Relax the closure syntax, highlight differently (#8846)

# Description

This relaxes the closure syntax so that `||` is no longer required. This
allows for `ls | each { $in.name }` for example.

I've gone ahead and changed the syntax highlighting so that blocks and
closures are distinct for now.

# User-Facing Changes

Removes `||` requirement for closures.

# Tests + Formatting

Don't forget to add tests that cover your changes.

Make sure you've run and fixed any issues with these commands:

- `cargo fmt --all -- --check` to check standard code formatting (`cargo
fmt --all` applies these changes)
- `cargo clippy --workspace -- -D warnings -D clippy::unwrap_used -A
clippy::needless_collect` to check that you're using the standard code
style
- `cargo test --workspace` to check that all tests pass
- `cargo run -- crates/nu-std/tests/run.nu` to run the tests for the
standard library

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# After Submitting

If your PR had any user-facing changes, update [the
documentation](https://github.com/nushell/nushell.github.io) after the
PR is merged, if necessary. This will help us keep the docs up to date.

crates/nu-cli/src/syntax_highlight.rs

@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ impl Highlighter for NuHighlighter {
                 FlatShape::Block => {
                     add_colored_token_with_bracket_highlight!(shape.1, shape.0, next_token)
                 }
+                FlatShape::Closure => {
+                    add_colored_token_with_bracket_highlight!(shape.1, shape.0, next_token)
+                }
 
                 FlatShape::Filepath => add_colored_token(&shape.1, next_token),
                 FlatShape::Directory => add_colored_token(&shape.1, next_token),

crates/nu-color-config/src/shape_color.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub fn default_shape_color(shape: String) -> Style {
         "shape_binary" => Style::new().fg(Color::Purple).bold(),
         "shape_block" => Style::new().fg(Color::Blue).bold(),
         "shape_bool" => Style::new().fg(Color::LightCyan),
+        "shape_closure" => Style::new().fg(Color::Green).bold(),
         "shape_custom" => Style::new().fg(Color::Green),
         "shape_datetime" => Style::new().fg(Color::Cyan).bold(),
         "shape_directory" => Style::new().fg(Color::Cyan),

crates/nu-parser/src/flatten.rs

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ pub enum FlatShape {
     Binary,
     Block,
     Bool,
+    Closure,
     Custom(DeclId),
     DateTime,
     Directory,
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ impl Display for FlatShape {
             FlatShape::Binary => write!(f, "shape_binary"),
             FlatShape::Block => write!(f, "shape_block"),
             FlatShape::Bool => write!(f, "shape_bool"),
+            FlatShape::Closure => write!(f, "shape_closure"),
             FlatShape::Custom(_) => write!(f, "shape_custom"),
             FlatShape::DateTime => write!(f, "shape_datetime"),
             FlatShape::Directory => write!(f, "shape_directory"),
@@ -85,6 +87,7 @@ impl Display for FlatShape {
 
 pub fn flatten_block(working_set: &StateWorkingSet, block: &Block) -> Vec<(Span, FlatShape)> {
     let mut output = vec![];
+
     for pipeline in &block.pipelines {
         output.extend(flatten_pipeline(working_set, pipeline));
     }
@@ -115,10 +118,41 @@ pub fn flatten_expression(
             output.extend(flatten_expression(working_set, inner_expr));
             output
         }
-        Expr::Block(block_id)
-        | Expr::Closure(block_id)
-        | Expr::RowCondition(block_id)
-        | Expr::Subexpression(block_id) => {
+        Expr::Closure(block_id) => {
+            let outer_span = expr.span;
+
+            let mut output = vec![];
+
+            let block = working_set.get_block(*block_id);
+            let flattened = flatten_block(working_set, block);
+
+            if let Some(first) = flattened.first() {
+                if first.0.start > outer_span.start {
+                    output.push((
+                        Span::new(outer_span.start, first.0.start),
+                        FlatShape::Closure,
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+
+            let last = if let Some(last) = flattened.last() {
+                if last.0.end < outer_span.end {
+                    Some((Span::new(last.0.end, outer_span.end), FlatShape::Closure))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+
+            output.extend(flattened);
+            if let Some(last) = last {
+                output.push(last)
+            }
+
+            output
+        }
+        Expr::Block(block_id) | Expr::RowCondition(block_id) | Expr::Subexpression(block_id) => {
             let outer_span = expr.span;
 
