Design: Added additional keywords to specifiers, added def_friend. Fleshed out scanner.

project/gen.cpp

@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ namespace gen
 		static TypeTable   TypeMap;
 
 		static sw InitSize_CodePool            = megabytes(64);
-		static sw InitSize_StringArena    = megabytes(32);
 		static sw InitSize_StringTable         = megabytes(4);
 		static sw InitSize_TypeTable           = megabytes(4);
 
+		static sw SizePer_StringArena          = megabytes(32);
+
 		static allocator Allocator_CodePool    = heap();
 		static allocator Allocator_StringArena = heap();
 		static allocator Allocator_StringTable = heap();
@@ -111,33 +112,6 @@ namespace gen
 	Code spec_inline;
 #pragma endregion CONSTANTS
 
-	/*
-		Used internally to retireve a Code object form the CodePool.
-	*/
-	static Code make_code()
-	{
-		using namespace StaticData;
-
-#	ifndef GEN_CODE_USE_SOA
-		ct CodePOD Invalid = { ECode::Invalid, false, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, { nullptr } };
-
-		array_append( CodePool, Invalid );
-
-		return pcast( Code, array_back( CodePool ));
-#	else
-
-		array_append( CodePool::Type, ECode::Invalid );
-		array_append( CodePool::Readonly, false );
-		array_append( CodePool::Name, nullptr );
-		array_append( CodePool::Comment, nullptr );
-		array_append( CodePool::Data, { nullptr } );
-
-		Code code { array_count( CodePool::Type) - 1 };
-
-		return code;
-#	endif
-	}
-
 #	pragma region AST
 	bool AST::add( AST* other )
 	{
@@ -356,7 +330,7 @@ namespace gen
 		array_init( StaticData::StringArenas, heap() );
 
 		arena string_arena;
-		arena_init_from_allocator( & string_arena, StaticData::Allocator_StringArena, StaticData::InitSize_StringArena );
+		arena_init_from_allocator( & string_arena, StaticData::Allocator_StringArena, StaticData::SizePer_StringArena );
 
 		str_tbl_init(  & StaticData::StringMap, StaticData::Allocator_StringTable );
 		type_tbl_init( & StaticData::TypeMap,   StaticData::Allocator_TypeTable );
@@ -427,7 +401,7 @@ namespace gen
 		if ( StringArenas->total_allocated + str_length > StringArenas->total_size )
 		{
 			arena new_arena;
-			arena_init_from_allocator( & new_arena, Allocator_StringArena, InitSize_StringArena );
+			arena_init_from_allocator( & new_arena, Allocator_StringArena, SizePer_StringArena );
 
 			array_append( StringArenas, new_arena );
 
@@ -438,7 +412,7 @@ namespace gen
 	}
 
 	// Will either make or retrive a code string.
-	string code_string( char const* cstr, s32 length )
+	ro_string cached_string( char const* cstr, s32 length )
 	{
 		s32 hash_length = length > kilobytes(1) ? kilobytes(1) : length;
 
@@ -451,11 +425,40 @@ namespace gen
 			return * result;
 		}
 
+		* result = string_make( get_string_allocator( length ), cstr );
+
 		str_tbl_set( & StaticData::StringMap, key, * result );
 
 		return * result;
 	}
 
+	/*
+		Used internally to retireve a Code object form the CodePool.
+	*/
+	Code make_code()
+	{
+		using namespace StaticData;
+
+#	ifndef GEN_CODE_USE_SOA
+		ct CodePOD Invalid = { nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr, ECode::Invalid, EOperator::Invalid, false, {0} };
+
+		array_append( CodePool, Invalid );
+
+		return pcast( Code, array_back( CodePool ));
+#	else
+
+		array_append( CodePool::Type, ECode::Invalid );
+		array_append( CodePool::Readonly, false );
+		array_append( CodePool::Name, nullptr );
+		array_append( CodePool::Comment, nullptr );
+		array_append( CodePool::Data, { nullptr } );
+
+		Code code { array_count( CodePool::Type) - 1 };
+
+		return code;
+#	endif
+	}
+
 	void set_init_reserve_code_pool( sw size )
 	{
 		StaticData::InitSize_CodePool = size;
@@ -501,6 +504,12 @@ namespace gen
 	{
 		using namespace ECode;
 
