# 🛠️ New Table Operations Implementation Plan

## 🎯 **Goal**: Add t.shape, t.append, t.prepend to both implementations

## 📊 **Current Status**
- ✅ **C Implementation**: Functions added (with runtime issues)
- ❌ **JavaScript Implementation**: Not yet implemented
- ❌ **Tests**: No tests created for new operations
- ❌ **Documentation**: Operations not tested

## 🚀 **Implementation Plan**

### **Phase 1: JavaScript Reference Implementation** (Next Priority)
1. Add `t.shape` to `js/lang.js` - returns `{size: number, type: "array"|"object"}`
2. Add `t.append` to `js/lang.js` - immutable append operation
3. Add `t.prepend` to `js/lang.js` - immutable prepend operation

### **Phase 2: Test Creation**
1. Create `tests/unit/18_new_table_operations.txt`
2. Test each new operation thoroughly
3. Verify JavaScript implementation works

### **Phase 3: Fix C Implementation**
1. Debug runtime issues in C functions
2. Align C behavior with JavaScript reference
3. Ensure all tests pass

## 🎯 **Expected Impact**
- Enable table-based array simulation (replacing `[]` syntax)
- Fix **Loops and State Management** test (uses array syntax)
- Potentially fix other failing tests that need array operations

## 📋 **Strategic Priority**
**Medium** - Should implement after fixing quicker wins (IO Operations, Advanced Functional Programming)