FEATURE: Use a better DSL for unit tests.

* Assert now requires a tuple instead of a string containing
  statements.
* We include a helpful ucg based unit testing module.

Fixes: #26

.travis.yml

@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ script:
   - cargo build --verbose 
   - cargo test --verbose
   - cargo run -- test integration_tests
+  - cargo run -- test -r std/tests

Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+all: test build
+
+build:
+	cargo build
+
+test: unit integration stdlibtest
+
+unit: 
+	cargo test 
+
+integration: unit
+	cargo run -- test -r integration_tests 
+
+stdlibtest: integration
+	cargo run -- test -r std/tests 

docsite/site/content/reference/statements.md

@@ -54,24 +54,26 @@ configuration or the results of test assertions.
 
 ### Assert Statements
 
-The assert statement defines an expression that must evaluate to either true or false. 
+The assert statement defines an expression that must evaluate to tuple with an
-Assert statements are noops except during a validation compile. They give you a way to 
+ok field that is either true or false and a desc field that is a string. Assert
-assert certains properties about your data and can be used as a form of unit testing 
+statements are noops except during a validation compile. They give you a way to
-for your configurations. It starts with the `assert` keyword followed by a valid block 
+assert certains properties about your data and can be used as a form of unit
-of UCG statements delimited by `|` characters. The final statement in the block 
+testing for your configurations. It starts with the `assert` keyword followed
-must evaluate to a boolean expression.
+by a valid ucg expression.
 
 ```
-assert |
+assert {
-    host == "www.example.com";
+    ok = host == "www.example.com",
-|;
+    desc = "Host is www.example.com",
+};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    select qa, 443, {
+    ok = select qa, 443, {
       qa = 80,
       prod = 443,
-    } == 443;
+    } == 443,
-|;
+    desc = "select default was 443",
+};
 ```
 
 Assert statements are only evaluated when running the `ucg test` command. That

example_errors/errors_test.ucg

@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-assert |macro |;
+assert {macro };
-assert |{ foo = hello world}|;
+assert {{ foo = hello world}};
-assert |{ foo = "hello world"|;
+assert {{ foo = "hello world"};
-assert |{ = }|;
+assert {{ = }};
-assert |"|;
+assert {"};
-assert |=|;
+assert {=};
 
-assert |let |;
+assert {let };
-assert |let foo |;
+assert {let foo };
-assert |let foo =|;
+assert {let foo =};
-assert |import |;
+assert {import };
-assert |import foo |;
+assert {import foo };
-assert |out |;
+assert {out };
-assert |out "|;
+assert {out "};
-assert |out json|;
+assert {out json};
 
-assert |let env = 1;|;
+assert {let env = 1;};

integration_tests/comparisons_test.ucg

@@ -16,33 +16,42 @@ let list = [1, 2, 3];
 let list2 = list;
 let list3 = [1, 2];
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    one == one;
+    ok = one == one,
-|;
+    desc = "one == one",
-assert |
+};
-    one == one;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = one == one,
-assert |
+    desc = "one == one",
-    one >= one;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = one >= one,
-    two > one;
+    desc = "one >= one"
-|;
+};
-assert |
+assert {
-    two >= two;
+    ok = two > one,
-|;
+    desc = "two > one"
-assert |
+};
-    tpl1 == tpl2;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = two >= two,
-assert |
+    desc = "two >= two",
-    tpl1 != tpl3;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = tpl1 == tpl2,
-    list == list2;
+    desc = "tpl1 == tpl2"
-|;
+};
-assert |
+assert {
-    list != list3;
+    ok = tpl1 != tpl3,
-|;
+    desc = "tpl1 != tpl3",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = list == list2,
+    desc = "list == list2",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = list != list3,
+    desc = "list != list3",
+};
 
 // Deep Comparisons
 let tpl4 = {
@@ -58,73 +67,105 @@ let less = {
     foo = "bar"
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    tpl4.inner == copy.inner;
+    ok = tpl4.inner == copy.inner,
-|;
+    desc = "tpl4.inner == copy.inner",
-assert |
+};
-    tpl4.inner.fld == copy.inner.fld;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = tpl4.inner.fld == copy.inner.fld,
-assert |
+    desc = "tpl4.inner.fld == copy.inner.fld",
-    tpl4.lst == copy.lst;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = tpl4.lst == copy.lst,
-    tpl4.foo == copy.foo;
+    desc = "tpl4.lst == copy.lst",
-|;
+};
-assert |
+assert {
-    tpl4 == copy;
+    ok = tpl4.foo == copy.foo,
-|;
+    desc = "tpl4.foo == copy.foo",
-assert |
+};
-    tpl4 != extra;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = tpl4 == copy,
-assert |
+    desc = "tpl4 == copy",
-    tpl4 != less;
+};
-|;
+assert {
+    ok = tpl4 != extra,
+    desc = "tpl4 != extra",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = tpl4 != less,
+    desc = "tpl4 != less",
+};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    [[1, 2, [3]], 4] == [[1, 2, [3]], 4];
+    ok = [[1, 2, [3]], 4] == [[1, 2, [3]], 4],
-|;
+    desc = "[[1, 2, [3]], 4] == [[1, 2, [3]], 4]",
+};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    [[1, 2, [3]], 4] != [[1, 2, [6]], 4];
+    ok = [[1, 2, [3]], 4] != [[1, 2, [6]], 4],
-|;
+    desc = "[[1, 2, [3]], 4] != [[1, 2, [6]], 4]",
+};
 
