Syntax

The fundamentals of this language make it seem so useless and… silly. Just bear with it, it will make sense eventually.

Top-Level Syntax

All SillyScript code represents data. It can represent a list or dictionary.

While SillyScript can export to multiple data formats, JSON is the main one used in this documentation to represent how the structure of the language works.

List

The contents on the left side is an entirely valid SillyScript file.

1;
"This is a string";
false;

[1, "This is a string", false]

Dictionary

my_number: 1;
MyString: "This is a string";
myBool: false;

{
	"my_number": 1,
	"MyString": "This is a string",
	"myBool": false
}

Combination

SillyScript will automatically figure out if the file should be a List type of Dictionary type. These two types cannot be combined.

This is NOT a valid SillyScript file. The string must be labeled, or the labels must be removed from the number and boolean.

my_number: 1;
"This is a string";
myBool: false;

Lists and dictionaries can be mixed by adding them as sub-elements to each other using the proper syntax.

List

Use the blank colon syntax to create a new scope for a list.

:
	1;
	2;
	3;

Dictionary

Use the blank colon syntax to create a new scope for a dictionary.

:
	key1: 1;
	something: 2;
	bla: 3;

Combination

Here is an example of combining list and dictionaries and its equivalent in JSON:

myList:
	1;
	"My String";
	:
		3;
		2;
		1;
	:
		thisIsDict: 321;
myString: "Another String";

{
	"myList": [
		1,
		"My String",
		[3, 2, 1],
		{ "thisIsDict": 321 }
	],
	"myString": "Another String"
}