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authorEelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com>2013-10-10 13:28:21 +0200
committerEelco Dolstra <eelco.dolstra@logicblox.com>2013-10-10 13:28:21 +0200
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+# General list operations.
+let
+ inherit (import ./trivial.nix) deepSeq;
+
+ inc = builtins.add 1;
+
+ dec = n: builtins.sub n 1;
+
+ inherit (builtins) elemAt;
+in rec {
+ inherit (builtins) head tail length isList add sub lessThan;
+
+
+ # Create a list consisting of a single element. `singleton x' is
+ # sometimes more convenient with respect to indentation than `[x]'
+ # when x spans multiple lines.
+ singleton = x: [x];
+
+
+ # "Fold" a binary function `op' between successive elements of
+ # `list' with `nul' as the starting value, i.e., `fold op nul [x_1
+ # x_2 ... x_n] == op x_1 (op x_2 ... (op x_n nul))'. (This is
+ # Haskell's foldr).
+ fold = op: nul: list:
+ let
+ len = length list;
+ fold' = n:
+ if n == len
+ then nul
+ else op (elemAt list n) (fold' (inc n));
+ in fold' 0;
+
+ # Left fold: `fold op nul [x_1 x_2 ... x_n] == op (... (op (op nul
+ # x_1) x_2) ... x_n)'.
+ foldl = op: nul: list:
+ let
+ len = length list;
+ foldl' = n:
+ if n == minus1
+ then nul
+ else op (foldl' (dec n)) (elemAt list n);
+ in foldl' (dec (length list));
+
+ minus1 = dec 0;
+
+
+ # map with index: `imap (i: v: "${v}-${toString i}") ["a" "b"] ==
+ # ["a-1" "b-2"]'
+ imap = f: list:
+ let
+ len = length list;
+ imap' = n:
+ if n == len
+ then []
+ else [ (f (inc n) (elemAt list n)) ] ++ imap' (inc n);
+ in imap' 0;
+
+
+ # Concatenate a list of lists.
+ concatLists = builtins.concatLists or (fold (x: y: x ++ y) []);
+
+
+ # Map and concatenate the result.
+ concatMap = f: list: concatLists (map f list);
+
+
+ # Flatten the argument into a single list; that is, nested lists are
+ # spliced into the top-level lists. E.g., `flatten [1 [2 [3] 4] 5]
+ # == [1 2 3 4 5]' and `flatten 1 == [1]'.
+ flatten = x:
+ if isList x
+ then fold (x: y: (flatten x) ++ y) [] x
+ else [x];
+
+
+ # Filter a list using a predicate; that is, return a list containing
+ # every element from `list' for which `pred' returns true.
+ filter =
+ builtins.filter or
+ (pred: list:
+ fold (x: y: if pred x then [x] ++ y else y) [] list);
+
+
+ # Remove elements equal to 'e' from a list. Useful for buildInputs.
+ remove = e: filter (x: x != e);
+
+
+ # Return true if `list' has an element `x'.
+ elem =
+ builtins.elem or
+ (x: list: fold (a: bs: x == a || bs) false list);
+
+
+ # Find the sole element in the list matching the specified
+ # predicate, returns `default' if no such element exists, or
+ # `multiple' if there are multiple matching elements.
+ findSingle = pred: default: multiple: list:
+ let found = filter pred list; len = length found;
+ in if len == 0 then default
+ else if len != 1 then multiple
+ else head found;
+
+
+ # Find the first element in the list matching the specified
+ # predicate or returns `default' if no such element exists.
+ findFirst = pred: default: list:
+ let found = filter pred list;
+ in if found == [] then default else head found;
+
+
+ # Return true iff function `pred' returns true for at least element
+ # of `list'.
+ any = pred: fold (x: y: if pred x then true else y) false;
+
+
+ # Return true iff function `pred' returns true for all elements of
+ # `list'.
+ all = pred: fold (x: y: if pred x then y else false) true;
+
+
+ # Return a singleton list or an empty list, depending on a boolean
+ # value. Useful when building lists with optional elements
+ # (e.g. `++ optional (system == "i686-linux") flashplayer').
+ optional = cond: elem: if cond then [elem] else [];
+
+
+ # Return a list or an empty list, dependening on a boolean value.
+ optionals = cond: elems: if cond then elems else [];
+
+
+ # If argument is a list, return it; else, wrap it in a singleton
+ # list. If you're using this, you should almost certainly
+ # reconsider if there isn't a more "well-typed" approach.
+ toList = x: if builtins.isList x then x else [x];
+
+
+ # Return a list of integers from `first' up to and including `last'.
+ range = first: last:
+ if builtins.lessThan last first
+ then []
+ else [first] ++ range (builtins.add first 1) last;
+
+
+ # Partition the elements of a list in two lists, `right' and
+ # `wrong', depending on the evaluation of a predicate.
+ partition = pred:
+ fold (h: t:
+ if pred h
+ then { right = [h] ++ t.right; wrong = t.wrong; }
+ else { right = t.right; wrong = [h] ++ t.wrong; }
+ ) { right = []; wrong = []; };
+
+
+ zipListsWith = f: fst: snd:
+ let
+ len1 = length fst;
+ len2 = length snd;
+ len = if builtins.lessThan len1 len2 then len1 else len2;
+ zipListsWith' = n:
+ if n != len then
+ [ (f (elemAt fst n) (elemAt snd n)) ]
+ ++ zipListsWith' (inc n)
+ else [];
+ in zipListsWith' 0;
+
+ zipLists = zipListsWith (fst: snd: { inherit fst snd; });
+
+
+ # Reverse the order of the elements of a list.
+ reverseList = fold (e: acc: acc ++ [ e ]) [];
+
+ # Sort a list based on a comparator function which compares two
+ # elements and returns true if the first argument is strictly below
+ # the second argument. The returned list is sorted in an increasing
+ # order. The implementation does a quick-sort.
+ sort = strictLess: list:
+ let
+ len = length list;
+ first = head list;
+ pivot' = n: acc@{ left, right }: let el = elemAt list n; next = pivot' (inc n); in
+ if n == len
+ then acc
+ else if strictLess first el
+ then next { inherit left; right = [ el ] ++ right; }
+ else
+ next { left = [ el ] ++ left; inherit right; };
+ pivot = pivot' 1 { left = []; right = []; };
+ in
+ if lessThan len 2 then list
+ else (sort strictLess pivot.left) ++ [ first ] ++ (sort strictLess pivot.right);
+
+
+ # Return the first (at most) N elements of a list.
+ take = count: list:
+ let
+ len = length list;
+ take' = n:
+ if n == len || n == count
+ then []
+ else
+ [ (elemAt list n) ] ++ take' (inc n);
+ in take' 0;
+
+
+ # Remove the first (at most) N elements of a list.
+ drop = count: list:
+ let
+ len = length list;
+ drop' = n:
+ if n == minus1 || lessThan n count
+ then []
+ else
+ drop' (dec n) ++ [ (elemAt list n) ];
+ in drop' (dec len);
+
+
+ last = list:
+ assert list != []; elemAt list (dec (length list));
+
+
+ # Zip two lists together.
+ zipTwoLists = xs: ys:
+ let
+ len1 = length xs;
+ len2 = length ys;
+ len = if lessThan len1 len2 then len1 else len2;
+ zipTwoLists' = n:
+ if n != len then
+ [ { first = elemAt xs n; second = elemAt ys n; } ]
+ ++ zipTwoLists' (inc n)
+ else [];
+ in zipTwoLists' 0;
+
+ deepSeqList = xs: y: if any (x: deepSeq x false) xs then y else y;
+}