Weird function signature on (mo.Option).Map #21
Description
Firstly I just want to say that I love this library and has allowed to me to largely remove my own custom implementation of a lot of these types. However I was wondering what the reasoning behind the signature and behaviour of (mo.Option).Map?
func (o Option[T]) Map(mapper func(value T) (T, bool)) Option[T] {
if o.isPresent {
return TupleToOption(mapper(o.value))
}
return None[T]()
}Generally speaking Map called on a Some should always return a Some which is a sentiment you also shared here. The ability to return false within the mapper makes Map behave more like FlatMap. It also makes passing point-free functions a little awkward as you have to "lift" the mapper into that signature. e.g.
// Error function signature requires returning an additional boolean
mo.Some("ExampleString").Map(strings.ToLower)
func lift[A any](fn func(A) A) func(A) (A, bool) {
return func(a A) (A, bool) {
return fn(a), true
}
}
mo.Some("ExampleString").Map(lift(strings.ToLower))I propose that (mo.Option).Map's signature should be changed to remove the boolean argument, if someone wants the old behaviour they can use FlatMap and TupleToOption.