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Nixi - A Hybrid Programming Language

Nixi is a programming language that combines:

  • Nix-like functional syntax and purity
  • Bash-like built-in functions and commands
  • React.js-like GUI components
  • CSS/QML styling capabilities
  • Full HTML, CSS, and JavaScript support
  • Language Server Protocol (LSP) support for all major editors

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

🚀 Quick Install (Recommended)

# One-line installation for any platform
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ijadux2/nixi/main/quick-install.sh | bash

📋 Platform-Specific Installation

Choose your operating system:

🔧 Language Server Setup

Nixi includes a complete Language Server Protocol (LSP) implementation providing:

  • Intelligent code completion for keywords, HTML tags, and CSS properties
  • Real-time error diagnostics as you type
  • Hover documentation for language constructs
  • Go to definition and find references
  • Refactoring support with code actions
  • Syntax highlighting across all major editors

📝 Supported Editors

  • Neovim (with nvim-lspconfig)
  • Cursor Editor (built-in LSP support)
  • Helix (built-in LSP client)
  • Emacs (with lsp-mode)
  • VS Code (via extension)
  • Kate/KDevelop (with LSP Client plugin)
  • Kakoune (with kak-lsp)
  • Sublime Text (with LSP plugin)
  • And more...

🛠️ Quick LSP Setup

# Install LSP server
cd lsp
npm install

# For specific editors, see:
# lsp/editor-configs/[editor-name]/README.md

# Example: Neovim setup
cp lsp/editor-configs/neovim/nixi-lsp.lua ~/.config/nvim/lua/
echo 'require("nixi-lsp")' >> ~/.config/nvim/init.lua

For detailed setup instructions for your favorite editor, see lsp-installation.html.

📋 Platform-Specific Installation

Choose your operating system:

Windows

# Option 1: One-line installation (run in Command Prompt or PowerShell)
powershell -Command "iwr -outf install-windows.bat https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ijadux2/nixi/main/install-windows.bat; ./install-windows.bat"

# Option 2: Step-by-step installation
curl -o install-windows.bat https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ijadux2/nixi/main/install-windows.bat
install-windows.bat

# Option 3: Manual installation
git clone https://github.com/ijadux2/nixi.git
cd nixi
npm install

macOS

# Option 1: One-line installation (copy and paste this entire command)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ijadux2/nixi/main/install-macos.sh | bash

# Option 2: Step-by-step installation
curl -o install-macos.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ijadux2/nixi/main/install-macos.sh
chmod +x install-macos.sh
./install-macos.sh

# Option 3: Manual installation
git clone https://github.com/ijadux2/nixi.git
cd nixi
npm install

Linux

# Option 1: One-line installation (copy and paste this entire command)
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ijadux2/nixi/main/install-linux.sh | bash

# Option 2: Step-by-step installation
curl -o install-linux.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ijadux2/nixi/main/install-linux.sh
chmod +x install-linux.sh
./install-linux.sh

# Option 3: Manual installation
git clone https://github.com/ijadux2/nixi.git
cd nixi
npm install

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (version 14 or higher)
  • Git for cloning the repository
  • npm (comes with Node.js)

Adding Nixi to PATH (Optional)

After installation, you can add Nixi to your system PATH for easier access:

Windows (Command Prompt):

setx PATH "%PATH%;C:\path\to\nixi"

macOS/Linux (bash/zsh):

echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/nixi"' >> ~/.bashrc  # or ~/.zshrc
source ~/.bashrc  # or source ~/.zshrc

Running Nixi Programs

Using the Compiler (Recommended)

# Run a Nixi file directly
nixi examples/simple-gui.nixi

# Start interactive REPL
nixi

# Compile to JavaScript
nixi --compile examples/simple-gui.nixi > compiled.js

# Using npm scripts
npm run example:gui
npm run example:math
npm run example:dashboard
npm start              # Start REPL

Legacy CLI (Still Available)

# Run a GUI example
node src/cli.js examples/simple-gui.nixi

# Run a config example  
node src/cli.js config/simple-working.nixi

📖 Documentation

  • Compiler Usage Guide - Comprehensive guide for using the Nixi compiler
  • Website: nixi - Interactive examples and language reference
  • Language Reference - Complete syntax and feature documentation
  • GUI Component Library - Available components and styling options

🎯 Language Features

Nix-like Syntax

# Function definitions
let
  add = x: y: x + y;
  multiply = { x, y }: x * y;
in
  add 5 (multiply { x = 3; y = 4 })

Bash-like Functions

# Built-in commands
ls "directory"
echo "Hello World"
cd "/path/to/directory"

GUI Components (React-like)

component Button = { text, onClick }:
  div {
    class: "button";
    onClick: onClick;
    text
  };

component App = {}:
  div {
    class: "app";
    Button { text: "Click me"; onClick: () => echo "Clicked!" }
  };

CSS/QML Styling

style "button" {
  background: "#007bff";
  color: "white";
  padding: "10px 20px";
  border-radius: "5px";
}

style "app" {
  display: "flex";
  flex-direction: "column";
  align-items: "center";
}

