melee-roguelite/lib/fennel.lua

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-- Make global variables local.
local setmetatable = setmetatable
local getmetatable = getmetatable
local type = type
local assert = assert
local pairs = pairs
local ipairs = ipairs
local tostring = tostring
local unpack = unpack or table.unpack

--
-- Main Types and support functions
--

local function deref(self) return self[1] end

local SYMBOL_MT = { 'SYMBOL', __tostring = deref }
local EXPR_MT = { 'EXPR', __tostring = deref }
local VARARG = setmetatable({ '...' }, { 'VARARG', __tostring = deref })
local LIST_MT = { 'LIST',
    __tostring = function (self)
        local strs = {}
        for _, s in ipairs(self) do
            table.insert(strs, tostring(s))
        end
        return '(' .. table.concat(strs, ', ', 1, #self) .. ')'
    end
}
local SEQUENCE_MT = { 'SEQUENCE' }

-- Load code with an environment in all recent Lua versions
local function loadCode(code, environment, filename)
    environment = environment or _ENV or _G
    if setfenv and loadstring then
        local f = assert(loadstring(code, filename))
        setfenv(f, environment)
        return f
    else
        return assert(load(code, filename, "t", environment))
    end
end

-- Create a new list
local function list(...)
    return setmetatable({...}, LIST_MT)
end

-- Create a new symbol
local function sym(str, scope, meta)
    local s = {str, scope = scope}
    if meta then
        for k, v in pairs(meta) do
            if type(k) == 'string' then s[k] = v end
        end
    end
    return setmetatable(s, SYMBOL_MT)
end

-- Create a new sequence
local function sequence(...)
   return setmetatable({...}, SEQUENCE_MT)
end

-- Create a new expr
-- etype should be one of
--   "literal", -- literals like numbers, strings, nil, true, false
--   "expression", -- Complex strings of Lua code, may have side effects, etc, but is an expression
--   "statement", -- Same as expression, but is also a valid statement (function calls).
--   "vargs", -- varargs symbol
--   "sym", -- symbol reference
local function expr(strcode, etype)
    return setmetatable({ strcode, type = etype }, EXPR_MT)
end


local function varg()
    return VARARG
end

local function isVarg(x)
    return x == VARARG and x
end

-- Checks if an object is a List. Returns the object if is a List.
local function isList(x)
    return type(x) == 'table' and getmetatable(x) == LIST_MT and x
end

-- Checks if an object is a symbol. Returns the object if it is a symbol.
local function isSym(x)
    return type(x) == 'table' and getmetatable(x) == SYMBOL_MT and x
end

-- Checks if an object any kind of table, EXCEPT list or symbol
local function isTable(x)
    return type(x) == 'table' and
        x ~= VARARG and
        getmetatable(x) ~= LIST_MT and getmetatable(x) ~= SYMBOL_MT and x
end

-- Checks if an object is a sequence (created with a [] literal)
local function isSequence(x)
   return type(x) == 'table' and getmetatable(x) == SEQUENCE_MT and x
end

--
-- Parser
--

-- Convert a stream of chunks to a stream of bytes.
-- Also returns a second function to clear the buffer in the byte stream
local function granulate(getchunk)
    local c = ''
    local index = 1
    local done = false
    return function (parserState)
        if done then return nil end
        if index <= #c then
            local b = c:byte(index)
            index = index + 1
            return b
        else
            c = getchunk(parserState)
            if not c or c == '' then
                done = true
                return nil
            end
            index = 2
            return c:byte(1)
        end
    end, function ()
        c = ''
    end
end

-- Convert a string into a stream of bytes
local function stringStream(str)
    local index = 1
    return function()
        local r = str:byte(index)
        index = index + 1
        return r
    end
end

-- Table of delimiter bytes - (, ), [, ], {, }
-- Opener keys have closer as the value, and closers keys
-- have true as their value.
local delims = {
    [40] = 41,        -- (
    [41] = true,      -- )
    [91] = 93,        -- [
    [93] = true,      -- ]
    [123] = 125,      -- {
    [125] = true      -- }
}

local function iswhitespace(b)
    return b == 32 or (b >= 9 and b <= 13) or b == 44
end

local function issymbolchar(b)
    return b > 32 and
        not delims[b] and
        b ~= 127 and -- "<BS>"
        b ~= 34 and -- "\""
        b ~= 39 and -- "'"
        b ~= 59 and -- ";"
        b ~= 44 and -- ","
        b ~= 96 -- "`"
end

local prefixes = { -- prefix chars substituted while reading
    [96] = 'quote', -- `
    [64] = 'unquote' -- @
}

-- Parse one value given a function that
-- returns sequential bytes. Will throw an error as soon
-- as possible without getting more bytes on bad input. Returns
-- if a value was read, and then the value read. Will return nil
-- when input stream is finished.
local function parser(getbyte, filename)

    -- Stack of unfinished values
    local stack = {}

    -- Provide one character buffer and keep
    -- track of current line and byte index
    local line = 1
    local byteindex = 0
    local lastb
    local function ungetb(ub)
        if ub == 10 then line = line - 1 end
        byteindex = byteindex - 1
        lastb = ub
    end
    local function getb()
        local r
        if lastb then
            r, lastb = lastb, nil
        else
            r = getbyte({ stackSize = #stack })
        end
        byteindex = byteindex + 1
        if r == 10 then line = line + 1 end
        return r
    end
    local function parseError(msg)
        return error(msg .. ' in ' .. (filename or 'unknown') .. ':' .. line, 0)
    end

    -- Parse stream
    return function()

        -- Dispatch when we complete a value
        local done, retval
        local function dispatch(v)
            if #stack == 0 then
                retval = v
                done = true
            elseif stack[#stack].prefix then
                local stacktop = stack[#stack]
                stack[#stack] = nil
                return dispatch(list(sym(stacktop.prefix), v))
            else
                table.insert(stack[#stack], v)
            end
        end

        -- Throw nice error when we expect more characters
        -- but reach end of stream.
        local function badend()
            local accum = {}
            for _, item in ipairs(stack) do
                accum[#accum + 1] = item.closer
            end
            parseError(('expected closing delimiter%s %s'):format(
                #stack == 1 and "" or "s",
                string.char(unpack(accum))))
        end

        -- The main parse loop
        repeat
            local b

            -- Skip whitespace
            repeat
                b = getb()
            until not b or not iswhitespace(b)
            if not b then
                if #stack > 0 then badend() end
                return nil
            end

            if b == 59 then -- ; Comment
                repeat
                    b = getb()
                until not b or b == 10 -- newline
            elseif type(delims[b]) == 'number' then -- Opening delimiter
                table.insert(stack, setmetatable({
                    closer = delims[b],
                    line = line,
                    filename = filename,
                    bytestart = byteindex
                }, LIST_MT))
            elseif delims[b] then -- Closing delimiter
                if #stack == 0 then parseError 'unexpected closing delimiter' end
                local last = stack[#stack]
                local val
                if last.closer ~= b then
                    parseError('unexpected delimiter ' .. string.char(b) ..
                               ', expected ' .. string.char(last.closer))
                end
                last.byteend = byteindex -- Set closing byte index
                if b == 41 then -- ; )
                    val = last
                elseif b == 93 then -- ; ]
                    val = sequence()
                    for i = 1, #last do
                        val[i] = last[i]
                    end
                else -- ; }
                    if #last % 2 ~= 0 then
                        parseError('expected even number of values in table literal')
                    end
                    val = {}
                    for i = 1, #last, 2 do
                        val[last[i]] = last[i + 1]
                    end
                end
                stack[#stack] = nil
                dispatch(val)
            elseif b == 34 or b == 39 then -- Quoted string
                local start = b
                local state = "base"
                local chars = {start}
                stack[#stack + 1] = {closer = b}
                repeat
                    b = getb()
                    chars[#chars + 1] = b
                    if state == "base" then
                        if b == 92 then
                            state = "backslash"
                        elseif b == start then
                            state = "done"
                        end
                    else
                        -- state == "backslash"
                        state = "base"
                    end
                until not b or (state == "done")
                if not b then badend() end
                stack[#stack] = nil
                local raw = string.char(unpack(chars))
                local formatted = raw:gsub("[\1-\31]", function (c) return '\\' .. c:byte() end)
                local loadFn = loadCode(('return %s'):format(formatted), nil, filename)
                dispatch(loadFn())
            elseif prefixes[b] then -- expand prefix byte into wrapping form eg. '`a' into '(quote a)'
                table.insert(stack, {
                    prefix = prefixes[b]
                })
            else -- Try symbol
                local chars = {}
                local bytestart = byteindex
                repeat
                    chars[#chars + 1] = b
                    b = getb()
                until not b or not issymbolchar(b)
                if b then ungetb(b) end
                local rawstr = string.char(unpack(chars))
                if rawstr == 'true' then dispatch(true)
                elseif rawstr == 'false' then dispatch(false)
                elseif rawstr == '...' then dispatch(VARARG)
                elseif rawstr:match('^:.+$') then -- keyword style strings
                    dispatch(rawstr:sub(2))
                else
                    local forceNumber = rawstr:match('^%d')
                    local numberWithStrippedUnderscores = rawstr:gsub("_", "")
                    local x
                    if forceNumber then
                        x = tonumber(numberWithStrippedUnderscores) or
                            parseError('could not read token "' .. rawstr .. '"')
                    else
                        x = tonumber(numberWithStrippedUnderscores) or
                            sym(rawstr, nil, { line = line,
                                               filename = filename,
                                               bytestart = bytestart,
                                               byteend = byteindex, })
                    end
                    dispatch(x)
                end
            end
        until done
        return true, retval
    end, function ()
        stack = {}
    end
end

