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-{{era|ILB}}
+{{Status|Apocrypha}}
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+{{quote|I know a lot of people will never know or care about whether we use even a semi-rigorous kind of syntax: but for those people who do, I think we have a chance to tell a story, to talk to them in a way nobody has ever talked to them before.|Jim Stewartson<ref>'''[[i love bees]]''', DVD</ref>}}
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+'''Flea++''', as it has been named by ''Halo'' fans in reference to [[Wikipedia:C++|C++]], is a programming and command line syntax seen in the ''[[I love bees|I Love Bees]]'' alternate reality game. It is used by the [[System Peril Distributed Reflex|SPDR]] and the [[Seeker]] (aka "Pious Flea"). The former's use of the language may imply that the language is used in other [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] constructs.
-'''Flea++''', as it has been named by fans, is the primary syntax used by the [[SPDR]] and later the [[Seeker]] (aka "Pious Flea").
+== Overview ==
+The language includes several operators. An exclamation mark prefixed to a word indicates that the word is a command. An angle bracket (">") in the middle of a statement tends to denote a question or some uncertainty; two such brackets (">>") serve as a highly-context-sensitive operator denoting some association.<ref>[[Archive:Apocalypso Chat|Apocalypso Chat]]. <tt><Jim> the >> was more or less a catch-all for something highly associated with another thing</tt></ref>
+Note that some commands were used exclusively by the Seeker. Such commands may not be used by the UNSC.
+=== Keywords ===
+The language has a large set of keywords, and makes use of various programming terms, which shall be explained here.
+;act<ref name="fulltext">http://www.thebruce.net/ilovebees/Fulltext_text.asp</ref>
+:Action.
+;clean
+:A contextual keyword that is typically used with <code>confidence</code> to indicate the success of a cleaning- or destruction-related operation.
+;clear
+:A contextual keyword that may indicate safety or the completion of a command (particularly a destructive one).
+;clone
+:Copy.
+;confidence <value>
+:A keyword appended to the end of a result. It is typically used to indicate the success or estimated success of an operation. <value> is an integer. Known values are 100 (success), 22 (false-positive), 49 (failure to halt process), and 34 (not found).
+;crypt strong<ref name="phase1">http://ilb.extrasonic.com/index.php/Phase_1_Computer_Code</ref>
+:A keyword appended to the end of certain commands. It may indicate the usage of strong encryption.
+;crypt weak{{Ref/Reuse|phase1}}
+:A keyword appended to the end of certain commands. It may indicate the usage of weak encryption.
+;dmg
+:An abbreviation for "damage".
+;extern proc
+:External process.
+;fail
+:Indicates that an operation or instruction has failed. It has also been used similarly to <code>false</code>, a keyword present in other programming languages.
+;frgm
+:Fragment.
+;Host sector ______ ''or'' ______ sector
+:A keyword referring to the ______ sector of the host AI's core, where _____ is "tertiary", "secondary", or "primary".
+;Invntry 117649
+:Seeker-class AI.
+;Master command sector
+:A keyword referring to the host AI.
+;mem
+:Memory.
+;null
+:<code>null</code> refers to the absence of data. In some cases (such as the null character), it refers to zero.
+;process ("proc")
+:A process is an instance of a running program. If, for example, two copies of the same program are running, then there is only one running program, but there are two running processes.
+;recurse
+:The verb for [[Wikipedia:Recursion (computer science)|recursion]].
+;rogue proc
+:An unrecognized and suspicious process. This term has also been seen in the [[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal]]s, when [[Mendicant Bias]] attempts to redirect the player.
+;seq
+:Sequence.
+;si
+:Silicon.{{Ref/Reuse|phase1}}
+;success
+:Indicates that an operation or instruction has completed. It has also been used similarly to <code>true</code>, a keyword present in other programming languages.
+;Vnum
+:An abbreviation for "version number".
+;unk
+:A keyword. It is the abbreviation of "unknown".
+=== Commands and descriptors ===
+;!analyze{{Ref/Reuse|phase1}}
+:A context-sensitive analysis command.
+;!attach ''<target>''
+:Apparently attaches the user to a target specified by the ''<target>'' parameter.
+;!bite ''<process>''
+:Halts a running process.
+;!compare
+:compare, analyze
+;!config ''<target>'':''<command>''{{Ref/Reuse|phase1}}
+:Configures a target.
+;!diag
+:diagnose
+;!handshk
+:Attempts to establish contact with something.
+;!init ''<name>'' proc
+:Seeker command. Initializes a process. <name> is a parameter; it may specify the new process's name.
