Add a StringType template parameter (defaulting to std::string) to
ChaiScript_Parser, Bootstrap::bootstrap(), and Std_Lib::library(),
flowing through to the ChaiScript_Impl convenience class. This allows
users to instantiate ChaiScript with std::wstring (via ChaiScript_WString)
or other string types. String literals, escape sequences (including
unicode for wide chars via if constexpr), to_string conversions, and
string operations all respect the parameterized type.
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When all typed catch blocks failed to match a thrown exception's type,
handle_exception() would silently discard the exception and return a
default-constructed Boxed_Value instead of propagating it. This meant
code like `try { throw(42) } catch(string e) { }` would swallow the
int exception rather than letting it propagate to an outer handler.
The fix adds an explicit re-throw when no catch block matches, and
restructures eval_internal() with a nested try/catch to ensure the
finally block still executes before the unhandled exception propagates.
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Add object_from_json as a non-breaking alternative to from_json that returns
a Dynamic_Object instead of a Map, enabling dot-access syntax on JSON fields
(e.g. obj.name instead of obj["name"]). Nested JSON objects become nested
Dynamic_Objects. Also add map_to_object and object_to_map for Python-style
interconversion between maps and objects.
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* Fix#635: Segfault in async result via dangling pointer from optimized for loop
* The optimized for loop (chaiscript_optimizer.hpp) stored the loop
counter as a stack-local `int` and exposed it to ChaiScript via
`var(&i)`, creating a reference-type Boxed_Value pointing to the
stack frame.
The Handle_Return_Ref specialization for const references was wrapping
return values in std::cref() while marking them as return values
(is_return_value=true). This caused Vector.push_back() to store the
reference directly without cloning, since it assumes return values are
freshly created temporaries. When the source object (e.g., a map) went
out of scope, the vector contained dangling references to freed memory.
The fix sets is_return_value=false for const reference returns, which
correctly triggers push_back to clone the value instead of storing a
bare reference. This is consistent with the non-const reference handler
(Handle_Return<Ret &>) which also does not set the return value flag.
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The assign_remainder (%=) case in Boxed_Number::go was missing the
check_divide_by_zero guard, causing a hardware SIGFPE on integer
modulo by zero. Also moved a misplaced check_divide_by_zero from
assign_bitwise_and (&=) where it was erroneous. Additionally, the
catch block in Equation_AST_Node::eval_internal was masking the
arithmetic_error exception as a generic "unsupported operation" error;
arithmetic_error is now re-thrown to provide the correct error message.
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The built-in Dynamic_Object::get_attr was always winning dispatch over
user-defined [] overrides when a string index was used, because its C++
type signature (Dynamic_Object, const string&) scored numdiffs=0 while
ChaiScript-defined functions had higher numdiffs due to undefined type
info. The fix deprioritizes generic C++ Dynamic_Object functions when the
actual first argument is a specific subtype, and maps named ChaiScript
type parameters to Dynamic_Object type_info for correct dispatch scoring.
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* Fix#571: Add per-instance IO redirection via set_print_handler/set_println_handler
The print_string and println_string functions were previously registered as static
functions writing directly to stdout, making it impossible to redirect ChaiScript
output to custom destinations (e.g., GUI windows, loggers, or buffers). This moves
their registration from Bootstrap::bootstrap() to ChaiScript_Basic::build_eval_system()
as lambdas that dispatch through configurable std::function handlers, allowing each
ChaiScript instance to independently redirect its output via set_print_handler() and
set_println_handler().
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* Address review: add IO redirection section to cheatsheet
Documents set_print_handler() and set_println_handler() with usage
examples for GUI embedding and output capture.
Requested by @lefticus in PR #657 review.
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* Address review: define println in terms of print, expose set_print_handler to ChaiScript
Remove separate println_handler — println_string now dispatches through the
single print handler with a newline appended. Only set_print_handler is
needed to redirect all output. The set_print_handler function is also
registered in the ChaiScript engine, so scripts can capture and redirect
their own output.
