merging jeff olson's work

src/scope.coffee

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+dup: (input) ->
+  output: null
+  if input instanceof Array
+    output: []
+    for val in input
+      output.push(val)
+  else
+    output: {}
+    for key, val of input
+      output.key: val
+    output
+  output
+
+# scope objects form a tree corresponding to the shape of the function
+# definitions present in the script. They provide lexical scope, to determine
+# whether a variable has been seen before or if it needs to be declared.
+exports.Scope: (parent, expressions, func) ->
+  # Initialize a scope with its parent, for lookups up the chain,
+  # as well as the Expressions body where it should declare its variables,
+  # and the function that it wraps.
+  this.parent: parent
+  this.expressions: expressions
+  this.function: func
+  this.variables: {}
+  this.temp_variable: if this.parent then dup(this.parent.temp_variable) else '__a'
+
+# Look up a variable in lexical scope, or declare it if not found.
+exports.Scope::find: (name, rem) ->
+  remote: if rem? then rem else false
+  found: this.check(name)
+  return found if found || remote
+  this.variables[name]: 'var'
+  found
+
+# Define a local variable as originating from a parameter in current scope
+# -- no var required.
+exports.Scope::parameter: (name) ->
+  this.variables[name]: 'param'
+
+# Just check to see if a variable has already been declared.
+exports.Scope::check: (name) ->
+  return true if this.variables[name]?
+  # TODO: what does that ruby !! mean..? need to follow up
+  # .. this next line is prolly wrong ..
+  not not (this.parent and this.parent.check(name))
+
+# You can reset a found variable on the immediate scope.
+exports.Scope::reset: (name) ->
+  this.variables[name]: undefined