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# Structured control flow using break/loop rather than jump.
#
# To run (on Linux):
#   $ ./ntranslate init.linux 0*.subx apps/subx-params.subx apps/braces.subx
#   $ mv a.elf apps/braces
#
# Example 1:
#   $ cat x.subx
#   {
#     7c/if-lesser break/disp8
#     74/if-equal loop/disp8
#   }
#   $ cat x.subx |apps/braces
#   _loop1:
#     7c/if-lesser _break1/disp8
#     74/if-equal _loop1/disp8
#   _break1:
#
# Example 2:
#   $ cat x.subx
#   {
#     7c/if-lesser break/disp8
#   }
#   {
#     74/if-equal loop/disp8
#   }
#   $ cat x.subx |apps/braces
#   _loop1:
#     7c/if-lesser _break1/disp8
#   _break1:
#   _loop2:
#     74/if-equal _loop2/disp8
#   _break2:
#
# Example 3:
#   $ cat x.subx
#   {
#     {
#       74/if-equal loop/disp8
#     }
#     7c/if-lesser loop/disp8
#   }
#   $ cat x.subx |apps/braces
#   _loop1:
#     _loop2:
#       74/if-equal _loop2/disp8
#     _break2:
#     7c/if-lesser _loop1/disp8
#   _break1:

== code

Entry:  # run tests if necessary, a REPL if not
    # . prolog
    89/<- %ebp 4/r32/esp
    # initialize heap
    (new-segment Heap-size Heap)
    # if (argc <= 1) goto interactive
    81 7/subop/compare *ebp 1/imm32
    7e/jump-if-lesser-or-equal $subx-braces-main:interactive/disp8
    # if (argv[1] != "test")) goto interactive
    (kernel-string-equal? *(ebp+8) "test")  # => eax
    3d/compare-eax-and 0/imm32
    74/jump-if-equal $subx-braces-main:interactive/disp8
    #
    (run-tests)
    # syscall(exit, *Num-test-failures)
    8b/-> *Num-test-failures 3/r32/ebx
    eb/jump $subx-braces-main:end/disp8
$subx-braces-main:interactive:
    (subx-braces Stdin Stdout)
    # syscall(exit, 0)
    bb/copy-to-ebx 0/imm32
$subx-braces-main:end:
    b8/copy-to-eax 1/imm32/exit
    cd/syscall 0x80/imm8