 // Expression comparisons
-assert |2 == 1+1;|;
+assert {
-assert |(1+1) == 2;|;
+    ok = 2 == 1+1,
-assert |(1+1) == (1+1);|;
+    desc = "2 == 1+1",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = (1+1) == 2,
+    desc = "(1+1) == 2",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = (1+1) == (1+1),
+    desc = "(1+1) == (1+1)",
+};
 let want = "foo";
-assert |
+assert {
-    select want, 1, { foo=2, } == 2;
+    ok = select want, 1, { foo=2, } == 2,
-|;
+    desc = "select want, 1, { foo=2, } == 2",
+};
 
 // Contains comparison operators.
-assert |
+assert {
-    "foo" in {
+    ok = "foo" in {
         foo = "bar",
+    },
+    desc = "\"foo\" in {
+        foo = \"bar\",
+    }
+    ",
 };
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = foo in {
-    foo in {
         foo = "bar",
+    },
+    desc = "foo in {
+        foo = \"bar\",
+    }",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = "foo" in ["foo", "bar"],
+    desc = "\"foo\" in [\"foo\", \"bar\"]",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = "foo" in ["bar", "foo", "bar"],
+    desc = "\"foo\" in [\"bar\", \"foo\", \"bar\"]",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = { foo = 1 } in ["foo", { foo = 1 }],
+    desc = "{ foo = 1 } in [\"foo\", { foo = 1 }]",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = true in [ "foo" in {foo = 1}, false ],
+    desc = "true in [ \"foo\" in {foo = 1}, false ]",
 };
-|;
-assert |
-    "foo" in ["foo", "bar"];
-|;
-assert |
-    "foo" in ["bar", "foo", "bar"];
-|;
-assert |
-    { foo = 1 } in ["foo", { foo = 1 }];
-|;
-assert |
-    true in [ "foo" in {foo = 1}, false ];
-|;
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    "foo" ~ "o+";
+    ok = "foo" ~ "o+",
-|;
+    desc = "\"foo\" ~ \"o+\""
+};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    "foo" !~ "bar";
+    ok = "foo" !~ "bar",
-|;
+    desc = "\"foo\" !~ \"bar\"",
+};

integration_tests/concatenation_test.ucg

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-assert |
+assert {
-    "hello " + "world" == "hello world";
+    ok = "hello " + "world" == "hello world",
-|;
+    desc = "\"hello \" + \"world\" == \"hello world\"",
-assert |
+};
-    [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5, 6] == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6];
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = [1, 2, 3] + [4, 5, 6] == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6],
+    desc = "[1, 2, 3] + [4, 5, 6] == [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]",
+};

integration_tests/empty_test.ucg

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ let empty = NULL;
 let tpl = {
     foo = NULL,
 };
-assert |
+assert {
-    tpl.foo == empty;
+    ok = tpl.foo == empty,
-|;
+    desc = "tpl.foo == empty",
+};

integration_tests/format_test.ucg

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
-assert |
+assert {
-    "hello @" % ("world") == "hello world";
+    ok = "hello @" % ("world") == "hello world",
-|;
+    desc = "\"hello @\" % (\"world\") == \"hello world\"",
-assert |
+};
-    "1 @ @" % (2, 3) == "1 2 3";
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = "1 @ @" % (2, 3) == "1 2 3",
-assert |
+    desc = "\"1 @ @\" % (2, 3) == \"1 2 3\"",
-    "@ or @" % (true, false) == "true or false";
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = "@ or @" % (true, false) == "true or false",
-    "@" % (NULL) == "NULL";
+    desc = "\"@ or @\" % (true, false) == \"true or false\"",
-|;
+};
+assert {
+    ok = "@" % (NULL) == "NULL",
+    desc = "\"@\" % (NULL) == \"NULL\"",
+};

integration_tests/functional_processing_test.ucg

@@ -18,48 +18,58 @@ let identity_list_reducer = macro(acc, item) => {
     result = acc + [item],
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    reduce identity_list_reducer.result [], list1 == list1;
+    ok = reduce identity_list_reducer.result [], list1 == list1,
-|;
+    desc = "reduce identity_list_reducer.result [], list1 == list1",
+};
 
 let nested_list = {
     list = list1,
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    reduce identity_list_reducer.result [], (nested_list.list) == list1;
+    ok = reduce identity_list_reducer.result [], (nested_list.list) == list1,
-|;
+    desc = "reduce identity_list_reducer.result [], (nested_list.list) == list1",
+};
 
 let list_reducer = macro(acc, item) => {
     result = acc + item,
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    reduce list_reducer.result 0, list1 == 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4;
+    ok = reduce list_reducer.result 0, list1 == 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4,
-|;
+    desc = "reduce list_reducer.result 0, list1 == 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4",
+};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    map mapper.result list1 == [2, 3, 4, 5];
+    ok = map mapper.result list1 == [2, 3, 4, 5],
-|;
+    desc = "map mapper.result list1 == [2, 3, 4, 5]",
-assert |
+};
-    (map mapper.result [1, 2, 3, 4]) == [2, 3, 4, 5];
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = (map mapper.result [1, 2, 3, 4]) == [2, 3, 4, 5],
-assert |
+    desc = "(map mapper.result [1, 2, 3, 4]) == [2, 3, 4, 5]",
-    map mapper.result [1, 2, 3, 4] == [2, 3, 4, 5];
+};
-|;
+assert {
+    ok = map mapper.result [1, 2, 3, 4] == [2, 3, 4, 5],
+    desc = "map mapper.result [1, 2, 3, 4] == [2, 3, 4, 5]",
+};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    filter filtrator.result list2 == ["foo", "foo"];
+    ok = filter filtrator.result list2 == ["foo", "foo"],
-|;
+    desc = "filter filtrator.result list2 == [\"foo\", \"foo\"]",
-assert |
+};
-    (filter filtrator.result ["foo", "bar", "foo", "bar"]) == ["foo", "foo"];
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = (filter filtrator.result ["foo", "bar", "foo", "bar"]) == ["foo", "foo"],
-assert |
+    desc = "(filter filtrator.result [\"foo\", \"bar\", \"foo\", \"bar\"]) == [\"foo\", \"foo\"]",
-    filter filtrator.result ["foo", "bar", "foo", "bar"] == ["foo", "foo"];
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = filter filtrator.result ["foo", "bar", "foo", "bar"] == ["foo", "foo"],
-    filter boolfiltrator.result [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] == [1, 2, 3, 4];
+    desc = "filter filtrator.result [\"foo\", \"bar\", \"foo\", \"bar\"] == [\"foo\", \"foo\"]",
-|;
+};
+assert {
+    ok = filter boolfiltrator.result [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] == [1, 2, 3, 4],
+    desc = "filter boolfiltrator.result [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] == [1, 2, 3, 4]",
+};
 
