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An example of a Rust-like `Option` enum in Ruby, see https://doc.rust-lang.org/rust-by-example/std/option.html
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# frozen_string_literal: true | |
# An example of a Rust-like `Option` enum in Ruby | |
module Option | |
class NoneError < StandardError | |
def message = "called #unwrap on a `None' value" | |
end | |
Some = Data.define(:unwrap) do | |
def initialize(value) = super | |
end | |
None = Data.define do | |
def unwrap = raise NoneError | |
end | |
end | |
include Option | |
# An integer division that doesn't `raise ZeroDivisionError` | |
def checked_division(dividend, divisor) | |
if divisor.zero? | |
# Failure is represented as the `None` variant | |
None.new | |
else | |
# Result is wrapped in a `Some` variant | |
Some.new(dividend / divisor) | |
end | |
end | |
# This function handles a division that may not succeed | |
def try_division(dividend, divisor) | |
# `Option` values can be pattern matched, just like other enums | |
case checked_division(dividend, divisor) | |
in None | |
puts "#{dividend} / #{divisor} failed!" | |
in Some(quotient) | |
puts "#{dividend} / #{divisor} = #{quotient}" | |
end | |
end | |
try_division(4, 2) | |
#>> 4 / 2 = 2 | |
try_division(1, 0) | |
#>> 1 / 0 failed! |
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