Proxel; the not-so-great image programming language!

Proxel (Programming Pixel) is an esoteric programming language, so it's NOT made to be fun and games. (It is, though!)

Installation

Install as a global CLI tool:

npm install -g @therealowenj/proxel-cli

Or install from source:

git clone <repo>
cd proxel
npm install
npm link

Usage

Once installed, run any .prxl file with:

proxel Rainbox.prxl

Or with the full path:

proxel /path/to/file.prxl

Syntax

The init line

For an image:

init canvas sizex sizey canvascolor pixelsize type image

For a video:

init canvas sizex sizey canvascolor pixelsize type video fps loop

Parameters:

• sizex - Width of the canvas in pixels
• sizey - Height of the canvas in pixels
• canvascolor - Background color (see colors below)
• pixelsize - Size of each pixel in pixels
• type - Either image or video
• fps - Frames per second (video only)
• loop - Whether the video loops (video only, optional)

The pixel lines

To draw a single pixel:

x y color

The frame lines

For videos, separate frames using curly braces:

frame 1 {
  2 2 white
  9 2 white
}

frame 2 {
  2 8 white
  9 8 white
}

Supported Colors

Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, White, Black, Gray, Cyan, Magenta, Orange, Purple, Brown, Pink and Lime.

Examples

Simple image:

init canvas 10 10 white 40 type image
5 5 red

Video with animation:

init canvas 10 10 black 40 type video 1 loop

frame 1 {
  2 2 white
  9 2 white
  2 8 white
  2 9 white
  3 9 white
  4 9 white
  5 9 white
  6 9 white
  7 9 white
  8 9 white
  9 9 white
  9 8 white
}

frame 2 {
  2 8 white
  2 9 white
  3 9 white
  4 9 white
  5 9 white
  6 9 white
  7 9 white
  8 9 white
  9 9 white
  9 8 white
}

License

The GNU General Public License v3.0, see the LICENSE file for full info.

This is a fun little project. It won't be maintained regularly, but feel free to contribute or fork it!