introduced repeat loop. repeat-until changed to do-util.

forever loop is gone (use repeat without iteration count).
struct literal is now same as array literal [...] to avoid parsing ambiguity with scope blocks.

compiler/src/prog8/ast/AstToSourceCode.kt

@@ -324,16 +324,18 @@ class AstToSourceCode(val output: (text: String) -> Unit, val program: Program):
         whileLoop.body.accept(this)
     }
 
-    override fun visit(foreverLoop: ForeverLoop) {
-        output("forever ")
-        foreverLoop.body.accept(this)
-    }
-
     override fun visit(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop) {
         output("repeat ")
+        repeatLoop.iterations?.accept(this)
+        output(" ")
         repeatLoop.body.accept(this)
+    }
+
+    override fun visit(untilLoop: UntilLoop) {
+        output("do ")
+        untilLoop.body.accept(this)
         output(" until ")
-        repeatLoop.untilCondition.accept(this)
+        untilLoop.untilCondition.accept(this)
     }
 
     override fun visit(returnStmt: Return) {
@@ -425,10 +427,6 @@ class AstToSourceCode(val output: (text: String) -> Unit, val program: Program):
         outputln("")
     }
 
-    override fun visit(structLv: StructLiteralValue) {
-        outputListMembers(structLv.values.asSequence(), '{', '}')
-    }
-
     override fun visit(nopStatement: NopStatement) {
         output("; NOP @ ${nopStatement.position}  $nopStatement")
     }

compiler/src/prog8/ast/AstToplevel.kt

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ interface INameScope {
             when(stmt) {
                 // NOTE: if other nodes are introduced that are a scope, or contain subscopes, they must be added here!
                 is ForLoop -> if(stmt.body.name==name) return stmt.body
-                is RepeatLoop -> if(stmt.body.name==name) return stmt.body
+                is UntilLoop -> if(stmt.body.name==name) return stmt.body
                 is WhileLoop -> if(stmt.body.name==name) return stmt.body
                 is BranchStatement -> {
                     if(stmt.truepart.name==name) return stmt.truepart
@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ interface INameScope {
                         find(it.truepart)
                         find(it.elsepart)
                     }
+                    is UntilLoop -> find(it.body)
                     is RepeatLoop -> find(it.body)
-                    is ForeverLoop -> find(it.body)
                     is WhileLoop -> find(it.body)
                     is WhenStatement -> it.choices.forEach { choice->find(choice.statements) }
                     else -> { /* do nothing */ }

compiler/src/prog8/ast/antlr/Antr2Kotlin.kt

@@ -205,14 +205,14 @@ private fun prog8Parser.StatementContext.toAst() : Statement {
     val forloop = forloop()?.toAst()
     if(forloop!=null) return forloop
 
-    val repeatloop = repeatloop()?.toAst()
+    val untilloop = untilloop()?.toAst()
-    if(repeatloop!=null) return repeatloop
+    if(untilloop!=null) return untilloop
 
     val whileloop = whileloop()?.toAst()
     if(whileloop!=null) return whileloop
 
-    val foreverloop = foreverloop()?.toAst()
+    val repeatloop = repeatloop()?.toAst()
-    if(foreverloop!=null) return foreverloop
+    if(repeatloop!=null) return repeatloop
 
     val breakstmt = breakstmt()?.toAst()
     if(breakstmt!=null) return breakstmt
@@ -487,10 +487,6 @@ private fun prog8Parser.ExpressionContext.toAst() : Expression {
                     // the ConstantFold takes care of that and converts the type if needed.
                     ArrayLiteralValue(InferredTypes.InferredType.unknown(), array, position = litval.toPosition())
                 }
-                litval.structliteral()!=null -> {
-                    val values = litval.structliteral().expression().map { it.toAst() }
-                    StructLiteralValue(values, litval.toPosition())
-                }
                 else -> throw FatalAstException("invalid parsed literal")
             }
         }
@@ -609,19 +605,20 @@ private fun prog8Parser.WhileloopContext.toAst(): WhileLoop {
     return WhileLoop(condition, scope, toPosition())
 }
 
-private fun prog8Parser.ForeverloopContext.toAst(): ForeverLoop {
+private fun prog8Parser.RepeatloopContext.toAst(): RepeatLoop {
+    val iterations = expression()?.toAst()
     val statements = statement_block()?.toAst() ?: mutableListOf(statement().toAst())
     val scope = AnonymousScope(statements, statement_block()?.toPosition()
             ?: statement().toPosition())
-    return ForeverLoop(scope, toPosition())
+    return RepeatLoop(iterations, scope, toPosition())
 }
 
-private fun prog8Parser.RepeatloopContext.toAst(): RepeatLoop {
+private fun prog8Parser.UntilloopContext.toAst(): UntilLoop {
     val untilCondition = expression().toAst()
     val statements = statement_block()?.toAst() ?: mutableListOf(statement().toAst())
     val scope = AnonymousScope(statements, statement_block()?.toPosition()
             ?: statement().toPosition())
-    return RepeatLoop(scope, untilCondition, toPosition())
+    return UntilLoop(scope, untilCondition, toPosition())
 }
 
 private fun prog8Parser.WhenstmtContext.toAst(): WhenStatement {

compiler/src/prog8/ast/expressions/AstExpressions.kt

@@ -455,31 +455,6 @@ class NumericLiteralValue(val type: DataType,    // only numerical types allowed
     }
 }
 
