Nice that Unicode is supported, and the localization is a nice twist
Are there any examples of what's possible with extensions?
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In my opinion, JSON works well for data interchange, but it's overused for configuration, it's not localization-friendly, and it's too syntactically noisy. INI is simple but lacks hierarchical structures and doesn't have a formal specification. Confetti is intended to bridge the gap.
I aim to keep Confetti simple and minimalistic, while encouraging others to extend it. Think of it like Markdown for configuration files: there's a core specification, but your welcome to create your own variations that suit your needs.
if (x > y) {
print "x is greater than y"
}
The "punctuator arguments extension" is the one I'm most anxious about since it might be too flexible, but I'd like to hear feedback. It lets you define your own domain-specific punctuators for your configuration so, for example, you might decide that "=" is a punctuator which means the following is equivalent:
x = 123
x=123
The "comment syntax extension" is just C style comments.
My goal was to keep the language basic while encouraging custom flavors. If an extension becomes ubiquitous, then - depending on what it is - it might merge with the standard or be added to the annex.