PipeScript 0.2.8

PipeScript 0.2.8:

More Implicit Interpretation!

• Invoke-Interpreter will now JSONify non-string arguments (#896)
• Invoke-Interpreter will now call Out-Parser (#857, #858)
• Improved Interpreter exclusions
  • .ExcludePath excludes path wildcards (#875, #877)
  • .ExcludePattern excludes by pattern (#875, #876)
• Implicit Interpretation Demo (#886)
• Get-Interpreter (#747)
• New Languages Supported:
  • Crystal (#878)
  • C3 (#870)
• Export-PipeScript Improvements:
  • Conditional Build Support (#907)
  • GitHub Build Summary Support (#914)
• More Language Support:
  • More Hello Worlds (#846)
    • Template.HelloWorld.go
    • Template.HelloWorld.py
    • Template.HelloWorld.cpp
    • Template.HelloWorld.cr
  • Python Improvements:
    • Python Keywords map (#872)
    • Template.Assignment.py (#927)
    • Template.DoLoop.py (#929)
    • Template.Import.py (#913)
    • Template.UntilLoop.py (#939)
    • Template.WhileLoop.py (#936)
• New ScriptProperties
  • Language.HasPowerShellInterpreter (#904)
  • Language.HasInterpreter (#903)
  • Language.Alias(es) (#)
• Adding .Parallel option to GitHub action (defaulting to Serial) (#888)
• Fixing Alias for Aliases Compiler (thanks @HCRitter ! )

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PipeScript 0.2.7

PipeScript 0.2.7:

PipeScript can now easily define any language and you can now interpret Anything with PipeScript!

• Complete Overhaul of Languages in PipeScript!
  • Languages are now defined in open-ended psuedo-object
  • They can define an .Interpreter
  • If they do, the language can be dynamically interpreted!
  • Languages can also specify translation methods (.TranslateFromAstType)
  • More support for the PowerShell Abstract Syntax Tree and Roslyn
  • New languages supported: Docker, XSL, XSD, BrightScript, Conf, Wren, Vue, F#, GCODE
• New Commands:
  • Start-PSNode lets you run PowerShell as a microservice
  • Import/Export-JSON make JSON easier to work with
  • Import-ModuleMember lets modules flexibly self-extend
  • Out-HTML gives formatted HTML output!

... and much, much more

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PipeScript 0.2.6

PipeScript 0.2.6:

• PipeScript can now be sponsored! (please show your support) (#488)

• PipeScript now has several formalized command types (#452)

  • Aspects
    • DynamicParameters (#462)
    • ModuleExtensionType (#460)
    • ModuleExtensionPattern (#460)
    • ModuleExtensionCommand (#460)
  • Automatic Variables (Fixes #426)
    • $MySelf
    • $MyParameters
    • $MyCallstack
    • $MyCaller
    • $MyCommandAst (#434)
    • $IsPipedTo (#430)
    • $IsPipedFrom (#431)
  • PostProcessing/Optimization now applies to Functions (#432)
    • Partial functions are now a PostProcessor (#449)
  • Protocol Functions
    • Made HTTP, UDP, and JSON Schema Protocols into functions (#474)
    • Added OpenAPI Protocol (#457)

• Core Command Improvements

  • Get-PipeScript is now built with PipeScript (#463)
  • Export-PipeScript
    • Is much more transparent in GitHub Workflow (#438)
    • Now lists all files built, time to build each, transpilers used, and PipeScript factor.
    • Auto Installs simple #requires in build files (#491)
  • Update-PipeScript uses AST Based Offsets (#439)
  • New-PipeScript
    • Making Description/Synopis ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName (#453)
    • Adding -InputObject parameter.
    • Making -Parameter much more open-ended (#454)
    • Improving Reflection Support (#467)
    • Allowing -Parameter as [CommandInfo]/[CommandMetaData] (#477)
    • Supporting DefaultValue/ValidValue (Fixes #473)
    • Adding -Verb/-Noun (#468)
  • Invoke-PipeScript
    • Improving Positional Attribute Parameters (Fixes #70)
    • Clarifying 'Transpiler Not Found' Messages (#484)

• Sentence Parsing Support

  • Improving Mutliword alias support (#444)
  • Adding Clause.ParameterValues (#445)
  • Allowing N words to be skipped (#479)

