parse more dot operators, parse .= with assignment precedence (JuliaL…

…ang#17393)

* parse more dot operators for JuliaLang#16285, parse .= with assignment precedence

* include .|= and .&= in syntactic-operators list

* reject .! operator

* NEWS for new operators

* tests

* move tests to parse.jl

NEWS.md

@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ New language features
     packages, but now Julia provides an API for writing generic
     algorithms for arbitrary indexing schemes ([#16260]).
 
+  * Many more operators now support `.` prefixes (e.g. `.≤`) ([#17393]).  However,
+    users are discouraged from overloading these, since they are mainly parsed
+    in order to implement backwards compatibility with planned automatic
+    broadcasting of dot operators in Julia 0.6 ([#16285]).
+
 New architectures
 -----------------
 
@@ -328,6 +333,7 @@ Deprecated or removed
 [#16107]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/16107
 [#16219]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/16219
 [#16260]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/16260
+[#16285]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/16285
 [#16362]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/16362
 [#16403]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/16403
 [#16404]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/16404
@@ -346,5 +352,6 @@ Deprecated or removed
 [#17300]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/17300
 [#17323]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/17323
 [#17374]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/17374
+[#17393]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/17393
 [#17402]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/17402
 [#17404]: https://github.com/JuliaLang/julia/issues/17404

