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_h1 meta10 | [[meta11]] | [[JS|meca/JS.js]] 
{input
 {@ type="button" value="page editor"
    style="position:fixed; top:10px; left:10px;" 
    onclick="LAMBDATANK.toggle_display('page_editor')"}}

{macro '\(((W|S|A)\.(length|get|slice)|A\.disp)\s to '(<span style="color:red">$1 </span>}

{META.eval  ;; CAUTION: round braces must be exclusively used for expressions !!!

{{block}
_h2 introduction

_p {b META} is a fork of {b lambdatalk} - {i and entirely independant of it} - coming with {b 5} special forms, [{code fun, def, if, quote, let}], and a very minimal set of {b 12} carefully choosen primitives.

{table
 {tr {td }          {td NEW}   {td EQUALITY} {td LENGTH}   {td GET}   {td SLICE}   {td DISP}}
 {tr {td WORDS}     {td _}     {td W.equal?} {td W.length} {td W.get} {td W.slice} {td _}}
 {tr {td SENTENCES} {td _}     {td _}        {td S.length} {td S.get} {td S.slice} {td _}}
 {tr {td ARRAYS}    {td A.new} {td _}        {td A.length} {td A.get} {td A.slice} {td A.disp}}
}

_p Expressions are written using standard round braces {b '()} contrary to lambdatalk where there are written using curly braces {b '{}}. In this page the {b META} code is embedded inside a single {b META.eval} container where round braces must be exclusively used for expressions, or at least protected.

_p In the spirit of what can be seen in [[le premier lisp|https://www.lrde.epita.fr/~raph/docs/lisp/first_lisp.pdf]], the goal is to build and explore on top of these 12 primitives a set of user functions dealing with {b words, sentences & arrays}.

_p About the empty slots in the table:
_ul {b NEW}: words and sentences don't need any building primitives, they are simply written as they are.
_ul {b EQUALITY}: because sentences are sequences of words written without any enclosing delimiters they can't be compared. For arrays only their names can be compared and {b W.equal?} is used in this case. 
_ul {b DISP}: words and sentences are displayed as they are. Arrays are displayed via {b A.disp}.

_p As an example of application we will build {b pairs} and {b lists} from {b arrays}. In {b META} pairs & lists are optional because {b arrays} can be given functions making them usable as lists, A.first, A.rest, ...

_p We have added a small bunch of operators, {b =, +, *, -, /, %, pow, sqrt, ...} needed in some examples of code.

_p So, in the following, we will build on top of these primitives an extendable set of user defined functions extending the primitive set, theoretically {i ad libitum}.

_p This exploration is endless, the current document is in construction and your help is welcome.

} ;; end block

{{block}
_h2 WORDS

{pre 
'(def W hello_world)
-> (def W hello_world)
'(W)
-> (W)

1. primitives

'(W.equal? hello hello)
-> (W.equal? hello hello)
'(W.equal? hello world)
-> (W.equal? hello world)

'(W.length (W))
-> (W.length (W))
'(W.length )
-> (W.length )

'(W.get 0 (W))
-> (W.get 0 (W))
'(W.slice 1 (- (W.length (W)) 1) (W))
-> (W.slice 1 (- (W.length (W)) 1) (W))

2. user defined

'(def W.first
 (fun (:w)
  (W.get 0 :w)))
-> (def W.first (fun (:w) (W.get 0 :w)))
'(def W.rest
 (fun (:w)
  (W.slice 1 (- (W.length :w) 1) :w)))
-> (def W.rest (fun (:w) (W.slice 1 (- (W.length :w) 1) :w)))
'(def W.last
 (fun (:w)
  (W.get (- (W.length :w) 1) :w)))
-> (def W.last (fun (:w) (W.get (- (W.length :w) 1) :w)))
'(def W.butlast
 (fun (:w)
  (W.slice 0 (- (W.length :w) 2) :w)))
-> (def W.butlast (fun (:w) (W.slice 0 (- (W.length :w) 2) :w)))

'(W.first (W))
-> (W.first (W))
'(W.rest (W))
-> (W.rest (W))
'(W.last (W))
-> (W.last (W))
'(W.butlast (W))
-> (W.butlast (W))

'(def W.reverse
 (fun (:w)
  (if (= (W.length :w) 1)
   then :w
   else (W.reverse (W.rest :w))(W.first :w)))) 
-> (def W.reverse
 (fun (:w)
  (if (= (W.length :w) 1)
   then :w
   else (W.reverse (W.rest :w))(W.first :w))))

'(W.reverse (W))
-> (W.reverse (W))  
}

_p Should be added some others: W.sort, ...

