Act

Act declares an action. This is similar to how other languages use fn or def.

/// rust
fn main() {
    println!("Hello, world!");
}

/// ruby
def hello_world
  puts "Hello, World!"
end

/// goblin
act hello_world
  :say "Hellow, World!"
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/// rust
fn main() {
    println!("Hello, world!");
}

/// ruby
def hello_world
  puts "Hello, World!"
end

/// goblin
act hello_world
  :say "Hellow, World!"
xx

Overview

act is Goblin's primary keyword for creating callable logic.

If it can be called, Goblin considers it an action.

act greet(name)
    :say("Hello, {name}!")
xx

act greet(name)
    :say("Hello, {name}!")
xx

Calling the action:

greet("Goblin")

greet("Goblin")

Output:

Hello, Goblin!

Hello, Goblin!

And you can do it on a single line, too:

act greet(name) => :say("Hellow, {name}!")

act greet(name) => :say("Hellow, {name}!")

Try it in the REPL:

Alias

act and action are identical.

act greet(name)
    :say("Hello!")
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action greet(name)
    :say("Hello!")
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act greet(name)
    :say("Hello!")
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action greet(name)
    :say("Hello!")
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Goblin documentation generally uses act because it is shorter.