adding dot-notation

hy/compiler/ast27.py

@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ class AST27Converter(object):
             "for": self._ast_for,
             "kwapply": self._ast_kwapply,
         }
+
+        self.starts_with = {
+            ".": self._ast_dot_fnc
+        }
         self.in_fn = False
 
     def _def(self, node):
@@ -150,6 +154,30 @@ class AST27Converter(object):
         )
         return ret
 
+    def _ast_dot_fnc(self, node):
+        i = node.get_invocation()
+        fn = i['function'][1:]
+        args = i['args']
+        attr = args.pop(0)
+        val = self.render(attr)
+
+        a = []
+        for arg in args:
+            a.append(self.render(arg))
+
+        return ast.Call(
+            func=ast.Attribute(
+                value=val,
+                attr=fn,
+                ctx=ast.Load()
+            ),
+            args=a,
+            keywords=[],
+            starargs=None,
+            kwargs=None
+        )
+
+
     def _ast_kwapply(self, node):
         i = node.get_invocation()
         args = i['args']
@@ -174,8 +202,8 @@ class AST27Converter(object):
         body = body if isinstance(body, list) else [body]
         orel = []
 
-        body = _adjust_body(body, do_ret=self.in_fn)
+        body = _adjust_body(body, do_ret=False)
-        orel = _adjust_body(orel, do_ret=self.in_fn)
+        orel = _adjust_body(orel, do_ret=False)
 
         return ast.While(
             test=test,
@@ -306,6 +334,10 @@ class AST27Converter(object):
         if inv['function'] in self.native_cases:
             return self.native_cases[inv['function']](node)
 
+        for flag in self.starts_with:
+            if inv['function'].startswith(flag):
+                return self.starts_with[flag](node)
+
         c = []
         for child in node.get_children():
             c.append(self.render(child))