We're using Clojure's instaparse library to create a parser that reads in near natural-language descriptions of tropes with a syntax similar to that of Inform 7.

The parser is based on the BNF syntax listed here.

java -jar tropical.jar [options] trope-file1 trope-file2 ...

Options:
  -o, --output FOLDER     output  Name of folder to output .ial files to
  -c, --chars CHARS               File with character definitions
  -t, --types OBJECTS             File with object definitions
  -l, --locations PLACES          File with place definitions
  -p, --player PLAYER             Name of the player character
  -h, --help

policy-test.sh is an example script that compiles policy files. Look at how it's called, run it, and examine the output in the "resources/poltest" directory. It uses the policies in the "policies" directory and agents/objects/places in the "things" directory.

Precompiled jars are in the target folder, but to compile for yourself run:

lein uberjar

Or to run without compilation:

lein run [options] trope-file1 trope-file2 ...

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