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// - Block.cpp                                                               -
// - afnix engine - builtin block function implementation                    -
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// - copyright (c) 1999-2008 amaury darsch                                   -
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#include "Cons.hpp"
#include "Builtin.hpp"
#include "Runnable.hpp"
#include "Globalset.hpp"
#include "Exception.hpp"

namespace afnix {

  // block reserved function implementation

  Object* builtin_block (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset, Cons* args) {
    long len = (args == nilp) ? 0 : args->length ();
    if (len == 0) return nilp;
    if (len != 1) throw Exception ("argument-error",
				   "missing or too many argument with block");
    // extract the form
    Object* form = args->getcar ();
    if (form == nilp) return nilp;

    // create a nameset - link it with the parent and execute the form
    Nameset* lset  = new Globalset (nset);
    Object* result = nilp;
    try {
      result = form->eval (robj, lset);
      Object::iref (result);
      lset->reset ();
      delete lset;
    } catch (...) {
      lset->reset ();
      delete lset;
      throw;
    }
    robj->post (result);
    Object::tref (result);
    return result;
  }
}
