Introduction

A unified syntax that compiles into a number of OOP languages. Formerly known as General Language Syntax (GLS).

• 🎭 Try it at budgielang.org 🎭

• 📚 Read the docs on docs.budgielang.org 📚

Budgie is still under development. Don't expect everything to work!

Usage

Budgie can be used as a command-line app or via import/require.

CLI

To convert file.bg to file.py:

npm install budgie-cli --global

budgie --language Python file.bg

See budgie-cli.

Code

npm install budgie

import { Budgie } from "budgie";

const budgie = new Budgie("C#");

// System.Console.WriteLine("Hello world!");
budgie.convert([`print : ("Hello world!")`]);

Why?

No reason in particular!

Budgie is not intended to be a useful language or targeted to any real purpose. It's a proof-of-concept exploration for the fun of it.

Status

Budgie is just shy of 0.4.

Deliverable	Version	Description
C++ Compiler	0.1	Command-line Budgie prototype, written in C++.
TypeScript Compiler draft	0.2	Budgie compiler as a website, written in TypeScript.
TypeScript Compiler + C# Output	0.3	Budgie compiler re-written in TypeScript. Near-working C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, and TypeScript output.
Roundtripping Feature Complete	0.4	All features required for roundtripping implemented. Working C# and TypeScript output. Near-working Java, JavaScript, Python, and Ruby output. Switched to a better name.
Full Language Outputs	0.5	Working C#, Java, JavaScript, Ruby, Python, and TypeScript output.
Haxe, Powershell, Misc.	0.6	Onboard or reject those languages and other possibilities.
Language Specification Finalized	0.7	Finalized language spec & cleaned internals of code.
General Release	1.0	Public announcement, glory to everyone.

Development

If you'd like to contribute to Budgie, see Development.md.

Requires Node >=12

💖 Many thanks to @matthojo for allowing use of the budgie npm package name!