Tokenizer handles strings. Directives use handlers. Updated tests.

src/chip/MOS6502/assembler.js

   return r;
 }
 
+function GetStrings(s, rc){
+  s = (typeof(s) === 'string') ? [s] : s;
+  var m = s[0].match(/"((?:\\.|[^"\\])*)"/);
+  if (m && m.length > 0){
+    let i = s[0].indexOf(m[0]);
+    if (i > 0){
+      s[0] = s[0].substr(0, i) + rc + s[0].substr(i + m[0].length);
+      s.push(m[0]);
+      return GetStrings(s, rc);
+    }
+  }
+  return s;
+}
+
 function Tokenize(l){
   var m = l.match(/([^()]+)|([()])/g);
-  var ip = false;
+  var ip = false; 
   var t = [];
   m.forEach((mi)=>{
     if (mi === "("){
             t.push("+" + i);
         });
       } else {
-        mi.split(/[\s,]+/).forEach((i)=>{
-          if (i !== "")
+        var strs = GetStrings(mi, "*");
+        var stri = 1;
+        strs[0].split(/[\s,]+/).forEach((i)=>{
+          if (i === "*" && stri < strs.length){
+            t.push(strs[stri].substr(1, strs[stri].length - 2));
+            stri += 1;
+          } else if (i !== ""){
             t.push(i);
+          }
         });
       }
     }
 };
 
 
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+function directive_DEFINE(data, cmp){
+  // Variable label!!
+  StoreVarLabel(data, cmp.tokens[1], cmp.tokens[2]);
+}
+
+
+function directive_BYTES(data, cmp){
+  // Compiler directive. Treat all proceeding tokens as values and store them raw.
+  for(let i=1; i < cmp.tokens.length; i++){
+    let v = Number.NaN;
+    if (cmp.tokens[i].startsWith("$")){
+      v = parseInt(cmp.tokens[i].substr(1), 16);
+    } else if (cmp.tokens[i].startsWith("b")){
+      v = parseInt(cmp.tokens[i].substr(1), 2);
+    } else {
+      v = parseInt(cmp.tokens[i]);
+    }
+    if (isNaN(v) || v < 0 || v >= 256)
+      throw new Error("Byte list value is malformed or out of bounds at program address " + ToHexString(data.PC));
+    cmp.op.push(v);
+    data.PC += 1;
+  };
+}
+
+
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       // Currently compiled code.
       result: []
     };
+    this.__directives = {
+      ".bytes":directive_BYTES,
+      ".byt":directive_BYTES,
+      ".define":directive_DEFINE,
+      ".def":directive_DEFINE
+    };
   }
 
   get PC(){return this.__data.PC;}
           let s = line.split(":");
           let lbl = s[0].trim();
           if (lbl.length <= 0)
-            throw new Error("Malformatted jump label at program address " + toHexString(this.__PC));
+            throw new Error("Malformatted jump label at program address " + ToHexString(this.__data.PC));
           StoreJmpLabel(this.__data, lbl);
           line = s[1].trim();
           if (line.length <= 0){return this;} // Nothing left to process.
         // Finally... tokenize the main command.
         cmp.tokens = Tokenize(line);
 