Requested by @lefticus in PR #657 review.
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* Address review: populate null print handler when No_IO is set
When No_IO is active, the default m_print_handler is now a no-op instead
of writing to stdout. The stdout handler is only installed when No_IO is
not set. Users can still override the handler via set_print_handler()
even with No_IO enabled.
Requested by @lefticus in PR #657 review.
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Add a native find() method to unique associative containers (e.g., Map)
that returns the mapped value if the key exists, or an undefined
Boxed_Value if not. This allows checking for key existence without
mutating the container (unlike operator[]) or requiring exception
handling (unlike at()).
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The Return() parser function called Operator() to parse the return value,
which only handles arithmetic/logical operators but not assignments. Changed
it to call Equation(), which wraps Operator() and adds assignment parsing.
This is consistent with how If, For, and function argument parsing already
work. Enables `return foo = 5`, `return x += 1`, etc.
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* Fix#146: Add configuration options to selectively disable built-in functions
Add new Options enum values (No_Stdlib, No_IO, No_Prelude, No_JSON) that
allow users to control which parts of the standard library are registered.
Std_Lib::library() now accepts an options vector, and the ChaiScript
convenience class forwards its options to the library builder. This enables
use cases where only custom functions should be exposed to script users.
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* Address review: split Options into Options and Library_Options enums
Separate system-level options (No_Load_Modules, Load_Modules, No_External_Scripts,
External_Scripts) from library-level options (No_Stdlib, No_IO, No_Prelude, No_JSON)
into two distinct enum types. Add Library_Options as a parameter to the ChaiScript
constructor. Update tests to demonstrate both ChaiScript_Basic (explicit Std_Lib::library
call) and ChaiScript (library options via constructor parameter) usage.
Requested by @lefticus in PR #642 review.
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* Add cheatsheet documentation for Options and Library_Options
Documents the two-enum configuration system: Options (engine-level:
load_module, use, eval_file) and Library_Options (stdlib-level:
No_Stdlib, No_IO, No_Prelude, No_JSON), with usage examples for
both ChaiScript and ChaiScript_Basic constructors.
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Several STL bootstrap functions unconditionally instantiated copy-dependent
operations (copy constructor, assignment, push_back/push_front by const ref,
insert_at, and resize with fill value), causing compilation failures when
registering containers of move-only types like std::unique_ptr. Guard these
operations with if constexpr(std::is_copy_constructible_v<value_type>) so they
are only compiled when the element type supports copying.
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The function_less_than comparator used by std::stable_sort violated the
strict-weak ordering requirement in two ways: (1) functions with different
arities but matching overlapping parameters were treated as equivalent,
breaking transitivity, and (2) the dynamic_object_type_name comparison
silently fell through when one side had an empty type name. Fixed by
ordering by arity when overlapping parameters match, and imposing a total
order on dynamic object type names.
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* Fix#655: Join async threads before engine destruction to prevent heap-use-after-free
Issues #632 and #636 (PRs #651 and #653) both stem from the same root cause: async
threads spawned via async() can outlive the Dispatch_Engine, accessing shared state
(global objects map, type maps) after it has been destroyed. The fix moves async()
registration from the stdlib module into ChaiScript_Basic, where spawned threads are
tracked via Dispatch_Engine. The engine's destructor now joins all outstanding async
threads before destroying shared data structures.
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* Address review: follow rule of 5, explicitly default move operations
Requested by @lefticus in PR #656 review.
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Previously, to_<type> only accepted a string or the same type (identity),
and <type>() constructors only accepted Boxed_Number. This left gaps such as
to_int(char), to_char(int), char(string), int(string), and to_double(char).
Add two overloads to bootstrap_pod_type: to_<name>(Boxed_Number) enables
cross-type numeric conversions (e.g. to_int('A') → 65, to_char(65) → 'A'),
and <name>(string) via parse_string enables construction from strings
(e.g. char("A") → 'A', int("65") → 65, double("3.5") → 3.5).
