From be43ea893018090044cd411bc5b50787b99087b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: hachem <im@hachem.wtf>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2026 15:51:57 +0200
Subject: feat: add reapts and loops

---
 ast.h                     |  1 +
 eval.c                    | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 examples/countdown.sfinae | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 sfinae.l                  |  1 +
 sfinae.y                  |  3 +++
 5 files changed, 46 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 examples/countdown.sfinae

diff --git a/ast.h b/ast.h
index 4a5db15..e18b5d9 100644
--- a/ast.h
+++ b/ast.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ enum NodeKind
     STMT_DECLARE,
     STMT_UNDECLARE,
     STMT_ENABLE_IF,
+    STMT_REPEAT,
     STMT_EMIT,
     STMT_STATIC_ASSERT
 };
diff --git a/eval.c b/eval.c
index 3f27fa2..2f79a5d 100644
--- a/eval.c
+++ b/eval.c
@@ -266,6 +266,23 @@ static enum RunStatus enable_if(struct Machine* machine, const struct Node* node
     return execute(machine, node->body);
 }
 
+// runs the body count times. no index, no condition, no break. you wanted a loop
+static enum RunStatus repeat(struct Machine* machine, const struct Node* node)
+{
+    int64_t count = 0;
+    if (evaluate_value(machine, node->first, &count))
+        return RUN_FAILED;
+
+    for (int64_t index = 0; index < count; index++)
+    {
+        enum RunStatus status = execute(machine, node->body);
+        if (status != RUN_DONE)
+            return status;
+    }
+
+    return RUN_DONE;
+}
+
 static enum RunStatus static_assert_statement(struct Machine* machine, const struct Node* node)
 {
     bool truth = false;
@@ -288,6 +305,7 @@ static enum RunStatus execute_one(struct Machine* machine, const struct Node* no
         case STMT_DECLARE: return declare(machine, node);
         case STMT_UNDECLARE: return undeclare(machine, node);
         case STMT_ENABLE_IF: return enable_if(machine, node);
+        case STMT_REPEAT: return repeat(machine, node);
         case STMT_EMIT: return emit(machine, node);
         case STMT_STATIC_ASSERT: return static_assert_statement(machine, node);
         default: break;
diff --git a/examples/countdown.sfinae b/examples/countdown.sfinae
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd7c4a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/countdown.sfinae
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// count from 3 down to 1, then make sure we got to 0
+// ::repeat runs its sequence a number of times, and that is the whole loop
+
+::declare<::name<'i'>, ::decltype(::difference<'D', 'A'>)>::commit;
+
+::repeat<
+    ::value_of<::name<'i'>>,
+    ::sequence<
+        ::emit<::decltype(::value_of<::name<'i'>>)>::commit,
+        ::declare<
+            ::name<'n', 'e', 'x', 't'>,
+            ::decltype(::sum<::value_of<::name<'i'>>, ::difference<'A', 'B'>>)
+        >::commit,
+        ::undeclare<::name<'i'>>::commit,
+        ::declare<::name<'i'>, ::decltype(::value_of<::name<'n', 'e', 'x', 't'>>)>::commit,
+        ::undeclare<::name<'n', 'e', 'x', 't'>>::commit
+    >
+>::commit;
+
+::static_assert<::equal<::value_of<::name<'i'>>, ::difference<'A', 'A'>>::value>::commit;
+
+// a negative count runs nothing, which is the only sensible thing it could do
+::repeat<::difference<'A', 'D'>, ::sequence<::static_assert<::false_type::value>::commit>>::commit;
diff --git a/sfinae.l b/sfinae.l
index 0ab1eeb..c8099c9 100644
--- a/sfinae.l
+++ b/sfinae.l
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ static int fail(const char* message)
 "declare"               return TOK_DECLARE;
 "undeclare"             return TOK_UNDECLARE;
 "enable_if_t"           return TOK_ENABLE_IF;
+"repeat"                return TOK_REPEAT;
 "sequence"              return TOK_SEQUENCE;
 "name"                  return TOK_NAME;
 "value_of"              return TOK_VALUE_OF;
diff --git a/sfinae.y b/sfinae.y
index f97147f..341be36 100644
--- a/sfinae.y
+++ b/sfinae.y
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ void yyerror(const char* message);
 %token TOK_DECLARE
 %token TOK_UNDECLARE
 %token TOK_ENABLE_IF
+%token TOK_REPEAT
 %token TOK_SEQUENCE
 %token TOK_NAME
 %token TOK_VALUE_OF
@@ -79,6 +80,8 @@ statement
         { $$ = node_named(STMT_UNDECLARE, &$4, NULL); }
     | TOK_COLONCOLON TOK_ENABLE_IF '<' condition ',' sequence '>' TOK_COLONCOLON TOK_COMMIT
         { $$ = node_block(STMT_ENABLE_IF, $4, $6); }
+    | TOK_COLONCOLON TOK_REPEAT '<' value ',' sequence '>' TOK_COLONCOLON TOK_COMMIT
+        { $$ = node_block(STMT_REPEAT, $4, $6); }
     ;
 
 // the statements inside are committed one by one, without the semicolons
-- 
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