 // Tuple processing
 let test_tpl = {
@@ -71,9 +81,10 @@ let identity_tpl_mapper = macro(name, val) => {
     result = [name, val],
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    map identity_tpl_mapper.result test_tpl == test_tpl;
+    ok = map identity_tpl_mapper.result test_tpl == test_tpl,
-|;
+    desc = "map identity_tpl_mapper.result test_tpl == test_tpl",
+};
 
 let tpl_mapper = macro(name, val) => {
     result = select name, [name, val], {
@@ -82,9 +93,10 @@ let tpl_mapper = macro(name, val) => {
     },
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    map tpl_mapper.result test_tpl == {foo = "barbar", cute = "pygmy"};
+    ok = map tpl_mapper.result test_tpl == {foo = "barbar", cute = "pygmy"},
-|;
+    desc = "map tpl_mapper.result test_tpl == {foo = \"barbar\", cute = \"pygmy\"}",
+};
 
 let identity_tpl_filter = macro(name, val) => {
     result = true,
@@ -95,13 +107,15 @@ let tpl_filter = macro(name, val) => {
     result = name != "foo",
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    filter identity_tpl_filter.result test_tpl == test_tpl;
+    ok = filter identity_tpl_filter.result test_tpl == test_tpl,
-|;
+    desc = "filter identity_tpl_filter.result test_tpl == test_tpl",
+};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    filter tpl_filter.result test_tpl == { quux = "baz" };
+    ok = filter tpl_filter.result test_tpl == { quux = "baz" },
-|;
+    desc = "filter tpl_filter.result test_tpl == { quux = \"baz\" }",
+};
 
 let tpl_reducer = macro(acc, name, val) => {
     result = acc{
@@ -110,6 +124,7 @@ let tpl_reducer = macro(acc, name, val) => {
     },
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    reduce tpl_reducer.result {keys = [], vals = []}, test_tpl == {keys = ["foo", "quux"], vals = ["bar", "baz"]};
+    ok = reduce tpl_reducer.result {keys = [], vals = []}, test_tpl == {keys = ["foo", "quux"], vals = ["bar", "baz"]},
-|;
+    desc = "reduce tpl_reducer.result {keys = [], vals = []}, test_tpl == {keys = [\"foo\", \"quux\"], vals = [\"bar\", \"baz\"]}",
+};

integration_tests/include_test.ucg

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 let script = include str "./include_example.sh";
-assert |
+assert {
-    script == "#!/usr/bin/env bash
+    ok = script == "#!/usr/bin/env bash
-echo \"included\"";
+echo \"included\"",
-|;
+    desc = "script was successfully included",
+};
 let expected = "IyEvdXNyL2Jpbi9lbnYgYmFzaAplY2hvICJpbmNsdWRlZCI=";
 let base64 = include b64 "./include_example.sh";
-assert |
+assert {
-    base64 == expected;
+    ok = base64 == expected,
-|;
+    desc = "base64 == expected",
+};
 let base64safe = include b64urlsafe "./include_example.sh";
-assert |
+assert {
-    base64safe == expected;
+    ok = base64safe == expected,
-|;
+    desc = "base64safe == expected",
+};

integration_tests/list_test.ucg

@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ let empty_list = [];
 
 let concatenated = ["foo"] + ["bar"];
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    concatenated == ["foo", "bar"];
+    ok = concatenated == ["foo", "bar"],
-|;
+    desc = "concatenated == [\"foo\", \"bar\"]",
+};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    concatenated + empty_list == ["foo", "bar"];
+    ok = concatenated + empty_list == ["foo", "bar"],
-|;
+    desc = "concatenated + empty_list == [\"foo\", \"bar\"]",
+};

integration_tests/macros_test.ucg

@@ -19,31 +19,39 @@ let noargresult = noargmacro();
 let simpleresult = simplemacro(1, 2, 3);
 let cplxresult = cplxmacro(1, "We", 3.0);
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    noargresult.field1 == "value";
+    ok = noargresult.field1 == "value",
-|;
+    desc = "noargresult.field1 == \"value\"",
-assert |
+};
-    simpleresult.field1 == 1;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = simpleresult.field1 == 1,
-assert |
+    desc = "simpleresult.field1 == 1",
-    simpleresult.field2 == 2;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = simpleresult.field2 == 2,
-    simpleresult.field3 == 3;
+    desc = "simpleresult.field2 == 2",
-|;
+};
+assert {
+    ok = simpleresult.field3 == 3,
+    desc = "simpleresult.field3 == 3",
+};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    cplxresult.field1 == 2;
+    ok = cplxresult.field1 == 2,
-|;
+    desc = "cplxresult.field1 == 2",
-assert |
+};
-    cplxresult.field2 == "We are here";
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = cplxresult.field2 == "We are here",
-assert |
+    desc = "cplxresult.field2 == \"We are here\"",
-    cplxresult.field3 == 2.0;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = cplxresult.field3 == 2.0,
-    cplxresult.boolfield == true;
+    desc = "cplxresult.field3 == 2.0",
-|;
+};
+assert {
+    ok = cplxresult.boolfield == true,
+    desc = "cplxresult.boolfield == true",
+};
 
