Common Lisp function FORMAT

Rewrited FORMAT function from repo https://github.com/public-domain/cmucl

Not included in the standard JSCL distribution

Only for Windows/Electron platform. How to use JSCL on the Electron, see https://github.com/vlad-km/how-to/blob/main/jscl-electron.txt

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Status

Pretty Print - Development

FORMAT - first release, version 1.0

• FORMATTER function* is also included in the release

FORMAT directives, included in the release:

• ~A ~S ~C
• ~W
• ~D ~B ~O ~X ~R ~F
• ~P
• ~% ~& ~~ ~#\newline
• ~* ~?
• ~{ ~; ~^ ~[
• ~/

See some implementation limitations in the report:

• file `./rep.txt'

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Compilation

development

  (load "./repo/format/src/format.lisp")
  ;; or
  (require "./format.js")
  (load "./repo/format/src/pp/format-pp.lisp")
  (load "./repo/format/src/pp/pp.lisp")

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production

   (require "./format.js")
   (jscl::fset 'format (fdefinition '%das!format))
   ;; after the command, `DAS!FORMAT' function is called as `FORMAT'
   ;;`JSCL FORMAT' now is available for use as `JSCL::!FORMAT'
   ;; (format t "~5&Hello~5%")      - ANSII FORMAT
   ;; (jscl::!format t "~&Hello~&") - JSCL FORMAT
   (setq *f1 (formatter "~5&Hello ~a~%"))
   (format t *f1 :|any name|)

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License

Public domain

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@vlad-km