README.md

@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ tricu is the word for "tree" in Lojban: `(x1) is a tree of species/cultivar (x2)
 ## Features
 
 - Tree Calculus operator: `t`
-- Immutable definitions: `x = t t`
-- Lambda abstraction: `id = (a : a)`
+- Assignments: `x = t t`
+- Immutable definitions
+- Lambda abstraction syntax: `id = (\a : a)`
 - List, Number, and String literals: `[(2) ("Hello")]` 
 - Function application: `not (not false)`
-- Higher order/first-class functions: `map (a : append a "!") [("Hello")]`
+- Higher order/first-class functions: `map (\a : append a "!") [("Hello")]`
 - Intensionality blurs the distinction between functions and data (see REPL examples)
 - Simple module system for code organization
 
@@ -23,15 +24,15 @@ tricu is the word for "tree" in Lojban: `(x1) is a tree of species/cultivar (x2)
 
 ```
 tricu < -- Anything after `--` on a single line is a comment
-tricu < id = (a : a) -- Lambda abstraction is eliminated to tree calculus terms
-tricu < head (map (i : append i " world!") [("Hello, ")])
+tricu < id = (\a : a) -- Lambda abstraction is eliminated to tree calculus terms
+tricu < head (map (\i : append i " world!") [("Hello, ")])
 tricu > "Hello,  world!"
-tricu < id (head (map (i : append i " world!") [("Hello, ")]))
+tricu < id (head (map (\i : append i " world!") [("Hello, ")]))
 tricu > "Hello,  world!"
 
 tricu < -- Intensionality! We can inspect the structure of a function or data.
-tricu < triage = (a b c : t (t a b) c)
-tricu < test = triage "Leaf" (z : "Stem") (a b : "Fork")
+tricu < triage = (\a b c : t (t a b) c)
+tricu < test = triage "Leaf" (\z : "Stem") (\a b : "Fork")
 tricu < test (t t)
 tricu > "Stem"
 tricu < -- We can even convert a term back to source code (/demos/toSource.tri)
@@ -54,7 +55,9 @@ tricu < !version      -- Print tricu version
 
 ## Installation and Use
 
-You can easily build and run this project using [Nix](https://nixos.org/download/).
+[Releases are available for Linux.](https://git.eversole.co/James/tricu/releases)
+
+Or you can easily build and run this project using [Nix](https://nixos.org/download/).
 
 - Quick Start (REPL): 
   - `nix run git+https://git.eversole.co/James/tricu`

demos/equality.tri

@@ -11,17 +11,20 @@ demo_true  = t t
 not_TC?     = t (t (t t) (t t t)) (t t (t t t))
 
 -- /demos/toSource.tri contains an explanation of `triage`
-demo_triage = a b c : t (t a b) c
-demo_matchBool = a b : demo_triage b (_ : a) (_ _ : a)
-
+demo_triage = \a b c : t (t a b) c
+demo_matchBool = (\ot of : demo_triage
+  of
+  (\_ : ot)
+  (\_ _ : ot)
+)
 -- Lambda representation of the Boolean `not` function
 not_Lambda? = demo_matchBool demo_false demo_true
 
--- As tricu eliminates Lambda terms to SKI combinators, the tree form of many
+-- Since tricu eliminates Lambda terms to SKI combinators, the tree form of many
 -- functions defined via Lambda terms are larger than the most efficient TC
--- representation possible. Between different languages that evaluate to tree
--- calculus terms, the exact implementation of Lambda elimination may differ
--- and lead to different trees even if they share extensional behavior.
+-- representation. Between different languages that evaluate to tree calculus 
+-- terms, the exact implementation of Lambda elimination may differ and lead 
+-- to different tree representations even if they share extensional behavior.
 
 -- Let's see if these are the same:
 lambdaEqualsTC = equal? not_TC? not_Lambda?

