source/coral/io.zig

@@ -223,6 +223,21 @@ pub fn copy(target: []Byte, source: []const Byte) void {
 	}
 }
 
+pub fn compare(this: []const Byte, that: []const Byte) isize {
+	const range = math.min(this.len, that.len);
+	var index: usize = 0;
+
+	while (index < range) : (index += 1) {
+		const difference = @as(isize, @intCast(this[index])) - @as(isize, @intCast(that[index]));
+
+		if (difference != 0) {
+			return difference;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return @as(isize, @intCast(this.len)) - @as(isize, @intCast(that.len));
+}
+
 pub fn ends_with(target: []const Byte, match: []const Byte) bool {
 	if (target.len < match.len) {
 		return false;

source/coral/list.zig

@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ pub fn Stack(comptime Value: type) type {
 			self.values = self.values[0 .. 0];
 		}
 
+		pub fn drop(self: *Self, amount: usize) bool {
+			if (amount > self.values.len) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			self.values = self.values[0 .. self.values.len - amount];
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		pub fn free(self: *Self) void {
 			if (self.capacity == 0) {
 				return;
@@ -49,6 +59,28 @@ pub fn Stack(comptime Value: type) type {
 			};
 		}
 
+		pub fn pack(self: *Self) io.AllocationError!void {
+			const packed_size = self.values.len;
+			const buffer = try self.allocator.reallocate(null, @sizeOf(Value) * self.values.len);
+
+			io.copy(buffer, io.bytes_of(self.values));
+
+			if (self.capacity != 0) {
+				self.allocator.deallocate(self.values.ptr[0 .. self.capacity]);
+			}
+
+			self.values = @as([*]Value, @ptrCast(@alignCast(buffer)))[0 .. packed_size];
+			self.capacity = packed_size;
+		}
+
+		pub fn peek(self: *Self) ?Value {
+			if (self.values.len == 0) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
+			return &self.values[self.values.len - 1];
+		}
+
 		pub fn pop(self: *Self) ?Value {
 			if (self.values.len == 0) {
 				return null;

source/coral/map.zig

@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ pub fn Slab(comptime Value: type) type {
 			}
 		}
 
+		pub fn insert_at(self: *Self, key: usize, value: Value) bool {
+			if (self.entries.values.len < key) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			const entry = &self.entries.values[key - 1];
+
+			if (entry.* == .value) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			self.next_index = entry.next_index;
+			entry.* = .{.value = value};
+
+			return true;
+		}
+
 		pub fn make(allocator: io.Allocator) Self {
 			return .{
 				.next_index = 0,
@@ -143,6 +160,25 @@ pub fn Table(comptime Key: type, comptime Value: type, comptime traits: TableTra
 
 		const Self = @This();
 
+		pub fn remove(self: *Self, key: Key) ?Entry {
+			const hash_max = math.min(math.max_int(@typeInfo(usize).Int), self.entries.len);
+			var hashed_key = math.wrap(traits.hash(key), math.min_int(@typeInfo(usize).Int), hash_max);
+
+			while (true) {
+				const entry = &(self.entries[hashed_key] orelse continue);
+
+				if (traits.match(entry.key, key)) {
+					const original_entry = entry.*;
+
+					self.entries[hashed_key] = null;
+
+					return original_entry;
+				}
+
+				hashed_key = (hashed_key +% 1) % hash_max;
+			}
+		}
+
 		pub fn replace(self: *Self, key: Key, value: Value) io.AllocationError!?Entry {
 			try self.rehash(load_max);
 

source/ona/app.zig

@@ -12,39 +12,53 @@ pub const Manifest = struct {
 	height: u16 = 480,
 	tick_rate: f32 = 60.0,
 
-	pub fn load(self: *Manifest, env: *kym.RuntimeEnv, file_access: file.Access) kym.RuntimeError!void {
+	pub fn load(self: *Manifest, env: *kym.RuntimeEnv, global_ref: ?*const kym.RuntimeRef, file_access: file.Access) kym.RuntimeError!void {
-		const manifest = try env.execute_file(file_access, file.Path.from(&.{"app.ona"}));
+		var manifest_ref = try env.execute_file(global_ref, file_access, file.Path.from(&.{"app.ona"}));
 
-		defer env.discard(manifest);
+		defer env.discard(&manifest_ref);
 
-		const title = try env.get_field(manifest, "title");
+		var title_ref = try kym.get_dynamic_field(env, manifest_ref, "title");
 
-		defer env.discard(title);
+		defer env.discard(&title_ref);
 
-		const title_string = try env.get_string(title);
+		const title_string = switch (env.unbox(title_ref)) {
+			.string => |string| string,
+			else => "",
+		};
 
 		const width = @as(u16, get: {
-			const ref = try env.get_field(manifest, "width");
+			var ref = try kym.get_dynamic_field(env, manifest_ref, "width");
 
-			defer env.discard(ref);
+			defer env.discard(&ref);
 
-			break: get @intFromFloat(env.get_float(ref) catch @as(f64, @floatFromInt(self.width)));
+			// TODO: Add safety-checks to int cast.
+			break: get switch (env.unbox(ref)) {
+				.number => |number| @intFromFloat(number),
+				else => self.width,
+			};
 		});
 
 		const height = @as(u16, get: {
-			const ref = try env.get_field(manifest, "height");
+			var ref = try kym.get_dynamic_field(env, manifest_ref, "height");
 
-			defer env.discard(ref);
+			defer env.discard(&ref);
 
-			break: get @intFromFloat(env.get_float(ref) catch @as(f64, @floatFromInt(self.height)));
+			// TODO: Add safety-checks to int cast.
+			break: get switch (env.unbox(ref)) {
+				.number => |number| @intFromFloat(number),
+				else => self.height,
+			};
 		});
 
 		const tick_rate = @as(f32, get: {
-			const ref = try env.get_field(manifest, "tick_rate");
+			var ref = try kym.get_dynamic_field(env, manifest_ref, "tick_rate");
 
-			defer env.discard(ref);
+			defer env.discard(&ref);
 
-			break: get @floatCast(env.get_float(ref) catch self.tick_rate);
+			break: get switch (env.unbox(ref)) {
+				.number => |number| @floatCast(number),
+				else => self.tick_rate,
+			};
 		});
 
 		{

source/ona/kym.zig

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const Ast = @import("./kym/Ast.zig");
 
-const State = @import("./kym/State.zig");
+const Chunk = @import("./kym/Chunk.zig");
 
 const Table = @import("./kym/Table.zig");
 
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ const tokens = @import("./kym/tokens.zig");
 
 pub const CallContext = struct {
 	env: *RuntimeEnv,
-	caller: *const RuntimeRef,
+	caller: ?*const RuntimeRef,
-	callable: *const RuntimeRef,
 	userdata: []u8,
-	args: []const *const RuntimeRef = &.{},
+	args: []const ?*const RuntimeRef = &.{},
 
 	pub fn arg_at(self: CallContext, index: u8) RuntimeError!*const RuntimeRef {
 		if (!coral.math.is_clamped(index, 0, self.args.len - 1)) {
@@ -26,408 +25,106 @@ pub const CallContext = struct {
 	}
 };
 
-const Compiler = struct {
+pub const DynamicObject = struct {
-	state: *State,
+	userdata: []coral.io.Byte,
-	opcodes: OpcodeList,
+	typeinfo: *const Typeinfo,
-
-	locals: struct {
-		buffer: [255][]const coral.io.Byte = [_][]const coral.io.Byte{""} ** 255,
-		count: u8 = 0,
-
-		const Self = @This();
-
-		fn declare(self: *Self, identifier: []const u8) CompileError!void {
-			if (self.count == self.buffer.len) {
-				return error.TooManyLocals;
-			}
-
-			self.buffer[self.count] = identifier;
-			self.count += 1;
-		}
-
-		fn resolve(self: *Self, local_identifier: []const coral.io.Byte) ?u8 {
-			if (self.count == 0) {
-				return null;
-			}
-
-			var index = @as(u8, self.count - 1);
-
-			while (true) : (index -= 1) {
-				if (coral.io.equals(local_identifier, self.buffer[index])) {
-					return index;
-				}
-
-				if (index == 0) {
-					return null;
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	},
-
-	const CompileError = coral.io.AllocationError || error {
-		UndefinedLocal,
-		TooManyLocals,
 };
 
