ThomasHickman/SelectorScript

A compile to JavaScript language designed for web designers and beginners to JavaScript

SelectorScript

A compile to JavaScript language designed for web designers and beginners to JavaScript.

WARNING: This project is currently in development, the language specification and code is unstable

Example

SelectorScript

on #submitButton click
    if #name shows ""
        #nameError removeClass "hide"
        #name focus
    else
        #nameError removeClass "hide"
.option draggable {snap: ".dest"}

Compiled JavaScript with selectorOutput: jQuery

$(function(){
    $("#submitButton").click(function() {
        if($("name").val() === ""){
            $("#nameError").removeClass("hide");
            $("#name").focus();
        }
        else{
            $("#nameError").removeClass("hide");
        }
    });
    $(".option").draggable({snap: ".dest"})
})

TODO

V0.1.0

• Add expression parsing
• Add expressions (this will make if useful)
• Add build scripts
• Make errors better and add non fatal errors
• Add atom and vscode extentions
• Test a lot
• Add documentation
• Think of a better name

Future versions

• Add parsing of unary expressions (this makes selectors not be special)
• Add loops (as a macro)
• Add functions (as a macro)
• Add object literals
• Add array literals
• Customise literals?