demos/levelOrderTraversal.tri

@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ main = exampleTwo
 --    /   /  \
 --   4   5    6
 
-label = node : head node
+label = \node : head node
 
-left = node : (if (emptyList? node)
+left = (\node : if (emptyList? node)
   [] 
   (if (emptyList? (tail node)) 
     [] 
     (head (tail node))))
 
-right = node : (if (emptyList? node)
+right = (\node : if (emptyList? node) 
   [] 
   (if (emptyList? (tail node)) 
     [] 
@@ -34,25 +34,25 @@ right = node : (if (emptyList? node)
       [] 
       (head (tail (tail node))))))
 
-processLevel = y (self queue : if (emptyList? queue)
+processLevel = y (\self queue : if (emptyList? queue) 
   [] 
   (pair (map label queue) (self (filter 
-    (node : not? (emptyList? node))
+    (\node : not? (emptyList? node)) 
       (append (map left queue) (map right queue))))))
 
-levelOrderTraversal_ = a : processLevel (t a t)
+levelOrderTraversal_ = \a : processLevel (t a t)
 
-toLineString = y (self levels : if (emptyList? levels)
+toLineString = y (\self levels : if (emptyList? levels) 
   "" 
   (append 
-    (append (map (x : append x " ") (head levels)) "")
+    (append (map (\x : append x " ") (head levels)) "") 
     (if (emptyList? (tail levels)) "" (append (t (t 10 t) t) (self (tail levels))))))
 
-levelOrderToString = s : toLineString (levelOrderTraversal_ s)
+levelOrderToString = \s : toLineString (levelOrderTraversal_ s)
 
-flatten = foldl (acc x : append acc x) ""
+flatten = foldl (\acc x : append acc x) ""
 
-levelOrderTraversal = s : append (t 10 t) (flatten (levelOrderToString s))
+levelOrderTraversal = \s : append (t 10 t) (flatten (levelOrderToString s))
 
 exampleOne = levelOrderTraversal [("1") 
                                  [("2") [("4") t t] t] 

demos/patternMatching.tri

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-!import "../lib/patterns.tri" !Local
-
--- We can do conditional pattern matching by providing a list of lists, where
--- each sublist contains a boolean expression and a function to return if said
--- boolean expression evaluates to true.
-
-value = 42
-main  = match value [[(equal? "Hello") (_ : ", world!")] [(equal? 42) (_ : "The answer.")]]
-
--- < main
--- > "The answer."
-
-matchExample = (x : match x
-  [[(equal? 1)  (_ : "one")]
-   [(equal? 2)  (_ : "two")]
-   [(equal? 3)  (_ : "three")]
-   [(equal? 4)  (_ : "four")]
-   [(equal? 5)  (_ : "five")]
-   [(equal? 6)  (_ : "six")]
-   [(equal? 7)  (_ : "seven")]
-   [(equal? 8)  (_ : "eight")]
-   [(equal? 9)  (_ : "nine")]
-   [(equal? 10) (_ : "ten")]
-   [ otherwise  (_ : "I ran out of fingers!")]])
-
--- < matchExample 3
--- > "three"
--- < matchExample 5
--- > "five"
--- < matchExample 9
--- > "nine"
--- < matchExample 11
--- > "I ran out of fingers!"
--- < matchExample "three"
--- > "I ran out of fingers!"
--- < matchExample [("hello") ("world")]
--- > "I ran out of fingers!"

demos/size.tri

@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 
 main = size size
 
-size = x : y (self x : compose succ (triage
-  id
+size = (\x :
+  (y (\self x :
+    compose succ
+      (triage
+        (\x : x)
         self
-  (x y : compose (self x) (self y))
-  x)
-) x 0
+        (\x y : compose (self x) (self y))
+        x)) x 0))

demos/toSource.tri

@@ -18,25 +18,25 @@ main = toSource not?
 sourceLeaf = t (head "t")
 
 -- Stem case
-sourceStem = convert : (a rest :
+sourceStem = (\convert : (\a rest :
   t (head "(")                       -- Start with a left parenthesis "(".
     (t (head "t")                    -- Add a "t"
       (t (head " ")                  -- Add a space.
         (convert a                   -- Recursively convert the argument.
-          (t (head ")") rest)))))   -- Close with ")" and append the rest.
+          (t (head ")") rest))))))   -- Close with ")" and append the rest.
 
 -- Fork case
-sourceFork = convert : (a b rest :
+sourceFork = (\convert : (\a b rest :
   t (head "(")                           -- Start with a left parenthesis "(".
     (t (head "t")                        -- Add a "t"
       (t (head " ")                      -- Add a space.
         (convert a                       -- Recursively convert the first arg.
           (t (head " ")                  -- Add another space.
             (convert b                   -- Recursively convert the second arg.
-              (t (head ")") rest))))))) -- Close with ")" and append the rest.
+              (t (head ")") rest)))))))) -- Close with ")" and append the rest.