-	const LocalsList = coral.list.Stack([]const u8);
+pub const Float = f64;
-
-	const OpcodeList = coral.list.Stack(Opcode);
-
-	fn compile_ast(self: *Compiler, ast: Ast) CompileError!void {
-		for (ast.list_statements()) |statement| {
-			switch (statement) {
-				.return_expression => |return_expression| {
-					try self.compile_expression(return_expression);
-				},
-
-				.return_nothing => {
-					try self.opcodes.push_one(.push_nil);
-				},
-
-				.set_local => |local| {
-					try self.compile_expression(local.expression);
-
-					if (self.locals.resolve(local.identifier)) |index| {
-						try self.opcodes.push_one(.{.set_local = index});
-					} else {
-						try self.locals.declare(local.identifier);
-					}
-				},
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	fn compile_expression(self: *Compiler, expression: Ast.Expression) CompileError!void {
-		const is_zero = struct {
-			fn is_zero(utf8: []const u8) bool {
-				return coral.io.equals(utf8, "0") or coral.io.equals(utf8, "0.0");
-			}
-		}.is_zero;
-
-		const number_format = coral.utf8.DecimalFormat{
-			.delimiter = "_",
-			.positive_prefix = .none,
-		};
-
-		switch (expression) {
-			.nil_literal => try self.opcodes.push_one(.push_nil),
-			.true_literal => try self.opcodes.push_one(.push_true),
-			.false_literal => try self.opcodes.push_one(.push_false),
-
-			.number_literal => |literal| {
-				const parsed_number = number_format.parse(literal, State.Float);
-
-				coral.debug.assert(parsed_number != null);
-
-				try self.opcodes.push_one(if (is_zero(literal)) .push_zero else .{.push_number = parsed_number.?});
-			},
-
-			.string_literal => |literal| {
-				try self.opcodes.push_one(.{
-					.push_object = try self.state.acquire_interned(literal, &string_info),
-				});
-			},
-
-			.table_literal => |fields| {
-				if (fields.values.len > coral.math.max_int(@typeInfo(u32).Int)) {
-					return error.OutOfMemory;
-				}
-
-				for (fields.values) |field| {
-					try self.compile_expression(field.expression);
-
-					try self.opcodes.push_one(.{
-						.push_object = try self.state.acquire_interned(field.identifier, &string_info),
-					});
-				}
-
-				try self.opcodes.push_one(.{.push_table = @intCast(fields.values.len)});
-			},
-
-			.binary_operation => |operation| {
-				try self.compile_expression(operation.lhs_expression.*);
-				try self.compile_expression(operation.rhs_expression.*);
-
-				try self.opcodes.push_one(switch (operation.operator) {
-					.addition => .add,
-					.subtraction => .sub,
-					.multiplication => .mul,
-					.divsion => .div,
-					.greater_equals_comparison => .eql,
-					.greater_than_comparison => .cgt,
-					.equals_comparison => .cge,
-					.less_than_comparison => .clt,
-					.less_equals_comparison => .cle,
-				});
-			},
-
-			.unary_operation => |operation| {
-				try self.compile_expression(operation.expression.*);
-
-				try self.opcodes.push_one(switch (operation.operator) {
-					.boolean_negation => .not,
-					.numeric_negation => .neg,
-				});
-			},
-
-			.grouped_expression => |grouped_expression| {
-				try self.compile_expression(grouped_expression.*);
-			},
-
-			.get_local => |local| {
-				try self.opcodes.push_one(.{
-					.get_local = self.locals.resolve(local) orelse return error.UndefinedLocal,
-				});
-			},
-		}
-	}
-
-	fn free(self: *Compiler) void {
-		for (self.opcodes.values) |opcode| {
-			if (opcode == .push_object) {
-				self.state.release(opcode.push_object);
-			}
-		}
-
-		self.opcodes.free();
-	}
-
-	fn list_opcodes(self: Compiler) []const Opcode {
-		return self.opcodes.values;
-	}
-
-	fn make(allocator: coral.io.Allocator, state: *State) Compiler {
-		return .{
-			.locals = .{},
-			.opcodes = OpcodeList.make(allocator),
-			.state = state,
-		};
-	}
-};
 
 pub const IndexContext = struct {
 	env: *RuntimeEnv,
-	indexable: *const RuntimeRef,
+	userdata: []coral.io.Byte,
-	index: *const RuntimeRef,
+	index_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef,
-	userdata: []u8,
-};
-
-pub const ObjectInfo = struct {
-	call: *const fn (context: CallContext) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef = default_call,
-	clean: *const fn (userdata: []u8) void = default_clean,
-	get: *const fn (context: IndexContext) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef = default_get,
-	set: *const fn (context: IndexContext, value: *const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!void = default_set,
-
-	fn cast(object_info: *const anyopaque) *const ObjectInfo {
-		return @ptrCast(@alignCast(object_info));
-	}
-
-	fn default_call(context: CallContext) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
-		return context.env.raise(error.BadOperation, "attempt to call non-callable");
-	}
-
-	fn default_clean(_: []u8) void {
-		// Nothing to clean up by default.
-	}
-
-	fn default_get(context: IndexContext) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
-		return context.env.raise(error.BadOperation, "attempt to get non-indexable");
-	}
-
-	fn default_set(context: IndexContext, _: *const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!void {
-		return context.env.raise(error.BadOperation, "attempt to set non-indexable");
-	}
-};
-
-pub const Opcode = union (enum) {
-	push_nil,
-	push_true,
-	push_false,
-	push_zero,
-	push_number: State.Float,
-	push_table: u32,
-	push_object: *State.Object,
-
-	set_local: u8,
-	get_local: u8,
-
-	not,
-	neg,
-
-	add,
-	sub,
-	mul,
-	div,
-
-	eql,
-	cgt,
-	clt,
-	cge,
-	cle,
 };
 
 pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 	allocator: coral.io.Allocator,
 	err_writer: coral.io.Writer,
-	bound_refs: VariantSlab,
+	local_refs: RefStack,
-	state: State,
+	frames: FrameStack,
+	ref_values: RefSlab,
+
+	const FrameStack = coral.list.Stack(struct {
+		locals_top: usize,
+	});
+
+	const RefStack = coral.list.Stack(?*RuntimeRef);
 
 	pub const Options = struct {
 		out_writer: coral.io.Writer = coral.io.null_writer,
 		err_writer: coral.io.Writer = coral.io.null_writer,
 	};
 
+	const RefSlab = coral.map.Slab(struct {
+		ref_count: usize,
+
+		object: union (enum) {
+			false,
+			true,
+			number: Float,
+			string: []coral.io.Byte,
+			dynamic: *DynamicObject,
+		},
+	});
+
 	pub const ScriptSource = struct {
 		name: []const coral.io.Byte,
 		data: []const coral.io.Byte,
 	};
 
-	const VariantSlab = coral.map.Slab(State.Variant);
+	pub fn acquire(self: *RuntimeEnv, ref: ?*const RuntimeRef) ?*RuntimeRef {
+		const key = @intFromPtr(ref);
+		var ref_data = self.ref_values.remove(key);
 
-	pub fn discard(self: *RuntimeEnv, ref: *RuntimeRef) void {
+		coral.debug.assert(ref_data != null);
-		coral.debug.assert(self.bound_refs.remove(@intFromPtr(ref)) != null);
+
+		ref_data.?.ref_count += 1;
+
+		coral.debug.assert(self.ref_values.insert_at(key, ref_data.?));
+
+		return @ptrFromInt(key);
 	}
 
-	pub fn execute_chunk(self: *RuntimeEnv, name: []const coral.io.Byte, opcodes: []const Opcode) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
+	pub fn call(
-		_ = name;
+		self: *RuntimeEnv,
+		caller_ref: *const RuntimeRef,
+		callable_ref: *const RuntimeRef,
+		arg_refs: []const *const RuntimeRef,
+	) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
+		const callable = (try callable_ref.fetch(self)).to_object();
 
