documentation: Describe NOTEs

Describe how/why notes are used in the code.

Signed-off-by: Will Hawkins <hawkinsw@obs.cr>
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Will Hawkins
2026-04-20 05:59:27 -04:00
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@@ -87,6 +87,21 @@ where `<component>` is one of:
where `<subcomponent>` can be more free-form and `<change>` is a pithy description of the changes in the commit.
#### Notes To Self
While coding, it may be useful to leave ourselves notes. Every note is formatted like:
```Swift
/// NOTE: note text
```
where `NOTE` can be:
1. `TODO`: Remind us `TODO` something.
2. `ASSUME`: Remind us that we are making an assumption.
3. `NB`: Remind us that we need to remember something when reading this code.
#### Testing
To run the P4RSE tests:
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@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ extension Declaration: CompilableDeclaration {
let declaration_compilers: [String: CompilableDeclaration.Type] = [
"function_declaration": FunctionDeclaration.self,
"control_declaration": Control.self,
"type_declaration": StructDeclaration.self, // Assume that type declarations are struct declarations.
"type_declaration": StructDeclaration.self, // ASSUME: Type declarations are struct declarations.
]
guard let declaration_compiler = declaration_compilers[node.nodeType!] else {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ extension P4Lang.Parser: CompilableDeclaration {
let type_node = currentChild
var parser_name: Common.Identifier? = .none
// Assume that the parameter list is empty!
// TODO: Handle parser parameter lists.
var parameter_list = ParameterList()
do {