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## Introduction
MY-BASIC is a lightweight BASIC interpreter written in standard C in dual files. It's aimed to be embeddable, extendable and portable. It is a dynamic typed programming language, and supports structured syntax, implements a style of [prototype-based programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype-based_programming) (OOP), and it also implements a functional paradigm by [lambda abstraction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_function). The core is written in a C source file and an associated header file. It's easy to either use it as a standalone interpreter or embed it with existing projects in C, C++, Java, Objective-C, Swift, C#, etc. and totally customizable by adding your own scripting interfaces.
MY-BASIC is a lightweight BASIC interpreter written in standard C in dual files. It's aimed to be embeddable, extendable and portable. It is a dynamic typed programming language, reserves structured syntax, supports a style of [prototype-based programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype-based_programming) (OOP), also implements a functional paradigm by [lambda abstraction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_function). The core is written in a C source file and an associated header file. It's easy to either use it as a standalone interpreter or embed it with existing projects in C, C++, Java, Objective-C, Swift, C#, etc. and totally customizable by adding your own scripting interfaces.
## Main features
MY-BASIC offers a wide range of features including:
* Written in **pure C**, source code is portable to a dozen of platforms
* **Lightweight** (within less than 128KB footprint), fast, and configurable
* Written in standard C, source code is portable to a dozen of platforms
* Lightweight (within less than 128KB footprint), fast, and configurable
* With both retro and modern BASIC syntax
* Case-insensitive tokenization, and many other indelible BASIC flavour
* [Unicode support](https://github.com/paladin-t/my_basic/wiki/Using-Unicode)
* **[Prototype-based programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype-based_programming)**, with reflection support
* **[Lambda abstraction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_function)** enhanced functional programming
* [Prototype-based programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype-based_programming), with reflection support
* [Lambda abstraction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_function) enhanced functional programming
* Customizable referenced/non-referenced usertype
* Collection construction and manipulation functions for **`LIST`** and **`DICT`**
* Collection construction and manipulation functions for `LIST` and `DICT`
* Automatic releasing for referenced values (prototype, lambda, referenced usertype, list, dictionary, etc.) benefited from reference counting and garbage collection
* Common numeric and string functions
* Structured **sub routine** definition with the **`DEF/ENDDEF`** statements
* Structured sub routine definition with the `DEF/ENDDEF` statements
* Structured `IF/THEN/ELSEIF/ELSE/ENDIF`
* Structured `FOR/TO/STEP/NEXT`, `FOR/IN/NEXT`, `WHILE/WEND`, `DO/UNTIL`
* Reserved retro `GOTO`, `GOSUB/RETURN`
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[![BASIC8](https://github.com/paladin-t/my_basic/wiki/img/basic8_banner.png)](https://paladin-t.github.io/b8/)
Get [BASIC8](https://paladin-t.github.io/b8/) - the **fantasy computer** - on [Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/app/767240/) for game and other program development powered by MY-BASIC.
Get [BASIC8](https://paladin-t.github.io/b8/) - the **fantasy computer** powered by MY-BASIC - on [Steam](http://store.steampowered.com/app/767240/) for game and other program development in an integrated environment.
See more awesome [user creations](https://my-basic.github.io/awesome/).
See awesome [user creations](https://my-basic.github.io/awesome/).
## BASIC at a glance
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### Using standalone interpreter binary
This repository contains precompiled binaries for [Windows](output/my_basic.exe) and [macOS](output/my_basic_mac), the easiest way is to download one of them to get a playground. Or you can make a build as:
This repository contains precompiled binaries for [Windows](output/my_basic.exe) and [macOS](output/my_basic_mac), the easiest way is to download to get a direct playground. Or you can make a build by:
* Use the Visual Studio workspace `my_basic.sln` on Windows to build an executable
* Use the Xcode workspace `my_basic_mac.xcodeproj` on macOS to build an executable
* Use the `makefile` on *nix OS to build an executable
* Using the Visual Studio workspace `my_basic.sln` on Windows to build an executable
* Using the Xcode workspace `my_basic_mac.xcodeproj` on macOS to build an executable
* Using the `makefile` on *nix OS to build an executable
To compile an interpreter binary for any platform manually, follow these steps:
Follow these steps to compile an interpreter binary manually for any platform:
1. Retrieve everything under the [`core`](core) and [`shell`](shell) folders for a minimum build
2. Setup your toolchain for compiling and linking
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The standalone interpreter supports three running modes:
* Execute the binary without arguments to use the interactive mode
* Type "HELP" and hint Enter to get detail usages of it
* Pass a file to the binary to load and run that BASIC source
* Pass an argument `-e` followed with an expression to evaluate and print instantly, as a simple calculator, eg. `-e "2 * (3 + 4)"`
* Type "HELP" and hint Enter to get usages of it
* Pass a file to the binary to load and run that BASIC source code
* Pass an argument `-e` followed with an expression to evaluate and print instantly as a simple calculator, eg. `-e "2 * (3 + 4)"`
### Combining with existing projects
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A simple setup as follow:
~~~~~~~~~~c
#include "my_basic.h"
int main() {
struct mb_interpreter_t* bas = NULL;
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## [Wiki](https://github.com/paladin-t/my_basic/wiki)
The manual explains most of the fundamental topics, however it doesn't cover everything; read the [Wiki](https://github.com/paladin-t/my_basic/wiki) as supplemental instructions, such as machinism behind MY-BASIC, efficient practice, etc:
The manual explains most of the fundamental topics, however it doesn't cover everything; read the [Wiki](https://github.com/paladin-t/my_basic/wiki) as supplement instructions, such as machinism behind MY-BASIC, efficient practice, etc:
* Principles
* [Passes](https://github.com/paladin-t/my_basic/wiki/Passes)