DarkKernel

Elixir functions which work using dark magic.

Installation

If available in Hex, the package can be installed by adding dark_kernel to your list of dependencies in mix.exs:

def deps do
  [
    {:dark_kernel, "~> 0.1.0"}
  ]
end

Howto

Dark keyword lists

Dark keyword lists, the simplest form:

import DarkKernel

opts = [a: 1, b: 2, c: 3]
~k[a, b, c, d = opts]

assert a == 1
assert b == 2
assert c == 3
assert d == nil

Dark keyword lists with constant defaults:

import DarkKernel

opts = [a: 1, b: 2]
~k[a, b, c: "a string", d: :an_atom, e: 42, f = opts]

assert a == 1
assert b == 2
assert c == "a string"
assert d == :an_atom
assert e == 42
assert f == nil

Dark keyword lists with defaults which are arbitrary expressions:

import DarkKernel

opts = [a: 1, b: 2]
~k[a, b, c: 1 + 2, d: :rand.uniform(), e: 3.14 + :rand.uniform() = opts]

assert a == 1
assert b == 2
assert c == 3
assert is_float(d)
assert is_float(e)

Dark maps

Dark maps are currently implemented using ShorterMaps. Due to dificulties of using a macro inside another macro, and because I wanted all sigils to be importable from the same module, dark_kernel embeds the source code of ShorterMaps.

In the (near) future, dark_kernel will support more advanced pattern matching capabilities for dark maps.