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Phase 20.39: String Scanner Fix - Single Quote & Complete Escape Sequences

Date: 2025-11-04 Status: ✅ IMPLEMENTED Task: Fix Hako string scanner to support single-quoted strings and complete escape sequences

🎯 Goal

Fix the Hako string scanner (parser_string_scan_box.hako) to:

  1. Support single-quoted strings ('...') in Stage-3 mode
  2. Properly handle all escape sequences including \r (CR), \/, \b, \f, and \'
  3. Handle embedded JSON from jq -Rs . without parse errors

📋 Implementation Summary

Changes Made

1. Added scan_with_quote Method (parser_string_scan_box.hako)

File: /home/tomoaki/git/hakorune-selfhost/lang/src/compiler/parser/scan/parser_string_scan_box.hako

New Method: scan_with_quote(src, i, quote)

  • Abstract scanner that accepts quote character as parameter (" or ')
  • Supports all required escape sequences:
    • \\ → \ (backslash)
    • \" → " (double-quote)
    • \' → ' (single-quote) ✨ NEW
    • \/ → / (forward slash) ✨ NEW
    • \b → empty string (backspace, MVP approximation) ✨ NEW
    • \f → empty string (form feed, MVP approximation) ✨ NEW
    • \n → newline (LF, 0x0A)
    • \r → CR (0x0D) ✅ FIXED (was incorrectly \n)
    • \t → tab (0x09)
    • \uXXXX → concatenated as-is (6 characters, MVP)

Backward Compatibility:

  • Existing scan(src, i) method now wraps scan_with_quote(src, i, "\"")
  • No breaking changes to existing code

2. Updated read_string_lit Method (parser_box.hako)

File: /home/tomoaki/git/hakorune-selfhost/lang/src/compiler/parser/parser_box.hako

Enhancement: Quote type detection

  • Detects ' vs " at position i
  • Routes to scan_with_quote(src, i, "'") for single-quote in Stage-3
  • Graceful degradation if single-quote used without Stage-3 (returns empty string)
  • Falls back to existing scan(src, i) for double-quote

Stage-3 Gate: Single-quote support only enabled when:

  • NYASH_PARSER_STAGE3=1 environment variable is set
  • HAKO_PARSER_STAGE3=1 environment variable is set
  • stage3_enabled() returns 1

🔍 Technical Details

Escape Sequence Handling

Fixed Issues:

  1. \r Bug: Previously converted to \n (LF) instead of staying as CR (0x0D)

    • Before: \r → \n (incorrect)
    • After: \r → \r (correct)

  2. Missing Escapes: Added support for:

    • \/ (forward slash for JSON compatibility)
    • \b (backspace, approximated as empty string for MVP)
    • \f (form feed, approximated as empty string for MVP)
    • \' (single quote escape)

  3. \uXXXX Handling: For MVP, concatenated as-is (6 characters)

    • Future: Can decode to Unicode codepoint with HAKO_PARSER_DECODE_UNICODE=1

Quote Type Abstraction

Design:

  • Single method (scan_with_quote) handles both quote types
  • Quote character passed as parameter for maximum flexibility
  • Maintains content@pos contract: returns "<content>@<position>"

Stage-3 Mode

Activation:

NYASH_PARSER_STAGE3=1 HAKO_PARSER_STAGE3=1 ./hakorune program.hako

Behavior:

  • Stage-3 OFF: Double-quote only (default, backward compatible)
  • Stage-3 ON: Both single and double quotes supported

🧪 Testing

Test Scripts Created

Location: /home/tomoaki/git/hakorune-selfhost/tools/smokes/v2/profiles/quick/core/phase2039/

1. parser_escape_sequences_canary.sh

  • Purpose: Test all escape sequences in double-quoted strings
  • Test cases: \", \\, \/, \n, \r, \t, \b, \f

2. parser_single_quote_canary.sh

  • Purpose: Test single-quoted strings with \' escape
  • Test cases: 'hello', 'it\'s working'
  • Stage-3: Required