 let macro_tpl_arg = macro(tpl) => {
     result = tpl.field,
@@ -53,6 +61,7 @@ let arg_tpl = {
     field = "value",
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    macro_tpl_arg(arg_tpl).result == arg_tpl.field;
+    ok = macro_tpl_arg(arg_tpl).result == arg_tpl.field,
-|;
+    desc = "macro_tpl_arg(arg_tpl).result == arg_tpl.field",
+};

integration_tests/modules_test.ucg

@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ let test_simple_mod = module {
 };
 
 let simple_mod_instance = test_simple_mod{};
-assert |
+assert {
-    simple_mod_instance.value == "value";
+    ok = simple_mod_instance.value == "value",
-|;
+    desc = "simple_mod_instance.value == \"value\"",
+};
 
 let simple_mod_with_args = test_simple_mod{arg = "othervalue"};
-assert |
+assert {
-    simple_mod_with_args.value == "othervalue";
+    ok = simple_mod_with_args.value == "othervalue",
-|;
+    desc = "simple_mod_with_args.value == \"othervalue\"",
+};
 
 let embedded_mod = module {
     deep_value = "None",
@@ -41,19 +43,23 @@ let embedded_mod = module {
 
 let embedded_default_params = embedded_mod{};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    embedded_default_params.embedded.value == "None";
+    ok = embedded_default_params.embedded.value == "None",
-|;
+    desc = "embedded_default_params.embedded.value == \"None\"",
+};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    embedded_default_params.env_name == "qa";
+    ok = embedded_default_params.env_name == "qa",
-|;
+    desc = "embedded_default_params.env_name == \"qa\"",
+};
 
 let embedded_with_params = embedded_mod{deep_value = "Some"};
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    embedded_with_params.embedded.value == "Some";
+    ok = embedded_with_params.embedded.value == "Some",
-|;
+    desc = "embedded_with_params.embedded.value == \"Some\"",
-assert |
+};
-    embedded_mod{dep_value="Some"}.embedded_def{}.value == "None";
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = embedded_mod{dep_value="Some"}.embedded_def{}.value == "None",
+    desc = "embedded_mod{dep_value=\"Some\"}.embedded_def{}.value == \"None\"",
+};

integration_tests/operator_precedence_test.ucg

@@ -1,42 +1,54 @@
-assert |
+assert {
-    2 * 2 + 1 == 5;
+    ok = 2 * 2 + 1 == 5,
-|;
+    desc = "2 * 2 + 1 == 5",
-assert |
+};
-    2 + 2 * 3 == 8;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = 2 + 2 * 3 == 8,
-assert |
+    desc = "2 + 2 * 3 == 8",
-    2 * (2 + 1) == 6;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = 2 * (2 + 1) == 6,
-    2 * 2 + 1 > 4;
+    desc = "2 * (2 + 1) == 6",
-|;
+};
-assert |
+assert {
-    2 * 2 + 1 < 6;
+    ok = 2 * 2 + 1 > 4,
-|;
+    desc = "2 * 2 + 1 > 4",
-assert |
+};
-    2 * 2 + 1 >= 5;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = 2 * 2 + 1 < 6,
-assert |
+    desc = "2 * 2 + 1 < 6",
-    2 * 2 + 1 <= 5;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = 2 * 2 + 1 >= 5,
-    2 / 2  == 1;
+    desc = "2 * 2 + 1 >= 5",
-|;
+};
-assert |
+assert {
-    2 - 1 == 1;
+    ok = 2 * 2 + 1 <= 5,
-|;
+    desc = "2 * 2 + 1 <= 5",
-assert |
+};
-    1 + 1 + 1 + 1 == 4;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = 2 / 2  == 1,
-assert |
+    desc = "2 / 2  == 1",
-    1 + 1 + 2 * 2 + 1 + 1 == 1 + 1 + (2 * 2) + 1 + 1;
+};
-|;
+assert {
+    ok = 2 - 1 == 1,
+    desc = "2 - 1 == 1",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 == 4,
+    desc = "1 + 1 + 1 + 1 == 4",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = 1 + 1 + 2 * 2 + 1 + 1 == 1 + 1 + (2 * 2) + 1 + 1,
+    desc = "1 + 1 + 2 * 2 + 1 + 1 == 1 + 1 + (2 * 2) + 1 + 1",
+};
 let tpl = {
     one = {
         two = 12,
     },
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    1 + tpl.one.two * 2 + 3 == 28;
+    ok = 1 + tpl.one.two * 2 + 3 == 28,
-|;
+    desc = "1 + tpl.one.two * 2 + 3 == 28",
+};

integration_tests/select_expressions_test.ucg

@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ let defaultgot = select badwant, "OOPS", {
     door2 = "you lose",
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    got == "grand prize";
+    ok = got == "grand prize",
-|;
+    desc = "got == \"grand prize\"",
-assert |
+};
-    defaultgot == "OOPS";
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = defaultgot == "OOPS",
+    desc = "defaultgot == \"OOPS\"",
+};
 
