Reference implementation for chop-lang

This is a reference implementation of Chop Language.

See interactive demo.

Prerequisites

• Rust
• LLVM Tools

sudo apt install libpython2.7 libxml2 clang llvm-dev

Setup

cargo install --path ichop --force
cargo install --path cchop --force

Usage

Interpret

ichop <code filename>

Hint: Usage of shebang is also possible.

Compilation

cchop <code filename> -o <output filename>

Milestones

Core

1. Interpret MVP ✔️
2. Compile MVP via LLVM ✔️
3. Mathematical operations and build-in functions ✔️
4. Variables ✔️
5. Primitive Types ✔️
6. Objects
7. Functions
8. Code generation from intermediate steps
9. Control flow
10. Arrays and Strings
11. Meta Programming
12. Imports and Exports
13. Heap
14. Hooks
15. Enums
16. Iterators and Loops
17. Caching
18. Borrowing (and checks)
19. FFI (foreign function interface)
20. Debugging

Standard Library

1. Container
2. IO

Goal - Self hosted language

• Rewrite compiler and interpreter in chop.
• Adjust and extend the language specs with findings on that way.

... Finally solve some of Graydon Hoare's problems

Architecture

lexer
parser
generator (deprecated)
specializer
simplifier
exporter
  llvm
  interpreter

The steps parser, generator and specializer are working on single statements.

Useful Tools

Compile C code to LLVM:

clang -S -emit-llvm <c code file>