An MMF Scripting Language

Notes

• Let's code name the language MSL.
• Don't try to support objects. Provide a mechanism for developers to make their objects compatible.
• Don't push the idea to Clickteam. If MSL becomes popular enough, they'll jump on board.
• Each supporting object would provide a structure to MSL that described what built-in methods it supports and what functions it provided and how to use them. Each function would probably have to be of the generic form void * MyFunction(LPRDATA rdPtr, void * vpaParameters).
• Support generic types which are defined based on some of MMF's built-in structures (rAni, rMvt, etc.). If an object inidicates that it has these (and wants us to use them), it will inherit some basic methods.
• What basic types will be supported? int, char, double, string, object, array, group? Pointers, null?
• Will arrays be limited to only holding one type of variable?
• Will types be strictly enforced?
• Will the user be able to define their own types? class, struct?
• If they can make classes, will MSL support inheritance?
• User-defined functions are a definate.
• All variables of type object must be defined through MMF events and will be global.
• The user may specify a group, which contains a bunch of objects, that can be treated like a single object or like an array. Each object in the group may be selected or unselected. Only selected objects are acted upon when performing operations on the group.

More to come...