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You should check out OMetaJS http://www.tinlizzie.org/ometa/ http://www.tinlizzie.org/ometa/ It's an object oriented parser-compiler for building languages (DSL

You should check out OMetaJS http://www.tinlizzie.org/ometa/ http://www.tinlizzie.org/ometa/ It's an object oriented parser-compiler for building languages (DSLs?) inside a host language. JS is a supported host language.

_mhr_ 9y ago
I recommend Ohm instead (made by the same people who made OMeta), which I see as OMeta's successor: github.com/harc/ohm
- nielsbot 9y ago
  Ah! I didn't know it existed... I will read about it. Thanks.
crooked-v 9y ago
Ah, but I'm thinking real Javascript, J-expression[1] style. Something like this: [ `I stared at Monsieur Fogg.`, { if: `know_about_wager`, then: [`<> "But surely you are not serious?" I demanded.`], else: [`<> "But there must be a reason for this trip," I observed.`] }, `He said nothing in reply, merely considering his newspaper with as much thoroughness as entomologist considering his latest pinned addition.` ] Or, more complicated: [ `I looked at Monsieur Fogg `, {choose: [ `... and I could contain myself no longer.`, `What is the purpose of our journey, Monsieur?`, `'A wager,' he replied.`, {choose: [ `'A wager!'[] I returned.`, `He nodded.`, {choose: `'But surely that is foolishness!'`}, {choose: [`'A most serious matter then!'`, `He nodded again.`]}, {choose: [ `'But can we win?'`, `'That is what we will endeavour to find out,' he answered.` ]}, {choose: [ `'A modest wager, I trust?'`, `'Twenty thousand pounds,' he replied, quite flatly.` ]}, {choose: `I asked nothing further of him then[.], and after a final, polite cough, he offered nothing more to me. <>`} ]}, {choose: `'Ah[.'],' I replied, uncertain what I thought.`}, `After that, <>` ]}, {choose: `... but I said nothing[] and <>`}, `we passed the day in silence.`, {goto: 'END'} ] [1]: http://sriku.org/blog/2012/04/15/j-expressions/ http://sriku.org/blog/2012/04/15/j-expressions/
- nielsbot 9y ago
  Maybe as a first step... but seems like a "real" DSL would have a lot of benefits... maybe it even compiles to something like your example? Anyway, just thinking out loud... not a critique.

_mhr_ 9y ago

I recommend Ohm instead (made by the same people who made OMeta), which I see as OMeta's successor: github.com/harc/ohm

nielsbot 9y ago
Ah! I didn't know it existed... I will read about it. Thanks.

crooked-v 9y ago

Ah, but I'm thinking real Javascript, J-expression[1] style. Something like this: [ `I stared at Monsieur Fogg.`, { if: `know_about_wager`, then: [`<> "But surely you are not serious?" I demanded.`], else: [`<> "But there must be a reason for this trip," I observed.`] }, `He said nothing in reply, merely considering his newspaper with as much thoroughness as entomologist considering his latest pinned addition.` ] Or, more complicated: [ `I looked at Monsieur Fogg `, {choose: [ `... and I could contain myself no longer.`, `What is the purpose of our journey, Monsieur?`, `'A wager,' he replied.`, {choose: [ `'A wager!'[] I returned.`, `He nodded.`, {choose: `'But surely that is foolishness!'`}, {choose: [`'A most serious matter then!'`, `He nodded again.`]}, {choose: [ `'But can we win?'`, `'That is what we will endeavour to find out,' he answered.` ]}, {choose: [ `'A modest wager, I trust?'`, `'Twenty thousand pounds,' he replied, quite flatly.` ]}, {choose: `I asked nothing further of him then[.], and after a final, polite cough, he offered nothing more to me. <>`} ]}, {choose: `'Ah[.'],' I replied, uncertain what I thought.`}, `After that, <>` ]}, {choose: `... but I said nothing[] and <>`}, `we passed the day in silence.`, {goto: 'END'} ] [1]: http://sriku.org/blog/2012/04/15/j-expressions/ http://sriku.org/blog/2012/04/15/j-expressions/

nielsbot 9y ago
Maybe as a first step... but seems like a "real" DSL would have a lot of benefits... maybe it even compiles to something like your example? Anyway, just thinking out loud... not a critique.