-		for (opcodes) |opcode| {
+		return callable.userinfo.call(.{
-			switch (opcode) {
+			.env = self,
-				.push_nil => try self.state.push_value(.nil),
+			.caller = caller_ref,
-				.push_true => try self.state.push_value(.true),
+			.callable = callable_ref,
-				.push_false => try self.state.push_value(.false),
+			.userdata = callable.userdata,
-				.push_zero => try self.state.push_value(.{.number = 0}),
+			.args = arg_refs,
-				.push_number => |number| try self.state.push_value(.{.number = number}),
-
-				.push_table => |size| {
-					var table = Table.make(self.allocator, &self.state);
-
-					errdefer table.free();
-
-					{
-						var popped = @as(usize, 0);
-
-						while (popped < size) : (popped += 1) {
-							try table.set_field(
-								try to_object(self, try self.state.pop_value()),
-								try self.state.pop_value());
-						}
-					}
-
-					const table_object = try self.state.acquire_new(coral.io.bytes_of(&table), &table_info);
-
-					errdefer self.state.release(table_object);
-
-					try self.state.push_value(.{.object = table_object});
-				},
-
-				.push_object => |object| {
-					const acquired_object = self.state.acquire_instance(object);
-
-					errdefer self.state.release(acquired_object);
-
-					try self.state.push_value(.{.object = acquired_object});
-				},
-
-				.set_local => |local| {
-					if (!self.state.set_value(local, try self.state.pop_value())) {
-						return self.raise(error.BadOperation, "invalid local set");
-					}
-				},
-
-				.get_local => |local| {
-					try self.state.push_value(self.state.get_value(local));
-				},
-
-				.not => {
-					try self.state.push_value(switch (try self.state.pop_value()) {
-						.nil => return self.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert nil to true or false"),
-						.false => .true,
-						.true => .false,
-						.number => return self.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert a number to true or false"),
-						.object => return self.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert an object to true or false"),
 		});
-				},
-
-				.neg => {
-					try self.state.push_value(.{.number = -(try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value()))});
-				},
-
-				.add => {
-					const rhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-					const lhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-
-					try self.state.push_value(.{.number = lhs_number + rhs_number});
-				},
-
-				.sub => {
-					const rhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-					const lhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-
-					try self.state.push_value(.{.number = lhs_number - rhs_number});
-				},
-
-				.mul => {
-					const rhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-					const lhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-
-					try self.state.push_value(.{.number = lhs_number * rhs_number});
-				},
-
-				.div => {
-					const rhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-					const lhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-
-					try self.state.push_value(.{.number = lhs_number / rhs_number});
-				},
-
-				.eql => {
-					const rhs = try self.state.pop_value();
-					const lhs = try self.state.pop_value();
-
-					try self.state.push_value(if (lhs.equals(rhs)) .true else .false);
-				},
-
-				.cgt => {
-					const rhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-					const lhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-
-					try self.state.push_value(if (lhs_number > rhs_number) .true else .false);
-				},
-
-				.clt => {
-					const rhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-					const lhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-
-					try self.state.push_value(if (lhs_number < rhs_number) .true else .false);
-				},
-
-				.cge => {
-					const rhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-					const lhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-
-					try self.state.push_value(if (lhs_number >= rhs_number) .true else .false);
-				},
-
-				.cle => {
-					const rhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-					const lhs_number = try to_number(self, try self.state.pop_value());
-
-					try self.state.push_value(if (lhs_number <= rhs_number) .true else .false);
-				},
-			}
 	}
 
-		const return_value = try self.state.pop_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;
 
-		errdefer if (return_value == .object) {
+		coral.debug.assert(ref_data.ref_count != 0);
-			self.state.release(return_value.object);
-		};
 
-		return @ptrFromInt(try self.bound_refs.insert(return_value));
+		ref_data.ref_count -= 1;
+
+		if (ref_data.ref_count == 0) {
+			switch (ref_data.object) {
+				.string => |string| self.allocator.deallocate(string),
+				.dynamic => |virtual| self.allocator.deallocate(virtual),
+				else => {},
+			}
+		} else {
+			coral.debug.assert(self.ref_values.insert_at(key, ref_data));
 		}
 
-	pub fn execute_file(self: *RuntimeEnv, file_access: file.Access, file_path: file.Path) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
+		ref.* = null;
+	}
+
+	pub fn execute_file(self: *RuntimeEnv, global_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef, file_access: file.Access, file_path: file.Path) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
 		const error_message = "failed to load file";
 
 		const file_data = (try file.allocate_and_load(self.allocator, file_access, file_path)) orelse {
@@ -436,13 +133,13 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 
 		defer self.allocator.deallocate(file_data);
 
-		return self.execute_script(.{
+		return self.execute_script(global_ref, .{
 			.name = file_path.to_string() orelse return self.raise(error.SystemFailure, error_message),
 			.data = file_data,
 		});
 	}
 
-	pub fn execute_script(self: *RuntimeEnv, source: ScriptSource) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
+	pub fn execute_script(self: *RuntimeEnv, global_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef, source: ScriptSource) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
 		var ast = Ast.make(self.allocator);
 
 		defer ast.free();
@@ -456,198 +153,271 @@ pub const RuntimeEnv = struct {
 			};
 		}
 
-		var compiler = Compiler.make(self.allocator, &self.state);
+		var exe = Chunk.make(self);
 
-		defer compiler.free();
+		defer exe.free();
 
-		compiler.compile_ast(ast) catch |compile_error| return switch (compile_error) {
+		try exe.compile_ast(ast);
-			error.OutOfMemory => error.OutOfMemory,
-			error.UndefinedLocal => self.raise(error.BadOperation, "use of undefined local"),
-			error.TooManyLocals => self.raise(error.OutOfMemory, "functions cannot contain more than 255 locals"),
-		};
 
-		return self.execute_chunk(source.name, compiler.list_opcodes());
+		return exe.execute(global_ref, source.name);
 	}
 
-	pub fn free(self: *RuntimeEnv) void {
+	pub fn frame_pop(self: *RuntimeEnv) RuntimeError!void {
-		self.bound_refs.free();
+		const frame = self.frames.pop() orelse return self.raise(error.IllegalState, "stack underflow");
-		self.state.free();
+
+		coral.debug.assert(self.local_refs.drop(self.local_refs.values.len - frame.locals_top));
 	}
 
-	pub fn get_field(self: *RuntimeEnv, indexable: *const RuntimeRef, field: []const u8) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
+	pub fn frame_push(self: *RuntimeEnv) RuntimeError!void {
-		const interned_field = try self.intern(field);
+		return self.frames.push_one(.{
-
+			.locals_top = self.local_refs.values.len,
-		defer self.discard(interned_field);
-
-		const indexable_object = try to_object(self, try indexable.fetch(self));
-
-		return ObjectInfo.cast(indexable_object.userinfo).get(.{
-			.env = self,
-			.indexable = indexable,
-			.index = interned_field,
-			.userdata = indexable_object.userdata,
 		});
 	}
 
-	pub fn get_float(self: *RuntimeEnv, ref: *const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!State.Float {
+	pub fn free(self: *RuntimeEnv) void {
-		return to_number(self, try ref.fetch(self));
+		self.local_refs.free();
+		self.ref_values.free();
 	}
 
-	pub fn get_string(self: *RuntimeEnv, ref: *const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError![]const u8 {
+	pub fn get_dynamic(self: *RuntimeEnv, indexable_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef, index_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
-		const object = try to_object(self, try ref.fetch(self));
+		return switch (self.unbox(indexable_ref)) {
+			.nil => self.raise(error.BadOperation, "nil is immutable"),
+			.boolean => self.raise(error.BadOperation, "boolean has no such index"),
+			.number => self.raise(error.BadOperation, "number has no such index"),
+			.string => self.raise(error.BadOperation, "string has no such index"),
 
-		if (ObjectInfo.cast(object.userinfo) != &string_info) {
+			.dynamic => |dynamic| dynamic.typeinfo.get(.{
-			return self.raise(error.BadOperation, "object is not a string");
+				.userdata = dynamic.userdata,
+				.env = self,
+				.index_ref = index_ref,
+			}),
+		};
 	}
 
-		return object.userdata;
+	pub fn local_get(self: *RuntimeEnv, local: u8) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
+		return self.local_refs.values[local];
 	}
 
