fixed an issue with calculating lowest and highest dice roll numbers

calculations.go

@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ func expandDiceNotation(expression string) (string, string, error) {
 	result := expression
 	diceRollsStr := expression
 
-	// Pattern to match dice notation: [count]d[sides][H|L]
+	// Pattern to match dice notation: [H|L]?[count]d[sides][H|L]?
-	// Examples: d20, 2d6, 3d6H, 4d8L, dx (where x is placeholder)
+	// Examples: d20, 2d6, 3d6H, 4d8L, h2d20, l3d6, dx (where x is placeholder)
-	dicePattern := regexp.MustCompile(`(\d+)?d(\d+|x)([HL])?`)
+	dicePattern := regexp.MustCompile(`([HL])?(\d+)?d(\d+|x)([HL])?`)
 
 	// Process all dice matches
 	matches := dicePattern.FindAllStringSubmatchIndex(result, -1)
@@ -58,14 +58,26 @@ func expandDiceNotation(expression string) (string, string, error) {
 		end := match[1]
 
 		// Extract components
-		countStr := ""
+		prefixModifier := ""
 		if match[2] != -1 {
-			countStr = result[match[2]:match[3]]
+			prefixModifier = result[match[2]:match[3]]
 		}
-		sidesStr := result[match[4]:match[5]]
+		countStr := ""
+		if match[4] != -1 {
+			countStr = result[match[4]:match[5]]
+		}
+		sidesStr := result[match[6]:match[7]]
+		suffixModifier := ""
+		if match[8] != -1 {
+			suffixModifier = result[match[8]:match[9]]
+		}
+
+		// Determine which modifier to use (priority: suffix > prefix)
 		modifier := ""
-		if match[6] != -1 {
+		if suffixModifier != "" {
-			modifier = result[match[6]:match[7]]
+			modifier = suffixModifier
+		} else if prefixModifier != "" {
+			modifier = prefixModifier
 		}
 
 		// Determine count (default is 1)

statistics.go

@@ -85,14 +85,20 @@ type Term struct {
 }
 
 // parseTerms parses a dice expression into terms
+// parseTerms parses a dice expression into terms, handling H/L flexibly
 func parseTerms(expression string) ([]Term, error) {
 	var terms []Term
 
-	// Split by + and -, keeping the operators
+	// Remove spaces
+	expression = strings.TrimSpace(expression)
+
+	// Split by + and - while keeping the operators
 	parts := regexp.MustCompile(`([+\-])`).Split(expression, -1)
 
 	currentOp := "+"
-	dicePattern := regexp.MustCompile(`^(\d*)d(\d+)([HL])?$`)
+	pendingModifier := "" // Store H or L to apply to the next dice roll
+	// Pattern to match: optional H/L prefix, count, d, sides, optional H/L suffix
+	dicePattern := regexp.MustCompile(`^([HL])?(\d*)d(\d+)([HL])?$`)
 
 	for _, part := range parts {
 		part = strings.TrimSpace(part)
@@ -107,19 +113,32 @@ func parseTerms(expression string) ([]Term, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// Check for standalone H or L modifier
+		if part == "H" || part == "L" {
+			pendingModifier = part
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// Try to match dice notation
 		matches := dicePattern.FindStringSubmatch(part)
+
 		if matches != nil {
+			// Extract components
+			prefixModifier := matches[1] // H or L before the dice
+			countStr := matches[2]
+			sidesStr := matches[3]
+			suffixModifier := matches[4] // H or L after the dice
+
 			count := 1
-			if matches[1] != "" {
+			if countStr != "" {
-				c, err := strconv.Atoi(matches[1])
+				c, err := strconv.Atoi(countStr)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
 				count = c
 			}
 
-			sides, err := strconv.Atoi(matches[2])
+			sides, err := strconv.Atoi(sidesStr)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -128,7 +147,15 @@ func parseTerms(expression string) ([]Term, error) {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid dice: %dd%d", count, sides)
 			}
 
-			modifier := matches[3]
+			// Determine which modifier to use (priority: suffix > prefix > pending)
+			modifier := ""
+			if suffixModifier != "" {
+				modifier = suffixModifier
+			} else if prefixModifier != "" {
+				modifier = prefixModifier
+			} else if pendingModifier != "" {
+				modifier = pendingModifier
+			}
 
 			terms = append(terms, Term{
 				isDice:   true,
@@ -137,9 +164,15 @@ func parseTerms(expression string) ([]Term, error) {
 				modifier: modifier,
 				op:       currentOp,
 			})
+
 			currentOp = "+"
+			pendingModifier = ""
 		} else {
-			// Try to parse as constant
+			// Try to parse as constant (but reset pending modifier if it was set)
+			if pendingModifier != "" {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("modifier %s can only be applied to dice rolls", pendingModifier)
+			}
+
 			val, err := strconv.Atoi(part)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid term: %s", part)
@@ -154,6 +187,11 @@ func parseTerms(expression string) ([]Term, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// If we ended with a pending modifier, that's an error
+	if pendingModifier != "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("modifier %s at end of expression with no dice roll to apply to", pendingModifier)
+	}
+
 	return terms, nil
 }