4 files changed, 126 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lua/mason-core/installer/registry/expr.lua b/lua/mason-core/installer/registry/expr.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..be704156
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lua/mason-core/installer/registry/expr.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+local _ = require "mason-core.functional"
+local string_funs = require "mason-core.functional.string"
+local Result = require "mason-core.result"
+
+local M = {}
+
+local parse_expr = _.compose(
+    _.apply_spec {
+        value_expr = _.head,
+        filters = _.drop(1),
+    },
+    _.filter(_.complement(_.equals "")),
+    _.map(_.trim),
+    _.split "|"
+)
+
+---@param str string
+---@param ctx table<string, any>
+function M.eval(str, ctx)
+    return Result.pcall(function()
+        return _.gsub("{{([^}]+)}}", function(expr)
+            local components = parse_expr(expr)
+            local value =
+                assert(ctx[components.value_expr], ("Unable to interpolate value: %q."):format(components.value_expr))
+            return _.reduce(
+                _.apply_to,
+                value,
+                _.map(function(filter_expr)
+                    local filter = setfenv(
+                        assert(
+                            loadstring("return " .. filter_expr),
+                            ("Failed to parse filter: %q."):format(filter_expr)
+                        ),
+                        string_funs
+                    )()
+                    assert(type(filter) == "function", ("Invalid filter expression: %q."):format(filter_expr))
+                    return filter
+                end, components.filters)
+            )
+        end, str)
+    end)
+end
+
+return M
diff --git a/lua/mason-core/result.lua b/lua/mason-core/result.lua
index c598b967..2521fff1 100644
--- a/lua/mason-core/result.lua
+++ b/lua/mason-core/result.lua
@@ -176,4 +176,13 @@ function Result.run_catching(fn)
     end
 end
 
+function Result.pcall(fn, ...)
+    local ok, res = pcall(fn, ...)
+    if ok then
+        return Result.success(res)
+    else
+        return Result.failure(res)
+    end
+end
+
 return Result
diff --git a/tests/mason-core/installer/registry/expr_spec.lua b/tests/mason-core/installer/registry/expr_spec.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e662b79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/mason-core/installer/registry/expr_spec.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+local match = require "luassert.match"
+local expr = require "mason-core.installer.registry.expr"
+local Result = require "mason-core.result"
+
+describe("registry expressions", function()
+    it("should eval simple expressions", function()
+        assert.same(Result.success "Hello, world!", expr.eval "Hello, world!")
+
+        assert.same(
+            Result.success "Hello, John Doe!",
+            expr.eval("Hello, {{firstname}} {{ lastname   }}!", {
+                firstname = "John",
+                lastname = "Doe",
+            })
+        )
+    end)
+
+    it("should eval expressions with filters", function()
+        assert.same(
+            Result.success "Hello, MR. John!",
+            expr.eval("Hello, {{prefix|to_upper}} {{  name | trim   }}!", {
+                prefix = "Mr.",
+                name = " John   ",
+            })
+        )
+
+        assert.same(
+            Result.success "Hello, Sir MR. John!",
+            expr.eval("Hello, {{prefix|to_upper | format 'Sir %s'}} {{  name | trim   }}!", {
+                prefix = "Mr.",
+                name = " John   ",
+            })
+        )
+    end)
+
+    it("should reject invalid values", function()
+        assert.is_true(
+            match.matches [[^.*Unable to interpolate value: "non_existent"%.$]](
+                expr.eval("Hello, {{non_existent}}", {}):err_or_nil()
+            )
+        )
+    end)
+
+    it("should reject invalid filters", function()
+        assert.is_true(
+            match.matches [[^.*Invalid filter expression: "whut"%.$]](
+                expr.eval("Hello, {{ value | whut }}", { value = "value" }):err_or_nil()
+            )
+        )
+
+        assert.is_true(
+            match.matches [[^.*Failed to parse filter: "wh%-!uut"%.$]](
+                expr.eval("Hello, {{ value | wh-!uut }}", { value = "value" }):err_or_nil()
+            )
+        )
+    end)
+end)
diff --git a/tests/mason-core/result_spec.lua b/tests/mason-core/result_spec.lua
index 1d8f36fb..d7d629f5 100644
--- a/tests/mason-core/result_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/mason-core/result_spec.lua
@@ -195,4 +195,20 @@ describe("result", function()
         assert.equals("Error", failure:get_or_nil())
         assert.spy(chain).was_not_called()
     end)
+
+    it("should pcall", function()
+        assert.same(
+            Result.success "Great success!",
+            Result.pcall(function()
+                return "Great success!"
+            end)
+        )
+
+        assert.same(
+            Result.failure "Task failed successfully!",
+            Result.pcall(function()
+                error("Task failed successfully!", 0)
+            end)
+        )
+    end)
 end)