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JPL: The JSON Programming Language

Examples from the README

::: spoiler example 1

[
  { "let": { "name": "JSON", "times": 3 } },
  {
    "for": {
      "var": "i",
      "from": 1,
      "to": "times",
      "do": [
        { "print": { "add": ["Hello ", "name"] } }
      ]
    }
  }
]

:::

::: spoiler example 2

[
  { "import": "system.jpl" },
  { "print": { "call": { "now": [] } } },
  { "print": { "call": { "osName": [] } } },
  { "print": { "call": { "cpuCount": [] } } },
  { "let": { "a": 9, "b": 4, "name": "JPL" } },
  { "print": { "add": ["\"a + b = \"", { "add": ["a", "b"] }] } },
  { "print": { "mul": ["a", "b"] } },
  { "print": { "div": ["a", "b"] } },
  { "print": { "mod": ["a", "b"] } },
  { "print": { "&": [6, 3] } },
  { "print": { "||": [false, true] } },
  { "print": { "gt": ["a", "b"] } },
  { "def": { "sq": { "params": ["x"], "body": [{ "return": { "mul": ["x", "x"] } }] } } },
  { "print": { "call": { "sq": [5] } } },
  { "def": { "greet": { "params": ["who"], "body": [{ "return": { "add": ["\"Hi, \"", "who"] } }] } } },
  { "print": { "call": { "greet": ["\"JSON Fan\""] } } },
  { "if": { "cond": { "<": ["b", "a"] }, "then": { "print": "\"b < a ๐Ÿ‘\"" }, "else": { "print": "\"b >= a ๐Ÿค”\"" } } },
  { "for": { "var": "i", "from": 1, "to": 3, "step": 1, "do": [ { "print": { "call": { "sq": ["i"] } } } ] } },
  { "print": "\"All features in one! ๐ŸŽ‰\"" }
]

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::: spoiler example 3

[
// ๐Ÿš€ Welcome to JPL โ€” JSON Programming Language!

// Import system utilities for fun stuff
{ "import": "system.jpl" },

// Print system info
{ "print": { "call": { "now": [] } } },
{ "print": { "call": { "osName": [] } } },
{ "print": { "call": { "cpuCount": [] } } },

// Define a math function to square a number
{
  "def": {
    "square": {
      "params": ["x"],
      "body": [
        { "return": { "mul": ["x", "x"] } }
      ]
    }
  }
},

// Greet a user
{
  "def": {
    "greet": {
      "params": ["name"],
      "body": [
        { "return": { "add": ["Hello, ", "name"] } }
      ]
    }
  }
},

// Declare variables
{ "let": { "a": 7, "user": "Kapil" } },

// Use greet function and print
{ "print": { "call": { "greet": ["user"] } } },

// Conditional message
{
  "if": {
    "cond": { ">": ["a", 5] },
    "then": { "print": "a is greater than 5" },
    "else": { "print": "a is 5 or less" }
  }
},

// Loop with break and continue
{
  "for": {
    "var": "i",
    "from": 1,
    "to": 10,
    "step": 1,
    "do": [
      { "if": { "cond": { "eq": ["i", 3] }, "then": { "continue": true } } },
      { "if": { "cond": { "gt": ["i", 7] }, "then": { "break": true } } },
      { "print": { "call": { "square": ["i"] } } }
    ]
  }
},

// Fun ending message
{ "print": "๐ŸŽ‰ Done with curly braces and JSON fun!" }
]

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JPL: The JSON Programming Languagehttps://github.com/W1LDN16H7/JPLOpen linkView original on programming.dev

I can kinda see it for a DSL or a transit medium for carrying permitted commands from a client to be heavily assessed prior to executing on a server.

There are other ways to accomplish the same, but it's certainly not the worst way to handle it.

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lemmy.world

I don't hate it... Would take this over python for sure.

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PolarKrakenreply
programming.dev

As a (primarily) Python dev, I hope you use this and have a miserable time lol

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nieminenreply
lemmy.world

I accept this. Good day sir, sorry about your career ๐Ÿ˜‰

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