From 44d6e8a27294e5ca7300ab11900011b73d9336d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eugen Wissner <belka@caraus.de>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:55:56 +0200
Subject: Implement slices

---
 boot/name_analysis.cc | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+)

(limited to 'boot/name_analysis.cc')

diff --git a/boot/name_analysis.cc b/boot/name_analysis.cc
index 54a2d1a..a2cacb2 100644
--- a/boot/name_analysis.cc
+++ b/boot/name_analysis.cc
@@ -156,6 +156,17 @@ namespace elna::boot
                 return lookup_field(record->base, field_name);
             }
         }
+        else if (auto slice = resolved_type.get<slice_type>())
+        {
+            if (field_name == "length")
+            {
+                return lookup_primitive_type("Word");
+            }
+            else if (field_name == "ptr")
+            {
+                return type(std::make_shared<pointer_type>(slice->base));
+            }
+        }
         else if (auto primitive = resolved_type.get<primitive_type>(); primitive != nullptr && primitive->identifier == "String")
         {
             if (field_name == "length")
@@ -209,6 +220,12 @@ namespace elna::boot
         this->current_type = type(std::make_shared<array_type>(this->current_type, expression->size));
     }
 
+    void name_analysis_visitor::visit(slice_type_expression *expression)
+    {
+        walking_visitor::visit(expression);
+        this->current_type = type(std::make_shared<slice_type>(this->current_type));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Collects field names from a record type recursively, base first.
      */
@@ -358,6 +375,25 @@ namespace elna::boot
         expression->type_decoration = type(std::make_shared<array_type>(element_type, expression->size));
     }
 
+    void name_analysis_visitor::visit(slicing_expression *expression)
+    {
+        walking_visitor::visit(expression);
+        auto resolved_base = resolve_underlying_type(expression->base().type_decoration);
+
+        if (auto pointer = resolved_base.get<pointer_type>())
+        {
+            expression->type_decoration = type(std::make_shared<slice_type>(pointer->base));
+        }
+        else if (auto array = resolved_base.get<array_type>())
+        {
+            expression->type_decoration = type(std::make_shared<slice_type>(array->base));
+        }
+        else if (auto slice = resolved_base.get<slice_type>())
+        {
+            expression->type_decoration = type(slice);
+        }
+    }
+
     void name_analysis_visitor::visit(procedure_type_expression *expression)
     {
         std::shared_ptr<procedure_type> const result_type =
@@ -613,6 +649,10 @@ for (const auto& member : expression->members)
         {
             expression->type_decoration = array->base;
         }
+        else if (auto slice = resolved_base.get<slice_type>())
+        {
+            expression->type_decoration = slice->base;
+        }
         else if (resolved_base == lookup_primitive_type("String"))
         {
             expression->type_decoration = lookup_primitive_type("Char");
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