-	pub fn intern(self: *RuntimeEnv, data: []const u8) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
+	pub fn local_pop(self: *RuntimeEnv) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
-		const data_object = try self.state.acquire_interned(data, &string_info);
+		return self.local_refs.pop() orelse self.raise(error.IllegalState, "stack underflow");
+	}
 
-		errdefer self.state.release(data_object);
+	pub fn local_push_ref(self: *RuntimeEnv, ref: ?*RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!void {
+		return self.local_refs.push_one(self.acquire(ref));
+	}
 
-		return @ptrFromInt(try self.bound_refs.insert(.{.object = data_object}));
+	pub fn local_push_boolean(self: *RuntimeEnv, boolean: bool) RuntimeError!void {
+		return self.local_refs.push_one(try self.new_boolean(boolean));
+	}
+
+	pub fn local_push_number(self: *RuntimeEnv, number: Float) RuntimeError!void {
+		return self.local_refs.push_one(try self.new_number(number));
+	}
+
+	pub fn local_set(self: *RuntimeEnv, local: u8, value: ?*RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!void {
+		self.local_refs.values[local] = self.acquire(value);
 	}
 
 	pub fn make(allocator: coral.io.Allocator, options: Options) RuntimeError!RuntimeEnv {
-		var env = RuntimeEnv{
+		return .{
-			.allocator = allocator,
+			.local_refs = RefStack.make(allocator),
-			.bound_refs = VariantSlab.make(allocator),
+			.ref_values = RefSlab.make(allocator),
-			.state = State.make(allocator),
+			.frames = FrameStack.make(allocator),
 			.err_writer = options.err_writer,
+			.allocator = allocator,
 		};
-
-		return env;
 	}
 
-	pub fn new_object(self: *RuntimeEnv, userdata: []const u8, info: *const ObjectInfo) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
+	pub fn new_boolean(self: *RuntimeEnv, value: bool) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
-		const data_object = try self.state.acquire_new(userdata, info);
+		return @ptrFromInt(try self.ref_values.insert(.{
-
+			.ref_count = 1,
-		defer self.state.release(data_object);
+			.object = if (value) .true else .false,
-
+		}));
-		return @ptrFromInt(try self.bound_refs.insert(.{.object = data_object}));
 	}
 
-	pub fn raise(self: *RuntimeEnv, runtime_error: RuntimeError, error_message: []const u8) RuntimeError {
+	pub fn new_dynamic(self: *RuntimeEnv, userdata: []const coral.io.Byte, typeinfo: *const Typeinfo) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
+		const userdata_copy = try coral.io.allocate_copy(self.allocator, userdata);
+
+		errdefer self.allocator.deallocate(userdata_copy);
+
+		const dynamic_object = try coral.io.allocate_one(self.allocator, DynamicObject{
+			.typeinfo = typeinfo,
+			.userdata = userdata_copy,
+		});
+
+		errdefer self.allocator.deallocate(dynamic_object);
+
+		return @ptrFromInt(try self.ref_values.insert(.{
+			.ref_count = 1,
+			.object = .{.dynamic = dynamic_object},
+		}));
+	}
+
+	pub fn new_number(self: *RuntimeEnv, value: Float) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
+		return @ptrFromInt(try self.ref_values.insert(.{
+			.ref_count = 1,
+			.object = .{.number = value},
+		}));
+	}
+
+	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);
+
+		errdefer self.allocator.deallocate(string_copy);
+
+		return @ptrFromInt(try self.ref_values.insert(.{
+			.ref_count = 1,
+			.object = .{.string = string_copy},
+		}));
+	}
+
+	pub fn raise(self: *RuntimeEnv, error_value: RuntimeError, error_message: []const u8) RuntimeError {
 		// TODO: Print stack trace from state.
 		coral.utf8.print_formatted(self.err_writer, "{name}@{line}: {message}", .{
 			.name = "???",
 			.line = @as(u64, 0),
 			.message = error_message,
-		}) catch return error.SystemFailure;
+		}) catch {};
 
-		return runtime_error;
+		return error_value;
+	}
+
+	pub fn set_dynamic(self: *RuntimeEnv, indexable_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef, index_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef, value_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!void {
+		return switch (self.unbox(indexable_ref)) {
+			.nil => self.raise(error.BadOperation, "nil is immutable"),
+			.boolean => self.raise(error.BadOperation, "boolean is immutable"),
+			.number => self.raise(error.BadOperation, "number is immutable"),
+			.string => self.raise(error.BadOperation, "string is immutable"),
+
+			.dynamic => |dynamic| dynamic.typeinfo.set(.{
+				.userdata = dynamic.userdata,
+				.env = self,
+				.index_ref = index_ref,
+			}, value_ref),
+		};
+	}
+
+	pub fn unbox(self: *RuntimeEnv, ref: ?*const RuntimeRef) Unboxed {
+		const ref_data = self.ref_values.lookup(@intFromPtr(ref orelse return .nil));
+
+		coral.debug.assert(ref_data != null);
+
+		return switch (ref_data.?.object) {
+			.false => .{.boolean = false},
+			.true => .{.boolean = true},
+			.number => |number| .{.number = number},
+			.string => |string| .{.string = string},
+			.dynamic => |dynamic| .{.dynamic = dynamic},
+		};
 	}
 };
 
-pub const RuntimeError = coral.io.AllocationError || State.PopError || error {
+pub const RuntimeError = coral.io.AllocationError || error {
-	BadSyntax,
+	IllegalState,
-	BadOperation,
 	SystemFailure,
+	TypeMismatch,
+	BadOperation,
+	BadSyntax,
 };
 
-pub const RuntimeRef = opaque {
+pub const RuntimeRef = opaque {};
-	fn fetch(self: *const RuntimeRef, env: *RuntimeEnv) RuntimeError!State.Variant {
+
-		return env.bound_refs.lookup(@intFromPtr(self)) orelse env.raise(error.BadOperation, "stale ref");
+pub const TestContext = struct {
+	env: *RuntimeEnv,
+	userdata: []const coral.io.Byte,
+	other_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef,
+};
+
+pub const Typeinfo = struct {
+	call: *const fn (context: CallContext) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef,
+	clean: *const fn (userdata: []u8) void,
+	get: *const fn (context: IndexContext) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef,
+	set: *const fn (context: IndexContext, value: ?*const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!void,
+	test_difference: *const fn (context: TestContext) RuntimeError!Float = default_test_difference,
+	test_equality: *const fn (context: TestContext) RuntimeError!bool = default_test_equality,
+
+	fn default_test_difference(context: TestContext) RuntimeError!Float {
+		return context.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "object is not comparable");
+	}
+
+	fn default_test_equality(context: TestContext) RuntimeError!bool {
+		return switch (context.env.unbox(context.other_ref)) {
+			.dynamic => |dynamic| context.userdata.ptr == dynamic.userdata.ptr,
+			else => false,
+		};
 	}
 };
 
-fn table_clean(userdata: []u8) void {
+pub const Unboxed = union (enum) {
-	@as(*Table, @ptrCast(@alignCast(userdata.ptr))).free();
+	nil,
-}
+	boolean: bool,
-
+	number: Float,
-fn table_get(context: IndexContext) RuntimeError!*RuntimeRef {
+	string: []const u8,
-	const table = @as(*Table, @ptrCast(@alignCast(context.userdata.ptr)));
+	dynamic: *const DynamicObject,
-
-	switch (try context.index.fetch(context.env)) {
-		.nil => return context.env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot index a table with nil"),
-		.true => return context.env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot index a table with true"),
-		.false => return context.env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot index a table with false"),
-
-		.object => |index_object| {
-			const value = table.get_field(index_object);
-
-			errdefer if (value == .object) {
-				context.env.state.release(value.object);
 };
 
