PokeLang

An esoteric programming language where programs are represented as a Pokemon battle.

http://daniellowtw.github.io/pokelang for demo

General Overview

• PokeLang consists of a series turns in a Pokemon battle.
• Moves correspond to an operation or object.
• The moves are then transcribed into a stack-oriented language called PokeStack.
• The PokeStack program is then run using a PokeStack interpreter.

Example Translation

Go! SQUIRTLE!
Foe GARY sends out BULBASAUR!

// Turn 1
Foe GARY calls back BULBASAUR!
Foe GARY sends out BULBASAUR!           // Pass turn with no action
SQUIRTLE uses TACKLE!                   // 1

// Turn 2
Foe GARY calls back BULBASAUR!
Foe GARY sends out BULBASAUR!           
SQUIRTLE uses TACKLE!                   // 1

// Turn 3
SQUIRTLE! That's enough! Come back!
Go! CHARMANDER!                         
Foe GARY calls back BULBASAUR!
Foe GARY sends out BULBASAUR!           

// Turn 4
CHARMANDER uses EMBER!                 // +
IT's SUPER EFFECTIVE!

// end

The above program is ( 1 1 + ), which simply adds 1 and 1, resulting in 2.

Sample move list for arithmetic operations

Instruction	Move	Type	Pre	Post	Description
+	EMBER	op	( #a #b )	( #a+#b )	addition
-	WATERGUN	op	( #a #b )	( #a-#b )	subtraction
*	FLAMETHROWER	op	( num 1 num 2 )	( #a*#b )	multiplication
/	HYDROPUMP	op	( #a #b )	( #a/#b )	integer division

View complete move list

View detailed documentation

Usage

npm install . -g

pokelang <file>

Web Compiler

bower install and start a webserver in the public folder.

Running tests

Create tests files in tests/test_files and run npm tests