-        if (cmp.tokens[0].toLowerCase() === '.define'){
-          // Variable label!!
-          StoreVarLabel(this.__data, cmp.tokens[1], cmp.tokens[2]);  
-        } else if (cmp.tokens[0].toLowerCase() === '.bytes'){
-          // Compiler directive. Treat all proceeding tokens as values and store them raw.
-          for(let i=1; i < cmp.tokens.length; i++){
-            let v = Number.NaN;
-            if (cmp.tokens[i].startsWith("$")){
-              v = parseInt(cmp.tokens[i].substr(1), 16);
-            } else if (cmp.tokens[i].startsWith("b")){
-              v = parseInt(cmp.tokens[i].substr(1), 2);
-            } else {
-              v = parseInt(cmp.tokens[i]);
-            }
-            if (isNaN(v) || v < 0 || v >= 256)
-              throw new Error("Byte list value is malformed or out of bounds at program address " + toHexString(this.__PC));
-            cmp.op.push(v);
-            this.__data.PC += 1;
-          };
-        } else if (cmp.tokens[0].length === 3){ 
+        var directivesHandled = false;
+        if (cmp.tokens[0].startsWith(".")){
+          let d = cmp.tokens[0].toLowerCase();
+          if (d in this.__directives){
+            this.__directives[d](this.__data, cmp);
+            directivesHandled = true;
+          }
+        }
+
+        if (!directivesHandled && cmp.tokens[0].length === 3){ 
           let procFailed = false;
           let mv = null;
           // Possible op code.
           switch(cmp.tokens[0].toLowerCase()){
 // --- ADC
             case 'adc':
-              procFailed = StoreOp(this.__data, cmp, [0x69, 0x65, 0x75, 0x6D, 0x7D, 0x79, 0x61, 0x71], 2, 3);
-              /*
-              if (tokens.length >= 2 && tokens.length <= 3){
-                mv = addrModeVal(tokens[1], (tokens.length === 3) ? tokens[2].toUpperCase(), null);
-                this.__PC += 2;
-                switch(mv[0]){
-                  case "i":
-                    op.push(0x69);
-                    op.push(mv[1]);
-                    break;
-                  case "z":
-                  case "zX":
-                    op.push((mv[0] === "z") ? 0x65 : 0x75);
-                    op.push(mv[1]);
-                    break;
-                  case "a":
-                  case "aX":
-                  case "aY":
-                    op.push((mv[0] === "a") ? 0x6D : ((mv[0] === "aX") ? 0x7D : 0x79));
-                    op.push(mv[1] & 0x000000FF);
-                    op.push((mv[1] & 0x0000FF00) >> 8);
-                    this.__PC += 1;
-                    break;
-                  case "nX":
-                  case "nY":
-                    op.push((mv[0] === "nX") ? 0x61 : 0x71);
-                    op.push(mv[1]);
-                    break;
-                }
-              } else { procFailed = true; }
-              */
-              break;
+              procFailed = StoreOp(this.__data, cmp, [0x69, 0x65, 0x75, 0x6D, 0x7D, 0x79, 0x61, 0x71], 2, 3); break;
 // --- AND
             case 'and':
               procFailed = StoreOp(this.__data, cmp, [0x29, 0x25, 0x35, 0x2D, 0x3D, 0x39, 0x21, 0x31], 2, 3); 
           if (procFailed)
             throw new Error("Malformed op-code on program address " + ToHexString(this.__data.PC));
         } else {
-          throw new Error("Failed to compile line '" + line + "' at program address " + ToHexString(this.__data.PC));
+          if (!directivesHandled)
+            throw new Error("Failed to compile line '" + line + "' at program address " + ToHexString(this.__data.PC));
         }
       }
     });

test/unit.src.chip.MOS6502.assembler.spec.js

       expect(vars['TAG']).to.equal(0x44);
     });
 
+    it(".def directive (.define shorthand)", function(){
+      asm.compile(".define TAG2 $55");
+      let vars = asm.variables;
+      expect(vars['TAG2']).to.exist;
+      expect(vars['TAG2']).to.equal(0x55);
+    });
+
     it("Jump labels", function(){
       let pc = asm.PC;
       asm.compile("loop:\nBNE loop");
       expect(res[5]).to.equal(128);
     });
 
+    it(".byt directive (.bytes shorthand)", function(){
+      let res = asm.reset().compile(".BYT $44, $55, $66").result();
+      expect(res.length).to.equal(3);
+      expect(res[0]).to.equal(0x44);
+      expect(res[1]).to.equal(0x55);
+      expect(res[2]).to.equal(0x66);
+    });
+
     it("Jump label before and after .byte directive", function(){
       asm.reset();
       let pc1 = asm.PC;