v1.9.0

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Overview

This is the most trustworthy version of PikaScript to date, one that has received a lot of feedback from real-world engineering and offers a lot of practical improvements and bug fixes.

Feature Updates:

Language

1. Support [] index for bytes support [] index for bytes #123
2. Support __str__ magic method for print() and str() Support __str__ magic method for print() and str() #127
3. Support 0o100 Octal literal support 0o100 Octal literal #130
4. Support Tab in python script Support Tab in python script #132
5. check overflow for pika VM check overflow for pika VM #135
6. Support void line in fuction define in *.py for preCompiler Support void line in fuction define in *.py for preCompiler #138
7. Support define Function in C Module support define Function in C Module #144
8. Support __del__() magic method for CModule Support __del__() magic method for CModule #147
9. Support class property support class property #150
10. Support call back in other python files support call back in other python files #152
11. Support <None> Support <None> #153
12. Support virtual interrupt and callback support virtual interrupt and callback #110
13. Support get Kernal Version Support get Kernal Version #156
14. Support d = {'a':x, 'b':y, 'c':z} Support d = {'a':x, 'b':y, 'c':z} #165
15. Support obj_runChar() to push char to REPL support obj_runChar() to push char to REPL #133
16. Support slice for string and bytes support slice for string and bytes #121

Library

1. Support read/writeBytes API for StdDevice Support read/writeBytes API for StdDevice #125
2. Add TemplateDevice to test StdDevice and supply reference demo Add TemplateDevice to test StdDevice and supply reference demo #126
3. Support chr(), hex(), ord(), id() builtin Support chr(), hex(), ord(), id() builtin #128
4. Support bytes() builtin support bytes() builtin #131
5. Support int() for bytes like: < int(b'test'[0]) > support int() for bytes like: < int(b'test'[0]) > #134
6. Support int_to_bytes() transfer support int_to_bytes() transfer #137
7. Support unix-time and utc-time for PikaStdDevice.Time() support unix-time and utc-time for PikaStdDevice.Time() #146
8. Support format and variable pars for printf() Support format and variable pars for printf() #149
9. Support callback for PikaStdDevice support callback for PikaStdDevice #151

Bug Fix:

1. Error in __user_free on ac5. v1.8.0 ac5 error in __user_free. #114
2. pre-compiler need two void line in the end [bug] pre-compiler need two void line in the end #113
3. fix bytecode align error on M1 core [bug] fix bytecode align error on M0 core #129
4. fix parse faild when meet some comments [bug] fix parse faild when meet some comments #166
5. fix parse issue when met xx_import [bug] fix parse issue when met xx_import #164
6. '~-1' is not equal '0' [bug] '~-1' is not equal '0' #163
7. a[1] = 1 not work inner function() [bug] a[1] = 1 not work inner function() #155
8. for_loop runError in module [bug] for_loop runError in module #145
9. parse error when '[' inner the string [bug] parse error when '[' inner the string #140
10. memory leak when < str(PikaStdData.String('test')) > [bug] memory leak when < str(PikaStdData.String('test')) > #141
11. can not run function import from anothor module [bug] can not run function import from anothor module #142
12. Bluepill template built with arm-gcc does not fit 128K Flash Bluepill template built with arm-gcc does not fit 128K Flash #139
13. Lexer Error if the end of line is . [bug] Lexer Error if the end of line is <space>. #136
14. Exception output when creating PikaStdDevice.Time() Exception output when creating PikaStdDevice.Time() #143

Incompatible updates:

Use double in C while folat in python #148

Migration Guide:

Use double in C Module.

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This discussion was created from the release v1.9.0.