}  ;; end block

{{block}
_h2 SENTENCES

{pre 
'(def S hello brave new world)
-> (def S hello brave new world)
'(S)
-> (S)

1. primitives

'(S.length (S))
-> (S.length (S))
'(S.length )
-> (S.length )

'(S.get 0 (S))
-> (S.get 0 (S))
'(S.slice 1 (- (S.length (S)) 1) (S))
-> (S.slice 1 (- (S.length (S)) 1) (S))

2. user defined

'(def S.first
 (fun (:s)
  (S.get 0 :s)))
-> (def S.first (fun (:s) (S.get 0 :s)))
'(def S.rest
 (fun (:s)
  (S.slice 1 (- (S.length :s) 1) :s)))
-> (def S.rest (fun (:s) (S.slice 1 (- (S.length :s) 1) :s)))
'(def S.last
 (fun (:s)
  (S.get (- (S.length :s) 1) :s)))
-> (def S.last (fun (:s) (S.get (- (S.length :s) 1) :s)))
'(def S.butlast
 (fun (:s)
  (S.slice 0 (- (S.length :s) 2) :s)))
-> (def S.butlast (fun (:s) (S.slice 0 (- (S.length :s) 2) :s)))

'(S.first (S))
-> (S.first (S))
'(S.rest (S))
-> (S.rest (S))
'(S.last (S))
-> (S.last (S))
'(S.butlast (S))
-> (S.butlast (S))

'(def S.reverse
 (fun (:s)
  (if (= (S.length :s) 1)
   then :s
   else (S.reverse (S.rest :s)) (S.first :s))))
-> (def S.reverse
 (fun (:s)
  (if (= (S.length :s) 1)
   then :s
   else (S.reverse (S.rest :s)) (S.first :s))))

'(S.reverse (S))
-> (S.reverse (S))

'(def S.serie
  (fun (:a :b)
   (if (= :a :b)
    then :a
    else :a (S.serie (+ :a 1) :b))))
-> (def S.serie
  (fun (:a :b)
   (if (= :a :b)
    then :a
    else :a (S.serie (+ :a 1) :b))))

'(S.serie 1 10)
-> (S.serie 1 10)

'(def S.map
 (fun (:f :s)
  (if (= (S.length :s) 1)
   then (:f :s)
   else (:f (S.first :s)) (S.map :f (S.rest :s)))))
-> (def S.map
 (fun (:f :s)
  (if (= (S.length :s) 1)
   then (:f :s)
   else (:f (S.first :s)) (S.map :f (S.rest :s)))))

'(S.map (fun (:x) (* :x :x)) (S.serie 1 10))
-> (S.map (fun (:x) (* :x :x)) (S.serie 1 10))

'(S.map ((fun (:x :y) (pow :x :y)) 2) (S.serie 1 10))
-> (S.map ((fun (:x :y) (pow :x :y)) 2) (S.serie 1 10))

'(S.reverse (S.map W.reverse (S)))
-> (S.reverse (S.map W.reverse (S)))

'(def S.in?
 (fun (:w :s)
  (if (= (S.length :s) 1)
   then (W.equal? :w :s)
   else (if (W.equal? :w (S.first :s))
   then true
   else (S.in? :w  (S.rest :s))))))
-> (def S.in?
 (fun (:w :s)
  (if (= (S.length :s) 1)
   then (W.equal? :w :s)
   else (if (W.equal? :w (S.first :s))
   then true
   else (S.in? :w  (S.rest :s))))))

'(S.in? x (S))
-> (S.in? x (S))
'(S.in? brave (S))
-> (S.in? brave (S))
}

_p Should be added some others: S.reduce, S.replace, S.sort, ...

