dramatic simplification of command evaluation

- Removed the notion of streams
- Modified pipes such that any object can be passed through pipe. Now, the first argument will be used if the command is invoked via a pipe

cmdlang/builtins.go

@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package cmdlang
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"os"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -48,18 +45,15 @@ func setBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
 	return newVal, nil
 }
 
-func toUpperBuiltin(ctx context.Context, inStream stream, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
+func toUpperBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
-	// Handle args
+	if err := args.expectArgn(1); err != nil {
-	return mapFilterStream{
+		return nil, err
-		in: inStream,
-		mapFn: func(x object) (object, bool, error) {
-			s, ok := x.(strObject)
-			if !ok {
-				return nil, false, nil
 	}
-			return strObject(strings.ToUpper(string(s))), true, nil
+	sarg, err := args.stringArg(0)
-		},
+	if err != nil {
-	}, nil
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return strObject(strings.ToUpper(sarg)), nil
 }
 
 func eqBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
@@ -92,18 +86,19 @@ func concatBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
 	return strObject(sb.String()), nil
 }
 
-func catBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
+//
-	if err := args.expectArgn(1); err != nil {
+//func catBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
-		return nil, err
+//	if err := args.expectArgn(1); err != nil {
-	}
+//		return nil, err
-
+//	}
-	filename, err := args.stringArg(0)
+//
-	if err != nil {
+//	filename, err := args.stringArg(0)
-		return nil, err
+//	if err != nil {
-	}
+//		return nil, err
-
+//	}
-	return &fileLinesStream{filename: filename}, nil
+//
-}
+//	return &fileLinesStream{filename: filename}, nil
+//}
 
 func callBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
 	if err := args.expectArgn(1); err != nil {
@@ -118,47 +113,49 @@ func callBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
 	return inv.invoke(ctx, args.shift(1))
 }
 
-func mapBuiltin(ctx context.Context, inStream stream, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
+func mapBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
-	args, strm, err := args.streamableSource(inStream)
+	if err := args.expectArgn(2); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	inv, err := args.invokableArg(1)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	switch t := args.args[0].(type) {
+	case listable:
+		l := t.Len()
+		newList := listObject{}
+		for i := 0; i < l; i++ {
+			v := t.Index(i)
+			m, err := inv.invoke(ctx, args.fork([]object{v}))
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			newList = append(newList, m)
+		}
+		return newList, nil
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New("expected listable")
+}
+
+func firstBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
 	if err := args.expectArgn(1); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	inv, ok := args.args[0].(invokable)
+	switch t := args.args[0].(type) {
-	if !ok {
+	case listable:
-		return nil, errors.New("expected invokable")
+		if t.Len() == 0 {
-	}
-
-	return mapFilterStream{
-		in: strm,
-		mapFn: func(x object) (object, bool, error) {
-			y, err := inv.invoke(ctx, args.fork(nil, []object{x}))
-			return y, true, err
-		},
-	}, nil
-}
-
-func firstBuiltin(ctx context.Context, inStream stream, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
-	args, strm, err := args.streamableSource(inStream)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer strm.close()
-
-	x, err := strm.next()
-	if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
 			return nil, nil
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return x, nil
 		}
-
+		return t.Index(0), nil
-	return x, nil
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New("expected listable")
 }
 
+/*
 type fileLinesStream struct {
 	filename string
 	f        *os.File
@@ -200,6 +197,7 @@ func (f *fileLinesStream) close() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+*/
 
 func ifBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args macroArgs) (object, error) {
 	if args.nargs() < 2 {
@@ -268,7 +266,6 @@ func foreachBuiltin(ctx context.Context, args macroArgs) (object, error) {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		// TODO: streams
 	}
 
 	return last, nil

cmdlang/eval.go

@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ func (e evaluator) evalStatement(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, n *astStateme
 	}
 
 	for _, rest := range n.Rest {
-		// Discard and close unused streams
-		if s, isStream := res.(stream); isStream {
-			if err := s.close(); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
-
 		out, err := e.evalPipeline(ctx, ec, rest)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -63,7 +56,7 @@ func (e evaluator) evalPipeline(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, n *astPipeline
 
