Grammar

TOX

Tox is a statically typed version of lox that is written in rust.

Usage

USAGE:
    tox [FLAGS] [source]

FLAGS:
    -h, --help         Prints help information
    -i, --interpter    Run in interpreter mode
    -V, --version      Prints version information

ARGS:
    <source>    The source code file

Example Program

fn fib(n:int) -> int {
    if (n < 2) 
      return n;
    return fib(n - 2) + fib(n - 1);
}

A simple example that makes of uses of the classes

class Toggle {
    state:bool;
  
    fn value() -> bool {
      return this.state;
    }
  
    fn activate() -> Toggle {
      this.state = !this.state;
      return this;
    }
}
  
fn main() {
  var toggle  = Toggle{state:true};

  print toggle.activate().value();

  print toggle.activate().value();
}

TODO

• [ ] Implement exhaustive pattern matching
• [ ] Implement monomorphistation
• [ ] Implement the gc
• [ ] Add constant folding

Resources

• rust
• plank
• lox
• menhir-lang
• minicom
• tiger-rs
• Kaleidoscope
• kaleidoscope-rs
• inko
• NovaLang
• gluon
• dora
• Modern Compiler Implementation in ML, java and C
• Developing Statically Typed Programming Language
• /r/ProgrammingLanguages
• awesome-compilers