean <- equal a2, b2 break-if chars-match? return 0 } i <- add i, 1 loop } return 1 ] scenario text-equal-reflexive [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] 10:boolean/raw <- equal x, x ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 # x == x for all x ] ] scenario text-equal-identical [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [abc] 10:boolean/raw <- equal x, y ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 # abc == abc ] ] scenario text-equal-distinct-lengths [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [abcd] 10:boolean/raw <- equal x, y ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 0 # abc != abcd ] trace-should-contain [ text-equal: comparing lengths ] trace-should-not-contain [ text-equal: comparing characters ] ] scenario text-equal-with-empty [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [] y:text <- new [abcd] 10:boolean/raw <- equal x, y ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 0 # "" != abcd ] ] scenario text-equal-common-lengths-but-distinct [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [abd] 10:boolean/raw <- equal x, y ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 0 # abc != abd ] ] # A new type to help incrementally construct texts. container buffer [ length:number data:text ] def new-buffer capacity:number -> result:address:buffer [ local-scope load-ingredients result <- new buffer:type *result <- put *result, length:offset, 0 { break-if capacity # capacity not provided capacity <- copy 10 } data:text <- new character:type, capacity *result <- put *result, data:offset, data return result ] def grow-buffer buf:address:buffer -> buf:address:buffer [ local-scope load-ingredients # double buffer size olddata:text <- get *buf, data:offset oldlen:number <- length *olddata newlen:number <- multiply oldlen, 2 newdata:text <- new character:type, newlen *buf <- put *buf, data:offset, newdata # copy old contents i:number <- copy 0 { done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal i, oldlen break-if done? src:char <- index *olddata, i *newdata <- put-index *newdata, i, src i <- add i, 1 loop } ] def buffer-full? in:address:buffer -> result:boolean [ local-scope load-ingredients len:number <- get *in, length:offset s:text <- get *in, data:offset capacity:number <- length *s result <- greater-or-equal len, capacity ] # most broadly applicable definition of append to a buffer: just call to-text def append buf:address:buffer, x:_elem -> buf:address:buffer [ local-scope load-ingredients text:text <- to-text x len:number <- length *text i:number <- copy 0 { done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal i, len break-if done? c:char <- index *text, i buf <- append buf, c i <- add i, 1 loop } ] def append buf:address:buffer, c:char -> buf:address:buffer [ local-scope load-ingredients len:number <- get *buf, length:offset { # backspace? just drop last character if it exists and return backspace?:boolean <- equal c, 8/backspace break-unless backspace? empty?:boolean <- lesser-or-equal len, 0 return-if empty? len <- subtract len, 1 *buf <- put *buf, length:offset, len return } { # grow buffer if necessary full?:boolean <- buffer-full? buf break-unless full? buf <- grow-buffer buf } s:text <- get *buf, data:offset *s <- put-index *s, len, c len <- add len, 1 *buf <- put *buf, length:offset, len ] def append buf:address:buffer, t:text -> buf:address:buffer [ local-scope load-ingredients len:number <- length *t i:number <- copy 0 { done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal i, len break-if done? c:char <- index *t, i buf <- append buf, c i <- add i, 1 loop } ] scenario buffer-append-works [ run [ local-scope x:address:buffer <- new-buffer 3 s1:text <- get *x, data:offset c:char <- copy 97/a x <- append x, c c:char <- copy 98/b x <- append x, c c:char <- copy 99/c x <- append x, c s2:text <- get *x, data:offset 10:boolean/raw <- equal s1, s2 11:array:char/raw <- copy *s2 +buffer-filled c:char <- copy 100/d x <- append x, c s3:text <- get *x, data:offset 20:boolean/raw <- equal s1, s3 21:number/raw <- get *x, length:offset 30:array:char/raw <- copy *s3 ] memory-should-contain [ # before +buffer-filled 10 <- 1 # no change in data pointer 11 <- 3 # size of data 12 <- 97 # data 13 <- 98 14 <- 99 # in the end 20 <- 0 # data pointer has grown 21 <- 4 # final length 30 <- 6 # but data's capacity has doubled 31 <- 97 # data 32 <- 98 33 <- 99 34 <- 100 35 <- 0 36 <- 0 ] ] scenario buffer-append-to-empty [ run [ local-scope x:address:buffer <- new-buffer c:char <- copy 97/a x <- append x, c ] ] scenario buffer-append-handles-backspace [ run [ local-scope x:address:buffer <- new-buffer 3 c:char <- copy 97/a x <- append x, c c:char <- copy 98/b x <- append x, c c:char <- copy 8/backspace x <- append x, c s:text <- buffer-to-array x 10:array:char/raw <- copy *s ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 # length 11 <- 97 # contents 12 <- 0 ] ] def buffer-to-array in:address:buffer -> result:text [ local-scope load-ingredients { # propagate null buffer break-if in return 0 } len:number <- get *in, length:offset s:text <- get *in, data:offset # we can't just return s because it is usually the wrong length result <- new character:type, len i:number <- copy 0 { done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal i, len break-if done? src:char <- index *s, i *result <- put-index *result, i, src i <- add i, 1 loop } ] # Append any number of texts together. # A later layer also translates calls to this to implicitly call to-text, so # append to string becomes effectively dynamically typed. # # Beware though: this hack restricts how much 'append' can be overridden. Any # new variants that match: # append _:text, ___ # will never ever get used. def append first:text -> result:text [ local-scope load-ingredients buf:address:buffer <- new-buffer 30 # append first ingredient { break-unless first buf <- append buf, first } # append remaining ingredients { arg:text, arg-found?:boolean <- next-ingredient break-unless arg-found? loop-unless arg buf <- append buf, arg loop } result <- buffer-to-array buf ] scenario text-append-1 [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [hello,] y:text <- new [ world!] z:text <- append x, y 10:array:char/raw <- copy *z ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [hello, world!] ] ] scenario text-append-null [ run [ local-scope x:text <- copy 0 y:text <- new [ world!] z:text <- append x, y 10:array:char/raw <- copy *z ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [ world!] ] ] scenario text-append-null-2 [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [hello,] y:text <- copy 0 z:text <- append x, y 10:array:char/raw <- copy *z ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [hello,] ] ] scenario text-append-multiary [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [hello, ] y:text <- new [world] z:text <- new [!] z:text <- append x, y, z 10:array:char/raw <- copy *z ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [hello, world!] ] ] scenario replace-character-in-text [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] x <- replace x, 98/b, 122/z 10:array:char/raw <- copy *x ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [azc] ] ] def replace s:text, oldc:char, newc:char, from:number/optional -> s:text [ local-scope load-ingredients len:number <- length *s i:number <- find-next s, oldc, from done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal i, len return-if done?, s/same-as-ingredient:0 *s <- put-index *s, i, newc i <- add i, 1 s <- replace s, oldc, newc, i ] scenario replace-character-at-start [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] x <- replace x, 97/a, 122/z 10:array:char/raw <- copy *x ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [zbc] ] ] scenario replace-character-at-end [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] x <- replace x, 99/c, 122/z 10:array:char/raw <- copy *x ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [abz] ] ] scenario replace-character-missing [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] x <- replace x, 100/d, 122/z 10:array:char/raw <- copy *x ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [abc] ] ] scenario replace-all-characters [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [banana] x <- replace x, 97/a, 122/z 10:array:char/raw <- copy *x ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [bznznz] ] ] # replace underscores in first with remaining args def interpolate template:text -> result:text [ local-scope load-ingredients # consume just the template # compute result-len, space to allocate for result tem-len:number <- length *template result-len:number <- copy tem-len { # while ingredients remain a:text, arg-received?:boolean <- next-ingredient break-unless arg-received? # result-len = result-len + arg.length - 1 (for the 'underscore' being replaced) a-len:number <- length *a result-len <- add result-len, a-len result-len <- subtract result-len, 1 loop } rewind-ingredients _ <- next-ingredient # skip template result <- new character:type, result-len # repeatedly copy sections of template and 'holes' into result result-idx:number <- copy 0 i:number <- copy 0 { # while arg received a:text, arg-received?:boolean <- next-ingredient break-unless arg-received? # copy template into result until '_' { # while i < template.length tem-done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal i, tem-len break-if tem-done?, +done:label # while template[i] != '_' in:char <- index *template, i underscore?:boolean <- equal in, 95/_ break-if underscore? # result[result-idx] = template[i] *result <- put-index *result, result-idx, in i <- add i, 1 result-idx <- add result-idx, 1 loop } # copy 'a' into result j:number <- copy 0 { # while j < a.length arg-done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal j, a-len break-if arg-done? # result[result-idx] = a[j] in:char <- index *a, j *result <- put-index *result, result-idx, in j <- add j, 1 result-idx <- add result-idx, 1 loop } # skip '_' in template i <- add i, 1 loop # interpolate next arg } +done # done with holes; copy rest of template directly into result { # while i < template.length tem-done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal i, tem-len break-if tem-done? # result[result-idx] = template[i] in:char <- index *template, i *result <- put-index *result, result-idx, in i <- add i, 1 result-idx <- add result-idx, 1 loop } ] scenario interpolate-works [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc_ghi] y:text <- new [def] z:text <- interpolate x, y 10:array:char/raw <- copy *z ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [abcdefghi] ] ] scenario interpolate-at-start [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [_, hello!] y:text <- new [abc] z:text <- interpolate x, y 10:array:char/raw <- copy *z ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [abc, hello!] 