 
 -- Wrapper around triage 
-toSource_ = y (self arg :
+toSource_ = y (\self arg :
   triage
     sourceLeaf        -- `triage` "a" case, Leaf
     (sourceStem self) -- `triage` "b" case, Stem
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ toSource_ = y (self arg :
     arg)              -- The term to be inspected
 
 -- toSource takes a single TC term and returns a String
-toSource = v : toSource_ v ""
+toSource = \v : toSource_ v ""
 
 exampleOne = toSource true -- OUT: "(t t)"
 exampleTwo = toSource not? -- OUT: "(t (t (t t) (t t t)) (t t (t t t)))"

flake.nix

@@ -2,46 +2,57 @@
   description = "tricu";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs";
-    flake-utils.url = "github:numtide/flake-utils";
+    nixpkgs = {
+      url = "https://github.com/nh2/nixpkgs/archive/ede5282c487a1fd2de64303ba59adad6726f1225.tar.gz";
+      type = "tarball";
+      flake = false;
+    };
+    static-haskell-nix = {
+      url = "github:nh2/static-haskell-nix";
+      flake = false;
+    };
   };
 
-  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, flake-utils }:
-    flake-utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, static-haskell-nix }:
     let
-        pkgs              = nixpkgs.legacyPackages.${system};
+      system = "x86_64-linux";
+      compiler = "ghc948";
       packageName = "tricu";
-        containerPackageName = "${packageName}-container";
 
-        customGHC = pkgs.haskellPackages.ghcWithPackages (hpkgs: with hpkgs; [
-          megaparsec
-        ]);
+      overlay = self: super: {
+        haskell = super.haskell // {
+          packages = super.haskell.packages // {
+            ${compiler} = super.haskell.packages.${compiler}.override {
+              overrides = final: prev: {
+                ${packageName} = prev.callCabal2nix packageName ./. {};
+              };
+            };
+          };
+        };
+      };
 
-        haskellPackages = pkgs.haskellPackages;
+      overlays = [overlay];
 
-        enableSharedExecutables = false;
-        enableSharedLibraries = false;
+      normalPkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit overlays system; };
+
+      survey = import "${static-haskell-nix}/survey" { inherit compiler normalPkgs; };
+
+      tricuStatic = survey.haskellPackages.${packageName};
 
-        tricu = pkgs.haskell.lib.justStaticExecutables self.packages.${system}.default;
     in {
+      packages.${system}.default = tricuStatic;
 
-        packages.${packageName} =
-          haskellPackages.callCabal2nix packageName self rec {};
-
-        packages.default = self.packages.${system}.${packageName};
-        defaultPackage = self.packages.${system}.default;
-
-        devShells.default = pkgs.mkShell {
-          buildInputs = with pkgs; [
-            haskellPackages.cabal-install
-            haskellPackages.ghc-events
-            haskellPackages.ghcid
-            customGHC
-            upx
+      devShells.default = normalPkgs.mkShell {
+        buildInputs = with normalPkgs; [
+          normalPkgs.haskellPackages.cabal-install
+          normalPkgs.haskellPackages.ghc-events
+          normalPkgs.haskellPackages.ghcid
+          normalPkgs.upx
         ];
         inputsFrom = builtins.attrValues self.packages.${system};
       };
-        devShell = self.devShells.${system}.default;
 
-      });
+      devShell = self.devShells.${system}.default;
+    };
 }
+

lib/base.tri

@@ -1,74 +1,74 @@
 false = t
 _     = t
 true  = t t
-id    = a : a
-const = a b : a
+id    = \a : a
+const = \a b : a
 pair  = t
-if    = cond then else : t (t else (t t then)) t cond
+if    = \cond then else : t (t else (t t then)) t cond
 
-y = ((mut wait fun : wait mut (x : fun (wait mut x)))
-     (x : x x)
-     (a0 a1 a2 : t (t a0) (t t a2) a1))
+y = ((\mut wait fun : wait mut (\x : fun (wait mut x)))
+     (\x : x x)
+     (\a0 a1 a2 : t (t a0) (t t a2) a1))
 
-compose = f g x : f (g x)