-class StructLiteralValue(var values: List<Expression>,
-                         override val position: Position): Expression() {
-    override lateinit var parent: Node
-
-    override fun linkParents(parent: Node) {
-        this.parent=parent
-        values.forEach { it.linkParents(this) }
-    }
-
-    override fun replaceChildNode(node: Node, replacement: Node) {
-        throw FatalAstException("can't replace here")
-    }
-
-    override fun constValue(program: Program): NumericLiteralValue?  = null
-    override fun accept(visitor: IAstVisitor) = visitor.visit(this)
-    override fun accept(visitor: AstWalker, parent: Node)= visitor.visit(this, parent)
-
-    override fun referencesIdentifiers(vararg name: String) = values.any { it.referencesIdentifiers(*name) }
-    override fun inferType(program: Program): InferredTypes.InferredType = InferredTypes.knownFor(DataType.STRUCT)
-
-    override fun toString(): String {
-        return "struct{ ${values.joinToString(", ")} }"
-    }
-}
-
 private var heapIdSequence = 0   // unique ids for strings and arrays "on the heap"
 
 class StringLiteralValue(val value: String,

compiler/src/prog8/ast/processing/AstChecker.kt

@@ -316,10 +316,10 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
         visitStatements(subroutine.statements)
     }
 
-    override fun visit(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop) {
+    override fun visit(untilLoop: UntilLoop) {
-        if(repeatLoop.untilCondition.inferType(program).typeOrElse(DataType.STRUCT) !in IntegerDatatypes)
+        if(untilLoop.untilCondition.inferType(program).typeOrElse(DataType.STRUCT) !in IntegerDatatypes)
-            errors.err("condition value should be an integer type", repeatLoop.untilCondition.position)
+            errors.err("condition value should be an integer type", untilLoop.untilCondition.position)
-        super.visit(repeatLoop)
+        super.visit(untilLoop)
     }
 
     override fun visit(whileLoop: WhileLoop) {
@@ -348,9 +348,9 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
         if(targetIdent!=null) {
             val targetVar = targetIdent.targetVarDecl(program.namespace)
             if(targetVar?.struct != null) {
-                val sourceStructLv = assignment.value as? StructLiteralValue
+                val sourceStructLv = assignment.value as? ArrayLiteralValue
                 if (sourceStructLv != null) {
-                    if (sourceStructLv.values.size != targetVar.struct?.numberOfElements)
+                    if (sourceStructLv.value.size != targetVar.struct?.numberOfElements)
                         errors.err("number of elements doesn't match struct definition", sourceStructLv.position)
                 } else {
                     val sourceIdent = assignment.value as? IdentifierReference
@@ -503,21 +503,14 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
                         checkValueTypeAndRangeString(decl.datatype, decl.value as StringLiteralValue)
                     }
                     is ArrayLiteralValue -> {
-                        val arraySpec = decl.arraysize ?: ArrayIndex.forArray(decl.value as ArrayLiteralValue)
-                        checkValueTypeAndRangeArray(decl.datatype, decl.struct, arraySpec, decl.value as ArrayLiteralValue)
-                    }
-                    is NumericLiteralValue -> {
-                        checkValueTypeAndRange(decl.datatype, decl.value as NumericLiteralValue)
-                    }
-                    is StructLiteralValue -> {
                         if(decl.datatype==DataType.STRUCT) {
                             val struct = decl.struct!!
-                            val structLv = decl.value as StructLiteralValue
+                            val structLv = decl.value as ArrayLiteralValue
-                            if(struct.numberOfElements != structLv.values.size) {
+                            if(struct.numberOfElements != structLv.value.size) {
                                 errors.err("struct value has incorrect number of elements", structLv.position)
                                 return
                             }
-                            for(value in structLv.values.zip(struct.statements)) {
+                            for(value in structLv.value.zip(struct.statements)) {
                                 val memberdecl = value.second as VarDecl
                                 val constValue = value.first.constValue(program)
                                 if(constValue==null) {
@@ -531,9 +524,13 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
                                 }
                             }
                         } else {
-                            errors.err("struct literal is wrong type to initialize this variable", decl.value!!.position)
+                            val arraySpec = decl.arraysize ?: ArrayIndex.forArray(decl.value as ArrayLiteralValue)
+                            checkValueTypeAndRangeArray(decl.datatype, decl.struct, arraySpec, decl.value as ArrayLiteralValue)
                         }
                     }
+                    is NumericLiteralValue -> {
+                        checkValueTypeAndRange(decl.datatype, decl.value as NumericLiteralValue)
+                    }
                     else -> {
                         err("var/const declaration needs a compile-time constant initializer value, or range, instead found: ${decl.value!!.javaClass.simpleName}")
                         super.visit(decl)
@@ -570,8 +567,18 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
         }
 
