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lfe_clj(3)							      lfe_clj(3)

NAME
     clj - LFE Clojure interface library.

SYNOPSIS
     This module provides Clojure-inspired functions and macros for use in LFE.

EXPORTS
     N.B.   Instead  of making fully-qualified calls to the macros exported from
     clj, you may (include-lib "lfe/include/clj.lfe") and  then  call  them  di-
     rectly, e.g.

	    (include-lib "lfe/include/clj.lfe")

	    (-> 2 (+ 2) (=:= 4)) ; 'true

   Function Macros
     (defn name [arg ...] {{doc-string}} ...)

     (defn {{doc-string}} ([argpat ...] ...))

     Define and automatically export a function.

     (defn- name [arg ...] {{doc-string}} ...)

     (defn- {{doc-string}} ([argpat ...] ...))

     Equivalent to defun.

     (fn (arg ...) ...)

     Equivalent to lambda.

   Threading Macros
     Note:  The  original  versions  were  copied from Tim Dysinger's lfesl repo
     here:

	    https://github.com/lfex/lfesl/blob/master/include/thread.lfe

     They have since been modified to be safely exportable.

     (-> ...)

     Thread first.

     Example usage, demonstrating ordering:

	    > (set o '(#(a 1) #(b 2) #(c 3)))
	    (#(a 1) #(b 2) #(c 3))
	    > (clj:-> o
	    >	      (++ '(#(d 4)))
	    >	      (++ '(#(e 5)))
	    >	      (++ '(#(f 6))))
	    (#(a 1) #(b 2) #(c 3) #(d 4) #(e 5) #(f 6))

     Note that the use of -> in this example results in  each  successive  value
     being appended to the input list.

     Another example showing how this works:

	    > (lists:sublist
	    >	(lists:reverse
	    >	  (lists:sort
	    >	    (lists:merge
	    >	      (string:tokens
	    >		(string:to_upper "a b c d e")
	    >		" ")
	    >	      '("X" "F" "L"))))
	    >	2 3)
	    ("L" "F" "E")

     Can be rewritten as this:

	    > (clj:-> "a b c d e"
	    >	      (string:to_upper)
	    >	      (string:tokens " ")
	    >	      (lists:merge '("X" "F" "L"))
	    >	      (lists:sort)
	    >	      (lists:reverse)
	    >	      (lists:sublist 2 3))
	    ("L" "F" "E")

     (->> ...)

     Thread last.

     Example usage, demonstrating ordering:

	    > (set o '(#(a 1) #(b 2) #(c 3)))
	    (#(a 1) #(b 2) #(c 3))
	    > (clj:->> o
	    >	       (++ '(#(d 4)))
	    >	       (++ '(#(e 5)))
	    >	       (++ '(#(f 6))))
	    (#(f 6) #(e 5) #(d 4) #(a 1) #(b 2) #(c 3))

     Note  that  the use of ->> in this example results in each successive value
     being prepended to the input list.

     Another example showing how this:

	    > (lists:foldl #'+/2 0
	    >	(clj:take 10
	    >	  (lists:filter
	    >	    (clj:comp #'clj:even?/1 #'clj:round/1)
	    >	    (lists:map
	    >	      (lambda (x)
	    >		(math:pow x 2))
	    >	      (clj:seq 42)))))
	    1540.0

     Can be rewritten as this:

	    > (clj:->> (clj:seq 42)
	    >	       (lists:map (lambda (x) (math:pow x 2)))
	    >	       (lists:filter (clj:comp #'clj:even?/1 #'clj:round/1))
	    >	       (clj:take 10)
	    >	       (lists:foldl #'+/2 0))
	    1540.0

     (as-> expr name . sexps)

     Bind name to expr, evaluate the first sexp in the lexical context	of  that
     binding,  then bind name to that result, repeating for each successive sexp
     in sexps, returning the result of the last sexp.

     (cond-> expr . clauses)

     Given an expression and a set of test/sexp pairs, thread x (via ->) through
     each sexp for which the corresponding test expression is truthy,  i.e. nei-
     ther  'false  nor	'undefined.   Note  that,  unlike cond branching, cond->
     threading does not short circuit after the first truthy test expression.

