lib/parse: remove parseHexPair

Also, make parseHexadecimal "tail" (HL). Soon, all routines in lib/parse will do that, making the life of lib/expr easier.
lib/args: remove
2024-11-26 08:48:05 +11:00 · 2019-12-29 21:56:56 -05:00 · 2019-12-29 21:05:09 -05:00 · 2019-12-29 21:02:04 -05:00 · 2019-12-29 20:56:13 -05:00 · 2019-12-29 19:47:19 -05:00
13 changed files with 231 additions and 425 deletions
--- a/apps/README.md
+++ b/apps/README.md
@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ There are decimal, hexadecimal and binary literals. A "straight" number is
 parsed as a decimal. Hexadecimal literals must be prefixed with `0x` (`0xf4`).
 Binary must be prefixed with `0b` (`0b01100110`).

+A decimal literal cannot start with `0`, with the exception of the `0` literal.
+
 Decimals and hexadecimal are "flexible". Whether they're written in a byte or
 a word, you don't need to prefix them with zeroes. Watch out for overflow,
 however.
--- a/apps/at28w/glue.asm
+++ b/apps/at28w/glue.asm
@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ jp	at28wMain
 .inc "core.asm"
 .inc "lib/util.asm"
 .inc "lib/parse.asm"
-.inc "lib/args.asm"
 .inc "at28w/main.asm"
 USER_RAMSTART:
--- a/apps/at28w/main.asm
+++ b/apps/at28w/main.asm
@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
 ; *** Code ***

 at28wMain:
-	ld	de, .argspecs
-	ld	ix, AT28W_MAXBYTES
-	call	parseArgs
+	ld	de, AT28W_MAXBYTES
+	ld	a, (hl)
+	or	a
+	jr	z, at28wInner		; no arg
+	call	parseHexadecimal	; --> DE
 	jr	z, at28wInner
 	; bad args
 	ld	a, SHELL_ERR_BAD_ARGS
 	ret
-.argspecs:
-	.db	0b111, 0b101, 0

 at28wInner:
 	; Reminder: words in parseArgs aren't little endian. High byte is first.
--- a/apps/lib/args.asm
+++ b/apps/lib/args.asm
@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-; *** Requirements ***
-; lib/parse
-;
-; *** Consts ***
-; maximum number of bytes to receive as args in all commands. Determines the
-; size of the args variable.
-.equ	PARSE_ARG_MAXCOUNT	3
-
-; *** Code ***
-
-; Parse arguments at (HL) with specifiers at (DE) into (IX).
-;
-; Args specifiers are a series of flag for each arg:
-; Bit 0 - arg present: if unset, we stop parsing there
-; Bit 1 - is word: this arg is a word rather than a byte. Because our
-;                  destination are bytes anyway, this doesn't change much except
-;                  for whether we expect a space between the hex pairs. If set,
-;                  you still need to have a specifier for the second part of
-;                  the multibyte.
-; Bit 2 - optional: If set and not present during parsing, we don't error out
-;		    and write zero
-;
-; Bit 3 - String argument: If set, this argument is a string. A pointer to the
-;                          read string, null terminated (max 0x20 chars) will
-;                          be placed in the next two bytes. This has to be the
-;                          last argument of the list and it stops parsing.
-; Sets A to nonzero if there was an error during parsing, zero otherwise.
-parseArgs:
-	push	bc
-	push	de
-	push	hl
-	push	ix
-
-	; init the arg value to a default 0
-	xor	a
-	ld	(ix), a
-	ld	(ix+1), a
-	ld	(ix+2), a
-	ld	b, PARSE_ARG_MAXCOUNT
-.loop:
-	ld	a, (hl)
-	; is this the end of the line?
-	or	a		; cp 0
-	jr	z, .endofargs
-
-	; Get the specs
-	ld	a, (de)
-	bit	0, a		; do we have an arg?
-	jr	z, .error	; not set? then we have too many args
-
-	ld	c, a		; save the specs for multibyte check later
-	bit	3, a		; is our arg a string?
-	jr	z, .notAString
-	; our arg is a string. Let's place HL in our next two bytes and call
-	; it a day. Little endian, remember
-	ld	(ix), l
-	ld	(ix+1), h
-	jr	.success	; directly to success: skip endofargs checks
-
-.notAString:
-	call	parseHexPair
-	jr	c, .error
-
-	; we have a good arg and we need to write A in (IX).
-	ld	(ix), a
-
-	; Good! increase counters
-	inc	de
-	inc	ix
-	inc	hl		; get to following char (generally a space)
-
-	; Our arg is parsed, our pointers are increased. Normally, HL should
-	; point to a space *unless* our argspec indicates a multibyte arg.
-	bit	1, c
-	jr	nz, .nospacecheck	; bit set? no space check
-	; do we have a proper space char (or null char)?
-	ld	a, (hl)
-	or	a
-	jr	z, .endofargs
-	cp	' '
-	jr	nz, .error
-	inc	hl
-.nospacecheck:
-	djnz	.loop
-	; If we get here, it means that our next char *has* to be a null char
-	ld	a, (hl)
-	or	a		; cp 0
-	jr	z, .success	; zero? great!
-	jr	.error
-
-.endofargs:
-	; We encountered our null char. Let's verify that we either have no
-	; more args or that they are optional
-	ld	a, (de)
-	or	a
-	jr	z, .success	; no arg? success
-	bit	2, a
-	jr	z, .error	; if unset, arg is not optional. error
-	; success
-.success:
-	xor	a
-	jr	.end
-.error:
-	inc	a
-.end:
-	pop	ix
-	pop	hl
-	pop	de
-	pop	bc
-	ret
-
--- a/apps/lib/parse.asm
+++ b/apps/lib/parse.asm
@ -22,42 +22,6 @@ parseHex:
 	ret


