https://github.com/jasperdrescher/scripting-language-interpreter

A full-featured high-level scripting language interpreter written in C# and Java.
https://github.com/jasperdrescher/scripting-language-interpreter

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A full-featured high-level scripting language interpreter written in C# and Java.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jasperdrescher/scripting-language-interpreter
• Owner: jasperdrescher
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-10-06T14:00:04.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-05-25T19:18:16.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-13T17:48:34.043Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: csharp, interpreter, java, language, script
• Language: C#
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• Size: 133 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# Scripting-language-interpreter

A full-featured scripting language interpreter based on [Crafting Interpreters](http://craftinginterpreters.com/).

This interpreter handles scripts written in the [Lox](http://www.craftinginterpreters.com/the-lox-language.html) language, a high-level scripting language based on the ECMA specifications of JavaScript.

# About this project

This project is at the forefront of an open-source serious game (currently in pre-production). The goal is to write a scripting language interpreter that can perform runtime behaviour in game engines like Unity.

## The interpreter

This interpreter performs a few steps when receiving input:

1. Lexical analysis

2. Parsing

3. Static analysis

4. Intermediate representation

5. Optimization

6. Code generation

7. Runtime representation

## The Lox language

[Lox](http://www.craftinginterpreters.com/the-lox-language.html) is similair to high-level scripting languages like JavaScript and Lua. Two of the main aspects are:

- Dynamic typing

- Automatic memory management

Besides those aspects Lox can handle:

- Data types

- Expressions

- Statements

- Variables

- Control flows

- Functions

- Classes

An example of Lox code:

```javascript

// This is a test

var test = 5;

for (var i = 0; i < test; i = i + 1)

{

    print i;

}

```