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//// Strings in Gleam are UTF-8 binaries. They can be written in your code as
//// text surrounded by `"double quotes"`.
import gleam/iterator.{Iterator}
import gleam/list
import gleam/option.{None, Option, Some}
import gleam/order
import gleam/string_builder.{StringBuilder}
if erlang {
import gleam/bit_string
import gleam/dynamic.{Dynamic}
import gleam/result
}
/// Determines if a `String` is empty.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > is_empty("")
/// True
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > is_empty("the world")
/// False
/// ```
///
pub fn is_empty(str: String) -> Bool {
str == ""
}
/// Gets the number of grapheme clusters in a given `String`.
///
/// This function has to iterate across the whole string to count the number of
/// graphemes, so it runs in linear time.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > length("Gleam")
/// 5
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > length("ß↑e̊")
/// 3
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > length("")
/// 0
/// ```
///
pub fn length(string: String) -> Int {
do_length(string)
}
if erlang {
external fn do_length(String) -> Int =
"string" "length"
}
if javascript {
external fn do_length(String) -> Int =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "string_length"
}
/// Reverses a `String`.
///
/// This function has to iterate across the whole `String` so it runs in linear
/// time.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > reverse("stressed")
/// "desserts"
/// ```
///
pub fn reverse(string: String) -> String {
do_reverse(string)
}
if erlang {
fn do_reverse(string: String) -> String {
string
|> string_builder.from_string
|> string_builder.reverse
|> string_builder.to_string
}
}
if javascript {
fn do_reverse(string: String) -> String {
string
|> to_graphemes
|> list.reverse
|> concat
}
}
/// Creates a new `String` by replacing all occurrences of a given substring.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > replace("www.example.com", each: ".", with: "-")
/// "www-example-com"
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > replace("a,b,c,d,e", each: ",", with: "/")
/// "a/b/c/d/e"
/// ```
///
pub fn replace(
in string: String,
each pattern: String,
with substitute: String,
) -> String {
string
|> string_builder.from_string
|> string_builder.replace(each: pattern, with: substitute)
|> string_builder.to_string
}
/// Creates a new `String` with all the graphemes in the input `String` converted to
/// lowercase.
///
/// Useful for case-insensitive comparisons.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > lowercase("X-FILES")
/// "x-files"
/// ```
///
pub fn lowercase(string: String) -> String {
do_lowercase(string)
}
if erlang {
external fn do_lowercase(String) -> String =
"string" "lowercase"
}
if javascript {
external fn do_lowercase(String) -> String =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "lowercase"
}
/// Creates a new `String` with all the graphemes in the input `String` converted to
/// uppercase.
///
/// Useful for case-insensitive comparisons and VIRTUAL YELLING.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > uppercase("skinner")
/// "SKINNER"
/// ```
///
pub fn uppercase(string: String) -> String {
do_uppercase(string)
}
if erlang {
external fn do_uppercase(String) -> String =
"string" "uppercase"
}
if javascript {
external fn do_uppercase(String) -> String =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "uppercase"
}
/// Compares two `String`s to see which is "larger" by comparing their graphemes.
///
/// This does not compare the size or length of the given `String`s.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > compare("Anthony", "Anthony")
/// order.Eq
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > compare("A", "B")
/// order.Lt
/// ```
///
pub fn compare(a: String, b: String) -> order.Order {
case a == b {
True -> order.Eq
_ ->
case less_than(a, b) {
True -> order.Lt
_ -> order.Gt
}
}
}
if erlang {
external fn less_than(String, String) -> Bool =
"gleam_stdlib" "less_than"
}
if javascript {
external fn less_than(String, String) -> Bool =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "less_than"
}
/// Takes a substring given a start and end grapheme indexes. Negative indexes
/// are taken starting from the *end* of the list.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > slice(from: "gleam", at_index: 1, length: 2)
/// "le"
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > slice(from: "gleam", at_index: 1, length: 10)
/// "leam"
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > slice(from: "gleam", at_index: 10, length: 3)
/// ""
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > slice(from: "gleam", at_index: -2, length: 2)
/// "am"
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > slice(from: "gleam", at_index: -12, length: 2)
/// ""
/// ```
///
pub fn slice(from string: String, at_index idx: Int, length len: Int) -> String {
case len < 0 {
True -> ""
False ->
case idx < 0 {
True -> {
let translated_idx = length(string) + idx
case translated_idx < 0 {
True -> ""
False -> do_slice(string, translated_idx, len)
}
}
False -> do_slice(string, idx, len)
}
}
}
if erlang {
external fn do_slice(String, Int, Int) -> String =
"string" "slice"
}
if javascript {
fn do_slice(string: String, idx: Int, len: Int) -> String {
string
|> to_graphemes
|> list.drop(idx)
|> list.take(len)
|> concat
}
}
/// Drops contents of the first `String` that occur before the second `String`.
