Updated macro system to process and return mactree and then lower it separately to gexpr

orchid-std/src/macros/let_line.rs

@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ use orchid_extension::{
 	ConstCtx, PSnippet, PTok, PTokTree, ParsCtx, ParsedLine, Parser, TAtom, TryFromExpr,
 };
 
+use crate::macros::lower::lower;
 use crate::macros::mactree::{MacTok, MacTree, MacTreeSeq};
 use crate::macros::ph_lexer::PhAtom;
-use crate::macros::resolve::{ArgStack, resolve};
+use crate::macros::resolve::resolve;
 
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct LetLine;
@@ -36,20 +37,20 @@ impl Parser for LetLine {
 		let Parsed { tail, .. } = expect_tok(tail, is("=").await).await?;
 		let aliased = parse_tokv(tail).await;
 		eprintln!("Parsed tokv: {}", fmt(&aliased).await);
-		Ok(vec![ParsedLine::cnst(&line.sr(), &comments, exported, name, async move |ctx| {
+		Ok(vec![ParsedLine::cnst(&line.sr(), &comments, exported, name, async move |mut ctx| {
 			let macro_input =
 				MacTok::S(Paren::Round, with_reporter(dealias_mac_v(&aliased, &ctx)).await?).at(sr.pos());
 			eprintln!("Dealiased tokv: {}", fmt(&macro_input).await);
-			let gx = resolve(macro_input, ArgStack::end()).await;
-			eprintln!("resolves to: {}", fmt(&gx).await);
-			let x = gx.create().await;
+			let resolved = resolve(ctx.handle(), macro_input).await;
+			eprintln!("resolves to: {}", fmt(&resolved).await);
+			let x = lower(&resolved, substack::Substack::Bottom).await;
 			eprintln!("created as: {}", fmt(&x).await);
 			Ok(x)
 		})])
 	}
 }
 
-pub async fn dealias_mac_v(aliased: &MacTreeSeq, ctx: &ConstCtx) -> MacTreeSeq {
+pub async fn dealias_mac_v(aliased: &MacTreeSeq, ctx: &ConstCtx<'_>) -> MacTreeSeq {
 	let keys = aliased.glossary().iter().cloned().collect_vec();
 	let mut names: HashMap<_, _> = HashMap::new();
 	let mut stream = pin!(ctx.names(&keys).zip(stream::iter(&keys)));

orchid-std/src/macros/lower.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+
+use async_fn_stream::stream;
+use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt, stream};
+use itertools::Itertools;
+use orchid_base::{OrcErrv, Paren, Sym, fmt, is, mk_errv, report};
+use orchid_extension::ToExpr;
+use orchid_extension::gen_expr::{GExpr, GExprKind, bot, call};
+use substack::Substack;
+
+use crate::macros::mactree::MacTreeSeq;
+use crate::{MacTok, MacTree};
+
+fn on_err(e: OrcErrv) -> GExpr {
+	report(e.clone());
+	bot(e)
+}
+
+pub async fn lower(mt: &MacTree, args: Substack<'_, Sym>) -> GExpr {
+	match mt.tok() {
+		MacTok::Bottom(b) => on_err(b.clone()),
+		MacTok::Slot => on_err(mk_errv(
+			is("Lowering intermediary slotted mactree").await,
+			"Found a Slot during lowering, which should only exist in temporary templates",
+			[mt.pos()],
+		)),
+		MacTok::Ph(ph) => on_err(mk_errv(
+			is("Lowering placeholder").await,
+			format!("Found {ph} during lowering. Placeholders should only exist in macro patterns"),
+			[mt.pos()],
+		)),
+		MacTok::S(Paren::Curly | Paren::Square, _) => on_err(mk_errv(
+			is("Lowering {...} or [...]").await,
+			format!("Cannot lower this syntax, probable incorrect macro call: {}", fmt(mt).await),
+			[mt.pos()],
+		)),
+		MacTok::S(Paren::Round, b) if b.items.is_empty() => on_err(mk_errv(
+			is("Cannot lower empty ()").await,
+			"Attempted to lower empty (). All expressions must have a value.",
+			[mt.pos()],
+		)),
+		MacTok::Lambda(arg, body) => {
+			let MacTok::Name(n) = arg.tok() else {
+				return on_err(mk_errv(
+					is("Lowering lambda with complex param").await,
+					format!("In code after macros, lambda params can only be names, not {}", fmt(arg).await),
+					[arg.pos()],
+				));
+			};
+			if body.items.is_empty() {
+				return on_err(mk_errv(
+					is("Lowering lambda with empty body").await,
+					"Lambdas without a body are invalid, all expressions in Orchid must have a value",
+					[mt.pos()],
+				));
+			}
+			let body = lower_seq(body, args.push(n.clone())).await;
+			GExprKind::Lambda(Box::new(body)).at(mt.pos())
+		},
+		MacTok::S(Paren::Round, body) => lower_seq(body, args).await,
+		MacTok::Name(n) => match args.iter().find_position(|b| *b == n) {
+			Some((i, _)) => GExprKind::Arg(i.try_into().unwrap()).at(mt.pos()),
+			None => n.clone().to_gen().await,
+		},
+		MacTok::Value(expr) => expr.clone().to_gen().await,
+	}
+}
+
+pub async fn lower_seq(mtv: &MacTreeSeq, args: Substack<'_, Sym>) -> GExpr {
+	let mut exprs = stream(async |mut h| {
+		for mt in mtv.items.iter() {
+			h.emit(lower(mt, args.clone()).await).await
+		}
+	})
+	.collect::<VecDeque<_>>()
+	.boxed_local()
+	.await;
+	let first = exprs.pop_front().expect("We checked first that it isn't empty");
+	stream::iter(exprs).fold(first, async |f, x| call(f, x).await).await
+}

orchid-std/src/macros/macro_lib.rs

@@ -1,79 +1,118 @@
-use orchid_base::sym;
-use orchid_extension::TAtom;
-use orchid_extension::gen_expr::{call, new_atom};
+use orchid_extension::gen_expr::new_atom;
 use orchid_extension::tree::{GenMember, fun, prefix};
+use orchid_extension::{TAtom, exec};
 
 use crate::macros::mactree::MacTree;
-use crate::macros::resolve::{ArgStack, resolve};
+use crate::macros::resolve::resolve;
 use crate::macros::utils::{build_macro, mactree, mactreev};
 use crate::{HomoTpl, UntypedTuple};
 