-; Parses 2 characters of the string pointed to by HL and returns the numerical
-; value in A. If the second character is a "special" character (<0x21) we don't
-; error out: the result will be the one from the first char only.
-; HL is set to point to the last char of the pair.
-;
-; On success, the carry flag is reset. On error, it is set.
-parseHexPair:
-	push	bc
-
-	ld	a, (hl)
-	call	parseHex
-	jr	c, .end		; error? goto end, keeping the C flag on
-	rla \ rla \ rla \ rla	; let's push this in MSB
-	ld	b, a
-	inc	hl
-	ld	a, (hl)
-	cp	0x21
-	jr	c, .single	; special char? single digit
-	call	parseHex
-	jr	c, .end		; error?
-	or	b		; join left-shifted + new. we're done!
-	; C flag was set on parseHex and is necessarily clear at this point
-	jr	.end
-
-.single:
-	; If we have a single digit, our result is already stored in B, but
-	; we have to right-shift it back.
-	ld	a, b
-	and	0xf0
-	rra \ rra \ rra \ rra
-	dec	hl
-
-.end:
-	pop	bc
-	ret
-
 ; Parse the decimal char at A and extract it's 0-9 numerical value. Put the
 ; result in A.
 ;
@ -140,71 +104,45 @@ parseDecimal:
 	pop	hl	; <-- lvl 1, orig
 	jp	unsetZ

-; Parse string at (HL) as a hexadecimal value and return value in DE under the
-; same conditions as parseLiteral.
+; Parse string at (HL) as a hexadecimal value without the "0x" prefix and
+; return value in DE.
+; HL is advanced to the character following the last successfully read char.
+; Sets Z on success.
 parseHexadecimal:
-	call	hasHexPrefix
-	ret	nz
-	push	hl
-	ld	d, 0
-	inc	hl	; get rid of "0x"
-	inc	hl
-	call	strlen
-	cp	3
-	jr	c, .single
-	cp	4
-	jr	c, .doubleShort	; 0x123
-	cp	5
-	jr	c, .double	; 0x1234
-	; too long, error
-	jr	.error
-.double:
-	call	parseHexPair
-	jr	c, .error
-	inc	hl			; now HL is on first char of next pair
-	ld	d, a
-	jr	.single
-.doubleShort:
 	ld	a, (hl)
 	call	parseHex
-	jr	c, .error
-	inc	hl			; now HL is on first char of next pair
-	ld	d, a
-.single:
-	call	parseHexPair
-	jr	c, .error
+	jp	c, unsetZ	; we need at least one char
+	push	bc
+	ld	de, 0
+	ld	b, 0
+.loop:
+	; we push to B to verify overflow
+	rl	e \ rl d \ rl b
+	rl	e \ rl d \ rl b
+	rl	e \ rl d \ rl b
+	rl	e \ rl d \ rl b
+	or	e
 	ld	e, a
-	cp	a			; ensure Z
-	jr	.end
-.error:
-	call	unsetZ
-.end:
-	pop	hl
-	ret
-
-; Sets Z if (HL) has a '0x' prefix.
-hasHexPrefix:
-	ld	a, (hl)
-	cp	'0'
-	ret	nz
-	push	hl
+	; did we overflow?
+	ld	a, b
+	or	a
+	jr	nz, .end	; overflow, NZ already set
+	; next char
 	inc	hl
 	ld	a, (hl)
-	cp	'x'
-	pop	hl
+	call	parseHex
+	jr	nc, .loop
+	cp	a		; ensure Z
+.end:
+	pop	bc
 	ret

