Added help() shell function

core/builtin_funcs.py

@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ def execute_input(self, exec_ctx: Context) -> RTResult[Value]:
         text = input(str(exec_ctx.symbol_table.get("value")))
         return RTResult[Value]().success(String(text))
 
+    @args(["obj"])
+    def execute_help(self, exec_ctx: Context) -> RTResult[Value]:
+        obj = exec_ctx.symbol_table.get("obj")
+        if obj is None:
+            return RTResult[Value]().failure(Error(self.pos_start, self.pos_end, "TypeError", "Argument is null"))
+        print(obj.__help_repr__())
+        return RTResult[Value]().success(Null.null())
+
     @args([])
     def execute_input_int(self, exec_ctx: Context) -> RTResult[Value]:
         while True:
@@ -608,6 +616,7 @@ def create_global_symbol_table() -> SymbolTable:
     # Shell functions
     ret.set("license", BuiltInFunction("license"))
     ret.set("credits", BuiltInFunction("credits"))
+    ret.set("help", BuiltInFunction("help"))
     # Built-in classes
     ret.set("File", bic.BuiltInClass("File", bic.FileObject))
     ret.set("String", bic.BuiltInClass("String", bic.StringObject))

core/datatypes.py

@@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ def copy(self: Self) -> Self:
     def is_true(self) -> bool:
         return False
 
+    # Help text for help() in radon
+    def __help_repr__(self) -> str:
+        return """
+This data type help is not implemented yet
+"""
+
     def illegal_operation(self, *others: Value) -> RTError:
         if len(others) == 0:
             others = (self,)
@@ -149,6 +155,13 @@ def __next__(self) -> RTResult[Value]:
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return "<iterator>"
 
+    def __help_repr__(self) -> str:
+        return """
+Iterator
+
+An Iterator is an object that enables traversal over a collection, one element at a time.
+"""
+
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return str(self)
 
@@ -280,6 +293,22 @@ def is_true(self) -> bool:
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return str(self.value)
 
+    def __help_repr__(self) -> str:
+        return """
+Number
+
+A Number represents a numeric value. It can be an integer, float, or other numeric type.
+
+Operations:
+    +, -, *, /    -> Basic arithmetic operations.
+    //, %         -> Integer division and modulus.
+    ^            -> Exponentiation.
+    math.factorial() -> Gets the factorial of a number (standard math library)
+    str()    -> Converts the number to its string representation.
+
+Example: 25
+"""
+
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return str(self.value)
 
@@ -346,6 +375,19 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return "true" if self.value else "false"
 
+    def __help_repr__(self) -> str:
+        return """
+Boolean
+
+A Boolean represents a truth value: True or False.
+
+Operations:
+    and, or, not   -> Logical operations.
+    ==, !=         -> Equality and inequality checks.
+
+Example: true
+"""
+
     @classmethod
     def true(cls) -> Boolean:
         return cls(True)
@@ -481,6 +523,22 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f'"{self.value}"'
 
+    def __help_repr__(self) -> str:
+        return """
+String
+
+A String is a sequence of characters.
+
+Methods:
+    len(str)       -> Returns the length of the string.
+
+String standard library methods:
+    find(str)   -> Find a character in a string and return its index (-1 if not found)
+    to_int()    -> Magic method to convert string to int if possible
+
+Example: "Hello World!"
+"""
+
     def __iter__(self) -> PyIterator[str]:
         return iter(self.value)
 
@@ -657,6 +715,29 @@ def __str__(self) -> str:
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f'[{", ".join(repr(x) for x in self.elements)}]'
 
+    def __help_repr__(self) -> str:
+        return """
+Array
+
+An Array is an ordered collection of elements.
+
+Methods:
+    len(arr)       -> Returns the number of elements in the array.
+
+Array standard library methods:
+    map(func)      -> Map an array with a function
+    append(item)   -> Append an element from the right
+    pop(index)     -> Removes and returns the last element of the array.
+    extend(arr)    -> Extend by another array
+    find(element)  -> Get the index of an element in the array (-1 if not found)
+
+    is_empty()     -> Returns boolean indicating if the array is empty or not
+    to_string()    -> Convert to string
+    is_array()     -> returns true
+
+Example: [1,2,3,true,"Hello World!"]
+"""
+
     def __iter__(self):
         return iter(self.elements)
 
@@ -773,6 +854,15 @@ def copy(self) -> HashMap:
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return self.__repr__()
 