}  ;; end block

{{block}
_h2 ARRAYS

{prewrap
'(def A (A.new 10 20 30 40 50))
-> (def A (A.new 10 20 30 40 50))
'(A.disp (A))
-> (A.disp (A))

1. primitives

'(A.length (A))
-> (A.length (A))
'(A.length (A.new))
-> (A.length (A.new))

'(A.get 0 (A))
-> (A.get 0 (A))
'(A.disp (A.slice 1 (- (A.length (A)) 1) (A)))
-> (A.disp (A.slice 1 (- (A.length (A)) 1) (A)))

2. user defined

'(def A.first
 (fun (:a)
  (A.get 0 :a)))
-> (def A.first (fun (:a) (A.get 0 :a)))
'(def A.rest
 (fun (:a)
  (A.slice 1 (- (A.length :a) 1) :a)))
-> (def A.rest (fun (:a) (A.slice 1 (- (A.length :a) 1) :a)))
'(def A.last
 (fun (:a)
  (A.get (- (A.length :a) 1) :a)))
-> (def A.last (fun (:a) (A.get (- (A.length :a) 1) :a)))
'(def A.butlast
 (fun (:a)
  (A.slice 0 (- (A.length :a) 2) :a)))
-> (def A.butlast (fun (:a) (A.slice 0 (- (A.length :a) 2) :a)))

'(A.first (A))
-> (A.first (A))
'(A.disp (A.rest (A)))
-> (A.disp (A.rest (A)))
'(A.last (A))
-> (A.last (A))
'(A.disp (A.butlast (A)))
-> (A.disp (A.butlast (A)))

'(def A.reverse
 (fun (:a)
  (A.new (S.reverse (A.toS :a)))))
-> (def A.reverse
 (fun (:a)
  (A.new (S.reverse (A.toS :a)))))

'(A.disp (A.reverse (A)))
-> (A.disp (A.reverse (A)))

'(def A.concat
 (fun (:a :b)
  (A.new (A.toS :a) (A.toS :b))))
-> (def A.concat
 (fun (:a :b)
  (A.new (A.toS :a) (A.toS :b))))

'(A.disp (A.concat (A) (A.reverse (A))))
-> (A.disp (A.concat (A) (A.reverse (A))))

'(def A.map
 (fun (:f :a)
  (S.toA (S.map :f (A.toS :a)))))
-> (def A.map
 (fun (:f :a)
  (S.toA (S.map :f (A.toS :a)))))

'(A.disp (A.map sqrt (A)))
-> (A.disp (A.map sqrt (A)))

}

_p Should be added some others: A.in?, A.duplicate, ... and some more introducing mutations {code A.set!, A.addlast!, A.sublast!, A.addfirst!, A.subfirst!, A.reverse!, A.sort!, A.swap!, ...}

}  ;; end block

{{block}
_h2 PAIRS & LISTS

_p As an example of application we redefine as a special case of arrays a structure called a {b pair}, [{b cons, car, cdr}], a 2-cells array with its two accessors, on which were built {b lists} invented in the fifties at the birth of {b LISP}.

{pre 
'(def cons (fun (:a :b) (A.new :a :b)))
-> (def cons (fun (:a :b) (A.new :a :b)))

'(def car (fun (:p) (A.get 0 :p)))
-> (def car (fun (:p) (A.get 0 :p)))

'(def cdr (fun (:p) (A.get 1 :p)))
-> (def cdr (fun (:p) (A.get 1 :p)))

'(def P (cons hello world))
-> (def P (cons hello world))
'(car (P)) 
-> (car (P))
'(cdr (P))
-> (cdr (P))

'(def L
 (cons hello
  (cons brave
   (cons new
    (cons world nil))))) 
-> (def L
 (cons hello
  (cons brave
   (cons new
    (cons world nil)))))

'(def nil? (fun (:l) (W.equal? :l nil)))
-> (def nil? (fun (:l) (W.equal? :l nil)))

'(nil? (L))
-> (nil? (L))

'(nil? (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (L))))))
-> (nil? (cdr (cdr (cdr (cdr (L))))))

'(def L.disp  ;; ⟨ ⟪ ⟫ ⟩
 (def L.disp.r
  (fun (:l)
   (if (nil? :l)
    then 
    else (car :l) (L.disp.r (cdr :l)))))
 (fun (:l)
  « (L.disp.r :l)»)) 
-> (def L.disp
 (def L.disp.r
  (fun (:l)
   (if (nil? :l)
    then 
    else (car :l) (L.disp.r (cdr :l)))))
 (fun (:l)
   ⟨ (L.disp.r :l)⟩))

