Generating prototype methods - coffeescript

I am attempting to generate methods on a coffeescript class, like so:
class Test
log: (msg...) ->
for m in msg
console.log(m)
for alias in ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five']
Test::[alias] = (v...) ->
o = {}
o[alias] = v[0]
Test::log.apply(#, [o].concat(v.slice(1)))
t = new Test()
t.one(1)
t.two(3)
For reasons that fully escape me, this prints out
{ five: 1 }
{ five: 2 }
rather than what I had expected, being:
{ one: 1 }
{ two: 2 }
What am I missing here?

The problem is that you're binding alias variable to the new value on each iteration of the for loop. So, when t.one(1) method is called alias variable is bound to 'five'.
There are two ways of fixing this problem.
First solution is to use Array.prototype.forEach():
['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five'].forEach (alias) ->
Test::[alias] = (v...) ->
// ..
Second solution is to use coffee-script do statement to create a closure:
for alias in ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four', 'five']
Test::[alias] = do (alias) -> (v...) ->
// ..

Related

Update an entry in Perl Tk

I just start Perl Tk and I had a look on some tutorials but I have a problem. When I click on a button it displays on the entry widget the scalar that I want. It works but when I click an other time it keeps what was written on the entry. So I have two hello. I know that it comes from insert(0, "Hello") but I don't what to put instead of 0.
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
use Tk;
my $mw = MainWindow->new;
$mw->geometry("500x350+0+0");
$mw->title("Report Information about a Protein of Interest");
my ($bite) = $mw -> Label(-text=>"Enter the uniprot accession number:")->grid(-row => 0, - column => 0);
my ($ent) = $mw->Entry()->grid(-row => 0, - column => 1, -columnspan => 2, -sticky => 'nsew');
$ent2 = $mw->Button(-text=> "Search", -command => \&push_button)->grid(-row => 1, - column => 0);
MainLoop;
#This is executed when the button is pressed
sub push_button {
$ent -> insert(0,"Hello, ");
}
The insert method for a Tk::Entry widget inserts text after the current insertion cursor position; to delete the existing text in the widget before inserting you can do:
sub push_button {
$ent -> delete(0, 'end'); # clears the widget
$ent -> insert(0,"Hello, ");
}

Adding a key value pair to an existing json object in perl

I want to add a key value pair to a JSON object. Following is the structure of Param{Data} variable for the below code.
$VAR1 = {
'ArticleID' => '86',
'OldTicketData' => {
...
},
'TicketID' => '67'
};
Following is the function in which I want to perform the mentioned operation:
sub PrepareRequest {
my ( $Self, %Param ) = #_;
my %TicketInfo = $Self->{TicketObject}->ArticleGet(
ArticleID => $Param{Data}->{ArticleID},
userID => $Param{Data}->{CustomerID},
);
my %newParamData = to_json($Param{Data});
%newParamData->{'OldTicketData'}->{'Body'}=$TicketInfo{Body};
return {
Success => 1,
Data => %newParamData,
};
}
Above function returns 'OldTicketData'. I want following key-pair attached to 'OldTicketData' element of the JSON object ->('Body', $TicketInfo{Body}). Consider, $TicketInfo{Body} returns a string 'someString'.
Your code is the wrong way around. You need to add the key to the hash reference first, before you turn it into JSON.
$Param{Data}->{'OldTicketData'}->{'Body'}=$TicketInfo{Body};
my $newParamData = to_json($Param{Data});
In addition, since to_json returns a string, which is scalar, you need to use $newParamData instead of %newParamData.
Of course you need to fix your return as well.
return {
Success => 1,
Data => $newParamData,
};

