Formality-Core

A lighweight proof language. Whitepaper.

Installation

Formality-Core has multiple reference implementations. Currently, the easiest to install uses JavaScript. First, install npm in your system. Then, on the command line, type: npm -g formality-core. If all goes well, the language should be accessible via the fm command.

Using

To use it, save a .fm file. For example, save the file below as main.fm:

main : <A: Type> -> A -> A
  <A> (x) x

And type fm main. This should output:

Type-checking main.fm:
main : <A: Type> -> A -> A

All terms check.

Evaluating `main`:
(x) x

You can also compile .fm files to JavaScript. First, run fm to generate a .fmc. Then, run fmcjs main. You can also compile to Haskell with fmchs main. You can run a script with fmcio main. In this case, main must have an IO type.

Contributing

Since Formality-Core is so simple, it doesn't come with built-in functions you would expect, and it doesn't have a standard library. But you're welcome to clone the Moonad repository, where we're building several common data structures and algorithms, and contribute!