'(L.disp (L))
-> (L.disp (L))

'(def L.length
 (fun (:l)
  (if (nil? :l)
   then 0
   else (+ 1 (L.length (cdr :l))))))
-> (def L.length
 (fun (:l)
  (if (nil? :l)
   then 0
   else (+ 1 (L.length (cdr :l))))))

'(L.length (L))
-> (L.length (L))

SERIE & MAP

'(def L.serie
  (fun (:a :b)
   (if (= :a :b)
    then (cons :a nil)
    else (cons :a (L.serie (+ :a 1) :b)))))
-> (def L.serie
  (fun (:a :b)
   (if (= :a :b)
    then (cons :a nil)
    else (cons :a (L.serie (+ :a 1) :b)))))

'(L.disp (L.serie 1 10))
-> (L.disp (L.serie 1 10))

'(def L.map
 (fun (:f :l)
  (if (nil? :l)
   then nil
   else (cons (:f (car :l)) (L.map :f (cdr :l))))))
-> (def L.map
 (fun (:f :l)
  (if (nil? :l)
   then nil
   else (cons (:f (car :l)) (L.map :f (cdr :l))))))

'(L.disp (L.map (fun (:x) (* :x :x)) (L.serie 1 10)))
-> (L.disp (L.map (fun (:x) (* :x :x)) (L.serie 1 10)))

'(L.disp (L.map ((fun (:x :y) (pow :x :y)) 2) (L.serie 1 10)))
-> (L.disp (L.map ((fun (:x :y) (pow :x :y)) 2) (L.serie 1 10)))

and finally:

'(def HANOI          
 (fun (:n :from :to :via)
  (if (= :n 0)
   then
   else (HANOI (- :n 1) :from :via :to)
        '{br} move disc :n from tower :from to tower :to 
        (HANOI (- :n 1) :via :to :from))))
-> (def HANOI          
 (fun (:n :from :to :via)
  (if (= :n 0)
   then
   else (HANOI (- :n 1) :from :via :to)
        {br} move disc :n from tower :from to tower :to 
        (HANOI (- :n 1) :via :to :from))))

'(HANOI 5 A B C)
-> (HANOI 5 A B C)
 
}
}  ;; end block

{{block}
_h2 TRANSTYPING

{center {table
 {tr {td }    {td word} {td sent} {td arra} {td list}}
 {tr {td word} {td .} {td W.toS} {td W.toA} {td W.toL}}
 {tr {td sent} {td S.toW} {td .} {td S.toA} {td S.toL}}
 {tr {td arra} {td A.toW} {td A.toS} {td .} {td A.toL}}
 {tr {td list} {td L.toW} {td L.toS} {td L.toA} {td .}}
}}

_p These functions transtyping words, sentences, arrays and lists help avoid useless redondances, for instance the {b sort} exists for arrays and can be used to sort characters in words, words in sentences and elements in lists.

{pre 
=== from words

'(def W.toS
 (fun (:w)
  (if (= (W.length :w) 1)
   then :w
   else (W.first :w) (W.toS (W.rest :w)))))
-> (def W.toS
 (fun (:w)
  (if (= (W.length :w) 1)
   then :w
   else (W.first :w) (W.toS (W.rest :w)))))

'(W.toS abcd)
-> (W.toS abcd)

'(def W.toL
 (fun (:w)
  (if (= (W.length :w) 1)
   then (cons (W.first :w) nil)
   else (cons (W.first :w) (W.toL (W.rest :w))))))
-> (def W.toL
 (fun (:w)
  (if (= (W.length :w) 1)
   then (cons (W.first :w) nil)
   else (cons (W.first :w) (W.toL (W.rest :w))))))

'(L.disp (W.toL abcd))
-> (L.disp (W.toL abcd))

'(def W.toA (fun (:w) (A.new (W.toS :w))))
-> (def W.toA (fun (:w) (A.new (W.toS :w))))

'(A.disp (W.toA abcd))
-> (A.disp (W.toA abcd))

=== from sentences

'(def S.toW
 (fun (:s)
  (if (= (S.length :s) 1)
   then :s
   else (S.first :s)(S.toW (S.rest :s)))))
-> (def S.toW
 (fun (:s)
  (if (= (S.length :s) 1)
   then :s
   else (S.first :s)(S.toW (S.rest :s)))))

