0.5.2-nightly-2026-04-08-960c5c5

chore(deps): bump the github-actions group with 2 updates (#1085)

Bumps the github-actions group with 2 updates: [cachix/install-nix-action](https://github.com/cachix/install-nix-action) and [codecov/codecov-action](https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action).


Updates `cachix/install-nix-action` from 31.10.1 to 31.10.3
- [Release notes](https://github.com/cachix/install-nix-action/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/cachix/install-nix-action/blob/master/RELEASE.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/cachix/install-nix-action/compare/1ca7d21a94afc7c957383a2d217460d980de4934...96951a368ba55167b55f1c916f7d416bac6505fe)

Updates `codecov/codecov-action` from 5.5.2 to 6.0.0
- [Release notes](https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/releases)
- [Changelog](https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
- [Commits](https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action/compare/671740ac38dd9b0130fbe1cec585b89eea48d3de...57e3a136b779b570ffcdbf80b3bdc90e7fab3de2)

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0.5.1-alpha

What's Changed

• Fix parsing of main arguments by @Ph0enixKM in #850
• Fix bug related to global variables by @Ph0enixKM in #853
• Make indexing work for any expression by @Ph0enixKM in #855

Full Changelog: 0.5.0-alpha...0.5.1-alpha

0.5.0-alpha

What's Changed

• [docs] Use CARGO_PKG_VERSION instead of master when linking by @lens0021 in #649
• Write docs to standard output by @hdwalters in #655
• Unindent main block by @hdwalters in #654
• Improve docs usage links by @hdwalters in #653
• Failable types -> failable functions by @b1ek in #642
• fix: validate function argument names for duplicates by @MuhamedMagdi in #680
• feat(install): removed from repo by @Mte90 in #644
• replace_regex: remove bash word boundary when detecting gnused by @Aleksanaa in #686
• New translation modules architecture by @Ph0enixKM in #678
• Added Git version at build-time by @Thesola10 in #685
• test: Use the bash container and a matrix strategy for bash versions by @lens0021 in #616
• Replace Amber text interpolation with Bash parameter expansion by @lens0021 in #592
• fix: base_base_image -> base_bash_image by @lens0021 in #704
• Add Variable Statement Translation Fragment by @Ph0enixKM in #698
• Run workflows on main and staging branches by @b1ek in #705
• vscode debug profile by @b1ek in #692
• Add function that returns installed bash version by @Ph0enixKM in #703
• Fix CI/CD regarding bash_version PR by @Ph0enixKM in #708
• Fix CI pipeline for old Bash versions and add macOS support. by @Ph0enixKM in #701
• fix: Update condition to filter Bash 4.4 or later by @lens0021 in #709
• Feat: Improve date library by @Ph0enixKM in #712
• Introduce optimizer - remove unused variables by @Ph0enixKM in #706
• chore(test): fix bash_error_exit_code of macos runner by @lens0021 in #710
• Fix shfmt when comparing lexically by @Ph0enixKM in #715
• Fix clippy::uninlined_format_args by @lens0021 in #722
• docs: Fix the comment of UnOp group macro by @lens0021 in #720
• fix: Disable some GNU Sed only features by @lens0021 in #717
• feat(std/fs): Create cross OS compatible mktemp function by @lens0021 in #718
• [BUG] Bad escaping for a string with $ sequence #593 by @Ph0enixKM in #594
• feat: Add "absurd cast" warning when casting Text to Bool by @lens0021 in #719
• test: Add bash 5.3 by @lens0021 in #725
• Remove mistakenly added code in fs.ab by @lens0021 in #730
• Add new Int type by @Ph0enixKM in #721
• Remove shfmt postprocessor support as it was rendered redundant by @Copilot in #735
• Add warning for invalid escape sequences in string literals by @Copilot in #732
• feat: Give auto deletion funtionality to temp_dir_create() by @lens0021 in #726
• chore(text.ab): Rename the parameters of text_contain*() functions to source and search by @lens0021 in #742
