make_server is powerful.


make_server takes expressions, either Javascript or C++, and generates a resultant program from that.

The Javascript mode currently doesn't work.



Not only is a program made, the resultant program is an entire webserver, that uses FastCGI to run really fast code.


The arguments work in an interesting way.


make_server  [function_name] [iterable] [condition, it can be “true” to do the following argument always]   [code list separated by semicolons, the last statement is an expression, and is returned by the function]   [function_name2]  ...


You have to give 4 arguments every time.



There was an “otherwise” mode as an “else”, but I don't think that's a part of the program anymore.

It doesn't need to be.


You have to give 4 arguments for each function.


So you can do



make_server 4args 4args 4args 4args


And pass 16   arguments


The “iterable” has to be a list.




What is powerful is that it converts JSON into completely native C++. It is very efficient.


It doesn't need to be a JSON expression though.


There is a test file.


You can run the tests and see if it works for you!!


You can also modify the code because it is open source.





The program generates a special array object. It is lightweight and makes arrays act in C++ like arrays act in scripting languages, but much faster.


The array class also has methods to apply things to every element of an array, like surround


array.surround(“<element>”, “</element>”)


for example

would surround all of the elements of array with XML tags and return a new list



This program generates a lightweight Object System, with a BasicObject class and an Object Class.


You can subclass these objects.



You can have Arrays of the Objects




The function argument syntax is really powerful.


Oftentimes people want to iterate through iterables or arrays.

Oftentimes people want to check conditions.




Python has list comprehensions.


This is kind of like that, but simpler.


You can have arguments as one argument, separated by “,,”


make_server arg1,,arg2,,arg3,,arg4









What's the point of using a scripting language when you can use C++?





This uses FastCGI, so you can have an ____IDEAL____  webserver.


You can have an IDEAL and very affordable website, that in a sense would be faster than Facebook.


Facebook  converts PHP to C++ (slow)



This produces REAL C++, and it is very fast, almost as fast as possible.


Native STL classes are used, like  vector.


Native STL classes are used, like vector and map


Do you not need to run and child processes or do slow, costly things.





You should want IDEAL.



This is free software, and is BSD licensed.





The function generation idea allows you to write in 1 line what other people might write in 50   lines.




You do not need to compromise your ideals.


You should want fast, efficient, and memory light programs that are not garbage collected (!!!) and that have reliable performance.


C++, as everyone knows, delivers that.





You should also want to not have to write a lot of code to do things.


And you should also want safe, compiled code that checks things at compile time, so that bugs don't appear at run time.


This program delivers.


It uses NGINX ( a really, really common webserver)    to help with the FastCGI.


FastCGI, for the unfamiliar, is like normal CGI, but there aren't child processes.





So the entire server could be written in idealistic C++.



Then you just have to think about scaling.



There are some relevant links regarding scaling in the “scaling” file in the democracy project





1) Speed

2) Ease of writing code


3) Memory usage


4) Monetary costs


5) Elegance

6) Practicalness



Those are 6 things.



You don't have to sacrifice on those things.

Contributions on this program would be really appreciated.


It is called “make_server” for now.



There was also a mode to generate javascript.


I have to make that work again.


The entire program is just one file.





My email is gregorycohenvideos@gmail.com