 	// Command is a pipeline, so build it out
 	for _, rest := range n.Rest {
-		out, err := e.evalCmd(ctx, ec, asStream(res), rest)
+		out, err := e.evalCmd(ctx, ec, res, rest)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -72,16 +65,16 @@ func (e evaluator) evalPipeline(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, n *astPipeline
 	return res, nil
 }
 
-func (e evaluator) evalCmd(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, currentStream stream, ast *astCmd) (object, error) {
+func (e evaluator) evalCmd(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, currentPipe object, ast *astCmd) (object, error) {
 	switch {
 	case ast.Name.Ident != nil:
 		name := *ast.Name.Ident
 
 		// Regular command
 		if cmd := ec.lookupInvokable(name); cmd != nil {
-			return e.evalInvokable(ctx, ec, currentStream, ast, cmd)
+			return e.evalInvokable(ctx, ec, currentPipe, ast, cmd)
 		} else if macro := ec.lookupMacro(name); macro != nil {
-			return e.evalMacro(ctx, ec, currentStream, ast, macro)
+			return e.evalMacro(ctx, ec, currentPipe, ast, macro)
 		} else {
 			return nil, errors.New("unknown command: " + name)
 		}
@@ -96,7 +89,7 @@ func (e evaluator) evalCmd(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, currentStream strea
 			return nil, errors.New("command is not invokable")
 		}
 
-		return e.evalInvokable(ctx, ec, currentStream, ast, inv)
+		return e.evalInvokable(ctx, ec, currentPipe, ast, inv)
 	}
 
 	nameElem, err := e.evalArg(ctx, ec, ast.Name)
@@ -106,7 +99,7 @@ func (e evaluator) evalCmd(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, currentStream strea
 	return nameElem, nil
 }
 
-func (e evaluator) evalInvokable(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, currentStream stream, ast *astCmd, cmd invokable) (object, error) {
+func (e evaluator) evalInvokable(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, currentPipe object, ast *astCmd, cmd invokable) (object, error) {
 	var (
 		pargs   listObject
 		kwargs  map[string]*listObject
@@ -114,6 +107,9 @@ func (e evaluator) evalInvokable(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, currentStream
 	)
 
 	argsPtr = &pargs
+	if currentPipe != nil {
+		argsPtr.Append(currentPipe)
+	}
 	for _, arg := range ast.Args {
 		if ident := arg.Ident; ident != nil && (*ident)[0] == '-' {
 			// Arg switch
@@ -132,26 +128,15 @@ func (e evaluator) evalInvokable(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, currentStream
 		}
 	}
 
-	invArgs := invocationArgs{ec: ec, inst: e.inst, args: pargs, kwargs: kwargs, currentStream: currentStream}
+	invArgs := invocationArgs{eval: e, ec: ec, inst: e.inst, args: pargs, kwargs: kwargs}
-
-	if currentStream != nil {
-		if si, ok := cmd.(streamInvokable); ok {
-			return si.invokeWithStream(ctx, currentStream, invArgs)
-		} else {
-			if err := currentStream.close(); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	return cmd.invoke(ctx, invArgs)
 }
 
-func (e evaluator) evalMacro(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, currentStream stream, ast *astCmd, cmd macroable) (object, error) {
+func (e evaluator) evalMacro(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, pipeArg object, ast *astCmd, cmd macroable) (object, error) {
 	return cmd.invokeMacro(ctx, macroArgs{
 		eval:    e,
 		ec:      ec,
-		currentStream: currentStream,
+		pipeArg: pipeArg,
 		ast:     ast,
 	})
 }
@@ -241,18 +226,5 @@ func (e evaluator) evalSub(ctx context.Context, ec *evalCtx, n *astPipeline) (ob
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
-	switch v := pipelineRes.(type) {
-	case stream:
-		list := listObject{}
-		if err := forEach(v, func(o object, _ int) error {
-			list = append(list, o)
-			return nil
-		}); err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		return list, nil
-	}
 	return pipelineRes, nil
 }

