inscript-lang 2.8.0

InScript — a game-focused scripting language with 59 game modules and a bytecode VM

InScript v1.1.0 — First Stable Release

839 tests passing · 59 stdlib modules · Python 3.10+ · Audit 9.5/10
pip install inscript-lang · v1.1.0 is the first production-ready release

InScript is a statically-typed scripting language for 2D games — a readable, safe alternative to GDScript with 59 built-in game modules and a complete bytecode VM.

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Install

pip install inscript-lang                  # core
pip install "inscript-lang[game]"          # with pygame
pip install "inscript-lang[all]"           # pygame + LSP
inscript --version                         # InScript 1.1.0

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Quick Start

inscript --repl               # interactive shell
inscript game.ins             # run a file
inscript --watch game.ins     # auto-rerun on save
inscript --fmt game.ins       # format code
inscript --test               # run test_*.ins files
inscript --check game.ins     # static analysis only

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Language

// Arrow functions
let evens = [1,2,3,4,5].filter(fn(x) => x % 2 == 0)
let names = users.map(fn(u) => u.name).sorted()

// ADT enums + exhaustive pattern matching
enum Shape { Circle(r: float)  Rect(w: float, h: float) }

fn area(s: Shape) -> float {
    return match s {
        case Shape.Circle(r) if r > 10.0 { "large" }
        case Shape.Circle(r)             { 3.14159 * r * r }
        case Shape.Rect(w, h)            { w * h }
        case 0..=5                       { 0.0 }
    }
}

// Structs with priv, super, decorators
struct Entity {
    priv id: int = 0
    name: string
    fn update(dt: float) { }
}
struct Player extends Entity {
    fn update(dt: float) {
        super.update(dt)
        self.move(dt)
    }
}

// Result type chaining
fn divide(a: float, b: float) -> Result {
    if b == 0.0 { return Err("zero") }
    return Ok(a / b)
}
let r = divide(10.0, 2.0)
    .map(fn(v) => v * 3.0)
    .unwrap_or(0.0)

// Type aliases + nullable + union
type PlayerID = int
fn find(id: PlayerID?) -> string|nil { ... }

// Rest destructuring
let [first, ...rest] = [1,2,3,4,5]
print(rest)   // [2, 3, 4, 5]

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Developer Tools

Tool	Command
Format	inscript --fmt file.ins · --fmt-check for CI
Watch	inscript --watch file.ins (auto-rerun on save)
Test	inscript --test (discovers test_*.ins)
REPL	inscript --repl · .doc math for live module docs
Check	inscript --check file.ins (static analysis)
LSP	inscript --lsp (VS Code extension available)
Playground	authorss81.github.io/inscript/playground.html

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59 Game Modules

import "physics2d" as P  // RigidBody, World, collision callbacks
import "ecs"       as E  // Entity-Component-System
import "pathfind"  as N  // A*, Dijkstra, flow fields
import "tilemap"   as T  // load Tiled maps
import "camera2d"  as C  // follow, shake, zoom
import "particle"  as FX // emitter, burst, continuous
import "fsm"       as SM // state machine with guards
import "save"      as S  // save slots
import "audio"     as A  // load/play/stop/volume
import "localize"  as L  // multi-language strings
// + 49 more: animation, ecs, net_game, image, atlas, shader, ...

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Testing Your Code

// test_game.ins
test "player moves right" {
    let p = Player{x: 0.0, y: 0.0}
    p.move(1.0, 0.0)
    assert(p.x == 5.0, "moved right")
}

test "score increases" {
    let g = Game{}
    g.add_score(100)
    assert(g.score == 100, "score added")
}

inscript --test              # ✅ 2/2 tests passed  12ms
inscript --test --verbose    # shows each test name

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GitHub Actions (auto-publish)

The .github/workflows/publish.yml workflow automatically publishes to PyPI when you push a version tag:

git tag -a v1.2.0 -m "InScript v1.2.0"
git push origin v1.2.0
# → tests run, then auto-uploads to PyPI

Setup: add PYPI_API_TOKEN to GitHub repo secrets.

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Upgrading

pip install --upgrade inscript-lang   # from v1.0.x

All v1.0.x syntax is fully backward compatible. No changes needed.

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Roadmap

Version	Focus
v1.1.0 ← you are here	First stable — all tooling complete
v1.2.0	Type safety — generic enforcement, type narrowing
v1.3.0	Performance — C extension (5-15× speedup)
v2.0.0	Ecosystem — package registry, Studio IDE, WASM

ROADMAP.md · Audit (9.5/10) · Docs

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MIT License · GitHub · PyPI