Add HTML template syntax to El parser

Adds native HTML template literals to the El parser. Templates are
detected in value position when Lt is followed by a known HTML tag
name (is_html_tag_name) or by '!' for <!doctype html>.

New parser helpers:
- is_html_tag_name / is_void_element: classify tag names
- parse_html_text_tokens: collect intertoken text content
- parse_html_attrs: parse name, name="val", name={expr} attributes
- parse_html_children: recursive children with {expr}, {#each} support
- parse_html_element / parse_html_template: entry points

Adds Hash token kind ('#') to lexer for {#each} block syntax.

AST nodes: HtmlTemplate, html:Element, html:Text, html:Interp,
html:Raw, html:Each, html:Doctype. Doctype flag is stored on the
root element node rather than as a separate AST layer.

HTML templates parse correctly after 'return' and as the sole
expression in a function body. The 'return' keyword is required when
other let bindings precede the template, as El has no newline-as-
statement-terminator and '<' would otherwise be parsed as comparison.
This commit is contained in:
Will Anderson
2026-05-04 13:02:36 -05:00
parent e858eab300
commit 71689520b6
2 changed files with 477 additions and 2 deletions
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@@ -713,8 +713,13 @@ fn lex(source: String) -> [Map<String, Any>] {
let tokens = native_list_append(tokens, make_tok("QuestionMark", "?"))
let i = i + 1
} else {
// unknown char skip
let i = i + 1
if ch == "#" {
let tokens = native_list_append(tokens, make_tok("Hash", "#"))
let i = i + 1
} else {
// unknown char skip
let i = i + 1
}
}
}
}
+470
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@@ -142,6 +142,460 @@ fn parse_params(tokens: [Map<String, Any>], pos: Int) -> Map<String, Any> {
// Expression parsing
// HTML template parser
//
// HTML templates are written as unquoted HTML in expression position:
// return <div class="x"><h1>{title}</h1></div>
//
// The parser detects an HTML template when parse_primary sees Lt followed
// by a lowercase ident (a known or assumed HTML element name) or `!` (for
// <!doctype html>). It then recursively parses the HTML into an AST.
//
// AST nodes produced:
// { "expr": "HtmlTemplate", "root": child_node }
// { "html": "Element", "tag": "div", "attrs": [...], "children": [...], "self_closing": bool }
// { "html": "Text", "text": "..." }
// { "html": "Interp", "value": expr_node }
// { "html": "Each", "list": expr_node, "item": "name", "body": [...] }
// { "html": "Doctype" }
// { "html": "Raw", "value": expr_node }
fn is_html_tag_name(name: String) -> Bool {
if str_eq(name, "a") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "abbr") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "address") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "area") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "article") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "aside") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "audio") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "b") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "base") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "blockquote") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "body") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "br") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "button") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "canvas") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "caption") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "cite") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "code") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "col") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "colgroup") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "data") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "datalist") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "dd") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "del") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "details") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "dfn") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "dialog") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "div") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "dl") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "dt") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "em") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "embed") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "fieldset") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "figcaption") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "figure") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "footer") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "form") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "h1") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "h2") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "h3") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "h4") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "h5") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "h6") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "head") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "header") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "hr") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "html") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "i") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "iframe") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "img") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "input") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "ins") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "kbd") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "label") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "legend") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "li") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "link") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "main") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "map") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "mark") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "menu") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "meta") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "meter") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "nav") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "noscript") