porffor 0.2.0-aea77ff → 0.2.0-c1d7382

package/compiler/codeGen.js

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const todo = msg => {
 };
 
 const isFuncType = type => type === 'FunctionDeclaration' || type === 'FunctionExpression' || type === 'ArrowFunctionExpression';
-const generate = (scope, decl, global = false, name = undefined) => {
+const generate = (scope, decl, global = false, name = undefined, valueUnused = false) => {
   switch (decl.type) {
     case 'BinaryExpression':
       return generateBinaryExp(scope, decl, global, name);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const generate = (scope, decl, global = false, name = undefined) => {
       return generateExp(scope, decl);
 
     case 'CallExpression':
-      return generateCall(scope, decl, global, name);
+      return generateCall(scope, decl, global, name, valueUnused);
 
     case 'NewExpression':
       return generateNew(scope, decl, global, name);
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ const generate = (scope, decl, global = false, name = undefined) => {
 
     case 'TaggedTemplateExpression': {
       const funcs = {
-        asm: str => {
+        __Porffor_asm: str => {
           let out = [];
 
           for (const line of str.split('\n')) {
@@ -196,19 +196,19 @@ const generate = (scope, decl, global = false, name = undefined) => {
           return out;
         },
 
-        __internal_print_type: str => {
-          const type = getType(scope, str) - TYPES.number;
+        __Porffor_bs: str => [
+          ...makeString(scope, str, undefined, undefined, true),
 
-          return [
-            ...number(type),
-            [ Opcodes.call, importedFuncs.print ],
+          ...number(TYPES._bytestring, Valtype.i32),
+          setLastType(scope)
+        ],
+        __Porffor_s: str => [
+          ...makeString(scope, str, undefined, undefined, false),
 
-            // newline
-            ...number(10),
-            [ Opcodes.call, importedFuncs.printChar ]
-          ];
-        }
-      }
+          ...number(TYPES.string, Valtype.i32),
+          setLastType(scope)
+        ],
+      };
 
       const name = decl.tag.name;
       // hack for inline asm
@@ -274,25 +274,25 @@ const generateIdent = (scope, decl) => {
     const name = mapName(rawName);
     let local = scope.locals[rawName];
 
-    if (builtinVars[name]) {
+    if (Object.hasOwn(builtinVars, name)) {
       if (builtinVars[name].floatOnly && valtype[0] === 'i') throw new Error(`Cannot use ${unhackName(name)} with integer valtype`);
       return builtinVars[name];
     }
 
-    if (builtinFuncs[name] || internalConstrs[name]) {
+    if (Object.hasOwn(builtinFuncs, name) || Object.hasOwn(internalConstrs, name)) {
       // todo: return an actual something
       return number(1);
     }
 
-    if (local === undefined) {
+    if (local?.idx === undefined) {
       // no local var with name
-      if (importedFuncs.hasOwnProperty(name)) return number(importedFuncs[name]);
-      if (funcIndex[name] !== undefined) return number(funcIndex[name]);
+      if (Object.hasOwn(importedFuncs, name)) return number(importedFuncs[name]);
+      if (Object.hasOwn(funcIndex, name)) return number(funcIndex[name]);
 
-      if (globals[name] !== undefined) return [ [ Opcodes.global_get, globals[name].idx ] ];
+      if (Object.hasOwn(globals, name)) return [ [ Opcodes.global_get, globals[name].idx ] ];
     }
 
-    if (local === undefined && rawName.startsWith('__')) {
+    if (local?.idx === undefined && rawName.startsWith('__')) {
       // return undefined if unknown key in already known var
       let parent = rawName.slice(2).split('_').slice(0, -1).join('_');
       if (parent.includes('_')) parent = '__' + parent;
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ const generateIdent = (scope, decl) => {
       if (!parentLookup[1]) return number(UNDEFINED);
     }
 
