package main import ( "fmt" ) type UnknownSymbolError struct{ symbol } func (u UnknownSymbolError) Error() string { return fmt.Sprintf(`unknown symbol "%v"`, u.symbol) } type environment map[symbol]interface{} func (e environment) get(key symbol) (interface{}, error) { v, ok := e[key] if ok { debugPrint(fmt.Sprintf(`found key "%v": %v`, key, v)) return v, nil } return nil, UnknownSymbolError{key} }