gloo-lang 1.0.2 → 1.2.1

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/app/application.txt

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-GLOO APPLICATION
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    Gloo scripting language.  A scripting language built on ruby.
-    More information coming soon.
-
-  SYNOPSIS
-    gloo [global option] [file]
-
-  GLOBAL OPTIONS
-    --cli        - Run in CLI mode
-                 - If no options are specified, this is the default.
-    --version    - Show application version
-    --help       - Show this help page
-
-  FILE
-    TODO: document running a gloo script
-      how to reference files by relative path in gloo folder
-      and also by absolute path
-
-  SEE ALSO
-    application, configuration

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/app/configuration.txt

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-CONFIGURATION
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    TODO: document the application configuration and settings
-
-  SEE ALSO
-    application, help

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/app/default_help.txt

@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-GLOO HELP
-
-  TODO:  write this article
-
-  LISTS
-    Show options for object and verb lists
-
-  DETAIL
-    How to get help detail for verbs and objects
-    How to see a help pages
-    How to see a list of help pages (topics)
-
-  SEE ALSO
-    application, configuration

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/app/logging.txt

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-GLOO APPLICATION LOGGING
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    Gloo writes to the gloo.log as well as to the console.
-    Debug messages are written to the log only, but other messages
-    are also written to the console unless the application is
-    running in quiet mode.
-
-  CONFIGURATION
-    The application logs folder is in the gloo folder.
-    When gloo is run, the gloo.log file will be written to.
-
-  TAIL
-    Example tail command to watch the gloo log:
-
-      tail -f ~/gloo/logs/gloo.log

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/core/color.txt

@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-COLOR
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    The following colors can be used by the show verb to display
-    colored text:
-
-      red
-      blue
-      green
-      white
-      black
-      yellow
-
-    The color names are considered as virtual objects but may
-    also be referenced in variables.  See the example below.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-    Here are some examples of expression usage:
-
-      #
-      # Show multiple messages in color
-      #
-      colors [can] :
-        var [string] : red
-      	on_load [script] :
-      		show "red" (colors.var)
-      		show "blue" (blue)
-      		show "green" (green)
-
-  SEE ALSO
-    show

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/core/error.txt

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-ERROR
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    Gloo has a special 'error' variable that's not part of the normal
-    object heap.  The error will be empty most of the time, but
-    if a command results in an error, this variable will hold the
-    error message until the next command is executed.  The error
-    is a string and can be accessed by simply referring to the
-    path-name 'error'.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-    To see the last error:
-
-      > show error
-
-    To run a command that generates an error:
-
-      > put 3 into
-      'put' must include 'into' target
-
-    Then, showing the error
-
-      > show error
-      'put' must include 'into' target
-
-    But, as mentioned, the next command will clear out the last error.
-    If you need to keep track of the result of a command, you should
-    put the error into another object.
-
-      > create err as string
-      > put 3 into
-      > put error into err
-      

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/core/events.txt

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-EVENTS
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    Scripts can be written to be triggered by events.  The current list is as
-    follows, but it is expected that the list of events will grow.
-
-      on_load - run when a script loads
-      on_unload - run when an object receives an unload message
-
-      TODO:  add event types.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-    Show a message when a file is loaded:
-
-      start [container] :
-        on_load [script] : show "Welcome back!" (white)
-
-    Show a message when a file unloaded:
-
-      done [container] :
-        on_unload [script] : show "See ya soon!" (white)

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/core/gloo_system.txt

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-GLOO SYSTEM OBJECTS
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    The gloo system objects are virtual objects.  That is that they
-    can be accessed like other objects.  But the values are set by
-    the system.  The values cannot be updated.  The other difference
-    is that the virtual objects do not show up in the object heap.
-
-  ACCESS
-    The gloo objects can be accessed through the 'gloo' root level
-    virtual object designation.  There is also a shortcut for the virtual
-    object path:  '$'.  For example, to see the current user:
-
-      > show gloo.user
-
-    Or:
-
-      > show $.user
-
-    Some objects include an '_' to separate words.  As an alternative,
-    a '.' can be used instead.  The following commands are treated as
-    identical:
-
-      > show gloo.working_dir
-      > show gloo.working.dir
-      > show $.working_dir
-      > show $.working.dir
-
-  OBJECTS
-
-    IDENTITY
-    gloo.hostname         # Get the system hostname.
-    gloo.user             # Get the logged in User.
-
-    SPECIAL CHARS
-    gloo.line             # A carriage return (line feed) character.
-
-    FILE SYSTEM
-    gloo.user_home        # Get the user's home directory.
-    gloo.working_dir      # Get the working directory.
-    gloo.gloo_home        # Get the gloo home directory
-    gloo.gloo_config      # Get the gloo configuration directory
-    gloo.gloo_projects    # Get the gloo projects directory
-    gloo.gloo_log         # Get the gloo logging directory
-
-    SCREEN
-    gloo.screen_lines     # Get the number of lines on screen.
-    gloo.screen_cols      # Get the number of columns on screen.
-
-    PLATFORM
-    gloo.platform_cpu       # Get the platform CPU
-    gloo.platform_os        # Get the platform Operating System
-    gloo.platform_version   # Get the platform version
-    gloo.platform_windows?  # Is the platform Windows?
-    gloo.platform_unix?     # Is the platform Unix?
-    gloo.platform_linux?    # Is the platform Linux?
-    gloo.platform_mac?      # Is the platform Mac?

