scpt

scpt is an applescript-inspired scripting language written for fun and to see if I could.

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Usage

scpt is to be used as a library imported into Go. A basic interpreter with no extra functionality would look like this:

package main

import (
	"gitea.arsenm.dev/Arsen6331/scpt"
	"log"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
)

func main() {
	filename := os.Args[1]
	file, err := os.Open(filepath.Clean(filename))
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalln(err)
	}
	defer file.Close()
	ast, err := scpt.Parse(file)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalln(err)
	}
	err = ast.Execute()
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatalln(err)
	}
}

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Basic Syntax

The basic syntax of scpt can be learned from the test.scpt file.

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Default Functions

scpt comes with the following default functions:

• str: Convert value to string
• num: Parse string to number (float64)
• bool: Parse string to boolean
• break: Break out of loop (Errors if not in loop)
• append: Return an array with given items appended
• exit: Exit with given exit code
• return: Return value in function (Errors if not within function)
• print: Print using fmt.Println()

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Adding functionality:

Adding functionality is simple and requires a call to scpt.AddFuncs() or scpt.AddVars(). Here are some examples:

scpt.AddFuncs(scpt.FuncMap{
	"my-function": myFunction
})

Where myFunction is:

func myFunction(args map[string]interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
	fmt.Println(args)
	return nil, nil
}

After the call to scpt.AddFuncs(), my-function can be used to run the function from within an scpt script. Variables work similarly.