3.11 - The compiling, booleans, reassignment, and aliases update ! + 3.11.1 - Optimization and lib commands update

Changelog :

3.11.1

• New console commands
  • Added two new subcommands to lib command
  • lib list <available|installed>
    • Will, depending on whether you chose as parameter available or installed, show all the libs installed on your computer, or the ones available online.
  • lib update <lib>
    • As the name suggests, this command will update the lib of your choice.
    • With the recent 3.11 update, this command will come in handy.
• COMPILER OPTIMIZATION
  • New setting : optimize-compiled-file, as a boolean.
    • Default : True
  • Decides whether or not the transpiled Python file should be optimized.
  • Optimiaztion takes longer to build the Python file, but the final code runs faster and is simpler to read.

3.11

• Translation files are ready, just waiting for the translators.
  • Language 98% translated in French.
• Files library
  • Can read files
  • Can write in files
• Lib access to variables
  • You can now use libs as variables
  • var <name> = lib <lib_name> <lib_syntax>
  • Example : var file_content = lib files my_file.txt
• Deletevar tweak
  • You can now delete multiple vars at once
  • Just separate the variables names by commas
  • Syntax : deletevar <var1>, [var2], etc...
• Var actions aliases
  • You can now use the var actions inline, by specifying it after the equal sign
  • Syntax : var[:type] <name> = var_action <var_action_name> [var_action_parameters] <value>
  • Some var actions used this way might require a different syntax, see the documentation for more info.
• Variable length
  • You can now use the variable 'length'
  • Syntax : {length[<var_name>]}
• New ls/dir command
  • Will build a file tree of the specified folder
  • Syntax : dir [folder=./] **[extension=*]
  • Example : dir ./ py acpl will diplay all acpl and Pytho files in the current folder
• Command aliases
  • Define aliases using the $alias instruction
  • Allows to use other names for functions
  • Example :
    • You want to call print bu using the C++ like std::cout function
    • You have to type $alias print std::cout.
• Equations have been disabled for if and while statements.
  • Who cares ? They are not needed there.
  • Might return in 3.11.1 or in 3.12
• Full boolean implementation
  • New bool type
  • Defined with new var type :bool
  • Value : either True or False.
  • New built-in variables : true and false, with the respective boolean values.
• Var modifications, without re-assigment
  • You can now just type a variable's name to redifine it once it has been defined, instead of typing the old-fashion var[:type] <name> = <value> again !
  • Now, you just need to type that once, and then a single <name>[:type] = <value> will be understood !
    • If the parameter type is not given, the type will be the type of the last variable's value.
    • E.g., if you had a variable named test which was an integer, if you don't specify a new type, the variable will remain an integer.
• Compiler/Transpiler
  • Command compile has been renamed to transpile, which corresponds more to what it actually does.
  • A NEW COMPILER HAS BEEN INTRODUCED !
  • Your code can now be compiled into an auto-executable file !
    • If your program does not use any library, then the compiler function is supported.
    • If not, it might work, but is untested, and not supported either.
  • Syntax : compile <ACPL file> [Exe file filename=ACPL file filename] [--end-message:<bool> = True] [--disable-icon:<bool> = False]
    • ACPL file is the file you want to compile. THIS FILE HAS TO BE PLACED AT THE ACPL ROOT FOLDER !
    • Exe file filename is the filename of the compiled exe file. If not specified, the default name will be the name of the original script.
    • [--end-message:<bool> = True] is a boolean that will define whether or not the file will have an end message (litterally : Press enter to continue.. at the end of the script). Default : True.
    • [--disable-icon:<bool> = False] is a boolean that will define if you want to disable the ACPL icon as the exe file icon. Default : False. ICONS CANNOT BE CREATED ON LINUX DEVICES !

Update now by launching your ACPL console !