chains can implicitly return

moonscript/compile.lua

@@ -485,18 +485,19 @@ local compiler_index = {
     stm = function(self, node, return_value)
         local value = self:value(node, return_value)
 
-        if must_return[ntype(node)] then
+		local is_value = must_return[ntype(node)] 
-			if return_value then
+		local ret_chain = ntype(node) == "chain" and node[2] ~= "return"
+
+		if return_value and (is_value or ret_chain) then
 			local return_to = "return"
 			if type(return_value) == "string" then
 				return_to = return_value.." ="
 			end
 
 			return return_to.." "..value
-			else
+		elseif is_value then
 			return self:value({"assign", {"_"}, {value}}, false)
         end
-        end
 
         return value
     end,

tests/outputs/lists.lua

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ for z in items do
   end
 end
 require("util")
-local dump = function(x) print(util.dump(x)) end
+local dump = function(x) return print(util.dump(x)) end
 local range = function(count)
   local i = 0
   return(coroutine.wrap(function()

tests/outputs/syntax.lua

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-local x = function() print(what) end
+local x = function() return print(what) end
 local _ = function() end
 _ = function()
   return function() return function() end end
 end
 go(to(the(barn)))
-open(function() the(function() return door end) end)
+open(function() return the(function() return door end) end)
 open(function()
   the(door)
-  local hello = function() my(func) end
+  local hello = function() return my(func) end
 end)
 local h = function() return hi end
 eat(function() end, world)
@@ -40,21 +40,21 @@ return(5 + function() return 4 + 2 end)
 return(5 + (function() return 4 end) + 2)
 print(5 + function()
   _ = 34
-  good(nads)
+  return good(nads)
 end)
 something('else', "ya")
 something('else')
 something("else")
 here(we)("go")[12123]
-local something = { test = 12323, what = function() print("hello world") end }
+local something = { test = 12323, what = function() return print("hello world") end }
 print(something.test)
 local frick = { hello = "world" }
 local argon = { num = 100, world = function(self)
     print(self.num)
-    return({ something = function() print("hi from something") end })
+    return({ something = function() return print("hi from something") end })
   end, somethin = function(self,str)
     print("string is", str)
-    return({ world = function(a,b) print("sum", a + b) end })
+    return({ world = function(a,b) return print("sum", a + b) end })
   end }
 something.what()
 argon:world().something()
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ else
   _ = whack
 end
 local arg = { ... }
-x = function(...) dump({ ... }) end
+x = function(...) return dump({ ... }) end
 x = not true
 local y = not (5 + 5)
 y = #"hello"

tests/outputs/tables.lua

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ local backpack = {
     yeah = 200,
     they = function()
       print("hello")
-      yor_feet("small")
+      return yor_feet("small")
     end,
     pretty = hair,
     gold = hmm