README.md

😉 Simple, 💾 High & Low Level, 👨‍💻 PPL

Melon is a simple, both high and low level, procedural programming language (PPL) with a interpreter

Melon extensions for vscode

use these to have a better environment while coding in Melon

Console

Click to expand console commands

Commands	Info	Syntax
>	move the cursor right by 1	>
<	move the cursor left by 1	<
+	add the Address that is selected in cursor	+
-	subtract the Address that is selected in cursor	-
;	print the Array in the screen	;
compile	compile the arrays/addresses into a executable file	compile
compile-script	compile the melon language file to melon language executable	compile-script
clear	clears the screen	clear
reset	resets all address	reset
run	runs the script	run
cta	prints the addresses in text format	cta
write	writes a custom value into address	write \n
copy	copy the address to the cursor position	copy \n
if	(UNFINISHED) check if the address is <your_value> or not
calc	do math	calc \n
var	save a variable	var \n <var_name>
change-var	change variable value	change-var \n <var_name>
delete-var	Remove a variable	delete-var \n <val_name>
delete-all-vars	Remove All variables	delete-all-vars
lock-var	lock a variable	lock-var \n <name_>
importl	Import build in libraries	importl \n <library_name>
load-pkg	loads a package	load-pkg \n <name_>
gen-pkg	generates a package with main.mlf	gen-pkg
fetch-pkg	downloads a pkg from Citrullus Server	fetch-pkg \n <name_>
time	shows time it even has like time.month to show current month or time.day or time.week etc	time
quit/exit	closes melon	quit (OR) exit

Graphics

Commands	Info	Syntax
println	prints a text then goes to a new line	println \n "<text>"
printf	prints a text	printf \n "<text>"
colour	changes console colour	colour \n <fg>,<bg>
set-cursor-pos	sets cursor pos	set-cursor-pos \n <x>,<y>

Script

Click to expand scripting commands

Commands	Info	Syntax
function	creates a new function	function \n end for calling: ~()
>	move the cursor right by 1	>
<	move the cursor left by 1	<
+	add the Address that is selected in cursor	+
-	subtract the Address that is selected in cursor	-
;	print the Array in the screen	;
clear	clears the screen	clear
reset	resets all address	reset
write	writes a custom value into address
jump	jumps to a line number
copy	copy the address to a specific place
if	check if the address is <your_value> or not
calc	do math
write-var	write a saved variable to a address that is selected by cursor position
convert	text to address array
goto	goto start to loop infinitly or goto end to end the script much like return in C#
sleep	A thread based timer (Milliseconds)
importf	Import other .mlf to your main.mlf
importl	imports any built-in library
for	for loops	for i=1; i-10; i=+1 \n fo-end
quit	quit the console with a error code

Graphics

Commands	Info
println	prints a text then goes to a new line
printf	prints a text

⏳ Melon's Compiler

Melon's compiler is known as neogenic-x or melonnx, which is fast

📦 Package System

Now melon has it's own package system called as Citrullus API, you can create your own packages too. Learn more at Package System Wiki

💻 Setup

Arguments:

Arguments	Comments
--output-path	The output path of the compiled binary
--output-format	The format of the compiled binary, currently supported are bin, hex, mle
--output-name	The name of the compiled output
--program-path	the path for your main.mlf
--logging	Enable Logging
--splash-text	Enable splash text
--updates	Enable Update check
--clear-logs	Clears logs when typing quit or exit
--run	Runs a script without opening Melon
--compile	Compiles a script without opening Melon
--new-project	Created a new project for melon
--help	Display this help screen.
--version	Display version information.

You can use #this# to get the current directory (only for output path, program path and new project) eg. --output-path #this#

💽 Hardware

OS	Version	Hardware	x64	x86	ARM	ARM64
🚪 Windows	Vista to 11	Above 30 MB Memory	✅	✅	✅	✅
🐧 Linux	Any Distribution	Above 30 MB Memory	✅	❌	✅	✅
🍎 OSX	10.12 or above	Above 30 MB Memory	✅	❌	✅	✅

x64 and x86 requires C# Runtime, arm and arm64 doesn't need C# Runtime