+		if ( length <= 0 )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_class: Invalid name length provided - %d", length );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
 		if ( name == nullptr )
 		{
 			log_failure( "gen::def_class: name is null");
@@ -509,16 +518,24 @@ namespace gen
 
 		if ( parent && parent->Type != Class || parent->Type != Struct )
 		{
-			log_failure( "gen::def_class: parent provided is not type 'Class' or 'Struct' - Type: %s", parent->type_str() );
+			log_failure( "gen::def_class: parent provided is not type 'Class' or 'Struct' - Type: %s", parent->debug_str() );
 			return Code::Invalid;
 		}
 
 		if ( specifiers && specifiers->Type != Specifiers )
 		{
-			log_failure( "gen::def_class: specifiers was not a 'Specifiers' type - Type: %s", specifiers->type_str() );
+			log_failure( "gen::def_class: specifiers was not a 'Specifiers' type - Type: %s", specifiers->debug_str() );
 			return Code::Invalid;
 		}
 
+		Code
+		result       = make_code();
+		result->Name = cached_string( name, length );
+
+		array_init( result->Entries, StaticData::Allocator_CodePool );
+
+		if ( body )
+		{
 			switch ( body->Type )
 			{
 				case Class_Body:
@@ -526,18 +543,10 @@ namespace gen
 				break;
 
 				default:
-				log_failure("gen_def_class: body must be either of Function_Body or Untyped type.");
+					log_failure("gen::def_class: body must be either of Class_Body or Untyped type - %s", body->debug_str());
 					return Code::Invalid;
 			}
 
-		Code
-		result       = make_code();
-		result->Name = code_string( name, length );
-
-		array_init( result->Entries, StaticData::Allocator_CodePool );
-
-		if ( body )
-		{
 			result->Type = Class;
 			result->add_entry( body );
 		}
@@ -558,21 +567,61 @@ namespace gen
 
 	Code def_enum( s32 length, char const* name, Code type, Code body )
 	{
+		using namespace ECode;
+
 		if ( length <= 0 )
 		{
-			log_failure( "gen_def_enum: Invalid name length provided - %d", length );
+			log_failure( "gen::def_enum: Invalid name length provided - %d", length );
+			return Code::Invalid;
 		}
 
 		if ( name == nullptr )
 		{
-			log_failure( "gen::def_class: name is null");
+			log_failure( "gen::def_class: name is null" );
 			return Code::Invalid;
 		}
 
-
+		if ( type && type->Type != Typename )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_enum: enum underlying type provided was not of type Typename: %s", type->debug_str() );
+			return Code::Invalid;
 		}
 
-	Code def_function( char const* name
+		Code
+		result       = make_code();
+		result->Name = cached_string( name, length );
+
+		if ( body )
+		{
+			switch ( body->Type )
+			{
+				case Enum_Body:
+				case Untyped:
+				break;
+
+				default:
+					log_failure( "gen::def_enum: body must be of Enum_Body or Untyped type %s", body->debug_str());
+					return Code::Invalid;
+			}
+
+			result->Type = Enum;
+			result->add_entry( body );
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			result->Type = Enum_FwdDecl;
+		}
+
+		if ( type )
+		{
+			result->add_entry( type );
+		}
+
+		result.lock();
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	Code def_function( s32 length, char const* name
 		, Code specifiers
 		, Code params
 		, Code ret_type
@@ -581,24 +630,44 @@ namespace gen
 	{
 		using namespace ECode;
 
+		if ( length <= 0 )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: Invalid name length provided - %d", length );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
+		if ( name == nullptr )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: name is null" );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
 		if ( specifiers && specifiers->Type != Specifiers )
 		{
-			log_failure( "gen::def_function: specifiers was not a `Specifiers` type" );
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: specifiers was not a `Specifiers` type %s", specifiers->debug_str() );
 			return Code::Invalid;
 		}
 
 		if ( params && params->Type != Parameters )
 		{
-			log_failure( "gen::def_function: params was not a `Parameters` type" );
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: params was not a `Parameters` type %s", params->debug_str() );
 			return Code::Invalid;
 		}
 
 		if ( ret_type == nullptr || ret_type->Type != Typename )
 		{
-			log_failure( "gen::def_function: ret_type was not a Typename" );
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: ret_type was not a Typename %s", ret_type->debug_str() );
 			return Code::Invalid;
 		}
 
