This is language grammar in Backus-Naur Form (BNF).
The following convention is used:
( ) - used for grouping { } - 0 or more repetitions [ ] - optional | - or ' ' - token
SCRIPT ::= {IMPORT | ENUM | TYPEDEF | CLASS | MIXIN | INTERFACE | FUNCDEF | VIRTPROP | VAR | FUNC | NAMESPACE | ';'} CLASS ::= {'shared' | 'abstract' | 'final' | 'external'} 'class' IDENTIFIER (';' | ([':' IDENTIFIER {',' IDENTIFIER}] '{' {VIRTPROP | FUNC | VAR | FUNCDEF} '}')) TYPEDEF ::= 'typedef' PRIMTYPE IDENTIFIER ';' NAMESPACE ::= 'namespace' IDENTIFIER '{' SCRIPT '}' FUNC ::= {'shared' | 'external'} ['private' | 'protected'] [((TYPE ['&']) | '~')] IDENTIFIER PARAMLIST ['const'] FUNCATTR (';' | STATBLOCK) INTERFACE ::= {'external' | 'shared'} 'interface' IDENTIFIER (';' | ([':' IDENTIFIER {',' IDENTIFIER}] '{' {VIRTPROP | INTFMTHD} '}')) VAR ::= ['private'|'protected'] TYPE IDENTIFIER [( '=' (INITLIST | EXPR)) | ARGLIST] {',' IDENTIFIER [( '=' (INITLIST | EXPR)) | ARGLIST]} ';' IMPORT ::= 'import' TYPE ['&'] IDENTIFIER PARAMLIST FUNCATTR 'from' STRING ';' ENUM ::= {'shared' | 'external'} 'enum' IDENTIFIER (';' | ('{' IDENTIFIER ['=' EXPR] {',' IDENTIFIER ['=' EXPR]} '}')) FUNCDEF ::= {'external' | 'shared'} 'funcdef' TYPE ['&'] IDENTIFIER PARAMLIST ';' VIRTPROP ::= ['private' | 'protected'] TYPE ['&'] IDENTIFIER '{' {('get' | 'set') ['const'] FUNCATTR (STATBLOCK | ';')} '}' MIXIN ::= 'mixin' CLASS INTFMTHD ::= TYPE ['&'] IDENTIFIER PARAMLIST ['const'] ';' STATBLOCK ::= '{' {VAR | STATEMENT} '}' PARAMLIST ::= '(' ['void' | (TYPE TYPEMOD [IDENTIFIER] ['=' EXPR] {',' TYPE TYPEMOD [IDENTIFIER] ['=' EXPR]})] ')' TYPEMOD ::= ['&' ['in' | 'out' | 'inout']] TYPE ::= ['const'] SCOPE DATATYPE ['<' TYPE {',' TYPE} '>'] { ('[' ']') | ('@' ['const']) } INITLIST ::= '{' [ASSIGN | INITLIST] {',' [ASSIGN | INITLIST]} '}' SCOPE ::= ['::'] {IDENTIFIER '::'} [IDENTIFIER ['<' TYPE {',' TYPE} '>'] '::'] DATATYPE ::= (IDENTIFIER | PRIMTYPE | '?' | 'auto') PRIMTYPE ::= 'void' | 'int' | 'int8' | 'int16' | 'int32' | 'int64' | 'uint' | 'uint8' | 'uint16' | 'uint32' | 'uint64' | 'float' | 'double' | 'bool' FUNCATTR ::= {'override' | 'final' | 'explicit' | 'property'} STATEMENT ::= (IF | FOR | WHILE | RETURN | STATBLOCK | BREAK | CONTINUE | DOWHILE | SWITCH | EXPRSTAT | TRY) SWITCH ::= 'switch' '(' ASSIGN ')' '{' {CASE} '}' BREAK ::= 'break' ';' FOR ::= 'for' '(' (VAR | EXPRSTAT) EXPRSTAT [ASSIGN {',' ASSIGN}] ')' STATEMENT WHILE ::= 'while' '(' ASSIGN ')' STATEMENT DOWHILE ::= 'do' STATEMENT 'while' '(' ASSIGN ')' ';' IF ::= 'if' '(' ASSIGN ')' STATEMENT ['else' STATEMENT] CONTINUE ::= 'continue' ';' EXPRSTAT ::= [ASSIGN] ';' TRY ::= 'try' STATBLOCK 'catch' STATBLOCK RETURN ::= 'return' [ASSIGN] ';' CASE ::= (('case' EXPR) | 'default') ':' {STATEMENT} EXPR ::= EXPRTERM {EXPROP EXPRTERM} EXPRTERM ::= ([TYPE '='] INITLIST) | ({EXPRPREOP} EXPRVALUE {EXPRPOSTOP}) EXPRVALUE ::= 'void' | CONSTRUCTCALL | FUNCCALL | VARACCESS | CAST | LITERAL | '(' ASSIGN ')' | LAMBDA CONSTRUCTCALL ::= TYPE ARGLIST EXPRPREOP ::= '-' | '+' | '!' | '++' | '--' | '~' | '@' EXPRPOSTOP ::= ('.' (FUNCCALL | IDENTIFIER)) | ('[' [IDENTIFIER ':'] ASSIGN {',' [IDENTIFIER ':' ASSIGN} ']') | ARGLIST | '++' | '--' CAST ::= 'cast' '<' TYPE '>' '(' ASSIGN ')' LAMBDA ::= 'function' '(' [[TYPE TYPEMOD] IDENTIFIER {',' [TYPE TYPEMOD] IDENTIFIER}] ')' STATBLOCK LITERAL ::= NUMBER | STRING | BITS | 'true' | 'false' | 'null' FUNCCALL ::= SCOPE IDENTIFIER ARGLIST VARACCESS ::= SCOPE IDENTIFIER ARGLIST ::= '(' [IDENTIFIER ':'] ASSIGN {',' [IDENTIFIER ':'] ASSIGN} ')' ASSIGN ::= CONDITION [ ASSIGNOP ASSIGN ] CONDITION ::= EXPR ['?' ASSIGN ':' ASSIGN] EXPROP ::= MATHOP | COMPOP | LOGICOP | BITOP BITOP ::= '&' | '|' | '^' | '<<' | '>>' | '>>>' MATHOP ::= '+' | '-' | '*' | '/' | '' | '**' COMPOP ::= '==' | '!=' | '<' | '<=' | '>' | '>=' | 'is' | '!is' LOGICOP ::= '&&' | '||' | '^^' | 'and' | 'or' | 'xor' ASSIGNOP ::= '=' | '+=' | '-=' | '*=' | '/=' | '|=' | '&=' | '^=' | '%=' | '**=' | '<<=' | '>>=' | '>>>=' IDENTIFIER ::= single token: starts with letter or _, can include any letter and digit, same as in C++ NUMBER ::= single token: includes integers and real numbers, same as C++ STRING ::= single token: single quoted ', double quoted ", or heredoc multi-line string """ BITS ::= single token: binary 0b or 0B, octal 0o or 0O, decimal 0d or 0D, hexadecimal 0x or 0X