# FEATURES

A master list of the features for our new modeling language:

- [ ] documentation
	- [ ] overview
		- [ ] who
		- [ ] what
		- [ ] why
		- [ ] easy example
	- [ ] the language
		- [ ] spaces and comments
		- [ ] patterns
			- [ ] sequences
			- [ ] alternations
			- [ ] groups
			- [ ] quantifiers
		- [ ] behaviors
			- [ ] system
			- [ ] behavior
		- [ ] interactions
			- [ ] system item selectors
				- [ ] `sys1`
				- [ ] `sys1:pattern`
			- [ ] `sys1:a -> sys2:b` (ordering)
				- [ ] `sys1:a -> sys2:b -> sys3:b` (chained ordering)
			- [ ] `sys1:a == sys2:b` (joining)
			- [ ] `expr -> sys1:a` (conditionals)
		- [ ] triggers
			- [ ] `WHEN pattern { ... }`
			- [ ] `WHEN expr { ... }`
		- [ ] expressions and code blocks
			- [ ] properties
				- [ ] global scope
				- [ ] pattern scope
				- [ ] local scope
			- [ ] predefined variables
				- [ ] `global`
				- [ ] `this`
				- [ ] `parent`
				- [ ] `previous`
	- [ ] parser API
	- [ ] generator API
- [ ] code parser
	- [ ] spaces and comments
	- [ ] error handling
	- [ ] patterns
		- [ ] sequences
		- [ ] alternations
		- [ ] groups
		- [ ] quantifiers
	- [ ] behaviors
		- [ ] system
		- [ ] behavior
	- [ ] interactions
		- [ ] system item selectors
			- [ ] `sys1`
			- [ ] `sys1:pattern`
		- [ ] `sys1:a -> sys2:b` (ordering)
			- [ ] `sys1:a -> sys2:b -> sys3:b` (chained ordering)
		- [ ] `sys1:a == sys2:b` (joining)
		- [ ] `expr -> sys1:a` (conditionals)
	- [ ] triggers
		- [ ] `WHEN pattern { ... }`
		- [ ] `WHEN expr { ... }`
	- [ ] expressions and code blocks
		- [ ] properties
			- [ ] global scope
			- [ ] pattern scope
			- [ ] local scope
		- [ ] special functions
			- [ ] `COUNT(pattern)`
		- [ ] special variables
			- [ ] `global`
			- [ ] `this`
			- [ ] `parent`
			- [ ] `previous`
	- [ ] includes
- [ ] event trace generator
	- [ ] patterns
		- [ ] sequences
		- [ ] alternations
		- [ ] groups
		- [ ] quantifiers
	- [ ] behaviors
		- [ ] system
		- [ ] behavior
	- [ ] interactions
		- [ ] system item selectors
			- [ ] `sys1`
			- [ ] `sys1:pattern`
		- [ ] `sys1:a -> sys2:b` (ordering)
			- [ ] `sys1:a -> sys2:b -> sys3:b` (chained ordering)
		- [ ] `sys1:a == sys2:b` (joining)
		- [ ] `expr -> sys1:a` (conditionals)
	- [ ] triggers
		- [ ] `WHEN pattern { ... }`
		- [ ] `WHEN expr { ... }`
	- [ ] expressions and code blocks
		- [ ] properties
			- [ ] global scope
			- [ ] pattern scope
			- [ ] local scope
		- [ ] special functions
			- [ ] `COUNT(pattern)`
		- [ ] special variables
			- [ ] `global`
			- [ ] `this`
			- [ ] `parent`
			- [ ] `previous`
- [ ] code editor
	- [ ] syntax highlighting
	- [ ] interactive error reporting from parser
	- [ ] completion
		- [ ] basic completion
		- [ ] docs in completion
		- [ ] context-based completion
- [ ] trace visualizer
- [ ] visual code editor
- [ ] configurable layout
- [ ] files
	- [ ] new (tabs / splits using configurable layout)
	- [ ] open examples?
	- [ ] close
	- [ ] save (localStorage? )