https://github.com/alanvf/objective-n

An object-oriented language targeting the Neko VM
https://github.com/alanvf/objective-n

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An object-oriented language targeting the Neko VM

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/alanvf/objective-n
• Owner: ALANVF
• Created: 2019-06-14T20:04:47.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-07-03T21:37:25.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-10-27T01:33:55.420Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: neko, objective-c
• Language: Scala
• Size: 168 KB
• Stars: 10
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Objective-N

## What is it?

Objective-N is an object-oriented language targeting the [Neko VM](https://nekovm.org/). You could think of it as a scriptable variant of Objective-C mixed with [Neko](https://nekovm.org/specs/syntax/).

## Running

Steps for running code are coming soon.

## Other things

- Obj-N's standard library is purposely modeled after Obj-C's standard library, with the exception of (temporarily) using the prefix `ON_` rather than `NS`.

- The parser/compiler uses Scala's default parser combinator library, which makes it really easy to add new grammar to the parser.

- Obj-N is more of a toy language than a useful/productive language, so it won't always be getting frequent updates.

## Possible questions

#### Q: Why don't you have any examples?

A: It's on my todo-list. For now, you could probably look at the standard library or test files. On that note, tests/mal is actually more of an example than a test, and it's based on the [MAL tutorial](https://github.com/kanaka/mal/).

#### Q: Can I use Obj-N classes in Haxe?

A: I haven't tested it, but you probably can.

#### Q: Can I use Haxe classes/functions/etc in Obj-N by using the Neko backend?

A: I haven't tested it, but you probably can since it uses modules. For identifiers that include `@`-signs, you can just use `$objget(value, $hash("my@property"))`.

#### Q: Why did it take nearly a year for you to update the readme?

A: Never got around to doing it.