ulambda/bootstrap/Bootstrap.js

/**
 * Bootstrap procedure for Ulambda Scheme
 *
 *  Copyright (C) 2017, 2018 Mike Gerwitz
 *
 *  This file is part of Ulambda Scheme.
 *
 *  Ulambda Scheme is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 *  it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
 *  published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
 *  License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 *  GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 *  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 *  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 * Ideally, the user should be able to bootstrap Ulambda Scheme with nothing
 * more than what they already have installed on their computer, in the
 * environment that Ulambda was designed to run in---the web browser.
 * Node.js was used during official development, but that is a large system
 * that should not be a necessary dependency---it should be needed only for
 * convenience.
 *
 * To run this process on a local development environment using Node.js, see
 * `../bootstrap.js'.  To run in your web browser, see `../bootstrap.html'.
 */

'use strict';


/**
 * Bootstrap procedure for Ulambda Scheme
 *
 * This abstracts the bootstrap process in such a way that it can be run in
 * any JavaScript environment.  Notably, we need to support not only Node.js
 * (which is convenient for development and automation), but also a web
 * browser, which allows users to bootstrap using only their runtime
 * environment and no additional tools.
 *
 * Prebirth and every compiler thereafter are designed to be able to be run
 * from the command line, accepting source code on standard input.  Such a
 * concept does not exist in a browser environment, and therefore cannot
 * exist here; there is an awkward abstraction to work around that.
 */
class Bootstrap
{
    /**
     * Initialize bootstrap process
     *
     * The file loader `getf' must accept a path to a file to load and
     * return a Promise representing the contents of that file.  The logger
     * function `logf' must accept a string message and, as an optional
     * argument an Error.  `prebirth' should be `Prebirth' from
     * `prebirth.js'.
     *
     * @param {function(string):Promise} getf    file loader
     * @param {function(string,Error=}} logf     logger
     * @param {Prebirth}                prebirth Prebirth
     */
    constructor( getf, logf, prebirth )
    {
        this._getf     = getf;
        this._logf     = logf;
        this._prebirth = prebirth;
    }


    /**
     * Perform bootstrapping process
     *
     * This compiles each of the phases of Ulambda Scheme beginning with
     * Prebirth.  This will evolve in complexity as we continue to move
     * forward.
     *
     * There is currently no final result from this method other than
     * log output and an indication of success or failure; that'll change as
     * we get further along and will produce the final compiler.
     *
     * @return {undefined} nothing yet.
     */
    bootstrap()
    {
        this._strout( 'header' );

        return this._birth()
            .then( birth => this._rebirth( birth ) )
            .catch( e => this._error( e ) )
            .then( status =>
                this._log( "=> " + this._doneMessage( status ) )
            );
    }


    /**
     * Produce self-hosted Birth
     *
     * Prebirth will be used to compile Birth, which is written in
     * Prebirth Lisp.  Birth will then be used to compile itself, becoming
     * self-hosting.
     *
     * This process is self-verifying: Birth compiled with both Prebirth and
     * Birth itself should produce output that is identical (with regards to
     * JavaScript's string representation).  In practice, since Birth uses
     * only ASCII, this amounts to verifying that the outputs are
     * bytewise-identical.
     *
     * The result of this method will be a unary function that, given a
     * Birth Lisp source string, will compile that string into JavaScript.
     *
     * @return {Promise<function(string):string>} Birth compiler
     */
    _birth()
    {
        return this._loadPaths( [
            [ "birth.scm",      "Birth" ],
            [ "libprebirth.js", "libprebirth" ],
        ] )
            .then( ( [ scm, lib ] ) =>
            {
                this._strout( 'prebirthDesc' );

                const preout = this._prebirth.compile( scm, lib );

                return [ preout, scm, lib ];
            } )
            .then( ( [ birthjs, scm, lib ] ) =>
            {
                this._strout( 'prebirthComplete', birthjs.length );
                this._strout( 'birthCompiled' );
                this._strout( 'birthSelfCompiling' );