src/julia-parser.scm

@@ -1,23 +1,31 @@
 ;; Operator precedence table, lowest at top
 
+; for most operators X there is a .X "elementwise" equivalent
+(define (add-dots ops) (append! ops (map (lambda (op) (symbol (string "." op))) ops)))
+
 ;; note: there are some strange-looking things in here because
 ;; the way the lexer works, every prefix of an operator must also
 ;; be an operator.
 (define prec-assignment
-  '(= := += -= *= /= //= .//= .*= ./= |\\=| |.\\=| ^= .^= ÷= .÷= %= .%= |\|=| &= $= => <<= >>= >>>= ~ |.+=| |.-=|))
+  (append! (add-dots '(= += -= *= /= //= |\\=| ^= ÷= %= <<= >>= >>>= |\|=| &=))
+           '(:= => ~ $=)))
 (define prec-conditional '(?))
-(define prec-arrow       '(-- --> ← → ↔ ↚ ↛ ↠ ↣ ↦ ↮ ⇎ ⇏ ⇒ ⇔ ⇴ ⇶ ⇷ ⇸ ⇹ ⇺ ⇻ ⇼ ⇽ ⇾ ⇿ ⟵ ⟶ ⟷ ⟷ ⟹ ⟺ ⟻ ⟼ ⟽ ⟾ ⟿ ⤀ ⤁ ⤂ ⤃ ⤄ ⤅ ⤆ ⤇ ⤌ ⤍ ⤎ ⤏ ⤐ ⤑ ⤔ ⤕ ⤖ ⤗ ⤘ ⤝ ⤞ ⤟ ⤠ ⥄ ⥅ ⥆ ⥇ ⥈ ⥊ ⥋ ⥎ ⥐ ⥒ ⥓ ⥖ ⥗ ⥚ ⥛ ⥞ ⥟ ⥢ ⥤ ⥦ ⥧ ⥨ ⥩ ⥪ ⥫ ⥬ ⥭ ⥰ ⧴ ⬱ ⬰ ⬲ ⬳ ⬴ ⬵ ⬶ ⬷ ⬸ ⬹ ⬺ ⬻ ⬼ ⬽ ⬾ ⬿ ⭀ ⭁ ⭂ ⭃ ⭄ ⭇ ⭈ ⭉ ⭊ ⭋ ⭌ ￩ ￫))
+(define prec-arrow       (append!
+                          '(-- -->)
+                          (add-dots '(← → ↔ ↚ ↛ ↠ ↣ ↦ ↮ ⇎ ⇏ ⇒ ⇔ ⇴ ⇶ ⇷ ⇸ ⇹ ⇺ ⇻ ⇼ ⇽ ⇾ ⇿ ⟵ ⟶ ⟷ ⟷ ⟹ ⟺ ⟻ ⟼ ⟽ ⟾ ⟿ ⤀ ⤁ ⤂ ⤃ ⤄ ⤅ ⤆ ⤇ ⤌ ⤍ ⤎ ⤏ ⤐ ⤑ ⤔ ⤕ ⤖ ⤗ ⤘ ⤝ ⤞ ⤟ ⤠ ⥄ ⥅ ⥆ ⥇ ⥈ ⥊ ⥋ ⥎ ⥐ ⥒ ⥓ ⥖ ⥗ ⥚ ⥛ ⥞ ⥟ ⥢ ⥤ ⥦ ⥧ ⥨ ⥩ ⥪ ⥫ ⥬ ⥭ ⥰ ⧴ ⬱ ⬰ ⬲ ⬳ ⬴ ⬵ ⬶ ⬷ ⬸ ⬹ ⬺ ⬻ ⬼ ⬽ ⬾ ⬿ ⭀ ⭁ ⭂ ⭃ ⭄ ⭇ ⭈ ⭉ ⭊ ⭋ ⭌ ￩ ￫))))
 (define prec-lazy-or     '(|\|\||))
 (define prec-lazy-and    '(&&))
 (define prec-comparison
-  '(> < >= ≥ <= ≤ == === ≡ != ≠ !== ≢ |.>| |.<| |.>=| |.≥| |.<=| |.≤| |.==| |.!=| |.≠| |.=| |.!| |<:| |>:| ∈ ∉ ∋ ∌ ⊆ ⊈ ⊂ ⊄ ⊊ ∝ ∊ ∍ ∥ ∦ ∷ ∺ ∻ ∽ ∾ ≁ ≃ ≄ ≅ ≆ ≇ ≈ ≉ ≊ ≋ ≌ ≍ ≎ ≐ ≑ ≒ ≓ ≔ ≕ ≖ ≗ ≘ ≙ ≚ ≛ ≜ ≝ ≞ ≟ ≣ ≦ ≧ ≨ ≩ ≪ ≫ ≬ ≭ ≮ ≯ ≰ ≱ ≲ ≳ ≴ ≵ ≶ ≷ ≸ ≹ ≺ ≻ ≼ ≽ ≾ ≿ ⊀ ⊁ ⊃ ⊅ ⊇ ⊉ ⊋ ⊏ ⊐ ⊑ ⊒ ⊜ ⊩ ⊬ ⊮ ⊰ ⊱ ⊲ ⊳ ⊴ ⊵ ⊶ ⊷ ⋍ ⋐ ⋑ ⋕ ⋖ ⋗ ⋘ ⋙ ⋚ ⋛ ⋜ ⋝ ⋞ ⋟ ⋠ ⋡ ⋢ ⋣ ⋤ ⋥ ⋦ ⋧ ⋨ ⋩ ⋪ ⋫ ⋬ ⋭ ⋲ ⋳ ⋴ ⋵ ⋶ ⋷ ⋸ ⋹ ⋺ ⋻ ⋼ ⋽ ⋾ ⋿ ⟈ ⟉ ⟒ ⦷ ⧀ ⧁ ⧡ ⧣ ⧤ ⧥ ⩦ ⩧ ⩪ ⩫ ⩬ ⩭ ⩮ ⩯ ⩰ ⩱ ⩲ ⩳ ⩴ ⩵ ⩶ ⩷ ⩸ ⩹ ⩺ ⩻ ⩼ ⩽ ⩾ ⩿ ⪀ ⪁ ⪂ ⪃ ⪄ ⪅ ⪆ ⪇ ⪈ ⪉ ⪊ ⪋ ⪌ ⪍ ⪎ ⪏ ⪐ ⪑ ⪒ ⪓ ⪔ ⪕ ⪖ ⪗ ⪘ ⪙ ⪚ ⪛ ⪜ ⪝ ⪞ ⪟ ⪠ ⪡ ⪢ ⪣ ⪤ ⪥ ⪦ ⪧ ⪨ ⪩ ⪪ ⪫ ⪬ ⪭ ⪮ ⪯ ⪰ ⪱ ⪲ ⪳ ⪴ ⪵ ⪶ ⪷ ⪸ ⪹ ⪺ ⪻ ⪼ ⪽ ⪾ ⪿ ⫀ ⫁ ⫂ ⫃ ⫄ ⫅ ⫆ ⫇ ⫈ ⫉ ⫊ ⫋ ⫌ ⫍ ⫎ ⫏ ⫐ ⫑ ⫒ ⫓ ⫔ ⫕ ⫖ ⫗ ⫘ ⫙ ⫷ ⫸ ⫹ ⫺ ⊢ ⊣)) ;; plus `in`
