import token

delimiters = ["=", ">", "<", "+", "-", "*", "/", "(", ")"]

quick_tokens = [">", "<", "+", "-", "*", "/", "(", ")"]

def doNothing():
    return

def process_line(process: str) -> list[token.Token]:
    tokens: list[token.Token] = []
    buf = ""
    i = 0
    while i < len(process):
        char = process[i]

        if char == '"':
            # End of buffer before string starts
            if buf:
                tokens.append(token.Token(buf))
                buf = ""

            i += 1
            start = i
            while i < len(process) and process[i] != '"':
                i += 1
            
            string_content = process[start:i]
            # Create string token, assuming constructor wants quotes
            tokens.append(token.Token(f'"{string_content}"'))
            
            if i < len(process) and process[i] == '"':
                i += 1 # Skip closing quote
            continue

        if char.isspace():
            if buf:
                tokens.append(token.Token(buf))
                buf = ""
            i += 1
            continue

        # Handle multi-char operators like '=='
        if char == '=' and i + 1 < len(process) and process[i+1] == '=':
            if buf:
                tokens.append(token.Token(buf))
                buf = ""
            tokens.append(token.Token('=='))
            i += 2
            continue

        if char in delimiters:
            if buf:
                tokens.append(token.Token(buf))
                buf = ""
            tokens.append(token.Token(char))
            i += 1
            continue

        buf += char
        i += 1

    if buf:
        tokens.append(token.Token(buf))

    return tokens