         val declValue = decl.value
-        if(declValue!=null && decl.type==VarDeclType.VAR && !declValue.inferType(program).istype(decl.datatype))
+        if(declValue!=null && decl.type==VarDeclType.VAR) {
-            err("initialisation value has incompatible type (${declValue.inferType(program)}) for the variable (${decl.datatype})", declValue.position)
+            if(decl.datatype==DataType.STRUCT) {
+                val valueIdt = declValue.inferType(program)
+                if(valueIdt.isUnknown)
+                    throw AstException("invalid value type")
+                val valueDt = valueIdt.typeOrElse(DataType.STRUCT)
+                if(valueDt !in ArrayDatatypes)
+                    err("initialisation of struct should be with array value", declValue.position)
+            } else if (!declValue.inferType(program).istype(decl.datatype)) {
+                err("initialisation value has incompatible type (${declValue.inferType(program)}) for the variable (${decl.datatype})", declValue.position)
+            }
+        }
 
         super.visit(decl)
     }
@@ -1278,8 +1285,8 @@ internal class AstChecker(private val program: Program,
             DataType.STR -> sourceDatatype== DataType.STR
             DataType.STRUCT -> {
                 if(sourceDatatype==DataType.STRUCT) {
-                    val structLv = sourceValue as StructLiteralValue
+                    val structLv = sourceValue as ArrayLiteralValue
-                    val numValues = structLv.values.size
+                    val numValues = structLv.value.size
                     val targetstruct = target.identifier!!.targetVarDecl(program.namespace)!!.struct!!
                     return targetstruct.numberOfElements == numValues
                 }

compiler/src/prog8/ast/processing/AstIdentifiersChecker.kt

@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ internal class AstIdentifiersChecker(private val program: Program, private val e
                 return super.visit(decl)
             }
 
-            if (decl.value != null && decl.value !is StructLiteralValue) {
+            if (decl.value != null && decl.value !is ArrayLiteralValue) {
-                errors.err("initializing requires struct literal value", decl.value?.position ?: decl.position)
+                errors.err("initializing a struct requires array literal value", decl.value?.position ?: decl.position)
                 return super.visit(decl)
             }
         }

compiler/src/prog8/ast/processing/AstWalker.kt

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ abstract class AstWalker {
     open fun before(expr: BinaryExpression, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(expr: PrefixExpression, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(forLoop: ForLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
-    open fun before(foreverLoop: ForeverLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
+    open fun before(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(functionCall: FunctionCall, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(functionCallStatement: FunctionCallStatement, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(identifier: IdentifierReference, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
@@ -110,12 +110,11 @@ abstract class AstWalker {
     open fun before(postIncrDecr: PostIncrDecr, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(program: Program, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(range: RangeExpr, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
-    open fun before(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
+    open fun before(untilLoop: UntilLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(returnStmt: Return, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(scope: AnonymousScope, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(string: StringLiteralValue, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(structDecl: StructDecl, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
-    open fun before(structLv: StructLiteralValue, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(subroutine: Subroutine, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(typecast: TypecastExpression, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun before(whenChoice: WhenChoice, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ abstract class AstWalker {
     open fun after(expr: BinaryExpression, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(expr: PrefixExpression, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(forLoop: ForLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
-    open fun after(foreverLoop: ForeverLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
+    open fun after(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(functionCall: FunctionCall, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(functionCallStatement: FunctionCallStatement, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(identifier: IdentifierReference, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
@@ -153,12 +152,11 @@ abstract class AstWalker {
     open fun after(postIncrDecr: PostIncrDecr, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(program: Program, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(range: RangeExpr, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
-    open fun after(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
+    open fun after(untilLoop: UntilLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(returnStmt: Return, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(scope: AnonymousScope, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(string: StringLiteralValue, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(structDecl: StructDecl, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
-    open fun after(structLv: StructLiteralValue, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(subroutine: Subroutine, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(typecast: TypecastExpression, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
     open fun after(whenChoice: WhenChoice, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> = emptyList()
@@ -336,19 +334,20 @@ abstract class AstWalker {
         track(after(whileLoop, parent), whileLoop, parent)
     }
 
-    fun visit(foreverLoop: ForeverLoop, parent: Node) {
-        track(before(foreverLoop, parent), foreverLoop, parent)
-        foreverLoop.body.accept(this, foreverLoop)
-        track(after(foreverLoop, parent), foreverLoop, parent)
-    }
-
     fun visit(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop, parent: Node) {
         track(before(repeatLoop, parent), repeatLoop, parent)
-        repeatLoop.untilCondition.accept(this, repeatLoop)
+        repeatLoop.iterations?.accept(this, repeatLoop)
         repeatLoop.body.accept(this, repeatLoop)
         track(after(repeatLoop, parent), repeatLoop, parent)
     }
 
