https://github.com/ralexstokes/sigil

a lisp oxide
https://github.com/ralexstokes/sigil

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a lisp oxide

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ralexstokes/sigil
• Owner: ralexstokes
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2021-03-27T01:58:34.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-03-11T20:30:44.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-07T16:41:59.334Z (about 1 month ago)
• Language: Rust
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• Size: 1.17 MB
• Stars: 4
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE-APACHE

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# sigil

a lisp oxide

# about

`sigil` is a lisp intended to bridge the gap between "low-level" code written in Rust and places where "high-level" code is desired.

if you have a question about how `sigil` works as a language, you should assume it has [Clojure](https://clojure.org/) semantics.

this crate provides an interpreter meant to be embedded into other Rust code. an example of such an embedding can be found with the repl under `/examples`.

# contributing, etc.

contributions are very welcome! if you are keen to join, i'd suggest messaging me on twitter or somewhere to see the current status.

# usage

To open a repl:

`cargo run --features repl`

To run a file:

`cargo run --features repl -- from-file $FILE_PATH`

# status

things are still very much a work-in-progress still. the "core" interpreter is written but there are several features worth adding:

- [ ] tools for interop with Rust

- [ ] metadata

- [ ] namespaces

- [ ] language-level features

  - [ ] other primitives

  - [ ] "collections are functions of their keys"

  - [ ] argument destructuring

  - [ ] rich `fn` macro

  - [ ] some reader macros e.g. `#( %1 )`

- [ ] precise errors, in the style of Rust

- [ ] GC and related memory story

i have vague plans to accelerate computation with a web-assembly VM at some point.