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AETHER Keyword Reference

This reference documents the primary keywords supported by the AETHER lexical analyzer and compiler parser, detailing their syntax, compiler behavior, and implementation status.

1. Core Flow and Declarations

intent

  • Purpose: Declares an intent unit containing schemas, execution methods, and assertions.
  • Syntax: intent Name { ... }
  • Compiler Behavior: Constructs an AST Statement::Intent block node.
  • Status: Implemented (parser and syntax checker active; runtime execution under simulation).

fn

  • Purpose: Declares an execution method or function.
  • Syntax: fn compute() { ... }
  • Compiler Behavior: Defines entry points in JIT lowering.
  • Status: Implemented.

2. Distributed and Swarm Operations

swarm_spawn

  • Purpose: Spawns multiple local simulated nodes to run a block using CRDT replication.
  • Syntax: swarm_spawn(10) { ... }
  • Compiler Behavior: Parses execution blocks and registers CRDT variables to local cluster contexts.
  • Status: Experimental (simulation backed by production-ready Rust CRDT library).

hive_mind

  • Purpose: Provides global read operations on converged swarm metrics.
  • Syntax: let total = hive_mind.sum();
  • Compiler Behavior: Merges state-based counters and returns the aggregate value.
  • Status: Experimental.

3. Quantum Primitives (Simulated)

qubit

  • Purpose: Allocates a qubit index in the simulated quantum register.
  • Syntax: qubit q;
  • Compiler Behavior: Expands the active state vector space dynamically by tensor-multiplying the state vector by a new $|0\rangle$ state.
  • Status: Experimental (classical simulation only).

entangle

  • Purpose: Applies a Hadamard gate and CNOT gate sequence to generate a Bell state superposition across two qubits.
  • Syntax: entangle(q1, q2);
  • Compiler Behavior: Applies unitary matrices to the state vector.
  • Status: Experimental (classical simulation only).

measure

  • Purpose: Collapses a simulated qubit's wave-function using norm-squared Born rule probabilities.
  • Syntax: measure(q) => outcome;
  • Compiler Behavior: Computes probabilities, performs a simulated probabilistic collapse, and normalizes the resulting state vector.
  • Status: Experimental (classical simulation only).

4. Speculative Features (Research Vision)

branch_reality

  • Purpose: Forks the current execution context into separate speculative state timelines.
  • Syntax: branch_reality { ... }
  • Compiler Behavior: Parsed and validated as structural blocks.
  • Status: Research Vision (conceptual framework for multiverse speculative computing; not physically realizable).

merge_universe

  • Purpose: Selects and merges the optimal timeline based on cost metrics.
  • Syntax: merge_universe(outcome);
  • Compiler Behavior: Parsed and verified.
  • Status: Research Vision.

cortex_bind

  • Purpose: Direct mapping of brain-computer interface signal streams to variables.
  • Syntax: cortex_bind(stream_source) => var;
  • Compiler Behavior: Parsed as experimental keyword token.
  • Status: Research Vision (no hardware integration).