--
-- Compilation
--

-- Create a new Scope, optionally under a parent scope. Scopes are compile time constructs
-- that are responsible for keeping track of local variables, name mangling, and macros.
-- They are accessible to user code via the '*compiler' special form (may change). They
-- use metatables to implement nesting via inheritance.
local function makeScope(parent)
    return {
        unmanglings = setmetatable({}, {
            __index = parent and parent.unmanglings
        }),
        manglings = setmetatable({}, {
            __index = parent and parent.manglings
        }),
        specials = setmetatable({}, {
            __index = parent and parent.specials
        }),
        symmeta = setmetatable({}, {
            __index = parent and parent.symmeta
        }),
        parent = parent,
        vararg = parent and parent.vararg,
        depth = parent and ((parent.depth or 0) + 1) or 0
    }
end

-- Assert a condition and raise a compile error with line numbers. The ast arg
-- should be unmodified so that its first element is the form being called.
local function assertCompile(condition, msg, ast)
    -- if we use regular `assert' we can't provide the `level' argument of zero
    if not condition then
        error(string.format("Compile error in '%s' %s:%s: %s",
                            isSym(ast[1]) and ast[1][1] or ast[1] or '()',
                            ast.filename or "unknown", ast.line or '?', msg), 0)
    end
    return condition
end

local GLOBAL_SCOPE = makeScope()
GLOBAL_SCOPE.vararg = true
local SPECIALS = GLOBAL_SCOPE.specials
local COMPILER_SCOPE = makeScope(GLOBAL_SCOPE)

local luaKeywords = {
    'and', 'break', 'do', 'else', 'elseif', 'end', 'false', 'for', 'function',
    'if', 'in', 'local', 'nil', 'not', 'or', 'repeat', 'return', 'then', 'true',
    'until', 'while'
}
for i, v in ipairs(luaKeywords) do
    luaKeywords[v] = i
end

local function isValidLuaIdentifier(str)
    return (str:match('^[%a_][%w_]*$') and not luaKeywords[str])
end

-- Allow printing a string to Lua, also keep as 1 line.
local serializeSubst = {
    ['\a'] = '\\a',
    ['\b'] = '\\b',
    ['\f'] = '\\f',
    ['\n'] = 'n',
    ['\t'] = '\\t',
    ['\v'] = '\\v'
}
local function serializeString(str)
    local s = ("%q"):format(str)
    s = s:gsub('.', serializeSubst):gsub("[\128-\255]", function(c)
        return "\\" .. c:byte()
    end)
    return s
end

-- A multi symbol is a symbol that is actually composed of
-- two or more symbols using the dot syntax. The main differences
-- from normal symbols is that they cannot be declared local, and
-- they may have side effects on invocation (metatables)
local function isMultiSym(str)
    if type(str) ~= 'string' then return end
    local parts = {}
    for part in str:gmatch('[^%.]+') do
        parts[#parts + 1] = part
    end
    return #parts > 0 and
    str:match('%.') and
    (not str:match('%.%.')) and
    str:byte() ~= string.byte '.' and
    str:byte(-1) ~= string.byte '.' and
    parts
end

-- Mangler for global symbols. Does not protect against collisions,
-- but makes them unlikely. This is the mangling that is exposed to
-- to the world.
local function globalMangling(str)
    if isValidLuaIdentifier(str) then
        return str
    end
    -- Use underscore as escape character
    return '__fnl_global__' .. str:gsub('[^%w]', function (c)
        return ('_%02x'):format(c:byte())
    end)
end

-- Reverse a global mangling. Takes a Lua identifier and
-- returns the fennel symbol string that created it.
local function globalUnmangling(identifier)
    local rest = identifier:match('^__fnl_global__(.*)$')
    if rest then
        return rest:gsub('_[%da-f][%da-f]', function (code)
            return string.char(tonumber(code:sub(2), 16))
        end)
    else
        return identifier
    end
end

-- Creates a symbol from a string by mangling it.
-- ensures that the generated symbol is unique
-- if the input string is unique in the scope.
local function localMangling(str, scope, ast)
    if scope.manglings[str] then
        return scope.manglings[str]
    end
    local append = 0
    local mangling = str
    assertCompile(not isMultiSym(str), 'did not expect multi symbol ' .. str, ast)

    -- Mapping mangling to a valid Lua identifier
    if luaKeywords[mangling] or mangling:match('^%d') then
        mangling = '_' .. mangling
    end
    mangling = mangling:gsub('-', '_')
    mangling = mangling:gsub('[^%w_]', function (c)
        return ('_%02x'):format(c:byte())
    end)

    local raw = mangling
    while scope.unmanglings[mangling] do
        mangling = raw .. append
        append = append + 1
    end
    scope.unmanglings[mangling] = str
    scope.manglings[str] = mangling
    return mangling
end

-- Combine parts of a symbol
local function combineParts(parts, scope)
    local ret = scope.manglings[parts[1]] or globalMangling(parts[1])
    for i = 2, #parts do
        if isValidLuaIdentifier(parts[i]) then
            ret = ret .. '.' .. parts[i]
        else
            ret = ret .. '[' .. serializeString(parts[i]) .. ']'
        end
    end
    return ret
end

-- Generates a unique symbol in the scope.
local function gensym(scope)
    local mangling
    local append = 0
    repeat
        mangling = '_' .. append .. '_'
        append = append + 1
    until not scope.unmanglings[mangling]
    scope.unmanglings[mangling] = true
    return mangling
end

-- Check if a binding is valid
local function checkBindingValid(symbol, scope, ast)
    -- Check if symbol will be over shadowed by special
    local name = symbol[1]
    assertCompile(not scope.specials[name],
    ("symbol %s may be overshadowed by a special form or macro"):format(name), ast)
end

-- Declare a local symbol
local function declareLocal(symbol, meta, scope, ast)
    checkBindingValid(symbol, scope, ast)
    local name = symbol[1]
    assertCompile(not isMultiSym(name), "did not expect mutltisym", ast)
    local mangling = localMangling(name, scope, ast)
    scope.symmeta[name] = meta
    return mangling
end

-- If there's a provided list of allowed globals, don't let references
-- thru that aren't on the list. This list is set at the compiler
-- entry points of compile and compileStream.
local allowedGlobals

local function globalAllowed(name)
    if not allowedGlobals then return true end
    for _, g in ipairs(allowedGlobals) do
        if g == name then return true end
    end
end

-- Convert symbol to Lua code. Will only work for local symbols
-- if they have already been declared via declareLocal
local function symbolToExpression(symbol, scope, isReference)
    local name = symbol[1]
    local parts = isMultiSym(name) or {name}
    local etype = (#parts > 1) and "expression" or "sym"
    local isLocal = scope.manglings[parts[1]]
    -- if it's a reference and not a symbol which introduces a new binding
    -- then we need to check for allowed globals
    assertCompile(not isReference or isLocal or globalAllowed(parts[1]),
                  'unknown global in strict mode: ' .. parts[1], symbol)
    return expr(combineParts(parts, scope), etype)
end


-- Emit Lua code
local function emit(chunk, out, ast)
    if type(out) == 'table' then
        table.insert(chunk, out)
    else
        table.insert(chunk, {leaf = out, ast = ast})
    end
end

-- Do some peephole optimization.
local function peephole(chunk)
    if chunk.leaf then return chunk end
    -- Optimize do ... end in some cases.
    if #chunk == 3 and
        chunk[1].leaf == 'do' and
        not chunk[2].leaf and
        chunk[3].leaf == 'end' then
        return peephole(chunk[2])
    end
    -- Recurse
    for i, v in ipairs(chunk) do
        chunk[i] = peephole(v)
    end
    return chunk
end

-- correlate line numbers in input with line numbers in output
local function flattenChunkCorrelated(mainChunk)
    local function flatten(chunk, out, lastLine, file)
        if chunk.leaf then
            out[lastLine] = (out[lastLine] or "") .. " " .. chunk.leaf
        else
            for _, subchunk in ipairs(chunk) do
                -- Ignore empty chunks
                if subchunk.leaf or #subchunk > 0 then
                    -- don't increase line unless it's from the same file
                    if subchunk.ast and file == subchunk.ast.file then
                        lastLine = math.max(lastLine, subchunk.ast.line or 0)
                    end
                    lastLine = flatten(subchunk, out, lastLine, file)
                end
            end
        end
        return lastLine
    end
    local out = {}
    local last = flatten(mainChunk, out, 1, mainChunk.file)
    for i = 1, last do
        if out[i] == nil then out[i] = "" end
    end
    return table.concat(out, "\n")
end

-- Flatten a tree of indented Lua source code lines.
-- Tab is what is used to indent a block.
local function flattenChunk(sm, chunk, tab, depth)
    if type(tab) == 'boolean' then tab = tab and '  ' or '' end
    if chunk.leaf then
        local code = chunk.leaf
        local info = chunk.ast
        -- Just do line info for now to save memory
        if sm then sm[#sm + 1] = info and info.line or -1 end
        return code
    else
        local parts = {}
        for i = 1, #chunk do
            -- Ignore empty chunks
            if chunk[i].leaf or #(chunk[i]) > 0 then
                local sub = flattenChunk(sm, chunk[i], tab, depth + 1)
                if depth > 0 then sub = tab .. sub:gsub('\n', '\n' .. tab) end
                table.insert(parts, sub)
            end
        end
        return table.concat(parts, '\n')
    end
end

