Refactor directive handling

Refactored the tokenizer to pass back tokens which have the data stored
on them, significantly cutting down on the amount of parsing/reparsing
of directives we are doing.

Also, it makes the over-arching goal of allowing compilation easier

20 files changed, 427 insertions, 232 deletions

diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/CLFormatter.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/CLFormatter.java
index 12802cf..c68e8f5 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/CLFormatter.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/CLFormatter.java
@@ -230,57 +230,91 @@ public class CLFormatter {
 	public void doFormatString(String format, ReportWriter rw, Tape<Object> tParams, boolean isToplevel) throws IOException {
 		CLTokenizer cltok = new CLTokenizer(format);
 
+		doFormatString(cltok, rw, tParams, isToplevel);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Fill in a partially started format string.
+	 * 
+	 * Used mostly for directives that require formatting again with a
+	 * different string.
+	 * 
+	 * @param cltok
+	 * 	The place to get tokens from.
+	 *
+	 * @param rw
+	 * 	The buffer to file output into.
+	 *
+	 * @param tParams
+	 * 	The parameters to use.
+	 *
+	 * @param isToplevel 
+	 * 	Whether or not this is a top-level format
+	 *
+	 * @throws IOException If something goes wrong
+	 */
+	public void doFormatString(Iterable<Decree> cltok, ReportWriter rw, Tape<Object> tParams, boolean isToplevel) throws IOException {
+		doFormatString(cltok.iterator(), rw, tParams, isToplevel);
+	}
+	/**
+	 * Fill in a partially started format string.
+	 * 
+	 * Used mostly for directives that require formatting again with a
+	 * different string.
+	 * 
+	 * @param cltok
+	 * 	The place to get tokens from.
+	 *
+	 * @param rw
+	 * 	The buffer to file output into.
+	 *
+	 * @param tParams
+	 * 	The parameters to use.
+	 *
+	 * @param isToplevel 
+	 * 	Whether or not this is a top-level format
+	 *
+	 * @throws IOException If something goes wrong
+	 */
+	public void doFormatString(Iterator<Decree> cltok, ReportWriter rw, Tape<Object> tParams, boolean isToplevel) throws IOException {
 		boolean doTail = true;
+
 		try {
 			while (cltok.hasNext()) {
-				String direc = cltok.next();
+				Decree decr = cltok.next();
 
-				if (!direc.startsWith("~")) {
-					rw.write(direc);
+				if (decr.isLiteral) {
+					rw.write(decr.name);
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				Matcher dirMatcher = CLPattern.getDirectiveMatcher(direc);
-				if (!dirMatcher.find()) {
-					throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to match directive found from tokenizer");
-				}
-
-				String dirName   = dirMatcher.group("name");
-				String dirFunc   = dirMatcher.group("funcname");
-				String dirMods   = dirMatcher.group("modifiers");
-				String dirParams = dirMatcher.group("params");
-
-				if(dirMods   == null) dirMods = "";
-				if(dirParams == null) dirParams = "";
-
-				CLParameters arrParams = CLParameters.fromDirective(dirParams);
-
-				CLModifiers mods = CLModifiers.fromString(dirMods);
-
 				Object item = tParams.item();
 
-				if(dirName == null && dirFunc != null) {
+				if(decr.isUserCall) {
 					/*
 					 * @TODO implement user-called functions.
 					 */
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				if(extraDirectives.containsKey(dirName)) {
-					extraDirectives.get(dirName).format(new FormatParameters(rw, item, mods, arrParams, tParams, cltok, this));
+				if(extraDirectives.containsKey(decr.name)) {
+					FormatParameters params = new FormatParameters(rw, item, decr, tParams, cltok, this);
+
+					extraDirectives.get(decr.name).format(params);
 
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				if(builtinDirectives.containsKey(dirName)) {
-					builtinDirectives.get(dirName).format(new FormatParameters(rw, item, mods, arrParams, tParams, cltok, this));
+				if(builtinDirectives.containsKey(decr.name)) {
+					FormatParameters params = new FormatParameters(rw, item, decr, tParams, cltok, this);
 
+					builtinDirectives.get(decr.name).format(params); 
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				if(dirName == null) dirName = "<null>";
+				if(decr.name == null) decr.name = "<null>";
 
-				switch(dirName) {
+				switch(decr.name) {
 					case "]":
 						throw new IllegalArgumentException("Found conditional-end outside of conditional.");
 					case ";":
@@ -325,7 +359,7 @@ public class CLFormatter {
 						 */
 						break;
 					default:
-						String msg = String.format("Unknown format directive '%s'", dirName);
+						String msg = String.format("Unknown format directive '%s'", decr.name);
 						throw new IllegalArgumentException(msg);
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/CLTokenizer.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/CLTokenizer.java
index 8c1857f..7c76696 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/CLTokenizer.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/CLTokenizer.java
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import bjc.utils.ioutils.SimpleProperties;
 import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives.*;
 
-public class CLTokenizer implements Iterator<String> {
+public class CLTokenizer implements Iterator<Decree> {
 	private Matcher mat;
 