 // select inside a macro
 
@@ -29,21 +31,25 @@ let condmacro = macro(arg) => {
 
 let result = condmacro("opt1");
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    condmacro("opt1") == {output = "yay"};
+    ok = condmacro("opt1") == {output = "yay"},
-|;
+    desc = "condmacro(\"opt1\") == {output = \"yay\"}",
-assert |
+};
-    condmacro("opt2") == {output = "boo"};
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = condmacro("opt2") == {output = "boo"},
-assert |
+    desc = "condmacro(\"opt2\") == {output = \"boo\"}",
-    condmacro("invalid") == {output = NULL};
+};
-|;
+assert {
+    ok = condmacro("invalid") == {output = NULL},
+    desc = "condmacro(\"invalid\") == {output = NULL}",
+};
 
 let iflike = select true, "default", {
     true = "I was true",
     false = "I was false",
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    iflike == "I was true";
+    ok = iflike == "I was true",
-|;
+    desc = "iflike == \"I was true\"",
+};

integration_tests/selectors_test.ucg

@@ -10,44 +10,55 @@ let testmacro = macro(arg) => {
     output = arg,
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    list.0 == 1;
+    ok = list.0 == 1,
-|;
+    desc = "list.0 == 1",
-assert |
+};
-    list.1 == 2;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = list.1 == 2,
-assert |
+    desc = "list.1 == 2",
-    list.3 == 4;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = list.3 == 4,
-    tuple.field1 == 1;
+    desc = "list.3 == 4",
-|;
+};
-assert |
+assert {
-    tuple.field2 == 3;
+    ok = tuple.field1 == 1,
-|;
+    desc = "tuple.field1 == 1",
-assert |
+};
-    tuple.deeplist.0 == "foo";
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = tuple.field2 == 3,
-assert |
+    desc = "tuple.field2 == 3",
-    tuple.deeplist.1 == "bar";
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = tuple.deeplist.0 == "foo",
-    {foo = "bar"}.foo == "bar";
+    desc = "tuple.deeplist.0 == \"foo\"",
-|;
+};
-assert |
+assert {
-    ["one", "two", "three"].0 == "one";
+    ok = tuple.deeplist.1 == "bar",
-|;
+    desc = "tuple.deeplist.1 == \"bar\"",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = {foo = "bar"}.foo == "bar",
+    desc = "{foo = \"bar\"}.foo == \"bar\"",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = ["one", "two", "three"].0 == "one",
+    desc = "[\"one\", \"two\", \"three\"].0 == \"one\"",
+};
 
 let macro_for_test = macro() => {
     foo = "bar",
 };
-assert |
+assert {
-    macro_for_test().foo == "bar";
+    ok = macro_for_test().foo == "bar",
-|;
+    desc = "macro_for_test().foo == \"bar\"",
+};
 
 let mymodule = module { foo = "bar" } => {
     let foo = mod.foo;
 };
-assert |
+assert {
-    mymodule{}.foo == "bar";
+    ok = mymodule{}.foo == "bar",
-|;
+    desc = "mymodule{}.foo == \"bar\"",
+};

integration_tests/tuple_test.ucg

@@ -15,33 +15,42 @@ let nestedtpl = {
     maybe_val = NULL,
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    simpletpl.foo == "bar";
+    ok = simpletpl.foo == "bar",
-|;
+    desc = "simpletpl.foo == \"bar\"",
-assert |
+};
-    stringfieldtpl."field 1" == 1;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = stringfieldtpl."field 1" == 1,
-assert |
+    desc = "stringfieldtpl.\"field 1\" == 1",
-    nestedtpl.scalar == 1;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = nestedtpl.scalar == 1,
-    nestedtpl.maybe_val == NULL;
+    desc = "nestedtpl.scalar == 1",
-|;
+};
-assert |
+assert {
-    nestedtpl.inner.field == "value";
+    ok = nestedtpl.maybe_val == NULL,
-|;
+    desc = "nestedtpl.maybe_val == NULL",
-assert |
+};
-    nestedtpl.list.0 == 1;
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = nestedtpl.inner.field == "value",
-assert |
+    desc = "nestedtpl.inner.field == \"value\"",
-    nestedtpl.list.1 == 2;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = nestedtpl.list.0 == 1,
-    nestedtpl.list.2 == 3;
+    desc = "nestedtpl.list.0 == 1",
-|;
+};
-assert |
+assert {
-    nestedtpl.list.3 == 4;
+    ok = nestedtpl.list.1 == 2,
-|;
+    desc = "nestedtpl.list.1 == 2",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = nestedtpl.list.2 == 3,
+    desc = "nestedtpl.list.2 == 3",
+};
+assert {
+    ok = nestedtpl.list.3 == 4,
+    desc = "nestedtpl.list.3 == 4",
+};
 
 let nestedcopy = nestedtpl{
     inner = self.inner{
@@ -62,18 +71,22 @@ let deepnestedcopy = nestedcopy{
     },
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    nestedcopy.inner.field2 == 2;
+    ok = nestedcopy.inner.field2 == 2,
-|;
+    desc = "nestedcopy.inner.field2 == 2",
-assert |
+};
-    nestedcopy.inner.inner.field3 == "three";
+assert {
-|;
+    ok = nestedcopy.inner.inner.field3 == "three",
-assert |
+    desc = "nestedcopy.inner.inner.field3 == \"three\"",
-    deepnestedcopy.inner.inner.field4 == 4;
+};
-|;
+assert {
-assert |
+    ok = deepnestedcopy.inner.inner.field4 == 4,
-    deepnestedcopy.maybe_val == "some val";
+    desc = "deepnestedcopy.inner.inner.field4 == 4",
-|;
+};
+assert {
+    ok = deepnestedcopy.maybe_val == "some val",
+    desc = "deepnestedcopy.maybe_val == \"some val\"",
+};
 