+compose = \f g x : f (g x)
 
-triage = leaf stem fork : t (t leaf stem) fork
-test   = triage "Leaf" (_ : "Stem") (_ _ : "Fork")
+triage = \leaf stem fork : t (t leaf stem) fork
+test   = triage "Leaf" (\_ : "Stem") (\_ _ : "Fork")
 
-matchBool = (ot of : triage
+matchBool = (\ot of : triage
   of
-  (_ : ot)
-  (_ _ : ot)
+  (\_ : ot)
+  (\_ _ : ot)
 )
 
 lAnd = (triage
-  (_     : false)
-  (_ x   : x)
-  (_ _ x : x))
+  (\_     : false)
+  (\_ x   : x)
+  (\_ _ x : x))
 
 lOr = (triage
-  (x     : x)
-  (_ _   : true)
-  (_ _ _ : true))
+  (\x     : x)
+  (\_ _   : true)
+  (\_ _ _ : true))
 
-matchPair = a : triage _ _ a
+matchPair = \a : triage _ _ a
 
 not? = matchBool false true
-and? = matchBool id (_ : false)
+and? = matchBool id (\_ : false)
 
-or? = (x z : 
+or? = (\x z : 
   matchBool 
     (matchBool true true z)
     (matchBool true false z)
     x)
 
-xor? = (x z : 
+xor? = (\x z : 
   matchBool 
     (matchBool false true z)
     (matchBool true false z)
     x)
 
-equal? = y (self : triage
+equal? = y (\self : triage
   (triage
     true
-    (_   : false)
-    (_ _ : false))
-  (ax :
+    (\_   : false)
+    (\_ _ : false))
+  (\ax :
     triage
       false
       (self ax)
-      (_ _ : false))
-  (ax ay :
+      (\_ _ : false))
+  (\ax ay :
     triage
       false
-      (_ : false)
-      (bx by : lAnd (self ax bx) (self ay by))))
+      (\_ : false)
+      (\bx by : lAnd (self ax bx) (self ay by))))
 
-succ = y (self :
+succ = y (\self :
   triage
     1
     t
     (triage
       (t (t t))
-      (_ tail : t t (self tail))
+      (\_ tail : t t (self tail))
       t))

lib/list.tri

@@ -1,70 +1,68 @@
 !import "base.tri" !Local
 
-_ = t
+matchList = \a b : triage a _ b
 
-matchList = a b : triage a _ b
+emptyList? = matchList true (\_ _ : false)
+head = matchList t (\head _ : head)
+tail = matchList t (\_ tail : tail)
 
-emptyList? = matchList true (_ _ : false)
-head = matchList t (head _ : head)
-tail = matchList t (_ tail : tail)
+append = y (\self : matchList
+  (\k : k)
+  (\h r k : pair h (self r k)))
 
-append = y (self : matchList
-  (k : k)
-  (h r k : pair h (self r k)))
-
-lExist? = y (self x : matchList
+lExist? = y (\self x : matchList
   false
-  (h z : or? (equal? x h) (self x z)))
+  (\h z : or? (equal? x h) (self x z)))
 
-map_ = y (self :
+map_ = y (\self :
   matchList
-    (_ : t)
-    (head tail f : pair (f head) (self tail f)))
-map = f l : map_ l f
+    (\_ : t)
+    (\head tail f : pair (f head) (self tail f)))
+map = \f l : map_ l f
 
-filter_ = y (self : matchList
-  (_ : t)
-  (head tail f : matchBool (t head) id (f head) (self tail f)))
-filter  = f l : filter_ l f
+filter_ = y (\self : matchList
+  (\_ : t)
+  (\head tail f : matchBool (t head) id (f head) (self tail f)))
+filter  = \f l : filter_ l f
 
-foldl_ = y (self f l x : matchList (acc : acc) (head tail acc : self f tail (f acc head)) l x)
-foldl  = f x l : foldl_ f l x
+foldl_ = y (\self f l x : matchList (\acc : acc) (\head tail acc : self f tail (f acc head)) l x)
+foldl  = \f x l : foldl_ f l x
 
-foldr_ = y (self x f l : matchList x (head tail : f (self x f tail) head) l)
-foldr  = f x l : foldr_ x f l
+foldr_ = y (\self x f l : matchList x (\head tail : f (self x f tail) head) l)
+foldr  = \f x l : foldr_ x f l
 
-length = y (self : matchList
+length = y (\self : matchList
   0
-  (_ tail : succ (self tail)))
+  (\_ tail : succ (self tail)))
 
-reverse = y (self : matchList
+reverse = y (\self : matchList
   t
-  (head tail : append (self tail) (pair head t)))
+  (\head tail : append (self tail) (pair head t)))
 
-snoc = y (self x : matchList
+snoc = y (\self x : matchList
   (pair x t)
-  (h z : pair h (self x z)))
+  (\h z : pair h (self x z)))
 
-count = y (self x : matchList
+count = y (\self x : matchList
   0
-  (h z : matchBool
+  (\h z : matchBool
     (succ (self x z))
     (self x z)
     (equal? x h)))
 
-last = y (self : matchList
