statements.md

Statements

File stuct

<world statement>
<alias statement>
<rules statement>
<setup statement>

World statement

Syntax

world <width> <height> <fill-char> <alphabet-size> <alphabet-char>...

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
width	number	world width
height	number	world height
fill-char	symbol	start fill char
alphabet-size	number	size alphabet for world
alphabet-char	symbol	sequence symbols with length equal alphabet-size (view example)

Alias statement

Syntax

alias
    <set statement>
    ...
end

Maybe empty

Set statement

Syntax

set <alias-name> <alias-value>

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
alias-name	phrase	alias name
alias-value	symbol	alias value

Rules statement

Syntax

rules <rule-name>
    <state statement>
    ...
end

Argument

Name	Type	Description
rule-name	phrase	used rule type, maybe count or pattern

State statement

Syntax
count

state <before-char> to <after-char> if
    <may statement>
    ...
end

pattern

state <before-char> to <after-char> if <pattern statement> end

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
before-char	symbol phrase	the symbol that will be changed, maybe alias
after-char	symbol phrase	The symbol he will become, maybe alias

May statement

Syntax

<need-char> may <quantity>...

or

<need-char> nomay <quantity>...

Arguments

Name	Type	Description
need-char	symbol phrase	requiritur symbol or alias
quantity	number	set of maybe count neighboors, set maybe empty

if is nomay, then set of maybe count neighboors equal $$ \set{ 0, 1, \cdots, 8 } \setminus quantity $$ where \ - set minus (Wikipedia)

Pattern statement

Syntax

<pattern-char> <pattern-char> <pattern-char> <pattern-char> <pattern-char> <pattern-char> <pattern-char> <pattern-char>
                                            equal cell in Moore neighborhood
      NW             N              NE             W              E              SW             S              SE

Argument

Name	Type	Description
pattern-char	symbol phrase	maybe set via symbol or keyword any or alias therefore, it doesn't matter what the symbol is

Setup statement

Syntax

setup
    <command>
    ...
end

See also list of commands