 pub async fn gen_macro_lib() -> Vec<GenMember> {
 	prefix("macros", [
 		fun(true, "resolve", async |tpl: TAtom<MacTree>| {
-			resolve(tpl.own().await, ArgStack::end()).await
+			exec(async move |mut h| new_atom(resolve(&mut h, tpl.own().await).await)).await
 		}),
 		prefix("common", [
 			build_macro(None, ["..", "_", "="]).finish(),
 			build_macro(Some(1), ["+"])
-				.rule(mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 macros::common::+ "...$" rhs 0), [async |cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
-					call(sym!(std::ops::add::resolve), (cx.recur(lhs), cx.recur(rhs))).await
-				}])
+				.rule(
+					mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 "macros::common::+" "...$" rhs 0),
+					async |mut cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
+						Ok(mactree!("std::ops::add::resolve"
+              "push" cx.recur(lhs).await;
+              "push" cx.recur(rhs).await;))
+					},
+				)
 				.finish(),
 			build_macro(Some(1), ["-"])
-				.rule(mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 macros::common::- "...$" rhs 0), [async |cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
-					call(sym!(std::ops::sub::resolve), (cx.recur(lhs), cx.recur(rhs))).await
-				}])
+				.rule(
+					mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 "macros::common::-" "...$" rhs 0),
+					async |mut cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
+						Ok(mactree!("std::ops::sub::resolve"
+              "push" cx.recur(lhs).await;
+              "push" cx.recur(rhs).await;))
+					},
+				)
 				.finish(),
 			build_macro(Some(2), ["*"])
-				.rule(mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 macros::common::* "...$" rhs 0), [async |cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
-					call(sym!(std::ops::mul::resolve), (cx.recur(lhs), cx.recur(rhs))).await
-				}])
+				.rule(
+					mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 "macros::common::*" "...$" rhs 0),
+					async |mut cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
+						Ok(mactree!("std::ops::mul::resolve"
+              "push" cx.recur(lhs).await;
+              "push" cx.recur(rhs).await;))
+					},
+				)
 				.finish(),
 			build_macro(Some(2), ["/"])
-				.rule(mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 macros::common::/ "...$" rhs 0), [async |cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
-					call(sym!(std::ops::div::resolve), (cx.recur(lhs), cx.recur(rhs))).await
-				}])
+				.rule(
+					mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 "macros::common::/" "...$" rhs 0),
+					async |mut cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
+						Ok(mactree!("std::ops::div::resolve"
+              "push" cx.recur(lhs).await;
+              "push" cx.recur(rhs).await;))
+					},
+				)
 				.finish(),
 			build_macro(Some(2), ["%"])
-				.rule(mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 macros::common::% "...$" rhs 0), [async |cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
-					call(sym!(std::ops::mod::resolve), (cx.recur(lhs), cx.recur(rhs))).await
-				}])
+				.rule(
+					mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 "macros::common::%" "...$" rhs 0),
+					async |mut cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
+						Ok(mactree!("std::ops::mod::resolve"
+              "push" cx.recur(lhs).await;
+              "push" cx.recur(rhs).await;))
+					},
+				)
 				.finish(),
 			build_macro(Some(3), ["."])
-				.rule(mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 macros::common::. "...$" rhs 0), [async |cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
-					call(sym!(std::ops::get::resolve), (cx.recur(lhs), cx.recur(rhs))).await
-				}])
+				.rule(
+					mactreev!("...$" lhs 1 "macros::common::." "...$" rhs 0),
+					async |mut cx, [lhs, rhs]| {
+						Ok(mactree!("std::ops::get::resolve"
+              "push" cx.recur(lhs).await;
+              "push" cx.recur(rhs).await;))
+					},
+				)
 				.finish(),
 			build_macro(None, ["comma_list", ","])
 				.rule(
-					mactreev!(macros::common::comma_list ( "...$" head 0  macros::common::, "...$" tail 1)),
-					[async |mut cx, [head, tail]| {
+					mactreev!("macros::common::comma_list" (
+						"...$" head 0  "macros::common::," "...$" tail 1
+					)),
+					async |mut cx, [head, tail]| {
 						let mut tail: HomoTpl<TAtom<MacTree>> =
-							cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!(macros::common::comma_list "push" tail ;))).await?;
+							cx.recur_call(mactree!("macros::common::comma_list" "push" tail ;)).await?;
 						tail.0.insert(0, cx.exec(new_atom(head)).await?);
-						Ok(tail)
-					}],
+						Ok(mactree!("Val" tail;))
+					},
 				)
-				.rule(mactreev!(macros::common::comma_list ( "...$" final_tail 0 )), [
-					async |_cx, [tail]| HomoTpl(vec![new_atom(tail)]),
-				])
-				.rule(mactreev!(macros::common::comma_list()), [async |_cx, []| UntypedTuple(Vec::new())])
+				.rule(
+					mactreev!("macros::common::comma_list" ( "...$" final_tail 0 )),
+					async |_cx, [tail]| Ok(mactree!("Val" HomoTpl(vec![new_atom(tail)]);)),
+				)
+				.rule(mactreev!("macros::common::comma_list"()), async |_cx, []| {
+					Ok(mactree!("Val" UntypedTuple(Vec::new());))
+				})
 				.finish(),
 			build_macro(None, ["semi_list", ";"])
 				.rule(
-					mactreev!(macros::common::semi_list ( "...$" head 0  macros::common::; "...$" tail 1)),
-					[async |mut cx, [head, tail]| {
+					mactreev!("macros::common::semi_list" (
+						"...$" head 0  "macros::common::;" "...$" tail 1
+					)),
+					async |mut cx, [head, tail]| {
 						let mut tail: HomoTpl<TAtom<MacTree>> =
-							cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!(macros::common::semi_list "push" tail ;))).await?;
+							cx.recur_call(mactree!("macros::common::semi_list" "push" tail ;)).await?;
 						tail.0.insert(0, cx.exec(new_atom(head)).await?);
-						Ok(tail)
-					}],
+						Ok(mactree!("Val" tail))
+					},
 				)
-				.rule(mactreev!(macros::common::semi_list ( "...$" final_tail 0 )), [
-					async |_cx, [tail]| HomoTpl(vec![new_atom(tail)]),
-				])
-				.rule(mactreev!(macros::common::semi_list()), [async |_cx, []| UntypedTuple(Vec::new())])
+				.rule(
+					mactreev!("macros::common::semi_list" ( "...$" final_tail 0 )),
+					async |_cx, [tail]| Ok(mactree!("Val" HomoTpl(vec![new_atom(tail)]))),
+				)
+				.rule(mactreev!("macros::common::semi_list"()), async |_cx, []| {
+					Ok(mactree!("Val" UntypedTuple(Vec::new())))
+				})
 				.finish(),
 		]),
 	])

orchid-std/src/macros/macro_system.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use crate::macros::macro_value::Macro;
 use crate::macros::mactree_lexer::MacTreeLexer;
 use crate::macros::match_macros::{MatcherAtom, gen_match_macro_lib};
 use crate::macros::ph_lexer::{PhAtom, PhLexer};
-use crate::macros::resolve::ArgStack;
 use crate::macros::stdlib::gen_std_macro_lib;
 use crate::macros::utils::MacroBodyArgCollector;
 use crate::{MacTree, StdSystem};
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ impl SystemCard for MacroSystem {
 			Some(PhAtom::ops()),
 			Some(MacroBodyArgCollector::ops()),
 			Some(MatcherAtom::ops()),
-			Some(ArgStack::ops()),
 		]
 	}
 }

orchid-std/src/macros/match_macros.rs

@@ -1,93 +1,67 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
 
-use async_fn_stream::stream;
 use futures::future::join_all;
-use futures::{Stream, StreamExt, stream};
+use futures::{StreamExt, stream};
 use never::Never;
-use orchid_api_derive::Coding;
-use orchid_base::{OrcRes, Sym, fmt, is, mk_errv, sym};
+use orchid_base::{OrcRes, Sym, fmt, is, mk_errv};
 use orchid_extension::gen_expr::{bot, call, call_v, lam, new_atom};
 use orchid_extension::tree::{GenMember, fun, prefix};
-use orchid_extension::{
-	Atomic, ExecHandle, Expr, ExprHandle, OwnedAtom, OwnedVariant, TAtom, ToExpr, exec,
-};
+use orchid_extension::{Atomic, ExecHandle, Expr, OwnedAtom, OwnedVariant, TAtom, ToExpr, exec};
 
 use crate::macros::utils::{build_macro, mactree, mactreev};
 use crate::std::reflection::sym_atom::SymAtom;
-use crate::{HomoTpl, MacTok, MacTree, OrcOpt, Tpl, UntypedTuple, api};
+use crate::{HomoTpl, MacTok, MacTree, OrcOpt, Tpl, UntypedTuple};
 
