Author Topic: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/  (Read 4205 times)

Ed Davis

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New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/

It is pretty cool.  Lots of examples at their website (above).  For instance, here is our old friend the mandelbrot:

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floatvars
for y% range 300
  cy = (y% - 150) / 120
  for x% range 300
    cx = (x% - 220) / 120
    n% = 0
    x = 0
    y = 0
    while x * x + y * y < 4 and n% < 128
      h = x * x - y * y + cx
      y = 2 * x * y + cy
      x = h
      n% += 1
    .
    if n% = 128
      color_red 0
    else
      color_red n% / 16
    .
    move x% / 3 y% / 3
    rect 0.4 0.4
  .
.

It is pretty fun to play with!

B+

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2019, 12:44:10 PM »
Interesting, Python like and min. punctuation, reminds me of BestOf's stuff (who started calling himself "easylang").

Ed Davis

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2019, 01:28:39 PM »
Interesting, Python like and min. punctuation, reminds me of BestOf's stuff (who started calling himself "easylang").

Not to be argumentative - well, but I guess I am :-) - I don't really see much Python in it.
Python uses indentation for syntax, this uses ".".   Python has lists and hashes, this does not.

This reminds me more of BASIC, what with the integer% and float# stuff.

And functions and subs look at least a little like BASIC:

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# compute the greatest common divisor
#
func gcd a b . res .
  while b <> 0
    h = b
    b = a mod b
    a = h
  .
  res = a
.
call gcd 120 35 r
print r

I really don't like the "." syntax - much prefer the "end" style stuff, or even C's {}.

And it also has the infamous Fern, so it must be BASIC :-)

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floatvars
color 060
for i% range 200000
  r = randomf
  if r < 0.01
    nx = 0
    ny = 0.16 * y
  elif r < 0.08
    nx = 0.2 * x - 0.26 * y
    ny = 0.23 * x + 0.22 * y + 1.6
  elif r < 0.15
    nx = -0.15 * x + 0.28 * y
    ny = 0.26 * x + 0.24 * y + 0.44
  else
    nx = 0.85 * x + 0.04 * y
    ny = -0.04 * x + 0.85 * y + 1.6
  .
  x = nx
  y = ny
  move 50 + x * 15 100 - y * 10
  rect 0.3 0.3
.

Aurel

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2019, 02:33:52 PM »
he he
it is freaking BASIC...
...sooooo is not dead  ;D

B+

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2019, 08:27:12 PM »
Interesting, Python like and min. punctuation, reminds me of BestOf's stuff (who started calling himself "easylang").

Not to be argumentative - well, but I guess I am :-) - I don't really see much Python in it.
Python uses indentation for syntax, this uses ".".   Python has lists and hashes, this does not.

This reminds me more of BASIC, what with the integer% and float# stuff.

And functions and subs look at least a little like BASIC:

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# compute the greatest common divisor
#
func gcd a b . res .
  while b <> 0
    h = b
    b = a mod b
    a = h
  .
  res = a
.
call gcd 120 35 r
print r

I really don't like the "." syntax - much prefer the "end" style stuff, or even C's {}.

And it also has the infamous Fern, so it must be BASIC :-)

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floatvars
color 060
for i% range 200000
  r = randomf
  if r < 0.01
    nx = 0
    ny = 0.16 * y
  elif r < 0.08
    nx = 0.2 * x - 0.26 * y
    ny = 0.23 * x + 0.22 * y + 1.6
  elif r < 0.15
    nx = -0.15 * x + 0.28 * y
    ny = 0.26 * x + 0.24 * y + 0.44
  else
    nx = 0.85 * x + 0.04 * y
    ny = -0.04 * x + 0.85 * y + 1.6
  .
  x = nx
  y = ny
  move 50 + x * 15 100 - y * 10
  rect 0.3 0.3
.

My opinion based on superficial look of one code sample, ha! the dots are like nothing... It does have a number of simple examples. I wonder about doing something more complex, say with image manipulation or alpha coloring.

BTW the elif and func are just like SmallBASIC.
« Last Edit: June 05, 2019, 08:29:22 PM by B+ »

Ed Davis

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #5 on: June 06, 2019, 04:54:49 AM »
It does have a number of simple examples. I wonder about doing something more complex, say with image manipulation or alpha coloring.

How about this one? https://easylang.online/samples/analog-clock.html
And then click on "Edit with EasyLang" to see the code. 

