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chibi-generic

Chibi Scheme's simple generic function interface

Original page here: http://synthcode.com/scheme/chibi/lib/chibi/generic.html

API

define-generic

(define-generic name)syntax

Define a new generic function named name.

define-method

(define-method (name params ...) body ...)syntax

Each parameter in params should be either a single identifier or a list of the form (param type) where param is the parameter name and type is a predicate which returns true if it's argument is of the correct type. Parameters without a predicate will always match. If multiple methods satisfy the arguments, the most recent method will be used. The special form (call-next-method) can be invoked to call the next most recent method with the same arguments.

make-generic

make-generic nameprocedure

Create a new first-class generic function named name.

generic-add!

generic-add! g preds fprocedure

Extend the generic g with a new method f that applies when all parameters match the given list of predicates preds.

Maintainer

Diego A. Mundo

Repository

https://git.sr.ht/~dieggsy/chibi-generic

Version History

0.1.3
Properly exit tests
0.1.2
Separate implementation and module
0.1.1
Add egg synopsis
0.1.0
Initial release

License

Copyright (c) 2009-2018 Alex Shinn
Copyright (c) 2019-2021 Diego A. Mundo
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