syscall
}
+;; Read a character from the user into the given buffer.
+;;
+;; Input:
+;; - RSI = Character buffer
+;;
+;; Output:
+;; - BYTE [RSI] = Character
+;;
+;; Clobbers: RAX, RCX, R11, RDI, RSI, RDX
+macro sys_read_char {
+ mov rax, 0
+ mov rdi, 0
+ mov rdx, 1
+ syscall
+}
+
+macro sys_terminate code {
+ mov rax, $3C
+ mov rdi, code
+ syscall
+}
+
;; }}}
;; The code in this macro is placed at the end of each Forth word. When we are
popr rsi
next
-;; Read a word from standard input and push it onto the stack as a pointer and a
-;; size. The pointer is valid until the next call to READ_WORD.
+;; Read a word and push it onto the stack as a pointer and a size. The pointer
+;; is valid until the next call to READ_WORD.
forth_asm READ_WORD, 'READ-WORD'
+ ;; Are we reading from user input or from the input buffer?
+ cmp [input_buffer], 0
+ jne .from_buffer
+
+ ;; Reading user input
mov [.rsi], rsi
call read_word
mov rsi, [.rsi]
next
+.from_buffer:
+ ;; Reading from buffer
+ mov [.rsi], rsi
+
+ mov rsi, [input_buffer]
+ mov rcx, [input_buffer_length]
+
+ call pop_word
+
+ mov [input_buffer], rsi ; Updated buffer
+ mov [input_buffer_length], rcx ; Length of updated buffer
+ push rdi ; Word buffer
+ push rdx ; Length of word buffer
+
+ mov rsi, [.rsi]
+ next
+
;; Takes a string on the stack and replaces it with the decimal number that the
;; string represents.
forth_asm PARSE_NUMBER, 'PARSE-NUMBER'
;; Exit the program cleanly.
forth_asm TERMINATE, 'TERMINATE'
- mov rax, $3C
- mov rdi, 0
- syscall
+ sys_terminate 0
;; Duplicate a pair of elements.
forth_asm PAIRDUP, '2DUP'
push rdx ; a % b
next
-;; Read user input until next " character is found. Push a string containing the
+;; Read input until next " character is found. Push a string containing the
;; input on the stack as (buffer length). Note that the buffer is only valid
-;; until the next call to S" and that no more than 255 character can be read.
+;; until the next call to S" and that no more than 255 characters can be read.
forth_asm READ_STRING, 'S"'
+ ;; If the input buffer is set, we should read from there instead.
+ cmp [input_buffer], 0
+ jne read_string_buffer
+
push rsi
mov [.length], 0
.read_char:
- mov rax, 0
- mov rdi, 0
mov rsi, .char_buffer
- mov rdx, 1
- syscall
+ sys_read_char
mov al, [.char_buffer]
cmp al, '"'
next
+read_string_buffer:
+ push rsi
+
+ ;; We borrow READ_STRING's buffer. They won't mind.
+ mov [READ_STRING.length], 0
+
+.read_char:
+ mov rbx, [input_buffer]
+ mov al, [rbx]
+ cmp al, '"'
+ je .done
+
+ mov rdx, READ_STRING.buffer
+ add rdx, [READ_STRING.length]
+ mov [rdx], al
+ inc [READ_STRING.length]
+
+ inc [input_buffer]
+ dec [input_buffer_length]
+
+ jmp .read_char
+
+.done:
+ pop rsi
+
+ ;; Skip closing "
+ inc [input_buffer]
+ dec [input_buffer_length]
+
+ push READ_STRING.buffer
+ push [READ_STRING.length]
+
+ next
+
;; CREATE inserts a new header in the dictionary, and updates LATEST so that it
;; points to the header. To compile a word, the user can then call ',' to
;; continue to append data after the header.
next
forth MAIN, 'MAIN'
+ dq SYSCODE
+ dq INTERPRET_STRING
dq INTERPRET
dq BRANCH, -8 * 2
dq TERMINATE
dq LIT, here
dq EXIT
+forth SYSCODE, 'SYSCODE'
+ dq LIT, sysf
+ dq LIT, sysf.len
+ dq EXIT
+
+forth INPUT_BUFFER, 'INPUT-BUFFER'
+ dq LIT, input_buffer
+ dq EXIT
+
+forth INPUT_LENGTH, 'INPUT-LENGTH'
+ dq LIT, input_buffer_length
+ dq EXIT
+
segment readable writable
;; The LATEST variable holds a pointer to the word that was last added to the
;; it is compiling.
var_STATE dq 0
+;; The interpreter can read either from standard input or from a buffer. When
+;; input-buffer is set (non-null), words like READ-WORD and S" will use this
+;; buffer instead of reading user input.
+input_buffer dq 0
+input_buffer_length dq 0
+
FIND.rsi dq ?
READ_WORD.rsi dq ?
;; Return stack
rq $2000
return_stack_top:
+
+segment readable
+
+;; We store some Forth code in sys.f that defined common words that the user
+;; would expect to have available at startup. To execute these words, we just
+;; include the file directly in the binary, and then interpret it at startup.
+sysf file 'sys.f'
+sysf.len = $ - sysf
+