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+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any
+from enum import Enum
+from error import traceback
+from string import ascii_letters, digits, whitespace
+import sys
+
+
+class TokenType(Enum):
+	INSTRUCTION = 1          # example: stdlnout
+	STRING = 2               # example: "Hello!"
+	LABEL_DECLERATION = 3    # example: @myLabel
+	VARIABLE_REFERENCE = 4   # example: $myVar
+	VARIABLE_POINTER = 5     # example: &myVar
+	INTEGER = 6              # example: 123
+	FLOAT = 7                # example: 0.123
+	TYPE = 8                 # example: -string
+	FUNCTION_REFERENCE = 9   # example: !myFunc
+	LIST_REFERENCE = 10      # example: *myList
+	COMMENT = 11             # example: # hi there
+	LINE_REFERENCE = 12		 # example: %12
+	LABEL_REFERENCE = 13     # example: %myLabel
+
+@dataclass
+class Token:
+	type: TokenType
+	value: Any
+
+def tokenize(input_string: str):
+	tokens: list[Token] = []
+
+	line = 1
+	column = 1
+	pos = 0 # the actual index in the string
+	current_char = None
+	current_token = ""
+
+	instructions = [
+		"stdlnout", "stdout", "stdin", "end", "return", "fun", "endfun", "getstrcharat",
+		"getstrsize", "pusharg", "call", "set", "add", "subtract", "multiply", "divide",
+		"equal", "inequal", "not", "greater", "lesser", "stoi", "stod", "tostring", "use",
+		"extern", "jump", "gettype", "exists", "setlist", "setlistat", "getlistat", "getlistsize",
+		"listappend", "if"
+	]
+	types = [
+		"string", "bool", "list", "char", "int", "double"
+	]
+
+
+	while pos < len(input_string):
+		current_char = input_string[pos]
+
+		if current_char == "\n":
+			line += 1
+			column = 1
+		elif current_char == "#":
+			while pos < len(input_string)-1:
+				pos += 1
+				current_char = input_string[pos]
+				if current_char == "\n":
+					break
+				current_token += current_char
+			line += 1
+			column = 1
+			tokens.append(Token(
+				TokenType.COMMENT,
+				value=current_token
+			))
+			current_token = ""
+		elif current_char == "&":
+			pos += 1
+			column += 1
+			
+			if len(input_string) == pos:
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a variable name, got <EOF>", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			
+
+			current_char = input_string[pos]
+
+			if current_char in digits or current_char == ".":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Variable names can't start with numbers.", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			elif current_char == "\n":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a variable name", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+
+			while pos < len(input_string):
+				current_char = input_string[pos]
+				if current_char in "\t ":
+					#pos += 1
+					#column += 1
+					break
+				if current_char == "\n":
+					line += 1
+					column = 1
+					break
+
+				current_token += current_char
+
+				pos += 1
+				column += 1
+			
+			tokens.append(Token(
+				TokenType.VARIABLE_POINTER,
+				value=current_token
+			))
+
+			current_token = ""
+		elif current_char == "$":
+			pos += 1
+			column += 1
+			
+			if len(input_string) == pos:
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a variable name, got <EOF>", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			
+
+			current_char = input_string[pos]
+
+			if current_char in digits or current_char == ".":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Variable names can't start with numbers.", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			elif current_char == "\n":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a variable name", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+
+			while pos < len(input_string):
+				current_char = input_string[pos]
+				if current_char in "\t ":
+					column += 1
+					break
+				if current_char == "\n":
+					line += 1
+					column = 1
+					break
+
+				current_token += current_char
+
+				pos += 1
+				column += 1
+			
+			tokens.append(Token(
+				TokenType.VARIABLE_REFERENCE,
+				value=current_token
+			))
+
+			current_token = ""
+		elif current_char == "!":
+			pos += 1
+			column += 1
+			
+			if len(input_string) == pos:
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a function name, got <EOF>", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			
+
+			current_char = input_string[pos]
+
+			if current_char in digits or current_char == ".":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Function names can't start with numbers.", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			elif current_char == "\n":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a function name.", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+
+			while pos < len(input_string):
+				current_char = input_string[pos]
+				if current_char in "\t ":
+					column += 1
+					break
+				if current_char == "\n":
+					line += 1
+					column = 1
+					break
+
+				current_token += current_char
+
+				pos += 1
+				column += 1
+			
+			tokens.append(Token(
+				TokenType.FUNCTION_REFERENCE,
+				value=current_token
+			))
+
+			current_token = ""
+		elif current_char == "*":
+			pos += 1
+			column += 1
+			
+			if len(input_string) == pos:
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a list reference, got <EOF>", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			
+
+			current_char = input_string[pos]
+
+			if current_char in digits or current_char == ".":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "List references can't start with numbers.", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			elif current_char == "\n":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a list reference.", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+
+			while pos < len(input_string):
+				current_char = input_string[pos]
+				if current_char in "\t ":
+					column += 1
+					break
+				if current_char == "\n":
+					line += 1
+					column = 1
+					break
+
+				current_token += current_char
+
+				pos += 1
+				column += 1
+			
