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authorMel <mel@rnrd.eu>2026-05-28 00:29:53 +0200
committerMel <mel@rnrd.eu>2026-05-28 00:29:53 +0200
commit7db79f43b431b94d525308699a87a3daeff31d92 (patch)
tree7b6a6d10dc064c5ae54791dc1b65c8d42233b97a
parentec2029cba68b1d25e1e1119d37318c1b0c581a83 (diff)
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Split endless and while loops into `loop` and `while`
Signed-off-by: Mel <mel@rnrd.eu>
-rw-r--r--boot/lex.c7
-rw-r--r--boot/parse.c38
-rw-r--r--boot/tests/lower/endless_loop.cskt39
-rw-r--r--boot/tests/parse/loops.cskt9
-rw-r--r--boot/tree.c4
-rw-r--r--docs/grammar.md4
6 files changed, 86 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/boot/lex.c b/boot/lex.c
index 18f8690..e585e1a 100644
--- a/boot/lex.c
+++ b/boot/lex.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ enum Token_Kind
     TOKEN_WORD_ELSE,
     TOKEN_WORD_FOR,
     TOKEN_WORD_WHILE,
+    TOKEN_WORD_LOOP,
     TOKEN_WORD_BREAK,
     TOKEN_WORD_CONTINUE,
     TOKEN_WORD_DEFER,
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ token_kind_to_string(enum Token_Kind kind)
         return "WORD_FOR";
     case TOKEN_WORD_WHILE:
         return "WORD_WHILE";
+    case TOKEN_WORD_LOOP:
+        return "WORD_LOOP";
     case TOKEN_WORD_BREAK:
         return "WORD_BREAK";
     case TOKEN_WORD_CONTINUE:
@@ -766,8 +769,10 @@ lexer_word_from_name(struct Lexer* l, struct String word_or_name)
         return TOKEN_WORD_ELSE;
     case 2652874405: // "for"
         return TOKEN_WORD_FOR;
-    case 1327426133: // "loop"
+    case 1327426133: // "while"
         return TOKEN_WORD_WHILE;
+    case 1637870694: // "loop"
+        return TOKEN_WORD_LOOP;
     case 1007193266: // "break"
         return TOKEN_WORD_BREAK;
     case 1827824793: // "continue"
diff --git a/boot/parse.c b/boot/parse.c
index 1cf08fd..3ea4939 100644
--- a/boot/parse.c
+++ b/boot/parse.c
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ parser_panic(struct Parser* p)
         case TOKEN_WORD_IF:
         case TOKEN_WORD_FOR:
         case TOKEN_WORD_WHILE:
+        case TOKEN_WORD_LOOP:
         case TOKEN_WORD_RETURN:
         case TOKEN_WORD_TYPE:
         case TOKEN_WORD_CLASS:
@@ -1424,26 +1425,41 @@ parser_statement_while(struct Parser* p, struct Parser_Error* error)
 {
     struct Token while_token = CHECK(parser_need(p, TOKEN_WORD_WHILE, error));
 
-    enum Tree_Statement_Loop_Style style = TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_ENDLESS;
-    struct Tree_Expression* condition = nil;
-    if (!parser_probe(p, TOKEN_CURLY_OPEN)) {
-        CONTEXT_START(in_statement_clause);
-        condition = CHECK(parser_expression(p, error));
-        CONTEXT_END(in_statement_clause);
-
-        style = TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_WHILE;
-    }
+    CONTEXT_START(in_statement_clause);
+    struct Tree_Expression* condition = CHECK(parser_expression(p, error));
+    CONTEXT_END(in_statement_clause);
 
     struct Tree_Block body = CHECK(parser_block_node(p, error));
 
     struct Span span = span_merge(while_token.span, body.span);
     union Tree_Statement_Value value = {
-        .loop = { .style = style, .condition = condition, .body = body }
+        .loop = {
+            .style = TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_WHILE,
+            .condition = condition,
+            .body = body,
+        }
     };
     return tree_statement_new(TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP, value, span, while_token.location);
 }
 
