decl references in one expression

3 files changed, 26 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/concept.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/concept.hpp
index a2dcc2c..a80b157 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/concept.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/concept.hpp
@@ -12,11 +12,14 @@ struct ref
 {
 	ref(concept *p) : ptr(p) { }
 	concept* operator->() { return ptr; }
+
+	// for use by containers
 	bool operator<(ref const & other) const { return ptr < other.ptr; }
 
-	// helper names
+	// for helpers
 	ref(std::string const &);
 	ref(char const * str) : ref(std::string(str)) { }
+	ref() : ref("nothing") { }
 	value<std::string> & name() const;
 	operator const char *() const;
 
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.hpp b/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.hpp
index d69519c..f1b9e36 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.hpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/helpers.hpp
@@ -2,5 +2,23 @@
 
 #include "concept.hpp"
 
-#define r(concept) \
-	ref concept = #concept
+#include <sstream>
+
+template <typename... T>
+void __helper_init_ref_names(std::string names, T &... refrefs)
+{
+	std::stringstream ss(names);
+	ref* refptrs[] = {&refrefs...};
+	for (std::size_t i = 0; i < sizeof...(refrefs); ++ i) {
+		std::string name;
+		ss >> name;
+		if (name[name.size() - 1] == ',') {
+			name = name.substr(0, name.size() - 1);
+		}
+		refptrs[i]->ptr = ref(name).ptr;
+	}
+}
+
+#define decl(...) \
+	ref __VA_ARGS__; \
+	__helper_init_ref_names(#__VA_ARGS__, __VA_ARGS__)
diff --git a/starts/meaning-vm/main.cpp b/starts/meaning-vm/main.cpp
index a82a155..1392957 100644
--- a/starts/meaning-vm/main.cpp
+++ b/starts/meaning-vm/main.cpp
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ using namespace std;
 
 int main()
 {
-	r(fruit);
-	r(banana);
-	r(is);
+	decl(fruit, banana, is);
+
 	banana->link(is, fruit);
 	cout << banana << "-" << is << "-" << fruit << endl;
 }