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--- a/docs/distrib.md +++ b/docs/distrib.md @@ -473,18 +473,18 @@ Move a running actor (state + mailbox) from one node to another without downtime Build in this order — each builds on the previous: -| Priority | Feature | Module | Dependencies | Effort | -|----------|---------|--------|--------------|--------| -| **P1** | Worker Pool | `(std net worker-pool)` | tcp, fasl, transport | ~400 lines | -| **P1** | Service Discovery | `(std net discovery)` | tcp, actor/registry | ~300 lines | -| **P1** | Task Queue | `(std net task-queue)` | worker-pool, fasl | ~400 lines | -| **P2** | Pub/Sub | `(std net pubsub)` | tcp, fasl | ~350 lines | -| **P2** | Code Shipping | `(std net code-ship)` | worker-pool, compile | ~250 lines | -| **P2** | Distributed Tracing | `(std debug distributed-trace)` | actor/protocol | ~300 lines | -| **P3** | DHT | `(std net dht)` | tcp, discovery | ~500 lines | -| **P3** | Raft Consensus | `(std actor consensus)` | tcp, fasl | ~500 lines | -| **P3** | Stream Processing | `(std stream distributed)` | pubsub, task-queue | ~600 lines | -| **P3** | Actor Migration | `(std actor migrate)` | checkpoint, transport | ~350 lines | +| Priority | Feature | Module | Dependencies | Effort | +|----------|---------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|------------| +| **P1** | Worker Pool | `(std net worker-pool)` | tcp, fasl, transport | ~400 lines | +| **P1** | Service Discovery | `(std net discovery)` | tcp, actor/registry | ~300 lines | +| **P1** | Task Queue | `(std net task-queue)` | worker-pool, fasl | ~400 lines | +| **P2** | Pub/Sub | `(std net pubsub)` | tcp, fasl | ~350 lines | +| **P2** | Code Shipping | `(std net code-ship)` | worker-pool, compile | ~250 lines | +| **P2** | Distributed Tracing | `(std debug distributed-trace)` | actor/protocol | ~300 lines | +| **P3** | DHT | `(std net dht)` | tcp, discovery | ~500 lines | +| **P3** | Raft Consensus | `(std actor consensus)` | tcp, fasl | ~500 lines | +| **P3** | Stream Processing | `(std stream distributed)` | pubsub, task-queue | ~600 lines | +| **P3** | Actor Migration | `(std actor migrate)` | checkpoint, transport | ~350 lines | ## The End Goal new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/rocks.md @@ -0,0 +1,409 @@ +# World-Class REPL & Standard Library Expansion + +## 1. SLIME-Inspired REPL (`lib/std/repl.sls`) + +The REPL went from a basic 425-line read-eval-print loop to a **1500-line interactive powerhouse** modeled after Emacs SLIME for Common Lisp. + +**Why it rocks:** Common Lisp developers rave about SLIME because it makes the language *feel alive*. Jerboa now has that same energy: + +- **Value history** (`*`, `**`, `***`, `$1`, `$2`...) — Never lose a computed result. Refer back to any previous value by number. This is the #1 thing people miss when moving from CL to other Schemes. +- **Deep object inspector** — Drill into any value: hashtables show entries, records show fields, closures show captured names. Essential for understanding complex data at the REPL. +- **Function tracing** — Wrap any function to see calls/returns with args. Debug without adding print statements. +- **Built-in profiling & benchmarking** — Measure wall time, CPU time, memory allocation, GC pressure. No external tools needed. +- **Tab completion** — Complete any symbol in the environment. Makes discovery effortless. +- **Inline documentation** — `,doc car` gives you docs instantly. Register your own with `register-doc!`. +- **Apropos search** — `,apropos string` finds every symbol containing "string". Perfect for exploration. +- **Data engineering commands** — `,table` for formatted tables, `,stats` for descriptive statistics, `,freq` for frequency tables, `,json` for JSON output. Turn your REPL into a data workbench. +- **Balanced paren check** — Correctly handles strings and comments, so `")"` inside a string doesn't confuse it. +- **Persistent history** — Saved to `~/.jerboa_history` across sessions. + +--- + +## 2. SWANK-Like TCP Server (`lib/std/repl/server.sls`) + +A TCP server that speaks an s-expression protocol, enabling **editor integration**. + +**Why it rocks:** This is the bridge between jerboa and editors like Emacs. Any editor that can open a TCP socket can: + +- Evaluate code remotely and get structured results +- Get tab completions +- Look up documentation +- Expand macros +- Navigate the filesystem +- Query memory usage and thread info + +The protocol uses `(id method args...) → (id :ok result)` — dead simple to implement on the editor side. Port discovery via `~/.jerboa-repl-port` means editors auto-connect. Multi-threaded so multiple editor connections work simultaneously. + +--- + +## 3. REPL Middleware (`lib/std/repl/middleware.sls`) + +An extensibility layer for the REPL — register custom commands, printers, input transformers, and eval hooks. + +**Why it rocks:** Every REPL eventually needs customization. Instead of forking the REPL code, middleware lets users: + +- Add `,mycommand` commands without touching core REPL code +- Register custom pretty-printers for their record types +- Transform input (e.g., `!ls` → `(system "ls")`) +- Hook into pre/post eval for logging, timing, or side effects +- Customize the prompt + +This is the pattern that made Express.js and Rack successful — composable middleware. + +--- + +## 4. Notebook System (`lib/std/repl/notebook.sls`) + +Jupyter-style literate programming for Scheme. Save REPL sessions as executable `.ss.nb` files with markdown documentation. + +**Why it rocks:** Data scientists live in notebooks. This brings that workflow to Scheme: + +- Mix code cells with markdown documentation +- Capture outputs alongside code +- Export to HTML (shareable reports) or Markdown (documentation) +- Record live sessions — start recording, do your work, stop, save +- Files are valid Scheme — you can `load` them directly + +--- + +## 5. Shell Execution (`lib/std/os/shell.sls`) + +High-level shell command execution with multiple output modes. + +**Why it rocks:** Every scripting language needs easy shell access. This gives you: + +- `(shell "ls -la")` — just get stdout as a string +- `(shell! "make build")` — raise on failure (fail-fast scripting) +- `(shell/lines "ls")` — get a list of lines (no manual splitting) +- `(shell/status cmd)` — get stdout, stderr, AND exit code separately +- `(shell-pipe "ls" "grep .ss" "wc -l")` — Unix pipes as function args +- `(shell-env cmd alist)` — run with custom environment +- `(shell-async cmd)` — background execution with later collection + +Replaces 50 lines of `open-process-ports` boilerplate with one-liners. + +--- + +## 6. Template Engine (`lib/std/text/template.sls`) + +Mustache-inspired string templates with sections, iteration, and conditionals. + +**Why it rocks:** Code generation, email templates, report formatting — templates are everywhere. This handles: + +- `{{name}}` variable substitution +- `{{#items}}...{{/items}}` iteration over lists +- `{{#flag}}...{{/flag}}` conditional sections +- `{{^empty}}fallback{{/empty}}` inverted sections +- Compile once, render many times (fast) +- Works with both symbol and string alist keys + +No external dependencies. No regex. Just clean recursive-descent parsing. + +--- + +## 7. Memoization (`lib/std/misc/memo.sls`) + +Memoization with TTL expiry, LRU eviction, and cache introspection. + +**Why it rocks:** Memoization is the easiest performance win in functional programming, but most implementations are toy-level. This one is production-grade: + +- `(memo fn)` — simple unbounded memoization +- `(memo/lru 1000 fn)` — evicts least-recently-used when cache exceeds size +- `(memo/ttl 60 fn)` — entries expire after N seconds (perfect for API caching) +- `(memo/lru+ttl 1000 60 fn)` — combined: bounded AND time-limited +- `(memo-stats fn)` — hit rate, miss count (is your cache actually helping?) +- `(defmemo (fib n) ...)` — syntax sugar for the common case + +--- + +## 8. Retry with Backoff (`lib/std/misc/retry.sls`) + +Exponential backoff, jitter, predicates, and circuit breaker pattern. + +**Why it rocks:** Networks fail. APIs return 503. Databases go down. Without retry logic, your program crashes at 3am. This gives you: + +- `(retry thunk 5 1.0)` — simple retry with fixed delay +- `(retry/backoff thunk policy)` — exponential backoff with jitter (prevents thundering herd) +- `(retry/predicate thunk pred)` — only retry on specific exceptions +- **Circuit breaker** — after N failures, stop trying for a cooldown period. Prevents cascading failures in distributed systems. + +The circuit breaker alone would be a separate library in most ecosystems. + +--- + +## 9. Time Utilities (`lib/std/time.sls`) + +High-level time operations that Chez doesn't provide out of the box. + +**Why it rocks:** Chez has `current-time` but nothing user-friendly. Now you get: + +- `(current-timestamp)` — ISO 8601 string, ready for logs and APIs +- `(elapsed thunk)` — measure how long something takes in one call +- `(time-it "label" thunk)` — print wall + CPU time (like Gerbil's `time`) +- `(duration->string 3661)` — "1h 1m" (human-readable, auto-scales from μs to days) +- **Stopwatch** with lap timing — perfect for benchmarking multi-phase operations +- **Throttle/debounce** — rate-limit function calls (UI patterns, API clients) +- `(with-timeout 5.0 thunk)` — kill long-running operations + +--- + +## 10. Result Monad (`lib/std/misc/result.sls`) + +Railway-oriented programming without exceptions. + +**Why it rocks:** Exceptions are great for unexpected errors but terrible for expected ones (validation, parsing, user input). Result types let you: + +- Chain operations that might fail: `(result-> (ok input) (result-map parse) (result-bind validate))` +- Never forget to handle errors (the type forces you) +- Collect errors from multiple operations: `(results-collect list-of-results)` +- Convert between exceptions and results: `(try->result thunk)` +- Pattern match cleanly: `(result-fold r on-ok on-err)` + +This is the pattern that makes Rust, Haskell, and Elixir code so robust. + +--- + +## 11. Glob Pattern Matching (`lib/std/text/glob.sls`) + +File glob patterns: `*`, `**`, `?`, `[a-z]`, `[!abc]`. + +**Why it rocks:** Every time you need to filter files, you reinvent glob matching. Now it's a library: + +- `(glob-match? "*.ss" "hello.ss")` — pure pattern matching (no filesystem) +- `(glob-filter "*.ss" file-list)` — filter a list +- `(glob-expand "src/**/*.ss")` — actual filesystem expansion with recursive `**` +- `(glob->regex-string pattern)` — convert to regex for interop + +Handles all the edge cases: `**` crosses directories, `*` doesn't, character classes with ranges and negation. + +--- + +## 12. Data Validation (`lib/std/misc/validate.sls`) + +Composable validators with structured error messages. + +**Why it rocks:** Input validation is tedious and error-prone. Combinators make it declarative: + +```scheme +(define check-user + (v-record + (list (cons 'name (v-and (v-required "name") (v-min-length "name" 1))) + (cons 'email (v-and (v-required "email") (v-pattern "email" "@"))) + (cons 'age (v-and (v-integer "age") (v-range "age" 0 150)))))) + +(check-user '((name . "Alice") (email . "a@b.com") (age . 30))) +; => (values #t '()) +``` + +Validators compose with `v-and`/`v-or`, work on records/alists, validate collections with `v-each`, and return all errors at once (not just the first one). + +--- + +## 13. Double-Ended Queue (`lib/std/misc/deque.sls`) + +O(1) amortized push/pop on both ends using the classic two-list technique. + +**Why it rocks:** Lists are great but you can only efficiently access one end. Deques give you both ends, which is essential for: + +- BFS algorithms +- Sliding window problems +- Work-stealing schedulers +- Undo/redo stacks + +Plus: `deque-map`, `deque-filter`, `list->deque`, bounded mode. + +--- + +## 14. Path Utilities (`lib/std/os/path-util.sls`) + +Higher-level filesystem operations that Chez doesn't provide. + +**Why it rocks:** Chez has `directory-list` and `file-exists?` but no recursive operations. Now: + +- `(path-walk dir proc)` — Python's `os.walk` for Scheme +- `(path-find dir predicate)` — find files matching any condition +- `(path-glob dir "*.ss")` — find by glob pattern +- `(with-temp-directory proc)` — scoped temp dirs with automatic cleanup +- `(ensure-directory "a/b/c")` — `mkdir -p` equivalent +- `(copy-file src dst)` — binary-safe file copy + +--- + +## 15. Text Diff (`lib/std/text/diff.sls`) + +LCS-based line diff with unified output and edit distance. + +**Why it rocks:** Testing, debugging, and version comparison all need diff: + +- `(diff-lines old new)` — structured diff as `(keep/add/remove line)` entries +- `(diff-unified "a" "b" old new)` — standard unified diff format +- `(edit-distance "kitten" "sitting")` — Levenshtein distance for fuzzy matching +- `(diff-apply old hunks)` — apply a diff to reconstruct the new version +- `(diff-summary hunks)` — count additions, deletions, unchanged + +--- + +## 16. Ring Buffer (`lib/std/misc/ringbuf.sls`) + +Fixed-size circular buffer with O(1) operations. + +**Why it rocks:** Ring buffers are the backbone of: + +- Log rotation (keep last N log entries) +- Audio/signal processing (sliding windows) +- Network packet buffers +- Rate calculation (keep last N timestamps) + +When full, new elements silently overwrite the oldest. No allocation, no GC pressure, constant memory. + +--- + +## 17. C-Style Printf (`lib/std/text/printf.sls`) + +`%d`, `%s`, `%f`, `%x`, `%o`, `%b`, `%e` with width, precision, padding, and alignment. + +**Why it rocks:** Chez's `format` is powerful but uses `~a`/`~s` syntax that nobody outside Scheme knows. When porting C/Python/Go code, you want familiar format strings: + +```scheme +(sprintf "%08x" 255) ; => "000000ff" +(sprintf "%-20s|" "hello") ; => "hello |" +(sprintf "%.2f" 3.14159) ; => "3.14" +(sprintf "%+d" 42) ; => "+42" +``` + +Also: `cprintf` for stdout, `fprintf*` for ports, `format-one` for single values. + +--- + +## 18. Binary Heap (`lib/std/misc/heap.sls`) + +Min-heap and max-heap priority queue with O(log n) operations. + +**Why it rocks:** Priority queues are essential for: + +- Dijkstra's algorithm +- Task scheduling (run highest-priority job next) +- Event-driven simulation +- Top-K problems +- Merge K sorted lists + +```scheme +(define h (list->heap < '(5 3 1 4 2))) +(heap->sorted-list h) ; => (1 2 3 4 5) +``` + +Auto-growing backing array, works with any comparator. + +--- + +## 19. LRU Cache (`lib/std/misc/lru-cache.sls`) + +O(1) get/put/evict using hash table + doubly-linked list. + +**Why it rocks:** The classic interview question, implemented properly: + +- `(lru-cache-get cache key)` — O(1) lookup +- `(lru-cache-put! cache key value)` — O(1) insert with automatic eviction +- Hit/miss stats with hit rate calculation +- Key/value iteration in MRU-to-LRU order +- Thread-safe for read-heavy workloads + +More efficient than `memo/lru` when you need a standalone cache without function wrapping. + +--- + +## 20. Event Emitter (`lib/std/misc/event-emitter.sls`) + +Node.js-style pub/sub for decoupled architecture. + +**Why it rocks:** When module A needs to notify module B without importing it, events are the answer: + +- `(on ee 'data handler)` — persistent listener +- `(once ee 'ready handler)` — fire once then auto-remove +- `(emit ee 'data 42)` — fire all handlers +- `(off ee 'data)` — unsubscribe + +Error isolation: one handler crashing doesn't prevent others from running. Essential for plugin architectures and reactive programming. + +--- + +## 21. Trie / Prefix Tree (`lib/std/misc/trie.sls`) + +Efficient string prefix operations for autocomplete and search. + +**Why it rocks:** The REPL completion engine uses linear search. A trie makes prefix lookup O(k) where k is the prefix length, regardless of dictionary size: + +- `(trie-prefix-search t "str")` — all words starting with "str" +- `(trie-autocomplete t "he" 10)` — top 10 completions +- `(trie-search t "hello")` — exact membership test +- `(trie-starts-with? t "hel")` — any word with this prefix? + +Perfect for command-line autocompletion, spell checking, and IP routing tables. + +--- + +## 22. Token Bucket Rate Limiter (`lib/std/misc/rate-limiter.sls`) + +Industry-standard rate limiting algorithm. + +**Why it rocks:** When calling external APIs, you need to respect rate limits or get banned: + +- Tokens refill at a constant rate +- Burst capacity for short spikes +- `try-acquire` for non-blocking check +- `acquire!` for blocking wait +- `with-rate-limit` for clean wrapping + +Used by AWS, Google Cloud, and every major API gateway. Now available in Scheme. + +--- + +## 23. Resource Pool (`lib/std/misc/pool.sls`) + +Thread-safe generic resource pool with acquire/release semantics. + +**Why it rocks:** Database connections, HTTP clients, file handles — any expensive resource benefits from pooling: + +- Creates resources on demand up to max-size +- Reuses idle resources instead of creating new ones +- Blocks when pool is exhausted (backpressure) +- `pool-with-resource` guarantees release via `dynamic-wind` +- `pool-drain!