Github user nickwallen commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/metron/pull/884#discussion_r159498584
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metron-stellar/stellar-common/src/main/java/org/apache/metron/stellar/common/shell/specials/AssignmentCommand.java
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+package org.apache.metron.stellar.common.shell.specials;
+
+import org.apache.metron.stellar.common.StellarAssignment;
+import org.apache.metron.stellar.common.shell.StellarShellExecutor;
+import org.apache.metron.stellar.common.shell.StellarResult;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+import static org.apache.metron.stellar.common.shell.StellarResult.error;
+
+/**
+ * A special command that allows for variable assignment. Variable
+ * assignment is not implemented directly within Stellar.
+ *
+ * x := 2 + 2
+ */
+public class AssignmentCommand implements SpecialCommand {
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Assignment is not handled in the language (yet #687 ?)
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