                const birthf = this._makeCompiler( birthjs, {
                    "libprebirth.js": lib
                } );

                const birthout = birthf( scm );

                this._verifyBirthOutput( birthout, birthjs );

                return birthf;
            } );
    }


    /**
     * Verify that self-compiled Birth output BIRTHOUT matches that of
     * Prebirth-compiled Birth BIRTHJS
     *
     * @param {string} birthout self-compiled Birth
     * @param {string} birthjs  Prebirth-compiled Birth
     *
     * @throws {Error} on non-match
     *
     * @return {undefined}
     */
    _verifyBirthOutput( birthout, birthjs )
    {
        if ( birthout === '' ) {
            throw Error( "Self-compilation yielded no output" );
        }

        this._strout( 'birthVerify' );

        if ( birthout !== birthjs ) {
            this._strout( 'birthVerifyFail' );

            throw Error(
                "Birth self-compilation output does not match Prebirth!"
            );
        }

        this._strout( 'birthVerifyOk' );
    }


    /**
     * Create unary function wrapping the compiler JS with a stub
     * filesystem FS
     *
     * The unary function accepts a source file which is then passed to the
     * compiler via the stub filesystem on "/dev/stdin".  The output of the
     * compiler is returned as a string.
     *
     * The stub filesystem should contain the contents of all files
     * dynamically loaded by the compiler JS.  This abstraction allows the
     * bootstrapping process to work in any environment without regards to
     * whether a filesystem even exists, and regardless of whether loading
     * is a synchronous or asynchronous operation.
     *
     * @param {string} js JavaScript code of compiler (to be eval'd)
     * @param {Object} fs mapping of filename to content for stub filesystem
     *
     * @return {string} compiler output
     */
    _makeCompiler( js, fs = {} )
    {
        const birth = new Function(
            'let __fsinit = this.__fsinit;' +
            'let require = this.require;' +
            'let birthout = "";\n' +
            'const console = { log: str => birthout = str + "\\n" };\n' +
            js +
            "return birthout;"
        );

        return scm =>
        {
            fs[ "/dev/stdin" ] = scm;
            return birth.call( { __fsinit: fs } );
        };
    }


    /**
     * Compile Rebirth using Birth and yield unary compiler function
     *
     * This begins the recursive compilation of Rebirth, beginning with
     * the first generation Re¹birth, using the self-hosted Birth.  The
     * first generation of Rebirth is written purely in Birth Lisp.  The
     * resulting compiler has more features than Birth, which is then used
     * to compile itself again, producing a compiler with even more
     * features.  This process repeats until the output does not change.
     *
     * @param {function(string):string} birth Birth
     *
     * @return {Promise<function(string):string>} final Rebirth generation
     */
    _rebirth( birth )
    {
        return this._loadPaths( [
            [ "rebirth.scm", "Rebirth" ],
            [ "rebirth/es.scm" ],
            [ "rebirth/relibprebirth.scm" ],
            [ "rebirth/macro.scm" ],
        ] ).then( ( [ scm, es, relibprebirth, macro ] ) =>
            this._compileRebirth( birth, scm, {
                "rebirth/es.scm":            es,
                "rebirth/relibprebirth.scm": relibprebirth,
                "rebirth/macro.scm":         macro,
            } )
        );
    }


    /**
     * Recursively compile Rebirth until two consecutive generations match
     * and yield the unary compiler function for the final generation
     *
     * The first time this method is called, it should be called with Birth
     * as the unary compiler function COMPILE.  It should each time be
     * provided with the Rebirth source code SCM and the necessary stub
     * filesystem FS (these are identical for each recursive invocation of
     * this method).
     *
     * Recursion terminates when the compiler COMPILE output matches that of
     * the previous generation PREV, at which point the unary compiler
     * function COMPILE will be yielded as the final generation (with the
     * final generation number being N-1 to account for the duplicate).
     *
     * @param {function(string):string} compile compiler (Birth or Rebirth)
     * @param {string}                  scm     Rebirth source
     * @param {Object}                  fs      stub filesystem for Rebirth
     * @param {number=}                 n       target Rebirth generation id
     * @param {string=}                 prev    previous Rebirth generation
     *
     * @throws {Error} if compiler COMPILE produces no output
     *
     * @return {Promise<function(string):string>} final Rebirth generation
     */
    _compileRebirth( compile, scm, fs, n = 1, prev = "" )
    {
        this._strout( 'rebirthCompiling', n );

