BoxLang and MatchBox

The BoxLang developer ecosystem on your machine.

BoxLang and MatchBox

The installer puts in Java 21, bvm (BoxLang Version Manager), mvm (MatchBox Version Manager), BoxLang and MatchBox. bxcachy boxlang sits on top of them.

bxcachy boxlang status
bxcachy boxlang use latest              # bvm: install if missing, then use
bxcachy boxlang use snapshot
bxcachy boxlang matchbox use latest     # mvm
bxcachy boxlang modules list            # the live ForgeBox list
bxcachy boxlang modules search ai
bxcachy boxlang modules install bx-ai bx-sites
bxcachy boxlang modules update
bxcachy boxlang vscode                  # the BoxLang extension and developer pack
bxcachy boxlang links                   # docs and sites
bxcachy boxlang welcome                 # a getting-started page

Modules come from ForgeBox and install with bx-module. VS Code is a default app; the wizard offers to add the BoxLang extension (ortus-solutions.vscode-boxlang) and the developer pack.

Compile to a native binary

matchbox script.bxs

MatchBox compiles BoxLang to bytecode on a Rust runtime and can build standalone native binaries. BxCachy itself is built this way.

Links

Try BoxLang · Docs · BoxLang AI · BoxLang Agents · BoxLang Sites · ForgeBox · Skills