The safeToString_ mechanism introduced in 40897f33 used per-fiber maps and lists to detect recursive toString calls, but leaked memory when runtime errors occurred before cleanup. This reverts to direct toString implementations for List and Map, removing the recursive detection logic and updating tests to mark self-referencing containers as TODO.
Add `String.safeToString_` static method that tracks objects currently being
converted to string per fiber, returning "..." when recursion is detected.
Wrap List.toString and Map.toString with this guard to handle self-referential
and mutually recursive structures without crashing.
Introduce a new static method `Object.same(obj1, obj2)` that exposes the VM's
built-in equality semantics (`wrenValuesEqual`) directly, bypassing any
user-defined `==` overrides. This required creating a dedicated metaclass for
Object (subclass of Class) to host the static method without polluting every
class with a `same` method. The implementation wires up a new `Object metaclass`
in the core initialization sequence, adjusts the class hierarchy setup order,
and adds comprehensive tests covering value types, identity comparison, and
verification that `Object.same` ignores custom `==` operators.
The static helper `callFunction` in wren_core.c was renamed to `callFn` to prevent symbol conflicts with the public `wrenCallFunction` API, ensuring unique linkage and clearer separation between internal and external call paths.
The `.list` method on Sequence was renamed to `.toList` to better reflect its
purpose of converting a sequence into a List object. This change updates the
method definition in `builtin/core.wren` and `src/vm/wren_core.c`, along with
all test files that called `.list` on sequences, maps, ranges, and custom
sequence implementations. The test file `test/core/sequence/list.wren` was also
renamed to `test/core/sequence/to_list.wren` to match the new method name.
Move the definitions of Bool, Fiber, Fn, Null, and Num classes from hardcoded C code in wren_core.c into the core.wren library source, allowing them to be parsed and created during library initialization. Simplify defineClass to always use wrenNewSingleClass, remove redundant root pushing in wrenNewClass, and adjust the class creation in the interpreter to use a Value instead of ObjClass*.
Consolidate the refactoring branch changes from patriciomacadden's fork into the main repository, incorporating the updated class definition logic in wren_core.c that replaces the separate defineSingleClass function with a unified defineClass function capable of handling both raw and subclassed class creation.
Refactor Sequence.map and Sequence.where to return lazy MapSequence and WhereSequence wrappers instead of eagerly building a List. Add new MapSequence and WhereSequence classes that delegate iteration and apply the transformation or predicate on-the-fly. Update documentation to reflect lazy semantics and the need to call .list to materialize results. Adjust all existing tests to call .list on map/where results. Add new tests in test/core/sequence/ verifying lazy behavior with infinite Fibonacci iterators.
Add a new `each` method to the Sequence class in the Wren programming language,
allowing iteration over sequence elements by passing each element to a provided
function. This replaces the previous pattern of using `map` with `Fiber.yield`
in examples, providing a more direct and idiomatic way to perform side effects
per element. The implementation includes a core library method in `core.wren`,
a C source string in `wren_core.c`, documentation in the Sequence markdown file,
and three test cases covering normal iteration, empty sequences, and non-function
argument error handling.
The defineSingleClass helper was only used for the initial Object and Class
definitions during core initialization. By inlining its logic into defineClass
with a check for vm->classClass being NULL, we eliminate a redundant function
while preserving the same behavior for those two special cases.
Introduce MapSequence and WhereSequence subclasses of Sequence that apply transformations lazily during iteration instead of building intermediate lists. Update Sequence.map and Sequence.where to return these deferred wrappers, modify all existing tests to call .list on results, and add new infinite-sequence tests verifying lazy behavior on Fibonacci iterators.
Add a new `each` method to the Sequence class that iterates over elements
calling a provided function for each, serving as a side-effect-only
alternative to `map` when the resulting list is not needed. This is
particularly important for the upcoming change where `map` will return a
new sequence instead of mutating in place, as demonstrated by updating
the README and index examples to use `each` with Fiber.yield. Includes
documentation in the Sequence API reference and three new test cases
covering normal iteration, empty sequences, and non-function argument
error handling.
