Show how to achieve R2 source rewriting suitable for evaluation using R3 interpreter.

r2-rewrite.r

REBOL [
	Author:  "Nenad Rakocevic"
	Date: 	 04/03/2013
	Purpose: {
		Show how to achieve R2 source rewriting suitable for evaluation
		using R3 interpreter.
	}
]


context [
	do*: s: none
	
	path-rewrite: [
		some [
			s: integer! (if negative? s/1 [s/1: s/1 + 1])
			;| handle other indexed-access cases here
			| skip
		]
	]

	patched-do: func [value /arg /local	saved rule mark][
		unless file? :value [return do* value]

		saved: system/script/path
		change-dir first split-path :value
		value: load second split-path :value

		parse value rule: [
			any [
				mark: [path! | set-path! | lit-path!] :mark into path-rewrite
				;; | mark: string! :mark into string-rewrite 
				;; add more rewritting rules here
				| mark: any-block! :mark into rule
				| skip
			]
		]		
		also 
			do* value
			system/script/path: saved
	]
	
	set 'do-r3 func [blk [block!]][
		do*: :do
		set 'do :patched-do
		do blk
		set 'do :do*
	]
]

do-r2 [
	do %red/compiler.r
]
save %red.new red
halt