[Swift-user] question about SwiftScript

[Jim Kowalkowski]

Hello,

I have a question about SwiftScript.  Should I expect the following to work?
If not, why should I not expect it to work?

Please assume that the app works - I've tested this part on a simpler 
script.
At the bottom is the test functions that actually work.

Thanks in advance,
Jim Kowalkowski
Fermilab CD
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type file { };

(file o) gen0() {
  app {
    echo2 @filename(o);
  }
}

(file o) genn(file i)
{
  app {
    echo @filename(i) @filename(o);
  }   
}

(file o) appl_0 ()
{
  o = gen0();
}
(file all[]) appl_n (int j)
{
  if (j == 0) {
    all[0] = gen0();
  } else {
    int k = j - 1;
    all = appl_n (k);
    all[j] = genn(all[k]);
  }
}

string filenames = "0.txt 1.txt 2.txt 3.txt 4.txt 5.txt";
file ifiles[] <fixed_array_mapper;files=filenames>;

ifiles = appl_n(5);

#------ if I run the function below, it works fine -------

(file inputfiles[]) simple_run ()
{
 inputfiles[5] = genn (inputfiles[4]);
 inputfiles[4] = genn (inputfiles[3]);
 inputfiles[3] = genn (inputfiles[2]);
 inputfiles[2] = genn (inputfiles[1]);
 inputfiles[1] = genn (inputfiles[0]);
 inputfiles[0] = gen0 ();
}

files more[] = <fixed_array_mapper; files=filenames>;
more = simple_run();

#-------- I ran also run this and it works ----------

run_dep (file fs[], int curr)
{
  int prev = curr - 1;
  fs[curr] = genn( fs[prev] );
}

(file inputfiles[]) other_run ()
{
 inputfiles = run_dep(5);
 inputfiles = run_dep(4);
 inputfiles = run_dep(3);
 inputfiles = run_dep(2);
 inputfiles = run_dep(1);
 inputfiles[0] = gen0();
}

more = other_run();