Consolidate syscalls and calls into new expressions tree

debug/app.ona

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ test = {
 	.message = "don't you lecture me with your 30 dollar scripting language"
 }
 
-# test.message = "game is loading"
+test.message = "game is loading"
 
 @log_info(test.message)
 

source/ona/kym.zig

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ pub const Any = union (enum) {
 	float: Float,
 	string: []const coral.io.Byte,
 	symbol: []const coral.io.Byte,
+	lambda,
 	dynamic: *const DynamicObject,
 
 	pub fn expect_dynamic(self: Any) ?*const DynamicObject {
@@ -76,22 +77,20 @@ pub const Method = struct {
 };
 
 pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
-	interned_symbols: SymbolTable,
+	interned_symbols: RefTable,
 	allocator: coral.io.Allocator,
 	error_handler: ErrorHandler,
-	syscallers: SyscallerTable,
+	syscallables: RefTable,
 	local_refs: RefStack,
 	frames: FrameStack,
 	ref_values: RefSlab,
 
 	const FrameStack = coral.list.Stack(Frame);
 
-	const SymbolTable = coral.map.StringTable(*RuntimeRef);
-
-	const SyscallerTable = coral.map.StringTable(Caller);
-
 	const RefStack = coral.list.Stack(?*RuntimeRef);
 
+	const RefTable = coral.map.StringTable(*RuntimeRef);
+
 	const RefSlab = coral.map.Slab(struct {
 		ref_count: usize,
 
@@ -102,15 +101,11 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 			fixed: Fixed,
 			string: []coral.io.Byte,
 			symbol: []coral.io.Byte,
+			lambda: Caller,
 			dynamic: *DynamicObject,
 		},
 	});
 
-	pub const Syscall = struct {
-		name: []const coral.io.Byte,
-		caller: Caller,
-	};
-
 	pub fn acquire(self: *RuntimeEnv, ref: *const RuntimeRef) *RuntimeRef {
 		const key = @intFromPtr(ref);
 		var ref_data = self.ref_values.remove(key);
@@ -124,15 +119,9 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 		return @ptrFromInt(key);
 	}
 
-	pub fn bind_syscalls(self: *RuntimeEnv, syscalls: []const Syscall) RuntimeError!void {
-		for (syscalls) |syscall| {
-			_ = try self.syscallers.replace(syscall.name, syscall.caller);
-		}
-	}
-
 	pub fn call(
 		self: *RuntimeEnv,
-		caller: Caller,
+		callable_ref: *const RuntimeRef,
 		arg_count: u8,
 		name: []const coral.io.Byte,
 	) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
@@ -154,16 +143,26 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 			}
 		}
 
-		return caller.invoke(self);
-	}
+		return switch ((self.ref_values.lookup(@intFromPtr(callable_ref)) orelse unreachable).object) {
+			.lambda => |lambda| lambda.invoke(self),
+
+			.dynamic => |dynamic| dynamic.typeinfo.call(.{
+				.env = self,
+				.userdata = dynamic.userdata,
+			}),
 
-	pub fn callable(self: *RuntimeEnv, ref: *const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!Caller {
-		return switch ((self.ref_values.lookup(@intFromPtr(ref)) orelse unreachable).object) {
-			.dynamic => |dynamic| Caller.bind(DynamicObject, dynamic, DynamicObject.call),
 			else => self.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "object is not callable"),
 		};
 	}
 
+	pub fn bind_syscaller(self: *RuntimeEnv, comptime name: []const coral.io.Byte, caller: Caller) RuntimeError!void {
+		const lambda_ref = try self.new_lambda(caller);
+
+		if (try self.syscallables.replace(name, self.acquire(lambda_ref))) |replaced_entry| {
+			self.discard(replaced_entry.value);
+		}
+	}
+
 	pub fn discard(self: *RuntimeEnv, ref: ?*RuntimeRef) void {
 		const key = @intFromPtr(ref orelse return);
 		var ref_data = self.ref_values.remove(key) orelse unreachable;
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 
 		if (ref_data.ref_count == 0) {
 			switch (ref_data.object) {
-				.false, .true, .float, .fixed => {},
+				.false, .true, .float, .fixed, .lambda => {},
 				.string => |string| self.allocator.deallocate(string),
 				.symbol => |symbol| self.allocator.deallocate(symbol),
 
@@ -225,7 +224,11 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 
 		try chunk.compile_ast(ast);
 