-; Parse string at (HL) as a binary value (0b010101) and return value in E.
-; D is always zero.
+; Parse string at (HL) as a binary value (010101) without the "0b" prefix and
+; return value in E. D is always zero.
 ; Sets Z on success.
 parseBinaryLiteral:
-	call	hasBinPrefix
-	ret	nz
 	push	bc
 	push	hl
-	ld	d, 0
-	inc	hl	; get rid of "0b"
-	inc	hl
 	call	strlen
 	or	a
 	jr	z, .error	; empty, error
@ -237,49 +175,6 @@ parseBinaryLiteral:
 	pop	bc
 	ret

-; Sets Z if (HL) has a '0b' prefix.
-hasBinPrefix:
-	ld	a, (hl)
-	cp	'0'
-	ret	nz
-	push	hl
-	inc	hl
-	ld	a, (hl)
-	cp	'b'
-	pop	hl
-	ret
-
-; Parse string at (HL) and, if it is a char literal, sets Z and return
-; corresponding value in E. D is always zero.
-;
-; A valid char literal starts with ', ends with ' and has one character in the
-; middle. No escape sequence are accepted, but ''' will return the apostrophe
-; character.
-parseCharLiteral:
-	ld	a, 0x27		; apostrophe (') char
-	cp	(hl)
-	ret	nz
-
-	push	hl
-	inc	hl
-	inc	hl
-	cp	(hl)
-	jr	nz, .end	; not ending with an apostrophe
-	inc	hl
-	ld	a, (hl)
-	or	a		; cp 0
-	jr	nz, .end	; string has to end there
-	; Valid char, good
-	ld	d, a		; A is zero, take advantage of that
-	dec	hl
-	dec	hl
-	ld	a, (hl)
-	ld	e, a
-	cp	a		; ensure Z
-.end:
-	pop	hl
-	ret
-
 ; Parses the string at (HL) and returns the 16-bit value in DE. The string
 ; can be a decimal literal (1234), a hexadecimal literal (0x1234) or a char
 ; literal ('X').
@ -287,11 +182,59 @@ parseCharLiteral:
 ; As soon as the number doesn't fit 16-bit any more, parsing stops and the
 ; number is invalid. If the number is valid, Z is set, otherwise, unset.
 parseLiteral:
-	call	parseCharLiteral
-	ret	z
-	call	parseHexadecimal
-	ret	z
-	call	parseBinaryLiteral
-	ret	z
+	ld	de, 0		; pre-fill
+	ld	a, (hl)
+	cp	0x27		; apostrophe
+	jr	z, .char
+	cp	'0'
+	jr	z, .hexOrBin
 	jp	parseDecimal