-			return @ptrFromInt(try context.env.bound_refs.insert(value));
+pub fn get_dynamic_field(env: *RuntimeEnv, indexable: ?*const RuntimeRef, field: []const u8) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
+	var interned_field = try env.new_string(field);
+
+	defer env.discard(&interned_field);
+
+	return env.get_dynamic(indexable, interned_field);
+}
+
+pub fn new_table(env: *RuntimeEnv) RuntimeError!?*RuntimeRef {
+	var table = Table.make(env);
+
+	errdefer table.free();
+
+	return try env.new_dynamic(coral.io.bytes_of(&table), &Table.typeinfo);
+}
+
+pub fn test_difference(env: *RuntimeEnv, lhs_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef, rhs_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!Float {
+	return switch (env.unbox(lhs_ref)) {
+		.nil => env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "cannot compare nil objects"),
+		.boolean => env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "cannot compare boolean objects"),
+
+		.number => |lhs_number| switch (env.unbox(rhs_ref)) {
+			.number => |rhs_number| rhs_number - lhs_number,
+			else => env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "right-hand object is not comparable with number objects"),
 		},
 
-		.number => |index_number| {
+		.string => |lhs_string| switch (env.unbox(rhs_ref)) {
-			const value = table.get_index(@intFromFloat(index_number));
+			.string => |rhs_string| @floatFromInt(coral.io.compare(lhs_string, rhs_string)),
-
+			else => env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "right-hand object is not comparable with string objects"),
-			errdefer if (value == .object) {
-				context.env.state.release(value.object);
-			};
-
-			return @ptrFromInt(try context.env.bound_refs.insert(value));
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-const table_info = ObjectInfo{
-	.clean = table_clean,
-	.get = table_get,
-	.set = table_set,
-};
-
-fn table_set(context: IndexContext, value: *const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!void {
-	const table = @as(*Table, @ptrCast(@alignCast(context.userdata.ptr)));
-
-	switch (try context.index.fetch(context.env)) {
-		.nil => return context.env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot index a table with nil"),
-		.true => return context.env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot index a table with true"),
-		.false => return context.env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot index a table with false"),
-
-		.object => |index_object| {
-			const fetched_value = try value.fetch(context.env);
-
-			if (fetched_value == .object) {
-				try table.set_field(index_object, .{
-					.object = context.env.state.acquire_instance(fetched_value.object),
-				});
-			} else {
-				try table.set_field(index_object, fetched_value);
-			}
 		},
 
-		.number => |index_number| {
+		.dynamic => |lhs_dynamic| lhs_dynamic.typeinfo.test_difference(.{
-			const fetched_value = try value.fetch(context.env);
+			.env = env,
-
+			.userdata = lhs_dynamic.userdata,
-			if (fetched_value == .object) {
+			.other_ref = rhs_ref,
-				try table.set_index(@intFromFloat(index_number), .{
+		}),
-					.object = context.env.state.acquire_instance(fetched_value.object),
+	};
-				});
-			} else {
-				try table.set_index(@intFromFloat(index_number), fetched_value);
 }
+
+pub fn test_equality(env: *RuntimeEnv, lhs_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef, rhs_ref: ?*const RuntimeRef) RuntimeError!bool {
+	return switch (env.unbox(lhs_ref)) {
+		.nil => (rhs_ref == null),
+
+		.boolean => |lhs_boolean| switch (env.unbox(rhs_ref)) {
+			.boolean => |rhs_boolean| rhs_boolean == lhs_boolean,
+			else => false,
 		},
-	}
-}
 
-fn to_number(env: *RuntimeEnv, variant: State.Variant) RuntimeError!State.Float {
+		.number => |lhs_number| switch (env.unbox(rhs_ref)) {
-	return switch (variant) {
+			.number => |rhs_number| lhs_number == rhs_number,
-		.nil => env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert nil to number"),
+			else => false,
-		.true => env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert true to number"),
+		},
-		.false => env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert false to number"),
+
-		.number => |number| number,
+		.string => |lhs_string| switch (env.unbox(rhs_ref)) {
-		.object => env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert object to number"),
+			.string => |rhs_string| coral.io.equals(lhs_string, rhs_string),
+			else => false,
+		},
+
+		.dynamic => |lhs_dynamic| try lhs_dynamic.typeinfo.test_equality(.{
+			.env = env,
+			.userdata = lhs_dynamic.userdata,
+			.other_ref = rhs_ref,
+		}),
 	};
 }
-
-fn to_object(env: *RuntimeEnv, variant: State.Variant) RuntimeError!*State.Object {
-	return switch (variant) {
-		.nil => env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert nil to object"),
-		.true => env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert true to object"),
-		.false => env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert false to object"),
-		.number => env.raise(error.BadOperation, "cannot convert number to object"),
-		.object => |object| object,
-	};
-}
-
-const string_info = ObjectInfo{
-
-};

source/ona/kym/Ast.zig

@@ -5,17 +5,22 @@ const tokens = @import("./tokens.zig");
 allocator: coral.io.Allocator,
 arena: coral.arena.Stacking,
 statements: Statement.List,
-error_message: []const u8,
+error_message: []const coral.io.Byte,
 
 pub const Expression = union (enum) {
 	nil_literal,
 	true_literal,
 	false_literal,
-	number_literal: []const u8,
+	number_literal: []const coral.io.Byte,
-	string_literal: []const u8,
+	string_literal: []const coral.io.Byte,
 	table_literal: NamedList,
 	grouped_expression: *Expression,
-	get_local: []const u8,
+	get_local: []const coral.io.Byte,
+
+	call_global: struct {
+		identifier: []const coral.io.Byte,
+		argument_expressions: List,
+	},
 
 	binary_operation: struct {
 		operator: BinaryOperator,
@@ -55,7 +60,7 @@ pub const Expression = union (enum) {
 	};
 
 	pub const NamedList = coral.list.Stack(struct {
-		identifier: []const u8,
+		identifier: []const coral.io.Byte,
 		expression: Expression,
 	});
 
@@ -80,6 +85,11 @@ pub const Statement = union (enum) {
 		expression: Expression,
 	},
 
+	call_global: struct {
+		identifier: []const coral.io.Byte,
+		argument_expressions: Expression.List,
+	},
+
 	const List = coral.list.Stack(Statement);
 };
 
@@ -88,13 +98,14 @@ const UnaryOperator = enum {
 	numeric_negation,
 };
 
-fn binary_operation_parser(comptime parse_next: ExpressionParser, comptime operators: []const Expression.BinaryOperator) ExpressionParser {
+fn binary_operation_parser(
-	return struct {
+	comptime parse_next: ExpressionParser,
-		fn parse(self: *Self, tokenizer: *tokens.Tokenizer) ParseError!Expression {
+	comptime operators: []const Expression.BinaryOperator) ExpressionParser {
-			var expression = try parse_next(self, tokenizer);
 
-			{
+	const BinaryOperationParser = struct {
+		fn parse(self: *Self, tokenizer: *tokens.Tokenizer) ParseError!Expression {
 			const allocator = self.arena.as_allocator();
+			var expression = try parse_next(self, tokenizer);
 
 			inline for (operators) |operator| {
 				const token = comptime operator.token();
@@ -103,8 +114,7 @@ fn binary_operation_parser(comptime parse_next: ExpressionParser, comptime opera
 					tokenizer.step();
 
 					if (tokenizer.token == null) {
-							return self.raise(
+						return self.raise("expected other half of expression after `" ++ comptime token.text() ++ "`");
-								"expected right-hand side of expression after `" ++ comptime token.text() ++ "`");
 					}
 
 					expression = .{
@@ -116,11 +126,12 @@ fn binary_operation_parser(comptime parse_next: ExpressionParser, comptime opera
 					};
 				}
 			}
-			}
 
 			return expression;
 		}
-	}.parse;
+	};
+
+	return BinaryOperationParser.parse;
 }
 
 pub fn free(self: *Self) void {
@@ -150,9 +161,12 @@ pub fn list_statements(self: Self) []const Statement {
 pub fn parse(self: *Self, tokenizer: *tokens.Tokenizer) ParseError!void {
 	self.free();
 
+	const allocator = self.arena.as_allocator();
 	var has_returned = false;
 
 	while (true) {
+		const no_effect_message = "statement has no effect";
+
 		tokenizer.skip(.newline);
 
 		switch (tokenizer.token orelse return) {
@@ -181,8 +195,6 @@ pub fn parse(self: *Self, tokenizer: *tokens.Tokenizer) ParseError!void {
 			.local => |identifier| {
 				tokenizer.step();
 
-				const no_effect_message = "statement has no effect";
-
 				switch (tokenizer.token orelse return self.raise(no_effect_message)) {
 					.newline => return self.raise(no_effect_message),
 
