README-LanguageDraft-2.0.md

1. MinitScript 2.0: new language features draft

1.1. Inline comments with #- $x = 1 -#

    function: bubbleSort(&$array)
    	for ($i = 1, $i < $array->getSize()#-+ 1-#, ++$i)
    		for ($j = 0, $j < $array->getSize() - $i, ++$j)
                #-
    			if ($array[$j] > $array[$j + 1])
    				swap($array[$j], $array[$j + 1])
    			end
                -#
    		end
    	end
    end

1.2. Enums

    enum Colors
        $RED[ = 0]
        $GREEN[ = 1]
        $BLUE[ = 2]
    end

    ...
    $color = Colors.$RED
    switch($color)
        case(Colors.$RED)
            console.printLine("RED")
        end        
        case(Colors.$GREEN)
            console.printLine("GREEN")
        end
        case(Colors.$BLUE)
            console.printLine("BLUE")
        end
        default
            console.printLine("No specific color selected")
        end
    end

1.3. Structures, which are compound data types, including sub data type definitions, used for data validation

    structure CarData
        $tireCount: Integer
        $color: Integer
    end

1.4. Data objects, which can optionally be validated

    data Car [validated-by CarData]
        private $tireCount  = 4
        private $color      = "red"
    end

1.5. Class interfaces

    interface CarInterface
        constructor($tireCount, $color)

        destructor()

        method: dump()

        operator: +: ($a, $b)

        operator: +=: ($b)
    end

1.6. Classes with optional interface and data validation

    class Car [implements CarInterface] [validated-by CarData]
        private $tireCount  = 4
        private $color      = "red"

        constructor($tireCount, $color)
            $this.tireCount = $tireCount
            $this.color = $color
        end

        destructor()
            $this.tireCount = null
            $this.color = null      
        end

        method: dump()
            console.printLine(
                "$this.tireCount = $tireCount, " +
                "$this.color = $color"
            )
        end

        operator: +: ($a, $b)
            return Auto(
                $a.tireCount + $b.tireCount,
                $a.color + "/" +  $b.color
            )
        end  

        operator: +=: ($b)
            $this.tireCount+= $b.tireCount,
            $this.color+= "/" +  $b.color
        end  
    
    end

    #
    $car = Car(4, Colors.$RED)
    $car->dump()
    #
    $car = Car(4, Colors.$RED) + Car(4, Colors.$BLUE)

1.7. Static member variables and methods

• by mapping to global variables and functions
• Class::$classProperty would map to $$.___Class_classProperty

    class Class
        static public $classProperty  = 4

        static method: classMethod()
            console.printLine("Class::$classProperty = " + self::$classProperty) 
        end
    end
    ...
    console.printLine("Class::$classProperty = " + Class::$classProperty)

2. Links

• MinitScript, see README.md
• MinitScript - How to build, see README-BuildingHowTo.md
• MinitScript - How to use, see README-Tools.md
• The Mindty Kollektiv Discord Server