translator.lua

args = {...}

if #args > 0 then
   print("Converting files...")
   for i = 1, #args do
      t = ''
      f = io.open(args[i],'r')
      if(f ~= nil) then
         for l in io.lines(args[i]) do
            t = t..l..'\n'
         end

         len = 1
         while len > 0 do
            t, len = string.gsub(t,'while(.+){(.+)}', 'while %1 do %2 end')
         end
         len = 1
         while len > 0 do
            t, len = string.gsub(t,'for(.+){(.+)}', 'for %1 do %2 end')
         end
         len = 1
         while len > 0 do
            t, len = string.gsub(t,'if(.+){(.+)}','if %1 then %2 end')
         end
         len = 1
         while len > 0 do
            t, len = string.gsub(t,'function(.+){(.+)}', 'function %1 %2 end')
         end
         f:close()
         f = io.open(args[i]..'.out', 'w')
         f:write(t)
         f:close()
      end
   end
end