@@ -209,6 +221,45 @@ pub fn parse(self: *Self, tokenizer: *tokens.Tokenizer) ParseError!void {
 				}
 			},
 
+			.global => |identifier| {
+				tokenizer.step();
+
+				switch (tokenizer.token orelse return self.raise(no_effect_message)) {
+					.newline => return self.raise(no_effect_message),
+
+					.symbol_paren_left => {
+						tokenizer.step();
+
+						var expressions_list = Expression.List.make(allocator);
+
+						while (true) {
+							if (tokenizer.is_token(.symbol_paren_right)) {
+								break;
+							}
+
+							try expressions_list.push_one(try self.parse_expression(tokenizer));
+
+							switch (tokenizer.token orelse return self.raise("unexpected end after after `(`")) {
+								.symbol_comma => continue,
+								.symbol_paren_right => break,
+								else => return self.raise("expected `)` or argument after `(`"),
+							}
+						}
+
+						tokenizer.step();
+
+						try self.statements.push_one(.{
+							.call_global = .{
+								.argument_expressions = expressions_list,
+								.identifier = identifier,
+							},
+						});
+					},
+
+					else => return self.raise("expected `=` after local"),
+				}
+			},
+
 			else => return self.raise("invalid statement"),
 		}
 	}
@@ -252,6 +303,24 @@ fn parse_factor(self: *Self, tokenizer: *tokens.Tokenizer) ParseError!Expression
 			return Expression{.grouped_expression = try coral.io.allocate_one(allocator, expression)};
 		},
 
+		.keyword_nil => {
+			tokenizer.step();
+
+			return .nil_literal;
+		},
+
+		.keyword_true => {
+			tokenizer.step();
+
+			return .true_literal;
+		},
+
+		.keyword_false => {
+			tokenizer.step();
+
+			return .false_literal;
+		},
+
 		.number => |value| {
 			tokenizer.step();
 
@@ -264,6 +333,48 @@ fn parse_factor(self: *Self, tokenizer: *tokens.Tokenizer) ParseError!Expression
 			return Expression{.string_literal = value};
 		},
 
+		.global => |identifier| {
+			tokenizer.skip(.newline);
+
+			var expression_list = Expression.List.make(allocator);
+
+			while (true) {
+				switch (tokenizer.token orelse return self.raise("expected expression or `)` after `(`")) {
+					.symbol_paren_right => {
+						tokenizer.step();
+
+						return Expression{
+							.call_global = .{
+								.identifier = identifier,
+								.argument_expressions = expression_list,
+							},
+						};
+					},
+
+					else => {
+						try expression_list.push_one(try self.parse_expression(tokenizer));
+
+						switch (tokenizer.token orelse return self.raise("expected `,` or `)` after argument")) {
+							.symbol_comma => continue,
+
+							.symbol_paren_right => {
+								tokenizer.step();
+
+								return Expression{
+									.call_global = .{
+										.identifier = identifier,
+										.argument_expressions = expression_list,
+									},
+								};
+							},
+
+							else => return self.raise("expected `,` or `)` after argument"),
+						}
+					},
+				}
+			}
+		},
+
 		.local => |identifier| {
 			tokenizer.step();
 

