adding null

lang/README.md

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Holey-Bytes-Language (hblang for short) (*.hb) is the only true language targeti
 
 hblang knows what it isn't, because it knows what it is, hblang computes this by sub...
 
-
 ## Examples
 
 Examples are also used in tests. To add an example that runs during testing add:
@@ -30,9 +29,9 @@ Examples are also used in tests. To add an example that runs during testing add:
 </pre>
 and also:
 ```rs
-<name> => README;
+<name>;
 ```
-to the `run_tests` macro at the bottom of the `src/codegen.rs`.
+to the `run_tests` macro at the bottom of the `src/son.rs`.
 
 ### Tour Examples
 
@@ -129,6 +128,9 @@ fib := fn(n: uint): uint {
 #### pointers
 ```hb
 main := fn(): uint {
+	n := @as(^uint, null)
+	if n != null return 9001
+
 	a := 1
 	b := &a
 
@@ -289,14 +291,14 @@ foo := fn(): uint return 0
 arbitrary text
 ```
 
-- `@use(<string>)`: imports a module based of string, the string is passed to a loader that can be customized, default loader uses following syntax:
+- `@use(<string>)`: imports a module based on relative path, cycles are allowed when importing
-	- `((rel:|)(<path>)|git:<git-addr>:<path>)`: `rel:` and `''` prefixes both mean module is located at `path` relavive to the current file, `git:` takes a git url without `https://` passed as `git-addr`, `path` then refers to file within the repository
 - `@TypeOf(<expr>)`: results into literal type of whatever the type of `<expr>` is, `<expr>` is not included in final binary
-- `@as(<ty>, <expr>)`: huint to the compiler that  `@TypeOf(<expr>) == <ty>`
+- `@as(<ty>, <expr>)`: hint to the compiler that  `@TypeOf(<expr>) == <ty>`
 - `@intcast(<expr>)`: needs to be used when conversion of `@TypeOf(<expr>)` would loose precision (widening of integers is implicit)
-- `@sizeof(<ty>), @alignof(<ty>)`: I think explaining this would insult your intelligence
+- `@sizeof(<ty>), @alignof(<ty>)`: get size and align of a type in bytes
-- `@bitcast(<expr>)`: tell compiler to assume `@TypeOf(<expr>)` is whatever is inferred, so long as size and alignment did not change
+- `@bitcast(<expr>)`: tell compiler to assume `@TypeOf(<expr>)` is whatever is inferred, so long as size matches
-- `@eca(<ty>, ...<expr>)`: invoke `eca` instruction, where `<ty>` is the type this will return and `<expr>...` are arguments passed to the call
+- `@eca(...<expr>)`: invoke `eca` instruction, where return type is inferred and `<expr>...` are arguments passed to the call in the standard call convention
+- `@embed(<string>)`: include relative file as an array of bytes
 - `@inline(<func>, ...<args>)`: equivalent to `<func>(...<args>)` but function is guaranteed to inline, compiler will otherwise never inline
 
 #### c_strings
@@ -396,6 +398,7 @@ main := fn(): uint {
 	return big_array[42]
 }
 ```
+note: this does not work on scalar values
 
 #### generic_functions
 ```hb

lang/src/fmt.rs

@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ impl<'a> Formatter<'a> {
             }
             Expr::Bool { value, .. } => f.write_str(if value { "true" } else { "false" }),
             Expr::Idk { .. } => f.write_str("idk"),
+            Expr::Null { .. } => f.write_str("null"),
             Expr::BinOp {
                 left,
                 op: TokenKind::Assign,

lang/src/lexer.rs

@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ pub enum TokenKind {
     Packed,
     True,
     False,
+    Null,
     Idk,
 
     Ctor,
@@ -267,7 +268,8 @@ gen_token_kind! {
         Packed    = b"packed",
         True      = b"true",
         False     = b"false",
-        Idk = b"idk",
+        Null      = b"null",
+        Idk       = b"idk",
         #[punkt]
         Ctor   = ".{",
         Tupl   = ".(",

lang/src/parser.rs

@@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
             },
             T::True => E::Bool { pos, value: true },
             T::False => E::Bool { pos, value: false },
+            T::Null => E::Null { pos },
             T::Idk => E::Idk { pos },
             T::DQuote => E::String { pos, literal: self.tok_str(token) },
             T::Packed => {
@@ -881,6 +882,10 @@ generate_expr! {
             pos:   Pos,
             value: bool,
         },
+        /// `'null'`
+        Null {
+            pos: Pos,
+        },
         /// `'idk'`
         Idk {
             pos: Pos,

lang/src/son.rs

@@ -1714,6 +1714,30 @@ impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
     fn raw_expr_ctx(&mut self, expr: &Expr, ctx: Ctx) -> Option<Value> {
         // ordered by complexity of the expression
         match *expr {
+            Expr::Null { pos } => {
+                let Some(ty) = ctx.ty else {
+                    self.report(
+                        pos,
+                        "resulting pointer cannot be inferred from context, \
+                        consider using `@as(^<ty>, null)` to hint the type",
+                    );
+                    return Value::NEVER;
+                };
+
+                if !ty.is_pointer() {
+                    self.report(
+                        pos,
+                        fa!(
+                            "'null' expression was inferred to be '{}',
+                            which is not a pointer (and that is not supported yet)",
+                            self.ty_display(ty)
+                        ),
+                    );
+                    return Value::NEVER;
+                }
+
+                Some(self.ci.nodes.new_node_lit(ty, Kind::CInt { value: 0 }, [VOID]))
+            }
             Expr::Idk { pos } => {
                 let Some(ty) = ctx.ty else {
                     self.report(
@@ -2812,7 +2836,7 @@ impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
             }
             ref e => {
                 self.report_unhandled_ast(e, "bruh");
-                Some(Value::VOID)
+                Value::NEVER
             }
         }
     }