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_(reposted from <#C0B8MA7FA|getting-started>, as was suggested on that channel)_

hi. I am new to Kotlin and currently I am trying to use it for my university bachelor thesis project.
Part of this project is implementation of a simple language/compiler. (for JVM, I am using ANTLR for lexer/parser and planning to use ASM library for bytecode output)

I am looking for good/idiomatic examples and tips related to AST implementation.

So far I found one tutorial <https://github.com/ftomassetti/LangSandbox/blob/master/src/main/kotlin/me/tomassetti/sandy/ast/Model.kt#L79> with data classes and interfaces. It looks interesting, but I am not sure if it's the best way. For me it looks a bit weird  because of interfaces ~we have to use extension functions for everything.~

At first I thought that it would be better to use abstract classes, but then I found out that then I will not be able to use data classes and will have to implement `equals`/`hashCode` for all nodes manually.

Though I am not sure if I really need `equals` in AST nodes. One reason is for tests (<https://github.com/ftomassetti/LangSandbox/blob/master/src/test/kotlin/me/tomassetti/sandy/ast/MappingTest.kt>), but maybe there are other good ways to test it...