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Real-world Functional Ruby
RubyConf Malaysia 2017
Tim Riley
October 12, 2017
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Transcript
Real-world Functional Ruby RubyConf Malaysia 2017
@timriley
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@icelab
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@dry_rb @rom_rb
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“Programmers at work maintaining a Ruby on Rails application” Eero
Järnefelt Oil on canvas, 1893
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user.rb after_save accepts_nested_attributes_for
⏱ DESIGN STAMINA HYPOTHESIS
⏱ DESIGN STAMINA HYPOTHESIS
⏱ DESIGN STAMINA HYPOTHESIS
⏱ DESIGN STAMINA HYPOTHESIS No design
⏱ DESIGN STAMINA HYPOTHESIS No design
⏱ DESIGN STAMINA HYPOTHESIS No design
⏱ DESIGN STAMINA HYPOTHESIS No design Good design
⏱ DESIGN STAMINA HYPOTHESIS No design Good design
⏱ DESIGN STAMINA HYPOTHESIS No design Good design Design payoff
line
Object-oriented design
The gap.
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Haskell
Haskell
Haskell
Real-world Functional Ruby RubyConf Malaysia 2017 Tim Riley // @timriley
Functional Ruby, can!
Functional Ruby, can!
FP is hot AF
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App as series of transformations
Request → [*] → [*] → Response
App as series of transformations
App as series of functions
Functional objects
class ImportProducts def call(feed) import_from(feed) end end
class ImportProducts def call(feed) import_from(feed) end end
class ImportProducts def call(feed) import_from(feed) end end
class ImportProducts def call(feed) import_from(feed) end end
Separate data from behaviour
Immutable
class ImportProducts def call(feed) end end records = download_feed.(feed) records.each
do |attrs| products_repo.create(attrs) end
class ImportProducts def call(feed) records = download_feed.(feed) records.each do |attrs|
products_repo.create(attrs) end end end
class ImportProducts def call(feed) records = download_feed.(feed) records.each do |attrs|
product_repo.create(attrs) end end end
download_feed: product_repo:
class ImportProducts attr_reader :download_feed attr_reader :products_repo def initialize(download_feed:, product_repo:) @download_feed
= download_feed @products_repo = products_repo end def call(feed) # ... end end
class ImportProducts attr_reader :download_feed attr_reader :product_repo def initialize(download_feed:, product_repo:) @download_feed
= download_feed @product_repo = product_repo end def call(feed) # ... end end
# Initialize once import = ImportProducts.new( download_feed: download, product_repo: repo,
) # Reuse many times import.(:books_feed) import.(:dvds_feed)
# Initialize once import = ImportProducts.new( download_feed: download, product_repo: repo,
) # Call many times import.(book_feed) import.(film_feed)
Feeds::Create Feeds::Update Feeds::Delete Products::Update
Behaviour
Data
Types
Values
class Product attr_reader :title, :isbn def initialize(**attrs) @title = attrs[:title]
@isbn = attrs[:isbn] end def slug "#{to_slug(title)}-#{isbn}" end end
class Product attr_reader :title, :isbn def initialize(**attrs) @title = attrs[:title]
@isbn = attrs[:isbn] end def slug "#{to_slug(title)}-#{isbn}" end end
Values objects are first-class
Values & Functions
Values Functions Hold data Operate on data
Values Functions Hold data Operate on data
Values Functions Hold data Operate on data Inert Active
Values Functions Hold data Operate on data Inert Active Content
Pipeline
Functional design
Functional, object-oriented design
Functional Ruby yields better object-oriented Ruby!
RSpec.describe ImportProducts
download_feed product_repo
let(:download) { double(:download) } let(:repo) { double(:repo) }
subject(:import) { ImportProducts.new( download_feed: download, product_repo: repo, ) }
let(:feed) { Feed.new(…) } before do allow(download_feed) .to receive(:call) .with(feed)
.and_return(books_data) end
let(:feed) { Feed.new(…) } before do allow(download) .to receive(:call) .with(feed)
.and_return(BOOKS_DATA) end
it "creates the products" do expect(repo) .to receive(:create).with(title: "…") import.(feed)
end
Import Products download_feed product_repo
Dependencies
App as graph
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Good design makes change easier
Functional design makes change easier
Real developers hate him! He’s idealistic He’s making too many
.rb files He found a #method to build better apps. Learn the one WEIRD trick to his stunning results! GET FUNCTIONAL NOW
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A real-world functional Ruby ecosystem
dry-rb
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Dependency management
dry-system & dry-auto_inject
# lib/my_app/import_products.rb MyApp::Container[“import_products"] #<MyApp::ImportProducts>
# lib/my_app/import_products.rb MyApp::Container["import_products"] #<MyApp::ImportProducts>
class ImportProducts include MyApp::Import[ "products.download_feed", "product_repo", ] def call(feed) #
... end end
# lib/my_app/import_products.rb MyApp::Container["import_products"] #<MyApp::ImportProducts>
# lib/my_app/import_products.rb MyApp::Container["import_products"] #<MyApp::ImportProducts download_feed=#<DownloadFeed> product_repo=#<ProductRepo>>
ImportProducts.new( download_feed: double(:download) ) #<ImportProducts download_feed=#<Double :download> product_repo=#<ProductRepo>>
ImportProducts.new( download_feed: double(:download) ) #<ImportProducts download_feed=#<Double :download> product_repo=#<ProductRepo>>
Result handling
dry-monads & dry-matcher
# Successful result Right(imported_products) # Failed result Left(error)
import_products.() do |m| m.success do |imported_products| # … end m.failure
do |error| # … end end
Data & types
dry-validation
Dry::Validation.Schema do required(:name).filled required(:url).filled(format?: /…/) required(:active).filled(:bool?) end
dry-types & dry-struct
ISBN = Strict::String .constrained(format: /…/)
class Product < Dry::Struct attribute :title, Types::Strict::String attribute :isbn, Types::ISBN
end
View rendering
dry-view
expose :product do |slug:| product_repo.by_slug(slug) end
HTTP & routing
dry-web-roda
$ dry-web-roda new my_app
. ├── Gemfile ├── README.md ├── Rakefile ├── apps │
└── main │ ├── lib │ │ └── main │ │ └── views │ │ └── welcome.rb │ ├── system │ │ ├── boot │ │ │ └── view.rb │ │ ├── boot.rb │ │ └── main │ │ ├── application.rb │ │ ├── container.rb │ │ ├── import.rb │ │ ├── transactions.rb │ │ ├── view_context.rb │ │ └── view_controller.rb
│ │ └── relations │ └── types.rb ├── log ├──
spec │ ├── app_helper.rb │ ├── db_helper.rb │ ├── spec_helper.rb │ └── support │ ├── db │ │ └── test_factories.rb │ └── test_helpers.rb └── system ├── blog │ ├── application.rb │ ├── container.rb │ ├── import.rb │ └── settings.rb ├── boot │ └── rom.rb └── boot.rb 28 directories, 37 files
Persistence
rom-rb
Dependency management Result handling Data validation & types Views Routing
& HTTP Database persistence
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A functional Ruby movement
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hanami
RailsClub 2017 // @jodosha Functional Web with Hanami
Ruby is ready
There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time
has come. — Victor Hugo
Bridging the gap for Ruby
Real-world Functional Ruby
FP + OO = Win!
FP + OO + Community = Win!
Functional Ruby is supported
Functional Ruby is practical
Functional Ruby is worth a try!
dry-rb/dry-web-blog
Thank you! @timriley dry-rb/dry-web-blog bit.ly/rubyconfmy-fp-ruby