This repository contains an implementation of the Monkey programming language interpreter in TypeScript, inspired by the book "Writing an Interpreter in Go" by Thorsten Ball. Monkey is a simple programming language designed for learning purposes, and this interpreter allows you to parse and execute Monkey code.
- Lexer: Tokenizes Monkey source code into meaningful tokens.
- Parser: Parses the tokens into an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST).
- Evaluator: Evaluates the AST and executes the Monkey code.
- REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop): Interactive shell for executing Monkey code line by line.
- Support for basic data types and operations including integers, booleans, strings, arrays, and hash maps.
- Control flow statements such as conditionals and looping constructs.
Follow these steps to get a copy of the Monkey language interpreter up and running on your local machine.
- Node.js and npm installed on your machine.
- Clone the repository to your local machine:
git clone https://github.com/RaghhavDTurki/monkey-interpreter-in-typescript.git
- Navigate to the project directory:
cd writing-an-interpreter-in-typescript
- Install dependencies:
yarn install
To start the interactive shell, simply run:
yarn start --repl
This will launch the Monkey REPL where you can type and execute Monkey code.
You can also execute Monkey scripts stored in files. For example, to execute a Monkey script named example.monkey, run:
yarn start example.monkey
Replace example.monkey with the path to your Monkey script.
Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute to this project, feel free to open a pull request with your changes.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
- Thorsten Ball for writing the book "Writing an Interpreter in Go" and creating the Monkey programming language.
- The TypeScript community for their excellent resources and support.
Note: This implementation is for educational purposes and may not be suitable for production use.