Initial support for initializing byte tables with list of bytes.

src/sixtypical/compiler.py

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ class Compiler(object):
                 elif type_ == TYPE_WORD:
                     initial_data = Word(defn.initial)
                 elif TableType.is_a_table_type(type_, TYPE_BYTE):
+                    # FIXME convert defn.initial to a serializable type ... or when parsing.
                     initial_data = Table(defn.initial, type_.size)
                 else:
                     raise NotImplementedError(type_)

src/sixtypical/parser.py

@@ -138,9 +138,15 @@ class Parser(object):
 
         initial = None
         if self.scanner.consume(':'):
-            if isinstance(type_, TableType) and self.scanner.on_type('string literal'):
-                initial = self.scanner.token
-                self.scanner.scan()
+            if isinstance(type_, TableType):
+                if self.scanner.on_type('string literal'):
+                    initial = self.scanner.token
+                    self.scanner.scan()
+                else:
+                    initial = []
+                    initial.append(self.const())
+                    while self.scanner.consume(','):
+                        initial.append(self.const())
             else:
                 initial = self.const().value
 

tests/SixtyPical Compilation.md

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ Word memory locations with explicit address, initial value.
     = $081A   .byte $BB
     = $081B   .byte $0B
 
-Initialized byte table.  Bytes allocated, but beyond the string, are 0's.
+Initialized byte table, initialized with ASCII string.  Bytes allocated, but beyond the string, are 0's.
 
     | byte table[8] message : "WHAT?"
     | 
@@ -184,6 +184,28 @@ Initialized byte table.  Bytes allocated, but beyond the string, are 0's.
     = $0819   BRK
     = $081A   BRK
 
+Initialized byte table, initialized with list of byte values.
+
+    | byte table[8] message : 255, 0, 129, 128, 127
+    | 
+    | routine main
+    |   inputs message
+    |   outputs x, a, z, n
+    | {
+    |   ld x, 0
+    |   ld a, message + x
+    | }
+    = $080D   LDX #$00
+    = $080F   LDA $0813,X
+    = $0812   RTS
+    = $0813   .byte $57
+    = $0814   PHA
+    = $0815   EOR ($54,X)
+    = $0817   .byte $3F
+    = $0818   BRK
+    = $0819   BRK
+    = $081A   BRK
+
 Some instructions.
 
     | byte foo

tests/SixtyPical Syntax.md

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ User-defined locations of other types.
     | }
     = ok
 
-Initialized byte table.
+Initialized byte table, initialized with ASCII string.
 
     | byte table[32] message : "WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO NEXT?"
     | 
@@ -318,6 +318,14 @@ Can't initialize anything but a byte table with a string.
     | }
     ? SyntaxError
 
+Initialized byte table, initialized with list of bytes.
+
+    | byte table[8] charmap : 0, 255, 129, 192, 0, 1, 2, 4
+    | 
+    | routine main {
+    | }
+    = ok
+
 Can't access an undeclared memory location.
 
     | routine main {