-	private String dir;
+	private Decree dir;
 
 	public CLTokenizer(String strang) {
 		this.mat = CLPattern.getDirectiveMatcher(strang);
@@ -22,20 +22,20 @@ public class CLTokenizer implements Iterator<String> {
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public String next() {
-		String tk = getNext();
-		// System.out.printf("\tToken: %s\n", tk);
+	public Decree next() {
+		Decree tk = getNext();
 
 		return tk;
 	}
 
-	private String getNext() {
-		if (!hasNext()) return "";
+	private Decree getNext() {
+		if (!hasNext()) return null;
 
 		if (dir != null) {
-			String tmp = dir;
+			Decree tmp = dir;
 
 			dir = null;
+
 			return tmp;
 		}
 
@@ -44,20 +44,42 @@ public class CLTokenizer implements Iterator<String> {
 		while (mat.find()) {
 			mat.appendReplacement(sb, "");
 			
-			dir = mat.group();
-
 			String tmp = sb.toString();
+
+			{
+				String dirName   = mat.group("name");
+				String dirFunc   = mat.group("funcname");
+				String dirMods   = mat.group("modifiers");
+				String dirParams = mat.group("params");
+
+				if(dirMods == null) {
+					dirMods = "";
+				}
+
+				if(dirParams == null) {
+					dirParams = "";
+				}
+
+				boolean isUser = dirName == null && dirFunc != null;
+
+				dir = new Decree(dirName, isUser,
+						CLParameters.fromDirective(dirParams),
+						CLModifiers.fromString(dirMods));
+			}
+
 			if (tmp.equals("")) {
+				Decree dcr = dir;
+
 				dir = null;
 
-				return mat.group();
+				return dcr;
 			}
 
-			return sb.toString();
+			return new Decree(sb.toString());
 		}
 
 		mat.appendTail(sb);
 
-		return sb.toString();
+		return new Decree(sb.toString());
 	}
 }
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/Decree.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/Decree.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce1f04d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/Decree.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package bjc.utils.ioutils.format;
+
+/**
+ * A decree is the building blocks of what we need to pick and call a directive.
+ *
+ * Namely, it is the name of the directive, any modifiers attached to the
+ * directive, and any prefix parameters that are also attached to the directive.
+ *
+ * @author Ben Culkin.
+ */
+public class Decree {
+	/**
+	 * The name of the directive.
+	 */
+	public String name;
+
+	/**
+	 * Is this directive an actual directive, or just a literal string?
+	 */
+	public boolean isLiteral;
+
+	/**
+	 * Is this directive a user function call?
+	 */
+	public boolean isUserCall;
+
+	/**
+	 * The prefix parameters for this directive.
+	 */
+	public CLParameters parameters;
+
+	/**
+	 * The modifiers for this directive.
+	 */
+	public CLModifiers modifiers;
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new blank decree.
+	 */
+	public Decree() {
+
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new literal text directive.
+	 *
+	 * @param txt
+	 * 	The text of the directive.
+	 */
+	public Decree(String txt) {
+		this.name = txt;
+
+		this.isLiteral = true;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new directive.
+	 *
+	 * @param name
+	 * 	The name of the directive. Whether or not it is an actual directive will
+	 * 	be auto-determined (if it starts with a ~, it's a directive.)
+	 *
+	 * @param params
+	 * 	The prefix parameters to the directive.
+	 *
+	 * @param mods
+	 * 	The modifiers to the directive.
+	 */
+	public Decree(String name, CLParameters params, CLModifiers mods) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		this.parameters = params;
+
+		this.modifiers = mods;
+
+		this.isLiteral = false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new directive that may be a user function.
+	 *
+	 * @param name
+	 * 	The name of the directive. Whether or not it is an actual directive will
+	 * 	be auto-determined (if it starts with a ~ and is not a user function, it's a directive.)
+	 *
+	 * @param isUser
+	 * 	Is this directive a user function?
+	 *
+	 * @param params
+	 * 	The prefix parameters to the directive.
+	 *
+	 * @param mods
+	 * 	The modifiers to the directive.
+	 */
+	public Decree(String name, boolean isUser, CLParameters params, CLModifiers mods) {
+		this.name = name;
+
+		this.parameters = params;
+
+		this.modifiers = mods;
+
+		this.isUserCall = isUser;
+
+		this.isLiteral = isUser;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/AestheticDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/AestheticDirective.java
index d0a5d92..35119e5 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/AestheticDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/AestheticDirective.java
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ public class AestheticDirective implements Directive {
 
 		char padchar = ' ';
 
-		CLParameters params = dirParams.arrParams;
+		CLParameters params = dirParams.getParams();
+		CLModifiers mods = dirParams.getMods();
 
 		// We take 0, 1 or 4 parameters
 		switch (params.length()) {
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ public class AestheticDirective implements Directive {
 
 		StringBuilder work = new StringBuilder();
 
-		if (dirParams.mods.atMod) {
+		if (mods.atMod) {
 			for (int i = 0; i < minpad; i++) {
 				work.append(padchar);
 			}
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ public class AestheticDirective implements Directive {
 
 		work.append(tmp);
 
