signatures for future lexing methods

1 files changed, 35 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/src/include/lexer.h b/src/include/lexer.h
index 3d3b916..b84cea6 100644
--- a/src/include/lexer.h
+++ b/src/include/lexer.h
@@ -11,31 +11,52 @@ typedef struct LEXER_STRUC {
    char* content;    // the code itself
 } lexer_t;
 
+
+// constructor / destroyer
 extern lexer_t* lexer_init(char* content);
+extern void lexer_destroy(lexer_t* lexer);
 
+// advance the lexer
 extern void lexer_next(lexer_t* lexer);
 extern void lexer_pass(lexer_t* lexer);
-
 extern token_t* lexer_get_next_token(lexer_t* lexer);
+extern token_t* lexer_next_token(lexer_t* lexer, token_t* token);
+extern char* lexer_get_c_as_string(lexer_t* lexer);
 
+// collectors
+extern token_t* lexer_get_array(lexer_t* lexer);
 extern token_t* lexer_get_string(lexer_t* lexer);
-
-extern token_t* lexer_get_def_const(lexer_t* lexer);
-extern token_t* lexer_get_def_mut(lexer_t* lexer);
-
-extern token_t* lexer_get_def_var(lexer_t* lexer);
-
 extern token_t* lexer_get_comment(lexer_t* lexer);
 
+// def collectors
 extern token_t* lexer_get_directive(lexer_t* lexer);
-
 extern token_t* lexer_get_keyword(lexer_t* lexer);
-
-extern token_t* lexer_next_token(lexer_t* lexer, token_t* token);
-
-extern char* lexer_get_c_as_string(lexer_t* lexer);
-
-extern void lexer_destroy(lexer_t* lexer);
+extern token_t* lexer_get_def(lexer_t* lexer);
+
+// <mut:?><type:><name>=<value?>
+   // get the definition
+   extern token_t* lexer_get_def(lexer_t* lexer);
+   // looks for mut: or immut:
+   extern token_t* lexer_get_def_mutability(lexer_t* lexer);
+   // get the type of the definition, with syntax <type>:
+   extern token_t* lexer_get_def_type(lexer_t* lexer);
+   // get the name of the definition
+   extern token_t* lexer_det_def_name(lexer_t* lexer);
+   // calls either get_def_var or get_def_fn
+   extern token_t* lexer_get_def_deftype(lexer_t* lexer);
+
+// get a var def
+extern token_t* lexer_get_def_var(lexer_t* lexer);
+// get the var value
+extern token_t* lexer_get_var_value(lexer_t* lexer);
+
+// get a fn def
+extern token_t* lexer_get_fn_def(lexer_t* lexer);
+// get the fn args -- calls get get_def_mut and get_def_type and get_def_name
+// for each
+extern token_t* lexer_get_fn_args(lexer_t* lexer);
+// get the fn body
+extern token_t* lexer_get_fn_body(lexer_t* lexer);
 
 
 #endif