Three new files forming the bytecode compilation pipeline:
spec/bytecode.sx — opcode definitions (~65 ops):
- Stack/constant ops (CONST, NIL, TRUE, POP, DUP)
- Lexical variable access (LOCAL_GET/SET, UPVALUE_GET/SET, GLOBAL_GET/SET)
- Jump-based control flow (JUMP, JUMP_IF_FALSE/TRUE)
- Function ops (CALL, TAIL_CALL, RETURN, CLOSURE, CALL_PRIM)
- HO form ops (ITER_INIT/NEXT, MAP_OPEN/APPEND/CLOSE)
- Scope/continuation ops (SCOPE_PUSH/POP, RESET, SHIFT)
- Aser specialization (ASER_TAG, ASER_FRAG)
spec/compiler.sx — SX-to-bytecode compiler (SX code, portable):
- Scope analysis: resolve variables to local/upvalue/global at compile time
- Tail position detection for TCO
- Code generation for: if, when, and, or, let, begin, lambda,
define, set!, quote, function calls, primitive calls
- Constant pool with deduplication
- Jump patching for forward references
hosts/ocaml/lib/sx_vm.ml — bytecode interpreter (OCaml):
- Stack-based VM with array-backed operand stack
- Call frames with base pointer for locals
- Direct opcode dispatch via pattern match
- Zero allocation per step (unlike CEK machine's dict-per-step)
- Handles: constants, variables, jumps, calls, primitives,
collections, string concat, define
Architecture: compiler.sx is spec (SX, portable). VM is platform
(OCaml-native). Same bytecode runs on JS/WASM VMs.
Also includes: CekFrame record optimization in transpiler.sx
(29 frame types as records instead of Hashtbl).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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6.9 KiB
OCaml
236 lines
6.9 KiB
OCaml
(** SX bytecode VM — stack-based interpreter.
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Executes bytecode produced by compiler.sx.
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Designed for speed: array-based stack, direct dispatch,
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no allocation per step (unlike the CEK machine).
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This is the platform-native execution engine. The same bytecode
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runs on all platforms (OCaml, JS, WASM). *)
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open Sx_types
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(** Bytecode instruction stream. *)
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type bytecode = int array
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(** Code object — compiled function body. *)
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type code = {
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arity : int;
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locals : int;
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bytecode : bytecode;
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constants : value array;
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}
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(** Upvalue — reference to a captured variable. *)
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type upvalue_ref =
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| Open of int (* index into enclosing frame's locals *)
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| Closed of value ref (* heap-allocated after frame returns *)
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(** Closure — code + captured upvalues. *)
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type closure = {
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code : code;
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upvalues : upvalue_ref array;
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name : string option;
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}
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(** Call frame — one per function invocation. *)
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type frame = {
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closure : closure;
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mutable ip : int;
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base : int; (* base index in value stack *)
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}
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(** VM state. *)
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type vm = {
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mutable stack : value array;
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mutable sp : int; (* stack pointer — next free slot *)
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mutable frames : frame list;
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globals : (string, value) Hashtbl.t;
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}
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(** Create a new VM. *)
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let create () = {
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stack = Array.make 1024 Nil;
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sp = 0;
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frames = [];
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globals = Hashtbl.create 256;
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}
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(** Stack operations. *)
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let push vm v =
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if vm.sp >= Array.length vm.stack then begin
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let new_stack = Array.make (vm.sp * 2) Nil in
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Array.blit vm.stack 0 new_stack 0 vm.sp;
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vm.stack <- new_stack
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end;
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vm.stack.(vm.sp) <- v;
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vm.sp <- vm.sp + 1
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let pop vm =
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vm.sp <- vm.sp - 1;
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vm.stack.(vm.sp)
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let peek vm =
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vm.stack.(vm.sp - 1)
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(** Read operands from bytecode. *)
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let read_u8 frame =
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let v = frame.closure.code.bytecode.(frame.ip) in
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frame.ip <- frame.ip + 1; v
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let read_u16 frame =
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let lo = frame.closure.code.bytecode.(frame.ip) in
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let hi = frame.closure.code.bytecode.(frame.ip + 1) in
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frame.ip <- frame.ip + 2;
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lo lor (hi lsl 8)
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let read_i16 frame =
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let v = read_u16 frame in
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if v >= 32768 then v - 65536 else v
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(** Execute bytecode until OP_RETURN. *)
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let rec run vm =
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match vm.frames with
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| [] -> failwith "VM: no frame"
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| frame :: _ ->
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let code = frame.closure.code in
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let bc = code.bytecode in
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let op = bc.(frame.ip) in
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frame.ip <- frame.ip + 1;
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match op with
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(* ---- Stack / Constants ---- *)
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| 0x01 -> (* OP_CONST *)
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let idx = read_u16 frame in
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push vm code.constants.(idx);
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run vm
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| 0x02 -> push vm Nil; run vm (* OP_NIL *)
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| 0x03 -> push vm (Bool true); run vm (* OP_TRUE *)
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| 0x04 -> push vm (Bool false); run vm (* OP_FALSE *)
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| 0x05 -> ignore (pop vm); run vm (* OP_POP *)
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| 0x06 -> push vm (peek vm); run vm (* OP_DUP *)
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(* ---- Variable access ---- *)
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| 0x10 -> (* OP_LOCAL_GET *)
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let slot = read_u8 frame in
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push vm vm.stack.(frame.base + slot);
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run vm