+		Code
+		result       = make_code();
+		result->Name = cached_string( name, length );
+
+		array_init( result->Entries, StaticData::Allocator_CodePool );
+
+		if ( body )
+		{
 			switch ( body->Type )
 			{
 				case Function_Body:
@@ -607,26 +676,30 @@ namespace gen
 
 				default:
 				{
-				log_failure("gen::def_function: body must be either of Function_Body or Untyped type.");
+					log_failure("gen::def_function: body must be either of Function_Body or Untyped type. %s", body->debug_str());
 					return Code::Invalid;
 				}
 			}
 
-		s32 name_length = zpl_strnlen( name, MaxNameLength );
-
-		Code
-		result       = make_code();
-		result->Name = code_string( name, name_length );
 			result->Type = Function;
-
-		array_init( result->Entries, StaticData::Allocator_CodePool );
-
 			result->add_entry( body );
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			result->Type = Function_FwdDecl;
+		}
 
 		if ( specifiers )
 			result->add_entry( specifiers );
 
+		if ( ret_type )
+		{
 			result->add_entry( ret_type );
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			result->add_entry( type_ns(void) );
+		}
 
 		if ( params )
 			result->add_entry( params );
@@ -635,6 +708,45 @@ namespace gen
 		return result;
 	}
 
+	Code def_namespace( s32 length, char const* name, Code body )
+	{
+		using namespace ECode;
+
+		if ( length <= 0 )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_namespace: Invalid name length provided - %d", length );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
+		if ( name == nullptr )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_namespace: name is null" );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
+		Code
+		result       = make_code();
+		result->Type = Namespace;
+		result->Name = cached_string( name, length );
+
+		array_init( result->Entries, g_allocator );
+
+		if ( body->Type != Namespace_Body || body->Type != Untyped )
+		{
+			log_failure("gen::def_namespace: body is not of namespace or untyped type %s", body->debug_str());
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
+		result->add_entry( body );
+
+		return result;
+	}
+
+	Code def_operator( OperatorT Op, Code params, Code ret_type, Code specifiers, Code body )
+	{
+
+	}
+
 	Code def_function_body( s32 num, ... )
 	{
 		using namespace ECode;
@@ -763,7 +875,7 @@ namespace gen
 		char const* name        = va_arg(va, char const*);
 		s32         name_length = zpl_strnlen(name, MaxNameLength);
 
-		result->Name = code_string( name, name_length );
+		result->Name = cached_string( name, name_length );
 
 		array_init( result->Entries, g_allocator );
 
@@ -785,7 +897,7 @@ namespace gen
 			Code
 			param       = make_code();
 			param->Type = Parameters;
-			param->Name = code_string(name, name_length);
+			param->Name = cached_string(name, name_length);
 
 			array_init( param->Entries, StaticData::Allocator_CodePool );
 
@@ -806,27 +918,6 @@ namespace gen
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	Code def_namespace( char const* name, Code body )
-	{
-		using namespace ECode;
-
-		Code
-		result       = make_code();
-		result->Type = Namespace;
-
-		array_init( result->Entries, g_allocator );
-
-		if ( body->Type != Namespace_Body || body->Type != Untyped )
-		{
-			log_failure("gen::def_namespace: body is not of namespace or untyped type");
-			return Code::Invalid;
-		}
-
-		result->add_entry( body );
-
-		return result;
-	}
-
 	Code def_namespace_body( s32 num, ... )
 	{
 		using namespace ECode;
@@ -874,10 +965,19 @@ namespace gen
 		if ( num <= 0 )
 			fatal("gen::make_specifier: num cannot be zero or less");
 
+		// This should be more than enough...
+		static u8 FixedSizedBuffer[kilobytes(1024)];
+
+		static arena str_arena;
+		do_once_start
+			arena_init_from_memory( & str_arena, FixedSizedBuffer, kilobytes(1024) );
+		do_once_end
+
 		Code
 		result          = make_code();
 		result->Type    = ECode::Specifiers;
-		result->Content = string_make( g_allocator, "" );
+
+		string crafted = string_make( arena_allocator( & str_arena ), "" );
 
 		va_list va;
 		va_start(va, num);
@@ -888,26 +988,42 @@ namespace gen
 			switch ( type )
 			{
 				case ESpecifier::Alignas:
-					result->Content = string_append_fmt( result->Content, "%s(%d)", ESpecifier::to_str(type), va_arg(va, u32) );
+					crafted = string_append_fmt( result->Content, "%s(%d)", ESpecifier::to_str(type), va_arg(va, u32) );
 				break;
 
 				default:
 					const char* str = ESpecifier::to_str(type);
 
