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src/maybe_m.erl
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%% The Original Code is Erlando.
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%% The Initial Developer of the Original Code is VMware, Inc.
%% Copyright (c) 2011-2013 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved.
%%
-module(maybe_m).
-export_type(['maybe'/1]).
-behaviour(monad).
-export(['>>='/2, return/1, fail/1]).
-behaviour(monad_plus).
-export([mzero/0, mplus/2]).
-type 'maybe'(A) :: {just, A} | nothing.
-spec '>>='('maybe'(A), fun((A) -> 'maybe'(B))) -> 'maybe'(B).
'>>='({just, X}, Fun) -> Fun(X);
'>>='(nothing, _Fun) -> nothing.
-spec return(A) -> 'maybe'(A).
return(X) -> {just, X}.
-spec fail(any()) -> 'maybe'(_A).
fail(_X) -> nothing.
-spec mzero() -> 'maybe'(_A).
mzero() -> nothing.
-spec mplus('maybe'(A), 'maybe'(A)) -> 'maybe'(A).
mplus(nothing, Y) -> Y;
mplus(X, _Y) -> X.