-		if (!dirParams.mods.atMod) {
+		if (!mods.atMod) {
 			for (int i = 0; i < minpad; i++) {
 				work.append(padchar);
 			}
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/CaseDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/CaseDirective.java
index 7943fb9..4bb54b4 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/CaseDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/CaseDirective.java
@@ -1,48 +1,44 @@
 package bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.StringWriter;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.regex.*;
 
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.ReportWriter;
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.CLPattern;
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.*;
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
 
 public class CaseDirective implements Directive {
 	private static final Pattern wordPattern = Pattern.compile("(\\w+)(\\b*)");
 
 	@Override
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) throws IOException {
-		StringBuilder condBody = new StringBuilder();
+		CLModifiers mods = dirParams.getMods();
+
+		List<Decree> condBody = new ArrayList<>();
 
 		int nestLevel = 1;
 
-		Iterator<String> dirIter = dirParams.dirIter;
-		while (dirParams.dirIter.hasNext()) {
-			String direc = dirIter.next();
-			if (!direc.startsWith("~")) {
-				condBody.append(direc);
+		Iterator<Decree> dirIter = dirParams.dirIter;
+		while (dirIter.hasNext()) {
+			Decree decr = dirIter.next();
+			if (decr.isLiteral) {
+				condBody.add(decr);
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			Matcher dirMat = CLPattern.getDirectiveMatcher(direc);
-			dirMat.find();
-
-			/* Process a list of clauses. */
-			String dirName = dirMat.group("name");
+			String dirName = decr.name;
 
 			if (dirName != null) {
 				if (dirName.equals("(")) {
 					if (nestLevel > 0) {
-						condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+						condBody.add(decr);
 					}
 
 					nestLevel += 1;
 				} else if (Directive.isOpening(dirName)) {
 					nestLevel += 1;
 
-					condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+					condBody.add(decr);
 				} else if (dirName.equals(")")) {
 					nestLevel = Math.max(0, nestLevel - 1);
 
@@ -52,22 +48,20 @@ public class CaseDirective implements Directive {
 					nestLevel = Math.max(0, nestLevel - 1);
 				} else {
 					/* Not a special directive. */
-					condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+					condBody.add(decr);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		String frmt = condBody.toString();
-
 		ReportWriter nrw = dirParams.rw.duplicate(new StringWriter());
 
-		dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(frmt, nrw, dirParams.tParams, false);
+		dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(condBody, nrw, dirParams.tParams, false);
 
 		String strang = nrw.toString();
 
-		if (dirParams.mods.colonMod && dirParams.mods.atMod) {
+		if (mods.colonMod && mods.atMod) {
 			strang = strang.toUpperCase();
-		} else if (dirParams.mods.colonMod) {
+		} else if (mods.colonMod) {
 			Matcher mat = wordPattern.matcher(strang);
 
 			StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
@@ -84,7 +78,7 @@ public class CaseDirective implements Directive {
 			mat.appendTail(sb);
 
 			strang = sb.toString();
-		} else if (dirParams.mods.atMod) {
+		} else if (mods.atMod) {
 			Matcher mat = wordPattern.matcher(strang);
 
 			StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/CharacterDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/CharacterDirective.java
index d9ea3da..025e6e6 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/CharacterDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/CharacterDirective.java
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public class CharacterDirective implements Directive {
 		char ch = (Character) dirParams.item;
 		int codepoint = ch;
 
-		if (dirParams.mods.colonMod) {
+		if (dirParams.getMods().colonMod) {
 			/*
 			 * Colon mod means print Unicode character name.
 			 */
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/ConditionalDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/ConditionalDirective.java
index d4f9484..0a400e9 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/ConditionalDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/ConditionalDirective.java
@@ -1,14 +1,10 @@
 package bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.IllegalFormatConversionException;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.regex.*;
 
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.CLPattern;
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.EscapeException;
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
 
 /**
  * Implements the [ directive.
@@ -19,46 +15,45 @@ import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.EscapeException;
 public class ConditionalDirective implements Directive {
 	@Override
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) throws IOException {
-		StringBuilder condBody = new StringBuilder();
+		CLModifiers mods = dirParams.getMods();
+		CLParameters params = dirParams.getParams();
 
-		List<String> clauses = new ArrayList<>();
+		List<Decree> condBody = new ArrayList<>();
 
-		String defClause  = null;
+		List<List<Decree>> clauses = new ArrayList<>();
+
+		List<Decree> defClause  = null;
 		boolean isDefault = false;
 
 		int nestLevel = 1;
 