-					result->Content = string_append_fmt( result->Content, "%s", str );
+					crafted = string_append_fmt( result->Content, "%s", str );
 				break;
 			}
 		}
 		while ( --num, num );
 		va_end(va);
 
+		result->Content = cached_string( crafted, string_length( crafted ) );
+
+		arena_free( & str_arena );
+
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	Code def_struct( char const* name, Code body, Code parent, Code specifiers )
+	Code def_struct( u32 length, char const* name, Code body, Code parent, Code specifiers )
 	{
 		using namespace ECode;
 
+		if ( length <= 0 )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: Invalid name length provided - %d", length );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
+		if ( name == nullptr )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: name is null" );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
 		if ( specifiers && specifiers->Type != Specifiers )
 		{
 			log_failure( "gen::def_struct: specifiers was not a `Specifiers` type" );
@@ -929,7 +1045,7 @@ namespace gen
 		Code
 		result       = make_code();
 		result->Type = Struct;
-		result->Name = string_make( g_allocator, name );
+		result->Name = cached_string( name, length );
 
 		array_init( result->Entries, g_allocator );
 
@@ -987,8 +1103,20 @@ namespace gen
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	Code def_variable( Code type, char const* name, Code value, Code specifiers )
+	Code def_variable( Code type, u32 length, char const* name, Code value, Code specifiers )
 	{
+		if ( length <= 0 )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: Invalid name length provided - %d", length );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
+		if ( name == nullptr )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: name is null" );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
 		if ( specifiers && specifiers->Type != ECode::Specifiers )
 		{
 			log_failure( "gen::def_variable: specifiers was not a `Specifiers` type" );
@@ -1009,7 +1137,7 @@ namespace gen
 
 		Code
 		result       = make_code();
-		result->Name = string_make( g_allocator, name );
+		result->Name = cached_string( name, length );
 		result->Type = ECode::Variable;
 
 		array_init( result->Entries, g_allocator );
@@ -1025,21 +1153,45 @@ namespace gen
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	Code def_type( char const* name,  Code specifiers )
+	Code def_type( u32 length, char const* name,  Code specifiers )
 	{
+		if ( length <= 0 )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: Invalid name length provided - %d", length );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
+		if ( name == nullptr )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: name is null" );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
 		Code
 		result       = make_code();
-		result->Name = string_make( g_allocator, name );
+		result->Name = cached_string( name, length );
 		result->Type = ECode::Typename;
 
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	Code def_using( char const* name, Code type )
+	Code def_using( u32 length, char const* name, Code type )
 	{
+		if ( length <= 0 )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: Invalid name length provided - %d", length );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
+		if ( name == nullptr )
+		{
+			log_failure( "gen::def_function: name is null" );
+			return Code::Invalid;
+		}
+
 		Code
 		result       = make_code();
-		result->Name = string_make( g_allocator, name );
+		result->Name = cached_string( name, length );
 		result->Type = ECode::Using;
 
 		array_init( result->Entries, g_allocator );
@@ -1295,7 +1447,7 @@ namespace gen
 
 		Code
 		result       = make_code();
-		result->Name = string_make( g_allocator, name );
+		result->Name = cached_string( name, name_length );
 		result->Type = ECode::Function;
 
 		array_init( result->Entries, g_allocator );

project/gen.hpp

@@ -18,6 +18,22 @@
 	* Modern C++ (STL library) features
 	* Modern C++ RTTI                   : This is kinda covered with the last point, but just wanted to emphasize.
 
+	Exceptions brought in from "Modern C++":
+		Specifiers:
+		* consteval
+		* constinit
+		* explicit
+		* export
+		* noexcept
+		* import
+		* final
+		* module
+		* override
+		* &&
+		* virtual
+
+	These features are in as they are just specifiers and aren't hard to implement seralization or validation.
+
 	The AST is managed by the library and provided the user via its interface prodedures.
 