subx-braces:  # in : (address buffered-file), out : (address buffered-file) -> <void>
    # pseudocode:
    #   var line = new-stream(512, 1)
    #   var label-stack : (address stack) = new-stack(32*4)  # at most 32 levels of nesting
    #   var next-label-id : int = 1
    #   while true
    #     clear-stream(line)
    #     read-line-buffered(in, line)
    #     if (line->write == 0) break                           # end of file
    #     skip-chars-matching-whitespace(line)
    #     if line->data[line->read] == '{'
    #       print(out, "_loop" next-label-id ":\n")
    #       push(label-stack, next-label-id)
    #       ++next-label-id
    #       continue
    #     if line->data[line->read] == '}'
    #       var top = pop(label-stack)
    #       print(out, "_break" top ":\n")
    #       continue
    #     while true
    #       var word-slice : (address slice) = next-word-or-string(line)
    #       if slice-empty?(word-slice)                         # end of line
    #         break
    #       if slice-starts-with?(word-slice, "#")              # comment
    #         continue
    #       if slice-starts-with?(word-slice, "break/")
    #         var top = top(label-stack)
    #         print(out, "_break" top)
    #         word-slice->start += len("break")
    #       else if slice-starts-with?(word-slice, "loop/")
    #         var top = top(label-stack)
    #         print(out, "_loop" top)
    #         word-slice->start += len("loop")
    #       print(out, word-slice " ")
    #     print(out, "\n")
    #   flush(out)
    # . prolog
    55/push-ebp
    89/<- %ebp 4/r32/esp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    53/push-ebx
    56/push-esi
    57/push-edi
    # esi = in
    8b/-> *(ebp+8) 6/r32/esi
    # var line/ecx : (address stream byte) = stream(512)
    81 5/subop/subtract %esp 0x200/imm32
    68/push 0x200/imm32/length
    68/push 0/imm32/read
    68/push 0/imm32/write
    89/<- %ecx 4/r32/esp
    # var label-stack/edx : (address stack)
    81 5/subop/subtract %esp 0x80/imm32
    68/push 0x80/imm32/length
    68/push 0/imm32/top
    89/<- %edx 4/r32/esp
    # next-label-id/ebx = 1
    c7 0/subop/copy %ebx 1/imm32
    # var word-slice/edi = {0, 0}
    68/push 0/imm32/end
    68/push 0/imm32/start
    89/<- %edi 4/r32/esp
$subx-braces:line-loop:
    (clear-stream %ecx)
    (read-line-buffered %esi %ecx)
$subx-braces:check0:
    # if (line->write == 0) break
    81 7/subop/compare *ecx 0/imm32
    0f 84/jump-if-equal  $subx-braces:break/disp32
    (skip-chars-matching-whitespace %ecx)
$subx-braces:check-for-curly-open:
    # if (line->data[line->read] != '{') goto next check
    # . eax = line->data[line->read]
    8b/-> *(ecx+4) 0/r32/eax
    8a/copy-byte *(ecx+eax+0xc) 0/r32/AL
    81 4/subop/and %eax 0xff/imm32
    # . if (eax != '{') continue
    3d/compare-eax-and 0x7b/imm32/open-curly
    0f 85/jump-if-not-equal $subx-braces:check-for-curly-closed/disp32
$subx-braces:emit-curly-open:
    # print(out, "_loop" next-label-id ":")
    (write-buffered *(ebp+0xc) "_loop")
    (print-int32-buffered *(ebp+0xc) %ebx)
    (write-buffered *(ebp+0xc) ":")
    # push(label-stack, next-label-id)
    (push %edx %ebx)
    # ++next-label-id
    ff 0/subop/increment %ebx
    # continue
    e9/jump  $subx-braces:next-line/disp32
$subx-braces:check-for-curly-closed:
    # if (line->data[line->read] != '}') goto next check
    3d/compare-eax-and 0x7d/imm32/close-curly
    0f 85/jump-if-equal $subx-braces:word-loop/disp32
$subx-braces:emit-curly-closed:
    # eax = pop(label-stack)
    (pop %edx)
    # print(out, "_break" eax ":")
    (write-buffered *(ebp+0xc) "_break")
    (print-int32-buffered *(ebp+0xc) %eax)
    (write-buffered *(ebp+0xc) ":")
    # continue
    e9/jump  $subx-braces:next-line/disp32
$subx-braces:word-loop:
    (next-word-or-string %ecx %edi)
$subx-braces:check1:
    # if (slice-empty?(word-slice)) break
    (slice-empty? %edi)
    3d/compare-eax-and 0/imm32
    0f 85/jump-if-not-equal $subx-braces:next-line/disp32
$subx-braces:check-for-comment:
    # if (slice-starts-with?(word-slice, "#")) continue
    # . eax = *word-slice->start
    8b/-> *edi 0/r32/eax
    8a/copy-byte *eax 0/r32/AL
    81 4/subop/and %eax 0xff/imm32
    # . if (eax == '#') continue
    3d/compare-eax-and 0x23/imm32/hash
    74/jump-if-equal $subx-braces:word-loop/disp8
$subx-braces:check-for-break:
    # if (!slice-starts-with?(word-slice, "break/")) goto next check
    # . eax = slice-starts-with?(word-slice, "break/")
    (slice-starts-with? %edi "break/")
    # . if (eax == 0) goto next check
    3d/compare-eax-and 0/imm32
    74/jump-if-equal $subx-braces:check-for-loop/disp8
$subx-braces:emit-break:
    (top %edx)
    # print(out, "_break" eax)
    (write-buffered *(ebp+0xc) "_break")
    (print-int32-buffered *(ebp+0xc) %eax)
    # word-slice->start += len("break")
    81 0/subop/add *edi 5/imm32/strlen
    # emit rest of word as usual
    eb/jump $subx-braces:emit-word-slice/disp8
$subx-braces:check-for-loop:
    # if (!slice-starts-with?(word-slice, "loop/")) emit word
