The Aegis Programming Language

Aegis is a dynamic, high-performance scripting language designed for modern systems automation, game scripting, and rapid prototyping.

Built in Rust, it features a lightning-fast Bytecode Virtual Machine (VM), a gradual typing system, and a rich standard library "batteries included."

Aegis Version Build Status

⚡ Why Aegis?

🚀 High Performance

Powered by a custom Stack-Based Virtual Machine, Aegis v0.2.0 is exponentially faster than its predecessors. It handles heavy recursion and complex algorithms with ease (benchmarked at ~250ms for Fib30, rivaling optimized dynamic runtimes).

🛡️ Robust & Safe

Aegis combines the flexibility of dynamic typing with the safety of Gradual Typing. You can prototype fast using var x = 10, then secure your critical code with var x: int = 10. Plus, the robust try/catch mechanism ensures your scripts handle errors gracefully.

📦 Modular & Modern

  • Functional: First-class support for Lambdas, Closures, map, and filter.
  • Object-Oriented: Clean Class syntax with methods and state.
  • Organized: Native support for Namespaces and Imports.

🔋 Batteries Included

Aegis comes with a comprehensive Standard Library out of the box:

  • HTTP Client for web interactions.
  • JSON parsing and serialization.
  • File System manipulation.
  • Regex support.
  • SQLite integration (via plugins).

A Taste of Aegis

Here is a glimpse of what Aegis code looks like:

import "stdlib/http.aeg"
import "stdlib/json.aeg"

// A Class representing a User
class User {
    public name: string
    public id: int

    init (name: string, id: int) {
        this.name = name
        this.id = id
    }

    public info() {
        return "User ${this.name} (ID: ${this.id})"
    }
}

// Fetching data from an API
try {
    print "Fetching data..."
    var response = Http.get("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1")
    var data = Json.parse(response)

    // Creating an object
    var user = new User(data.get("name"), data.get("id"))
    
    print "✅ Success!"
    print user.info()

} catch (e) {
    print "❌ Error: " + e
}