RedScript

A Ruby flavored superset of JavaScript

RedScript was created to provide a better syntax for AMD modules and to provide a few aliases to make things a bit nicer to work with.

It was also created as a side project to learn more about Node, NPM Modules and Regular Expressions. In the future I would also like to add a lexer/parser to implement more advanced features (feel free to fork!).

I would also like to let JavaScript's prototype goodness shine through by adding conviences and syntax to make working with straight objects and prototypes easier than using faux classes and constructors.

• Better syntax for AMD modules
• Better object inheritence
• Easier ES5 object litterals
• Alias { } with do end
• Alias is, isnt, and, or with ===, !==, &&, ||
• Arrow function
• More explicet object literals
• Define object methods with def keyword

Once I have a solid parser/lexer, I would like to implement:

• optional parens
• no var declarations (e.g. coffeescript/ruby/python)
• possibly optional type checking? not sure how useful it would be

NPM module coming soon!

A better AMD RequireJS syntax

# define an anonymous AMD module & require deps    // # define an anonymous AMD module & require deps
define module                                        define(
require 'jquery' as $                                ["jquery","./libs/toolbox","backbone"], function($,_,Backbone) {
require './libs/toolbox' as tb
require 'backbone' as Backbone                       

# do stuff                                           // do stuff

export {                                              return {
  methodName: funcName                                 methodName: funcName
  methodName: funcName                                 methodName: funcName 
}                                                     }       
                                                    });

# define an anonymous AMD module and require dependancies
define module
require 'jquery' as $
require './utils/toolbox' as tb

function sayHello () {
  $('body').html('Hello World!');
}

# Arrow function in a callback
fs.readFile('/etc/passwd', (err, data) ->
  if (err) throw err;
  console.log(data);
});

# Alias @ with this.
model.on('change', @render)

define module
require 'jquery' as $
require './myFile' as baz

# Func alias
func sayHello () {
  alert("Hi!");
}

# alias { } with do end
func sayHello(msg) do
  alert(msg);
end

# Private blocks
foo = 200
private
  foo = 10
end
alert foo  # alerts 200

# Arrow function, great for parameters
mbtn.on 'click', ->
  $('.widget').slideToggle "slow"
end

# Paren free if/for/while
while foo is 200 do
  console.log "I'm looping forever"
end

See more syntax examples on RedScript's website (coming soon)