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# $Id: lambda-calculus.pl,v 0.1 2005/09/05 12:16:18 dankogai Exp dankogai $
#
# Please remember to update t/examples/examples.t and rename
# examples/output/algorithms/lambda-calculus if you rename/move this file.

use v6-alpha;

=begin reference

Message-Id: <A77477E9-C139-48D2-86C2-CE60842FA659@dan.co.jp>
    http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl6.language/22991

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    http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl6.language/22992

=cut

our $VERSION = sprintf "%d.%02d", q$Revision: 0.1 $ ~~ m:P5:g/(\d+)/;

# macro lambda { 'sub' } 

our $ZERO = sub($f){ sub($x){ $x }};
our $SUCC = sub($n){ sub($f){ sub($x){ $f.($n.($f)($x)) }}};
our $ADD  = sub($m){ sub($n){ sub($f){ sub($x){ $m.($f)($n.($f)($x)) }}}};
our $MULT = sub($m){ sub($n){ sub($f){ $m.($n.($f)) }}};
our $POW  = sub($m){ sub($n){ $n.($m) }};

=begin alternative

our $ZERO = -> $f { -> $x { $x } };
our $SUCC = -> $n { -> $f { -> $x { $f.($n.($f)($x)) }}};
# ...

=cut

sub num2int($n){ $n.(sub($i){ 1 + $i })(0) }
sub num2str($n){ [~]
    'sub($f){ sub($x) { ',
        $n.( sub($s){ $s.fmt('$f.(%s)') } )('$x'),
    ' }}'
}
sub int2num($n){ ($n == 0) ?? $ZERO !! $SUCC.(int2num($n - 1)) }

=begin alternative

our $ADD  =  sub($m){ sub($n){ $n.($SUCC)($m) }};
our $MULT =  sub($m){ sub($n){ $n.($ADD.($m))($ZERO) }};
our $POW  =  sub($m){ sub($n){ $n.($MULT.($m))($SUCC.($ZERO)) }};

=cut

my $one     = $SUCC.($ZERO);
my $two     = $SUCC.($one);
my $four    = $ADD.($two)($two);
my $eight   = $MULT.($two)($four);
my $sixteen = $POW.($four)($two);

for $one, $two, $four, $eight, $sixteen -> $n {
    $n.(sub($i){ 1 + $i })(0).say
};