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* Fix#405: push_back() on script-created vector has no effect with vector_conversion
When both vector_type<T> and vector_conversion<T> are registered, the
dispatch scoring treats all parameter mismatches equally. This causes
the C++ push_back (for the converted type) to be selected over the
built-in one when both have the same number of type differences. The
converted function operates on a temporary copy of the vector, silently
discarding the mutation. The fix deprioritizes overloads that require
type conversion on the first parameter (the object/receiver), ensuring
functions matching the receiver type exactly are always tried first.
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* Address review: remove issue references from comments, add round-trip conversion tests
Requested by @lefticus in PR #663 review.
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The forward declarations of AST_Node_Trace and eval_error at the top of
chaiscript_common.hpp introduced these types as incomplete before the standard
library headers were fully processed. On clang/libc++ in C++20 mode, this
caused compilation errors because std::vector<AST_Node_Trace> was instantiated
while the type was still incomplete. Since the full definitions of both types
appear later in the same file (and nothing between the forward declarations
and the definitions references them), these forward declarations are unnecessary
and removing them prevents the incomplete type issue.
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The saw_eol variable in Class_Statements() was initialized to true and
only ever set back to true, making the "missing line separator" check
unreachable. The fix separates Def (block statement ending with }) from
Var_Decl (simple statement) so that Var_Decl sets saw_eol to false,
matching the pattern used in Statements() for simple expressions.
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* Fix#256: Expose get_function_objects() and get_scripting_objects() in public API
The ChaiScript_Basic public API only exposed get_locals() for inspecting
runtime state from C++, requiring users to work around this via
chai.eval("get_functions()") to access function objects. Added
get_function_objects() and get_scripting_objects() as public methods on
ChaiScript_Basic, delegating to the existing Dispatch_Engine methods,
matching the pattern already used by get_locals().
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* Address review: add tests for get_scripting_objects()
Requested by @lefticus in PR #640 review.
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* Fix#17: Add const local variable support to ChaiScript
Adds `const var`, `const auto`, and `const` as variable declaration
syntax that creates immutable local variables. A const_override flag
on Boxed_Value enables script-level constness without changing the
C++ type system integration. The parser, optimizer, and evaluator
are extended with Const_Var_Decl and Const_Assign_Decl AST nodes
that mirror their non-const counterparts but mark the value as const
after initialization.
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* Address review: remove const_override, set const flag directly on Type_Info
Replace the m_const_override bool on Boxed_Value::Data with a
Type_Info::make_const() method that sets the const bit in m_flags
directly. This ensures constness is visible everywhere consistently,
including places that check get_type_info().is_const() directly.
Requested by @lefticus in PR #643 review.
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Convert \u escape sequences to proper UTF-8 characters instead of
passing through the literal \u notation. Supports the full BMP range
with correct 1, 2, 3, and 4-byte UTF-8 encoding.
Based on PR #483 by @olikraus, rebased onto current develop.
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* Fix#201: Add class inheritance support with Derived : Base syntax
Classes can now inherit methods and attributes from a base class using
C++-style syntax: `class Derived : Base { ... }`. Base class methods and
attributes are automatically available on derived objects. Derived classes
can override base methods by defining a method with the same name.
Inheritance relationships are tracked to support proper type matching
in the dispatch system.
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* Address review: use implicit derived-to-base matching instead of copying base class functions
Instead of copying all base class methods/attributes into derived classes,
make the type matching system recognize inheritance relationships. Base class
methods now naturally match derived objects through dynamic_object_typename_match,
and dispatch ordering ensures derived overrides are preferred over base methods.
This is simpler (net -25 lines) and avoids duplicating function registrations.
Requested by @lefticus in PR #641 review.
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* Add tests for passing derived objects to functions expecting Base
Tests cover: free functions calling base methods on derived objects,
polymorphic dispatch through containers, base attribute access on
derived objects, and multi-level inheritance (GrandChild : Derived : Base).