     (cond->> expr . clauses)

     Given an expression and a set  of	test/sexp  pairs,  thread  x  (via  ->>)
     through  each  sexp  for which the corresponding test expression is truthy,
     i.e. neither 'false nor 'undefined.   Note  that,	unlike	cond  branching,
     cond->>  threading  does  not short circuit after the first truthy test ex-
     pression.

     (some-> x . sexps)

     When x is not 'undefined, thread it into the first sexp (via ->), and  when
     that result is not 'undefined, through the next, etc.

     (some->> x . sexps)

     When x is not 'undefined, thread it into the first sexp (via ->>), and when
     that result is not 'undefined, through the next, etc.

   Conditional Macros
     (if-let ((patt test)) then {{else}})

     If  test  evaluates  to  anything other than 'false or 'undefined, evaluate
     then with patt bound to the value of test,  otherwise  else,  if  supplied,
     else 'undefined.

     (iff-let ((patt test)) . body)

     When  test  evaluates to anything other than 'false or 'undefined, evaluate
     body with patt bound to the value of test, otherwise return 'undefined.

     (condp pred expr . clauses)

     Given a binary predicate, an expression and a set of clauses of the form:

	    test-expr result-expr

	    test-expr >> result-fn

     where result-fn is a unary function, if (pred test-expr expr) returns  any-
     thing other than 'undefined or 'false, the clause is a match.

     If  a  binary  clause  matches,  return  result-expr.   If a ternary clause
     matches, call result-fn with the result of the predicate and return the re-
     sult.

     If no clause matches and a single default expression  is  given  after  the
     clauses,  return  it.   If  no  default  expression  is given and no clause
     matches, throw a no-matching-clause error.

     (if-not test then)

     (if-not test then else)

     If test evaluates to 'false or 'undefined, evaluate and return then, other-
     wise else, if supplied, else 'undefined.

     (iff test . body)

     Like Clojure's when.  If test evaluates to anything other	than  'false  or
     'undefined, evaluate body in an implicit progn.

     (when-not test . body)

     If  test  evaluates  to  'false or 'undefined, evaluate body in an implicit
     progn.  Otherwise return 'undefined.

     (not= x)

     (not= x y)

     (not= x y . more)

     Same as (not (== ...)).

   Predicate Macros
     Allowed in guards, unless otherwise stated.

     (tuple? x)

     Return 'true if x is a tuple.

     (atom? x)

     Return 'true if x is an atom.

     (binary? x)

     Return 'true if x is a binary.

     (bitstring? x)

     Return 'true if x is a bitstring.

     (boolean? x)

     (bool? x)

     Return 'true if x is a boolean.

     (float? x)

     Return 'true if x is a float.

     (function? f)

     (func? f)

     Return 'true if x is a function.

     (function? f n)

     (func? f n)

     Return 'true if f is an n-ary function.

     (integer? x)

     (int? x)

     Return 'true if x is an integer.

     (number? x)

     Return 'true if x is a number.

     (record? x record-tag)

     (record? x record-tag size)

     Return 'true if x is a tuple and its first element is record-tag.	If  size
     is given, check that x is a record-tag record of size size.

     N.B.  record?/2 may yield unexpected results, due to difference between the
     Erlang and LFE compilers.	As such, whenever possible, prefer record?/3."

     (reference? x)

     Return 'true if x is a reference.

     (map? x)

     Return  'true  if	x is a map.  Return 'false on versions of Erlang without
     maps.

     (undefined? x)

     (undef? x)

     Return 'true if x is the atom 'undefined.

     (nil? x)

     Return 'true if x is the atom 'nil or the empty list.

     (true? x)

     Return 'true if x is the atom 'true.

     (false? x)

     Return 'true if x is the atom 'false.

     (falsy? x)

     Return 'true if x is one of the atoms 'false and 'undefined.

     (odd? x)

     Return 'true if x is odd.

     (even? x)

     Return 'true if x is even.

     (zero? x)

     Return 'true if x is zero.

     (pos? x)

     Return 'true if x is greater than zero.

     (neg? x)

     Return 'true if x is less than zero.

     (identical? x)

     Return 'true if x is exactly equal to y.

