Zinc

[Vexorian]

it will look something like this:

library moo:
    requires:
        TimerUtils
        OtherLib

    const:
        integer SPELL_ID = 'A000'
    function spellIdMatch() -> boolean:
        return SPELL_ID == GetSpellAbilityId()

    function doKill() :
        if false :
            BJDebugMsg("false??")
        elseif true :
            KillUnit(GetSpellTargetUnit() )

    function onInit() :
        var:
            trigger t
        TriggerRegisterAnyUnitEvent(t,EVENT_PLAYER_UNIT_SPELL_EFFECT )
        TriggerAddCondition(t, function spellIdMatch )
        TriggerAddAction(t, function doKill )

I think of it as a foil to Zinc.

 

[Trollvottel]

yay, Python rocks =).

Happy to see Boa looks like it ^^

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

We have to be tri-lingual to help people in JASS.
Perfect.

 

[TriggerHappy]

Three new Jass preprocessors in 1 year...

 

[Lyerae]

We have to be tri-lingual to help people in JASS.
Perfect.

Oh fun... /sarcasm

I'm probably not going to bother with Zinc. I really don't see how it's more useful/better than vJASS.

 

[Vexorian]

We have to be tri-lingual to help people in JASS.
Perfect.

No, you don't.

But if that was true, it would only do you good.

 

[kingkingyyk3]

Boa removed the ";" in functions called. hehe

 

[Tyrande_ma3x]

What is "Boa"? :nuts:

 

[Uberplayer]

Boa outputs algorithms .

Boa is unreadable in my eyes. I like to "end" stuff with something visible.

    function doKill() :
        if false :
            BJDebugMsg("false??")
        elseif true :
            KillUnit(GetSpellTargetUnit() )

For example this looks nothing but a big ass syntax error in my eyes.

 

[Romek]

I agree with Berp.
I much rather the {} syntax to the :.

 

[Trollvottel]

it would be so great to have python's list and loop syntax =).

blablah = [1,5,7,8,2,5,4,2,10]

for i in blablah:
   BJDebugMsg(I2S(i))

etc...

but i think that wont be done, will it?


Edit:

Question:

Can you implement multi-line ifs for vJass? Its helpful, since sometimes my if-blocks are too long to read them ^^.
like

if BLAHBLAHA == true and
    Blablabl == false and
    asdfjkhalk == Blablabl and
    olololol == true or
    hehehehe == true then
         // DO SOME ACTIONS
endif

 

[Romek]

if ConditionA() and /*
   */ ConditionB() and /*
   */ ConditionC() then
endif

 

[Vexorian]

but i think that wont be done, will it?

Not really.

Perhaps a for each syntax would happen, but python-like lists not really.

I much rather the {} syntax to the :

that's pretty much the point of it.

identation-based code requires you to use a good editor with code folding and suddenly code becomes readable... Then you can actually get used to it.

if (true)
    BJDebugMsg();
else if (false)
    BJDebugMsg();

I like to "end" stuff with something visible.

The change in identation is visible.

 

[Jesus4Lyf]

I hate semi-colons.
>.<
Only thing I have against Zinc at this moment.
It's actually one of the reasons I like JASS so much.