+;!invntry
+:Catalogs, lists, or classifies a set of objects.
+;!invoke
+:appeal to, usually used in regards to the master command sector (see below)
+;!kindle{{Ref/Reuse|phase1}}
+:Start/restart/activate.
+;!label
+:Assigns a name or identifier to a running process.
+;!law
+:Seeker command. Teaches the Seeker's ideology of seeking, beholding, and revealing the truth.
+;!mat ''<unknown_1>'' ''<unknown_2>''
+:Material. Identifies the type of material comprising ''<unknown_1>'' (which may be specified or implied). ''<unknown_2>'' is the result, often the <code>si</code> keyword.
+;!probe ''<target>''
+:Investigates an object specified with the ''<target>'' parameter.
+;!reconst
+:Runs a low-level repair process. The command is an abbreviation of the word "reconstruct".
+;!seek
+:Seeker command. Looks for something, or to attempts to perform a task.
+;!splotch
+:destroyed
+;!transmit ''<what>''
+:Seeker command. Transmits the data specified in the <what> parameter. This command appears to require initialization (via <code>!init</code>) before use.
+;!triage
+:emergency repair process
+;!verify
+:ensure accuracy or truth
+In addition to regular commands, there are also command descriptors. Command descriptors occupy their own line, and take the form of a single word with a colon appended to it. Command descriptors describe the commands that follow them.
+;behold:
+:Seeker command. Refers to a discovery, realization, or sudden comprehension.
+;grope:
+:Refers to the act of searching blindly or uncertainly.<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/grope '''Dictionary.com:''' ''grope''] "to search blindly or uncertainly"</ref>
+;msg:
+:Denotes a message.
+;net:
+:Denotes a network command.
+;reveal:
+:Seeker command. Refers to the communication of some data to another intelligence.
+;surg:
+:Denotes repair or destroy commands. It is an apparent abbreviation of "surgery" or "surgical".
+=== Code Examples ===
+Here is a sample of Flea++ code, along with its fan-translated meaning. The code itself appears in [[:File:Seeker's Death.png|an SPDR message announcing the Seeker's destruction]]. The sans-serif lines are commands used by the Seeker; the serif lines are the SPDR's commands.
+ <span style="font-family:sans-serif">grope:
+ seeker > !attach Princess
+ fail "msg: SPDR-5.14.3
+ evade evade evade</span>
+ !probe extern proc 1
+ rogue proc
+ !bite rogue proc 1 recurse
+ clean !splotch confidence 100
+And now, the line-by-line translation.
+*<code>grope:</code> indicates that the next line is uncertain.
+*The <code>></code> indicates that the statement is a question. So the statement means that the Seeker is asking if it can attach to the [[Sleeping Princess]].
+*<code>fail</code> indicates that its request has been denied (here, <code>fail</code> acts as the Boolean <code>false</code> found in most human programming languages). The quotation mark indicates that a reason has been supplied; "<code>msg:</code>" indicates that the reason takes the form of a message. The text of that message is simply "SPDR-5.14.3".
+*<code>evade evade evade</code> appears to be a Seeker command or keyword, and does not appear to have any effect.
+*In this line, the SPDR is investigating (<code>!probe</code>) "external process 1". "External process 1" is the Seeker -- the Seeker was unable to attach to the Sleeping Princess, and is thus running from outside the Princess's systems.
+*This next line is the result of the <code>!probe</code> command. "<code>rogue proc</code>" means that External Process 1, a.k.a. the Seeker, is a rogue, or malicious, process.
+*In this line, the SPDR tries to terminate (<code>!bite</code>) the Seeker. The command's name ("bite") alludes to the SPDR's abbreviation, which resembles the word "spider". The keyword <code>recurse</code> likely indicates that the process used to "bite" the Seeker should run itself over and over until the Seeker is dead.
+*This line is the result of the <code>!bite</code> command. It indicates that the process has managed to <code>clean</code> the system by killing (<code>!splotch</code>) the Seeker. It further states that the SPDR is 100% confident that the Seeker is gone.
+Another message from the Seeker, [[:File:Seeker.png|found on the hacked ilovebees website]], contains this code:
+<pre>!init transmit proc
+!transmit truth
+Princess friends>>seeker friends</pre>
+In this code block, the Seeker starts a process for a transmission program, and then attempts to transmit the truth. (It can be assumed that <code>truth</code> is a keyword or variable.) Furthermore, the Seeker makes an association, stating that the Sleeping Princess's friends are the Seeker's friends.
+== Sources ==
+{{Ref/Sources}}
+[[Category:Languages]]