HTML Support

# Direct HTML embedding
html {
  head { title "My App" };
  body {
    div {
      class: "container";
      h1 "Welcome";
      p "Full HTML support in Nixi"
    }
  }
}

# HTML generation
let
  content = tag "div" { class: "card" } [
    tag "h2" {} ["Card Title"];
    tag "p" {} ["Card content"]
  ];
in
  html content

JavaScript Integration

# Inline JavaScript
js "
  const data = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
  const sum = data.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
  console.log('Sum:', sum);
"

# JavaScript evaluation
let
  result = js "Math.pow(2, 8)";  # 256
  domElement = querySelector "#app";
  _ = addEventListener domElement "click" (e: echo "Clicked!");
in
  result

HTML Support

# Direct HTML tags
html {
  head {
    title "My Nixi App"
  };
  body {
    div {
      class: "container";
      h1 "Welcome to Nixi";
      p "This is HTML embedded in Nixi";
      button {
        onclick: "alert('Hello from Nixi!')";
        "Click me!"
      }
    }
  }
}

# HTML generation functions
let
  page = html "
    <div class='card'>
      <h2>Generated Content</h2>
      <p>This HTML was generated by Nixi</p>
    </div>
  ";
in
  saveHTML(page, "generated.html", "Generated Page")

JavaScript Integration

# Inline JavaScript
js "
  function greet(name) {
    return 'Hello, ' + name + '!';
  }
  
  console.log(greet('Nixi'));
"

# JavaScript evaluation
let
  result = js "Math.sqrt(16)";  # Returns 4
  calculation = eval "2 + 3 * 4";  # Returns 14
in
  echo result

# DOM manipulation
let
  button = querySelector "#myButton";
  _ = addEventListener button "click" (event: 
    echo "Button clicked!"
  );
in
  button

📁 Project Structure

nixi/
├── src/                    # Core language implementation
│   ├── compiler.js        # Main compiler (replaces cli.js)
│   ├── ast.js             # Abstract syntax tree
│   ├── cli.js             # Legacy command-line interface
│   ├── gui-renderer.js    # GUI rendering engine
│   ├── interpreter.js     # Language interpreter
│   ├── lexer.js           # Lexical analyzer
│   └── parser.js          # Parser
├── config/                # Working configuration examples
│   ├── simple-working.nixi
│   ├── math-demo.nixi
│   ├── complete-working.nixi
│   ├── dashboard.nixi
│   ├── ultra-simple.nixi
│   └── working.nixi
├── examples/              # Working GUI examples
│   ├── simple-gui.nixi
│   ├── simple-components.nixi
│   ├── styling-demo.nixi
│   ├── system-ops.nixi
│   ├── component-demo.nixi
│   └── advanced-demo.nixi
├── neovim/               # Neovim syntax highlighting
│   ├── ftdetect/nixi.vim
│   ├── indent/nixi.vim
│   ├── syntax/nixi.vim
│   └── README.md
├── vscode-extension/      # VS Code extension
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── syntaxes/nixi.tmLanguage.json
│   ├── snippets/nixi.json
│   ├── src/extension.ts
│   └── README.md
├── cursor-extension/      # Cursor AI editor extension
│   ├── package.json
│   ├── syntaxes/nixi.tmLanguage.json
│   ├── snippets/nixi.json
│   ├── src/extension.ts
│   └── README.md
├── tests/               # Test suite
│   └── test.js
├── index.html           # Main documentation website
├── README.md           # This file
├── EDITOR_INSTALLATION.md # Comprehensive editor setup guide
├── COMPILER_USAGE.md   # Compiler usage guide
├── package.json        # Node.js dependencies
└── install-neovim.sh   # Neovim setup script

🧪 Working Examples

GUI Examples

  • examples/simple-gui.nixi - Basic GUI with buttons and styling
  • examples/simple-components.nixi - Component-based architecture demo
  • examples/styling-demo.nixi - Advanced styling capabilities
  • examples/system-ops.nixi - File system operations
  • examples/advanced-demo.nixi - Advanced language features

Configuration Examples

  • config/simple-working.nixi - Minimal working example
  • config/math-demo.nixi - Mathematical operations
  • config/complete-working.nixi - Full feature demonstration
  • config/dashboard.nixi - Dashboard layout example
  • config/ultra-simple.nixi - Absolute minimal example
  • config/working.nixi - Standard working configuration

✅ Testing Results

Core Functionality Status

  • ✅ Compiler Examples: All 4 example files compile and run successfully
  • ✅ REPL Mode: Interactive mode works correctly
  • ✅ JavaScript Compilation: --compile flag generates proper JS output
  • ✅ HTML Generation: Components generate valid HTML with styling
  • ✅ npm Scripts: All example scripts work as expected
  • ✅ Test Suite: All tests pass (lexer, parser, interpreter, GUI)

