// Copyright (c) 2023 - 2025 IBM Corp. // All rights reserved. // // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); // you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. // You may obtain a copy of the License at // // http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 // // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software // distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, // WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and // limitations under the License. // package either implements the Either monad // // A data type that can be of either of two types but not both. This is // typically used to carry an error or a return value package either import ( E "github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/errors" F "github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/function" C "github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/internal/chain" FC "github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/internal/functor" L "github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/lazy" O "github.com/IBM/fp-go/v2/option" ) // Of constructs a Right value containing the given value. // This is the monadic return/pure operation for Either. // Equivalent to [Right]. // // Example: // // result := either.Of[error](42) // Right(42) // //go:inline func Of[E, A any](value A) Either[E, A] { return F.Pipe1(value, Right[E, A]) } // FromIO executes an IO operation and wraps the result in a Right value. // This is useful for lifting pure IO operations into the Either context. // // Example: // // getValue := func() int { return 42 } // result := either.FromIO[error](getValue) // Right(42) func FromIO[E any, IO ~func() A, A any](f IO) Either[E, A] { return F.Pipe1(f(), Right[E, A]) } // MonadAp applies a function wrapped in Either to a value wrapped in Either. // If either the function or the value is Left, returns Left. // This is the applicative apply operation. // // Example: // // fab := either.Right[error](N.Mul(2)) // fa := either.Right[error](21) // result := either.MonadAp(fab, fa) // Right(42) func MonadAp[B, E, A any](fab Either[E, func(a A) B], fa Either[E, A]) Either[E, B] { return MonadFold(fab, Left[B, E], func(ab func(A) B) Either[E, B] { return MonadFold(fa, Left[B, E], F.Flow2(ab, Right[E, B])) }) } // Ap is the curried version of [MonadAp]. // Returns a function that applies a wrapped function to the given wrapped value. func Ap[B, E, A any](fa Either[E, A]) Operator[E, func(A) B, B] { return F.Bind2nd(MonadAp[B, E, A], fa) } // MonadMap transforms the Right value using the provided function. // If the Either is Left, returns Left unchanged. // This is the functor map operation. // // Example: // // result := either.MonadMap( // either.Right[error](21), // N.Mul(2), // ) // Right(42) // //go:inline func MonadMap[E, A, B any](fa Either[E, A], f func(a A) B) Either[E, B] { return MonadChain(fa, F.Flow2(f, Right[E, B])) } // MonadBiMap applies two functions: one to transform a Left value, another to transform a Right value. // This allows transforming both channels of the Either simultaneously. // // Example: // // result := either.MonadBiMap( // either.Left[int](errors.New("error")), // error.Error, // func(n int) string { return fmt.Sprint(n) }, // ) // Left("error") func MonadBiMap[E1, E2, A, B any](fa Either[E1, A], f func(E1) E2, g func(a A) B) Either[E2, B] { return MonadFold(fa, F.Flow2(f, Left[B, E2]), F.Flow2(g, Right[E2, B])) } // BiMap is the curried version of [MonadBiMap]. // Maps a pair of functions over the two type arguments of the bifunctor. func BiMap[E1, E2, A, B any](f func(E1) E2, g func(a A) B) func(Either[E1, A]) Either[E2, B] { return Fold(F.Flow2(f, Left[B, E2]), F.Flow2(g, Right[E2, B])) } // MonadMapTo replaces the Right value with a constant value. // If the Either is Left, returns Left unchanged. // // Example: // // result := either.MonadMapTo(either.Right[error](21), "success") // Right("success") func MonadMapTo[E, A, B any](fa Either[E, A], b B) Either[E, B] { return MonadMap(fa, F.Constant1[A](b)) } // MapTo is the curried version of [MonadMapTo]. func MapTo[E, A, B any](b B) Operator[E, A, B] { return Map[E](F.Constant1[A](b)) } // MonadMapLeft applies a transformation function to the Left (error) value. // If the Either is Right, returns Right