Rewrite all() and any() to store and return the predicate's result directly, matching && and || semantics. Update documentation to describe the new behavior. Move tests from test/core/list/ to test/core/sequence/ and add cases verifying that the first falsey/truthy value is returned.
Implements a new `list` method on the Sequence class that iterates over all elements and returns them as a freshly created List object. Includes documentation with usage example and a test case using a custom TestSequence class to verify correct behavior.
Add `byteAt(index)`, `codePointAt(index)`, and `bytes` sequence to String,
enabling direct byte-level manipulation of UTF-8 encoded strings. Introduce
`\x` hex escape sequence in string literals for specifying raw byte values.
Refactor Unicode escape parsing into a generic `readHexEscape` function
supporting variable digit counts. Implement `wrenUtf8Decode` utility for
decoding UTF-8 sequences from byte buffers. Add comprehensive tests for
`byteAt` including boundary conditions and error cases.
Implements a new `list` method on the Sequence class that iterates over all elements and collects them into a new List instance. Includes documentation in the core sequence docs and a test case verifying correct behavior with a custom sequence implementation.
Implement the `String.fromCodePoint(_)` primitive that creates a string from a Unicode code point, with validation for integer range 0–0x10ffff. Extract inline UTF-8 encoding logic from `readUnicodeEscape` in the compiler into new `wrenUtf8NumBytes` and `wrenUtf8Encode` utility functions in `wren_utils`, and add `wrenStringFromCodePoint` helper in `wren_value`. Update documentation for core classes to add "Methods" and "Static Methods" section headers, and include `String.fromCodePoint` docs with example. Add a test file `from_code_point.wren` covering various code points.
Implement a new `count(f)` method on the Sequence class that iterates over elements and returns the number of items for which the given predicate function evaluates to true. Update the core library source, sequence documentation, and add three new test files covering normal usage, non-boolean return values, and non-function argument error handling. Also fix minor terminology in list docs (items → elements).
Remove the `WrenVM* vm` parameter from `wrenValueBufferInit`, `wrenByteBufferInit`,
`wrenIntBufferInit`, `wrenStringBufferInit`, `wrenSymbolTableInit`,
`wrenMethodBufferInit`, `wrenStringFind`, and `wrenDebugPrintStackTrace`
functions across the compiler, core, debug, utils, value, and VM modules.
Update all call sites and macro definitions to match the simplified signatures,
eliminating dead parameters that were never used within the function bodies.
Replace the hand-rolled capacity/count/elements fields in ObjList with a
ValueBuffer struct, and update Compiler to use a ValueBuffer for its
constant pool instead of an ObjList. This eliminates the separate
ensureListCapacity and wrenListAdd functions, centralizing buffer growth
logic in wrenValueBufferWrite. Adjust all list primitives (add, clear,
count, iterate, iteratorValue) and the GC marking path to operate on the
embedded ValueBuffer. Add wrenMarkBuffer helper for marking buffer
contents during sweep.
Consolidate temporary variable usage in list_add, list_count, and list_iterate by directly inlining AS_LIST/AS_NUM calls. Remove the entire block of num_abs, num_acos, num_asin, num_atan, num_atan2, num_ceil, num_cos, num_floor, and num_fraction primitive definitions to eliminate boilerplate.
Add acos, asin, atan, atan2, tan methods to Num class and expose Num.pi constant with value π. Include corresponding C primitives in wren_core.c and test files for each new method.
Convert `validateIndexValue` and `validateIndex` return types to `uint32_t` with `UINT32_MAX` sentinel, update `wrenNewList`, `wrenListInsert`, `wrenListRemoveAt` signatures, and remove the TODO comment about type unification with `ObjMap`.
The contains method is promoted from List to the Sequence base class, making it available to all sequence types (including Range). Tests are added for both List.contains and Range.contains, covering ordered, backwards, and exclusive ranges.
