From e0e84ede1c9a3e17ef533362011a399c272ede39 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Marcel=20M=C3=BCller?= <neikos@neikos.email>
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2026 13:33:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add a noop if no whitespace is emitted to have something to
 jump to
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Signed-off-by: Marcel Müller <neikos@neikos.email>
---
 src/emit/mod.rs                                            | 3 +++
 .../snapshots/nomo__emit__tests__check_if_else_if.snap     | 7 ++++---
 src/eval/mod.rs                                            | 7 +++----
 tests/cases/3-instructions@if_else_if.snap                 | 5 +++--
 tests/cases/3-instructions@trim_whitespace.snap            | 3 ++-
 tests/cases/4-output@if_else_if.snap                       | 2 +-
 6 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/emit/mod.rs b/src/emit/mod.rs
index 95a92e6..11985e8 100644
--- a/src/emit/mod.rs
+++ b/src/emit/mod.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub enum Instruction {
     Jump {
         jump: isize,
     },
+    NoOp,
 }
 
 pub fn emit_machine(input: crate::ast::TemplateAst<'_>) -> Vec<Instruction> {
@@ -185,6 +186,8 @@ fn emit_ast_expr(
                 eval.push(Instruction::AppendContent {
                     content: ws.source().clone(),
                 });
+            } else {
+                eval.push(Instruction::NoOp);
             }
 
             for index in end_indices {
diff --git a/src/emit/snapshots/nomo__emit__tests__check_if_else_if.snap b/src/emit/snapshots/nomo__emit__tests__check_if_else_if.snap
index ee52b87..469aa47 100644
--- a/src/emit/snapshots/nomo__emit__tests__check_if_else_if.snap
+++ b/src/emit/snapshots/nomo__emit__tests__check_if_else_if.snap
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ expression: emit
         content: " " (16..17),
     },
     Jump {
-        jump: 13,
+        jump: 14,
     },
     AppendContent {
         content: " " (12..13),
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ expression: emit
         content: " " (38..39),
     },
     Jump {
-        jump: 6,
+        jump: 7,
     },
     AppendContent {
         content: " " (34..35),
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@ expression: emit
         content: " " (56..57),
     },
     Jump {
-        jump: 1,
+        jump: 2,
     },
     AppendContent {
         content: " " (49..50),
     },
+    NoOp,
 ]
diff --git a/src/eval/mod.rs b/src/eval/mod.rs
index b4202f1..10250f1 100644
--- a/src/eval/mod.rs
+++ b/src/eval/mod.rs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pub fn execute(
         let instr = instructions.get(ip).unwrap();
 
         match instr {
+            Instruction::NoOp => (),
             Instruction::AppendContent { content } => output.push_str(content),
             Instruction::LoadFromContextToSlot { name, slot } => {
                 let value = global_context
@@ -53,12 +54,11 @@ pub fn execute(
             Instruction::PushScope { inherit_parent: _ } => todo!(),
             Instruction::Abort => return Err(EvaluationError::ExplicitAbort),
             Instruction::JumpIfNotTrue { emit_slot, jump } => {
-                let jump = if *jump == 0 { 1 } else { *jump };
                 let dont_jump = scopes.get(emit_slot).unwrap().as_bool().unwrap();
                 if dont_jump {
                     // We are done
                 } else {
-                    let (new_ip, overflow) = ip.overflowing_add_signed(jump);
+                    let (new_ip, overflow) = ip.overflowing_add_signed(*jump);
 
                     if overflow {
                         return Err(EvaluationError::InstructionPointerOverflow);
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ pub fn execute(
                 }
             }
             Instruction::Jump { jump } => {
-                let jump = if *jump == 0 { 1 } else { *jump };
-                let (new_ip, overflow) = ip.overflowing_add_signed(jump);
+                let (new_ip, overflow) = ip.overflowing_add_signed(*jump);
 
                 if overflow {
                     return Err(EvaluationError::InstructionPointerOverflow);
diff --git a/tests/cases/3-instructions@if_else_if.snap b/tests/cases/3-instructions@if_else_if.snap
index d19a4ed..c9ab17d 100644
--- a/tests/cases/3-instructions@if_else_if.snap
+++ b/tests/cases/3-instructions@if_else_if.snap
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ input_file: tests/cases/if_else_if.nomo
         content: "\n" (37..38),
     },
     Jump {
-        jump: 8,
+        jump: 9,
     },
     AppendContent {
         content: "\n    " (13..18),
@@ -53,9 +53,10 @@ input_file: tests/cases/if_else_if.nomo
         content: "\n" (81..82),
     },
     Jump {
-        jump: 1,
+        jump: 2,
     },
     AppendContent {
         content: "\n    " (64..69),
     },
+    NoOp,
 ]
diff --git a/tests/cases/3-instructions@trim_whitespace.snap b/tests/cases/3-instructions@trim_whitespace.snap
index 09c074c..754e5e9 100644
--- a/tests/cases/3-instructions@trim_whitespace.snap
+++ b/tests/cases/3-instructions@trim_whitespace.snap
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ input_file: tests/cases/trim_whitespace.nomo
         },
     },
     Jump {
-        jump: 0,
+        jump: 1,
     },
+    NoOp,
 ]
diff --git a/tests/cases/4-output@if_else_if.snap b/tests/cases/4-output@if_else_if.snap
index efb547b..8908bd0 100644
--- a/tests/cases/4-output@if_else_if.snap
+++ b/tests/cases/4-output@if_else_if.snap
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ source: tests/file_tests.rs
 expression: output
 input_file: tests/cases/if_else_if.nomo
 ---
-"\n    \n    Hello World!\n\n    "
+"\n    \n    Hello World!\n"