 	Notes:
@@ -60,6 +76,7 @@
 	* def_class
 	* def_enum
 	* def_enum_class
+	* def_friend
 	* def_function
 	* def_namespace
 	* def_operator
@@ -113,6 +130,7 @@
 
 	* parse_class
 	* parse_enum
+	* parse_friend
 	* parse_function
 	* parse_global_body
 	* parse_namespace
@@ -173,6 +191,8 @@
 #define GEN_DEFINE_DSL
 #define GEN_DEFINE_LIBRARY_CODE_CONSTANTS
 #define GEN_USE_FATAL
+#define GEN_FEATURE_EDITOR
+#define GEN_FEATURE_SCANNER
 
 
 #ifdef gen_time
@@ -192,37 +212,42 @@ namespace gen
 
 	namespace ECode
 	{
-		enum Type : u8
+#		define Define_Types       \
-		{
+		Entry( Untyped )          \
-			Invalid,
+		Entry( Access_Public )    \
-			Untyped,
+		Entry( Access_Private )   \
-			Access_Public,
+		Entry( Access_Protected ) \
-			Access_Private,
+		Entry( Class )            \
-			Access_Protected,
+		Entry( Class_FwdDecl )    \
-			Class,
+		Entry( Class_Body )       \
-			Class_FwdDecl,
+		Entry( Enum )             \
-			Class_Body,
+		Entry( Enum_FwdDecl )     \
-			Enum,
+		Entry( Enum_Body )        \
-			Enum_FwdDecl,
+		Entry( Friend )           \
-			Enum_Body,
+		Entry( Global_Body )      \
-			Friend,
+		Entry( Namespace )        \
-			Global_Body,
+		Entry( Namespace_Body )   \
-			Namespace,
+		Entry( Parameters )       \
-			Namespace_Body,
+		Entry( Function )         \
-			Parameters,
+		Entry( Function_FwdDecl ) \
-			Function,
+		Entry( Function_Body )    \
-			Function_FwdDecl,
+		Entry( Specifiers )       \
-			Function_Body,
+		Entry( Struct )           \
-			Specifiers,
+		Entry( Struct_FwdDecl )   \
-			Struct,
+		Entry( Struct_Body )      \
-			Struct_FwdDecl,
+		Entry( Variable )         \
-			Struct_Body,
+		Entry( Typedef )          \
-			Variable,
+		Entry( Typename )         \
-			Typedef,
+		Entry( Using )
-			Typename,
-			Using,
 
-			Num_Types
+		enum Type : u32
+		{
+#			define Entry( Type ) Type,
+			Define_Types
+#			undef Entry
+
+			Num_Types,
+			Invalid
 		};
 
 		inline
@@ -230,49 +255,72 @@ namespace gen
 		{
 			static
 			char const* lookup[Num_Types] = {
-				"Invalid",
+#				define Entry( Type ) txt( Type ),
-				"Untyped",
+				Define_Types
-				"Access_Public",
+#				undef Entry
-				"Access_Private",
-				"Access_Protected",
-				"Class",
-				"Class_FwdDecl",
-				"Class_Body",
-				"Enum",
-				"Enum_FwdDecl",
-				"Enum_Body",
-				"Function",
-				"Function_FwdDecl",
-				"Function_Body",
-				"Global_Body",
-				"Namespace",
-				"Namespace_Body",
-				"Parameters",
-				"Specifiers",
-				"Struct",
-				"Struct_Body",
-				"Variable",
-				"Typedef",
-				"Typename",
-				"Using",
 			};
 
 			return lookup[ type ];
 		}
+
+#		undef Define_Types
 	}
 	using CodeT = ECode::Type;
 
 	namespace EOperator
 	{
-		enum Type : u8
+#		define Define_Operators          \
-		{
+			Entry( Assign, =  )          \
-			Add,
+			Entry( Assign_Add, += )      \
-			Subtract,
+			Entry( Assign_Subtract, -= ) \
-			Multiply,
+			Entry( Assgin_Multiply, *= ) \
-			Divide,
+			Entry( Assgin_Divide, /= )   \
-			Modulo,
+			Entry( Assgin_Modulo, %= )   \
+			Entry( Assgin_BAnd, &= )     \
+			Entry( Assgin_BOr, &= )      \
+			Entry( Assign_BXOr, ^= )     \
+			Entry( Assign_LShift, <<= )  \
+			Entry( Assign_RShift, >>= )  \
+			Entry( Increment, ++ )       \
+			Entry( Decrement, -- )       \
+			Entry( Unary_Plus, + )       \
+			Entry( Unary_Minus, - )      \
+			Entry( Add, + )              \
+			Entry( Subtract, - )         \
+			Entry( Multiply, * )         \
+			Entry( Divide, / )           \
+			Entry( Modulo, % )           \
+			Entry( BNot, ~ )             \
+			Entry( BAnd, & )             \
+			Entry( BOr, | )              \
+			Entry( BXOr, ^ )             \
+			Entry( LShift, << )          \
+			Entry( RShift, >> )          \
+			Entry( LNot, ! )             \
+			Entry( LAnd, && )            \
+			Entry( LOr, || )             \
+			Entry( Equals, == )          \
+			Entry( NotEquals, != )       \
+			Entry( Lesser, < )           \
+			Entry( Greater, > )          \
+			Entry( LesserEqual, <= )     \
+			Entry( GreaterEqual, >= )    \
+			Entry( Subscript, [] )       \
+			Entry( Indirection, * )      \
+			Entry( AddressOf, & )        \
+			Entry( MemberOfPointer, -> ) \
+			Entry( PtrToMemOfPtr, ->* )  \
+			Entry( FunctionCall, () )
 
