{-| This modules provides newtypes which flip the type variables of 'Either' and 'EitherT' to access the symmetric monad over the opposite type variable. This module provides the following simple benefits to the casual user: * A type-class free alternative to @MonadError@ * No @UndecidableInstances@ or any other extensions, for that matter * A more powerful 'catchE' statement that allows you to change the type of error value returned More advanced users can take advantage of the fact that 'EitherR' and 'EitherRT' define an entirely symmetric \"success monad\" where error-handling computations are the default and successful results terminate the monad. This allows you to chain error-handlers and pass around values other than exceptions until you can finally recover from the error: > runEitherRT $ do > e2 <- ioExceptionHandler e1 > bool <- arithmeticExceptionhandler e2 > when bool $ lift $ putStrLn "DEBUG: Arithmetic handler did something" If any of the above error handlers 'succeed', no other handlers are tried. If you choose not to typefully distinguish between the error and sucess monad, then use 'flipE' and 'flipET', which swap the type variables without changing the type. -} module Data.EitherR ( -- * EitherR EitherR(..), -- ** Operations in the EitherR monad succeed, -- ** Conversions to the Either monad throwE, catchE, handleE, fmapL, -- ** Flip alternative flipE, -- * EitherRT EitherRT(..), -- ** Operations in the EitherRT monad succeedT, -- ** Conversions to the EitherT monad throwT, catchT, handleT, fmapLT, -- ** Flip alternative flipET, ) where import Control.Applicative import Control.Monad import Control.Monad.Trans.Class import Control.Monad.Trans.Either {-| If \"@Either e r@\" is the error monad, then \"@EitherR r e@\" is the corresponding success monad, where: * 'return' is 'throwE'. * ('>>=') is 'catchE'. * Successful results abort the computation -} newtype EitherR r e = EitherR { runEitherR :: Either e r } instance Functor (EitherR r) where fmap = liftM instance Applicative (EitherR r) where pure = return (<*>) = ap instance Monad (EitherR r) where return = EitherR . Left (EitherR m) >>= f = EitherR $ case m of Left e -> runEitherR (f e) Right r -> Right r -- | Complete error handling, returning a result succeed :: r -> EitherR r e succeed = EitherR . return -- | 'throwE' in the error monad corresponds to 'return' in the success monad throwE :: e -> Either e r throwE = runEitherR . return -- | 'catchE' in the error monad corresponds to ('>>=') in the success monad catchE :: Either a r -> (a -> Either b r) -> Either b r e `catchE` f = runEitherR $ (EitherR e) >>= (EitherR . f) -- | 'catchE' with the arguments flipped handleE :: (a -> Either b r) -> Either a r -> Either b r handleE = flip catchE -- | Map a function over the 'Left' value of an 'Either' fmapL :: (a -> b) -> Either a r -> Either b r fmapL f = runEitherR . fmap f . EitherR -- | Flip the type variables of 'Either' flipE :: Either a b -> Either b a flipE e = case e of Left a -> Right a Right b -> Left b -- | 'EitherR' converted into a monad transformer newtype EitherRT r m e = EitherRT { runEitherRT :: EitherT e m r } instance (Monad m) => Functor (EitherRT r m) where fmap = liftM instance (Monad m) => Applicative (EitherRT r m) where pure = return (<*>) = ap instance (Monad m) => Monad (EitherRT r m) where return = EitherRT . left m >>= f = EitherRT $ EitherT $ do x <- runEitherT $ runEitherRT m runEitherT $ runEitherRT $ case x of Left e -> f e Right r -> succeedT r instance MonadTrans (EitherRT r) where lift = EitherRT . EitherT . liftM Left -- | Complete error handling, returning a result succeedT :: (Monad m) => r -> EitherRT r m e succeedT = EitherRT . return -- | 'throwT' in the error monad corresponds to 'return' in the success monad throwT :: (Monad m) => e -> EitherT e m r throwT = runEitherRT . return -- | 'catchT' in the error monad corresponds to ('>>=') in the success monad catchT :: (Monad m) => EitherT a m r -> (a -> EitherT b m r) -> EitherT b m r e `catchT` f = runEitherRT $ (EitherRT e) >>= (EitherRT . f) -- | 'catchT' with the arguments flipped handleT :: (Monad m) => (a -> EitherT b m r) -> EitherT a m r -> EitherT b m r handleT = flip catchT -- | Map a function over the 'Left' value of an 'EitherT' fmapLT :: (Monad m) => (a -> b) -> EitherT a m r -> EitherT b m r fmapLT f = runEitherRT . fmap f . EitherRT -- | Flip the type variables of an 'EitherT' flipET :: (Monad m) => EitherT a m b -> EitherT b m a flipET = EitherT . liftM flipE . runEitherT