-- Some global state for all fennel sourcemaps. For the time being,
-- this seems the easiest way to store the source maps.
-- Sourcemaps are stored with source being mapped as the key, prepended
-- with '@' if it is a filename (like debug.getinfo returns for source).
-- The value is an array of mappings for each line.
local fennelSourcemap = {}
-- TODO: loading, unloading, and saving sourcemaps?

local function makeShortSrc(source)
    source = source:gsub('\n', ' ')
    if #source <= 49 then
        return '[fennel "' .. source .. '"]'
    else
        return '[fennel "' .. source:sub(1, 46) .. '..."]'
    end
end

-- Return Lua source and source map table
local function flatten(chunk, options)
    local sm = options.sourcemap and {}
    chunk = peephole(chunk)
    if(options.correlate) then
        return flattenChunkCorrelated(chunk), {}
    else
        local ret = flattenChunk(sm, chunk, options.indent, 0)
        if sm then
            local key, short_src
            if options.filename then
                short_src = options.filename
                key = '@' .. short_src
            else
                key = ret
                short_src = makeShortSrc(options.source or ret)
            end
            sm.short_src = short_src
            sm.key = key
            fennelSourcemap[key] = sm
        end
        return ret, sm
    end
end

-- Convert expressions to Lua string
local function exprs1(exprs)
    local t = {}
    for _, e in ipairs(exprs) do
        t[#t + 1] = e[1]
    end
    return table.concat(t, ', ')
end

-- Compile side effects for a chunk
local function keepSideEffects(exprs, chunk, start, ast)
    start = start or 1
    for j = start, #exprs do
        local se = exprs[j]
        -- Avoid the rogue 'nil' expression (nil is usually a literal,
        -- but becomes an expression if a special form
        -- returns 'nil'.)
        if se.type == 'expression' and se[1] ~= 'nil' then
            emit(chunk, ('do local _ = %s end'):format(tostring(se)), ast)
        elseif se.type == 'statement' then
            emit(chunk, tostring(se), ast)
        end
    end
end

-- Does some common handling of returns and register
-- targets for special forms. Also ensures a list expression
-- has an acceptable number of expressions if opts contains the
-- "nval" option.
local function handleCompileOpts(exprs, parent, opts, ast)
    if opts.nval then
        local n = opts.nval
        if n ~= #exprs then
            local len = #exprs
            if len > n then
                -- Drop extra
                keepSideEffects(exprs, parent, n + 1, ast)
                for i = n + 1, len do
                    exprs[i] = nil
                end
            else
                -- Pad with nils
                for i = #exprs + 1, n do
                    exprs[i] = expr('nil', 'literal')
                end
            end
        end
    end
    if opts.tail then
        emit(parent, ('return %s'):format(exprs1(exprs)), ast)
    end
    if opts.target then
        emit(parent, ('%s = %s'):format(opts.target, exprs1(exprs)), ast)
    end
    if opts.tail or opts.target then
        -- Prevent statements and expression from being used twice if they
        -- have side-effects. Since if the target or tail options are set,
        -- the expressions are already emitted, we should not return them. This
        -- is fine, as when these options are set, the caller doesn't need the result
        -- anyways.
        exprs = {}
    end
    return exprs
end

-- Compile an AST expression in the scope into parent, a tree
-- of lines that is eventually compiled into Lua code. Also
-- returns some information about the evaluation of the compiled expression,
-- which can be used by the calling function. Macros
-- are resolved here, as well as special forms in that order.
-- the 'ast' param is the root AST to compile
-- the 'scope' param is the scope in which we are compiling
-- the 'parent' param is the table of lines that we are compiling into.
-- add lines to parent by appending strings. Add indented blocks by appending
-- tables of more lines.
-- the 'opts' param contains info about where the form is being compiled.
-- Options include:
--   'target' - mangled name of symbol(s) being compiled to.
--      Could be one variable, 'a', or a list, like 'a, b, _0_'.
--   'tail' - boolean indicating tail position if set. If set, form will generate a return
--   instruction.
--   'nval' - The number of values to compile to if it is known to be a fixed value.
local function compile1(ast, scope, parent, opts)
    opts = opts or {}
    local exprs = {}

    -- Compile the form
    if isList(ast) then
        -- Function call or special form
        local len = #ast
        assertCompile(len > 0, "expected a function to call", ast)
        -- Test for special form
        local first = ast[1]
        if isSym(first) then -- Resolve symbol
            first = first[1]
        end
        local special = scope.specials[first]
        if special and isSym(ast[1]) then
            -- Special form
            exprs = special(ast, scope, parent, opts) or expr('nil', 'literal')
            -- Be very accepting of strings or expression
            -- as well as lists or expressions
            if type(exprs) == 'string' then exprs = expr(exprs, 'expression') end
            if getmetatable(exprs) == EXPR_MT then exprs = {exprs} end
            -- Unless the special form explicitly handles the target, tail, and nval properties,
            -- (indicated via the 'returned' flag), handle these options.
            if not exprs.returned then
                exprs = handleCompileOpts(exprs, parent, opts, ast)
            elseif opts.tail or opts.target then
                exprs = {}
            end
            exprs.returned = true
            return exprs
        else
            -- Function call
            local fargs = {}
            local fcallee = compile1(ast[1], scope, parent, {
                nval = 1
            })[1]
            assertCompile(fcallee.type ~= 'literal',
                          'cannot call literal value', ast)
            fcallee = tostring(fcallee)
            for i = 2, len do
                local subexprs = compile1(ast[i], scope, parent, {
                    nval = i ~= len and 1 or nil
                })
                fargs[#fargs + 1] = subexprs[1] or expr('nil', 'literal')
                if i == len then
                    -- Add sub expressions to function args
                    for j = 2, #subexprs do
                        fargs[#fargs + 1] = subexprs[j]
                    end
                else
                    -- Emit sub expression only for side effects
                    keepSideEffects(subexprs, parent, 2, ast[i])
                end
            end
            local call = ('%s(%s)'):format(tostring(fcallee), exprs1(fargs))
            exprs = handleCompileOpts({expr(call, 'statement')}, parent, opts, ast)
        end
    elseif isVarg(ast) then
        assertCompile(scope.vararg, "unexpected vararg", ast)
        exprs = handleCompileOpts({expr('...', 'varg')}, parent, opts, ast)
    elseif isSym(ast) then
        local e
        -- Handle nil as special symbol - it resolves to the nil literal rather than
        -- being unmangled. Alternatively, we could remove it from the lua keywords table.
        if ast[1] == 'nil' then
            e = expr('nil', 'literal')
        else
            e = symbolToExpression(ast, scope, true)
        end
        exprs = handleCompileOpts({e}, parent, opts, ast)
    elseif type(ast) == 'nil' or type(ast) == 'boolean' then
        exprs = handleCompileOpts({expr(tostring(ast), 'literal')}, parent, opts)
    elseif type(ast) == 'number' then
        local n = ('%.17g'):format(ast)
        exprs = handleCompileOpts({expr(n, 'literal')}, parent, opts)
    elseif type(ast) == 'string' then
        local s = serializeString(ast)
        exprs = handleCompileOpts({expr(s, 'literal')}, parent, opts)
    elseif type(ast) == 'table' then
        local buffer = {}
        for i = 1, #ast do -- Write numeric keyed values.
            local nval = i ~= #ast and 1
            buffer[#buffer + 1] = exprs1(compile1(ast[i], scope, parent, {nval = nval}))
        end
        local keys = {}
        for k, _ in pairs(ast) do -- Write other keys.
            if type(k) ~= 'number' or math.floor(k) ~= k or k < 1 or k > #ast then
                local kstr
                if type(k) == 'string' and isValidLuaIdentifier(k) then
                    kstr = k
                else
                    kstr = '[' .. tostring(compile1(k, scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1]) .. ']'
                end
                table.insert(keys, { kstr, k })
            end
        end
        table.sort(keys, function (a, b) return a[1] < b[1] end)
        for _, k in ipairs(keys) do
            local v = ast[k[2]]
            buffer[#buffer + 1] = ('%s = %s'):format(
                k[1], tostring(compile1(v, scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1]))
        end
        local tbl = '{' .. table.concat(buffer, ', ') ..'}'
        exprs = handleCompileOpts({expr(tbl, 'expression')}, parent, opts, ast)
    else
        assertCompile(false, 'could not compile value of type ' .. type(ast), ast)
    end
    exprs.returned = true
    return exprs
end

-- SPECIALS --

-- For statements and expressions, put the value in a local to avoid
-- double-evaluating it.
local function once(val, ast, scope, parent)
    if val.type == 'statement' or val.type == 'expression' then
        local s = gensym(scope)
        emit(parent, ('local %s = %s'):format(s, tostring(val)), ast)
        return expr(s, 'sym')
    else
        return val
    end
end

-- Implements destructuring for forms like let, bindings, etc.
-- Takes a number of options to control behavior.
-- var: Whether or not to mark symbols as mutable
-- declaration: begin each assignment with 'local' in output
-- nomulti: disallow multisyms in the destructuring. Used for (local) and (global).
-- noundef: Don't set undefined bindings. (set)
-- forceglobal: Don't allow local bindings
local function destructure(to, from, ast, scope, parent, opts)
    opts = opts or {}
    local isvar = opts.isvar
    local declaration = opts.declaration
    local nomulti = opts.nomulti
    local noundef = opts.noundef
    local forceglobal = opts.forceglobal
    local forceset = opts.forceset
    local setter = declaration and "local %s = %s" or "%s = %s"