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* Add typed parameter tests for class inheritance
Use typed function signatures (e.g., `def call_do_something(Base obj)`)
instead of untyped parameters to test that derived objects are accepted
by functions expecting a base type, with correct polymorphic dispatch.
Requested by @lefticus in PR #641 review.
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Add Function_Push_Pop to Switch_AST_Node case comparison to properly
manage the lifetime of temporaries created during type conversions.
Make Binary_Operator_AST_Node::do_oper static and public so it can be
reused by Switch_AST_Node for case equality checks, ensuring consistent
lifetime management across all operator invocations.
Original-PR: #422
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Add C++11-style raw string literals (R"delimiter(content)delimiter") to
ChaiScript. Raw strings do not process escape sequences or perform string
interpolation, solving the issue where base85 encoded data containing ${
sequences would trigger unwanted instring_eval. The implementation adds
Raw_String_() and Raw_String() parser functions and hooks them into the
expression parser.
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Add comprehensive reflection documentation to cheatsheet.md covering type
inspection, object methods, Type_Info, function introspection, system
introspection, and Dynamic_Object reflection. Add missing global reflection
functions (type_name, is_type, function_exists, get_functions, get_objects,
type, dump_system, dump_object) and is_type_arithmetic to the Doxygen
prelude docs. Include a thorough test exercising all documented features.
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Using GCC 13.3.0 I get warnings like the following:
```
In file included from .../ChaiScript/static_libs/../include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_optimizer.hpp:10,
from .../ChaiScript/static_libs/../include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp:26,
from .../ChaiScript/static_libs/chaiscript_parser.cpp:1:
.../ChaiScript/static_libs/../include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp: In instantiation of ‘chaiscript::Boxed_Value chaiscript::eval::Global_Decl_AST_Node<T>::eval_internal(const chaiscript::detail::Dispatch_State&) const [with T = chaiscript::eval::Tracer<chaiscript::eval::Noop_Tracer_Detail>]’:
.../ChaiScript/static_libs/../include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp:503:19: required from here
.../ChaiScript/static_libs/../include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp:504:28: warning: possibly dangling reference to a temporary [-Wdangling-reference]
504 | const std::string &idname = [&]() -> const std::string & {
| ^~~~~~
.../ChaiScript/static_libs/../include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp:510:10: note: the temporary was destroyed at the end of the full expression ‘<lambda closure object>chaiscript::eval::Global_Decl_AST_Node<chaiscript::eval::Tracer<chaiscript::eval::Noop_Tracer_Detail> >::eval_internal(const chaiscript::detail::Dispatch_State&) const::<lambda()>{((const chaiscript::eval::Global_Decl_AST_Node<chaiscript::eval::Tracer<chaiscript::eval::Noop_Tracer_Detail> >*)this)}.chaiscript::eval::Global_Decl_AST_Node<chaiscript::eval::Tracer<chaiscript::eval::Noop_Tracer_Detail> >::eval_internal(const chaiscript::detail::Dispatch_State&) const::<lambda()>()’
504 | const std::string &idname = [&]() -> const std::string & {
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
505 | if (this->children[0]->identifier == AST_Node_Type::Reference) {
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
506 | return this->children[0]->children[0]->text;
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
507 | } else {
| ~~~~~~~~
508 | return this->children[0]->text;
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
509 | }
| ~
510 | }();
| ~^~
```
Fix this by replacing the lambda with a simple ternary operator
expression.
ChaiScript inherits from ChaiScript_Basic, so this is good practice.
I also need to be able to inherit from ChaiScript and dynamic cast, which is impossible without this destructor.
I initially tried to use the existing .clang-format file,
but it does not match the code style (at least with clang-format 11)
and the formatting is not consistent across files.
Therefore, I decided to rewrite the .clang-format with some personal
preferences.
Used command
find . -iname "*.hpp" -o -iname "*.cpp" | xargs clang-format -i -style=file
is_pod_v was deprecated in C++20, is_pod_v can be
replaced with is_trivial_v && is_standard_layout_v.
I don't see any benefit from is_standard_layout_v,
but I could have missed something.
