shard-spectator/src/spectator/lazy.cr

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Crystal

module Spectator
# Lazily stores a value.
struct Lazy(T)
@value : Value(T)?
# Retrieves the value, if it was previously fetched.
# On the first invocation of this method, it will yield.
# The block should return the value to store.
# Subsequent calls will return the same value and not yield.
def get(&block : -> T)
if (existing = @value)
existing.get
else
yield.tap do |value|
@value = Value.new(value)
end
end
end
# Wrapper for a value.
# This is intended to be used as a union with nil.
# It allows storing (caching) a nillable value.
private struct Value(T)
# Creates the wrapper.
def initialize(@value : T)
end
# Retrieves the value.
def get : T
@value
end
end
end
end