+last = y (\self : matchList
   t
-  (hd tl : matchBool
+  (\hd tl : matchBool
     hd
     (self tl)
     (emptyList? tl)))
 
-all? = y (self pred : matchList
+all? = y (\self pred : matchList
   true
-  (h z : and? (pred h) (self pred z)))
+  (\h z : and? (pred h) (self pred z)))
 
-any? = y (self pred : matchList
+any? = y (\self pred : matchList
   false
-  (h z : or? (pred h) (self pred z)))
+  (\h z : or? (pred h) (self pred z)))
 
-intersect = xs ys : filter (x : lExist? x ys) xs
+intersect = \xs ys : filter (\x : lExist? x ys) xs

lib/patterns.tri

@@ -1,24 +1,36 @@
-!import "base.tri" !Local
-!import "list.tri" List
+!import "list.tri" !Local
 
-match_ = y (self value patterns :
+match_ = y (\self value patterns :
   triage
     t
-    (_ : t)
-    (pattern rest :
+    (\_ : t)
+    (\pattern rest :
       triage
         t
-        (_ : t)
-        (test result :
+        (\_ : t)
+        (\test result :
           if (test value)
              (result value)
              (self value rest))
         pattern)
     patterns)
 
-match = (value patterns :
-  match_ value (List.map (sublist :
-    pair (List.head sublist) (List.head (List.tail sublist)))
+match = (\value patterns :
+  match_ value (map (\sublist :
+    pair (head sublist) (head (tail sublist)))
     patterns))
 
 otherwise = const (t t)
+
+matchExample = (\x : match x
+  [[(equal? 1)  (\_ : "one")]
+  [(equal? 2)  (\_ : "two")]
+  [(equal? 3)  (\_ : "three")]
+  [(equal? 4)  (\_ : "four")]
+  [(equal? 5)  (\_ : "five")]
+  [(equal? 6)  (\_ : "six")]
+  [(equal? 7)  (\_ : "seven")]
+  [(equal? 8)  (\_ : "eight")]
+  [(equal? 9)  (\_ : "nine")]
+  [(equal? 10) (\_ : "ten")]
+  [ otherwise  (\_ : "I ran out of fingers!")]])

src/Lexer.hs

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ tricuLexer = do
       , try stringLiteral
       , assign
       , colon
+      , backslash
       , openParen
       , closeParen
       , openBracket
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ assign = char '=' $> LAssign
 colon :: Lexer LToken
 colon = char ':' $> LColon
 
+backslash :: Lexer LToken
+backslash = char '\\' $> LBackslash
+
 openParen :: Lexer LToken
 openParen = char '(' $> LOpenParen
 
@@ -122,22 +126,7 @@ integerLiteral = do
 stringLiteral :: Lexer LToken
 stringLiteral = do
   char '"'
-  content <- manyTill Lexer.charLiteral (char '"')
+  content <- many (noneOf ['"'])
+  char '"' --"
   return (LStringLiteral content)
 
-charLiteral :: Lexer Char
-charLiteral = escapedChar <|> normalChar
-  where
-    normalChar = noneOf ['"', '\\']
-    escapedChar = do
-      void $ char '\\'
-      c <- oneOf ['n', 't', 'r', 'f', 'b', '\\', '"', '\'']
-      return $ case c of
-        'n'  -> '\n'
-        't'  -> '\t'
-        'r'  -> '\r'
-        'f'  -> '\f'
-        'b'  -> '\b'
-        '\\' -> '\\'
-        '"'  -> '"'
-        '\'' -> '\''

src/Parser.hs

@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ parseFunctionM = do
 parseLambdaM :: ParserM TricuAST
 parseLambdaM = do
   let ident = (\case LIdentifier _ -> True; _ -> False)
+  _      <- satisfyM (== LBackslash)
   params <- some (satisfyM ident)
   _      <- satisfyM (== LColon)
   scnParserM
@@ -144,11 +145,11 @@ parseLambdaExpressionM = choice
 
 parseAtomicLambdaM :: ParserM TricuAST
 parseAtomicLambdaM = choice
-  [ try parseLambdaM
-  , parseVarM
+  [ parseVarM
   , parseTreeLeafM
   , parseLiteralM
   , parseListLiteralM
+  , try parseLambdaM
   , between (satisfyM (== LOpenParen)) (satisfyM (== LCloseParen)) parseLambdaExpressionM
   ]
 
@@ -204,8 +205,7 @@ parseTreeLeafOrParenthesizedM = choice
 
 parseAtomicM :: ParserM TricuAST
 parseAtomicM = choice
-  [ try parseLambdaM
-  , parseVarM
+  [ parseVarM
   , parseTreeLeafM
   , parseListLiteralM
   , parseGroupedM

src/REPL.hs

@@ -6,23 +6,24 @@ import Lexer
 import Parser
 import Research
 
-import Control.Exception         (IOException, SomeException, catch
