alak 0.1.2

A Filipino-flavored programming language.

Alak

Alak is a fun, Tagalog-inspired esolang designed for learning and laughs. It uses Filipino "inuman" terms as syntax.

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Getting Started

To install type:

pip install alak

Usage

alak init # Creates hello.alak
alak repl # Launches interactive REPL shell
alak run hello.alak # Runs the program
alak --version # Outputs: alak version 0.1.0

Supported Features in AlakLang

🔹 Variable Declaration Use alak to declare and initialize a variable:

alak x = 5;
alak y = 10;

You can also use Boolean values:

alak sanMigApple = walangTama; // false
alak alfonsoBrandy = myTama;   // true

• Use tungga to print expressions or strings (with variable interpolation):

tungga x;
tungga "Total ay {x}";

🔹 Comments Alak supports c-style comment:

// Ito ay comment pare!

🔹 If Statement Use kung, tagay, and bitaw for conditional logic:

kung (x < y) tagay
    tungga "{x} pesos ay kaunti sa ambag na {y}";
bitaw

🔹 While Loop Use ikot, tagay, and bitaw for looping:

ikot (x < 10) tagay
    tungga x;
    alak x = x + 1;
bitaw

🔹 Function Definition & Calling Use inom to define a function and call it like normal:

inom ginebra(a, b) tagay
    alak sum = a + b;
    tungga "Total ng tinagay ng tropa ay {sum}";
bitaw

ginebra(3, 5);

🔹 Arrays & Indexing Declare arrays using square brackets [] and access elements using indices:

alak tropa = ["Mark", "Leetz", "Leo"];
tungga tropa[0];
tungga tropa[1];

• Tagay-style For Loop: hangOver

hangOver alak i = 0; i < 3; i = i + 1 tagay
    tungga "Shot #{i}";
bitaw

• Input from User with ambag()

alak pare = ambag("Sino nag ambag? ");
tungga "Salamat {pare}!";

• Built in functions

alak word = "alak";
alak length = haba(word);
tungga "Haba ng '{word}' ay {length}";

alak name = "leetz";
alak shout = taasTagay(name);
tungga "Tagay kay {shout}!";

alak tropa = ["leetz", "mark"];
alak x = "joseph";

tropa.nahilo(x);      // append "joseph" to array
tungga "{tropa[2]} ay bagong tropa!";   // joseph ay bagong tropa!


// lagok
alak shot = lagok(1, 5);
alak inumin = ["GSM", "Empe", "SanMig"];
alak randomInom = lagok(inumin);
tungga "Tinagay ay {randomInom}, dami: {shot}"; // Tinagay ay ['GSM', 'Empe', 'SanMig'], dami: 1.0

• Exit Program with patayNa()

tungga "Lasing na, uwian na!";
patayNa();

REPL Example

You can test single lines of Alak code interactively using the REPL:

alak repl

output:

alak> alak a = 3;
alak> alak b = 5;
alak> tungga a + b;
8.0
alak> exit

New Keywords (Under development)

• May hangover pa ako, pero gagawin ko pa ito pare!!!

1. balikTagay Return Statements

inom add(a, b) tagay
    balikTagay a + b;
bitaw

alak nahilo = add(3, 5);
tungga nahilo;

2. Error Handling with sukaException

try tagay
    alak x = 5 / 0;
bitaw sukaException
    tungga "Sumuka si tropa. Walang division by sero, pare!";
bitaw

3. Call Functions with kalabit

inom paShot() tagay
    tungga "Kampay!";
bitaw

kalabit paShot;

License

MIT License. Feel free to use and modify.