+  (append! '(|<:| |>:| |.!|)
+           (add-dots '(> < >= ≥ <= ≤ == === ≡ != ≠ !== ≢ ∈ ∉ ∋ ∌ ⊆ ⊈ ⊂ ⊄ ⊊ ∝ ∊ ∍ ∥ ∦ ∷ ∺ ∻ ∽ ∾ ≁ ≃ ≄ ≅ ≆ ≇ ≈ ≉ ≊ ≋ ≌ ≍ ≎ ≐ ≑ ≒ ≓ ≔ ≕ ≖ ≗ ≘ ≙ ≚ ≛ ≜ ≝ ≞ ≟ ≣ ≦ ≧ ≨ ≩ ≪ ≫ ≬ ≭ ≮ ≯ ≰ ≱ ≲ ≳ ≴ ≵ ≶ ≷ ≸ ≹ ≺ ≻ ≼ ≽ ≾ ≿ ⊀ ⊁ ⊃ ⊅ ⊇ ⊉ ⊋ ⊏ ⊐ ⊑ ⊒ ⊜ ⊩ ⊬ ⊮ ⊰ ⊱ ⊲ ⊳ ⊴ ⊵ ⊶ ⊷ ⋍ ⋐ ⋑ ⋕ ⋖ ⋗ ⋘ ⋙ ⋚ ⋛ ⋜ ⋝ ⋞ ⋟ ⋠ ⋡ ⋢ ⋣ ⋤ ⋥ ⋦ ⋧ ⋨ ⋩ ⋪ ⋫ ⋬ ⋭ ⋲ ⋳ ⋴ ⋵ ⋶ ⋷ ⋸ ⋹ ⋺ ⋻ ⋼ ⋽ ⋾ ⋿ ⟈ ⟉ ⟒ ⦷ ⧀ ⧁ ⧡ ⧣ ⧤ ⧥ ⩦ ⩧ ⩪ ⩫ ⩬ ⩭ ⩮ ⩯ ⩰ ⩱ ⩲ ⩳ ⩴ ⩵ ⩶ ⩷ ⩸ ⩹ ⩺ ⩻ ⩼ ⩽ ⩾ ⩿ ⪀ ⪁ ⪂ ⪃ ⪄ ⪅ ⪆ ⪇ ⪈ ⪉ ⪊ ⪋ ⪌ ⪍ ⪎ ⪏ ⪐ ⪑ ⪒ ⪓ ⪔ ⪕ ⪖ ⪗ ⪘ ⪙ ⪚ ⪛ ⪜ ⪝ ⪞ ⪟ ⪠ ⪡ ⪢ ⪣ ⪤ ⪥ ⪦ ⪧ ⪨ ⪩ ⪪ ⪫ ⪬ ⪭ ⪮ ⪯ ⪰ ⪱ ⪲ ⪳ ⪴ ⪵ ⪶ ⪷ ⪸ ⪹ ⪺ ⪻ ⪼ ⪽ ⪾ ⪿ ⫀ ⫁ ⫂ ⫃ ⫄ ⫅ ⫆ ⫇ ⫈ ⫉ ⫊ ⫋ ⫌ ⫍ ⫎ ⫏ ⫐ ⫑ ⫒ ⫓ ⫔ ⫕ ⫖ ⫗ ⫘ ⫙ ⫷ ⫸ ⫹ ⫺ ⊢ ⊣)))) ;; (plus `in`)
 (define prec-pipe        '(|\|>| |<\||))
 (define prec-colon       '(: |..|))
-(define prec-plus        '(+ - ⊕ ⊖ ⊞ ⊟ |.+| |.-| |++| |\|| ∪ ∨ $ ⊔ ± ∓ ∔ ∸ ≂ ≏ ⊎ ⊻ ⊽ ⋎ ⋓ ⧺ ⧻ ⨈ ⨢ ⨣ ⨤ ⨥ ⨦ ⨧ ⨨ ⨩ ⨪ ⨫ ⨬ ⨭ ⨮ ⨹ ⨺ ⩁ ⩂ ⩅ ⩊ ⩌ ⩏ ⩐ ⩒ ⩔ ⩖ ⩗ ⩛ ⩝ ⩡ ⩢ ⩣))
-(define prec-bitshift    '(<< >> >>> |.<<| |.>>| |.>>>|))
-(define prec-times       '(* / |./| ÷ |.÷| % ⋅ ∘ × |.%| |.*| |\\| |.\\| & ∩ ∧ ⊗ ⊘ ⊙ ⊚ ⊛ ⊠ ⊡ ⊓ ∗ ∙ ∤ ⅋ ≀ ⊼ ⋄ ⋆ ⋇ ⋉ ⋊ ⋋ ⋌ ⋏ ⋒ ⟑ ⦸ ⦼ ⦾ ⦿ ⧶ ⧷ ⨇ ⨰ ⨱ ⨲ ⨳ ⨴ ⨵ ⨶ ⨷ ⨸ ⨻ ⨼ ⨽ ⩀ ⩃ ⩄ ⩋ ⩍ ⩎ ⩑ ⩓ ⩕ ⩘ ⩚ ⩜ ⩞ ⩟ ⩠ ⫛ ⊍ ▷ ⨝ ⟕ ⟖ ⟗))
-(define prec-rational    '(// .//))
-(define prec-power       '(^ |.^| ↑ ↓ ⇵ ⟰ ⟱ ⤈ ⤉ ⤊ ⤋ ⤒ ⤓ ⥉ ⥌ ⥍ ⥏ ⥑ ⥔ ⥕ ⥘ ⥙ ⥜ ⥝ ⥠ ⥡ ⥣ ⥥ ⥮ ⥯ ￪ ￬))
+(define prec-plus        (append! '($)
+                          (add-dots '(+ - |\|| ⊕ ⊖ ⊞ ⊟ |++| ∪ ∨ ⊔ ± ∓ ∔ ∸ ≂ ≏ ⊎ ⊻ ⊽ ⋎ ⋓ ⧺ ⧻ ⨈ ⨢ ⨣ ⨤ ⨥ ⨦ ⨧ ⨨ ⨩ ⨪ ⨫ ⨬ ⨭ ⨮ ⨹ ⨺ ⩁ ⩂ ⩅ ⩊ ⩌ ⩏ ⩐ ⩒ ⩔ ⩖ ⩗ ⩛ ⩝ ⩡ ⩢ ⩣))))
+(define prec-bitshift    (add-dots '(<< >> >>>)))
+(define prec-times       (add-dots '(* / ÷ % & ⋅ ∘ × |\\| ∩ ∧ ⊗ ⊘ ⊙ ⊚ ⊛ ⊠ ⊡ ⊓ ∗ ∙ ∤ ⅋ ≀ ⊼ ⋄ ⋆ ⋇ ⋉ ⋊ ⋋ ⋌ ⋏ ⋒ ⟑ ⦸ ⦼ ⦾ ⦿ ⧶ ⧷ ⨇ ⨰ ⨱ ⨲ ⨳ ⨴ ⨵ ⨶ ⨷ ⨸ ⨻ ⨼ ⨽ ⩀ ⩃ ⩄ ⩋ ⩍ ⩎ ⩑ ⩓ ⩕ ⩘ ⩚ ⩜ ⩞ ⩟ ⩠ ⫛ ⊍ ▷ ⨝ ⟕ ⟖ ⟗)))
+(define prec-rational    (add-dots '(//)))
+(define prec-power       (add-dots '(^ ↑ ↓ ⇵ ⟰ ⟱ ⤈ ⤉ ⤊ ⤋ ⤒ ⤓ ⥉ ⥌ ⥍ ⥏ ⥑ ⥔ ⥕ ⥘ ⥙ ⥜ ⥝ ⥠ ⥡ ⥣ ⥥ ⥮ ⥯ ￪ ￬)))
 (define prec-decl        '(|::|))
 (define prec-dot         '(|.|))
 