/// If the `from` string does not contain the `before` string, `from` is returned unchanged.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > crop(from: "The Lone Gunmen", before: "Lone")
/// "Lone Gunmen"
/// ```
///
pub fn crop(from string: String, before substring: String) -> String {
do_crop(string, substring)
}
if erlang {
fn do_crop(string: String, substring: String) -> String {
string
|> erl_contains(substring)
|> dynamic.string()
|> result.unwrap(string)
}
external fn erl_contains(String, String) -> Dynamic =
"string" "find"
}
if javascript {
external fn do_crop(String, String) -> String =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "crop_string"
}
/// Drops *n* graphemes from the left side of a `String`.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > drop_left(from: "The Lone Gunmen", up_to: 2)
/// "e Lone Gunmen"
/// ```
///
pub fn drop_left(from string: String, up_to num_graphemes: Int) -> String {
case num_graphemes < 0 {
True -> string
False -> slice(string, num_graphemes, length(string) - num_graphemes)
}
}
/// Drops *n* graphemes from the right side of a `String`.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > drop_right(from: "Cigarette Smoking Man", up_to: 2)
/// "Cigarette Smoking M"
/// ```
///
pub fn drop_right(from string: String, up_to num_graphemes: Int) -> String {
case num_graphemes < 0 {
True -> string
False -> slice(string, 0, length(string) - num_graphemes)
}
}
/// Checks if the first `String` contains the second.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > contains(does: "theory", contain: "ory")
/// True
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > contains(does: "theory", contain: "the")
/// True
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > contains(does: "theory", contain: "THE")
/// False
/// ```
///
pub fn contains(does haystack: String, contain needle: String) -> Bool {
do_contains(haystack, needle)
}
if erlang {
fn do_contains(haystack: String, needle: String) -> Bool {
haystack
|> erl_contains(needle)
|> dynamic.bit_string
|> result.is_ok
}
}
if javascript {
fn do_contains(haystack: String, needle: String) -> Bool {
index_of(haystack, needle) != -1
}
external fn index_of(String, String) -> Int =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "index_of"
}
/// Checks whether the first `String` starts with the second one.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > starts_with("theory", "ory")
/// False
/// ```
///
pub fn starts_with(string: String, prefix: String) -> Bool {
do_starts_with(string, prefix)
}
if erlang {
external fn do_starts_with(String, String) -> Bool =
"gleam_stdlib" "string_starts_with"
}
if javascript {
external fn do_starts_with(String, String) -> Bool =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "starts_with"
}
/// Checks whether the first `String` ends with the second one.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > ends_with("theory", "ory")
/// True
/// ```
///
pub fn ends_with(string: String, suffix: String) -> Bool {
do_ends_with(string, suffix)
}
if erlang {
external fn do_ends_with(String, String) -> Bool =
"gleam_stdlib" "string_ends_with"
}
if javascript {
external fn do_ends_with(String, String) -> Bool =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "ends_with"
}
/// Creates a list of `String`s by splitting a given string on a given substring.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > split("home/gleam/desktop/", on: "/")
/// ["home", "gleam", "desktop", ""]
/// ```
///
pub fn split(x: String, on substring: String) -> List(String) {
case substring {
"" -> to_graphemes(x)
_ ->
x
|> string_builder.from_string
|> string_builder.split(on: substring)
|> list.map(with: string_builder.to_string)
}
}
/// Splits a `String` a single time on the given substring.
///
/// Returns an `Error` if substring not present.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > split_once("home/gleam/desktop/", on: "/")
/// Ok(#("home", "gleam/desktop/"))
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > split_once("home/gleam/desktop/", on: "?")