• Add optimizer for ephemeral (intermediate) variables by @Ph0enixKM in #728
• ignore escaped newline in comments by @b1ek in #741
• Unused variables that contain commands or subprocesses should not be optimized by @Ph0enixKM in #746
• Fix remove global variables in functions by @Ph0enixKM in #729
• Loop iterator has to be Int by @Ph0enixKM in #752
• Fix concurrency issue in input tests by using unique temporary files by @Copilot in #756
• Fix import statement error handling for star (*) in closure with helpful message by @Copilot in #755
• Refactor CLI tests to use internal API with inline logic for improved simplicity by @Copilot in #754
• Implement support for reverse range expressions (fixes #471) by @Copilot in #753
• Improve escaping by @Ph0enixKM in #759
• Add new and simpler release pipeline by @Ph0enixKM in #758
• Implement while loop feature for Amber language by @Copilot in #762
• Fix: Unused variables optimizer removes variables also in case of shorthand expression by @Ph0enixKM in #763
• Unify block parsing to support both single-line and multi-line blocks consistently by @Copilot in #765
• Implemented AMBER_HEADER and AMBER_FOOTER variables by @Thesola10 in #682
• Update standard library to use Int data types by @Ph0enixKM in #768
• Improve errors when no failed block used after failable expression by @Ph0enixKM in #769
• Update missing functions by @Ph0enixKM in #774
• Fix error with nested arrays by @Ph0enixKM in #780
• Introduce an intermediate state of texts between parsing and translating by @lens0021 in #772
• Implement succeeded block for handling command and function success by @Copilot in #787
• Fix reversed ranges on Linux by @Ph0enixKM in #785
• docs(stdlib): Fix typos by @lens0021 in #790
• Delete build.ab by @lens0021 in #793
• docs: Exactly describe the current behaviors of std/array by @lens0021 in #788
• chore!(stdlib): Make five stdlib functions failable instead of returning a bool by @lens0021 in #791
• fix: Use globally unique id for the arguments of the main function by @lens0021 in #796
• Make array_first and array_shift fail when the array is empty by @lens0021 in #789
• Migrate tests bash calls to builtin by @lens0021 in #794
• Implement sudo command modifier by @Copilot in #782
• feat(std/array): Add array_filled by @UrbanCoffee in #783
• [Feature] Add then block for handling command exit codes by @Copilot in #800
• Use recent syntax and stdlib in install.ab by @lens0021 in #792
• Add parameter support to failed block for capturing exit codes by @Copilot in #806
• Improve error message for '?' operator usage by @Mte90 in #805
• Remove __ prefix from variable and function names in generated Bash code by @Copilot in #804
• Correct interpolation within single-quoted strings in commands by @lens0021 in #808
• Remove rotten TODOs by @lens0021 in #809
• Ignore double-quoted single quote when escaping by @lens0021 in #814
• Add more reserved words by @lens0021 in #812
• Remove __ prefix from args of the main function by @lens0021 in #817
• Stabilize single-quoted command interpolation (third fix) by @lens0021 in #819
• Fix main args global id reuse in translation by @lens0021 in #825
• Revert "Add warning for invalid escape sequences in string literals (#732)" by @lens0021 in #823
• Separate type-checking from ParsingModule to new TypeCheckModule trait by @Copilot in #770
• Added improvements to stdlib by @KrosFire in #821
• Make Text to emit warning in any cast by @Ph0enixKM in #832
• fail now proprely validates a variable Type by @Ph0enixKM in #836
• Refactor Statement module by @Ph0enixKM in #839
• Function body is parsed when not called by @Ph0enixKM in #830
• Resolve issues with not covered warnings in tests by @Ph0enixKM in #841
• Optimize docs gen usage examples for LSP by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pul...

