{- | ASCII characters are broadly categorized into two groups: /control codes/ and /printable characters/. -} module ASCII.Group ( {- * The @Group@ type -} Group (..), {- * Functions -} charGroup, inGroup {- * Notes -} {- $notes -} ) where import ASCII.Char (Char) import Data.Bool (Bool) import Data.Data (Data) import Data.Eq (Eq, (==)) import Data.Hashable (Hashable) import Data.Ord (Ord, (<)) import GHC.Generics (Generic) import Prelude (Bounded, Enum) import Text.Show (Show) import qualified ASCII.Char as Char data Group = Control -- ^ 33 of the ASCII characters are /control codes/. A few of these are still in use, but most are obsolete relics of the early days of computing. | Printable -- ^ 95 of the ASCII characters are /printable characters/ such as letters and numbers, mostly corresponding to the keys on an American English keyboard. deriving stock instance Eq Group deriving stock instance Ord Group deriving stock instance Enum Group deriving stock instance Bounded Group deriving stock instance Show Group deriving stock instance Data Group deriving stock instance Generic Group deriving anyclass instance Hashable Group {- | Determine which group a particular character belongs to. >>> map charGroup [CapitalLetterA,EndOfTransmission] [Printable,Control] -} charGroup :: Char -> Group charGroup x = case x of _ | (x < Char.Space) -> Control Char.Delete -> Control _ -> Printable {- | Test whether a character belongs to a particular group. >>> inGroup Printable EndOfTransmission False >>> inGroup Control EndOfTransmission True -} inGroup :: Group -> Char -> Bool inGroup g x = charGroup x == g {- $notes Space is a printable character (perhaps surprisingly, given that it is invisible). >>> charGroup Space Printable Tab is a control code (perhaps surprisingly, given that space is a printable character). >>> charGroup HorizontalTab Control A few examples of printable characters: >>> all (inGroup Printable) [CapitalLetterA,SmallLetterZ,Digit4,Tilde] True A few examples of control characters: >>> all (inGroup Control) [Null,Substitute,UnitSeparator,Delete] True There are 33 control codes. >>> length (filter (inGroup Control) allCharacters) 33 There are 95 printable characters. >>> length (filter (inGroup Printable) allCharacters) 95 -}