Jingo

A lightweight, high-level language designed for rapid prototyping

Syntax example

A small class-based program demonstrating the basic syntax of this language:

print("Hello, world!")

--- Small test class, helping to describe some features of Jingo
class SomeClass {
    --- Creates new [SomeClass] from `x` value
    fun new(x) {
        let self.x = x
    }

    --- Multiplies number on record with `y`
    fun multiply(self, y) {
        return self.x * y
    }
}

let multiplied = SomeClass.new(3).multiply(25)

match == multiplied + 10 {
    10 => print("Huh? 10?"),
    85 => print("This is the number!"),
    _ => print("Default case")
}

Jingo follows these rules for syntax:

• No semi-colons or forced tabbing
• Everything is an expression
• Match-orientated conditionals

Installation

1. Clone this repository
2. Build using cargo build --release
3. Use the compiled binary at /target/release/jingo-cli

Help

Usage: jingo [OPTIONS]

A lightweight, high-level language designed for rapid prototyping

Options:
  run [FILE]    Compiles & runs a file
  build [FILE]  Compiles a file
  help          Shows this help

Advanced options:
  lex [FILE]    Show lexing output
  parse [FILE]  Show parsing output