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "object") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "ol") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "optgroup") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "option") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "output") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "p") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "param") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "picture") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "pre") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "progress") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "q") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "rp") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "rt") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "ruby") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "s") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "samp") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "script") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "section") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "select") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "small") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "source") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "span") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "strong") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "style") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "sub") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "summary") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "sup") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "table") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "tbody") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "td") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "template") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "textarea") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "tfoot") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "th") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "thead") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "time") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "title") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "tr") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "track") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "u") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "ul") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "var") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "video") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "wbr") { return true }
false
}
fn is_void_element(name: String) -> Bool {
if str_eq(name, "area") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "base") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "br") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "col") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "embed") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "hr") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "img") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "input") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "link") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "meta") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "param") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "source") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "track") { return true }
if str_eq(name, "wbr") { return true }
false
}
// Collect tokens as text content until we hit Lt, LBrace, Eof, or a
// closing-tag marker (Lt Slash). Returns { "text": "...", "pos": p }
fn parse_html_text_tokens(tokens: [Map<String, Any>], pos: Int) -> Map<String, Any> {
let parts: [String] = native_list_empty()
let p = pos
let running = true
while running {
let k = tok_kind(tokens, p)
if str_eq(k, "Eof") {
let running = false
} else {
if str_eq(k, "Lt") {
let running = false
} else {
if str_eq(k, "LBrace") {
let running = false
} else {
// Check for </: Lt already stops us, but Slash alone
// (after consuming whitespace) also stops text.
// Anything else is text content.
let v = tok_value(tokens, p)
let parts = native_list_append(parts, v)
let p = p + 1
}
}
}
}
{ "text": str_join(parts, " "), "pos": p }
}
// Parse an attribute list: (attrname | attrname="val" | attrname={expr})*
// Stops at Gt or Slash (for self-closing />).
fn parse_html_attrs(tokens: [Map<String, Any>], pos: Int) -> Map<String, Any> {
let attrs: [Map<String, Any>] = native_list_empty()
let p = pos
let running = true
while running {
let k = tok_kind(tokens, p)
if str_eq(k, "Gt") {
let running = false
} else {
if str_eq(k, "Slash") {
let running = false
} else {
if str_eq(k, "Eof") {
let running = false
} else {
// Attribute name: could be Ident or keyword used as attr name
let attr_name = tok_value(tokens, p)
let p = p + 1
let k2 = tok_kind(tokens, p)
if str_eq(k2, "Eq") {
let p = p + 1
let k3 = tok_kind(tokens, p)
if str_eq(k3, "Str") {
// static: attr="value"
let attr_val = tok_value(tokens, p)
let p = p + 1
let attrs = native_list_append(attrs, { "name": attr_name, "kind": "static", "value": attr_val })
} else {
if str_eq(k3, "LBrace") {
// dynamic: attr={expr}
let r = parse_expr(tokens, p + 1)
let val_node = r["node"]
let p = r["pos"]
let p = expect(tokens, p, "RBrace")
let attrs = native_list_append(attrs, { "name": attr_name, "kind": "dynamic", "value": val_node })
} else {
// malformed, skip
}
}
} else {
// boolean attribute
let attrs = native_list_append(attrs, { "name": attr_name, "kind": "bool" })
}
}
}
}
}
{ "attrs": attrs, "pos": p }
}
// Parse the children of an HTML element until we see the closing tag </tag>
// or EOF. Returns { "children": [...], "pos": p_after_closing_tag }
fn parse_html_children(tokens: [Map<String, Any>], pos: Int, parent_tag: String) -> Map<String, Any> {
let children: [Map<String, Any>] = native_list_empty()
let p = pos
let running = true
while running {
let k = tok_kind(tokens, p)
if str_eq(k, "Eof") {
let running = false
} else {
if str_eq(k, "Lt") {
// Check for closing tag: </
let k2 = tok_kind(tokens, p + 1)
if str_eq(k2, "Slash") {
// </tagname> consume and stop
let p = p + 2
// skip tag name
let close_name = tok_value(tokens, p)
let p = p + 1
// consume >
let p = expect(tokens, p, "Gt")
let running = false
} else {
if str_eq(k2, "Not") {
// Possible <!doctype html>
let k3_v = tok_value(tokens, p + 2)
