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Runtime

Provides access to runtime system

Operations

Assert
Command
CommandOutput
Copy
Exit
GetInstallDir
GetPlatform
GetProperty
GetTempDir
GetTime
GetUserDir
GetVersion
HasProperty
RaiseSignal
SetLocale
SetProperty
SetSignal

Assert

Asserts runtime value to be true. If false, program exits with stack trace.

function : Assert(assert:Bool) ~ Nil

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
assert	Bool	value to assert

Command

Executes a system command

function : Command(n:System.String) ~ Int

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
n	String	system command

Return

Type	Description
Int	command status code

CommandOutput

Executes a system command

function : CommandOutput(n:System.String) ~ System.String[]

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
n	String	system command

Return

Type	Description
String[]	output from command

Copy

Copies data between two byte arrays

function : Copy(dest:Byte[], dest_offset:Int, src:Byte[], src_offset:Int, len:Int) ~ Bool

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dest	Byte[]	destination array
dest_offset	Int	destination array copy offset
src	Byte[]	source array
src_offset	Int	source array copy offset
len	Int	number of bytes to copy

Return

Type	Description
Bool	true if successful, false otherwise

Copies data between two character arrays

function : Copy(dest:Char[], dest_offset:Int, src:Char[], src_offset:Int, len:Int) ~ Bool

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dest	Char[]	destination array
dest_offset	Int	destination array copy offset
src	Char[]	source array
src_offset	Int	source array copy offset
len	Int	number of characters to copy

Return

Type	Description
Bool	true if successful, false otherwise

Copies data between two integer arrays

function : Copy(dest:Int[], dest_offset:Int, src:Int[], src_offset:Int, len:Int) ~ Bool

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dest	Int[]	destination array
dest_offset	Int	destination array copy offset
src	Int[]	source array
src_offset	Int	source array copy offset
len	Int	number of values to copy

Return

Type	Description
Bool	true if successful, false otherwise

Copies data between two Base arrays

function : Copy(dest:Base[], dest_offset:Int, src:Base[], src_offset:Int, len:Int) ~ Bool

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dest	Base[]	destination array
dest_offset	Int	destination array copy offset
src	Base[]	source array
src_offset	Int	source array copy offset
len	Int	number of values to copy

Return

Type	Description
Bool	true if successful, false otherwise

Copies data between two Compare arrays

function : Copy(dest:Compare[], dest_offset:Int, src:Compare[], src_offset:Int, len:Int) ~ Bool

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dest	Compare[]	destination array
dest_offset	Int	destination array copy offset
src	Compare[]	source array
src_offset	Int	source array copy offset
len	Int	number of values to copy

Return

Type	Description
Bool	true if successful, false otherwise

Copies data between two float arrays

function : Copy(dest:Float[], dest_offset:Int, src:Float[], src_offset:Int, len:Int) ~ Bool

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
dest	Float[]	destination array
dest_offset	Int	destination array copy offset
src	Float[]	source array
src_offset	Int	source array copy offset
len	Int	number of values to copy

Return

Type	Description
Bool	true if successful, false otherwise

Exit

Causes the executing program to halt

function : Exit(code:Int) ~ Nil

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
code	Int	exit code

GetInstallDir

Returns the installation directory

function : GetInstallDir() ~ String

Return

Type	Description
String	installation directory

GetPlatform

Returns an OS platform string

function : GetPlatform() ~ String

Return

Type	Description
String	OS platform string

GetProperty

Fetches a runtime property. System properties include: 'user_dir', temp_dir and 'install_dir'.

function : GetProperty(key:String) ~ String

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
key	String	property key

Return

Type	Description
String	runtime property

GetTempDir

Returns the system's temporary directory

function : GetTempDir() ~ String

Return

Type	Description
String	system's temporary directory

GetTime

Returns the current time

function : GetTime(gmt:Bool) ~ Time.Date

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
gmt	Bool	true of time is in GMT, false for system time zone

Return

Type	Description
Date	current time

GetUserDir

Returns the current user's working directory

function : GetUserDir() ~ String

Return

Type	Description
String	current user's working directory

GetVersion

Returns the package version string

function : GetVersion() ~ String

Return

Type	Description
String	package version string

HasProperty

Checks if a property exists

function : HasProperty(key:String) ~ Bool

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
key	String	property key

Return

Type	Description
Bool	true if it exists, false otherwise

RaiseSignal

Raises a system signal

function : RaiseSignal(type:Runtime->Signal) ~ Nil

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
type	Runtime->Signal	signal type

SetLocale

Sets the runtime locale

function : SetLocale(locale:String) ~ Nil

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
locale	String	locale string

SetProperty

Sets a runtime property

function : SetProperty(key:String, value:String) ~ Nil

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
key	String	property key
value	String	property value

SetSignal

Sets a system signal

function : SetSignal(type:Runtime->Signal, func:(Int)~Nil) ~ Nil

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
type	Runtime->Signal	signal type
func	(Int)~Nil	function handler for signal