Bobby Lucero
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Major additions and improvements across the Bob language ecosystem: Core Language Features: - Add comprehensive dictionary support with full CRUD operations - Implement built-in functions: keys(), values(), has() for dictionaries - Add string multiplication operator (string * number) - Enhance error reporting with detailed context and call stacks - Add ternary operator support (condition ? true_expr : false_expr) - Implement do-while loops with break/continue support - Add array increment/decrement operators (++, --) - Add cross-type comparison operators with proper type coercion - Implement toInt() function for float-to-integer conversion - Add float array index auto-truncation (like JavaScript/Lua) Code Quality & Linter Fixes: - Remove all "using namespace std;" statements (best practice) - Add proper std:: prefixes throughout codebase - Fix const correctness in helper functions - Resolve class/struct declaration mismatches - Fix sign comparison warnings in array indexing - Remove unused lambda captures in built-in functions - Fix brace initialization warnings in parser Documentation & Tooling: - Significantly expand BOB_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md with new features - Update VS Code extension with enhanced syntax highlighting - Add comprehensive code snippets for new language features - Update version information and package metadata Test Suite: - Add extensive dictionary functionality tests - Add tests for new operators and built-in functions - Add comprehensive copy behavior tests (by value vs by reference) - Add performance and edge case testing Architecture Improvements: - Enhance Value system with proper move semantics - Improve memory management with shared_ptr for complex types - Add trampoline-based tail call optimization - Implement proper error context propagation This represents a major milestone in Bob language development with production-ready dictionary support, comprehensive testing, and significantly improved code quality.
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Bob Language Extension v0.4.0
What's New
✨ New Features Added
Dictionary Support
- Dictionary literals:
{"key": "value", "number": 42} - Dictionary indexing:
dict{"key"}(returnsnonefor missing keys) - Dictionary assignment:
dict{"key"} = value - Nested dictionaries:
{"user": {"name": "Bob", "age": 30}} - Mixed type values: Any type can be stored as dictionary values
Dictionary Built-in Functions
keys(dict)- Returns array of all keysvalues(dict)- Returns array of all valueshas(dict, key)- Returns boolean if key exists
Dictionary Code Snippets
dict- Create dictionary literaldictaccess- Access dictionary valuedictassign- Assign to dictionary keykeys,values,has- Built-in function snippets
🎨 Syntax Highlighting Improvements
- Dictionary literal syntax highlighting
- Dictionary indexing syntax support
- Built-in function highlighting for
keys,values,has
📝 Documentation Updates
- Complete dictionary documentation with examples
- Dictionary built-in functions documentation
- Updated language reference with dictionary section
- Array and dictionary built-in functions documentation
Previous Version (v0.3.0)
✨ New Features Added
Enhanced Array Support
- Auto-truncating float indices:
array[3.14]→array[3](like JavaScript/Lua) - Increment/decrement on array elements:
array[0]++,++array[1] - Improved array operations: Better error handling and bounds checking
New Built-in Functions
toInt()- convert floats to integers (truncates decimals)- Enhanced error reporting for all built-in functions
Increment/Decrement Operators
- Prefix increment:
++x - Postfix increment:
x++ - Prefix decrement:
--x - Postfix decrement:
x-- - Works on variables and array elements
Cross-Type Comparisons
- Equality operators (
==,!=) work with any types - Comparison operators (
>,<,>=,<=) only work with numbers - Clear error messages for type mismatches
Compound Assignment Operators
- Enhanced error reporting with correct operator names
- Consistent behavior across all compound operators
- Better type checking before operations
New Code Snippets
toint- Convert float to integercompound- Compound assignment operatorsinc- Increment variabledec- Decrement variablearrayinc- Increment array elementarraydec- Decrement array elementcrosscomp- Cross-type comparisonfloatindex- Array access with float index
🎨 Syntax Highlighting Improvements
- Support for
toInt()built-in function - Enhanced operator recognition for increment/decrement
- Better array indexing syntax support
📝 Documentation Updates
- Comprehensive array documentation with auto-truncation examples
- New built-in function documentation (
toInt, enhanced error reporting) - Cross-type comparison behavior documentation
- Increment/decrement operator documentation
- Compound assignment operator documentation
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed array printing - arrays no longer show as "unknown"
- Enhanced error reporting - all errors now use the error reporter system
- Improved type checking - better error messages for type mismatches
- Memory management - better cleanup of unused functions and arrays
Installation
To create the VSIX package:
- Install Node.js and npm
- Run
npm install -g vsce - Run
./package-vsix.sh
The extension will be packaged as bob-language-0.4.0.vsix
Compatibility
- VS Code 1.60.0+
- Cursor (VS Code compatible)
- All platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux)