adding better error reporting when compiler crashes errors are now sent trough out buffer

lang/src/fmt.rs

@@ -482,15 +482,6 @@ pub mod test {
 
         let mut ctx = Ctx::default();
         let ast = parser::Ast::new(ident, minned, &mut ctx, &mut parser::no_loader);
-        //log::error!(
-        //    "{} / {} = {} | {} / {} = {}",
-        //    ast.mem.size(),
-        //    input.len(),
-        //    ast.mem.size() as f32 / input.len() as f32,
-        //    ast.mem.size(),
-        //    ast.file.len(),
-        //    ast.mem.size() as f32 / ast.file.len() as f32
-        //);
         let mut output = String::new();
         write!(output, "{ast}").unwrap();
 

lang/src/fs.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use {
     crate::{
-        parser::{self, Ast, Ctx, FileKind},
+        parser::{Ast, Ctx, FileKind},
         son::{self, hbvm::HbvmBackend},
     },
     alloc::{string::String, vec::Vec},
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ pub struct Options {
 }
 
 impl Options {
-    pub fn from_args(args: &[&str]) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
+    pub fn from_args(args: &[&str], out: &mut Vec<u8>) -> std::io::Result<Self> {
         if args.contains(&"--help") || args.contains(&"-h") {
-            log::error!("Usage: hbc [OPTIONS...] <FILE>");
+            writeln!(out, "Usage: hbc [OPTIONS...] <FILE>")?;
-            log::error!(include_str!("../command-help.txt"));
+            writeln!(out, include_str!("../command-help.txt"))?;
             return Err(std::io::ErrorKind::Other.into());
         }
 
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ impl Options {
                 .position(|&a| a == "--threads")
                 .map(|i| {
                     args[i + 1].parse::<NonZeroUsize>().map_err(|e| {
-                        std::io::Error::other(format!("--threads expects non zero integer: {e}"))
+                        writeln!(out, "--threads expects non zero integer: {e}")
+                            .err()
+                            .unwrap_or(std::io::ErrorKind::Other.into())
                     })
                 })
                 .transpose()?
@@ -71,32 +73,22 @@ impl Options {
 pub fn run_compiler(root_file: &str, options: Options, out: &mut Vec<u8>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
     let parsed = parse_from_fs(options.extra_threads, root_file)?;
 
-    fn format_ast(ast: parser::Ast) -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    if (options.fmt || options.fmt_stdout) && !parsed.errors.is_empty() {
-        let mut output = String::new();
+        *out = parsed.errors.into_bytes();
-        write!(output, "{ast}").unwrap();
+        return Err(std::io::Error::other("fmt fialed (errors are in out)"));
-        if ast.file.deref().trim() != output.as_str().trim() {
-            std::fs::write(&*ast.path, output)?;
-        }
-        Ok(())
     }
 
     if options.fmt {
-        if !parsed.errors.is_empty() {
+        let mut output = String::new();
-            *out = parsed.errors.into_bytes();
+        for ast in parsed.ast {
-            return Err(std::io::Error::other("parsing fialed"));
+            write!(output, "{ast}").unwrap();
-        }
+            if ast.file.deref().trim() != output.as_str().trim() {
-
+                std::fs::write(&*ast.path, &output)?;
-        for parsed in parsed.ast {
+            }
-            format_ast(parsed)?;
+            output.clear();
         }
     } else if options.fmt_stdout {
-        if !parsed.errors.is_empty() {
+        write!(out, "{}", &parsed.ast[0])?;
-            *out = parsed.errors.into_bytes();
-            return Err(std::io::Error::other("parsing fialed"));
-        }
-
-        let ast = parsed.ast.into_iter().next().unwrap();
-        write!(out, "{ast}").unwrap();
     } else {
         let mut backend = HbvmBackend::default();
         let mut ctx = crate::son::CodegenCtx::default();
@@ -107,8 +99,9 @@ pub fn run_compiler(root_file: &str, options: Options, out: &mut Vec<u8>) -> std
         codegen.generate(0);
 
         if !codegen.errors.borrow().is_empty() {
-            log::error!("{}", codegen.errors.borrow());
+            drop(codegen);
-            return Err(std::io::Error::other("compilation faoled"));
+            *out = ctx.parser.errors.into_inner().into_bytes();
+            return Err(std::io::Error::other("compilation faoled (errors are in out)"));
         }
 
         codegen.assemble(out);

lang/src/main.rs

@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 #[cfg(feature = "std")]
-fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+fn main() {
     use std::io::Write;
 
