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Techniques to write DSLs in Swift
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Luis Solano
June 06, 2014
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Techniques to write DSLs in Swift
Luis Solano
June 06, 2014
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“Clean code reads like well-written prose” – Grady Booch
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@implementation Subscription - (id)init { self = [super init]; if
(!self) return nil; self.state = @"pending"; } - (void)activateWithCode:(NSString *)activationCode { if ([self.state isEqualToString:@"pending"] && [self.code isEqualToString:activationCode]) { self.state = @"active"; } } - (void)suspend { if ([self.state isEqualToString:@"active"]) { [self stopBilling]; } } @end IMPLEMENTATION
LSStateMachine *sm = [[LSStateMachine alloc] init]; LSState *s1 = [[LSState
alloc] initWithName:@"pending"]; LSState *s2 = [[LSState alloc] initWithName:@"active"]; [sm addState:s1]; [sm addState:s2]; LSEvent *e1 = [[LSEvent alloc] initWithName:@"activate"]; LSTransition *t1 = [[LSTransition alloc] initWithEvent:e1 from:s1 to:s2]; [sm addTransition:t1]; ABSTRACTION
TECHNIQUES TO WRITE DSLs IN OBJECTIVE-C
TECHNIQUES TO WRITE DSLs IN SWIFT
LUIS SOLANO @luisobo
DOMAIN-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE PROGRAMMING
SPECIFIC CONSTRAINT
TO A CERTAIN DOMAIN CERTAIN TYPE OF PROBLEM
LSStateMachine *sm = [[LSStateMachine alloc] init]; LSState *s1 = [[LSState
alloc] initWithName:@"pending"]; LSState *s2 = [[LSState alloc] initWithName:@"active"]; [sm addState:s1]; [sm addState:s2]; LSEvent *e1 = [[LSEvent alloc] initWithName:@"activate"]; LSTransition *t1 = [[LSTransition alloc] initWithEvent:e1 from:s1 to:s2]; [sm addTransition:t1]; ABSTRACTION
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LSStateMachine *sm = [[LSStateMachine alloc] init]; LSState *s1 = [[LSState
alloc] initWithName:@"pending"]; LSState *s2 = [[LSState alloc] initWithName:@"active"]; [sm addState:s1]; [sm addState:s2]; LSEvent *e1 = [[LSEvent alloc] initWithName:@"activate"]; LSTransition *t1 = [[LSTransition alloc] initWithEvent:e1 from:s1 to:s2]; [sm addTransition:t1]; ABSTRACTION
sm.when("activate", transitionFrom: "pending", to: "active") DSL
DSL luisobo/StateMachine
sm.when("activate", transitionFrom: "pending", to: "active") sm.when("suspend", transitionFrom: "active", to: "suspended")
sm.when("unsuspend", transitionFrom: "suspended", to: "active") sm.when("terminate", transitionFrom: "active", to: "terminated") sm.when("terminate", transitionFrom: "suspended", to: "terminated") ! sm.before("terminate") { subscription in subscription.terminatedAt = NSDate.date() } ! sm.before("suspend") { subscription in subscription.stopBilling() } DSL
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Domain-specfic language
DECLARATIVE
imperative
imperative is fine
imperative works
my brain
my brain cannot handle imperative programming’s scale
DECLARATIVE
INTERNAL EXTERNAL INTERNAL
DSL? WHY TO
DSL? WHEN TO
DSL? HOW TO
SWIFT METHODS luisobo/StateMachine sm.when("activate", transitionFrom: "pending", to: "active")
LSStateMachine *sm = [[LSStateMachine alloc] init]; LSState *s1 = [[LSState
alloc] initWithName:@"pending"]; LSState *s2 = [[LSState alloc] initWithName:@"active"]; [sm addState:s1]; [sm addState:s2]; LSEvent *e1 = [[LSEvent alloc] initWithName:@"activate"]; LSTransition *t1 = [[LSTransition alloc] initWithEvent:e1 from:s1 to:s2]; [sm addTransition:t1]; SWIFT METHODS luisobo/StateMachine
SWIFT METHODS luisobo/StateMachine sm.when("activate", transitionFrom: "pending", to: "active")
METHOD CHAINING stubRequest("GET", "http://hello.com/"). andReturn(200).withBody("hola"); luisobo/Nocilla
stubRequest("POST", "http://hello.com"). withHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain"). withHeader("X-MY-AWESOME-HEADER", "sisisi"). withBody("Adios!"). andReturn(200). withHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain").
