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src/eval.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 use std::rc::Rc;
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use crate::segment::{Ast, Ctr};
-use crate::func::FTable;
+use crate::func::{FTable, func_call};
 use crate::vars::VTable;
 
 /* iterates over a syntax tree
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ fn process_ctr(
     vars: Rc<RefCell<VTable>>,
     funcs: Rc<RefCell<FTable>>,
     sym_loose: bool,
-    first_item: bool
+    first_item: bool,
+    rest: Ast
 ) -> Result<Ctr, String> {
     /* LOGIC:
      *   1. if symbol, unwrap (DEEP COPY)
@@ -101,12 +102,15 @@ fn process_ctr(
         Symbol(token) => {
             let mut tok = token;
             if let Some(s) = vt.borrow().get(token) {
-                // perhaps allow variable expansion here
+
-                // as a primitive stand in for function aliasing
+                // is function, or variable alias?
-                if first_item && let String(t) = s {
+                if first_item && let Symbol(t) = s {
+                    if let Some(f) = ft.borrow().get(t) {
                         tok = t;
+
+                // is a basic value.
                 } else {
-                    // TODO: DEEP COPY. return
+                    return Ok((*s).clone())
                 }
 
             // else call function
@@ -115,7 +119,10 @@ fn process_ctr(
             }
 
             if first_item && let Some(f) = ft.borrow().get(tok) {
-                // TODO: call function. set return
+                match func_call(f, rest, vars.clone(), funcs.clone()) {
+                    Ok(a) => Ok(Ctr::Seg(a.borrow().clone())),
+                    Err(s) => Err(s)
+                }
             }
         },
         Seg(tree) => eval_inner(tree, vars, funcs, sym_loose, first_item),