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api_versioned_docs/version-latest/05-language-reference.md

@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ the following properties (given an example intrinsic `@x`):
 | `@assert()`     | checks a condition and _throws_ if evaluated to false                                                                     |
 | `@filename`     | absolute path of the source file                                                                                          |
 | `@dirname`      | absolute path of the source file's directory                                                                              |
+| `@target`       | a string identifying the current target platform                                                                          |
 | `@app`          | the root of the construct tree                                                                                            |
 | `@unsafeCast()` | cast a value into a different type                                                                                        |
 | `@nodeof()`     | obtain the [tree node](/docs/concepts/application-tree) of a preflight object                                             |

contributing_versioned_docs/version-latest/998-archived/01-compile-targets.md

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ new cloud.Function(inflight ()=> {
   // push a message to queue
   queue.push("m");
   // sleep according to target 
-  if util.env("WING_TARGET") == "sim" {
+  if @target == "sim" {
     log("Running on Simulator, sleeping for 1s");
     util.sleep(1s);
   } else {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ new cloud.Function(inflight ()=> {
 });
 ```
 
-In this example, we want to sleep briefly for the Simulator target and for 30 seconds for cloud targets, this is achieved using the `WING_TARGET` environment variable. 
+In this example, we want to sleep briefly for the simulator target and for 30 seconds for cloud targets, this is achieved using the `@target` intrinsic function.
 
 ## Compiler plugins
 

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/02-hello-world.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Wing by example
 id: hello-world
 slug: /hello-world
-sidebar_label: 1. Hello world
+sidebar_label: Hello world
 description: Hello world wing example
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/03-values.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Primitive values
 id: primitives
 slug: /primitive-values
-sidebar_label: 2. Primitive values
+sidebar_label: Primitive values
 description: Hello world wing example
 keywords: [Wing language, example, primitives, values]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/04-variables.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Variables
 id: Variables
 slug: /Variables
-sidebar_label: 4. Variables
+sidebar_label: Variables
 description: Using variables with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/05-for.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: For
 id: for
 slug: /for
-sidebar_label: 5. For
+sidebar_label: For
 description: Using for loops with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/06-ifelse.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: If/Else
 id: if-else
 slug: /if-else
-sidebar_label: 6. If/Else
+sidebar_label: If/Else
 description: Using if else with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/07-while.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: While
 id: while
 slug: /while
-sidebar_label: 7. While
+sidebar_label: While
 description: Using while statements with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/08-optionality.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Optionality
 id: optionality
 slug: /optionality
-sidebar_label: 8. Optionality
+sidebar_label: Optionality
 description: Using while statements with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/09-arrays.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Arrays
 id: arrays
 slug: /arrays
-sidebar_label: 9. Arrays
+sidebar_label: Arrays
 description: Using arrays with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/10-maps.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Maps
 id: maps
 slug: /maps
-sidebar_label: 10. Maps
+sidebar_label: Maps
 description: Using maps with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/11-sets.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Sets
 id: sets
 slug: /sets
-sidebar_label: 11. Sets
+sidebar_label: Sets
 description: Using sets with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/12-structs.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Structs
 id: structs
 slug: /structs
-sidebar_label: 12. Structs
+sidebar_label: Structs
 description: Using arrays with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/13-bytes.md

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+title: Bytes
+id: bytes
+slug: /bytes
+sidebar_label: Bytes
+description: Hash values in Wing with SHA256
+keywords: [Wing language, Hash, SHA256]
+image: /img/wing-by-example.png
+---
+
+When working with binary files like images, audio, or other binary formats, you often need to manipulate data at the byte level.
+
+```js playground example title="main.w"
+// get bytes from raw value
+let rawData: bytes = bytes.fromRaw([104, 101, 108, 108, 111]);
+
+// get the bytes from a string
+let rawString: bytes = bytes.fromString("hello");
+
+// get bytes from base64 encoded value
+let base64: bytes = bytes.fromBase64("aGVsbG8=");
+
+// get bytes from hex value
+let hex: bytes = bytes.fromHex("68656c6c6f");
+```
+
+
+
+

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/13-trailing-struct-parameters.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Trailing struct parameters
 id: trailing-structs-parameters
 slug: /trailing-structs-parameters
-sidebar_label: 13. Trailing struct parameters
+sidebar_label: Trailing struct parameters
 description: Passing fields directly to a function
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/14-async-functions.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Inflight functions
 id: inflight-functions
 slug: /inflight-functions
-sidebar_label: 14. Async inflight functions
+sidebar_label: Async inflight functions
 description: Using functions with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/14-functions.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Functions
 id: functions
 slug: /functions
-sidebar_label: 14. Functions
+sidebar_label: Functions
 description: Using functions with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, example]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/15-variadic-functions.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Variadic Functions
 id: variadic-functions