+    fun visit(untilLoop: UntilLoop, parent: Node) {
+        track(before(untilLoop, parent), untilLoop, parent)
+        untilLoop.untilCondition.accept(this, untilLoop)
+        untilLoop.body.accept(this, untilLoop)
+        track(after(untilLoop, parent), untilLoop, parent)
+    }
+
     fun visit(returnStmt: Return, parent: Node) {
         track(before(returnStmt, parent), returnStmt, parent)
         returnStmt.value?.accept(this, returnStmt)
@@ -434,11 +433,5 @@ abstract class AstWalker {
         structDecl.statements.forEach { it.accept(this, structDecl) }
         track(after(structDecl, parent), structDecl, parent)
     }
-
-    fun visit(structLv: StructLiteralValue, parent: Node) {
-        track(before(structLv, parent), structLv, parent)
-        structLv.values.forEach { it.accept(this, structLv) }
-        track(after(structLv, parent), structLv, parent)
-    }
 }
 

compiler/src/prog8/ast/processing/IAstVisitor.kt

@@ -112,13 +112,14 @@ interface IAstVisitor {
         whileLoop.body.accept(this)
     }
 
-    fun visit(foreverLoop: ForeverLoop) {
+    fun visit(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop) {
-        foreverLoop.body.accept(this)
+        repeatLoop.iterations?.accept(this)
+        repeatLoop.body.accept(this)
     }
 
-    fun visit(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop) {
+    fun visit(untilLoop: UntilLoop) {
-        repeatLoop.untilCondition.accept(this)
+        untilLoop.untilCondition.accept(this)
-        repeatLoop.body.accept(this)
+        untilLoop.body.accept(this)
     }
 
     fun visit(returnStmt: Return) {
@@ -178,8 +179,4 @@ interface IAstVisitor {
     fun visit(structDecl: StructDecl) {
         structDecl.statements.forEach { it.accept(this) }
     }
-
-    fun visit(structLv: StructLiteralValue) {
-        structLv.values.forEach { it.accept(this) }
-    }
 }

compiler/src/prog8/ast/processing/StatementReorderer.kt

@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ internal class StatementReorderer(val program: Program) : AstWalker() {
         val valueType = assignment.value.inferType(program)
         val targetType = assignment.target.inferType(program, assignment)
         if(valueType.istype(DataType.STRUCT) && targetType.istype(DataType.STRUCT)) {
-            val assignments = if (assignment.value is StructLiteralValue) {
+            val assignments = if (assignment.value is ArrayLiteralValue) {
-                flattenStructAssignmentFromStructLiteral(assignment, program)    //  'structvar = { ..... } '
+                flattenStructAssignmentFromStructLiteral(assignment, program)    //  'structvar = [ ..... ] '
             } else {
                 flattenStructAssignmentFromIdentifier(assignment, program)    //   'structvar1 = structvar2'
             }
@@ -128,11 +128,11 @@ internal class StatementReorderer(val program: Program) : AstWalker() {
         val targetVar = identifier.targetVarDecl(program.namespace)!!
         val struct = targetVar.struct!!
 
-        val slv = structAssignment.value as? StructLiteralValue
+        val slv = structAssignment.value as? ArrayLiteralValue
-        if(slv==null || slv.values.size != struct.numberOfElements)
+        if(slv==null || slv.value.size != struct.numberOfElements)
             throw FatalAstException("element count mismatch")
 
-        return struct.statements.zip(slv.values).map { (targetDecl, sourceValue) ->
+        return struct.statements.zip(slv.value).map { (targetDecl, sourceValue) ->
             targetDecl as VarDecl
             val mangled = mangledStructMemberName(identifierName, targetDecl.name)
             val idref = IdentifierReference(listOf(mangled), structAssignment.position)
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ internal class StatementReorderer(val program: Program) : AstWalker() {
                     assign
                 }
             }
-            is StructLiteralValue -> {
+            is ArrayLiteralValue -> {
                 throw IllegalArgumentException("not going to flatten a structLv assignment here")
             }
             else -> throw FatalAstException("strange struct value")

compiler/src/prog8/ast/processing/TypecastsAdder.kt

@@ -179,51 +179,6 @@ class TypecastsAdder(val program: Program, val errors: ErrorReporter) : AstWalke
         return noModifications
     }
 
-    override fun after(structLv: StructLiteralValue, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> {
-        // assignment of a struct literal value, some member values may need proper typecast
-
-        fun addTypecastsIfNeeded(struct: StructDecl): Iterable<IAstModification> {
-            val newValues = struct.statements.zip(structLv.values).map { (structMemberDecl, memberValue) ->
-                val memberDt = (structMemberDecl as VarDecl).datatype
-                val valueDt = memberValue.inferType(program)
-                if (valueDt.typeOrElse(memberDt) != memberDt)
-                    TypecastExpression(memberValue, memberDt, true, memberValue.position)
-                else
-                    memberValue
-            }
-
-            class StructLvValueReplacer(val targetStructLv: StructLiteralValue, val typecastValues: List<Expression>) : IAstModification {
-                override fun perform() {
-                    targetStructLv.values = typecastValues
-                    typecastValues.forEach { it.linkParents(targetStructLv) }
-                }
-            }
-
-            return if(structLv.values.zip(newValues).any { (v1, v2) -> v1 !== v2})
-                listOf(StructLvValueReplacer(structLv, newValues))
-            else
-                emptyList()
-        }
-
-        val decl = structLv.parent as? VarDecl
-        if(decl != null) {
-            val struct = decl.struct
-            if(struct != null)
-                return addTypecastsIfNeeded(struct)
-        } else {
-            val assign = structLv.parent as? Assignment
-            if (assign != null) {
-                val decl2 = assign.target.identifier?.targetVarDecl(program.namespace)
-                if(decl2 != null) {
-                    val struct = decl2.struct
-                    if(struct != null)
-                        return addTypecastsIfNeeded(struct)
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        return noModifications
-    }
-
     override fun after(returnStmt: Return, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> {
         // add a typecast to the return type if it doesn't match the subroutine's signature
         val returnValue = returnStmt.value

