Babble

The programming language where globals are truly global.

Overview

The Babble server, web interface, and node-based interpreter (in progress).

A Clojure-like LISP where define adds to the standard library, available to all other programmers immediately.

Architecture

The project consists of four main components:

Parser

• Language: PEG.js grammar definition and executor
• Location: /Parser/
• Files:
  • babble.pegjs - Grammar definition
  • babble.parser.js - Generated parser
  • babble.executor.js - Runtime executor
  • babble.analyzer.js - AST analyzer
  • babble.code_emitter.js - AST to code converter

Server

• Language: C# (.NET 9.0)
• Location: /Server/
• Description: ASP.NET Core web application providing Babble execution environment and API
• Features:
  • API for lexicon, used by both Server and Client
  • Database for lexicon storage
  • Web-based console interface

Client

• Language: Node.js
• Location: /Client/
• Description: Command line tool for running Babble code locally = NOTE: Still very much in progress, basically not functional atm
• Features:
  • Command-line execution environment
  • Parser integration
  • Communicates with Babble Server to resolve terms and create new ones

⚡ ClojureScript Executor

• Language: ClojureScript
• Location: /ClojureExecutor/
• Description: ClojureScript-based execution engine compiled to JavaScript

Warning

NOTE: If you make changes to the pegjs, you have to do a full build

Language Features

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• .NET 9.0 SDK
• Node.js (for client and ClojureScript executor)
• Java JDK 11+ (for ClojureScript compilation)
• Clojure CLI tools (optional, for ClojureScript development)

Running the Server

1. Build and run the server:

   cd Server
   dotnet run

2. Access the web interface: Open your browser to https://localhost:5043 (or the port shown in terminal)

Running the Client

1. Install dependencies:

   cd Client
   npm install

2. Build entire solution:

   # Build entire solution
   dotnet build Babble.sln
   
   # Run specific project
   dotnet run --project Server/Babble.csproj

The compiled JavaScript will be output to Server/wwwroot/executor/ and automatically served by the server.

The ClojureScript executor is automatically included in the main index.html page and provides safe, sandboxed ClojureScript evaluation accessible via babble.core.eval_clojure_safe().

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Author

Daniel Temkin - https://danieltemkin.com/Esolangs