MoonScript Files

Windows binary: https://github.com/leafo/moonscript/releases/tag/win32-v0.5.0

Syntax updates

Function calls

Function calls with parentheses can now have free whitespace around the arguments. Additionally, a line break may be used in place of a comma:

:::moonscript
my_func(
  "first arg"
  =>
    print "some func"

  "third arg", "fourth arg"
)

Function argument definitions

Just like the function all update, function argument definitions have no whitespace restrictions between arguments, and line breaks can be used to separate arguments:

:::moonscript
some_func = (
  name
  type
  action="print"
) =>
  print name, type, action

Additions

• elseif can be used part of an unless block (nymphium)
• unless conditional expression can contain an assignment like an if statement (#251)
• Lua 5.3 bitwise operator support (nymphium) (Kawahara Satoru)
• Makefile is Lua version agnostic (nymphium)
• Lint flag can be used with moonc watch mode (ChickenNuggers)
• Lint exits with status 1 if there was a problem detected (ChickenNuggers)
• Compiler can be used with lulpeg

Bug Fixes

• Slice boundaries can be full expressions (#233)
• Destructure works when used as loop variable in comprehension (#236)
• Proper name local hoisting works for classes again (#287)
• Quoted table key literals can now be parsed when table declaration is in single line (#286)
• Fix an issue where else could get attached to wrong if statement (#276)
• Loop variables will no longer overwrite variables of the same name in the same scope (egonSchiele)
• A file being deleted will not crash polling watch mode (ChickenNuggers)
• The compiler will not try to compile a directory ending in .moon (Gskartwii)
• alt_getopt import works with modern version (Jon Allen)
• Code coverage not being able to find file from chunk name