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import {Card, CardGrid} from '@astrojs/starlight/components'; import {Icon} from '@astrojs/starlight/components'; import {discussionsLink, slackLink} from "../../links.ts"; // - text: Take the Language Tour // link: /docs/user/language-tour/
import Banner2 from '../../components/Banner2.astro'; import Button from '../../components/CalloutButton.astro'; import Papers from './Papers.astro'; import Talks from './Talks.astro'; import Podcasts from './Podcasts.astro'; import Factorial from '../../components/Factorial.astro';
<Banner2 title="Join the Hylo Community" subtitle="Connect with developers and contributors"
<Button href={slackLink} variant="dark">
<Icon name="slack" slot="icon" />
<span>Slack</span>
</Button>
<Button href={discussionsLink} variant="outline">
<Icon name="github" slot="icon" />
<span>GitHub Discussions</span>
</Button>
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Even though the compiler and standard library are still in their early stages, we can already show some advanced examples of Hylo code that you can try out on Compiler Explorer.
https://godbolt.org/z/Mzz17c5z1
/// The orientation of a 2D vector.
public type Angle: Deinitializable {
/// The value of `self` in radians.
public var radians: Float64
/// Creates an instance with its value in radians.
public memberwise init
/// Creates an instance with its value in degrees.
public init(degrees: Float64) {
&self.radians = degrees * Float64.pi() / 180.0
}
/// The value of `self` in degrees.
public property degrees: Float64 {
let { radians * 180.0 / Float64.pi() }
inout {
var d = radians * 180.0 / Float64.pi()
yield &d
&self.radians = d * Float64.pi() / 180.0
}
}
}
public fun main() {
var a = Angle(radians: .pi())
inout d = &a.degrees
precondition(d == 180.0)
&d = 0.0
precondition(a.radians == 0.0)
}
https://godbolt.org/z/cY7T5jPEc
/// A computer that must be explicitly shut down using a sink method.
type Computer {
public var ram: String
public memberwise init
public fun shutdown() sink -> Void {
print("Key received, shutting down... Memory contents was: ")
print(self.ram)
/// Sinking all parts
_ = self.ram
}
}
fun test1() {
var computer = Computer(ram: "Important data")
~~}~~ //! Cannot deinit `computer`
fun test2() {
var computer = Computer(ram: "Important data")
if random_bool() {
computer.shutdown()
}
~~}~~ //! Cannot deinit `computer` [when `if` not entered]
fun test3() {
var computer = Computer(ram: "Important data")
while random_bool() {
computer.~~shutdown()~~ //! Use of consumed object [after first iteration]
}
~~}~~ //! Cannot deinit `computer` [when `while` not entered]
fun random_bool() -> Bool {
return false // Generated using a fair dice roll % 2.
}
type A: Deinitializable {
public var witness: Int
public var x: Int
public init(x: sink Int) {
&self.x = x
&self.witness = 0
}
}
conformance A: Movable {
public fun take_value(from source: sink Self) {
set {
&self.x = source.x
&self.witness = 0
}
inout {
&self.x = source.x
&self.witness += 1
}
}
}
public fun main() {
var s = A(x: 1)
&s = A(x: 2)
&s = A(x: 2)
precondition(s.x == 2)
precondition(s.witness == 2)
}
See more examples in the compiler test suite.