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Paradigm(s) | Imperative |
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Designed by | User:Enoua5 |
Appeared in | 2016 |
Memory system | Stack based |
Computational class | Turing complete |
Major implementations | Javascript |
File extension(s) | .claw |
Introduction
In this language you control a claw in the byte factory, moving 1's and 0's around. Here is a map of the factory on program start:
| | / \ \ / [1] | _____________ | _____________ | _____________ | X | [:=:] | [ ] | !!!!!!!! | &&& production |storage space 1|storage space 2|storage space 3| garbage | shipping | supply | Invertor | and
The claw starts off over the leftmost room: production, where bits come in on a conveyer belt.
Rooms
Here is the list of rooms, and how each behaves:
Production
This room will constantly be producing new bits, either 1s or 0s. When the factory starts, the production room will be producing 1s. These bits can be picked up by the claw and moved to where they need to go. If the claw places a bit in the production room, the room will switch to producing bits of that type. (i.e. if the claw places a 0, the room will start making 0s until the claw places a 1, and vice versa)
Storage spaces 1-3
These storage spaces start off empty. The storages can each hold one stack of bits. When a bit is picked up from storage, the one on top of all the rest is the one that is grabbed. When a bit is dropped off at storage, it is placed on top of the stack.
Garbage
When a bit is placed in this room, it is destroyed, and cannot be recovered.
Shipping
This is where bits are loaded up to be sent to the program's output. When the factory is given a command to ship out, the bits in shipping will be grouped together into bytes of eight. These bytes are then each converted to 8-bit characters, and shipped as text. The message in binary is read from the bottom of the stack to the top. (i.e. if a bit is at the bottom of the stack, it will be the first bit of the first character) Placing and taking from this room is the same as in the storage rooms, but data stored here will be lost if the factory ships out.
Supply
The factory can ask for input from the user. The input is received as text, and turned into the Ascii binary for processing. When a shipment is received, everything in this room is moved to the garbage room to make space. The input binary is then placed here, with the message being bottom to top (opposite of shipping room) (i.e. if a bit is at the top of the stack, it will be the first bit of the first character) Placing and taking from this room is the same as in the storage rooms, but data stored here will be lost if the factory receives a shipment.
Inverter
This is one of the mighty machines in the factory. When a bit is placed in this room, it is changed into the opposite type of bit. After a bit is dropped off here, the new inverted bit can be picked up. WARNING: if there is a bit in the inverter, ready to be picked up, it will be destroyed if another one is put into the machine.
And
This is the factory's other machine. Bits can be picked up and set down on this machine, much like in the memory rooms. However, if two bits are in this room at the same time the machine will turn on. When the machine turns on, it will check what kind of bits are in the room. If both bits are a zero, it will destroy one of them, leaving a 0. If one bit is 0 and one is a 1, it will destroy the one, leaving a 0. If both bits are 1's, it will destroy one of them, leaving a 1.
Basic Commands
The claw has very basic functions, as follows:
BOOT
the factory will turn on and the claw will begin running all commands that come after BOOT in order. the boot command must be on its own line. NOTE: the current compiler doesn't require this, but future implementations may.
<
it will move left one room. if the claw is in the leftmost room (Production), it will not move.
>
it will move right one room. if the claw is in the rightmost room (And), it will not move.
v
it will pick up a bit from the top of the room if it is not holding one or drop its bit off onto the top of the room if it is holding one.
^
it will copy the bit type of the bit it is holding to its one bit of RAM. if it is not holding a bit, it will invert its RAM. Its RAM is set to 0 on boot-up.
O
it will ship the contents of the shipping room.
I
it will ask for a shipment.
Higher Level Commands
The claw has four higher level commands: loop, eloop,and DEF, and q
DEF_
def is run before the BOOT command, and defines a function. it is used by putting on its own line: DEF_ followed by the name of the function. (a function name cannot start with "q", "I", or "O") On the following lines, goes the functions code, which is run when the function is called. The end of the function comes when it finds the following keyword on its own line: END
q
If the claw finds this in a function, then the function will quit out, and the claw will go back to running its main code, even if the claw is running a loop
loop
If the claw's RAM is storing a 1, it will loop the code in the following {} brackets until the RAM is storing a 0 at the end of the brackets.
eloop
If this command follows the close of a loop, then the code inside the following {} brackets will be looped until the RAM is storing a 1 at the end of the brackets.
Extra Notes
To run a function, put the name of the function on its own line.
Anything between a / and the end of a line is a comment, and will be ignored.
Factory ignores spaces and tabs.
Example Programs
Example one: Hello, world!
/Hello, world! BOOT v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>>>vv<<v<<<<< v>>>>>v<<<<< O
Example two: Cat program
/IO program DEF_checkHeld ^ loop { ^ loop { /holding 1 q } eloop { /not holding q } } eloop { ^ loop { /not holding ^q } eloop { /holding 0 v^vq } } END BOOT I>>>>>>v checkHeld loop { <v>v checkHeld } O