-		Iterator<String> dirIter = dirParams.dirIter;
+		Iterator<Decree> dirIter = dirParams.dirIter;
 		while (dirIter.hasNext()) {
-			String direc = dirIter.next();
-			if (!direc.startsWith("~")) {
-				condBody.append(direc);
+			Decree decr = dirIter.next();
+			if (decr.isLiteral) {
+				condBody.add(decr);
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			Matcher dirMat = CLPattern.getDirectiveMatcher(direc);
-			dirMat.find();
-			/* Process a list of clauses. */
-			String dirName = dirMat.group("name");
-			String dirMods = dirMat.group("modifiers");
-
+			String dirName = decr.name;
 			if (dirName != null) {
 				if (dirName.equals("[")) {
 					if (nestLevel > 0) {
-						condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+						condBody.add(decr);
 					}
 					nestLevel += 1;
 				} else if (Directive.isOpening(dirName)) {
 					nestLevel += 1;
 
-					condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+					condBody.add(decr);
 				} else if (dirName.equals("]")) {
 					nestLevel = Math.max(0, nestLevel - 1);
 
 					if (nestLevel == 0) {
 						/* End the conditional. */
-						String clause = condBody.toString();
-						condBody      = new StringBuilder();
+						List<Decree> clause = condBody;
+
+						condBody = new ArrayList<>();
 
 						if (isDefault) {
 							defClause = clause;
@@ -68,17 +63,18 @@ public class ConditionalDirective implements Directive {
 						break;
 					} else {
 						/* Not a special directive. */
-						condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+						condBody.add(decr);
 					}
 				} else if (Directive.isClosing(dirName)) {
 					nestLevel = Math.max(0, nestLevel - 1);
 
-					condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+					condBody.add(decr);
 				} else if (dirName.equals(";")) {
 					if (nestLevel == 1) {
 						/* End the clause. */
-						String clause = condBody.toString();
-						condBody      = new StringBuilder();
+						List<Decree> clause = condBody;
+
+						condBody = new ArrayList<>();
 
 						if (isDefault) {
 							defClause = clause;
@@ -88,24 +84,24 @@ public class ConditionalDirective implements Directive {
 						/*
 						 * Mark the next clause as the default.
 						 */
-						if (dirMods.contains(":")) {
+						if (decr.modifiers.colonMod) {
 							isDefault = true;
 						}
 					} else {
 						/* Not a special directive. */
-						condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+						condBody.add(decr);
 					}
 				} else {
 					/* Not a special directive. */
-					condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+					condBody.add(decr);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		
-		if (dirParams.mods.starMod && clauses.size() > 0) defClause = clauses.get(0);
+		if (mods.starMod && clauses.size() > 0) defClause = clauses.get(0);
 
 		try {
-			if (dirParams.mods.colonMod) {
+			if (mods.colonMod) {
 				dirParams.tParams.right();
 
 				boolean res = false;
@@ -117,14 +113,14 @@ public class ConditionalDirective implements Directive {
 					res = (Boolean) dirParams.item;
 				}
 
-				String frmt;
+				List<Decree> frmt;
 				if (res)
 					frmt = clauses.get(1);
 				else
 					frmt = clauses.get(0);
 
 				dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(frmt, dirParams.rw, dirParams.tParams, false);
-			} else if (dirParams.mods.atMod) {
+			} else if (mods.atMod) {
 				boolean res = false;
 				if (dirParams.item == null) {
 					// throw new IllegalArgumentException("No parameter provided for [ directive.");
@@ -143,10 +139,10 @@ public class ConditionalDirective implements Directive {
 				}
 			} else {
 				int res;
-				if (dirParams.arrParams.length() >= 1) {
-					dirParams.arrParams.mapIndices("choice");
+				if (params.length() >= 1) {
+					params.mapIndices("choice");
 
-					res = dirParams.arrParams.getInt(dirParams.tParams, 
+					res = params.getInt(dirParams.tParams, 
 							"choice", "conditional choice", "[", 0);
 				} else {
 					if (dirParams.item == null) {
@@ -159,7 +155,7 @@ public class ConditionalDirective implements Directive {
 					dirParams.tParams.right();
 				}
 
-				if (dirParams.mods.dollarMod) res -= 1;
+				if (mods.dollarMod) res -= 1;
 
 				// System.err.printf("Attempting selection of clause %d of %d (%s) (default %s)\n",
 				//		res, clauses.size(), clauses, defClause);
@@ -172,7 +168,7 @@ public class ConditionalDirective implements Directive {
 
 					if (defClause != null) dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(defClause, dirParams.rw, dirParams.tParams, false);
 				} else {
-					String frmt = clauses.get(res);
+					List<Decree> frmt = clauses.get(res);
 
 					// System.out.printf("Selecting clause %d of %d (params %s): %s\n", res, clauses.size(), formatParams, frmt);
 					dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(frmt, dirParams.rw, dirParams.tParams, false);
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/EscapeDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/EscapeDirective.java
index 0820c16..f20f976 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/EscapeDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/EscapeDirective.java
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ public class EscapeDirective implements Directive {
 	@Override
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) {
 		Tape<Object> itemTape = dirParams.tParams;
+		CLModifiers mods = dirParams.getMods();
 
 		boolean shouldExit;
 
-		if (dirParams.mods.dollarMod) dirParams.tParams.right();
+		if (mods.dollarMod) dirParams.tParams.right();
 