-    if (local === undefined) return internalThrow(scope, 'ReferenceError', `${unhackName(name)} is not defined`, true);
+    if (local?.idx === undefined) return internalThrow(scope, 'ReferenceError', `${unhackName(name)} is not defined`, true);
 
     return [ [ Opcodes.local_get, local.idx ] ];
   };
@@ -685,6 +685,15 @@ const truthy = (scope, wasm, type, intIn = false, intOut = false) => {
         [ Opcodes.i32_eqz ], */
         ...(intOut ? [] : [ Opcodes.i32_from_u ])
       ],
+      [TYPES._bytestring]: [ // duplicate of string
+        [ Opcodes.local_get, tmp ],
+        ...(intIn ? [] : [ Opcodes.i32_to_u ]),
+
+        // get length
+        [ Opcodes.i32_load, Math.log2(ValtypeSize.i32) - 1, 0 ],
+
+        ...(intOut ? [] : [ Opcodes.i32_from_u ])
+      ],
       default: def
     }, intOut ? Valtype.i32 : valtypeBinary)
   ];
@@ -712,6 +721,17 @@ const falsy = (scope, wasm, type, intIn = false, intOut = false) => {
         [ Opcodes.i32_eqz ],
         ...(intOut ? [] : [ Opcodes.i32_from_u ])
       ],
+      [TYPES._bytestring]: [ // duplicate of string
+        [ Opcodes.local_get, tmp ],
+        ...(intIn ? [] : [ Opcodes.i32_to_u ]),
+
+        // get length
+        [ Opcodes.i32_load, Math.log2(ValtypeSize.i32) - 1, 0 ],
+
+        // if length == 0
+        [ Opcodes.i32_eqz ],
+        ...(intOut ? [] : [ Opcodes.i32_from_u ])
+      ],
       default: [
         // if value == 0
         [ Opcodes.local_get, tmp ],
@@ -905,7 +925,7 @@ const performOp = (scope, op, left, right, leftType, rightType, _global = false,
       [ Opcodes.i32_or ],
       [ Opcodes.if, Blocktype.void ],
       ...number(0, Valtype.i32),
-      [ Opcodes.br, 1 ],
+      [ Opcodes.br, 2 ],
       [ Opcodes.end ],
 
       ...compareStrings(scope, [ [ Opcodes.local_get, tmpLeft ] ], [ [ Opcodes.local_get, tmpRight ] ]),
@@ -961,7 +981,7 @@ const asmFunc = (name, { wasm, params, locals: localTypes, globals: globalTypes
       localInd: allLocals.length,
     };
 
-    wasm = wasm(scope, { TYPES, typeSwitch, makeArray });
+    wasm = wasm(scope, { TYPES, TYPE_NAMES, typeSwitch, makeArray, makeString });
   }
 
   let baseGlobalIdx, i = 0;
@@ -1044,7 +1064,8 @@ const TYPES = {
 
   // these are not "typeof" types but tracked internally
   _array: 0x10,
-  _regexp: 0x11
+  _regexp: 0x11,
+  _bytestring: 0x12
 };
 
 const TYPE_NAMES = {
@@ -1058,7 +1079,8 @@ const TYPE_NAMES = {
   [TYPES.bigint]: 'BigInt',
 
   [TYPES._array]: 'Array',
-  [TYPES._regexp]: 'RegExp'
+  [TYPES._regexp]: 'RegExp',
+  [TYPES._bytestring]: 'ByteString'
 };
 
 const getType = (scope, _name) => {
@@ -1111,6 +1133,8 @@ const getNodeType = (scope, node) => {
     if (node.type === 'Literal') {
       if (node.regex) return TYPES._regexp;
 
+      if (typeof node.value === 'string' && byteStringable(node.value)) return TYPES._bytestring;
+
       return TYPES[typeof node.value];
     }
 
@@ -1124,6 +1148,15 @@ const getNodeType = (scope, node) => {
 
     if (node.type === 'CallExpression' || node.type === 'NewExpression') {
       const name = node.callee.name;
+      if (!name) {
+        // iife
+        if (scope.locals['#last_type']) return [ getLastType(scope) ];
+
+        // presume
+        // todo: warn here?
+        return TYPES.number;
+      }
+
       const func = funcs.find(x => x.name === name);
 
       if (func) {
@@ -1142,7 +1175,7 @@ const getNodeType = (scope, node) => {
         const spl = name.slice(2).split('_');
 
         const func = spl[spl.length - 1];
-        const protoFuncs = Object.values(prototypeFuncs).filter(x => x[func] != null);
+        const protoFuncs = Object.keys(prototypeFuncs).filter(x => x != TYPES._bytestring && prototypeFuncs[x][func] != null);
         if (protoFuncs.length === 1) return protoFuncs[0].returnType ?? TYPES.number;
       }
 