-		return self.call(chunk.as_caller(), 0, name);
+		const chunk_ref = try self.new_lambda(chunk.as_caller());
+
+		defer self.discard(chunk_ref);
+
+		return self.call(chunk_ref, 0, name);
 	}
 
 	pub fn free(self: *RuntimeEnv) void {
@@ -241,9 +244,17 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 			}
 		}
 
+		{
+			var iterable = self.syscallables.as_iterable();
+
+			while (iterable.next()) |entry| {
+				self.discard(entry.value);
+			}
+		}
+
 		self.frames.free();
 		self.local_refs.free();
-		self.syscallers.free();
+		self.syscallables.free();
 		self.ref_values.free();
 		self.interned_symbols.free();
 	}
@@ -267,6 +278,14 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 		return self.acquire(self.local_refs.values[local] orelse return null);
 	}
 
+	pub fn get_syscallable(self: *RuntimeEnv, name: []const coral.io.Byte) ?*RuntimeRef {
+		if (self.syscallables.lookup(name)) |system_ref| {
+			return self.acquire(system_ref);
+		}
+
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	pub fn pop_local(self: *RuntimeEnv) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
 		return self.local_refs.pop() orelse self.raise(error.IllegalState, "stack underflow");
 	}
@@ -300,8 +319,8 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 			.local_refs = RefStack.make(allocator),
 			.ref_values = RefSlab.make(allocator),
 			.frames = FrameStack.make(allocator),
-			.syscallers = SyscallerTable.make(allocator, .{}),
-			.interned_symbols = SymbolTable.make(allocator, .{}),
+			.syscallables = RefTable.make(allocator, .{}),
+			.interned_symbols = RefTable.make(allocator, .{}),
 			.error_handler = error_handler,
 			.allocator = allocator,
 		};
@@ -350,6 +369,13 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 		}));
 	}
 
+	pub fn new_lambda(self: *RuntimeEnv, caller: Caller) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
+		return @ptrFromInt(try self.ref_values.insert(.{
+			.ref_count = 1,
+			.object = .{.lambda = caller},
+		}));
+	}
+
 	pub fn new_string(self: *RuntimeEnv, string_data: []const coral.io.Byte) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
 		const string_copy = try coral.io.allocate_copy(self.allocator, string_data);
 
@@ -405,10 +431,6 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 		}, index_ref, value_ref);
 	}
 
-	pub fn syscallable(self: *RuntimeEnv, name: []const coral.io.Byte) RuntimeError!Caller {
-		return self.syscallers.lookup(name) orelse self.raise(error.BadOperation, "attempt to get undefined syscall");
-	}
-
 	pub fn unbox(self: *RuntimeEnv, ref: *const RuntimeRef) Any {
 		return switch ((self.ref_values.lookup(@intFromPtr(ref)) orelse unreachable).object) {
 			.false => .{.boolean = false},
@@ -417,6 +439,7 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 			.float => |float| .{.float = float},
 			.string => |string| .{.string = string},
 			.symbol => |symbol| .{.symbol = symbol},
+			.lambda => .lambda,
 			.dynamic => |dynamic| .{.dynamic = dynamic},
 		};
 	}
@@ -484,7 +507,8 @@ pub fn hash(env: *RuntimeEnv, ref: *const RuntimeRef) usize {
 		.fixed => 0,
 		.string => |string| coral.io.djb2_hash(@typeInfo(usize).Int, string),
 		.symbol => 0,
-		.dynamic => |dynamic| @intFromPtr(dynamic),
+		.lambda => 0,
+		.dynamic => 0,
 	};
 }
 
@@ -520,6 +544,7 @@ pub fn test_difference(
 			else => env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "right-hand object is not comparable with symbol objects"),
 		},
 
+		.lambda => env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "lambda objects are not comparable"),
 		.dynamic => env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "dynamic objects are not comparable"),
 	};
 }
@@ -555,10 +580,7 @@ pub fn test_equality(env: *RuntimeEnv, lhs_ref: *const RuntimeRef, rhs_ref: *con
 			else => false,
 		},
 
