Harry Potter Language 🪄⚡

Welcome, witches and wizards!
This is the official VS Code extension for the Harry Potter programming language, where you write code as powerful spells.

✨ Features

Enchanting Syntax Highlighting: All your spells, keywords, and magical constants will light up with distinct colors.
Instant Spell Casting: Run your .magic files directly from the editor with a simple click or keyboard shortcut.
Interactive Terminal: Your spells come to life in the VS Code terminal, perfect for interactive programs.

📖 Spellbook: Incantations & Their Powers

Here’s your quick reference guide to all the magical keywords and their Muggle equivalents ⚡🪄

🪄 Spell / Incantation	🖥️ Programming Concept	📜 Description
`Scroll`	VAR	Declares a new variable to store a value.
`Revelio`	PRINT	Prints a value to the terminal.
`Accio`	INPUT	Gets input from the user.
`Expecto ... Cast`	IF ... THEN	Checks if a condition is true.
`Patronum`	ELSE	The alternative block for an `Expecto` condition.
`Also`	ELIF	“Else if” condition.
`Repeat ... Until`	FOR	A loop that repeats a set number of times.
`Loop ... Cast`	WHILE	A loop that continues as long as a condition is `Lumos`.
`Finite`	END	Ends a code block (`Expecto`, `Repeat`, etc.).
`Spell`	FUN	Defines a new function / reusable incantation.
`OwlPost`	RETURN	Sends a value back from a `Spell`.
`Evanesco`	BREAK	Breaks out of a loop.
`Flipendo`	CONTINUE	Skips to the next loop iteration.
`Lumos` / `Nox`	TRUE / FALSE	Represents logical states of true and false.
`Obliviate`	NULL	Represents a null or empty value.
`Scourgify`	CLEAR	Clears the terminal screen.
`Measure`	LEN	Measures the number of items in a list.
`Pack` / `Unpack`	APPEND / POP	Packs an item into a list or unpacks one.

🎓 Quick Start: The Sorting Hat Ceremony

Let’s cast a simple, interactive spell where the Sorting Hat asks for your name and places you in a house.

Create a new file named sorting.magic.
Write your spell:

# The Sorting Hat Ceremony

Revelio("Welcome to Hogwarts, young wizard!")
Revelio("What is your name? ")
Scroll name = Accio()

Revelio("Welcome, " + name + "! The Sorting Hat will now decide your house.")
Revelio("Are you brave? (Answer with 'Lumos' for yes) ")
Scroll trait = Accio()

Expecto trait == "Lumos" Cast
  # You belong with the lions! 🦁
  Revelio(name + ", you belong in... GRYFFINDOR!")
Patronum
  # You belong with the snakes! 🐍
  Revelio(name + ", your ambition shows you belong in... SLYTHERIN!")
Finite

Cast your spell using one of these methods:
- Click the Play button (▶️) in the top-right corner of the editor.
- Use the keyboard shortcut:
  - Mac: Cmd + Alt + R
  - Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Alt + R

🐍 The Muggle Equivalent (Python)

To understand the logic behind the magic, here is the exact same program in Python:

# The Sorting Hat Ceremony in Python

print("Welcome to Hogwarts, young wizard!")
print("What is your name? ")
name = input()

print("Welcome, " + name + "! The Sorting Hat will now decide your house.")
print("Are you brave? (Answer with 'Lumos' for yes) ")
trait = input()

if trait == "Lumos":
    print(name + ", you belong in... GRYFFINDOR!")
else:
    print(name + ", your ambition shows you belong in... SLYTHERIN!")

📜 Requirements

Python 3 must be installed and accessible from your system's terminal for the interpreter to work.

⚖️ License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Harry Potter Language

Sahil Sureka