-		CLParameters params = dirParams.arrParams;
+		CLParameters params = dirParams.getParams();
 		switch(params.length()) {
 		case 0:
 			shouldExit = dirParams.tParams.atEnd();
@@ -51,12 +52,12 @@ public class EscapeDirective implements Directive {
 		}
 		}
 
-		if (dirParams.mods.dollarMod) dirParams.tParams.left();
+		if (mods.dollarMod) dirParams.tParams.left();
 
 		/* At negates it. */
-		if(dirParams.mods.atMod) shouldExit = !shouldExit;
+		if(mods.atMod) shouldExit = !shouldExit;
 
-		if(shouldExit) throw new EscapeException(dirParams.mods.colonMod);
+		if(shouldExit) throw new EscapeException(mods.colonMod);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/FormatParameters.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/FormatParameters.java
index c5f3331..b641cde 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/FormatParameters.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/FormatParameters.java
@@ -1,30 +1,44 @@
 package bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives;
 
-import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.*;
 
-import bjc.utils.esodata.Tape;
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.ReportWriter;
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.CLFormatter;
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.CLModifiers;
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.CLParameters;
+import bjc.utils.esodata.*;
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.*;
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
 
 public class FormatParameters {
-	public ReportWriter	rw;
-	public Object		item;
-	public CLModifiers	mods;
-	public CLParameters	arrParams;
-	public Tape<Object>	tParams;
-	public Iterator<String>	dirIter;
-	public CLFormatter	fmt;
-
-	public FormatParameters(ReportWriter rw, Object item, CLModifiers mods, CLParameters arrParams,
-			Tape<Object> tParams, Iterator<String> dirIter, CLFormatter fmt) {
-		this.rw        = rw;
-		this.item      = item;
-		this.mods      = mods;
-		this.arrParams = arrParams;
-		this.tParams   = tParams;
-		this.dirIter   = dirIter;
-		this.fmt       = fmt;
+	public ReportWriter rw;
+
+	public Object item;
+
+	public Decree decr;
+
+	public Tape<Object> tParams;
+
+	public Iterator<Decree> dirIter;
+
+	public CLFormatter fmt;
+
+	public FormatParameters(ReportWriter rw, Object item, Decree decr, Tape<Object> tParams,
+			Iterator<Decree> dirIter, CLFormatter fmt) {
+		this.rw = rw;
+
+		this.item = item;
+
+		this.decr = decr;
+
+		this.tParams = tParams;
+
+		this.dirIter = dirIter;
+
+		this.fmt = fmt;
+	}
+
+	public CLParameters getParams() {
+		return decr.parameters;
+	}
+
+	public CLModifiers getMods() {
+		return decr.modifiers;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/FreshlineDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/FreshlineDirective.java
index 3b54a92..ce383ee 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/FreshlineDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/FreshlineDirective.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives;
 
 import java.io.*;
 
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
+
 /**
  * Implement the &amp; directive.
  * @author student
@@ -13,10 +15,11 @@ public class FreshlineDirective implements Directive {
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) throws IOException {
 		int nTimes = 1;
 
-		if(dirParams.arrParams.length() >= 1) {
-			dirParams.arrParams.mapIndices("count");
-			nTimes = dirParams.arrParams.getInt(dirParams.tParams, 
-					"count", "occurance count", "&", 1);
+		CLParameters params = dirParams.getParams();
+
+		if(params.length() >= 1) {
+			params.mapIndices("count");
+			nTimes = params.getInt(dirParams.tParams, "count", "occurance count", "&", 1);
 		}
 
 		if(dirParams.rw.isLastCharNL()) nTimes -= 1;
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/GeneralNumberDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/GeneralNumberDirective.java
index 7f4cd02..990558c 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/GeneralNumberDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/GeneralNumberDirective.java
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@ import bjc.utils.math.*;
  *
  */
 public abstract class GeneralNumberDirective implements Directive {
-	protected static void handleNumberDirective(Tape<Object> itemTape, ReportWriter rw, CLModifiers mods, CLParameters params, int argidx,
+	protected static void handleNumberDirective(Tape<Object> itemTape, ReportWriter rw, Decree decr, int argidx,
 			long val, int radix) throws IOException {
 
+		CLParameters params = decr.parameters;
+		CLModifiers mods = decr.modifiers;
+
 		/*
 		 * Initialize the two padding related parameters, and then fill them in from the
 		 * directive parameters if they are present.
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/GotoDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/GotoDirective.java
index 941b74d..22196fa 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/GotoDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/GotoDirective.java
@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ public class GotoDirective implements Directive {
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) {
 		Tape<Object> itemTape = dirParams.tParams;
 