-    log::set_logger(&hblang::Logger).unwrap();
+    fn run(out: &mut Vec<u8>) -> std::io::Result<()> {
-    log::set_max_level(log::LevelFilter::Info);
+        let args = std::env::args().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let args = args.iter().map(String::as_str).collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
-    let args = std::env::args().collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let opts = hblang::Options::from_args(&args, out)?;
-    let args = args.iter().map(String::as_str).collect::<Vec<_>>();
+        let file = args.iter().filter(|a| !a.starts_with('-')).nth(1).copied().unwrap_or("main.hb");
 
-    let opts = hblang::Options::from_args(&args)?;
+        hblang::run_compiler(file, opts, out)
-    let file = args.iter().filter(|a| !a.starts_with('-')).nth(1).copied().unwrap_or("main.hb");
+    }
 
     let mut out = Vec::new();
-    hblang::run_compiler(file, opts, &mut out)?;
+    match run(&mut out) {
-    std::io::stdout().write_all(&out)
+        Ok(_) => std::io::stdout().write_all(&out).unwrap(),
+        Err(_) => std::io::stderr().write_all(&out).unwrap(),
+    }
 }

lang/src/parser.rs

@@ -282,6 +282,14 @@ impl<'a, 'b> Parser<'a, 'b> {
 
     fn unit_expr(&mut self) -> Option<Expr<'a>> {
         use {Expr as E, TokenKind as T};
+
+        if matches!(
+            self.token.kind,
+            T::RParen | T::RBrace | T::RBrack | T::Comma | T::Semi | T::Else
+        ) {
+            self.report(self.token.start, "expected expression")?;
+        }
+
         let frame = self.ctx.idents.len();
         let token @ Token { start: pos, .. } = self.next();
         let prev_boundary = self.ns_bound;

lang/src/son.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use {
         CompState, FTask, Func, Global, Ident, Offset, OffsetIter, OptLayout, Sig, StringRef,
         SymKey, TypeParser, Types,
     },
-    alloc::{string::String, vec::Vec},
+    alloc::{rc::Rc, string::String, vec::Vec},
     core::{
         assert_matches::debug_assert_matches,
         cell::{Cell, RefCell},
@@ -2017,6 +2017,7 @@ impl Scope {
 #[derive(Default, Clone)]
 pub struct ItemCtx {
     file: FileId,
+    pos: Vec<Pos>,
     ret: Option<ty::Id>,
     task_base: usize,
     inline_var_base: usize,
@@ -2195,27 +2196,9 @@ impl CodegenCtx {
     }
 }
 
-pub struct Errors<'a>(&'a RefCell<String>);
-
-impl Deref for Errors<'_> {
-    type Target = RefCell<String>;
-
-    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
-        self.0
-    }
-}
-
-impl Drop for Errors<'_> {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if debug::panicking() && !self.0.borrow().is_empty() {
-            log::error!("{}", self.0.borrow());
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 pub struct Codegen<'a> {
     pub files: &'a [parser::Ast],
-    pub errors: Errors<'a>,
+    pub errors: &'a RefCell<String>,
     tys: &'a mut Types,
     ci: ItemCtx,
     pool: &'a mut Pool,
@@ -2224,6 +2207,20 @@ pub struct Codegen<'a> {
     backend: &'a mut dyn Backend,
 }
 
+impl Drop for Codegen<'_> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        if debug::panicking() {
+            if let Some(&pos) = self.ci.pos.last() {
+                self.report(pos, "panic occured here");
+            }
+
+            if !self.errors.borrow().is_empty() {
+                log::error!("{}", self.errors.borrow());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
     pub fn new(
         backend: &'a mut dyn Backend,
@@ -2232,7 +2229,7 @@ impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             files,
-            errors: Errors(&ctx.parser.errors),
+            errors: &ctx.parser.errors,
             tys: &mut ctx.tys,
             ci: Default::default(),
             pool: &mut ctx.pool,
@@ -2427,7 +2424,14 @@ impl<'a> Codegen<'a> {
         self.raw_expr_ctx(expr, Ctx::default())
     }
 
-    fn raw_expr_ctx(&mut self, expr: &Expr, mut ctx: Ctx) -> Option<Value> {
+    fn raw_expr_ctx(&mut self, expr: &Expr, ctx: Ctx) -> Option<Value> {
+        self.ci.pos.push(expr.pos());
+        let res = self.raw_expr_ctx_low(expr, ctx);
+        self.ci.pos.pop().unwrap();
+        res
+    }
+
+    fn raw_expr_ctx_low(&mut self, expr: &Expr, mut ctx: Ctx) -> Option<Value> {
         // ordered by complexity of the expression
         match *expr {
             Expr::Null { pos } => {

test.hb

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+signum := fn($Expr: type, x: Expr): int {
+    if x > @as(Expr, @intcast(0)) {
+        return 1
+    } else if x < @as(Expr, @intcast(0)) {
+        return -
+    } else {
+        return 0
+    }
+}