Parse simple var binding

src/ast_types.rs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ pub struct ModuleAST<'a> {
 
 pub enum Binding<'a> {
     Val(ValBinding<'a>),
+    Var(VarBinding<'a>)
 }
 
 pub struct ValBinding<'a> {
@@ -12,6 +13,11 @@ pub struct ValBinding<'a> {
     pub expression: Expression<'a>,
 }
 
+pub struct VarBinding<'a> {
+    pub identifier: &'a String,
+    pub expression: Expression<'a>,
+}
+
 pub enum Expression<'a> {
     Number(&'a String),
 }

src/codegen/binding.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ impl Transpilable for Binding<'_> {
 
                 format!("const {} = {};", val_binding.identifier, expression_str)
             }
+            Binding::Var(var_binding) => {
+                let expression_str = var_binding.expression.transpile();
+
+                format!("let {} = {};", var_binding.identifier, expression_str)
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -18,7 +23,7 @@ impl Transpilable for Binding<'_> {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use crate::ast_types::{Expression, ValBinding};
+    use crate::ast_types::{Expression, Binding, ValBinding};
 
     #[test]
     fn binding_should_transpile() {

src/semantic/mod.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ pub fn check_ast<'a>(ast: &'a mut ModuleAST, symbol_table: &'a mut SymbolTable)
                 // TODO: create a function to get the datatype, instead of a hardcoded value
                 symbol_table.add(val_binding.identifier, _NUMBER);
             }
+            Binding::Var(var_binding) => {
+                // TODO: create a function to get the datatype, instead of a hardcoded value
+                symbol_table.add(var_binding.identifier, _NUMBER);
+            }
         }
     }
 }

src/syntax/val_binding.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::token::{Token, TokenType};
-use super::ast_types::{Binding, ValBinding};
+use super::ast_types::{ValBinding, VarBinding, Binding};
 use super::expression;
 
 // Should return a 3 state value:
@@ -7,7 +7,19 @@ use super::expression;
 // - NotFound: the first token (var | val) was not found, so the parser should try other options
 // - Error: token (var | val) was found, but then other expected tokens were not found
 pub fn try_parse<'a>(tokens: &'a Vec<Token>, pos: usize) -> Option<Binding> {
-    let _ = try_token_type(tokens, pos, TokenType::VAL)?;
+    let is_val = {
+        let res1 = try_token_type(tokens, pos, TokenType::VAL);
+        match res1 {
+            Some(_) => true,
+            None => {
+                let res2 = try_token_type(tokens, pos, TokenType::VAR);
+                match res2 {
+                    Some(_) => false,
+                    None => return None
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    };
 
     let identifier = try_token_type(tokens, pos + 1, TokenType::Identifier);
     if identifier.is_none() { return None }
@@ -21,12 +33,18 @@ pub fn try_parse<'a>(tokens: &'a Vec<Token>, pos: usize) -> Option<Binding> {
     if expression.is_none() { return None }
     let expression = expression.unwrap();
 
-    let bind = ValBinding {
-        identifier: &identifier.value,
-        expression,
-    };
-
-    Some(Binding::Val(bind))
+    if is_val {
+        Some(Binding::Val(ValBinding {
+            identifier: &identifier.value,
+            expression,
+        }))
+    }
+    else {
+        Some(Binding::Var(VarBinding {
+            identifier: &identifier.value,
+            expression,
+        }))
+    }
 }
 
 fn try_token_type(tokens: &Vec<Token>, pos: usize, token_type: TokenType) -> Option<&Token> {
@@ -62,6 +80,9 @@ mod tests {
             Binding::Val(binding) => {
                 assert_eq!("identifier", binding.identifier);
             }
+            Binding::Var(binding) => {
+                assert_eq!("identifier", binding.identifier);
+            }
         }
     }