@@ -1218,7 +1251,7 @@ const getNodeType = (scope, node) => {
       if (node.operator === '!') return TYPES.boolean;
       if (node.operator === 'void') return TYPES.undefined;
       if (node.operator === 'delete') return TYPES.boolean;
-      if (node.operator === 'typeof') return TYPES.string;
+      if (node.operator === 'typeof') return process.argv.includes('-bytestring') ? TYPES._bytestring : TYPES.string;
 
       return TYPES.number;
     }
@@ -1227,7 +1260,13 @@ const getNodeType = (scope, node) => {
       // hack: if something.length, number type
       if (node.property.name === 'length') return TYPES.number;
 
-      // we cannot guess
+      // ts hack
+      if (scope.locals[node.object.name]?.metadata?.type === TYPES.string) return TYPES.string;
+      if (scope.locals[node.object.name]?.metadata?.type === TYPES._array) return TYPES.number;
+
+      if (scope.locals['#last_type']) return [ getLastType(scope) ];
+
+      // presume
       return TYPES.number;
     }
 
@@ -1244,28 +1283,11 @@ const getNodeType = (scope, node) => {
   return ret;
 };
 
-const toString = (scope, wasm, type) => {
-  const tmp = localTmp(scope, '#tostring_tmp');
-  return [
-    ...wasm,
-    [ Opcodes.local_set, tmp ],
-
-    ...typeSwitch(scope, type, {
-      [TYPES.string]: [
-        [ Opcodes.local_get, tmp ]
-      ],
-      [TYPES.undefined]: [
-        // [ Opcodes.]
-      ]
-    })
-  ]
-};
-
 const generateLiteral = (scope, decl, global, name) => {
   if (decl.value === null) return number(NULL);
 
+  // hack: just return 1 for regex literals
   if (decl.regex) {
-    scope.regex[name] = decl.regex;
     return number(1);
   }
 
@@ -1278,16 +1300,7 @@ const generateLiteral = (scope, decl, global, name) => {
       return number(decl.value ? 1 : 0);
 
     case 'string':
-      const str = decl.value;
-      const rawElements = new Array(str.length);
-      let j = 0;
-      for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
-        rawElements[i] = str.charCodeAt(i);
-      }
-
-      return makeArray(scope, {
-        rawElements
-      }, global, name, false, 'i16')[0];
+      return makeString(scope, decl.value, global, name);
 
     default:
       return todo(`cannot generate literal of type ${typeof decl.value}`);
@@ -1308,9 +1321,9 @@ const countLeftover = wasm => {
 
