Add array manipulation functions

src/std/array.ab

@@ -26,3 +26,52 @@ pub fun includes(array, value) {
     let result = array_first_index(array, value)
     return result >= 0
 }
+
+/// Returns the first element in the array.
+pub fun first(array) {
+    return array[0]
+}
+
+/// Returns the last element in the array.
+pub fun last(array) {
+    let index = len(array) - 1
+    return array[index]
+}
+
+/// Removes an element at the index from the array; this will have no effect
+/// if the index is before the start or beyond the end of the array.
+pub fun remove_at(ref array: [], index: Num): Null {
+    let offset = index + 1
+    let length = len(array)
+    array = array[0..index] + array[offset..length]
+}
+
+/// Removes an element at the index from the array, and returns it; this will
+/// have no effect if the index is before the start or beyond the end of the
+/// array.
+pub fun extract_at(ref array, index) {
+    let element = array[index]
+    let offset = index + 1
+    let length = len(array)
+    array = array[0..index] + array[offset..length]
+    return element
+}
+
+/// Removes the last element from the array, and returns it; this will have
+/// no effect if the array is empty.
+pub fun pop(ref array) {
+    let length = len(array)
+    let index = length - 1
+    let element = array[index]
+    array = array[0..index]
+    return element
+}
+
+/// Removes the first element from the array, and returns it; this will have
+/// no effect if the array is empty.
+pub fun shift(ref array) {
+    let length = len(array)
+    let element = array[0]
+    array = array[1..length]
+    return element
+}

src/tests/stdlib/array_extract_at.ab

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { extract_at } from "std/array"
+
+// Output
+// Value at -5: "" (4) [zero one two three]
+// Value at -4: "zero" (4) [zero one two three]
+// Value at -3: "one" (4) [zero one two three]
+// Value at -2: "two" (4) [zero one two three]
+// Value at -1: "three" (4) [zero one two three]
+// Value at 0: "zero" (3) [one two three]
+// Value at 1: "one" (3) [zero two three]
+// Value at 2: "two" (3) [zero one three]
+// Value at 3: "three" (3) [zero one two]
+// Value at 4: "" (4) [zero one two three]
+
+fun test_extract(data: [Text], index: Num): Null {
+    let value = extract_at(data, index)
+    echo "Value at {index}: \"{value}\" ({len(data)}) [{data}]"
+}
+
+main {
+    let numbers = ["zero", "one", "two", "three"]
+    for index in -5..=4 {
+        test_extract(numbers, index)
+    }
+}

src/tests/stdlib/array_first.ab

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { first } from "std/array"
+
+// Output
+// First of numbers: "zero" (4) [zero one two three]
+// First of empty: "" (0) []
+
+fun test_first(label: Text, data: [Text]): Null {
+    let value = first(data)
+    echo "First of {label}: \"{value}\" ({len(data)}) [{data}]"
+}
+
+main {
+    let numbers = ["zero", "one", "two", "three"]
+    let empty = [Text]
+    test_first("numbers", numbers)
+    test_first("empty", empty)
+}

src/tests/stdlib/array_first_index.ab

@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
-import * from "std/array"
+import { array_first_index } from "std/array"
 
 // Output
-// 2
+// Index of "zero": 0
+// Index of "one": 1
+// Index of "two": 2
+// Index of "three": 3
+// Index of "four": -1
+
+fun test_index(data: [Text], value: Text): Null {
+    let index = array_first_index(data, value)
+    echo "Index of \"{value}\": {index}"
+}
 
 main {
-    echo array_first_index([1, 2, 3, 4], 3)
-} 
+    let numbers = ["zero", "one", "two", "three", "two", "one", "zero"]
+    test_index(numbers, "zero")
+    test_index(numbers, "one")
+    test_index(numbers, "two")
+    test_index(numbers, "three")
+    test_index(numbers, "four")
+}

src/tests/stdlib/array_last.ab

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { last } from "std/array"
+
+// Output
+// Last of numbers: "three" (4) [zero one two three]
+// Last of empty: "" (0) []
+
+fun test_last(label: Text, data: [Text]): Null {
+    let value = last(data)
+    echo "Last of {label}: \"{value}\" ({len(data)}) [{data}]"
+}
+
+main {
+    let numbers = ["zero", "one", "two", "three"]
+    let empty = [Text]
+    test_last("numbers", numbers)
+    test_last("empty", empty)
+}

