Add optional default value to get.

Also update CHANGELOG.md

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## Unreleased
+- Add `take` and `drop` functions that are easier to use compared to the
+  existing slice functions.
+- Add optional default value to `get`.
 - Add function literal short-hand via `|` reader macro, which maps to the
   `short-fn` macro.
 - Add `int?` and `nat?` functions to the core.

src/core/corelib.c

@@ -882,7 +882,11 @@ static const uint32_t resume_asm[] = {
 };
 static const uint32_t get_asm[] = {
     JOP_GET | (1 << 24),
-    JOP_RETURN
+    JOP_LOAD_NIL | (3 << 8),
+    JOP_EQUALS | (3 << 8) | (3 << 24),
+    JOP_JUMP_IF | (3 << 8) | (2 << 16),
+    JOP_RETURN,
+    JOP_RETURN | (2 << 8)
 };
 static const uint32_t put_asm[] = {
     JOP_PUT | (1 << 16) | (2 << 24),
@@ -937,13 +941,14 @@ JanetTable *janet_core_env(JanetTable *replacements) {
                          "the dispatch function in the case of a new fiber. Returns either the return result of "
                          "the fiber's dispatch function, or the value from the next yield call in fiber."));
     janet_quick_asm(env, JANET_FUN_GET,
-                    "get", 2, 2, 2, 2, get_asm, sizeof(get_asm),
-                    JDOC("(get ds key)\n\n"
+                    "get", 3, 2, 3, 4, get_asm, sizeof(get_asm),
+                    JDOC("(get ds key &opt dflt)\n\n"
                          "Get a value from any associative data structure. Arrays, tuples, tables, structs, strings, "
                          "symbols, and buffers are all associative and can be used with get. Order structures, name "
                          "arrays, tuples, strings, buffers, and symbols must use integer keys. Structs and tables can "
                          "take any value as a key except nil and return a value except nil. Byte sequences will return "
-                         "integer representations of bytes as result of a get call."));
+                         "integer representations of bytes as result of a get call. If no values is found, will return "
+                         "dflt or nil if no default is provided."));
     janet_quick_asm(env, JANET_FUN_PUT,
                     "put", 3, 3, 3, 3, put_asm, sizeof(put_asm),
                     JDOC("(put ds key value)\n\n"