     if (depth === 0)
       if ([Opcodes.throw,Opcodes.drop, Opcodes.local_set, Opcodes.global_set].includes(inst[0])) count--;
-        else if ([null, Opcodes.i32_eqz, Opcodes.i64_eqz, Opcodes.f64_ceil, Opcodes.f64_floor, Opcodes.f64_trunc, Opcodes.f64_nearest, Opcodes.f64_sqrt, Opcodes.local_tee, Opcodes.i32_wrap_i64, Opcodes.i64_extend_i32_s, Opcodes.i64_extend_i32_u, Opcodes.f32_demote_f64, Opcodes.f64_promote_f32, Opcodes.f64_convert_i32_s, Opcodes.f64_convert_i32_u, Opcodes.i32_clz, Opcodes.i32_ctz, Opcodes.i32_popcnt, Opcodes.f64_neg, Opcodes.end, Opcodes.i32_trunc_sat_f64_s[0], Opcodes.i32x4_extract_lane, Opcodes.i16x8_extract_lane, Opcodes.i32_load, Opcodes.i64_load, Opcodes.f64_load, Opcodes.v128_load, Opcodes.i32_load16_u, Opcodes.i32_load16_s, Opcodes.memory_grow].includes(inst[0]) && (inst[0] !== 0xfc || inst[1] < 0x0a)) {}
+        else if ([null, Opcodes.i32_eqz, Opcodes.i64_eqz, Opcodes.f64_ceil, Opcodes.f64_floor, Opcodes.f64_trunc, Opcodes.f64_nearest, Opcodes.f64_sqrt, Opcodes.local_tee, Opcodes.i32_wrap_i64, Opcodes.i64_extend_i32_s, Opcodes.i64_extend_i32_u, Opcodes.f32_demote_f64, Opcodes.f64_promote_f32, Opcodes.f64_convert_i32_s, Opcodes.f64_convert_i32_u, Opcodes.i32_clz, Opcodes.i32_ctz, Opcodes.i32_popcnt, Opcodes.f64_neg, Opcodes.end, Opcodes.i32_trunc_sat_f64_s[0], Opcodes.i32x4_extract_lane, Opcodes.i16x8_extract_lane, Opcodes.i32_load, Opcodes.i64_load, Opcodes.f64_load, Opcodes.v128_load, Opcodes.i32_load16_u, Opcodes.i32_load16_s, Opcodes.i32_load8_u, Opcodes.i32_load8_s, Opcodes.memory_grow].includes(inst[0]) && (inst[0] !== 0xfc || inst[1] < 0x0a)) {}
         else if ([Opcodes.local_get, Opcodes.global_get, Opcodes.f64_const, Opcodes.i32_const, Opcodes.i64_const, Opcodes.v128_const].includes(inst[0])) count++;
-        else if ([Opcodes.i32_store, Opcodes.i64_store, Opcodes.f64_store, Opcodes.i32_store16].includes(inst[0])) count -= 2;
+        else if ([Opcodes.i32_store, Opcodes.i64_store, Opcodes.f64_store, Opcodes.i32_store16, Opcodes.i32_store8].includes(inst[0])) count -= 2;
         else if (Opcodes.memory_copy[0] === inst[0] && Opcodes.memory_copy[1] === inst[1]) count -= 3;
         else if (inst[0] === Opcodes.return) count = 0;
         else if (inst[0] === Opcodes.call) {
@@ -1336,7 +1349,7 @@ const disposeLeftover = wasm => {
 const generateExp = (scope, decl) => {
   const expression = decl.expression;
 
-  const out = generate(scope, expression);
+  const out = generate(scope, expression, undefined, undefined, true);
   disposeLeftover(out);
 
   return out;
@@ -1394,7 +1407,7 @@ const RTArrayUtil = {
   ]
 };
 
-const generateCall = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
+const generateCall = (scope, decl, _global, _name, unusedValue = false) => {
   /* const callee = decl.callee;
   const args = decl.arguments;
 
@@ -1460,8 +1473,8 @@ const generateCall = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
   // literal.func()
   if (!name && decl.callee.type === 'MemberExpression') {
     // megahack for /regex/.func()
-    if (decl.callee.object.regex) {
-      const funcName = decl.callee.property.name;
+    const funcName = decl.callee.property.name;
+    if (decl.callee.object.regex && Object.hasOwn(Rhemyn, funcName)) {
       const func = Rhemyn[funcName](decl.callee.object.regex.pattern, currentFuncIndex++);
 
       funcIndex[func.name] = func.index;
@@ -1503,8 +1516,7 @@ const generateCall = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
 
   if (protoName) {
     const protoCands = Object.keys(prototypeFuncs).reduce((acc, x) => {
-      const f = prototypeFuncs[x][protoName];
-      if (f) acc[x] = f;
+      if (Object.hasOwn(prototypeFuncs[x], protoName)) acc[x] = prototypeFuncs[x][protoName];
       return acc;
     }, {});
 
@@ -1513,10 +1525,18 @@ const generateCall = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
       // use local for cached i32 length as commonly used
       const lengthLocal = localTmp(scope, '__proto_length_cache', Valtype.i32);
       const pointerLocal = localTmp(scope, '__proto_pointer_cache', Valtype.i32);
-      const getPointer = [ [ Opcodes.local_get, pointerLocal ] ];
 
