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NAME

       comterp - distributed command interpreter demonstrator

SYNOPSIS

       comterp
       comterp remote
       comterp server 'portnum'
       comterp logger 'portnum'
       comterp client 'host' 'portnum' ['file']
       comterp telcat 'host' 'portnum' ['file']
       comterp run 'file'

DESCRIPTION

       comterp  demonstrates the command interpreter incorporated into ivtools. A user (or client
       program) can interact with comterp via stdin and stdout or telnet (when ACE is built  in).
       The  command  syntax  is  a semi-colon separated list of commands with arbitrary number of
       parameters enclosed in parenthesis, with  support  for  optional  parameters  and  keyword
       arguments, i.e:

              command2(arg1 arg2 arg3 :key1 val1 :key2 val2);
              command1(arg1 arg2 arg3 :key1 val1 :key2 val2)

       C-like  binary  expressions  can  be  embedded anywhere in the command language, using the
       operators in the table below.  Variables can be created on  the  fly  with  an  assignment
       operator  (i.e  "ball=1"  creates  a  integer  "ball"  variable  set  to 1).  Unterminated
       expressions cause an automatic command line extension (until  the  parser  determines  the
       expression is complete).  "(), "{}", and "[]" can all be used interchangeably.

COMMAND OPTIONS

       comterp

       Invoke a single command interpreter to interact with via stdin and stdout.

       comterp remote

       Invoke  a  single  command interpreter, like the default, and include a remote command for
       accessing other comterp's in server mode.

       comterp server 'portnum'

       Listens for and accept connections on portnum, then setup a command  interpreter  to  wait
       for and process commands from that connection.

       comterp logger 'portnum'

       Listens  for  and accept connections on portnum, then simply forward the incoming messages
       to stdout, while ack'ing back with newlines. For debugging purposes, not really a  use  of
       the interpreter.

       comterp client 'host' 'portnum' ['file']

       Connect  to  a  portnum  on a host and send/receive new-line terminated text buffers.  For
       debugging purposes, not really a use of the interpreter.

       comterp telcat 'host' 'portnum' ['file']

       Connect to a portnum on a host, cat the file, then close the connection.  Not really a use
       of the interpreter either.

       comterp run 'file'

       Run contents of file then exit.

OPERATOR TABLE

           Operators  Command Name   Priority    Order       Type
           ---------  ------------   --------    -----       ----
           .          dot            130         R-to-L      binary
           `          bquote         125         R-to-L      unary-prefix
           $          stream         125         R-to-L      unary-prefix
           !          negate         110         R-to-L      unary-prefix
           ~          bit_not        110         R-to-L      unary-prefix
           ++         incr           110         R-to-L      unary-prefix
           ++         incr_after     110         R-to-L      unary-postfix
           -          minus          110         R-to-L      unary-prefix
           --         decr           110         R-to-L      unary-prefix
           --         decr_after     110         R-to-L      unary-postfix
           **         repeat         90          L-to-R      binary
           ..         iterate        80          L-to-R      binary
           %          mod            70          L-to-R      binary
           *          mpy            70          L-to-R      binary
           /          div            70          L-to-R      binary
           +          add            60          L-to-R      binary
           -          sub            60          L-to-R      binary
           <<         lshift         55          L-to-R      binary
           >>         rshift         55          L-to-R      binary
           <          lt             50          L-to-R      binary
           <=         lt_or_eq       50          L-to-R      binary
           >          gt             50          L-to-R      binary
           >=         gt_or_eq       50          L-to-R      binary
           !=         not_eq         45          L-to-R      binary
           ==         eq             45          L-to-R      binary
           &          bit_and        44          L-to-R      binary
           ^          bit_xor        43          L-to-R      binary
           |          bit_or         42          L-to-R      binary
           &&         and            41          L-to-R      binary
           ||         or             40          L-to-R      binary
           ,          tuple          35          L-to-R      binary
           ,,         concat         33          L-to-R      binary
           %=         mod_assign     30          R-to-L      binary
           *=         mpy_assign     30          R-to-L      binary
           +=         add_assign     30          R-to-L      binary
           -=         sub_assign     30          R-to-L      binary
           /=         div_assign     30          R-to-L      binary
           =          assign         30          R-to-L      binary
           ;          seq            10          L-to-R      binary