-		.dynamic => |lhs_dynamic| switch (env.unbox(rhs_ref)) {
-			.dynamic => |rhs_dynamic| rhs_dynamic == lhs_dynamic,
-			else => false,
-		},
+		else => lhs_ref == rhs_ref,
 	};
 }
 

source/ona/kym/Ast.zig

@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ pub const Expression = union (enum) {
 	symbol_literal: []const coral.io.Byte,
 	table_literal: TableLiteral,
 	grouped_expression: *Expression,
-	resolve_local: []const coral.io.Byte,
+	get_system: []const coral.io.Byte,
+	get_local: []const coral.io.Byte,
+	set_local: []const coral.io.Byte,
 
 	get_field: struct {
 		object_expression: *Expression,
@@ -31,11 +33,6 @@ pub const Expression = union (enum) {
 		value_expression: *Expression,
 	},
 
-	call_system: struct {
-		identifier: []const coral.io.Byte,
-		argument_expressions: List,
-	},
-
 	binary_operation: struct {
 		operator: BinaryOperator,
 		lhs_expression: *Expression,
@@ -47,6 +44,11 @@ pub const Expression = union (enum) {
 		expression: *Expression,
 	},
 
+	call: struct {
+		object_expression: *Expression,
+		argument_expressions: List,
+	},
+
 	pub const BinaryOperator = enum {
 		addition,
 		subtraction,
@@ -91,18 +93,11 @@ pub const ParseError = error {
 const Self = @This();
 
 pub const Statement = union (enum) {
-	return_nothing,
-	return_expression: Expression,
-
-	assign_local: struct {
-		identifier: []const coral.io.Byte,
-		expression: Expression,
+	@"return": struct {
+		expression: ?Expression,
 	},
 
-	call_system: struct {
-		identifier: []const coral.io.Byte,
-		argument_expressions: Expression.List,
-	},
+	expression: Expression,
 
 	const List = coral.list.Stack(Statement);
 };
@@ -186,106 +181,58 @@ pub fn list_statements(self: Self) []const Statement {
 pub fn parse(self: *Self, data: []const coral.io.Byte) ParseError!void {
 	self.tokenizer = .{.source = data};
 
-	const allocator = self.arena.as_allocator();
 	var has_returned = false;
 
 	self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
 	while (true) {
-		switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
-			.end => return,
+		try self.statements.push_one(parse_statement: {
+			switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
+				.end => return,
 
-			.keyword_return => {
-				if (has_returned) {
-					return self.report("multiple returns in function scope but expected only one");
-				}
+				.keyword_return => {
+					if (has_returned) {
+						return self.report("multiple returns in function scope but expected only one");
+					}
 
-				try self.statements.push_one(get_statement: {
 					self.tokenizer.step();
 
 					if (self.tokenizer.token != .end and self.tokenizer.token != .newline) {
-						break: get_statement .{.return_expression = try self.parse_expression()};
+						break: parse_statement .{
+							.@"return" = .{
+								.expression = try self.parse_expression(),
+							},
+						};
 					}
 
 					if (self.tokenizer.token != .end and self.tokenizer.token != .newline) {
 						return self.report("expected end or newline after return statement");
 					}
 
-					break: get_statement .return_nothing;
-				});
+					has_returned = true;
 
-				has_returned = true;
-			},
+					break: parse_statement .{
+						.@"return" = .{
+							.expression = null,
+						},
+					};
+				},
 
-			.identifier => |identifier| {
-				self.tokenizer.step();
-
-				switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
-					.end, .newline => return self.report("statement has no effect"),
-
-					.symbol_equals => {
-						self.tokenizer.step();
-
-						if (self.tokenizer.token == .end) {
-							return self.report("expected expression after `=`");
-						}
-
-						try self.statements.push_one(.{
-							.assign_local = .{
-								.expression = try self.parse_expression(),
-								.identifier = identifier,
-							},
-						});
-					},
-
-					else => return self.report("expected `=` after local"),
-				}
-			},
-
-			.special_identifier => |identifier| {
-				self.tokenizer.step();
-
-				switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
-					.end, .newline => return self.report("system call is missing arguments"),
-
-					.symbol_paren_left => {
-						self.tokenizer.step();
-
-						var expressions_list = Expression.List.make(allocator);
-
-						while (true) {
-							if (self.tokenizer.token == .symbol_paren_right) {
-								break;
-							}
-
-							try expressions_list.push_one(try self.parse_expression());
-
-							switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
-								.symbol_comma => continue,
-								.symbol_paren_right => break,
-								else => return self.report("expected `)` or argument after `(`"),
-							}
-						}
-
-						self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
-
-						try self.statements.push_one(.{
-							.call_system = .{
-								.argument_expressions = expressions_list,
-								.identifier = identifier,
-							},
-						});
-					},
-
-					else => return self.report("expected `=` after local"),
-				}
-			},
-
-			else => return self.report("invalid statement"),
-		}
+				else => {
+					break: parse_statement .{
+						.expression = try self.parse_expression()
+					};
+				},
+			}
+		});
 	}
 }
 
