💎 Amber: The Modern Language for Shell Compilation

Amber is a contemporary, type-safe programming language specifically engineered to compile into Bash, Ksh, and Zsh. By shifting error detection to the compilation phase, it effectively eliminates common bugs before the script ever runs.

🛠️ Technical Architecture

The transformation process can be visualized as follows:

The core logic follows the principle: $\text{Amber Source} \implies \text{Type Checking} \implies \text{Shell Script}$ .

💻 See it in Action

Amber utilizes an ECMA Script-inspired syntax to make shell scripting feel like modern development. Below is an example of a function that retrieves weather data:

import { join } from std/text

fun get_weather(cities: [Text]): Null {
    let temperatures = [Text]
    
    for city in cities {
        // Execute shell command via $
        const result = $ curl -s https://wttr.in/{city}?format=1
        
        $failed {
            echo "Error: Failed to get weather for {city}"
            continue
        }
        
        temperatures += [result]
    }
    
    return temperatures
}

// Execution trigger
get_weather([])

Note: You can trigger the function by clicking get_weather([]) in the interactive documentation.

🚀 Key Advantages

Feature	Traditional Shell	Amber
Type Safety	❌	✅
Compile-time Errors	❌	✅
Modern Syntax	❌	✅
Standard Library	Limited	Extensive

Why choose Amber?

Runtime Reliability: Amber mandates that you explicitly handle every potential failure point.
Developer Experience: ~~Manual debugging of runtime crashes~~ $\rightarrow$ Instant feedback via compiler.
Built-in Power: Comes with a comprehensive standard library packed with utility functions.

Feature Checklist:

Type-safe variable declarations
Modern import system
Integrated shell command execution
Robust error handling blocks

🏆 Recognition & Origin

"The best Engineering Project in Technology at Wrocław University" — #1 Award Winning Project of 2024

Founder: Paweł Karaś

Experience the evolution of automation. Discover the joy of shell scripting with Amber.