compiler/src/prog8/ast/statements/AstStatements.kt

@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ open class VarDecl(val type: VarDeclType,
     fun flattenStructMembers(): MutableList<Statement> {
         val result = struct!!.statements.withIndex().map {
             val member = it.value as VarDecl
-            val initvalue = if(value!=null) (value as StructLiteralValue).values[it.index] else null
+            val initvalue = if(value!=null) (value as ArrayLiteralValue).value[it.index] else null
             VarDecl(
                     VarDeclType.VAR,
                     member.datatype,
@@ -780,17 +780,21 @@ class WhileLoop(var condition: Expression,
     override fun accept(visitor: AstWalker, parent: Node) = visitor.visit(this, parent)
 }
 
-class ForeverLoop(var body: AnonymousScope, override val position: Position) : Statement() {
+class RepeatLoop(var iterations: Expression?, var body: AnonymousScope, override val position: Position) : Statement() {
     override lateinit var parent: Node
 
     override fun linkParents(parent: Node) {
         this.parent = parent
+        iterations?.linkParents(this)
         body.linkParents(this)
     }
 
     override fun replaceChildNode(node: Node, replacement: Node) {
-        require(replacement is AnonymousScope && node===body)
+        when {
-        body = replacement
+            node===iterations -> iterations = replacement as Expression
+            node===body -> body = replacement as AnonymousScope
+            else -> throw FatalAstException("invalid replace")
+        }
         replacement.parent = this
     }
 
@@ -798,9 +802,9 @@ class ForeverLoop(var body: AnonymousScope, override val position: Position) : S
     override fun accept(visitor: AstWalker, parent: Node) = visitor.visit(this, parent)
 }
 
-class RepeatLoop(var body: AnonymousScope,
+class UntilLoop(var body: AnonymousScope,
-                 var untilCondition: Expression,
+                var untilCondition: Expression,
-                 override val position: Position) : Statement() {
+                override val position: Position) : Statement() {
     override lateinit var parent: Node
 
     override fun linkParents(parent: Node) {

compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/AsmGen.kt

@@ -641,8 +641,8 @@ internal class AsmGen(private val program: Program,
             is Continue -> out("  jmp  ${loopContinueLabels.peek()}")
             is Break -> out("  jmp  ${loopEndLabels.peek()}")
             is WhileLoop -> translate(stmt)
-            is ForeverLoop -> translate(stmt)
             is RepeatLoop -> translate(stmt)
+            is UntilLoop -> translate(stmt)
             is WhenStatement -> translate(stmt)
             is BuiltinFunctionStatementPlaceholder -> throw AssemblyError("builtin function should not have placeholder anymore?")
             is AnonymousScope -> translate(stmt)
@@ -673,15 +673,72 @@ internal class AsmGen(private val program: Program,
         }
     }
 
-    private fun translate(stmt: ForeverLoop) {
+    private fun translate(stmt: RepeatLoop) {
-        val foreverLabel = makeLabel("forever")
+        val repeatLabel = makeLabel("repeat")
-        val endLabel = makeLabel("foreverend")
+        val endLabel = makeLabel("repeatend")
+        val counterLabel = makeLabel("repeatcounter")
         loopEndLabels.push(endLabel)
-        loopContinueLabels.push(foreverLabel)
+        loopContinueLabels.push(repeatLabel)
-        out(foreverLabel)
+
-        translate(stmt.body)
+        when (stmt.iterations) {
-        out("  jmp  $foreverLabel")
+            null -> {
-        out(endLabel)
+                // endless loop
+                out(repeatLabel)
+                translate(stmt.body)
+                out("  jmp  $repeatLabel")
+                out(endLabel)
+            }
+            is NumericLiteralValue -> {
+                val iterations = (stmt.iterations as NumericLiteralValue).number.toInt()
+                if(iterations<0 || iterations > 65536)
+                    throw AssemblyError("invalid number of iterations")
+                when {
+                    iterations == 0 -> {}
+                    iterations <= 255 -> {
+                        out("""
+                lda  #${iterations}
+                sta  $counterLabel
+$repeatLabel    lda  $counterLabel
+                beq  $endLabel
+                dec  $counterLabel
+""")
+                        translate(stmt.body)
+                        out("""
+            jmp  $repeatLabel
+$counterLabel    .byte  0
+$endLabel""")
+                    }
+                    else -> {
+                        out("""
+                lda  #<${iterations}
+                sta  $counterLabel
+                lda  #>${iterations}
+                sta  $counterLabel+1
+$repeatLabel    lda  $counterLabel
+                bne  +
+                lda  $counterLabel+1
+                beq  $endLabel
++               lda  $counterLabel
+                bne  +
+                dec  $counterLabel+1
++               dec  $counterLabel
+""")
+                        translate(stmt.body)
+                        out("""
+            jmp  $repeatLabel
+$counterLabel    .word  0
+$endLabel""")
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            is IdentifierReference -> {
+                TODO("iterations ${stmt.iterations}")
+            }
+            else -> {
+                TODO("repeat loop with iterations ${stmt.iterations}")
+            }
+        }
+
         loopEndLabels.pop()
         loopContinueLabels.pop()
     }
@@ -714,7 +771,7 @@ internal class AsmGen(private val program: Program,
         loopContinueLabels.pop()
     }
 
