coflatMap is the dual of flatMap on FlatMap. It applies a value in a context to a function that takes a value in a context and returns a normal value.

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._
scala> import cats.CoflatMap
scala> val fa = Some(3)
scala> def f(a: Option[Int]): Int = a match {
     | case Some(x) => 2 * x
     | case None => 0 }
scala> CoflatMap[Option].coflatMap(fa)(f)
res0: Option[Int] = Some(6)

extract is the dual of pure on Monad (via Applicative) and extracts the value from its context

Example:

scala> import cats.Id
scala> import cats.Comonad
scala> val id: Id[Int] = 3
scala> Comonad[Id].extract(id)
res0: cats.Id[Int] = 3

pure lifts any value into the Applicative Functor.

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._

scala> Applicative[Option].pure(10)
res0: Option[Int] = Some(10)

Keeps calling f until a scala.util.Right[B] is returned.

Based on Phil Freeman's Stack Safety for Free.

Implementations of this method should use constant stack space relative to f.

Alias for productR.

Alias for productL.

Alias for ap.

Given a value and a function in the Apply context, applies the function to the value.

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._

scala> val someF: Option[Int => Long] = Some(_.toLong + 1L)
scala> val noneF: Option[Int => Long] = None
scala> val someInt: Option[Int] = Some(3)
scala> val noneInt: Option[Int] = None

scala> Apply[Option].ap(someF)(someInt)
res0: Option[Long] = Some(4)

scala> Apply[Option].ap(noneF)(someInt)
res1: Option[Long] = None

scala> Apply[Option].ap(someF)(noneInt)
res2: Option[Long] = None

scala> Apply[Option].ap(noneF)(noneInt)
res3: Option[Long] = None

ap2 is a binary version of ap, defined in terms of ap.

Replaces the A value in F[A] with the supplied value.

Example:

scala> import cats.Functor
scala> import cats.implicits.catsStdInstancesForList

scala> Functor[List].as(List(1,2,3), "hello")
res0: List[String] = List(hello, hello, hello)

coflatten is the dual of flatten on FlatMap. Whereas flatten removes a layer of F, coflatten adds a layer of F

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._
scala> import cats.CoflatMap
scala> val fa = Some(3)
fa: Option[Int] = Some(3)
scala> CoflatMap[Option].coflatten(fa)
res0: Option[Option[Int]] = Some(Some(3))

Compose an Applicative[F] and an Applicative[G] into an Applicative[λ[α => F[G[α]]]].

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._

scala> val alo = Applicative[List].compose[Option]

scala> alo.pure(3)
res0: List[Option[Int]] = List(Some(3))

scala> alo.product(List(None, Some(true), Some(false)), List(Some(2), None))
res1: List[Option[(Boolean, Int)]] = List(None, None, Some((true,2)), None, Some((false,2)), None)

Compose an Apply[F] and an Apply[G] into an Apply[λ[α => F[G[α]]]].

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._

scala> val alo = Apply[List].compose[Option]

scala> alo.product(List(None, Some(true), Some(false)), List(Some(2), None))
res1: List[Option[(Boolean, Int)]] = List(None, None, Some((true,2)), None, Some((false,2)), None)

Compose Invariant F[_] and G[_] then produce Invariant[F[G[_]]] using their imap.

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._
scala> import scala.concurrent.duration._

scala> val durSemigroupList: Semigroup[List[FiniteDuration]] =
     | Invariant[Semigroup].compose[List].imap(Semigroup[List[Long]])(Duration.fromNanos)(_.toNanos)
scala> durSemigroupList.combine(List(2.seconds, 3.seconds), List(4.seconds))
res1: List[FiniteDuration] = List(2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds)

Compose Invariant F[_] and Contravariant G[_] then produce Invariant[F[G[_]]] using F's imap and G's contramap.

