HeroScript

Overview

HeroScript is a simple, declarative scripting language designed to define workflows and execute commands in a structured manner. It follows a straightforward syntax where each action is prefixed with !!, indicating the actor and action name.

Example

A basic HeroScript script for virtual machine management looks like this:

!!vm.define name:'test_vm' cpu:4
    memory: '8GB'
    storage: '100GB'
	description: '
		A virtual machine configuration
		with specific resources.
	'

!!vm.start name:'test_vm'

!!vm.disk_add
	name: 'test_vm'
	size: '50GB'
	type: 'SSD'

!!vm.delete
	name: 'test_vm'
	force: true

Key Features

Every action starts with !!.
- The first part after !! is the actor (e.g., vm).
- The second part is the action name (e.g., define, start, delete).
Multi-line values are supported (e.g., the description field).
Lists are comma-separated where applicable and inside ''.
If items one 1 line, then no space between name & argument e.g. name:'test_vm'

Parsing HeroScript

Internally, HeroScript gets parsed into an action object with parameters. Each parameter follows a key: value format.

Parsing Example

!!actor.action
    id:a1 name6:aaaaa
    name:'need to do something 1' 
    description:
        '
        ## markdown works in it
        description can be multiline
        lets see what happens

        - a
        - something else

        ### subtitle
        '

    name2:   test
    name3: hi 
    name10:'this is with space'  name11:aaa11

    name4: 'aaa'

    //somecomment
    name5:   'aab'

Parsing Details

Each parameter follows a key: value format.
Multi-line values (such as descriptions) support Markdown formatting.
Comments can be added using //.
Keys and values can have spaces, and values can be enclosed in single quotes.

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