Links
Updated on August 22, 2024Source code
In Baleada Logic, every link is a higher order function, i.e. a function that returns a function. Links are designed to be used with the pipeline operator.
Unlike Baleada Logic's classes, which are tailor-made for pretty specific browser-based UI features, links are more like utility functions, and are more generally useful across many different environments, regardless of build tooling or other dependencies in your project.
Links are very similar to pipes in Baleada Logic, with one key difference: links perform side effects and/or mutate parameters, and they always return the parameter they receive as input.
Here's an example of how you would use links with the pipeline operator:
import {
createAssociativeArraySet as createSet,
createAssociativeArrayDelete as createDelete,
} from '@baleada/logic'
const set = createSet('baz', 'qux')
const _delete = createDelete('foo')
const result = [['foo', 'bar']]
|> set // [['foo', 'bar'], ['baz', 'qux']]
|> _delete // [['baz', 'qux']]
Every link creates a function that accepts a single argument. By passing options to the link, you can customize the behavior of the function it returns.
If you're working in an environment that doesn't support the pipeline operator, I recommend installing lazy-collections (a Baleada Logic dependency) and importing the pipe function.
To learn more, visit the docs for each link exported by Baleada Logic. For a complete list of available links, see the Links section under the Logic heading in the left sidebar.