   Other Macros
     (str x1, x2 ... xn)

     Given arbitrary number of arguments, return a string consisting of each  of
     their string representations.

     N.B.   Because Erlang characters are represented as integers, this will not
     work for chars, e.g. #\a, which will be presented in the  return  value  as
     its integer value, i.e. "97".

	    > (clj:str #\a "bc")
	    "97bc"
	    > (clj:str "a" "bc")
	    "abc"

     (lazy-seq)

     (lazy-seq seq)

     Return  a	(possibly infinite) lazy sequence from a given lazy sequence seq
     or a finite lazy sequence from given list seq.  A lazy sequence is  treated
     as finite if at any iteration it produces the empty list, instead of a cons
     cell with data as the head and a nullary function for the next iteration as
     the tail.

     (conj coll . xs)

     conj[oin]	a  value onto an existing collection.  Prepend to a list, append
     to a tuple, and merge maps.

   Clojure-inspired if Macro
     (if test then)

     (if test then else)

     If test evaluates to anything other than 'false or 'undefined, return then,
     otherwise else, if given, else 'undefined.

   Function Composition
     (comp f g)

     Right to left function composition.

     (comp fs x)

     Compose a list of functions fs, right to  left,  and  apply  the  resulting
     function to x.

     (comp f g x)

     Equivalent to (funcall (comp f g) x).

     (comp fs)

     Compose a list of functions fs from right to left.

     (comp)

     Equivalent to #'identity/1.

   Usage
     The following examples assume #'1+/1 is defined:

	    > (defun 1+ (x) (+ x 1))
	    1+

	    > (funcall (clj:comp #'math:sin/1 #'math:asin/1) 0.5)
	    0.49999999999999994
	    > (funcall (clj:comp (list #'1+/1 #'math:sin/1 #'math:asin/1) 0.5))
	    1.5

     Or used in another function call:

	    > (lists:filter (clj:comp #'not/1 #'zero?/1)
		'(0 1 0 2 0 3 0 4))
	    (1 2 3 4)

     The  usage above is best when comp will be called by higher-order functions
     like lists:foldl/3 or lists:filter/2, etc.  However, one may also call comp
     in the following manner, best suited for direct usage:

	    > (clj:comp #'math:sin/1 #'math:asin/1 0.5)
	    0.49999999999999994
	    > (clj:comp (list #'1+/1 #'math:sin/1 #'math:asin/1) 0.5)
	    1.5

   Partial Application
     (partial f args)

     (partial f arg-1)

     Partially apply f to a given argument arg-1 or list of args.

   Usage
	    > (set f (clj:partial #'+/2 1))
	    #Fun<clj.3.121115395>
	    > (funcall f 2)
	    3
	    > (set f (clj:partial #'+/3 1))
	    #Fun<clj.3.121115395>
	    > (funcall f '(2 3))
	    6
	    > (set f (clj:partial #'+/3 '(2 3)))
	    #Fun<clj.3.121115395>
	    > (funcall f 4)
	    9
	    > (set f (clj:partial #'+/4 '(2 3)))
	    #Fun<clj.3.121115395>
	    > (funcall f '(4 5))
	    14

     Note that to partially apply a function that expects a list, you must  wrap
     said list into a (singleton) list.

	    > (set double (clj:partial #'*/2 2))
	    #Fun<clj.5.16146786>
	    > (set f (clj:partial #'lists:map/2 double))
	    #Fun<clj.5.16146786>
	    > (funcall f '((1 2 3)))
	    (2 4 6)

   Predicate Functions
     N.B.  These functions may not be used in guards.

     (string? data)

     Return 'true if data is a flat list of printable characters.

     (unicode? data)

     Return 'true if data is a flat list of printable Unicode characters.

     (list? data)

     Return 'true if data is a list and not a string.

     (set? data)

     Return 'true if data is appears to be a (possibly ordered) set.

     (dict? data)

     Return 'true if data is a dictionary.

     (proplist? lst)

     Return  'true  if	lst is a list where proplist-kv?/1 returns 'true for all
     elements in lst.

     (proplist-kv? data)

     Return 'true if a data is a key/value tuple or an atom.

