Haxor

Haxor is a minimal, open-source programming language inspired by Python — built for 2030. It fits in under 10,000 lines, runs interactively in a REPL, and ships with a static verifier and a plugin system.

@verify(pre="n >= 0", post="result >= 0")
fn fibonacci(n):
    if n <= 1:
        return n
    return fibonacci(n - 1) + fibonacci(n - 2)

let seq = [fibonacci(i) for i in range(10)]
print(f"Fibonacci: {seq}")

Highlights

Installation

pip install haxorlang

Optional SMT-based verification:

pip install haxorlang z3-solver

To run from source:

git clone https://github.com/ao3575911/haxor
cd haxor
pip install -e .

Quick start

haxor                        # start the REPL
haxor run examples/hello.hx  # run a file
haxor run file.hx --verify   # run with static analysis
haxor verify file.hx         # static analysis only

Language overview

# Variables with optional type annotations
let x: int = 42
let name = "Haxor"

# Functions, lambdas, and closures
fn add(a, b): return a + b
fn make_adder(n):
    return lambda x: x + n
let add5 = make_adder(5)

# Classes and inheritance
class Animal:
    fn init(self, name):
        self.name = name

class Dog(Animal):
    fn speak(self):
        return f"Woof! I'm {self.name}"

d = Dog("Rex")
print(d.speak())

# Loops and comprehensions
let evens = [x for x in range(10) if x % 2 == 0]

# Imports
import math
from collections import Counter

# Runtime contracts
@verify(pre="x > 0", post="result > 0")
fn sqrt_safe(x):
    return x ** 0.5

Static verifier

Run haxor verify file.hx to catch issues before execution:

• Type inference — flags annotation mismatches and undefined names
• Sign analysis — detects division by zero via abstract interpretation
• Control-flow analysis — warns on functions with missing return paths

$ haxor verify examples/verified.hx
✓ examples/verified.hx: no issues found

Plugin system

# my_plugin.py
from haxor.plugins import Plugin

class MyPlugin(Plugin):
    PLUGIN_NAME = "my_plugin"

    def register(self, reg):
        reg.register_builtin("greet", lambda name: f"Hello, {name}!")
        reg.on("post_execute", lambda env: print("done"))

haxor run file.hx --plugin my_plugin.py

Available hooks: post_lex, post_parse, post_execute. See extensions/async_plugin/ for a full example.

REPL commands

Repository layout

haxor/
├── haxor/            Language core
│   ├── lexer.py      Indentation-aware tokenizer
│   ├── parser.py     Recursive-descent parser
│   ├── ast_nodes.py  AST node definitions
│   ├── interpreter.py Tree-walking interpreter
│   ├── verifier.py   Static analysis (type + sign + flow)
│   ├── plugins.py    Plugin registry and hooks
│   ├── repl.py       Interactive REPL
│   └── stdlib/       Python-backed standard library
├── tests/            pytest suite (179 tests)
├── examples/         Sample programs
├── extensions/       Plugin examples
├── docs/             Language spec, plugin guide, verification docs
└── haxor_cli.py      CLI entry point

Contributing

Contributions are welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines. Join the conversation in Discussions.

License

MIT © 2026 Haxor Contributors