libaime

This manual is for libaime, an application embeddable programming language interpreter.

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The Language: aime, in brief
Library Overview: libaime functionality
Expression Evaluator: A not so simple expression evaluator
Programming Language Interpreters: Extending application
Imperative Language Interpreter: First level AEPL
Procedural Language Interpreter: Second level AEPL
Aime Libraries: Collections of functions and more
Executive Assembler: Fast track to integration
Interface Traits: Patterns in language and libraries
Generic Constructs: Patterns used throughout this library
General Interfaces: General definitions and declarations
Secondary Interfaces: Auxiliary and support utilities
Companion Interfaces: Handy utilities and conveniences
GNU Free Documentation License: Licence for copying this manual.
Function Index: Function index
Type Index: Type index
Variable Index: Variable index
Aime Sample Index: Menu of programs and fragments in aime
Aime Function Index: Menu of aime functions
General Index: General index

--- The Detailed Node Listing ---

The aime Language

Library Overview

Expression Evaluator Reference

Expression Evaluator: A not so simple expression evaluator
Crash Introduction: Building a simple expression evaluator
Intrinsic Types: Supported types
Variables: Variables overview
Functions: Functions overview
Generalities Function Set: A libaime function set
Function Pointers: Function hinting values
Prefix Unary Operators: Prefix unary operators overview
C Prefix Unary Operators Set: A libaime prefix unary operators set
Infix Binary Operators: Infix binary operators overview
C Infix Binary Operators Set: A libaime infix binary operators set
More Of Operators: How operators work
Implicit Conversions: Function arguments implicit conversion
Expression Syntax: Not so formal description
Expression Evaluation: Dynamics of evaluation
Sequenced Expression Evaluation: Reverting control for function calls
Memory Management: Overriding the default memory manager
Printing: Printing expressions
Application Defined Types: Adding application specific types
Optimizing Expressions: Faster execution, smaller storage
Error Reporting: Printing useful debug information
Evaluator Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions

Programming Language Interpreters

Imperative Language Interpreter Reference

Procedural Language Interpreter Reference

Libraries For The Interpreted Languages

Aime Libraries: Collections of functions and more
Library Construct: libaime libraries overview
Library Construct Library Reference: A library object interface
List Library: Heterogenous sequences provision
List Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Text Library: Trivial text generation
Text Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Math Library: Mathematical functions
Math Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Output Library: Generic text output
Output Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
File Library: Simple I/O
File Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Time Library: Date and time utilities
Time Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Byte Data Library: Amorphous objects, byte arrays
Byte Data Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Process Library: System process execution
Process Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Record Library: Associative arrays provision
Record Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Decq Library: Double ended queues provision
Decq Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Object Library: Typeless interfaces
Object Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Trap Library: Error trapping provisions
Trap Library Reference: Functions, types, definitions
Sample Libraries: Library examples

The Express Executive Assembler

Aime Features

Programming Interface Elements

Definitions used throughout this library

Description of lesser interfaces

Utilities of interest in the aime application integration context

Copying This Manual

Indices