'(S.toW a b c d)
-> (S.toW a b c d)

'(def S.toL
 (fun (:s)
  (if (= (S.length :s) 1)
   then (cons (S.first :s) nil)
   else (cons (S.first :s) (S.toL (S.rest :s))))))
-> (def S.toL
 (fun (:s)
  (if (= (S.length :s) 1)
   then (cons (S.first :s) nil)
   else (cons (S.first :s) (S.toL (S.rest :s))))))

'(L.disp (S.toL a b c d))
-> (L.disp (S.toL a b c d))

'(def S.toA (fun (:s) (A.new :s)))
-> (def S.toA (fun (:s) (A.new :s)))

'(A.disp (S.toA a b c d))
-> (A.disp (S.toA a b c d))

=== from lists

'(def L.toW
 (fun (:l)
  (if (nil? :l)
   then 
   else (car :l)(L.toW (cdr :l))))) 
-> (def L.toW
 (fun (:l)
  (if (nil? :l)
   then 
   else (car :l)(L.toW (cdr :l)))))

'(L.toW (cons a (cons b (cons c (cons d nil))))) 
-> (L.toW (cons a (cons b (cons c (cons d nil)))))

'(def L.toS
 (fun (:l)
  (if (nil? :l)
   then 
   else (car :l) (L.toS (cdr :l)))))
-> (def L.toS
 (fun (:l)
  (if (nil? :l)
   then 
   else (car :l) (L.toS (cdr :l)))))

'(L.toS (cons a (cons b (cons c (cons d nil)))))
-> (L.toS (cons a (cons b (cons c (cons d nil)))))

'(def L.toA (fun (:l) (A.new (L.toS :l))))
-> (def L.toA (fun (:l) (A.new (L.toS :l))))

'(A.disp (L.toA (cons a (cons b (cons c (cons d nil))))))
-> (A.disp (L.toA (cons a (cons b (cons c (cons d nil))))))

=== from arrays

'(def A.toW
 (fun (:a)
  (if (= (A.length :a) 0)
   then
   else (A.first :a)(A.toW (A.rest :a)))))
-> (def A.toW
 (fun (:a)
  (if (= (A.length :a) 0)
   then
   else (A.first :a)(A.toW (A.rest :a)))))

'(def A.toS
 (fun (:a)
  (if (= (A.length :a) 0)
   then
   else (A.first :a) (A.toS (A.rest :a)))))
-> (def A.toS
 (fun (:a)
  (if (= (A.length :a) 0)
   then
   else (A.first :a) (A.toS (A.rest :a)))))

'(def A.toL
 (fun (:a)
  (if (= (A.length :a) 1)
   then (cons (A.first :a) nil)
   else (cons (A.first :a) (A.toL (A.rest :a))))))
-> (def A.toL
 (fun (:a)
  (if (= (A.length :a) 1)
   then (cons (A.first :a) nil)
   else (cons (A.first :a) (A.toL (A.rest :a))))))

'(A.toW (A.new h e l l o))
-> (A.toW (A.new h e l l o))

'(A.toS (A.new 10 20 30 50))
-> (A.toS (A.new 10 20 30 50))

'(L.disp (A.toL (A.new 10 20 30 40 50)))
-> (L.disp (A.toL (A.new 10 20 30 40 50)))
}

}  ;; end block

{{block}

_h2 conclusion

_p At the end of the current page the dictionary contains the following primitives & user defined functions

{prewrap 
 (lib)
}

_p To be compared with the set of words, sentences and arrays primitives in {b lambdatalk}:

{prewrap
{W.lib}

{S.lib}

{A.lib}

{P.lib}
}

_p {b Lambdatalk} can be seen as a foreign dialect of the {b λ-calculus}, taking benefit of its strong foundations and clear concepts. With {b META} we go on exploring how can be defined the set of primitives. We have highlighted {b 12} fondamental primitives dealing with words, sentences and arrays, trying to follow this citation of Saint Exupery 
{center " {i La perfection est atteinte {br}non pas quand il n'y a plus rien à ajouter {br}mais quand il n'y a plus rien à enlever.} "}