+    def __help_repr__(self) -> str:
+        return """
+HashMap
+
+A HashMap is a collection of key-value pairs.
+
+Example: {"key":"value"}
+"""
+
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         __val = ", ".join([f"{repr(k)}: {repr(v)}" for k, v in self.values.items()])
         return f"{{{__val}}}"
@@ -947,6 +1037,8 @@ def copy(self) -> PyAPI:
 class BaseFunction(Value):
     name: str
     symbol_table: Optional[SymbolTable]
+    desc: str
+    arg_names: list[str]
 
     def __init__(self, name: Optional[str], symbol_table: Optional[SymbolTable]) -> None:
         super().__init__()
@@ -1114,6 +1206,16 @@ def __exec_len__(self):
         except AttributeError:
             return Null.null()
 
+    def __help_repr__(self) -> str:
+        result: str = f"Help on object {self.parent_class.name}:\n\nclass {self.parent_class.name}\n|\n"
+        for k in self.symbol_table.symbols:
+            f = self.symbol_table.symbols[k]
+            if isinstance(f, Function):
+                result += f.__help_repr_method__()
+            elif isinstance(f, Value) and k != "this":
+                result += f"| {k} = {f!r}\n|\n"
+        return result
+
     def bind_method(self, method: BaseFunction) -> RTResult[BaseFunction]:
         method = method.copy()
         if method.symbol_table is None:
@@ -1194,6 +1296,16 @@ def get(self, name: str) -> Optional[Value]:
             return None
         return method
 
+    def __help_repr__(self) -> str:
+        result: str = f"Help on object {self.name}:\n\nclass {self.name}\n|\n"
+        for k in self.symbol_table.symbols:
+            f = self.symbol_table.symbols[k]
+            if isinstance(f, Function):
+                result += f.__help_repr_method__()
+            elif isinstance(f, Value) and k != "this":
+                result += f"| {k} = {f!r}\n|\n"
+        return result
+
     def create(self, args: list[Value]) -> RTResult[BaseInstance]:
         res = RTResult[BaseInstance]()
 
@@ -1240,6 +1352,18 @@ class Function(BaseFunction):
     defaults: list[Optional[Value]]
     should_auto_return: bool
 
+    def __help_repr__(self) -> str:
+        return f"Help on function {self.name}:\n\n{self.__help_repr_method__()}"
+
+    def __help_repr_method__(self) -> str:
+        arg_strs: list[str] = []
+        for i in range(len(self.arg_names)):
+            if self.defaults[i] is not None:
+                arg_strs.append(f"{self.arg_names[i]} = {self.defaults[i].__repr__()}")
+            else:
+                arg_strs.append(self.arg_names[i])
+        return f"| fun {self.name}({', '.join(arg_strs)})\n|\t{self.desc}\n|\n"
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         name: Optional[str],
@@ -1248,12 +1372,14 @@ def __init__(
         arg_names: list[str],
         defaults: list[Optional[Value]],
         should_auto_return: bool,
+        desc: str,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__(name, symbol_table)
         self.body_node = body_node
         self.arg_names = arg_names
         self.defaults = defaults
         self.should_auto_return = should_auto_return
+        self.desc = desc
 
     def execute(self, args: list[Value], kwargs: dict[str, Value]) -> RTResult[Value]:
         from core.interpreter import Interpreter  # Lazy import
@@ -1280,7 +1406,13 @@ def execute(self, args: list[Value], kwargs: dict[str, Value]) -> RTResult[Value
 
     def copy(self) -> Function:
         copy = Function(
-            self.name, self.symbol_table, self.body_node, self.arg_names, self.defaults, self.should_auto_return
+            self.name,
+            self.symbol_table,
+            self.body_node,
+            self.arg_names,
+            self.defaults,
+            self.should_auto_return,
+            self.desc,
         )
         copy.set_context(self.context)
         copy.set_pos(self.pos_start, self.pos_end)

core/interpreter.py

@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ def visit_FuncDefNode(self, node: FuncDefNode, context: Context) -> RTResult[Val
         res = RTResult[Value]()
 
         func_name = node.var_name_tok.value if node.var_name_tok else None
+        func_desc = node.desc
         assert func_name is None or isinstance(func_name, str)
         body_node = node.body_node
         arg_names = [str(arg_name.value) for arg_name in node.arg_name_toks]
@@ -483,7 +484,9 @@ def visit_FuncDefNode(self, node: FuncDefNode, context: Context) -> RTResult[Val
             defaults.append(default_value)
 
         func_value = (
-            Function(func_name, context.symbol_table, body_node, arg_names, defaults, node.should_auto_return)
+            Function(
+                func_name, context.symbol_table, body_node, arg_names, defaults, node.should_auto_return, func_desc
+            )
             .set_context(context)
             .set_pos(node.pos_start, node.pos_end)
         )