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._
scala> import scala.concurrent.duration._

scala> type ToInt[T] = T => Int
scala> val durSemigroupToInt: Semigroup[ToInt[FiniteDuration]] =
     | Invariant[Semigroup]
     |   .composeContravariant[ToInt]
     |   .imap(Semigroup[ToInt[Long]])(Duration.fromNanos)(_.toNanos)
// semantically equal to (2.seconds.toSeconds.toInt + 1) + (2.seconds.toSeconds.toInt * 2) = 7
scala> durSemigroupToInt.combine(_.toSeconds.toInt + 1, _.toSeconds.toInt * 2)(2.seconds)
res1: Int = 7

Compose an Applicative[F] and a ContravariantMonoidal[G] into a ContravariantMonoidal[λ[α => F[G[α]]]].

Example:

scala> import cats.kernel.Comparison
scala> import cats.implicits._

// compares strings by alphabetical order
scala> val alpha: Order[String] = Order[String]

// compares strings by their length
scala> val strLength: Order[String] = Order.by[String, Int](_.length)

scala> val stringOrders: List[Order[String]] = List(alpha, strLength)

// first comparison is with alpha order, second is with string length
scala> stringOrders.map(o => o.comparison("abc", "de"))
res0: List[Comparison] = List(LessThan, GreaterThan)

scala> val le = Applicative[List].composeContravariantMonoidal[Order]

// create Int orders that convert ints to strings and then use the string orders
scala> val intOrders: List[Order[Int]] = le.contramap(stringOrders)(_.toString)

// first comparison is with alpha order, second is with string length
scala> intOrders.map(o => o.comparison(12, 3))
res1: List[Comparison] = List(LessThan, GreaterThan)

// create the `product` of the string order list and the int order list
// `p` contains a list of the following orders:
// 1. (alpha comparison on strings followed by alpha comparison on ints)
// 2. (alpha comparison on strings followed by length comparison on ints)
// 3. (length comparison on strings followed by alpha comparison on ints)
// 4. (length comparison on strings followed by length comparison on ints)
scala> val p: List[Order[(String, Int)]] = le.product(stringOrders, intOrders)

scala> p.map(o => o.comparison(("abc", 12), ("def", 3)))
res2: List[Comparison] = List(LessThan, LessThan, LessThan, GreaterThan)

Compose Invariant F[_] and Functor G[_] then produce Invariant[F[G[_]]] using F's imap and G's map.

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._
scala> import scala.concurrent.duration._

scala> val durSemigroupList: Semigroup[List[FiniteDuration]] =
     | Invariant[Semigroup]
     |   .composeFunctor[List]
     |   .imap(Semigroup[List[Long]])(Duration.fromNanos)(_.toNanos)
scala> durSemigroupList.combine(List(2.seconds, 3.seconds), List(4.seconds))
res1: List[FiniteDuration] = List(2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds)

Apply a monadic function and discard the result while keeping the effect.

scala> import cats._, implicits._
scala> Option(1).flatTap(_ => None)
res0: Option[Int] = None
scala> Option(1).flatTap(_ => Some("123"))
res1: Option[Int] = Some(1)
scala> def nCats(n: Int) = List.fill(n)("cat")
nCats: (n: Int)List[String]
scala> List[Int](0).flatTap(nCats)
res2: List[Int] = List()
scala> List[Int](4).flatTap(nCats)
res3: List[Int] = List(4, 4, 4, 4)

"flatten" a nested F of F structure into a single-layer F structure.

This is also commonly called join.

Example:

scala> import cats.Eval
scala> import cats.implicits._

scala> val nested: Eval[Eval[Int]] = Eval.now(Eval.now(3))
scala> val flattened: Eval[Int] = nested.flatten
scala> flattened.value
res0: Int = 3

Alias for map, since map can't be injected as syntax if the implementing type already had a built-in .map method.

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._

scala> val m: Map[Int, String] = Map(1 -> "hi", 2 -> "there", 3 -> "you")

scala> m.fmap(_ ++ "!")
res0: Map[Int,String] = Map(1 -> hi!, 2 -> there!, 3 -> you!)

Like an infinite loop of >> calls. This is most useful effect loops that you want to run forever in for instance a server.

This will be an infinite loop, or it will return an F[Nothing].

Be careful using this. For instance, a List of length k will produce a list of length k^n at iteration n. This means if k = 0, we return an empty list, if k = 1, we loop forever allocating single element lists, but if we have a k > 1, we will allocate exponentially increasing memory and very quickly OOM.