+; Parse string at (HL) and, if it is a char literal, sets Z and return
+; corresponding value in E. D is always zero.
+;
+; A valid char literal starts with ', ends with ' and has one character in the
+; middle. No escape sequence are accepted, but ''' will return the apostrophe
+; character.
+.char:
+	push	hl
+	inc	hl
+	inc	hl
+	cp	(hl)
+	jr	nz, .charEnd	; not ending with an apostrophe
+	inc	hl
+	ld	a, (hl)
+	or	a		; cp 0
+	jr	nz, .charEnd	; string has to end there
+	; Valid char, good
+	dec	hl
+	dec	hl
+	ld	e, (hl)
+	cp	a		; ensure Z
+.charEnd:
+	pop	hl
+	ret
+
+.hexOrBin:
+	inc	hl
+	ld	a, (hl)
+	inc	hl		; already place it for hex or bin
+	cp	'x'
+	jr	z, .hex
+	cp	'b'
+	jr	z, .bin
+	; special case: single '0'. set Z if we hit have null terminating.
+	or	a
+.hexOrBinEnd:
+	dec	hl \ dec hl	; replace HL
+	ret			; Z already set
+
+.hex:
+	push	hl
+	call	parseHexadecimal
+	pop	hl
+	jr	.hexOrBinEnd
+
+.bin:
+	call	parseBinaryLiteral
+	jr	.hexOrBinEnd
--- a/apps/lib/util.asm
+++ b/apps/lib/util.asm
@ -5,6 +5,31 @@ isWS:
 	cp	0x09
 	ret

+; Advance HL to next WS.
+; Set Z if WS found, unset if end-of-string.
+toWS:
+	ld	a, (hl)
+	call	isWS
+	ret	z
+	or	a
+	jp	z, unsetZ
+	inc	hl
+	jr	toWS
+
+; Consume following whitespaces in HL until a non-WS is hit.
+; Set Z if non-WS found, unset if end-of-string.
+rdWS:
+	ld	a, (hl)
+	call	isWS
+	jr	nz, .ok
+	or	a
+	jp	z, unsetZ
+	inc	hl
+	jr	rdWS
+.ok:
+	cp	a	; ensure Z
+	ret
+
 ; Copy string from (HL) in (DE), that is, copy bytes until a null char is
 ; encountered. The null char is also copied.
 ; HL and DE point to the char right after the null char.
--- a/apps/zasm/glue.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/glue.asm
@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ jp	zasmMain
 .inc "lib/util.asm"
 .inc "lib/ari.asm"
 .inc "lib/parse.asm"
-.inc "lib/args.asm"
 .inc "zasm/util.asm"
 .equ	IO_RAMSTART	USER_RAMSTART
 .inc "zasm/io.asm"
--- a/apps/zasm/gluea.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/gluea.asm
@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ jp	zasmMain
 .inc "lib/util.asm"
 .inc "lib/ari.asm"
 .inc "lib/parse.asm"
-.inc "lib/args.asm"
 .inc "zasm/util.asm"
 .equ	IO_RAMSTART	USER_RAMSTART
 .inc "zasm/io.asm"
--- a/apps/zasm/main.asm
+++ b/apps/zasm/main.asm
@ -23,34 +23,34 @@
 ; HL is set to the last lineno to be read.
 ; Sets Z on success, unset on error. On error, A contains an error code (ERR_*)
 zasmMain:
-	; Parse args. HL points to string already
-	; We don't allocate memory just to hold this. Because this happens
-	; before initialization, we don't really care where those args are
-	; parsed. That's why we borrow zasm's RAMSTART for a little while.
-	ld	de, .argspecs
-	ld	ix, ZASM_RAMSTART
-	call	parseArgs
-	jr	z, .goodargs
-	; bad args
-	ld	hl, 0
-	ld	de, 0
-	ld	a, SHELL_ERR_BAD_ARGS
-	ret
-
-.goodargs:
-	; HL now points to parsed args
-	; Init I/O
-	ld	a, (ZASM_RAMSTART)	; blkdev in ID
+	; Parse args in (HL)
+	; blkdev in
+	call	parseHexadecimal	; --> DE
+	jr	nz, .badargs
+	ld	a, e
 	ld	de, IO_IN_BLK
 	call	blkSel
-	ld	a, (ZASM_RAMSTART+1)	; blkdev out ID
+
+	; blkdev in
+	call	rdWS
+	jr	nz, .badargs
+	call	parseHexadecimal	; --> DE
+	jr	nz, .badargs
+	ld	a, e
 	ld	de, IO_OUT_BLK
 	call	blkSel

-	; Init .org
-	; This is the 3rd argument, optional, will be zero if not given.
+	; .org high byte
+	ld	e, 0			; in case we .skipOrgSet
+	call	rdWS
+	jr	nz, .skipOrgSet		; no org argument
+	call	parseHexadecimal	; --> DE
+	jr	nz, .badargs
+
+.skipOrgSet:
+	; Init .org with value of E
 	; Save in "@" too
-	ld	a, (ZASM_RAMSTART+2)
+	ld	a, e
 	ld	(ZASM_ORG+1), a		; high byte of .org
 	ld	(DIREC_LASTVAL+1), a
 	xor	a
@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ zasmMain:
 .end:
 	jp	ioLineNo		; --> HL, --> DE, returns