+const parse_additive = binary_operation_parser(parse_equality, &.{
+	.addition,
+	.subtraction,
+});
+
 const parse_comparison = binary_operation_parser(parse_term, &.{
 	.greater_than_comparison,
 	.greater_equals_comparison,
@@ -297,15 +244,39 @@ const parse_equality = binary_operation_parser(parse_comparison, &.{
 	.equals_comparison,
 });
 
-const parse_expression = binary_operation_parser(parse_equality, &.{
-	.addition,
-	.subtraction,
-});
+pub fn parse_expression(self: *Self) ParseError!Expression {
+	const allocator = self.arena.as_allocator();
+	const expression = try parse_additive(self);
+
+	if (self.tokenizer.token == .symbol_equals) {
+		self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
+
+		if (self.tokenizer.token == .end) {
+			return self.report("expected assignment after `=`");
+		}
+
+		return switch (expression) {
+			.get_local => |get_local| .{.set_local = get_local},
+
+			.get_field => |get_field| .{
+				.set_field = .{
+					.object_expression = get_field.object_expression,
+					.identifier = get_field.identifier,
+					.value_expression = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, try self.parse_expression()),
+				},
+			},
+
+			else => self.report("expected local or field on left-hand side of expression"),
+		};
+	}
+
+	return expression;
+}
 
 fn parse_factor(self: *Self) ParseError!Expression {
 	const allocator = self.arena.as_allocator();
 
-	var expression = @as(Expression, get: {
+	var expression = @as(Expression, parse: {
 		switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
 			.symbol_paren_left => {
 				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
@@ -322,88 +293,49 @@ fn parse_factor(self: *Self) ParseError!Expression {
 
 				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
-				break: get Expression{.grouped_expression = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, expression)};
+				break: parse .{.grouped_expression = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, expression)};
 			},
 
 			.keyword_nil => {
 				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
-				break: get .nil_literal;
+				break: parse .nil_literal;
 			},
 
 			.keyword_true => {
 				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
-				break: get .true_literal;
+				break: parse .true_literal;
 			},
 
 			.keyword_false => {
 				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
-				break: get .false_literal;
+				break: parse .false_literal;
 			},
 
 			.number => |value| {
 				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
-				break: get .{.number_literal = value};
+				break: parse .{.number_literal = value};
 			},
 
 			.string => |value| {
 				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
-				break: get .{.string_literal = value};
-			},
-
-			.special_identifier => |identifier| {
-				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
-
-				var expression_list = Expression.List.make(allocator);
-
-				while (true) {
-					switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
-						.end => return self.report("expected expression or `)` after `(`"),
-
-						.symbol_paren_right => {
-							self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
-
-							break: get .{
-								.call_system = .{
-									.identifier = identifier,
-									.argument_expressions = expression_list,
-								},
-							};
-						},
-
-						else => {
-							try expression_list.push_one(try self.parse_expression());
-
-							switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
-								.end => return self.report("expected `,` or `)` after argument"),
-								.symbol_comma => continue,
-
-								.symbol_paren_right => {
-									self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
-
-									break: get .{
-										.call_system = .{
-											.identifier = identifier,
-											.argument_expressions = expression_list,
-										},
-									};
-								},
-
-								else => return self.report("expected `,` or `)` after argument"),
-							}
-						},
-					}
-				}
+				break: parse .{.string_literal = value};
 			},
 
 			.identifier => |identifier| {
 				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
-				break: get .{.resolve_local = identifier};
+				break: parse .{.get_local = identifier};
+			},
+
+			.system_identifier => |system_identifier| {
+				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
+
+				break: parse .{.get_system = system_identifier};
 			},
 
 			.symbol_brace_left => {
@@ -416,7 +348,7 @@ fn parse_factor(self: *Self) ParseError!Expression {
 						.symbol_brace_right => {
 							self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
-							break: get .{.table_literal = table_literal};
+							break: parse .{.table_literal = table_literal};
 						},
 
 						.symbol_bracket_left => {
@@ -458,7 +390,7 @@ fn parse_factor(self: *Self) ParseError!Expression {
 								.symbol_brace_right => {
 									self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
-									break: get .{.table_literal = table_literal};
+									break: parse .{.table_literal = table_literal};
 								},
 
 								else => return self.report("expected `,` or `}` after expression"),
@@ -477,7 +409,7 @@ fn parse_factor(self: *Self) ParseError!Expression {
 					return self.report("expected expression after numeric negation (`-`)");
 				}
 
-				break: get .{
+				break: parse .{
 					.unary_operation = .{
 						.expression = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, try self.parse_factor()),
 						.operator = .numeric_negation,
@@ -492,7 +424,7 @@ fn parse_factor(self: *Self) ParseError!Expression {
 					return self.report("expected expression after boolean negation (`!`)");
 				}
 
-				break: get .{
+				break: parse .{
 					.unary_operation = .{
 						.expression = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, try self.parse_factor()),
 						.operator = .boolean_negation,
@@ -504,32 +436,64 @@ fn parse_factor(self: *Self) ParseError!Expression {
 		}
 	});
 
-	while (self.tokenizer.token == .symbol_period) {
-		self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
+	while (true) {
+		switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
+			.symbol_period => {
+				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 
-		const identifier = switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
-			.identifier => |identifier| identifier,
-			else => return self.report("expected identifier after `.`"),
-		};
+				// TODO: Remove when Zig fixes miscompilation with in-place struct re-assignment.
+				const unnecessary_temp = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, expression);
 
-		self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
+				expression = .{
+					.get_field = .{
+						.identifier = switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
+							.identifier => |field_identifier| field_identifier,
+							else => return self.report("expected identifier after `.`"),
+						},
 
-		expression = switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
-			.symbol_equals => .{
-				.set_field = .{
-					.value_expression = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, try self.parse_expression()),
-					.object_expression = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, expression),
-					.identifier = identifier,
-				},
+						.object_expression = unnecessary_temp,
+					},
+				};
+
+				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
 			},
 
-			else => .{
-				.get_field = .{
-					.object_expression = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, expression),
-					.identifier = identifier,
-				},
+			.symbol_paren_left => {
+				var argument_expressions = Expression.List.make(allocator);
+
+				while (true) {
+					self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
+
+					switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
+						.symbol_paren_right => break,
+
+						else => {
+							try argument_expressions.push_one(try self.parse_expression());
+
+							switch (self.tokenizer.token) {
+								.symbol_comma => continue,
+								.symbol_paren_right => break,
+								else => return self.report("expected `,` or `)` after function argument expression"),
+							}
+						},
+					}
+				}
+
+				self.tokenizer.skip_newlines();
+
+				// TODO: Remove when Zig fixes miscompilation with in-place struct re-assignment.
+				const unnecessary_temp = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, expression);
+
+				expression = .{
+					.call = .{
+						.argument_expressions = argument_expressions,
+						.object_expression = unnecessary_temp,
+					},
+				};
 			},
-		};
+
+			else => break,
+		}
 	}
 
 	return expression;

source/ona/kym/Chunk.zig

@@ -95,18 +95,43 @@ const AstCompiler = struct {
 				});
 			},
 
+			.call => |call| {
+				if (call.argument_expressions.values.len > coral.math.max_int(@typeInfo(u8).Int)) {
+					return self.chunk.env.raise(error.BadSyntax, "lambdas may contain a maximum of 255 arguments");
+				}
+
+				for (call.argument_expressions.values) |argument_expression| {
+					try self.compile_expression(argument_expression);
+				}
+
+				try self.compile_expression(call.object_expression.*);
+				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{.call = @intCast(call.argument_expressions.values.len)});
+			},
+
 			.grouped_expression => |grouped_expression| {
 				try self.compile_expression(grouped_expression.*);
 			},
 
-			.resolve_local => |local| {
+			.get_system => |get_system| {
+				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{.push_system = try self.chunk.declare_constant_string(get_system)});
+			},
+
+			.get_local => |get_local| {
 				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{
-					.push_local = self.resolve_local(local) orelse {
+					.push_local = self.resolve_local(get_local) orelse {
 						return self.chunk.env.raise(error.OutOfMemory, "undefined local");
 					},
 				});
 			},
 
