IppClub / IppClub/YueScript

Pattern matching

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Lua
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Description

One very fundamental tool for functional programming I am missing.

Pattern matching is a technique that is very well known from the Erlang, OCaml, Haskell, etc communities and I love to see it in Yuescript.

Fennel has some, but I dont like to use a lisp. 🤭

There are some implementations in native Lua, but I would like to use them in Yuescript natively.

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Research direction

The issue names no YueScript files, tests, or entry points. Start by clarifying the desired pattern syntax and semantics, then review the linked Fennel reference and native Lua implementations. Done would require an agreed design and compiler behavior, neither of which is specified here.

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Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
compilers
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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