Hash reference - Reuse inner hash to store and retrieve next values

I am new to Perl programming and have to work on Hash of Hashes. I am trying to reuse innerHash variables to be dynamic in nature. And I expect the inner items to be stored in outerHash how ever many I have added. Below is my test program snippet.
use warnings;
sub testHash {
my %outerHash = ();
my %innerHash1 = ();
my %innerHash2 = ();
$innerHash1{"key1"} = "value1";
$innerHash1{"key2"} = "value2";
$innerHash1{"key3"} = "value3";
$outerHash{"Master1"} = \%innerHash1;
$innerHash2{"key4"} = "value4";
$innerHash2{"key5"} = "value5";
$innerHash2{"key6"} = "value6";
$outerHash{"Master2"} = \%innerHash2;
#delete $innerHash1{$_};
%innerHash1 = ();
#undef %innerHash1;
$innerHash1{"key7"} = "value7";
$innerHash1{"key8"} = "value8";
$innerHash1{"key9"} = "value9";
$outerHash{"Master3"} = \%innerHash1;
foreach $outerItem (keys %outerHash){
print "\n$outerItem: ";
foreach $innerItem (keys %{$outerHash{$outerItem}}){
print "\t $innerItem = $outerHash{$outerItem}{$innerItem}";
}
print "\n-------------------------------------------------------";
}
print "\n";
}
testHash;
Output:
Master3: key8 = value8 key7 = value7 key9 = value9
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Master2: key5 = value5 key6 = value6 key4 = value4
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Master1: key8 = value8 key7 = value7 key9 = value9
-----------------------------------------------------------------
I understand it's taking the newer reference of innerHash1 while printing the items. What is the right way to have all the right elements in outerHash? In a real programming scenario I cannot declare n variables in advance.
You may be new to perl, but you understand the concept of pointers don't you? The code $outerHash{"Master1"} = \%innerHash1; means that "$outerHash{"Master1"} is assigned a pointer to %innerHash1". So what you're observing is correct and expected.
If you want to keep recreating %innerHash and adding it to %outerHash, you will need to do one of two things:
Assign by value. $outerHash{"Master1"} = {}; %{$outerHash{"Master1"}} = %innerHash1;
Only add %innerHash to %outerHash once per loop. Since %innerHash is redeclared within the loop, not outside of it, it goes out of scope every loop, but its contents will be kept in outerHash due to perl's reference counting. Depending on your perspective, this could be considered "trying to be too clever and potentially dangerous", but I think it's fine.
The "right" way, at least in my opinion, is by never declaring any intermediary "innerhashes" at all. Just use references directly:
my %outerHash;
$outerHash{Master1} = { key1 => 'value1', key2 => 'value2', key3 => 'value3'};
$outerHash{Master2} = { key4 => 'value4', key5 => 'value5', key6 => 'value6'};
$outerHash{Master3} = { key7 => 'value7', key8 => 'value8', key9 => 'value9'};
# or....
my %outerHash2;
$outerHash2{Master1}{key1} = 'value1';
$outerHash2{Master1}{key2} = 'value2';
$outerHash2{Master1}{key3} = 'value3';
$outerHash2{Master2}{key4} = 'value4';
$outerHash2{Master2}{key5} = 'value5';
$outerHash2{Master2}{key6} = 'value6';
$outerHash2{Master3}{key7} = 'value7';
$outerHash2{Master3}{key8} = 'value8';
$outerHash2{Master3}{key9} = 'value9';
# or...
my %outerHash3 = (
Master1 => {
key1 => 'value1',
key2 => 'value2',
key3 => 'value3'
}
Master2 => {
key4 => 'value4',
key5 => 'value5',
key6 => 'value6'
}
Master3 => {
key7 => 'value7',
key8 => 'value8',
key9 => 'value9'
}
);

How to return object explicitly in CoffeeScript

This works:
myfunc = () ->
id: 3
name: 'myname'
But I want to be explicit about returning object.
myfunc = () ->
return
id: 3
name: 'myname'
But I get "Unexpected 'INDENT'" error. What's wrong with the above code?
myFunc = ->
return {
id : 3
name : 'myname'
}
myFunc = ->
return {} =
id : 3
name : 'myname'
myFunc = ->
# return
id : 3
name : 'myname'
you should put the return value on the same line or wrap it in () :
myFunc = () ->
return id:3, name:'myname'
myFunc = () ->
return (
id: 3
name: 'myname'
)
I think the best way is
myFunc = ->
return (
id: 3
name: 'myname'
)
because it fits the philosophy of functional programming.
The previous answers are all correct. This works too:
myFunc = () ->
{
id: 3
name: 'myname'
}

