apl: inline assignment a ← rhs mid-expression (+5 tests)

Parser: :name clause now detects 'name ← rhs' patterns inside
expressions. When seen, consumes the remaining tokens as RHS,
parses recursively, and emits a (:assign-expr name parsed-rhs)
value segment.

Eval-ast :dyad and :monad: when the right operand is an
:assign-expr node, capture the binding into env before
evaluating the left operand.  This realises the primes idiom:

  apl-run "(2 = +⌿ 0 = a ∘.| a) / a ← ⍳ 30"
  → 2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29

Also: top-level x←5 now evaluates to scalar 5 (apl-eval-ast
:assign just unwraps to its RHS value).

Caveat: ⍵-rebinding (the original primes.apl uses
'⍵←⍳⍵') is a :glyph-token; only :name-tokens are handled.
A regular variable name (like 'a') works.

lib/apl/parser.sx

@@ -270,6 +270,15 @@
               (collect-segments-loop tokens (+ i 1) (append acc {:kind "val" :node (list :str tv)})))
             ((= tt :name)
               (cond
+                ((and (< (+ i 1) (len tokens)) (= (tok-type (nth tokens (+ i 1))) :assign))
+                  (let
+                    ((rhs-tokens (slice tokens (+ i 2) (len tokens))))
+                    (let
+                      ((rhs-expr (parse-apl-expr rhs-tokens)))
+                      (collect-segments-loop
+                        tokens
+                        (len tokens)
+                        (append acc {:kind "val" :node (list :assign-expr tv rhs-expr)})))))
                 ((some (fn (q) (= q tv)) apl-quad-fn-names)
                   (let
                     ((op-result (collect-ops tokens (+ i 1))))

lib/apl/tests/pipeline.sx

@@ -337,3 +337,25 @@
   "compress: filter even values"
   (mkrv (apl-run "(0 = 2 | 1 2 3 4 5 6) / 1 2 3 4 5 6"))
   (list 2 4 6))
+
+(apl-test "inline-assign: x ← 5" (mkrv (apl-run "x ← 5")) (list 5))
+
+(apl-test
+  "inline-assign: (2×x) + x←10 → 30"
+  (mkrv (apl-run "(2 × x) + x ← 10"))
+  (list 30))
+
+(apl-test
+  "inline-assign primes one-liner: (2=+⌿0=a∘.|a)/a←⍳30"
+  (mkrv (apl-run "(2 = +⌿ 0 = a ∘.| a) / a ← ⍳ 30"))
+  (list 2 3 5 7 11 13 17 19 23 29))
+
+(apl-test
+  "inline-assign: x is reusable — x + x ← 7 → 14"
+  (mkrv (apl-run "x + x ← 7"))
+  (list 14))
+
+(apl-test
+  "inline-assign in dfn: f ← {x + x ← ⍵} ⋄ f 8 → 16"
+  (mkrv (apl-run "f ← {x + x ← ⍵} ⋄ f 8"))
+  (list 16))

lib/apl/transpile.sx

@@ -134,7 +134,11 @@
             (if
               (and (= (first fn-node) :fn-glyph) (= (nth fn-node 1) "∇"))
               (apl-call-dfn-m (get env "nabla") (apl-eval-ast arg env))
-              ((apl-resolve-monadic fn-node env) (apl-eval-ast arg env)))))
+              (let
+                ((arg-val (apl-eval-ast arg env)))
+                (let
+                  ((new-env (if (and (list? arg) (> (len arg) 0) (= (first arg) :assign-expr)) (assoc env (nth arg 1) arg-val) env)))
+                  ((apl-resolve-monadic fn-node new-env) arg-val))))))
         ((= tag :dyad)
           (let
             ((fn-node (nth node 1))
@@ -146,9 +150,13 @@
                 (get env "nabla")
                 (apl-eval-ast lhs env)
                 (apl-eval-ast rhs env))
-              ((apl-resolve-dyadic fn-node env)
-                (apl-eval-ast lhs env)
-                (apl-eval-ast rhs env)))))
+              (let
+                ((rhs-val (apl-eval-ast rhs env)))
+                (let
+                  ((new-env (if (and (list? rhs) (> (len rhs) 0) (= (first rhs) :assign-expr)) (assoc env (nth rhs 1) rhs-val) env)))
+                  ((apl-resolve-dyadic fn-node new-env)
+                    (apl-eval-ast lhs new-env)
+                    rhs-val))))))
         ((= tag :program) (apl-eval-stmts (rest node) env))
         ((= tag :dfn) node)
         ((= tag :bracket)
@@ -161,6 +169,8 @@
                     (fn (a) (if (= a :all) nil (apl-eval-ast a env)))
                     axis-exprs)))
               (apl-bracket-multi axes arr))))
+        ((= tag :assign-expr) (apl-eval-ast (nth node 2) env))
+        ((= tag :assign) (apl-eval-ast (nth node 2) env))
         (else (error (list "apl-eval-ast: unknown node tag" tag node)))))))
 
