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+# Changelog for polysemy-zoo
+
+## Unreleased changes
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright Sandy Maguire (c) 2019
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+      with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of Sandy Maguire nor the names of other
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# polysemy-zoo
+
+[![Build Status](https://api.travis-ci.org/isovector/polysemy-zoo.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/isovector/polysemy-zoo)
+[![Hackage](https://img.shields.io/hackage/v/polysemy-zoo.svg?logo=haskell)](https://hackage.haskell.org/package/polysemy-zoo)
+
+## Dedication
+
+> Once I was chased by the king of all scorpions.
+>
+> Rachel Hunter
+
+
+## Overview
+
+The `polysemy-zoo` is an experimental repository for user-contributed additions
+to the `polysemy` ecosystem. You're encouraged to open Pull Requests here for
+any effects/interpretations that you write and think might be useful for others.
+
+Particularly successful contributions here will be migrated into either
+`polysemy` proper, or `polysemy-contrib` (the less experimental version of the
+zoo.)
+
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/polysemy-zoo.cabal b/polysemy-zoo.cabal
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+cabal-version: 1.12
+
+-- This file has been generated from package.yaml by hpack version 0.31.1.
+--
+-- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
+--
+-- hash: 2d4516a720456988b36823c429a9eb061d049ee62b9cd980163ebff3062f13c3
+
+name:           polysemy-zoo
+version:        0.1.0.0
+synopsis:       Experimental, user-contributed effects and interpreters for polysemy
+description:    Please see the README on GitHub at <https://github.com/isovector/polysemy-zoo#readme>
+category:       Polysemy
+homepage:       https://github.com/isovector/polysemy-zoo#readme
+bug-reports:    https://github.com/isovector/polysemy-zoo/issues
+author:         Sandy Maguire
+maintainer:     sandy@sandymaguire.me
+copyright:      2019 Sandy Maguire
+license:        BSD3
+license-file:   LICENSE
+build-type:     Simple
+extra-source-files:
+    README.md
+    ChangeLog.md
+
+source-repository head
+  type: git
+  location: https://github.com/isovector/polysemy-zoo
+
+library
+  exposed-modules:
+      Polysemy.KVStore
+      Polysemy.Operators
+  other-modules:
+      Paths_polysemy_zoo
+  hs-source-dirs:
+      src
+  default-extensions: DataKinds DeriveFunctor FlexibleContexts GADTs LambdaCase PolyKinds RankNTypes ScopedTypeVariables StandaloneDeriving TypeApplications TypeOperators TypeFamilies UnicodeSyntax
+  ghc-options: -fplugin=Polysemy.Plugin
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.7 && <5
+    , containers
+    , polysemy
+    , polysemy-plugin
+  default-language: Haskell2010
+
+test-suite polysemy-zoo-test
+  type: exitcode-stdio-1.0
+  main-is: Main.hs
+  other-modules:
+      KVStoreSpec
+      Paths_polysemy_zoo
+  hs-source-dirs:
+      test
+  default-extensions: DataKinds DeriveFunctor FlexibleContexts GADTs LambdaCase PolyKinds RankNTypes ScopedTypeVariables StandaloneDeriving TypeApplications TypeOperators TypeFamilies UnicodeSyntax
+  ghc-options: -fplugin=Polysemy.Plugin -threaded -rtsopts -with-rtsopts=-N
+  build-depends:
+      base >=4.7 && <5
+    , containers
+    , hspec
+    , polysemy
+    , polysemy-plugin
+    , polysemy-zoo
+  default-language: Haskell2010
diff --git a/src/Polysemy/KVStore.hs b/src/Polysemy/KVStore.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE TemplateHaskell #-}
+
+module Polysemy.KVStore
+  ( -- * Effect
+    KVStore (..)
+
+    -- * Actions
+  , lookupKV
+  , writeKV
+  , deleteKV
+  , updateKV
+
+    -- * Interpretations
+  , runKVStoreAsState
+  , runKVStorePurely
+  ) where
+
+import qualified Data.Map as M
+import           Polysemy
+import           Polysemy.State
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Models things like Redis, HTTP GET/POST, etc. Things that are keyed, have
+-- a value, and may or may not be there.