Cache the FNV-1a hash code in the ObjString struct at creation time, replacing the
on-the-fly sampling hash in hashObject() and enabling constant-time string equality
checks. Refactor string allocation into allocateString() and hashString() helpers,
remove the old wrenNewUninitializedString() declaration, and add a CONST_STRING
macro. Disable the unimplemented subscript range operator with a runtime error and
skip the related UTF-8 tests. Add a string_equals benchmark to measure the speedup.
The `List.insert` method signature is changed from `insert(item, index)` to `insert(index, item)`, aligning with standard practice in most languages. All documentation, core implementation, and test files are updated to reflect the new parameter order. The `validateIndex` call now reads the index from slot 1 instead of slot 2, and the value is read from slot 2.
The two validation functions in wren_core.c were calling wrenStringFormat with a format
string containing a "$" placeholder but were not passing the argName argument, causing
the placeholder to remain unsubstituted in error messages. This commit adds the missing
argName parameter to both calls.
Additionally, the CONST_STRING macro in wren_value.h was changed from using strlen(text)
to sizeof(text) - 1, which allows the compiler to compute the string length at compile
time rather than at runtime, improving performance for string literal creation.
Replace ad-hoc string construction using wrenNewString, wrenStringConcat, and sprintf with the new wrenStringFormat helper. This centralizes string formatting logic, reduces code duplication, and eliminates manual length calculations in wren_compiler.c, wren_core.c, wren_value.c, and wren_vm.c. Also introduces CONST_STRING macro for compile-time string literals and changes wrenNewUninitializedString return type from Value to ObjString* for consistency.
The previous signature `insert(element, index)` was counter-intuitive and inconsistent with every major language's list API. This commit swaps the parameters to `insert(index, element)`, matching the convention used by Ruby, JavaScript, C++, Lua, C#, Java, and Python. All documentation, C implementation, and test files are updated to reflect the new order.
Adds a new `atan(_)` primitive method to the Num class that wraps the C
`atan2` function, allowing callers to compute the arc tangent of the
number divided by a given argument `x` while using the signs of both
numbers to determine the correct quadrant of the result. The
implementation registers the primitive `num_atan2` in the core VM
initialization and documents the new method in the core library
reference.
Add a generic `contains` implementation on the `Sequence` base class, removing the duplicate method from `List`. This allows all sequence types (including Range) to use the method without per-class redefinition. Include new test files for `List.contains` and `Range.contains` covering ordered, backwards, and exclusive ranges.
Separate Wren VM library sources from CLI tool sources by moving them into
src/vm/ and src/cli/ subdirectories respectively. Update the Makefile to use
separate wildcard patterns for each directory, generate distinct object file
paths under build/vm/ and build/cli/, and adjust include paths to src/include.
Also update the Xcode project file to reference the new file locations.
Add the missing `tan` method to the Num class, implementing the tangent
trigonometric function. This fills the gap between the existing `sin` and
`cos` methods, providing a complete set of basic trigonometric operations.
- Register `num_tan` primitive in the VM core initialization
- Implement `DEF_PRIMITIVE(num_tan)` using C's `tan()` math function
- Add documentation entry for `tan` in the core library reference
Implement a new `count(f)` method on the Sequence class that accepts a predicate function and returns the number of elements for which the predicate evaluates to true. The implementation iterates over the sequence, calling `f.call(element)` on each element and incrementing a counter when the result is truthy.
Also update the documentation for both Sequence and List classes: add full documentation for the new `count(predicate)` method on Sequence, and change the terminology in List docs from "items" to "elements" for consistency. Add three test files covering the basic predicate behavior, non-boolean return values from the predicate, and the error case when a non-function argument is passed.
Change the `capacity` and `count` fields in `ObjList` from `int` to `uint32_t` to match the
types used in `ObjMap`, ensuring consistency between the two structures. Update all loop
variables and index calculations in `wren_core.c` and `wren_value.c` that interact with
these fields to use `uint32_t` instead of `int`, and remove the now-unnecessary negative
bounds check in `list_iterate` since unsigned types cannot be negative.
