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# Copyright (c) 1997-2009 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>. All rights reserved.
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
#
# Maintained since 2013 by Paul Evans <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>

package List::Util;

use strict;
require Exporter;

our @ISA        = qw(Exporter);
our @EXPORT_OK  = qw(
  all any first min max minstr maxstr none notall product reduce sum sum0 shuffle
  pairmap pairgrep pairfirst pairs pairkeys pairvalues
);
our $VERSION    = "1.38";
our $XS_VERSION = $VERSION;
$VERSION    = eval $VERSION;

require XSLoader;
XSLoader::load('List::Util', $XS_VERSION);

sub import
{
  my $pkg = caller;

  # (RT88848) Touch the caller's $a and $b, to avoid the warning of
  #   Name "main::a" used only once: possible typo" warning
  no strict 'refs';
  ${"${pkg}::a"} = ${"${pkg}::a"};
  ${"${pkg}::b"} = ${"${pkg}::b"};

  goto &Exporter::import;
}

1;

__END__

=head1 NAME

List::Util - A selection of general-utility list subroutines

=head1 SYNOPSIS

    use List::Util qw(first max maxstr min minstr reduce shuffle sum);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

C<List::Util> contains a selection of subroutines that people have expressed
would be nice to have in the perl core, but the usage would not really be high
enough to warrant the use of a keyword, and the size so small such that being
individual extensions would be wasteful.

By default C<List::Util> does not export any subroutines.

=cut

=head1 LIST-REDUCTION FUNCTIONS

The following set of functions all reduce a list down to a single value.

=cut

=head2 $result = reduce { BLOCK } @list

Reduces C<@list> by calling C<BLOCK> in a scalar context multiple times,
setting C<$a> and C<$b> each time. The first call will be with C<$a> and C<$b>
set to the first two elements of the list, subsequent calls will be done by
setting C<$a> to the result of the previous call and C<$b> to the next element
in the list.

Returns the result of the last call to the C<BLOCK>. If C<@list> is empty then
C<undef> is returned. If C<@list> only contains one element then that element
is returned and C<BLOCK> is not executed.

The following examples all demonstrate how C<reduce> could be used to implement
the other list-reduction functions in this module. (They are not in fact
implemented like this, but instead in a more efficient manner in individual C
functions).

    $foo = reduce { defined($a)            ? $a :
                    $code->(local $_ = $b) ? $b :
                                             undef } undef, @list # first

    $foo = reduce { $a > $b ? $a : $b } 1..10       # max
    $foo = reduce { $a gt $b ? $a : $b } 'A'..'Z'   # maxstr
    $foo = reduce { $a < $b ? $a : $b } 1..10       # min
    $foo = reduce { $a lt $b ? $a : $b } 'aa'..'zz' # minstr
    $foo = reduce { $a + $b } 1 .. 10               # sum
    $foo = reduce { $a . $b } @bar                  # concat

    $foo = reduce { $a || $code->(local $_ = $b) } 0, @bar   # any
    $foo = reduce { $a && $code->(local $_ = $b) } 1, @bar   # all
    $foo = reduce { $a && !$code->(local $_ = $b) } 1, @bar  # none
    $foo = reduce { $a || !$code->(local $_ = $b) } 0, @bar  # notall
       # Note that these implementations do not fully short-circuit

If your algorithm requires that C<reduce> produce an identity value, then make
sure that you always pass that identity value as the first argument to prevent
C<undef> being returned

  $foo = reduce { $a + $b } 0, @values;             # sum with 0 identity value

The remaining list-reduction functions are all specialisations of this generic
idea.

=head2 $b = any { BLOCK } @list

Similar to C<grep> in that it evaluates C<BLOCK> setting C<$_> to each element
of C<@list> in turn. C<any> returns true if any element makes the C<BLOCK>
return a true value. If C<BLOCK> never returns true or C<@list> was empty then
it returns false.

