zai-pl 0.8.2

A small programming language written for learning purposes.

Zai

Zai is a small programming language which I wrote for fun. The language:

• Is Dynamically typed
• Is Entirely written in Python
• Supports classes
• Supports first-class functions
• Supports writing and importing modules

NOTE: This is a project made for both learning and fun. It is not meant to be used in serious projects.

Installation

Git

git clone https://github.com/sehnsucht13/zai-pl.git
cd zai-pl
# Start a REPL
python3 -m zai
# Run a file called FILENAME.zai
python3 -m zai FILENAME.zai

Pip

# Install from pip
pip install --user zai-pl

# Start a REPL
zai-pl

# Run a file called FILENAME.zai
zai-pl FILENAME.zai

Language Tour

A small tour of the language showing some of the features available along with language syntax can be found within the docs/language-tour.md file.

Missing Features and Future Improvements

Here is a list of the features which are currently missing but will be implemented in the future

Language Features

• Basic class inheritance
• for loops
• Multiline comments
• Prefix/Postfix increment and decrement operators
• Printing more than one variable at a time.
• Floating Point Numbers
• Add support for source code comments

Dev Features

• Improve test coverage
• Automatic Deploy of new versions with CircleCI

Internals and Documentation

• The language grammar can be found within the docs/grammar file.
• Some more in-depth details about the implementation(how objects are represented internally, environment...) can be found within docs/architecture.md file.

Resources

Below are some of the resources which I found helpful while making this.

• Crafting Interpreters
• Modern Compiler Design
• Max Bernstein's Blog