Testing your scripts

There are two main ways to test your scripts:

using the Open Surge game engine;
using the SurgeScript standalone runtime (i.e., the version without a game engine).

Using Open Surge

To test a script in Open Surge, place it on the scripts/ folder and start the engine. Your test script must include an object called Application. Make sure to remove the script after you're done with the testing.

As an example, save the following script to scripts/hello.ss and start the engine:

// hello.ss: test script
// Please remove this file after you're done
object "Application"
{
    state "main"
    {
        Console.print("Hello, world!");
        state = "done";
    }

    state "done"
    {
    }
}

You should see the Hello, world! message as a result.

Linux users: when using a system-wide installation, you may place your scripts on ~/.local/share/opensurge/scripts/ (i.e., $XDG_DATA_HOME/opensurge/scripts/).

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Using the standalone version

If you've downloaded the standalone version of the language:

First of all, save the following script to a file named hello.ss. For testing purposes, you may place the file on the same directory as the surgescript executable.

// hello.ss: test script
object "Application"
{
    state "main"
    {
        Console.print("Hello, world!");
        Application.exit();
    }
}

Then, open up a Terminal and type:

cd /path/to/surgescript
./surgescript hello.ss

If you're using Microsoft Windows, open up a Command Prompt and type:
```
cd C:\path\to\surgescript
surgescript.exe hello.ss
```
You should see the output of the script as a result:
```
Hello, world!
```

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