       // TODO: long-term, prototypes should be their individual separate funcs
 
+      const rawPointer = [
+        ...generate(scope, target),
+        Opcodes.i32_to_u
+      ];
+
+      const usePointerCache = !Object.values(protoCands).every(x => x.noPointerCache === true);
+      const getPointer = usePointerCache ? [ [ Opcodes.local_get, pointerLocal ] ] : rawPointer;
+
+      let allOptUnused = true;
       let lengthI32CacheUsed = false;
       const protoBC = {};
       for (const x in protoCands) {
@@ -1536,6 +1556,7 @@ const generateCall = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
         const protoLocal = protoFunc.local ? localTmp(scope, `__${protoName}_tmp`, protoFunc.local) : -1;
         const protoLocal2 = protoFunc.local2 ? localTmp(scope, `__${protoName}_tmp2`, protoFunc.local2) : -1;
 
+        let optUnused = false;
         const protoOut = protoFunc(getPointer, {
           getCachedI32: () => {
             lengthI32CacheUsed = true;
@@ -1550,10 +1571,15 @@ const generateCall = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
           return makeArray(scope, {
             rawElements: new Array(length)
           }, _global, _name, true, itemType);
+        }, () => {
+          optUnused = true;
+          return unusedValue;
         });
 
+        if (!optUnused) allOptUnused = false;
+
         protoBC[x] = [
-          [ Opcodes.block, valtypeBinary ],
+          [ Opcodes.block, unusedValue && optUnused ? Blocktype.void : valtypeBinary ],
           ...protoOut,
 
           ...number(protoFunc.returnType ?? TYPES.number, Valtype.i32),
@@ -1562,11 +1588,13 @@ const generateCall = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
         ];
       }
 
-      return [
-        ...generate(scope, target),
+      // todo: if some cands use optUnused and some don't, we will probably crash
 
-        Opcodes.i32_to_u,
-        [ Opcodes.local_set, pointerLocal ],
+      return [
+        ...(usePointerCache ? [
+          ...rawPointer,
+          [ Opcodes.local_set, pointerLocal ],
+        ] : []),
 
         ...(!lengthI32CacheUsed ? [] : [
           ...RTArrayUtil.getLengthI32(getPointer),
@@ -1578,7 +1606,7 @@ const generateCall = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
 
           // TODO: error better
           default: internalThrow(scope, 'TypeError', `'${protoName}' proto func tried to be called on a type without an impl`)
-        }, valtypeBinary),
+        }, allOptUnused && unusedValue ? Blocktype.void : valtypeBinary),
       ];
     }
   }
@@ -1786,6 +1814,8 @@ const brTable = (input, bc, returns) => {
 };
 
 const typeSwitch = (scope, type, bc, returns = valtypeBinary) => {
+  if (!process.argv.includes('-bytestring')) delete bc[TYPES._bytestring];
+
   const known = knownType(scope, type);
   if (known != null) {
     return bc[known] ?? bc.default;
@@ -1884,6 +1914,8 @@ const extractTypeAnnotation = decl => {
   const typeName = type;
   type = typeAnnoToPorfType(type);
 
+  if (type === TYPES._bytestring && !process.argv.includes('-bytestring')) type = TYPES.string;
+
   // if (decl.name) console.log(decl.name, { type, elementType });
 
   return { type, typeName, elementType };
@@ -1900,6 +1932,8 @@ const generateVar = (scope, decl) => {
   for (const x of decl.declarations) {
     const name = mapName(x.id.name);
 
+    if (!name) return todo('destructuring is not supported yet');
+
     if (x.init && isFuncType(x.init.type)) {
       // hack for let a = function () { ... }
       x.init.id = { name };
@@ -2038,6 +2072,8 @@ const generateAssign = (scope, decl) => {
     ];
   }
 
+  if (!name) return todo('destructuring is not supported yet');
+
   const [ local, isGlobal ] = lookupName(scope, name);
 
   if (local === undefined) {
@@ -2176,6 +2212,8 @@ const generateUnary = (scope, decl) => {
         [TYPES.undefined]: makeString(scope, 'undefined', false, '#typeof_result'),
         [TYPES.function]: makeString(scope, 'function', false, '#typeof_result'),
 
