Special Functions

Print Functions

print([object], ...)  [void]

Prints its arguments, seperated by tabs, to standard output. The strings that are printed are the equivelent of calling the string conversion function. This function will not automatically add a newline. To get this behavior, use println

println([object], ...)  [void]

Prints its arguments, the same as print, except println appends a newline at the end.

printr([object], ...)  [void]

Prints its arguments, the same as print, except printr appends a carriage return at the end.

eprint([object], ...)  [void]

The equivelent of print, but outputs to standard error instead of standard output.

eprintln([object], ...)  [void]

The equivelent of println, but outputs to standard error instead of standard output.

eprintr([object], ...)  [void]

The equivelent of printr, but outputs to standard error instead of standard output.

Special Functions

exit([int])  [void]

Exit from a running script with a given error code (0 indicates success)

lock([object])  [void]

Lock an object as immutable permenantly, so future mutations will throw an error.

hash([object])  [int]

Returns the 64-bit unsigned integer hash corresponding to an object. hash will throw an error if the object is not hashable.

clone([object])  [object]

Will create a deep-clone of an object, if possible. The clone will be unlocked and mutation will be allowed. clone will throw an error if the object is not cloneable.

assert([bool], [string]?)  [void]

Assert a condition, with an optional message in case the condition fails.

tech_version()  ([int], [int], [int])

Returns the major, minor and patch version of technetium.

script_path()  [string]

Returns the absolute (canonicalized) path to the current running script. Throws an error if this doesn’t make sense (i.e. if the script is passed via stdin).

sleep([int or float])  [void]

Returns after waiting a given number of seconds.