dart_scope_functions 0.1.6

Kotlin-inspired scope functions implemented in Dart with the goal of executing a block of code within the context of an object

Dart Scope Functions

Kotlin-inspired scope functions implemented in Dart. The purpose of these functions is to execute a block of code within the context of an object.

Sadly, due to the limitations of the Dart programming language, not all scope functions could be implemented.

Usage

Disclaimer: there's no need for me to reinvent the wheel with explanations on how to use these functions, so I'll copy-paste from the official Kotlin documentation.

For a detailed usage, refer to the examples.

also

also is good for performing some actions that take the context object as an argument. Use also for actions that need a reference to the object rather than its properties and functions, or when you don't want to shadow the this reference from an outer scope.

When you see also in the code, you can read it as "and also do the following with the object."

let

let can be used to invoke one or more functions on results of call chains. let is often used for executing a code block only with non-null values. To perform actions on a non-null object, use the null-aware operator ?. on it and call let with the actions in its lambda.

Note that in Dart, for the first use case (invoking one or more functions on the results of call chains), you can just use the cascade operator (..). It is suggested to only use let to execute a code block only with non-null values.

run

run lets you execute a block of several statements where an expression is required.

takeIf and takeUnless

takeIf and takeUnless let you embed checks of the object state in call chains. When called on an object with a predicate provided, takeIf returns this object if it matches the predicate. Otherwise, it returns null. So, takeIf is a filtering function for a single object. In turn, takeUnless returns the object if it doesn't match the predicate and null if it does. The object is available as a lambda argument (it).