-                                 , displayException)
+import Control.Exception         (IOException, SomeException, catch, displayException)
 import Control.Monad             (forM_)
-import Control.Monad.Catch       (handle, MonadCatch)
 import Control.Monad.IO.Class    (liftIO)
+import Control.Monad.Catch       (handle, MonadCatch)
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Class (lift)
 import Control.Monad.Trans.Maybe (MaybeT(..), runMaybeT)
 import Data.Char                 (isSpace, isUpper)
-import Data.List                 (dropWhile, dropWhileEnd, isPrefixOf)
-import Data.Version (showVersion)
-import Paths_tricu (version)
+import Data.List                 ( dropWhile
+                                 , dropWhileEnd
+                                 , isPrefixOf)
 import System.Console.Haskeline
-
-import qualified Data.Map as Map
+import Paths_tricu (version)
+import Data.Version (showVersion)
 import qualified Data.Text as T
 import qualified Data.Text.IO as T
 
+import qualified Data.Map as Map
+
 repl :: Env -> IO ()
 repl env = runInputT settings (withInterrupt (loop env Decode))
   where

src/Research.hs

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ data LToken
   | LAssign
   | LColon
   | LDot
+  | LBackslash
   | LOpenParen
   | LCloseParen
   | LOpenBracket

test/Spec.hs

@@ -51,22 +51,7 @@ lexer = testGroup "Lexer Tests"
 
   , testCase "Lex escaped characters in strings" $ do
       let input = "\"hello\\nworld\""
-          expect = Right [LStringLiteral "hello\nworld"]
-      runParser tricuLexer "" input @?= expect
-
-  , testCase "Lex multiple escaped characters in strings" $ do
-      let input = "\"tab:\\t newline:\\n quote:\\\" backslash:\\\\\""
-          expect = Right [LStringLiteral "tab:\t newline:\n quote:\" backslash:\\"]
-      runParser tricuLexer "" input @?= expect
-
-  , testCase "Lex escaped characters in string literals" $ do
-      let input = "x = \"line1\\nline2\\tindented\""
-          expect = Right [LIdentifier "x", LAssign, LStringLiteral "line1\nline2\tindented"]
-      runParser tricuLexer "" input @?= expect
-
-  , testCase "Lex empty string with escape sequence" $ do
-      let input = "\"\\\"\""
-          expect = Right [LStringLiteral "\""]
+          expect = Right [LStringLiteral "hello\\nworld"]
       runParser tricuLexer "" input @?= expect
 
   , testCase "Lex mixed literals" $ do
@@ -102,7 +87,7 @@ parser = testGroup "Parser Tests"
         Right _ -> assertFailure "Expected failure when trying to assign the value of T"
 
   , testCase "Parse function definitions" $ do
-      let input = "x = (a b c : a)"
+      let input = "x = (\\a b c : a)"
           expect = SDef "x" [] (SLambda ["a"] (SLambda ["b"] (SLambda ["c"] (SVar "a"))))
       parseSingle input @?= expect
 
@@ -122,7 +107,7 @@ parser = testGroup "Parser Tests"
       parseSingle input @?= expect
 
   , testCase "Parse function with applications" $ do
-      let input  = "f = (x : t x)"
+      let input  = "f = (\\x : t x)"
           expect = SDef "f" [] (SLambda ["x"] (SApp TLeaf (SVar "x")))
       parseSingle input @?= expect
 
@@ -164,22 +149,22 @@ parser = testGroup "Parser Tests"
       parseSingle input @?= expect
 
   , testCase "Parse nested parentheses in function body" $ do
-      let input  = "f = (x : t (t (t t)))"
+      let input  = "f = (\\x : t (t (t t)))"
           expect = SDef "f" [] (SLambda ["x"] (SApp TLeaf (SApp TLeaf (SApp TLeaf TLeaf))))
       parseSingle input @?= expect
 
   , testCase "Parse lambda abstractions" $ do
-      let input  = "(a : a)"
+      let input  = "(\\a : a)"
           expect = (SLambda ["a"] (SVar "a"))
       parseSingle input @?= expect
 
   , testCase "Parse multiple arguments to lambda abstractions" $ do
-      let input  = "x = (a b : a)"
+      let input  = "x = (\\a b : a)"
           expect = SDef "x" [] (SLambda ["a"] (SLambda ["b"] (SVar "a")))
