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Version: 0.0.2

First Program

This page walks through a few practical first steps in RayQuiro 0.0.2.

Smallest Program​

print("RayQuiro 0.0.2 is running");

Save it as hello.rq and run:

rqio hello.rq

Variables And Expressions​

var language = "RayQuiro";
var version = "0.0.2";

print(language + " " + version);

A Small Function​

fn sum(a, b) {
    return a + b;
}

print("7 + 5 =", sum(7, 5));

If you define main(), call it yourself:

fn main() {
    print("main() is running");
}

main();

Arrays And Loops​

var modes = ["run", "vm", "pack"];

for (var i = 0; i < len(modes); i = i + 1) {
    print("mode:", modes[i]);
}

Using Built-In System Modules​

import rayquiro.time as time;
import rayquiro.json as json;

var started = time.now_ms();
var data = json.parse("{\"name\":\"RayQuiro\",\"version\":\"0.0.2\"}");

print(data["name"]);
print(data["version"]);
print("started at", str(started));

Running Through A Project​

If your folder contains:

  • rqproject.json
  • main.rq

then inside that folder you can simply run:

rqio

That is the normal project workflow after:

rqio init my-app
cd my-app
rqio

VM Packaging​

To package a supported core script into bytecode:

rqio pack hello.rq

Run the resulting package:

rqio build/hello.rqb

Native Build​

To create a Windows executable:

rqio build hello.rq

In 0.0.2, normal build flow does not treat generated C++ as a public user artifact.

Continue with:

  1. Syntax Basics
  2. Imports and Modules
  3. System Modules