 let base_maybe = {
     real = "A real value",
@@ -83,38 +96,43 @@ let copy_maybe = base_maybe{
     real = NULL,
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    copy_maybe.real == NULL;
+    ok = copy_maybe.real == NULL,
-|;
+    desc = "copy_maybe.real == NULL",
+};
 
 let quotedself_tpl = {
     "self" = "myself",
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    quotedself_tpl."self" == "myself";
+    ok = quotedself_tpl."self" == "myself",
-|;
+    desc = "quotedself_tpl.\"self\" == \"myself\"",
+};
 
 let quotedenv_tpl = {
     "env" = "myenv",
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    quotedenv_tpl."env" == "myenv";
+    ok = quotedenv_tpl."env" == "myenv",
-|;
+    desc = "quotedenv_tpl.\"env\" == \"myenv\"",
+};
 
 let unquotedenv_tpl = {
     env = "myenv",
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    unquotedenv_tpl."env" == "myenv";
+    ok = unquotedenv_tpl."env" == "myenv",
-|;
+    desc = "unquotedenv_tpl.\"env\" == \"myenv\"",
+};
 
 let unquotedself_tpl = {
     self = "myself",
 };
 
-assert |
+assert {
-    unquotedself_tpl."self" == "myself";
+    ok = unquotedself_tpl."self" == "myself",
-|;
+    desc = "unquotedself_tpl.\"self\" == \"myself\"",
+};

src/ast/mod.rs

@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ pub enum Statement {
     Import(ImportDef),
 
     // Assert statement
-    Assert(Token),
+    Assert(Expression),
 
     // Identify an Expression for output.
     Output(Token, Expression),

src/build/mod.rs

@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ impl<'a> FileBuilder<'a> {
     fn eval_stmt(&mut self, stmt: &Statement) -> Result<Rc<Val>, Box<dyn Error>> {
         let child_scope = self.scope.clone();
         match stmt {
-            &Statement::Assert(ref expr) => self.build_assert(&expr),
+            &Statement::Assert(ref expr) => self.build_assert(&expr, &child_scope),
             &Statement::Let(ref def) => self.eval_let(def),
             &Statement::Import(ref def) => self.eval_import(def),
             &Statement::Expression(ref expr) => self.eval_expr(expr, &child_scope),
@@ -1360,22 +1360,29 @@ impl<'a> FileBuilder<'a> {
         };
     }
 
-    fn build_assert(&mut self, tok: &Token) -> Result<Rc<Val>, Box<dyn Error>> {
+    fn record_assert_result(&mut self, msg: &str, is_success: bool) {
+        let msg = format!("{}\n", msg);
+        self.assert_collector.summary.push_str(&msg);
+        if !is_success {
+            self.assert_collector.failures.push_str(&msg);
+            self.assert_collector.success = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn build_assert(
+        &mut self,
+        expr: &Expression,
+        scope: &Scope,
+    ) -> Result<Rc<Val>, Box<dyn Error>> {
         if !self.validate_mode {
             // we are not in validate_mode then build_asserts are noops.
             return Ok(Rc::new(Val::Empty));
         }
-        let expr = &tok.fragment;
+        let ok = match self.eval_expr(expr, scope) {
-        let assert_input =
-            OffsetStrIter::new_with_offsets(expr, tok.pos.line - 1, tok.pos.column - 1);
-        let ok = match self.eval_input(assert_input) {
             Ok(v) => v,
             Err(e) => {
                 // failure!
-                let msg = format!(
+                let msg = format!("CompileError: {}\n", e);
-                    "NOT OK - '{}' at line: {} column: {}\n\tCompileError: {}\n",
-                    expr, tok.pos.line, tok.pos.column, e
-                );
                 self.assert_collector.summary.push_str(&msg);
                 self.assert_collector.failures.push_str(&msg);
                 self.assert_collector.success = false;
@@ -1383,34 +1390,69 @@ impl<'a> FileBuilder<'a> {
             }
         };
 