-.argspecs:
-	.db	0b001, 0b001, 0b101
+.badargs:
+	; bad args
+	ld	a, SHELL_ERR_BAD_ARGS
+	ret
+
 .sFirstPass:
 	.db	"First pass", 0
 .sSecondPass:
--- a/recipes/sms/romasm/glue.asm
+++ b/recipes/sms/romasm/glue.asm
@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 	jp	upcase
 	jp	findchar
 	jp	parseHex
-	jp	parseHexPair
 	jp	blkSel
 	jp	blkSet
 	jp	fsFindFN
@ -145,9 +144,9 @@ basFindCmdExtra:
 	jp	basPgmHook
 .mycmds:
 	.db "ed", 0
-	.dw 0x1e00
+	.dw 0x1f00
 	.db "zasm", 0
-	.dw 0x2300
+	.dw 0x2400
 	.db 0xff

 f0GetB:
@ -166,13 +165,13 @@ f1PutB:
 	ld	ix, FS_HANDLES+FS_HANDLE_SIZE
 	jp	fsPutB

-; last time I checked, PC at this point was 0x1df8. Let's give us a nice margin
+; last time I checked, PC at this point was 0x1e92. Let's give us a nice margin
 ; for the start of ed.
-.fill 0x1e00-$
+.fill 0x1f00-$
 .bin "ed.bin"

-; Last check: 0x22dd
-.fill 0x2300-$
+; Last check: 0x23b0
+.fill 0x2400-$
 .bin "zasm.bin"

