Odialang 🌸

A file-based, CLI-driven programming language with Odia (Oriya) keywords that compiles to JavaScript. Write code in your native language and run it anywhere!

# Welcome to Odialang!
dhara name = "World"
dekha "Hello, " + name + "!"

karya greet(person)
  dekha "Namaskar, " + person + "!"
sesa

greet("Odia")

🚀 Quick Start

Install

npm install -g @devsuvam/odialang

Create Your First Program

Create hello.odia:

dekha "Namaskar, Odia!"
dekha "Welcome to Odialang!"

Run It

odia hello.odia

Output:

Namaskar, Odia!
Welcome to Odialang!

🎨 Syntax Highlighting (Auto-Installed!)

When you install @devsuvam/odialang, syntax highlighting is automatically set up for VSCode!

✅ What Happens Automatically

• VSCode Extension is copied to your extensions folder
• Restart VSCode to activate syntax highlighting for .odia files
• Works with all VSCode themes

🛠️ Manual Setup (if needed)

If automatic setup didn't work or you want to set up other editors:

# Run the interactive setup
npx odialang-setup

Or manually:

VSCode:

# Extension is already installed! Just restart VSCode.
# If needed, reinstall:
cp -r node_modules/@devsuvam/odialang/syntax-highlighting/vscode-extension ~/.vscode/extensions/odialang-vscode

Other Editors:

• Sublime Text: Copy syntax-highlighting/textmate/odialang.tmLanguage.json
• Monaco Editor: Import syntax-highlighting/monaco/odialang-monaco.js
• GitHub: Add *.odia linguist-language=Odialang to .gitattributes

📚 Documentation

| Document | Description | |----------|-------------| | 📖 Tutorial | Step-by-step guide for beginners | | 📋 Language Spec | Complete syntax and grammar reference | | 🤝 Contributing | How to contribute to the project | | 📝 Changelog | Version history and updates |

🎯 Features

• 🌏 Native Language - Program using familiar Odia words
• ⚡ Compiles to JavaScript - Runs on any Node.js platform
• 🛠️ CLI Interface - Simple commands for run, compile, and debug
• 📁 File-based - Write .odia files and execute directly
• 🔍 Debug Tools - View tokens and AST for learning
• 📦 Arrays - Create, index, and modify arrays with .length support

💡 Language Keywords

| Odia | English | Usage | |------|---------|-------| | dhara | let | Variable declaration | | dekha | print | Output to console | | jadi | if | Conditional statement | | tahale | then | If-block start | | nahele | else | Else block | | jebe | while | While loop | | aarambha | for | For loop start | | ru | from/to | Range in for loop | | karya | function | Function definition | | fera | return | Return value | | sesa | end | Block terminator | | sata | true | Boolean true | | micha | false | Boolean false | | ruha | break | Break out of loop | | chala | continue | Skip to next loop iteration |

📖 Example Programs

Variables and Printing

dhara name = "Rama"
dhara age = 25
dhara isHappy = sata

dekha "Name: " + name
dekha "Age: " + age
dekha "Happy: " + isHappy

Conditionals

dhara marks = 85

jadi marks >= 60 tahale
  dekha "You passed!"
nahele
  dekha "You failed"
sesa

Loops

# While loop
dhara count = 1
jebe count <= 5
  dekha "Count: " + count
  count = count + 1
sesa

# For loop
aarambha i = 1 ru 5
  dekha "Number: " + i
sesa

Functions

karya add(a, b)
  fera a + b
sesa

dhara result = add(10, 20)
dekha "Sum: " + result

Arrays

dhara nums = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]
dekha "Length: " + nums.length
dekha "First: " + nums[0]

nums[0] = 100
dekha "Updated: " + nums

dhara matrix = [[1, 2], [3, 4]]
dekha "Nested: " + matrix[0][1]

See examples/ folder for more programs.

🖥️ CLI Commands

# Run a .odia file
odia <file.odia>
odia run <file.odia>

# Compile to JavaScript
odia compile <file.odia>              # Outputs file.js
odia compile <file.odia> <output.js>  # Custom output name

# Debug commands
odia tokens <file.odia>   # View tokens
odia ast <file.odia>      # View AST

# Help
odia --help

🏗️ Installation from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/jyotishankar04/odialang
cd odialang

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build
npm run build

# Link globally
npm link

# Test
odia --help

🧑‍💻 Development

# Build project
npm run build

# Clean build files
npm run clean

# Development mode
npm run dev

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Quick Contributions

• 🐛 Report bugs
• 💡 Suggest features
• 📝 Improve docs
• 🌐 Translate to other languages

📄 License

MIT © 2026 Odialang Contributors

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built for the Odia-speaking community
• Inspired by the desire to make programming accessible in regional languages
• Powered by TypeScript and Node.js

Made with ❤️ for Odia programmers 🇮🇳

⭐ Star this repo if you find it useful!