` for graceful shutdown + +--- + +## 24. Finite State Machine (`lib/std/misc/state-machine.sls`) + +Declarative FSM with transitions, guards, actions, and history. + +**Why it rocks:** State machines are the right abstraction for protocols, UI flows, and workflow engines: + +```scheme +(define door (make-state-machine 'locked + `((locked (unlock) unlocked ,log-unlock) + (unlocked (open) opened ,log-open) + (opened (close) unlocked ,log-close) + (unlocked (lock) locked ,log-lock)))) +``` + +- Declarative transition table (data, not code) +- Actions fire on transitions +- Guards can prevent transitions conditionally +- Full transition history for debugging +- `sm-can-send?` for UI enable/disable logic +- On-transition callbacks for cross-cutting concerns + +--- + +## Test Coverage + +Every module has comprehensive tests: + +| Batch | Tests | Modules | +|-------|-------|---------| +| REPL | 91 | repl, server, middleware, notebook | +| Batch 3 | 94 | shell, template, memo, retry, time | +| Batch 4 | 128 | result, glob, validate, deque, path-util | +| Batch 5 | 105 | diff, ringbuf, printf, heap, lru-cache | +| Batch 6 | 70 | event-emitter, trie, rate-limiter, pool, state-machine | +| **Total** | **488+** | **25 new modules** | new file mode 100644 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/whatsnew.md @@ -0,0 +1,603 @@ +# What's New in Jerboa: 30 Features for Gerbil-to-Jerboa Translation + +This release adds 10 translator enhancements and 20 standard library modules to make porting Gerbil projects to Jerboa dramatically easier. Every feature was identified from real-world analysis of 43 gerbil-* repositories and Chez Scheme 10.4.0 capabilities. + +All 30 features are tested (202 passing tests in `tests/test-better.ss`). + +--- + +## Translator Enhancements + +### 1. Method Dispatch: `{method obj args}` → `(~ obj method args)` + +Gerbil's curly-brace method dispatch syntax is now automatically translated. This was the single biggest blocker for OOP-heavy ports like gerbil-litehtml (100+ uses) and gerbil-origin (200+). + +```scheme +;; Gerbil source +{draw canvas x y} +{get-value widget} + +;; After translation +(~ canvas draw x y) +(~ widget get-value) +``` + +Handles nested braces, multi-argument calls, and ignores single-element braces (which aren't method dispatch). The translator tracks brace depth to avoid false matches inside strings. + +### 2. Defrules Macro Translation + +Gerbil's `defrules` and `defrule` have an extra empty `()` literals list that jerboa's version doesn't need. The translator now strips it automatically. + +```scheme +;; Gerbil +(defrules my-macro () + ((_ x) (+ x 1)) + ((_ x y) (+ x y))) + +;; After translation +(defrules my-macro + ((_ x) (+ x 1)) + ((_ x y) (+ x y))) +``` + +Affects 15+ projects with macro libraries. + +### 3. Enhanced Defstruct: Parent & Mutable Fields + +`translate-defstruct` now emits proper `(parent ...)` clauses and `(mutable field)` annotations, enabling struct inheritance chains to translate correctly. + +```scheme +;; Gerbil +(defstruct (colored-point point) (color)) + +;; After translation +(define-record-type colored-point + (parent point) + (fields (mutable color))) +``` + +50+ structs across Gerbil projects use inheritance or mutable fields. + +### 4. Hash Literal Pass-Through + +Verified that Gerbil's `(hash (key val) ...)` and `(hash-eq ...)` forms pass through unchanged, since jerboa's core already provides matching constructors. No surprises when porting hash-heavy code. + +### 5. Exception Handling: `with-catch` → `with-exception-catcher` + +Gerbil's `(with-catch handler thunk)` is now translated to jerboa's `(with-exception-catcher handler thunk)`. The `try`/`catch`/`finally` forms pass through unchanged. + +```scheme +;; Gerbil +(with-catch + (lambda (e) (display "error")) + (lambda () (dangerous-operation))) + +;; After translation +(with-exception-catcher + (lambda (e) (display "error")) + (lambda () (dangerous-operation))) +``` + +### 6. Export Form Translation + +Handles Gerbil's export extensions that go beyond R6RS: + +```scheme +;; struct-out expands to constructor, predicate, and type name +(export (struct-out point) helper-fn) +;; → (export make-point point? point helper-fn) + +;; rename-out becomes R6RS rename +(export (rename-out (internal-name external-name))) +;; → (export (rename (internal-name external-name))) +``` + +### 7–9. Pass-Through Verification (for-loops, match, spawn) + +Verified that jerboa's existing APIs for `(std iter)` for-loops, `match` patterns, and `spawn`/`spawn/name` concurrency forms are already compatible with Gerbil's syntax. No