Release 0.10.0

Release 0.10.0

Change log

This is a change log from 0.9.0

• Allow Dictu to compile on FreeBSD #247
• Add System.access() #248
• Fix some memory issues within the VM #249
• VM cleanup #251
• Fix "maybe uninitialised" variables in the socket lib #252
• Add new Dictu logo to README and website #256

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Release 0.9.0

Release 0.9.0

Change log

This is a change log from 0.8.0

Note: This is a small release. Reason being that the socket documentation is required for another related repository.

• Fix a bug with default parameters in things which were not functions #244
• Add Path.exists() #245
• Add Sockets module #245

Release 0.8.0

Release 0.8.0

Change log

This is the change log from 0.7.0

• Fix Datetime.strftime() #227
• Fix an issue with nested module imports #228
• Fix OPCODE disassembly #229
• Fix missing OPCODES in the disassembler and fix an issue with dicts #230
• Add list.remove() #231
• Add dict.keys() #232
• Refactor the internals to have traits be a class object #233
• Add abstract classes #234
• Add some OOP design pattern examples #235
• Add the ability to define class variables #236
• Remove "native classes" in favour of modules #237
• Add Math.sqrt() #239
• Add dedicated OPCODE for globals #240
• Require most of the standard lib to need an import #241

Release 0.7.0

Release 0.7.0

Change log

This is the change log from 0.6.0

• Add a new Datetime native class #218
• Remove -Wno-unused-parameter compiler flag forcing unused variables to be handled #219
• Remove the -Wno-strict-aliasing compiler flag #220
• Simplify some of the OPCODES within the VM and fix a GC issue with files #221
• Add modules and fix the issue with imports polluting the global namespace #222
• Add examples README for better exposure to a range of Dictu programs #223
• Update the benchmarks scores and create some python alternatives for a comparison point #224

Release 0.6.0

Release 0.6.0

Change log

This is the change log from 0.5.0

• Add __file__ which holds the path of the current file. #192
• Add not which is synonymous with !. #193
• Change System.setCWD to return a status code, and not raise a runtime exception. #194
• Change the hash table collision method to the Robin Hood hashing scheme. #195
• Add System.remove() for removing files. #197
• Add System.mkdir() and System.rmdir() for adding and removing directories. #198
• New anonymous functions (arrow functions) #200
• New System class methods #201
• Addition of constants #202
• A whole range of cleanup and bug fixes #204
• Add error handling #206
• toNumber returns nil on failure rather than 0 #207
• Update to lists. + operator now creates a new list rather than mutating. .extend() method was added to lists to replace old + functionality #208
• Allow set creation with initial values #209
• Updated example programs #210
• Fix an issue with file.readLine() where it had the wrong length. This PR also changes readLine to return nil when it reaches the end of a file rather than an empty string #212
• Update file documentation #213
• Fix bugs with JSON.stringify() and add some missing tests based on a coverage tool #214
• Add some more tests and update documentation #215

Release 0.5.0

Release 0.5.0

Change log

This is the change log from 0.4.0

• Fix the GC prematurely cleaning some values #159
• Changed OP_POP to not check every value for a file and instead have file closing be its own opcode #160
• Rewrite internal logic of dictionaries to use Table type #161
• Rewrite internal logic for native methods, now stored in hash tables rather than an if/elif chain #164
• Fix a bug in the compiler where stringConstants were not being free'd #166
• Allow more types to be dictionary keys (strings, numbers, booleans, nil) #167
• Add break statement #168
• Add Path native class #169
• Add native class properties which act similar to constants #171
• Moved "magic" argv into the System native class #173
• Added System.platform which is a string of the users OS platform #175
• Move len() builtin to a method on values #176
• Whole range of bug fixes and cleanup (see PR for more info) #177
• Fix issue with runtime error reporting incorrect filenames #178
• Whole range of bug fixes and cleanup (see PR for more info) #182
• Move str() builtin to a method on values #183
• Rework toString to return consistently formatted quotes and move some functions from snprintf to memcpy #186
• Add "raw strings" #187
• Move number() builtin to a method on strings #188
• Add toString on classes and instances. #189
• Moved bool() builtin to be a method on values #190

Release 0.4.0

Release 0.4.0

Change log

This is the change log from 0.3.0

Documentation

• Updated documentation to have a page for each native class
• Rewrite documentation for most pages #133
• Add documentation for new additions (HTTP, System)
• Add documentation for new builtin isDefined

Code changes

• Fixed an issue with argv variable and GC #122
• Add native classes to encapsulate like methods and remove global space pollution #123
• Added Env class to get / set ENV vars #125
• Reworked how native functions work with the addition of EMPTY_VAL #125
• New System class. This class contains clock, time, sleep, exit and collect #127
• Fix issue with snprintf length #129
• Fix memory leak in list.join() #130
• Add JSON support #132
• Added System.getCwd() #136
• New HTTP class (get / post) #138
• Cleanup and fix GC issue with JSON parse #139
• Remove vm.gc flag and use stack instead #140
• Ability to copy (deepCopy also) objects #141
• Add setCWD to System class #144
• Add extra compiler flags to catch more potential issues #145
• Allow Dictu to be build on TCC #146
• Make the building of the HTTP class optional #147
• Remove global VM, compiler and parser variables! #152
• Add new isDefined() builtin function #154
• Add a cache to variables to avoid constants filling up #156
• Allow multiple variables to be defined in a single statement #157

Release 0.3.0

Release 0.3.0

Change log

This is the change log from 0.2.0

Documentation

• Fixed broken documentation page
• Added dark theme to documentation page
  • Based on whether the browser is in "dark mode"
• Documentation page changes #105
• More example Dictu programs #106

Code changes

• Added import cache #92
  • This caches imports, and stops the same file being imported multiple times.
• Added CLI variables #93
  • Added argv variable which is a list containing all the arguments passed to the script.
• Added hasAttribute on instances #96
  • A runtime exception will be raised if a property which does not exist is tried to be accessed. This method allows runtime checking for a present attribute
• Added getAttribute and setAttribute on instances #98
  • These methods allow properties to be set / retrieved when the name of the property is unknown
• Added traits #100
• Added slicing on lists and strings #108
• Bunch of cleanup throughout the codebase #112
• Added list.join() #114
• Added default values in function header #116

Release 0.2.0

Release 0.2.0

This is the first ever release for Dictu! A lot has happened since the creation of Dictu, and there is a lot still to be done, however I feel after the recent changes Dictu ready for a release.

Building Dictu

$ git clone https://github.com/Jason2605/Dictu.git
$ cd Dictu
$ make dictu
$ ./dictu tests/runTests.du

Documentation

The documentation for Dictu is kept up to date and hosted here.