    -- Get Lua source for symbol, and check for errors
    local function getname(symbol, up1)
        local raw = symbol[1]
        assertCompile(not (nomulti and isMultiSym(raw)),
            'did not expect multisym', up1)
        if declaration then
            return declareLocal(symbol, {var = isvar}, scope, symbol)
        else
            local parts = isMultiSym(raw) or {raw}
            local meta = scope.symmeta[parts[1]]
            if #parts == 1 and not forceset then
                assertCompile(not(forceglobal and meta),
                    'expected global, found var', up1)
                assertCompile(meta or not noundef,
                    'expected local var ' .. parts[1], up1)
                assertCompile(not (meta and not meta.var),
                    'expected local var', up1)
            end
            return symbolToExpression(symbol, scope)[1]
        end
    end

    -- Compile the outer most form. We can generate better Lua in this case.
    local function compileTopTarget(lvalues)
        -- Calculate initial rvalue
        local inits = {}
        for _, x in ipairs(lvalues) do
            table.insert(inits, scope.manglings[x] and x or 'nil')
        end
        local init = table.concat(inits, ', ')
        local lvalue = table.concat(lvalues, ', ')

        local plen = #parent
        local ret = compile1(from, scope, parent, {target = lvalue})
        if declaration then
            if #parent == plen + 1 and parent[#parent].leaf then
                -- A single leaf emitted means an simple assignment a = x was emitted
                parent[#parent].leaf = 'local ' .. parent[#parent].leaf
            else
                table.insert(parent, plen + 1, { leaf = 'local ' .. lvalue .. ' = ' .. init, ast = ast})
            end
        end
        return ret
    end

    -- Recursive auxiliary function
    local function destructure1(left, rightexprs, up1, top)
        if isSym(left) and left[1] ~= "nil" then
            checkBindingValid(left, scope, left)
            local lname = getname(left, up1)
            if top then
                compileTopTarget({lname})
            else
                emit(parent, setter:format(lname, exprs1(rightexprs)), left)
            end
        elseif isTable(left) then -- table destructuring
            if top then rightexprs = compile1(from, scope, parent) end
            local s = gensym(scope)
            emit(parent, ("local %s = %s"):format(s, exprs1(rightexprs)), left)
            for k, v in pairs(left) do
                if isSym(left[k]) and left[k][1] == "&" then
                    assertCompile(type(k) == "number" and not left[k+2],
                        "expected rest argument in final position", left)
                    local subexpr = expr(('{(table.unpack or unpack)(%s, %s)}'):format(s, k),
                        'expression')
                    destructure1(left[k+1], {subexpr}, left)
                    return
                else
                    if type(k) ~= "number" then k = serializeString(k) end
                    local subexpr = expr(('%s[%s]'):format(s, k), 'expression')
                    destructure1(v, {subexpr}, left)
                end
            end
        elseif isList(left) then -- values destructuring
            local leftNames, tables = {}, {}
            for i, name in ipairs(left) do
                local symname
                if isSym(name) then -- binding directly to a name
                    symname = getname(name, up1)
                else -- further destructuring of tables inside values
                    symname = gensym(scope)
                    tables[i] = {name, expr(symname, 'sym')}
                end
                table.insert(leftNames, symname)
            end
            if top then
                compileTopTarget(leftNames)
            else
                local lvalue = table.concat(leftNames, ', ')
                emit(parent, setter:format(lvalue, exprs1(rightexprs)), left)
            end
            for _, pair in pairs(tables) do -- recurse if left-side tables found
                destructure1(pair[1], {pair[2]}, left)
            end
        else
            assertCompile(false, 'unable to destructure ' .. tostring(left), up1)
        end
        if top then return {returned = true} end
    end

    return destructure1(to, nil, ast, true)
end

-- Unlike most expressions and specials, 'values' resolves with multiple
-- values, one for each argument, allowing multiple return values. The last
-- expression can return multiple arguments as well, allowing for more than the number
-- of expected arguments.
local function values(ast, scope, parent)
    local len = #ast
    local exprs = {}
    for i = 2, len do
        local subexprs = compile1(ast[i], scope, parent, {
            nval = (i ~= len) and 1
        })
        exprs[#exprs + 1] = subexprs[1]
        if i == len then
            for j = 2, #subexprs do
                exprs[#exprs + 1] = subexprs[j]
            end
        end
    end
    return exprs
end

-- Compile a list of forms for side effects
local function compileDo(ast, scope, parent, start)
    start = start or 2
    local len = #ast
    local subScope = makeScope(scope)
    for i = start, len do
        compile1(ast[i], subScope, parent, {
            nval = 0
        })
    end
end

-- Implements a do statement, starting at the 'start' element. By default, start is 2.
local function doImpl(ast, scope, parent, opts, start, chunk, subScope)
    start = start or 2
    subScope = subScope or makeScope(scope)
    chunk = chunk or {}
    local len = #ast
    local outerTarget = opts.target
    local outerTail = opts.tail
    local retexprs = {returned = true}

    -- See if we need special handling to get the return values
    -- of the do block
    if not outerTarget and opts.nval ~= 0 and not outerTail then
        if opts.nval then
            -- Generate a local target
            local syms = {}
            for i = 1, opts.nval do
                local s = gensym(scope)
                syms[i] = s
                retexprs[i] = expr(s, 'sym')
            end
            outerTarget = table.concat(syms, ', ')
            emit(parent, ('local %s'):format(outerTarget), ast)
            emit(parent, 'do', ast)
        else
            -- We will use an IIFE for the do
            local fname = gensym(scope)
            local fargs = scope.vararg and '...' or ''
            emit(parent, ('local function %s(%s)'):format(fname, fargs), ast)
            retexprs = expr(fname .. '(' .. fargs .. ')', 'statement')
            outerTail = true
            outerTarget = nil
        end
    else
        emit(parent, 'do', ast)
    end
    -- Compile the body
    if start > len then
        -- In the unlikely case we do a do with no arguments.
        compile1(nil, subScope, chunk, {
            tail = outerTail,
            target = outerTarget
        })
        -- There will be no side effects
    else
        for i = start, len do
            local subopts = {
                nval = i ~= len and 0 or opts.nval,
                tail = i == len and outerTail or nil,
                target = i == len and outerTarget or nil
            }
            local subexprs = compile1(ast[i], subScope, chunk, subopts)
            if i ~= len then
                keepSideEffects(subexprs, parent, nil, ast[i])
            end
        end
    end
    emit(parent, chunk, ast)
    emit(parent, 'end', ast)
    return retexprs
end

SPECIALS['do'] = doImpl
SPECIALS['values'] = values

-- The fn special declares a function. Syntax is similar to other lisps;
-- (fn optional-name [arg ...] (body))
-- Further decoration such as docstrings, meta info, and multibody functions a possibility.
SPECIALS['fn'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    local fScope = makeScope(scope)
    local fChunk = {}
    local index = 2
    local fnName = isSym(ast[index])
    local isLocalFn
    fScope.vararg = false
    if fnName and fnName[1] ~= 'nil' then
        isLocalFn = not isMultiSym(fnName[1])
        if isLocalFn then
            fnName = declareLocal(fnName, {}, scope, ast)
        else
            fnName = symbolToExpression(fnName, scope)[1]
        end
        index = index + 1
    else
        isLocalFn = true
        fnName = gensym(scope)
    end
    local argList = assertCompile(isTable(ast[index]),
                                  'expected vector arg list [a b ...]', ast)
    local argNameList = {}
    for i = 1, #argList do
        if isVarg(argList[i]) then
            assertCompile(i == #argList, "expected vararg in last parameter position", ast)
            argNameList[i] = '...'
            fScope.vararg = true
        elseif(isSym(argList[i]) and argList[i][1] ~= "nil"
               and not isMultiSym(argList[i][1])) then
            argNameList[i] = declareLocal(argList[i], {}, fScope, ast)
        elseif isTable(argList[i]) then
            local raw = sym(gensym(scope))
            argNameList[i] = declareLocal(raw, {}, fScope, ast)
            destructure(argList[i], raw, ast, fScope, fChunk,
                        { declaration = true, nomulti = true })
        else
            assertCompile(false, 'expected symbol for function parameter', ast)
        end
    end
    for i = index + 1, #ast do
        compile1(ast[i], fScope, fChunk, {
            tail = i == #ast,
            nval = i ~= #ast and 0 or nil
        })
    end
    if isLocalFn then
        emit(parent, ('local function %s(%s)')
                 :format(fnName, table.concat(argNameList, ', ')), ast)
    else
        emit(parent, ('%s = function(%s)')
                 :format(fnName, table.concat(argNameList, ', ')), ast)
    end
    emit(parent, fChunk, ast)
    emit(parent, 'end', ast)
    return expr(fnName, 'sym')
end

-- (lua "print('hello!')") -> prints hello, evaluates to nil
-- (lua "print 'hello!'" "10") -> prints hello, evaluates to the number 10
-- (lua nil "{1,2,3}") -> Evaluates to a table literal
SPECIALS['lua'] = function(ast, _, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast == 2 or #ast == 3,
        "expected 2 or 3 arguments in 'lua' special form", ast)
    if ast[2] ~= nil then
        table.insert(parent, {leaf = tostring(ast[2]), ast = ast})
    end
    if #ast == 3 then
        return tostring(ast[3])
    end
end