 struct Tree_Statement*
+parser_statement_loop(struct Parser* p, struct Parser_Error* error)
+{
+    struct Token loop_token = CHECK(parser_need(p, TOKEN_WORD_LOOP, error));
+    struct Tree_Block body = CHECK(parser_block_node(p, error));
+
+    struct Span span = span_merge(loop_token.span, body.span);
+    union Tree_Statement_Value value = {
+        .loop = {
+            .style = TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_ENDLESS,
+            .condition = nil,
+            .body = body,
+        }
+    };
+    return tree_statement_new(TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP, value, span, loop_token.location);
+}
+
+struct Tree_Statement*
 parser_statement_block(struct Parser* p, struct Parser_Error* error)
 {
     struct Tree_Block block = CHECK(parser_block_node(p, error));
@@ -1545,6 +1561,8 @@ parser_statement(struct Parser* p, struct Parser_Error* error)
         return parser_statement_for(p, error);
     case TOKEN_WORD_WHILE:
         return parser_statement_while(p, error);
+    case TOKEN_WORD_LOOP:
+        return parser_statement_loop(p, error);
     case TOKEN_CURLY_OPEN:
         return parser_statement_block(p, error);
     case TOKEN_WORD_RETURN:
diff --git a/boot/tests/lower/endless_loop.cskt b/boot/tests/lower/endless_loop.cskt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..692597a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boot/tests/lower/endless_loop.cskt
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+an endless `loop` block lowers to the single ir loop kind, with a
+synthetic `true` condition. exiting the loop requires an explicit
+`break` from inside the body.
+
+<<<
+
+main = fun () {
+    var count int = 0
+    loop {
+        count++
+        if count == 5 {
+            break
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+>>>
+
+(unit
+	(types
+		(type 0 int primitive)
+		(type 1 uint primitive)
+		(type 2 bool primitive)
+		(type 3 string primitive)
+		(type 4 float primitive)
+		(type 5 byte primitive)
+		(type 6 ascii primitive)
+		(type 7 void primitive))
+	(functions
+		(function 0 main main (returns (ref void)) (block
+			(declaration count (ref int) (initializer (expr 0)))
+			(loop (condition (expr true)) (block
+				(expression-stmt (expr (postfix-++ (expr (name count)))))
+				(conditional (when (expr (binary == (expr (name count)) (expr 5)))) (block
+					(break)
+				))
+			))
+		)))
+	(emission_order 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7))
diff --git a/boot/tests/parse/loops.cskt b/boot/tests/parse/loops.cskt
index 45b1040..8e5feba 100644
--- a/boot/tests/parse/loops.cskt
+++ b/boot/tests/parse/loops.cskt
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ while y < 10 {
   y++
 }
 
+loop {
+  print(0)
+  break
+}
+
 >>>
 
 (loop for-each (declaration i (type name uint) (initializer (expr (binary .. (expr 0) (expr 10))))) (block
@@ -28,4 +33,8 @@ while y < 10 {
 (loop while (condition (expr (binary < (expr (name y)) (expr 10)))) (block
 	(expr (call (expr (name print)) (arg (expr (name y)))))
 	(expr (increment/decrement ++ postfix (expr (name y))))
+))
+(loop endless (block
+	(expr (call (expr (name print)) (arg (expr 0))))
+	(break)
 ))
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/boot/tree.c b/boot/tree.c
index 8c00c53..4bac27e 100644
--- a/boot/tree.c
+++ b/boot/tree.c
@@ -981,8 +981,8 @@ enum Tree_Statement_Loop_Style
     TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_NONE,
     TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_C,        // for i int = 0; i < 10; ++i {}
     TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_FOR_EACH, // for x Obj = list {}
-    TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_WHILE,    // while true {}
-    TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_ENDLESS,  // while {}
+    TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_WHILE,    // while cond {}
+    TREE_STATEMENT_LOOP_STYLE_ENDLESS,  // loop {}
 };
 
 // stands for both `for` and `while` loops.
diff --git a/docs/grammar.md b/docs/grammar.md
index eee54e2..2fca56e 100644
--- a/docs/grammar.md
+++ b/docs/grammar.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ word_or_name = ident_char { ident_tail_char }
 ident_char = "A".."Z" | "a".."z" | "_"
 ident_tail_char = ident_char | "0".."9"
 
-word = "fun" | "if" | "else" | "for" | "loop"
+word = "fun" | "if" | "else" | "for" | "while" | "loop"
 	| "break" | "continue" | "defer" | "switch" | "return"
 	| "var" | "let"
 	| "type" | "variant" | "class"
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ statement_loop = statement_loop_for_each
 	| statement_loop_endless
 statement_loop_for_each = "for" bare_declaration block
 statement_loop_c = "for" bare_declaration "," expression "," expression block
-statement_loop_while = "loop" expression block
+statement_loop_while = "while" expression block
 statement_loop_endless = "loop" block
 
 statement_block = block