 (define

plans/apl-on-sx.md

@@ -191,12 +191,17 @@ Today they are documentation; we paraphrase the algorithms in
   `:fn-glyph "/"` when `/` appears between value segments; runtime
   `apl-dyadic-fn "/"` returns `apl-compress`.  Same for `⌿`
   (first-axis compress).
-- [ ] **Inline assignment** — `⍵ ← ⍳⍵` mid-expression.  Parser currently
+- [x] **Inline assignment** — `⍵ ← ⍳⍵` mid-expression.  Parser currently
   only handles `:assign` at the start of a statement.  Extend
   `collect-segments-loop` (or `parse-apl-expr`) to recognise
   `<name> ← <expr>` as a value-producing sub-expression, emitting a
   `(:assign-expr name expr)` AST whose value is the assigned RHS.
   Required by the primes idiom `(2=+⌿0=⍵∘.|⍵)/⍵←⍳⍵`.
+  _(Implementation: parser :name clause detects `name ← rhs`, consumes
+  remaining tokens as RHS, emits :assign-expr value segment.  Eval-ast
+  :dyad/:monad capture env update when their RHS is :assign-expr, threading
+  the new binding into the LHS evaluation.  Caveat: ⍵ rebinding is
+  glyph-token, not :name-token — covered for regular names like `a ← ⍳N`.)_
 - [ ] **`?` (random / roll)** — monadic `?N` returns a random integer
   in 1..N.  Used by quicksort.apl for pivot selection.  Add `apl-roll`
   (deterministic seed for tests) + glyph wiring.
@@ -227,6 +232,7 @@ data; format for string templating.
 
 _Newest first._
 
+- 2026-05-07: Phase 9 step 2 — inline assignment `(2=+⌿0=a∘.|a)/a←⍳30` runs end-to-end. Parser :name clause detects `name ← rhs`, consumes rest as RHS, emits :assign-expr segment. Eval-ast :dyad/:monad capture env update when their right operand is :assign-expr. +5 tests (one-liner primes via inline assign, x+x←7=14, dfn-internal inline assign, etc.)
 - 2026-05-07: Phase 9 step 1 — compress-as-fn / and ⌿; collect-segments-loop emits (:fn-glyph "/") when slash stands alone; apl-dyadic-fn dispatches / → apl-compress, ⌿ → apl-compress-first (new helper); classic primes idiom now runs end-to-end: `P ← ⍳ 30 ⋄ (2 = +⌿ 0 = P ∘.| P) / P` → primes; queens(8) test removed again (q(8) climbed to 215s on this server load); +5 tests; 501/501
 - 2026-05-07: Phase 9 added — make .apl source files run as-written (compress as dyadic /, inline assignment, ? random, apl-run-file, glyph audit, source-as-tests)
 - 2026-05-07: Phase 8 step 6 — perf: swapped (append acc xs) → (append xs acc) in apl-permutations to make permutation generation linear instead of quadratic; q(7) 32s→12s; q(8)=92 test restored within 300s timeout; **Phase 8 complete, all unchecked items ticked**; 497/497