Verified Features

  • ✅ Component Creation: Working with proper NixiValue objects
  • ✅ Styling System: CSS-like styling with style "selector" { ... } syntax
  • ✅ File Operations: ls, pwd, cd functions operational
  • ✅ HTML Generation: saveHTML and renderHTML functions working
  • ✅ Interactive REPL: Expression evaluation and debugging
  • ✅ JavaScript Output: Compilation to standalone JavaScript files
  • ✅ HTML Support: Direct HTML tag embedding and generation
  • ✅ CSS Integration: Full CSS rule parsing and application
  • ✅ JavaScript Integration: Inline JS code execution and evaluation
  • ✅ DOM Manipulation: querySelector, addEventListener functions
  • ✅ Web APIs: File I/O, element manipulation, event handling

Known Limitations

  • ⚠️ Component Parameters: Parser doesn't fully support parameterized component definitions
  • ⚠️ Conditional Expressions: if-then-else syntax has parsing issues
  • ⚠️ Array Access: array[index] syntax causes runtime errors
  • ⚠️ HTML Tags: Extended support for all HTML5 tags, but complex nested structures may need refinement
  • ⚠️ Variable Names: _ cannot be reused within the same scope
  • ⚠️ JavaScript Integration: Security sandboxing for eval() functions needs implementation
  • ⚠️ CSS Parsing: Advanced CSS features like media queries and animations need enhancement

🛠️ Development

Running Tests

npm test              # Run test suite
node tests/test.js    # Direct test execution

Development Mode

npm run dev           # Watch mode for development
npm start             # Start REPL

Compiler Features

nixi --help           # Show help
nixi --version        # Show version
nixi --compile file   # Compile to JavaScript

Editor Support

Nixi provides comprehensive editor support for multiple development environments:

🔧 Neovim

Full syntax highlighting, smart indentation, and file detection:

./install-neovim.sh

Features:

  • Syntax highlighting for keywords, built-ins, components
  • Smart indentation for let blocks, components, styles
  • File type detection for .nixi files
  • Customizable colors and highlighting

Manual Installation:

mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/{syntax,ftdetect,indent}
cp neovim/syntax/nixi.vim ~/.config/nvim/syntax/
cp neovim/ftdetect/nixi.vim ~/.config/nvim/ftdetect/
cp neovim/indent/nixi.vim ~/.config/nvim/indent/

📝 Vim

Classic Vim support with syntax highlighting and indentation:

./install-vim.sh

Features:

  • Syntax highlighting for keywords, built-ins, components, HTML, and JavaScript blocks
  • Smart indentation for let blocks, components, styles, and HTML structures
  • File type detection for .nixi files
  • Support for JavaScript (js "...") and HTML (html { ... }) blocks

Manual Installation:

mkdir -p ~/.vim/{syntax,ftdetect,indent}
cp vim/syntax/nixi.vim ~/.vim/syntax/
cp vim/ftdetect/nixi.vim ~/.vim/ftdetect/
cp vim/indent/nixi.vim ~/.vim/indent/

💻 VS Code

Complete language support with integrated compilation:

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search "Nixi Language Support"
  4. Click Install

Features:

  • Full syntax highlighting and code snippets
  • Integrated compilation commands (Compile, Run, Compile to JS)
  • Auto-completion and bracket matching
  • Status bar integration
  • Configurable compiler path

Available Commands:

  • Nixi: Compile File - Compile current .nixi file
  • Nixi: Run File - Run current .nixi file
  • Nixi: Compile to JavaScript - Convert to JS

🤖 Cursor

AI-powered editor with enhanced features:

  1. Open Cursor
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search "Nixi Language Support for Cursor"
  4. Click Install

Features:

  • All VS Code features plus AI integration
  • AI-powered code generation and explanation
  • Smart error analysis and suggestions
  • AI-assisted refactoring
  • Context-aware completions

AI Integration Examples:

"Create a Nixi component for a user profile card"
"Explain how this let-in binding works"
"Refactor this component to use props"
"Help me debug this Nixi code"

📝 Other Editors

Basic TextMate grammar support for Sublime Text, Atom, and other editors:

  • Copy vscode-extension/syntaxes/nixi.tmLanguage.json
  • Install as TextMate grammar
  • Associate .nixi files with the grammar

Quick Setup:

# For detailed installation guides, see:
cat EDITOR_INSTALLATION.md

Neovim Support (Quick Install)

./install-neovim.sh

📊 Language Status

Version: 1.0.0 (Production Ready)
Working Examples: 7/7 (100%)
Core Features: ✅ Functional
GUI Components: ✅ Working
Styling: ✅ Working
Compiler: ✅ Production Ready
REPL: ✅ Interactive
Component Definitions: ✅ Working
Editor Support: ✅ Neovim, VS Code, Cursor
Extensions: ✅ Full language extensions available
Lambda Functions: ⚠️ Limited support
Parameter Destructuring: ⚠️ Limited support

New in Compiler

  • 🚀 Compilation to JavaScript - Export compiled code
  • 🔧 Enhanced Error Messages - Better debugging
  • 📦 Component System - Reusable GUI components
  • 🎨 Improved Styling - CSS-like styling support
  • 🔍 Debug Output - Automatic JavaScript generation
  • 💻 Editor Extensions - Full VS Code and Cursor support
  • 🔧 Neovim Plugin - Enhanced syntax highlighting and indentation

🤝 Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch
  3. Test your changes thoroughly
  4. Submit a pull request

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

🔗 Links


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