-			Num_Ops
+		enum Type : u32
+		{
+#			define Entry( Type, Token ) Type,
+			Define_Operators
+#			undef Entry
+			Comma,
+
+			Num_Ops,
+			Invalid
 		};
 
 		inline
@@ -280,41 +328,74 @@ namespace gen
 		{
 			local_persist
 			char const* lookup[ Num_Ops ] = {
-				"+",
+#				define Entry( Type, Token ) txt(Token),
-				"-",
+				Define_Operators
-				"*",
+#				undef Entry
-				"/",
+				","
 			};
 
 			return lookup[ op ];
 		}
+#		undef Define_Operators
 	}
 	using OperatorT = EOperator::Type;
 
 	namespace ESpecifier
 	{
-		enum Type : u8
+#		if defined(ZPL_SYSTEM_WINDOWS)
+#			define API_Export_Code __declspec(dllexport)
+#			define API_Import_Code __declspec(dllimport)
+#		elif defined(ZPL_SYSTEM_MACOS)
+#			define API_Export_Code __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
+#			define API_Import_Code __attribute__ ((visibility ("default")))
+#		endif
+
+#		if defined(ZPL_MODULE_THREADING)
+#			define Thread_Local_Code thread_local
+#		else
+#			define Thread_Local_Code "NOT DEFINED"
+#		endif
+
+		// Entry( Explicit, explicit )           \
+
+		#define Define_Specifiers                \
+		Entry( API_Import, API_Export_Code )     \
+		Entry( API_Export, API_Import_Code )     \
+		Entry( Attribute, "You cannot stringize an attribute this way" ) \
+		Entry( Alignas, alignas )                \
+		Entry( Const, const )                    \
+		Entry( C_Linkage, extern "C" )           \
+		Entry( Consteval, consteval )            \
+		Entry( Constexpr, constexpr )            \
+		Entry( Constinit, constinit )            \
+		Entry( Export, export )                  \
+		Entry( External_Linkage, extern )        \
+		Entry( Import, import )                  \
+		Entry( Inline, inline )                  \
+		Entry( Internal_Linkage, static )        \
+		Entry( Final, final )                    \
+		Entry( Local_Persist, static )           \
+		Entry( Module, module )                  \
+		Entry( Mutable, mutable )                \
+		Entry( NoExcept, noexcept )              \
+		Entry( Override, override )              \
+		Entry( Pointer, * )                      \
+		Entry( Reference, & )                    \
+		Entry( Register, register )              \
+		Entry( RValue, && )                      \
+		Entry( Static_Member, static  )          \
+		Entry( Thread_Local, Thread_Local_Code ) \
+		Entry( Virtual, virtual )                \
+		Entry( Volatile, volatile )
+
+		enum Type : u32
 		{
-			Attribute,
+#			define Entry( Specifier, Code ) Specifier,
-			Alignas,
+			Define_Specifiers
-			Constexpr,
+#			undef Entry
-			Const,
-			Inline,
-			Pointer,
-			Reference,
-			RValue,
 
-			C_Linkage,
-			API_Import,
-			API_Export,
-			External_Linkage,
-			Internal_Linkage,
-			Static_Member,
-			Local_Persist,
-			Thread_Local,
-
-			Invalid,
 			Num_Specifiers,
+			Invalid,
 		};
 