 .fill 0x7ff0-$
--- a/recipes/sms/romasm/user.h
+++ b/recipes/sms/romasm/user.h
@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 .equ	upcase			@+3
 .equ	findchar		@+3
 .equ	parseHex		@+3
-.equ	parseHexPair	@+3
 .equ	blkSel			@+3
 .equ	blkSet			@+3
 .equ	fsFindFN		@+3
--- a/tools/tests/unit/test_lib_parse.asm
+++ b/tools/tests/unit/test_lib_parse.asm
@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+jp	test
+
+.inc "core.asm"
+.inc "lib/util.asm"
+.inc "lib/parse.asm"
+
+zasmGetPC:
+	ret
+
+testNum:	.db 1
+
+test:
+	ld	sp, 0xffff
+
+	call	testParseHex
+	call	testParseHexadecimal
+
+	; success
+	xor	a
+	halt
+
+testParseHex:
+	ld	a, '8'
+	call	parseHex
+	jp	c, fail
+	cp	8
+	jp	nz, fail
+	call	nexttest
+
+	ld	a, 'e'
+	call	parseHex
+	jp	c, fail
+	cp	0xe
+	jp	nz, fail
+	call	nexttest
+
+	ld	a, 'x'
+	call	parseHex
+	jp	nc, fail
+	call	nexttest
+	ret
+
+testParseHexadecimal:
+	ld	hl, .s99
+	call	parseHexadecimal
+	jp	nz, fail
+	ld	a, e
+	cp	0x99
+	jp	nz, fail
+	call	nexttest
+
+	ld	hl, .saB
+	call	parseHexadecimal
+	jp	nz, fail
+	ld	a, e
+	cp	0xab
+	jp	nz, fail
+	call	nexttest
+
+	; The string "Foo" will not cause a failure. We will parse up to "o"
+	; and then stop.
+	ld	hl, .sFoo
+	call	parseHexadecimal
+	jp	nz, fail
+	ld	a, e
+	cp	0xf
+	call	nexttest
+	ret
+
+.sFoo:		.db "Foo", 0
+.saB:		.db "aB", 0
+.s99:		.db "99", 0
+
+nexttest:
+	ld	a, (testNum)
+	inc	a
+	ld	(testNum), a
+	ret
+
+fail:
+	ld	a, (testNum)
+	halt
+
+; used as RAM
+sandbox:
--- a/tools/tests/unit/test_parse.asm
+++ b/tools/tests/unit/test_parse.asm
@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-jp	test
-
-.inc "core.asm"
-.inc "lib/util.asm"
-.inc "lib/parse.asm"
-.inc "lib/args.asm"
-
-zasmGetPC:
-	ret
-
-testNum:	.db 1
-
-test:
-	ld	hl, 0xffff
-	ld	sp, hl
-
-	call	testParseHex
-	call	testParseHexPair
-	call	testParseArgs
-
-	; success
-	xor	a
-	halt
-
-testParseHex:
-	ld	a, '8'
-	call	parseHex
-	jp	c, fail
-	cp	8
-	jp	nz, fail
-	call	nexttest
-
-	ld	a, 'e'
-	call	parseHex
-	jp	c, fail
-	cp	0xe
-	jp	nz, fail
-	call	nexttest
-
-	ld	a, 'x'
-	call	parseHex
-	jp	nc, fail
-	call	nexttest
-	ret
-
-testParseHexPair:
-	ld	hl, .s99
-	call	parseHexPair
-	jp	c, fail
-	cp	0x99
-	jp	nz, fail
-	call	nexttest
-
-	ld	hl, .saB
-	call	parseHexPair
-	jp	c, fail
-	cp	0xab
-	jp	nz, fail
-	call	nexttest
-
-	ld	hl, .sFoo
-	call	parseHexPair
-	jp	nc, fail
-	call	nexttest
-	ret
-
-.sFoo:		.db "Foo", 0
-.saB:		.db "aB", 0
-.s99:		.db "99", 0
-
-
-testParseArgs:
-	ld	hl, .t1+6
-	ld	de, .t1
-	ld	iy, .t1+3
-	call	.testargs
-
-	ld	hl, .t2+6
-	ld	de, .t2
-	ld	iy, .t2+3
-	call	.testargs
-
-	ld	hl, .t3+6
-	ld	de, .t3
-	ld	iy, .t3+3
-	call	.testargs
-	ret
-
-; HL and DE must be set, and IY must point to expected results in IX
-.testargs:
-	ld	ix, sandbox
-	call	parseArgs
-	jp	nz, fail
-	ld	a, (ix)
-	cp	(iy)
-	jp	nz, fail
-	ld	a, (ix+1)
-	cp	(iy+1)
-	jp	nz, fail
-	ld	a, (ix+2)
-	cp	(iy+2)
-	jp	nz, fail
-	jp	nexttest
-
-; Test data format: 3 bytes specs, 3 bytes expected (IX), then the arg string.
-
-; Empty args with empty specs
-.t1:
-	.db 0b0000, 0b0000, 0b0000
-	.db 0, 0, 0
-	.db 0
-
-; One arg, one byte spec
-.t2:
-	.db 0b0001, 0b0000, 0b0000
-	.db 0xe4, 0, 0
-	.db "e4", 0
-
-; 3 args, 3 bytes spec
-.t3:
-	.db 0b0001, 0b0001, 0b0001
-	.db 0xe4, 0xab, 0x99
-	.db "e4 ab 99", 0
-
-nexttest:
-	ld	a, (testNum)
-	inc	a
-	ld	(testNum), a
-	ret
-
-fail:
-	ld	a, (testNum)
-	halt
-
-; used as RAM
-sandbox:
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Virgil Dupras	dcb96aefe9	lib/parse: remove parseHexPair Also, make parseHexadecimal "tail" (HL). Soon, all routines in lib/parse will do that, making the life of lib/expr easier.	2019-12-29 21:56:56 -05:00
Virgil Dupras	2503bdfced	lib/args: remove	2019-12-29 21:05:09 -05:00
Virgil Dupras	5f2615a134	at28w: don't use lib/args	2019-12-29 21:02:04 -05:00
Virgil Dupras	346bcc3d3d	zasm: don't use lib/args This unit is being removed.	2019-12-29 20:56:13 -05:00
Virgil Dupras	d0f031939f	lib/parse: make parseLiteral a little tighter Sub-parsers are seldom used by themselves, except for parseDecimal. I'm tightening the code of this unit for two reasons: 1. Optimization 2. Upcoming API change where HL won't be preserved anymore, but will point to char following the last parse char. This will allow us to simplify lib/expr.	2019-12-29 19:47:19 -05:00