    # . eax = slice-starts-with?(word-slice, "loop/")
    (slice-starts-with? %edi "loop/")
    # . if (eax == 0) goto next check
    3d/compare-eax-and 0/imm32
    74/jump-if-equal $subx-braces:emit-word-slice/disp8
$subx-braces:emit-loop:
    (top %edx)
    # print(out, "_loop" eax)
    (write-buffered *(ebp+0xc) "_loop")
    (print-int32-buffered *(ebp+0xc) %eax)
    # word-slice->start += len("loop")
    81 0/subop/add *edi 4/imm32/strlen
    # fall through
$subx-braces:emit-word-slice:
    # print(out, word-slice " ")
    (write-slice-buffered *(ebp+0xc) %edi)
    (write-buffered *(ebp+0xc) Space)
    # loop to next word
    e9/jump $subx-braces:word-loop/disp32
$subx-braces:next-line:
    # print(out, "\n")
    (write-buffered *(ebp+0xc) Newline)
    # loop to next line
    e9/jump $subx-braces:line-loop/disp32
$subx-braces:break:
    (flush *(ebp+0xc))
$subx-braces:end:
    # . reclaim locals
    81 0/subop/add %esp 0x29c/imm32
    # . restore registers
    5f/pop-to-edi
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilog
    89/<- %esp 5/r32/ebp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-subx-braces-passes-most-words-through:
    # . prolog
    55/push-ebp
    89/<- %ebp 4/r32/esp
    # setup
    (clear-stream _test-input-stream)
    (clear-stream _test-output-stream)
    # . clear-stream(_test-input-buffered-file+4)
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-buffered-file/imm32
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    (clear-stream %eax)
    # . clear-stream(_test-output-buffered-file+4)
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-output-buffered-file/imm32
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    (clear-stream %eax)
    # test
    (write _test-input-stream "== abcd 0x1")
    (subx-braces _test-input-buffered-file _test-output-buffered-file)
    # check that the line just passed through
    (flush _test-output-buffered-file)
#?     # dump _test-output-stream {{{
#?     (write 2 "^")
#?     (write-stream 2 _test-output-stream)
#?     (write 2 "$\n")
#?     # }}}
    (check-stream-equal _test-output-stream "== abcd 0x1 \n" "F - test-subx-braces-passes-most-words-through")
    # . epilog
    89/<- %esp 5/r32/ebp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-subx-braces-1:
    # input:
    #   {
    #   ab break/imm32
    #   cd loop/imm32
    #   }
    #
    # output:
    #   _loop1:
    #   ab _break1/imm32
    #   cd _loop1/imm32
    #   _break1:
    #
    # . prolog
    55/push-ebp
    89/<- %ebp 4/r32/esp
    # setup
    (clear-stream _test-input-stream)
    (clear-stream _test-output-stream)
    # . clear-stream(_test-input-buffered-file+4)
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-buffered-file/imm32
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    (clear-stream %eax)
    # . clear-stream(_test-output-buffered-file+4)
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-output-buffered-file/imm32
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    (clear-stream %eax)
    # test
    (write _test-input-stream "{\nab break/imm32\ncd loop/imm32\n}")
    (subx-braces _test-input-buffered-file _test-output-buffered-file)
    # check that the line just passed through
    (flush _test-output-buffered-file)
#?     # dump _test-output-stream {{{
#?     (write 2 "^")
#?     (write-stream 2 _test-output-stream)
#?     (write 2 "$\n")
#?     # }}}
    (check-stream-equal _test-output-stream "_loop0x00000001:\nab _break0x00000001/imm32 \ncd _loop0x00000001/imm32 \n_break0x00000001:\n" "F - test-subx-braces-1")
    # . epilog
    89/<- %esp 5/r32/ebp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-subx-braces-2:
    # input:
    #   {
    #   {
    #   ab break/imm32
    #   }
    #   cd loop/imm32
    #   }
    #
    # output:
    #   _loop1:
    #   _loop2:
    #   ab _break2/imm32
    #   _break2:
    #   cd _loop1/imm32
    #   _break1:
    #
    # . prolog
    55/push-ebp
    89/<- %ebp 4/r32/esp
    # setup
    (clear-stream _test-input-stream)
    (clear-stream _test-output-stream)
    # . clear-stream(_test-input-buffered-file+4)
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-input-buffered-file/imm32
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    (clear-stream %eax)
    # . clear-stream(_test-output-buffered-file+4)
    b8/copy-to-eax  _test-output-buffered-file/imm32
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    (clear-stream %eax)
    # test
    (write _test-input-stream "{\n{\nab break/imm32\n}\ncd loop/imm32\n}")
    (subx-braces _test-input-buffered-file _test-output-buffered-file)
    # check that the line just passed through
    (flush _test-output-buffered-file)
#?     # dump _test-output-stream {{{
#?     (write 2 "^")
#?     (write-stream 2 _test-output-stream)
#?     (write 2 "$\n")
#?     # }}}
    (check-stream-equal _test-output-stream "_loop0x00000001:\n_loop0x00000002:\nab _break0x00000002/imm32 \n_break0x00000002:\ncd _loop0x00000001/imm32 \n_break0x00000001:\n" "F - test-subx-braces-2")
    # . epilog
    89/<- %esp 5/r32/ebp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

