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What is Rhai
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{{#include ../links.md}}
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Rhai is an embedded scripting language and evaluation engine for Rust that gives a safe and easy way
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to add scripting to any application.
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Versions
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This Book is for version **{{version}}** of Rhai.
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{% if rootUrl != "" and not rootUrl is ending_with("vnext") %}
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For the latest development version, see [here]({{rootUrl}}/vnext/).
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{% endif %}
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Etymology of the name "Rhai"
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### As per Rhai's author Johnathan Turner
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In the beginning there was [ChaiScript](http://chaiscript.com),
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which is an embedded scripting language for C++.
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Originally it was intended to be a scripting language similar to **JavaScript**.
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With java being a kind of hot beverage, the new language was named after
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another hot beverage - **Chai**, which is the word for "tea" in many world languages
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and, in particular, a popular kind of milk tea consumed in India.
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Later, when the novel implementation technique behind ChaiScript was ported from C++ to Rust,
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logically the `C` was changed to an `R` to make it "RhaiScript", or just "Rhai".
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### On the origin of the temporary Rhai logo
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One of Rhai's maintainers, Stephen Chung, was thinking about a logo when he accidentally
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came across a copy of _Catcher in the Rye_ in a restaurant. The rest was history.
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It is temporary until it becomes official, that is...
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