M minpkg/lib/min_lang.nim → minpkg/lib/min_lang.nim

@@ -517,6 +517,18 @@ dict.filename = i.filename
     dict.scope = i.scope
     i.push dict
 
+  def.symbol("parent-scope") do (i: In):
+    let vals = i.expect("dict")
+    let d = vals[0]
+    if d.scope.parent.isNil:
+      i.push newNull()
+      return
+    var dict = newDict(d.scope.parent)
+    dict.objType = "module"
+    dict.filename = i.filename
+    dict.scope = d.scope.parent
+    i.push dict
+
   def.symbol("type") do (i: In):
     let vals = i.expect("a")
     i.push vals[0].typeName.newVal

M next-release.md → next-release.md

@@ -1,1 +1,2 @@ 
 * Added `===` at the end of integrated help descriptions (#127).
+* New symbol: [parent-scope](https://min-lang.org/reference-lang/#op-parent-scope) (#117).

M site/contents/reference-lang.md → site/contents/reference-lang.md

@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ 
 {#op||opts||{{none}}||{{d}}||
 Returns a dictionary of all options passed to the current program, with their respective values.#}
 
+{#op||parent-scope||{{d1}}||{{d2}}||
+Returns a dictionary {{d2}} holding a reference to the parent scope of {{d1}} or {{null}} if {{d1}} is ROOT.#}
+
 {#op||parse||{{s}}||{{q}}||
 Parses {{s}} and returns a quoted program {{q}}. #}