represent allowed status transitions graph in Perl

There is something like status changes check logic in our app.
Currently checking is being handled by ugly if statement
I want to replace it by transition matrix:
my %allowed_status_changes = (
1 => (2,5),
2 => (1,2,3,4,5),
3 => (4,2),
4 => (3,2),
5 => (),
);
my $is_allowed_transition =
$submitted_status ~~ $allowed_status_changes {$original_status};
if ($prerequestsites && !$is_allowed_transition) {
return;
}
certain transitions can be allowed only on additional condition, therefore I will need something like
2 => (
(target => 1)
(target => 2, condition => $some_condition)
(target => (3,4), condition => $other_condition),
(target => 5)
),
(in my opinion it is too long)
What structure would you use in this situation if you should focus on readability and maintainability?
How you will parse it to check if transition is allowed?
If the conditions are very prevalent (e.g. almost every allowed transition has them) then your latter structure is perfectly fine, other than your syntax error of representing a hashref with "()" instead of "{}".
If the conditions are rare, I'd suggest going with #1, augmented by optional constructs similar to your #2.
Please note that readability of checking code is IMHO very clear though voluminous and not very idiomatic.
OTOH, maintainability of the matrix is high - you have terse yet readable syntax from #1 where no conditions are needed and a clear though longer syntax for conditions which is flexible enough for many conditions per many settings like your #2.
my %allowed_status_changes = (
1 => [2,5],
2 => [1,5,{targets=>[2], conditions=>[$some_condition]}
,{targets=>[3,4], conditions=>[$other_condition, $more_cond]}]
3 => [4,2],
4 => [3,2],
5 => [],
);
sub is_allowed_transition {
my ($submitted_status, $original_status ) = #_;
foreach my $alowed_status (#$allowed_status_changes{$original_status}) {
return 1 if !ref $alowed_status && $alowed_status == $submitted_status;
if (ref $alowed_status) {
foreach my $target (#$alowed_status{targets}) {
foreach my $condition (#$alowed_status{conditions}) {
return 1 if check_condition($submitted_status
, $original_status, $condition);
}
}
}
}
return 0;
}
if ($prerequestsites
&& !$is_allowed_transition($submitted_status, $original_status )) {
return;
}
Although I agree with DVK for the most part, I have to say, once you start delving into arrays of arrays of hashes, you're reaching a code complexity level that is hard to maintain without much spinning of heads and bugs.
At this point, I'd probably reach for an object and a class, for a bit of syntactic sugar.
my $transitions = TransitionGraph->new();
$transition->add( 1, { targets => [ 2, 5 ] });
$transition->add( 2, { targets => [ 1, 5 ] });
$transition->add( 2, { targets => [ 2 ], conditions => [ $some_condition ] });
$transition->add( 2, { targets => [ 3, 4 ], conditions => [ $other_condition, $more_cond ]});
$transition->add( 3, { targets => [4,2] } );
$transition->add( 4, { targets => [3,2] } );
$transition->add( 5, { targets => [] } );
if( $transition->allowed( 1 , 3 )){
}
Class implementation is up to the user, but I'd use Moose.
The primary benefits of this is you're encapsulating how the state graph works so you can Just Use it and worry about how the graph works seperate from where its used.
nb. in the above proposed API, add() creates a new record if one does not exist, and updates that record if it does exist. This turned out to be simpler than having "upgrade" methods or "get this item and then modify it" techniques.
Internally, it could do this, or something like it:
sub add {
my ( $self , $input_state, $rules ) = #_;
my $state;
if ( $self->has_state( $input_state ) ) {
$state = $self->get_state( $input_state );
} else {
$state = TransitionGraphState->new( source_id => $input_state );
$self->add_state( $input_state, $state );
}
my $targets = delete $rules{targets};
for my $target ( #$targets ) {
$state->add_target( $target, $rules );
}
return $self;
}
sub allowed {
my ( $self, $from, $to ) = #_;
if ( not $self->has_state( $from ) ){
croak "NO source state $from in transition graph";
}
my $state = $self->get_state( $from );
return $state->allowed_to( $to );
}
This also has the cool perk of not requiring one particular code set to work on the sub-nodes, you can create seperate instances with their own behaviour just in case you want one source state to be treated differently.
$transition->add_state( 2, $some_other_class_wich_works_like_transitiongraphstate );
Hope this is helpful =).
There is nothing wrong with the second form. You are not going to be able to get around the fact that you must encode the state machine somewhere. In fact, I think having the entire machine encoded in one place like that is far easier to understand that something with too many layers of abstraction where you need to look in n different places to understand the flow of the machine.