cmdlang/inst.go

@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ func New(opts ...InstOption) *Inst {
 
 	rootEC.addCmd("echo", invokableFunc(echoBuiltin))
 	rootEC.addCmd("set", invokableFunc(setBuiltin))
-	rootEC.addCmd("toUpper", invokableStreamFunc(toUpperBuiltin))
+	rootEC.addCmd("toUpper", invokableFunc(toUpperBuiltin))
 	//rootEC.addCmd("cat", invokableFunc(catBuiltin))
 	rootEC.addCmd("call", invokableFunc(callBuiltin))
 
-	rootEC.addCmd("map", invokableStreamFunc(mapBuiltin))
+	rootEC.addCmd("map", invokableFunc(mapBuiltin))
-	rootEC.addCmd("head", invokableStreamFunc(firstBuiltin))
+	rootEC.addCmd("head", invokableFunc(firstBuiltin))
 
 	rootEC.addCmd("eq", invokableFunc(eqBuiltin))
 	rootEC.addCmd("cat", invokableFunc(concatBuiltin))
@@ -107,8 +107,6 @@ func (inst *Inst) display(ctx context.Context, res object) (err error) {
 		if _, err = fmt.Fprintln(inst.out, "(nil)"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-	case stream:
-		return forEach(v, func(o object, _ int) error { return inst.display(ctx, o) })
 	default:
 		if _, err = fmt.Fprintln(inst.out, v.String()); err != nil {
 			return err

cmdlang/inst_test.go

@@ -29,20 +29,22 @@ func TestInst_Eval(t *testing.T) {
 		{desc: "var 3", expr: `firstarg (sjoin $bee " " $bee " " $bee)`, want: "buzz buzz buzz"},
 
 		// Pipeline
-		{desc: "pipe 1", expr: `pipe "aye" "bee" "see" | joinpipe`, want: "aye,bee,see"},
+		{desc: "pipe 1", expr: `list "aye" "bee" "see" | joinpipe`, want: "aye,bee,see"},
-		{desc: "pipe 2", expr: `pipe "aye" "bee" "see" | toUpper | joinpipe`, want: "AYE,BEE,SEE"},
+		{desc: "pipe 2", expr: `list "aye" "bee" "see" | map { |x| toUpper $x } | joinpipe`, want: "AYE,BEE,SEE"},
-		{desc: "pipe 3", expr: `firstarg "normal" | toUpper | joinpipe`, want: "NORMAL"},
+		{desc: "pipe 3", expr: `firstarg ["normal"] | map { |x| toUpper $x } | joinpipe`, want: "NORMAL"},
+		{desc: "pipe literal 1", expr: `"hello" | firstarg`, want: "hello"},
+		{desc: "pipe literal 2", expr: `["hello" "world"] | joinpipe`, want: "hello,world"},
 
-		{desc: "ignored pipe", expr: `pipe "aye" "bee" "see" | firstarg "ignore me"`, want: "ignore me"}, // TODO: check for leaks
+		{desc: "ignored pipe", expr: `(list "aye" | firstarg "ignore me") | joinpipe`, want: "aye"},
 
 		// Multi-statements
 		{desc: "multi 1", expr: `firstarg "hello" ; firstarg "world"`, want: "world"},
-		{desc: "multi 2", expr: `pipe "hello" | toUpper ; firstarg "world"`, want: "world"}, // TODO: assert for leaks
+		{desc: "multi 2", expr: `list "hello" | toUpper ; firstarg "world"`, want: "world"},
 		{desc: "multi 3", expr: `set new "this is new" ; firstarg $new`, want: "this is new"},
 