-        if let &Val::Boolean(b) = ok.as_ref() {
+        match ok.as_ref() {
-            // record the assertion result.
+            &Val::Tuple(ref fs) => {
-            if b {
+                let ok_field = match find_in_fieldlist("ok", fs) {
-                // success!
+                    Some(ref val) => match val.as_ref() {
+                        &Val::Boolean(b) => b,
+                        _ => {
                             let msg = format!(
-                    "OK - '{}' at line: {} column: {}\n",
+                                    "TYPE FAIL - Expected Boolean field ok in tuple {}, line: {} column: {}",
-                    expr, tok.pos.line, tok.pos.column
+                                    ok.as_ref(), expr.pos().line, expr.pos().column
                                 );
-                self.assert_collector.summary.push_str(&msg);
+                            self.record_assert_result(&msg, false);
-            } else {
+                            return Ok(Rc::new(Val::Empty));
-                // failure!
-                let msg = format!(
-                    "NOT OK - '{}' at line: {} column: {}\n",
-                    expr, tok.pos.line, tok.pos.column
-                );
-                self.assert_collector.summary.push_str(&msg);
-                self.assert_collector.failures.push_str(&msg);
-                self.assert_collector.success = false;
                         }
-        } else {
+                    },
+                    None => {
+                        let msg = format!(
+                            "TYPE FAIL - Expected Boolean field ok in tuple {}, line: {} column: {}",
+                            ok.as_ref(), expr.pos().line, expr.pos().column
+                        );
+                        self.record_assert_result(&msg, false);
+                        return Ok(Rc::new(Val::Empty));
+                    }
+                };
+                let desc = match find_in_fieldlist("desc", fs) {
+                    Some(ref val) => match val.as_ref() {
+                        Val::Str(ref s) => s.clone(),
+                        _ => {
+                            let msg = format!(
+                                    "TYPE FAIL - Expected Boolean field desc in tuple {} line: {} column: {}",
+                                    ok, expr.pos().line, expr.pos().column
+                                );
+                            self.record_assert_result(&msg, false);
+                            return Ok(Rc::new(Val::Empty));
+                        }
+                    },
+                    None => {
+                        let msg = format!(
+                            "TYPE FAIL - Expected Boolean field desc in tuple {} line: {} column: {}\n",
+                            ok, expr.pos().line, expr.pos().column
+                        );
+                        self.record_assert_result(&msg, false);
+                        return Ok(Rc::new(Val::Empty));
+                    }
+                };
+                self.record_assert_result(&desc, ok_field);
+            }
+            &Val::Empty
+            | &Val::Boolean(_)
+            | &Val::Env(_)
+            | &Val::Float(_)
+            | &Val::Int(_)
+            | &Val::Str(_)
+            | &Val::List(_)
+            | &Val::Macro(_)
+            | &Val::Module(_) => {
                 // record an assertion type-failure result.
                 let msg = format!(
-                "TYPE FAIL - '{}' Expected Boolean got {} at line: {} column: {}\n",
+                    "TYPE FAIL - Expected tuple with ok and desc fields got {} at line: {} column: {}\n",
-                expr, ok, tok.pos.line, tok.pos.column
+                    ok, expr.pos().line, expr.pos().column
                 );
-            self.assert_collector.failures.push_str(&msg);
+                self.record_assert_result(&msg, false);
-            self.assert_collector.success = false;
+                return Ok(Rc::new(Val::Empty));
-            self.assert_collector.summary.push_str(&msg);
+            }
         }
         Ok(ok)
     }

src/parse/mod.rs

@@ -736,9 +736,9 @@ make_fn!(
     assert_statement<SliceIter<Token>, Statement>,
     do_each!(
         _ => word!("assert"),
-            tok => must!(match_type!(PIPEQUOTE)),
+        expr => must!(expression),
         _ => must!(punct!(";")),
-            (Statement::Assert(tok.clone()))
+        (Statement::Assert(expr))
     )
 );
 

src/tokenizer/mod.rs

@@ -84,20 +84,6 @@ make_fn!(strtok<OffsetStrIter, Token>,
        )
 );
 
-make_fn!(pipequotetok<OffsetStrIter, Token>,
-       do_each!(
-           p    => input!(),
-           _    => text_token!("|"),
-           frag => until!(text_token!("|")),
-           _    => text_token!("|"),
-           (Token{
-               typ: TokenType::PIPEQUOTE,
-               pos: Position::from(&p),
-               fragment: frag.to_string(),
-           })
-       )
-);
-
 make_fn!(barewordtok<OffsetStrIter, Token>,
        do_each!(
            span => input!(),
@@ -378,7 +364,6 @@ fn token<'a>(input: OffsetStrIter<'a>) -> Result<OffsetStrIter<'a>, Token> {
     either!(
         input,
         strtok,
-        pipequotetok,
         emptytok, // This must come before the barewordtok
         digittok,
         commatok,
@@ -528,14 +513,6 @@ macro_rules! match_type {
         match_type!($i, STR => token_clone)
     };
 
-    ($i:expr,PIPEQUOTE => $h:expr) => {
-        match_type!($i, TokenType::PIPEQUOTE, "Not a Pipe Quoted String", $h)
-    };
-
-    ($i:expr,PIPEQUOTE) => {
-        match_type!($i, PIPEQUOTE => token_clone)
-    };
-
     ($i:expr,DIGIT => $h:expr) => {
         match_type!($i, TokenType::DIGIT, "Not a DIGIT", $h)
     };

src/tokenizer/test.rs

@@ -74,19 +74,6 @@ fn test_escape_quoted() {
     }
 }
 
-#[test]
-fn test_pipe_quoted() {
-    let result = pipequotetok(OffsetStrIter::new("|foo|"));
-    assert!(
-        result.is_complete(),
-        format!("result {:?} is not ok", result)
-    );
-    if let Result::Complete(_, tok) = result {
-        assert_eq!(tok.fragment, "foo".to_string());
-        assert_eq!(tok.typ, TokenType::PIPEQUOTE);
-    }
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn test_string_with_escaping() {
     let result = strtok(OffsetStrIter::new("\"foo \\\\ \\\"bar\""));

std/lists.ucg

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+let str_join = module{
+    sep=" ",
+    list=NULL,
+} => {
+    let joiner = macro(acc, item) => {
+        result = select (acc.out == ""), NULL, {
+            true = acc{
+                out="@@" % (acc.out,item),
+            },
+            false = acc{
+                out="@@@" % (acc.out, acc.sep, item),
+            },
+        },
+    };
+
+    let result = (reduce joiner.result {sep=mod.sep, out=""}, (mod.list)).out;
+};
+
+let len = module{
+    list = NULL,
+} => {
+    let counter = macro(acc, item) => {
+        result = acc + 1,
+    };
+
+    let result = reduce counter.result 0, (mod.list);
+};
+
+let enumerate = module{
+    start = 0,
+    step = 1,
+    list = NULL,
+} => {
+    let reducer = macro(acc, item) => {
+        result = acc{count = acc.count + acc.step, list=acc.list + [[acc.count, item]]},
+    };
+
+    let acc = {count=mod.start, list=[], step=mod.step};
+
+    let enumerated = reduce reducer.result acc, (mod.list);
+    let result = enumerated.list;
+};

