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rose-ash/spec/bytecode.sx
giles c8533181ab SX bytecode compiler working: all core expressions compile correctly
Fixed compiler.sx: hex literals → decimal (Python parser compat),
variadic subtraction → nested binary ops.

Verified compilation of:
  (+ 1 2)           → CONST 1; CONST 2; CALL_PRIM "+" 2; RETURN
  (if (> x 0) ...)  → JMP_FALSE with correct offset patching
  (let ((x 1)) ...) → LOCAL_SET/GET with slot indices (no hash)
  (define f (fn))    → CLOSURE with nested bytecode + pool

The compiler resolves all variable references at compile time:
  - let bindings → LOCAL_GET/SET with numeric slot
  - fn params → LOCAL_GET with numeric slot
  - globals/primitives → GLOBAL_GET / CALL_PRIM
  - tail calls → TAIL_CALL (not yet wired to VM)

Next: wire compiled code into OCaml VM and benchmark vs CEK.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-03-19 18:43:30 +00:00

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;; ==========================================================================
;; bytecode.sx — SX bytecode format definition
;;
;; Universal bytecode for SX evaluation. Produced by compiler.sx,
;; executed by platform-native VMs (OCaml, JS, WASM).
;;
;; Design principles:
;; - One byte per opcode (~65 ops, fits in u8)
;; - Variable-length encoding (1-5 bytes per instruction)
;; - Lexical scope resolved at compile time (no hash lookups)
;; - Tail calls detected statically (no thunks/trampoline)
;; - Control flow via jumps (no continuation frames for if/when/etc.)
;; - Content-addressable (deterministic binary for CID)
;; ==========================================================================
;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Opcode constants
;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Stack / Constants
(define OP_CONST 1) ;; u16 pool_idx — push constant
(define OP_NIL 2) ;; push nil
(define OP_TRUE 3) ;; push true
(define OP_FALSE 4) ;; push false
(define OP_POP 5) ;; discard TOS
(define OP_DUP 6) ;; duplicate TOS
;; Variable access (resolved at compile time)
(define OP_LOCAL_GET 16) ;; u8 slot
(define OP_LOCAL_SET 17) ;; u8 slot
(define OP_UPVALUE_GET 18) ;; u8 idx
(define OP_UPVALUE_SET 19) ;; u8 idx
(define OP_GLOBAL_GET 20) ;; u16 name_idx
(define OP_GLOBAL_SET 21) ;; u16 name_idx
;; Control flow (replaces if/when/cond/and/or frames)
(define OP_JUMP 32) ;; i16 offset
(define OP_JUMP_IF_FALSE 33) ;; i16 offset
(define OP_JUMP_IF_TRUE 34) ;; i16 offset
;; Function operations
(define OP_CALL 48) ;; u8 argc
(define OP_TAIL_CALL 49) ;; u8 argc — reuse frame (TCO)
(define OP_RETURN 50) ;; return TOS
(define OP_CLOSURE 51) ;; u16 code_idx — create closure
(define OP_CALL_PRIM 52) ;; u16 name_idx, u8 argc — direct primitive
(define OP_APPLY 53) ;; (apply f args-list)
;; Collection construction
(define OP_LIST 64) ;; u16 count — build list from stack
(define OP_DICT 65) ;; u16 count — build dict from stack pairs
(define OP_APPEND_BANG 66) ;; (append! TOS-1 TOS)
;; Higher-order forms (inlined loop)
(define OP_ITER_INIT 80) ;; init iterator on TOS list
(define OP_ITER_NEXT 81) ;; i16 end_offset — push next or jump
(define OP_MAP_OPEN 82) ;; push empty accumulator
(define OP_MAP_APPEND 83) ;; append TOS to accumulator
(define OP_MAP_CLOSE 84) ;; pop accumulator as list
(define OP_FILTER_TEST 85) ;; i16 skip — if falsy jump (skip append)
;; HO fallback (dynamic callback)
(define OP_HO_MAP 88) ;; (map fn coll)
(define OP_HO_FILTER 89) ;; (filter fn coll)
(define OP_HO_REDUCE 90) ;; (reduce fn init coll)
(define OP_HO_FOR_EACH 91) ;; (for-each fn coll)
(define OP_HO_SOME 92) ;; (some fn coll)
(define OP_HO_EVERY 93) ;; (every? fn coll)
;; Scope / dynamic binding
(define OP_SCOPE_PUSH 96) ;; TOS = name
(define OP_SCOPE_POP 97)
(define OP_PROVIDE_PUSH 98) ;; TOS-1 = name, TOS = value
(define OP_PROVIDE_POP 99)
(define OP_CONTEXT 100) ;; TOS = name → push value
(define OP_EMIT 101) ;; TOS-1 = name, TOS = value
(define OP_EMITTED 102) ;; TOS = name → push collected
;; Continuations
(define OP_RESET 112) ;; i16 body_len — push delimiter
(define OP_SHIFT 113) ;; u8 k_slot, i16 body_len — capture k
;; Define / component
(define OP_DEFINE 128) ;; u16 name_idx — bind TOS to name
(define OP_DEFCOMP 129) ;; u16 template_idx
(define OP_DEFISLAND 130) ;; u16 template_idx
(define OP_DEFMACRO 131) ;; u16 template_idx
(define OP_EXPAND_MACRO 132) ;; u8 argc — runtime macro expansion
;; String / serialize (hot path)
(define OP_STR_CONCAT 144) ;; u8 count — concat N values as strings
(define OP_STR_JOIN 145) ;; (join sep list)
(define OP_SERIALIZE 146) ;; serialize TOS to SX string
;; Aser specialization (optional, 224-239 reserved)
(define OP_ASER_TAG 224) ;; u16 tag_name_idx — serialize HTML tag
(define OP_ASER_FRAG 225) ;; u8 child_count — serialize fragment
;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Bytecode module structure
;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; A module contains:
;; magic: "SXBC" (4 bytes)
;; version: u16
;; pool_count: u32
;; pool: constant pool entries (self-describing tagged values)
;; code_count: u32
;; codes: code objects
;; entry: u32 (index of entry-point code object)
(define BYTECODE_MAGIC "SXBC")
(define BYTECODE_VERSION 1)
;; Constant pool tags
(define CONST_NUMBER 1)
(define CONST_STRING 2)
(define CONST_BOOL 3)
(define CONST_NIL 4)
(define CONST_SYMBOL 5)
(define CONST_KEYWORD 6)
(define CONST_LIST 7)
(define CONST_DICT 8)
(define CONST_CODE 9)
;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
;; Disassembler
;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
(define opcode-name
(fn (op)
(cond
(= op 1) "CONST" (= op 2) "NIL"
(= op 3) "TRUE" (= op 4) "FALSE"
(= op 5) "POP" (= op 6) "DUP"
(= op 16) "LOCAL_GET" (= op 17) "LOCAL_SET"
(= op 20) "GLOBAL_GET" (= op 21) "GLOBAL_SET"
(= op 32) "JUMP" (= op 33) "JUMP_IF_FALSE"
(= op 48) "CALL" (= op 49) "TAIL_CALL"
(= op 50) "RETURN" (= op 52) "CALL_PRIM"
(= op 128) "DEFINE" (= op 144) "STR_CONCAT"
:else (str "OP_" op))))