Allow initialized declarations without an explicit type

3 files changed, 71 insertions, 21 deletions

diff --git a/boot/ast.cc b/boot/ast.cc
index d698cd4..69b15d3 100644
--- a/boot/ast.cc
+++ b/boot/ast.cc
@@ -352,7 +352,10 @@ namespace elna::boot
 
     void walking_visitor::visit(variable_declaration *declaration)
     {
-        declaration->variable_type().accept(this);
+        if (declaration->variable_type != nullptr)
+        {
+            declaration->variable_type->accept(this);
+        }
         if (declaration->initializer != nullptr)
         {
             declaration->initializer->accept(this);
@@ -895,17 +898,24 @@ namespace elna::boot
     }
 
     variable_declaration::variable_declaration(const source_position position,
-            std::vector<identifier_definition>&& identifier, std::shared_ptr<type_expression> variable_type,
-            expression *initializer)
-        : node(position), m_variable_type(std::move(variable_type)), identifiers(std::move(identifier)), initializer(initializer)
+            std::vector<identifier_definition>&& identifier, type_expression *variable_type,
+            expression *initializer, const bool is_const)
+        : node(position), identifiers(std::move(identifier)), variable_type(variable_type),
+          initializer(initializer), is_const(is_const)
     {
     }
 
     variable_declaration::variable_declaration(const source_position position,
-            std::vector<identifier_definition>&& identifier, std::shared_ptr<type_expression> variable_type,
+            std::vector<identifier_definition>&& identifier, type_expression *variable_type,
             std::monostate)
-        : node(position), m_variable_type(std::move(variable_type)), identifiers(std::move(identifier)), is_extern(true)
+        : node(position), identifiers(std::move(identifier)), variable_type(variable_type),
+          is_extern(true)
+    {
+    }
+
+    variable_declaration::~variable_declaration()
     {
+        delete this->variable_type;
     }
 
     void variable_declaration::accept(parser_visitor *visitor)
@@ -918,11 +928,6 @@ namespace elna::boot
         return this->is_extern || this->initializer != nullptr;
     }
 
-    type_expression& variable_declaration::variable_type()
-    {
-        return *m_variable_type;
-    }
-
     procedure_type_expression::procedure_type_expression(const source_position position,
             std::vector<field_declaration>&& parameters, type_expression *return_type)
         : node(position), return_type(return_type), parameters(std::move(parameters))
diff --git a/boot/name_analysis.cc b/boot/name_analysis.cc
index 5ad2a75..c82f211 100644
--- a/boot/name_analysis.cc
+++ b/boot/name_analysis.cc
@@ -1447,12 +1447,24 @@ namespace elna::boot
 
     void declaration_visitor::visit(variable_declaration *declaration)
     {
-        const type variable_type = resolve_type(declaration->variable_type());
+        type variable_type;
         std::optional<constant_value> computed;
 
         if (declaration->initializer != nullptr)
         {
             declaration->initializer->accept(this);
+            if (declaration->variable_type == nullptr)
+            {
+                variable_type = declaration->initializer->type_decoration;
+                if (declaration->is_const)
+                {
+                    variable_type = type(std::make_shared<constant_type>(variable_type));
+                }
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                variable_type = resolve_type(*declaration->variable_type);
+            }
             computed = this->constant_evaluator.evaluate(*declaration->initializer);
 
             if (!computed.has_value())
@@ -1461,13 +1473,21 @@ namespace elna::boot
                         non_constant_expression_error::initializer{ extract_identifiers(declaration->identifiers) });
             }
         }
-        else if (!declaration->is_extern && resolve_aliases(variable_type).get<constant_type>() != nullptr)
+        else
         {
+            if (declaration->variable_type != nullptr)
+            {
+                variable_type = resolve_type(*declaration->variable_type);
+            }
+            if (!declaration->is_extern && (declaration->variable_type == nullptr
+                    || resolve_aliases(variable_type).get<constant_type>() != nullptr))
+            {
                 const source_position position_span = source_position(
                         declaration->identifiers.front().id().position().start(),
                         declaration->identifiers.back().id().position().end());
                 add_error<declaration_format_error>(position_span,
                         declaration_format_error::not_initialized{ extract_identifiers(declaration->identifiers) });
+            }
         }
         for (const auto& variable_identifier : declaration->identifiers)
         {
@@ -1567,19 +1587,39 @@ namespace elna::boot
     {
         if (!this->bag.is_global())
         {
-            const type variable_type = resolve_type(declaration->variable_type());
+            type variable_type;
 
             if (declaration->initializer != nullptr)
             {
                 declaration->initializer->accept(this);
+                if (declaration->variable_type == nullptr)
+                {
+                    variable_type = declaration->initializer->type_decoration;
+                    if (declaration->is_const)
+                    {
+                        variable_type = type(std::make_shared<constant_type>(variable_type));
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    variable_type = resolve_type(*declaration->variable_type);
+                }
             }
-            else if (resolve_aliases(variable_type).get<constant_type>() != nullptr)
+            else
             {
+                if (declaration->variable_type != nullptr)
+                {
+                    variable_type = resolve_type(*declaration->variable_type);
+                }
+                if (declaration->variable_type == nullptr
+                        || resolve_aliases(variable_type).get<constant_type>() != nullptr)
+                {
                     const source_position position_span = source_position(
                             declaration->identifiers.front().id().position().start(),
                             declaration->identifiers.back().id().position().end());
                     add_error<declaration_format_error>(position_span,
                             declaration_format_error::not_initialized{ extract_identifiers(declaration->identifiers) });
+                }
             }
             for (const auto& variable_identifier : declaration->identifiers)
             {
diff --git a/boot/parser.yy b/boot/parser.yy
index f416d57..cfa63d5 100644
--- a/boot/parser.yy
+++ b/boot/parser.yy
@@ -711,18 +711,23 @@ optional_identifiers:
 variable_declaration:
     identifier_definitions ":" type_expression
         {
-            std::shared_ptr<boot::type_expression> shared_type{ $3 };
-            $$ = new boot::variable_declaration( boot::make_position(@$), $1, shared_type);
+            $$ = new boot::variable_declaration(boot::make_position(@$), $1, $3);
         }
     | identifier_definitions ":" type_expression ":=" "extern"
         {
-            std::shared_ptr<boot::type_expression> shared_type{ $3 };
-            $$ = new boot::variable_declaration( boot::make_position(@$), $1, shared_type, std::monostate{});
+            $$ = new boot::variable_declaration(boot::make_position(@$), $1, $3, std::monostate{});
         }
     | identifier_definitions ":" type_expression ":=" expression
         {
-            std::shared_ptr<boot::type_expression> shared_type{ $3 };
-            $$ = new boot::variable_declaration( boot::make_position(@$), $1, shared_type, $5);
+            $$ = new boot::variable_declaration(boot::make_position(@$), $1, $3, $5);
+        }
+    | identifier_definitions ":=" expression
+        {
+            $$ = new boot::variable_declaration(boot::make_position(@$), $1, nullptr, $3);
+        }
+    | identifier_definitions ":" "const" ":=" expression
+        {
+            $$ = new boot::variable_declaration(boot::make_position(@$), $1, nullptr, $5, true);
         }
 variable_declarations:
     %empty {}