-- Wrapper for table access
SPECIALS['.'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    local len = #ast
    assertCompile(len > 1, "expected table argument", ast)
    local lhs = compile1(ast[2], scope, parent, {nval = 1})
    if len == 2 then
        return tostring(lhs[1])
    else
        local indices = {}
        for i = 3, len do
            local index = ast[i]
            if type(index) == 'string' and isValidLuaIdentifier(index) then
                table.insert(indices, '.' .. index)
            else
                index = compile1(index, scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1]
                table.insert(indices, '[' .. tostring(index) .. ']')
            end
        end
        -- extra parens are needed for table literals
        if isTable(ast[2]) then
            return '(' .. tostring(lhs[1]) .. ')' .. table.concat(indices)
        else
            return tostring(lhs[1]) .. table.concat(indices)
        end
    end
end

SPECIALS['global'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast == 3, "expected name and value", ast)
    if allowedGlobals then table.insert(allowedGlobals, ast[2][1]) end
    destructure(ast[2], ast[3], ast, scope, parent, {
        nomulti = true,
        forceglobal = true
    })
end

SPECIALS['set'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast == 3, "expected name and value", ast)
    destructure(ast[2], ast[3], ast, scope, parent, {
        noundef = true
    })
end

SPECIALS['set-forcibly!'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast == 3, "expected name and value", ast)
    destructure(ast[2], ast[3], ast, scope, parent, {
        forceset = true
    })
end

SPECIALS['local'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast == 3, "expected name and value", ast)
    destructure(ast[2], ast[3], ast, scope, parent, {
        declaration = true,
        nomulti = true
    })
end

SPECIALS['var'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast == 3, "expected name and value", ast)
    destructure(ast[2], ast[3], ast, scope, parent, {
        declaration = true,
        nomulti = true,
        isvar = true
    })
end

SPECIALS['let'] = function(ast, scope, parent, opts)
    local bindings = ast[2]
    assertCompile(isList(bindings) or isTable(bindings),
                  'expected table for destructuring', ast)
    assertCompile(#bindings % 2 == 0,
                  'expected even number of name/value bindings', ast)
    assertCompile(#ast >= 3, 'missing body expression', ast)
    local subScope = makeScope(scope)
    local subChunk = {}
    for i = 1, #bindings, 2 do
        destructure(bindings[i], bindings[i + 1], ast, subScope, subChunk, {
            declaration = true,
            nomulti = true
        })
    end
    return doImpl(ast, scope, parent, opts, 3, subChunk, subScope)
end

-- For setting items in a table
SPECIALS['tset'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast > 3, ('tset form needs table, key, and value'), ast)
    local root = compile1(ast[2], scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1]
    local keys = {}
    for i = 3, #ast - 1 do
        local key = compile1(ast[i], scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1]
        keys[#keys + 1] = tostring(key)
    end
    local value = compile1(ast[#ast], scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1]
    local rootstr = tostring(root)
    local fmtstr = (rootstr:match('^{')) and '(%s)[%s] = %s' or '%s[%s] = %s'
    emit(parent, fmtstr:format(tostring(root),
                               table.concat(keys, ']['),
                               tostring(value)), ast)
end

-- The if special form behaves like the cond form in
-- many languages
SPECIALS['if'] = function(ast, scope, parent, opts)
    local doScope = makeScope(scope)
    local branches = {}
    local elseBranch = nil

    -- Calculate some external stuff. Optimizes for tail calls and what not
    local wrapper, innerTail, innerTarget, targetExprs
    if opts.tail or opts.target or opts.nval then
        if opts.nval and opts.nval ~= 0 and not opts.target then
            -- We need to create a target
            targetExprs = {}
            local accum = {}
            for i = 1, opts.nval do
                local s = gensym(scope)
                accum[i] = s
                targetExprs[i] = expr(s, 'sym')
            end
            wrapper = 'target'
            innerTail = opts.tail
            innerTarget = table.concat(accum, ', ')
        else
            wrapper = 'none'
            innerTail = opts.tail
            innerTarget = opts.target
        end
    else
        wrapper = 'iife'
        innerTail = true
        innerTarget = nil
    end

    -- Compile bodies and conditions
    local bodyOpts = {
        tail = innerTail,
        target = innerTarget,
        nval = opts.nval
    }
    local function compileBody(i)
        local chunk = {}
        local cscope = makeScope(doScope)
        keepSideEffects(compile1(ast[i], cscope, chunk, bodyOpts),
        chunk, nil, ast[i])
        return {
            chunk = chunk,
            scope = cscope
        }
    end
    for i = 2, #ast - 1, 2 do
        local condchunk = {}
        local res = compile1(ast[i], doScope, condchunk, {nval = 1})
        local cond = res[1]
        --print(ast[i], res, cond)
        local branch = compileBody(i + 1)
        branch.cond = cond
        branch.condchunk = condchunk
        branch.nested = i ~= 2 and next(condchunk, nil) == nil
        table.insert(branches, branch)
    end
    local hasElse = #ast > 3 and #ast % 2 == 0
    if hasElse then elseBranch = compileBody(#ast) end

    -- Emit code
    local s = gensym(scope)
    local buffer = {}
    local lastBuffer = buffer
    for i = 1, #branches do
        local branch = branches[i]
        local fstr = not branch.nested and 'if %s then' or 'elseif %s then'
        local condLine = fstr:format(tostring(branch.cond))
        if branch.nested then
            emit(lastBuffer, branch.condchunk, ast)
        else
            for _, v in ipairs(branch.condchunk) do emit(lastBuffer, v, ast) end
        end
        emit(lastBuffer, condLine, ast)
        emit(lastBuffer, branch.chunk, ast)
        if i == #branches then
            if hasElse then
                emit(lastBuffer, 'else', ast)
                emit(lastBuffer, elseBranch.chunk, ast)
            end
            emit(lastBuffer, 'end', ast)
        elseif not branches[i + 1].nested then
            emit(lastBuffer, 'else', ast)
            local nextBuffer = {}
            emit(lastBuffer, nextBuffer, ast)
            emit(lastBuffer, 'end', ast)
            lastBuffer = nextBuffer
        end
    end

    if wrapper == 'iife' then
        local iifeargs = scope.vararg and '...' or ''
        emit(parent, ('local function %s(%s)'):format(tostring(s), iifeargs), ast)
        emit(parent, buffer, ast)
        emit(parent, 'end', ast)
        return expr(('%s(%s)'):format(tostring(s), iifeargs), 'statement')
    elseif wrapper == 'none' then
        -- Splice result right into code
        for i = 1, #buffer do
            emit(parent, buffer[i], ast)
        end
        return {returned = true}
    else -- wrapper == 'target'
        emit(parent, ('local %s'):format(innerTarget), ast)
        for i = 1, #buffer do
            emit(parent, buffer[i], ast)
        end
        return targetExprs
    end
end

-- (each [k v (pairs t)] body...) => []
SPECIALS['each'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    local binding = assertCompile(isTable(ast[2]), 'expected binding table', ast)
    local iter = table.remove(binding, #binding) -- last item is iterator call
    local bindVars = {}
    local destructures = {}
    for _, v in ipairs(binding) do
        assertCompile(isSym(v) or isTable(v),
                      'expected iterator symbol or table', ast)
        if(isSym(v)) then
            table.insert(bindVars, declareLocal(v, {}, scope, ast))
        else
            local raw = sym(gensym(scope))
            destructures[raw] = v
            table.insert(bindVars, declareLocal(raw, {}, scope, ast))
        end
    end
    emit(parent, ('for %s in %s do'):format(
             table.concat(bindVars, ', '),
             tostring(compile1(iter, scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1])), ast)
    local chunk = {}
    for raw, args in pairs(destructures) do
        destructure(args, raw, ast, scope, chunk,
                    { declaration = true, nomulti = true })
    end
    compileDo(ast, scope, chunk, 3)
    emit(parent, chunk, ast)
    emit(parent, 'end', ast)
end

-- (while condition body...) => []
SPECIALS['while'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    local len1 = #parent
    local condition = compile1(ast[2], scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1]
    local len2 = #parent
    local subChunk = {}
    if len1 ~= len2 then
        -- Compound condition
        emit(parent, 'while true do', ast)
        -- Move new compilation to subchunk
        for i = len1 + 1, len2 do
            subChunk[#subChunk + 1] = parent[i]
            parent[i] = nil
        end
        emit(parent, ('if %s then break end'):format(condition[1]), ast)
    else
        -- Simple condition
        emit(parent, 'while ' .. tostring(condition) .. ' do', ast)
    end
    compileDo(ast, makeScope(scope), subChunk, 3)
    emit(parent, subChunk, ast)
    emit(parent, 'end', ast)
end

SPECIALS['for'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    local ranges = assertCompile(isTable(ast[2]), 'expected binding table', ast)
    local bindingSym = assertCompile(isSym(table.remove(ast[2], 1)),
                                     'expected iterator symbol', ast)
    local rangeArgs = {}
    for i = 1, math.min(#ranges, 3) do
        rangeArgs[i] = tostring(compile1(ranges[i], scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1])
    end
    emit(parent, ('for %s = %s do'):format(
             declareLocal(bindingSym, {}, scope, ast),
             table.concat(rangeArgs, ', ')), ast)
    local chunk = {}
    compileDo(ast, scope, chunk, 3)
    emit(parent, chunk, ast)
    emit(parent, 'end', ast)
end

