## std/ast: Exposes the AST for building and operating on with macros.

pub type Ident = string
pub type Number = int
pub type Float = float
pub type Char = char
pub type String = str
pub type Struct = list[struct[field: str, value: Expr]]
pub type Tuple = list[struct[field: Option[string], value: Expr]]
pub type List = list[Expr]

pub type Let = struct
  id: Pattern
  kind: Option[Type]
  value: ref Expr
pub type Var = struct
  id: Pattern
  kind: Option[Type]
  value: Option[ref Expr] # variable bindings can be delayed
pub type Const = struct
  id: Pattern
  kind: Option[Type]
  value = ref Expr
pub type FuncDecl = struct
  public: bool
  effect: Option[str]
  id: str
  generics: list[struct[id: str, kind: Option[Type]]]
  params: list[struct[id: str, kind: Type]]
  kind: Type
  body: list[Expr]
pub type TypeDecl = struct
  id: str
  generics: list[str]
  alias: Type
pub type Import = struct
  mod_from: Option[string]
  imports: list[str]
  alias: Option[str]
pub type Module = struct
  id: str
  body: list[Expr]

pub type Call = struct
  id: str
  params: list[Expr]
pub type Cond = struct
  branches: list[struct[cond: Expr, body: list[Expr]]]
  else_body: Option[list[Expr]]
pub type Try = struct
  body: list[Expr]
  catches: list[struct[exceptions: list[str], body: list[Expr]]]
  finally_body: Option[list[Expr]]
pub type Match = struct
  item: ref Expr
  branches: list[struct[pattern: Pattern, guard: Option[Expr], body: list[Expr]]]
pub type Block = struct
  id: Option[str]
  body: list[Expr]
pub type Static = struct
  body: list[Expr]
pub type For = struct
  binding: Pattern
  range: ref Expr
  body: list[Expr]
pub type While = struct
  cond: ref Expr
  body: list[Expr]
pub type Loop = struct
  body: list[Expr]

# the first style of union. naming anonymous types.
pub type Type = union
  Void, Never,
  Integer, Float, String,
  Func: struct[from, to: ref Type] # todo: multiple parameters
  Struct: list[struct[id: str, kind: Type]]
  Tuple: list[struct[id: Option[str], kind: Type]]
  Union: list[struct[id: str, kind: Type]]
  Interface: struct # todo: generics
    funcs: list[Signature]
    for_type: Option[ref Type]
  Array: struct[size: uint, kind: ref Type]
  List: ref Type
  Slice: ref Type # todo: plus ownership
  Alias: str # todo: params?? huh?
  Static: ref Type
  Mutable: ref Type
  Reference: ref Type
pub type Signature = struct # todo: generics
  id: str
  effect: Option[str]
  params: list[Type]
  kind: Option[Type]
pub type Pattern = union
  Ident: str
  Number: int, Float: float, Char: char, String: str
  Struct: struct[name: str, params: list[Pattern]]
  Tuple: list[Pattern]
  List: list[Pattern]

# the second style of union. A union of literal types, no names.
pub type Expr = union
  Ident, Number, Float, Char, String, Struct, Tuple, List,
  Let, Var, Const, FuncDecl, TypeDecl, Import, Module,
  Call, Cond, Try, Match, Block, Static, For, While, Loop,

# todo: decide on a style of union

# anonymous struct objects can be constructed with {}
# anonymous tuple objects can be constructed with ()
# anonymous list objects can be constructed with []
# anonymous union *types* can be constructed with | (in parameters)