Liveticker

Inspired by Rockstar, Liveticker is a super-simple programming language to write code that looks like a football (soccer) liveticker. The source code is translated to Python code and then gets executed with Python.

Installation

To run a program written in Liveticker you need to have Python 3 installed. No additional Python packages are needed so far. Then you just clone this repository and run the following command in your console: python /path/to/repo/liveticker.py --file /path/to/file.live

Usage

• Variable names can contain spaces.
• Every dot in the text is ignored as well as upper and lower case letters. Every letter gets converted into lowercase.
• A variable for a number gets initialized by the number on the jersey: Christiano Ronaldo has the number 7 -> christiano_ronaldo = 7.
• To initialize a number variable with zero, one can tell that he does not play: Lionel Messi is not on the pitch -> lionel_messi = 0. Everything after "is not on the pitch" can be anything you want it to be.
• A number is incremented by scoring a goal: Didier Drogba scores a goal -> didier_drogba += 1.
• Subtract a variable from another: a gets as many goals denied by the VAR b -> a -= b. The part between "gets as many goals denied" and the second "as" is not considered.
• For comparisons there are currently the following operations:
  • a is better than b -> a > b
  • a is better than or as good as b -> a >= b
  • a is worse than b -> a < b
  • a is worse than or as good as b -> a <= b
  • a scores no goal -> a == 0
• To connect two comparisons you can use and.
• To create a while-loop, write while in front of a comparison: While A is better than b -> while a > b:.
  • A sentence with "new kickoff" in it continues the loop to the next iteration: The ball crossed the goal line, new kickoff. -> continue. Everything else in this line is not important.
• An if-statement is achieved by putting if in front of a comparison: If A is better than b -> if a > b:.
• A new function is introduced by writing the function name, then "plays with" and then specifying how many arguments the function has: Werder Bremen plays with 3 defenders today. -> def werder_bremen(the_first, the_second). Up to nine parameters are possible. Everything after the number is not considered.
  • To access an argument inside a function, use "the first", "the second", ...
  • A variable is returned if it gets the ball: Robert Lewandowski gets the ball -> return robert_lewandowski
• A block of code (if, while, function) is ended by a line in which the word "referee" is in.
• Call to a method: Germany including (Lukas Podolski,Michael Ballack) -> germany(lukas_podolski, michael_ballack)
• If there is a "says" in a line, everything after it (in quotes) is printed to the console: Someone says "Hello" -> print("Hello"). It doesn't matter who says something.
• To print a variable, "calls for" is used: The trainer calls for Mo Salah -> print(mo_salah).

Examples

There are a few examples on how this programming language works in the examples folder.

License

This project is under the MIT License.