withBody("hola"); METHOD CHAINING luisobo/Nocilla
EXTENSIONS state.should.eq(“active”)
EXTENSIONS extension NSObject { var should:Matcher { return Matcher() }
}
[1, 2, 3] [1: “one”, 2: “two”, 3: “three”] ARRAY
AND DICTIONARY LITERALS
stubRequest("GET", “http://hello.com"). withHeaders([“Content-Type": “text/plain", "X-MY-AWESOME-HEADER" : “YEAH!”]). andReturn(200); luisobo/Nocilla ARRAY
AND DICTIONARY LITERALS
.adjustTemperature(24.5).at(“nine"). USING LITERALS WITH YOUR TYPES
func adjustTemperature(to: Temp) -> Thermostat func at(time: NSDate) -> Thermostat
USING LITERALS WITH YOUR TYPES
protocol FloatLiteralConvertible { ! typealias FloatLiteralType ! class func convertFromFloatLiteral(value:
FloatLiteralType) -> Self ! } USING LITERALS WITH YOUR TYPES
extension Temp: FloatLiteralConvertible { typealias FloatLiteralType = Double class func
convertFromFloatLiteral(value: Double) -> Temp { return Temp(degrees: value) } } USING LITERALS WITH YOUR TYPES
IntegerLiteralConvertible FloatLiteralConvertible StringLiteralConvertible LogicValue StringInterpolationConvertible ArrayLiteralConvertible DictionaryLiteralConvertible USING LITERALS WITH
YOUR TYPES 1 3.5 “foo” if myValue “hello \(value)” [1, 2, 3] [“one”: 1, “two”: 2]
BLOCKS sm.before("terminate") { subscription in subscription.terminatedAt = NSDate.date() } luisobo/StateMachine
BLOCKS FOR CONTEXT User.defineFactory { f in f["foo"] = "bar"
f["password"] = "hunter2" } luisobo/Defactory
SYNTACTIC SUGAR o.com”).with.body(“Hola”).and.return(200) luisobo/Nocilla
OPERATOR OVERLOAD ^= *= * % + - / <<=
||= << || |= <= >>= !== >= ~= | >> < += &&= %= ... -= &% /= && &* &+ &- &/ === == & .. ^ > &= != ~ ! -- ++ - + -- ++
OPERATOR OVERLOAD let s: Speed = 100.meters / 5.seconds
CUSTOM OPERATORS / = - + * % < >
! & | ^ . ~.
CUSTOM OPERATORS operator infix =>> {}
=>>
stubRequest("GET","http://hello.com/") luisobo/Nocilla stubRequest(method:String, url:String)
stubRequest("GET", "http://hello.com/") stubRequest(“GET", regex(“http://.*\.com”)) luisobo/Nocilla stubRequest(method:String, url:AnyObject)
stubRequest("POST", NSObject()); stubRequest(“POST”, []); luisobo/Nocilla stubRequest(method:String, url:AnyObject)
protocol Matchable { func matcher() -> Matcher } ADD PROTOCOL
TO EXISTING CLASS luisobo/Nocilla
extension NSString: Matchable { func matcher() -> Matcher { return
StringMatcher(pattern: self) } } ADD PROTOCOL TO EXISTING CLASS
ADD PROTOCOL TO EXISTING CLASS extension NSRegularExpression: Matchable { func
matcher() -> Matcher { return RegexMatcher(pattern: self) } }
ADD PROTOCOL TO EXISTING CLASS stubRequest("GET", "http://hello.com/") stubRequest(“GET", regex(“http://.*\.com”)) luisobo/Nocilla
stubRequest(method:String, url:Matcheable)
stubRequest("POST", NSObject()]); stubRequest(“POST”,[]]); stubRequest(method:String, url:Matcheable) ADD PROTOCOL TO EXISTING CLASS
luisobo/Nocilla
None
Thin layer on top of an abstraction. Limited expressiveness and
domain focus. Make your code more maintainable Developer happiness Improved communication Fewer bugs! As seen in TV
! ! Domain-specific languages by Martin Fowler brain photo: flickr/_DJ_
redacted font: github/christiannaths Nocilla: github/luisobo StateMachine: github/luisobo Defactory: github/luisobo Kiwi: github/kiwi-bdd metamacros.h github/jspahrsummers THANKS! @luisobo