# let's just put stack primitives here for now
# we need to think about how to maintain layers of the library at different levels of syntax sugar

# A stack looks like this:
#   top: int
#   data: (array byte)  # prefixed by length as usual

clear-stack:  # s : (address stack)
    # . prolog
    55/push-ebp
    89/<- %ebp 4/r32/esp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    # eax = s
    8b/-> *(ebp+8) 0/r32/eax
    # ecx = s->length
    8b/-> *(eax+4) 1/r32/ecx
    # ecx = &s->data[s->length]
    8d/copy-address *(eax+ecx+8) 1/r32/ecx
    # s->top = 0
    c7/copy 0/subop/copy *eax 0/imm32
    # eax = s->data
    81 0/subop/add %eax 8/imm32
$clear-stack:loop:
    # if (eax >= ecx) break
    39/compare %eax 1/r32/ecx
    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned $clear-stack:end/disp8
    # *eax = 0
    c6 0/subop/copy-byte *eax 0/imm8
    # ++eax
    40/increment-eax
    eb/jump $clear-stack:loop/disp8
$clear-stack:end:
    # . restore registers
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilog
    89/<- %esp 5/r32/ebp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-clear-stack:
    # var ecx : (address stack) = stack of size 8 with random data in it
    68/push 34/imm32
    68/push 35/imm32
    68/push 8/imm32/length
    68/push 14/imm32/top
    89/<- %ecx 4/r32/esp
    # clear
    (clear-stack %ecx)
    # top should be 0
    58/pop-to-eax
    (check-ints-equal %eax 0 "F - test-clear-stack: top")
    # length should remain 8
    58/pop-to-eax
    (check-ints-equal %eax 8 "F - test-clear-stack: length")
    # first word is 0
    58/pop-to-eax
    (check-ints-equal %eax 0 "F - test-clear-stack: data[0..3]")
    # second word is 0
    58/pop-to-eax
    (check-ints-equal %eax 0 "F - test-clear-stack: data[4..7]")
    c3/return

push:  # s : (address stack), n : int
    # . prolog
    55/push-ebp
    89/<- %ebp 4/r32/esp
    # . save registers
    50/push-eax
    51/push-ecx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = s
    8b/-> *(ebp+8) 6/r32/esi
    # ecx = s->top
    8b/-> *esi 1/r32/ecx
    # if (s->top >= s->length) abort
    39/compare *(esi+4) 1/r32/ecx
    7e/jump-if-lesser-or-equal $push:abort/disp8
    # s->data[s->top] = n
    8b/-> *(ebp+0xc) 0/r32/eax
    89/<- *(esi+ecx+8) 0/r32/eax
    # s->top += 4
    81 0/subop/add *esi 4/imm32
$push:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    59/pop-to-ecx
    58/pop-to-eax
    # . epilog
    89/<- %esp 5/r32/ebp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

