features.md

Noviq - Feature Implementation List

Core Language Features

Variables & Data Types

• Variable reassignment (mutable variables)
• Constants (immutable by default with const keyword)
• Type annotations (optional static typing)
• Type inference improvements
• Null/None type explicit handling
• Undefined vs Null distinction
• Type casting/conversion functions
• Variable shadowing
• Destructuring assignment

Numeric Types & Operations

• Integer type (separate from float)
• BigInt support for large numbers
• Hexadecimal literals (0x...)
• Binary literals (0b...)
• Octal literals (0o...)
• Scientific notation (1e6, 2.5e-3)
• Arithmetic operators (+, -, *, /, %, **)
• Compound assignment (+=, -=, *=, /=, %=)
• Increment/decrement (++, --)
• Bitwise operators (&, |, ^, ~, <<, >>)
• Math module (sin, cos, tan, sqrt, abs, etc.)
• Random number generation
• Number formatting functions
• Infinity and NaN handling

String Features

• String concatenation with + operator
• Multi-line strings (""" or similar)
• Raw strings (no escape processing)
• String slicing (string[start:end])
• String indexing (string[0])
• String length function
• String methods (upper, lower, trim, split, join, replace)
• String contains/search
• Regular expressions
• String formatting (printf-style)
• Template literals (backticks with ${})
• Unicode normalization
• String encoding/decoding (UTF-8, UTF-16)
• Character type functions (is_alpha, is_digit, etc.)

Boolean & Logic

• Logical operators (and, or, not)
• Short-circuit evaluation
• Comparison operators (==, !=, <, >, <=, >=)
• Strict equality vs loose equality
• Truthiness/falsiness rules
• Ternary operator (condition ? true_val : false_val)
• Null coalescing operator (??)
• Optional chaining operator (?.)

Collections

Arrays/Lists

• Array literals ([1, 2, 3])
• Array indexing (arr[0])
• Array slicing (arr[1:3])
• Negative indexing (arr[-1])
• Array length
• Array methods (push, pop, shift, unshift)
• Array methods (map, filter, reduce, forEach)
• Array methods (find, findIndex, includes, indexOf)
• Array methods (sort, reverse, join)
• Array concatenation
• Array spreading/unpacking
• Multi-dimensional arrays
• Array comprehensions
• Typed arrays

Hash Maps/Objects/Dictionaries

• Object literals ({key: value})
• Dot notation (obj.key)
• Bracket notation (obj["key"])
• Dynamic keys
• Object methods (keys, values, entries)
• Object spreading
• Object destructuring
• Nested objects
• JSON serialization/deserialization
• Property existence checking
• Property deletion
• Object freezing/sealing

Sets

• Set creation
• Set operations (add, remove, has)
• Set operations (union, intersection, difference)
• Set size

Tuples

• Fixed-size tuples
• Tuple unpacking
• Named tuples

Control Flow

Conditionals

• if statement
• else statement
• else if / elif statement
• Switch/match statement
• Pattern matching
• Guard clauses
• Inline if expressions

Loops

• while loop
• for loop (C-style: for i = 0; i < 10; i++)
• for-in loop (iterate over collections)
• for-of loop (iterate over values)
• Loop with range (for i in 0..10)
• Loop with step (for i in 0..10 step 2)
• break statement
• continue statement
• Loop labels
• do-while loop
• until loop
• Loop else clause
• Infinite loop construct

Functions

Basic Functions

• Function declarations
• Function parameters
• Default parameter values
• Rest parameters (...args)
• Return statements
• Early return
• Multiple return values
• Named return values

Advanced Functions

• Anonymous functions/lambdas
• Arrow functions
• Higher-order functions
• Function composition
• Partial application
• Currying
• Closures
• Nested functions
• Recursive functions
• Tail call optimization
• Generator functions
• Async functions
• Function overloading
• Variadic functions

Function Features

• Function types/signatures
• Function documentation strings
• Function decorators/annotations
• Pure function markers
• Memoization
• Function inlining hints

Object-Oriented Programming

Classes

• Class declarations
• Class constructors
• Instance methods
• Static methods
• Class methods
• Instance variables/properties
• Class variables/static properties
• Private members
• Protected members
• Public members
• Getters and setters
• Property decorators

Inheritance

• Single inheritance
• Multiple inheritance
• Interface implementation
• Abstract classes
• Method overriding
• Super keyword
• Virtual methods

Advanced OOP

• Traits/Mixins
• Protocols
• Operator overloading
• Method chaining
• Builder pattern support
• Reflection/introspection
• Type checking at runtime

Error Handling

• try-catch blocks
• throw statements
• Custom error types
• Error wrapping
• Stack traces
• finally blocks
• catch with type filtering
• Result/Option types (Rust-style)
• Error propagation operator (?)
• Panic vs recoverable errors
• Error codes
• Assertions
• Debug assertions

