Add a Byte datatype

6 files changed, 31 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/test/bytes.tm b/test/bytes.tm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4db94930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/bytes.tm
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+func main():
+    !! Test bytes:
+    >> 100[B]
+    = 100[B]
+
+    >> 0xFF[B]
+    = 255[B]
diff --git a/test/integers.tm b/test/integers.tm
index e15b9473..363fdfdd 100644
--- a/test/integers.tm
+++ b/test/integers.tm
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ func main():
 	>> 2 * 3 + 4
 	= 10
 
-	>> 1i8 + 2i16
-	= 3_i16
+	>> 1[8] + 2[16]
+	= 3[16]
 
 	>> 1 << 10
 	= 1024
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func main():
 	>> nums
 	= "1,2,3,4,5,"
 
-	>> x := 123i64
+	>> x := 123[64]
 	>> x:format(digits=5)
 	= "00123"
 	>> x:hex()
@@ -42,16 +42,16 @@ func main():
 
 	>> Int.random(1, 100)
 	>> Int64.min
-	= -9223372036854775808_i64
+	= -9223372036854775808[64]
 	>> Int64.max
-	= 9223372036854775807_i64
+	= 9223372036854775807[64]
 
 
-	>> 123_i32:hex()
+	>> 123[32]:hex()
 	= "0x7B"
-	>> 123_i16:hex()
+	>> 123[16]:hex()
 	= "0x7B"
-	>> 123_i8:hex()
+	>> 123[8]:hex()
 	= "0x7B"
 
 	>> Int(2.1)
diff --git a/test/lang.tm b/test/lang.tm
index a637b442..e19c1e2a 100644
--- a/test/lang.tm
+++ b/test/lang.tm
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func main():
 	>> $HTML"$(1 + 2)"
 	= $HTML"3"
 
-	>> $HTML"$(3_i8)"
+	>> $HTML"$(3[8])"
 	= $HTML"3"
 
 	>> html:paragraph()
diff --git a/test/optionals.tm b/test/optionals.tm
index 928587f7..6d7db835 100644
--- a/test/optionals.tm
+++ b/test/optionals.tm
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func maybe_int(should_i:Bool)->Int?:
 
 func maybe_int64(should_i:Bool)->Int64?:
     if should_i:
-        return 123_i64
+        return 123[64]
     else:
         return !Int64
 
@@ -110,12 +110,12 @@ func main():
         !! ...
         !! Int64s:
         >> yep := maybe_int64(yes)
-        = 123_i64?
+        = 123[64]?
         >> nope := maybe_int64(no)
         = !Int64
         >> if yep:
             >> yep
-            = 123_i64
+            = 123[64]
         else: fail("Falsey: $yep")
         >> if nope:
             fail("Truthy: $nope")
diff --git a/test/paths.tm b/test/paths.tm
index 8d5a92f2..996b6dde 100644
--- a/test/paths.tm
+++ b/test/paths.tm
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ func main():
     >> tmpfile:append("!")
     >> tmpfile:read()
     = "Hello world!"
+    >> tmpfile:read_bytes()
+    = [72[B], 101[B], 108[B], 108[B], 111[B], 32[B], 119[B], 111[B], 114[B], 108[B], 100[B], 33[B]]
     >> tmpdir:files():has(tmpfile)
     = yes
 
diff --git a/test/text.tm b/test/text.tm
index 5de66a60..f27eaf37 100644
--- a/test/text.tm
+++ b/test/text.tm
@@ -29,17 +29,19 @@ func main():
 	>> amelie:split()
 	= ["A", "m", "é", "l", "i", "e"] : [Text]
 	>> amelie:utf32_codepoints()
-	= [65_i32, 109_i32, 233_i32, 108_i32, 105_i32, 101_i32] : [Int32]
+	= [65[32], 109[32], 233[32], 108[32], 105[32], 101[32]] : [Int32]
 	>> amelie:utf8_bytes()
-	= [65_i8, 109_i8, -61_i8, -87_i8, 108_i8, 105_i8, 101_i8] : [Int8]
+	= [65[B], 109[B], 195[B], 169[B], 108[B], 105[B], 101[B]] : [Byte]
+	>> Text.from_bytes([65[B], 109[B], 195[B], 169[B], 108[B], 105[B], 101[B]])
+	= "Amélie"
 
 	>> amelie2 := "Am$(\U65\U301)lie"
 	>> amelie2:split()
 	= ["A", "m", "é", "l", "i", "e"] : [Text]
 	>> amelie2:utf32_codepoints()
-	= [65_i32, 109_i32, 233_i32, 108_i32, 105_i32, 101_i32] : [Int32]
+	= [65[32], 109[32], 233[32], 108[32], 105[32], 101[32]] : [Int32]
 	>> amelie2:utf8_bytes()
-	= [65_i8, 109_i8, -61_i8, -87_i8, 108_i8, 105_i8, 101_i8] : [Int8]
+	= [65[B], 109[B], 195[B], 169[B], 108[B], 105[B], 101[B]] : [Byte]
 
 	>> amelie:codepoint_names()
 	= ["LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A", "LATIN SMALL LETTER M", "LATIN SMALL LETTER E WITH ACUTE", "LATIN SMALL LETTER L", "LATIN SMALL LETTER I", "LATIN SMALL LETTER E"]
@@ -193,11 +195,11 @@ func main():
 	>> " one   two  three   ":find($/{id}/, start=5)
 	= 8
 
-	>> len := 0_i64
+	>> len := 0[64]
 	>> "   one  ":find($/{id}/, length=&len)
 	= 4
 	>> len
-	= 3_i64
+	= 3[64]
 
 	!! Test text slicing:
 	>> "abcdef":slice()
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ func main():
 	>> house:codepoint_names()
 	= ["CJK Unified Ideographs-5BB6"]
 	>> house:utf32_codepoints()
-	= [23478_i32]
+	= [23478[32]]
 
 	>> "🐧":codepoint_names()
 	= ["PENGUIN"]