See here for other samples:  https://easylang.online/samples/

Being the ignorant old console oriented guy I am, I have no idea what alpha coloring is :)

B+

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2019, 12:51:16 PM »
Alpha is adding transparency to color.

Are all variables global? Range start at 1 or 0?

Where is decent Help for complete list and description of keywords?

3 digit color is something I worked up myself some time ago: 1000 permutations from R,G,B 0 to 9.
« Last Edit: June 06, 2019, 01:06:14 PM by B+ »

Ed Davis

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2019, 01:46:33 PM »
3 digit color is something I worked up myself some time ago: 1000 permutations from R,G,B 0 to 9.

This sounds very interesting! I'd really like to see this if you don't mind sharing it.

Are all variables global?

Good question.  I'm not really sure.   I found this:

Subroutines are defined with subr and called with call. Global variables are used for parameters and return values.

Functions are defined with func and called with call. Value and reference parameters are specified after the function name. Variables that occur for the first time within a function are local to that function.

Still not 100% clear to me.

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# greatest common divisor with a function
#
func gcd a b . res .
  while b <> 0
    h = b
    b = a mod b
    a = h
  .
  res = a
.
call gcd 120 35 r
print r

Range start at 1 or 0?

I found this:

The field elements can be accessed using square brackets and a position specification, also called index. The first element is at position 0. len returns the number of elements in the array.


Definitely in need of additional reference material. 

Where is decent Help for complete list and description of keywords?

Missing in action, it seems!  Hopefully the author will add it soon!

Alpha is adding transparency to color.

In terms of the Windows API, is that this guy?

SetLayeredWindowAttributes function

Sets the opacity and transparency color key of a layered window.

Syntax

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BOOL SetLayeredWindowAttributes(
  HWND     hwnd,
  COLORREF crKey,
  BYTE     bAlpha,
  DWORD    dwFlags
);
Parameters

hwnd - Type: HWND

A handle to the layered window. A layered window is created by specifying WS_EX_LAYERED when creating the window with the CreateWindowEx function or by setting WS_EX_LAYERED via SetWindowLong after the window has been created.

crKey - Type: COLORREF

A COLORREF structure that specifies the transparency color key to be used when composing the layered window. All pixels painted by the window in this color will be transparent. To generate a COLORREF, use the RGB macro.

bAlpha - Type: BYTE

Alpha value used to describe the opacity of the layered window. Similar to the SourceConstantAlpha member of the BLENDFUNCTION structure. When bAlpha is 0, the window is completely transparent. When bAlpha is 255, the window is opaque.

dwFlags - Type: DWORD

An action to be taken. This parameter can be one or more of the following values.
Value    Meaning

LWA_ALPHA
0x00000002

   Use bAlpha to determine the opacity of the layered window.

LWA_COLORKEY
0x00000001

   Use crKey as the transparency color.

B+

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2019, 03:48:22 PM »
Quote
Quote from: B+ on Today at 14:51:16
3 digit color is something I worked up myself some time ago: 1000 permutations from R,G,B 0 to 9.

This sounds very interesting! I'd really like to see this if you don't mind sharing it.

If you don't mind QB64 code ;)
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_TITLE "3 digit Colour System demo" 'B+ 2019-06-06

'everything without Type Suffix will be Single

'setup a graphics screen
CONST xmaxScreen = 800 '<<< constants don't have to be typed
CONST ymaxScreen = 600
SCREEN _NEWIMAGE(xmaxScreen, ymaxScreen, 32) '<<< 32 means to use highest graphics RGBA color system
_SCREENMOVE 300, 100 'put screen approx in middle of display for 1280X760 laptop

colour 950
S$ = "Here is Orange: colour 950"
FOR i = 1 TO 10
    LINE (RND * xmaxScreen * .4, RND * ymaxScreen)-STEP(80, 60), _DEFAULTCOLOR, BF
NEXT
LOCATE 20, 20: PRINT S$

colour 707
S$ = "And here is Purple: colour 707"
FOR i = 1 TO 10
    LINE (RND * xmaxScreen * .5 + .5 * xmaxScreen, RND * ymaxScreen)-STEP(80, 60), _DEFAULTCOLOR, BF
NEXT
LOCATE 20, 60: PRINT S$
SLEEP