_p {i Alain Marty 2021/07/01}

}  ;; end block

{script

var META = (function() {

var DICT = {},
      FUN_num = 0, 
      regexp = /$([^\s()]*)(?:[\s]*)([^()]*)$/g;

var evaluate = function(s) {
    s = pre_processing(s);
    s = eval_specials(s, "quote", eval_quote, null);
    s = eval_specials(s, "let", eval_let, null);
    s = eval_specials(s, "fun", eval_fun, null);
    s = eval_specials(s, "if", eval_if, null);
    s = eval_specials(s, "def", eval_def, true);
    s = eval_forms(s);       
    s = post_processing(s);
    return s;
  };

var eval_forms = function(s) {
    while ( s !== (s = s.replace(regexp, eval_form))) ;
    return s;
  };

var eval_form = function() {
    var f = arguments[1] || "", r = arguments[2] || "";
    if (DICT.hasOwnProperty(f)) 
      return DICT[f].apply(null, [r]) 
    else
      return f + " is unknown";
  };

var eval_fun = function(s, env) {  // eval a (nested) lambda
    var index = s.indexOf(")"),
       argStr = supertrim(s.substring(1, index)),
         args = argStr === "" ? [] : argStr.split(" "),
         body = supertrim(s.substring(index + 2)),
          ref = "_FUN_" + FUN_num++;
    body = eval_specials(body, "fun", eval_fun, env); // recurse inside

DICT[ref] = function() { 
      var valStr = supertrim(arguments[0]),
            vals = valStr === "" ? [] : valStr.split(" "),
             bod = body;

if (vals.length < args.length) {          // 1) partial call
          for (var i = 0; i < vals.length; i++)
            bod = bod.replace(RegExp(args[i], "g"), vals[i]);
          var _args_ = args.slice(vals.length).join(" ");
          bod = eval_fun("(" + _args_ + ") " + bod, env);
      } else if (vals.length === args.length) { // 2) total call
         for (var i=0; i < args.length; i++)
           bod = bod.replace( RegExp(args[i], "g"), vals[i] );
      } else {                                  // 3) extra in the last one
          var _vals_ = vals.slice(0,args.length);
          _vals_[args.length-1] = vals.slice(args.length-1,vals.length).join(' ');
          for (var i=0; i < args.length; i++)
            bod = bod.replace( RegExp(args[i], "g"), _vals_[i] ); 
      }
      bod = eval_specials(bod,'if',eval_if); 
      return eval_forms(bod);
    };
    return ref;
  };

var eval_quote = function(s) {
    return "«" + s.replace( /$/g, "«" ).replace( /$/g, "»" ) + "»"
  };

var pre_processing = function(s) {
    s = s.replace( /'\(/g , "(quote " )
    return s
  };

var post_processing = function(s) {
    FUN_num = 0;
    s = s.replace( /«/g, "(" ).replace( /»/g, ")" )
    return s
  };

var supertrim = function(s) {
    return s.trim().replace(/\s+/g, " ")
  };

DICT["lib"] = function() {
    var str = "",
      index = 0;
    for (var key in DICT) {
      if (DICT.hasOwnProperty(key) 
          && key.substring(0, 5) !== "_FUN_") {
        str += key + ", ";
        index++;
      }
    }
    return "DICT: [" + index + "] [" + str.substring(0, str.length - 2) + "]";
  };

var balance = function(s) {
    var strt = s.match(/$/g),
        stop = s.match(/$/g);
    strt = strt ? strt.length : 0;
    stop = stop ? stop.length : 0;
    return { left: strt, right: stop };
  };

return {                // public functions
    DICT:DICT,
    evaluate:evaluate,  
    supertrim:supertrim, 
    balance:balance    
  }

})();  // end META

//// Lambdatank interface: {eval any META expression}
LAMBDATALK.DICT["META.eval"] = function() {
  var args = arguments[0].trim();
  var bal = META.balance(args);
  var infos = '['+bal.left+'|'+bal.right+']';
  if (bal.left === bal.right)
     args = META.evaluate( args ); 
  return '<div style="margin-left:210px;">'+infos+'</div>' + args
};
 