@@ -69,8 +77,8 @@
 
 ; operators that are special forms, not function names
 (define syntactic-operators
-  '(= := += -= *= /= //= .//= .*= ./= |\\=| |.\\=| ^= .^= ÷= .÷= %= .%= |\|=| &= $= =>
-      <<= >>= >>>= -> --> |\|\|| && |.| ... |.+=| |.-=|))
+  (append! (add-dots '(= += -= *= /= //= |\\=| ^= ÷= %= <<= >>= >>>= |\|=| &=))
+           '(:= --> $= => && |\|\|| |.| ... ->)))
 (define syntactic-unary-operators '($ & |::|))
 
 (define syntactic-op? (Set syntactic-operators))
@@ -97,7 +105,11 @@
 ;; characters that can be in an operator
 (define opchar? (Set op-chars))
 ;; characters that can follow . in an operator
-(define (dot-opchar? c) (and (char? c) (string.find ".*^/\\+-'<>!=%≥≤≠÷" c)))
+(define dot-opchar? (Set
+                     (delete-duplicates
+                      (map (lambda (op) (string.char (string op) 1))
+                           (filter (lambda (op) (and (dotop? op) (not (eq? op '|.|))))
+                                   operators)))))
 (define operator? (Set operators))
 
 (define initial-reserved-words '(begin while if for try return break continue
@@ -186,8 +198,8 @@
                                     (loop newop (peek-char port)))
                              str))
                        str))))
-        (if (equal? str "--")
-            (error "invalid operator \"--\""))
+        (if (or (equal? str "--") (equal? str ".!"))
+            (error (string "invalid operator \"" str "\"")))
         (string->symbol str))))
 
 (define (accum-digits c pred port lz)

test/parse.jl

@@ -555,3 +555,11 @@ end
 
 # error throwing branch from #10560
 @test_throws ArgumentError Base.tryparse_internal(Bool, "foo", 1, 2, 10, true)
+
+# PR #17393
+for op in (:.==, :.&, :.|, :.≤)
+    @test parse("a $op b") == Expr(:call, op, :a, :b)
+end
+for op in (:.=, :.+=)
+    @test parse("a $op b") == Expr(op, :a, :b)
+end