Many cases of using C<grep> in a conditional can be written using C<any>
instead, as it can short-circuit after the first true result.

    if( any { length > 10 } @strings ) {
        # at least one string has more than 10 characters
    }

=head2 $b = all { BLOCK } @list

Similar to C<any>, except that it requires all elements of the C<@list> to make
the C<BLOCK> return true. If any element returns false, then it returns false.
If the C<BLOCK> never returns false or the C<@list> was empty then it returns
true.

=head2 $b = none { BLOCK } @list

=head2 $b = notall { BLOCK } @list

Similar to C<any> and C<all>, but with the return sense inverted. C<none>
returns true only if no value in the LIST causes the BLOCK to return true, and
C<notall> returns true only if not all of the values do.

=head2 $val = first { BLOCK } @list

Similar to C<grep> in that it evaluates C<BLOCK> setting C<$_> to each element
of C<@list> in turn. C<first> returns the first element where the result from
C<BLOCK> is a true value. If C<BLOCK> never returns true or C<@list> was empty
then C<undef> is returned.

    $foo = first { defined($_) } @list    # first defined value in @list
    $foo = first { $_ > $value } @list    # first value in @list which
                                          # is greater than $value

=head2 $num = max @list

Returns the entry in the list with the highest numerical value. If the list is
empty then C<undef> is returned.

    $foo = max 1..10                # 10
    $foo = max 3,9,12               # 12
    $foo = max @bar, @baz           # whatever

=head2 $str = maxstr @list

Similar to C<max>, but treats all the entries in the list as strings and
returns the highest string as defined by the C<gt> operator. If the list is
empty then C<undef> is returned.

    $foo = maxstr 'A'..'Z'          # 'Z'
    $foo = maxstr "hello","world"   # "world"
    $foo = maxstr @bar, @baz        # whatever

=head2 $num = min @list

Similar to C<max> but returns the entry in the list with the lowest numerical
value. If the list is empty then C<undef> is returned.

    $foo = min 1..10                # 1
    $foo = min 3,9,12               # 3
    $foo = min @bar, @baz           # whatever

=head2 $str = minstr @list

Similar to C<min>, but treats all the entries in the list as strings and
returns the lowest string as defined by the C<lt> operator. If the list is
empty then C<undef> is returned.

    $foo = minstr 'A'..'Z'          # 'A'
    $foo = minstr "hello","world"   # "hello"
    $foo = minstr @bar, @baz        # whatever

=head2 $num = product @list

Returns the numerical product of all the elements in C<@list>. If C<@list> is
empty then C<1> is returned.

    $foo = product 1..10            # 3628800
    $foo = product 3,9,12           # 324

=head2 $num_or_undef = sum @list

Returns the numerical sum of all the elements in C<@list>. For backwards
compatibility, if C<@list> is empty then C<undef> is returned.

    $foo = sum 1..10                # 55
    $foo = sum 3,9,12               # 24
    $foo = sum @bar, @baz           # whatever

=head2 $num = sum0 @list

Similar to C<sum>, except this returns 0 when given an empty list, rather than
C<undef>.

=cut

=head1 KEY/VALUE PAIR LIST FUNCTIONS

The following set of functions, all inspired by L<List::Pairwise>, consume an
even-sized list of pairs. The pairs may be key/value associations from a hash,
or just a list of values. The functions will all preserve the original ordering
of the pairs, and will not be confused by multiple pairs having the same "key"
value - nor even do they require that the first of each pair be a plain string.

=cut

=head2 @kvlist = pairgrep { BLOCK } @kvlist

=head2 $count = pairgrep { BLOCK } @kvlist

Similar to perl's C<grep> keyword, but interprets the given list as an
even-sized list of pairs. It invokes the C<BLOCK> multiple times, in scalar
context, with C<$a> and C<$b> set to successive pairs of values from the
C<@kvlist>.

