# Rholang for SublimeText

<img src="./assets/rchain.png"></img>

![beta][beta-badge]

This is the early stage of editor support for [Rholang][rho-github]. For now, it has only support for syntax highlighting. :smile:

> **Rholang** is a fully featured, general purpose, Turing-complete programming language built from the rho-calculus. It is a behaviorally typed, **r**-eflective, **h**-igher **o**-rder process language and the official smart contracting language of [RChain][rchain-coop]. Its purpose is to concretize fine-grained, programmatic concurrency. [RChain Architecture][arch-rholang]

Rholang is currently in active development and syntax can slightly change. Current version of the plugin follows this version of [Rho grammar][rho-bnf-origin] and available examples.

Programmers in concurrent languages such as Erlang/Elixir say that one of the hardest problems is to coordinate the names (locations) of processes. It seems that Rholang with [Namespace logic][arch-namespace-logic] looks like a great solution for coordination of resources.

With all this sweet superpowers, that comes with the Rholang compiler and type checker, it will be a pleasure to write smart contracts. :lollipop:

![Rho sample](./assets/rho-sublime-sample.png)

## Installation

#### [Package Control][rholang-package]

Install the package called `Rholang`

#### Manual

Clone the repository in your Sublime Text `Packages` directory.

## TODO

- add commands, shippets, completion...
- connect with the compiler (get semantic info)
- ...

## Release Notes

### 0.0.1
- Initial release. Syntax highlighting.

### 0.1.0 (February 02, 2019)
- Grammar update for Rholang Mercury release v0.8>.

## License

[The MIT License (MIT)][license]

[rchain-coop]: https://www.rchain.coop
[rho-github]: https://github.com/rchain/rchain/tree/master/rholang
[rho-bnf-origin]: https://github.com/rchain/rchain/blob/243a3fd7b1d7f1b9669920da80f419e84fbd02b6/rholang/src/main/bnfc/rholang_mercury.cf
[arch-rholang]: http://rchain-architecture.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contracts/contract-design.html#rholang-a-concurrent-language
[arch-namespace-logic]: http://rchain-architecture.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contracts/namespaces.html#namespace-logic
[rholang-package]: https://packagecontrol.io/packages/Rholang

[beta-badge]: https://cdn.rawgit.com/tgrospic/rholang-sublime/master/assets/beta-0.1.0.svg
[license]: https://github.com/tgrospic/rholang-sublime/blob/master/LICENSE