+data KVStore k v m a where
+  LookupKV :: k -> KVStore k v m (Maybe v)
+  UpdateKV :: k -> Maybe v -> KVStore k v m ()
+
+makeSem ''KVStore
+
+
+writeKV :: Member (KVStore k v) r => k -> v -> Sem r ()
+writeKV k = updateKV k . Just
+{-# INLINE writeKV #-}
+
+
+deleteKV :: Member (KVStore k v) r => k -> Sem r ()
+deleteKV k = updateKV k Nothing
+{-# INLINE deleteKV #-}
+
+
+runKVStoreAsState :: Ord k => Sem (KVStore k v ': r) a -> Sem (State (M.Map k v) ': r) a
+runKVStoreAsState = reinterpret $ \case
+  LookupKV k   -> gets $ M.lookup k
+  UpdateKV k v -> modify $ M.alter (const v) k
+{-# INLINE runKVStoreAsState #-}
+
+
+runKVStorePurely
+    :: Ord k
+    => M.Map k v
+    -> Sem (KVStore k v ': r) a
+    -> Sem r (M.Map k v, a)
+runKVStorePurely m = runState m . runKVStoreAsState
+{-# INLINE runKVStorePurely #-}
+
diff --git a/src/Polysemy/Operators.hs b/src/Polysemy/Operators.hs
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+{-|
+
+Operators meant as replacements for traditional 'Sem' type and 'Member' /
+'Members' constraints, that allow you to specify types of your actions and
+interpreters in more concise way, e.g. without mentioning unnecessary
+details:
+
+@
+foo :: 'Member' ('Lift' 'IO') r => 'String' -> 'Int' -> 'Sem' r ()
+@
+
+can be written simply as:
+
+@
+foo :: 'String' -> 'Int' -> 'IO' '~@>' ()
+@
+
+Working example with operators:
+
+@
+import Data.Function
+import Polysemy
+import Polysemy.Operators
+import Polysemy.Random
+
+data ConsoleIO m a where
+  WriteStrLn ::           'String' -> ConsoleIO m ()
+  ReadStrLn  ::                     ConsoleIO m 'String'
+  ShowStrLn  :: 'Show' a => a      -> ConsoleIO m ()
+
+'makeSem' ''ConsoleIO
+
+-- runConsoleIO :: Member (Lift IO) r => Sem (ConsoleIO:r) a -> Sem r a
+runConsoleIO :: ConsoleIO:r '@>' a -> 'IO' '~@' r '@>' a
+runConsoleIO = 'interpret' \\case
+  WriteStrLn s -> 'sendM' '$' 'putStrLn' s
+  ReadStrLn    -> 'sendM'   'getLine'
+  ShowStrLn  v -> 'sendM' '$' 'print' v
+
+main :: 'IO' ()
+main = program
+     'Data.Function.&' runConsoleIO
+     'Data.Function.&' 'Polysemy.Random.runRandomIO'
+     'Data.Function.&' 'runM'
+
+-- program :: Members \'[Random, ConsoleIO] r => Sem r ()
+program :: \'['Polysemy.Random', ConsoleIO] '>@>' ()
+program = do
+  writeStrLn "It works! Write something:"
+  val <- readStrLn
+  writeStrLn '$' "Here it is!: " '++' val
+  num <- 'Polysemy.Random.random' \@'Int'
+  writeStrLn '$' "Some random number:"
+  showStrLn num
+@
+
+See documentation of specific operators for more details.
+
+-}
+
+module Polysemy.Operators
+  ( -- * 'Sem' operators
+    type (@>)
+  , type (@-)
+  , type (@~)
+    -- $SemOperators
+
+  , -- * 'Member' operators
+    type (>@)
+  , type (-@)
+  , type (~@)
+    -- $MemberOperators
+
+  , -- * Combined operators
+    type (>@>)
+  , type (-@>)
+  , type (~@>)
+    -- $CombinedOperators
+  ) where
+
+import Polysemy
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Miscellaneous -------------------------------------------------------------
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- | Gets list of effects from 'Sem'.
+type family SemList s where
+  SemList (Sem r _) = r
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Operators -----------------------------------------------------------------
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- $SemOperators
+-- Infix equivalents of 'Sem' with versions for specifiying list of effects
+-- ('@>'), single effect ('@-') and single monad ('@~') as effects of union.
+-- Use ('>@>'), ('-@>') or ('~@>') instead if you are not making any
+-- transformations on union and just want to use some members instead.
+--
+-- __Examples:__
+--
+-- 'Sem' with list of multiple effects:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Sem' ('Polysemy.State.State' 'Int' : r) ()
+-- @
+--
+-- can be written as:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Polysemy.State.State' 'Int' : r '@>' ()
+-- @
+--
+-- 'Sem' with list of one effect:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Sem' \'['Polysemy.State.State' 'Int'] ()
+-- @
+--
+-- can be written as both (with the latter preferred):
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: \'['Polysemy.State.State' 'Int'] '@>' ()
+-- @
+--
+-- and:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Polysemy.State.State' 'Int' '@-' ()
+-- @
+--
+-- where effect without list gets put into one automatically.
+--
+-- 'Sem' with __exactly__ one, lifted monad:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Sem' \'['Lift' 'IO'] ()
+-- @
+--
+-- can be written simply as:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'IO' '@~' ()
+-- @
+--
+-- and will be automatically lifted and put into list.