-#[derive(Clone, Coding)]
-pub struct MatcherData {
-	keys: Vec<api::TStrv>,
-	matcher: api::ExprTicket,
-}
-impl MatcherData {
-	async fn matcher(&self) -> Expr { Expr::from_handle(ExprHandle::from_ticket(self.matcher).await) }
-	pub async fn run_matcher(
-		&self,
-		h: &mut ExecHandle<'_>,
-		val: impl ToExpr,
-	) -> OrcRes<OrcOpt<HomoTpl<Expr>>> {
-		h.exec::<OrcOpt<HomoTpl<Expr>>>(call(self.matcher().await, val)).await
-	}
-	pub fn keys(&self) -> impl Stream<Item = Sym> {
-		stream(async |mut h| {
-			for tk in &self.keys {
-				h.emit(Sym::from_api(*tk).await).await
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct MatcherAtom {
 	/// The names that subresults may be bound to
 	pub(super) keys: Vec<Sym>,
 	/// Takes the value-to-be-matched, returns an `option (tuple T1..TN)` of the
 	/// subresults to be bound to the names returned by [Self::keys]
-	pub(super) matcher: Expr,
+	pub(super) matcher: MacTree,
 }
 impl Atomic for MatcherAtom {
-	type Data = MatcherData;
+	type Data = ();
 	type Variant = OwnedVariant;
 }
 impl OwnedAtom for MatcherAtom {
 	type Refs = Never;
-	async fn val(&self) -> std::borrow::Cow<'_, Self::Data> {
-		Cow::Owned(MatcherData {
-			keys: self.keys.iter().map(|t| t.to_api()).collect(),
-			matcher: self.matcher.handle().ticket(),
-		})
-	}
+	async fn val(&self) -> std::borrow::Cow<'_, Self::Data> { Cow::Owned(()) }
+}
+
+pub async fn match_one(
+	h: &mut ExecHandle<'_>,
+	mat: impl ToExpr,
+	value: impl ToExpr,
+) -> OrcRes<OrcOpt<HomoTpl<Expr>>> {
+	h.exec::<OrcOpt<HomoTpl<Expr>>>(call(mat, value)).await
 }
 
 pub async fn gen_match_macro_lib() -> Vec<GenMember> {
 	prefix("pattern", [
-		fun(
-			true,
-			"match_one",
-			async |mat: TAtom<MatcherAtom>, value: Expr, then: Expr, default: Expr| {
-				exec(async move |mut h| match mat.run_matcher(&mut h, value).await? {
-					OrcOpt(Some(values)) => Ok(call_v(then, values.0).await),
-					OrcOpt(None) => Ok(default.to_gen().await),
-				})
-				.await
-			},
-		),
-		fun(true, "matcher", async |names: HomoTpl<TAtom<SymAtom>>, matcher: Expr| {
+		fun(true, "match_one", async |mat: Expr, value: Expr, then: Expr, default: Expr| {
+			exec(async move |mut h| match match_one(&mut h, mat, value).await? {
+				OrcOpt(Some(values)) => Ok(call_v(then, values.0).await),
+				OrcOpt(None) => Ok(default.to_gen().await),
+			})
+			.await
+		}),
+		fun(true, "matcher", async |names: HomoTpl<TAtom<SymAtom>>, matcher: TAtom<MacTree>| {
 			new_atom(MatcherAtom {
 				keys: join_all(names.0.iter().map(async |atm| Sym::from_api(atm.0).await)).await,
-				matcher,
+				matcher: matcher.own().await,
 			})
 		}),
 		build_macro(None, ["match", "match_rule", "_row", "=>"])
-			.rule(mactreev!("pattern::match" "...$" value 0 { "..$" rules 0 }), [
+			.rule(
+				mactreev!("pattern::match" "...$" value 0 { "..$" rules 0 }),
 				async |mut cx, [value, rules]| {
 					let rule_lines: HomoTpl<TAtom<MacTree>> =
-						cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!(macros::common::semi_list "push" rules.clone();))).await?;
-					let mut rule_atoms = Vec::<(TAtom<MatcherAtom>, Expr)>::new();
+						cx.recur_call(mactree!("macros::common::semi_list" "push" rules.clone())).await?;
+					let mut rule_atoms = Vec::<(TAtom<MatcherAtom>, TAtom<MacTree>)>::new();
 					for line_mac in rule_lines.0.iter() {
 						let Tpl((matcher, body)) =
-							cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!(pattern::_row "push" line_mac.own().await ;))).await?;
+							cx.recur_call(mactree!("pattern::_row" "push" line_mac.own().await)).await?;
 						rule_atoms.push((matcher, body));
 					}
 					let base_case = lam(async |_| {
@@ -97,30 +71,39 @@ pub async fn gen_match_macro_lib() -> Vec<GenMember> {
 							[rules.pos()],
 						))
 					})
+					.await
+					.create()
 					.await;
-					let match_expr = stream::iter(rule_atoms.into_iter().rev())
-						.fold(base_case, |tail, (mat, body)| {
-							lam(async move |x| {
-								call(sym!(pattern::match_one), (mat, x, body, call(tail, x))).await
-							})
+					let match_chain = stream::iter(rule_atoms.into_iter().rev())
+						.fold(mactree!("Val" base_case;), async |tail, (mat, body)| {
+							mactree!("l" "pattern::x" (
+								"pattern::match_one"
+									"Val" mat.ex();
+									"pattern::x"
+									"push" body.own().await;
+									("push" tail;
+										"pattern::x")
+							))
 						})
 						.await;
-					Ok(call(match_expr, cx.recur(value)))
+					Ok(mactree!("push" match_chain; "push" value))
 				},
-			])
-			.rule(mactreev!(pattern::match_rule (( "...$" pattern 0 ))), [async |cx, [pattern]| {
-				cx.recur(mactree!(pattern::match_rule "push" pattern; )).to_gen().await
-			}])
-			.rule(mactreev!(pattern::match_rule ( macros::common::_ )), [async |_cx, []| {
-				Ok(new_atom(MatcherAtom {
+			)
+			.rule(mactreev!("pattern::match_rule" (( "...$" pattern 0 ))), async |mut cx, [pattern]| {
+				Ok(cx.recur(mactree!("pattern::match_rule" "push" pattern)).await)
+			})
+			.rule(mactreev!("pattern::match_rule"("macros::common::_")), async |_cx, []| {
+				let matcher = new_atom(MatcherAtom {
 					keys: Vec::new(),
-					matcher: lam(async |_| OrcOpt(Some(Tpl(()))).to_gen().await).await.create().await,
-				}))
-			}])
-			.rule(mactreev!(pattern::_row ( "...$" pattern 0 pattern::=> "...$" value 1 )), [
-				async |mut cx, [pattern, mut value]| -> OrcRes<Tpl<(TAtom<MatcherAtom>, _)>> {
+					matcher: mactree!("l" "pattern::unused" ("Val" OrcOpt(Some(Tpl(()))))),
+				});
+				Ok(mactree!("Val" matcher))
+			})
+			.rule(
+				mactreev!("pattern::_row" ( "...$" pattern 0 "pattern::=>" "...$" value 1 )),
+				async |mut cx, [pattern, mut value]| {
 					let Ok(pat): OrcRes<TAtom<MatcherAtom>> =
-						cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!(pattern::match_rule "push" pattern.clone();))).await
+						cx.recur_call(mactree!("pattern::match_rule" "push" pattern.clone())).await
 					else {
 						return Err(mk_errv(
 							is("Invalid pattern").await,
@@ -128,16 +111,16 @@ pub async fn gen_match_macro_lib() -> Vec<GenMember> {
 							[pattern.pos()],
 						));
 					};
-					value = (pat.keys())
-						.fold(value, async |value, name| mactree!("l_" name; ( "push" value ; )))
+					value = stream::iter(pat.own().await.keys.iter().cloned())
+						.fold(value, async |value, name| mactree!("l_" name; ( "push" value )))
 						.await;
-					Ok(Tpl((pat, cx.recur(value))))
+					Ok(mactree!("Val" Tpl((pat, new_atom(cx.recur(value).await)))))
 				},
-			])
+			)
 			.finish(),
 		fun(true, "ref_body", async |val| OrcOpt(Some(UntypedTuple(vec![val])))),
 		build_macro(None, ["ref"])
-			.rule(mactreev!(pattern::match_rule(pattern::ref "$" name)), [async |_cx, [name]| {
+			.rule(mactreev!("pattern::match_rule"("pattern::ref" "$" name)), async |_cx, [name]| {
 				let MacTok::Name(name) = name.tok() else {
 					return Err(mk_errv(
 						is("pattern 'ref' requires a name to bind to").await,
@@ -149,11 +132,12 @@ pub async fn gen_match_macro_lib() -> Vec<GenMember> {
 						[name.pos()],
 					));
 				};
-				Ok(new_atom(MatcherAtom {
+				let atom = new_atom(MatcherAtom {
 					keys: vec![name.clone()],
-					matcher: sym!(pattern::ref_body).to_expr().await,
-				}))
-			}])
+					matcher: mactree!("pattern::ref_body"),
+				});
+				Ok(mactree!("Val" atom))
+			})
 			.finish(),
 	])
 }