+			.set_local => |set_local| {
+				if (self.resolve_local(set_local)) |index| {
+					try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{.set_local = index});
+				} else {
+					try self.declare_local(set_local);
+				}
+			},
+
 			.get_field => |get_field| {
 				try self.compile_expression(get_field.object_expression.*);
 
@@ -127,57 +152,26 @@ const AstCompiler = struct {
 				try self.compile_expression(set_field.value_expression.*);
 				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.set_dynamic);
 			},
-
-			.call_system => |call| {
-				if (call.argument_expressions.values.len > coral.math.max_int(@typeInfo(u8).Int)) {
-					return self.chunk.env.raise(error.OutOfMemory, "functions may receive a maximum of 255 locals");
-				}
-
-				for (call.argument_expressions.values) |argument_expression| {
-					try self.compile_expression(argument_expression);
-				}
-
-				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{.push_const = try self.chunk.declare_constant_string(call.identifier)});
-				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{.syscall = @intCast(call.argument_expressions.values.len)});
-				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.pop);
-			},
 		}
 	}
 
 	fn compile_statement(self: *AstCompiler, statement: Ast.Statement) kym.RuntimeError!void {
 		switch (statement) {
-			.return_expression => |return_expression| try self.compile_expression(return_expression),
-			.return_nothing => try self.chunk.append_opcode(.push_nil),
-
-			.assign_local => |local| {
-				try self.compile_expression(local.expression);
-
-				if (self.resolve_local(local.identifier)) |index| {
-					try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{.set_local = index});
+			.@"return" => |@"return"| {
+				if (@"return".expression) |expression| {
+					try self.compile_expression(expression);
 				} else {
-					try self.declare_local(local.identifier);
+					try self.chunk.append_opcode(.push_nil);
 				}
 			},
 
-			.call_system => |call| {
-				if (call.argument_expressions.values.len > coral.math.max_int(@typeInfo(u8).Int)) {
-					return self.chunk.env.raise(error.OutOfMemory, "functions may receive a maximum of 255 locals");
-				}
-
-				for (call.argument_expressions.values) |argument_expression| {
-					try self.compile_expression(argument_expression);
-				}
-
-				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{.push_const = try self.chunk.declare_constant_string(call.identifier)});
-				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{.syscall = @intCast(call.argument_expressions.values.len)});
-				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.pop);
-			}
+			.expression => |expression| try self.compile_expression(expression),
 		}
 	}
 
 	fn declare_local(self: *AstCompiler, identifier: []const u8) kym.RuntimeError!void {
 		if (self.local_identifiers_count == self.local_identifiers_buffer.len) {
-			return self.chunk.env.raise(error.OutOfMemory, "functions may contain a maximum of 255 locals");
+			return self.chunk.env.raise(error.OutOfMemory, "lambdas may contain a maximum of 255 locals");
 		}
 
 		self.local_identifiers_buffer[self.local_identifiers_count] = identifier;
@@ -203,7 +197,7 @@ const AstCompiler = struct {
 	}
 };
 
-const RefList = coral.list.Stack(?*kym.RuntimeRef);
+const RefList = coral.list.Stack(*kym.RuntimeRef);
 
 const LocalsList = coral.list.Stack([]const u8);
 
@@ -215,11 +209,11 @@ pub const Opcode = union (enum) {
 	push_const: u16,
 	push_local: u8,
 	push_table: u32,
+	push_system: u16,
 	set_local: u8,
 	get_dynamic,
 	set_dynamic,
 	call: u8,
-	syscall: u8,
 
 	not,
 	neg,
@@ -364,6 +358,17 @@ fn execute(self: *Self, env: *kym.RuntimeEnv) kym.RuntimeError!?*kym.RuntimeRef
 				try env.push_ref(table_ref);
 			},
 
+			.push_system => |push_system| {
+				const system_ref = self.env.get_syscallable(try kym.unbox_string(
+					self.env,
+					self.constant_refs.values[push_system],
+				));
+
+				defer self.env.discard(system_ref);
+
+				try self.env.push_ref(system_ref);
+			},
+
 			.push_local => |local| {
 				const ref = try env.get_local(local);
 
@@ -401,6 +406,10 @@ fn execute(self: *Self, env: *kym.RuntimeEnv) kym.RuntimeError!?*kym.RuntimeRef
 			},
 