+			tokens.append(Token(
+				TokenType.LIST_REFERENCE,
+				value=current_token
+			))
+
+			current_token = ""
+		elif current_char == "-":
+			pos += 1
+			column += 1
+			
+			if len(input_string) == pos:
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a type name, got <EOF>", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			
+
+			current_char = input_string[pos]
+
+			if current_char == "\n":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a type", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+
+			start_col = column
+			while pos < len(input_string):
+				current_char = input_string[pos]
+				if current_char in "\t ":
+					column += 1
+					break
+				if current_char == "\n":
+					line += 1
+					column = 1
+					break
+
+				current_token += current_char
+
+				pos += 1
+				column += 1
+			
+			if current_token in types:
+				tokens.append(Token(
+					TokenType.TYPE,
+					value=current_token
+				))
+			else:
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", f"\"{current_token}\" is not a valid type.", line, start_col, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+
+			current_token = ""
+		elif current_char == "@":
+			pos += 1
+			column += 1
+			
+			if len(input_string) == pos:
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a label decleration, got <EOF>", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			
+
+			current_char = input_string[pos]
+
+			if current_char == "\n":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a label decleration", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+
+			start_col = column
+			while pos < len(input_string):
+				current_char = input_string[pos]
+				if current_char in "\t ":
+					column += 1
+					break
+				if current_char == "\n":
+					line += 1
+					column = 1
+					break
+
+				current_token += current_char
+
+				pos += 1
+				column += 1
+			
+			tokens.append(Token(
+				TokenType.LABEL_DECLERATION,
+				value=current_token
+			))
+
+			current_token = ""
+		elif current_char == "%":
+			pos += 1
+			column += 1
+			
+			if len(input_string) == pos:
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a label or line reference, got <EOF>", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+			current_char = input_string[pos]
+
+			if current_char == "\n":
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Expected a label or line reference", line, column, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+
+			start_col = column
+			if current_char in digits or current_char == ".": # its a line number reference
+				while pos < len(input_string):
+					
+					current_char = input_string[pos]
+					if current_char in "\t ":
+						column += 1
+						break
+					if current_char == "\n":
+						line += 1
+						column = 1
+						break
+					if not current_char in digits: # random ass character in the middle of the line number
+						traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Malformed line number.", line, start_col, column)
+						sys.exit(1)
+
+					current_token += current_char
+					pos += 1
+					column += 1
+				
+				tokens.append(Token(
+					TokenType.LINE_REFERENCE,
+					value=int(current_token)
+				))
+			else: # its a label name
+				while pos < len(input_string):
+					current_char = input_string[pos]
+					if current_char in "\t ":
+						column += 1
+						break
+					if current_char == "\n":
+						line += 1
+						column = 1
+						break
+
+					current_token += current_char
+					pos += 1
+					column += 1
+				
+				tokens.append(Token(
+					TokenType.LABEL_REFERENCE,
+					value=current_token
+				))
+
+			current_token = ""
+		elif current_char == '"':
+			
+			
+			pos += 1
+			column += 1
+			start_col = column
+			current_char = input_string[pos]
+
+			while current_char != '"':
+				current_token += current_char
+				pos += 1
+				column += 1
+				if pos > len(input_string)-1:
+					traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", f"String was never closed.", line, start_col, start_col)
+					sys.exit(1)
+				current_char = input_string[pos]
+
+			tokens.append(Token(
+				TokenType.STRING,
+				value=current_token
+			))
+			current_token = ""
+		
+		elif current_char in ascii_letters:
+			start_col = column+1
+			while pos <= len(input_string)-1:
+				current_char = input_string[pos]
+				if current_char in "\t ":
+					break
+				elif current_char in "\n":
+					column = 1
+					line += 1
+					break
+				current_token += current_char
+				pos += 1
+				column += 1
+
+				if current_char not in ascii_letters + digits:
+					break
+			
+			if current_token in instructions:
+				tokens.append(Token(
+					TokenType.INSTRUCTION,
+					value=current_token
+				))
+			else:
+				traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", f"\"{current_token}\" isn't a valid instruction.", line, start_col, column)
+				sys.exit(1)
+
+			current_token = ""
+		elif current_char in digits:
+			start_col = column
+			while pos <= len(input_string)-1:
+				current_char = input_string[pos]
+				if current_char in whitespace: # end of the number
+					if current_char == "\n":
+						column = 0
+						line += 1
+						#pos += 1
+					else:
+						pass
+						#pos += 1
+						#column += 1
+					break
+				
+				if not current_char in digits:
+					traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", "Malformed number.", line, start_col, column)
+					sys.exit(1)
+
+				current_token += current_char
+
+				pos += 1
+				column += 1
+
+			if "." in current_token:
+				tokens.append(Token(
+					TokenType.FLOAT,
+					value=float(current_token)
+				))
+			else:
+				tokens.append(Token(
+					TokenType.INTEGER,
+					value=int(current_token)
+				))
+			current_token = ""
+		elif current_char in '\t ':
+			column += 1
+			pos += 1
+			continue
+		else:
+			traceback(input_string, "SyntaxError", f"Unkown token \"{current_char}\"", line, column, column)
+			sys.exit(1)
+
+		column += 1
+		pos += 1
+
+	return tokens
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