# `cascade`: Cascade expressions in Rust!
`cascade` is a macro library for Rust that makes it easy and ergonomic
to use cascade-like expressions, similar to Dart.
```rust
#[macro_use]
extern crate cascade;
fn main() {
let cascaded_list = cascade! {
Vec::new();
..push("Cascades");
..push("reduce");
..push("boilerplate");
};
println!("{:?}", cascaded_list); // Will print '["Cascades", "reduce", "boilerplate"]'
}
```
This is only a small example of what `cascade` lets you do:
the `basic_cascades` example in this repository covers the other
cool features of the `cascade!` macro.
#### Why does this need to exist?
Cascades reduce boilerplate by eliminating the need for a 'temporary'
variable when making several method calls in a row, and it also
helps make struct member assignments look more ergonomic. For
example:
```rust
#[macro_use]
extern crate cascade;
#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
struct Person {
pub name: String,
pub age: u32,
pub height: u32,
pub friend_names: Vec<String>
}
fn main() {
// Without cascades
let person = Person {
name: "John Smith",
age: 17,
height: 68, // 5' 8"
friend_names: {
let mut tmp_names = Vec::new();
tmp_names.push("James Smith".to_string());
tmp_names.push("Bob Jones".to_string());
tmp_names.push("Billy Jones".to_string());
tmp_names
}
};
// With cascades
let person = Person {
name: "John Smith",
age: 17,
height: 68,
friend_names: cascade! {
Vec::new();
..push("James Smith".to_string());
..push("Bob Jones".to_string());
..push("Billy Jones".to_string());
}
};
// Cascades also let you do cool stuff like this
let person_one_year_later = cascade! {
person;
..age += 1;
..height += 2;
};
}
```
In addition, cascades make it easier to design fluent interfaces.
No more returning `self` with every single function!
### Changelog
**0.1.3**: The ? operator now works with cascades, for scenarios like this:
```rust
fn file_read() -> Result<SomeFileClass, ErrorMsg> {
cascade! {
SomeFileClass::create_file_reader("test.txt");
..load()?;
..check_validity()?;
}
}
```
**0.1.2**: You can now chain methods together, like this:
```rust
fn chain_example() {
cascade! {
FnChainTest::new();
..chain().chain().chain();
}
}
```
### Credits
Written by Jackson Lewis