notes on compileToScript() implementation

src/kiss/CompilerTools.hx

@@ -10,16 +10,18 @@ enum CompileLang {
 
 typedef CompilationArgs = {
     lang:CompileLang,
-    outputFolder:String,
     // path to a folder where the script will be compiled
-    ?importHxFile:String,
+    outputFolder:String,
     // path to a file with haxe import statements in it
-    ?hxmlFile:String,
+    ?importHxFile:String,
     // path to a file with hxml args in it (SHOULD NOT specify target or main class)
-    ?langProjectFile:String,
+    ?hxmlFile:String,
     // path to a package.json or requirements.txt file
-    ?mainHxFile:String,
+    ?langProjectFile:String,
     // path to a haxe file defining the Main class
+    ?mainHxFile:String,
+    // paths to extra files to copy
+    ?extraFiles:Array<String>
 }
 
 /**
@@ -41,6 +43,25 @@ class CompilerTools {
      * @return A function that, when called, executes the script and returns the script output as a string.
      */
     public static function compileToScript(exps:Array<ReaderExp>, args:CompilationArgs):() -> String {
+        // TODO if folder exists, delete it
+        // TODO create it again
+        // TODO copy all files in
+            // import.hx if given
+            // hxml file if given
+            // language-specific project file if given
+            // main .hx file if given, or default
+                // make sure it calls build() on the right file, and imports kiss.Prelude
+            // all extra files
+            // make the main.kiss file just a begin of array(exps)
+
+        // TODO generate build.hxml
+            // -lib kiss
+            // target compiler arguments and -cmd argument according to lang
+        // run haxelib install all in folder
+        // install language-specific dependencies
+        // call haxe args.hxml build.hxml
+        // return lambda that calls new Process() that runs the target-specific file
+
         return () -> "";
     }
 }