+        [TYPES._bytestring]: makeString(scope, 'string', false, '#typeof_result'),
+
         // object and internal types
         default: makeString(scope, 'object', false, '#typeof_result'),
       });
@@ -2281,8 +2319,10 @@ const generateFor = (scope, decl) => {
   out.push([ Opcodes.loop, Blocktype.void ]);
   depth.push('for');
 
-  out.push(...generate(scope, decl.test));
-  out.push(Opcodes.i32_to, [ Opcodes.if, Blocktype.void ]);
+  if (decl.test) out.push(...generate(scope, decl.test), Opcodes.i32_to);
+    else out.push(...number(1, Valtype.i32));
+
+  out.push([ Opcodes.if, Blocktype.void ]);
   depth.push('if');
 
   out.push([ Opcodes.block, Blocktype.void ]);
@@ -2290,8 +2330,7 @@ const generateFor = (scope, decl) => {
   out.push(...generate(scope, decl.body));
   out.push([ Opcodes.end ]);
 
-  out.push(...generate(scope, decl.update));
-  depth.pop();
+  if (decl.update) out.push(...generate(scope, decl.update));
 
   out.push([ Opcodes.br, 1 ]);
   out.push([ Opcodes.end ], [ Opcodes.end ]);
@@ -2348,7 +2387,13 @@ const generateForOf = (scope, decl) => {
   // setup local for left
   generate(scope, decl.left);
 
-  const leftName = decl.left.declarations[0].id.name;
+  let leftName = decl.left.declarations?.[0]?.id?.name;
+  if (!leftName && decl.left.name) {
+    leftName = decl.left.name;
+
+    generateVar(scope, { kind: 'var', _bare: true, declarations: [ { id: { name: leftName } } ] })
+  }
+
   const [ local, isGlobal ] = lookupName(scope, leftName);
 
   depth.push('block');
@@ -2357,13 +2402,14 @@ const generateForOf = (scope, decl) => {
   // // todo: we should only do this for strings but we don't know at compile-time :(
   // hack: this is naughty and will break things!
   let newOut = number(0, Valtype.f64), newPointer = -1;
-  if (pages.hasString) {
+  if (pages.hasAnyString) {
     0, [ newOut, newPointer ] = makeArray(scope, {
       rawElements: new Array(1)
     }, isGlobal, leftName, true, 'i16');
   }
 
   // set type for local
+  // todo: optimize away counter and use end pointer
   out.push(...typeSwitch(scope, getNodeType(scope, decl.right), {
     [TYPES._array]: [
       ...setType(scope, leftName, TYPES.number),
@@ -2488,7 +2534,7 @@ const generateThrow = (scope, decl) => {
   // hack: throw new X("...") -> throw "..."
   if (!message && (decl.argument.type === 'NewExpression' || decl.argument.type === 'CallExpression')) {
     constructor = decl.argument.callee.name;
-    message = decl.argument.arguments[0].value;
+    message = decl.argument.arguments[0]?.value ?? '';
   }
 
   if (tags.length === 0) tags.push({
@@ -2549,6 +2595,8 @@ const allocPage = (reason, type) => {
 
   if (reason.startsWith('array:')) pages.hasArray = true;
   if (reason.startsWith('string:')) pages.hasString = true;
+  if (reason.startsWith('bytestring:')) pages.hasByteString = true;
+  if (reason.includes('string:')) pages.hasAnyString = true;
 
   const ind = pages.size;
   pages.set(reason, { ind, type });
@@ -2582,25 +2630,34 @@ const StoreOps = {
   f64: Opcodes.f64_store,
 
   // expects i32 input!
-  i16: Opcodes.i32_store16
+  i8: Opcodes.i32_store8,
+  i16: Opcodes.i32_store16,
 };
 
 let data = [];
 
