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# jaffascriptFace AI Manifest
# Face repository for AffineScript

This is the AI manifest for jaffascriptFace, a face (syntax surface) for AffineScript.

## Repository Purpose

jaffascriptFace provides a jaffascript-style syntax surface for AffineScript.
It is a **brand surface only** - thin distribution layer.

The actual compiler, type checker, borrow checker, and codegen live in:
https://github.com/hyperpolymath/affinescript

## Face Information

- Face name: jaffascript
- CLI shim: bin/jaffa
- Face pragma: // face: jaffascript
- Transformer: affinescript/lib/jaffascript_face.ml (to be implemented in affinescript repo)

## Language Mapping

This face maps jaffascript-style syntax to canonical AffineScript.
See EXPLAINME.adoc for detailed terminology mapping.

## Status

Alpha. The face transformer is implemented (or will be) in the main affinescript repository.
This repo contains examples, documentation, and CLI shim only.

## AI Assistant Guidelines

When answering questions about jaffascriptFace:
1. Clarify if the question is about syntax (this repo) or semantics (affinescript repo)
2. For language features: explain how they map to AffineScript
3. For bugs: direct to affinescript repo unless it's face-specific
4. Always reference EXPLAINME.adoc for terminology differences

## License

MPL-2.0. See LICENSE file.