$push:abort:
    # print(stderr, "error: push: no space left")
    # . write-buffered(Stderr, "error: push: no space left")
    # . . push args
    68/push "error: push: no space left"/imm32
    68/push Stderr/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call write-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81 0/subop/add %esp 8/imm32
    # . flush(Stderr)
    # . . push args
    68/push Stderr/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call flush/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81 0/subop/add %esp 4/imm32
    # . syscall(exit, 1)
    bb/copy-to-ebx 1/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax 1/imm32/exit
    cd/syscall 0x80/imm8
    # never gets here

test-push:
    # var ecx : (address stack) = empty stack of size 8
    68/push 0/imm32
    68/push 0/imm32
    68/push 8/imm32/length
    68/push 0/imm32/top
    89/<- %ecx 4/r32/esp
    #
    (push %ecx 42)
    # top
    58/pop-to-eax
    (check-ints-equal %eax 4 "F - test-push: top")
    # length
    58/pop-to-eax
    (check-ints-equal %eax 8 "F - test-push: length")
    # first word is 42
    58/pop-to-eax
    (check-ints-equal %eax 42 "F - test-push: data[0..3]")
    # second word is 0
    58/pop-to-eax
    (check-ints-equal %eax 0 "F - test-push: data[4..7]")
    c3/return

pop:  # s : (address stack) -> n/eax : int
    # . prolog
    55/push-ebp
    89/<- %ebp 4/r32/esp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = s
    8b/-> *(ebp+8) 6/r32/esi
    # if (s->top <= 0) abort
    81 7/subop/compare *esi 0/imm32
    7e/jump-if-lesser-or-equal $pop:abort/disp8
    # s->top -= 4
    81 5/subop/subtract *esi 4/imm32
    # eax = s->data[s->top]
    8b/-> *esi 1/r32/ecx/top
    8b/-> *(esi+ecx+8) 0/r32/eax
$pop:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilog
    89/<- %esp 5/r32/ebp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

$pop:abort:
    # print(stderr, "error: pop: nothing left in stack")
    # . write-buffered(Stderr, "error: pop: nothing left in stack")
    # . . push args
    68/push "error: pop: nothing left in stack"/imm32
    68/push Stderr/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call write-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81 0/subop/add %esp 8/imm32
    # . flush(Stderr)
    # . . push args
    68/push Stderr/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call flush/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81 0/subop/add %esp 4/imm32
    # . syscall(exit, 1)
    bb/copy-to-ebx 1/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax 1/imm32/exit
    cd/syscall 0x80/imm8
    # never gets here

test-pop:
    # var ecx : (address stack) = stack of size 8 containing just 42
    68/push 0/imm32
    68/push 42/imm32
    68/push 8/imm32/length
    68/push 4/imm32/top
    89/<- %ecx 4/r32/esp
    #
    (pop %ecx)  # => eax
    # result
    (check-ints-equal %eax 42 "F - test-pop: result")
    # top
    58/pop-to-eax
    (check-ints-equal %eax 0 "F - test-pop: top")
    # length
    58/pop-to-eax
    (check-ints-equal %eax 8 "F - test-pop: length")
    # clean up
    81 0/subop/add %esp 8/imm32
    c3/return

top:  # s : (address stack) -> n/eax : int
    # . prolog
    55/push-ebp
    89/<- %ebp 4/r32/esp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = s
    8b/-> *(ebp+8) 6/r32/esi
    # if (s->top <= 0) abort
    81 7/subop/compare *esi 0/imm32
    7e/jump-if-lesser-or-equal $top:abort/disp8
    # eax = s->data[s->top - 4]
    8b/-> *esi 1/r32/ecx/top
    81 5/subop/subtract %ecx 4/imm32
    8b/-> *(esi+ecx+8) 0/r32/eax
$top:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilog
    89/<- %esp 5/r32/ebp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

$top:abort:
    # print(stderr, "error: top: nothing left in stack")
    # . write-buffered(Stderr, "error: top: nothing left in stack")
    # . . push args
    68/push "error: top: nothing left in stack"/imm32
    68/push Stderr/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call write-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81 0/subop/add %esp 8/imm32
    # . flush(Stderr)
    # . . push args
    68/push Stderr/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call flush/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81 0/subop/add %esp 4/imm32
    # . syscall(exit, 1)
    bb/copy-to-ebx 1/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax 1/imm32/exit
    cd/syscall 0x80/imm8
    # never gets here

test-top:
    # var ecx : (address stack) = stack of size 8 containing just 42
    68/push 0/imm32
    68/push 42/imm32
    68/push 8/imm32/length
    68/push 4/imm32/top
    89/<- %ecx 4/r32/esp
    #
    (top %ecx)  # => eax
    # result
    (check-ints-equal %eax 42 "F - test-top: result")
    # clean up
    81 0/subop/add %esp 0x10/imm32
    c3/return