• 'All' Improvements

  • Expanding Syntax for 'All' (#436)
  • Compacting generating code (#440)
  • Adding Greater Than / Less Than aliases (#446)
  • Enabling 'should' (#448)
  • 'all applications in $path' (#475)

• New Transpilers:

  • ValidValues (#451)
  • Adding WhereMethod (#465)
  • Adding ArrowOperator/ Lambdas ! (#464)

• Extended Type Improvements

  • VariableExpressionAst.GetVariableType - Enabling InvokeMemberExpression (#490)
  • CommandInfo.BlockComments - Resolving aliases (#487)
  • CommandInfo.GetHelpField - Skipping additional script blocks (Fixes #486)

• Minor Fixes:

  • Requires is now Quieter (#433)
  • Appending Unmapped Locations to Alias Namespace (Fixes #427)
  • Fixing Examples in New-PipeScript (thanks @ninmonkey !)
  • Namespaced Alias/Function - Not Transpiling if command found (#455)
  • Automatically Testing Examples (greatly expanded test coverage) (#461)
  • Templates now report errors more accurately (#489)
  • Inherit - Fixing Abstract/Dynamic Inheritance (#480)
  • Include - Allowing Including URLs (#481)
  • Partial Functions will not join their headers (#483)

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PipeScript 0.2.5

PipeScript 0.2.5:

• Added Support for Aspects (#401)
• Support for Pre/Post commands in Core Transpiler
  • Commands Named PipeScript.PreProcess / PipeScript.Analyzer will run before transpilation of a ScriptBlock
  • Commands Named PipeScript.PostProcess / PipeScript.Optimizer will run after transpilation of a ScriptBlock
• Adding PipeScript.Optimizer.ConsolidateAspects (Fixes #413)
• Conditional Keywords Fixes (Fixes #402)
• New-PipeScript: Improving Pipelining (Fixes #400)
• Update-PipeScript:
  • Tracing Events (#407)
  • Support for Insertions (#405, #406, #407)
• Template Improvements
  • Templates can now be either singleline or multiline (Fixes #398)
• New Language Support
  • Eiffel (#404)
  • PS1XML (#414)
  • SVG (#411)
  • XAML (#414)
• XML Transpilers support inline xml output (Fixes #412)
• Added initial demo file (Fixes #420)

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PipeScript 0.2.4

PipeScript 0.2.4:

• Conditional Keywords now support throw/return (#389/#388) (also, fixed #387)
• Updating action: checking for all build errors before outputting (#378)
• Command Updates
  • New-PipeScript: Fixing Typed function creation (Fixes #372)
  • Join-PipeScript: Fixing End Block Behavior (Fixes #383)
• Templating Improvements:
  • New Languages Supported:
    • DART (#394)
    • SCALA (#395)
  • Markdown Template Transpiler now has a more terse format (#393).
  • Markdown Template Transpiler now supports embedding in HTML comments or CSS/JavaScript comments (#113).
  • JSON/JavaScript Template: Converting Output to JSON if not [string] (#382)
  • CSS Template Template : now Outputting Objects as CSS rules (Fixes #332)
  • Core Template Transpiler is Faster (#392) and ForeachObject is improved (#390)
• Other Improvements
  • Include transpiler: Adding -Passthru (Fixes #385)
  • Making validation for various transpilers more careful (Fixes #381)
  • CommandNotFound behavior: Limiting recursion (Fixes #380)
  • Core Transpiler: Improving Efficiency (Fixes #379)
  • Requires allows clobbering and forces loads (Fixes #386)

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PipeScript 0.2.3

PipeScript 0.2.3:

New Features:

• Added Import-PipeScript (Fixes #366)
  • Generating 'PipeScript.Imported' event on Import (#371)
• Functions and Aliases can now be created in namespaces (#329 and #334)
  • Functions are imported as they are defined (#360)
  • Transpilers can be defined in the PipeScript.Transpiler namespace
  • You can now declare a transpiler and use it in the next line!
• Partial Functions (#369)
• Conditional Keywords (#374) ( You can now break if ($false) / continue if ($false))

