Added Ex. 2, polished script, added LICENSE

01_hello.zig

@@ -1,47 +1,16 @@
-// Oh no! This program is supposed to print "Hello world!" but it has some
-// mistakes. Let's fix it.
 //
-// We're trying to import the Standard Library into the top level of our
+// Oh no! This program is supposed to print "Hello world!" but it needs
-// application. The standard library is not named "foo", it is named "std".
+// your help!
 //
-// Please correct the name in both places in the import here:
+// Hint: Zig functions are private by default.
-const foo = @import("foo");
+//       The main() function should be public.
+//       Declare a public function with "pub fn ..."
+//
+// Try to fix the program and run `ziglings` to see if it passes.
+//
+const std = @import("std");
 
-// Zig applications start by calling a function named 'main'. It needs to be
-// public so that it is accessible outside our file!
-//
-// Public functions are declared with the 'pub' keyword like so:
-//
-//     pub fn my_function() void { ... }
-//
-// Please make the main() function public:
 fn main() void {
-
+    std.debug.print("Hello world!\n", .{});
-    // The easiest way to display our "Hello world" message in the
-    // terminal is to use the std.debug.print() function.
-    
-    // Please fix this silly "foo" mistake here:
-    foo.debug.print("Hello world!\n", .{});
-
-    // The print function above takes two values:
-    //
-    //   1. A string of characters: "Hello world!\n". "\n" prints a new line.
-    //
-    //   2. A struct containing data to be displayed. .{} is an empty, nameless
-    //      struct fulfilling the requirement. More about structs later.
-    //
-    //
-    // Now we're ready to...What's this!? Oh, we wanted to print a Goodbye
-    // message as well!
-    //
-    // Please fix this to use the same print function as above:
-    "Goodbye!\n"
 }
 
-// Once you're done with the changes above, run `ziglings` to see if it passes.
-//
-// Finally, all files will contain the following comment:
-//
-// I AM NOT DONE
-//
-// Delete it when you're ready to continue to the next exercise!

02_std.zig

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+//
+// Oops! This program is supposed to print a line like our Hello World
+// example. But we forgot how to import the Zig Standard Library.
+//
+// Hint 1: The @import() built-in function returns a value representing
+//         imported code. We need to give that value a name to use it.
+// Hint 2: We use the name "std" in the main function (see below).
+// Hint 3: Imports need to be named by declaring them as "const" values.
+// Hint 4: Take a look at how the previous exercise did this!
+//
+@import("std");
+
+pub fn main() void {
+    std.debug.print("Standard Library.\n", .{});
+}
+
+// Going deeper: imports must be declared as "constants" (with the 'const'
+// keyword rather than "variables" (with the 'var' keyword) is that they
+// can only be used at "compile time" rather than "run time". Zig evaluates
+// const values at compile time. Don't worry if none of this makes sense
+// yet! See also this answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/62567550/695615

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2021 Dave Gauer
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -39,20 +39,12 @@ Then run the `ziglings` script and follow the instructions to begin!
 ## Manual Usage
 
 If you can't (or don't want to) use the script, you can manually verify each
-exercise with the Zig compiler.
+exercise with the Zig compiler:
-
-Some exercises need to be "run" (compiled and executed):
 
 ```bash
 zig run exercises/01_hello.zig
 ```
 
-Some exercises need to be tested:
-
-```bash
-zig test exercises/02_hello_test.zig
-```
-
 ## TODO
 
 Contributions are very welcome! I'm writing this to teach myself and to create
@@ -65,8 +57,8 @@ the learning resource I wished for. There will be tons of room for improvement:
 
 Planned exercises:
 
-* [x] Hello world
+* [x] Hello world (main needs to be public)
-* [ ] Hello tests
+* [x] Importing standard library
 * [ ] Assignment
 * [ ] Arrays
 * [ ] If

ziglings

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Minimum viable working example!
-
 echo
 echo "         _       _ _ "
 echo "     ___(_) __ _| (_)_ __   __ _ ___ "
@@ -16,48 +14,55 @@ fmt_err=$( tput setaf 1 ) # red foreground
 fmt_yay=$( tput setaf 2 ) # green foreground
 fmt_off=$( tput sgr0 )    # reset colors/effects
 
+function check_it {
+    source_file=$1
+    correct_output=$2
+    hint=$3
 
+    # Compile/run the source and capture the result and exit value
+    cmd="zig run $source_file"
+    echo "$ $cmd"
+    result=$($cmd 2>&1)
+    result_status=$?
 
-# TODO: most of this belongs in a generalized function
+    # Echo the result to the screen so user can see what their program does
-if grep -q "I AM NOT DONE" 01_hello.zig
+    echo "$result"
-then
+    if [[ $result_status -ne 0 ]]
-
+    then
-echo
+        echo
-echo "* Exercise: Hello world *"
-
-result=$(zig run 01_hello.zig 2>&1)
-result_status=$?
-echo =========================================================================
-echo "$result"
-echo =========================================================================
-if [[ $result_status -eq 0 ]]
-then
-    printf "${fmt_yay}Zig was able to compile your submission.${fmt_off}\n"
-else
         printf "${fmt_err}Uh oh! Looks like there was an error.${fmt_off}\n"
-    exit
+        if [[ ! -z "$hint" ]]
-fi
+        then
+            echo "$hint"
+        fi
+        echo
+        echo "Edit '$source_file' and run me again."
+        echo
+        exit 1
+    fi
 
-if [[ $result == *Hello*Goodbye* ]]
+    # Wildcards to be lenient with anything AROUND the correct output
-then
+    if [[ "$result" == *$correct_output* ]]
-    printf "${fmt_yay}Excellent! I see that you're printing both Hello and Goodbye!${fmt_off}\n"
+    then
-else
+        printf "${fmt_yay}** PASSED **${fmt_off}\n"
-    printf "${fmt_err}It seems to compile, but...${fmt_off}\n"
+    else
-    exit
+        printf "${fmt_err}It seems to compile, but I wanted to see '$correct_output'.${fmt_off}\n"
-fi
+        echo
+        exit 1
+    fi
+}
 
-echo "Now you're ready to move on!"
-echo "Delete the line I AM NOT DONE from the source file when you're ready"
-echo "to continue."
-
-exit
-
-else # end of exercise one - I AM NOT DONE is removed!
-    printf "${fmt_yay}DONE - Hello world${fmt_off}\n"
-fi
 
+check_it 01_hello.zig "Hello world" "Note the error: the source file has a hint for fixing 'main'."
+check_it 02_std.zig "Standard Library"
 
 echo
-echo "* Exercise: Hello test *"
+echo "    __   __          _ "
+echo "    \ \ / __ _ _   _| | "
+echo "     \ V / _' | | | | | "
+echo "      | | (_| | |_| |_| "
+echo "      |_|\__,_|\__, (_) "
+echo "               |___/ "
+echo
+echo "You've completed all of the Ziglings exercises!"
 echo
-echo "TODO: this and other exercises :-)"