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Language Features

The following features are currently available. Pulsar is under active development so expect refinements and additions. You can also extend it with javascript functionality of your own if you are missing anything.
General Capabilities of the Language
Ability to export any code output, regardless of the language
Access to Supernova Computing Engine (token resolution and so on)
Access to Supernova Design System Model
Language capabilities
Statically defined content 
Dynamically defined and computed content
Data transformers
String transformers and String Lib
Numeric transformers and Math Lib
Array transformers
Object transformers
Support transformers
Control Flows
If, else if, else, chaining
Switch, cases, default, chaining
Loops and iterators, including recursive ones
Scoped variables and constants
Global variables
Global, multi-blueprint variables and context passing
Injectable blueprints, nested blueprints, emitted blueprints
Injections and inclusions
Emitters
Debug Logging
Pre-defined functions to retrieve any piece of the data model
Single and multi-line comments
Full UTF-8 support
Option to produce multiple results/files from a single blueprint
Boolean logic using functions such as @and, @or, and others
Math library using functions such as @sum, @add, and others
Custom functions
Developing the Blueprints
When developing blueprints, it is vitally important to have all the best tools to make development a breeze. Pulsar ships with a toolchain that allows you to quickly build, test, and ship blueprints, speeding up your developer efficiency dramatically.
Suggestions and autocomplete engine, even for incomplete blueprints
Blueprint to file system mapping
Debugging and error handling
Syntax highlight, even for incomplete blueprints 
Debug console
Full VS Code integration
In the following parts, we'll go through what functions, transformers, and flows are available. If you are interested in specific functionality, use the search field at the top of the page to find it.
We are always on the hunt for additions to the language that will make your life easier. If you have ideas as to what you'd like to do with Blueprints down the road, please join our community and let us know!

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General Capabilities of the Language

Language capabilities

Developing the Blueprints