tengri/dsl/README.md

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# `ket`
**ket** is the configuration language of **tek**.
it's based on [edn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clojure#Extensible_Data_Notation)
but without all the features.
## usage
### with `tengri_output`
this is a `tengri_output` view layout defined using ket:
```edn
(bsp/s (fixed/y 2 :toolbar)
(fill/x (align/c (bsp/w :pool
(bsp/s :outputs (bsp/s :inputs (bsp/s :tracks :scenes)))))))
```
### with `tengri_input`
this is a `tengri_input` keymap defined using ket:
```edn
(@u undo 1)
(@shift-u redo 1)
(@e editor show :pool-clip)
(@ctrl-a scene add)
(@ctrl-t track add)
(@tab pool toggle)
```
## tokens
ket has 4 "types", represented by variants of the `Value` enum:
* `Num` - numeric literal
* `Sym` - textual symbol
* `Key` - textual key
* `Exp` - parenthesized group of tokens
### numeric literal
numbers are passed through as is. only non-negative integers are supported.
```edn
0
123456
```
### keys
keys are the names of available operations. they look like this:
```edn
simple-key
multi-part/key
```
keys are implemented by the underlying subsystem:
* in `tengri_output`, keys are names of layout primitives
* in `tengri_input`, keys are names of commands
### symbols
symbols that start with `:` represent the names of variables
provided by the `Context` trait - such as command parameters,
or entire layout components:
```edn
:symbol-name
```
symbols that start with `@` represent keybindings.
they are parsed in `tengri_tui` and look like this:
```edn
@ctrl-alt-shift-space
```
### parenthesized groups
parenthesized groups represent things like expressions
or configuration statements, and look like this:
```edn
(some-key :symbol (some/other-key @another-symbol 123) 456)
```
## goals
* [ ] const parse
* [ ] live reload
* [ ] serialize modified code back to original indentation
## implementation notes
### `DslExp` trait behavior
this is the trait which differentiates "a thing" from
"a thing that is many things".
|source |key|exp |head |tail |
|---------------|---|-------|---------|---------------|
|`a` |`a`|e0 |`a` |None |
|`(a)` |e1 |`a` |`(a)` |None |
|`a b c` |e2 |e0 |`a` |`b c` |
|`(a b c)` |e1 |`a b c`|`(a b c)`| |
|`(a b c) d e` |e1 |e3 |`(a b c)`|`d e` |
|`a (b c d) e f`|e1 |e0 |`a` |`(b c d) e f` |
* e0: Unexpected 'a'
* e1: Unexpected '('
* e2: Unexpected 'b'
* e3: Unexpected 'd'