From 0e6a987ed476ffa4c7deba189b1e25cccf449ba4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: c+1
Date: Thu, 18 May 2023 14:25:20 -0400
Subject: signatures for future lexing methods

---
 src/include/lexer.h | 49 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 src/lexer.c         | 12 ++++++------
 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+), 20 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
diff --git a/src/lexer.c b/src/lexer.c
index 7436fdf..f51c1fa 100644
--- a/src/lexer.c
+++ b/src/lexer.c
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ token_t* lexer_get_next_token(lexer_t* lexer) {
          case '\'': 
             return lexer_get_string(lexer); break;
          case '[': 
-            return lexer_get_comment(lexer); break;
+            return lexer_get_array(lexer); break;
          case ']': return lexer_next_token(
             lexer,
             token_init(
-               TOKEN_COMM_DELIM_END,
+               TOKEN_ARRAY_DELIM_END,
                lexer_get_c_as_string(lexer)
             )
          ); break;
@@ -62,21 +62,21 @@ token_t* lexer_get_next_token(lexer_t* lexer) {
          case ';': return lexer_next_token(
             lexer,
             token_init(
-               TOKEN_END,
+               TOKEN_EOF,
                lexer_get_c_as_string(lexer)
             )
          ); break;
          case '(': return lexer_next_token(
             lexer,
             token_init(
-               TOKEN_LORD,
+               TOKEN_LGROUP,
                lexer_get_c_as_string(lexer)
             )
          ); break;
          case ')': return lexer_next_token(
             lexer,
             token_init(
-               TOKEN_RORD,
+               TOKEN_RGROUP,
                lexer_get_c_as_string(lexer)
             )
          ); break;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ token_t* lexer_get_next_token(lexer_t* lexer) {
          case ':': return lexer_next_token(
              lexer,
              token_init(
-                TOKEN_MODULE_MEMBER_DELIM,
+                TOKEN_VAR_DEF_ARGS_DELIM,
                 lexer_get_c_as_string(lexer)
                 )
              ); break;
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