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srfi-45
Primitives for Expressing Iterative Lazy Algorithms
Documentation
Extends the interpretation of a promise to include lazy and eager promises.
For more information see SRFI 45.
delay
[syntax] (delay EXPRESSION)Returns a promise, a delayed evaluation of EXPRESSION.
Mentioned only for completeness.
lazy
[syntax] (lazy EXPRESSION)Returns a promise for EXPRESSION.
The promise will be iteratively forced, overwriting the promise at each step before the next iteration, so as to avoid storage leaks.
eager
[syntax] (eager EXPRESSION)Returns a promise but immediately evaluates EXPRESSION.
Not much of a promise, more of a boxed value. For exposition purposes in algorithms.
force
[procedure] (force OBJECT)Assuming the OBJECT is some kind of promise, returns the result of the delayed evaluation.
promise?
[procedure] (promise? OBJECT)Some kind of promise?
recursive-promise?
[procedure] (recursive-promise? OBJECT)Recursive promise?
lazy-promise?
[procedure] (lazy-promise? OBJECT)Lazy recursive promise?
eager-promise?
[procedure] (eager-promise? OBJECT)Eager recursive promise?
Usage
(require-library srfi-45) ... (import srfi-45)
(require-extension srfi-45)
Examples
Notes
- Unlike the reference implementation this version does not redefine delay.
Requirements
Bugs and Limitations
Author
Version history
- 2.0.0
- Chicken 4 release.
License
Copyright (C) 2009 Kon Lovett. All rights reserved.
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