syntheticore-perlize 0.1.1 → 0.1.2

data/README.textile

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 h3. The Ruby perlizer
 
-This module implements some of the cooler features 
-of Perl6 in Ruby, like topics, junctions and hyperoperators.
+This module implements some of the coolest features 
+of Perl6 in Ruby, like topics, junctions, lazy lists and hyperoperators.
 Extremely hackish currently, needs to be generalized
 somewhat in the future.
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ that in parallel.
 <pre>
 <code>
     all(1,2,3,4,5).each{ puts $__ }
-    #=>
+    # prints:
     3
     5
     2
@@ -59,6 +59,24 @@ that in parallel.
 </pre>
 
 
+h3. Lazy lists
+
+<pre>
+<code>
+    results = [1,2,3].lazy.map{ $__ * 2 }.map{ $__ - 1 }
+</code>
+</pre>
+The results array is instantly available, without ever running the map methods.
+Only when you request one of its values, these are actually calculated.
+You can force the evaluation of all elements using the eager method.
+<pre>
+<code>
+    results[2]      #=> 5 
+    results.eager   #=> [1,3,5]
+</code>
+</pre>
+
+
 h3. Hyperoperators
 
 <pre>

data/perlize.rb

@@ -2,13 +2,68 @@
 #
 #  Created by Björn Breitgoff on 17.7.2008.
 #
-# Implements some of the cooler features of Perl6
+# Implements some of the coolest features of Perl6
 # in Ruby, like topics, junctions and hyperoperators.
 # Extremely hackish currently, needs to be generalized
 # somewhat in the future
 
 
 
+###------------ Lazy lists ------------###
+
+class Array
+  def lazy
+    LazyList.new self
+  end
+end
+
+class LazyList
+  attr_accessor :ary, :meths
+  def initialize ary
+    @ary = ary
+    @meths = []
+  end
+  
+  def [] i
+    eager[i]
+  end
+  
+  def method_missing( meth, *args, &b )
+    @cache = nil
+    meth = meth.to_s
+    list = if meth =~ /\w!/
+      meth[-1] = ""
+      self
+    else
+      dup
+    end
+    list.meths << [meth, args, b]
+    list
+  end
+  
+  def to_a
+    unless @cache
+      a = @ary
+      for meth, args, b in @meths
+        a = a.send( meth, *args, &b )
+      end
+      @cache = a
+    end
+    @cache.dup
+  end
+  alias eager to_a
+  
+  def dup
+    copy = super
+    copy.ary = @ary.dup
+    copy.meths = @meths.dup
+    copy
+  end
+end
+
+
+
+
 ###------------ Topicalization ------------###
 
 class Module
@@ -39,7 +94,7 @@ def given o
 end
 
 class Array
-  _topicalize_ *%w(each map select sort_by any? all?)
+  _topicalize_ *%w(each map map! select sort_by any? all?)
 end
 
 class Range
@@ -214,3 +269,6 @@ end
 class String
   _junctionize_
 end
+
+
+

metadata

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: syntheticore-perlize
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: 0.1.1
+  version: 0.1.2
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - "Bj\xC3\xB6rn Breitgoff"