Returns an even-sized list of those pairs for which the C<BLOCK> returned true
in list context, or the count of the B<number of pairs> in scalar context.
(Note, therefore, in scalar context that it returns a number half the size of
the count of items it would have returned in list context).

    @subset = pairgrep { $a =~ m/^[[:upper:]]+$/ } @kvlist

As with C<grep> aliasing C<$_> to list elements, C<pairgrep> aliases C<$a> and
C<$b> to elements of the given list. Any modifications of it by the code block
will be visible to the caller.

=head2 ( $key, $val ) = pairfirst { BLOCK } @kvlist

=head2 $found = pairfirst { BLOCK } @kvlist

Similar to the C<first> function, but interprets the given list as an
even-sized list of pairs. It invokes the C<BLOCK> multiple times, in scalar
context, with C<$a> and C<$b> set to successive pairs of values from the
C<@kvlist>.

Returns the first pair of values from the list for which the C<BLOCK> returned
true in list context, or an empty list of no such pair was found. In scalar
context it returns a simple boolean value, rather than either the key or the
value found.

    ( $key, $value ) = pairfirst { $a =~ m/^[[:upper:]]+$/ } @kvlist

As with C<grep> aliasing C<$_> to list elements, C<pairfirst> aliases C<$a> and
C<$b> to elements of the given list. Any modifications of it by the code block
will be visible to the caller.

=head2 @list = pairmap { BLOCK } @kvlist

=head2 $count = pairmap { BLOCK } @kvlist

Similar to perl's C<map> keyword, but interprets the given list as an
even-sized list of pairs. It invokes the C<BLOCK> multiple times, in list
context, with C<$a> and C<$b> set to successive pairs of values from the
C<@kvlist>.

Returns the concatenation of all the values returned by the C<BLOCK> in list
context, or the count of the number of items that would have been returned in
scalar context.

    @result = pairmap { "The key $a has value $b" } @kvlist

As with C<map> aliasing C<$_> to list elements, C<pairmap> aliases C<$a> and
C<$b> to elements of the given list. Any modifications of it by the code block
will be visible to the caller.

=head2 @pairs = pairs @kvlist

A convenient shortcut to operating on even-sized lists of pairs, this function
returns a list of ARRAY references, each containing two items from the given
list. It is a more efficient version of

    @pairs = pairmap { [ $a, $b ] } @kvlist

It is most convenient to use in a C<foreach> loop, for example:

    foreach ( pairs @KVLIST ) {
       my ( $key, $value ) = @$_;
       ...
    }

=head2 @keys = pairkeys @kvlist

A convenient shortcut to operating on even-sized lists of pairs, this function
returns a list of the the first values of each of the pairs in the given list.
It is a more efficient version of

    @keys = pairmap { $a } @kvlist

=head2 @values = pairvalues @kvlist

A convenient shortcut to operating on even-sized lists of pairs, this function
returns a list of the the second values of each of the pairs in the given list.
It is a more efficient version of

    @values = pairmap { $b } @kvlist

=cut

=head1 OTHER FUNCTIONS

=cut

=head2 @values = shuffle @values

Returns the values of the input in a random order

    @cards = shuffle 0..51      # 0..51 in a random order

=cut

=head1 KNOWN BUGS

With perl versions prior to 5.005 there are some cases where reduce will return
an incorrect result. This will show up as test 7 of reduce.t failing.

=head1 SUGGESTED ADDITIONS

The following are additions that have been requested, but I have been reluctant
to add due to them being very simple to implement in perl

  # How many elements are true

  sub true { scalar grep { $_ } @_ }

  # How many elements are false

  sub false { scalar grep { !$_ } @_ }

=head1 SEE ALSO

L<Scalar::Util>, L<List::MoreUtils>

=head1 COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 1997-2007 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>. All rights reserved.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

Recent additions and current maintenance by
Paul Evans, <leonerd@leonerd.org.uk>.

=cut