'set COLOR foreground for drawing or printing text FROM up to 3 digit integer parameter
SUB colour (n AS INTEGER) 'can't use COLOR as is keyword
    s3$ = RIGHT$("000" + LTRIM$(STR$(n)), 3)
    r = VAL(MID$(s3$, 1, 1)): IF r THEN r = 28 * r + 3
    g = VAL(MID$(s3$, 2, 1)): IF g THEN g = 28 * g + 3
    b = VAL(MID$(s3$, 3, 1)): IF b THEN b = 28 * b + 3
    COLOR _RGB32(r, g, b)
END SUB

' 2019-06-06 I will build an rgb sub off a mod of this because I can't find the SmallBASIC code or maybe SdlBasic code
FUNCTION rgba~& (n) ' New (even less typing!) New Color System 1000 colors with up to 3 digits
    s4$ = RIGHT$("0000" + LTRIM$(STR$(n)), 4)
    r = VAL(MID$(s4$, 1, 1)): IF r THEN r = 28 * r + 3
    g = VAL(MID$(s4$, 2, 1)): IF g THEN g = 28 * g + 3
    b = VAL(MID$(s4$, 3, 1)): IF b THEN b = 28 * b + 3
    a = VAL(MID$(s4$, 4, 1)): IF a THEN a = 28 * a + 3
    rgba~& = _RGBA32(r, g, b, a)
END SUB

With QB64 I have since moved on to using &HFFFF8C00 for Orange 950 and &HFF840084 for Purple 707:
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_TITLE "3 digit Colour System demo" 'B+ 2019-06-06

'everything without Type Suffix will be Single

'setup a graphics screen
CONST xmaxScreen = 800 '<<< constants don't have to be typed
CONST ymaxScreen = 600
SCREEN _NEWIMAGE(xmaxScreen, ymaxScreen, 32) '<<< 32 means to use highest graphics RGBA color system
_SCREENMOVE 300, 100 'put screen approx in middle of display for 1280X760 laptop

'colour 950
COLOR &HFFFF8C00
S$ = "Here is Orange: COLOR &HFFFF8C00"
FOR i = 1 TO 10
    LINE (RND * xmaxScreen * .4, RND * ymaxScreen)-STEP(80, 60), _DEFAULTCOLOR, BF
NEXT
LOCATE 20, 20: PRINT S$

'colour 707
COLOR &HFFD400D4
S$ = "And here is Purple: COLOR &HFFD400D4"
FOR i = 1 TO 10
    LINE (RND * xmaxScreen * .5 + .5 * xmaxScreen, RND * ymaxScreen)-STEP(80, 60), _DEFAULTCOLOR, BF
NEXT
LOCATE 20, 60: PRINT S$
SLEEP


'set COLOR foreground for drawing or printing text FROM up to 3 digit integer parameter
SUB colour (n AS INTEGER) 'can't use COLOR as is keyword
    s3$ = RIGHT$("000" + LTRIM$(STR$(n)), 3)
    r = VAL(MID$(s3$, 1, 1)): IF r THEN r = 28 * r + 3
    g = VAL(MID$(s3$, 2, 1)): IF g THEN g = 28 * g + 3
    b = VAL(MID$(s3$, 3, 1)): IF b THEN b = 28 * b + 3
    COLOR _RGB32(r, g, b)
END SUB

' 2019-06-06 I will build an rgb sub off a mod of this because I can't find the SmallBASIC code or maybe SdlBasic code
FUNCTION rgba~& (n) ' New (even less typing!) New Color System 1000 colors with up to 3 digits
    s4$ = RIGHT$("0000" + LTRIM$(STR$(n)), 4)
    r = VAL(MID$(s4$, 1, 1)): IF r THEN r = 28 * r + 3
    g = VAL(MID$(s4$, 2, 1)): IF g THEN g = 28 * g + 3
    b = VAL(MID$(s4$, 3, 1)): IF b THEN b = 28 * b + 3
    a = VAL(MID$(s4$, 4, 1)): IF a THEN a = 28 * a + 3
    rgba~& = _RGBA32(r, g, b, a)
END SUB


« Last Edit: June 06, 2019, 04:59:03 PM by B+ »

B+

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2019, 04:12:33 PM »
Range starts at 1, it must!

Angles are in degrees.

