Operators and Special Variables

• v1.10.0: Operators and Special Variables
  • Error messages mimic those in Perl for consistency.
  • Added $., $], $^V, ${^LAST_FH}, $SIG{__DIE__}, $SIG{__WARN__} special variables.
  • Added command line switches -E, -p, -n, -i, -0, -a, -F, -m, -M, -g, -l, -x, -?.
  • Added select(filehandle) operator, ARGVOUT filehandle.
  • Added ~., &., |., ^. operators.
  • Added try catch statement.
  • Added Scalar::Util: blessed, reftype.
  • Added UNIVERSAL: VERSION.
  • Added v-strings.
  • Added Infinity, -Infinity, NaN.
  • Added \N{name} operator for named characters in double quoted strings and in regex.
  • Added lvalue subroutines.
  • CI/CD runs in Ubuntu and Windows

Full Changelog: v1.9.0...v1.10.0

Operators and Special Variables

• v1.9.0: Operators and Special Variables
  • Added bitwise string operators.
  • Added lvalue substr, lvalue vec
  • Fix %b specifier in sprintf
  • Emulate Perl behaviour with unsigned integers in bitwise operators.
  • Regex m?pat? match-once and the reset() operator are implemented.
  • Regex \G and the pos operator are implemented.
  • Regex @-, @+, %+, %- special variables are implemented.
  • Regex $`, $&, $' special variables are implemented.
  • Regex performance comparable to Perl; optimized regex variables.
  • Regex matching plain strings: $var =~ "Test".
  • Added __SUB__ keyword; readpipe.
  • Added &$sub call syntax.
  • Added local dynamic variables.
  • Tests in src/test/resources are executed automatically.

Full Changelog: v1.8.0...v1.9.0

Loops, Operators, and File Handling

• v1.8.0: Loops, Operators, and File Handling
  • Added continue blocks and loop operators next, last, redo; a bare-block is a loop
  • Added bitwise operators vec, pack, unpack
  • Added srand, crypt, exit, ellipsis statement (...)
  • Added readdir, opendir, closedir, telldir, seekdir, rewinddir, mkdir, rmdir
  • Added file test operators like -d, -f
  • Added the variants of diamond operator <> and special cases of while
  • Completed chomp operator; fixed qw// operator, defined-or and x=
  • Added modules: parent, Test::More

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.8.0

Performance Improvements

v1.7.0: Performance Enhancements and Developer Tools Improvements

• Execution Engine Optimization: Enhanced the performance of frequently used operators, resulting in faster execution.
• Improved Error Handling and Debugging: Introduced more detailed debugging symbols into the bytecode for smoother troubleshooting. The Carp module has been added to provide clearer error reporting.
• Standard Library Integration: Several core Perl standard library modules are now embedded directly within the JAR file, simplifying module access and usage.
• Expanded Test Coverage and Bug Fixes: Broadened test coverage and resolved various bugs to ensure improved stability and reliability.

Full Changelog: v1.6.0...v1.7.0

v1.6.0 - Module System

v1.6.0: Module System and Standard Library Enhancements.

• Module system for improved code organization and reuse.
• Core Perl module operators: do FILE, require, caller, use, no.
• Module special subroutines: import, unimport are supported.
• Environment and special variables: PERL5LIB, @INC, %INC, @ARGV, %ENV, $0, $$.
• Additional operators: die, warn, time, times, localtime, gmtime, index, rindex.
• Standard library ported modules: Data::Dumper, Symbol, strict; added lib/ directory to the project.
• Expanded documentation and usage examples.

Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v1.6.0

v1.5.0 - Regex operations

v1.5.0: Added Regex Operations.

• Regular expressions and pattern matching: m//, pos, qr//, quotemeta, s///, split
• More complete set of operations on strings, numbers, arrays, hashes, lists
• More special variables
• More tests and various bug fixes

Full Changelog: v1.4.0...v1.5.0

v1.4.0 - I/O operations

• v1.4.0: Added I/O Operations.

  • File i/o operators: open, close, eof, readline, print, printf, say
  • sprintf, substr
  • STDOUT, STDERR, STDIN
  • More special variables
  • TAP (Perl standard) tests
  • Hash and array slices
  • More tests and various bug fixes

Full Changelog: v1.3.0...v1.4.0

v1.3.0 - Objects

• v1.3.0: Added Objects.

  • Objects and object operators, UNIVERSAL class
  • Array and List related operators
  • More tests and various bug fixes

Named subroutines

• v1.2.0: Added Namespaces and named subroutines.

  • Added typeglobs
  • Added more operators
  • Improved iterator implementation
  • Improved parsing of global identifiers

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.2.0

v1.1.0 - Architecture Settled, Benchmarks and Tests Added

• v1.1.0: Established architecture and added key features. The system now supports benchmarks and tests.

  • JSR 223 integration
  • Support for closures
  • Eval-string functionality
  • Enhanced statements, data types, and call context