Finish the Precompiler

[ntrupin]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. I am up to my neck in work from both school and my other projects, and need to finish the precompiler.

Describe the solution you'd like I'm looking for contributors who know or are willing to learn the C language to finish putting together the precompiler. I have the framework down already, but many of the tags are missing from it.

Describe alternatives you've considered I don't want to scrap the precompiler, and don't want to leave a half-finished piece of software in the repository. I don't think there are any alternatives.

Additional context If you have any questions, drop me an email at [email protected] or comment on this issue. Feel free to submit pull requests and start working without leaving me a message first, though.

[ntrupin]

Additional context I'm also open to rewrites in other languages! As long as it can be compiled into executables for multiple platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux), whatever works best for you guys is great.

[Yamboy1]

What's going on here in terms of implementation? I see we have a basic (experimental) compiler, what progress is happening with it?

[Yamboy1]

I also think that it would be best to develop a grammar as well, because it's currently a bit ambiguous as to how the language is meant to work without looking at the source code

[ntrupin]

I think this is a good idea. What if, in the process, we replace the -> indicator? We can make it | before attributes and > before text, for example.

Now

h1 -> style=“color:red” -> Hello!
h1 -> Hello!
div -> style=“background-color:red”
div

Future?

h1 | style=“color:red” > Hello!
h1 > Hello!
div | style=“background-color:red”
div

[Yamboy1]

This would be a good chance to refine the language slightly. Having looked at the language with fresh eyes, I can't tell whether the language wants to be HTML with less noise in the source, or if it's trying to be a different language.

For example, how certain things are left the same as HTML (p / div tags), while the charset/meta tags are more different.