kalk_cli

Kalk is a calculator (both program and library) that supports user-defined variables, functions, derivation, and integration. It runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and in web browsers (with WebAssembly).

Kanban | Website - Try it out here!

Features

• Operators: +, -, *, /, !
• Groups: (), ⌈⌉, ⌋⌊
• Pre-defined functions and constants
• User-defined functions and variables. f(x, y) = xy, x = 5
• User-defined units (experimental). unit m = cm/100, 2m/50cm, 50cm to m
• Derivative of functions (derivatives of higher order can be a bit inaccurate). f'(2), sin'(-pi)
• Integration. ∫(0, pi, sin(x) dx) or ∫(0, π, sin(x) dx)
• Understands fairly ambiguous syntax. Eg. 2sin50 + 2xy
• Syntax highlighting
• Special-symbol completion on tab. Eg. write sqrt and press tab. It will be turned into √.
• Sum function: sum(start, to, expression) Eg. sum(1, 3, 2n+1) is the same as 2*1+1 + 2*2+1 + 2*3+1 = 15
• Load a file including predefined functions and constants. For example, if you're going to use Kalk for physics, you load up your file with physics functions/constants when starting Kalk. -i file
• Misc: separate expressions by a semicolon to write them on the same line, use the ans variable to get the value of the previously calculated expression.

Libraries

There are currently three different libraries related to kalk.

• kalk: The Rust crate that powers it all.
• @paddim8/kalk: JavaScript bindings for kalk. This lets you use it in the browser thanks to WebAssembly.
• @paddim8/kalk-component: A web component that runs @paddim8/kalk, which let's you use kalk in the browser with a command line-like interface.

Installation

Binaries

Pre-compiled binaries for Linux, Windows, and macOS (64-bit) are available in the releases page.

Compiling

Minimum rust version: v1.36.0. Make sure you have diffutils gcc make and m4 installed. If you use windows: follow the instructions here (don't forget to install mingw-w64-x86_64-rust in MSYS2).

Cargo

Run cargo install kalk_cli

Manually

1. Go into the kalk_cli directory.
2. Run cargo build --release
3. Grab the binary from targets/release

Syntax

A more complete reference can be found on the website

Functions

Defining: name(parameter1, parameter2, ...) = expression
Example: f(x) = 2x+3

Using: name(argument1, argument2)
Example: f(2)

Variables

Defining: name = expression
Example: x = 3

Using: name
Example: x

Contributing

kalk and kalk_cli (Rust)

After making changes to the kalk library (in kalk/), you can easily try them out by going to the root of the project directory, and doing cargo run. This will start kalk_cli, with the new changes. If you're using Windows, you will need to follow the instructions here, but also make sure to install mingw-w64-x86_64-rust in MSYS2.

kalk_web (Svelte, TypeScript, Sass)

Run:

1. npm install
2. npm run dev - this will automatically re-compile the project when changes are made

kalk_mobile (Android)

Run:

1. npm install
2. npx cap sync
3. Build the project using Android Studio, or Gradle directly.