rslox

👻 | Rust version of the Lox interpreter

Overview

This repository contains a Rust implementation of the Lox interpreter, a language introduced in the book "Crafting Interpreters" by Robert Nystrom. The interpreter supports various features of the Lox language, including variables, expressions, and control flow.

Project Structure

.gitignore
Cargo.lock
Cargo.toml
examples/
    environment.lox
    logical.lox
    print.lox
    unary.lox
    variables.lox
src/
    environment.rs
    expression.rs
    interpreter.rs
    lib.rs
    literal.rs
    main.rs
    parser.rs
    scanner.rs
    statement.rs
    token_kind.rs
    token.rs
target/
tests/
    binary_op.rs

examples/: Contains example Lox programs.

src/: Contains the source code for the Lox interpreter.

tests/: Contains unit tests for the interpreter.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Rust (latest stable version)

Building the Project

To build the project, run:

cargo build

Running the Interpreter

You can run the interpreter with a Lox file:

cargo run examples/print.lox

Or start a REPL:

cargo run

Running Tests

To run the tests, use:

cargo test

Usage

You can find example Lox programs in the examples directory. For instance, to run the print.lox example:

cargo run -- examples/print.lox

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.