/// Error(Nil)
/// ```
///
pub fn split_once(
x: String,
on substring: String,
) -> Result(#(String, String), Nil) {
do_split_once(x, substring)
}
if erlang {
external fn erl_split(String, String) -> List(String) =
"string" "split"
fn do_split_once(
x: String,
substring: String,
) -> Result(#(String, String), Nil) {
case erl_split(x, substring) {
[first, rest] -> Ok(#(first, rest))
_ -> Error(Nil)
}
}
}
if javascript {
external fn do_split_once(
x: String,
substring: String,
) -> Result(#(String, String), Nil) =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "split_once"
}
/// Creates a new `String` by joining two `String`s together.
///
/// This function copies both `String`s and runs in linear time. If you find
/// yourself joining `String`s frequently consider using the [`string_builder`](../gleam/string_builder.html)
/// module as it can append `String`s much faster!
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > append(to: "butter", suffix: "fly")
/// "butterfly"
/// ```
///
pub fn append(to first: String, suffix second: String) -> String {
first
|> string_builder.from_string
|> string_builder.append(second)
|> string_builder.to_string
}
/// Creates a new `String` by joining many `String`s together.
///
/// This function copies both `String`s and runs in linear time. If you find
/// yourself joining `String`s frequently consider using the [`string_builder`](../gleam/string_builder.html)
/// module as it can append `String`s much faster!
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > concat(["never", "the", "less"])
/// "nevertheless"
/// ```
///
pub fn concat(strings: List(String)) -> String {
strings
|> string_builder.from_strings
|> string_builder.to_string
}
/// Creates a new `String` by repeating a `String` a given number of times.
///
/// This function runs in linear time.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > repeat("ha", times: 3)
/// "hahaha"
/// ```
///
pub fn repeat(string: String, times times: Int) -> String {
iterator.repeat(string)
|> iterator.take(times)
|> iterator.to_list
|> concat
}
/// Joins many `String`s together with a given separator.
///
/// This function runs in linear time.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > join(["home","evan","Desktop"], with: "/")
/// "home/evan/Desktop"
/// ```
///
pub fn join(strings: List(String), with separator: String) -> String {
strings
|> list.intersperse(with: separator)
|> concat
}
/// Pads a `String` on the left until it has at least given number of graphemes.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > pad_left("121", to: 5, with: ".")
/// "..121"
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > pad_left("121", to: 3, with: ".")
/// "121"
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > pad_left("121", to: 2, with: ".")
/// "121"
/// ```
///
pub fn pad_left(string: String, to desired_length: Int, with pad_string: String) {
let current_length = length(string)
let to_pad_length = desired_length - current_length
padding(to_pad_length, pad_string)
|> iterator.append(iterator.single(string))
|> iterator.to_list
|> concat
}
/// Pads a `String` on the right until it has a given length.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > pad_right("123", to: 5, with: ".")
/// "123.."
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > pad_right("123", to: 3, with: ".")
/// "123"
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > pad_right("123", to: 2, with: ".")
/// "123"
/// ```
///
pub fn pad_right(
string: String,
to desired_length: Int,
with pad_string: String,
) {
let current_length = length(string)
let to_pad_length = desired_length - current_length
iterator.single(string)
|> iterator.append(padding(to_pad_length, pad_string))
|> iterator.to_list
|> concat
}
fn padding(size: Int, pad_string: String) -> Iterator(String) {
let pad_length = length(pad_string)
let num_pads = size / pad_length
let extra = size % pad_length
iterator.repeat(pad_string)
|> iterator.take(num_pads)
|> iterator.append(iterator.single(slice(pad_string, 0, extra)))
}
/// Removes whitespace on both sides of a `String`.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > trim(" hats \n")
/// "hats"
/// ```
///
pub fn trim(string: String) -> String {
do_trim(string)
}
if erlang {
fn do_trim(string: String) -> String {
erl_trim(string, Both)
}
type Direction {
Leading
Trailing
Both
}
external fn erl_trim(String, Direction) -> String =
"string" "trim"
}
if javascript {
external fn do_trim(string: String) -> String =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "trim"
}
/// Removes whitespace on the left of a `String`.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > trim_left(" hats \n")
/// "hats \n"
/// ```
///
pub fn trim_left(string: String) -> String {
do_trim_left(string)
}
if erlang {
fn do_trim_left(string: String) -> String {
erl_trim(string, Leading)
}
}
if javascript {
external fn do_trim_left(string: String) -> String =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "trim_left"
}
/// Removes whitespace on the right of a `String`.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > trim_right(" hats \n")
/// " hats"
/// ```
///
pub fn trim_right(string: String) -> String {
do_trim_right(string)
}
if erlang {
fn do_trim_right(string: String) -> String {
erl_trim(string, Trailing)
}
}
if javascript {
external fn do_trim_right(string: String) -> String =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "trim_right"
}
/// Splits a non-empty `String` into its head and tail. This lets you
/// pattern match on `String`s exactly as you would with lists.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > pop_grapheme("gleam")
/// Ok(#("g", "leam"))
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > pop_grapheme("")
/// Error(Nil)
/// ```
///
pub fn pop_grapheme(string: String) -> Result(#(String, String), Nil) {
do_pop_grapheme(string)
}
if erlang {
external fn do_pop_grapheme(string: String) -> Result(#(String, String), Nil) =
"gleam_stdlib" "string_pop_grapheme"
}
if javascript {
external fn do_pop_grapheme(string: String) -> Result(#(String, String), Nil) =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "pop_grapheme"
}
/// Converts a `String` to a list of
/// [graphemes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grapheme).