MATHEMATICAL COMMANDS:

        n=min(a b) -- return minimum of a and b

        n=max(a b) -- return maximum of a and b

        n=abs(a) -- return absolute value of a

        dbl=exp(x) -- returns the value e raised to the power of x

        dbl=log(x) -- returns the natural logarithm of x

        dbl=log10(x) -- returns the base-10 logarithm of x

        dbl=pow(x y) -- returns the value of x raised to the power of y

        dbl=acos(x) -- returns the arc cosine of x in radians

        dbl=asin(x) -- returns the arc sine of x in radians

        dbl=atan(x) -- returns the arc tangent of x in radians

        dbl=atan2(y x) -- returns the arc tangent of y over x

        dbl=cos(x) -- returns the cosine of x radians

        dbl=sin(x) -- returns the sine of x radians

        dbl=tan(x) -- returns the tangent of x radians

        dbl=sqrt(x) -- returns square root of x

        dbl=pi() -- returns the value of pi

        dbl=radtodeg(dbl) -- convert radians to degrees

        dbl=degtorad(dbl) -- convert degrees to radians

        num=floor(num) -- return closest integer value less than or equal to argument

        num=ceil(num) -- return closest integer value greater than or equal to argument

        num=round(num) -- return closest integer value

AFFINE TRANSFORM AND MATRIX COMMANDS:

        point=xform(x,y a00,a01,a10,a11,a20,a21) -- affine transform of x,y coordinates

        affine=invert(a00,a01,a10,a11,a20,a21) -- invert affine transform

        matrix=xpose(matrix) -- transpose an arbitrary matrix

        matrix=matrix*matrix -- matrix multiplication

STATISTICAL/RANDOM COMMANDS:

        sum(val1[,val2[,...,valn]]) -- return sum of values

        mean(val1[,val2[,...,valn]]) -- return mean of values

        var(val1[,val2[,...,valn]]) -- return variance of values

        stddev(val1[,val2[,...,valn]]) -- return standard deviation of values

        rand([minval,maxval]) -- return random number between 0 and 1 or minval,maxval

        srand(seedval) -- seed random number generator

LIST COMMANDS:

        lst=list([olst|strm|val]  :strmlst  :attr  :size n) -- create list, copy list, or convert
       stream

        val=at(list|attrlist|str n :set val :ins val) -- return (or set or insert after) nth item
       in a list or string

        num=size(list|attrlist|str) -- return size of a list (or string)

        val=index(list|str  val|char|str :last :all) -- return index of value (or char or string)
       in list (or string), nil if not found.

STREAM COMMANDS:

        val=next(stream) -- return next value from stream

        strm=stream(ostrm|list|attrlist) -- copy stream or convert list

        cnt=each(strm) -- traverse stream returning its length

CONTROL COMMANDS (using post evaluation):

        val=cond(testexpr trueexpr falseexpr) -- evaluate testexpr, and  if  true,  evaluate  and
       return trueexpr, otherwise evaluate and return falseexpr

        val=if(testexpr  :then  expr  :else  expr)  --  evaluate  testexpr  and execute the :then
       expression if true, the :else expression if false.

        val=for(initexpr whileexpr [nextexpr [bodyexpr]] :body expr) -- for loop

        val=while([testexpr [bodyexpr]] :nilchk :until :body expr ) -- while loop

        val=switch(val key-body-pairs) -- switch statement (:casen for pos.,  :case_n  for  neg.,
       otherwise :symbol)