orchid-std/src/macros/mod.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 mod instantiate_tpl;
 mod let_line;
+pub mod lower;
 mod macro_lib;
 mod macro_line;
 pub mod macro_system;
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ pub mod mactree;
 mod mactree_lexer;
 pub mod match_macros;
 mod ph_lexer;
-pub mod postmac;
 mod resolve;
 mod rule;
 pub mod stdlib;

orchid-std/src/macros/postmac.rs

@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-use std::any::TypeId;
-use std::borrow::Cow;
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
-
-use never::Never;
-use orchid_extension::gen_expr::GExpr;
-use orchid_extension::{
-	Atomic, ClonableToExprDyn, MethodSetBuilder, OwnedAtom, OwnedVariant, ToExpr, ToExprFuture,
-};
-
-fn assert_not_gexpr<T: 'static>() {
-	assert_ne!(
-		TypeId::of::<T>(),
-		TypeId::of::<GExpr>(),
-		"Cannot output GExpr, use PostMac::boxed or PostMac::boxed_clone"
-	);
-}
-
-struct PostMacCx<'a>(PhantomData<&'a ()>);
-impl PostMacCx<'_> {
-	pub fn ex<T: ToExpr>(&self, val: PostMac<T>) -> T { val.0 }
-}
-
-#[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Hash, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
-pub struct PostMac<T: ToExpr + 'static>(T);
-impl<T: ToExpr + 'static> PostMac<T> {
-	pub fn new(t: T) -> Self {
-		assert_not_gexpr::<T>();
-		Self(t)
-	}
-}
-impl<T: Future<Output: ToExpr + Clone + 'static> + Clone + 'static> PostMac<ToExprFuture<T>> {
-	pub fn with(f: impl for<'a> FnOnce(PostMacCx<'a>) -> T + Clone + 'static) -> Self {
-		assert_not_gexpr::<T>();
-		PostMac(ToExprFuture(f(PostMacCx(PhantomData))))
-	}
-}
-impl<T: ToExpr + Clone + 'static> PostMac<T> {
-	pub fn atom(self) -> PostMacAtom { PostMac(Box::new(self.0)) }
-}
-impl<T: ToExpr + 'static> From<T> for PostMac<T> {
-	fn from(value: T) -> Self { Self(value) }
-}
-pub type PostMacAtom = PostMac<Box<dyn ClonableToExprDyn>>;
-impl Atomic for PostMacAtom {
-	type Data = ();
-	type Variant = OwnedVariant;
-	fn reg_methods() -> MethodSetBuilder<Self> { MethodSetBuilder::new() }
-}
-impl OwnedAtom for PostMacAtom {
-	type Refs = Never;
-	async fn val(&self) -> Cow<'_, Self::Data> { Cow::Owned(()) }
-}

orchid-std/src/macros/resolve.rs

@@ -1,50 +1,18 @@
-use std::borrow::Cow;
-use std::collections::VecDeque;
 use std::ops::{Add, Range};
-use std::rc::Rc;
 
-use async_fn_stream::stream;
-use futures::{FutureExt, StreamExt, stream};
+use futures::FutureExt;
 use hashbrown::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use itertools::Itertools;
-use never::Never;
-use orchid_base::{NameLike, Paren, Pos, Sym, VPath, fmt, is, log, mk_errv};
-use orchid_extension::gen_expr::{GExpr, GExprKind, bot, call, call_v, new_atom};
-use orchid_extension::{
-	Atomic, ExecHandle, OwnedAtom, OwnedVariant, ReflMemKind, TAtom, ToExpr, ToExprFuture, exec, refl,
-};
+use orchid_base::{NameLike, Paren, Pos, VPath, fmt, is, log, mk_errv, report};
+use orchid_extension::gen_expr::{GExpr, call_v, new_atom};
+use orchid_extension::{ExecHandle, ReflMemKind, TAtom, ToExpr, refl};
 use subslice_offset::SubsliceOffset;
 
 use crate::macros::macro_value::{Macro, Rule};
 use crate::macros::mactree::MacTreeSeq;
-use crate::macros::postmac::{PostMac, PostMacAtom};
 use crate::macros::rule::state::{MatchState, StateEntry};
 use crate::{MacTok, MacTree};
 
-pub enum ArgStackKind {
-	End,
-	Cons(Sym, ArgStack),
-}
-#[derive(Clone)]
-pub struct ArgStack {
-	kind: Rc<ArgStackKind>,
-	len: usize,
-}
-impl ArgStack {
-	pub fn end() -> Self { ArgStack { kind: Rc::new(ArgStackKind::End), len: 0 } }
-}
-impl Default for ArgStack {
-	fn default() -> Self { Self::end() }
-}
-impl Atomic for ArgStack {
-	type Data = ();
-	type Variant = OwnedVariant;
-}
-impl OwnedAtom for ArgStack {
-	type Refs = Never;
-	async fn val(&self) -> Cow<'_, Self::Data> { Cow::Owned(()) }
-}
-
 /// # TODO
 ///
 /// convert macro system to return MacTree or otherwise bring it up to
@@ -100,7 +68,7 @@ impl OwnedAtom for ArgStack {
 /// The best option probably remains for resolve to process and return MacTree,
 /// and for there to be a separate "lower" function. Nothing as yet suggests
 /// however that macros can't be allowed to return different types
-pub async fn resolve(h: &mut ExecHandle<'_>, val: MacTree, arg_stk: ArgStack) -> PostMacAtom {
+pub async fn resolve(h: &mut ExecHandle<'_>, val: MacTree) -> MacTree {
 	writeln!(log("debug"), "Macro-resolving {}", fmt(&val).await).await;
 	let root = refl();
 	let mut macros = HashMap::new();
@@ -138,8 +106,9 @@ pub async fn resolve(h: &mut ExecHandle<'_>, val: MacTree, arg_stk: ArgStack) ->
 		}
 	}
 	let mut rctx = ResolveCtx { exclusive, priod };
-	let gex = resolve_one(&mut rctx, arg_stk, &val).await;
-	writeln!(log("debug"), "Macro-resolution over {}", fmt(&val).await).await;
+	let gex = resolve_one(&mut rctx, &val).await.unwrap_or(val.clone());
+	writeln!(log("debug"), "Macro-resolution over {} yielded {}", fmt(&val).await, fmt(&gex).await)
+		.await;
 	gex
 }
 
@@ -158,54 +127,25 @@ struct ResolveCtx<'a> {
 	pub priod: Vec<FilteredMacroRecord<'a>>,
 }
 
