CSharpEssentials.Any 3.0.1

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dotnet add package CSharpEssentials.Any --version 3.0.1
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package CSharpEssentials.Any -Version 3.0.1
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="CSharpEssentials.Any" Version="3.0.1" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="CSharpEssentials.Any" Version="3.0.1" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="CSharpEssentials.Any" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add CSharpEssentials.Any --version 3.0.1
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: CSharpEssentials.Any, 3.0.1"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package CSharpEssentials.Any@3.0.1
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=CSharpEssentials.Any&version=3.0.1
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=CSharpEssentials.Any&version=3.0.1
                    


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CSharpEssentials.Any

CSharpEssentials.Any provides a robust implementation of Discriminated Unions (also known as Sum Types or Coproducts) for .NET. It allows you to define a type that can hold a value of one of several fixed types, providing type safety and exhaustive pattern matching.

🚀 Features

  • Discriminated Unions: Support for unions of 2 up to 8 types (Any<T0, T1>, Any<T0, T1, T2>, etc.).
  • Type Safety: Compiler-checked access to values.
  • Pattern Matching: Switch and Match methods to handle each case.
  • Implicit Conversions: Seamlessly convert values to their union type.
  • JSON Support: Built-in serialization handling.

📦 Installation

dotnet add package CSharpEssentials.Any

🛠 Usage

1. Defining a Union

You can use Any<T0, T1> as a return type or property.

using CSharpEssentials.Any;

public Any<string, int> ParseOrReturnOriginal(string input)
{
    if (int.TryParse(input, out int result))
    {
        return result; // Implicit conversion to Any<string, int>
    }
    return input; // Implicit conversion
}

2. Pattern Matching (Match)

Use Match to transform the value based on which type it holds.

Any<string, int> result = ParseOrReturnOriginal("123");

string output = result.Match(
    first: str => $"It's a string: {str}",
    second: num => $"It's a number: {num}"
);

3. Executing Actions (Switch)

Use Switch to execute code based on the type.

result.Switch(
    first: str => Console.WriteLine("String"),
    second: num => Console.WriteLine("Number")
);

4. Checking and Accessing

if (result.IsSecond)
{
    int val = result.GetSecond();
}

5. Handling more types

You can handle up to 8 variations.

// A result that can be Success (string), NotFound (int code), or Error (Exception)
public Any<string, int, Exception> GetData(int id)
{
    // ... logic
    return new Exception("Failed"); 
}

var data = GetData(5);

data.Switch(
    first: s => Console.WriteLine($"Success: {s}"),
    second: i => Console.WriteLine($"Not Found: {i}"),
    third: e => Console.WriteLine($"Error: {e.Message}")
);
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CSharpEssentials

A comprehensive C# library enhancing functional programming capabilities with type-safe monads (Maybe, Result), discriminated unions (Any), and robust error handling. Features include: domain-driven design support, enhanced Entity Framework integration, testable time management, JSON utilities, and LINQ extensions. Built for modern C# development with focus on maintainability, testability, and functional programming principles.

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