Misc.hs

-- | Miscellaneous utility functions
module Data.Generics.Fixplate.Misc where

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import Data.Traversable

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data Two a b 
  =  Empty 
  |  One a
  |  Two b
  deriving Show
  
data Both a b 
  =  None
  |  First a
  |  Both  a b
  deriving Show

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unsafe :: (a -> Maybe b) -> String -> a -> b
unsafe safe msg loc = case safe loc of
  Just new -> new
  Nothing  -> error msg
  
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app_prec :: Int
app_prec = 10

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(<#>) :: (a -> b) -> (c -> d) -> (a,c) -> (b,d)
(f <#> g) (x,y) = (f x, g y)

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tillNothing :: (a -> Maybe a) -> a -> a
tillNothing f = go where 
  go x = case f x of { Nothing -> x ; Just y -> go y }
  
chain :: [a -> Maybe a] -> a -> Maybe a
chain [] x = return x
chain (f:fs) x = (f x) >>= chain fs 
  
chainJust :: [a -> Maybe a] -> a -> a
chainJust fs x = case chain fs x of
  Nothing -> error "chainJust: Nothing"
  Just y  -> y
  
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iterateN :: Int -> (a -> a) -> a -> a
iterateN n f = go n where 
  go 0 x = x
  go n x = go (n-1) (f x)

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