Module System

• import statements
• export statements
• Module paths
• Relative imports
• Absolute imports
• Wildcard imports
• Selective imports (import {x, y} from module)
• Import aliases (import x as y)
• Re-exports
• Module initialization
• Circular dependency handling
• Dynamic imports
• Lazy loading
• Module versioning

Package Management

• Package manifest file (package.nvq, Noviq.toml)
• Dependency specification
• Version constraints
• Package registry
• Package installation
• Package publishing
• Local packages
• Git dependencies
• Dependency resolution
• Lock files
• Virtual environments
• Package scripts
• Dev dependencies vs runtime dependencies

Standard Library

Core Modules

• io - Input/Output operations
• fs - File system operations
• path - Path manipulation
• os - Operating system interface
• sys - System-specific parameters
• env - Environment variables
• process - Process management
• time - Time and date handling
• random - Random number generation
• math - Mathematical functions
• collections - Additional data structures

String Module

• String manipulation functions
• String encoding/decoding
• String formatting
• Regular expressions
• Unicode handling

IO Module

• Reading from stdin
• Writing to stdout
• Writing to stderr
• File reading (text and binary)
• File writing (text and binary)
• File appending
• Buffered IO
• Stream reading/writing
• CSV reading/writing
• JSON reading/writing
• XML/HTML parsing

Network Module

• HTTP client
• HTTP server
• WebSocket support
• TCP sockets
• UDP sockets
• DNS resolution
• URL parsing
• REST API helpers

Data Formats

• JSON parsing and generation
• YAML support
• TOML support
• XML parsing
• CSV handling
• INI file support
• MessagePack
• Protocol Buffers

Concurrency

• Threads
• Thread pools
• Mutexes/locks
• Channels (message passing)
• Async/await
• Promises/Futures
• Coroutines
• Green threads
• Race condition detection
• Deadlock detection

Database

• SQLite support
• PostgreSQL driver
• MySQL driver
• MongoDB driver
• Redis client
• ORM framework
• Query builder
• Migrations
• Connection pooling

Testing

• Unit testing framework
• Test assertions
• Test fixtures
• Mocking
• Test coverage
• Benchmark framework
• Integration tests
• Property-based testing
• Snapshot testing

Debugging

• Debugger protocol
• Breakpoints
• Step through execution
• Variable inspection
• Stack trace inspection
• REPL integration
• Memory profiling
• CPU profiling
• Logging framework
• Trace logging

Built-in Functions (Beyond print)

I/O Functions

• input() - Read from stdin
• read() - Read file
• write() - Write to file
• open() - Open file handle
• close() - Close file handle

Type Functions

• type() - Get type of value
• typeof() - Type checking
• isinstance() - Instance checking
• istype() - Type validation
• convert() - Type conversion

Collection Functions

• len() - Length of collection
• range() - Generate range
• enumerate() - Index and value pairs
• zip() - Combine iterables
• map() - Transform collection
• filter() - Filter collection
• reduce() - Reduce collection
• all() - Check all true
• any() - Check any true
• sum() - Sum numbers
• min() - Find minimum
• max() - Find maximum
• sorted() - Sort collection
• reversed() - Reverse collection

String Functions

• str() - Convert to string
• format() - Format string
• join() - Join strings
• split() - Split string
• replace() - Replace in string
• chars() - Get characters
• bytes() - Get bytes

Utility Functions

• assert() - Runtime assertion
• eval() - Evaluate code string
• exec() - Execute code
• compile() - Compile code
• help() - Interactive help
• dir() - List attributes
• id() - Object identity
• hash() - Hash value
• repr() - String representation

Operators & Syntax

Additional Operators

• Pipeline operator (|>)
• Composition operator (>>)
• Elvis operator (?:)
• Safe navigation operator (?.)
• Null coalescing (??)
• Spread operator (...)
• Range operator (..)
• Exclusive range operator (..<)
• In operator (value in collection)
• Is operator (type checking)
• As operator (type casting)

Syntax Sugar

• List comprehensions
• Dict comprehensions
• Set comprehensions
• Generator expressions
• With statement (context managers)
• Using statement (resource cleanup)
• Guard statement
• Defer statement

Memory Management

• Manual memory management
• Reference counting
• Garbage collection
• Memory pools
• Stack vs heap allocation
• Move semantics
• Borrow checker
• Lifetime annotations
• RAII (Resource Acquisition Is Initialization)
• Smart pointers
• Weak references
• Memory leak detection

Metaprogramming

• Macros
• Compile-time evaluation
• Code generation
• Reflection API
• Annotations/decorators
• Attribute macros
• Procedural macros
• AST manipulation
• Custom DSLs

