nomsu/lib/os.nom

#!/usr/bin/env nomsu -V6.13.12.8
#
    This file defines some actions that interact with the operating system and filesystem.
    
test:
    assume (nomsu files for "core")

externally (files for $path) means:
    $files = (=lua "Files.list(\$path)")
    if $files:
        $files = (List $files)
    return $files

externally (nomsu files for $path) means:
    for $nomsupath in ($package.nomsupath, all matches of "[^;]+"):
        $files = (files for "\($nomsupath)/\$path")
        if $files:
            return $files

externally (sh> $cmd) means:
    lua> ("
        local result = io.popen(\$cmd)
        local contents = result:read("*a")
        result:close()
        return contents
    ")

test:
    read file "lib/os.nom"

externally (read file $filename) means (=lua "Files.read(\$filename)")
externally [
    write to file $filename $text, to file $filename write $text
    write $text to file $filename
] all mean:
    assume ($filename != "stdin") or barf "Cannot write to stdin"
    lua> ("
        local file = io.open(\$filename, 'w')
        file:write(\$text)
        file:close()
    ")

externally (source lines of $tree) means:
    $source = ($tree.source if ($tree is syntax tree) else $tree)
    $file = (read file $source.filename)
    return
        [
            :
                for $ in ($file, line number at $source.start) to
                    $file, line number at $source.stop
                ..: add ($file, line $)
        ], joined with "\n"

externally (spoof file $text) means ($Files.spoof $text)
externally (spoof file $filename = $text) means ($Files.spoof $filename $text)