TheSmuks Pike Standard Library API Reference
Overview
Exact API surface of the Pike 8.0.1116 standard library. This skill provides function signatures, class hierarchies, and method listings derived from runtime introspection against Pike 8.0.1116.
Purpose: LLMs need exact API shapes to stop guessing at function names, parameter types, and return types.
When to use: Use this skill when you need to know the exact signature of a function, the methods available on a class, or the classes available in a module.
Coverage
| Reference | Modules Covered |
|---|---|
| stdio-api.md | Stdio.File, Stdio.Port, Stdio.UDP, Stdio.Buffer, top-level I/O functions |
| adt-api.md | ADT.Stack, ADT.Queue, ADT.Heap, ADT.Table, ADT.CritBit, ADT.History, ADT.List, ADT.Set, ADT.Trie, ADT.Interval, ADT.Sequence, ADT.Struct, ADT.BitBuffer |
| concurrent-api.md | Concurrent.Future, Concurrent.Promise, Concurrent.AggregateState |
| crypto-api.md | Crypto.Hash (SHA256, SHA1, MD5, etc.), Crypto.AES, Crypto.HMAC, Crypto.RSA, Crypto.Password, Crypto.Random, cipher modes |
| protocols-api.md | Protocols.HTTP (get_url/post_url/put_url/delete_url, Query, Server), SSL (File, Context, Port), Parser (HTML, CSV, XML) |
| standards-api.md | Standards.JSON, Standards.URI, Standards.UUID, Standards.PEM |
| utilities-api.md | String, Array, Math, Process, Getopt, Thread, Error, Val, System, Regexp, MIME, Sql.Sql, Calendar, Image, Debug, Locale, Gmp, Geography, Function, Program, Tools, Web |
Rules
- Do not fabricate functions. If a function is not listed in these references, it does not exist in Pike 8.0.1116.
- Check before using. Before calling any function, verify it exists in the appropriate reference file.
- Signatures are exact. Parameter types and return types are as listed — do not substitute types from other languages.
- Method access uses
->. Object methods are called withobj->method(args), notobj.method(args).