        const birthout = compile( scm );

        if ( birthout === '' ) {
            return Promise.reject(
                Error( "Rebirth compilation yielded no output" )
            );
        }

        this._strout( 'rebirthCompiled', n, birthout.length );

        const rebirthf = this._makeCompiler( birthout, fs );

        if ( birthout === prev ) {
            this._strout( 'rebirthDone', ( n - 1 ) );
            return Promise.resolve( compile );
        }

        // recurse, but just in case we're running in a browser, give a
        // change to repaint the log (otherwise we'd just hang until every
        // Rebirth is compiled)
        return new Promise( accept =>
            setTimeout( () => accept( this._compileRebirth(
                rebirthf, scm, fs, ( n + 1 ), birthout
            ) ) )
        );
    }


    /**
     * Produce a promise for the file contents of each of `path'
     *
     * See also `#_loadPath'.
     *
     * @param {Array<string>} paths file paths
     *
     * @return {Promise} resolved with file contents or failure
     */
    _loadPaths( paths )
    {
        return Promise.all(
            paths.map( ( [ path, desc ] ) =>
                this._loadPath( path, desc )
            )
        );
    }


    /**
     * Produce a promise for the file contents of `path'
     *
     * This action is logged with the description `desc' and the length of
     * the result.
     *
     * This uses the loader function provided via the constructor, which
     * must return a Promise.
     *
     * @param {string}  path file path
     * @param {string=} desc file description for logging
     *
     * @return {Promise} promise of string file contents
     */
    _loadPath( path, desc = "" )
    {
        this._strout( 'loadingf', desc, path );

        return this._getf( path )
            .then( data =>
            {
                this._strout( 'loadedf', path, data.length );

                return data;
            } );
    }


    /**
     * Promise to log a string identified by `id'
     *
     * All given arguments in `args' will be passed to the function handling
     * that identifier.
     *
     * @param {string} id   string identifier (see `_strmap')
     * @param {Array}  args string arguments
     *
     * @return {Promise}
     */
    _strout( id, ...args )
    {
        return Promise.resolve(
            this._log( this._str.apply( this, arguments ) )
        );
    }


    /**
     * Generate a string identified by `id'
     *
     * All given arguments in `args' will be passed to the function handling
     * that identifier.
     *
     * @param {string} id   string identifier (see `_strmap')
     * @param {Array}  args string arguments
     *
     * @return {string} generated string
     */
    _str( id, ...args )
    {
        const strf = Bootstrap._strmap[ id ];

        if ( strf === undefined ) {
           throw Error( `Unknown strmap '${id}'` );
        }

        return strf.apply( null, args );
    }


    /**
     * Log string using logger function
     *
     * @param {string} str string to log
     *
     * @return {undefined}
     */
    _log( str )
    {
        this._logf( str );
    }


    /**
     * Log error using logger function
     *
     * `e.message' will be used as the log string, with `e' itself being
     * passed as the second argument to the logger function.
     *
     * @param {Error} e error
     *
     * @throws {Error} e
     *
     * @return {undefined}
     */
    _error( e )
    {
        const str = this._str( 'fatal', e );

        this._logf( str, e );

        throw e;
    }


    /**
     * Return either success or failure message given `status'
     *
     * @param {boolean} status success/failure indicator
     *
     * @return {string} success/failure message
     */
    _doneMessage( status )
    {
        return ( status === false )
            ? this._str( 'fail' )
            : this._str( 'ok' );
    }
}


