elm/libraries/Lazy.elm
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module Lazy ( force, lazy, map, apply, bind
) where
{-| Library for efficient Lazy evaluation.
-}
import Basics ((<|), (.))
import Native.Lazy
data Lazy a = L { force : () -> a }
{-| Memoize a thunk so it is evaluated at most once. -}
lazy : (() -> a) -> Lazy a
lazy t = L { force = (Native.Lazy.lazy t) }
{-| Execute a lazy value. -}
force : Lazy a -> a
force (L r) = r.force ()
{-| Lazily apply a pure function to a lazy value. -}
map : (a -> b) -> Lazy a -> Lazy b
map f t = lazy <| \() ->
f . force <| t
{-| Lazily apply a Lazy function to a Lazy value. -}
apply : Lazy (a -> b) -> Lazy a -> Lazy b
apply f x = lazy <| \() ->
(force f) (force x)
{-| Lazily chain together Lazy computations. -}
bind : Lazy a -> (a -> Lazy b) -> Lazy b
bind x k = lazy <| \() ->
force . k . force <| x