-		CLParameters params = dirParams.arrParams;
-		if (dirParams.mods.colonMod) {
+		CLParameters params = dirParams.getParams();
+		CLModifiers mods = dirParams.getMods();
+
+		if (mods.colonMod) {
 			int num = 1;
 			if (params.length() >= 1) {
 				params.mapIndices("numargs");
@@ -25,7 +27,7 @@ public class GotoDirective implements Directive {
 			}
 
 			dirParams.tParams.left(num);
-		} else if (dirParams.mods.atMod) {
+		} else if (mods.atMod) {
 			int num = 0;
 			if (params.length() >= 1) {
 				params.mapIndices("argidx");
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/IndentDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/IndentDirective.java
index a6354f8..9226761 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/IndentDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/IndentDirective.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives;
 import java.io.*;
 
 import bjc.utils.esodata.*;
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
 
 /**
  * Implement the I directive.
@@ -14,17 +15,20 @@ public class IndentDirective implements Directive {
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) throws IOException {
 		Tape<Object> itemTape = dirParams.tParams;
 
+		CLModifiers mods = dirParams.getMods();
+		CLParameters params = dirParams.getParams();
+
 		// Dollar mod is indent configuration
-		if (dirParams.mods.dollarMod) {
+		if (mods.dollarMod) {
 			return;
 		}
 
 		int nIndents = 1;
 
-		if(dirParams.arrParams.length() >= 1) {
-			dirParams.arrParams.mapIndices("count");
+		if(params.length() >= 1) {
+			params.mapIndices("count");
 
-			nIndents = dirParams.arrParams.getInt(itemTape, "count", "indent count", "I", 1);
+			nIndents = params.getInt(itemTape, "count", "indent count", "I", 1);
 		}
 
 		boolean dedent = false;
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ public class IndentDirective implements Directive {
 			dedent = true;
 		}
 
-		if (dirParams.mods.colonMod) {
+		if (mods.colonMod) {
 			if (dedent) dirParams.rw.dedent(nIndents);
 			else        dirParams.rw.indent(nIndents);
 		} else {
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/InflectDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/InflectDirective.java
index 5cbde64..bb099a2 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/InflectDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/InflectDirective.java
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 package bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.StringWriter;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.regex.*;
 
-import bjc.inflexion.InflectionML;
+import bjc.inflexion.*;
 
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.ReportWriter;
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.CLPattern;
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.*;
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
 
 /**
  * Inflection directive.
@@ -18,34 +17,32 @@ import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.CLPattern;
 public class InflectDirective implements Directive {
 	@Override
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) throws IOException {
-		StringBuilder condBody = new StringBuilder();
+		List<Decree> condBody = new ArrayList<>();
 
 		int nestLevel = 1;
 
-		Iterator<String> dirIter = dirParams.dirIter;
+		Iterator<Decree> dirIter = dirParams.dirIter;
 		while (dirIter.hasNext()) {
-			String direc = dirIter.next();
-			if (!direc.startsWith("~")) {
-				condBody.append(direc);
+			Decree decr = dirIter.next();
+			if (decr.isLiteral) {
+				condBody.add(decr);
+
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			Matcher dirMat = CLPattern.getDirectiveMatcher(direc);
-
-			/* Process a list of clauses. */
-			String dirName = dirMat.group("name");
+			String dirName = decr.name;
 
 			if (dirName != null) {
 				if (dirName.equals("`[")) {
 					if (nestLevel > 0) {
-						condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+						condBody.add(decr);
 					}
 
 					nestLevel += 1;
 				} else if (Directive.isOpening(dirName)) {
 					nestLevel += 1;
 
-					condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+					condBody.add(decr);
 				} else if (dirName.equals("`]")) {
 					nestLevel = Math.max(0, nestLevel - 1);
 
@@ -55,16 +52,14 @@ public class InflectDirective implements Directive {
 					nestLevel = Math.max(0, nestLevel - 1);
 				} else {
 					/* Not a special directive. */
-					condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+					condBody.add(decr);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		String frmt = condBody.toString();
-
 		ReportWriter nrw = dirParams.rw.duplicate(new StringWriter());
 
-		dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(frmt, nrw, dirParams.tParams, false);
+		dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(condBody.iterator(), nrw, dirParams.tParams, false);
 
 		String strang = nrw.toString();
 
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/IterationDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/IterationDirective.java
index be5d48e..f38a7ed 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/IterationDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/IterationDirective.java
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.IllegalFormatConversionException;
-import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import java.util.regex.*;
 
-import bjc.utils.esodata.SingleTape;
-import bjc.utils.esodata.Tape;
+import bjc.utils.esodata.*;
 import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
 
 /**
@@ -21,42 +19,41 @@ public class IterationDirective implements Directive {
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) throws IOException {
 		CLFormatter.checkItem(dirParams.item, '{');
 
-		StringBuilder condBody = new StringBuilder();
+		List<Decree> condBody = new ArrayList<>();
 
-		Iterator<String> dirIter = dirParams.dirIter;
+		Iterator<Decree> dirIter = dirParams.dirIter;
 		while (dirIter.hasNext()) {
-			String direc = dirIter.next();
-			if (!direc.startsWith("~")) {
-				condBody.append(direc);
+			Decree decr = dirIter.next();
+			if (decr.isLiteral) {
+				condBody.add(decr);
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			Matcher dirMat = CLPattern.getDirectiveMatcher(direc);
-			dirMat.find();
-			/* Process a list of clauses. */
-			String dirName = dirMat.group("name");
+			String dirName = decr.name;
 
 			if (dirName != null) {
 				if (dirName.equals("}")) {
 					break;
 				} else {
 					/* Not a special directive. */
-					condBody.append(dirMat.group());
+					condBody.add(decr);
 				}
 			}
 		}
 