///
/// ```gleam
/// > to_graphemes("abc")
/// ["a", "b", "c"]
/// ```
///
pub fn to_graphemes(string: String) -> List(String) {
do_to_graphemes(string, [])
|> list.reverse
}
fn do_to_graphemes(string: String, acc: List(String)) -> List(String) {
case pop_grapheme(string) {
Ok(#(grapheme, rest)) -> do_to_graphemes(rest, [grapheme, ..acc])
_ -> acc
}
}
if erlang {
external fn unsafe_int_to_utf_codepoint(Int) -> UtfCodepoint =
"gleam_stdlib" "identity"
}
if javascript {
external fn unsafe_int_to_utf_codepoint(Int) -> UtfCodepoint =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "codepoint"
}
/// Converts a `String` to a `List` of `UtfCodepoint`.
///
/// See <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_point> and
/// <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode#Codespace_and_Code_Points> for an
/// explanation on code points.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > "a" |> to_utf_codepoints
/// [UtfCodepoint(97)]
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// // Semantically the same as:
/// // ["🏳", "️", "", "🌈"] or:
/// // [waving_white_flag, variant_selector_16, zero_width_joiner, rainbow]
/// > "🏳️🌈" |> to_utf_codepoints
/// [UtfCodepoint(127987), UtfCodepoint(65039), UtfCodepoint(8205), UtfCodepoint(127752)]
/// ```
///
pub fn to_utf_codepoints(string: String) -> List(UtfCodepoint) {
do_to_utf_codepoints(string)
}
if erlang {
fn do_to_utf_codepoints(string: String) -> List(UtfCodepoint) {
do_to_utf_codepoints_impl(bit_string.from_string(string), [])
|> list.reverse
}
fn do_to_utf_codepoints_impl(
bit_string: BitString,
acc: List(UtfCodepoint),
) -> List(UtfCodepoint) {
case bit_string {
<<first:utf8_codepoint, rest:binary>> ->
do_to_utf_codepoints_impl(rest, [first, ..acc])
<<>> -> acc
}
}
}
if javascript {
fn do_to_utf_codepoints(string: String) -> List(UtfCodepoint) {
string
|> string_to_codepoint_integer_list
|> list.map(unsafe_int_to_utf_codepoint)
}
external fn string_to_codepoint_integer_list(String) -> List(Int) =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "string_to_codepoint_integer_list"
}
/// Converts a `List` of `UtfCodepoint`s to a `String`.
