reuse callSymbol helper

src/kiss/KissInterp2.kiss

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 		(let [name (symbolNameValue (first args))]
 			(evalCC (second args) ->val {(dictSet scope name val) (cc val)})))
 
+(function callSymbol [:String symbolName :Array<ReaderExp> args]
+	(ReaderExpDef.CallExp
+		(object pos null def (ReaderExpDef.Symbol symbolName)) args))
+
 (method makeFunction [:Array<ReaderExp> argExps :Array<ReaderExp> bodyExps]
 	(let [capture (localScopes.copy)
 			argNames []
@@ -65,7 +69,7 @@
 									(if hasOpt
 											null
 										(throw "not enough arguments! need $argName")))))
-						(evalCC (ReaderExpDef.CallExp (object pos null def (ReaderExpDef.Symbol "begin")) bodyExps)
+						(evalCC (callSymbol "begin" bodyExps)
 							->v
 								{
 									(set localScopes currentLocals)
@@ -110,7 +114,7 @@
 										(dictSet scope vName val)
 										(nextVar)
 									}))
-							(evalCC (ReaderExpDef.CallExp (makeExp (Symbol "begin")) body) ->result {
+							(evalCC (callSymbol "begin" body) ->result {
 								(localScopes.pop)
 								(cc result)
 							})))
@@ -151,6 +155,22 @@
 					func (makeFunction argExps bodyExps)]
 				(dictSet globals name func)
 				(cc func))
+	/*
+	=>"for"
+		(forLoop true)
+	=>"doFor"
+		(forLoop false)
+		*/
+	=>"while"
+		->[args cc]
+			(let [condition (first args) body (rest args)]
+			 	(localFunction run []
+					(evalCC condition 
+						->v
+							(if v
+									(evalCC (callSymbol "begin" body) ->_ (run))
+								(cc null))))
+				(run))
 	=>"set"
 		->[args cc]
 			(evalCC (second args)
@@ -272,7 +292,7 @@
 							(cc f)
 							(return)))
 					// Check for field access
-					(whenLet [exp (transformToFieldExp exp)]
+					(whenLet [exp (transformToFieldExp exp true)]
 						(evalCC exp cc)
 						(return))
 					// Check for ident aliases
@@ -301,11 +321,12 @@
 		(cc outputs)))
 
 // Check if an identifier has field access in it, return true if transform it to FieldExp
-(method transformToFieldExp [:ReaderExp exp]
+(method transformToFieldExp [:ReaderExp exp &opt :Bool nullIfNot]
 	(case exp.def
 		((Symbol ident)
 			(let [idx (ident.indexOf ".")]
-				(unless (= -1 idx)
+				(if (= -1 idx)
+						(return (if nullIfNot null exp))
 					(let [parts (ident.split ".")
 							&mut newExp (makeExp (Symbol (first parts)))]
 						(doFor part (parts.slice 1)
@@ -313,4 +334,4 @@
 								(when safe (set part (part.substr 1)))
 								(set newExp (makeExp (FieldExp part newExp safe)))))
 						(return newExp)))))
-		(otherwise (return null))))
+		(otherwise (return (if nullIfNot null exp)))))

src/test/cases/KissInterp2TestCase.hx

@@ -40,5 +40,8 @@ class KissInterp2TestCase extends Test {
     function testLambda() {
         _testLambda();
     }
-    
+   function testWhile() {
+        _testWhile();
+    }
+     
 }

src/test/cases/KissInterp2TestCase.kiss

@@ -48,3 +48,10 @@
 (function _testLambda []
     (let [interp (new Interp)]
 		(assertEval 6 "(let [add ->[a b] (+ a b)] (add 2 4))")))
+
+(function _testWhile []
+	(let [interp (new Interp)]
+		(assertEval 9 "(let [c 0]
+							(while (< c 9)
+								(set c (+ c 1)))
+							c)")))