 		// Specifier to string
@@ -323,29 +404,9 @@ namespace gen
 		{
 			local_persist
 			char const* lookup[ Num_Specifiers ] = {
-				"alignas",
+#				define Entry( Spec_, Code_ ) txt(Code_),
-				"constexpr",
+				Define_Specifiers
-				"const",
+#				undef Entry
-				"inline",
-				"*",
-				"&",
-				"&&",
-
-				"extern \"C\"",
-
-#			if defined(ZPL_SYSTEM_WINDOWS)
-				"__declspec(dllexport)",
-				"__declspec(dllimport)",
-#			elif defined(ZPL_SYSTEM_MACOS)
-				"__attribute__ ((visibility (\"default\")))",
-				"__attribute__ ((visibility (\"default\")))",
-#			endif
-
-				"extern",
-				"static",
-				"static",
-				"static",
-				"thread_local"
 			};
 
 			return lookup[ specifier ];
@@ -394,11 +455,13 @@ namespace gen
 		forceinline
 		void add_entry( AST* other )
 		{
-			array_append( Entries, other );
+			Code to_add = other->Parent ?
+				other->duplicate() : other;
 
-			other->Parent = this;
+			array_append( Entries, to_add );
+
+			to_add->Parent = this;
 		}
-
 		forceinline
 		AST* body()
 		{
@@ -408,6 +471,8 @@ namespace gen
 		forceinline
 		bool check();
 
+		Code duplicate();
+
 		forceinline
 		bool has_entries() const
 		{
@@ -440,6 +505,27 @@ namespace gen
 			return Type != ECode::Invalid;
 		}
 
+		forceinline
+		char const* debug_str() const
+		{
+			char const* fmt = txt(
+				\nCode Debug:
+				\nType    : %s
+				\nReadonly: %s
+				\nParent  : %s
+				\nName    : %s
+				\nComment : %s
+			);
+
+			bprintf( fmt
+			,	type_str()
+			,	Readonly ? "true"       : "false"
+			,	Parent   ? Parent->Name : ""
+			,	Name     ? Name         : ""
+			,	Comment  ? Comment      : ""
+			);
+		}
+
 		forceinline
 		char const* type_str() const
 		{
@@ -450,15 +536,17 @@ namespace gen
 	#pragma endregion Member Procedures
 
 	#define Using_Code_POD               \
-		CodeT             Type;     \
-		bool              Readonly; \
 		AST*              Parent;        \
-		string            Name;     \
+		ro_string         Name;          \
-		string            Comment;  \
+		ro_string         Comment;       \
 		union {                          \
 			array(AST*)   Entries;       \
-			string        Content;  \
+			ro_string     Content;       \
-		};
+		};                               \
+		CodeT             Type;          \
+		OperatorT         Op;            \
+		bool              Readonly;      \
+		u8                _64_Align[23];
 
 		Using_Code_POD;
 	};
@@ -468,6 +556,9 @@ namespace gen
 		Using_Code_POD;
 	};
 
+	ct u32 sizeof_AST = sizeof(AST);
+	ct u32 sizeof_CODE = sizeof(CodePOD);
+
 	// Its intended for the AST to have equivalent size to its POD.
 	// All extra functionality within the AST namespace should just be syntatic sugar.
 	static_assert( sizeof(AST) == sizeof(CodePOD), "ERROR: AST IS NOT POD" );
@@ -594,6 +685,8 @@ namespace gen
 	*/
 	ZPL_TABLE_DECLARE( ZPL_EXTERN, StringTable, str_tbl_, string );
 
+	using ro_string = char const*;
+
 	/*
 		Type registy: Used to store Typename ASTs. Types are registered by their string literal value.
 
@@ -615,6 +708,19 @@ namespace gen
 	// And rather get rid of current code asts instead of growing the pool memory.
 	void clear_code_pool();
 
+	/*
+		Used internally to retrive or make string allocations.
+		Strings are stored in a series of string arenas of fixed size (SizePer_StringArena)
+	*/
+	ro_string cached_string( char const* cstr, s32 length );
+
+	/*
+		This provides a fresh Code AST struct.
+		The gen interface use this as their method from getting a new AST object from the CodePool.
+		Use this if you want to make your own API for formatting the supported Code Types.
+	*/
+	Code make_code();
+
 	// Set these before calling gen's init() procedure.
 
