Homepage: https://github.com/tarsius/llama
Author: Jonas Bernoulli
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Compact syntax for short lambda
This package implements a macro named `##', which provides a compact way to write short `lambda' expressions. The signature of the macro is (## FN &rest BODY) and it expands to a `lambda' expression, which calls the function FN with the arguments BODY and returns the value of that. The arguments of the `lambda' expression are derived from symbols found in BODY. Each symbol from `%1' through `%9', which appears in an unquoted part of BODY, specifies a mandatory argument. Each symbol from `&1' through `&9', which appears in an unquoted part of BODY, specifies an optional argument. The symbol `&*' specifies extra (`&rest') arguments. The shorter symbol `%' can be used instead of `%1', but using both in the same expression is not allowed. Likewise `&' can be used instead of `&1'. These shorthands are not recognized in function position. To support binding forms that use a vector as VARLIST (such as `-let' from the `dash' package), argument symbols are also detected inside of vectors. The space between `##' and FN can be omitted because `##' is read-syntax for the symbol whose name is the empty string. If you prefer you can place a space there anyway, and if you prefer to not use this somewhat magical symbol at all, you can instead use the alternative name `llama'. Instead of: (lambda (a &optional _ c &rest d) (foo a (bar c) d)) you can use this macro and write: (##foo %1 (bar &3) &*) which expands to: (lambda (%1 &optional _&2 &3 &rest &*) (foo %1 (bar &3) &*)) Unused trailing arguments and mandatory unused arguments at the border between mandatory and optional arguments are also supported: (##list %1 _%3 &5 _&6) becomes: (lambda (%1 _%2 _%3 &optional _&4 &5 _&6) (list %1 &5)) Note how `_%3' and `_&6' are removed from the body, because their names begin with an underscore. Also note that `_&4' is optional, unlike the explicitly specified `_%3'.