Hello,

I posted there a few weeks ago about a tutorial on D templates I put in github:

https://github.com/PhilippeSigaud/D-templates-tutorial/blob/master/dtemplates.pdf

Since then, I received numerous mails, issues, advices and thanks. Thank to you all!

Following the ideas found in TDPL, I wrote a D script to extract and test all the samples presented in the document. I'm proud to say that right now, all named (module XXX;) samples compile, which makes for more than 200 modules tested! Indeed, you could see the entire document as a huge package documentation :)

I also added explanations, new sections and a new appendix in D templates resources.

As before, do not hesitate to read, comment, post and even send pull requests, I'm all ears.

Bye,

Philippe

On 1/29/12 2:44 PM, Philippe Sigaud wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I posted there a few weeks ago about a tutorial on D templates I put in github:
>
> https://github.com/PhilippeSigaud/D-templates-tutorial/blob/master/dtemplates.pdf
>
> Since then, I received numerous mails, issues, advices and thanks. Thank to you all!
>
> Following the ideas found in TDPL, I wrote a D script to extract and test all the samples
> presented in the document. I'm proud to say that right now, all named (module XXX;) samples
> compile, which makes for more than 200 modules tested! Indeed, you could see the entire document
> as a huge package documentation :)
>
> I also added explanations, new sections and a new appendix in D templates resources.
>
> As before, do not hesitate to read, comment, post and even send pull requests, I'm all ears.
>
> Bye,
>
> Philippe

Great! Just give me the green light when you feel this is reddit-publishable.

Andrei

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 06:16, Andrei Alexandrescu <SeeWebsiteForEmail@erdani.org> wrote:
> Great! Just give me the green light when you feel this is reddit-publishable.

That should be OK now, thanks.

On 1/29/12 11:56 PM, Philippe Sigaud wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 06:16, Andrei Alexandrescu
> <SeeWebsiteForEmail@erdani.org>  wrote:
>> Great! Just give me the green light when you feel this is
>> reddit-publishable.
>
> That should be OK now, thanks.

Let it ride!

http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/p2qfd/d_templates_a_tutorial_pdfgoogle_preview/


Andrei

On Sunday, 29 January 2012 at 20:44:00 UTC, Philippe Sigaud wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I posted there a few weeks ago about a tutorial on D templates I put in github:
>
> https://github.com/PhilippeSigaud/D-templates-tutorial/blob/master/dtemplates.pdf
> .
> .
> .
> As before, do not hesitate to read, comment, post and even send pull requests, I'm all ears.
>
> Bye,
>
> Philippe


Neat. I will start reading tonight.

Anything else I'll wrote here.

On 01/29/2012 12:44 PM, Philippe Sigaud wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I posted there a few weeks ago about a tutorial on D templates I put in github:
>
> https://github.com/PhilippeSigaud/D-templates-tutorial/blob/master/dtemplates.pdf
>
> Since then, I received numerous mails, issues, advices and thanks. Thank to you all!
>
> Following the ideas found in TDPL, I wrote a D script to extract and test all the samples
> presented in the document. I'm proud to say that right now, all named (module XXX;) samples
> compile, which makes for more than 200 modules tested! Indeed, you could see the entire document
> as a huge package documentation :)
>
> I also added explanations, new sections and a new appendix in D templates resources.
>
> As before, do not hesitate to read, comment, post and even send pull requests, I'm all ears.
>
> Bye,
>
> Philippe

First of all thank you so much for this wonderful book!

I would like to ask for a little enhancement regarding mixin templates. see snippet.
The second mixin template "RandomAccessList" is slightly OT 'cause Ranges are also touched, but I think this could be very interesting stuff.
A third mixin template example which comes in mind is the Publisher subscriber pattern template.

snip.
import std.stdio;
import std.cstream;

void main(string[] args)
{
	// showing mixin template scope.
	auto bar = new Bar();
	writeln(bar.onClick());
	din.getc();
}

mixin template FooMixin()
{
	void init()
	{		
	}
	string onClick()
	{
		return "Clicked";
	}
}

class Foo
{
	mixin FooMixin;
}
class Bar : Foo
{
	
}


// Something more interesting : Mixin templates and ranges

mixin template RandomAccessList()
{
	
	alias typeof(this) Me;
	
	//Either
	static private Me[] MeArray;
	//OR
	private Me next, prev;
	
}
interface IRandomAccessRange {}

class Contacts : IRandomAccessRange // Contacts not Contact !
{
	 mixin RandomAccessList;
	
}

On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 13:07, bls <bizprac@orange.fr> wrote:
> First of all thank you so much for this wonderful book!

