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;;; hofs.lisp -- higher-order functions

(in-package :lambda-riffs)

(defun labmda-if (pred then &optional (else (constantly nil)))
  "Returns a function that applies PRED and conditionally executes
THEN when PRED returned non-nil or otherwise executes ELSE.  Each of
PRED, THEN, and ELSE are  assumed to accept the same arguments."
  (lambda (&rest args)
    (if (apply pred args)
        (apply then args)
        (apply else args))))

(defun lambda-cond (&rest pairs)
  "PAIRS is a list: PRED1 F1 PRED2 F2 ...
   Returns a function that applies FN to the argumetns for the first N
   such that PREDN returns non-nil.  Each of the PREDN and FN are
   assumed to accept the same arguments."
  (lambda (&rest args)
    (loop for (pred fn . more) on pairs by #'cddr
          when (apply pred args)
            return (apply fn args))))