Chapter 10: The Finale

If you made it this far, props to you! This was a lot of work, celebrate with some drinks🍻🍻!

In this final project, we will create a personalized terminal command using multiple files, functions, and lots of fun!

To start, create a new project folder with:

glang new final_program

Create a new file inside the src/ folder titled "command.glang".

In the main file, delete all the contents and import the command file:

fetch "src/command.glang";

Add a basic loop to get user input and validate it:

# ...

while true {

    obj text = chew("Enter a command: ");

    if text == "exit" { # or any command to exit the loop

        leave; 

    } 

}

The command file will be used for command functionality such as displaying information, reading and writing files, etc.

Let's add the new_file function to get the user input and create a new file:

func new_file() {

    obj name = chew("Enter the file name: ");

    bury(name, ""); # use the 'bury' builtin to write files and contents

}

What about a welcome message? Add that too!

func show_welcome() {

    bark("*** Welcome to my terminal command! ***");

    bark("Type 'exit' to exit this command");

}

Now let's combine it all together in our main file:

fetch "src/command.glang";

show_welcome();

while true {

    obj text = chew("Enter a command: ");

    if text == "exit" {

        leave; 

    } alsoif text == "newfile" {

        new_file();

    } # add as many commands as needed!

}

# show_goodbye(); maybe an exit message too?

You have successfully completed GLang. Now get busy creating!