Re: [Caml-list] [ANN] The Missing Library

[Kenneth Knowles <kknowles@berkeley.edu>]

I assume you are aware the two ExtLib libraries that are also "missing" standard
library functionality?  I can't help but suggest some cooperation between your
three efforts to make one very well designed extended standard library (under a
new name that is more "positive," and not conflicting with another
project)

Kenn


On Fri, Apr 23, 2004 at 01:51:48PM -0500, John Goerzen wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Some of you may remember my complaints about missing functions in the
> standard library.  To help address those, I have started work on my own
> OCaml library to augment the standard functions.  You can obtain it,
> along with online API docs covering every function, at: 
> 
>   gopher://quux.org/1/devel/missinglib
>   
>   or
> 
>   http://quux.org/devel/missinglib
> 
> [Debian users: I have uploaded it to sid, but will take a few days to
> appear.]
> 
> Some excerpts from the README:
> 
> Missinglib is a collection of OCaml-related utilities.  The following
> modules are are provided:
> 
> ConfigParser            System for parsing configuration files
> Hashtbloper             Hash table convenience operators
> Hashtblutil             Hash table utilities
> Lexingutil              Lexing-related utilities
> Listutil                List-manipulation utilities
> Slice                   Underlying API for Slice operators
> Sliceoper               Flexible subparts of arrays, lists, and strings
> Streamutil              Stream parser utilities
> Strutil                 String-related utilities
> 
> The entire library has no prerequisites save the OCaml standard library and
> findlib and is designed to install without complexity on a variety of
> systems.  It could also easily be embedded within your own source trees
> so that users need not have it installed beforehand.
> 
> ----------
> 
> I would greatly appreciate constructive criticism on any aspect of the
> package, especially the build system.  I have tried to make it possible
> to "make; make install" on just about any platform, regardless of
> availability of ocamlopt.  It took some hoop-jumping, though, so
> suggestions are welcome :-)
> 
> Some basic info on the modules present: The ConfigParser module can read
> and write sectioned .INI-style files and is mostly compatible with
> Python's ConfigParser module.  Sliceoper defines some more powerful ways
> of indexing arrays, lists, and strings (some of these concepts were
> discussed on this list).  Strutil provides functions like strip, lstrip,
> and rstrip (removes whitespace from either end, beginning, or end, of a
> string).  Listutil provides a "replace" that is analogous to
> Hashtbl.replace, but for association lists; and "sub" that is similar to
> String.sub or Array.sub.  Hashtbloper defines some more useful ways of
> working with hash tables, such as:
> 
>   hash /> 5 
> 
>    is the same as: 
> 
>   Hashtbl.find hash 5 
> 
>     let sections = Hashtbl.create 5;;
>     let options = Hashtbl.create 5;;
>     Hashtbl.replace options "option1" "value1";;
>     Hashtbl.replace sections "section1" options;;
>     sections /> "section1" /> "option1";;
>                  returns "value1" 
> 
>    let newhash = hash // ("key", "value");; 
> 
>       (Copies hash, adds the pair to the copy, and returns it -- similar
>        in concept to :: for lists)
> 
> BTW, is this list the right place for a message like this?
> 
> -- John
> 
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