             let mut output = vec![];
@@ -149,14 +183,23 @@ pub fn flatten_expression(
             output
         }
         Expr::Call(call) => {
-            let mut output = vec![(call.head, FlatShape::InternalCall(call.decl_id))];
+            let mut output = vec![];
+
+            if call.head.end != 0 {
+                // Make sure we don't push synthetic calls
+                output.push((call.head, FlatShape::InternalCall(call.decl_id)));
+            }
 
             let mut args = vec![];
             for positional in call.positional_iter() {
-                args.extend(flatten_expression(working_set, positional));
+                let flattened = flatten_expression(working_set, positional);
+                args.extend(flattened);
             }
             for named in call.named_iter() {
+                if named.0.span.end != 0 {
+                    // Ignore synthetic flags
                     args.push((named.0.span, FlatShape::Flag));
+                }
                 if let Some(expr) = &named.2 {
                     args.extend(flatten_expression(working_set, expr));
                 }

crates/nu-parser/src/parser.rs

@@ -1589,10 +1589,8 @@ pub fn parse_brace_expr(
 
     if matches!(second_token, None) {
         // If we're empty, that means an empty record or closure
-        if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Closure(None)) {
-            parse_closure_expression(working_set, shape, span, false)
-        } else if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Closure(Some(_))) {
-            parse_closure_expression(working_set, shape, span, true)
+        if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Closure(_)) {
+            parse_closure_expression(working_set, shape, span)
         } else if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Block) {
             parse_block_expression(working_set, span)
         } else if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::MatchBlock) {
@@ -1603,13 +1601,11 @@ pub fn parse_brace_expr(
     } else if matches!(second_token_contents, Some(TokenContents::Pipe))
         || matches!(second_token_contents, Some(TokenContents::PipePipe))
     {
-        parse_closure_expression(working_set, shape, span, true)
+        parse_closure_expression(working_set, shape, span)
     } else if matches!(third_token, Some(b":")) {
         parse_full_cell_path(working_set, None, span)
-    } else if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Closure(None)) {
-        parse_closure_expression(working_set, shape, span, false)
-    } else if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Closure(Some(_))) || matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Any) {
-        parse_closure_expression(working_set, shape, span, true)
+    } else if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Closure(_)) || matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Any) {
+        parse_closure_expression(working_set, shape, span)
     } else if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::Block) {
         parse_block_expression(working_set, span)
     } else if matches!(shape, SyntaxShape::MatchBlock) {
@@ -4201,7 +4197,6 @@ pub fn parse_closure_expression(
     working_set: &mut StateWorkingSet,
     shape: &SyntaxShape,
     span: Span,
-    require_pipe: bool,
 ) -> Expression {
     trace!("parsing: closure expression");
 
@@ -4275,15 +4270,7 @@ pub fn parse_closure_expression(
             Some((Box::new(Signature::new("closure".to_string())), *span)),
             1,
         ),
-        _ => {
-            if require_pipe {
-                working_set.error(ParseError::ClosureMissingPipe(span));
-                working_set.exit_scope();
-                return garbage(span);
-            } else {
-                (None, 0)
-            }
-        }
+        _ => (None, 0),
     };
 
     // TODO: Finish this

crates/nu-protocol/src/parse_error.rs

@@ -38,13 +38,6 @@ pub enum ParseError {
     #[diagnostic(code(nu::parser::parse_mismatch))]
     Expected(String, #[label("expected {0}")] Span),
 
-    #[error("Missing || inside closure")]
-    #[diagnostic(
-        code(nu::parser::closure_missing_pipe),
-        help("Try add || to the beginning of closure")
-    )]
-    ClosureMissingPipe(#[label("Parsing as a closure, but || is missing")] Span),
-
     #[error("Type mismatch during operation.")]
     #[diagnostic(code(nu::parser::type_mismatch))]
     Mismatch(String, String, #[label("expected {0}, found {1}")] Span), // expected, found, span
@@ -510,7 +503,6 @@ impl ParseError {
             ParseError::UnknownOperator(_, _, s) => *s,
             ParseError::InvalidLiteral(_, _, s) => *s,
             ParseError::NotAConstant(s) => *s,
-            ParseError::ClosureMissingPipe(s) => *s,
         }
     }
 }

crates/nu-utils/src/sample_config/default_config.nu

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ let dark_theme = {
     shape_binary: purple_bold
     shape_block: blue_bold
     shape_bool: light_cyan
+    shape_closure: green_bold
     shape_custom: green
     shape_datetime: cyan_bold
     shape_directory: cyan
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ let light_theme = {
     shape_binary: purple_bold
     shape_block: blue_bold
     shape_bool: light_cyan
+    shape_closure: green_bold
     shape_custom: green
     shape_datetime: cyan_bold
     shape_directory: cyan