Freebasic

FreeBASIC programming language skill for AI code assistantsFrom its SKILL.md

Install

npx -y skills add woyxiang/skills --skill freebasic

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SKILL.md

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FreeBASIC Skill

FreeBASIC is a free/open source, BASIC compiler for Linux, Windows, and DOS.

Detection

This skill activates when working with FreeBASIC code or projects. Watch for:

File extensions: .bas, .bi

Comments:

' FreeBASIC comment

Language markers:

Dim, Var, Function, Sub, Print, Input, If, For, While
#if, #define, #include (preprocessor)
End Function, End Sub, End Type
Compiler options: -lang fb, -lang qb, -lang fblite
Meta-statements: $Dynamic, $Static, $Include

Quick Reference

Keywords

Keyword	Description	Doc
Dim, Var	Declare variables	types.md
Function, Sub	Define procedures	procedures.md
If, Then, Else	Conditional execution	control-flow.md
For, While, Do	Loops	control-flow.md
Print, Input	Console I/O	basics.md
Open, Close, Get, Put	File I/O	file-io.md
String, Len, Mid	String operations	strings.md
Screen, Circle, Line	Graphics	graphics.md

API Search

Use the search script to find keywords:

python scripts/search-api.py "print to screen" --top 5
python scripts/search-api.py --name "Print" -v
python scripts/search-api.py --json "array dimension"
python scripts/search-api.py --list-categories

Topic Routing

Language Fundamentals

Task	Doc
Hello World, first program	basics.md
Variables and data types	types.md
Operators and expressions	operators.md
Control flow (if, for, while)	control-flow.md
Functions and subs	procedures.md
Arrays and dynamic memory	arrays.md
Strings and string functions	strings.md

Data Types

Task	Doc
Integer, Double, Boolean	types.md
User-defined types (UDT)	user-defined-types.md
Pointers and memory	pointers.md
Type casting and conversion	types.md

Standard Library

Task	Doc
File I/O (Open, Print#, Get, Put)	file-io.md
Console I/O (Print, Input, Color)	basics.md
Date and time functions	date-time.md
Math functions (Abs, Sin, Cos)	math.md
Memory allocation	pointers.md

Graphics & UI

Task	Doc
Screen modes and drawing	graphics.md
User input (mouse, keyboard)	graphics.md
Images and sprites	graphics.md

Advanced Topics

Task	Doc
Preprocessor directives	preprocessor.md
Threading and synchronization	threading.md
Error handling (On Error)	error-handling.md
Compiler options and dialects	compiler.md
QB migration guide	compiler.md

Syntax Examples

Hello World

Print "Hello, World!"

Variables

Dim As Integer x = 10
Dim As Double pi = 3.14159
Dim As String name = "FreeBASIC"

Arrays

Dim array(0 To 9) As Integer
Dim matrix(1 To 3, 1 To 3) As Double
ReDim Preserve array(0 To 20)

Control Flow

If x > 0 Then
    Print "positive"
ElseIf x < 0 Then
    Print "negative"
Else
    Print "zero"
End If

For i As Integer = 1 To 10
    Print i
Next

Do While condition
    ' ...
Loop

Functions

Function Add(ByVal a As Integer, ByVal b As Integer) As Integer
    Return a + b
End Function

Sub SayHello(name As String)
    Print "Hello, " + name + "!"
End Sub

Dependencies

FreeBASIC compiler (fbc)
Python 3.10+ for search scripts

What ships with it: 24 files

2986.3 KB alongside SKILL.md, 5 of them executable