OTHER COMMANDS

        help(cmdname [cmdname ...] :all :posteval) -- help for commands

        val=trace([flag] :get) -- toggle or set trace mode

        pause()  -- pause script execution until C/R

        step() -- toggle stepwise script execution

        fileobj|pipeobj=open([filename [modestr]] :pipe :in :out :err) -- open file command

        close(fileobj|pipeobj) -- close file command

        [str]=print([fmtstr] [val [val1 [... valn]]] :string|:str :out :err :file fileobj|pipeobj
       :prefix str) -- print value with optional format string

        str=gets(fileobj|pipeobj) -- gets a new-line terminated string from a file

        val=global(symbol)|global(symbol)=val|global(symbol :clear)|global(:cnt) --  make  symbol
       global

        int|lst=symid(symbol  [symbol  ...]  |  :max)  --  return  integer  id(s) associated with
       symbol(s)

        sym|lst=symbol(symid [symid ...]) -- return symbol(s) associated with integer id(s)

        val|lst=symval(symbol  [symbol  ...])  --  return   value(s)   associated   with   symbol
       variables(s)

        sym|lst=symadd(sym|str [sym|str ...]) -- create symbol(s) and return without lookup.

        sym=symvar(sym) -- return symbol as-is

        str=symstr(sym) -- return string version of symbol

        n=strref(str|symid) -- return string reference count

        lst=split(symbol|string  :tokstr  [delim] :tokval [delim]) -- split symbol or string into
       list of characters (or tokens).

        str=join(clist :sym) -- join list of characters into string

        str=substr(str n|str :after) -- extract characters from a string

        bool=eq(str1 str2 :n len) -- partial string comparison

        bool=eq(sym1 sym2 :sym) -- symbol comparison

        postfix(arg1 [arg2 [arg3 ...  [argn]]])  --  echo  unevaluated  postfix  arguments  (with
       [narg|nkey]  after  defined  commands,  {narg|nkey} after undefined commands, (narg) after
       keys, and a * following post-evaluation commands)

        arr=posteval(arg1 [arg2 [arg3 ... [argn]]]) -- post-evaluate every fixed argument  (until
       nil) and return array
        sym=attrname(attribute) -- return name field of dotted pair
        val=attrval(attribute) -- return value field of dotted pair
        dotlst=dot(name) -- construct empty dotted pair list

        quit() -- quit the interpreter

        exit() -- exit entire application

        empty() -- empty statement

        val=run(filename :str :popen) -- run commands from file (or string)

        val=remote(hoststr  portnum  cmdstr  :nowait)  --  remotely  evaluate command string then
       locally evaluate result string

        val=eval(cmdstr|funcobj [cmdstr|funcobj ...] :symret ) -- evaluate string (or funcobj) as
       commands, optionally return symbol instead of nil

        funcobj=func(body :echo) -- encapsulate a body of commands into an executable object

        val=shell(cmdstr) -- evaluate command in shell

        usleep(msec) -- sleep microseconds

        mute([flag]) -- set or toggle mute flag

        nil([...]) -- accept any arguments and return nil

        c=char(num :u) -- convert any numeric to a char

        s=short(num :u) -- convert any numeric to a short

        i=int(num :u) -- convert any numeric to an int

        l=long(num :u) -- convert any numeric to a long

        f=float(num) -- convert any numeric to a float

        d=double(num) -- convert any numeric to a double

        sym|lst=type(val [val ...]) -- return type symbol(s) for value(s)

        sym|lst=class(val [val ...]) -- return class symbol(s) for value(s) of object type

        int=ctoi(char) -- convert character to integer

        flag=isspace(char) -- return true if character is whitespace

        flag=isdigit(char) -- return true if character is a numeric digit

        flag=isspace(char) -- return true if character is alphabetical

        str=arg(n) -- return command line argument

        n=narg(n) -- return number of command line arguments

        num=nand(a b) -- bitwise NAND(negated AND)

        num=nor(a b) -- bitwise NOR (negated OR)

        num=xnor(a b) -- bitwise XNOR (negated XOR)

ONLY IN SERVER MODE

        str=timeexpr(comstr :sec n) -- command string to execute at intervals

SEE ALSO

            comdraw

WEB PAGES

             http://www.ivtools.org/ivtools/comterp.html

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