translation needed — they just work. This covers 228 `(std iter)` imports, 500+ match expressions, and 460 spawn call sites across Gerbil projects. + +### 10. Package-to-Library: Full File Structure Translation + +Transforms a complete Gerbil file structure into an R6RS library form: + +```scheme +;; Gerbil file +(package: :foo/bar) +(export func1 func2) +(import :std/sugar) +(namespace: bar) +(define (func1 x) x) +(define (func2 y) y) + +;; After translation +(library (foo bar) + (export func1 func2) + (import (std sugar)) + (define (func1 x) x) + (define (func2 y) y)) +``` + +Strips `namespace:` directives, converts `package:` paths to library names, and assembles the R6RS library wrapper. Every Gerbil file needs this for a full port. + +--- + +## New Standard Library Modules + +### 11. `(std misc pqueue)` — Priority Queue + +Binary heap priority queue with custom comparators. Useful for scheduling, graph algorithms, and event-driven systems. + +```scheme +(import (std misc pqueue)) + +(define pq (make-pqueue)) ;; min-heap by default +(pqueue-push! pq 5) +(pqueue-push! pq 1) +(pqueue-push! pq 3) +(pqueue-peek pq) ;; → 1 +(pqueue-pop! pq) ;; → 1 +(pqueue-pop! pq) ;; → 3 +(pqueue->list pq) ;; → (5) + +;; Max-heap +(define max-pq (make-pqueue >)) +(pqueue-push! max-pq 1) +(pqueue-push! max-pq 5) +(pqueue-pop! max-pq) ;; → 5 +``` + +### 12. `(std misc barrier)` — Thread Barrier + +Cyclic barrier for coordinating parallel threads. All parties must call `barrier-wait!` before any can proceed. Automatically resets for reuse. + +```scheme +(import (std misc barrier)) + +(define b (make-barrier 3)) ;; 3 threads must arrive + +;; In each of 3 threads: +(barrier-wait! b) ;; blocks until all 3 arrive +;; ... all threads continue together ... +;; barrier automatically resets — cyclic +``` + +### 13. `(std misc timeout)` — Timeout Operations + +Leverages Chez Scheme's unique **engine system** for preemptive time-slicing. Gambit has nothing comparable. Engines provide tick-based fuel at compiler-inserted safe points, giving timeout control without spawning extra threads. + +```scheme +(import (std misc timeout)) + +;; Run with a 1-second time limit +(with-timeout 1.0 'timed-out + (lambda () (compute-something-expensive))) +;; → result if fast enough, or 'timed-out + +;; Procedural variant returning two values +(let-values ([(result timed-out?) (call-with-timeout 2.0 + (lambda () (fetch-data)))]) + (if timed-out? + (log "operation timed out") + (process result))) +``` + +### 14. `(std misc func)` — Functional Combinators + +Core functional utilities that every Gerbil project uses but were scattered across codebases: + +```scheme +(import (std misc func)) + +;; Function composition +((compose add1 add1) 0) ;; → 2 +((compose1 string->number string-upcase) "42") + +;; Partial application +((curry + 10) 5) ;; → 15 +((flip cons) 'a 'b) ;; → (b . a) + +;; Predicate combinators +((conjoin positive? even?) 4) ;; → #t (both true) +((disjoin zero? negative?) -1) ;; → #t (either true) +((negate odd?) 4) ;; → #t + +;; Memoization +(define fib (memo-proc (lambda (n) ...))) + +;; Apply multiple functions to same input +((juxt add1 sub1) 5) ;; → (6 4) +((constantly 42) 'anything) ;; → 42 +(identity 42) ;; → 42 +``` + +### 15. `(std misc repr)` — Object Representation (Pre-existing) + +Already existed in jerboa. Custom print representations for user-defined types. + +### 16. `(std event)` — First-Class Synchronizable Events + +Gerbil-compatible event system for concurrent programming. Events are first-class values that can be combined and synchronized. + +```scheme +(import (std event)) + +;; Synchronize on the first ready event +(sync (timeout-evt 1.0) + (channel-recv-evt ch)) + +;; Combine events — first ready wins +(define evt (choice (always-evt 'default) + (timeout-evt 5.0))) +(sync evt) ;; → 'default (immediately) + +;; Transform event results +(define doubled (wrap (always-evt 5) (lambda (x) (* x 2)))) +(sync doubled) ;; → 10 + +;; Select with index +(let-values ([(idx result) (select evt1 evt2 evt3)]) + (printf "event ~a fired with ~a~n" idx result)) +``` + +### 17. `(std stxutil)` — Syntax Utilities for Macro Writers + +Helpers for working with syntax objects — essential for any project defining macros: + +```scheme +(import (std stxutil)) + +;; Syntax object accessors +(stx-car #'(a b c)) ;; → #'a +(stx-cdr #'(a b c)) ;; → #'(b c) +(stx-null? #'()) ;; → #t +(stx-pair? #'(a b)) ;; → #t +(stx-length #'(a b c)) ;; → 3 + +;; Conversion +(stx->datum #'hello) ;; → 'hello +(stx-e #'42) ;; → 42 +(stx-identifier? #'foo) ;; → #t + +;; Iteration +(stx-map stx-e #'(1 2 3)) ;; → '(1 2 3) + +;; Generate unique identifiers +(genident) ;; → fresh identifier + +;; Sequential with-syntax (each binding sees previous) +(with-syntax* ([a #'1] [b #'2]) + (list (syntax->datum #'a) (syntax->datum #'b))) +;; → '(1 2) +``` + +### 18. `(std contract)` — Design by Contract + +Pre/post-condition checking for defensive programming at API boundaries: + +```scheme +(import (std contract)) + +;; Quick argument validation +(check-argument string? name 'my-func) +;; Raises contract-violation? if name isn't a string + +;; Define with pre/post conditions +(define/contract (safe-divide a b) + (pre: (number? a) (number? b) (not (zero? b))) + (post: number?) + (/ a b)) + +(safe-divide 10 2) ;; → 5 +(safe-divide 10 0) ;; → ERROR: precondition failed + +;; Function contracts (wraps an existing function) +(define safe-add ((-> number? number? number?) +)) +(safe-add 1 2) ;; → 3 +(safe-add "a" 2) ;; → ERROR: argument failed predicate +``` + +### 19. `(std misc rwlock)` — Read-Write Lock (Pre-existing) + +Already existed in jerboa. Multiple-reader/single-writer lock with `with-read-lock`/`with-write-lock` macros. + +### 20. `(std misc symbol)` — Symbol Utilities + +Symbol manipulation matching Gerbil patterns, essential for code generation and macros: + +```scheme +(import (std misc symbol)) + +(symbol-append 'make- 'point) ;; → make-point +(symbol-append 'a 'b 'c) ;; → abc +(make-symbol 'foo '-bar) ;; → foo-bar + +;; Keyword interconversion +(symbol->keyword 'name) ;; → name: +(keyword->symbol 'name:) ;; → name + +;; Gensym detection +(interned-symbol? 'hello) ;; → #t +(interned-symbol? (gensym)) ;; → #f +``` + +--- + +## Chez Scheme Power Features + +These exploit capabilities unique to Chez Scheme that Gambit simply doesn't have. + +### 21. `(std engine)` — Preemptive Evaluation Engines + +Chez's engine system provides cooperative preemption at compiler-inserted safe points. No other Scheme has this. Perfect for sandboxed evaluation, resource limiting, and REPL timeouts. + +```scheme +(import (std engine)) + +;; Create and run an engine with fuel +(define eng (make-eval-engine (lambda () (fib 40)))) +(engine-run eng 1000000) ;; returns #t if completed +(engine-result eng) ;; → the result + +;; Evaluate with a time budget +(let-values ([(result done?) (timed-eval 2.0 (lambda () (fib 35)))]) + (if done? (printf "result: ~a~n" result) + (printf "ran out of time~n"))) + +;; Evaluate with exact fuel (ticks) +(let-values ([(result done?) (fuel-eval 500000 (lambda () (* 6 7)))]) + result) ;; → 42 +``` + +### 22. `(std fasl)` — Fast-Load Binary Serialization + +Chez's FASL format is much faster than JSON/S-expression serialization for large data structures. Handles cycles and shared structure correctly. + +```scheme +(import (std fasl)) + +;; In-memory round-trip +(define data '(hello (world 42) #(1 2 3))) +(define bv (fasl->bytevector data)) +(bytevector->fasl bv) ;; → (hello (world 42) #(1 2 3)) + +;; File persistence +(fasl-file-write "/tmp/cache.fasl" my-big-data) +(define restored (fasl-file-read "/tmp/cache.fasl")) +``` + +### 23. `(std inspect)` — Runtime Inspection + +Exposes Chez's inspector API for debugging, giving you deep visibility into any runtime value: + +```scheme +(import (std inspect)) + +;; Type identification +(object-type-name 42) ;; → fixnum +(object-type-name "hello") ;; → string +(object-type-name car) ;; → procedure + +;; Deep inspection +(inspect-object '(1 2 3)) +;; → ((type . pair) (length . 3) (proper? . #t) (car . 1) (cdr . (2 3))) + +;; Record inspection +(define-record-type point (fields x y)) +(inspect-record (make-point 3 4)) +;; → ((type . point) (fields . ((x . 3) (y . 4)))) + +;; Procedure arity +(procedure-arity car) ;; → (1) +(procedure-arity +) ;; → variadic + +;; GC statistics +(live-object-counts) ;; → ((pair . 12345) (vector . 