SIMONLANG

Hi my name is SIMON and this is a language I'm developing for fun. Have a look at the playground

Extensions

• If you are using vscode you can install the language support plugin on the marketplace.

Installation

npm i [-g|-D|-S] @puresamari/simonlang

Usage

Compiling in js

Since the compiler is written in typescript I compiled a version you can use directly in js (as done in the playground) like this:

<script src="{{path to node_modules}}/lib/simonlang.js" defer></script>

or

<script src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/puresamari/simon/master/lib/simonlang.js" defer></script>

to compile in js just use window.compile({{your code}}) after the above script is imported.

CLI

Once the simonlang cli is installed you can use the cli.

Compiling

to install the cli globally use

npm i -g @puresamari/simonlang

once it is installed you can use it to complie .simon files

simonlang [compile] FILENAME [-p, --print] [-o, --output OUTPUT_FILENAME] 

To compile .simon files into .js just run the compile. Writing compile is optional since its the clis default command.

• $ simonlang compile test.simon
• $ simonlang example/throw-error.simon

Options

• [-o, --output OUTPUT_FILENAME] Path to write the compiled js file
  • $ simonlang example/throw-error.simon -o dist/throw-error.js
  • $ simonlang index.simon --output dist/index.js
• [-p, --print] Print the compiled contents to the console (for testing)
  • $ simonlang example/throw-error.simon -p
  • $ simonlang example/throw-error.simon -p -o dist/throw-error.js

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day

!!!! SIMON !!!!

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Language

Each line is declared with simon (the simon indicator) in the beginning. For example simon says ... or simon declares ...

Declarations

Primitive variables

• Numbers are written like in JS
• Booleans are written by yes and no or true and false
• Strings are written by just writing text like Simon is great === "Simon is great".

A declaration is done by writing "declares" after the simon indicator and the variable name after (can be multiple words). After the variable name you can either write "is" or "are" for better semantics followed by the assigned value.

For example:

• simon declares simons skill is 100 (var simons_skill = 100)
• simon declares simons cant do it is no (var simons_skill = 100)
• simon declares peanut butter sandwiches are great (var peanut_butter_sandwiches = "great")

Operators

Mathematic operators

You can do mathematics in Simonlang (currently only while doing declarations)

Usage

To use mathematical operators just write chain as many of the below operators together. For example:

from:

simon declares variable with simple division is test variable divided by 10

to:

var simonvar_variable_with_simple_division = simonvar_test_variable / 10;

from

simon declares chained mathematical operators is 10 minus 10 plus 10 divided by variables are gr8 multiplied by test variable

to:

var simonvar_chained_mathematical_operators = 10 - 10 + 10 / simonvar_variables_are_gr8 * simonvar_test_variable;

Available mathematic operators:

• minus becomes -
• plus becomes +
• divided by becomes /
• multiplied by becomes *

Commands

Printing is done by writing "says" after the simon indicator

• Example with primitive string: simon says hello world (console.log("hello world"))
• Example with before mentioned variable "simons skill": simon says simons skill (console.log(simons_skill))

Mathematic commands (THIS IS STUPID AND WILL BE REMOVED)

• Mathematic operators are written by writing the mathematical operation after the simon indicator and seperate two members bye one of the seperators. They re essentially useless right now.

Examples

• simon adds 15 to test variable becomes simonvar_test_variable + 15
• simon multiplies test variable with 4 becomes simonvar_test_variable * 4
• simon divides test variable by 4 becomes simonvar_test_variable / 4
• simon subtracts test variable from 4 becomes 4 - simonvar_test_variable;

Mathematical operation keywords:

• adds
• multiplies
• divides
• subtracts

Seperators:

• Left hand seperators the trailing member of the operation becomes the leading member in js:
  • to: simon adds 15 to test variable becomes simonvar_test_variable + 15;
  • from: simon subtracts test variable from 4 becomes 4 - simonvar_test_variable;
• Rigth hand seperators the order stays the same:
  • by: simon multiplies test variable with 4 becomes simonvar_test_variable * 4;
  • with: simon divides test variable by 4 becomes simonvar_test_variable / 4;