0.4.0-alpha

What's Changed

• Fix installer prompt by @Mte90 in #457
• stdlib: update stdlib docs with formatting, grammar and spelling fixes by @Hoverth in #464
• Fix tests not being rerun by @b1ek in #467
• Install from shell using curl fixed by @Mte90 in #473
• fix(test): missing function parameters by @Mte90 in #461
• Optionally use sed extended regex syntax by @hdwalters in #453
• Update Heraclitus to 1.8.0 by @Ph0enixKM in #480
• Fix CI for PR breakages due to shfmt by @mks-h in #476
• fix(doc): generate in custom path and check if amber file exist by @Mte90 in #465
• Escape slashes in replace pattern and replacement by @hdwalters in #487
• Sort functions by name in documentation by @hdwalters in #470
• feat: exit as builtin function by @MuhamedMagdi in #402
• fix: remove extra spaces in echo helpers by @karpfediem in #491
• feat: add input_hidden function by @karpfediem in #492
• Miscellaneous refactoring by @hdwalters in #495
• Introduce Generic Arrays by @mks-h in #472
• Add CI windows support by @Ph0enixKM in #499
• Support Git Bash on Windows by @hdwalters in #501
• fix(build): nix CI by @Mte90 in #503
• Change unsafe keywords to trust by @Ph0enixKM in #498
• feat(readme): removed stuff and added link to the doc website by @Mte90 in #502
• Revert context changes on error by @hdwalters in #508
• Return empty string or array on error by @hdwalters in #516
• Implement standard library glob function by @hdwalters in #511
• Include (un)installer into release assets by @H1rono in #520
• Fixes CI/CD pipeline by @Ph0enixKM in #535
• Use "for" instead of "loop" in iteration loops by @hdwalters in #541
• Aesthetic script changes by @hdwalters in #543
• Bump heraclitus to 1.8.1 by @Ph0enixKM in #552
• Feature: Len #441 by @Ph0enixKM in #545
• feat(doc): append after function description the link for the tests by @Mte90 in #555
• feat(test): for variables, #433 by @Mte90 in #553
• Builtin lines function part I - Refactoring by @hdwalters in #565
• postprocessors by @b1ek in #383
• Handle postprocessor exit code by @hdwalters in #572
• feat(ci): deb package on release by @Mte90 in #518
• Fix optional argument type matching by @Ph0enixKM in #584
• fix: Do not use absolute paths to the postprocessors by @lens0021 in #597
• Builtin lines function part II - Functionality by @hdwalters in #566
• feature: add constant declarations by @b1ek in #423
• Add CLI subcommands and Bash tab completion by @hdwalters in #600
• use nameof instead of literal in constant test by @b1ek in #604
• Trailing comma in imports by @lens0021 in #602
• fix(setup): use the right repository by @Mte90 in #606
• Minor annoyances with Amber tests by @hdwalters in #612
• Combine array and value identifiers by @hdwalters in #615
• feat: do compile time math for range neq by @b1ek in #469
• [BUG] Update grammar.ebnf #608 by @Ph0enixKM in #609
• Use the bash native capitalizing method if available, and fallback to other functions by @lens0021 in #620
• feat(stdlib): extract function by @Mte90 in #587
• Support array indexing by range by @hdwalters in #628
• Constant variables are usable now by @Ph0enixKM in #630
• Add array manipulation functions by @hdwalters in #629
• docs: Remove the .ab extension from import statements for stdlib by @lens0021 in #636
• Support array indexing by range II by @hdwalters in #634
• Rename standard library functions by @hdwalters in #639
• New release 0.4.0-alpha by @Ph0enixKM in #638

New Contributors

• @Hoverth made their first contribution in #464
• @karpfediem made their first contribution in #491
• @H1rono made their first contribution in #520
• @lens0021 made their first contribution in #597

