ludic/docs/language/builtins/fn-getenv.md
Orkuncakilkaya b7745a4600 refactor(lang): rename the str type (and stringify builtin) to string
Expand the abbreviated string type and its conversion builtin to the full
word everywhere:
  str            ->  string        (the immutable-string type)
  str(x) -> str  ->  string(x) -> string   (the stringify builtin;
                                            what `{…}` interpolation calls)

Types are recognized by identifier, and llty maps both spellings to LLVM
`ptr`, so this is an atomic source rewrite: type annotations, the Ludic
type tags, the builtin name/dispatch, and the interpolation desugar, plus
the grammars, LSP, docs (type-str -> type-string, fn-str -> fn-string), and
inventory. int/bool stay (universally accepted, like Math).

Reseeded; C-free fixpoint holds; all suites green (45/24/29); site + check.py OK.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-08-30 01:51:11 +03:00

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---
id: fn-getenv
name: getenv
category: builtins
kind: builtin
tokens: getenv
sig: getenv(name) -> string
tip: Read an environment variable, returning empty when it is unset.
order: 23
---
Returns the value of the named environment variable, or an empty string when that variable is not set. Use it to make command-line tools and headless runs configurable without recompiling — reading a data directory, a log level, or a seed from the environment. Check for the empty string to detect an unset variable and fall back to a default. Like the other system builtins, it is aimed at tooling rather than a shipped game loop.
Parameters:
- `name` — the environment variable name to read
```ludic
program ReadConfig {
handler ShowConfig phase Start {
let level = getenv("LUDIC_LEVEL")
if len(level) == 0 {
print("default")
} else {
print(level)
}
}
}
```