Thanks!

> I would like to ask for a little enhancement regarding mixin templates. see snippet.

Yes, this section is still bit short. But, what enhancement are you talking about? The FooMixin template?

> The second mixin template "RandomAccessList" is slightly OT 'cause Ranges are also touched, but I think this could be very interesting stuff.

Yes indeed. Can I ask you for a small explanatory text? (And your real name, if you want to be cited under it)

> A third mixin template example which comes in mind is the Publisher subscriber pattern template.

I'll add it also. Again, I'd welcome any explanatory text.

Hi Philippe,
Ok, something more interesting it combines suggestion 2)  and 3). Still a quick hack, not much tested, but I think the intention is clear.

The snippets show how a publisher subscriber pattern can be mixed in. Further it shows how a simple class could become a stack, queue, list etc.
The FooMixin was just to show (due to a question on D.Learn), how we can mimic partial C# classes.

import std.stdio;
import std.cstream;
import std.functional;

void main(string[] args)
{
	auto  p = new PersonStack();
	
	p.add("Hans", 42);// uses MIStack push(), MISubScriber notify()
	din.getc();
}

mixin template MIPublisher()
{
	alias void delegate(Object sender, string event) CallBack;
	CallBack[] callBacks;

	public void register(CallBack callBack)
	{
		callBacks ~= callBack;
	}

	// There is for sure a smarter solution to remove
	public void unRegister(CallBack callBack)
	{
		for ( int i=0 ; !i<callBacks.length ; i++ )
		{
			if (callBacks[i] == callBack)
			{
				callBacks = callBacks[0..i] ~ callBacks[i+1..callBacks.length];
				--i;
			}
		}
	}
	// Notify ALL Subscribers
	public void notify(string evt)
	{
		
		foreach ( CallBack callBack ; callBacks )
		{
			callBack( this, evt );
		}
	}
}

mixin template MIStack()
{
	alias typeof(this) Me;
	//alias Me[] Us;
	static Me[] stack;
	
	
	public:
	
	bool empty()
	{
		return stack.length == 0;
	}
	
	int count()
	{
		return stack.length;
	}
	
	void push(Me element)
	{
		stack ~= element;
	}
	
	Me pop()
	{
		Me element = peek();
		stack.length = stack.length - 1;
		return element;
	}
	
	Me peek()
	{
		if ( stack.length == 0 )
		{
			// throw error
		}
		Me element = stack[stack.length-1];
		return element;
	}
}


	
class PersonStack
{
	private string name;
	private int age;
	
	// Our Mixins
	mixin MIStack;
	mixin MIPublisher;
		
	this()
	{
		// Register some subscribers (MIPublisher register function)
		// I have used free functions to show the useful toDelegate()
		register( toDelegate(&DrawPersonBarChart) ); 	
		register( toDelegate(&DrawPersonPieChart) ); 	
	}
	
	// Push
	void add(string name, int age)
	{
		this.name = name;
		this.age = age;
		// Push Person (MIStack push function.)
		push(this);
		
		// Notify all subscribers		
		notify("Push");
			
	}
	// remove()
}

//Subscriber free functions
void DrawPersonBarChart(Object sender, string msg)
{
	writeln("Bar " ~ msg);
}
void DrawPersonPieChart(Object sender, string msg)
{
	writeln("Pie " ~ msg);
}

On 01/30/2012 01:14 PM, bls wrote:
> Hi Philippe,

slightly better ..
class PersonStack
{
	private string name;
	private int age;
	
	// Our Mixins
	mixin MIStack;
	mixin MIPublisher;
		
	this()
	{
		// Register some subscribers (MIPublisher register function)
		// I have used free functions to show the useful toDelegate()
		register( toDelegate(&DrawPersonBarChart) ); 	
		register( toDelegate(&DrawPersonPieChart) ); 	
	}
	
	// Push
	void add(string name, int age)
	{
		auto p = new PersonStack();
		p.name = name;
		p.age = age;
		// Add Person (MIStack push function.)
		push(p);
		
		// Notify all subscribers		
		notify("Push");
			
	}
	void remove()
	{
		auto el = pop();
		notify("Pop " ~ el.name );
	}
}