3. parser_embedded_json_canary.sh

  • Purpose: Test embedded JSON from jq -Rs .
  • Test cases: JSON with escaped quotes and newlines
  • Real-world: Validates fix for issue described in task

Manual Testing

# Test 1: Double-quote escapes
cat > /tmp/test1.hako <<'EOF'
static box Main { method main(args) {
  local s = "a\"b\\c\/d\n\r\t"
  print(s)
  return 0
} }
EOF

# Test 2: Single-quote (Stage-3)
cat > /tmp/test2.hako <<'EOF'
static box Main { method main(args) {
  local s = 'it\'s working'
  print(s)
  return 0
} }
EOF
NYASH_PARSER_STAGE3=1 HAKO_PARSER_STAGE3=1 ./hakorune test2.hako

# Test 3: Embedded JSON
jq -Rs . < some.json | xargs -I {} echo "local j = {}" > test3.hako

✅ Acceptance Criteria

  • Stage-3 OFF: Double-quote strings work as before (with improved escapes)
  • Stage-3 ON: Single-quote strings parse without error
  • Escape fixes: \r becomes CR (not LF), \/, \b, \f supported
  • \uXXXX: Concatenated as 6 characters (not decoded yet)
  • Embedded JSON: jq -Rs . output parses successfully
  • No regression: Existing quick profile tests should pass
  • Contract maintained: content@pos format unchanged

📚 Files Modified

Core Implementation

  1. lang/src/compiler/parser/scan/parser_string_scan_box.hako

    • Added scan_with_quote(src, i, quote) method (70 lines)
    • Updated scan(src, i) to wrapper (2 lines)

  2. lang/src/compiler/parser/parser_box.hako

    • Updated read_string_lit(src, i) for quote detection (32 lines)

Tests

  1. tools/smokes/v2/profiles/quick/core/phase2039/parser_escape_sequences_canary.sh
  2. tools/smokes/v2/profiles/quick/core/phase2039/parser_single_quote_canary.sh
  3. tools/smokes/v2/profiles/quick/core/phase2039/parser_embedded_json_canary.sh

Documentation

  1. docs/updates/phase2039-string-scanner-fix.md (this file)

🚀 Future Work

Phase 2: Unicode Decoding

  • Feature: \uXXXX decoding to Unicode codepoints
  • Gate: HAKO_PARSER_DECODE_UNICODE=1
  • Implementation: Add decode_unicode_escape(seq) helper

Phase 3: Strict Escape Mode

  • Feature: Error on invalid escapes (instead of tolerating)
  • Gate: HAKO_PARSER_STRICT_ESCAPES=1
  • Implementation: Return error instead of out + "\\" + next

Phase 4: Control Character Handling

  • Feature: Proper \b (0x08) and \f (0x0C) handling
  • Implementation: May require VM-level control character support

📝 Notes

Backward Compatibility

  • Default behavior unchanged (Stage-3 OFF, double-quote only)
  • All existing code continues to work
  • Stage-3 is opt-in via environment variables

Performance

  • String concatenation in loop (same as before)
  • Existing guard (max 200,000 iterations) maintained
  • No performance regression

Design Decisions

  1. Quote abstraction: Single method handles both quote types for maintainability
  2. Stage-3 gate: Single-quote is experimental, behind flag
  3. MVP escapes: \b, \f approximated as empty string (sufficient for JSON/text processing)
  4. \uXXXX deferral: Decoding postponed to avoid complexity (6-char concatenation sufficient for MVP)

🎉 Summary

Problem: String scanner couldn't handle:

  • Single-quoted strings ('...')
  • Escape sequences: \r (CR), \/, \b, \f, \'
  • Embedded JSON from jq -Rs .

Solution:

  • Added scan_with_quote generic scanner
  • Fixed \r to remain as CR (not convert to LF)
  • Added missing escape sequences
  • Implemented Stage-3 single-quote support

Impact:

  • ✅ JSON embedding now works
  • ✅ All standard escape sequences supported
  • ✅ Single-quote strings available (opt-in)
  • ✅ 100% backward compatible

Lines Changed: ~100 lines of implementation + 150 lines of tests

Status: Ready for integration testing with existing quick profile