Introduction to SBM ModScript

For details on ChaiScript, see http://chaiscript.com/.

You can follow the SBM ModScript blog series on https://www.serenacentral.com/blogs/entry/sbm-modscript-table-of-contents for articles on SBM ModScript. Entries include:

• Background on SBM ModScript, see Part 1 - An Introduction to ModScript.
• An example script containing several key features in SBM ModScript, see Part 2 - Transition Related Items. The example includes:
  • Function definitions
  • Regular expressions
  • List iteration
  • Defining constants
  • Transitioning SBM items
  • Reading lists of SBM items
  • Using the from_json() function
  • Multi-line comments
• Information about adding methods to existing classes, see Part 3 - Adding Methods to a Class.
• Details on interacting with JSON, see Part 4 - JSON.
• Using algorithms and lambdas, see Part 5 - Algorithms and Lambdas.
• Calling a DLL from SBM ModScript, see Part 6 - Invoking DLLs.
• An example of directly invoking a SBM ModScript via a REST call-in, see Part 7 - REST Call Into ModScript.
• Details on making REST calls, see Part 8 - REST Callouts.
• Details on using SQL queries with SBM ModScript, see Part 9 - SQL Queries.
• Information on using regular expressions in SBM ModScript, see Part 10 - Regular Expressions.
• A review of how to invoke transitions on primary and auxiliary items in SBM ModScript, see Part 11 - Transitions.
• Experimental options on class inheritance, see Part 12 - Class Inheritance.
• An example utility function for Base64 encoding a string, see Part 13 - Base64Encode.
• A function which may be helpful in debugging by writing the underlying type of a variable, see Part 14 - Checking the Type of a Variable.
• Implementing the singleton design pattern, see Part 15 - Singletons.