///
/// See <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_point> and
/// <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode#Codespace_and_Code_Points> for an
/// explanation on code points.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > {
/// > let assert #(Ok(a), Ok(b), Ok(c)) = #(
/// > utf_codepoint(97),
/// > utf_codepoint(98),
/// > utf_codepoint(99),
/// > )
/// > [a, b, c]
/// > }
/// > |> from_utf_codepoints
/// "abc"
/// ```
///
pub fn from_utf_codepoints(utf_codepoints: List(UtfCodepoint)) -> String {
do_from_utf_codepoints(utf_codepoints)
}
if erlang {
fn do_from_utf_codepoints(utf_codepoints: List(UtfCodepoint)) -> String {
let assert Ok(string) =
do_from_utf_codepoints_impl(utf_codepoints, bit_string.from_string(""))
|> bit_string.to_string
string
}
fn do_from_utf_codepoints_impl(
utf_codepoints: List(UtfCodepoint),
acc: BitString,
) -> BitString {
case utf_codepoints {
[first, ..rest] ->
do_from_utf_codepoints_impl(
rest,
<<acc:bit_string, first:utf8_codepoint>>,
)
[] -> acc
}
}
}
if javascript {
fn do_from_utf_codepoints(utf_codepoints: List(UtfCodepoint)) -> String {
utf_codepoint_list_to_string(utf_codepoints)
}
external fn utf_codepoint_list_to_string(List(UtfCodepoint)) -> String =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "utf_codepoint_list_to_string"
}
/// Converts an integer to a `UtfCodepoint`.
///
/// Returns an `Error` if the integer does not represent a valid UTF codepoint.
///
pub fn utf_codepoint(value: Int) -> Result(UtfCodepoint, Nil) {
case value {
i if i > 1_114_111 -> Error(Nil)
65_534 | 65_535 -> Error(Nil)
i if i >= 55_296 && i <= 57_343 -> Error(Nil)
i -> Ok(unsafe_int_to_utf_codepoint(i))
}
}
/// Converts an UtfCodepoint to its ordinal code point value.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > utf_codepoint_to_int(128013) |> to_utf_codepoint_int
/// 128013
/// ```
///
pub fn utf_codepoint_to_int(cp: UtfCodepoint) -> Int {
do_utf_codepoint_to_int(cp)
}
if erlang {
external fn do_utf_codepoint_to_int(cp: UtfCodepoint) -> Int =
"gleam_stdlib" "identity"
}
if javascript {
external fn do_utf_codepoint_to_int(cp: UtfCodepoint) -> Int =
"../gleam_stdlib.mjs" "utf_codepoint_to_int"
}
/// Converts a `String` into `Option(String)` where an empty `String` becomes
/// `None`.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > to_option("")
/// None
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > to_option("hats")
/// Some("hats")
/// ```
///
pub fn to_option(s: String) -> Option(String) {
case s {
"" -> None
_ -> Some(s)
}
}
/// Returns the first grapheme cluster in a given `String` and wraps it in a
/// `Result(String, Nil)`. If the `String` is empty, it returns `Error(Nil)`.
/// Otherwise, it returns `Ok(String)`.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > first("")
/// Error(Nil)
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > first("icecream")
/// Ok("i")
/// ```
///
pub fn first(s: String) -> Result(String, Nil) {
case pop_grapheme(s) {
Ok(#(first, _)) -> Ok(first)
Error(e) -> Error(e)
}
}
/// Returns the last grapheme cluster in a given `String` and wraps it in a
/// `Result(String, Nil)`. If the `String` is empty, it returns `Error(Nil)`.
/// Otherwise, it returns `Ok(String)`.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > last("")
/// Error(Nil)
/// ```
///
/// ```gleam
/// > last("icecream")
/// Ok("m")
/// ```
///
pub fn last(s: String) -> Result(String, Nil) {
case pop_grapheme(s) {
Ok(#(first, "")) -> Ok(first)
Ok(#(_, rest)) -> Ok(slice(rest, -1, 1))
Error(e) -> Error(e)
}
}
/// Creates a new `String` with the first grapheme in the input `String`
/// converted to uppercase and the remaining graphemes to lowercase.
///
/// ## Examples
///
/// ```gleam
/// > capitalise("mamouna")
/// "Mamouna"
/// ```
///
pub fn capitalise(s: String) -> String {
case pop_grapheme(s) {
Ok(#(first, rest)) -> append(to: uppercase(first), suffix: lowercase(rest))
_ -> ""
}
}
/// Returns a `String` representation of a term in Gleam syntax.
///
pub fn inspect(term: anything) -> String {
do_inspect(term)
|> string_builder.to_string
}
if javascript {
external fn do_inspect(term: anything) -> StringBuilder =
"../gleam.mjs" "inspect"
}
if erlang {
external fn do_inspect(term: anything) -> StringBuilder =
"gleam_stdlib" "inspect"
}