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A simple brainfuck interpreter in C++
#include <stdio.h>
#include <vector>
#include <iterator>
#include <sstream>
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <ctype.h>
//typedefs
typedef char WORD;
typedef std::vector<WORD> instruction_t;
typedef instruction_t::iterator instruction_pointer;
typedef std::vector<WORD> memory_t;
typedef memory_t::iterator memory_pointer;
//structs
struct environment
{
memory_t memory;
instruction_t instructions;
instruction_pointer ip;
memory_pointer mp;
environment() : memory(3000)
{
clear();
mp = memory.begin();
}
void clear()
{
instructions.clear();
ip = instructions.begin();
}
};
//prototypes
void interpret(environment &env);
int from_line(environment &env, std::string &line, int open_brackets = 0);
int from_stream(environment &env, std::istream &stream, int open_brackets = 0);
void interactive_mode(environment &env);
void print_word(WORD word);
int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
environment env;
//if no args, read from stdin. else, read from file specified as first argument
if(argc == 1)
{
interactive_mode(env);
}
else
{
std::ifstream stream = std::ifstream(argv[1]);
if(stream.is_open())
{
int open_brackets = from_stream(env, stream);
if(open_brackets == 0)
interpret(env);
else
std::cout << "Unmatched brackets!" << std::endl;
}
else
{
std::cout << "File not found : " << argv[1] << std::endl;
}
}
return 0;
}
/*
* Prints a memory cell. If it's not printable, outputs hex representation of it.
*/
void print_word(WORD word)
{
if(isprint(word))
std::cout << word;
else
std::cout << "0x" << std::hex << (int)word << std::dec;
}
/*
* Reads bf code from a line, returns number of unmatched brackets (positive for opened,
* but not closed, and vice-versa
*/
int from_line(environment &env, std::string &line, int open_brackets)
{
std::istringstream stream = std::istringstream(line);
return from_stream(env, stream, open_brackets);
}
/*
* Reads code from a stream into env.instructions.
* '\0' are appended on either side, the interpreter just skips them.
*/
int from_stream(environment &env, std::istream &stream, int open_brackets)
{
if(open_brackets == 0)
env.instructions.push_back('\0');
WORD word;
while(true)
{
stream >> word;
if(!stream) break;
switch(word)
{
case '<': case '>': case '+': case '-': case ',': case '.':
env.instructions.push_back(word);
break;
case '[':
open_brackets++;
env.instructions.push_back(word);
break;
case ']':
open_brackets--;
env.instructions.push_back(word);
break;
default:
break;
}
}
if(open_brackets == 0)
env.instructions.push_back('\0');
return open_brackets;
}
/*
* In interactive mode, the interpreter treats any parsed line of text with all [ and ]
* matched as valid code, and interprets it. In case of unmatched brackets, it will wait
* for more input.
*/
void interactive_mode(environment &env)
{
int open_brackets = 0;
while(true)
{
std::string line;
std::getline(std::cin, line);
if(!std::cin) break;
if(open_brackets == 0) env.clear();
open_brackets = from_line(env, line, open_brackets);
if(open_brackets == 0)
{
interpret(env);
std::cout << ">";
print_word(*env.mp);
std::cout << std::endl;
}
else
{
std::cout << "->";
}
}
}
/*
* Finds the closing bracket, moves the ip to it
*/
void find_closing(environment &env)
{
int balance = 1;
do
{
env.ip++;
if(*env.ip == '[')
balance++;
else if(*env.ip == ']')
balance--;
}while(balance != 0);
}
/*
* Finds the opening bracket, moves the ip to one cell before it
*/
void find_opening(environment &env)
{
int balance = 0;
do
{
if(*env.ip == '[')
balance++;
else if(*env.ip == ']')
balance--;
env.ip--;
}while(balance != 0);
}
void interpret(environment &env)
{
env.ip = env.instructions.begin();
while(env.ip != env.instructions.end())
{
switch(*env.ip)
{
case '+':
(*env.mp)++;
env.ip++;
break;
case '-':
(*env.mp)--;
env.ip++;
break;
case '>':
if(env.mp != (env.memory.end()--))
env.mp++;
env.ip++;
break;
case '<':
if(env.mp != env.memory.begin())
env.mp--;
env.ip++;
break;
case '.':
print_word(*env.mp);
env.ip++;
break;
case ',':
WORD word;
std::cin >> word;
(*env.mp) = word;
env.ip++;
break;
case '[':
if(!(*env.mp))
find_closing(env);
env.ip++;
break;
case ']':
find_opening(env);
env.ip++;
break;
case '\0':
env.ip++;
break;
}
}
}
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