From 725c6aa8358803fc01e394522e292f1d3a6cd56b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Seoxi Ryouko <amaterasuseoxi@proton.me>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 10:29:17 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] We have parentheticals

---
 src/interpret.rs | 21 ++++++++++++++++++---
 src/lex.rs       |  1 -
 src/parse.rs     |  3 ++-
 test.matcha      |  8 +-------
 4 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/interpret.rs b/src/interpret.rs
index ad872d2..dc42656 100644
--- a/src/interpret.rs
+++ b/src/interpret.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ enum VarType {
 	//Mut,
 }
 
+enum BlockType {
+	Block,
+	Parenthetical,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct InterpreterError {
 	description: String,
@@ -64,7 +69,7 @@ macro_rules! apply_op {
 
 type Scope = HashMap<String, VarType>;
 
-fn interpret_block(ast: Vec<ASTNode>, scopes: &mut Vec<Scope>) -> Result<Vec<Value>, InterpreterError> {
+fn interpret_block(ast: Vec<ASTNode>, scopes: &mut Vec<Scope>, block_type: BlockType) -> Result<Vec<Value>, InterpreterError> {
 	let mut ast = ast.clone();
 	ast.reverse();
 	let mut stack = vec![];
@@ -74,10 +79,14 @@ fn interpret_block(ast: Vec<ASTNode>, scopes: &mut Vec<Scope>) -> Result<Vec<Val
 			None => return Ok(stack),
 			Some(ASTNode::Block(tokens)) => {
 				scopes.push(HashMap::new());
-				let mut result = interpret_block(tokens, scopes)?;
+				let mut result = interpret_block(tokens, scopes, BlockType::Block)?;
 				scopes.pop();
 				stack.append(&mut result);
 			},
+			Some(ASTNode::Parenthetical(tokens)) => {
+				let mut result = interpret_block(tokens, scopes, BlockType::Parenthetical)?;
+				stack.append(&mut result);
+			},
 			Some(ASTNode::Val(v)) => stack.push(v),
 			Some(ASTNode::BinOp(op)) => {
 				let b = some_or_error!(stack.pop(), InterpreterError::new("right value needed"));
@@ -110,6 +119,9 @@ fn interpret_block(ast: Vec<ASTNode>, scopes: &mut Vec<Scope>) -> Result<Vec<Val
 				}));
 			},
 			Some(ASTNode::ConstDecl) => {
+				if let BlockType::Parenthetical = block_type {
+					return Err(InterpreterError::new("let bindings not allowed in parenthetical"));
+				}
 				let rhs = some_or_error!(stack.pop(), InterpreterError::new("rhs value needed"));
 				let lhs = some_or_error!(stack.pop(), InterpreterError::new("lhs value needed"));
 				let rhs: TeaValue = get_value(rhs, scopes)?;
@@ -126,6 +138,9 @@ fn interpret_block(ast: Vec<ASTNode>, scopes: &mut Vec<Scope>) -> Result<Vec<Val
 				}
 			},
 			Some(ASTNode::StatementEnd) => {
+				if let BlockType::Parenthetical = block_type {
+					return Err(InterpreterError::new("statements not allowed in parenthetical"));
+				}
 				if !stack.is_empty() {
 					return Err(InterpreterError::new("stack not empty"));
 				}
@@ -136,5 +151,5 @@ fn interpret_block(ast: Vec<ASTNode>, scopes: &mut Vec<Scope>) -> Result<Vec<Val
 
 pub fn interpret(ast: Vec<ASTNode>) -> Result<Vec<Value>, InterpreterError> {
 	let mut scopes = vec![HashMap::new()];
-	interpret_block(ast, &mut scopes)
+	interpret_block(ast, &mut scopes, BlockType::Block)
 }
diff --git a/src/lex.rs b/src/lex.rs
index 28b3851..9b3c8c0 100644
--- a/src/lex.rs
+++ b/src/lex.rs
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ pub fn lex_tokens(s: &str) -> Result<Vec<Token>, (Vec<Token>, &str)> {
 	let mut tokens: Vec<Token> = vec![];
 	loop {
 		if input.is_empty() {
-			println!("tokens: {tokens:?}\n\n");
 			return Ok(tokens);
 		}
 		try_parse!(parse_literal(input), tokens, input);
diff --git a/src/parse.rs b/src/parse.rs
index eb03b51..c4b08df 100644
--- a/src/parse.rs
+++ b/src/parse.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub enum ASTNode {
 	UnaryMinus,
 	StatementEnd,
 	Block(Vec<ASTNode>),
+	Parenthetical(Vec<ASTNode>),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ fn parse_expr(tokens: &[Token]) -> Result<(Vec<ASTNode>, usize), ParseError> {
 			Some(Token::Sym(Symbol::OpenParen)) => {
 				let end = next_paren_end(&tokens[(index + 1)..])?;
 				let (expr, count) = parse_expr(&tokens[(index + 1)..(index + end + 1)])?;
-				ast.push(ASTNode::Block(expr));
+				ast.push(ASTNode::Parenthetical(expr));
 				index += count + 1;
 			},
 			Some(Token::Sym(Symbol::CloseParen)) => {
diff --git a/test.matcha b/test.matcha
index 495a3bc..86ee907 100644
--- a/test.matcha
+++ b/test.matcha
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
 
-let x = 5;
-let y = {
-	let x = -x;
-	x + 1 * -x
-};
-x + y
-
+(5 + 6) * 4