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NumberScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript.
NumberScript is mathematically proven to be the most readable possible language.
- No semicolons
- No significant whitespace
- No operators or any sort (unreadable line noise otherwise)
- Hindu-arabic base 10 numerals only. All other bases are completely inferior.
Just install the number-script package from npm:
$ npm install -g number-script
Now we can write our first script. Here's the canonical "hello world" example:
40905301228267528480763326062211523871483805094662216066584226058
Now to run our script, just do:
$ number-script hello.number
hello world
You can use NumberScript interactively too. Just type number-script:
$ number-script
> 3287859
5
> 41568140212747864206438434
'beep boop'
> 12345
9
Valid numbers will compile to javascript. Fortunately, infinitely many such numbers exist. Unfortunately, infinitely many numbers will not compile to javascript.
It's your job as a NumberScript programmer to find valid numbers and publish them to npm.
To compile a valid number to javascript, just do:
$ number-script -c hello.number
console.log('hello world')
Hideous output I know, but browsers can read these unreadable so-called "java scripts".
Similarly, you can decompile one of these unreadable "java scripts" into a much more readable, mathematically pure form:
$ number-script -d sieve.js
313728431476359218749465799978451129849377122645944385348705375623764666928684517163074487514048725159653957900348544988852863446634262989379566174294643880017574318570410806641619205452018736139212197462777647926850987466788257890628960701546633910224743641854799319425751791333186236736312364632936328914089827632718364967485873161671732059332866440444642844620451940872697334204912325465570367343801665620320696572162576006674688745967855613928221743028376858404509522230538
NumberScript also comes with advanced error detection, unlike some other JavaScript transpilers. For instance, if you try to run or compile a number that is not contained in the set of all valid NumberScript numbers, the compiler will helpfully tell you:
Invalid number.
This is the only error message necessary.
At any rate you should prove your programs correct and submit them for peer review before you actually run them.
This NumberScript program generates the set of all valid NumberScript programs, including itself:
1040373210433699691193865329524183556214183570182404476078866878959475479620524091812801363920157026908689228352361184604985510309057624332534879638971639016747115829663280762507931175077429081199497278029806863880544590547595554549517077499129255853723219738481734479041365805300368592800556158057673664844046209490809625169051265103210038414771721579327949221307923633573065831629611481826467890128849771862085925746196997347168921887150823939084241518237460739827789727554430993346170559177415804333419925437671069162481695772572651421008415172120226226407926894276449987451751124594775330139599887696041470592175116951023273264384695149904824123684410396222829116737435799885829941044748930337468211795356682222052580221252513024972508142878788499185971993857222856318329836820243421862799826951503114
usage
Usage: number-script [options] path/to/script.number
-c, --compile compile to JavaScript
-d, --decompile decompile JavaScript back to NumberScript
-i, --interactive run an interactive NumberScript REPL
-o, --output set a file to output to ("-" goes to stdout)
-v, --version display NumberScript version
-h, --help display this message
license
MIT