undid eval tweaks, made tests for weird def cases

src/stl/decl.rs

@@ -39,19 +39,25 @@ pub fn eval_callback(ast: &Seg, syms: &mut SymTable) -> Result<Ctr, String> {
     if ast.len() > 1 {
         Err("do not eval more than one thing at a time".to_string())
     } else {
-        let arguments: Ctr;
         match *ast.car {
-            Ctr::Seg(ref s) => arguments = *eval(s, syms)?.clone(),
+            Ctr::Seg(ref s) => Ok(*eval(s, syms)?.clone()),
             Ctr::Symbol(ref sym) => {
                 let intermediate = syms.call_symbol(sym, &Seg::new(), true)?;
                 if let Ctr::Seg(ref s) = *intermediate {
-                    arguments = *eval(s, syms)?.clone()
+                    Ok(*eval(s, syms)?.clone())
                 } else {
-                    arguments = *intermediate
+                    Ok(*intermediate)
                 }
             },
-            _ => arguments = *ast.car.clone()
+            _ => Ok(*ast.car.clone())
         }
+
+        /* this bit removed because it was determined eval shouldnt do things twice
+         * kept here for reference purposes since I have gone back and forth on this
+         * a bit
+         *
+         * thanks you for your patience (ava)
+
         match arguments {
             Ctr::Seg(ref s) => Ok(*eval(s, syms)?.clone()),
             Ctr::Symbol(ref sym) => {
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ pub fn eval_callback(ast: &Seg, syms: &mut SymTable) -> Result<Ctr, String> {
                 }
             },
             _ => Ok(arguments)
-        }
+        }*/
     }
 }
 
@@ -267,9 +273,12 @@ pub fn store_callback(ast: &Seg, syms: &mut SymTable, env_cfg: bool) -> Result<C
         Ctr::Seg(ref s) => match *eval(s, syms)? {
             Ctr::String(ref s) => name = s.clone(),
             Ctr::Symbol(ref s) => name = s.clone(),
-            _ => return Err("new symbol name doesnt make sense".to_string()),
+            _ => {
+                println!("{}", *eval(s, syms)?);
+                return Err("evaluated symbol name doesnt make sense".to_string());
             },
-        _ => return Err("new symbol name doesnt make sense".to_string()),
+        },
+        _ => return Err("symbol name doesnt make sense".to_string()),
     }
 
     // remove var case
@@ -348,8 +357,6 @@ pub fn store_callback(ast: &Seg, syms: &mut SymTable, env_cfg: bool) -> Result<C
         return Ok(Ctr::None)
     }
 
-    println!("{}", args);
-
     let mut arg_list = vec![];
     if !args.circuit(&mut |c: &Ctr| -> bool {
         if let Ctr::Symbol(s) = c {

tests/test_lib_decl.rs

@@ -88,6 +88,46 @@ mod decl_lib_tests {
         }
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_variable_def_redef_via_reference_and_lookup() {
+        let doc1 = "(def test 'my test var' 1)";
+        let doc2 = "(def ref 'references test' (quote test))";
+        let doc3 = "(def (eval ref) 'my test var' '2')";
+        let doc4 = "(test)";
+        let result = "('2')";
+
+        let mut syms = SymTable::new();
+        static_stdlib(&mut syms).unwrap();
+        dynamic_stdlib(&mut syms).unwrap();
+
+        eval(&lex(&doc1.to_string()).unwrap(), &mut syms).unwrap();
+        eval(&lex(&doc2.to_string()).unwrap(), &mut syms).unwrap();
+        eval(&lex(&doc3.to_string()).unwrap(), &mut syms).unwrap();
+        let res = *eval(&lex(&doc4.to_string()).unwrap(), &mut syms).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(res.to_string(), result);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_variable_doc_dynamic() {
+        let doc1 = "(def test-doc 'docs for test' 'test tests tests test')";
+        let doc2 = "(def test test-doc 'one')";
+        let doc3 = "(eq? (and
+                           (eq? (get-doc test) test-doc)
+                           (eq? test 'one')))";
+
+        let mut syms = SymTable::new();
+        static_stdlib(&mut syms).unwrap();
+        dynamic_stdlib(&mut syms).unwrap();
+
+        eval(&lex(&doc1.to_string()).unwrap(), &mut syms).unwrap();
+        eval(&lex(&doc2.to_string()).unwrap(), &mut syms).unwrap();
+        if let Ctr::Bool(b) = *eval(&lex(&doc3.to_string()).unwrap(), &mut syms).unwrap() {
+            assert!(b);
+        } else {
+            assert!(false);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_func_def_no_args() {
         let doc1 = "(def test 'my test func' () 1)";
@@ -195,6 +235,8 @@ mod decl_lib_tests {
         );
     }
 
+    /* THIS TEST REMOVED BECAUSE EVAL SHOULDNT ARBITRARILY DO THINGS TWICE
+     * KEPT FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES JUST IN CASE
     #[test]
     fn test_eval_var_deref() {
         let def1 = "(def one '' 1)";
@@ -212,7 +254,7 @@ mod decl_lib_tests {
                 .to_string(),
             result.to_string(),
         );
-    }
+    }*/
 
     #[test]
     fn test_lambda_str_equivalency_list() {