sumtype 1.1.4

A sum type with pattern matching


To use this package, run the following command in your project's root directory:

Manual usage
Put the following dependency into your project's dependences section:

sumtype

A sum type for modern D.

Features

  • Pattern matching, including support for introspection-based matching.
  • Self-referential types, using This.
  • Works with pure, @safe, @nogc, nothrow, and immutable.
  • Compatible with -betterC and -dip1000.
  • Zero runtime overhead compared to hand-written C.
    • No heap allocation.
    • Does not rely on runtime type information (TypeInfo).

Documentation

View online on Github Pages.

sumtype uses adrdox to generate its documentation. To build your own copy, run the following command from the root of the sumtype repository:

path/to/adrdox/doc2 --genSearchIndex --genSource -o generated-docs src


Example

import std.math: isClose;

struct Fahrenheit { double degrees; }
struct Celsius { double degrees; }
struct Kelvin { double degrees; }

alias Temperature = SumType!(Fahrenheit, Celsius, Kelvin);

// Construct from any of the member types.
Temperature t1 = Fahrenheit(98.6);
Temperature t2 = Celsius(100);
Temperature t3 = Kelvin(273);

// Use pattern matching to access the value.
pure @safe @nogc nothrow
Fahrenheit toFahrenheit(Temperature t)
{
    return Fahrenheit(
        t.match!(
            (Fahrenheit f) => f.degrees,
            (Celsius c) => c.degrees * 9.0/5 + 32,
            (Kelvin k) => k.degrees * 9.0/5 - 459.4
        )
    );
}

assert(toFahrenheit(t1).degrees.isClose(98.6));
assert(toFahrenheit(t2).degrees.isClose(212));
assert(toFahrenheit(t3).degrees.isClose(32));

// Use ref to modify the value in place.
pure @safe @nogc nothrow
void freeze(ref Temperature t)
{
    t.match!(
        (ref Fahrenheit f) => f.degrees = 32,
        (ref Celsius c) => c.degrees = 0,
        (ref Kelvin k) => k.degrees = 273
    );
}

freeze(t1);
assert(toFahrenheit(t1).degrees.isClose(32));

// Use a catch-all handler to give a default result.
pure @safe @nogc nothrow
bool isFahrenheit(Temperature t)
{
    return t.match!(
        (Fahrenheit f) => true,
        _ => false
    );
}

assert(isFahrenheit(t1));
assert(!isFahrenheit(t2));
assert(!isFahrenheit(t3));

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Installation

If you're using dub, add the sumtype package to your project as a dependency.

Alternatively, since it's a single, self-contained module, you can simply copy sumtype.d to your source directory and compile as usual.

Authors:
  • Paul Backus
Dependencies:
none
Versions:
1.2.8 2024-Mar-03
1.2.7 2022-Sep-05
1.2.6 2022-Jul-27
1.2.5 2022-Jun-21
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