Here is Easylang Clock Sim at least the drawing part, I simplified the call to SYStem since QB64 has TIME$ function:
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_TITLE "Easylang Sim Output: Clock " 'started 2019-06-06 by B+
DEFSNG A-Z 'everything without Type Suffix will be Single

'setup a graphics screen
CONST xmaxScreen = 400 '<<< constants don't have to be typed
CONST ymaxScreen = 400
SCREEN _NEWIMAGE(xmaxScreen, ymaxScreen, 32) '<<< 32 means to use highest graphics RGBA color system
_SCREENMOVE 300, 100 'put screen approx in middle of display for 1280X760 laptop

'setup globals to do things like easylang does
DIM SHARED sz, cx, cy
DIM SHARED colr AS _UNSIGNED LONG

'on timer
'  if t$ <> sys "time"
'    t$ = sys "time"
'    h$ = sys "time:" & t$
'    sec = number substr h$ 17 2
'    min = number substr h$ 14 2
'    hour = number substr h$ 11 2
'    if hour > 12
'      hour -= 12
'    .
'    call draw hour min sec
'    timer 0.98
'  else
'    timer 0.01
'  .
'.
'timer 0

'using a timer is too complicated, just get the time, 30 per sec
CLS , &HFFFFFFFF
DO
    t$ = TIME$
    hour = VAL(MID$(t$, 1, 2))
    IF hour > 12 THEN hour = hour - 12
    min = VAL(MID$(t$, 4, 2))
    sec = VAL(MID$(t$, 7, 2))
    drawClock hour, min, sec
    _DISPLAY
    _LIMIT 30 '<<< loops per sec
LOOP


'func draw hour min sec . .   <<< really a sub because no return value
SUB drawClock (hour, min, sec)
    '  # dial
    '  color 333
    colour 333
    '  move 50 50
    move 50, 50
    '  circle 45
    circul 45
    '  color 797
    colour 797
    '  circle 44
    circul 44
    '  color 333
    colour 333
    '  for i range 60
    FOR i = 1 TO 60
        '    a# = i * 6
        a = i * 6
        '    move 50 + sin a# * 40 50 - cos a# * 40
        move 50 + SIN(_D2R(a)) * 40, 50 - COS(_D2R(a)) * 40
        '    circle 0.25
        circul .25
        '  .
    NEXT
    '  for i range 12
    FOR i = 1 TO 12
        '    a# = i * 30
        a = i * 30
        '    move 50 + sin a# * 40 50 - cos a# * 40
        move 50 + SIN(_D2R(a)) * 40, 50 - COS(_D2R(a)) * 40
        '    circle 1
        circul 1
        '  .
    NEXT
    '  # hour
    '  linewidth 2
    lineWidth 2
    '  color 000
    colour 0
    '  a# = (hour * 60 + min) / 2
    a = (hour * 60 + min) / 2
    '  move 50 50
    move 50, 50
    '  line 50 + sin a# * 32 50 - cos a# * 32
    lyne 50 + SIN(_D2R(a)) * 32, 50 - COS(_D2R(a)) * 32
    '  # min
    '  linewidth 1.5
    lineWidth 1.5
    '  a# = (sec + min * 60) / 10
    a = (sec + min * 60) / 10
    '  move 50 50
    move 50, 50
    '  line 50 + sin a# * 40 50 - cos a# * 40
    lyne 50 + SIN(_D2R(a)) * 40, 50 - COS(_D2R(a)) * 40
    '  # sec
    '  linewidth 1
    lineWidth 1
    '  color 700
    colour 700
    '  a# = sec * 6
    a = sec * 6
    '  move 50 50
    move 50, 50
    '  line 50 + sin a# * 40 50 - cos a# * 40
    lyne 50 + SIN(_D2R(a)) * 40, 50 - COS(_D2R(a)) * 40
    '.
END SUB

'set COLOR foreground for drawing or printing text FROM up to 3 digit integer parameter
SUB colour (n AS INTEGER) 'can't use COLOR as is keyword
    s3$ = RIGHT$("000" + LTRIM$(STR$(n)), 3)
    r = VAL(MID$(s3$, 1, 1)): IF r THEN r = 28 * r + 3
    g = VAL(MID$(s3$, 2, 1)): IF g THEN g = 28 * g + 3
    b = VAL(MID$(s3$, 3, 1)): IF b THEN b = 28 * b + 3
    colr = _RGB32(r, g, b)
END SUB

