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src/aeso_constants.erl

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+-module(aeso_constants).
+
+-export([string/1, get_type/1]).
+
+string(Str) ->
+    case aeso_parser:string("let _ = " ++ Str) of
+        {ok, [{letval, _, _, _, E}]} -> {ok, E};
+        {ok, Other}                  -> error({internal_error, should_be_letval, Other});
+        Err                          -> Err
+    end.
+
+get_type(Str) ->
+    case aeso_parser:string("let _ = " ++ Str) of
+        {ok, [Ast]} ->
+            AstT = aeso_ast_infer_types:infer_constant(Ast),
+            T = ast_to_type(AstT),
+            {ok, T};
+        {ok, Other} -> error({internal_error, should_be_letval, Other});
+        Err         -> Err
+    end.
+
+ast_to_type({id, _, T}) ->
+    T;
+ast_to_type({tuple_t, _, []}) -> "()";
+ast_to_type({tuple_t, _, Ts}) ->
+    "(" ++ list_ast_to_type(Ts) ++ ")";
+ast_to_type({app_t,_, {id, _, "list"}, [T]}) ->
+    lists:flatten("list(" ++ ast_to_type(T) ++ ")");
+ast_to_type({app_t,_, {id, _, "option"}, [T]}) ->
+    lists:flatten("option(" ++ ast_to_type(T) ++ ")").
+
+list_ast_to_type([T]) ->
+    ast_to_type(T);
+list_ast_to_type([T|Ts]) ->
+    ast_to_type(T)
+        ++ ", "
+        ++ list_ast_to_type(Ts).
+
+
+
+
+