-const compileBytes = (val, itemType, signed = true) => {
+const compileBytes = (val, itemType) => {
   // todo: this is a mess and needs confirming / ????
   switch (itemType) {
     case 'i8': return [ val % 256 ];
-    case 'i16': return [ val % 256, Math.floor(val / 256) ];
-
-    case 'i32':
-    case 'i64':
-      return enforceFourBytes(signedLEB128(val));
+    case 'i16': return [ val % 256, (val / 256 | 0) % 256 ];
+    case 'i16': return [ val % 256, (val / 256 | 0) % 256 ];
+    case 'i32': return [...new Uint8Array(new Int32Array([ val ]).buffer)];
+    // todo: i64
 
     case 'f64': return ieee754_binary64(val);
   }
 };
 
+const getAllocType = itemType => {
+  switch (itemType) {
+    case 'i8': return 'bytestring';
+    case 'i16': return 'string';
+
+    default: return 'array';
+  }
+};
+
 const makeArray = (scope, decl, global = false, name = '$undeclared', initEmpty = false, itemType = valtype) => {
   const out = [];
 
@@ -2610,7 +2667,7 @@ const makeArray = (scope, decl, global = false, name = '$undeclared', initEmpty
 
     // todo: can we just have 1 undeclared array? probably not? but this is not really memory efficient
     const uniqueName = name === '$undeclared' ? name + Math.random().toString().slice(2) : name;
-    arrays.set(name, allocPage(`${itemType === 'i16' ? 'string' : 'array'}: ${uniqueName}`, itemType) * pageSize);
+    arrays.set(name, allocPage(`${getAllocType(itemType)}: ${uniqueName}`, itemType) * pageSize);
   }
 
   const pointer = arrays.get(name);
@@ -2656,7 +2713,7 @@ const makeArray = (scope, decl, global = false, name = '$undeclared', initEmpty
     out.push(
       ...number(0, Valtype.i32),
       ...(useRawElements ? number(elements[i], Valtype[valtype]) : generate(scope, elements[i])),
-      [ storeOp, Math.log2(ValtypeSize[itemType]) - 1, ...unsignedLEB128(pointer + ValtypeSize.i32 + i * ValtypeSize[itemType]) ]
+      [ storeOp, (Math.log2(ValtypeSize[itemType]) || 1) - 1, ...unsignedLEB128(pointer + ValtypeSize.i32 + i * ValtypeSize[itemType]) ]
     );
   }
 
@@ -2666,15 +2723,31 @@ const makeArray = (scope, decl, global = false, name = '$undeclared', initEmpty
   return [ out, pointer ];
 };
 
-const makeString = (scope, str, global = false, name = '$undeclared') => {
+const byteStringable = str => {
+  if (!process.argv.includes('-bytestring')) return false;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
+    if (str.charCodeAt(i) > 0xFF) return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+};
+
+const makeString = (scope, str, global = false, name = '$undeclared', forceBytestring = undefined) => {
   const rawElements = new Array(str.length);
+  let byteStringable = process.argv.includes('-bytestring');
   for (let i = 0; i < str.length; i++) {
-    rawElements[i] = str.charCodeAt(i);
+    const c = str.charCodeAt(i);
+    rawElements[i] = c;
+
+    if (byteStringable && c > 0xFF) byteStringable = false;
   }
 
+  if (byteStringable && forceBytestring === false) byteStringable = false;
+
   return makeArray(scope, {
     rawElements
-  }, global, name, false, 'i16')[0];
+  }, global, name, false, byteStringable ? 'i8' : 'i16')[0];
 };
 
 let arrays = new Map();
@@ -2702,10 +2775,13 @@ export const generateMember = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
     ];
   }
 
+  const object = generate(scope, decl.object);
+  const property = generate(scope, decl.property);
+
   // // todo: we should only do this for strings but we don't know at compile-time :(
   // hack: this is naughty and will break things!
   let newOut = number(0, valtypeBinary), newPointer = -1;
-  if (pages.hasString) {
+  if (pages.hasAnyString) {
     0, [ newOut, newPointer ] = makeArray(scope, {
       rawElements: new Array(1)
     }, _global, _name, true, 'i16');
@@ -2714,7 +2790,7 @@ export const generateMember = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
   return typeSwitch(scope, getNodeType(scope, decl.object), {
     [TYPES._array]: [
       // get index as valtype
-      ...generate(scope, decl.property),
+      ...property,
 