SUB move (setX, setY)
    cx = setX * 4: cy = setY * 4
END SUB

SUB circul (radius)
    fcirc cx, cy, 4 * radius, colr
END SUB

SUB lyne (endx, endy)
    thic2 cx, cy, 4 * endx, 4 * endy, sz, colr
END SUB

SUB lineWidth (width)
    sz = 4 * width
END SUB

' 2019-06-06 I will build an rgb sub off a mod of this because I can't find the SmallBASIC code or maybe SdlBasic code
FUNCTION rgba~& (n) ' New (even less typing!) New Color System 1000 colors with up to 3 digits
    s4$ = RIGHT$("0000" + LTRIM$(STR$(n)), 4)
    r = VAL(MID$(s4$, 1, 1)): IF r THEN r = 28 * r + 3
    g = VAL(MID$(s4$, 2, 1)): IF g THEN g = 28 * g + 3
    b = VAL(MID$(s4$, 3, 1)): IF b THEN b = 28 * b + 3
    a = VAL(MID$(s4$, 4, 1)): IF a THEN a = 28 * a + 3
    rgba~& = _RGBA32(r, g, b, a) '>>> a is for alpha 0 to 255 0 is completely transparent 255 is completely opaque
END SUB

'from Steve Gold standard
SUB fcirc (CX AS INTEGER, CY AS INTEGER, R AS INTEGER, C AS _UNSIGNED LONG)
    DIM Radius AS INTEGER, RadiusError AS INTEGER
    DIM X AS INTEGER, Y AS INTEGER

    Radius = ABS(R)
    RadiusError = -Radius
    X = Radius
    Y = 0

    IF Radius = 0 THEN PSET (CX, CY), C: EXIT SUB

    ' Draw the middle span here so we don't draw it twice in the main loop,
    ' which would be a problem with blending turned on.
    LINE (CX - X, CY)-(CX + X, CY), C, BF

    WHILE X > Y
        RadiusError = RadiusError + Y * 2 + 1
        IF RadiusError >= 0 THEN
            IF X <> Y + 1 THEN
                LINE (CX - Y, CY - X)-(CX + Y, CY - X), C, BF
                LINE (CX - Y, CY + X)-(CX + Y, CY + X), C, BF
            END IF
            X = X - 1
            RadiusError = RadiusError - X * 2
        END IF
        Y = Y + 1
        LINE (CX - X, CY - Y)-(CX + X, CY - Y), C, BF
        LINE (CX - X, CY + Y)-(CX + X, CY + Y), C, BF
    WEND
END SUB

'this version needs fcirc and is pretty inefficient but once and a while it comes in handy
SUB thic2 (x1, y1, x2, y2, rThick, K AS _UNSIGNED LONG)
    'x1, y1 is one endpoint of line
    'x2, y2 is the other endpoint of the line
    'rThick is the radius of the tiny circles that will be drawn
    '   from one end point to the other to create the thick line
    'Yes, the line will then extend beyond the endpoints with circular ends.
    rThick = INT(rThick / 2): stepx = x2 - x1: stepy = y2 - y1
    length = INT((stepx ^ 2 + stepy ^ 2) ^ .5)
    IF length THEN
        dx = stepx / length: dy = stepy / length
        FOR i = 0 TO length
            fcirc x1 + dx * i, y1 + dy * i, rThick, K
        NEXT
    ELSE
        fcirc x1, y1, rThick, K
    END IF
END SUB

Easylangs Clock window size did adjust to changing window size of browser! I had to scale everything in Easylang to 4 x's pixels for comparison drawings.
« Last Edit: June 07, 2019, 11:46:19 AM by B+ »

Aurel

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2019, 05:33:53 PM »
wait a moment
qb64 don't have RGB(r,g,b) function built in  :o

B+

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2019, 06:07:27 PM »
wait a moment
qb64 don't have RGB(r,g,b) function built in  :o

wait... then what are QB64's: _RGB(r, g, b), _RGB32(r, g, b [, a optional]), _RGBA(r, g, b, a), _RGBA32(r, g, b, a) functions for? ;)

BTW all keywords that start with underline eg_KEYWORD, are new to QB64 that are not found in QB 4.5 or other older QB versions. This is to help track what is and is not compatible to old code.

B+

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Re: New Web-based BASIC-like language: https://easylang.online/
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2019, 06:31:23 PM »
OK a list of built in functions can be found at the end of Code Snippets section.