 		// Lists
 		{desc: "list 1", expr: `firstarg ["1" "2" "3"]`, want: []any{"1", "2", "3"}},
-		{desc: "list 2", expr: `set one "one" ; firstarg [$one (pipe "two" | toUpper | head) "three"]`, want: []any{"one", "TWO", "three"}},
+		{desc: "list 2", expr: `set one "one" ; firstarg [$one (list "two" | map { |x| toUpper $x } | head) "three"]`, want: []any{"one", "TWO", "three"}},
 		{desc: "list 3", expr: `firstarg []`, want: []any{}},
 
 		// Maps
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ func TestInst_Eval(t *testing.T) {
 			set one "one" ; set n1 "1"
 			firstarg [
 				$one:$n1
-				(firstarg "two" | toUpper | head):(firstarg "2" | toUpper | head)
+				(list "two" | map { |x| toUpper $x } | head):(list "2" | map { |x| toUpper $x } | head)
 				three:"3"
 			]`, want: map[string]any{"one": "1", "TWO": "2", "three": "3"}},
 		{desc: "map 4", expr: `firstarg [:]`, want: map[string]any{}},

cmdlang/objs.go

@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ type listable interface {
 	Index(i int) object
 }
 
+type hashable interface {
+	Len() int
+	Each(func(k string, v object) error) error
+}
+
 type listObject []object
 
 func (lo *listObject) Append(o object) {
@@ -50,6 +55,19 @@ func (s hashObject) Truthy() bool {
 	return len(s) > 0
 }
 
+func (s hashObject) Len() int {
+	return len(s)
+}
+
+func (s hashObject) Each(fn func(k string, v object) error) error {
+	for k, v := range s {
+		if err := fn(k, v); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type strObject string
 
 func (s strObject) String() string {
@@ -127,7 +145,7 @@ func fromGoValue(v any) (object, error) {
 type macroArgs struct {
 	eval     evaluator
 	ec       *evalCtx
-	currentStream stream
+	pipeArg  object
 	ast      *astCmd
 	argShift int
 }
@@ -199,32 +217,13 @@ func (ma macroArgs) evalBlock(ctx context.Context, n int, args []object, pushSco
 }
 
 type invocationArgs struct {
+	eval   evaluator
 	inst   *Inst
 	ec     *evalCtx
-	currentStream stream
 	args   []object
 	kwargs map[string]*listObject
 }
 
-// streamableSource takes a stream.  If the stream is set, the inStream and invocation arguments are consumed as is.
-// If not, then the first argument is consumed and returned as a stream.
-func (ia invocationArgs) streamableSource(inStream stream) (invocationArgs, stream, error) {
-	if inStream != nil {
-		return ia, inStream, nil
-	}
-
-	if len(ia.args) < 1 {
-		return ia, nil, errors.New("expected at least 1 argument")
-	}
-
-	switch v := ia.args[0].(type) {
-	case listObject:
-		return ia.shift(1), &listIterStream{list: v}, nil
-	}
-
-	return ia, nil, errors.New("expected arg 0 to be streamable")
-}
-
 func (ia invocationArgs) expectArgn(x int) error {
 	if len(ia.args) < x {
 		return errors.New("expected at least " + strconv.Itoa(x) + " args")
@@ -243,11 +242,23 @@ func (ia invocationArgs) stringArg(i int) (string, error) {
 	return s.String(), nil
 }
 
-func (ia invocationArgs) fork(currentStr stream, args []object) invocationArgs {
+func (ia invocationArgs) invokableArg(i int) (invokable, error) {
+	if len(ia.args) < i {
+		return nil, errors.New("expected at least " + strconv.Itoa(i) + " args")
+	}
+
+	switch v := ia.args[i].(type) {
+	case invokable:
+		return v, nil
+	}
+	return nil, errors.New("expected an invokable arg")
+}
+
+func (ia invocationArgs) fork(args []object) invocationArgs {
 	return invocationArgs{
+		eval:   ia.eval,
 		inst:   ia.inst,
 		ec:     ia.ec,
-		currentStream: currentStr,
 		args:   args,
 		kwargs: make(map[string]*listObject),
 	}
@@ -255,9 +266,9 @@ func (ia invocationArgs) fork(currentStr stream, args []object) invocationArgs {
 
