HTVM is a tool for creating and deploying new programming languages quickly. You define your language’s rules and syntax in a simple text file, and HTVM takes care of the rest. It generates the code needed for your language. HTVM supports transpiling to JavaScript, Python, and C++, making it easy to test and use your new language in different environments.

HTVM lets you create and deploy new programming languages efficiently. To configure your language:

1. Syntax Configuration: Use the website here or Adjust the syntax in HT-instructions.txt. Each line in this file corresponds to the same line in instruction documentation.txt, so line 10 in instruction documentation.txt matches line 10 in HT-instructions.txt.

2. Code Writing: Write your language code in main.ht.

3. Execution: Use HTVM.exe or compile the C++ code to generate the output. Choose the target language by specifying cpp, py, or js on the first line of HT-instructions.txt.

4. Built-in Functions: Define built-in functions at the bottom of HT-instructions.txt by duplicating the relevant section.

5. IDE Integration: Compile IDE-generator.cpp to produce IDE-generator. You can then run it with HT-instructions.txt to generate IDE.html, which includes an IDE with syntax highlighting and code completion features.

In the IDE.html your code will always be saved in local storage, so if you reload the page, your code will still be there.

• Use Ctrl+Shift+Alt+F to format code. WARNING: Once you press it, there is no going back. You better know what you are doing.
• Use Ctrl+Alt+Shift+V to toggle Vim mode on and off. Changes will not be saved

Usage: HTVM <yourCodeFileName.yourExtension> <HT-instructions.txt> [optional LangToTranspileTo]

Options:
  <yourCodeFileName.yourExtension>  The source code file to transpile.
  <HT-instructions.txt>              The instructions file for transpilation.
  [LangToTranspileTo]                Optional: Specify the target language (cpp, py, js).

Example:
  HTVM main.ht HT-instructions.txt cpp

To run the transpiler, use the following command:

HTVM main.ht HT-instructions.txt

You need at least 2 parameters:

• yourCodeFileName.yourExtension
• HT-instructions.txt

You can also optionally specify the target language for transpilation.

Instead of relying on the instruction file for the target language, you can specify one of the following languages:

• cpp (C++)
• py (Python)
• js (JavaScript)

Example:

HTVM main.ht HT-instructions.txt cpp

First, compile HTVM.cpp and run it with the same arguments:

g++ HTVM.cpp -o HTVM
./HTVM main.ht HT-instructions.txt

You can also include the optional parameter:

./HTVM main.ht HT-instructions.txt cpp

Compile IDE-generator.cpp to produce IDE-generator and run:

./IDE-generator HT-instructions.txt

This will generate IDE.html, providing an IDE with features like syntax highlighting, code completion, and formatting options.