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====== Doomsday Script language ======

===== Built-ins =====

==== Built-in types ====

  *  Number
  *  Text
  *  Time
  *  Array
  *  Dictionary
  *  Function
  *  Record


==== Built-in constants ====

  *  True
  *  False
  *  None
  *  Pi


==== Built-in functions ====


^ Function ^ Description |
| ''deserialize'' | reconstruct data from an array of bytes |
| ''dictkeys'' | returns the keys of a dictionary as an array |
| ''dictvalues''| returns the values of a dictionary as an array |
| ''dir'' | returns the variable names of a namespace as an array |
| ''eval'' | parses and executes argument as a script, returns result |
| ''File'' | returns a [[Core.File]] object |
| ''floor'' | rounds a number down to an integer |
| ''globals'' | returns the global namespace as a record |
| ''len'' | determines the length/size of the argument |
| ''locals'' | returns the local namespace as a record |
| ''members'' | returns the members of a record as a dictionary |
| ''Number'' | converts argument to a number value |
| ''Record'' | duplicates a record or creates an empty one |
| ''serialize'' | serializes data into an array of bytes |
| ''subrecords'' | returns the subrecords of a record as a dictionary |
| ''Text'' | converts argument to a text string |
| ''Time'' | converts argument to a Time |
| ''timedelta'' | calculates difference between two Times (as seconds) |
| ''typeof'' | returns type of a value as a text string |


===== Modules =====

The Doomsday Script Standard Library consists of a collection of native built-in modules and script modules. Applications also provide a number of built-in modules for scripts.

  ; [[.module:App]] : application core
  ; [[.module:Audio]] : audio subsystem
  ; [[.module:clientconfig]] : client application configuration variables (imported by [[.module:Config]])
  ; [[.module:Config]] : configuration variables (special persistent namespace)
  ; [[.module:Console]] : console variables
  ; [[.module:Core]] : built-in classes and core language functionality
  ; [[.module:Defs]] : definitions read from [[:DED]] files
  ; [[.module:DisplayMode]] : information about display modes
  ; [[.module:Game]] : bindings for the game plugin
  ; [[.module:gui]] : routines related to the graphical user interface (stdlib.gui)
  ; [[.module:Input]] : input subsystem
  ; [[.module:Math]] : math routines
  ; [[.module:recutil]] : routines for manipulating records (stdlib)
  ; [[.module:Render]] : graphics and rendering 
  ; [[.module:SavedSession]] : routines for manipulating savegames
  ; [[.module:Version]] : version information
  ; [[.module:World]] : game world
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