Pointpointlanguage docs0.1.1

Reference

Run, test, REPL

Execute Point commands, tests, and expressions from the terminal.

Summary

Discover with point box, launch by name, run tests, or use the REPL.

See Point in 60 seconds for the daily path.

Run

point box src/app.point
point launch examples/command.point hello cli
point run examples/command.point hello cli    # same; optional when one default command

run and launch check the source and execute a zero-input command. `launch` requires a command name — the simple path.

Logic-only files (no command block) validate with point check only.

For pure logic modules, Point can run emitted JavaScript in memory via an internal bundle:

point run --bundle examples/pure/math-only.point
point run --no-bundle examples/command.point hello cli

Honest limits (Bun/Node host still required): see docs/native-target-research.md in the repository.

Test

point test examples/point-tests.point
point test-all
point test integration examples/api/middleware-integration.point

Unit tests are zero-input calculations or actions whose semantic name starts with test and returns Bool.

Integration tests are actions whose semantic name starts with integration test, return Bool, and take either zero inputs or one base url: Text input.

REPL

point repl

The REPL evaluates expressions and prints the value plus inferred Point type.

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