allow a newline before dot usage, for chained/fluent interfaces

src/vm/wren_compiler.c

@@ -1169,6 +1169,12 @@ static void consumeLine(Compiler* compiler, const char* errorMessage)
   ignoreNewlines(compiler);
 }
 
+static void allowLineBeforeDot(Compiler* compiler) {
+  if (peek(compiler) == TOKEN_LINE && peekNext(compiler) == TOKEN_DOT) {
+    nextToken(compiler->parser);
+  }
+}
+
 // Variables and scopes --------------------------------------------------------
 
 // Emits one single-byte argument. Returns its index.
@@ -1956,6 +1962,7 @@ static void namedCall(Compiler* compiler, bool canAssign, Code instruction)
   else
   {
     methodCall(compiler, instruction, &signature);
+    allowLineBeforeDot(compiler);
   }
 }
 
@@ -2152,6 +2159,8 @@ static void field(Compiler* compiler, bool canAssign)
     loadThis(compiler);
     emitByteArg(compiler, isLoad ? CODE_LOAD_FIELD : CODE_STORE_FIELD, field);
   }
+
+  allowLineBeforeDot(compiler);
 }
 
 // Compiles a read or assignment to [variable].
@@ -2183,6 +2192,8 @@ static void bareName(Compiler* compiler, bool canAssign, Variable variable)
 
   // Emit the load instruction.
   loadVariable(compiler, variable);
+
+  allowLineBeforeDot(compiler);
 }
 
 static void staticField(Compiler* compiler, bool canAssign)

test/language/chained_newline.wren

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+class Test {
+  construct new() {}
+  test0() {
+    System.print("test0")
+    return this
+  }
+  test1() {
+    System.print("test1")
+    return this
+  }
+  test2() {
+    System.print("test2")
+    return this
+  }
+}
+
+class Tester {
+  construct new() {
+
+    var test = _test = Test.new()
+
+    //test local access
+
+    test.
+      test0().  // expect: test0
+      test1().  // expect: test1
+      test2()   // expect: test2
+
+    test
+      .test0()  // expect: test0
+      .test1()  // expect: test1
+      .test2()  // expect: test2
+
+    test
+      .test0()  // expect: test0
+      .test1(). // expect: test1
+      test2()   // expect: test2
+
+    //test field access
+
+    _test.
+      test0().  // expect: test0
+      test1().  // expect: test1
+      test2()   // expect: test2
+
+    _test
+      .test0()  // expect: test0
+      .test1()  // expect: test1
+      .test2()  // expect: test2
+
+    _test
+      .test0(). // expect: test0
+       test1(). // expect: test1
+       test2()  // expect: test2
+
+  }
+
+  getter { _test }
+  method() { _test }
+
+} //Tester
+
+//access via methods/getter
+
+var external = Tester.new()
+
+external.getter.
+  test0().  // expect: test0
+  test1().  // expect: test1
+  test2()   // expect: test2
+
+external.getter
+  .test0()  // expect: test0
+  .test1()  // expect: test1
+  .test2()  // expect: test2
+
+external.getter.
+   test0()  // expect: test0
+  .test1()  // expect: test1
+  .test2()  // expect: test2
+
+external.method().
+  test0().  // expect: test0
+  test1().  // expect: test1
+  test2()   // expect: test2
+
+external.method()
+  .test0()  // expect: test0
+  .test1()  // expect: test1
+  .test2()  // expect: test2
+
+external.method().
+  test0()   // expect: test0
+  .test1(). // expect: test1
+  test2()   // expect: test2
+
+//regular access in module scope
+
+var other = Test.new()
+
+other.
+  test0(). // expect: test0
+  test1(). // expect: test1
+  test2()  // expect: test2
+
+other
+  .test0() // expect: test0
+  .test1() // expect: test1
+  .test2() // expect: test2
+
+other
+  .test0(). // expect: test0
+   test1()  // expect: test1
+  .test2()  // expect: test2