SPECIALS[':'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast >= 3, 'expected at least 3 arguments', ast)
    -- Compile object
    local objectexpr = compile1(ast[2], scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1]
    -- Compile method selector
    local methodstring
    local methodident = false
    if type(ast[3]) == 'string' and isValidLuaIdentifier(ast[3]) then
        methodident = true
        methodstring = ast[3]
    else
        methodstring = tostring(compile1(ast[3], scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1])
        objectexpr = once(objectexpr, ast[2], scope, parent)
    end
    -- Compile arguments
    local args = {}
    for i = 4, #ast do
        local subexprs = compile1(ast[i], scope, parent, {
            nval = i ~= #ast and 1 or nil
        })
        for j = 1, #subexprs do
            args[#args + 1] = tostring(subexprs[j])
        end
    end
    local fstring
    if methodident then
        fstring = objectexpr.type == 'literal'
            and '(%s):%s(%s)'
            or '%s:%s(%s)'
    else
        -- Make object first argument
        table.insert(args, 1, tostring(objectexpr))
        fstring = objectexpr.type == 'sym'
            and '%s[%s](%s)'
            or '(%s)[%s](%s)'
    end
    return expr(fstring:format(
        tostring(objectexpr),
        methodstring,
        table.concat(args, ', ')), 'statement')
end

local function defineArithmeticSpecial(name, zeroArity, unaryPrefix)
    local paddedOp = ' ' .. name .. ' '
    SPECIALS[name] = function(ast, scope, parent)
        local len = #ast
        if len == 1 then
            assertCompile(zeroArity ~= nil, 'Expected more than 0 arguments', ast)
            return expr(zeroArity, 'literal')
        else
            local operands = {}
            for i = 2, len do
                local subexprs = compile1(ast[i], scope, parent, {
                    nval = (i == 1 and 1 or nil)
                })
                for j = 1, #subexprs do
                    operands[#operands + 1] = tostring(subexprs[j])
                end
            end
            if #operands == 1 then
                if unaryPrefix then
                    return '(' .. unaryPrefix .. paddedOp .. operands[1] .. ')'
                else
                    return operands[1]
                end
            else
                return '(' .. table.concat(operands, paddedOp) .. ')'
            end
        end
    end
end

defineArithmeticSpecial('+', '0')
defineArithmeticSpecial('..', "''")
defineArithmeticSpecial('^')
defineArithmeticSpecial('-', nil, '')
defineArithmeticSpecial('*', '1')
defineArithmeticSpecial('%')
defineArithmeticSpecial('/', nil, '1')
defineArithmeticSpecial('//', nil, '1')
defineArithmeticSpecial('or', 'false')
defineArithmeticSpecial('and', 'true')

local function defineComparatorSpecial(name, realop, chainOp)
    local op = realop or name
    SPECIALS[name] = function(ast, scope, parent)
        local len = #ast
        assertCompile(len > 2, 'expected at least two arguments', ast)
        local lhs = compile1(ast[2], scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1]
        local lastval = compile1(ast[3], scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1]
        -- avoid double-eval by introducing locals for possible side-effects
        if len > 3 then lastval = once(lastval, ast[3], scope, parent) end
        local out = ('(%s %s %s)'):
            format(tostring(lhs), op, tostring(lastval))
        if len > 3 then
            for i = 4, len do -- variadic comparison
                local nextval = once(compile1(ast[i], scope, parent, {nval = 1})[1],
                                     ast[i], scope, parent)
                out = (out .. " %s (%s %s %s)"):
                    format(chainOp or 'and', tostring(lastval), op, tostring(nextval))
                lastval = nextval
            end
            out = '(' .. out .. ')'
        end
        return out
    end
end

defineComparatorSpecial('>')
defineComparatorSpecial('<')
defineComparatorSpecial('>=')
defineComparatorSpecial('<=')
defineComparatorSpecial('=', '==')
defineComparatorSpecial('~=', '~=', 'or')
defineComparatorSpecial('not=', '~=', 'or')

local function defineUnarySpecial(op, realop)
    SPECIALS[op] = function(ast, scope, parent)
        assertCompile(#ast == 2, 'expected one argument', ast)
        local tail = compile1(ast[2], scope, parent, {nval = 1})
        return (realop or op) .. tostring(tail[1])
    end
end

defineUnarySpecial('not', 'not ')
defineUnarySpecial('#')

-- Save current macro scope
local macroCurrentScope = GLOBAL_SCOPE

-- Covert a macro function to a special form
local function macroToSpecial(mac)
    return function(ast, scope, parent, opts)
        local oldScope = macroCurrentScope
        macroCurrentScope = scope
        local ok, transformed = pcall(mac, unpack(ast, 2))
        macroCurrentScope = oldScope
        assertCompile(ok, transformed, ast)
        local result = compile1(transformed, scope, parent, opts)
        return result
    end
end

local function compile(ast, options)
    options = options or {}
    local oldGlobals = allowedGlobals
    allowedGlobals = options.allowedGlobals
    if options.indent == nil then options.indent = '  ' end
    local chunk = {}
    local scope = options.scope or makeScope(GLOBAL_SCOPE)
    local exprs = compile1(ast, scope, chunk, {tail = true})
    keepSideEffects(exprs, chunk, nil, ast)
    allowedGlobals = oldGlobals
    return flatten(chunk, options)
end

-- map a function across all pairs in a table
local function quoteTmap(f, t)
    local res = {}
    for k,v in pairs(t) do
        local nk, nv = f(k, v)
        if nk then
            res[nk] = nv
        end
    end
    return res
end

-- make a transformer for key / value table pairs, preserving all numeric keys
local function entryTransform(fk,fv)
    return function(k, v)
        if type(k) == 'number' then
            return k,fv(v)
        else
            return fk(k),fv(v)
        end
    end
end

-- consume everything return nothing
local function no() end

local function mixedConcat(t, joiner)
    local ret = ""
    local s = ""
    local seen = {}
    for k,v in ipairs(t) do
        table.insert(seen, k)
        ret = ret .. s .. v
        s = joiner
    end
    for k,v in pairs(t) do
        if not(seen[k]) then
            ret = ret .. s .. '[' .. k .. ']' .. '=' .. v
            s = joiner
        end
    end
    return ret
end

-- expand a quoted form into a data literal, evaluating unquote
local function doQuote (form, scope, parent, runtime)
    local q = function (x) return doQuote(x, scope, parent, runtime) end
    -- vararg
    if isVarg(form) then
        assertCompile(not runtime, "quoted ... may only be used at compile time", form)
        return "_VARARG"
    -- symbol
    elseif isSym(form) then
        assertCompile(not runtime, "symbols may only be used at compile time", form)
        return ("sym('%s')"):format(deref(form))
    -- unquote
    elseif isList(form) and isSym(form[1]) and (deref(form[1]) == 'unquote') then
        local payload = form[2]
        local res = unpack(compile1(payload, scope, parent))
        return res[1]
    -- list
    elseif isList(form) then
        assertCompile(not runtime, "lists may only be used at compile time", form)
        local mapped = quoteTmap(entryTransform(no, q), form)
        return 'list(' .. mixedConcat(mapped, ", ") .. ')'
    -- table
    elseif type(form) == 'table' then
        local mapped = quoteTmap(entryTransform(q, q), form)
        return '{' .. mixedConcat(mapped, ", ") .. '}'
    -- string
    elseif type(form) == 'string' then
        return serializeString(form)
    else
        return tostring(form)
    end
end

SPECIALS['quote'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast == 2, "quote only takes a single form")
    local runtime, thisScope = true, scope
    while thisScope do
        thisScope = thisScope.parent
        if thisScope == COMPILER_SCOPE then runtime = false end
    end
    return doQuote(ast[2], scope, parent, runtime)
end

local function compileStream(strm, options)
    options = options or {}
    local oldGlobals = allowedGlobals
    allowedGlobals = options.allowedGlobals
    if options.indent == nil then options.indent = '  ' end
    local scope = options.scope or makeScope(GLOBAL_SCOPE)
    local vals = {}
    for ok, val in parser(strm, options.filename) do
        if not ok then break end
        vals[#vals + 1] = val
    end
    local chunk = {}
    for i = 1, #vals do
        local exprs = compile1(vals[i], scope, chunk, {
            tail = i == #vals
        })
        keepSideEffects(exprs, chunk, nil, vals[i])
    end
    allowedGlobals = oldGlobals
    return flatten(chunk, options)
end

local function compileString(str, options)
    local strm = stringStream(str)
    return compileStream(strm, options)
end

---
--- Evaluation
---

-- Convert a fennel environment table to a Lua environment table.
-- This means automatically unmangling globals when getting a value,
-- and mangling values when setting a value. This means the original
-- env will see its values updated as expected, regardless of mangling rules.
local function wrapEnv(env)
    return setmetatable({}, {
        __index = function(_, key)
            if type(key) == 'string' then
                key = globalUnmangling(key)
            end
            return env[key]
        end,
        __newindex = function(_, key, value)
            if type(key) == 'string' then
                key = globalMangling(key)
            end
            env[key] = value
        end,
        -- checking the __pairs metamethod won't work automatically in Lua 5.1
        -- sadly, but it's important for 5.2+ and can be done manually in 5.1
        __pairs = function()
            local pt = {}
            for key, value in pairs(env) do
                if type(key) == 'string' then
                    pt[globalUnmangling(key)] = value
                else
                    pt[key] = value
                end
            end
            return next, pt, nil
        end,
    })
end

