//! Generic macros used here and there to simplify and make code more
//! readable.

/// Eliminates some of the verbosity in having iter and collect
/// around every map call.
macro_rules! map_vec {
  ($thing:expr, $mapfn:expr ) => {
    $thing.iter()
      .map($mapfn)
      .collect::<Vec<_>>();
  }
}

/// Same as map_vec when the map closure returns Results. Makes sure the
/// results are "pushed up" and wraps with a try.
macro_rules! try_map_vec {
  ($thing:expr, $mapfn:expr ) => {
    try!($thing.iter()
      .map($mapfn)
      .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>());
  }
}

/// Eliminates some of the verbosity in having iter and collect
/// around every fitler_map call.
macro_rules! filter_map_vec {
  ($thing:expr, $mapfn:expr ) => {
    $thing.iter()
      .filter_map($mapfn)
      .collect::<Vec<_>>();
  }
}

/// Allows the conversion of an expression that doesn't return anything to one
/// that returns the provided identifier.
/// Example:
///   let foo = vec![1,2,3]
///   println!(tee!(foo, foo.append(vec![3,4,5]))
macro_rules! tee {
  ($thing:ident, $thing_expr:expr) => {
    {
    $thing_expr;
    $thing
    }
  }
}

/// Simple equivalent of try! but for a Maybe<Error>. Motivated mostly by the
/// io package and our serialization as an alternative to silly Result<(),
/// Error>.
#[macro_export]
macro_rules! try_m {
  ($trying:expr) => {
		let tried = $trying;
		if let Some(_) = tried {
			return tried;
		}
  }
}