-    private fun translate(stmt: RepeatLoop) {
+    private fun translate(stmt: UntilLoop) {
         val repeatLabel = makeLabel("repeat")
         val endLabel = makeLabel("repeatend")
         loopEndLabels.push(endLabel)

compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/AssignmentAsmGen.kt

@@ -832,7 +832,6 @@ internal class AssignmentAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val errors
                 assignFromEvalResult(assign.target)
             }
             is ArrayLiteralValue, is StringLiteralValue -> throw AssemblyError("no asm gen for string/array assignment  $assign")
-            is StructLiteralValue -> throw AssemblyError("struct literal value assignment should have been flattened ${assign.value.position}")
             is RangeExpr -> throw AssemblyError("range expression should have been changed into array values ${assign.value.position}")
         }
     }

compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/ExpressionsAsmGen.kt

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ internal class ExpressionsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmge
             is IdentifierReference -> translateExpression(expression)
             is FunctionCall -> translateExpression(expression)
             is ArrayLiteralValue, is StringLiteralValue -> throw AssemblyError("no asm gen for string/array literal value assignment - should have been replaced by a variable")
-            is StructLiteralValue -> throw AssemblyError("struct literal value assignment should have been flattened")
             is RangeExpr -> throw AssemblyError("range expression should have been changed into array values")
         }
     }

compiler/src/prog8/compiler/target/c64/codegen/FunctionCallAsmGen.kt

@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ internal class FunctionCallAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmg
                     when {
                         stmt.args.all {it is AddressOf ||
                                 it is NumericLiteralValue ||
-                                it is StructLiteralValue ||
                                 it is StringLiteralValue ||
                                 it is ArrayLiteralValue ||
                                 it is IdentifierReference} -> {

compiler/src/prog8/optimizer/StatementOptimizer.kt

@@ -251,18 +251,18 @@ internal class StatementOptimizer(private val program: Program,
         return noModifications
     }
 
-    override fun before(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> {
+    override fun before(untilLoop: UntilLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> {
-        val constvalue = repeatLoop.untilCondition.constValue(program)
+        val constvalue = untilLoop.untilCondition.constValue(program)
         if(constvalue!=null) {
             if(constvalue.asBooleanValue) {
                 // always true -> keep only the statement block (if there are no continue and break statements)
-                errors.warn("condition is always true", repeatLoop.untilCondition.position)
+                errors.warn("condition is always true", untilLoop.untilCondition.position)
-                if(!hasContinueOrBreak(repeatLoop.body))
+                if(!hasContinueOrBreak(untilLoop.body))
-                    return listOf(IAstModification.ReplaceNode(repeatLoop, repeatLoop.body, parent))
+                    return listOf(IAstModification.ReplaceNode(untilLoop, untilLoop.body, parent))
             } else {
                 // always false
-                val forever = ForeverLoop(repeatLoop.body, repeatLoop.position)
+                val forever = RepeatLoop(null, untilLoop.body, untilLoop.position)
-                return listOf(IAstModification.ReplaceNode(repeatLoop, forever, parent))
+                return listOf(IAstModification.ReplaceNode(untilLoop, forever, parent))
             }
         }
         return noModifications
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ internal class StatementOptimizer(private val program: Program,
         if(constvalue!=null) {
             return if(constvalue.asBooleanValue) {
                 // always true
-                val forever = ForeverLoop(whileLoop.body, whileLoop.position)
+                val forever = RepeatLoop(null, whileLoop.body, whileLoop.position)
                 listOf(IAstModification.ReplaceNode(whileLoop, forever, parent))
             } else {
                 // always false -> remove the while statement altogether
@@ -284,6 +284,24 @@ internal class StatementOptimizer(private val program: Program,
         return noModifications
     }
 