-async fn resolve_one(ctx: &mut ResolveCtx<'_>, arg_stk: ArgStack, value: &MacTree) -> PostMacAtom {
+async fn resolve_one(ctx: &mut ResolveCtx<'_>, value: &MacTree) -> Option<MacTree> {
 	eprintln!("Resolving unit {}", fmt(value).await);
 	match value.tok() {
 		MacTok::Ph(_) | MacTok::Slot => panic!("Forbidden element in value mactree"),
-		MacTok::Bottom(err) => PostMac::new(bot(err.clone())).atom(),
-		MacTok::Value(v) => {
-			eprintln!("Found value {}", fmt(v).await);
-			PostMac::new(v.clone()).atom()
-		},
-		MacTok::Name(n) => {
-			eprintln!("Looking for {n} among [");
-			let mut cur = &arg_stk;
-			let mut counter = 0;
-			while let ArgStackKind::Cons(name, next) = &*cur.kind {
-				cur = next;
-				counter += 1;
-				eprintln!("{name}, ");
-				if name == n {
-					return PostMac::new(GExprKind::Arg(counter).at(value.pos())).atom();
-				}
-			}
-			PostMac::new(n.clone()).atom()
-		},
+		MacTok::Bottom(_) | MacTok::Value(_) | MacTok::Name(_) => None,
 		MacTok::Lambda(arg, body) => {
-			eprintln!("Found lambda \\{}   {}", fmt(arg).await, fmt(body).await);
-			let MacTok::Name(name) = &*arg.tok else {
-				return PostMac::new(bot(mk_errv(
-					is("Syntax error after macros").await,
-					"This token ends up as a binding, consider replacing it with a name",
-					[arg.pos()],
-				)))
-				.atom();
-			};
-			let arg_stk =
-				ArgStack { len: arg_stk.len + 1, kind: Rc::new(ArgStackKind::Cons(name.clone(), arg_stk)) };
-			let body = resolve_seq(ctx, arg_stk, body.clone(), value.pos()).await;
-			let body2 = body.clone();
-			let pos = value.pos();
-			PostMac::with(async |cx| GExprKind::Lambda(Box::new(cx.ex(body).to_gen().await)).at(pos))
-				.atom()
+			let new_arg = resolve_one(ctx, arg).boxed_local().await;
+			let new_body = resolve_seq(ctx, body, value.pos()).await;
+			if new_arg.is_none() && new_body.is_none() {
+				return None;
+			}
+			let tok = MacTok::Lambda(
+				new_arg.unwrap_or_else(|| arg.clone()),
+				new_body.unwrap_or_else(|| body.clone()),
+			);
+			Some(tok.at(value.pos()))
 		},
-		MacTok::S(Paren::Round, body) => resolve_seq(ctx, arg_stk, body.clone(), value.pos()).await,
-		MacTok::S(..) => PostMac::new(bot(mk_errv(
-			is("Leftover [] or {} not matched by macro").await,
-			format!("{} was not matched by any macro", fmt(value).await),
-			[value.pos()],
-		)))
-		.atom(),
+		MacTok::S(pty, body) =>
+			resolve_seq(ctx, body, value.pos()).await.map(|body| MacTok::S(*pty, body).at(value.pos())),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -225,18 +165,11 @@ fn subsection<T>(
 
 async fn resolve_seq(
 	ctx: &mut ResolveCtx<'_>,
-	arg_stk: ArgStack,
-	val: MacTreeSeq,
+	val: &MacTreeSeq,
 	fallback_pos: Pos,
-) -> PostMacAtom {
+) -> Option<MacTreeSeq> {
 	if val.items.is_empty() {
-		return PostMac::new(bot(mk_errv(
-			is("Empty sequence").await,
-			"() or (\\arg ) left after macro execution. \
-			This is usually caused by an incomplete call to a macro with bad error detection",
-			[fallback_pos],
-		)))
-		.atom();
+		return None;
 	}
 	// A sorted collection of overlapping but non-nested matches to exclusive
 	// macros
@@ -289,6 +222,7 @@ async fn resolve_seq(
 			x_matches.splice(lt_start..lt_start + lt_range.len(), [new_r]);
 		}
 	}
+	let mut any_match = !x_matches.is_empty();
 	// apply exclusive matches
 	if !x_matches.is_empty() {
 		// ranges of indices into x_matches which setwise conflict with each other.
@@ -319,19 +253,19 @@ async fn resolve_seq(
 			})
 			.reduce(|l, r| l + r);
 		if let Some(error) = error {
-			return PostMac::new(bot(error)).atom();
+			report(error.clone());
+			return Some(MacTreeSeq::new([MacTok::Bottom(error).at(fallback_pos)]));
 		}
 		// no conflicts, apply all exclusive matches
 		for (range, mac, rule, state) in x_matches.into_iter().rev() {
 			// backwards so that the non-overlapping ranges remain valid
 			let pos = (state.names().flat_map(|r| r.1).cloned().reduce(Pos::add))
 				.expect("All macro rules must contain at least one locally defined name");
-			let subex =
-				mk_body_call(mac, rule, &state, pos.clone(), arg_stk.clone()).await.to_expr().await;
+			let subex = mk_body_call(mac, rule, &state, pos.clone()).await.to_expr().await;
 			new_val.splice(range, [MacTok::Value(subex).at(pos)]);
 		}
 	};
-	// Does this glossary refresh actually pay off?
+	// TODO: Does this glossary refresh actually pay off?
 	let top_glossary = (new_val.iter())
 		.flat_map(|t| if let MacTok::Name(t) = t.tok() { Some(t.clone()) } else { None })
 		.collect::<HashSet<_>>();
@@ -342,41 +276,20 @@ async fn resolve_seq(
 				continue;
 			}
 			let Some((pre, state, suf)) = rule.matcher.apply(&new_val, &|_| true).await else { continue };
+			any_match = true;
 			let range = pre.len()..new_val.len() - suf.len();
 			let pos = (state.names().flat_map(|pair| pair.1).cloned().reduce(Pos::add))
 				.expect("All macro rules must contain at least one locally defined name");
-			let subex =
-				mk_body_call(mac, rule, &state, pos.clone(), arg_stk.clone()).await.to_expr().await;
+			let subex = mk_body_call(mac, rule, &state, pos.clone()).await.to_expr().await;
 			std::mem::drop(state);
 			new_val.splice(range, [MacTok::Value(subex).at(pos)]);
 		}
 	}
-	let mut exprs = stream(async |mut h| {
-		for mt in new_val {
-			h.emit(resolve_one(ctx, arg_stk.clone(), &mt).await).await
-		}
-	})
-	.collect::<VecDeque<_>>()
-	.boxed_local()
-	.await;
-	let first = exprs.pop_front().expect(
-		"We checked first that it isn't empty, and named macros get replaced with their results",
-	);
-	PostMac::with(async move |cx| {
-		stream::iter(exprs).fold(cx.ex(first), async |f, x| call(f, cx.ex(x)).await).await
-	})
-	.await
-	.atom()
+	any_match.then_some(MacTreeSeq::new(new_val))
 }
 
-async fn mk_body_call(
-	mac: &Macro,
-	rule: &Rule,
-	state: &MatchState<'_>,
-	pos: Pos,
-	arg_stk: ArgStack,
-) -> GExpr {
-	let mut call_args = vec![new_atom(arg_stk).at(Pos::None)];
+async fn mk_body_call(mac: &Macro, rule: &Rule, state: &MatchState<'_>, pos: Pos) -> GExpr {
+	let mut call_args = vec![];
 	for name in rule.ph_names.iter() {
 		call_args.push(match state.get(name).expect("Missing state entry for placeholder") {
 			StateEntry::Scalar(scal) => new_atom((**scal).clone()),

orchid-std/src/macros/stdlib/funnctional.rs

@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ use crate::macros::utils::{build_macro, mactree, mactreev};
 
 pub async fn gen_functional_macro_lib() -> Vec<GenMember> {
 	prefix("std::fn", [build_macro(Some(4), ["|>"])
-		.rule(mactreev!("...$" lhs 0 "std::fn::|>" "$" fun "...$" rhs 0), [
-			async |cx, [lhs, fun, rhs]| cx.recur(mactree!(("push" fun ; "push" lhs ;) "pushv" rhs ;)),
-		])
+		.rule(
+			mactreev!("...$" lhs 0 "std::fn::|>" "$" fun "...$" rhs 0),
+			async |mut cx, [lhs, fun, rhs]| {
+				Ok(cx.recur(mactree!("push" fun ; "push" lhs ; "pushv" rhs)).await)
+			},
+		)
 		.finish()])
 }

orchid-std/src/macros/stdlib/option.rs

@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-use futures::StreamExt;
-use orchid_base::sym;
-use orchid_extension::gen_expr::{call, new_atom};
+use orchid_extension::gen_expr::new_atom;
 use orchid_extension::tree::{GenMember, fun, prefix};
-use orchid_extension::{Expr, TAtom, ToExpr, exec};
+use orchid_extension::{Expr, TAtom, exec};
 