unchanged. // // Example: // // result := either.MonadMapLeft( // either.Left[int](errors.New("error")), // error.Error, // ) // Left("error") func MonadMapLeft[E1, A, E2 any](fa Either[E1, A], f func(E1) E2) Either[E2, A] { return MonadFold(fa, F.Flow2(f, Left[A, E2]), Right[E2, A]) } // Map is the curried version of [MonadMap]. // Transforms the Right value using the provided function. func Map[E, A, B any](f func(a A) B) func(fa Either[E, A]) Either[E, B] { return Chain(F.Flow2(f, Right[E, B])) } // MapLeft is the curried version of [MonadMapLeft]. // Applies a mapping function to the Left (error) channel. func MapLeft[A, E1, E2 any](f func(E1) E2) func(fa Either[E1, A]) Either[E2, A] { return Fold(F.Flow2(f, Left[A, E2]), Right[E2, A]) } // MonadChain sequences two computations, where the second depends on the result of the first. // If the first Either is Left, returns Left without executing the second computation. // This is the monadic bind operation (also known as flatMap). // // Example: // // result := either.MonadChain( // either.Right[error](21), // func(x int) either.Either[error, int] { // return either.Right[error](x * 2) // }, // ) // Right(42) // //go:inline func MonadChain[E, A, B any](fa Either[E, A], f func(a A) Either[E, B]) Either[E, B] { return MonadFold(fa, Left[B, E], f) } // MonadChainFirst executes a side-effect computation but returns the original value. // Useful for performing actions (like logging) without changing the value. // // Example: // // result := either.MonadChainFirst( // either.Right[error](42), // func(x int) either.Either[error, string] { // fmt.Println(x) // side effect // return either.Right[error]("logged") // }, // ) // Right(42) - original value preserved func MonadChainFirst[E, A, B any](ma Either[E, A], f func(a A) Either[E, B]) Either[E, A] { return C.MonadChainFirst( MonadChain[E, A, A], MonadMap[E, B, A], ma, f, ) } // MonadChainTo ignores the first Either and returns the second. // Useful for sequencing operations where you don't need the first result. func MonadChainTo[A, E, B any](_ Either[E, A], mb Either[E, B]) Either[E, B] { return mb } // MonadChainOptionK chains a function that returns an Option, converting None to Left. // // Example: // // result := either.MonadChainOptionK( // func() error { return errors.New("not found") }, // either.Right[error](42), // func(x int) option.Option[string] { // if x > 0 { return option.Some("positive") } // return option.None[string]() // }, // ) // Right("positive") func MonadChainOptionK[A, B, E any](onNone func() E, ma Either[E, A], f func(A) Option[B]) Either[E, B] { return MonadChain(ma, F.Flow2(f, FromOption[B](onNone))) } // ChainOptionK is the curried version of [MonadChainOptionK]. func ChainOptionK[A, B, E any](onNone func() E) func(func(A) Option[B]) Operator[E, A, B] { from := FromOption[B](onNone) return func(f func(A) Option[B]) Operator[E, A, B] { return Chain(F.Flow2(f, from)) } } // ChainTo is the curried version of [MonadChainTo]. func ChainTo[A, E, B any](mb Either[E, B]) Operator[E, A, B] { return F.Constant1[Either[E, A]](mb) } // Chain is the curried version of [MonadChain]. // Sequences two computations where the second depends on the first. func Chain[E, A, B any](f func(a A) Either[E, B]) Operator[E, A, B] { return Fold(Left[B, E], f) } // ChainFirst is the curried version of [MonadChainFirst]. func ChainFirst[E, A, B any](f func(a A) Either[E, B]) Operator[E, A, A] { return C.ChainFirst( Chain[E, A, A], Map[E, B, A], f, ) } // Flatten removes one level of nesting from a nested Either. // // Example: // // nested := either.Right[error](either.Right[error](42)) // result := either.Flatten(nested) // Right(42) func Flatten[E, A any](mma Either[E, Either[E, A]]) Either[E, A] { return MonadChain(mma, F.Identity[Either[E, A]]) } // TryCatch converts a (value, error) tuple into an Either, applying a transformation to the error. // // Example: // // result := either.TryCatch( // 42, nil, // func(err error) string { return err.Error() }, // ) // Right(42) func TryCatch[FE func(error) E, E, A any](val A, err error, onThrow FE) Either[E, A] { if err != nil { return F.Pipe2(err, onThrow, Left[A, E]) } return F.Pipe1(val, Right[E, A]) } // TryCatchError is a specialized version of [TryCatch] for error types. // Converts a (value, error) tuple into Either[error, A]. // // Example: // // result := either.TryCatchError(42, nil) // Right(42) // result := either.TryCatchError(0, errors.New("fail")) // Left(error) func TryCatchError[A any](val A, err error) Either[error, A] { return TryCatch(val, err, E.IdentityError) } // Sequence2 sequences two Either values using a combining function. // Short-circuits on the first Left encountered. func Sequence2[E, T1, T2, R any](f func(T1, T2) Either[E, R]) func(Either[E, T1], Either[E, T2]) Either[E, R] { return func(e1 Either[E, T1], e2 Either[E, T2]) Either[E, R] { return MonadSequence2(e1, e2, f) } } // Sequence3 sequences three Either values using a combining function. // Short-circuits on the first Left encountered. func Sequence3[E, T1, T2, T3, R any](f func(T1, T2, T3) Either[E, R]) func(Either[E, T1], Either[E, T2], Either[E, T3]) Either[E, R] { return func(e1 Either[E, T1], e2 Either[E, T2], e3 Either[E, T3]) Either[E, R] { return MonadSequence3(e1, e2, e3, f) } } // FromOption converts an Option to an Either, using the provided function to generate a Left value for None. // // Example: // // opt := option.Some(42) // result := either.FromOption[int](func() error { return errors.New("none") })(opt) // Right(42) func FromOption[A, E any](onNone func() E) func(Option[A]) Either[E, A] { return O.Fold(F.Nullary2(onNone, Left[A, E]), Right[E, A]) } // ToOption converts an Either to an Option, discarding the Left value. // // Example: // // result := either.ToOption(either.Right[error](42)) // Some(42) // result := either.ToOption(either.Left[int](errors.New("err"))) // None // //go:inline func ToOption[E, A any](ma Either[E, A]) Option[A] { return MonadFold(ma, F.Ignore1of1[E](O.None[A]), O.Some[A]) } // FromError creates an Either from a function that may return an error. // // Example: // // validate := func(x int) error { // if x < 0 { return errors.New("negative") } // return nil // } // toEither := either.FromError(validate) // result := toEither(42) // Right(42) func FromError[A any](f func(a A) error) func(A) Either[error, A] { return func(a A) Either[error, A] { return TryCatchError(a, f(a)) } } // ToError converts an Either[error, A] to an error, returning nil for Right values. // // Example: // // err := either.ToError(either.Left[int](errors.New("fail"))) // error // err := either.ToError(either.Right[error](42)) // nil func ToError[A any](e Either[error, A]) error { return MonadFold(e, E.IdentityError, F.Constant1[A, error](nil)) } // Fold is the curried version of [MonadFold]. // Extracts the value from an Either by providing handlers for both cases. // // Example: // // result := either.Fold( // func(err error) string { return "Error: " + err.Error() }, // func(n int) string { return fmt.Sprintf("Value: %d", n) }, // )(either.Right[error](42)) // "Value: 42" func Fold[E, A, B any](onLeft func(E) B, onRight func(A) B) func(Either[E, A]) B { return func(ma Either[E, A]) B { return MonadFold(ma, onLeft, onRight) } } // UnwrapError converts an Either[error, A] into the idiomatic Go tuple (A, error). // // Example: // // val, err := either.UnwrapError(either.Right[error](42)) // 42, nil // val, err := either.UnwrapError(either.Left[int](errors.New("fail"))) // zero, error // //go:inline func UnwrapError[A any](ma Either[error, A]) (A, error) { return Unwrap(ma) } // FromPredicate creates an Either based on a predicate. // If the predicate returns true, creates a Right; otherwise creates a Left using onFalse. // // Example: // // isPositive := either.FromPredicate( // func(x int) bool { return x > 0 }, // func(x int) error { return errors.New("not positive") }, // ) // result := isPositive(42) // Right(42) // result := isPositive(-1) // Left(error) func FromPredicate[E, A any](pred func(A) bool, onFalse func(A) E) func(A) Either[E, A] { return func(a A) Either[E, A] { if pred(a) { return Right[E](a) } return Left[A](onFalse(a)) } } // FromNillable creates an Either from a pointer, using the provided error for nil pointers. // // Example: // // var ptr *int = nil // result := either.FromNillable[int](errors.New("nil"))(ptr) // Left(error) // val := 42 // result := either.FromNillable[int](errors.New("nil"))(&val) // Right(&42) func FromNillable[A, E any](e E) func(*A) Either[E, *A] { return FromPredicate(F.IsNonNil[A], F.Constant1[*A](e)) } // GetOrElse extracts the Right value or computes a