modlib/func.lua

no_op = function() end

function curry(func, ...)
	local args = { ... }
	return function(...) return func(unpack(args), ...) end
end

function curry_tail(func, ...)
	local args = { ... }
	return function(...) return func(unpack(modlib.table.concat({...}, args))) end
end

function call(...)
	local args = { ... }
	return function(func) return func(unpack(args)) end
end

function value(val) return function() return val end end

function values(...)
	local args = { ... }
	return function() return unpack(args) end
end

function override_chain(func, override)
	return function(...)
		func(...)
		return override(...)
	end
end

function assert(value, callback)
	if not value then
		error(callback())
	end
end

--+ Calls func using the provided arguments, deepcopies all arguments
function call_by_value(func, ...)
	return func(unpack(modlib.table.deepcopy{...}))
end

-- Functional wrappers for Lua's builtin metatable operators (arithmetic, concatenation, length, comparison, indexing, call)

function add(a, b)
	return a + b
end

function mul(a, b)
	return a * b
end

function div(a, b)
	return a / b
end

function mod(a, b)
	return a % b
end

function pow(a, b)
	return a ^ b
end

function unm(a)
	return -a
end

function concat(a, b)
	return a .. b
end

function len(a)
	return #a
end

function eq(a, b)
	return a == b
end

function lt(a, b)
	return a < b
end

function le(a, b)
	return a <= b
end

function index(object, key)
	return object[key]
end

function newindex(object, key, value)
	object[key] = value
end

function call(object, ...)
	object(...)
end

-- Functional wrappers for logical operators, suffixed with _ to avoid a syntax error

function not_(a)
	return not a
end

function and_(a, b)
	return a and b
end

function or_(a, b)
	return a or b
end