-use crate::macros::match_macros::MatcherAtom;
+use crate::macros::match_macros::{MatcherAtom, match_one};
 use crate::macros::utils::{build_macro, mactree, mactreev};
 use crate::{OrcOpt, Tpl};
 
 pub async fn gen_option_macro_lib() -> Vec<GenMember> {
 	prefix("std::option", [
-		fun(false, "is_some_body", |sub: TAtom<MatcherAtom>, val: OrcOpt<Expr>| {
+		fun(false, "is_some_body", |sub: Expr, val: OrcOpt<Expr>| {
 			exec(async move |mut h| {
 				let Some(sub_val) = val.0 else { return Ok(OrcOpt(None)) };
-				sub.run_matcher(&mut h, sub_val).await
+				match_one(&mut h, sub, sub_val).await
 			})
 		}),
 		fun(
@@ -24,22 +22,25 @@ pub async fn gen_option_macro_lib() -> Vec<GenMember> {
 			},
 		),
 		build_macro(None, ["some", "none"])
-			.rule(mactreev!(pattern::match_rule ( std::option::some "...$" sub_pattern  0)), [
+			.rule(
+				mactreev!("pattern::match_rule" ( "std::option::some" "...$" sub_pattern  0)),
 				async |mut cx, [sub]| {
 					let sub: TAtom<MatcherAtom> =
-						cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!(pattern::match_rule "push" sub;))).await?;
-					Ok(new_atom(MatcherAtom {
-						keys: sub.keys().collect().await,
-						matcher: call(sym!(std::option::is_some_body), sub).await.create().await,
-					}))
+						cx.recur_call(mactree!("pattern::match_rule" "push" sub;)).await?;
+					let sub = sub.own().await;
+					let matcher = new_atom(MatcherAtom {
+						keys: sub.keys,
+						matcher: mactree!("std::option::is_some_body" "push" sub.matcher),
+					});
+					Ok(mactree!("Val" matcher))
 				},
-			])
-			.rule(mactreev!(pattern::match_rule(std::option::none)), [async |_cx, []| {
-				new_atom(MatcherAtom {
+			)
+			.rule(mactreev!("pattern::match_rule"("std::option::none")), async |_cx, []| {
+				Ok(mactree!("Val" new_atom(MatcherAtom {
 					keys: vec![],
-					matcher: sym!(std::option::is_none_body).to_expr().await,
-				})
-			}])
+					matcher: mactree!("std::option::is_none_body"),
+				})))
+			})
 			.finish(),
 	])
 }

orchid-std/src/macros/stdlib/record.rs

@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
-use orchid_base::sym;
-use orchid_extension::gen_expr::call;
+use orchid_extension::TAtom;
+use orchid_extension::gen_expr::new_atom;
 use orchid_extension::tree::{GenMember, prefix};
-use orchid_extension::{Expr, TAtom, ToExpr};
 
 use crate::macros::utils::{build_macro, mactree, mactreev};
-use crate::std::string::str_atom::IntStrAtom;
 use crate::{HomoTpl, MacTree, Tpl};
 
 pub async fn gen_record_macro_lib() -> Vec<GenMember> {
 	prefix("std::record", [build_macro(None, ["r", "_row"])
-		.rule(mactreev!(std::record::r[ "...$" elements 0 ]), [async |mut cx, [elements]| {
+		.rule(mactreev!("std::record::r"[ "...$" elements 0 ]), async |mut cx, [elements]| {
 			let tup: HomoTpl<TAtom<MacTree>> =
-				cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!((macros::common::comma_list "push" elements ;)))).await?;
-			let mut record = sym!(std::record::empty).to_gen().await;
+				cx.recur_call(mactree!(("macros::common::comma_list" "push" elements))).await?;
+			let mut record = mactree!("std::record::empty");
 			for item_exprh in tup.0 {
-				let Tpl((key, value)): Tpl<(TAtom<IntStrAtom>, Expr)> =
-					cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!(std::record::_row "push" item_exprh.own().await ;))).await?;
-				record = call(sym!(std::record::set), (record, key, value)).await;
+				let Tpl((key, value)): Tpl<(TAtom<MacTree>, TAtom<MacTree>)> =
+					cx.recur_call(mactree!("std::record::_row" "push" item_exprh.own().await)).await?;
+				record = mactree!("std::record::set"
+          "push" record;
+          "push" key.own().await;
+          "push" value.own().await);
 			}
 			Ok(record)
-		}])
-		.rule(mactreev!(std::record::_row ( "$" name "...$" value 1 )), [async |cx, [name, value]| {
-			Ok(Tpl((cx.recur(name), cx.recur(value))))
-		}])
+		})
+		.rule(
+			mactreev!("std::record::_row" ( "$" name "...$" value 1 )),
+			async |mut cx, [name, value]| {
+				Ok(mactree!("Val" Tpl((new_atom(cx.recur(name).await), new_atom(cx.recur(value).await)))))
+			},
+		)
 		.finish()])
 }

orchid-std/src/macros/stdlib/tuple.rs

@@ -1,85 +1,93 @@
+use async_fn_stream::stream;
 use futures::{StreamExt, stream};
 use orchid_base::{OrcRes, sym};
 use orchid_extension::gen_expr::{GExpr, call, new_atom};
 use orchid_extension::tree::{GenMember, fun, prefix};
 use orchid_extension::{Expr, TAtom, ToExpr, exec};
 
-use crate::macros::match_macros::MatcherAtom;
+use crate::macros::match_macros::{MatcherAtom, match_one};
 use crate::macros::utils::{RuleCtx, build_macro, mactree, mactreev};
 use crate::{HomoTpl, MacTree, OrcOpt};
 
 pub async fn gen_tuple_macro_lib() -> Vec<GenMember> {
 	prefix("std::tuple", [
-			build_macro(None, ["t"])
-				.rule(mactreev!(std::tuple::t [ "...$" elements 0 ]), [async |mut cx, [elements]| {
-						let tup: HomoTpl<TAtom<MacTree>> = cx
-							.exec(cx.recur(
-								mactree!((macros::common::comma_list "push" elements ;)),
-							))
-							.await?;
-						let val = stream::iter(&tup.0[..])
-							.fold(sym!(std::tuple::empty).to_gen().await, async |head, new| {
-								call(sym!(std::tuple::cat), (
-									head,
-									call(sym!(std::tuple::one), call(
-										sym!(macros::resolve),
-										new.clone(),
-									)),
-								)).await
-							})
-							.await;
-						Ok(val)
-				}])
-				.rule(
-					mactreev!(pattern::match_rule(std::tuple::t[ "...$" elements 0 macros::common::, macros::common::..])),
-					[async |cx, [elements]| parse_tpl(cx, elements, Some(mactree!(macros::common::_))).await],
-				)
-				.rule(
-					mactreev!(pattern::match_rule(
-						std::tuple::t[ "...$" elements 1 macros::common::, macros::common::.. "...$" tail 0]
-					)),
-					[async |cx, [elements, tail]| parse_tpl(cx, elements, Some(tail)).await],
-				)
-				.rule(mactreev!(pattern::match_rule(std::tuple::t[ "...$" elements 0])), [
-					async |cx, [elements]| parse_tpl(cx, elements, None).await,
-				])
-				.finish(),
-			fun(false, "matcher_body", tuple_matcher_body),
-		])
+		build_macro(None, ["t"])
+			.rule(mactreev!("std::tuple::t" [ "...$" elements 0 ]), async |mut cx, [elements]| {
+				let tup: HomoTpl<TAtom<MacTree>> =
+					cx.recur_call(mactree!("macros::common::comma_list" "push" elements)).await?;
+				let val = stream(async |mut h| {
+					for item in &tup.0[..] {
+						h.emit(cx.recur(item.own().await).await).await
+					}
+				})
+				.fold(mactree!("std::tuple::empty"), async |head, new| {
+					mactree!(
+						"std::tuple::cat"
+						"push" head;
+						("std::tuple::one"
+							"push" new)
+					)
+				})
+				.await;
+				Ok(val)
+			})
+			.rule(
+				mactreev!("pattern::match_rule"(
+					"std::tuple::t"[ "...$" elements 0 "macros::common::," "macros::common::.."]
+				)),
+				async |cx, [elements]| parse_tpl(cx, elements, Some(mactree!("macros::common::_"))).await,
+			)
+			.rule(
+				mactreev!("pattern::match_rule"(
+					"std::tuple::t"[ "...$" elements 1 "macros::common::," "macros::common::.." "...$" tail 0]
+				)),
+				async |cx, [elements, tail]| parse_tpl(cx, elements, Some(tail)).await,
+			)
+			.rule(
+				mactreev!("pattern::match_rule"("std::tuple::t"[ "...$" elements 0])),
+				async |cx, [elements]| parse_tpl(cx, elements, None).await,
+			)
+			.finish(),
+		fun(false, "matcher_body", tuple_matcher_body),
+	])
 }
 