       parseSingle input @?= expect
 
   , testCase "Grouping T terms with parentheses in function application" $ do
-      let input  = "x = (a : a)\nx (t)"
+      let input  = "x = (\\a : a)\nx (t)"
           expect = [SDef "x" [] (SLambda ["a"] (SVar "a")),SApp (SVar "x") TLeaf]
       parseTricu input @?= expect
 
@@ -274,7 +259,7 @@ simpleEvaluation = testGroup "Evaluation Tests"
 
   , testCase "Apply identity to Boolean Not" $ do
       let not = "(t (t (t t) (t t t)) t)"
-      let input = "x = (a : a)\nx " ++ not
+      let input = "x = (\\a : a)\nx " ++ not
           env = evalTricu Map.empty (parseTricu input)
       result env @?= Fork (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork Leaf Leaf)) Leaf
   ]
@@ -282,84 +267,84 @@ simpleEvaluation = testGroup "Evaluation Tests"
 lambdas :: TestTree
 lambdas = testGroup "Lambda Evaluation Tests"
   [ testCase "Lambda Identity Function" $ do
-      let input = "id = (x : x)\nid t"
+      let input = "id = (\\x : x)\nid t"
       runTricu input @?= "Leaf"
 
   , testCase "Lambda Constant Function (K combinator)" $ do
-      let input = "k = (x y : x)\nk t (t t)"
+      let input = "k = (\\x y : x)\nk t (t t)"
       runTricu input @?= "Leaf"
 
   , testCase "Lambda Application with Variable" $ do
-      let input = "id = (x : x)\nval = t t\nid val"
+      let input = "id = (\\x : x)\nval = t t\nid val"
       runTricu input @?= "Stem Leaf"
 
   , testCase "Lambda Application with Multiple Arguments" $ do
-      let input = "apply = (f x y : f x y)\nk = (a b : a)\napply k t (t t)"
+      let input = "apply = (\\f x y : f x y)\nk = (\\a b : a)\napply k t (t t)"
       runTricu input @?= "Leaf"
 
    , testCase "Nested Lambda Application" $ do
-      let input = "apply = (f x y : f x y)\nid = (x : x)\napply (f x : f x) id t"
+      let input = "apply = (\\f x y : f x y)\nid = (\\x : x)\napply (\\f x : f x) id t"
       runTricu input @?= "Leaf"
 
   , testCase "Lambda with a complex body" $ do
-      let input = "f = (x : t (t x))\nf t"
+      let input = "f = (\\x : t (t x))\nf t"
       runTricu input @?= "Stem (Stem Leaf)"
 
   , testCase "Lambda returning a function" $ do
-      let input = "f = (x : (y : x))\ng = f t\ng (t t)"
+      let input = "f = (\\x : (\\y : x))\ng = f t\ng (t t)"
       runTricu input @?= "Leaf"
 
   , testCase "Lambda with Shadowing" $ do
-      let input = "f = (x : (x : x))\nf t (t t)"
+      let input = "f = (\\x : (\\x : x))\nf t (t t)"
       runTricu input @?= "Stem Leaf"
 
    , testCase "Lambda returning another lambda" $ do
-      let input = "k = (x : (y : x))\nk_app = k t\nk_app (t t)"
+      let input = "k = (\\x : (\\y : x))\nk_app = k t\nk_app (t t)"
       runTricu input @?= "Leaf"
 
    , testCase "Lambda with free variables" $ do
-      let input = "y = t t\nf = (x : y)\nf t"
+      let input = "y = t t\nf = (\\x : y)\nf t"
       runTricu input @?= "Stem Leaf"
 
    , testCase "SKI Composition" $ do
-      let input = "s = (x y z : x z (y z))\nk = (x y : x)\ni = (x : x)\ncomp = s k i\ncomp t (t t)"
+      let input = "s = (\\x y z : x z (y z))\nk = (\\x y : x)\ni = (\\x : x)\ncomp = s k i\ncomp t (t t)"
       runTricu input @?= "Stem (Stem Leaf)"
 
    , testCase "Lambda with multiple parameters and application" $ do
-      let input = "f = (a b c : t a b c)\nf t (t t) (t t t)"
+      let input = "f = (\\a b c : t a b c)\nf t (t t) (t t t)"
       runTricu input @?= "Stem Leaf"
 
    , testCase "Lambda with nested application in the body" $ do
-      let input = "f = (x : t (t (t x)))\nf t"
+      let input = "f = (\\x : t (t (t x)))\nf t"
       runTricu input @?= "Stem (Stem (Stem Leaf))"
 
     , testCase "Lambda returning a function and applying it" $ do
-        let input = "f = (x : (y : t x y))\ng = f t\ng (t t)"
+        let input = "f = (\\x : (\\y : t x y))\ng = f t\ng (t t)"
         runTricu input @?= "Fork Leaf (Stem Leaf)"
 
