JunkLang

(You can try it live at https://junklangweb.netlify.app/)

JunkLang is a junk food-themed esoteric programming language where your code tastes as good as it runs. Inspired by BhaiLang and other meme langs, I won't mind if you call this a piece of junk!

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Features

• order variables and eat expressions
• Arithmetic operations
• whisper to print
• reheat: to define functions, deliver() to call
• if you like ... else: conditionals
• until thirsty <condition> loops
• Input with open your mouth and say
• Custom errors with barf("message")
• CLI interpreter (junklang program.jnk)

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Installation

You can install it globally via pip:

pip install junklang

Now you can run .jnk files using:

junklang <yourfile>.jnk

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Example Code

open your mouth and say burgers
order fries = 5
order meal = eat burgers + fries
whisper "You ordered a meal of " + meal

if you like meal more than 5:
    whisper "That's a big meal!"
else:
    whisper "That’s a light snack."
done

order total = 0
until thirsty total < 3:
    order total = eat total + 1
    whisper "Nom #" + total
done

reheat: make_burger
    order patty = 1
    order bun = 2
    order burger = eat patty + bun
done

order my_burger = deliver(make_burger)
whisper "I got a burger with " + my_burger + " parts"

barf("No more food for you!")

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Language Syntax

Variables

order x = 5
order y = eat x + 10

Arithmetic

Supports +, -, *, / inside eat expressions.

Print

whisper "Hello World"
whisper "Value is: " + x

Input

open your mouth and say name

Conditionals

if you like x more than 5:
    whisper "x is big"
else:
    whisper "x is small"
done

Loops

until thirsty counter < 10:
    whisper counter
    order counter = eat counter + 1
done

Functions

reheat: cook
    order x = 1
    order y = 2
    order z = eat x + y
done

order result = deliver(cook)

Errors

barf("Something went wrong!")

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Run a .jnk File

junklang hello.jnk

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Developer Setup

git clone https://github.com/abc-is-here/junkLangWeb.git
cd junklang
pip install .

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Written in Python

This language is written in Python and is intended more for learning and fun than performance.