Exception Handling — Postfix catch / cleanup (Stage‑3) Summary - Nyash adopts a flatter, postfix-first exception style: - There is no `try` statement in the language spec. Use postfix `catch` and `cleanup` instead. - `catch` = handle exceptions from the immediately preceding expression/call. - `cleanup` = always-run finalization (formerly finally), regardless of success or failure. - This matches the language’s scope unification and keeps blocks shallow and readable. Spec Clarifications (Stage‑3) - Acceptance gates and profiles - Expression‑postfix: `NYASH_PARSER_STAGE3=1` enables `expr catch(...) {..} cleanup {..}` on calls/chains. - Block‑postfix: `NYASH_BLOCK_CATCH=1` or Stage‑3 enables `{ ... } catch(...) {..} cleanup {..}` (standalone block statement)。 - Method‑postfix: `NYASH_METHOD_CATCH=1` or Stage‑3 enables method body postfix on the most recent method. - Cardinality and order - Postfix (expr/block/method): at most one `catch` and at most one `cleanup` — in this order. A second `catch` after postfix is a parse error. Multiple `cleanup` are not allowed. - Legacy compatibility: some builds may still accept the historical `try { ... } catch ... cleanup ...` form, but it is not part of the language spec and will be disabled by default. Prefer postfix forms. - Binding and chaining - Postfix binds to the immediately preceding expression (the last call in a chain) or to the just‑parsed block/method body. It does not extend to the entire statement unless parentheses are used. - After constructing the postfix `TryCatch`, further method chaining on that expression is not accepted. - Semantics and control‑flow - `cleanup` (finally) always runs, regardless of success/failure of the try part. - `return` inside the try part is deferred until after `cleanup` executes. This is implemented by the MIR builder as a deferred return slot/jump to the `cleanup`/exit block. - `return` inside `cleanup` is disallowed by default; enable with `NYASH_CLEANUP_ALLOW_RETURN=1`. - `throw` inside `cleanup` is disallowed by default; enable with `NYASH_CLEANUP_ALLOW_THROW=1`. - `break/continue` inside `cleanup` are allowed (no special guard); use with care. Cleanup executes before the loop transfer takes effect. - Nested cleanup follows lexical unwinding order (inner cleanup runs before outer cleanup). - If no `catch` is present, thrown exceptions still trigger `cleanup`, then propagate outward. - Diagnostics - Method‑postfix: duplicate postfix after a method body is a parse error: "duplicate postfix catch/cleanup after method". - Block‑postfix: a standalone postfix without a preceding block is a parse error: "catch/cleanup must follow a try block or standalone block". - Expression‑postfix: only one `catch` is accepted at expression level; a second `catch` triggers a parse error. Status - Phase 1: normalization sugar(既存) - `NYASH_CATCH_NEW=1` でコア正規化パスが有効化。 - 後置フォームは内部 `TryCatch` AST に変換され、既存経路で降下。 - 実行時コストはゼロ(意味論不変)。 - Phase 2(実装済み・Stage‑3ゲート) - パーサが式レベルの後置 `catch/cleanup` を直接受理。 - ゲート: `NYASH_PARSER_STAGE3=1` - 糖衣正規化はそのまま併存(関数糖衣専用)。キーワード直受理と二重適用はしない設計。 Syntax (postfix) - Expression-level postfix handlers (Stage‑3): - `expr catch(Type e) { /* handle */ }` - `expr catch { /* handle (no variable) */ }` - `expr cleanup { /* always-run */ }` - Combine: `expr catch(Type e){...} cleanup{...}` - Method/function calls are just expressions, so postfix applies: - `call(arg1, arg2) catch(Error e) { log(e) }` - `obj.method(x) cleanup { obj.release() }` Precedence and chaining - Postfix `catch`/`cleanup` binds to the immediately preceding expression (call/chain result), not to the whole statement. - For long chains, we recommend parentheses to make intent explicit: - `(obj.m1().m2()) catch { ... }` - `f(a, b) catch { ... } cleanup { ... }` - Parser rule (Stage‑3): postfix attaches once at the end of a call/chain and stops further chaining on that expression. Diagram (conceptual) ``` // before (parse) obj.m1().m2() catch { H } cleanup { C } // precedence (binding) obj.m1().[ m2() ↖ binds to this call ] catch { H } cleanup { C } // normalization (conceptual AST) TryCatch { try: [ obj.m1().m2() ], catch: [ (type:Any, var:None) -> H ], finally: [ C ] } ``` Normalization (Phase 1) - With `NYASH_CATCH_NEW=1`, postfix sugar is transformed into legacy `TryCatch` AST: - `EXPR catch(T e){B}` → `TryCatch { try_body:[EXPR], catch:[(T,e,B)], finally:None }` - `EXPR cleanup {B}` → `TryCatch { try_body:[EXPR], catch:[], finally:Some(B) }` - Multiple `catch` are ordered top-to-bottom; first matching type handles the error. - Combined `catch ... cleanup ...` expands to a single `TryCatch` with both blocks. - Lowering uses the existing builder (`cf_try_catch`) which already supports cleanup semantics. Semantics - catch handles exceptions from the immediately preceding expression only. - cleanup is always executed regardless of success/failure (formerly finally). - Multiple catch blocks match by type in order; the first match is taken. - In loops, `break/continue` cooperate with cleanup: cleanup is run before leaving the scope. - Return deferral: A `return` in the try section defers until after cleanup. `return`/`throw` inside cleanup are disabled by default; see env toggles below. Environment toggles - `NYASH_PARSER_STAGE3=1`: Enable Stage‑3 syntax (postfix catch/cleanup for expressions; also gates others by default) - `NYASH_BLOCK_CATCH=1`: Allow block‑postfix (independent of Stage‑3 if needed) - `NYASH_METHOD_CATCH=1`: Allow method‑postfix (independent of Stage‑3 if needed) - `NYASH_CLEANUP_ALLOW_RETURN=1`: Permit `return` inside cleanup (default: off) - `NYASH_CLEANUP_ALLOW_THROW=1`: Permit `throw` inside cleanup (default: off) Migration notes - try is deprecated: prefer postfix `catch/cleanup`. - Member-level handlers (computed/once/birth_once/method) keep allowing postfix `catch/cleanup` (Stage‑3), unchanged. - Parser acceptance of postfix at expression level will land in Phase 2; until then use the gate for normalization. Examples ``` // Postfix catch on a call do_work() catch(Error e) { env.console.log("error: " + e) } // Always-run cleanup open_file(path) cleanup { env.console.log("closed") } // Combined connect(url) catch(NetworkError e) { env.console.warn(e) } cleanup { env.console.log("done") } // Stage‑3 parser gate quick smoke (direct acceptance) // NYASH_PARSER_STAGE3=1 ./target/release/nyash --backend vm \ // apps/tests/macro/exception/expr_postfix_direct.hako ```