src/tests/stdlib/array_pop.ab

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { pop } from "std/array"
+
+// Output
+// Popped from numbers: "three" (3) [zero one two]
+// Popped from empty: "" (0) []
+
+fun test_pop(label: Text, data: [Text]): Null {
+    let value = pop(data)
+    echo "Popped from {label}: \"{value}\" ({len(data)}) [{data}]"
+}
+
+main {
+    let numbers = ["zero", "one", "two", "three"]
+    let empty = [Text]
+    test_pop("numbers", numbers)
+    test_pop("empty", empty)
+}

src/tests/stdlib/array_remove_at.ab

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { remove_at } from "std/array"
+
+// Output
+// Array after -5: (4) [zero one two three]
+// Array after -4: (4) [zero one two three]
+// Array after -3: (4) [zero one two three]
+// Array after -2: (4) [zero one two three]
+// Array after -1: (4) [zero one two three]
+// Array after 0: (3) [one two three]
+// Array after 1: (3) [zero two three]
+// Array after 2: (3) [zero one three]
+// Array after 3: (3) [zero one two]
+// Array after 4: (4) [zero one two three]
+
+fun test_remove(data: [Text], index: Num): Null {
+    remove_at(data, index)
+    echo "Array after {index}: ({len(data)}) [{data}]"
+}
+
+main {
+    let numbers = ["zero", "one", "two", "three"]
+    for index in -5..=4 {
+        test_remove(numbers, index)
+    }
+}

src/tests/stdlib/array_remove_each.ab

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { remove_at } from "std/array"
+
+// Output
+// Array before 1: (4) [zero one two three]
+// Array after 1: (3) [zero two three]
+// Array after 2: (2) [zero three]
+// Array after 3: (1) [zero]
+// Array after 4: (1) [zero]
+
+main {
+    let numbers = ["zero", "one", "two", "three"]
+    echo "Array before 1: ({len(numbers)}) [{numbers}]"
+    remove_at(numbers, 1)
+    echo "Array after 1: ({len(numbers)}) [{numbers}]"
+    remove_at(numbers, 1)
+    echo "Array after 2: ({len(numbers)}) [{numbers}]"
+    remove_at(numbers, 1)
+    echo "Array after 3: ({len(numbers)}) [{numbers}]"
+    remove_at(numbers, 1)
+    echo "Array after 4: ({len(numbers)}) [{numbers}]"
+}

src/tests/stdlib/array_search.ab

@@ -1,9 +1,22 @@
-import * from "std/array"
+import { array_search } from "std/array"
 
 // Output
-// 6
+// Indices of "zero": [0 6]
+// Indices of "one": [1 5]
+// Indices of "two": [2 4]
+// Indices of "three": [3]
+// Indices of "four": []
+
+fun test_search(data: [Text], value: Text): Null {
+    let indices = array_search(data, value)
+    echo "Indices of \"{value}\": [{indices}]"
+}
 
 main {
-    let result = array_search([1, 2, 3, 4, 3], 3)
-    echo result[0]+result[1]
-} 
+    let numbers = ["zero", "one", "two", "three", "two", "one", "zero"]
+    test_search(numbers, "zero")
+    test_search(numbers, "one")
+    test_search(numbers, "two")
+    test_search(numbers, "three")
+    test_search(numbers, "four")
+}

src/tests/stdlib/array_shift.ab

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { shift } from "std/array"
+
+// Output
+// Shifted from numbers: "zero" (3) [one two three]
+// Shifted from empty: "" (0) []
+
+fun test_shift(label: Text, data: [Text]): Null {
+    let value = shift(data)
+    echo "Shifted from {label}: \"{value}\" ({len(data)}) [{data}]"
+}
+
+main {
+    let numbers = ["zero", "one", "two", "three"]
+    let empty = [Text]
+    test_shift("numbers", numbers)
+    test_shift("empty", empty)
+}