Pipe Script

A programming language that revolves around piping.

Pipescript is functional, high-level, interpreted/compiled, indented, single threaded, dynamically typed programming language.

Pipescript can be interpreted directly or be compiled into javascript.

Believes

1. commands for everything
2. human readable code
3. using piping for everything posible
4. using less symbols

check it out

install pipe scipt development kit from npm npm install -g pipescript-dev-kit which comes with pipescript interpreter (command - pipescript) and pipescript compiler (command - psc)
plz report any bugs by opening a issue

Documentation

Variables

Variables are declared using set command. use $ to use Variables. use -$ sign to get negative

# setting variable
set var 10

# using variables
log $var
log -$var

Comments

use # to write comments and ## to write multi-line comments

# this is comment

##
this is a comment
this also is a comment
##

Piping

use | to use output of one command as input of another

log | add 1 1

# how it is processed

log | add 1 1
log 2

set n | add 1 | multiply 1 2
set n | add 1 2
set n 3

Code Block

[ ] are used encapsulate code

log [add 1 1]

# how it is processed
log [add 1 1]
log 2

log [add 1 1] [add 1 1]
log 2 2

Function

functions as usual

function <name> $arg1 $arg2
  return $arg1

function example $n
  return | add $n 10

Commands

mostly every thing in pipescript is done using commands. command takes arguments and return a output.

set

used for setting variables

set <name> <value>

set n 100

return value : null arguments : var-name, value

get

get index or key of refrence types

get <refrence-type> <keys/indexs>

example

# pipescript form
1. get $array 0
2. get $array 0 10 'key'

# javascript form
1. array[0]
2. array[0][10]['key']

return value : target value arguments : refrence-type, multiple key/index

log

log multiple inputs to console

log <input> ...

log 'this string will get logged'
log 100 100 # 100100

return value : null arguments : input, input ...

call

calling a function

call <function_name> <arg>

call process 10 10

function process $a $b
  return | add $a $b

return value : the return value from called function arguments : function-name, args for function

exit

exit interpreting script

exit

return value : null arguments : none

Arithmetic

Arithmetic commands

Operators

command	definition	args no	js equivalent
add	adds multiple inputs	multiple	+
divide	divde multiple inputs	multiple	/
multiply	multiply multiple inputs	multiple	*
neg	return $1 multiply by -1	1	-1 * input
reminder	reminder of first / secound	2	%

Functions

command	definition	args no	js equivalent
floor	floor the number	1	Math.floor()
pow	power of $1 raised to $2	2	Math.pow()
random	random number between 0 & 1	0	Math.random()
round	round the number	1	Math.round()

Logic Operators

command	definition	args no	js equivalent
boolean	change to boolean	1	Boolean()
eq	equal to	2	==
ge	greater than or equal	2	>=
gt	greater than	2	>
le	less than or equal	2	<=
lt	less than	2	<
not	not operator	1	!
ternary	ternary operator	3	$1 ? $2 : $3

Data Types

Primitive

Number

Number include integer and floats

Word

basically string without spaces and quotes

log word

NOTE word type is not supported by the compiler. using word is not recommended

Boolean

boolean as usual

Null

null as usual fun fact, function return null when return statement is not mentioned

Undefined

undefined as usual;

Refrence

refrence types have pointers that point to a js object, array, string. to see the pointer

log | new Array
# output -> %array%@1 : []

%array%@1 is example for a pointer

Array

use the new command to create a array

set arr | new Array

# example
log | new Array 1 2 'element'
output -> [1,2,'element']

Array Commands

array commands take array as first argument

command	definition	args no	js equivalent
pop	pop last element	1	.pop()
shift	pop first element	1	.shift()
indexof	get index of element	2	.indexOf()
length	length of array	1	.length
reverse	reverse the array	1	.reverse()
last	last element of array	1	arr[arr.length-1]
push	push $1 to end of array	2	.push()
unshift	push $1 to start of array	2	.unshift()
includes	check if includes $1	2	.includes()

Object

use the new command to create a array

set obj | new Object

Object Commands

object command takes target object as argument

command	definition	args no	js equivalent

String

single quotes ' ' are used to declare string

log 'this is a string'

String Commands

string command takes target string as first argument

command	definition	args no	js equivalent
includes	check for search string	2	.includes()
indexof	get index of string	2	.indexOf()

Conditional Flow

"do this" or "do that" based on some condition.

If Statements

if statements as usual

if <boolean>
  # do something
elseif <boolean>
  # do something
else
  # do something

learn more about Logical Operators

example

if | eq $n 0
  log 'equal to 0'
elseif | lt $n 0
  log 'less than 0'
else
  log 'something else'

Switch Case

switch case as usual.

NOTE pipescript interpreter support multiple default blocks at diffrent levels but the compiler doesnot. the compiler collects all default blocks and puts all of them in single default block at the end of switch block

switch <input>
  case <value>
    # do something
    # break to stop here
  case <value>
    # do something
    # break to stop here
  default
    # do something

learn more about Arithmetic commands

example

set n 10

switch $n
  case 10
    log 10
    break
  case | add 1 1
    log 1
  default
    log 'default'

Iteration

learn more about Logical Operators

While Loop

while loop as usual

while <condition>
  # do something
  # break to stop

example

set n 0

while | ge 10 $n
  set n | add $n 1
  log $n

Basic Loop

loop for certain times

loop <number>
  # do something
  # break to stop

example

loop 10
  log 'still looping'

Foreach Loop

loop through items in something iterable ( arrays, objects, string)

foreach <var> <something iterable>
  # do something
  # break to stop

example

set array | new Array

foreach $value $array
  log $value