Swamp Core

Initializes the foundational "core" module for the Swamp programming language.

Overview

This crate is responsible for creating the initial swamp_modules::Module that represents the built-in core library available to all Swamp programs. It populates this module's symbol table with essential definitions required by the language and runtime.

Key Functions

• Primitive Type Aliases: Defines standard aliases like Int, Float, String, and Bool that map to the underlying primitive types (swamp_types::Type).
• Intrinsic Function Registration: Registers numerous intrinsic functions. These are functions whose implementation is provided directly by the Swamp runtime/VM (often in Rust, e.g., in swamp-core-extra) rather than being written in Swamp code. This includes functions for:
  • Integer and Float arithmetic/operations (Int.abs, Float.sqrt, etc.)
  • String manipulation (String.len, etc.)
  • Collection operations (Vec.push, Map.get, Grid.set, etc.)
• Type Generator Registration: Registers built-in type generators like Slice and SlicePair.
• Module Creation: Provides the create_module function which takes a version and returns the fully populated core Module.

Installation

This crate is primarily a dependency for the Swamp compiler or tools that need to bootstrap the core environment.

[dependencies]
swamp-core = "0.1.13"

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Copyright

Copyright (c) Peter Bjorklund. All rights reserved. https://github.com/swamp/swamp