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/core/here.txt

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-HERE
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    Gloo scripts can use relative referencing to access objects
-    without specifying the full path.  This relative referencing is
-    referred to with the 'here' operator: ^
-
-  EXAMPLE
-    In the following script, the here reference is used several times:
-
-      #
-      # Use here reference.
-      #
-      here [can] :
-        s [str] : local string
-      	on_load [script] : show ^.s
-        a [can] :
-          s [str] : A string
-          b [can] :
-            s [str] : B string
-            on_load [script] :
-              show ^.s
-              show ^^.s
-
-    A single use of '^' means: refer to an object at the same level
-    as the running script.  It tells the interpreter to 'look here'
-    for the object.
-
-    Use of two ^^ here references means to go up a level, and
-    so forth.

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/core/it.txt

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-IT
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    'It' is a special virtual object.  'It' contains the value of
-    the last expression or command run.  Not all commands result in
-    a change to the value of it.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-    Get the value of an expression and store it somewhere for later use:
-
-      #
-      # Example of usage of 'it'.
-      #
-      it_example [can] :
-        result [int] :
-        on_load [script] :
-          show 3 + 4
-          put it into ^.result
-          show ^.result
-
-    Running this script will show 7 twice.  The first time will be the
-    result of the addition.  The second time will be showing the
-    result object.

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/core/ops.txt

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-OPERATORS
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    These are the gloo operators:
-
-      +   addition
-      -   subtraction
-      *   multiplication
-      /   division
-
-  EXAMPLE
-    Here are some examples of expression usage:
-
-      > show 2 + 5
-      > put 12 / 3 into x
-      > show 23 * 3 - 6

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/core/pathname.txt

@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-PATHNAME
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    All gloo object data and scripts are stored in a heap of objects or
-    just "the heap".  The heap is hierarchical, with some objects having
-    children objects.  To reference an object, we use a "pathname".  The
-    pathname starts with the root level object then has a period, ".",
-    then the child object name, and so forth.  "a.b.c" refers to the "c"
-    object in the "b" container, which is in the "a" container.
-
-  ROOT
-    The word "root" is not needed when referring to objects.  In some
-    special cases, "root" can be used to point to the first level of
-    the object heap.  One such use would be with the "context" verb.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-    Here is an example of objects and a pathname reference to an
-    object within the hierarchy:
-
-      #
-      # Hierarchical containers.
-      #
-      a [can] :
-        b [can] :
-          c [string] : Hello World
-      on_load [script] : show a.b.c
-
-  SEE ALSO
-    context

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/basic/alias.txt

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-ALIAS OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: alias
-  SHORTCUT: ln
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    A pointer to another object.
-    Normal path-name references will refere to the aliased object.
-    To refer to the alias itself, add an * at the end of the path-name.
-    This is neeed, for example, to set the value of the alias.
-    The value of the alias is merely the path-name of the
-    referenced object.
-
-  CHILDREN
-    None
-
-  MESSAGES
-    The alias will reflect the mesages of the object to which
-    it points.
-    The alias itself can receive the following message:
-    resolve - Check to see if the object referenced exists.
-          Sets it to true or false.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    a [can] :
-      s [string] : a string
-      i [integer] : 13
-      ln [alias] : a.s
-      on_load [script] :
-        show a.ln
-        show a.ln*
-        put 'a.i' into a.ln*
-        put 7 into a.ln
-        show a.ln
-
-  SEE ALSO

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/basic/boolean.txt

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-BOOLEAN OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: boolean
-  SHORTCUT: bool
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    A boolean value.
-    Value will be either true or false.
-
-  CHILDREN
-    None
-
-  MESSAGES
-    not - Set the boolean to the opposite of what it is now.
-    true - Set the boolean to true.
-    false - Set the boolean to false.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    b [can] :
-      flag [boolean] : true
-      on_load [script] :
-        show b.flag
-        put false into b.flag
-        show b.flag
-        tell b.flag to not
-        show b.flag
-
-  SEE ALSO

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/basic/container.txt

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-CONTAINER OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: container
-  SHORTCUT: can
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    A container of other objects.
-    A container is similar to a folder in a file system.
-    It can contain any number of objects including other containers.
-    The container structure provides direct access to any object
-    within it through the object.object.object path-name structure.
-
-  CHILDREN
-    None by default.  But any container can have any number of
-    objects added to it.
-
-  MESSAGES
-    count - Count the number of children objects in the container.
-            The result is put in <it>.
-    delete_children - Delete all children objects from the container.
-    show_key_value_tbl - Show a table with key (name) and values
-      for all children in the container.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    can [can] :
-      data [can] :
-        1 : one
-        2 : two
-        3 : three
-    	on_load [script] :
-    		tell can.data to show_key_value_table
-
-  SEE ALSO