+    override fun after(repeatLoop: RepeatLoop, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> {
+        val iter = repeatLoop.iterations
+        if(iter!=null) {
+            if(repeatLoop.body.containsNoCodeNorVars()) {
+                errors.warn("empty loop removed", repeatLoop.position)
+                return listOf(IAstModification.Remove(repeatLoop, parent))
+            }
+            val iterations = iter.constValue(program)?.number?.toInt()
+            if (iterations == 0) {
+                errors.warn("iterations is always 0, removed loop", iter.position)
+                return listOf(IAstModification.Remove(repeatLoop, parent))
+            }
+            if (iterations == 1)
+                errors.warn("iterations is always 1", iter.position)
+        }
+        return noModifications
+    }
+
     override fun after(whenStatement: WhenStatement, parent: Node): Iterable<IAstModification> {
         // remove empty choices
         class ChoiceRemover(val choice: WhenChoice) : IAstModification {

docs/source/programming.rst

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Code
     There are different kinds of instructions ('statements' is a better name) such as:
 
     - value assignment
-    - looping  (for, while, repeat, unconditional jumps)
+    - looping  (for, while, do-until, repeat, unconditional jumps)
     - conditional execution (if - then - else, when, and conditional jumps)
     - subroutine calls
     - label definition
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ Scopes are created using either of these two statements:
 
 .. important::
     Unlike most other programming languages, a new scope is *not* created inside
-    for, while and repeat statements, the if statement, and the branching conditionals.
+    for, while, repeat, and do-until statements, the if statement, and the branching conditionals.
     These all share the same scope from the subroutine they're defined in.
     You can define variables in these blocks, but these will be treated as if they
     were defined in the subroutine instead.
@@ -391,11 +391,9 @@ The loop variable must be declared as byte or word earlier so you can reuse it f
 Iterating with a floating point variable is not supported. If you want to loop over a floating-point array, use a loop with an integer index variable instead.
 
 The *while*-loop is used to repeat a piece of code while a certain condition is still true.
-The *repeat--until* loop is used to repeat a piece of code until a certain condition is true.
+The *do--until* loop is used to repeat a piece of code until a certain condition is true.
-
+The *repeat* loop is used as a short notation of a for loop where the loop variable doesn't matter and you're only interested in the number of iterations.
-The *forever*-loop is used to simply run a piece of code in a loop, forever. You can still
+(without iteration count specified it simply loops forever).
-break out of this loop if desired. A "while true" or "until false" loop is equivalent to
-a forever-loop.
 
 You can also create loops by using the ``goto`` statement, but this should usually be avoided.
 

docs/source/syntaxreference.rst

@@ -596,31 +596,33 @@ You can use a single statement, or a statement block like in the example below::
 	}
 
 
-repeat-until loop
+do-until loop
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
 Until the given condition is true (1), repeat the given statement(s).
 You can use a single statement, or a statement block like in the example below::
 
-	repeat  {
+	do  {
 		; do something...
 		break		; break out of the loop
 		continue	; immediately enter next iteration
 	} until  <condition>
 
 
-forever loop
+repeat loop
-^^^^^^^^^^^^
+^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Simply run the code in a loop, forever. It's the same as a while true or until false loop,
+When you're only interested in repeating something a given number of times.
-or just a jump back to a previous label. You can still break out of this loop as well, if you want::
+It's a short hand for a for loop without an explicit loop variable::
 
-    forever {
+    repeat 15 {
-        ; .. do stuff
+        ; do something...
-        if something
+        break		; you can break out of the loop
-            break        ; you can exit the loop if you want
     }
 
+If you omit the iteration count, it simply loops forever.
+You can still ``break`` out of such a loop if you want though.
+
 
 Conditional Execution and Jumps
 -------------------------------

examples/balloonflight.p8

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ main {
         ubyte active_height = 24
         ubyte upwards = true
 
-        forever {
+        repeat {
             ubyte mountain = 223        ; slope upwards
             if active_height < target_height {
                 active_height++

examples/bdmusic.p8

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ sub start() {
     void c64.CHRIN()
     c64.CLEARSCR()
 
-    forever {
+    repeat {
         uword note
         for note in notes {
             ubyte note1 = lsb(note)

examples/c64graphics.p8

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ graphics {
 
         if dx >= dy {
             if positive_ix {
-                forever {
+                repeat {
                     plot(y1)
                     if plotx==x2
                         return
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ graphics {
                     }
                 }
             } else {
-                forever {
+                repeat {
                     plot(y1)
                     if plotx==x2
                         return
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ graphics {
         }
         else {
             if positive_ix {
-                forever {
+                repeat {
                     plot(y1)
                     if y1 == y2
                         return
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ graphics {
                     }
                 }
             } else {
-                forever {
+                repeat {
                     plot(y1)
                     if y1 == y2
                         return

examples/cube3d-float.p8

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ main {
 
     sub start()  {
         float time=0.0
-        forever {
+        repeat {
             rotate_vertices(time)
             c64scr.clear_screenchars(32)
             draw_edges()

examples/cube3d-sprites.p8

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ main {
         uword anglex
         uword angley
         uword anglez
-        forever {
+        repeat {
             c64.TIME_LO=0
             rotate_vertices(msb(anglex), msb(angley), msb(anglez))
             position_sprites()