FFI (Foreign Function Interface)

• C FFI
• Rust FFI
• Python interop
• JavaScript interop
• Call external libraries
• Expose Noviq functions to C
• Shared library loading
• System call interface

Language Features

Comments

• Single-line comments (#)
• Multi-line comments (/* */)
• Documentation comments (///)
• Markdown in doc comments
• TODO/FIXME/NOTE markers
• Comment directives

Literals

• String literals
• Number literals
• Boolean literals
• Array literals
• Object literals
• Regular expression literals
• Date/time literals
• Binary data literals

Special Features

• Operator overloading
• Custom operators
• Extension methods
• Implicit conversions
• Explicit conversions
• Type aliases
• Union types
• Intersection types
• Generics/parametric polymorphism
• Variance (covariance, contravariance)
• Higher-kinded types

Compiler/Interpreter Features

Compilation

• Bytecode compilation
• Native code compilation
• JIT compilation
• AOT compilation
• Incremental compilation
• Parallel compilation
• Cross-compilation
• Link-time optimization
• Profile-guided optimization

Optimization

• Constant folding
• Dead code elimination
• Inline expansion
• Loop unrolling
• Tail call optimization
• Escape analysis
• Bounds check elimination
• Common subexpression elimination

Static Analysis

• Type checking
• Linting
• Code formatting
• Dead code detection
• Unused variable detection
• Unreachable code detection
• Cyclomatic complexity
• Code smell detection

Runtime Features

• REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop)
• Hot reloading
• Time-travel debugging
• Sandboxing
• Resource limits
• Execution timeout
• Stack size limits
• Memory limits

Tooling

Build Tools

• Photon build tool (basic)
• Photon watch mode
• Photon project scaffolding
• Photon dependency management
• Build profiles
• Custom build scripts
• Parallel builds
• Incremental builds
• Build caching
• Build artifacts management

Development Tools

• Language Server Protocol (LSP)
• Syntax highlighting definitions
• Code formatter
• Linter
• Code completion
• Go to definition
• Find references
• Rename symbol
• Quick fixes
• Refactoring tools
• Code snippets

IDE Integration

• VSCode extension
• IntelliJ plugin
• Vim/Neovim plugin
• Emacs mode
• Sublime Text package
• Atom package
• WebStorm integration

Documentation Tools

• Documentation generator
• API documentation
• Tutorial generator
• Example runner
• Playground/sandbox
• Documentation search
• Version documentation

Package Tools

• Package manager CLI
• Package search
• Package info
• Package outdated check
• Package update
• Package audit (security)
• Package licenses

CI/CD Integration

• GitHub Actions workflows
• GitLab CI templates
• Jenkins integration
• Travis CI support
• CircleCI config
• Docker images
• Pre-commit hooks
• Code coverage reporting

Platform Support

Operating Systems

• Linux support
• macOS support
• Windows support
• FreeBSD support
• OpenBSD support
• Android support
• iOS support
• WebAssembly target

Architectures

• x86_64
• x86 (32-bit)
• ARM64 (aarch64)
• RISC-V

// Won't add official support:

• ARM (32-bit)
• MIPS
• PowerPC

Performance Features

• Lazy evaluation
• Memoization
• Copy-on-write
• String interning
• Object pooling
• Zero-cost abstractions
• SIMD support
• GPU computation
• Parallel algorithms

Security Features

• Sandboxing
• Capability-based security
• Safe/unsafe code distinction
• Input validation
• SQL injection prevention
• XSS prevention
• CSRF protection
• Cryptography module
• Secure random numbers
• Password hashing
• Token generation

Internationalization

• Unicode support (full)
• Locale handling
• Message translation
• Number formatting by locale
• Date/time formatting by locale
• Currency formatting
• Text collation
• Bidirectional text
• Right-to-left languages

Experimental Features

• Dependent types
• Linear types
• Effect system
• Algebraic effects
• Ownership types
• Session types
• Gradual typing
• Structural typing
• Row polymorphism
• Kind system

Quality of Life

Better Error Messages

• Colored error output
• Error codes
• Suggestions for fixes
• Similar name suggestions
• Context in errors
• Error explanation
• Help URLs in errors

Developer Experience

• Fast compilation
• Helpful warnings
• Clear documentation
• Good examples
• Beginner-friendly
• Consistent syntax
• Minimal boilerplate
• Interactive tutorials
• Migration guides
• Changelog

Community Features

• Official package registry
• Package discovery
• Code examples repository
• Snippet sharing
• Playground website
• Community forum
• Discord/Slack
• Stack Overflow tag
• Awesome-noviq list
• Newsletter
• Blog
• Podcast
• Conference/meetups