list of byte encoded as JS Uint8Array + demo more readable

lib/values.js

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
-import {Int, Bool, Double} from "../primitives/symbols.js";
+import {Int, Bool, Double, Byte} from "../primitives/symbols.js";
 import { makeListModule } from "../structures/list_common.js";
 import { makeProductType } from "../structures/product.js";
 import { makeSumType } from "../structures/sum.js";
 import { getListType, prodType, sumType } from "../type_registry.js";
 
-const ListOfInt = getListType(Int);
-const ListOfIntModule = makeListModule(Int);
+const ListOfDouble = getListType(Double);
+const ListOfDoubleModule = makeListModule(Double);
 
-const ListOfListOfInt = getListType(ListOfInt);
-const ListOfListOfIntModule = makeListModule(ListOfInt);
+const ListOfListOfDouble = getListType(ListOfDouble);
+const ListOfListOfDoubleModule = makeListModule(ListOfDouble);
+
+const ListOfByte = getListType(Byte);
+const ListOfByteModule = makeListModule(Byte);
 
 export const ModuleValues = [
   {i: 0n, t: Int},
@@ -16,12 +19,15 @@ export const ModuleValues = [
   {i: false, t: Bool},
   {i: 3.14159265359, t: Double},
 
-  {i: {l:[42n, 43n]}      , t: ListOfInt},
-  {i: {l:[{l:[42n, 43n]}, {l:[999n]}]}, t: ListOfListOfInt},
+  {i: {l:[4.2, 7.6]}      , t: ListOfDouble},
+  {i: {l:[{l:[4.2, 7.6]}, {l:[4.3]}]}, t: ListOfListOfDouble},
+
+  {i: new Uint8Array([1,2,3]), t: ListOfByte},
 
   // i'm lazy
-  ...ListOfIntModule,
-  ...ListOfListOfIntModule,
+  ...ListOfDoubleModule,
+  ...ListOfListOfDoubleModule,
+  ...ListOfByteModule,
 
 
   ...makeProductType(Int, Bool),

main.js

@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ class Context {
       const inType = getIn(fnType);
       const outType = getOut(fnType);
       console.log();
+      if (fn.name !== "") {
       console.log("--".repeat(indent), fn, ':', fnType);
+      }
       for (const i of this.instances.getdefault(inType)) {
+        try {
           const result = fn(i);
           console.log("--".repeat(indent+1), i, '->', result);
           if (this.types.getdefault(outType).includes(Function)) {
@@ -38,6 +41,9 @@ class Context {
               callFunctionOnEveryValue(result, outType, indent+2);
             }
           }
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.log("--".repeat(indent+1), i, `-> (exception: ${e})`);
+        }
       }
     }
     for (const fntypes of this.functionsFrom.m.values()) {

primitives/byte.js

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { fnType } from "../type_registry.js";
+import {Type, Function} from "../metacircular.js";
+import {Byte, Bool} from "./symbols.js";
+
+const eqByte = x => y => x === y;
+
+const Byte_to_Bool         = fnType({in: Byte, out: Bool});
+const Byte_to_Byte_to_Bool = fnType({in: Byte, out: Byte_to_Bool});
+
+export const ModuleByte = [
+  {i: Byte                 , t: Type                 },
+  {i: Byte_to_Bool         , t: Function             },
+  {i: Byte_to_Byte_to_Bool , t: Function             },
+  {i: eqByte               , t: Byte_to_Byte_to_Bool },
+];

primitives/symbols.js

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@
 export const Bool = Symbol('Bool');
 export const Int = Symbol('Int');
 export const Double = Symbol('Double');
+export const Byte = Symbol('Byte');

structures/list_common.js

@@ -1,32 +1,69 @@
 import { fnType, getListType } from "../type_registry.js";
 import {Type, Function} from "../metacircular.js";
-import {Int} from "../primitives/symbols.js";
+import {Int, Byte} from "../primitives/symbols.js";
+
+// 'normal' implementation
+const emptyList = {l:[]};
+const get = ls => i => ls.l[i];
+const put = ls => i => elem => ({l: ls.l.with(Number(i), elem)});
+// const push = ls => elem => ({l:ls.l.concat([elem])});
+
+const byteListImpl = {
+  // specialization
+  emptyList: new Uint8Array(),
+  get: ls => i => ls[i],
+  put: ls => i => elem => {
+    res = new Uint8Array(ls); // creates copy
+    res[i] = elem;
+    return res;
+  }
+}
 
 export const makeListModule = elementType => {
   // List<elementType> type depends on elementType
   // generating it another time, will give the same type (structurally equivalent):
   const ListOfElement = getListType(elementType);
 
-  const emptyList = {l:[]};
+  const getFnType1 = fnType({in: Int          , out: elementType});
+  const getFnType  = fnType({in: ListOfElement, out: getFnType1});
 
-  const get = ls => i => ls.l[i];
-  const getBoundType = fnType({in: Int, out: elementType});
-  const getType = fnType({in: ListOfElement, out: getBoundType});
+  const putFnType2 = fnType({in: elementType  , out: ListOfElement});
+  const putFnType1 = fnType({in: Int          , out: putFnType2});
+  const putFnType  = fnType({in: ListOfElement, out: putFnType1});
 
-  const push = ls => elem => ({l:ls.l.concat([elem])});
-  const pushBoundType = fnType({in: elementType, out: ListOfElement});
-  const pushType = fnType({in: ListOfElement, out: pushBoundType});
+  // const pushFnType1 = fnType({in: elementType  , out: ListOfElement});
+  // const pushFnType  = fnType({in: ListOfElement, out: pushFnType1});
 
-  return [
+  const common = [
     {i: ListOfElement, t: Type},
-    {i: emptyList    , t: ListOfElement},
 
-    {i: get          , t: getType},
-    {i: getType      , t: Function},
-    {i: getBoundType , t: Function},
+    {i: getFnType  , t: Function},
+    {i: getFnType1 , t: Function},
 
-    {i: push         , t: pushType},
-    {i: pushType     , t: Function},
-    {i: pushBoundType, t: Function},
+    {i: putFnType , t: Function},
+    {i: putFnType1, t: Function},
+    {i: putFnType2, t: Function},
+
+    // {i: pushFnType , t: Function},
+    // {i: pushFnType1, t: Function},
   ];
+
+  if (elementType === Byte) {
+    // specialization: use Uint8Array instead of JS array
+    return [
+      ...common,
+      {i: byteListImpl.emptyList , t: ListOfElement},
+      {i: byteListImpl.get       , t: getFnType},
+      {i: byteListImpl.put       , t: putFnType},
+    ];
+  }
+  else {
+    return [
+      ...common,
+      {i: emptyList , t: ListOfElement},
+      {i: get       , t: getFnType},
+      {i: put       , t: putFnType},
+      // {i: push      , t: pushFnType},
+    ];
+  }
 };

structures/product.js

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { Function } from "../metacircular.js";
 
 // In JS, all products are encoded in the same way:
 const constructor = left => right => ({left, right});
-const left        = product => product.left;
-const right       = product => product.right;
+const getLeft     = product => product.left;
+const getRight    = product => product.right;
 
 // Given two types A and B, create the type (A × B).
 export const makeProductType = (leftType, rightType) => {
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export const makeProductType = (leftType, rightType) => {
   const constructorType      = fnType({in: leftType , out: constructorBoundType});
 
   return [
-    {i: left       , t: leftFnType},
-    {i: right      , t: rightFnType},
+    {i: getLeft    , t: leftFnType},
+    {i: getRight   , t: rightFnType},
     {i: leftFnType , t: Function},
     {i: rightFnType, t: Function},