source/ona/kym/Chunk.zig

@@ -0,0 +1,504 @@
+const Ast = @import("./Ast.zig");
+
+const coral = @import("coral");
+
+const kym = @import("../kym.zig");
+
+env: *kym.RuntimeEnv,
+constant_refs: RefList,
+opcodes: OpcodeList,
+
+const AstCompiler = struct {
+	chunk: *Self,
+	local_identifiers_buffer: [255][]const coral.io.Byte = [_][]const coral.io.Byte{""} ** 255,
+	local_identifiers_count: u8 = 0,
+
+	fn compile_expression(self: *AstCompiler, expression: Ast.Expression) kym.RuntimeError!void {
+		const number_format = coral.utf8.DecimalFormat{
+			.delimiter = "_",
+			.positive_prefix = .none,
+		};
+
+		switch (expression) {
+			.nil_literal => try self.chunk.append_opcode(.push_nil),
+			.true_literal => try self.chunk.append_opcode(.push_true),
+			.false_literal => try self.chunk.append_opcode(.push_false),
+
+			.number_literal => |literal| {
+				const parsed_number = number_format.parse(literal, kym.Float);
+
+				coral.debug.assert(parsed_number != null);
+
+				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{
+					.push_const = try self.chunk.declare_constant_number(parsed_number.?),
+				});
+			},
+
+			.string_literal => |literal| {
+				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{.push_const = try self.chunk.declare_constant_string(literal)});
+			},
+
+			.table_literal => |fields| {
+				if (fields.values.len > coral.math.max_int(@typeInfo(u32).Int)) {
+					return error.OutOfMemory;
+				}
+
+				for (fields.values) |field| {
+					try self.compile_expression(field.expression);
+
+					try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{
+						.push_const = try self.chunk.declare_constant_string(field.identifier),
+					});
+				}
+
+				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{
+					.push_table = .{.field_count = @intCast(fields.values.len)}});
+			},
+
+			.binary_operation => |operation| {
+				try self.compile_expression(operation.lhs_expression.*);
+				try self.compile_expression(operation.rhs_expression.*);
+
+				try self.chunk.append_opcode(switch (operation.operator) {
+					.addition => .add,
+					.subtraction => .sub,
+					.multiplication => .mul,
+					.divsion => .div,
+					.greater_equals_comparison => .eql,
+					.greater_than_comparison => .cgt,
+					.equals_comparison => .cge,
+					.less_than_comparison => .clt,
+					.less_equals_comparison => .cle,
+				});
+			},
+
+			.unary_operation => |operation| {
+				try self.compile_expression(operation.expression.*);
+
+				try self.chunk.append_opcode(switch (operation.operator) {
+					.boolean_negation => .not,
+					.numeric_negation => .neg,
+				});
+			},
+
+			.grouped_expression => |grouped_expression| {
+				try self.compile_expression(grouped_expression.*);
+			},
+
+			.get_local => |local| {
+				try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{
+					.local_push_ref = self.resolve_local(local) orelse return self.chunk.env.raise(error.OutOfMemory, "undefined local"),
+				});
+			},
+
+			.call_global => |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(.{
+					.global_call = .{
+						.arg_count = @intCast(call.argument_expressions.values.len),
+					},
+				});
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	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),
+
+			.set_local => |local| {
+				try self.compile_expression(local.expression);
+
+				if (self.resolve_local(local.identifier)) |index| {
+					try self.chunk.append_opcode(.{.set_local = index});
+				} else {
+					try self.declare_local(local.identifier);
+				}
+			},
+
+			.call_global => |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(.{
+					.global_call = .{
+						.arg_count = @intCast(call.argument_expressions.values.len),
+					},
+				});
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	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");
+		}
+
+		self.local_identifiers_buffer[self.local_identifiers_count] = identifier;
+		self.local_identifiers_count += 1;
+	}
+
+	fn resolve_local(self: *AstCompiler, local_identifier: []const coral.io.Byte) ?u8 {
+		if (self.local_identifiers_count == 0) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
+		var index = @as(u8, self.local_identifiers_count - 1);
+
+		while (true) : (index -= 1) {
+			if (coral.io.equals(local_identifier, self.local_identifiers_buffer[index])) {
+				return index;
+			}
+
+			if (index == 0) {
+				return null;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+};
+
+pub const Constant = u16;
+
+const RefList = coral.list.Stack(?*kym.RuntimeRef);
+
+const LocalsList = coral.list.Stack([]const u8);
+
+pub const Opcode = union (enum) {
+	push_nil,
+	push_true,
+	push_false,
+	push_const: Constant,
+	local_push_ref: u8,
+	set_local: u8,
+	get_global,
+
+	push_table: struct {
+		field_count: u32,
+	},
+
+	global_call: struct {
+		arg_count: u8,
+	},
+
+	not,
+	neg,
+
+	add,
+	sub,
+	mul,
+	div,
+
+	eql,
+	cgt,
+	clt,
+	cge,
+	cle,
+};
+
+const OpcodeList = coral.list.Stack(Opcode);
+
+const Self = @This();
+
+pub fn append_opcode(self: *Self, opcode: Opcode) kym.RuntimeError!void {
+	return self.opcodes.push_one(opcode);
+}
+
+pub fn compile_ast(self: *Self, ast: Ast) kym.RuntimeError!void {
+	self.free();
+
+	try self.constant_refs.grow(coral.math.max_int(@typeInfo(u16).Int));
+
+	var compiler = AstCompiler{.chunk = self};
+
+	for (ast.list_statements()) |statement| {
+		try compiler.compile_statement(statement);
+	}
+
+	try self.constant_refs.pack();
+	try self.opcodes.pack();
+}
+
+pub fn declare_constant_number(self: *Self, constant: kym.Float) kym.RuntimeError!Constant {
+	const tail = self.constant_refs.values.len;
+
+	if (tail == coral.math.max_int(@typeInfo(u16).Int)) {
+		return self.env.raise(error.BadSyntax, "functions may contain a maximum of 65,535 constants");
+	}
+
+	var constant_ref = try self.env.new_number(constant);
+
+	errdefer self.env.discard(&constant_ref);
+
+	try self.constant_refs.push_one(constant_ref);
+
+	return @intCast(tail);
+}
+
+pub fn declare_constant_string(self: *Self, constant: []const coral.io.Byte) kym.RuntimeError!Constant {
+	const tail = self.constant_refs.values.len;
+
+	if (tail == coral.math.max_int(@typeInfo(u16).Int)) {
+		return self.env.raise(error.BadSyntax, "functions may contain a maximum of 65,535 constants");
+	}
+
+	var constant_ref = try self.env.new_string(constant);
+
+	errdefer self.env.discard(&constant_ref);
+
+	try self.constant_refs.push_one(constant_ref);
+
+	return @intCast(tail);
+}
+
+pub fn execute(self: *Self, global_ref: ?*const kym.RuntimeRef, name: []const coral.io.Byte) kym.RuntimeError!?*kym.RuntimeRef {
+	_ = name;
+
+	try self.env.frame_push();
+
+	for (self.opcodes.values) |opcode| {
+		switch (opcode) {
+			.push_nil => try self.env.local_push_ref(null),
+			.push_true => try self.env.local_push_boolean(true),
+			.push_false => try self.env.local_push_boolean(false),
+			.push_const => |constant| try self.env.local_push_ref(self.constant_refs.values[constant]),
+
+			.push_table => |push_table| {
+				var table_ref = try kym.new_table(self.env);
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&table_ref);
+
+				{
+					var popped = @as(usize, 0);
+
+					while (popped < push_table.field_count) : (popped += 1) {
+						try self.env.set_dynamic(table_ref, try self.env.local_pop(), try self.env.local_pop());
+					}
+				}
+
+				try self.env.local_push_ref(table_ref);
+			},
+
+			.local_push_ref => |local| {
+				var ref = try self.env.local_get(local);
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_ref(ref);
+			},
+
+			.get_global => {
+				var identifier_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&identifier_ref);
+
+				var ref = try self.env.get_dynamic(global_ref, identifier_ref);
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_ref(ref);
+			},
+
+			.set_local => |local| {
+				var ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_set(local, ref);
+			},
+
+			.global_call => |_| {
+
+			},
+
+			.neg => try self.env.local_push_number(switch (self.env.unbox(try self.env.local_pop())) {
+				.number => |number| -number,
+				else => return self.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "object is not scalar negatable"),
+			}),
+
+			.not => try self.env.local_push_boolean(switch (self.env.unbox(try self.env.local_pop())) {
+				.boolean => |boolean| !boolean,
+				else => return self.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "object is not boolean negatable"),
+			}),
+
+			.add => {
+				var rhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&rhs_ref);
+
+				var lhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&lhs_ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_ref(switch (self.env.unbox(lhs_ref)) {
+					.number => |lhs_number| switch (self.env.unbox(rhs_ref)) {
+						.number => |rhs_number| try self.env.new_number(lhs_number + rhs_number),
+						else => return self.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "right-hand object is not addable"),
+					},
+
+					else => return self.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "left-hand object is not addable"),
+				});
+			},
+
+			.sub => {
+				var rhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&rhs_ref);
+
+				var lhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&lhs_ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_ref(switch (self.env.unbox(lhs_ref)) {
+					.number => |lhs_number| switch (self.env.unbox(rhs_ref)) {
+						.number => |rhs_number| try self.env.new_number(lhs_number - rhs_number),
+						else => return self.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "right-hand object is not subtractable"),
+					},
+
+					else => return self.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "left-hand object is not subtractable"),
+				});
+			},
+
+			.mul => {
+				var rhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&rhs_ref);
+
+				var lhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&lhs_ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_ref(switch (self.env.unbox(lhs_ref)) {
+					.number => |lhs_number| switch (self.env.unbox(rhs_ref)) {
+						.number => |rhs_number| try self.env.new_number(lhs_number * rhs_number),
+						else => return self.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "right-hand object is not multiplyable"),
+					},
+
+					else => return self.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "left-hand object is not multiplyable"),
+				});
+			},
+
+			.div => {
+				var rhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&rhs_ref);
+
+				var lhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&lhs_ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_ref(switch (self.env.unbox(lhs_ref)) {
+					.number => |lhs_number| switch (self.env.unbox(rhs_ref)) {
+						.number => |rhs_number| try self.env.new_number(lhs_number / rhs_number),
+						else => return self.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "right-hand object is not divisable"),
+					},
+
+					else => return self.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "left-hand object is not divisable"),
+				});
+			},
+
+			.eql => {
+				var rhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&rhs_ref);
+
+				var lhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&lhs_ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_boolean(try kym.test_equality(self.env, lhs_ref, rhs_ref));
+			},
+
+			.cgt => {
+				var rhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&rhs_ref);
+
+				var lhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&lhs_ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_boolean(try kym.test_difference(self.env, lhs_ref, rhs_ref) > 0);
+			},
+
+			.clt => {
+				var rhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&rhs_ref);
+
+				var lhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&lhs_ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_boolean(try kym.test_difference(self.env, lhs_ref, rhs_ref) < 0);
+			},
+
+			.cge => {
+				var rhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&rhs_ref);
+
+				var lhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&lhs_ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_boolean(try kym.test_difference(self.env, lhs_ref, rhs_ref) >= 0);
+			},
+
+			.cle => {
+				var rhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&rhs_ref);
+
+				var lhs_ref = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+				defer self.env.discard(&lhs_ref);
+
+				try self.env.local_push_boolean(try kym.test_difference(self.env, lhs_ref, rhs_ref) <= 0);
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	const result = try self.env.local_pop();
+
+	try self.env.frame_pop();
+
+	return result;
+}
+
+pub fn free(self: *Self) void {
+	for (self.constant_refs.values) |*constant| {
+		self.env.discard(constant);
+	}
+
+	self.opcodes.free();
+	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),
+		.constant_refs = RefList.make(env.allocator),
+		.env = env,
+	};
+}