Full Changelog: 0.3.5-alpha...0.4.0-alpha

0.3.5-alpha

What's Changed

• Can't run Amber scripts with a shebang by @Ph0enixKM in #286
• fix: amber now handles escapes properly by @Ph0enixKM in #283
• fix: Special characters get interpolated incorrectly by @Ph0enixKM in #213
• support for optional arguments by @ramseyharrison in #260
• feat(contribute): update for tests by @Mte90 in #275
• Optimize tests by @b1ek in #301
• Move stdlib to different files by @Mte90 in #291
• fix: update toolchain in flake.nix by @lxl66566 in #307
• Validity tests as Amber files by @Mte90 in #293
• feat(installer): added prompt for telemetry by @Mte90 in #255
• Quick fix: Fixes the important installer bug by @Ph0enixKM in #316
• feat(std): env methods with arguments by @Mte90 in #309
• fix(shellcheck): another warning fixed by @Mte90 in #312
• A94 Amber Docs generator by @Ph0enixKM in #62
• Editorconfig file by @Mte90 in #310
• Contains function for stdlib by @Mte90 in #315
• Standardize a bit std/validity tests by @Mte90 in #324
• Cd builtin by @Mte90 in #311
• Add color echo functions to stdlib by @CymDeveloppement in #308
• Integrate shfmt by @b1ek in #128
• fix(region): fix region literal parsing by @Ph0enixKM in #343
• bash_error_exit_code use the english language by @Mte90 in #345
• Add - as placeholder for stdin/stdout by @b1ek in #173
• fix: clippy issues by @lxl66566 in #349
• Show doc path after generated it by @Mte90 in #338
• Test output as comment by @Mte90 in #335
• fix: install error on nixos by @lxl66566 in #359
• chore: update dependencies by @lxl66566 in #365
• Add confirm prompt (Yes/No) in Stdlib by @CymDeveloppement in #354
• Add date function to stdlib by @CymDeveloppement in #348
• feat(builtin): mv builtin by @MuhamedMagdi in #314
• ci: require pr's to satisfy clippy requirements by @lxl66566 in #362
• Fix CI by @Mte90 in #368
• fix(shellcheck): text replace by @Mte90 in #374
• Add support for failable mark to function declarations by @mks-h in #300
• feat(stdlib): add new functions in std/text by @MuhamedMagdi in #373
• fix: mark failable std date functions as failable & clippy issue by @MuhamedMagdi in #382
• #265 add scriptname as main arg by @Mte90 in #372
• ci: run cargo & clippy tests only on code changes by @b1ek in #379
• refactor(tests): simplify test code by @lxl66566 in #363
• feat(std): text functions by @MuhamedMagdi in #386
• feat(std): std math functions. by @MuhamedMagdi in #384
• Test Nix on CI by @ThetaSinner in #385
• [BUG] Invalid operation Precedence by @Ph0enixKM in #367
• fix(std): round and comma/dot by @Mte90 in #392
• Fix Nix CI by @Mte90 in #394
• fix(declaration): function for posix compliance by @Mte90 in #399
• Denest code in handle_compile and handle_docs functions by @lucidashygirl in #397
• feat: restrict value type for builtin functions (cd, mv) to be of type Text by @MuhamedMagdi in #400
• [Feature] Allow // as a comment that stays in compiled file by @Ph0enixKM in #403
• [Feature/Bug] No stdlib comments in bash generated by @Ph0enixKM in #408
• snap: move to classic confinement by @soumyaDghosh in #418
• snap: fix for classic confinement by @soumyaDghosh in #421
• docs: add packages badge by @b1ek in #424
• fix(std): math round by @Mte90 in #426
• Terminate last line of output if shfmt disabled by @hdwalters in #430
• Comment shebang line before passing to tokenizer by @hdwalters in #437
• Stdlib documentation by @Mte90 in #339
• New release 0.3.5-alpha by @Ph0enixKM in #455

New Contributors

• @ramseyharrison made their first contribution in #260
• @lxl66566 made their first contribution in #307
• @MuhamedMagdi made their first contribution in #314
• @mks-h made their first contribution in #300
• @ThetaSinner made their first contribution in #385
• @lucidashygirl made their first contribution in #397
• @hdwalters made their first contribution in #430

Full Changelog: 0.3.4-alpha...0.3.5-alpha

0.3.4-alpha

What's Changed

• fix(main): Forward bash exit code in amber CLI executable by @klausi in #205
• split multiline strings by @akihiro17 in #164
• Unsafe'ing failable function seems to silence output by @Ph0enixKM in #203
• feat(install): improved symbolic link by @Mte90 in #225
• snap: move to strict confinement by @soumyaDghosh in #248
• distinguish function calls that appear on the same line by @akihiro17 in #169
• Fix typo in flake.nix by @aleksrutins in #258
• snap: various changes to versioning and fix for strict confinement by @soumyaDghosh in #252
• fix(ci): cargo by @Mte90 in #244
• add CONTRIBUTING.md by @b1ek in #234
• How to compile it by @Mte90 in #247
• feat(std): more commands by @Mte90 in #185
• Add IRC and Matrix channel by @FedericoCeratto in #257
• is_command stdlib function bug fix #261 by @CymDeveloppement in #262
• Add base array function to std by @CymDeveloppement in #216
• Use $(< file) instead of $(cat file) by @akihiro17 in #264
• feat(compile): add Amber version, fix #181 by @Mte90 in #245
• stdlib tests from amber files v2 by @Mte90 in #266
• fix(std): download and curl by @Mte90 in #268
• feat(gh): issue template by @Mte90 in #274
• Shell variable interaction by @CymDeveloppement in #276
• Version Bump 0.3.4-alpha + minor stdlib fix on macOS by @Ph0enixKM in #280

New Contributors

• @klausi made their first contribution in #205
• @aleksrutins made their first contribution in #258
• @CymDeveloppement made their first contribution in #262