22 <- 0 # out of bounds ] ] scenario interpolate-at-end [ run [ x:text <- new [hello, _] y:text <- new [abc] z:text <- interpolate x, y 10:array:char/raw <- copy *z ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [hello, abc] ] ] # result:boolean <- space? c:char def space? c:char -> result:boolean [ local-scope load-ingredients # most common case first result <- equal c, 32/space return-if result result <- equal c, 10/newline return-if result result <- equal c, 9/tab return-if result result <- equal c, 13/carriage-return return-if result # remaining uncommon cases in sorted order # http://unicode.org code-points in unicode-set Z and Pattern_White_Space result <- equal c, 11/ctrl-k return-if result result <- equal c, 12/ctrl-l return-if result result <- equal c, 133/ctrl-0085 return-if result result <- equal c, 160/no-break-space return-if result result <- equal c, 5760/ogham-space-mark return-if result result <- equal c, 8192/en-quad return-if result result <- equal c, 8193/em-quad return-if result result <- equal c, 8194/en-space return-if result result <- equal c, 8195/em-space return-if result result <- equal c, 8196/three-per-em-space return-if result result <- equal c, 8197/four-per-em-space return-if result result <- equal c, 8198/six-per-em-space return-if result result <- equal c, 8199/figure-space return-if result result <- equal c, 8200/punctuation-space return-if result result <- equal c, 8201/thin-space return-if result result <- equal c, 8202/hair-space return-if result result <- equal c, 8206/left-to-right return-if result result <- equal c, 8207/right-to-left return-if result result <- equal c, 8232/line-separator return-if result result <- equal c, 8233/paragraph-separator return-if result result <- equal c, 8239/narrow-no-break-space return-if result result <- equal c, 8287/medium-mathematical-space return-if result result <- equal c, 12288/ideographic-space ] def trim s:text -> result:text [ local-scope load-ingredients len:number <- length *s # left trim: compute start start:number <- copy 0 { { at-end?:boolean <- greater-or-equal start, len break-unless at-end? result <- new character:type, 0 return } curr:char <- index *s, start whitespace?:boolean <- space? curr break-unless whitespace? start <- add start, 1 loop } # right trim: compute end end:number <- subtract len, 1 { not-at-start?:boolean <- greater-than end, start assert not-at-start?, [end ran up against start] curr:char <- index *s, end whitespace?:boolean <- space? curr break-unless whitespace? end <- subtract end, 1 loop } # result = new character[end+1 - start] new-len:number <- subtract end, start, -1 result:text <- new character:type, new-len # copy the untrimmed parts between start and end i:number <- copy start j:number <- copy 0 { # while i <= end done?:boolean <- greater-than i, end break-if done? # result[j] = s[i] src:char <- index *s, i *result <- put-index *result, j, src i <- add i, 1 j <- add j, 1 loop } ] scenario trim-unmodified [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- trim x 1:array:char/raw <- copy *y ] memory-should-contain [ 1:array:character <- [abc] ] ] scenario trim-left [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [ abc] y:text <- trim x 1:array:char/raw <- copy *y ] memory-should-contain [ 1:array:character <- [abc] ] ] scenario trim-right [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc ] y:text <- trim x 1:array:char/raw <- copy *y ] memory-should-contain [ 1:array:character <- [abc] ] ] scenario trim-left-right [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [ abc ] y:text <- trim x 1:array:char/raw <- copy *y ] memory-should-contain [ 1:array:character <- [abc] ] ] scenario trim-newline-tab [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [ abc ] y:text <- trim x 1:array:char/raw <- copy *y ] memory-should-contain [ 1:array:character <- [abc] ] ] def find-next text:text, pattern:char, idx:number -> next-index:number [ local-scope load-ingredients len:number <- length *text { eof?:boolean <- greater-or-equal idx, len break-if eof? curr:char <- index *text, idx found?:boolean <- equal curr, pattern break-if found? idx <- add idx, 1 loop } return idx ] scenario text-find-next [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [a/b] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, 47/slash, 0/start-index ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 ] ] scenario text-find-next-empty [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, 47/slash, 0/start-index ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 0 ] ] scenario text-find-next-initial [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [/abc] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, 