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# fddl Programming Language # fddl Programming Language
fddl is a small programming language inspired by various languages, designed to help learn language implementation concepts in Rust. **fddl** is a small, experimental programming language, built in Rust, designed to explore language implementation concepts. It's a blend of ideas from various languages but remains unique, with its own syntax and quirks.
I have, off and on throughout the last 15 or so years attempted to learn a programming language of some sort. I could always get through the basics, but would get stuck with any real world projects. And I wouldn't know who to turn to even if I knew where to start. This project is both a learning experience and a passion project, where the goal is to build a working language from scratch, while embracing some of the core features I enjoy from other languages.
So I started learning Rust and really like it. So I've been following some tutorials and the Crafting Interpretors site as guides for this very problematic programming language. ## Why fddl?
I like aspects of so many programming languages, but I don't really like any of them, so I always found it hard to pick one and stick with it. But I had the same problem playing World of Warcraft, too. For years, I’ve tried to learn various programming languages, and while I could master the basics, the real-world projects often eluded me. Rust, however, clicked for me, and fddl was born out of this journey. fddl is my attempt to combine the aspects I appreciate from many languages into something uniquely my own.
So I, like many of you, decided to make a hobby programming language to see what may be able to be done with it. ---
## Features ## Current Features
- Custom syntax with unique operators and keywords - **Custom Syntax**: fddl introduces unique operators and keywords to make programming more intuitive and fun.
- Documentation comments using `#`, similar to Rust's style - **Lexer**: A working lexer that tokenizes fddl scripts into understandable pieces of the language.
- Lexer and parser built from scratch in Rust - **Tilde Operator**: Includes a custom `~` and `~=` operator for creative syntax possibilities.
---
## Getting Started ## Getting Started
To run the REPL: To start experimenting with fddl, you can run it in two ways:
### Run the REPL (Interactive Mode)
```sh ```sh
cargo run cargo run
``` ```
To run a fddl script: ### Run a fddl Script
```sh ```sh
cargo run path/to/script.fddl cargo run path/to/script.fddl
``` ```
---
## Examples ## Examples
```sh Here are a couple of examples showcasing the current capabilities of fddl:
### Hello World
```fddl
func main() { func main() {
print(`hello, world in fddl`); print("hello, world in fddl");
} }
``` ```
```sh ### Simple Math Module and Variable Declaration
##! This is a sample module
```fddl
# This is a sample module
module math { module math {
# Computes the square of a number
### Computes the square of a number
func square(x) => x ^ 2; func square(x) => x ^ 2;
} }
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print(`The square of $number is ${math.square($number)}`); print(`The square of $number is ${math.square($number)}`);
``` ```
(At least for right now.) (Note: This feature is under development, and string interpolation is planned for a future update.)
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
--- ---
## **Notes and Next Steps** ## Roadmap and Next Steps
- [x] Added first new set of tokens and features, added the first `lexer` tests. fddl is very much a work in progress, with lots of planned improvements and additions. Here's a breakdown of what’s done and what’s coming up:
- [ ] `parser` module is a placeholder.
- [ ] `interpreter` module is a placeholder. - **Lexer**:
- [ ] Implement a more robust error handling mechanism instead of using `stderr`. - [x] Built and tested for basic syntax and operators.
- [ ] Imlement string interpolation (backticks with `$variable`) - [x] Supports single-line and documentation comments.
- [ ] Continue to expand tests to cover all new syntax and features. - [ ] Add support for more complex syntax and features.
- [x] Made a crappy website.
- **Parser**:
- [ ] Currently a placeholder. Implement parsing for function calls, expressions, etc.
- **Compiler**:
- [ ] Currently a placeholder. Implement the compiler to execute parsed code.
- **Comments**:
- [x] Added support for single-line and documentation comments.
- [ ] Implement multi-line comments.
- [ ] Implement document building comments.
- **Error Handling**:
- [ ] Replace basic error reporting with a more robust error handling mechanism.
- **String Interpolation**:
- [ ] Implement string interpolation using backticks with `$variable` syntax.
- **Testing**:
- [x] Added initial lexer tests.
- [ ] Expand tests to cover more syntax and edge cases.
--- ---
## **Running the Project** ## Running the Project
Make sure your project compiles and the tests pass: Make sure your project compiles and the tests pass:
```bash ```bash
cargo build cargo build
cargo test cargo test
``` ```
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.