module Bluefin ( -- * In brief -- | Bluefin is an effect system which allows you, though -- value-level handles, to freely mix a variety of effects -- including -- -- * "Bluefin.EarlyReturn", for early return -- * "Bluefin.Exception", for exceptions -- * "Bluefin.IO", for I/O -- * "Bluefin.State", for mutable state -- * "Bluefin.Stream", for streams -- * Introduction -- | Bluefin is a Haskell effect system with a new style of API. -- It is distinct from prior effect systems because effects are -- accessed explicitly through value-level handles which occur as -- arguments to effectful operations. Handles (such as -- 'Bluefin.State.State' handles, which allow access to mutable -- state) are introduced by handlers (such as -- 'Bluefin.State.evalState', which sets the initial state). -- Here's an example where a mutable state effect handle, @sn@, is -- introduced by its handler, 'Bluefin.State.evalState'. -- -- @ -- -- If @n < 10@ then add 10 to it, otherwise -- -- return it unchanged -- example1 :: Int -> Int -- example1 n = 'Bluefin.Eff.runPureEff' $ -- -- Create a new state handle, sn, and -- -- initialize the value of the state to n -- 'Bluefin.State.evalState' n $ \\sn -> do -- n' <- 'Bluefin.State.get' sn -- when (n' < 10) $ -- 'Bluefin.State.modify' sn (+ 10) -- get sn -- @ -- -- @ -- >>> example1 5 -- 15 -- >>> example1 12 -- 12 -- @ -- -- The handle @sn@ is used in much the same way as an -- 'Data.STRef.STRef' or 'Data.IORef.IORef'. -- ** Multiple effects of the same type -- | A benefit of value-level effect handles is that it's simple -- to have multiple effects of the same type in scope at the same -- time. It's easy to disambiguate them because they are distinct -- values! It is not simple with existing effect systems because -- they require the disambiguation to occur at the type level. -- Here is an example with two mutable @Int@ state effects in -- scope. -- -- @ -- -- Compare two values and add 10 -- -- to the smaller -- example2 :: (Int, Int) -> (Int, Int) -- example2 (m, n) = 'Bluefin.Eff.runPureEff' $ -- 'Bluefin.State.evalState' m $ \\sm -> do -- evalState n $ \\sn -> do -- do -- n' <- 'Bluefin.State.get' sn -- m' <- get sm -- -- if n' < m' -- then 'Bluefin.State.modify' sn (+ 10) -- else modify sm (+ 10) -- -- n' <- get sn -- m' <- get sm -- -- pure (n', m') -- @ -- -- @ -- >>> example2 (5, 10) -- (15, 10) -- >>> example2 (30, 3) -- (30, 13) -- @ -- ** Effect scoping -- | Bluefin's use of the type system is very similar to -- 'Control.Monad.ST': it ensures that a handle can never escape -- the scope of its handler. That is, once the handler has -- finished running there is no way you can use the handle -- anymore. -- * Comparison to other effect systems -- ** Everything except effectful -- | The design of Bluefin is strongly inspired by and based on -- effectful. All the points in [effectful's comparison of itself -- to other effect -- systems](https://github.com/haskell-effectful/effectful?tab=readme-ov-file#motivation) -- apply to Bluefin too. -- ** effectful -- | The major difference between Bluefin and effectful is that in -- Bluefin effects are represented as value-level handles whereas -- in effectful they are represented only at the type level. -- effectful could be described as "a well-typed implementation of -- the @ReaderT@ @IO@ pattern", and Bluefin could be described as -- a well-typed implementation of something even simpler: "the -- functions-that-return-@IO@ pattern". The aim of the Bluefin -- style of value-level effect tracking is to make it even easier -- to mix effects, especially effects of the same type. Only time -- will tell which approach is preferable in practice. -- Haddock seems to have trouble with italic sections spanning -- lines :( -- | "/Why not just implement Bluefin as an alternative API on/ -- /top of effectful?/" -- -- It would be great to share code between the two projects! But -- there are two Bluefin features that I don't know to implement -- in terms of effectful: 'Bluefin.Bluefin.Coroutine's and -- 'Bluefin.Bluefin.Compound' effects. -- * Implementation -- | Bluefin has a similar implementation style to effectful. -- 'Bluefin.Eff.Eff' is an opaque wrapper around 'IO', -- 'Bluefin.State.State' is an opaque wrapper around -- 'Data.IORef.IORef', and 'Bluefin.Exception.throw' throws an -- actual @IO@ exception. 'Bluefin.Coroutine.Coroutine', which -- doesn't exist in effectful, is implemented simply as a -- function. -- -- @ -- newtype 'Bluefin.Eff.Eff' (es :: 'Bluefin.Eff.Effects') a = 'Bluefin.Internal.UnsafeMkEff' (IO a) -- newtype 'Bluefin.State.State' s (st :: Effects) = 'Bluefin.Internal.UnsafeMkState' (IORef s) -- newtype 'Bluefin.Coroutine.Coroutine' a b (s :: Effects) = 'Bluefin.Internal.UnsafeMkCoroutine' (a -> IO b) -- @ -- -- The type parameters of kind 'Bluefin.Eff.Effects' are phantom -- type parameters which track which effects can be used in an -- operation. Bluefin uses them to ensure that effects cannot -- escape the scope of their handler, in the same way that the -- type parameter to the 'Control.Monad.ST.ST' monad ensures that -- mutable state references cannot escape -- 'Control.Monad.ST.runST'. When the type system indicates that -- there are no unhandled effects it is safe to run the underlying -- @IO@ action using 'System.IO.Unsafe.unsafePerformIO', which is -- the approach taken to implement 'Bluefin.Eff.runPureEff'. -- * Tips -- | * Use @NoMonoLocalBinds@ and @NoMonomorphismRestriction@ for -- better type inference. -- -- * Writing a handler often requires an explicit type signature. -- * Example -- | -- @ -- countPositivesNegatives :: [Int] -> String -- countPositivesNegatives is = 'Bluefin.Eff.runPureEff' $ -- 'Bluefin.State.evalState' (0 :: Int) $ \\positives -> do -- r \<- 'Bluefin.Exception.try' $ \\ex -> -- evalState (0 :: Int) $ \\negatives -> do -- for_ is $ \\i -> do -- case compare i 0 of -- GT -> 'Bluefin.State.modify' positives (+ 1) -- EQ -> throw ex () -- LT -> modify negatives (+ 1) -- -- p <- 'Bluefin.State.get' positives -- n <- get negatives -- -- pure $ -- "Positives: " -- ++ show p -- ++ ", negatives " -- ++ show n -- -- case r of -- Right r' -> pure r' -- Left () -> do -- p <- get positives -- pure $ -- "We saw a zero, but before that there were " -- ++ show p -- ++ " positives" -- @ ) where