margn

margn is a JVM-based scripting language that compiles your source code into a Java class file.

let a = 100;
print "a == 100:";

if a == 100 : {
  print "yes";
  print "a =";
  print a;
};
else        : print "no";

Usage

To compile a script, type:

$ margn script.mg

To execute a compiled class file, type:

$ java script

Try margn --help for more detailed information.

An executable shell file ./margn (contains jar) will be generated

(Optional) add your current directory to the PATH, or simply move the file to /usr/local/bin.

The syntax of Margn is defined by EBNF.

program ::= { statement ";" }

Program is a sequence of Statements, splitted by ';'.

statement ::= block | print | assert | let | if | pass

print  ::= "print" expr

prints <expr> with EOL

pass ::= "pass"

null operation

assert ::= "assert" expr

evaluates <expr> and throws an AssertionError if it is False.

let    ::= "let" id "=" expr

creates a read-only variable named id.

block ::= "{" program "}"

block statements

if     ::= "if" expr ":" statement

evaluates <statement> if <expr> is True

expr ::= expr op expr
       | "-" simpleExpr
       | literal
       | variable
       | "(" expr ")"

unary_op ::=  ("-"|"+"|"~"|"!") expr

bi_op ::= expr op expr
op    ::= "+" | "-" | "==" | ...

Precedence	Op	Description
0	and or	logical and/or
0	^	xor
1	== !=	compare
	> >= < <=
2	+ -	addition and subtraction
3	* /	multiplication and division

integerLiteral ::= [1-9][0-9]*
                 | 0x[0-9a-fA-F]+
                 | 0b[01]+

32-bit integer (range: -2147483648 ~ 2147483647)

booleanLiteral ::= "true" | "false"

Logical type

stringLiteral ::= '"' .* '"'

Published under the GNU GPLv2, see LICENSE