spl-core

SPL Programming Language

SPL is an embeddable programming language with a wide range of features. This package contains the core functionality for spl. If you need the adapters for a database consider installing one of spl-postgres, spl-mysql or spl-sqlite. Features include but are not limited to: * Completely stateful. It is at any point possible to interrupt a running SPL script, dump its entire state to disk and resume later on. * Feature-Rich. SPL has native support for hashes and arrays, regular expressions, object oriented programming, etc. * Dynamic. SPL is a full dynamic language - with all the advantages and disadvantages. * C-Style Syntax. SPL has a c-style syntax (as well as many other languages such as Java, JavaScript, PHP, S-Lang, etc). So it is easier to get started. * Advanced String Lexing. SPL allows the programmer to simply embed variables and complex expressions in string and template files. E.g. this is very important for rapid development of web applications. * Well-Structured Backend. The SPL runtime is not just one big blackbox. Instead there is a clear and visible seperation of compiler, assembler, optimizer, virtual machine, etc. This makes it possible to easily adapt the library for your special needs when embedding it in your applications.