if str_eq(k3_v, "doctype") {
// consume <!doctype html>
let p = p + 2
// skip until >
let scanning = true
while scanning {
let ck = tok_kind(tokens, p)
if str_eq(ck, "Eof") { let scanning = false }
if str_eq(ck, "Gt") {
let p = p + 1
let scanning = false
} else {
let p = p + 1
}
}
let children = native_list_append(children, { "html": "Doctype" })
} else {
let p = p + 1
}
} else {
// nested element
let r = parse_html_element(tokens, p)
let child = r["node"]
let p = r["pos"]
let children = native_list_append(children, child)
}
}
} else {
if str_eq(k, "LBrace") {
// Interpolation: {expr} or {#each ...} or {/each}
let k2 = tok_kind(tokens, p + 1)
if str_eq(k2, "Hash") {
// {#each list as item}
let k3_v = tok_value(tokens, p + 2)
if str_eq(k3_v, "each") {
let p = p + 3
// parse list expr up to "as" keyword
let prev_no_block: String = state_get("__no_block_expr")
state_set("__no_block_expr", "1")
let r_list = parse_expr(tokens, p)
state_set("__no_block_expr", prev_no_block)
let list_expr = r_list["node"]
let p = r_list["pos"]
// expect "as"
let p = expect(tokens, p, "As")
// item variable name
let item_name = tok_value(tokens, p)
let p = p + 1
// consume closing }
let p = expect(tokens, p, "RBrace")
// parse body until {/each}
let r_body = parse_html_each_body(tokens, p)
let body_children = r_body["children"]
let p = r_body["pos"]
let each_node: Map<String, Any> = { "html": "Each", "list": list_expr, "item": item_name, "body": body_children }
let children = native_list_append(children, each_node)
} else {
let p = p + 1
}
} else {
if str_eq(k2, "Slash") {
// {/each} end of each block, stop
// skip {/each}
let p = p + 2
// skip "each"
let p = p + 1
// skip }
let p = expect(tokens, p, "RBrace")
let running = false
} else {
// regular {expr}
let r = parse_expr(tokens, p + 1)
let interp_val = r["node"]
let p = r["pos"]
let p = expect(tokens, p, "RBrace")
// Check if the expr is a call to raw()
let is_raw_call = false
let interp_kind: String = interp_val["expr"]
if str_eq(interp_kind, "Call") {
let fn_node = interp_val["func"]
let fn_kind: String = fn_node["expr"]
if str_eq(fn_kind, "Ident") {
let fn_name_v: String = fn_node["name"]
if str_eq(fn_name_v, "raw") {
let is_raw_call = true
}
}
}
if is_raw_call {
let raw_args = interp_val["args"]
let raw_inner = native_list_get(raw_args, 0)
let children = native_list_append(children, { "html": "Raw", "value": raw_inner })
} else {
let children = native_list_append(children, { "html": "Interp", "value": interp_val })
}
}
}
} else {
// Text tokens collect run of non-special tokens
let r_text = parse_html_text_tokens(tokens, p)
let text_str: String = r_text["text"]
let p = r_text["pos"]
let text_trimmed: String = str_trim(text_str)
if !str_eq(text_trimmed, "") {
let children = native_list_append(children, { "html": "Text", "text": text_trimmed })
}
}
}
}
}
{ "children": children, "pos": p }
}
// Parse body of {#each} until {/each}. Mirrors parse_html_children but
// stops at the {/each} sentinel rather than a closing element tag.
fn parse_html_each_body(tokens: [Map<String, Any>], pos: Int) -> Map<String, Any> {
parse_html_children(tokens, pos, "__each__")
}
// Parse a single HTML element: <tag attrs> children </tag>
// or self-closing: <tag attrs/>
// Pos points to the Lt token.
fn parse_html_element(tokens: [Map<String, Any>], pos: Int) -> Map<String, Any> {
let p = pos
// consume <
let p = expect(tokens, p, "Lt")
// tag name
let tag_name = tok_value(tokens, p)
let p = p + 1
// parse attributes
let r_attrs = parse_html_attrs(tokens, p)
let attrs = r_attrs["attrs"]
let p = r_attrs["pos"]
// check for self-closing /> or void element
let k = tok_kind(tokens, p)
let self_closing = false
if str_eq(k, "Slash") {
// />
let p = p + 1
let p = expect(tokens, p, "Gt")
let self_closing = true
return make_result({ "html": "Element", "tag": tag_name, "attrs": attrs, "children": native_list_empty(), "self_closing": true }, p)
}
// consume >
let p = expect(tokens, p, "Gt")
// void elements have no children, no closing tag
if is_void_element(tag_name) {
return make_result({ "html": "Element", "tag": tag_name, "attrs": attrs, "children": native_list_empty(), "self_closing": true }, p)
}
// parse children
let r_children = parse_html_children(tokens, p, tag_name)
let children = r_children["children"]
let p = r_children["pos"]
make_result({ "html": "Element", "tag": tag_name, "attrs": attrs, "children": children, "self_closing": false }, p)
}
// Entry point for HTML template parsing.
// Pos points to Lt (or Lt Not for <!doctype>).
// May parse an optional <!doctype html> prefix followed by the root element.
fn parse_html_template(tokens: [Map<String, Any>], pos: Int) -> Map<String, Any> {
let p = pos
// Check for <!doctype html>
let doctype = false
let k = tok_kind(tokens, p)
let k2 = tok_kind(tokens, p + 1)
if str_eq(k, "Lt") {
if str_eq(k2, "Not") {
let k3_v = tok_value(tokens, p + 2)
if str_eq(k3_v, "doctype") {
let doctype = true
// consume <!doctype html>
let p = p + 2
let scanning = true
while scanning {
let ck = tok_kind(tokens, p)
if str_eq(ck, "Eof") { let scanning = false }
if str_eq(ck, "Gt") {
let p = p + 1
let scanning = false
} else {
let p = p + 1
}
}
}
}
}
// Parse root element
let r = parse_html_element(tokens, p)
let root = r["node"]
let p = r["pos"]
let root_with_doctype = root
if doctype {
let root_with_doctype = { "html": root["html"], "tag": root["tag"], "attrs": root["attrs"], "children": root["children"], "self_closing": root["self_closing"], "doctype": true }
}
make_result({ "expr": "HtmlTemplate", "root": root_with_doctype }, p)
}
fn parse_primary(tokens: [Map<String, Any>], pos: Int) -> Map<String, Any> {
let k = tok_kind(tokens, pos)
let v = tok_value(tokens, pos)
@@ -166,6 +620,22 @@ fn parse_primary(tokens: [Map<String, Any>], pos: Int) -> Map<String, Any> {
return make_result({ "expr": "Bool", "value": v }, pos + 1)
}
// HTML template literal: <tagname ...>...</tagname> or <!doctype html>...
// Detected in value position only; `<` in comparison position is already
// consumed by parse_binop before parse_primary is reached.
if k == "Lt" {
let k2 = tok_kind(tokens, pos + 1)
if str_eq(k2, "Not") {
return parse_html_template(tokens, pos)
}
if str_eq(k2, "Ident") {
let tag_candidate = tok_value(tokens, pos + 1)
if is_html_tag_name(tag_candidate) {
return parse_html_template(tokens, pos)
}
}
}
// Identifier
if k == "Ident" {
return make_result({ "expr": "Ident", "name": v }, pos + 1)