Lotus is a type-safe compiled programming language designed to simplify the syntax of C++ and achieve memory safety using ownership and borrowing.

The syntax of Lotus is mainly C/C++ based however adding new features and "syntactic-sugar". The goal of the language is a more elegant approach to high-demand programming. In other words, Lotus has a bias for systems programming.

This repository contains the original compiler for Lotus. It is not yet finished and offers minimal debugging support with unoptimized binary. It is incomplete, as can be said for the Lotus SDL.

• Custom-Built Libraries
• Lexer Implementation
• Header Extension Support
• Visual Studio Code Extension
• Parser Development with Bison (underway)
• AST - Abstract Syntax Tree (underway)
• Debug Mode Configuration Settings
• LLVM Integration (in pipeline)
• Support for Writing in Different Languages within Lotus (upcoming)

To learn more about Lotus, our comprehensive documentation is the perfect starting point. You can access it on our GitHub page: Lotus Documentation.

To enhance the experience of writing and debugging Lotus code, we've developed a Visual Studio Code extension. You can access it here: Lotus VSCode Extension.

First off make sure that you have all prerequisites installed on your machine and that your machine supports x86_64 assembly (AMD_64). This can be done in a terminal or command line interface.

To run a Lotus project, you need to use the lotus command followed by the filename and (optional: a file destination). This can be done in a terminal or command line interface. Here is the basic command structure:

# To run a Lotus program, use the `Lotus` command followed by the filename
# Replace `filename` with the path to your .lts or .lotus file
lotus myProgram.lts myExecutable