std/testing.ucg

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+// A module with helper test assertions for ucg tests.
+// Each contained module will output a struct with 
+// ok and desc fields.
+//
+// ok will be a boolean.
+// desc will be a descriptive message.
+let asserts = module{
+        // allows you to specify a a prefix for messages.
+        ok_prefix = "OK - ",
+        // specify the prefix to add when the condition is not true.
+        not_prefix = "NOT ",
+        // A default description to use for messages.
+        default_description = "TODO description",
+    } => {
+    
+    // Test that a value is true.
+    let ok = module{
+        ok_prefix = mod.ok_prefix,
+        not_prefix = mod.not_prefix,
+        // test value expected to be true for success.
+        test=false,
+        // descriptive message to use in output.
+        desc=mod.default_description,
+    } => {
+        let ok = mod.test;
+
+        let desc = select ok, "NOT OK - ", {
+            true = "@@" % (mod.ok_prefix, mod.desc),
+            false = "@@@" % (mod.not_prefix, mod.ok_prefix, mod.desc),
+        };
+    };
+
+    // Test that a value is not true.
+    let not_ok = module{
+        ok_prefix = mod.ok_prefix,
+        not_prefix = mod.not_prefix,
+        // Test value expected to to be false for success.
+        test=true,
+        // descriptive message to use in output.
+        desc=mod.default_description,
+    } => {
+        let ok = mod.test != true;
+
+        let desc_prefix = select ok, "", {
+            true = "@@" % (mod.ok_prefix, mod.desc),
+            false = "@@@" % (mod.not_prefix, mod.ok_prefix, mod.desc),
+        };
+
+        let desc = select (mod.desc == ""), "", {
+            true = "@ not succcessful" % (desc_prefix),
+            false = "@" % (desc_prefix),
+        };
+    };
+
+    // Asserts that two values are equal. Does deep equal comparisons.
+    let equal = module{
+        ok_prefix = mod.ok_prefix,
+        not_prefix = mod.not_prefix,
+        // Left value for deep equal comparison.
+        left=NULL,
+        // right value for deep equal comparison.
+        right=NULL,
+    } => {
+        let ok = mod.left == mod.right;
+
+        let desc = select ok, "", {
+            true = "@@ == @" % (mod.ok_prefix, mod.left, mod.right),
+            false = "@@@ != @" % (mod.not_prefix, mod.ok_prefix, mod.left, mod.right),
+        };
+    };
+
+    // Asserts that two values are not equal. Does deep equal comparisons.
+    let not_equal = module{
+        ok_prefix = mod.ok_prefix,
+        not_prefix = mod.not_prefix,
+        // Left value for deep equal comparison.
+        left=NULL,
+        // right value for deep equal comparison.
+        right=NULL,
+    } => {
+        let ok = mod.left != mod.right;
+
+        let desc = select ok, "", {
+            true = "@@ != @" % (mod.ok_prefix, mod.left, mod.right),
+            false = "@@@ == @" % (mod.not_prefix, mod.ok_prefix, mod.left, mod.right),
+        };
+    };
+};

std/tests/lists_test.ucg

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import "../lists.ucg" as list;
+import "../testing.ucg" as t;
+
+let list_to_join = [1, 2, 3];
+
+let asserts = t.asserts{};
+
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=list.str_join{sep=",", list=list_to_join}.result,
+    right="1,2,3"
+};
+
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=list.len{list=[0, 1, 2, 3]}.result,
+    right=4,
+};
+
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=list.enumerate{list=["foo", "bar"]}.result,
+    right=[[0, "foo"], [1, "bar"]],
+};
+
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=list.enumerate{start=1, list=["foo", "bar"]}.result,
+    right=[[1, "foo"], [2, "bar"]],
+};
+
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=list.enumerate{
+        start=1,
+        step=2,
+        list=["foo", "bar"]
+    }.result,
+    right=[[1, "foo"], [3, "bar"]],
+};

std/tests/testing_test.ucg

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import "../testing.ucg" as t;
+
+let asserts = t.asserts{};
+
+let not_equal_result = asserts.not_equal{
+    left=1,
+    right=2,
+};
+assert not_equal_result;
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=not_equal_result.desc,
+    right="OK - 1 != 2",
+};
+
+let bad_not_equal_result = asserts.not_equal{
+    left=1,
+    right=1,
+};
+assert asserts.not_ok{test=bad_not_equal_result.ok};
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=bad_not_equal_result.desc,
+    right="NOT OK - 1 == 1",
+};
+
+
+let equal_result = asserts.equal{
+    left=1,
+    right=1,
+};
+assert equal_result;
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=equal_result.desc,
+    right="OK - 1 == 1",
+};
+
+let bad_equal_result = asserts.equal{
+    left=1,
+    right=2,
+};
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=bad_equal_result.desc,
+    right="NOT OK - 1 != 2",
+};
+
+let ok_result = asserts.ok{
+    test=true,
+};
+assert ok_result;
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=ok_result.desc,
+    right="OK - TODO description",
+};
+
+let bad_ok_result = t.asserts.ok{
+    test=false,
+};
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=bad_ok_result.desc,
+    right="NOT OK - TODO description",
+};
+
+let not_ok_result = asserts.not_ok{
+    test=false,
+};
+assert not_ok_result;
+assert asserts.equal{
+    left=not_ok_result.desc,
+    right="OK - TODO description",
+};