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-rw-r--r--functions.lisp4
-rw-r--r--macros.lisp87
2 files changed, 90 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/functions.lisp b/functions.lisp
index 3c06f79..8296f87 100644
--- a/functions.lisp
+++ b/functions.lisp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
(setf arg (funcall fn arg))))
(defun all> (arg &rest preds)
- "Predicate Filter. Returns ARG if (PRED ARG) is non-NIL for each
+ "Predicate Filter. Returns ARG if (PRED ARG) is non-NIL for every
PRED in PREDS"
(dolist (pred preds arg)
(unless (funcall pred arg)
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ PRED in PREDS"
(defun some> (arg &rest preds)
+ "Predicate filter. Returns ARG if (PRED ARG) is non-NIL for any PRED
+in PREDS."
(dolist (pred preds nil)
(when (funcall pred arg)
(return-from some> arg))))
diff --git a/macros.lisp b/macros.lisp
index 6381101..c4aa0aa 100644
--- a/macros.lisp
+++ b/macros.lisp
@@ -56,6 +56,44 @@
;; is not ok.
(defmacro $ ((&optional (prefix "$")) expr)
+ "Function splicer. A kind of partial evaluation.
+
+Meant to be used in conjunction with the reader macro #$.
+
+E.g.
+
+#$(+ $X 1)
+
+is roughly equivalent to
+
+(LAMBDA ($X) (+ $X 1))
+
+The order of arguments can be controlled by using positional
+variables. E.g.
+
+#$(+ $2 $1)
+
+is equivalent to
+
+(LAMBDA ($1 $2) (+ $2 $1))
+
+Limited nestiing is supported. E.g.
+
+#$(MAPCAR #$$(CONS $$INNER (LENGTH $OUTER)) $OUTER)
+
+is equvalent to
+
+(LAMBDA ($OUTER)
+ (MAPCAR (LAMBDA ($$INNER) (CONS $$INNER (LENGTH $OUTER)))
+ $OUTER))
+
+However, a variable inside a nested form must actually appear in the
+surrounding form.
+
+THIS WONT WORK: #$(+ #$$(* $X $$Y)) because $$Y doesn't appear in the
+surrounding form.
+
+ "
(let ((new-params (list))
(numeric-params nil))
(labels ((walk (node)
@@ -86,6 +124,7 @@
(defmacro conj (&rest preds)
+ "A composition macro. Short circuiting predicate conjunction."
(let ((block-label (gensym)))
`(let ((preds (list ,@preds)))
(lambda (arg)
@@ -96,7 +135,9 @@
(setf acc (funcall p arg))
(unless acc (return-from ,block-label nil)))))))))
+
(defmacro disj (&rest preds)
+ "A composition macro. Short circuiting predicate disjunction."
(let ((block-label (gensym)))
`(let ((preds (list ,@preds)))
(lambda (arg)
@@ -108,6 +149,17 @@
(when acc (return-from ,block-label acc)))))))))
(defmacro make-lazy (form)
+ "Wraps FORM in a thunk. Intended to be used with teh #~ and #! reader macros:
+
+(let ((computation #~(progn (print 'hey) 10)))
+ (cons #!computation #!computation))
+
+HEY
+(10 . 10)
+
+The first time the computation is forced, it is run, and HEY is
+printed. But the next time only the return value is used.
+"
(let ((run-p (gensym))
(val (gensym)))
`(let ((,run-p nil)
@@ -120,3 +172,38 @@
+
+
+(defmacro monadic> ((init &key (fail-when #'null) fail-with) &rest functions)
+ "A threading macro. Some examples:
+
+(monadic>
+ (\"hey dude what's the big idea\") ; starting state
+ #$(values (search \"the\" $s) $s) ; multiple-values are passed along as arguments
+ #$(subseq $2 $1)) : returns the result of the last form
+
+should return \"the big idea\"
+
+(monadic>
+ (\"hey dude what's the big idea?\" :fail-with \"☹\")
+ #$(values (search \"NOOOOOOPE\" $s) $s)
+ #$(subseq $2 $1))
+
+should return \"☹\".
+
+FAIL-WHEN should be a function, a predicate, that operates on the
+first value returned from one of the forms. If non-NIL, the MONADIC>
+form returns with the value of the expression FAIL-WITH .
+"
+ (let ((vals (gensym))
+ (fn (gensym))
+ (block-label (gensym)))
+ `(let ((,vals (multiple-value-list ,init)))
+ (block ,block-label
+ (dolist (,fn (list ,@functions) (values-list ,vals))
+ (setq ,vals (multiple-value-list (apply ,fn ,vals)))
+ (when (funcall ,fail-when (car ,vals))
+ (return-from ,block-label ,fail-with)))))))
+
+
+