Extended Type Improvements

• Vastly Extending [CommandInfo] (Making PowerShell commands much more capable)
  • Properties
    • .BlockComments (Fixes #343)
    • .Category (Fixes #344)
    • .CommandNamespace (Fixes #335)
    • .CommandMetadata (#351)
    • .Description (#346)
    • .FullyQualifiedName (#339)
    • .Examples (#348)
    • .Links (#349)
    • .Metadata (#341)
    • .Rank/Order (Fixes #345)
    • .Synopsis (#347)
    • .Separator (get/set) (#337, #338)
  • Methods
    • .CouldPipe() (#356)
    • .CouldPipeType() (#359)
    • .CouldRun (#357)
    • .GetHelpField (Fixes #342)
    • .IsParameterValid() (#358)
    • .Validate() (#355)
• Application/ExternalScriptInfo: get/set.Root (#340)
• .Namespace alias for non-Cmdlet CommandInfo (Fixes #335)

Templating Improvements

• SQL Transpiler: Allowing Multiline Comments (Fixes #367)
• Adding Arduino Template (Fixes #308)
• Allowing Markdown Transpiler to Template Text (Fixes #352)

Command Changes

• New-PipeScript
  • Aliasing -FunctionType to -Function/CommandNamespace (Fixes #372)
  • Transpiling content unless -NoTranspile is passed (Fixes #370)
  • Allowing -Parameter dictionaries to contain dictionaries (Fixes #311)
• Join-PipeScript
  • Adding -Indent (Fixes #365)
  • Improving Unnamed end block behavior (Fixes #363)
• Invoke-PipeScript:
  • Adding -OutputPath (Fixes #375)

Action Improvements

• GitHub Action Now supports -InstallModule (Fixes #353)
• Using notices instead of set-output

Minor Changes

• Allowing alias inheritance (Fixes #364)
• PipeScript.FunctionDefinition: Supporting Inline Parameters (Fixes #354)

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PipeScript 0.2.2

PipeScript 0.2.2:

• Build-PipeScript is now Export-PipeScript (aliases remain) (Fixes #312)
• Export-PipeScript: Running BuildScripts first (Fixes #316)
• Join-PipeScript
  • Ensuring end blocks remain unnamed if they can be (Fixes #317)
  • Trmming empty param blocks from end (Fixes #302)
• Update-PipeScript:
  • Adding -InsertBefore/After (Fixes #309). Improving aliasing (Fixes #310)
  • Aliasing RenameVariable to RenameParameter (Fixes #303). Improving inner docs
• requires transpiler: Caching Find-Module results (Fixes #318)
• Extending Types:
  • Adding PipeScript.Template (Fixes #315)
  • Adding 'ExtensionScript' to PipeScript.PipeScriptType (Fixes #313)
  • Greatly extending ParameterAst (Fixes #305)
  • Extending ParamBlockAst (Fixes #304)

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PipeScript 0.2.1

0.2.1:

• Adding preliminary 'define' transpiler (Fixes #299)
• Improving interactive templates (now supported for all languages) (Fixes #285)
• Fixing sequence dotting within non-statements (Fixes #298)
• Allow multiple transpiler outputs to update nearby context (Fixes #297)
• No longer expanding Regex Literals in attributes (Fixes #290)

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PipeScript 0.2

0.2:

• Massive Improvements in Templating
  • Templates can be used interactively (Fixes #285)
  • Renaming all Inline Transpilers to Template Transpilers
• Natural Parsing Improvements
  • ArrayLiterals are expanded (Fixes #291)
  • AsSentence now only allows one value into a singleton (Fixes #279)
  • Not expanding expandable strings (Fixes #286)
• Transpilers can change nearby context (Fixes #292)
• Allowing dot syntax to extend across multiple statements (Fixes #273)
• Adding requires keyword (Fixes #293)
• PipeScript modifies its own manifest (Fixes #294)

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PipeScript 0.1.9

0.1.9:

• Protocol Transpilers
  • Adding JSONSchema transpiler (Fixes #274)
  • HTTP Protocol: Only allowing HTTP Methods (Fixes #275)
• Keyword improvements:
  • all scripts in $directory (Fixes #277)
  • 'new' keyword recursively transpiles constructor arguments (Fixes #271)
• Core improvements:
  • Core Transpiler stops transpilation of an item after any output (Fixes #280)
  • [CommandAst].AsSentence now maps singleton values correctly (Fixes #279)
  • PipeScript now handles CommandNotFound, enabling interactive use (Fixes #281)

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