 func (ia invocationArgs) shift(i int) invocationArgs {
 	return invocationArgs{
+		eval:   ia.eval,
 		inst:   ia.inst,
 		ec:     ia.ec,
-		currentStream: ia.currentStream,
 		args:   ia.args[i:],
 		kwargs: ia.kwargs,
 	}
@@ -272,9 +283,8 @@ type macroable interface {
 	invokeMacro(ctx context.Context, args macroArgs) (object, error)
 }
 
-type streamInvokable interface {
+type pipeInvokable interface {
 	invokable
-	invokeWithStream(context.Context, stream, invocationArgs) (object, error)
 }
 
 type invokableFunc func(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error)
@@ -283,16 +293,6 @@ func (i invokableFunc) invoke(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object,
 	return i(ctx, args)
 }
 
-type invokableStreamFunc func(ctx context.Context, inStream stream, args invocationArgs) (object, error)
-
-func (i invokableStreamFunc) invoke(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
-	return i(ctx, nil, args)
-}
-
-func (i invokableStreamFunc) invokeWithStream(ctx context.Context, inStream stream, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
-	return i(ctx, inStream, args)
-}
-
 type blockObject struct {
 	block *astBlock
 }
@@ -305,6 +305,17 @@ func (bo blockObject) Truthy() bool {
 	return len(bo.block.Statements) > 0
 }
 
+func (bo blockObject) invoke(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
+	ec := args.ec.fork()
+	for i, n := range bo.block.Names {
+		if i < len(args.args) {
+			ec.setVar(n, args.args[i])
+		}
+	}
+
+	return args.eval.evalBlock(ctx, ec, bo.block)
+}
+
 type macroFunc func(ctx context.Context, args macroArgs) (object, error)
 
 func (i macroFunc) invokeMacro(ctx context.Context, args macroArgs) (object, error) {

cmdlang/streams.go

@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-package cmdlang
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-)
-
-// stream is an object which returns a collection of objects from a source.
-// These are used to create pipelines
-//
-// The stream implementation can expect close to be called if at least one next() call is made.  Otherwise
-// closableStream cannot assume that close will be called (the pipe may be left unconsumed, for example).
-//
-// It is the job of the final iterator to call close. Any steam that consumes from another stream must
-// implement this, and call close on the parent stream.
-type stream interface {
-	object
-
-	// next pulls the next object from the stream.  If an object is available, the result is the
-	// object and a nil error.  If no more objects are available, error returns io.EOF.
-	// Otherwise, an error is returned.
-	next() (object, error)
-
-	close() error
-}
-
-// forEach will iterate over all the items of a stream. The iterating function can return an error, which will
-// be returned as is. A stream that has consumed every item will return nil. The stream will automatically be closed.
-func forEach(s stream, f func(object, int) error) (err error) {
-	defer s.close()
-
-	var sv object
-	i := 0
-	for sv, err = s.next(); err == nil; sv, err = s.next() {
-		if err := f(sv, i); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		i += 1
-	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// asStream converts an object to a stream.  If t is already a stream, it's returned as is.
-// Otherwise, a singleton stream is returned.
-func asStream(v object) stream {
-	switch s := v.(type) {
-	case stream:
-		return s
-	case listObject:
-		return &listIterStream{list: s}
-	}
-
-	return &singletonStream{t: v}
-}
-
-type emptyStream struct{}
-
-func (s *emptyStream) String() string {
-	return "(nil)"
-}
-
-func (s emptyStream) next() (object, error) {
-	return nil, io.EOF
-}
-
-func (s emptyStream) close() error { return nil }
-
-type singletonStream struct {
-	t        object
-	consumed bool
-}
-
-func (s *singletonStream) String() string {
-	return s.t.String()
-}
-
-func (s *singletonStream) Truthy() bool {
-	return !s.consumed
-}
-
-func (s *singletonStream) next() (object, error) {
-	if s.consumed {
-		return nil, io.EOF
-	}
-	s.consumed = true
-	return s.t, nil
-}
-
-func (s *singletonStream) close() error { return nil }
-
-type listIterStream struct {
-	list []object
-	cusr int
-}
-
-func (s *listIterStream) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("listIterStream{list: %v}", s.list)
-}
-
-func (s *listIterStream) Truthy() bool {
-	return len(s.list) > s.cusr
-}
-
-func (s *listIterStream) next() (o object, err error) {
-	if s.cusr >= len(s.list) {
-		return nil, io.EOF
-	}
-
-	o = s.list[s.cusr]
-	s.cusr += 1
-
-	return o, nil
-}
-
-func (s *listIterStream) close() error { return nil }
-
-type mapFilterStream struct {
-	in    stream
-	mapFn func(x object) (object, bool, error)
-}
-
-func (ms mapFilterStream) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("mapFilterStream{in: %v}", ms.in)
-}
-
-func (ms mapFilterStream) Truthy() bool {
-	return true // ???
-}
-
-func (ms mapFilterStream) next() (object, error) {
-	for {
-		u, err := ms.in.next()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		t, ok, err := ms.mapFn(u)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		} else if ok {
-			return t, nil
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (ms mapFilterStream) close() error {
-	return ms.in.close()
-}

