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title = "Introduction to UCG"
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[UCG](https://crates.io/crates/ucg) is a universal grammar for configuration. It's goal is not to define a configuration format
like JSON, YAML, or TOML. It is not intended to replace the other configuration formats. Instead
it is intended to provide a common grammar for generating those formats. Currently UCG is able to
generate conversions for the following formats.
[UCG](https://crates.io/crates/ucg) is a universal grammar for configuration.
It's goal is not to define a configuration format like JSON, YAML, or TOML. It
is not intended to replace the other configuration formats. Instead it is
intended to provide a common grammar for generating those formats. Currently
UCG is able to generate conversions for the following formats.
* Environment Variables
* Command Line Flags

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UCG is a language specialized for generating configurations. It does not have classes,
inheritance, closures, or a full type system. All values are immutable once bound to
inheritance, or a full type system. All values are immutable once bound to
a name. A valid UCG file is composed of a series of statements. Statements can be
an expression, introduce named bindings, or create different outputs. All statements
must be terminiated by a semicolon.

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Macros look like functions but they are resolved at compile time and
configurations don't execute so they never appear in output. Macros do not
close over their environment so they can only reference values defined in their
arguments. They can't refer to bindings or other macros defined elsewhere. They
are useful for constructing tuples of a certain shape or otherwise promoting
data reuse. You define a macro with the `macro` keyword followed by the
arguments in parentheses, a `=>`, and then a tuple literal.
configurations don't execute so they never appear in output. Macros close over
their environment in the file they are declared in. They are useful for
constructing tuples of a certain shape or otherwise promoting data reuse. You
define a macro with the `macro` keyword followed by the arguments in
parentheses, a `=>`, and then a tuple literal.
```
let mymacro = macro (arg1, arg2) => {
host = arg1,
port = arg2,
connstr = "couchdb://@:@" % (arg1, arg2),
}
};
let my_dbconf = mymacro("couchdb.example.org", "9090");
let my_dbhost = dbconf.host;
```
Note that while macros can close over their environment they can not reference
other fields in the macro body itself.
Modules
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