Reverse Polish Notation Calculator (in CoffeeScript)

rpn_calc.coffee

# Reverse Polish Notation Calculator (in CoffeeScript)
# authored by Mike Smullin <mike@smullindesign.com>
#
# see also:
#   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_notation
#   http://www.calculator.org/rpn.aspx
#   http://blog.reverberate.org/2013/07/ll-and-lr-parsing-demystified.html
#   http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5975741/what-is-the-difference-between-ll-and-lr-parsing
#   https://www.amazon.com/Definitive-ANTLR-4-Reference/dp/1934356999

stack = []
allClear = -> stack.splice 0 # AC
add = (addend, augend) -> augend + addend # = sum
subtract = (subtrahend, minuend) -> minuend - subtrahend # = difference
multiply = (multiplier, multiplicator) -> multiplicator * multiplier # = product
divide = (divisor, dividend) -> dividend / divisor # = quotient
operation = (binaryOperator) -> stack.push binaryOperator stack.pop(), stack.pop()
calc = (equation) ->
  for operand in equation.split " "
    switch operand
      when "+" then operation add
      when "-" then operation subtract
      when "×", "*" then operation multiply
      when "÷", "/" then operation divide
      else stack.push parseFloat operand
  return stack.pop()

console.log calc "3 15 7 1 1 + - ÷ × 1 1 + 2 + -"