sborrazas/shen-erl

This system is a compiler and runtime port that translates the Shen programming language into Erlang BEAM modules. It provides a C-based launcher and build infrastructure to execute Shen code within the Erlang Virtual Machine, supporting features like a REPL, script execution, and command-line evaluation. The implementation includes a lexer, parser, and code generator that map Shen constructs to Erlang syntax, along with a global state management system and standard library overrides.

A new C program (c\_src/shen-erl.c) has been added to serve as a launcher for the Erlang VM. It constructs the command-line arguments for 'erl', sets the code path to the application's ebin directory via the SHEN\_ERL\_ROOTDIR environment variable, configures the process limit to 524288, and executes the Erlang node with the shen\_erl\_init module. This change introduces a new build artifact and execution entry point for the Shon Erlang integration.

_c\src · high confidence

This change introduces the foundational build infrastructure for the shen-erl project, including a main Makefile that handles compiling Erlang sources, generating lexer/parser modules via leex/yecc, fetching the Shen OS Kernel (version 22.2), and running tests via Docker or locally. It also adds an Erlmakefile for erlang.mk integration, a .gitignore to exclude generated artifacts, and updated README.md with instructions for building, running, and testing the Shen Erlang port.

(repo-wide) · high confidence

This change adds the initial implementation of the Shen Erlang Port (shen\_erl), providing a compiler that translates Shen (KL) code into Erlang BEAM modules. Users can now run a REPL, evaluate Shen expressions via the command line (--eval), load and execute Shen scripts (--script), or compile KL source files to BEAM binaries (--kl). The implementation includes a lexer and parser for the KL syntax, a code generator that compiles Shen constructs (such as functions, conditionals, and lambdas) into Erlang syntax trees, and a global store system for managing state, variables, and primitive functions.

src · high confidence

Added Common Test suites for Shen Erlang KL code generation and overrides; Added Shen language test runner script.

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• CAI 42 → 42 (+0.0)
• Rubric changed (rubric-2026.09.12 → rubric-2026.09.18) — scores are not directly comparable.

• Code Health 97 → 97 (+0.0)
• Architecture 69 → 69 (+0.0)
• Maturity 34 → 34 (+0.0)
• Readiness 26 → 26 (+0.0)
• Security 92 → 92 (+0.0)

• Documentation: no licence statement (README.md)

• Documentation: no project overview (README.md)

Written by watchdog.canine.dev from the codebase's own history, inside the signed delivery this page is composed from.

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