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/basic/decimal.txt

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-DECIMAL OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: decimal
-  SHORTCUT: num
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    A decimal (numeric) value.
-
-  CHILDREN
-    None
-
-  MESSAGES
-    round - Round to the nearest whole value.
-      If an optional parameter is included, round to the
-      precision specified.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    d [can] :
-      x [decimal] : 100
-      on_load [script] :
-        show d.x
-        put d.x / 3 into d.x
-        show d.x
-        tell d.x to round (1)
-        show d.x
-
-  SEE ALSO
-    integer

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/basic/integer.txt

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-INTEGER OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: integer
-  SHORTCUT: int
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    An integer (numeric) value.
-
-  CHILDREN
-    None
-
-  MESSAGES
-    inc - Increment the integer value by 1.
-    dec - Decrement the integer value by 1.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    i [can] :
-      x [integer] : 0
-      on_load [script] :
-        show i.x
-        tell i.x to inc
-        show i.x
-        put i.x * 10 into i.x
-        show i.x
-
-  SEE ALSO
-    decimal

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/basic/script.txt

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-SCRIPT OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: script
-  SHORTCUT: cmd
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    An exectutable script.
-
-  CHILDREN
-    None
-
-  MESSAGES
-    run - Run the script.
-          The script can be run by telling the object or run.
-          It can all be executed with the run verb.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    script [can] :
-    	on_load [script] :
-    		show "Showing multiple lines..."
-    		show script.msg1
-    		show script.msg2
-    		show script.msg3
-    		show "Done."
-    	msg1 [string] : one
-    	msg2 [string] : two
-    	msg3 [string] : three
-
-  SEE ALSO

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/basic/string.txt

@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-STRING OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: string
-  SHORTCUT: str
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    A string value.
-
-  CHILDREN
-    None
-
-  MESSAGES
-    up - Convert the string to uppercase.
-    down - Convert the string to lowercase.
-    size - Get the size of the string.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    s [can] :
-      msg [string] : Hello World!
-      on_load [script] :
-        show s.msg
-        tell s.msg to up
-        show s.msg
-        tell s.msg to size
-        show it
-
-  SEE ALSO
-    text

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/basic/text.txt

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-TEXT OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: text
-  SHORTCUT: txt
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    A longer, multi-line text string.
-    Use BEGIN and END to mark the text range.
-
-  CHILDREN
-    None
-
-  MESSAGES
-    edit - Edit the text field in the default editor.
-    page - Show the text, paginated.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    t [container] :
-    	msg [txt] : BEGIN
-    		I will now write a poem
-    		of two lines or less
-    		END
-    	on_load [script] :
-    		show t.msg
-
-  SEE ALSO
-    string

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/basic/untyped.txt

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-UNTYPED OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: untyped
-  SHORTCUT: un
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    An untyped object.
-    If no type is specified when an object is created it
-    will be of this type.
-
-  CHILDREN
-    None
-
-  MESSAGES
-    None
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    > create x
-    > put 1 into x
-    > put 'string' into x
-
-  SEE ALSO

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/cli/banner.txt

@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-BANNER OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: banner
-  SHORTCUT: ban
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    Banner text in large, colored font.
-
-  CHILDREN
-    text - string
-      The text for the banner.
-    style - string
-      The banner style.  See tty-font for options.
-    color - string
-      The color for the banner.  See pastel for options.
-
-  MESSAGES
-    show - Show the text banner.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    ban [can] :
-      on_load [script] :
-        tell ban.one to show
-        tell ban.two to show
-        tell ban.three to show
-        tell ban.four to show
-        tell ban.five to show
-      one [banner] :
-        text [string] : Something New
-        style [string] : standard
-        color [string] : white on_green
-      two [banner] :
-        text [string] : Star Wars
-        style [string] : starwars
-        color [string] : red
-      three [banner] :
-        text [string] : Many_Dimensions
-        style [string] : 3d
-        color [string] : blue
-      four [banner] :
-        text [string] : As An Arrow
-        style [string] : straight
-        color [string] : yellow
-      five [banner] :
-        text [string] : Cranium
-        style [string] : block
-        color [string] : white on_yellow
-
-  SEE ALSO

data/lib/gloo_lang/help/objs/cli/bar.txt

@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-BAR OBJECT TYPE
-  NAME: bar
-  SHORTCUT: bar
-
-  DESCRIPTION
-    CLI progress bar
-
-  CHILDREN
-    name - string
-      The name of the progress bar.
-    total - integer - 100
-      The total for the bar.
-
-  MESSAGES
-    start - Start the bar.
-    advance <amount> - Advance by the given amount.
-    stop - Complete the bar.
-    run <seconds> - Run for the given number of seconds
-      and advance the bar so that it completes at the end
-      of the time specified.
-
-  EXAMPLE
-
-    bar [can] :
-      on_load [script] :
-        tell bar.progress to start
-        tell bar.progress to advance
-        wait
-        tell bar.progress to advance (30)
-        wait
-        tell bar.progress to advance (40)
-        wait
-        tell bar.progress to stop
-      progress [bar] :
-        name [string] : going
-
-  SEE ALSO