Allow dollar sign symbols (#286)

chrisrink10 · web-flow · commit f21e5c9461bf · 2018-10-24T19:37:22.000-04:00
diff --git a/src/basilisp/lang/reader.py b/src/basilisp/lang/reader.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from basilisp.lang.typing import LispForm, IterableLispForm
 from basilisp.util import Maybe
 
-ns_name_chars = re.compile(r'\w|-|\+|\*|\?|/|\=|\\|!|&|%|>|<')
+ns_name_chars = re.compile(r'\w|-|\+|\*|\?|/|\=|\\|!|&|%|>|<|\$')
 alphanumeric_chars = re.compile(r'\w')
 begin_num_chars = re.compile(r'[0-9\-]')
 num_chars = re.compile('[0-9]')
diff --git a/tests/basilisp/reader_test.py b/tests/basilisp/reader_test.py
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ def test_symbol():
     assert sym.symbol("<") == read_str_first("<")
     assert sym.symbol("<-") == read_str_first("<-")
     assert sym.symbol("<--") == read_str_first("<--")
+    assert sym.symbol("$") == read_str_first("$")
     assert sym.symbol("<body>") == read_str_first("<body>")
     assert sym.symbol("*muffs*") == read_str_first("*muffs*")
     assert sym.symbol("yay!") == read_str_first("yay!")