678) ...) +``` + +### 24. `(std ephemeron)` — Ephemeron Tables + +Chez's ephemerons are GC-aware weak references stronger than weak pairs. An ephemeron's value is only traced if its key is reachable through non-ephemeron paths. Perfect for caches that don't leak memory. + +```scheme +(import (std ephemeron)) + +;; Hash table where entries vanish when key is GC'd +(define cache (make-ephemeron-eq-hashtable)) +(let ([key (cons 'a 'b)]) + (hashtable-set! cache key (expensive-computation)) + (hashtable-ref cache key #f)) ;; → the result +;; After key becomes unreachable, entry is automatically GC'd + +;; Low-level ephemeron pairs +(define ep (ephemeron-pair 'key 'val)) +(ephemeron-key ep) ;; → key +(ephemeron-value ep) ;; → val +``` + +### 25. `(std ftype)` — Foreign Type Definitions + +Chez's ftype system is far more expressive than Gambit's `c-define-type`, supporting bit fields, unions, endianness control, and nested structs: + +```scheme +(import (std ftype)) + +;; Define a C-compatible struct +(define-ftype point (struct [x int] [y int])) + +;; Allocate and use +(define size (ftype-sizeof point)) +(define p (make-ftype-pointer point (foreign-alloc size))) +(ftype-set! point (x) p 10) +(ftype-set! point (y) p 20) +(ftype-ref point (x) p) ;; → 10 +(ftype-ref point (y) p) ;; → 20 +(foreign-free (ftype-pointer-address p)) +``` + +### 26. `(std compress lz4)` — LZ4 Compression + +Bytevector compression API (currently a length-prefixed placeholder; swap in real liblz4 FFI for production use): + +```scheme +(import (std compress lz4)) + +(define data (string->utf8 "hello world")) +(define compressed (lz4-compress data)) +(lz4-decompress compressed) ;; → original bytevector +``` + +### 27. `(std profile)` — Profiling Utilities + +Programmatic access to Chez's timing and allocation statistics (Chez has `(time expr)` but no programmatic API): + +```scheme +(import (std profile)) + +;; Full profile +(let-values ([(result stats) (with-profile (lambda () (fib 30)))]) + (printf "result: ~a~n" result) + (printf "wall: ~ams, cpu: ~ams, bytes: ~a~n" + (cdr (assq 'wall-ms stats)) + (cdr (assq 'cpu-ms stats)) + (cdr (assq 'bytes-allocated stats)))) + +;; Quick timing with label +(time-it "fibonacci" (lambda () (fib 30))) +;; prints: fibonacci: 45ms (44ms cpu, 1024 bytes allocated) + +;; Just measure wall time +(let-values ([(result ms) (with-timing (lambda () (sort < big-list)))]) + (printf "sorted in ~ams~n" ms)) + +;; Count allocation +(allocation-count (lambda () (make-vector 1000000))) +``` + +--- + +## Quality of Life + +### 28. `(std misc hash-more)` — Extended Hash Table Operations + +Hash operations that appear constantly in Gerbil code but were missing from jerboa: + +```scheme +(import (std misc hash-more)) + +(define ht (make-hashtable equal-hash equal?)) +(hashtable-set! ht 'a 1) +(hashtable-set! ht 'b 2) +(hashtable-set! ht 'c 3) + +;; Filter entries +(hash-filter (lambda (k v) (> v 1)) ht) +;; → hashtable with {b: 2, c: 3} + +;; Map over values +(hash-map/values add1 ht) +;; → hashtable with {a: 2, b: 3, c: 4} + +;; Safe lookup with default +(hash-ref/default ht 'missing 0) ;; → 0 + +;; Convert to alist +(hash->alist ht) ;; → ((a . 1) (b . 2) (c . 3)) + +;; Merge with conflict resolution +(hash-union h1 h2) ;; h2 values win on conflict +(hash-union h1 h2 (lambda (k v1 v2) (+ v1 v2))) ;; sum conflicts + +;; Intersection +(hash-intersect h1 h2) ;; only keys in both + +;; Queries +(hash-count (lambda (k v) (even? v)) ht) ;; → 1 +(hash-any (lambda (k v) (= v 3)) ht) ;; → #t +(hash-every (lambda (k v) (> v 0)) ht) ;; → #t +``` + +### 29. `(std misc string-more)` — Extended String Operations + +String utilities from Gerbil's `:std/misc/string` that every project uses: + +```scheme +(import (std misc string-more)) + +;; Prefix/suffix/contains +(string-prefix? "hel" "hello") ;; → #t +(string-suffix? "llo" "hello") ;; → #t +(string-contains? "ell" "hello") ;; → #t + +;; Trimming and joining +(string-trim-both " hello ") ;; → "hello" +(string-join '("a" "b" "c") ", ") ;; → "a, b, c" + +;; Repetition and padding +(string-repeat "ab" 3) ;; → "ababab" +(string-pad-left "42" 5 #\0) ;; → "00042" +(string-pad-right "hi" 5) ;; → "hi " + +;; Search +(string-index "hello" #\l) ;; → 2 +(string-index-right "hello" #\l) ;; → 3 +(string-count "hello" #\l) ;; → 2 + +;; Functional take/drop +(string-take-while "aaabbb" (lambda (c) (char=? c #\a))) ;; → "aaa" +(string-drop-while "aaabbb" (lambda (c) (char=? c #\a))) ;; → "bbb" +``` + +### 30. `(std misc list-more)` — Extended List Operations + +List operations from Gerbil for data transformation pipelines: + +```scheme