-		String frmt = condBody.toString();
 		Object iter = dirParams.item;
 
-		// System.err.printf("Iteration format \"%s\" (iter %s)\n", frmt, item);
-		if (frmt.equals("")) {
+		boolean usingString = false;
+		String strang = "";
+
+		if (condBody.size() == 0) {
 			/* Grab an argument. */
 			if (!(dirParams.item instanceof String)) {
 				throw new IllegalFormatConversionException('{', String.class);
 			}
 
-			frmt = (String) dirParams.item;
+			usingString = true;
+			strang = (String) dirParams.item;
 
 			if (!dirParams.tParams.right()) {
 				throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not enough parameters to '{' directive");
@@ -67,7 +64,9 @@ public class IterationDirective implements Directive {
 
 		int maxItr = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
-		CLParameters params = dirParams.arrParams;
+		CLParameters params = dirParams.getParams();
+		CLModifiers mods = dirParams.getMods();
+
 		if (params.length() > 0) {
 			params.mapIndices("maxitr");
 
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ public class IterationDirective implements Directive {
 
 		int numItr = 0;
 
-		if (dirParams.mods.atMod && dirParams.mods.colonMod) {
+		if (mods.atMod &&mods.colonMod) {
 			try {
 				do {
 					if (numItr > maxItr) break;
@@ -92,7 +91,11 @@ public class IterationDirective implements Directive {
 					Tape<Object> nParams = new SingleTape<>(nitr);
 
 					try {
-						dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(frmt, dirParams.rw, nParams, false);
+						if (usingString) {
+						dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(strang, dirParams.rw, nParams, false);
+						} else {
+						dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(condBody, dirParams.rw, nParams, false);
+						}
 					} catch (EscapeException eex) {
 						if (eex.endIteration) {
 							if (dirParams.tParams.atEnd()) {
@@ -107,20 +110,24 @@ public class IterationDirective implements Directive {
 			} catch (EscapeException eex) {
 				// Do nothing
 			}
-		} else if (dirParams.mods.atMod) {
+		} else if (mods.atMod) {
 			try {
 				while (!dirParams.tParams.atEnd()) {
 					// System.err.printf("Iterating with format \"%s\"\n", frmt);
 					if (numItr > maxItr) break;
 					numItr += 1;
 
-					dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(frmt, dirParams.rw, dirParams.tParams, false);
+					if (usingString) {
+					dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(strang, dirParams.rw, dirParams.tParams, false);
+					} else {
+					dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(condBody, dirParams.rw, dirParams.tParams, false);
+					}
 				}
 			} catch (EscapeException eex) {
 				if (eex.endIteration)
 					throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Colon mod not allowed on escape marker without colon mod on iteration");
 			}
-		} else if (dirParams.mods.colonMod) {
+		} else if (mods.colonMod) {
 			if (!(dirParams.item instanceof Iterable<?>)) {
 				throw new IllegalFormatConversionException('{', dirParams.item.getClass());
 			}
@@ -144,7 +151,11 @@ public class IterationDirective implements Directive {
 					Tape<Object> nParams = new SingleTape<>(nitr);
 
 					try {
-						dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(frmt, dirParams.rw, nParams, false);
+						if (usingString) {
+						dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(strang, dirParams.rw, nParams, false);
+						} else {
+						dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(condBody, dirParams.rw, nParams, false);
+						}
 					} catch (EscapeException eex) {
 						if(eex.endIteration && !itr.hasNext()) throw eex;
 					}
@@ -166,7 +177,11 @@ public class IterationDirective implements Directive {
 					if (numItr > maxItr) break;
 					numItr += 1;
 
-					dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(frmt, dirParams.rw, nParams, false);
+					if (usingString) {
+					dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(strang, dirParams.rw, nParams, false);
+					} else {
+					dirParams.fmt.doFormatString(condBody, dirParams.rw, nParams, false);
+					}
 				}
 			} catch (EscapeException eex) {
 				if (eex.endIteration)
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/LiteralDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/LiteralDirective.java
index e603305..7a53d90 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/LiteralDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/LiteralDirective.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.*;
+
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
 
 /**
  * Implements directives that create a literal string.
@@ -29,10 +31,12 @@ public class LiteralDirective implements Directive {
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) throws IOException {
 		int nTimes = 1;
 
-		if (dirParams.arrParams.length() >= 1) {
-			dirParams.arrParams.mapIndices("count");
+		CLParameters params = dirParams.getParams();
+
+		if (params.length() >= 1) {
+			params.mapIndices("count");
 
