Keywords - ADIVIDAN1012/Beacon-Labs GitHub Wiki
๐ Beacon Language โ Keywords
Beacon is a Universal User-Oriented Programming language. This page contains a full reference of its core language keywords, categorized by purpose.
๐ Navigation
๐ Access Control
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Hidden |
Private |
| Shielded |
Protected |
| Avail |
Public |
| Internal |
Package-level |
| Expose |
Exposed/Public |
๐งฌ Type Handling & Checking
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Kind |
Type of variable |
| Convert |
Type conversion |
| Ascribe |
Type annotation |
๐ Classes & Objects
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Blueprint |
Class |
| Bridge |
Interface/protocol |
| Adopt |
Inherit/extends |
| Crate |
Struct/dataclass |
| Facet |
Property |
| Fetch |
Getter |
| Assign |
Setter |
| Morph |
Operator overload |
| Model |
Generic/template |
| Belong |
Inheritance relation |
๐งฑ Constants, Statics & Immutability
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Firm |
Constant/immutable |
| Solid |
Static |
โ Functions & Special Features
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Spec |
Function definition |
| Forward |
Return |
| Den |
Lambda/anonymous fn |
| Adorn |
Decorator/attribute |
| Note |
Docstring/comment |
๐งต Concurrency / Parallelism
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Paral |
Async/Parallel |
| Hold |
Await/pause |
| Signal |
Event/signal emitter |
๐ File Handling
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Inlet |
File handle/input |
| Modify |
Write/set data |
| Seal |
Close file |
๐งโ๐ป User I/O
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Ask |
Input |
| Show |
Output/print |
๐ฆ Serialization
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Pack |
Serialize |
| Unpack |
Deserialize |
๐ก Event Handling
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Listen |
Event listener |
| Trigger |
Raise/fire event |
๐ Debugging / Logging
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Track |
Debug/log |
| Trace |
Trace execution |
| Watch |
Watch variable |
๐ System / Environment
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Plug |
Import/use module |
| Share |
Export |
| Toolkit |
Module/package |
| Embed |
Embed resource |
| Link |
Join/link modules |
| Infuse |
Inject/dependency |
| Source |
Import from |
| Universal |
Global scope |
| Launch |
Entry point/main |
โป Memory Management
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Slip |
Free memory |
| Wipe |
Garbage collect |
๐ Control Flow & Loops
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Check |
If |
| Alter |
Else if |
| Altern |
Else |
| Select |
Switch |
| Option |
Case |
| Traverse |
For loop |
| Within |
Membership/range |
| Scope |
Range (for loop) |
| Until |
While loop |
| Give |
Yield/generator |
| Halt |
Break |
| Proceed |
Continue |
| Wait |
Pass/no-op |
| Leap |
Goto |
| Mark |
Label |
| Be |
Identity (is operator) |
โ Error Handling
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Attempt |
Try block |
| Trap |
Catch/except |
| Conclude |
Finally |
| Peek |
Inspect error |
| Blame |
Exception/error |
๐ Data Types
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Num |
Integer |
| Decim |
Float/decimal |
| Bit |
Boolean |
| Text |
String |
| Tag |
Enum |
| On |
Boolean True |
| Off |
Boolean False |
| Nil |
Null/None |
๐ฒ Miscellaneous
| Keyword |
Meaning |
| Authen |
Assert/verify |
| Transform |
Map |
| Condense |
Reduce |
| Solve |
Evaluate/run code |
| Erase |
Delete variable |
๐ฌ Comments
- Single-line: < this is a comment >
- Multi-line: <^ this is a multi-line comment ^>
- Docstring: Note: "Describe your function here."
ยฉ Beacon Foundation โข Created by Aaditya Sadhu