Full Changelog: 0.3.3-alpha...0.3.4-alpha

0.3.3-alpha

What's Changed

• Add - unary operator by @Ph0enixKM in #179
• snap: added snap manifest by @soumyaDghosh in #186
• fix(shellcheck): 2219 by @Mte90 in #184
• snap: change name and add icon by @soumyaDghosh in #190
• ci: added a build test ci for snap by @soumyaDghosh in #192
• Fix handle_existing_function by @akihiro17 in #162
• fix: add musl support by @Ph0enixKM in #188

New Contributors

• @soumyaDghosh made their first contribution in #186
• @Mte90 made their first contribution in #184

Full Changelog: 0.3.2-alpha...0.3.3-alpha

0.3.2-alpha

What's Changed

• A86 Fix if chain error regarding overwriting values by @Ph0enixKM in #57
• A88 Add ref for accessing variables passed by reference by @Ph0enixKM in #58
• A89 Amber does not install on linux well on ARM by @Ph0enixKM in #59
• A91 Import error when imported symbol that does not exist by @Ph0enixKM in #60
• A90 Unify the entire way of writing code by @Ph0enixKM in #61
• fix: typo by @mimikun in #63
• Fix: Help Message by @arapower in #64
• feat: add lines function to std lib by @Ph0enixKM in #73
• docs: add arch aur package by @b1ek in #69
• Update README.md by @Martan404 in #74
• Update rust.yml workflow by @Ph0enixKM in #76
• Support user only install by @boushley in #78
• feat: add words function to standard library by @kilianc in #75
• refactor: use clap for argument parsing by @uncenter in #84
• Update uninstall.ab to support user only mode. by @boushley in #82
• feat: add ebnf grammar by @Ph0enixKM in #101
• Optimize compiled code size by @b1ek in #97
• change the name of the AUR package by @b1ek in #98
• macOS install patch [updated] by @karshPrime in #102
• quote retuned text values by @akihiro17 in #104
• Replace '$(echo /bin/bash)' in install commands by @pmbuko in #105
• Relax clap dependency by @FedericoCeratto in #111
• Add file_exist function to std by @clysto in #114
• trailing comma in arrays by @akihiro17 in #123
• fix: remove grammatical errors in EBNF grammar by @Ph0enixKM in #131
• Add flake for supporting NixOs and nix systems by @brumik in #110
• make binary smaller by @setop in #136
• Add test code for stdlib by @arapower in #127
• Fix the includes function by @akihiro17 in #148
• Add a shebang header to be included in each file by @b1ek in #146
• Apply release optimizations by @b1ek in #134
• hotfix: Fix opt-level in Cargo.toml by @b1ek in #155
• The main block should accept args array as an argument by @Ph0enixKM in #154
• 🐞 Fix the std trim function by @Ph0enixKM in #158
• 🐞 Fractions without leading zero do not parse correctly by @Ph0enixKM in #160
• Fix typo grammar.ebnf by @plbertrand in #171
• Automate the process of creating new releases #92 by @Ph0enixKM in #93

New Contributors

• @mimikun made their first contribution in #63
• @arapower made their first contribution in #64
• @b1ek made their first contribution in #69
• @Martan404 made their first contribution in #74
• @boushley made their first contribution in #78
• @kilianc made their first contribution in #75
• @uncenter made their first contribution in #84
• @karshPrime made their first contribution in #102
• @akihiro17 made their first contribution in #104
• @pmbuko made their first contribution in #105
• @FedericoCeratto made their first contribution in #111
• @clysto made their first contribution in #114
• @brumik made their first contribution in #110
• @setop made their first contribution in #136
• @plbertrand made their first contribution in #171

Full Changelog: 0.3.1-alpha...0.3.2-alpha

0.3.1-alpha

What's Changed

• A85 Fix bad erroring behaviour with if chain by @Ph0enixKM in #56
• A88 Add ref for accessing variables passed by reference by @Ph0enixKM in #58
• A89 Amber does not install on linux well on ARM by @Ph0enixKM in #59

Full Changelog: 0.3.0-alpha...0.3.1-alpha

0.3.0-alpha

What's Changed

• A75 Create ability to get mangled names of variables and more by @Ph0enixKM in #54
• A83 Add chain modifiers for function invocations by @Ph0enixKM in #55

Full Changelog: 0.1.0-alpha...0.3.0-alpha