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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 letter(num) {
if(typeof num === 'number') {
if(num < 26) {
return String.fromCharCode(97 + num)
} else {
return letter(num - 26)
}
}
}
function transform(ast) {
//console.log(ast)
//return ast
return {
Program(node) {
if(node.defs.length > 1) {
return {
type: 'Call',
func: {
type: 'Lambda',
arg: transform(node.defs[0].name),
body: transform({
type: 'Program',
defs: node.defs.slice(1),
body: node.body
})
},
arg: transform(node.defs[0].value)
}
} else if(node.defs.length > 0) {
return {
type: 'Call',
func: {
type: 'Lambda',
arg: transform(node.defs[0].name),
body: transform(node.body)
},
arg: transform(node.defs[0].value)
}
} else {
return transform(node.body)
}
},
Call(node) {
if(node.args.length === 1) {
return {
type: 'Call',
func: transform(node.func),
arg: transform(node.args[0])
}
} else {
return {
type: 'Call',
func: transform({
type: 'Call',
func: node.func,
args: node.args.slice(0, -1)
}),
arg: transform(node.args[node.args.length-1])
}
}
},
Lambda(node) {
if(node.args.length === 1) {
return {
type: 'Lambda',
arg: transform(node.args[0]),
body: transform(node.body)
}
} else {
return {
type: 'Lambda',
arg: transform(node.args[0]),
body: transform({
type: "Lambda",
args: node.args.slice(1),
body: node.body
})
}
}
},
Identifier(node) {
return node
}
}[ast.type](ast)
}
function aequiv(ast) {
}
function aconvert(ast, n1, n2) {
if(free(ast, n2)) {
return ast
} else {
return {
Call(node) {
return {
type: 'Call',
func: aconvert(node.func, n1, n2),
arg: aconvert(node.arg, n1, n2)
}
},
Lambda(node) {
return {
type: 'Lambda',
arg: aconvert(node.arg, n1, n2),
body: aconvert(node.body, n1, n2)
}
},
Identifier(node) {
if(node.name === n1) {
return {
type: 'Identifier',
name: n2
}
} else {
return node
}
}
}[ast.type](ast)
}
}
function areduce(ast) {
}
function breduce(ast) {
if(ast.type === 'Call') {
let f = breduce(ast.func)
let a = breduce(ast.arg)
if(f.type === 'Lambda') {
return breduce(substitute(breduce(f.body), f.arg.name, a))
} else {
return ast
}
} else {
return ast
}
}
function free(ast, name) {
let vars = {
Call(node) {
return new Set([...free(node.func), ...free(node.arg)])
},
Lambda(node) {
let vars = new Set(free(node.body))
vars.delete(node.arg.name)
return vars
},
Identifier(node) {
return new Set([node.name])
}
}[ast.type](ast)
return name ? vars.has(name) : vars
}
function bound(ast, name) {
console.log(ast)
let vars = {
Call(node) {
if(node.func.type === 'Lambda') {
let vars = new Set([...bound(node.arg), ...bound(node.func.body)])
vars.delete(node.func.arg.name)
return vars
} else {
return new Set(bound(node.arg))
}
},
Lambda(node) {
return new Set([node.arg.name, ...bound(node.body)])
},
Identifier(node) {
return new Set()
}
}[ast.type](ast)
return name ? vars.has(name) : vars
}
function substitute(ast, name, node) {
return {
Call(n) {
return {
type: 'Call',
func: substitute(n.func, name, node),
arg: substitute(n.arg, name, node)
}
},
Lambda(n) {
if(bound(node, n.arg) && !free(node, n.arg)) {
return {
type: 'Lambda',
arg: n.arg,
body: substitute(n.body, name, node)
}
} else {
return {
type: 'Lambda',
arg: n.arg,
body: n.body
}
}
},
Identifier(n) {
if(n.name === name) {
return node
} else {
return n
}
}
}[ast.type](ast)
}
function tolambda(ast) {
//return ast
return {
Call(node) {
return '(' + tolambda(node.func) + ' ' + tolambda(node.arg) + ')'
},
Lambda(node) {
return '(λ (' + tolambda(node.arg) + ') ' + tolambda(node.body) + ')'
},
Identifier(node) {
return node.name
}
}[ast.type](ast)
}
}
test
= a:prog n:var _ b:prog
{
//return [...free(a)]
return tolambda(substitute(a, n.name, b))
}
prog
= _ d:(def _)* body:(exp _) _
{
console.log('=====')
let ast = transform({
type: 'Program',
defs: d.map(d => d[0]),
body: body[0]
})
return ast
return {
//code: tolambda(ast),
reduced: tolambda(breduce(ast)),
free: [...free(ast)]
}
}
def
= n:var _ assign _ v:exp
{
return {
type: 'Definition',
name: n,
value: v
}
}
exp
= var
/ call
/ func
// lparen _ e:exp _ rparen { return e }
var "identifier"
= n:(!lambda !':=' $[^\(\)λ\\\.\r\n\t ;])+
{
return {
type: 'Identifier',
name: n.map(c => c[2]).join('')
}
}
call
= lparen _ f:exp a:(_ exp)+ _ rparen
{
return {
type: 'Call',
func: f,
args: a.map(a => a[1])
}
}
func
= lparen lambda _ lparen a:(_ var)+ _ rparen _ r:exp _ rparen
{
return {
type: 'Lambda',
args: a.map(a => a[1]),
body: r
}
}
lparen = "("
rparen = ")"
dot = "."
assign = ":="
sp "space"
= [\r\n\t ]+
lambda "lambda"
= ("λ" / "\\" / "lambda ") { return "λ" }
_ "whitespace" = sp? / ';' [^\r\n]* '\n'
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