dream-lang

dream : yet another js transpiler ---------------------------------------------- it can compile itself but not much to expect from **v0.0.0**

Usage no npm install needed!

<script type="module">
  import dreamLang from 'https://cdn.skypack.dev/dream-lang';
</script>

README

dream : yet another js transpiler

it can compile itself but not much to expect from v0.0.0

dream is a small language between clojurescript and coffeescript

def hello(name)
  console.log "hello" name
# or
def hello(name) (console.log "hello" name)
# ------------------------------------------
if true
  (foo)
else
  (bar)
# or
(if true (foo) (bar))
# ------------------------------------------
switch node.value
  "String" (stringNode)
  "Keyword" "Bool"
    js.JSON.stringify node.value
  else
    (callNode)
# or
(switch node.value
  "String" (stringNode)
  ("Keyword" "Bool") (js.JSON.stringify node.value)
  (callNode))
# ------------------------------------------
set! i 0
while (< i node.value.length)
  (foo)
  if (bar)
    break
  += i 1
# ------------------------------------------ 
# comments begins with a # and a space
#!this is
  a block
  comment
# ------------------------------------------
set! node.value (node.value.replace #"\\"g "\\\\")
# or
set! node.value (node.value.replace #re"\\\\"g "\\\\")

there is a gulp plugin here and a vim plugin here

todo

  • test
  • special syntax for require
  • infix operator
  • deconstructor
  • default parameters
  • macros
  • editors tools
  • optional typing
def- foo : String? (arg1 : Number? arg2 : Any)
  • ...