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authorMarshall Lochbaum <mwlochbaum@gmail.com>2021-03-15 16:59:32 -0400
committerMarshall Lochbaum <mwlochbaum@gmail.com>2021-03-15 16:59:32 -0400
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</pre>
<p>Here we define the &quot;atomic&quot; forms of functions and modifiers, which are either single tokens or enclosed in paired symbols. Stranded vectors with <code><span class='Ligature'>‿</span></code>, which binds more tightly than any form of execution, are also included.</p>
<pre><span class='Function'>ANY</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Function'>Func</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Modifier'>_mod1</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Modifier2'>_mod2_</span>
-<span class='Modifier2'>_mod2_</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Modifier2'>_c_</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Modifier2'>_cl_</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='String'>&quot;(&quot;</span> <span class='Modifier2'>_m1Expr_</span> <span class='String'>&quot;)&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='String'>&quot;.&quot;</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Modifier2'>_brMod2_</span>
-<span class='Modifier'>_mod1</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Modifier'>_m</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Modifier'>_ml</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='String'>&quot;(&quot;</span> <span class='Modifier'>_m2Expr</span> <span class='String'>&quot;)&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='String'>&quot;.&quot;</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Modifier'>_brMod1</span>
-<span class='Function'>Func</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Function'>F</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Function'>Fl</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='String'>&quot;(&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>FuncExpr</span> <span class='String'>&quot;)&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='String'>&quot;.&quot;</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Function'>BrFunc</span>
-<span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Value'>s</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>sl</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='String'>&quot;(&quot;</span> <span class='Value'>subExpr</span> <span class='String'>&quot;)&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='String'>&quot;.&quot;</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Value'>brSub</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>list</span>
+<span class='Modifier2'>_mod2_</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='String'>&quot;.&quot;</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Modifier2'>_c_</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Modifier2'>_cl_</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='String'>&quot;(&quot;</span> <span class='Modifier2'>_m1Expr_</span> <span class='String'>&quot;)&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Modifier2'>_brMod2_</span>
+<span class='Modifier'>_mod1</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='String'>&quot;.&quot;</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Modifier'>_m</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Modifier'>_ml</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='String'>&quot;(&quot;</span> <span class='Modifier'>_m2Expr</span> <span class='String'>&quot;)&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Modifier'>_brMod1</span>
+<span class='Function'>Func</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='String'>&quot;.&quot;</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Function'>F</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Function'>Fl</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='String'>&quot;(&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>FuncExpr</span> <span class='String'>&quot;)&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Function'>BrFunc</span>
+<span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='String'>&quot;.&quot;</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Value'>s</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>sl</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='String'>&quot;(&quot;</span> <span class='Value'>subExpr</span> <span class='String'>&quot;)&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>brSub</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>list</span>
<span class='Value'>list</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='String'>&quot;⟨&quot;</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Function'>EXPR</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>*</span> <span class='Function'>EXPR</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='String'>&quot;⟩&quot;</span>
<span class='Value'>subject</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Value'>atom</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Function'>ANY</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='String'>&quot;‿&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>ANY</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Function'>+</span>
</pre>
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
</span><span class='Function'>FuncExpr</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Function'>Train</span>
<span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Function'>F</span> <span class='Function'>ASGN</span> <span class='Function'>FuncExpr</span>
</pre>
-<p>Subject expressions are complicated by the possibility of list assignment. We also define nothing-statements, which have very similar syntax to subject expressions but do not permit assignment.</p>
+<p>Subject expressions are complicated by the possibility of list and namespace assignment, which share the nodes <code><span class='Value'>lhsList</span></code> and <code><span class='Value'>lhsStr</span></code> and cannot be completely distinguished until execution. We also define nothing-statements, which have very similar syntax to subject expressions but do not permit assignment.</p>
<pre><span class='Value'>arg</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Value'>subExpr</span>
<span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Value'>subject</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>nothing</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Function'>Derv</span> <span class='Value'>arg</span>
<span class='Value'>nothing</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='String'>&quot;·&quot;</span>
@@ -55,12 +55,10 @@
<span class='Function'>LHS_ANY</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_NAME</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>lhsList</span>
<span class='Function'>LHS_ATOM</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_ANY</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='String'>&quot;(&quot;</span> <span class='Value'>lhsStr</span> <span class='String'>&quot;)&quot;</span>
<span class='Function'>LHS_ELT</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_ANY</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>lhsStr</span>
+<span class='Function'>LHS_ENTRY=</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_ELT</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>lhs</span> <span class='String'>&quot;⇐&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_NAME</span>
<span class='Value'>lhsStr</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_ATOM</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='String'>&quot;‿&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_ATOM</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Function'>+</span>
-<span class='Value'>lhsList</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='String'>&quot;⟨&quot;</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_ELT</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>*</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_ELT</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='String'>&quot;⟩&quot;</span>
-<span class='Function'>NS_VAR</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Value'>lhs</span> <span class='String'>&quot;⇐&quot;</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_NAME</span>
-<span class='Value'>lhsNs</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_NAME</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='String'>&quot;‿&quot;</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_NAME</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Function'>+</span>
- <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='String'>&quot;⟨&quot;</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Function'>NS_VAR</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>*</span> <span class='Function'>NS_VAR</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='String'>&quot;⟩&quot;</span>
-<span class='Value'>lhs</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Value'>s</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>lhsList</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>lhsStr</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>lhsNs</span>
+<span class='Value'>lhsList</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='String'>&quot;⟨&quot;</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Paren'>(</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_ENTRY</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>*</span> <span class='Function'>LHS_ENTRY</span> <span class='Separator'>⋄</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='Paren'>)</span><span class='Value'>?</span> <span class='String'>&quot;⟩&quot;</span>
+<span class='Value'>lhs</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Value'>s</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>lhsList</span> <span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>lhsStr</span>
<span class='Value'>subExpr</span> <span class='Function'>=</span> <span class='Value'>arg</span>
<span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>lhs</span> <span class='Function'>ASGN</span> <span class='Value'>subExpr</span>
<span class='Function'>|</span> <span class='Value'>lhs</span> <span class='Function'>Derv</span> <span class='String'>&quot;↩&quot;</span> <span class='Value'>subExpr</span> <span class='Comment'># Modified assignment