Adds simplified variable declaration.

2 files changed, 32 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/data/examples/the_thief/include/characters.fate b/data/examples/the_thief/include/characters.fate
index 650f253..0bdd797 100644
--- a/data/examples/the_thief/include/characters.fate
+++ b/data/examples/the_thief/include/characters.fate
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 (require type/character.fate)
 
 (declare_variable local character oscar)
-(declare_variable local character carla)
+(declare_variable character carla)
 (declare_variable local character simon)
-(declare_variable local character julie)
+(declare_variable character julie)
 (declare_variable local character statue)
 
 (require include/locations.fate)
diff --git a/src/core/src/tonkadur/fate/v1/parser/FateParser.g4 b/src/core/src/tonkadur/fate/v1/parser/FateParser.g4
index 3ec977a..94920f3 100644
--- a/src/core/src/tonkadur/fate/v1/parser/FateParser.g4
+++ b/src/core/src/tonkadur/fate/v1/parser/FateParser.g4
@@ -135,6 +135,36 @@ first_level_fate_instr:
 
    | DECLARE_VARIABLE_KW
       WS+
+      type
+      WS+
+      name=new_reference_name
+      WS*
+   R_PAREN
+   {
+      final Origin start_origin, type_origin;
+      final Variable new_variable;
+
+      start_origin =
+         CONTEXT.get_origin_at
+         (
+            ($DECLARE_VARIABLE_KW.getLine()),
+            ($DECLARE_VARIABLE_KW.getCharPositionInLine())
+         );
+
+      new_variable =
+         new Variable
+         (
+            start_origin,
+            VariableScope.LOCAL,
+            ($type.result),
+            ($name.result)
+         );
+
+      WORLD.variables().add(new_variable);
+   }
+
+   | DECLARE_VARIABLE_KW
+      WS+
       scope=WORD
       WS+
       type