 			.set_dynamic => {
+				const value_ref = try env.pop_local();
+
+				defer env.discard(value_ref);
+
 				const index_ref = try env.pop_local() orelse {
 					return env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "nil is not a valid index");
 				};
@@ -413,10 +422,6 @@ fn execute(self: *Self, env: *kym.RuntimeEnv) kym.RuntimeError!?*kym.RuntimeRef
 
 				defer env.discard(indexable_ref);
 
-				const value_ref = try env.pop_local();
-
-				defer env.discard(value_ref);
-
 				try env.set_dynamic(try kym.unbox_dynamic(env, indexable_ref), index_ref, value_ref);
 			},
 
@@ -428,25 +433,7 @@ fn execute(self: *Self, env: *kym.RuntimeEnv) kym.RuntimeError!?*kym.RuntimeRef
 
 					defer env.discard(callable_ref);
 
-					break: call try env.call(try env.callable(callable_ref), arg_count, "");
-				};
-
-				defer env.discard(result_ref);
-
-				try env.push_ref(result_ref);
-			},
-
-			.syscall => |arg_count| {
-				const result_ref = call: {
-					const identifier_ref = try env.pop_local() orelse {
-						return env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "nil is not syscallable");
-					};
-
-					defer env.discard(identifier_ref);
-
-					const identifier = try kym.unbox_string(env, identifier_ref);
-
-					break: call try env.call(try env.syscallable(identifier), arg_count, identifier);
+					break: call try env.call(callable_ref, arg_count, "");
 				};
 
 				defer env.discard(result_ref);
@@ -667,10 +654,6 @@ pub fn free(self: *Self) void {
 	self.constant_refs.free();
 }
 
-fn is_zero(utf8: []const u8) bool {
-	return coral.io.equals(utf8, "0") or coral.io.equals(utf8, "0.0");
-}
-
 pub fn make(env: *kym.RuntimeEnv) Self {
 	return Self{
 		.opcodes = OpcodeList.make(env.allocator),

source/ona/kym/tokens.zig

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub const Token = union(enum) {
 	unknown: coral.io.Byte,
 	newline,
 
-	special_identifier: []const coral.io.Byte,
+	system_identifier: []const coral.io.Byte,
 	identifier: []const coral.io.Byte,
 
 	symbol_plus,
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub const Token = union(enum) {
 			.unknown => |unknown| @as([*]const coral.io.Byte, @ptrCast(&unknown))[0 .. 1],
 			.newline => "newline",
 
-			.special_identifier => |identifier| identifier,
+			.system_identifier => |identifier| identifier,
 			.identifier => |identifier| identifier,
 
 			.symbol_plus => "+",
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ pub const Tokenizer = struct {
 								else => break,
 							};
 
-							self.token = .{.special_identifier = self.source[begin .. cursor]};
+							self.token = .{.system_identifier = self.source[begin .. cursor]};
 
 							return;
 						},
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ pub const Tokenizer = struct {
 								else => cursor += 1,
 							};
 
-							self.token = .{.special_identifier = self.source[begin .. cursor]};
+							self.token = .{.system_identifier = self.source[begin .. cursor]};
 							cursor += 1;
 
 							return;

source/ona/ona.zig

@@ -69,21 +69,16 @@ pub fn run_app(file_access: file.Access) void {
 
 	defer script_env.free();
 
-	script_env.bind_syscalls(&.{
-		.{
-			.name = "log_info",
-			.caller = kym.Caller.from(kym_log_info),
-		},
-		.{
-			.name = "log_warn",
-			.caller = kym.Caller.from(kym_log_warn),
-		},
-		.{
-			.name = "log_fail",
-			.caller = kym.Caller.from(kym_log_fail),
-		},
-	}) catch {
-		return app.log_fail("failed to bind syscalls to script runtime");
+	script_env.bind_syscaller("log_info", kym.Caller.from(kym_log_info)) catch {
+		return app.log_fail("failed to bind `log_info` syscall");
+	};
+
+	script_env.bind_syscaller("log_warn", kym.Caller.from(kym_log_warn)) catch {
+		return app.log_fail("failed to bind `log_warn` syscall");
+	};
+
+	script_env.bind_syscaller("log_fail", kym.Caller.from(kym_log_fail)) catch {
+		return app.log_fail("failed to bind `log_fail` syscall");
 	};
 
 	var manifest = app.Manifest{};