+infix 2 @>, @-, @~
+
+type (@>)   = Sem
+type (@-) e = Sem '[e]
+type (@~) m = Sem '[Lift m]
+
+-- $MemberOperators
+-- Infix equivalents of 'Member'(s) constraint used directly in /return/ type,
+-- specifiying list of members ('>@'), single member ('-@') or single monad
+-- ('~@'), meant to be paired with some of the 'Sem' operators (('@>'), ('@-')
+-- and ('@~')). Use ('>@>'), ('-@>') or ('~@>') instead if you are not making
+-- any transformations on union and just want to use some members instead.
+--
+-- __Examples:__
+--
+-- List of multiple members:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Members' \'['Polysemy.State.State' 'Int', 'Polysemy.Input.Input' 'String'] r => 'Sem' ('Polysemy.Output.Output' ['String'] : r) () -> 'Sem' r ()
+-- @
+--
+-- can be written as:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Polysemy.Output.Output' ['String'] : r '@>' () -> \'['Polysemy.State.State' 'Int', 'Polysemy.Input.Input' 'String'] '>@' r '@>' ()
+-- @
+--
+-- One member:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Member' ('Polysemy.State.State' 'Int') r => 'Sem' ('Polysemy.Output.Output' ['String'] : r) () -> 'Sem' r ()
+-- @
+--
+-- can be written as both (with the latter preferred):
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Polysemy.Output.Output' ['String'] : r '@>' () -> \'['Polysemy.State.State' 'Int'] '>@' r '@>' ()
+-- @
+--
+-- and:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Polysemy.Output.Output' ['String'] : r '@>' () -> 'Polysemy.State.State' 'Int' '-@' r '@>' ()
+-- @
+--
+-- __Exactly__ one, lifted monad as a member:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Member' ('Lift' 'IO') r => 'Sem' ('Polysemy.Output.Output' ['String'] : r) () -> 'Sem' r ()
+-- @
+--
+-- can be written simply as:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Polysemy.Output.Output' ['String'] : r '@>' () -> 'IO' '~@' r '@>' ()
+-- @
+infix 1 >@, -@, ~@
+
+type (>@) es s = Members es       (SemList s) => s
+type (-@) e  s = Member  e        (SemList s) => s
+type (~@) m  s = Member  (Lift m) (SemList s) => s
+
+-- $CombinedOperators
+-- Joined versions of one of ('>@'), ('-@'), ('~@') and ('@>') with implicit,
+-- hidden list of effects in union --- suited for actions that only use one
+-- 'Sem' in their type.
+--
+-- __Examples:__
+--
+-- List of members over some 'Sem':
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Members' \'['Polysemy.State.State' 'String', 'Polysemy.Input.Input' 'Int'] r => 'String' -> 'Int' -> 'Sem' r ()
+-- @
+--
+-- can be written as:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'String' -> 'Int' -> \'['Polysemy.State.State' 'String', 'Polysemy.Input.Input' 'Int'] '>@>' ()
+-- @
+--
+-- Single member:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Member' ('Polysemy.Input.Input' 'Int') r => 'String' -> 'Int' -> 'Sem' r ()
+-- @
+--
+-- can be written as both (with the latter preferred):
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'String' -> 'Int' -> \'['Polysemy.Input.Input' 'Int'] '>@>' ()
+-- @
+--
+-- and:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'String' -> 'Int' -> 'Polysemy.Input.Input' 'Int' '-@>' ()
+-- @
+--
+-- __Exactly__ one, lifted monad as a member:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'Member' ('Lift' 'IO') r => 'Sem' r ()
+-- @
+--
+-- can be written simply as:
+--
+-- @
+-- foo :: 'IO' '~@>' ()
+-- @
+infix 1 >@>, -@>, ~@>
+
+type (>@>) es a = forall r. Members es       r => Sem r a
+type (-@>) e  a = forall r. Member  e        r => Sem r a
+type (~@>) m  a = forall r. Member  (Lift m) r => Sem r a
diff --git a/test/KVStoreSpec.hs b/test/KVStoreSpec.hs
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+module KVStoreSpec where
+
+import qualified Data.Map as M
+import           Polysemy
+import           Polysemy.KVStore
+import           Test.Hspec
+
+
+program :: Member (KVStore Bool Int) r => Sem r (Maybe Int)
+program = do
+  a <- lookupKV False
+  b <- lookupKV True
+  pure $ (+) <$> a <*> b
+
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = do
+  describe "KVStore" $ do
+    let itShouldBe m v = run (fmap snd $ runKVStorePurely (M.fromList m) program) `shouldBe` v
+
+    it "should fail to find missing keys" $ do
+      itShouldBe [] Nothing
+
+    it "should add if all the keys are there" $ do
+      itShouldBe [(False, 5), (True, 10)] $ Just 15
+
diff --git a/test/Main.hs b/test/Main.hs
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+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -F -pgmF hspec-discover #-}
