Add a new type alias for Result<shared_ptr<Expressoin>>

include/serene/exprs/expression.h

@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ enum class ExprType {
   List,
   Number,
 };
+class Expression;
+
+using node = std::shared_ptr<Expression>;
+using maybe_node = Result<node>;
+using ast = llvm::SmallVector<node, 0>;
 
 /// The base class of the expressions which provides the common interface for
 /// the expressions to implement.
@@ -65,12 +70,9 @@ public:
   /// The AST representation of an expression
   virtual std::string toString() const = 0;
 
-  virtual Result<Expression *> analyze(reader::SemanticContext &) = 0;
+  virtual maybe_node analyze(reader::SemanticContext &) = 0;
 };
 
-using node = std::shared_ptr<Expression>;
-using ast = llvm::SmallVector<node, 0>;
-
 /// Create a new `node` of type `T` and forwards any given parameter
 /// to the constructor of type `T`. This is the **official way** to create
 /// a new `Expression`. Here is an example:

include/serene/exprs/list.h

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
   std::string toString() const;
 
   void append(node);
-  Result<Expression *> analyze(reader::SemanticContext &);
+  maybe_node analyze(reader::SemanticContext &);
 
   static bool classof(const Expression *e);
 

include/serene/exprs/number.h

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct Number : public Expression {
 
   ExprType getType() const;
   std::string toString() const;
-  Result<Expression *> analyze(reader::SemanticContext &ctx);
+  maybe_node analyze(reader::SemanticContext &ctx);
 
   static bool classof(const Expression *e);
 

include/serene/exprs/symbol.h

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
 
   static bool classof(const Expression *e);
 
-  Result<Expression *> analyze(reader::SemanticContext &);
+  maybe_node analyze(reader::SemanticContext &);
 
   ~Symbol() = default;
 };

include/serene/reader/semantics.h

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Semantics {
 public:
   Semantics(){};
 
-  exprs::ast analyze(exprs::ast &);
+  exprs::maybe_node analyze(exprs::ast &);
 };
 }; // namespace serene::reader
 

src/serene/exprs/list.cpp

@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ std::string List::toString() const {
                        this->location.end.toString(), s);
 };
 
-Result<Expression *> List::analyze(reader::SemanticContext &ctx) {
-  return Result<Expression *>::Success(this);
+maybe_node List::analyze(reader::SemanticContext &ctx) {
+  return Result<node>::Success(node(this));
 };
 
 bool List::classof(const Expression *e) {

src/serene/exprs/number.cpp

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ std::string Number::toString() const {
                        this->location.end.toString(), value);
 }
 
-Result<Expression *> Number::analyze(reader::SemanticContext &ctx) {
-  return Result<Expression *>::Success(this);
+maybe_node Number::analyze(reader::SemanticContext &ctx) {
+  return Result<node>::Success(node(this));
 };
 
 bool Number::classof(const Expression *e) {

src/serene/exprs/symbol.cpp

@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ std::string Symbol::toString() const {
                        this->location.end.toString(), this->name);
 }
 
-Result<Expression *> Symbol::analyze(reader::SemanticContext &ctx) {
-  return Result<Expression *>::Success(this);
+maybe_node Symbol::analyze(reader::SemanticContext &ctx) {
+  return Result<node>::Success(node(this));
 };
 
 bool Symbol::classof(const Expression *e) {