The official RPG-lang compiler

RPG is an esoteric programming language

Usage

use rpg_compiler::{compile, compile_with_config, Config};

// Use one of the compile functions
let output = compile("main.rpg");
let output = compile_with_config("main.rpg", Config { max_char: 10, verbose: false });

The variable output will contained the rust code of the rpg program. This can then be written to a file and compiled using cargo.

Language Specification

Actors

Actors are either a character or a zombie. They have 2 variables called health and attack. They also have an inventory to hold items. The maximum amount of actors allowed per game (e.g. per program) is 10. Characters will disappear when they die (e.g. when their health is 0), but zombies won't disappear when their health is 0 or below. They need to be converted to a char

Characters can cast more spells, but can't have negative health, while zombies can have negative health.

Characters

Characters have 2 variables health and attack, both are unsigned 32-bit integers.

A character called "ash" with health of 5 and attack of 3:

char ash = (5, 3)

Zombies

Zombies are actors that can have negative health (signed 32-bit integer). They can be converted to a regular character using the un_zombify spell.

zombie walker = (-4, 6)

Items

Potions

Potions have 1 variable called healing and can be used to heal an actor. Actors buy these potions from merchants and need to buy them as many times as they will use the potion.

potion p = (5)

Spell books

Spell books are used for casting different spells.

spellbook eucharidion = ()

Merchants

Merchants sell items. Actors can buy these items and will hold them in their inventory.

merchant cabbage = ()

Actors buy items from merchants using buys

actor buys item from merchant

Attacking

Actors can attack each other, this subtracts the attack of the attacking actor from the health of tha actor being attacked.

char a = (10, 3)
char b = (2, 5)

b attacks a
# a will now have 10 - 5 = 5 health

Using items

Actors can use items in their inventory.

potion p = (5)
char a = (5,0)
merchant m = ()
a buys p from m

a uses p
# a will now have 5 + 5 = 10 health

Outputting to the screen

Shouts

Characters can shout their health. This will output a new line.

char a = (1,0)
a shouts
a shouts
# output:
# 1
# 1

Whispers

Characters can whisper their health. This will output without a new line.

char a = (1,0)
a whispers
a whispers
# output: 
# 11

Spells

Characters can use spell books to cast spells. They are casting using a spellbook and the spell name is followed by () or (param)

God_speech

This will read whatever number the user inputs

input uses spellbook casting god_speech()

Speak

This will print the ASCII value of the health of the actor

char jeremy = (33,1)
spellbook eucharidium = ()
merchant cabbage_man = ()

jeremy buys eucharidion from cabbage_man

jeremy shouts eucharidion casting speak()
# output:
# !

Time_warp

The time warp performs the lines beneath it until it reaches the end keyword, at which point it will go back to the beginning and performs the lines again. To do this, it will require an offer. It will perform this loop until the offered character has no health left.

The health of the character being consumed is subtracted at the end of the lines.

# We have 2 characters: david (5 health)  and ella (5 health). David has a spellbook in its inventories
david uses spellbook casting time_warp(ella)
	ella shouts
end

# Output:
# 5
# 4
# 3
# 2
# 1

Un_zombify

Converts a character to a zombie.

james_brown uses spell_book casting un_zombify(zombie1)

Confuse

When a character is confused, it will output its health - 1 when shouting or whispering.

steven uses spell_book casting confuse(other_char)
other_char shouts # Will output the other_char's health - 1 e.g. other_char = (1,2), so the output will be: 0

Create_potion

Characters can change the value of a potion

char sans = (6, 1)
potion p = (5)
sans buys p from merchant

sans uses spellbook casting create_potion(p)
sans uses p
sans shouts
# Output:
# 12 (6 + 6)

Shift

Shift swaps a character's health and attack.

char Ness = (2,1)
Ness uses spellbook casting shift()
Ness shouts
# Output:
# 1