47/slash, 0/start-index ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 0 # prefix match ] ] scenario text-find-next-final [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc/] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, 47/slash, 0/start-index ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 3 # suffix match ] ] scenario text-find-next-missing [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abcd] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, 47/slash, 0/start-index ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 4 # no match ] ] scenario text-find-next-invalid-index [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, 47/slash, 4/start-index ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 4 # no change ] ] scenario text-find-next-first [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [ab/c/] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, 47/slash, 0/start-index ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 2 # first '/' of multiple ] ] scenario text-find-next-second [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [ab/c/] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, 47/slash, 3/start-index ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 4 # second '/' of multiple ] ] # search for a pattern of multiple characters # fairly dumb algorithm def find-next text:text, pattern:text, idx:number -> next-index:number [ local-scope load-ingredients first:char <- index *pattern, 0 # repeatedly check for match at current idx len:number <- length *text { # does some unnecessary work checking even when there isn't enough of text left done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal idx, len break-if done? found?:boolean <- match-at text, pattern, idx break-if found? idx <- add idx, 1 # optimization: skip past indices that definitely won't match idx <- find-next text, first, idx loop } return idx ] scenario find-next-text-1 [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [bc] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, y, 0 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 ] ] scenario find-next-text-2 [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abcd] y:text <- new [bc] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, y, 1 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 ] ] scenario find-next-no-match [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [bd] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, y, 0 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 3 # not found ] ] scenario find-next-suffix-match [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abcd] y:text <- new [cd] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, y, 0 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 2 ] ] scenario find-next-suffix-match-2 [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abcd] y:text <- new [cde] 10:number/raw <- find-next x, y, 0 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 4 # not found ] ] # checks if pattern matches at index 'idx' def match-at text:text, pattern:text, idx:number -> result:boolean [ local-scope load-ingredients pattern-len:number <- length *pattern # check that there's space left for the pattern { x:number <- length *text x <- subtract x, pattern-len enough-room?:boolean <- lesser-or-equal idx, x break-if enough-room? return 0/not-found } # check each character of pattern pattern-idx:number <- copy 0 { done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal pattern-idx, pattern-len break-if done? c:char <- index *text, idx exp:char <- index *pattern, pattern-idx { match?:boolean <- equal c, exp break-if match? return 0/not-found } idx <- add idx, 1 pattern-idx <- add pattern-idx, 1 loop } return 1/found ] scenario match-at-checks-pattern-at-index [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [ab] 10:boolean/raw <- match-at x, y, 0 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 # match found ] ] scenario match-at-reflexive [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] 10:boolean/raw <- match-at x, x, 0 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 # match found ] ] scenario match-at-outside-bounds [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [a] 10:boolean/raw <- match-at x, y, 4 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 0 # never matches ] ] scenario match-at-empty-pattern [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [] 10:boolean/raw <- match-at x, y, 0 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 # always matches empty pattern given a valid index ] ] scenario match-at-empty-pattern-outside-bound [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [] 10:boolean/raw <- match-at x, y, 4 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 0 # no match ] ] scenario match-at-empty-text [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [] y:text <- new [abc] 10:boolean/raw <- match-at x, y, 0 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 0 # no match ] ] scenario match-at-empty-against-empty [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [] 10:boolean/raw <- match-at x, x, 0 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 # matches because pattern