 async fn parse_tpl(
 	mut cx: RuleCtx<'_>,
 	elements: MacTree,
 	tail_matcher: Option<MacTree>,
-) -> OrcRes<GExpr> {
+) -> OrcRes<MacTree> {
 	let tup: HomoTpl<TAtom<MacTree>> =
-		cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!((macros::common::comma_list "push" elements ;)))).await?;
-	let mut subs = Vec::with_capacity(tup.0.len());
+		cx.recur_call(mactree!("macros::common::comma_list" "push" elements)).await?;
+	let mut keys = Vec::new();
+	let mut sub_matchers = mactree!("std::tuple::empty");
 	for mac_a in &tup.0[..] {
 		let sub: TAtom<MatcherAtom> =
-			cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!(pattern::match_rule ("push" mac_a.own().await ;)))).await?;
-		subs.push(sub);
+			cx.recur_call(mactree!("pattern::match_rule" ("push" mac_a.own().await))).await?;
+		let owned = sub.own().await;
+		keys.extend(owned.keys);
+		sub_matchers =
+			mactree!("std::tuple::cat" "push" sub_matchers; ("std::tuple::one" "push" owned.matcher));
 	}
-	let tail_matcher: Option<TAtom<MatcherAtom>> = match tail_matcher {
-		Some(mac) => Some(cx.exec(cx.recur(mactree!(pattern::match_rule "push" mac ;))).await?),
-		None => None,
+	let tail_matcher = match tail_matcher {
+		Some(mac) => {
+			let atm: TAtom<MatcherAtom> =
+				cx.recur_call(mactree!("pattern::match_rule" "push" mac)).await?;
+			let owned = atm.own().await;
+			keys.extend(owned.keys);
+			mactree!("std::option::some" "push" owned.matcher)
+		},
+		None => mactree!("std::option::none"),
 	};
-	Ok(new_atom(MatcherAtom {
-		keys: stream::iter(&subs[..])
-			.flat_map(|t| t.keys())
-			.chain(stream::iter(&tail_matcher).flat_map(|mat| mat.keys()))
-			.collect()
-			.await,
-		matcher: call(sym!(std::tuple::matcher_body), (HomoTpl(subs), OrcOpt(tail_matcher)))
-			.to_expr()
-			.await,
-	}))
+	Ok(mactree!("Val" new_atom(MatcherAtom {
+		keys,
+		matcher: mactree!("std::tuple::matcher_body" "push" sub_matchers; "push" tail_matcher),
+	})))
 }
 
 fn tuple_matcher_body(
-	children: HomoTpl<TAtom<MatcherAtom>>,
-	tail: OrcOpt<TAtom<MatcherAtom>>,
+	children: HomoTpl<Expr>,
+	tail: OrcOpt<Expr>,
 	value: HomoTpl<Expr>,
 ) -> impl Future<Output = GExpr> {
 	exec(async move |mut h| -> OrcRes<OrcOpt<HomoTpl<Expr>>> {
@@ -88,7 +96,7 @@ fn tuple_matcher_body(
 		}
 		let mut binds = Vec::new();
 		for (sub_mat, sub_val) in children.0.iter().zip(&value.0) {
-			match sub_mat.run_matcher(&mut h, sub_val.clone()).await? {
+			match match_one(&mut h, sub_mat.clone(), sub_val.clone()).await? {
 				OrcOpt(None) => return Ok(OrcOpt(None)),
 				OrcOpt(Some(subres)) => binds.extend(subres.0),
 			}
@@ -102,7 +110,7 @@ fn tuple_matcher_body(
 						call(sym!(std::tuple::cat), (prefix, new.clone())).await
 					})
 					.await;
-				match tail_mat.run_matcher(&mut h, tail_tpl).await? {
+				match match_one(&mut h, tail_mat, tail_tpl).await? {
 					OrcOpt(Some(tail_binds)) => binds.extend(tail_binds.0),
 					OrcOpt(None) => return Ok(OrcOpt(None)),
 				}

orchid-std/src/macros/utils.rs

@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ use itertools::{Itertools, chain};
 use never::Never;
 use orchid_base::{NameLike, OrcRes, Sym, VPath, is};
 use orchid_extension::gen_expr::{GExpr, new_atom};
-use orchid_extension::tree::{GenMember, MemKind, cnst, lazy};
+use orchid_extension::tree::{GenMember, MemKind, lazy};
 use orchid_extension::{
-	Atomic, ExecHandle, OwnedAtom, OwnedVariant, TAtom, ToExpr, ToExprFuture, TryFromExpr, exec,
+	Atomic, ExecHandle, OwnedAtom, OwnedVariant, TAtom, ToExpr, TryFromExpr, exec,
 };
+use substack::Substack;
 
+use crate::macros::lower::lower;
 use crate::macros::macro_value::{Macro, MacroData, Rule};
 use crate::macros::mactree::MacTreeSeq;
-use crate::macros::resolve::{ArgStack, resolve};
+use crate::macros::resolve::resolve;
 use crate::macros::rule::matcher::Matcher;
 use crate::{MacTok, MacTree};
 
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ pub type Args = Vec<MacTree>;
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct MacroBodyArgCollector {
 	argc: usize,
-	arg_stack: Option<ArgStack>,
 	args: Args,
 	cb: Rc<dyn for<'a> Fn(RuleCtx<'a>, Args) -> LocalBoxFuture<'a, GExpr>>,
 }
@@ -42,20 +43,13 @@ impl OwnedAtom for MacroBodyArgCollector {
 		self.clone().call(arg).await
 	}
 	async fn call(mut self, arg: orchid_extension::Expr) -> GExpr {
-		if self.arg_stack.is_none() {
-			let atom = (TAtom::<ArgStack>::downcast(arg.handle()).await).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
-				panic!("The argstack is an intermediary value, the argument types are known in advance")
-			});
-			self.arg_stack = Some(atom.own().await);
-		} else {
-			let atom = (TAtom::<MacTree>::downcast(arg.handle()).await).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
-				panic!("This is an intermediary value, the argument types are known in advance")
-			});
-			self.args.push(atom.own().await);
-		}
+		let atom = (TAtom::<MacTree>::downcast(arg.handle()).await).unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+			panic!("This is an intermediary value, the argument types are known in advance")
+		});
+		self.args.push(atom.own().await);
 		if self.argc == self.args.len() {
 			exec(async move |handle| {
-				let rule_ctx = RuleCtx { arg_stk: self.arg_stack.unwrap(), handle };
+				let rule_ctx = RuleCtx { handle };
 				(self.cb)(rule_ctx, self.args).await
 			})
 			.await
@@ -68,15 +62,26 @@ impl OwnedAtom for MacroBodyArgCollector {
 fn body_name(name: &str, counter: usize) -> String { format!("({name})::{counter}") }
 