default from the Left value. // // Example: // // result := either.GetOrElse(func(err error) int { return 0 })(either.Right[error](42)) // 42 // result := either.GetOrElse(func(err error) int { return 0 })(either.Left[int](err)) // 0 func GetOrElse[E, A any](onLeft func(E) A) func(Either[E, A]) A { return Fold(onLeft, F.Identity[A]) } // Reduce folds an Either into a single value using a reducer function. // Returns the initial value for Left, or applies the reducer to the Right value. func Reduce[E, A, B any](f func(B, A) B, initial B) func(Either[E, A]) B { return Fold( F.Constant1[E](initial), F.Bind1st(f, initial), ) } // AltW provides an alternative Either if the first is Left, allowing different error types. // The 'W' suffix indicates "widening" of the error type. // // Example: // // alternative := either.AltW[error, string](func() either.Either[string, int] { // return either.Right[string](99) // }) // result := alternative(either.Left[int](errors.New("fail"))) // Right(99) func AltW[E, E1, A any](that L.Lazy[Either[E1, A]]) func(Either[E, A]) Either[E1, A] { return Fold(F.Ignore1of1[E](that), Right[E1, A]) } // Alt provides an alternative Either if the first is Left. // // Example: // // alternative := either.Alt[error](func() either.Either[error, int] { // return either.Right[error](99) // }) // result := alternative(either.Left[int](errors.New("fail"))) // Right(99) func Alt[E, A any](that L.Lazy[Either[E, A]]) Operator[E, A, A] { return AltW[E](that) } // OrElse recovers from a Left by providing an alternative computation. // // Example: // // recover := either.OrElse(func(err error) either.Either[error, int] { // return either.Right[error](0) // default value // }) // result := recover(either.Left[int](errors.New("fail"))) // Right(0) func OrElse[E, A any](onLeft Kleisli[E, E, A]) Operator[E, A, A] { return Fold(onLeft, Of[E, A]) } // ToType attempts to convert an any value to a specific type, returning Either. // // Example: // // convert := either.ToType[int](func(v any) error { // return fmt.Errorf("cannot convert %v to int", v) // }) // result := convert(42) // Right(42) // result := convert("string") // Left(error) func ToType[A, E any](onError func(any) E) func(any) Either[E, A] { return func(value any) Either[E, A] { return F.Pipe2( value, O.ToType[A], O.Fold(F.Nullary3(F.Constant(value), onError, Left[A, E]), Right[E, A]), ) } } // Memoize returns the Either unchanged (Either values are already memoized). func Memoize[E, A any](val Either[E, A]) Either[E, A] { return val } // MonadSequence2 sequences two Either values using a combining function. // Short-circuits on the first Left encountered. func MonadSequence2[E, T1, T2, R any](e1 Either[E, T1], e2 Either[E, T2], f func(T1, T2) Either[E, R]) Either[E, R] { return MonadFold(e1, Left[R, E], func(t1 T1) Either[E, R] { return MonadFold(e2, Left[R, E], func(t2 T2) Either[E, R] { return f(t1, t2) }) }) } // MonadSequence3 sequences three Either values using a combining function. // Short-circuits on the first Left encountered. func MonadSequence3[E, T1, T2, T3, R any](e1 Either[E, T1], e2 Either[E, T2], e3 Either[E, T3], f func(T1, T2, T3) Either[E, R]) Either[E, R] { return MonadFold(e1, Left[R, E], func(t1 T1) Either[E, R] { return MonadFold(e2, Left[R, E], func(t2 T2) Either[E, R] { return MonadFold(e3, Left[R, E], func(t3 T3) Either[E, R] { return f(t1, t2, t3) }) }) }) } // Swap exchanges the Left and Right type parameters. // // Example: // // result := either.Swap(either.Right[error](42)) // Left(42) // result := either.Swap(either.Left[int](errors.New("err"))) // Right(error) // //go:inline func Swap[E, A any](val Either[E, A]) Either[A, E] { return MonadFold(val, Right[A, E], Left[E, A]) } // MonadFlap applies a value to a function wrapped in Either. // This is the reverse of [MonadAp]. func MonadFlap[E, B, A any](fab Either[E, func(A) B], a A) Either[E, B] { return FC.MonadFlap(MonadMap[E, func(A) B, B], fab, a) } // Flap is the curried version of [MonadFlap]. func Flap[E, B, A any](a A) Operator[E, func(A) B, B] { return FC.Flap(Map[E, func(A) B, B], a) } // MonadAlt provides an alternative Either if the first is Left. // This is the monadic version of [Alt]. func MonadAlt[E, A any](fa Either[E, A], that L.Lazy[Either[E, A]]) Either[E, A] { return MonadFold(fa, F.Ignore1of1[E](that), Of[E, A]) }