     , testCase "Lambda applying a variable" $ do
-        let input = "id = (x : x)\na = t t\nid a"
+        let input = "id = (\\x : x)\na = t t\nid a"
         runTricu input @?= "Stem Leaf"
 
     , testCase "Nested lambda abstractions in the same expression" $ do
-        let input = "f = (x : (y : x y))\ng = (z : z)\nf g t"
+        let input = "f = (\\x : (\\y : x y))\ng = (\\z : z)\nf g t"
         runTricu input @?= "Leaf"
 
   , testCase "Lambda applied to string literal" $ do
-        let input = "f = (x : x)\nf \"hello\""
+        let input = "f = (\\x : x)\nf \"hello\""
         runTricu input @?= "Fork (Fork Leaf (Fork Leaf (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork (Stem Leaf) Leaf))))))) (Fork (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork Leaf (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork (Stem Leaf) Leaf))))))) (Fork (Fork Leaf (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork (Stem Leaf) Leaf))))))) (Fork (Fork Leaf (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork (Stem Leaf) Leaf))))))) (Fork (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork (Stem Leaf) Leaf))))))) Leaf))))"
 
 
    , testCase "Lambda applied to integer literal" $ do
-        let input = "f = (x : x)\nf 42"
+        let input = "f = (\\x : x)\nf 42"
         runTricu input @?= "Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) (Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) Leaf)))))"
 
    , testCase "Lambda applied to list literal" $ do
-        let input = "f = (x : x)\nf [t (t t)]"
+        let input = "f = (\\x : x)\nf [t (t t)]"
         runTricu input @?= "Fork Leaf (Fork (Stem Leaf) Leaf)"
 
   , testCase "Lambda containing list literal" $ do
-      let input = "(a : [(a)]) 1"
+      let input = "(\\a : [(a)]) 1"
       runTricu input @?= "Fork (Fork (Stem Leaf) Leaf) Leaf"
   ]
 
@@ -434,7 +419,7 @@ providedLibraries = testGroup "Library Tests"
 
   , testCase "List map" $ do
       library <- evaluateFile "./lib/list.tri"
-      let input = "head (tail (map (a : (t t t)) [(t) (t) (t)]))"
+      let input = "head (tail (map (\\a : (t t t)) [(t) (t) (t)]))"
           env = evalTricu library (parseTricu input)
       result env @?= Fork Leaf Leaf
 

test/comments-1.tri

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 -- This is a tricu comment!
 -- t (t t) (t (t t t))
 -- t (t t t) (t t)
--- x = (a : a)
+-- x = (\a : a)
 main = t (t t) t -- Fork (Stem Leaf) Leaf
 -- t t
 -- x
--- x = (a : a)
+-- x = (\a : a)
 -- t

test/lambda-A.tri

@@ -1 +1 @@
-main = (x : x) t
+main = (\x : x) t

test/map.tri

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-x = map (i : append "Successfully concatenated " i) [("two strings!")]
+x = map (\i : append "Successfully concatenated " i) [("two strings!")]
 main = equal? x [("Successfully concatenated two strings!")]

test/size.tri

@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-compose = f g x : f (g x)
+compose = \f g x : f (g x)
 
-succ = y (self :
+succ = y (\self :
   triage
     1
     t
     (triage
       (t (t t))
-      (_ tail : t t (self tail))
+      (\_ tail : t t (self tail))
       t))
 
-size = (x :
-  (y (self x :
+size = (\x :
+  (y (\self x :
     compose succ
       (triage
-        (x : x)
+        (\x : x)
         self
-        (x y : compose (self x) (self y))
+        (\x y : compose (self x) (self y))
         x)) x 0))
 
 size size

test/string.tri

@@ -1 +1 @@
-head (map (i : append "String " i) [("test!")])
+head (map (\i : append "String " i) [("test!")])

test/vars-B.tri

@@ -1 +1 @@
-y = x : x
+y = \x : x

tricu.cabal

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 cabal-version: 1.12
 
 name:           tricu
-version:        0.18.1
+version:        0.18.0
 description:    A micro-language for exploring Tree Calculus
 author:         James Eversole
 maintainer:     james@eversole.co