core/nodes.py

@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ class FuncDefNode:
     body_node: Node
     should_auto_return: bool
     static: bool
+    desc: str
 
     pos_start: Position
     pos_end: Position
@@ -248,13 +249,15 @@ def __init__(
         body_node: Node,
         should_auto_return: bool,
         static: bool = False,
+        desc: str = "",
     ) -> None:
         self.var_name_tok = var_name_tok
         self.arg_name_toks = arg_name_toks
         self.defaults = defaults
         self.body_node = body_node
         self.should_auto_return = should_auto_return
         self.static = static
+        self.desc = desc
 
         if self.var_name_tok:
             self.pos_start = self.var_name_tok.pos_start

core/parser.py

@@ -1300,7 +1300,9 @@ def func_def(self) -> ParseResult[Node]:
                 return res
             assert body is not None
 
-            return res.success(FuncDefNode(var_name_tok, arg_name_toks, defaults, body, True, static=static))
+            return res.success(
+                FuncDefNode(var_name_tok, arg_name_toks, defaults, body, True, static=static, desc="[No Description]")
+            )
 
         self.skip_newlines()
         if self.current_tok.type != TT_LBRACE:
@@ -1309,6 +1311,13 @@ def func_def(self) -> ParseResult[Node]:
             )
 
         self.advance(res)
+        self.skip_newlines()
+
+        desc: str = "[No Description]"
+        if self.current_tok.type == TT_STRING:
+            # Set description
+            desc = str(self.current_tok.value)
+            self.advance(res)
 
         body = res.register(self.statements())
         if res.error:
@@ -1320,7 +1329,7 @@ def func_def(self) -> ParseResult[Node]:
 
         self.advance(res)
 
-        return res.success(FuncDefNode(var_name_tok, arg_name_toks, defaults, body, False, static=static))
+        return res.success(FuncDefNode(var_name_tok, arg_name_toks, defaults, body, False, static=static, desc=desc))
 
     def switch_statement(self) -> ParseResult[Node]:
         res = ParseResult[Node]()

radon.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def start_text() -> None:
         f"\033[1;34mRadon {base_core.__version__} on {platform.machine()} {platform.system()} ({sys.platform})\033[0m"
     )
     print(f"\033[1;33mDocumentation:\033[0m {documentation_link}")
-    print("\033[1;32mType \033[1;31mlicense()\033[1;32m for more info\033[0m")
+    print("\033[1;32mType \033[1;31mhelp(obj), license(), credits()\033[1;32m for more info\033[0m")
     print("\033[1;32mType \033[1;31mexit()\033[1;32m to quit the shell.\033[0m")
 
 

tests/help.rn

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+class Test
+{
+    property1 = "Hello, World!"
+
+    fun __constructor__()
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    fun func1(arg1,arg2)
+    {
+        "Description for func1"
+    }
+
+    fun func2(arg1)
+    {
+        "Description for func2"
+    }
+
+    fun no_description() {
+        return null
+    }
+}
+
+fun standalone(arg1,arg2)
+{
+    "This is a standalone function"
+}
+
+help("Hello")
+help(Test)
+help(Test())
+help(standalone)

tests/help.rn.json

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"code": 0, "stdout": "\nString\n\nA String is a sequence of characters.\n\nMethods:\n    len(str)       -> Returns the length of the string.\n\nString standard library methods:\n    find(str)   -> Find a character in a string and return its index (-1 if not found)\n    to_int()    -> Magic method to convert string to int if possible\n\nExample: \"Hello World!\"\n\nHelp on object Test:\n\nclass Test\n|\n| property1 = \"Hello, World!\"\n|\n| fun __constructor__()\n|\t[No Description]\n|\n| fun func1(arg1, arg2)\n|\tDescription for func1\n|\n| fun func2(arg1)\n|\tDescription for func2\n|\n| fun no_description()\n|\t[No Description]\n|\n\nHelp on object Test:\n\nclass Test\n|\n| property1 = \"Hello, World!\"\n|\n| fun __constructor__()\n|\t[No Description]\n|\n| fun func1(arg1, arg2)\n|\tDescription for func1\n|\n| fun func2(arg1)\n|\tDescription for func2\n|\n| fun no_description()\n|\t[No Description]\n|\n\nHelp on function standalone:\n\n| fun standalone(arg1, arg2)\n|\tThis is a standalone function\n|\n\n", "stderr": ""}