Translator into AutoIt

[TypeIt]

I'm writing a translator that translates another program written in something similar to AutoIt into AutoIt. That translator performs a static type check, then removes the type annotations and rewrites expressions and statements that AutoIt does not allow (currently only array literals and names) into something that the AutoIt interpreter will accept.

Example:

Func Fibonacci (n as number)
    Return n == 0 ? 1 : n * Fibonacci (n - 1)
EndFunc
Fibonacci (["array", "of", "strings"]) ; type error

becomes

Func Fibonacci ($n)
    Return $n == 0 ? 1 : $n * Fibonacci ($n - 1)
EndFunc
Local $temp1 = ["array", "of", "strings"]
Fibonacci ($temp1)

I'm planning to include function overloading and static overload resolution, and maybe a runtime type check for the arguments based on the specified or inferred parameter types. Do you have any other ideas?

[jvanegmond]

Yes, run Tidy on the output.

[jaberwacky]

What is this mystery language that is something similar to AutoIt?

[TypeIt]

Yes, run Tidy on the output.

I'm doing that implicitly.

 

What is this mystery language that is something similar to AutoIt?

I'm not sure what you would like to know.

Does "in development" count?

[jvanegmond]

Not according to the output in the OP. That's the point I am making.

[TypeIt]

Not according to the output in the OP. That's the point I am making.

I don't agree with every default of Tidy. The lexer removes whitespace; I'm doing my best to make the output readable.

The lexer also removes comments. Before adding new comments I'd like to preserve existing comments.

But adding a comment containing the name of the function should be easy. I added an option.

[jaberwacky]

I'm doing that implicitly.

 

I'm not sure what you would like to know.

Does "in development" count?

Oh cool, it's your own language.