dispatching with NamedTuples

dispatchingNamedTuples.jl

julia> nt_proto_a_names = (:first, :last)
(:first, :last)

julia> nt_proto_b_names = (:larger, :smaller)
(:larger, :smaller)

julia> nt_proto_a = NamedTuple{nt_proto_a_names}
NamedTuple{(:first, :last),T} where T<:Tuple

julia> nt_proto_b = NamedTuple{nt_proto_b_names}
NamedTuple{(:larger, :smaller),T} where T<:Tuple

julia> nt_values_a1 = (1, 9)
(1, 9)

julia> nt_values_a2 = (17, 98)
(17, 98)

julia> nt_a1 = nt_proto_a( nt_values_a1 )
(first = 1, last = 9)

julia> nt_a2 = nt_proto_a( nt_values_a2 )
(first = 17, last = 98)

julia> nt_values_b1 = ("abcdefg", "ab")
("abcdefg", "ab")

julia> nt_values_b2 = (:History, :yesterday)
(:History, :yesterday)

julia> nt_b1 = nt_proto_b( nt_values_b1 )
(larger = "abcdefg", smaller = "ab")

julia> nt_b2 = nt_proto_b( nt_values_b2 )
(larger = :History, smaller = :yesterday)

julia> test(::Type{nt_proto_a}) = "nt_proto_a"
test (generic function with 1 method)

julia> test(::Type{nt_proto_b}) = "nt_proto_b"
test (generic function with 2 methods)

julia> test(x::nt_proto_a) = string("nt_proto_a ", values(x))
test (generic function with 3 methods)

julia> test(x::nt_proto_b) = string("nt_proto_b ", values(x))
test (generic function with 4 methods)

julia> test(nt_proto_a)
"nt_proto_a"

julia> test(nt_proto_b)
"nt_proto_b"

julia> test(nt_a1)
"nt_proto_a (1, 9)"

julia> test(nt_a2)
"nt_proto_a (17, 98)"

julia> test(nt_b1)
"nt_proto_b (\"abcdefg\", \"ab\")"

julia> test(nt_b2)
"nt_proto_b (:History, :yesterday)"