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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) + "$_ /* " + c + " */"
})
} else if(exp.length == 2) {
return compilejs(exp[0]) + "(" + compilejs(exp[1]) + ")"
} else if(exp.length == 3) {
return "(" + "function(" + compilejs(exp[1]) + ") {\n "
+ "return " + compilejs(exp[2]).trim().split("\n").map(function(l) {
return " " + l
}).join("\n")
+ "\n})"
}
}
function compilelambda(exp) {
if(exp.length == 1) {
return exp[0]
} else if(exp.length == 2) {
return "(" + compilelambda(exp[0]) + compilelambda(exp[1]) + ")"
} else if(exp.length == 3) {
return "(λ" + compilelambda(exp[1]) + "." + compilelambda(exp[2]) + ")"
}
}
function compilelisp(exp) {
if(exp.length == 1) {
return exp[0].replace(/[^a-zA-Z!$%&\*\+\-\.\/:<=>\?@\^_~]/g, function(c) {
return "_$" + c.charCodeAt(0).toString(16) + "$_ #| " + c + " |#"
})
} else if(exp.length == 2) {
return "(" + compilelisp(exp[0]) + " " + compilelisp(exp[1]) + ")"
} else if(exp.length == 3) {
return "(lambda (" + compilelisp(exp[1]) + ")\n"
+ compilelisp(exp[2]).trim().split("\n").map(function(l) {
return " " + l
}).join("\n") + ")"
}
}
// Output
function print(code) {
return "Raw:\n" + (function() {
try {
var f = eval(code)
console.log(f)
var n = churchnum(f)
var b = churchbool(f)
return f
+ "\nChurch number: " + n
+ "\nChurch boolean: " + b
} catch(e) {
return "Error: " + e
}
})()
}
function churchnum(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 ["λ", a[0], r]
} else {
return ["λ", 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) _
{
var s = "", j = compilejs(e)
s += "Pure lambda calculus:\n" + compilelambda(e) + "\n"
s += "Javascript:\n" + j + "\n"
s += "Lisp:\n" + compilelisp(e) + "\n"
s += "====>\n"
s += print(compilejs(e))
return s }
exp
= var
/ call
/ func
/ lparen _ e:exp _ rparen { return e }
var "variable"
= n:(!lambda $[^\(\)λ\\\.\r\n\t ])
{ return [n[1]] }
call
= lparen f:exp a:(_ exp)+ rparen
{
return call(f, a.map(function(e) {
return e[1]
}))
}
barecall
= f:exp a:(_ exp)+
{
return call(f, a.map(function(e) {
return e[1]
}))
}
func
= lambda a:(_ var)+ _ dot _ r:(barecall / exp)
{
return lambda(a.map(function(e) {
return e[1]
}), r)
}
lparen = "("
rparen = ")"
dot = "."
space "space"
= [\r\n\t ]+
lambda "lambda"
= ("λ" / "\\" / "lambda ") { return "λ" }
_ "whitespace" = space?
{
function call(func, args) {
if(args.length === 1) {
return [func, args[0]]
} else {
return [call(func, args.slice(0, -1)), args[args.length-1]]
}
}
function lambda(args, body) {
if(args.length === 1) {
return ['lambda', args[0], body]
} else {
return [
'lambda',
args[0],
lambda(args.slice(1), body),
]
}
}
}
Program
= _ exprs:(Expression _)* {
return exprs.map(e => e[0])
}
Expression
= Variable
/ Lambda
/ Definition
/ Call
Variable
= id:ident { return [id] }
Lambda
= lparen _ lambda sp lparen _
args:(args:(ident sp)* last:ident {
return args.map(a => a[0]).concat([last])
})
_ rparen sp body:Expression _ rparen {
return lambda(args, body)
}
Definition
= lparen _ def sp name:ident sp val:Expression _ rparen {
return ['def', name, val]
}
Call
= lparen _ func:Expression args:(sp Expression)+ _ rparen {
return call(func, args.map(a => a[1]))
}
ident = $(!sp !def !lambda [^\(\)])+
lparen = '('
rparen = ')'
lambda = '\\' / 'λ' / 'lambda'
def = 'def'
sp = [ \r\n\t]+
_ = sp?
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