Catspeak

Devlog

• [4.0.0] Catspeak 4 - Beta
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v4, #pre-release

  New lexer : No longer easily supports renaming keywords (though in compatibility this is still allowed). No longer supports unicode symbols, this will hopefully result in a very small performance impr... Continue reading
• [3.4.1] Patch
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #patch

  Instances and objects must now be exposed via interface.exposeAsset in order to be able to be accessed from within Catspeak through a numeric id. Does not affect the exposeEverythingIDontCareIfModders... Continue reading
• [3.4.0] In a Cushioned Room, Cats Alone, Making Speaks
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #minor

  Removed GM_project_filename from GML API as it leaks the name of the computer (and potentially name of the computer user). Sneak-peak into some Catspeak v4 code, if you care about the compiler interna... Continue reading
• [3.3.0] Unknown Zhombie Credit
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #minor

  You can now tag Catspeak scripts with a virtual filename: // using parseString var ir = Catspeak.parseString("fun (a, b) { a + b }", "adder.meow"); // using parse var filename = "adder.meow"; var buff... Continue reading
• [3.2.0] Fae Well of Bugs, and Ferns, and Such
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #minor

  Implemented other ( docs ). catch and throw are now supported ( docs ): -- if an exception occurs, use a default value instead let result = could_throw() catch { default } -- GML-style try/catch (inst... Continue reading
• [3.1.2] Patch
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #patch

  Add codegen for simple calls with 4 and 5 parameters (gets around an LTS runner bug). ( Harlem512 ) ( Addendum #1 ) Added catspeak_get_self and catspeak_get_index . ( tabularelf ) ( Addendum #2 ) Furt... Continue reading
• [3.1.1] Patch
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #patch

  Fixed self scope when calling unbound functions like draw_self . Added a method of exposing Everything™ through a super secret option . Resolved operator precedence inconsistencies, documented the p... Continue reading
• [3.1.0] With Moss and Witches
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #minor

  Implemented with loops. Added catspeak_execute and catspeak_execute_ext for calling Catspeak functions with the current self scope. Added catspeak_method for rebinding Catspeak functions (preferred ov... Continue reading

  
• [3.0.2] Patch
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #patch

  Implemented xor operator... Continue reading
• [3.0.1] Patch
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #patch

  Fixed catspeak_collect() from crashing. ( tabularelf ) ( Addendum #1 ) Fixed .parseString memory leak and wrong environment. ( tabularelf ) Calling .parseString uses the default Catspeak environment r... Continue reading
• [3.0.0] Catspeak 3
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #major

  New and improved Catspeak! Native functions by default, faster, safer, and simpler. New custom preset system. Added addGMAsset , addGMLFunction , and addGMLFunctionBySubstring methods. ( tabularelf )... Continue reading
• [3.0.0] Catspeak 3 - Beta 3
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #pre-release

  Implemented use keyword. Allowed fun expressions to take no () s if there are no arguments. ( fun { return 1 } ) Adds the :property syntax for simple function get/set calls. Functional pipeline operat... Continue reading
• [3.0.0] Catspeak 3 - Beta 2
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #pre-release

  Backports Catspeak to LTS. Adds the following methods to compiled Catspeak functions: .getSelf() - Returns the self defined by setSelf , or the global context if none exists. .setGlobals(struct_or_ins... Continue reading
• [3.0.0] Catspeak 3 - Beta
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v3, #pre-release

  New and improved Catspeak. May be buggy on HTML5, and may be slower because things are a bit unoptimised right now. Reimplements support for string literals Bug fixes and improvements to the lexer and... Continue reading
• [2.3.3] Patch
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v2, #patch

  Corrected minor mistype in catspeak_execute ( tabularelf )... Continue reading
• [2.3.2] Patch
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v2, #patch

  Removed is_vec3 and is_vec4 by ( tabularelf )... Continue reading
• [2.3.1] Patch
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v2, #patch

  A patch to add a new function catspeak_into_gml_function intended for converting a Catspeak function into a non-asynchronous GML function. Added catspeak_session_extern back in ( tabularelf )... Continue reading
• [2.3.0] Cats Causing Debt (Who Gave Them a Keyboard and Taught Them To Use It?)
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v2, #minor

  A small release to add some additional functions to CatspeakFunction s for accessing global values. A lot of technical debt has been built up, so the next release will likely make huge sweeping changi... Continue reading
• [2.2.0] Cat And Or Catself
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v2, #minor

  Many bug fixes and correctness checks. This release also brings new features such as And Expressions , Or Expressions , and method call semantics ... Continue reading
• [2.1.1] Patch
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v2, #patch

  Bug fixes to the Future library and identifiers starting with underscores. Minor documentation updates... Continue reading
• [2.1.0] Futures
  August 19, 2026 by katsaii#v2, #minor

  Adds better process management through the use of "futures". This release makes a couple of breaking changes, so be warned. Notably renaming catchError on processes to andCatch ... Continue reading
• [2.0.0] Catspeak 2
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v2, #major

  Huge refactors to Catspeak to improve its performance and usability. Because this is a major release, old code is unlikely to work... Continue reading
• [1.2.3] Patch
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v1, #patch

  This patch fixes a handful of known bugs caused by the HTML5 export... Continue reading
• [1.2.2] Patch
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v1, #patch

  This patch changes the keyword for exporting functions to GML from greedy to extern . To export functions to GML you should now use extern fun : callable_by_gml = extern fun message count { while (cou... Continue reading
• [1.2.1] Patch
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v1, #patch

  This patch brings bug fixes to the implementation of functions as well as the addition of named function arguments!... Continue reading
• [1.2.0] Functional
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v1, #minor

  This release introduces functions into the Catspeak language. This makes it possible to create new behaviour that is able to executed from within GML or the Catspeak virtual machine... Continue reading
• [1.1.0] For All Catkind
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v1, #minor

  This release brings improvements and for -loops to the language... Continue reading
• [1.0.1] Patch
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v1, #patch

  Patches a breaking bug in the process manager... Continue reading
• [1.0.0] Catspeak
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v1, #major

  Version 1.0.0 is here! It brings bug fixes and improvements compared to the pre-releases... Continue reading
• [1.0.0] Catspeak - Beta 3
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v1, #pre-release

  Hopefully the final pre-release before 1.0. This update brings lots of refactors to the usability of the library, such as automatic multi-step processing, and the ability for a single Catspeak session... Continue reading
• [1.0.0] Catspeak - Beta 2
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v1, #pre-release

  This release brings language improvements, usability improvements, and examples. Notable additions include: JSON support Multiple error and result handlers Breaking out of multiple loops Usage example... Continue reading
• [1.0.0] Catspeak - Beta
  August 18, 2026 by katsaii#v1, #pre-release

  A simple release to get some input from users. Not feature-complete and not production ready!... Continue reading