     (queue? x)

     Return 'true if x is a queue.

     (empty? x)

     Return 'true if x is the empty list, tuple, map, dictionary, queue, or gen-
     eral balanced tree.

     (every? pred lst)

     (all? pred lst)

     Return 'true if (pred x) returns 'true for every x in lst.

     (any? pred lst)

     Return 'true if (pred x) returns 'true for any x in lst.

     (not-any? pred lst)

     Return 'false if (pred x) returns 'true for any x in lst.

     (element? elem data)

     Return 'true if elem is an element of data, where data is a  list,  set  or
     ordset.

   Sequence Functions
     (seq end)

     Equivalent to (seq 1 end).

     (seq start end)

     Equivalent to (seq start end 1).

     (seq start end step)

     Return  a sequence of integers, starting with start, containing the succes-
     sive results of adding step to the previous element,  until  end  has  been
     reached  or password.  In the latter case, end is not an element of the se-
     quence.

     (next func)

     Equivalent to (next func 1 1).

     (next func start)

     Equivalent to (next func start 1).

     (next func start step)

     Return a nullary function that returns a cons cell with start as  the  head
     and  a  nullary function, (next func (funcall func start step) step) as the
     tail.  The result can be treated as a (possibly infinite) lazy list,  which
     only computes subsequent values as needed.

     (lazy-seq seq)

     Return  a lazy sequence (possibly infinite) from given lazy sequence seq or
     finite lazy sequence from given list seq.	Lazy sequence is treated as  fi-
     nite if at any iteration it produces empty list instead of data as its head
     and nullary function for next iteration as its tail.

     (cycle lst)

     Return  a lazy infinite sequence with all elements from a given list lst or
     another lazy sequence cycled.

     See next/3 for details on the structure.

     (range)

     Equivalent to (range 1 1).

     (range start)

     Equivalent to (range start 1).

     (range start step)

     Return a lazy list of integers, starting with start and increasing by step.
     Equivalent to (next #'+/2 start step).  See also: next/3.

     (drop n lst)

     (drop 'all lst)

     Return a list of all but the first n elements in lst.  If	n  is  the  atom
     all, return the empty list.

     (take n lst)

     (take 'all lst)

     Given  a (possibly lazy) list lst, return a list of the first n elements of
     lst, or all elements if there are fewer than n.  If n is the atom	all  and
     lst is a "normal" list, return lst.

     (split-at n lst)

     Return a tuple of `#(,(take n lst) ,(drop n lst)).

     (partition n lst)

     Equivalent to (partition n n lst).

     (partition n step lst)

     Equivalent to (partition n step () lst).

     (partition n step pad lst)

     Return a list of lists of n items each, at offsets step apart.  Use the el-
     ements of pad as necessary to complete the last partition up to n elements.
     In case there are not enough padding elements, return a partition with less
     than n items.

     (partition-all n lst)

     Equivalent to (partition-all n n lst).

     (partition-all n step lst)

     Return a list of lists like partition/3, possibly including partitions with
     fewer than n elements at the end.

     (interleave list-1 list-2)

     Return a list of the first element of each list, then the second, etc.

     (get-in data keys)

     Equivalent to (get-in data keys 'undefined).

     (get-in data keys not-found)

     Return the value in a nested associative structure, where keys is a list of
     keys  or list indices.  Return the atom not-found if the key is not present
     or index is out of bounds, or the not-found value.

     (reduce func (cons head tail))

     Equivalent to (reduce func head tail).

     (reduce func acc lst)

     Equivalent to (lists:foldl func acc lst).

     (repeat x)

     Return a lazy infinite sequence of xs.

     See next/3 for details on the structure.

     (repeat n f)

     Given a nullary function f, return a list of n applications of f.

     (repeat n x)

     Given a term x, return a list of n copies of x.

   Other Functions
     (identity x)

     Identity function.

     (constantly x)

     Return a unary function that returns x.  N.B.  This is like Haskell's const
     rather than Clojure's constantly.

     (inc x)

     Increment x by 1.

     (dec x)

     Decrement x by 1.

AUTHORS
     Tim Dysinger, Duncan McGreggor, Eric Bailey.

				    2015-2016			      lfe_clj(3)

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