/**
 * Output strings in an easily accessible map
 *
 * This both keeps the code a bit more easily comprehensible by removing
 * large strings from procedural logic, and allows for future localization.
 *
 * We can do better once we get to a localization stage---Error messages
 * aren't part of this map, for example.
 *
 * @type {string}
 */
Bootstrap._strmap = {
    header: () =>
        "\\\\    //      \\\\\\\n" +
        " \\\\  //        \\\\\\\n" +
        "  \\\\// Ulambda  \\\\\\\n" +
        "   \\\\\\   Scheme ///\n" +
        "    \\\\\\        ///\n" +
        "     \\\\\\      ///\n",

    loadingf: ( desc, path ) =>
        ( desc )
            ? `Loading ${desc} from ${path}...`
            : `Loading ${path}...`,

    loadedf: ( path, len ) =>
        `Loaded ${path} (len=${len}).`,

    prebirthDesc: () =>
        "+ Prebirth is a very basic Lisp dialect with a compiler\n" +
        "+ implemented in ECMAScript.  Birth is the same\n" +
        "+ compiler, but re-implemented in Prebirth Lisp.",

    prebirthComplete: ( len ) =>
        `Birth compilation complete (len=${len}).`,

    birthCompiled: () =>
        "+ Birth has been compiled with Prebirth.  Since Birth is\n" +
        "+ a re-implementation of Prebirth, it can now be used\n" +
        "+ to compile itself.",

    birthSelfCompiling: () =>
        "Self-compiling Birth...",

    birthVerify: () =>
        "Verifying self-compilation output...",

    birthVerifyFail: () =>
        "\n" +
        "The self-compilation of Birth yielded output\n" +
        "that differs from Prebirth's compilation of Birth.\n" +
        "This verification step is a self-test to ensure\n" +
        "consistency between the two implementations.\n\n" +
        "Unfortunately, to fix this, you need to hack\n" +
        "Prebirth and/or Birth.  Please report a bug!",

    birthVerifyOk: () =>
        "Birth output matches that of Prebirth.\n" +
        "+ We are now bootstrapped using a very primitive\n" +
        "+ Birth Lisp.  Birth can now be used to compile the\n" +
        "+ next generation of bootstrap compilers, Rebirth.",

    rebirthCompiling: n =>
        "Compiling Re" + Bootstrap._supmap[ n ] + "birth...",

    rebirthCompiled: ( n, len ) =>
        ( n > 1 ) ? `Compilation complete (len=${len}).` :
            `+ The first generation of Rebirth (Re¹birth) has been\n` +
            `+ compiled using Birth (len=${len}).  The next step is\n` +
            `+ to have Re¹birth build itself, producing Re²birth.\n` +
            `+ This will repeat, each time producing a compiler with\n` +
            `+ additional features capable of compiling the next\n` +
            `+ generation.  This process will end once two\n` +
            `+ consecutive generations yield identical output.`,

    rebirthDone: n =>
        "+ Rebirth stopped changing after Re" + Bootstrap._supmap[ n ] +
            "birth, so that\n" +
        "+ generation will serve as our final one.  The last\n" +
        "+ step is to use it to compile Ulambda.",

    fatal: ( e ) =>
        "\n\n!!! " + e.toString() + "\n\n" +
        "Something has gone terribly wrong!\n" +
        "See the console for a stack trace.\n\n",

    ok: () =>
        "Bootstrap successful (but not yet complete)!",

    fail: () =>
        "Bootstrap failed.",
};


/**
 * Map of number to Unicode superscript
 *
 * This may be implemented as either a string or an array; the notation
 * _supmap[n] will work the same in either case.
 *
 * @type {string}
 */
Bootstrap._supmap = "⁰¹²³⁴⁵⁶⁷⁸⁹";


// for use in a CommonJS (e.g. Node.js) environment
if ( typeof module !== 'undefined' ) {
    module.exports = Bootstrap;
}