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[4.0.0] Catspeak 4 - Beta

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:38:19 GMT

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...

[3.4.1] Patch

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:36:59 GMT

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...

[3.4.0] In a Cushioned Room, Cats Alone, Making Speaks

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:35:05 GMT

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...

[3.3.0] Unknown Zhombie Credit

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:32:59 GMT

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...

[3.2.0] Fae Well of Bugs, and Ferns, and Such

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:29:06 GMT

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...

[3.1.2] Patch

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:25:04 GMT

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...

[3.1.1] Patch

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:18:31 GMT

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...

[3.1.0] With Moss and Witches

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:10:24 GMT

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...

[3.0.2] Patch

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:03:25 GMT

Implemented xor operator...

[3.0.1] Patch

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 01:00:53 GMT

Fixed catspeak_collect() from crashing. ( tabularelf ) ( Addendum #1 ) Fixed .parseString memory leak and wrong environment. ( tabularelf ) Calling .parseString uses the default Catspeak environment r...

[3.0.0] Catspeak 3

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:49:48 GMT

New and improved Catspeak! Native functions by default, faster, safer, and simpler. New custom preset system. Added addGMAsset , addGMLFunction , and addGMLFunctionBySubstring methods. ( tabularelf )...

[3.0.0] Catspeak 3 - Beta 3

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:31:51 GMT

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...

[3.0.0] Catspeak 3 - Beta 2

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:28:38 GMT

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...

[3.0.0] Catspeak 3 - Beta

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:23:58 GMT

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...

[2.3.3] Patch

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:17:21 GMT

Corrected minor mistype in catspeak_execute ( tabularelf )...

[2.3.2] Patch

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:15:48 GMT

Removed is_vec3 and is_vec4 by ( tabularelf )...

[2.3.1] Patch

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:13:55 GMT

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 )...

[2.3.0] Cats Causing Debt (Who Gave Them a Keyboard and Taught Them To Use It?)

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:11:11 GMT

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...

[2.2.0] Cat And Or Catself

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:08:33 GMT

Many bug fixes and correctness checks. This release also brings new features such as And Expressions , Or Expressions , and method call semantics ...

[2.1.1] Patch

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:05:54 GMT

Bug fixes to the Future library and identifiers starting with underscores. Minor documentation updates...

[2.1.0] Futures

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:04:30 GMT

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 ...

[2.0.0] Catspeak 2

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:53:52 GMT

Huge refactors to Catspeak to improve its performance and usability. Because this is a major release, old code is unlikely to work...

[1.2.3] Patch

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:51:55 GMT

This patch fixes a handful of known bugs caused by the HTML5 export...

[1.2.2] Patch

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:50:58 GMT

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...

[1.2.1] Patch

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:49:19 GMT

This patch brings bug fixes to the implementation of functions as well as the addition of named function arguments!...

[1.2.0] Functional

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:48:05 GMT

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...

[1.1.0] For All Catkind

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:43:57 GMT

This release brings improvements and for -loops to the language...

[1.0.1] Patch

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:42:41 GMT

Patches a breaking bug in the process manager...

[1.0.0] Catspeak

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:36:42 GMT

Version 1.0.0 is here! It brings bug fixes and improvements compared to the pre-releases...

[1.0.0] Catspeak - Beta 3

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:35:17 GMT

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...

[1.0.0] Catspeak - Beta 2

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:24:57 GMT

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...

[1.0.0] Catspeak - Beta

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:22:17 GMT

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