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# The Leo Programming Language
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# The Leo Programming Language
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[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/AleoHQ/leo.svg?token=Xy7ht9JdPvr4xSgbPruF&branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/AleoHQ/leo)
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![CI](https://github.com/AleoHQ/leo/workflows/CI/badge.svg)
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[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/AleoHQ/leo/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?token=S6MWO60SYL)](https://codecov.io/gh/AleoHQ/leo)
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[![codecov](https://codecov.io/gh/AleoHQ/leo/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?token=S6MWO60SYL)](https://codecov.io/gh/AleoHQ/leo)
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## Compiler Architecture
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## Compiler Architecture
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**Constant** variables do not define a variable in the constraint system. Their value is constrained in the circuit on computation with an **allocated** variable.
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**Constant** variables do not define a variable in the constraint system. Their value is constrained in the circuit on computation with an **allocated** variable.
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**Constant** variables cannot be mutable. They have the same functionality as `const` variables in other languages.
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**Constant** variables cannot be mutable. They have the same functionality as `const` variables in other languages.
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```rust
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```js
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function addOne() -> {
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function add_one() -> {
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let a = 0u8; // allocated, value enforced on this line
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let a = 0u8; // allocated, value enforced on this line
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const b = 1u8; // constant, value not enforced yet
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const b = 1u8; // constant, value not enforced yet
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* All defined variables in Leo are immutable by default.
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* All defined variables in Leo are immutable by default.
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* Variables can be made mutable with the `mut` keyword.
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* Variables can be made mutable with the `mut` keyword.
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```rust
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```js
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function main() {
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function main() {
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let a = 0u32;
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let a = 0u32;
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//a = 1 <- Will fail
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//a = 1 <- Will fail
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}
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}
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```
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```
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## Addresses
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Addresses are defined to enable compiler-optimized routines for parsing and operating over addresses. These semantics will be accompanied by a standard library in a future sprint.
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```js
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function main() {
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let sender = address(aleo1qnr4dkkvkgfqph0vzc3y6z2eu975wnpz2925ntjccd5cfqxtyu8sta57j8);
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}
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```
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## Booleans
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## Booleans
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Explicit types are optional.
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Explicit types are optional.
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```rust
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```js
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function main() -> bool {
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function main() -> bool {
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let a: bool = true || false;
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let a: bool = true || false;
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let b = false && false;
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let b = false && false;
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### Integers
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### Integers
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Supported integer types: `u8`, `u16`, `u32`, `u64`, `u128`
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Supported integer types: `u8`, `u16`, `u32`, `u64`, `u128`
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```rust
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```js
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function main() -> u32 {
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function main() -> u32 {
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let a = 2u32; // explicit type
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let a = 2u32; // explicit type
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let a: u32 = 1 + 1; // explicit type
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let a: u32 = 1 + 1; // explicit type
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```
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```
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### Field Elements
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### Field Elements
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```rust
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```js
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function main() -> field {
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function main() -> field {
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let a = 1000field; // explicit type
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let a = 1000field; // explicit type
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let a: field = 21888242871839275222246405745257275088548364400416034343698204186575808495617; // explicit type
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let a: field = 21888242871839275222246405745257275088548364400416034343698204186575808495617; // explicit type
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}
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}
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```
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```
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### Affine Points
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### Group Elements
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The set of affine points on the elliptic curve passed into the leo compiler forms a group.
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An affine point on the elliptic curve passed into the Leo compiler forms a group.
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Leo supports this set as a primitive data type.
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Leo supports this set as a primitive data type.
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```rust
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```js
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function main() -> group {
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function main() -> group {
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let a = 1000group; // explicit type
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let a = 1000group; // explicit type
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let a = (21888242871839275222246405745257275088548364400416034343698204186575808495617, 21888242871839275222246405745257275088548364400416034343698204186575808495617)group; // explicit type
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let a = (21888242871839275222246405745257275088548364400416034343698204186575808495617, 21888242871839275222246405745257275088548364400416034343698204186575808495617)group; // explicit type
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```
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```
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### Operator Assignment Statements
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### Operator Assignment Statements
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```rust
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```js
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function main() -> u32 {
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function main() -> u32 {
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let mut a = 10;
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let mut a = 10;
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a += 5;
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a += 5;
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## Arrays
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## Arrays
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Leo supports static arrays with fixed length.
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Leo supports static arrays with fixed length.
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```rust
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function main() -> u32[2] {
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function main() -> u32[2] {
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// initialize an integer array with integer values
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// initialize an integer array with integer values
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let mut a: u32[3] = [1, 2, 3];
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let mut a: u32[3] = [1, 2, 3];
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```
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```
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### Multidimensional Arrays
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### Multidimensional Arrays
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```rust
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function main() -> u32[3][2] {
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let m = [[0u32, 0u32], [0u32, 0u32]];
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let m = [[0u32, 0u32], [0u32, 0u32]];
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Since `first` and `second` are expressions, we can resolve their values before proceeding execution.
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Since `first` and `second` are expressions, we can resolve their values before proceeding execution.
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In the underlying circuit, this is a single bit multiplexer.
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In the underlying circuit, this is a single bit multiplexer.
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```rust
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function main() -> u32 {
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function main() -> u32 {
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let y = if 3==3 ? 1 : 5;
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let y = if 3==3 ? 1 : 5;
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return y
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In the underlying circuit this can be thought of as a demultiplexer.
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```rust
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function main(a: bool, b: bool) -> u32 {
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function main(a: bool, b: bool) -> u32 {
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if a {
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if a {
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```
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### For loop
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### For loop
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```rust
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## Functions
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## Functions
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```rust
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### Function Scope
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### Function Scope
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### Multiple returns
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```rust
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```rust
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