-- A custom traceback function for Fennel that looks similar to
-- the Lua's debug.traceback.
-- Use with xpcall to produce fennel specific stacktraces.
local function traceback(msg, start)
    local level = start or 2 -- Can be used to skip some frames
    local lines = {}
    if msg then
        table.insert(lines, msg)
    end
    table.insert(lines, 'stack traceback:')
    while true do
        local info = debug.getinfo(level, "Sln")
        if not info then break end
        local line
        if info.what == "C" then
            if info.name then
                line = ('  [C]: in function \'%s\''):format(info.name)
            else
                line = '  [C]: in ?'
            end
        else
            local remap = fennelSourcemap[info.source]
            if remap and remap[info.currentline] then
                -- And some global info
                info.short_src = remap.short_src
                local mapping = remap[info.currentline]
                -- Overwrite info with values from the mapping (mapping is now
                -- just integer, but may eventually be a table)
                info.currentline = mapping
            end
            if info.what == 'Lua' then
                local n = info.name and ("'" .. info.name .. "'") or '?'
                line = ('  %s:%d: in function %s'):format(info.short_src, info.currentline, n)
            elseif info.short_src == '(tail call)' then
                line = '  (tail call)'
            else
                line = ('  %s:%d: in main chunk'):format(info.short_src, info.currentline)
            end
        end
        table.insert(lines, line)
        level = level + 1
    end
    return table.concat(lines, '\n')
end

local function currentGlobalNames(env)
    local names = {}
    for k in pairs(env or _G) do
       k = globalUnmangling(k)
       table.insert(names, k)
    end
    return names
end

local function eval(str, options, ...)
    options = options or {}
    -- eval and dofile are considered "live" entry points, so we can assume
    -- that the globals available at compile time are a reasonable allowed list
    -- UNLESS there's a metatable on env, in which case we can't assume that
    -- pairs will return all the effective globals; for instance openresty
    -- sets up _G in such a way that all the globals are available thru
    -- the __index meta method, but as far as pairs is concerned it's empty.
    if options.allowedGlobals == nil and not getmetatable(options.env) then
        options.allowedGlobals = currentGlobalNames(options.env)
    end
    local env = options.env and wrapEnv(options.env)
    local luaSource = compileString(str, options)
    local loader = loadCode(luaSource, env,
        options.filename and ('@' .. options.filename) or str)
    return loader(...)
end

local function dofileFennel(filename, options, ...)
    options = options or {sourcemap = true}
    if options.allowedGlobals == nil then
        options.allowedGlobals = currentGlobalNames(options.env)
    end
    local f = assert(io.open(filename, "rb"))
    local source = f:read("*all"):gsub("^#![^\n]*\n", "")
    f:close()
    options.filename = options.filename or filename
    return eval(source, options, ...)
end

-- Implements a configurable repl
local function repl(options)

    local opts = options or {}
    -- This would get set for us when calling eval, but we want to seed it
    -- with a value that is persistent so it doesn't get reset on each eval.
    if opts.allowedGlobals == nil then
        options.allowedGlobals = currentGlobalNames(opts.env)
    end

    local env = opts.env and wrapEnv(opts.env) or setmetatable({}, {
        __index = _ENV or _G
    })

    local function defaultReadChunk(parserState)
        io.write(parserState.stackSize > 0 and '.. ' or '>> ')
        io.flush()
        local input = io.read()
        return input and input .. '\n'
    end

    local function defaultOnValues(xs)
        io.write(table.concat(xs, '\t'))
        io.write('\n')
    end

    local function defaultOnError(errtype, err, luaSource)
        if (errtype == 'Lua Compile') then
            io.write('Bad code generated - likely a bug with the compiler:\n')
            io.write('--- Generated Lua Start ---\n')
            io.write(luaSource .. '\n')
            io.write('--- Generated Lua End ---\n')
        end
        if (errtype == 'Runtime') then
            io.write(traceback(err, 4))
            io.write('\n')
        else
            io.write(('%s error: %s\n'):format(errtype, tostring(err)))
        end
    end

    -- Read options
    local readChunk = opts.readChunk or defaultReadChunk
    local onValues = opts.onValues or defaultOnValues
    local onError = opts.onError or defaultOnError
    local pp = opts.pp or tostring

    -- Make parser
    local bytestream, clearstream = granulate(readChunk)
    local chars = {}
    local read, reset = parser(function (parserState)
        local c = bytestream(parserState)
        chars[#chars + 1] = c
        return c
    end)

    local envdbg = (opts.env or _G)["debug"]
    -- if the environment doesn't support debug.getlocal you can't save locals
    local saveLocals = opts.saveLocals ~= false and envdbg and envdbg.getlocal
    local saveSource = table.
       concat({"local ___i___ = 1",
               "while true do",
               " local name, value = debug.getlocal(1, ___i___)",
               " if(name and name ~= \"___i___\") then",
               " ___replLocals___[name] = value",
               " ___i___ = ___i___ + 1",
               " else break end end"}, "\n")

    local spliceSaveLocals = function(luaSource)
        -- we do some source munging in order to save off locals from each chunk
        -- and reintroduce them to the beginning of the next chunk, allowing
        -- locals to work in the repl the way you'd expect them to.
        env.___replLocals___ = env.___replLocals___ or {}
        local splicedSource = {}
        for line in luaSource:gmatch("([^\n]+)\n?") do
            table.insert(splicedSource, line)
        end
        -- reintroduce locals from the previous time around
        local bind = "local %s = ___replLocals___['%s']"
        for name in pairs(env.___replLocals___) do
            table.insert(splicedSource, 1, bind:format(name, name))
        end
        -- save off new locals at the end - if safe to do so (i.e. last line is a return)
        if (string.match(splicedSource[#splicedSource], "^ *return .*$")) then
            if (#splicedSource > 1) then
                table.insert(splicedSource, #splicedSource, saveSource)
            end
        end
        return table.concat(splicedSource, "\n")
    end

    local scope = makeScope(GLOBAL_SCOPE)

    local replCompleter = function(text, from, to)
        local matches = {}
        local inputFragment = string.lower(text):sub(from, to):gsub("[%s)(]*(.+)", "%1")

        -- adds any matching keys from the provided generator/iterator to matches
        local function addMatchesFromGen(next, param, state)
          for k in next, param, state do
            if #matches >= 40 then break -- cap completions at 40 to avoid overwhelming output
            elseif inputFragment == k:sub(0, #inputFragment):lower() then table.insert(matches, k) end
          end
        end
        addMatchesFromGen(pairs(env._ENV or env._G or {}))
        addMatchesFromGen(pairs(env.___replLocals___ or {}))
        addMatchesFromGen(pairs(SPECIALS or {}))
        addMatchesFromGen(pairs(scope.specials or {}))
        return matches
    end
    if options.registerCompleter then options.registerCompleter(replCompleter) end

    -- REPL loop
    while true do
        chars = {}
        local ok, parseok, x = pcall(read)
        local srcstring = string.char(unpack(chars))
        if not ok then
            onError('Parse', parseok)
            clearstream()
            reset()
        else
            if not parseok then break end -- eof
            local compileOk, luaSource = pcall(compile, x, {
                sourcemap = opts.sourcemap,
                source = srcstring,
                scope = scope,
            })
            if not compileOk then
                clearstream()
                onError('Compile', luaSource) -- luaSource is error message in this case
            else
                if saveLocals then
                    luaSource = spliceSaveLocals(luaSource)
                end
                local luacompileok, loader = pcall(loadCode, luaSource, env)
                if not luacompileok then
                    clearstream()
                    onError('Lua Compile', loader, luaSource)
                else
                    local loadok, ret = xpcall(function () return {loader()} end,
                        function (runtimeErr)
                            onError('Runtime', runtimeErr)
                        end)
                    if loadok then
                        env._ = ret[1]
                        env.__ = ret
                        for i = 1, #ret do ret[i] = pp(ret[i]) end
                        onValues(ret)
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end
end

local macroLoaded = {}

local module = {
    parser = parser,
    granulate = granulate,
    stringStream = stringStream,
    compile = compile,
    compileString = compileString,
    compileStream = compileStream,
    compile1 = compile1,
    mangle = globalMangling,
    unmangle = globalUnmangling,
    list = list,
    sym = sym,
    varg = varg,
    scope = makeScope,
    gensym = gensym,
    eval = eval,
    repl = repl,
    dofile = dofileFennel,
    macroLoaded = macroLoaded,
    path = "./?.fnl;./?/init.fnl",
    traceback = traceback,
    version = "0.2.1",
}

local function searchModule(modulename)
    modulename = modulename:gsub("%.", "/")
    for path in string.gmatch(module.path..";", "([^;]*);") do
        local filename = path:gsub("%?", modulename)
        local file = io.open(filename, "rb")
        if(file) then
            file:close()
            return filename
        end
    end
end

module.makeSearcher = function(options)
   return function(modulename)
      local opts = {}
      for k,v in pairs(options or {}) do opts[k] = v end
      local filename = searchModule(modulename)
      if filename then
         return function(modname)
            return dofileFennel(filename, opts, modname)
         end
      end
   end
end