 pub struct RuleCtx<'a> {
-	arg_stk: ArgStack,
 	handle: ExecHandle<'a>,
 }
 impl RuleCtx<'_> {
-	pub fn recur(&self, mt: MacTree) -> impl ToExpr + use<> {
+	/// Recursively resolve a subexpression
+	pub async fn recur(&mut self, mt: MacTree) -> MacTree {
 		eprintln!("Recursion in macro");
-		let arg_stk = self.arg_stk.clone();
-		ToExprFuture(resolve(mt, arg_stk))
+		resolve(&mut self.handle, mt).await
 	}
+	/// Recursively resolve a value from a delegate macro which is expected to
+	/// match only keywords and return any subexpressions in a datastructure
+	///
+	/// If this is used with syntax that matches an expression macro, names bound
+	/// in the enclosing scope will not be correctly matched and the conversion at
+	/// the end will fail.
+	pub async fn recur_call<T: TryFromExpr>(&mut self, mt: MacTree) -> OrcRes<T> {
+		let resolved = self.recur(mt).await;
+		let lowered = lower(&resolved, Substack::Bottom).await;
+		self.exec(lowered).await
+	}
+	/// Normalize a value, run an expression to completion.
 	pub async fn exec<T: TryFromExpr>(&mut self, val: impl ToExpr) -> OrcRes<T> {
 		self.handle.exec(val).await
 	}
@@ -100,28 +105,33 @@ pub(crate) struct MacroBuilder {
 	body_consts: Vec<GenMember>,
 }
 impl MacroBuilder {
-	pub(crate) fn rule<const N: usize, R: ToExpr>(
+	pub(crate) fn rule<const N: usize>(
 		mut self,
 		pat: MacTreeSeq,
-		body: [impl AsyncFn(RuleCtx, [MacTree; N]) -> R + 'static; 1],
+		body: impl AsyncFn(RuleCtx, [MacTree; N]) -> OrcRes<MacTree> + 'static,
 	) -> Self {
-		let [body] = body;
 		let body = Rc::new(body);
 		let name = &body_name(self.own_kws[0], self.body_consts.len());
-		self.body_consts.extend(cnst(
-			true,
-			name,
-			new_atom(MacroBodyArgCollector {
-				argc: N,
-				arg_stack: None,
-				args: Vec::new(),
-				cb: Rc::new(move |rec, argv| {
-					let arr = argv.into_iter().collect_array::<N>().expect("argc should enforce the length");
-					let body = body.clone();
-					Box::pin(async move { body(rec, arr).await.to_gen().await })
-				}),
-			}),
-		));
+		self.body_consts.extend(lazy(true, name, async |_| {
+			MemKind::Const(if N == 0 {
+				exec(async move |handle| {
+					let empty = std::iter::empty().collect_array::<N>().unwrap();
+					Ok(new_atom(body(RuleCtx { handle }, empty).await?))
+				})
+				.await
+			} else {
+				new_atom(MacroBodyArgCollector {
+					argc: N,
+					args: Vec::new(),
+					cb: Rc::new(move |rec, argv| {
+						let arr =
+							argv.into_iter().collect_array::<N>().expect("argc should enforce the length");
+						let body = body.clone();
+						Box::pin(async move { body(rec, arr).await.map(new_atom).to_gen().await })
+					}),
+				})
+			})
+		}));
 		self.patterns.push(pat);
 		self
 	}
@@ -199,17 +209,26 @@ macro_rules! mactreev_impl {
 		}).at(orchid_base::Pos::Inherit));
 		$crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret $($tail)*);
 	};
+  (@RECUR $ret:ident "Val" $arg:expr) => {
+    $crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret "Val" $arg ;)
+  };
 	(@RECUR $ret:ident "Val" $arg:expr ; $($tail:tt)*) => {
 		$ret.push(
-			$crate::macros::mactree::MacTok::Value($arg)
+			$crate::macros::mactree::MacTok::Value(orchid_extension::ToExpr::to_expr($arg).await)
 				.at(orchid_base::Pos::Inherit)
 		);
 		$crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret $($tail)*);
 	};
+  (@RECUR $ret:ident "push" $arg:expr) => {
+    $crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret "push" $arg ;)
+  };
 	(@RECUR $ret:ident "push" $arg:expr ; $($tail:tt)*) => {
 		$ret.push($arg);
 		$crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret $($tail)*);
 	};
+  (@RECUR $ret:ident "pushv" $arg:expr) => {
+    $crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret "pushv" $arg ;)
+  };
 	(@RECUR $ret:ident "pushv" $arg:expr ; $($tail:tt)*) => {
 		let $crate::macros::mactree::MacTok::S(_, body) = $arg.tok() else {
 			panic!("pushv used with non-vec value")
@@ -226,9 +245,15 @@ macro_rules! mactreev_impl {
 		).at(orchid_base::Pos::Inherit));
 		$crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret $($tail)*);
 	};
-	(@RECUR $ret:ident "l" $argh:tt $(:: $arg:tt)+ ($($body:tt)*) $($tail:tt)*) => {
+	(@RECUR $ret:ident "l" $arg:literal ($($body:tt)*) $($tail:tt)*) => {
+		assert!(
+			$arg.contains("::"),
+			"{} was treated as a name, but it doesn't have a namespace prefix",
+			$arg
+		);
+    let sym = orchid_base::Sym::parse($arg).await.expect("Empty string in sym literal in Rust");
 		$ret.push(MacTok::Lambda(
-			MacTok::Name(sym!($argh $(:: $arg)+).await).at(orchid_base::Pos::Inherit),
+			MacTok::Name(sym).at(orchid_base::Pos::Inherit),
 			$crate::macros::utils::mactreev!($($body)*)
 		).at(orchid_base::Pos::Inherit));
 		$crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret $($tail)*);
@@ -239,12 +264,9 @@ macro_rules! mactreev_impl {
 			"{} was treated as a name, but it doesn't have a namespace prefix",
 			$name
 		);
-		let sym = orchid_base::Sym::parse(
-			$name
-		).await.expect("Empty string in sym literal in Rust");
+		let sym = orchid_base::Sym::parse($name).await.expect("Empty string in sym literal in Rust");
 		$ret.push(
-			$crate::macros::mactree::MacTok::Name(sym)
-				.at(orchid_base::Pos::Inherit)
+			$crate::macros::mactree::MacTok::Name(sym).at(orchid_base::Pos::Inherit)
 		);
 		$crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret $($tail)*);
 	};
@@ -278,20 +300,6 @@ macro_rules! mactreev_impl {
 		);
 		$crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret $($tail)*);
 	};
-	(@RECUR $ret:ident $ns:ident :: $nhead:tt $($tail:tt)*) => {
-		$crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@NAME_MUNCHER $ret ($ns :: $nhead) $($tail)*)
-	};
-	(@NAME_MUNCHER $ret:ident ($($munched:tt)*) :: $name:tt $($tail:tt)*) => {
-		$crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@NAME_MUNCHER $ret ($($munched)* :: $name) $($tail)*)
-	};
-	(@NAME_MUNCHER $ret:ident ($($munched:tt)*) $($tail:tt)*) => {
-		let sym = orchid_base::sym!($($munched)*);
-		$ret.push(
-			$crate::macros::mactree::MacTok::Name(sym)
-				.at(orchid_base::Pos::Inherit)
-		);
-		$crate::macros::utils::mactreev_impl!(@RECUR $ret $($tail)*);
-	};
 	() => { Vec::new() };
 }
 macro_rules! mactreev {