underscore.function.combinators.js

// Underscore-contrib (underscore.function.combinators.js 0.0.1)
// (c) 2013 Michael Fogus, DocumentCloud and Investigative Reporters & Editors
// Underscore-contrib may be freely distributed under the MIT license.

(function(root) {

  // Baseline setup
  // --------------

  // Establish the root object, `window` in the browser, or `global` on the server.
  var _ = root._ || require('underscore');

  // Helpers
  // -------

  var existy = function(x) { return x != null; };
  var truthy = function(x) { return (x !== false) && existy(x); };
  var __reverse = [].reverse;
  var __slice = [].slice;
  var __map = [].map;
  var curry2 = function (fun) {
    return function curried (first, optionalLast) {
      if (arguments.length === 1) {
        return function (last) {
          return fun(first, last);
        };
      }
      else return fun(first, optionalLast);
    };
  };
  
  // n.b. depends on underscore.function.arity.js
    
  // Takes a target function and a mapping function. Returns a function
  // that applies the mapper to its arguments before evaluating the body.
  function baseMapArgs (fun, mapFun) {
    return _.arity(fun.length, function () {
      return fun.apply(this, __map.call(arguments, mapFun));
    });
  }
  
  // Mixing in the combinator functions
  // ----------------------------------

  _.mixin({
    // Takes a value and returns a function that always returns
    // said value.
    always: function(value) {
      return function() { return value; };
    },

    // Takes some number of functions, either as an array or variadically
    // and returns a function that takes some value as its first argument 
    // and runs it through a pipeline of the original functions given.
    pipeline: function(/*, funs */){
      var funs = (_.isArray(arguments[0])) ? arguments[0] : arguments;

      return function(seed) {
        return _.reduce(funs,
                        function(l,r) { return r(l); },
                        seed);
      };
    },

    // Composes a bunch of predicates into a single predicate that
    // checks all elements of an array for conformance to all of the
    // original predicates.
    conjoin: function(/* preds */) {
      var preds = arguments;

      return function(array) {
        return _.every(array, function(e) {
          return _.every(preds, function(p) {
            return p(e);
          });
        });
      };
    },

    // Composes a bunch of predicates into a single predicate that
    // checks all elements of an array for conformance to any of the
    // original predicates.
    disjoin: function(/* preds */) {
      var preds = arguments;

      return function(array) {
        return _.some(array, function(e) {
          return _.some(preds, function(p) {
            return p(e);
          });
        });
      };
    },

    // Takes a predicate-like and returns a comparator (-1,0,1).
    comparator: function(fun) {
      return function(x, y) {
        if (truthy(fun(x, y)))
          return -1;
        else if (truthy(fun(y, x)))
          return 1;
        else
          return 0;
      };
    },

    // Returns a function that reverses the sense of a given predicate-like.
    complement: function(pred) {
      return function() {
        return !pred.apply(null, arguments);
      };
    },

    // Takes a function expecting varargs and
    // returns a function that takes an array and
    // uses its elements as the args to  the original
    // function
    splat: function(fun) {
      return function(array) {
        return fun.apply(null, array);
      };
    },

    // Takes a function expecting an array and returns
    // a function that takes varargs and wraps all
    // in an array that is passed to the original function.
    unsplat: function(fun) {
      var funLength = fun.length;

      if (funLength < 1) {
        return fun;
      }
      else if (funLength === 1)  {
        return function () {
          return fun.call(this, __slice.call(arguments, 0));
        };
      }
      else {
        return function () {
          var numberOfArgs = arguments.length,
              namedArgs = __slice.call(arguments, 0, funLength - 1),
              numberOfMissingNamedArgs = Math.max(funLength - numberOfArgs - 1, 0),
              argPadding = new Array(numberOfMissingNamedArgs),
              variadicArgs = __slice.call(arguments, fun.length - 1);

          return fun.apply(this, namedArgs.concat(argPadding).concat([variadicArgs]));
        };
      }
    },

    // Same as unsplat, but the rest of the arguments are collected in the
    // first parameter, e.g. unsplatl( function (args, callback) { ... ]})
    unsplatl: function(fun) {
      var funLength = fun.length;

      if (funLength < 1) {
        return fun;
      }
      else if (funLength === 1)  {
        return function () {
          return fun.call(this, __slice.call(arguments, 0));
        };
      }
      else {
        return function () {
          var numberOfArgs = arguments.length,
              namedArgs = __slice.call(arguments, Math.max(numberOfArgs - funLength + 1, 0)),
              variadicArgs = __slice.call(arguments, 0, Math.max(numberOfArgs - funLength + 1, 0));

          return fun.apply(this, [variadicArgs].concat(namedArgs));
        };
      }
    },
    
    // map the arguments of a function
    mapArgs: curry2(baseMapArgs),

    // Returns a function that returns an array of the calls to each
    // given function for some arguments.
    juxt: function(/* funs */) {
      var funs = arguments;

      return function(/* args */) {
        var args = arguments;
        return _.map(funs, function(f) {
          return f.apply(null, args);
        });
      };
    },

    // Returns a function that protects a given function from receiving
    // non-existy values.  Each subsequent value provided to `fnull` acts
    // as the default to the original function should a call receive non-existy
    // values in the defaulted arg slots.
    fnull: function(fun /*, defaults */) {
      var defaults = _.rest(arguments);

      return function(/*args*/) {
        var args = _.toArray(arguments);
        var sz = _.size(defaults);

        for(var i = 0; i < sz; i++) {
          if (!existy(args[i]))
            args[i] = defaults[i];
        }

        return fun.apply(null, args);
      };
    },

    // Flips the first two args of a function
    flip2: function(fun) {
      return function(/* args */) {
        var flipped = __slice.call(arguments);
        flipped[0] = arguments[1];
        flipped[1] = arguments[0];

        return fun.apply(null, flipped);
      };
    },

    // Flips an arbitrary number of args of a function
    flip: function(fun) {
      return function(/* args */) {
        var reversed = __reverse.call(arguments);

        return fun.apply(null, reversed);
      };
    },

    // Takes a method-style function (one which uses `this`) and pushes
    // `this` into the argument list. The returned function uses its first
    // argument as the receiver/context of the original function, and the rest
    // of the arguments are used as the original's entire argument list.
    functionalize: function(method) {
      return function(ctx /*, args */) {
        return method.apply(ctx, _.rest(arguments));
      };
    },

    // Takes a function and pulls the first argument out of the argument
    // list and into `this` position. The returned function calls the original
    // with its receiver (`this`) prepending the argument list. The original
    // is called with a receiver of `null`.
    methodize: function(func) {
      return function(/* args */) {
        return func.apply(null, _.cons(this, arguments));
      };
    },
    
    k: _.always,
    t: _.pipeline
  });
  
  _.unsplatr = _.unsplat;
    
  // map the arguments of a function, takes the mapping function
  // first so it can be used as a combinator
  _.mapArgsWith = curry2(_.flip(baseMapArgs));
  
  // Returns function property of object by name, bound to object
  _.bound = function(obj, fname) {
    var fn = obj[fname];
    if (!_.isFunction(fn))
      throw new TypeError("Expected property to be a function");
    return _.bind(fn, obj);
  };

})(this);