-- This will allow regular `require` to work with Fennel:
-- table.insert(package.loaders, fennel.searcher)
module.searcher = module.makeSearcher()
module.make_searcher = module.makeSearcher -- oops backwards compatibility

local function makeCompilerEnv(ast, scope, parent)
    return setmetatable({
        -- State of compiler if needed
        _SCOPE = scope,
        _CHUNK = parent,
        _AST = ast,
        _IS_COMPILER = true,
        _SPECIALS = SPECIALS,
        _VARARG = VARARG,
        -- Expose the module in the compiler
        fennel = module,
        -- Useful for macros and meta programming. All of Fennel can be accessed
        -- via fennel.myfun, for example (fennel.eval "(print 1)").
        list = list,
        sym = sym,
        unpack = unpack,
        gensym = function() return sym(gensym(macroCurrentScope)) end,
        ["list?"] = isList,
        ["multi-sym?"] = isMultiSym,
        ["sym?"] = isSym,
        ["table?"] = isTable,
        ["sequence?"] = isSequence,
        ["varg?"] = isVarg,
        ["get-scope"] = function() return macroCurrentScope end,
        ["in-scope?"] = function(symbol)
            return macroCurrentScope.manglings[tostring(symbol)]
        end
    }, { __index = _ENV or _G })
end

local function macroGlobals(env, globals)
    local allowed = {}
    for k in pairs(env) do
        local g = globalUnmangling(k)
        table.insert(allowed, g)
    end
    if globals then
        for _, k in pairs(globals) do
            table.insert(allowed, k)
        end
    end
    return allowed
end

local function addMacros(macros, ast, scope)
    assertCompile(isTable(macros), 'expected macros to be table', ast)
    for k, v in pairs(macros) do
        scope.specials[k] = macroToSpecial(v)
    end
end

local function loadMacros(modname, ast, scope, parent)
    local filename = assertCompile(searchModule(modname),
                                   modname .. " not found.", ast)
    local env = makeCompilerEnv(ast, scope, parent)
    local globals = macroGlobals(env, currentGlobalNames())
    return dofileFennel(filename, { env = env, allowedGlobals = globals,
                                    scope = COMPILER_SCOPE })
end

SPECIALS['require-macros'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast == 2, "Expected one module name argument", ast)
    local modname = ast[2]
    if not macroLoaded[modname] then
        macroLoaded[modname] = loadMacros(modname, ast, scope, parent)
    end
    addMacros(macroLoaded[modname], ast, scope, parent)
end

local function evalCompiler(ast, scope, parent)
    local luaSource = compile(ast, { scope = makeScope(COMPILER_SCOPE) })
    local loader = loadCode(luaSource, wrapEnv(makeCompilerEnv(ast, scope, parent)))
    return loader()
end

SPECIALS['macros'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    assertCompile(#ast == 2, "Expected one table argument", ast)
    local macros = evalCompiler(ast[2], scope, parent)
    addMacros(macros, ast, scope, parent)
end

SPECIALS['eval-compiler'] = function(ast, scope, parent)
    local oldFirst = ast[1]
    ast[1] = sym('do')
    local val = evalCompiler(ast, scope, parent)
    ast[1] = oldFirst
    return val
end

-- Load standard macros
local stdmacros = [===[
{"->" (fn [val ...]
        (var x val)
        (each [_ e (ipairs [...])]
          (let [elt (if (list? e) e (list e))]
            (table.insert elt 2 x)
            (set x elt)))
        x)
 "->>" (fn [val ...]
         (var x val)
         (each [_ e (pairs [...])]
           (let [elt (if (list? e) e (list e))]
             (table.insert elt x)
             (set x elt)))
         x)
 "-?>" (fn [val ...]
         (if (= 0 (# [...]))
             val
             (let [els [...]
                   e (table.remove els 1)
                   el (if (list? e) e (list e))
                   tmp (gensym)]
               (table.insert el 2 tmp)
               `(let [@tmp @val]
                  (if @tmp
                      (-?> @el @(unpack els))
                      @tmp)))))
 "-?>>" (fn [val ...]
          (if (= 0 (# [...]))
              val
              (let [els [...]
                    e (table.remove els 1)
                    el (if (list? e) e (list e))
                    tmp (gensym)]
                (table.insert el tmp)
                `(let [@tmp @val]
                   (if @tmp
                       (-?>> @el @(unpack els))
                       @tmp)))))
 :doto (fn [val ...]
         (let [name (gensym)
               form `(let [@name @val])]
           (each [_ elt (pairs [...])]
             (table.insert elt 2 name)
             (table.insert form elt))
           (table.insert form name)
           form))
 :when (fn [condition body1 ...]
         (assert body1 "expected body")
         `(if @condition
              (do @body1 @...)))
 :partial (fn [f ...]
            (let [body (list f ...)]
              (table.insert body _VARARG)
              `(fn [@_VARARG] @body)))
 :lambda (fn [...]
           (let [args [...]
                 has-internal-name? (sym? (. args 1))
                 arglist (if has-internal-name? (. args 2) (. args 1))
                 arity-check-position (if has-internal-name? 3 2)]
             (assert (> (# args) 1) "missing body expression")
             (each [i a (ipairs arglist)]
               (if (and (not (: (tostring a) :match "^?"))
                        (~= (tostring a) "..."))
                   (table.insert args arity-check-position
                                 `(assert (~= nil @a)
                                          (: "Missing argument %s on %s:%s"
                                             :format @(tostring a)
                                             @(or a.filename "unknown")
                                             @(or a.line "?"))))))
             `(fn @(unpack args))))
 :match
(fn match [val ...]
  ;; this function takes the AST of values and a single pattern and returns a
  ;; condition to determine if it matches as well as a list of bindings to
  ;; introduce for the duration of the body if it does match.
  (fn match-pattern [vals pattern unifications]
    ;; we have to assume we're matching against multiple values here until we
    ;; know we're either in a multi-valued clause (in which case we know the #
    ;; of vals) or we're not, in which case we only care about the first one.
    (let [[val] vals]
      (if (and (sym? pattern) ; unification with outer locals (or nil)
               (or (in-scope? pattern)
                   (= :nil (tostring pattern))))
          (values `(= @val @pattern) [])
          ;; unify a local we've seen already
          (and (sym? pattern)
               (. unifications (tostring pattern)))
          (values `(= @(. unifications (tostring pattern)) @val) [])
          ;; bind a fresh local
          (sym? pattern)
          (do (if (~= (tostring pattern) "_")
                  (tset unifications (tostring pattern) val))
              (values (if (: (tostring pattern) :find "^?")
                          true `(~= @(sym :nil) @val))
                      [pattern val]))
          ;; multi-valued patterns (represented as lists)
          (list? pattern)
          (let [condition `(and)
                bindings []]
            (each [i pat (ipairs pattern)]
              (let [(subcondition subbindings) (match-pattern [(. vals i)] pat
                                                              unifications)]
                (table.insert condition subcondition)
                (each [_ b (ipairs subbindings)]
                  (table.insert bindings b))))
            (values condition bindings))
          ;; table patterns)
          (= (type pattern) :table)
          (let [condition `(and (= (type @val) :table))
                bindings []]
            (each [k pat (pairs pattern)]
              (if (and (sym? pat) (= "&" (tostring pat)))
                  (do (assert (not (. pattern (+ k 2)))
                              "expected rest argument in final position")
                      (table.insert bindings (. pattern (+ k 1)))
                      (table.insert bindings [`(select @k ((or unpack table.unpack)
                                                           @val))]))
                  (and (= :number (type k))
                       (= "&" (tostring (. pattern (- k 1)))))
                  nil ; don't process the pattern right after &; already got it
                  (let [subval `(. @val @k)
                        (subcondition subbindings) (match-pattern [subval] pat
                                                                  unifications)]
                    (table.insert condition subcondition)
                    (each [_ b (ipairs subbindings)]
                      (table.insert bindings b)))))
            (values condition bindings))
          ;; literal value
          (values `(= @val @pattern) []))))
  (fn match-condition [vals clauses]
    (let [out `(if)]
      (for [i 1 (# clauses) 2]
        (let [pattern (. clauses i)
              body (. clauses (+ i 1))
              (condition bindings) (match-pattern vals pattern {})]
          (table.insert out condition)
          (table.insert out `(let @bindings @body))))
      out))
  ;; how many multi-valued clauses are there? return a list of that many gensyms
  (fn val-syms [clauses]
    (let [syms (list (gensym))]
      (for [i 1 (# clauses) 2]
        (if (list? (. clauses i))
            (each [valnum (ipairs (. clauses i))]
              (if (not (. syms valnum))
                  (tset syms valnum (gensym))))))
      syms))
  ;; wrap it in a way that prevents double-evaluation of the matched value
  (let [clauses [...]
        vals (val-syms clauses)]
    (if (~= 0 (% (# clauses) 2)) ; treat odd final clause as default
        (table.insert clauses (# clauses) (sym :_)))
    ;; protect against multiple evaluation of the value, bind against as
    ;; many values as we ever match against in the clauses.
    (list (sym :let) [vals val]
          (match-condition vals clauses))))
 }
]===]
do
    local env = makeCompilerEnv(nil, COMPILER_SCOPE, {})
    for name, fn in pairs(eval(stdmacros, {
        env = env,
        scope = makeScope(COMPILER_SCOPE),
        -- assume the code to load globals doesn't have any mistaken globals,
        -- otherwise this can be problematic when loading fennel in contexts
        -- where _G is an empty table with an __index metamethod. (openresty)
        allowedGlobals = false,
    })) do
        SPECIALS[name] = macroToSpecial(fn)
    end
end
SPECIALS['λ'] = SPECIALS['lambda']

return module