       // convert to i32 and turn into byte offset by * valtypeSize (4 for i32, 8 for i64/f64)
       Opcodes.i32_to_u,
@@ -2722,7 +2798,7 @@ export const generateMember = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
       [ Opcodes.i32_mul ],
 
       ...(aotPointer ? [] : [
-        ...generate(scope, decl.object),
+        ...object,
         Opcodes.i32_to_u,
         [ Opcodes.i32_add ]
       ]),
@@ -2741,14 +2817,14 @@ export const generateMember = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
 
       ...number(0, Valtype.i32), // base 0 for store later
 
-      ...generate(scope, decl.property),
-
+      ...property,
       Opcodes.i32_to_u,
+
       ...number(ValtypeSize.i16, Valtype.i32),
       [ Opcodes.i32_mul ],
 
       ...(aotPointer ? [] : [
-        ...generate(scope, decl.object),
+        ...object,
         Opcodes.i32_to_u,
         [ Opcodes.i32_add ]
       ]),
@@ -2765,8 +2841,36 @@ export const generateMember = (scope, decl, _global, _name) => {
       ...number(TYPES.string, Valtype.i32),
       setLastType(scope)
     ],
+    [TYPES._bytestring]: [
+      // setup new/out array
+      ...newOut,
+      [ Opcodes.drop ],
+
+      ...number(0, Valtype.i32), // base 0 for store later
+
+      ...property,
+      Opcodes.i32_to_u,
+
+      ...(aotPointer ? [] : [
+        ...object,
+        Opcodes.i32_to_u,
+        [ Opcodes.i32_add ]
+      ]),
+
+      // load current string ind {arg}
+      [ Opcodes.i32_load8_u, Math.log2(ValtypeSize.i16) - 1, ...unsignedLEB128((aotPointer ? pointer : 0) + ValtypeSize.i32) ],
 
-    default: [ [ Opcodes.unreachable ] ]
+      // store to new string ind 0
+      [ Opcodes.i32_store8, Math.log2(ValtypeSize.i16) - 1, ...unsignedLEB128(newPointer + ValtypeSize.i32) ],
+
+      // return new string (page)
+      ...number(newPointer),
+
+      ...number(TYPES._bytestring, Valtype.i32),
+      setLastType(scope)
+    ],
+
+    default: internalThrow(scope, 'TypeError', 'Member expression is not supported for non-string non-array yet')
   });
 };
 
@@ -2783,11 +2887,14 @@ const objectHack = node => {
     // if object is not identifier or another member exp, give up
     if (node.object.type !== 'Identifier' && node.object.type !== 'MemberExpression') return node;
 
-    if (!objectName) objectName = objectHack(node.object).name.slice(2);
+    if (!objectName) objectName = objectHack(node.object)?.name?.slice?.(2);
 
     // if .length, give up (hack within a hack!)
     if (node.property.name === 'length') return node;
 
+    // no object name, give up
+    if (!objectName) return node;
+
     const name = '__' + objectName + '_' + node.property.name;
     if (codeLog) log('codegen', `object hack! ${node.object.name}.${node.property.name} -> ${name}`);
 
@@ -2846,10 +2953,8 @@ const generateFunc = (scope, decl) => {
   const func = {
     name,
     params: Object.values(innerScope.locals).slice(0, params.length * 2).map(x => x.type),
-    returns: innerScope.returns,
-    locals: innerScope.locals,
-    throws: innerScope.throws,
-    index: currentFuncIndex++
+    index: currentFuncIndex++,
+    ...innerScope
   };
   funcIndex[name] = func.index;
 
@@ -2887,6 +2992,16 @@ const generateCode = (scope, decl) => {
 };
 
 const internalConstrs = {
+  Boolean: {
+    generate: (scope, decl) => {
+      if (decl.arguments.length === 0) return number(0);
+
+      // should generate/run all args
+      return truthy(scope, generate(scope, decl.arguments[0]), getNodeType(scope, decl.arguments[0]), false, false);
+    },
+    type: TYPES.boolean
+  },
+
   Array: {
     generate: (scope, decl, global, name) => {
       // new Array(i0, i1, ...)