028 paramorphism folding#49
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This pull request introduces paramorphism as a first-class, structure-aware folding operation for patterns, along with comprehensive documentation, API exposure, and tests. Paramorphism enables folding over recursive data structures (like patterns) with access to the full structure at each step, supporting advanced aggregations that depend on depth, element count, or nesting level.
The most important changes are:
Paramorphism Core Implementation
parafunction toPattern.Core, enabling structure-aware folding over patterns. The folding function receives both the current pattern subtree and recursively computed results from children. Includes extensive documentation and usage examples.parafrom thePattern.Coremodule, making it available to library users.Documentation and Reference
docs/reference/features/paramorphism.mdcovering paramorphism's purpose, function signature, laws, properties, usage patterns, and examples in multiple languages.docs/guide/06-advanced-morphisms.md) with an intuitive explanation, examples, and comparison of paramorphism withFoldableandComonad.docs/reference/PORTING-GUIDE.md) to include paramorphism as a required feature, with a dedicated implementation section and language-specific examples (Rust, TypeScript, Python, Haskell). [1] [2]Testing
parato the test imports inPattern/CoreSpec.hs, preparing for or enabling direct testing of paramorphism.