is also empty ] ] scenario match-at-inside-bounds [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [bc] 10:boolean/raw <- match-at x, y, 1 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 # match ] ] scenario match-at-inside-bounds-2 [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- new [bc] 10:boolean/raw <- match-at x, y, 0 ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 0 # no match ] ] def split s:text, delim:char -> result:address:array:text [ local-scope load-ingredients # empty text? return empty array len:number <- length *s { empty?:boolean <- equal len, 0 break-unless empty? result <- new {(address array character): type}, 0 return } # count #pieces we need room for count:number <- copy 1 # n delimiters = n+1 pieces idx:number <- copy 0 { idx <- find-next s, delim, idx done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal idx, len break-if done? idx <- add idx, 1 count <- add count, 1 loop } # allocate space result <- new {(address array character): type}, count # repeatedly copy slices start..end until delimiter into result[curr-result] curr-result:number <- copy 0 start:number <- copy 0 { # while next delim exists done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal start, len break-if done? end:number <- find-next s, delim, start # copy start..end into result[curr-result] dest:text <- copy-range s, start, end *result <- put-index *result, curr-result, dest # slide over to next slice start <- add end, 1 curr-result <- add curr-result, 1 loop } ] scenario text-split-1 [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [a/b] y:address:array:text <- split x, 47/slash 10:number/raw <- length *y a:text <- index *y, 0 b:text <- index *y, 1 20:array:char/raw <- copy *a 30:array:char/raw <- copy *b ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 2 # length of result 20:array:character <- [a] 30:array:character <- [b] ] ] scenario text-split-2 [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [a/b/c] y:address:array:text <- split x, 47/slash 10:number/raw <- length *y a:text <- index *y, 0 b:text <- index *y, 1 c:text <- index *y, 2 20:array:char/raw <- copy *a 30:array:char/raw <- copy *b 40:array:char/raw <- copy *c ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 3 # length of result 20:array:character <- [a] 30:array:character <- [b] 40:array:character <- [c] ] ] scenario text-split-missing [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:address:array:text <- split x, 47/slash 10:number/raw <- length *y a:text <- index *y, 0 20:array:char/raw <- copy *a ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 1 # length of result 20:array:character <- [abc] ] ] scenario text-split-empty [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [] y:address:array:text <- split x, 47/slash 10:number/raw <- length *y ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 0 # empty result ] ] scenario text-split-empty-piece [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [a/b//c] y:address:array:text <- split x:text, 47/slash 10:number/raw <- length *y a:text <- index *y, 0 b:text <- index *y, 1 c:text <- index *y, 2 d:text <- index *y, 3 20:array:char/raw <- copy *a 30:array:char/raw <- copy *b 40:array:char/raw <- copy *c 50:array:char/raw <- copy *d ] memory-should-contain [ 10 <- 4 # length of result 20:array:character <- [a] 30:array:character <- [b] 40:array:character <- [] 50:array:character <- [c] ] ] def split-first text:text, delim:char -> x:text, y:text [ local-scope load-ingredients # empty text? return empty texts len:number <- length *text { empty?:boolean <- equal len, 0 break-unless empty? x:text <- new [] y:text <- new [] return } idx:number <- find-next text, delim, 0 x:text <- copy-range text, 0, idx idx <- add idx, 1 y:text <- copy-range text, idx, len ] scenario text-split-first [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [a/b] y:text, z:text <- split-first x, 47/slash 10:array:char/raw <- copy *y 20:array:char/raw <- copy *z ] memory-should-contain [ 10:array:character <- [a] 20:array:character <- [b] ] ] def copy-range buf:text, start:number, end:number -> result:text [ local-scope load-ingredients # if end is out of bounds, trim it len:number <- length *buf end:number <- min len, end # allocate space for result len <- subtract end, start result:text <- new character:type, len # copy start..end into result[curr-result] src-idx:number <- copy start dest-idx:number <- copy 0 { done?:boolean <- greater-or-equal src-idx, end break-if done? src:char <- index *buf, src-idx *result <- put-index *result, dest-idx, src src-idx <- add src-idx, 1 dest-idx <- add dest-idx, 1 loop } ] scenario text-copy-copies-partial-text [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- copy-range x, 1, 3 1:array:char/raw <- copy *y ] memory-should-contain [ 1:array:character <- [bc] ] ] scenario text-copy-out-of-bounds [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- copy-range x, 2, 4 1:array:char/raw <- copy *y ] memory-should-contain [ 1:array:character <- [c] ] ] scenario text-copy-out-of-bounds-2 [ run [ local-scope x:text <- new [abc] y:text <- copy-range x, 3, 3 1:array:char/raw <- copy *y ] memory-should-contain [ 1:array:character <- [] ] ]