Funny Prolog

This project is a simple Prolog language interpreter, based on I.Bratko book predicates/operators set. This interpreter is written on Java, and can be used both console-oriented application and a new Script language inside Java VM (using standard javax.script package functionality).

Getting Started

Prerequisites

To use Funny Prolog interpreter, you need installed Java 1.8 version 31 and later. Goto ORACLE Java download center and download this software

Installing

Download executable jar or whole project from GitHub repository and place it to any directory you wish. Use Maven to get access to the project:

	<dependency>
		<groupId>com.github.chav1961</groupId>
		<artifactId>funnypro</artifactId>
		<version>0.0.1</version>
	<dependency>

Also add repository GitHub repository description to your pom file:

	<repositories>
	    <repository>
	        <id>funnypro-mvn-repo</id>
	        <url>https://raw.github.com/chav1961/funnypro/mvn-repo/</url>
	        <snapshots>
	            <enabled>true</enabled>
	            <updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
	        </snapshots>
	    </repository>
	</repositories>

To use this project as a standalone console application (command string mode), type :

java -jar funnypro-0.0.1.jar

To use Russian letters in the Prolog syntax, type:

java -jar funnypro-0.0.1.jar cp866

After prompt appears, type any Prolog sentences. Type "quit." to exit from the console application.

To use this project inside Java VM, include this archive in your classpath. To get access to Funny Prolog interpreter from Java VM, use code template:

    . . .
    final ScriptEngineManager factory = new ScriptEngineManager();
    final ScriptEngine engine = factory.getEngineByName("FunnyProlog");
    . . .

See Java API for javax.script package and JavaDoc of this project for more details

Built With

• Eclipse - The Eclipse IDE
• Maven - Dependency Management
• Pure Lib - My project with a set of useful classes

Authors

• Alexander Charnomyrdin - Initial work

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details

Acknowledgments

• I.Bratko as indirect inspirator of the project