source/ona/kym/State.zig

@@ -1,148 +0,0 @@
-const coral = @import("coral");
-
-allocator: coral.io.Allocator,
-interned: SymbolTable,
-globals: Object,
-values: DataStack,
-frames: CallStack,
-
-pub const Float = f64;
-
-const CallStack = coral.list.Stack(struct {
-	callable: *Object,
-	opcode_index: usize,
-	stack_index: usize,
-});
-
-const DataStack = coral.list.Stack(Variant);
-
-pub const Object = struct {
-	ref_count: usize,
-	userdata: []coral.io.Byte,
-	userinfo: *const anyopaque,
-};
-
-pub const PopError = error {
-	StackOverflow,
-};
-
-const Self = @This();
-
-const SymbolTable = coral.map.Table([]const coral.io.Byte, *Object, coral.map.string_table_traits);
-
-pub const Variant = union (enum) {
-	nil,
-	true,
-	false,
-	number: Float,
-	object: *Object,
-
-	pub fn equals(self: Variant, other: Variant) bool {
-		return switch (self) {
-			.nil => other == .nil,
-			.true => other == .true,
-			.false => other == .false,
-
-			.number => |number| switch (other) {
-				.number => |other_number| number == other_number,
-				else => false,
-			},
-
-			.object => |object| switch (other) {
-				.object => |other_object| object == other_object,
-				else => false,
-			},
-		};
-	}
-};
-
-pub fn acquire_instance(_: *Self, object: *Object) *Object {
-	// TODO: safety-check object belongs to state.
-	object.ref_count += 1;
-
-	return object;
-}
-
-pub fn acquire_interned(self: *Self, userdata: []const u8, userinfo: *const anyopaque) coral.io.AllocationError!*Object {
-	// TODO: Include userinfo in matching lookup.
-	if (self.interned.lookup(userdata)) |object| {
-		return self.acquire_instance(object);
-	} else {
-		const data_object = try self.acquire_new(userdata, userinfo);
-
-		errdefer self.release(data_object);
-
-		coral.debug.assert(try self.interned.insert(data_object.userdata, data_object));
-
-		return data_object;
-	}
-}
-
-pub fn acquire_new(self: *Self, userdata: []const u8, userinfo: *const anyopaque) coral.io.AllocationError!*Object {
-	const allocated_userdata = try coral.io.allocate_copy(self.allocator, userdata);
-
-	errdefer self.allocator.deallocate(allocated_userdata);
-
-	const allocated_object = try coral.io.allocate_one(self.allocator, Object{
-		.ref_count = 1,
-		.userdata = allocated_userdata,
-		.userinfo = userinfo,
-	});
-
-	errdefer self.allocator.deallocate(allocated_object);
-
-	return allocated_object;
-}
-
-pub fn free(self: *Self) void {
-	self.values.free();
-	self.frames.free();
-	self.interned.free();
-}
-
-pub fn get_value(self: *Self, index: u8) Variant {
-	return if (index < self.values.values.len) self.values.values[index] else .nil;
-}
-
-pub fn make(allocator: coral.io.Allocator) Self {
-	return .{
-		.values = DataStack.make(allocator),
-		.frames = CallStack.make(allocator),
-		.interned = SymbolTable.make(allocator),
-		.allocator = allocator,
-
-		.globals = .{
-			.ref_count = 0,
-			.userdata = &.{},
-			.userinfo = &.{},
-		},
-	};
-}
-
-pub fn pop_value(self: *Self) PopError!Variant {
-	return self.values.pop() orelse error.StackOverflow;
-}
-
-pub fn push_value(self: *Self, value: Variant) coral.io.AllocationError!void {
-	return self.values.push_one(value);
-}
-
-pub fn release(self: *Self, object: *Object) void {
-	coral.debug.assert(object.ref_count != 0);
-
-	object.ref_count -= 1;
-
-	if (object.ref_count == 0) {
-		self.allocator.deallocate(object);
-	}
-}
-
-pub fn set_value(self: *Self, index: u8, value: Variant) bool {
-	if (index >= self.values.values.len) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	self.values.values[index] = value;
-
-	return true;
-}

source/ona/kym/Table.zig

@@ -1,76 +1,82 @@
-const State = @import("./State.zig");
-
 const coral = @import("coral");
 
-state: *State,
+const kym = @import("../kym.zig");
+
 fields: FieldTable,
-array: ArrayList,
 
-const ArrayList = coral.list.Stack(State.Variant);
+const FieldTable = coral.map.Table([]const coral.io.Byte, struct {
-
+	key_ref: ?*kym.RuntimeRef,
-const Field = struct {
+	value_ref: ?*kym.RuntimeRef,
-	field: *State.Object,
+}, coral.map.string_table_traits);
-	value: State.Variant,
-
-	fn release_objects(self: Field, state: *State) void {
-		state.release(self.field);
-
-		if (self.value == .object) {
-			state.release(self.value.object);
-		}
-	}
-};
-
-const FieldTable = coral.map.Table([]const coral.io.Byte, Field, coral.map.string_table_traits);
 
 const Self = @This();
 
 pub fn free(self: *Self) void {
-	{
-		var field_iterator = FieldTable.Iterable{.table = &self.fields};
-
-		while (field_iterator.next()) |entry| {
-			entry.value.release_objects(self.state);
-		}
-	}
-
 	self.fields.free();
-	self.array.free();
 }
 
-pub fn get_field(self: *Self, field_name: *State.Object) State.Variant {
+pub fn make(env: *kym.RuntimeEnv) Self {
-	const field = self.fields.lookup(field_name.userdata) orelse return .nil;
-
-	if (field.value == .object) {
-		return .{.object = self.state.acquire_instance(field.value.object)};
-	}
-
-	return field.value;
-}
-
-pub fn get_index(self: *Self, index: usize) State.Variant {
-	return self.array.values[index];
-}
-
-pub fn make(allocator: coral.io.Allocator, state: *State) Self {
 	return .{
-		.state = state,
+		.fields = FieldTable.make(env.allocator),
-		.fields = FieldTable.make(allocator),
-		.array = ArrayList.make(allocator),
 	};
 }
 
-pub fn set_field(self: *Self, field_name: *State.Object, value: State.Variant) coral.io.AllocationError!void {
+pub const typeinfo = kym.Typeinfo{
-	const previous_entry = try self.fields.replace(field_name.userdata, .{
+	.call = typeinfo_call,
-		.field = field_name,
+	.clean = typeinfo_clean,
-		.value = value,
+	.get = typeinfo_get,
-	});
+	.set = typeinfo_set,
+};
 
-	if (previous_entry) |entry| {
+fn typeinfo_call(context: kym.CallContext) kym.RuntimeError!?*kym.RuntimeRef {
-		entry.value.release_objects(self.state);
+	return context.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "cannot call a table");
-	}
 }
 
-pub fn set_index(self: *Self, index: usize, value: State.Variant) coral.io.AllocationError!void {
+fn typeinfo_clean(userdata: []u8) void {
-	self.array.values[index] = value;
+	@as(*Self, @ptrCast(@alignCast(userdata.ptr))).free();
+}
+
+fn typeinfo_get(context: kym.IndexContext) kym.RuntimeError!?*kym.RuntimeRef {
+	const table = @as(*Self, @ptrCast(@alignCast(context.userdata.ptr)));
+
+	return switch (context.env.unbox(context.index_ref)) {
+		.string => |string| context.env.acquire((table.fields.lookup(string) orelse return null).value_ref),
+		// TODO: Implement number indices in tables.
+		.number => |_| unreachable,
+		else => context.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "table objects may only be indexed with strings or numbers"),
+	};
+}
+
+fn typeinfo_set(context: kym.IndexContext, value_ref: ?*const kym.RuntimeRef) kym.RuntimeError!void {
+	const table = @as(*Self, @ptrCast(@alignCast(context.userdata.ptr)));
+	var acquired_value_ref = context.env.acquire(value_ref);
+
+	errdefer context.env.discard(&acquired_value_ref);
+
+	switch (context.env.unbox(context.index_ref)) {
+		.string => |string| {
+			var acquired_index_ref = context.env.acquire(context.index_ref);
+
+			errdefer context.env.discard(&acquired_index_ref);
+
+			var displaced_table_entry = if (acquired_value_ref) |ref| try table.fields.replace(string, .{
+				.key_ref = acquired_index_ref,
+				.value_ref = ref,
+			}) else table.fields.remove(string);
+
+			if (displaced_table_entry) |*entry| {
+				context.env.discard(&entry.value.key_ref);
+				context.env.discard(&entry.value.value_ref);
+			}
+		},
+
+		.number => |_| {
+			// TODO: Implement number indices in tables.
+			unreachable;
+		},
+
+		else => {
+			return context.env.raise(error.TypeMismatch, "table objects may only be indexed with strings or numbers");
+		},
+	}
 }

source/ona/ona.zig

@@ -48,9 +48,17 @@ pub fn run_app(file_access: file.Access) RuntimeError!void {
 
 	defer script_env.free();
 
+	var globals_ref = kym.new_table(&script_env) catch {
+		try fail_log.write("failed to initialize script runtime");
+
+		return error.InitFailure;
+	};
+
+	defer script_env.discard(&globals_ref);
+
 	var manifest = app.Manifest{};
 
-	manifest.load(&script_env, file_access) catch {
+	manifest.load(&script_env, globals_ref, file_access) catch {
 		fail_log.write("failed to load / execute app.ona manifest") catch {};
 
 		return error.BadManifest;