examples/cube3d.p8

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ main {
         uword anglex
         uword angley
         uword anglez
-        forever {
+        repeat {
             rotate_vertices(msb(anglex), msb(angley), msb(anglez))
             c64scr.clear_screenchars(32)
             draw_edges()

examples/line-circle-gfx.p8

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ main {
         graphics.enable_bitmap_mode()
         draw_lines()
         draw_circles()
-        forever {
+        repeat {
         }
     }
 

examples/line-circle-txt.p8

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ main {
             ubyte y = y1
 
             if dx >= dy {
-                forever {
+                repeat {
                     c64scr.setcc(x, y, 42, 5)
                     if x==x2
                         return
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ main {
                     }
                 }
             } else {
-                forever {
+                repeat {
                     c64scr.setcc(x, y, 42, 5)
                     if y == y2
                         return

examples/mandelbrot-gfx.p8

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ main {
             }
         }
 
-        forever {
+        repeat {
         }
     }
 }

examples/primes.p8

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ main {
         ; calculate primes
         c64scr.print("prime numbers up to 255:\n\n")
         ubyte amount=0
-        forever {
+        repeat {
             ubyte prime = find_next_prime()
             if prime==0
                 break

examples/rasterbars.p8

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ main {
         c64.SCROLY &= %11101111             ; blank the screen
         c64utils.set_rasterirq_excl(40)     ; register exclusive raster irq handler
 
-        forever {
+        repeat {
             ; enjoy the moving bars :)
         }
 

examples/structs.p8

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ main {
 
     sub start() {
 
-        Color purple = {255, 0, 255}
+        Color purple = [255, 0, 255]
 
         Color other
 

examples/swirl-float.p8

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ main {
         float t
         ubyte color
 
-        forever {
+        repeat {
             ubyte xx=(sin(t) * width/2.2) + width/2.0 as ubyte
             ubyte yy=(cos(t*1.1356) * height/2.2) + height/2.0 as ubyte
             c64scr.setcc(xx, yy, 81, color)

examples/swirl.p8

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ main {
 
         Ball ball
 
-        forever {
+        repeat {
             ubyte x = msb(sin8u(msb(ball.anglex)) as uword * width)
             ubyte y = msb(cos8u(msb(ball.angley)) as uword * height)
             c64scr.setcc(x, y, 81, ball.color)

examples/test.p8

@@ -7,11 +7,64 @@
 
 main {
 
+    ; TODO check removal of empty loops
+
+
+
     sub start() {
         ubyte i
-        for i in 0 to 20 {
+        for i in 1 to 20 {
-            c64scr.print_ub(i)
+            c64.CHROUT('*')
-            c64.CHROUT('\n')
         }
+        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+
+        i=0
+        do {
+            c64.CHROUT('*')
+            i++
+        } until i==20
+        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+
+        repeat {
+            break
+            continue
+            c64.CHROUT('*')
+        }
+        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+
+        repeat 0 {
+            c64.CHROUT('@')
+            break
+            continue
+        }
+        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+
+        repeat 1 {
+            c64.CHROUT('1')
+            continue
+            break
+        }
+        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+
+        repeat 255 {
+            c64.CHROUT('@')
+        }
+        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+        repeat 256 {
+            c64.CHROUT('!')
+        }
+        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+
+        uword teller
+        repeat 4000 {
+            teller++
+        }
+        c64scr.print_uw(teller)
+        c64.CHROUT('\n')
+
+
+        repeat {
+        }
+
      }
 }

examples/turtle-gfx.p8

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ main {
             turtle.rt(94)
         }
 
-        forever {
+        repeat {
         }
     }
 }

parser/antlr/prog8.g4

@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ statement :
 	| returnstmt
 	| forloop
 	| whileloop
+	| untilloop
 	| repeatloop
-	| foreverloop
 	| whenstmt
 	| breakstmt
 	| continuestmt
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ booleanliteral :  'true' | 'false' ;
 
 arrayliteral :  '[' EOL? expression (',' EOL? expression)* EOL? ']' ;       // you can split the values over several lines
 
-structliteral :  '{' EOL? expression (',' EOL? expression)* EOL? '}' ;       // you can split the values over several lines
-
 stringliteral : ALT_STRING_ENCODING? STRING ;
 
 charliteral : ALT_STRING_ENCODING? SINGLECHAR ;
@@ -244,7 +242,6 @@ literalvalue :
 	| stringliteral
 	| charliteral
 	| floatliteral
-	| structliteral
 	;
 
 inlineasm :  '%asm' INLINEASMBLOCK;
@@ -304,9 +301,9 @@ forloop :  'for' identifier 'in' expression EOL? (statement | statement_block) ;
 
 whileloop:  'while' expression EOL? (statement | statement_block) ;
 
-repeatloop:  'repeat' (statement | statement_block) EOL? 'until' expression ;
+untilloop:  'do' (statement | statement_block) EOL? 'until' expression ;
 
-foreverloop:  'forever' EOL? (statement | statement_block) ;
+repeatloop:  'repeat' expression? EOL? (statement | statement_block) ;
 
 whenstmt: 'when' expression '{' EOL (when_choice | EOL) * '}' EOL? ;