-			nTimes = dirParams.arrParams.getInt(dirParams.tParams, "count", "occurance count", directive, 1);
+			nTimes = params.getInt(dirParams.tParams, "count", "occurance count", directive, 1);
 		}
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < nTimes; i++) {
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/NumberDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/NumberDirective.java
index 68b5873..09acdd5 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/NumberDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/NumberDirective.java
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ public class NumberDirective extends GeneralNumberDirective {
 
 		long val = ((Number) dirParams.item).longValue();
 
-		handleNumberDirective(dirParams.tParams, dirParams.rw,
-				dirParams.mods, dirParams.arrParams, argidx, val, radix);
+		handleNumberDirective(dirParams.tParams, dirParams.rw, dirParams.decr, argidx, val, radix);
 
 		dirParams.tParams.right();
 	}
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/RadixDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/RadixDirective.java
index 87fba8e..d3b662a 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/RadixDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/RadixDirective.java
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 package bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.IllegalFormatConversionException;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.*;
 
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.CLFormatter;
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.CLParameters;
-import bjc.utils.math.NumberUtils;
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
+import bjc.utils.math.*;
 
 /**
  * Generalized radix directive.
@@ -28,11 +27,13 @@ public class RadixDirective extends GeneralNumberDirective {
 		 */
 		long val = ((Number) dirParams.item).longValue();
 
-		CLParameters params = dirParams.arrParams;
+		CLParameters params = dirParams.getParams();
+		CLModifiers mods = dirParams.getMods();
+
 		if (params.length() == 0) {
-			if (dirParams.mods.atMod) {
-				dirParams.rw.write(NumberUtils.toRoman(val, dirParams.mods.colonMod));
-			} else if (dirParams.mods.colonMod) {
+			if (mods.atMod) {
+				dirParams.rw.write(NumberUtils.toRoman(val,mods.colonMod));
+			} else if (mods.colonMod) {
 				dirParams.rw.write(NumberUtils.toOrdinal(val));
 			} else {
 				dirParams.rw.write(NumberUtils.toCardinal(val));
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ public class RadixDirective extends GeneralNumberDirective {
 			int radix = params.getInt(dirParams.tParams, "radix", "radix", "R", 10);
 
 			handleNumberDirective(dirParams.tParams, dirParams.rw,
-					dirParams.mods, params, 0, val, radix);
+					dirParams.decr, 0, val, radix);
 		}
 
 		dirParams.tParams.right();
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/RecursiveDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/RecursiveDirective.java
index c0c752c..08d5e3f 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/RecursiveDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/RecursiveDirective.java
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package bjc.utils.ioutils.format.directives;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.IllegalFormatConversionException;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.*;
 
-import bjc.utils.esodata.SingleTape;
-import bjc.utils.esodata.Tape;
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.CLFormatter;
-import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.EscapeException;
+import bjc.utils.esodata.*;
+import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
 
 public class RecursiveDirective implements Directive {
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) throws IOException {
@@ -14,7 +12,9 @@ public class RecursiveDirective implements Directive {
 
 		CLFormatter.checkItem(dirParams.item, '?');
 
-		if (dirParams.mods.atMod) {
+		CLModifiers mods = dirParams.getMods();
+
+		if (mods.atMod) {
 			if (!(dirParams.item instanceof String))
 				throw new IllegalFormatConversionException('?', dirParams.item.getClass());
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class RecursiveDirective implements Directive {
 				dirParams.fmt.doFormatString((String)dirParams.item, dirParams.rw, dirParams.tParams, true);
 			} catch (EscapeException eex) {
 				if (eex.endIteration)
-					throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Colon mod not allowed on escape marker without colon mod on iteration");
+					throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Colon mod not allowed on escape marker outside of iteration");
 			}
 		} else {
 			if (dirParams.tParams.atEnd())
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class RecursiveDirective implements Directive {
 			try {
 				dirParams.fmt.doFormatString((String)dirParams.item, dirParams.rw, newParams, true);
 			} catch (EscapeException eex) {
-				throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Colon mod not allowed on escape marker without colon mod on iteration");
+				throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Colon mod not allowed on escape marker outside of iteration");
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/TabulateDirective.java b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/TabulateDirective.java
index a06e585..af8bff0 100644
--- a/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/TabulateDirective.java
+++ b/clformat/src/main/java/bjc/utils/ioutils/format/directives/TabulateDirective.java
@@ -8,18 +8,19 @@ import bjc.utils.ioutils.format.*;
 public class TabulateDirective implements Directive {
 	public void format(FormatParameters dirParams) throws IOException {
 		Tape<Object> itemTape = dirParams.tParams;
+		CLModifiers mods = dirParams.getMods();
 
 		// Support for a possible future feature
 		char padchar = ' ';
 
 		int currCol = dirParams.rw.getLinePos();
-		if (dirParams.mods.colonMod) {
+		if (mods.colonMod) {
 			currCol = dirParams.rw.getIndentPos();
 		}
 
 
-		CLParameters params = dirParams.arrParams;
-		if (dirParams.mods.atMod) {
+		CLParameters params = dirParams.getParams();
+		if (mods.atMod) {
 			int colrel = 1, colinc = 1;
 
 			if (params.length() > 2) {