cmdlang/testbuiltins_test.go

@@ -31,22 +31,24 @@ func WithTestBuiltin() InstOption {
 			return strObject(line.String()), nil
 		}))
 
-		i.rootEC.addCmd("pipe", invokableFunc(func(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
+		i.rootEC.addCmd("list", invokableFunc(func(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
-			return &listIterStream{
+			return listObject(args.args), nil
-				list: args.args,
-			}, nil
 		}))
 
-		i.rootEC.addCmd("joinpipe", invokableStreamFunc(func(ctx context.Context, inStream stream, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
+		i.rootEC.addCmd("joinpipe", invokableFunc(func(ctx context.Context, args invocationArgs) (object, error) {
 			sb := strings.Builder{}
-			if err := forEach(inStream, func(o object, i int) error {
+
-				if i > 0 {
+			lst, ok := args.args[0].(listable)
+			if !ok {
+				return strObject(""), nil
+			}
+
+			l := lst.Len()
+			for x := 0; x < l; x++ {
+				if x > 0 {
 					sb.WriteString(",")
 				}
-				sb.WriteString(o.String())
+				sb.WriteString(lst.Index(x).String())
-				return nil
-			}); err != nil {
-				return nil, err
 			}
 			return strObject(sb.String()), nil
 		}))
@@ -292,17 +294,20 @@ func TestBuiltins_Map(t *testing.T) {
 			proc makeUpper { |x| $x | toUpper }
 
 			map ["a" "b" "c"] (proc { |x| makeUpper $x }) 
-			`, want: "A\nB\nC\n"},
+			`, want: "[A B C]\n"},
 		{desc: "map list 2", expr: `
 			set makeUpper (proc { |x| $x | toUpper })
 
 			map ["a" "b" "c"] $makeUpper 
-			`, want: "A\nB\nC\n"},
+			`, want: "[A B C]\n"},
-		{desc: "map list with stream", expr: `
+		{desc: "map list with pipe", expr: `
 			set makeUpper (proc { |x| $x | toUpper })
 
 			["a" "b" "c"] | map $makeUpper 
-			`, want: "A\nB\nC\n"},
+			`, want: "[A B C]\n"},
+		{desc: "map list with block", expr: `
+			map ["a" "b" "c"] { |x| toUpper $x } 
+			`, want: "[A B C]\n"},
 		//{desc: "map list with stream", expr: `
 		//	set makeUpper (proc { |x| $x | toUpper })
 		//