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+eval "$(lorri direnv)"
diff --git a/prototypes/craftlang/.projectile b/prototypes/craftlang/.projectile
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diff --git a/prototypes/craftlang/README.md b/prototypes/craftlang/README.md
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+# craftlang
+
+Craftlang (`.craft` files) is an expression language for crafting
+recipies and block arrangement in the popular free software block
+building game [Minetest](https://minetest.org).  This tool is capable
+of parsing `.craft` files and generating image outputs.
+
+## Usage
+
+This tool is written in [Raku](https://raku.org) and such you need to have `rakudo`
+installed on your system.  Additionally you need to make your minetest
+assets tree and environment files available via ennvironment
+variables.
+
+```console
+$ env MTCRAFT_ENV_PATH=/path/to/environments \
+      MINETEST_ASSETS=/path/to/minetest/assets/root \
+      craftlangc ./path-to-recipe.mtcraft
+```
+
+
+## Language overview
+
+Craftlang is a domain-specific language for expressing recipes, based
+on a small set of keywords, with associated payloads.  A payload is
+either a primitive or scope.  Scopes use two-space indentation to
+handle end-of-scope separation.
+
+### Example
+
+The following example should be enough to explain the basic structure
+of primary mtcraft files.
+
+```mtcraft
+ENV alloys
+INPUTS
+  copper_ingot 7
+  tin_ingot 1
+OUTPUTS
+  bronze_ingot 8
+```
+
+The `ENV` keyword loads an environment file.  Environment files add a
+set of metadata which is added to a generated output, and also
+provides a way to specify how other keywords are handled.
+
+The `INPUTS` and `OUTPUTS` keywords open scopes.  A scope is a set of
+statements that is specific to the loaded environment but must be one
+of the following: `key-value`, `marker` or `keyword`.
+
+The example above contains three `key-value` statements.  A `marker`
+statement does not contain additional data and instead provides a
+boolean flag to the environment.  A `keyword` statement provides a way
+to have nested `ENV`, `INPUTS`, and `OUTPUTS` scopes.
+
+
+### Environment files
+
+The environment provided via the `ENV` keyword must be present in the
+`MTCRAFT_ENV_PATH`.  An environment specifies the input-output
+mappings for `INPUTS` and `OUTPUTS` scopes.
+
+Required keywords for an ENV file are `BG`, `INPUTS`, `MODE`, and
+`OUTPUTS`.  The `SPACING` keyword is permitted outside of the `INPUTS`
+and `OUTPUTS` blocks to be applied to both simultaniously.  The `MODE`
+keyword selects the general output mode.  Currently accepted modes are
+`crafting` and `arrangement`
+
+```mtcraftenv
+BG alloy_furnace
+MODE crafting
+SPACING 15 15
+INPUTS
+  ANCHOR 125 125
+  COUNT 2 1
+OUTPUTS
+  ANCHOR 525 125
+  COUNT 1 1
+```
+
+The default fill-mode is Left-to-right-top-to-bottom.
diff --git a/prototypes/craftlang/craftlangc b/prototypes/craftlang/craftlangc
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+#!/usr/bin/env raku
+
+grammar FileGrammar {
+    # The top-level file is a list of statements
+    token TOP { ^ <line>* %% \v* $ }
+
+    # A line is either a list of keyword-payload or scope
+    token line { <statement> | <scope> }
+
+    # A statement is a simple keyword-payload mapping
+    token statement { <keyword> \s <payload> }
+    
+    # The set of simple key-value keywords
+    token keyword { < ANCHOR BG COUNT ENV MODE SPACING > }
+
+    # A simple payload
+    token payload { \S+ %% \h* }
+
+    # A scope is a scope-word + list of scope-lines
+    token scope { <scope-word> <scope-line>* }
+
+    # The set of scope-opening keywords
+    token scope-word { < INPUTS OUTPUTS > }
+
+    # A scope line is either a simple payload or a full statement
+    token scope-line { \v+ \h \h [ <statement> | <payload> ] }
+}
+
+class Actions {
+    method TOP($/) {
+        make $<line>>>.made
+    }
+
+    method line($/) {
+        make .made with $<statement> || $<scope>;
+    }
+
+    method statement($/) {
+        make { Keyword => $<keyword>.made, Payload => $<payload>.made }
+    }
+
+    method scope($/) {
+        make { Keyword => $<scope-word>.made, Payload => $<scope-line>>>.made }
+    }
+
+    method scope-line($/) {
+        make $<statement> ?? $<statement>.made !! { Payload => $<payload>.made }
+    }
+
+    method keyword($/)    { make ~$/ }
+    method payload($/)    { make ~$/ }
+    method scope-word($/) { make ~$/ }
+}
+
+sub MAIN($file, Bool :$verbose) {
+    my $input = slurp $file;
+    say "Parsing input: $input" if $verbose;
+    
+    my @parse = FileGrammar.parse($input, actions => Actions.new).made;
+
+    for @parse -> %line {
+        say %line
+    }
+}
diff --git a/prototypes/craftlang/shell.nix b/prototypes/craftlang/shell.nix
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+import <shells/raku> {}
diff --git a/prototypes/craftlang/test.cl b/prototypes/craftlang/test.cl
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+ENV alloys
+INPUTS
+  copper_ingot 7
+  tin_ingot 1
+OUTPUTS
+  bronze_ingot 8
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