Introduction
This is the official reference for the mGroupy programming language.
Warning: This is incomplete.
Documenting everything takes a while.
See the GitHub issues for what is not documented in this.
simple and friendly
| kind | notation |
|---|---|
| classes | CamelCase |
| constants | UPPERCASE & snake_case |
| variables | lowercase & snake_case |
| annotation | @annotation |
| word | meaning |
|---|---|
| IR | Intermediate Representation |
| AST | Abstract Syntax Tree |
flowchart of processing mGroupy programs
// .grp file
| Content | Detail |
|---|---|
| Lexical Analyzer* | flex |
| Syntax Analyzer* | bison |
| AST Builder* | IR = AST + namespace |
| Linker | embed standard library & resolve dependency |
| Content | Detail |
|---|---|
| Static Analyzer | infer type & check error |
| Optimizer | Optimize IR |
| Content | Detail |
|---|---|
| Virtual Machine* | interpret IR |
| JIT compiler | compile IR Just In Time |
| Garbage Collector | collect garbage & manage memory |
| Runtime Library | start up mGroupy |