#! /usr/bin/env python
"""Helpers.py
Includes a function to encode Python strings into my WSA format.
Has a "PRINT_LINE" function that can be copied to a WSA program.
Contains a "PRINT" function and documentation as an explanation."""
################################################################################
__author__ = 'Stephen "Zero" Chappell <Noctis.Skytower@gmail.com>'
__date__ = '14 March 2010'
__version__ = '$Revision: 1 $'
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def encode_string(string, addr):
print(' push', addr)
print(' push', len(string))
print(' set')
addr += 1
for offset, character in enumerate(string):
print(' push', addr + offset)
print(' push', ord(character))
print(' set')
################################################################################
# Prints a string with newline.
# push addr
# call "PRINT_LINE"
"""
part "PRINT_LINE"
call "PRINT"
push 10
ochr
back
"""
################################################################################
# def print(array):
# if len(array) <= 0:
# return
# offset = 1
# while len(array) - offset >= 0:
# ptr = array.ptr + offset
# putch(array[ptr])
# offset += 1
"""
part "PRINT"
# Line 1-2
copy
get
less "__PRINT_RET_1"
copy
get
zero "__PRINT_RET_1"
# Line 3
push 1
# Line 4
part "__PRINT_LOOP"
copy
copy 2
get
swap
sub
less "__PRINT_RET_2"
# Line 5
copy 1
copy 1
add
# Line 6
get
ochr
# Line 7
push 1
add
goto "__PRINT_LOOP"
part "__PRINT_RET_2"
away
part "__PRINT_RET_1"
away
back
"""
