[F-Script-talk] FSClass 2.0 and command-line fscript 1.5

[Andrew W. <wei...@wi...>]

FSClass 2.0 is now available. FSClass is a bundle that lets you write  
new classes directly in F-Script, instead of having to code them in  
Objective-C. Classes created with the bundle produce authentic Cocoa  
objects that interact with the rest of the application just like an  
NSString or other native object. New features in FSClass 2.0 include:

  - Classes can now inherit from Objective-C classes other than NSObject
  - F-Script categories: methods written as F-Script blocks can be  
added to existing Objective-C classes, even those for which source  
code is unavailable
  - More efficient dispatching: the overhead cost of calling a  
FSClass's method is cut by up to 95%
  - Fast ivars: classes can optionally be created with reduced- 
footprint properties that have native-speed property access methods
  - Improved compatibility with GUI F-Script interpreter
  - Various stability improvements, bug fixes, and performance  
enhancements
  - Clarified documentation and examples

FSClass 2.0 is available for download at http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/ 
~weinrich/projects/FSClass


In addition, version 1.5 of the fscript command-line interpreter is  
now available. This program lets you run script files and use an  
interactive F-Script prompt inside a Terminal window or over SSH. The  
program includes numerous enhancements and extra features, like  
printf, regular expressions, and line-oriented file IO, that make F- 
Script more suited as a general-purpose system scripting language.

New features in fscript 1.5:

  - Added a help object with information on importing files, quitting  
the interpreter, and current versions
  - Clarified messages for 'file not found' errors
  - '-v' command-line option that prints the current version of the  
command-line interpreter, the F-Script framework, and the regular  
expression library
  - '-c' command-line option that perform a syntax check without  
executing the file
  - The interactive interpreter can now be quit by typing 'Control-D'  
as well as 'sys exit'
  - AGRegex7 framework updated to PCRE (Perl-Compatible Regular  
Expressions) version 7.2
  - Included several useful scripts in the Library/ directory  
(requires FSClass)
  - Fixed formatting errors in [-NSString sprintf:] and [-FSFile  
printf:withValues:]
  - Miscellaneous bug fixes

fscript is available for download at http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/ 
~weinrich/projects/fscript


Andrew Weinrich
wei...@cs...
http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~weinrich