commit e6ae86f673e797916f88ef0388f966fe67f42530
Author: bigsketti <megerton04@gmail.com>
Date:   Sun Sep 22 11:42:41 2024 -0400

    Initial commit, only the lexer as of now.

diff --git a/headers/lexer.h b/headers/lexer.h
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+#ifndef LEXER_H
+#define LEXER_H
+
+#include <string>
+
+//list of keywords 
+enum class Keywords {
+    identifier,
+    integer,
+    floatpnt,
+    string,
+    character,
+    boolean,
+    plus,
+    minus,
+    multiply,
+    divide,
+    l_Paren,
+    r_Paren,
+    l_Brace,
+    r_Brace,
+    l_Brack,
+    r_Brack,
+    semicolon,
+    end_of_file,
+    unknown
+};
+
+struct Token {
+    Keywords type;
+    std::string value;
+    
+
+    Token(Keywords type, std::string value) : type(type), value(value) {}
+};
+
+class Lexer {
+    private:
+
+        std::string stringInput;
+        int position;
+        char currentChar;
+
+        //advances position in the input string
+        void nextPosition();
+
+        void skipWhiteSpace();
+
+        //handles integer literals
+        Token number();
+
+        //handles identifiers
+        Token identifier();
+
+    public:
+        
+        Lexer(const std::string &input);
+        
+        Token getNextToken();
+
+};
+
+#endif
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diff --git a/src/lexer.cpp b/src/lexer.cpp
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+#include "/home/mason/code-shit/ProfaneC/headers/lexer.h"
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <iostream>
+
+void Lexer::nextPosition() {
+    position++;
+
+    if(position < stringInput.size()) {
+        currentChar = stringInput[position];
+        std::cout << "Advancing to: " << currentChar << " | at position: " << position << std::endl; 
+    } else {
+        currentChar = '\0';
+        std::cout << "end of input\n";
+    }
+}
+
+void Lexer::skipWhiteSpace() {
+    if (currentChar != '\0' && std::isspace(currentChar)) {
+        Lexer::nextPosition();
+    }
+}
+
+Token Lexer::number() {
+    std::string value;
+
+    while (currentChar != '\0' && isdigit(currentChar)) {
+        value += currentChar;
+        nextPosition();
+    }
+    return Token(Keywords::integer, value);
+}
+
+Token Lexer::identifier() {
+    std::string value;
+
+    while (currentChar != '\0' && std::isalnum(currentChar)) {
+        value += currentChar;
+        nextPosition();
+    }
+    return Token(Keywords::identifier, value);
+}
+
+Lexer::Lexer(const std::string &input) {
+    this->position = 0;
+    this->stringInput = input;
+    this->currentChar = stringInput[0];
+}
+
+Token Lexer::getNextToken() {
+    while (currentChar != '\0') {
+        std::cout << currentChar << std::endl;
+
+        if (std::isspace(currentChar)) {
+            skipWhiteSpace();
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (std::isdigit(currentChar)) {
+            return number();
+        }
+
+        if (std::isalpha(currentChar)) {
+            return identifier();
+        }
+
+        //this sure is ugly
+        switch (currentChar) {
+            case '+':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::plus, "+");
+            case '-':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::minus, "-");
+            case '*':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::multiply, "*");
+            case '/':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::divide, "/");
+            case '(':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::l_Paren, "(");
+            case ')':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::r_Paren, ")");
+            case '{':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::l_Brace, "{");
+            case '}':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::r_Brace, "}");
+            case '[':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::l_Brack, "[");
+            case ']':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::r_Brack, "]");
+            case ';':
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::semicolon, ";");
+            default:
+                nextPosition();
+                return Token(Keywords::unknown, "");
+        }
+    }
+    std::cout << "EOF" << std::endl;
+    return Token(Keywords::end_of_file, "");
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/profaneCompiler.cpp b/src/profaneCompiler.cpp
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "/home/mason/code-shit/ProfaneC/headers/lexer.h"
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Token& token) {
+    os << "Type: " << static_cast<int>(token.type) << ", Value: " << token.value;
+    return os;
+}
+
+int main() {
+
+    std::vector<Token> tokenVec;
+    std::ifstream file_in("/home/mason/code-shit/ProfaneC/testInput.txt");
+    
+    if (file_in.is_open()) {
+        std::cout << "file open\n";
+        std::string line;
+
+        while (getline(file_in, line)) {
+            std::cout << "Reading line: " << line << std::endl;
+
+            Lexer Lexer(line);
+            Token token = Lexer.getNextToken();
+
+            while (token.type != Keywords::end_of_file) {
+                std::cout << "Token " << static_cast<int>(token.type) << " | Value: " << token.value << std::endl;
+                tokenVec.push_back(token);
+                token = Lexer.getNextToken();
+            }
+        }
+
+    } else if (file_in.fail()) {
+        std::cerr << "File read error" << std::endl;
+    }
+    
+    file_in.close();
+
+    std::cout << "printing all tokens : \n";
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < tokenVec.size(); i++) {
+        std::cout << tokenVec.at(i) << std::endl;
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
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diff --git a/testInput.txt b/testInput.txt
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+int main() {
+    return 0;
+}
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