Tuple the values in fa with the result of applying a function with the value

Example:

scala> import cats.Functor
scala> import cats.implicits.catsStdInstancesForOption

scala> Functor[Option].fproduct(Option(42))(_.toString)
res0: Option[(Int, String)] = Some((42,42))

Pair the result of function application with A.

Example:

scala> import cats.Functor
scala> import cats.implicits.catsStdInstancesForOption

scala> Functor[Option].fproductLeft(Option(42))(_.toString)
res0: Option[(String, Int)] = Some((42,42))

Simulates an if/else-if/else in the context of an F. It evaluates conditions until one evaluates to true, and returns the associated F[A]. If no condition is true, returns els.

scala> import cats._
scala> Monad[Eval].ifElseM(Eval.later(false) -> Eval.later(1), Eval.later(true) -> Eval.later(2))(Eval.later(5)).value
res0: Int = 2

Based on a gist by Daniel Spiewak with a stack-safe implementation due to P. Oscar Boykin

Lifts if to Functor

Example:

scala> import cats.Functor
scala> import cats.implicits.catsStdInstancesForList

scala> Functor[List].ifF(List(true, false, false))(1, 0)
res0: List[Int] = List(1, 0, 0)

if lifted into monad.

Transform an F[A] into an F[B] by providing a transformation from A to B and one from B to A.

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._
scala> import scala.concurrent.duration._

scala> val durSemigroup: Semigroup[FiniteDuration] =
     | Invariant[Semigroup].imap(Semigroup[Long])(Duration.fromNanos)(_.toNanos)
scala> durSemigroup.combine(2.seconds, 3.seconds)
res1: FiniteDuration = 5 seconds

iterateForeverM is almost exclusively useful for effect types. For instance, A may be some state, we may take the current state, run some effect to get a new state and repeat.

Execute an action repeatedly until its result satisfies the given predicate and return that result, discarding all others.

Apply a monadic function iteratively until its result satisfies the given predicate and return that result.

Execute an action repeatedly until its result fails to satisfy the given predicate and return that result, discarding all others.

Apply a monadic function iteratively until its result fails to satisfy the given predicate and return that result.

Lift a function f to operate on Functors

Example:

scala> import cats.Functor
scala> import cats.implicits.catsStdInstancesForOption

scala> val o = Option(42)
scala> Functor[Option].lift((x: Int) => x + 10)(o)
res0: Option[Int] = Some(52)

Applies the pure (binary) function f to the effectful values fa and fb.

map2 can be seen as a binary version of cats.Functor#map.

Example:

scala> import cats.implicits._

scala> val someInt: Option[Int] = Some(3)
scala> val noneInt: Option[Int] = None
scala> val someLong: Option[Long] = Some(4L)
scala> val noneLong: Option[Long] = None

scala> Apply[Option].map2(someInt, someLong)((i, l) => i.toString + l.toString)
res0: Option[String] = Some(34)

scala> Apply[Option].map2(someInt, noneLong)((i, l) => i.toString + l.toString)
res0: Option[String] = None

scala> Apply[Option].map2(noneInt, noneLong)((i, l) => i.toString + l.toString)
res0: Option[String] = None

scala> Apply[Option].map2(noneInt, someLong)((i, l) => i.toString + l.toString)
res0: Option[String] = None

Similar to map2 but uses Eval to allow for laziness in the F[B] argument. This can allow for "short-circuiting" of computations.

NOTE: the default implementation of map2Eval does not short-circuit computations. For data structures that can benefit from laziness, Apply instances should override this method.

In the following example, x.map2(bomb)(_ + _) would result in an error, but map2Eval "short-circuits" the computation. x is None and thus the result of bomb doesn't even need to be evaluated in order to determine that the result of map2Eval should be None.

scala> import cats.{Eval, Later}
scala> import cats.implicits._
scala> val bomb: Eval[Option[Int]] = Later(sys.error("boom"))
scala> val x: Option[Int] = None
scala> x.map2Eval(bomb)(_ + _).value
res0: Option[Int] = None