 slug: /variadic-functions
-sidebar_label: 15. Variadic Functions
+sidebar_label: Variadic Functions
 description: Using variadic functions with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, variadic]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/16-closures.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Closures
 id: closures
 slug: /closures
-sidebar_label: 16. Closures
+sidebar_label: Closures
 description: Closures with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, variadic]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/17-recursion.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Recursion
 id: recursion
 slug: /recursion
-sidebar_label: 17. Recursion
+sidebar_label: Recursion
 description: Recursion with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, variadic]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/18-methods.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Methods
 id: methods
 slug: /methods
-sidebar_label: 18. Methods
+sidebar_label: Methods
 description: Methods with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, variadic]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/19-interfaces.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Interfaces
 id: interfaces
 slug: /interfaces
-sidebar_label: 19. Interfaces
+sidebar_label: Interfaces
 description: Interfaces with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, interfaces]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/20-sleep.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Sleep
 id: sleep
 slug: /sleep
-sidebar_label: 20. Sleep
+sidebar_label: Sleep
 description: Suspends execution for a given duration.
 keywords: [Wing language, sleep]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/21-string-functions.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: String functions
 id: string-functions
 slug: /string-functions
-sidebar_label: 21. String functions
+sidebar_label: String functions
 description: Functions for string values in Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, string, functions]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/22-regex.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Regular expressions
 id: regex
 slug: /regex
-sidebar_label: 22. Regular expressions
+sidebar_label: Regular expressions
 description: Functions for string values in Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, string, functions]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/23-Json.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Json
 id: json
 slug: /json
-sidebar_label: 23. Json
+sidebar_label: Json
 description: Create Json values in Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, json]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/24-time.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Time
 id: time
 slug: /time
-sidebar_label: 24. Time
+sidebar_label: Time
 description: Create time/date values in Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, time, date]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/25-random.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Random
 id: random
 slug: /random
-sidebar_label: 25. Random
+sidebar_label: Random
 description: Create random values in Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, random]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/26-number-parsing.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Number parsing
 id: number-parsing
 slug: /number-parsing
-sidebar_label: 26. Number Parsing
+sidebar_label: Number Parsing
 description: Parse values into numbers
 keywords: [Wing language, random]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/27-url-parsing.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: URL parsing
 id: url-parsing
 slug: /url-parsing
-sidebar_label: 27. URL parsing
+sidebar_label: URL parsing
 description: Parse urls in Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, URL]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/28-sha256.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: SHA256 Hashes  
 id: sha256
 slug: /sha256
-sidebar_label: 28. SHA256 Hashes  
+sidebar_label: SHA256 Hashes  
 description: Hash values in Wing with SHA256
 keywords: [Wing language, Hash, SHA256]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/29-base64-encoding.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Base64 Encoding
 id: base64-encoding
 slug: /base64-encoding
-sidebar_label: 29. Base64 Encoding
+sidebar_label: Base64 Encoding
 description: Encode and decode Base64 values
 keywords: [Wing language, Base64]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/30-reading-writing-files.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Reading and writing files
 id: reading-and-writing-files
 slug: /reading-and-writing-files
-sidebar_label: 30. Reading and writing files
+sidebar_label: Reading and writing files
 description: Reading and writing files with Wing
 keywords: [Wing language, Reading files, Writing files]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/31-directories.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Directories
 id: directories
 slug: /directories
-sidebar_label: 31. Directories
+sidebar_label: Directories
 description: Directories
 keywords: [Wing language, Directories]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/32-testing.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Testing
 id: testing
 slug: /testing
-sidebar_label: 32. Testing
+sidebar_label: Testing
 description: Directories
 keywords: [Wing language, Directories]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/33-http-client.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: HTTP Client
 id: http-client
 slug: /http-client
-sidebar_label: 33. HTTP Client
+sidebar_label: HTTP Client
 description: Directories
 keywords: [Wing language, HTTP]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ bring http;
 bring cloud;
 
 struct Pokemon {
-  id: str;
+  id: num;
   name: str;
   order: num;
   weight: num;
@@ -29,18 +29,17 @@ new cloud.Function(inflight () => {
   // response status
   log(x.status);
 
-  // Cast response back into struct
-  let ditto = Pokemon.fromJson(x.body);
-  log(ditto.name);
+  // parse string response as a JSON object
+  let data = Json.parse(x.body);
 
+  // cast JSON response into struct
+  let ditto = Pokemon.fromJson(data);
+  log(ditto.name);
 });
 ```
 
 ```bash title="Wing console output"
 # Run locally with wing console
-No directory found
+200
+ditto
 ```
-
-
-
-

example_versioned_docs/version-latest/34-http-server.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: HTTP Server
 id: http-server
 slug: /http-server
-sidebar_label: 33. HTTP Server
+sidebar_label: HTTP Server
 description: Directories
 keywords: [Wing language, HTTP]
 image: /img/wing-by-example.png