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| 0x11 -> (* OP_LOCAL_SET *)
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let slot = read_u8 frame in
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vm.stack.(frame.base + slot) <- peek vm;
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run vm
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| 0x14 -> (* OP_GLOBAL_GET *)
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let idx = read_u16 frame in
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let name = match code.constants.(idx) with String s -> s | _ -> "" in
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let v = try Hashtbl.find vm.globals name with Not_found ->
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(* Fall back to primitives *)
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try Sx_primitives.get name
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with _ -> raise (Eval_error ("Undefined: " ^ name))
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in
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push vm v; run vm
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| 0x15 -> (* OP_GLOBAL_SET *)
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let idx = read_u16 frame in
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let name = match code.constants.(idx) with String s -> s | _ -> "" in
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Hashtbl.replace vm.globals name (peek vm);
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run vm
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(* ---- Control flow ---- *)
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| 0x20 -> (* OP_JUMP *)
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let offset = read_i16 frame in
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frame.ip <- frame.ip + offset;
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run vm
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| 0x21 -> (* OP_JUMP_IF_FALSE *)
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let offset = read_i16 frame in
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let v = pop vm in
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if not (sx_truthy v) then frame.ip <- frame.ip + offset;
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run vm
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| 0x22 -> (* OP_JUMP_IF_TRUE *)
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let offset = read_i16 frame in
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let v = pop vm in
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if sx_truthy v then frame.ip <- frame.ip + offset;
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run vm
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(* ---- Function calls ---- *)
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| 0x30 -> (* OP_CALL *)
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let argc = read_u8 frame in
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let args = Array.init argc (fun _ -> pop vm) in
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let f = pop vm in
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call vm f (Array.to_list (Array.of_list (List.rev (Array.to_list args))));
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run vm
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| 0x31 -> (* OP_TAIL_CALL *)
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let argc = read_u8 frame in
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let args = Array.init argc (fun _ -> pop vm) in
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let _f = pop vm in
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(* TODO: tail call optimization — reuse frame *)
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let args_list = List.rev (Array.to_list args) in
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call vm _f args_list;
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run vm
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| 0x32 -> (* OP_RETURN *)
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let result = pop vm in
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vm.frames <- List.tl vm.frames;
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vm.sp <- frame.base;
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push vm result
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(* Don't recurse — return to caller *)
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| 0x34 -> (* OP_CALL_PRIM *)
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let idx = read_u16 frame in
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let argc = read_u8 frame in
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let name = match code.constants.(idx) with String s -> s | _ -> "" in
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let args = List.init argc (fun _ -> pop vm) |> List.rev in
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let result = Sx_primitives.call name args in
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push vm result;
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run vm
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(* ---- Collections ---- *)
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| 0x40 -> (* OP_LIST *)
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let count = read_u16 frame in
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let items = List.init count (fun _ -> pop vm) |> List.rev in
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push vm (List items);
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run vm
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| 0x41 -> (* OP_DICT *)
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let count = read_u16 frame in
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let d = Hashtbl.create count in
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for _ = 1 to count do
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let v = pop vm in
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let k = pop vm in
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let key = match k with String s -> s | Keyword s -> s | _ -> "" in
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Hashtbl.replace d key v
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done;
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push vm (Dict d);
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run vm
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(* ---- String ops ---- *)
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| 0x90 -> (* OP_STR_CONCAT *)
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let count = read_u8 frame in
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let parts = List.init count (fun _ -> pop vm) |> List.rev in
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let s = String.concat "" (List.map value_to_str parts) in
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push vm (String s);
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run vm
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(* ---- Define ---- *)
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| 0x80 -> (* OP_DEFINE *)
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let idx = read_u16 frame in
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let name = match code.constants.(idx) with String s -> s | _ -> "" in
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let v = peek vm in
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Hashtbl.replace vm.globals name v;
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run vm
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| opcode ->
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raise (Eval_error (Printf.sprintf "VM: unknown opcode 0x%02x at ip=%d" opcode (frame.ip - 1)))
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and call vm f args =
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match f with
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| NativeFn (_, fn) ->
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let result = fn args in
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push vm result
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| _ ->
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raise (Eval_error ("VM: not callable: " ^ value_to_str f))
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(** Execute a code object in a fresh VM. *)
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let execute code globals =
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let vm = create () in
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(* Copy globals *)
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Hashtbl.iter (fun k v -> Hashtbl.replace vm.globals k v) globals;
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let closure = { code; upvalues = [||]; name = None } in
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let frame = { closure; ip = 0; base = 0 } in
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vm.frames <- [frame];
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run vm;
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pop vm
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