Syntax and Keywords

Syntax and Keywords Dictionary

TumorScript uses an intuitive, indentation-based grammar combined with biological keywords.

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Keyword Dictionary

Conventional Concept	TumorScript Keyword	Biological Meaning & Role
var / let	dna	Standard mutable variable subject to entropic decay on each read.
const	rna	Immutable constant, immune to mutation and modification.
class / struct	cell	Living blueprint defining fields, states, and cellular parameters.
function / def	gene	Functional expression of cellular logic. Susceptible to contagion.
new / clone	mitosis	Spawns an independent living cellular instance from a cell blueprint.
return	apoptosis	Clean programmed cell death; terminates execution and returns data.
import / export	metastasis	Cross-module dissemination of cells and logic across file boundaries.
try / catch	chemo / quarantine	Error and entropy containment strategies.

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Detailed Syntax Rules

1. Variables and Types

Variables are dynamically typed but strictly bounded by their genomic type:

# dynamic, mutating variables
dna counter = 0
dna patient_name = "Subject-42"
dna temperature = 98.6

# static, immune constants
rna MAX_THRESHOLD = 150
rna PROTOCOL_NAME = "ISO-TUMOR-99"

Reassigning to an rna identifier triggers a fatal runtime error:

IMMUNE_VIOLATION: cannot reassign rna constant 'MAX_THRESHOLD'

2. Cellular Definitions (cell) and Division (mitosis)

Cells declare internal dna and rna fields. Instances are produced via mitosis:

cell CultureSample:
    dna density = 1.05
    dna cell_count = 1000
    rna serial = "CS-2026-X"

gene main():
    dna sample_a = mitosis CultureSample()
    dna sample_b = mitosis CultureSample()
    
    print("Sample A Count:", sample_a.cell_count)

Each instance holds isolated state; field access mutates that specific field.

3. Functional Logic (gene) and Termination (apoptosis)

Genes receive parameters as local variables and terminate via apoptosis:

gene synthesize(sample, factor):
    dna adjusted = sample.density * factor
    if adjusted > 10.0:
        print("Hyper-dense reaction detected!")
    apoptosis adjusted

4. Control Flow

TumorScript supports if, elif, else, and while structures:

if patient.heart_rate > 100:
    print("Tachycardia alert")
elif patient.heart_rate < 50:
    print("Bradycardia alert")
else:
    print("Normal rhythm")

while cycle < 10:
    cycle = cycle + 1

5. Quarantine Blocks (quarantine { ... })

The {} symbols are reserved exclusively for the quarantine block. Using them anywhere else causes an immediate SYNTAX_TUMOR error during lexical analysis.

quarantine {
    dna safe_val = volatile_data * 2
    print("[STERILE] Safe Value:", safe_val)
}