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Lambda calculus parser & compiler.
(λ+2.+22)(λmnfx.mf(nfx))((λs0.s(s0))(λnfx.f(nfx))(λfx.x))
(λtf!&|.!(&f(|tf)))(λtf.t)(λtf.f)(λp.λtf.pft)(λpq.pqp)(λpq.ppq)
{
// Compilation
function compilejs(exp) {
if(exp.length == 1) {
return exp[0].replace(/[^a-zA-Z_$]/g, function(c) {
return "_$" + c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16) + "$_ /* " + c + " */"
})
} else if(exp.length == 2) {
return compilejs(exp[0]) + "(" + compilejs(exp[1]) + ")"
} else if(exp.length == 3) {
return "(" + "function(" + compilejs(exp[1]) + ") {\n "
+ "return " + compilejs(exp[2]).trim().split('\n').map(function(l) {
return ' ' + l
}).join('\n')
+ "\n})"
}
}
// Output
function print(code) {
return code + '\n====>\nRaw:\n' + (function() {
try {
var f = eval(code)
console.log(f)
var n = dechurch(f)
var b = churchbool(f)
return f
+ '\nChurch number: ' + n
+ "\nChurch boolean: " + b
} catch(e) {
return 'Error: ' + e
}
})()
}
function dechurch(v) {
try {
var n = v(function(x) { return x + 1 })(0)
if(typeof n == "number") {
return n
} else {
return null
}
} catch(e) { return null }
}
function churchbool (v) {
try {
var b = v(true)(false)
if(typeof b == "boolean") {
return b
} else {
return null
}
} catch(e) { return null }
}
//Sugar
function lambda(a, r) {
if(a.length == 1) {a
return ['lambda', a[0], r]
} else {
return ['lambda', a[0], lambda(a.slice(1), r)]
}
}
function call(f, a) {
if(a.length == 1) {
return [f, a[0]]
} else {
return [call(f, a.slice(0, -1)), a[a.length-1]]
}
}
}
prog
= e:(barecall / exp) { return print(compilejs(e)) }
exp
= var
/ call
/ func
/ lparen e:exp rparen { return e }
var
= n:(!lambda $[^\(\)\\\\. ])
{ return [n[1]] }
call
= lparen f:exp a:(space? exp)+ rparen
{
return call(f, a.map(function(e) {
return e[1]
}))
}
barecall
= f:exp a:(space? exp)+
{
return call(f, a.map(function(e) {
return e[1]
}))
}
func
= lambda a:var+ dot r:(barecall / exp) { return lambda(a, r) }
lparen = "("
rparen = ")"
dot = '.'
space = ' '
lambda = ("λ" / "\\") { return "λ" }
_ = [\r\n\t ]*
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