//// starting populating the DICTionary

//// WORDS
 
META.DICT["W.equal?"] = function() {
    var a = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(" ");
    return a[0] === a[1]
}; 
META.DICT['W.length'] = function() { 
  var args = arguments[0].trim();
  return args.length; 
};
META.DICT['W.get'] = function () { 
  var args = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(' '),
         i = parseInt(args.shift());
  return args.join(' ').charAt(i);
};
META.DICT['W.slice'] = function() { 
  var args = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(' '),
        i0 = parseInt(args.shift()),
        i1 = parseInt(args.shift())+1;
  return args.join(' ').slice(i0,i1); 
};

//// SENTENCES

META.DICT['S.length'] = function () { 
  var args = META.supertrim(arguments[0]);
  return (args === '')? 0 : args.split(' ').length
};
META.DICT['S.get'] = function () { 
  var args = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(' '); 
  return args[args.shift()];
};
META.DICT['S.slice'] = function() { 
  var args = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(' '), 
        i0 = parseInt(args.shift()),
        i1 = parseInt(args.shift())+1;
  return args.slice(i0,i1).join(' '); 
};

//// ARRAYS

var ARR = (function() {
var ARRA = {},
    ARRA_num = 0;

META.DICT['A.new'] = function () { // (A.new 12 34 56) -> [12,34,56]
  var args = META.supertrim(arguments[0]);
  var ref = '_ARRA_' + ARRA_num++;
  ARRA[ref] = (args != '')? args.split(' ') : [];
  return ref;
};
var isARRA = function (z) {
  return (z !== '' && z.substring(0,6) === '_ARRA_') 
};

META.DICT['A.length'] = function () { 
  var args = arguments[0].trim(); 
  // return (isARRA(args))? ARRA[args].length : 0;
  return ARRA[args].length
};
META.DICT['A.get'] = function () { 
  var args = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(' '); 
  return (isARRA(args[1]))? ARRA[args[1]][args[0]] : args[1];
};

META.DICT['A.slice'] = function () { // (A.slice i0 i1 a)
  var args = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(' '),
        i0 = parseInt(args.shift()),
        i1 = parseInt(args.shift())+1;
  var ref = '_ARRA_' + ARRA_num++;
  ARRA[ref] = ARRA[args].slice(i0,i1+0);
  return ref;
};

META.DICT['A.disp'] = function () { // (A.disp z)
  var args = arguments[0].trim(), str = ''; 
  var rdisp = function( a ) {
    for (var i=0; i<ARRA[a].length; i++) {
      if (isARRA(ARRA[a][i])) {
        str += '[';
        rdisp( ARRA[a][i] );
        str = str.substring(0, str.length-1) + '],';
      } else
        str += ARRA[a][i] + ',';
    }
    return str.substring(0, str.length-1) ;
  };
  return (isARRA(args))? '[' + rdisp( args ) + ']' : args;
};

})();

//// MATHS

META.DICT["="] = function() {
    var a = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(" ");
    return a[0] === a[1]  // only natural numbers
};
META.DICT["+"] = function() {
    var a = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(" "), r;
    if (a.length === 0)      r = 0;
    else if (a.length === 1) r = a[0];
    else if (a.length === 2) r = Number(a[0]) + Number(a[1]);
    else for (var r = 0, i = 0; i < a.length; i++) r += Number(a[i]);
    return r;
};
META.DICT["*"] = function() {
    var a = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(" "), r;
    if (a.length === 0)      r = 1;
    else if (a.length === 1) r = a[0];
    else if (a.length === 2) r = a[0] * a[1];
    else for (var r = 1, i = 0; i < a.length; i++) r *= a[i];
    return r;
};
META.DICT["-"] = function() {
    var a = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(" ");
    var r = a[0];
    if (a.length === 1) r = -r;
    else  for (var i = 1; i < a.length; i++) r -= a[i];
    return r;
};
META.DICT["/"] = function() {
    var a = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(" ");
    var r = a[0];
    if (a.length === 1) r = 1 / r;
    else for (var i = 1; i < a.length; i++) r /= a[i];
    return r;
};

META.DICT["%"] = function() {
    var a = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(" ");
    return a[0]%a[1];
};

META.DICT["pow"] = function() {
    var a = META.supertrim(arguments[0]).split(" ");
    return Math.pow( a[0], a[1] );
};

META.DICT["sqrt"] = function() {
    var a = META.supertrim(arguments[0]);
    return Math.sqrt( a );
};

// and so on

}

} ;; end eval

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