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diff --git a/lua/chupacabra/refcard.md b/lua/chupacabra/refcard.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ff805ff --- /dev/null +++ b/lua/chupacabra/refcard.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +# Chupacabra Quick Reference Card + +Chupacabra is a stack-based programming language/calculator implemented in lua. It works a lot like any other forth, save for 2 big differences: + +1. you cannot define new words +2. you can put entire arrays on to the stack + +## Basic Usage +- **Numbers**: You can push numbers onto the stack. For example, `1` pushes the number 1 onto the stack. +- **Arrays**: You can push arrays onto the stack. For example, `[1 2 3 4]` pushes the array {1, 2, 3, 4} onto the stack. +- **`.`**: The `.` operator pops the top element from the stack and discards it. + +## Array-first keywords +- **`@`**: the `@` keyword allows you to grab a specific value from an array by index, e.g. `[10 20 30] 2 @` would return the value `20`. +- **`@+`**: The `@+` keyword adds the top two elements on the stack. It supports addition between two numbers, a number and an array, or two arrays. +- **`@-`**: The `@-` keyword subtracts the second topmost element on the stack from the topmost element. It supports subtraction between two numbers, a number and an array, or two arrays. +- **`@*`**: The `@*` keyword multiplies the top two elements on the stack. It supports multiplication between two numbers, a number and an array, or two arrays. +- **`@/`**: The `@/` keyword divides the topmost element on the stack by the second topmost element. It supports division between two numbers, a number and an array, or two arrays. + +## Test cases +You can create test cases using the `tc` function from lua. The `tc` function takes an input string and an expected output, runs the input string through the Chupacabra interpreter, and checks if the output matches the expected output. + +For example, `tc("[1 1 1] [2 3 4] @+", {3, 4, 5})` tests that adding the arrays {1, 1, 1} and {2, 3, 4} results in the array {3, 4, 5}. + +There is also a totally shit repl. I'll make that better, soon...maybe. \ No newline at end of file |