 	void set_init_reserve_code_pool   ( sw size );
@@ -632,6 +738,7 @@ namespace gen
 	Code def_class          ( s32 length, char const* name, Code parent = NoCode,                         Code specifiers = NoCode, Code body = NoCode );
 	Code def_enum           (             char const* name, Code type   = NoCode,                                                   Code body = NoCode);
 	Code def_enum           ( s32 length, char const* name, Code type   = NoCode,                                                   Code body = NoCode );
+	Code def_friend         ( Code symbol );
 	Code def_function       (             char const* name, Code params = NoCode, Code ret_type = NoCode, Code specifiers = NoCode, Code body = NoCode );
 	Code def_function       ( s32 length, char const* name, Code params = NoCode, Code ret_type = NoCode, Code specifiers = NoCode, Code body = NoCode );
 	Code def_namespace      (             char const* name,                                                                         Code body );
@@ -695,6 +802,7 @@ namespace gen
 #	pragma region Parsing
 	Code parse_class      ( s32 length, char const* class_def     );
 	Code parse_enum       ( s32 length, char const* enum_def      );
+	Code parse_friend     ( s32 length, char const* friend_def    );
 	Code parse_function   ( s32 length, char const* fn_def        );
 	Code parse_global_body( s32 length, char const* body_def      );
 	Code parse_namespace  ( s32 length, char const* namespace_def );
@@ -705,8 +813,9 @@ namespace gen
 	Code parse_typedef    ( s32 length, char const* typedef_def   );
 	Code parse_using      ( s32 length, char const* using_def     );
 
-	s32 parse_classes   ( s32 length, char const* class_defs,     Code* out_classes );
+	s32 parse_classes   ( s32 length, char const* class_defs,     Code* out_class_codes );
-	s32 parse_enums     ( s32 length, char const* enum_defs,      Code* out_enums );
+	s32 parse_enums     ( s32 length, char const* enum_defs,      Code* out_enum_codes );
+	s32 parse_friends   ( s32 length, char const* friend_defs,    Code* out_friend_codes );
 	s32 parse_functions ( s32 length, char const* fn_defs,        Code* out_fn_codes );
 	s32 parse_namespaces( s32 length, char const* namespace_defs, Code* out_namespaces_codes );
 	s32 parse_operators ( s32 length, char const* operator_defs,  Code* out_operator_codes );
@@ -740,24 +849,9 @@ namespace gen
 
 	};
 
-	struct AddPolicy
-	{
-		// Not sure yet
-	};
-
-	struct ReplacePolicy
-	{
-
-	};
-
-	struct RemovePolicy
-	{
-
-	};
-
 	struct SymbolInfo
 	{
-		char const* File;
+		ro_string File;
 		Code      Signature;
 	};
 
@@ -770,27 +864,75 @@ namespace gen
 			Remove
 		};
 
-		struct RequestEntry
+		struct SymbolData
 		{
-			RequestType Type;
-			SymbolInfo  Info;
 			Policy      Policy;
+			SymbolInfo  Info;
 		};
 
+		struct RequestEntry
+		{
+			union {
+				SymbolData Symbol;
+				string     Specification;
+			};
+			RequestType    Type;
+		};
 
-		zpl_file            File;
+		struct Receipt
+		{
+			ro_string File;
+			Code      Found;
+			Code      Written;
+			bool      Result;
+		};
+
+		static allocator Allocator;
+
+		static void set_allocator( allocator mem_allocator );
+
+		array(zpl_file)     Files;
 		string              Buffer;
-		array(RequestEntry) Requestss ;
+		array(RequestEntry) Requests;
 
-		void add( SymbolInfo definition,  AddPolicy policy, Code to_inject );
+		void add    ( SymbolInfo definition,  Policy policy, Code to_inject );
-
+		void replace( SymbolInfo definition,  Policy policy, Code to_replace);
-		void replace( SymbolInfo definiton, ReplacePolicy policy, Code to_replace);
+		void remove ( SymbolInfo definition,  Policy policy, Code to_remove );
-
-		void remove( SymbolInfo definition, RemovePolicy policy, Code to_remove );
 
 #	ifdef GEN_USE_REFACTOR_LIBRARY
 		void refactor( char const* specification );
 #	endif
+
+		bool process_requests( array(Receipt) out_receipts );
+	};
+#endif
+
+#ifdef GEN_FEATURE_SCANNER
+	struct Scanner
+	{
+		struct RequestEntry
+		{
+			SymbolInfo Info;
+		};
+
+		struct Receipt
+		{
+			ro_string File;
+			Code      Defintion;
+			bool      Result;
+		};
+
+		allocator Allocator;
+
+		static void set_allocator( allocator mem_allocator );
+
+		array(zpl_file)     Files;
+		string              Buffer;
+		array(RequestEntry) Requests;
+
+		void add( SymbolInfo signature, Policy policy );
+
+		bool process_requests( array(Receipt) out_receipts );
 	};
 #endif
 #pragma endregion Gen Interface