Merge pull request #38 from kemitix/either

Add `Either<L,R>` and add `TypeAlias<T>.flatMap()`

CHANGELOG

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ CHANGELOG
 =========
 
 0.11.0
+------
 
 * Rename `Result.maybeThen()` as `Result.flatMapMaybe()`
 * Add `Maybe.match(Consumer,Runnable)`
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ CHANGELOG
 * Add `Maybe.isNothing()`
 * BUG: `Maybe.orElseThrow()` now returns value when a Just
 * Rewrite README
+* Add `Either` (experimental)
+* Add `flatMap` to `TypeAlias`
 
 0.10.0
 ------

README.org

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 * Mon
-  :PROPERTIES:
-  :CUSTOM_ID: mon
-  :END:
 
 ** TypeAlias, Maybe and Result for Java.
 
@@ -23,10 +20,8 @@
  [[https://app.codacy.com/project/kemitix/mon/dashboard][file:https://img.shields.io/codacy/grade/d57096b0639d496aba9a7e43e7cf5b4c.svg?style=for-the-badge]]
  [[http://i.jpeek.org/net.kemitix/mon/index.html][file:http://i.jpeek.org/net.kemitix/mon/badge.svg]]
 
+
 ** Maven
-   :PROPERTIES:
-   :CUSTOM_ID: maven
-   :END:
 
 #+BEGIN_SRC xml
     <dependency>
@@ -39,15 +34,8 @@
     The latest version should be shown above with the nexus and maven-central
     badges or can be found on [[https://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Cg%3A%22net.kemitix%22%20AND%20a%3A%22mon%22][Maven Central]].
 
-** Usage
-   :PROPERTIES:
-   :CUSTOM_ID: usage
-   :END:
 
-*** TypeAlias
+** TypeAlias
-    :PROPERTIES:
-    :CUSTOM_ID: typealias
-    :END:
 
    In Haskell it is possible to create an alias for a Type, and to then use
    that alias with the same behaviour as the original, except that the compiler
@@ -131,10 +119,127 @@
    }
    #+END_SRC
 
-*** Maybe
+*** =TypeAlias= *can* be a Monad
-    :PROPERTIES:
+
-    :CUSTOM_ID: maybe
+    #+BEGIN_SRC java
-    :END:
+    package net.kemitix.mon;
+
+    import org.assertj.core.api.WithAssertions;
+    import org.junit.Test;
+
+    import java.util.function.Function;
+
+    public class TypeAliasMonadTest implements WithAssertions {
+
+        private final int v = 1;
+        private final Function<Integer, AnAlias<Integer>> f = i -> a(i * 2);
+        private final Function<Integer, AnAlias<Integer>> g = i -> a(i + 6);
+
+        private static AnAlias<Integer> a(Integer v) {
+            return AnAlias.of(v);
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void leftIdentity() {
+            assertThat(
+                a(v).flatMap(f)
+            ).isEqualTo(
+                f.apply(v)
+            );
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void rightIdentity_inline() {
+            // java isn't able to properly infer the correct types when used in-line
+            assertThat(
+                a(v).<Integer, AnAlias<Integer>>flatMap(x -> a(x))
+            ).isEqualTo(
+                a(v)
+            );
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void rightIdentity_explicitValue() {
+            final AnAlias<Integer> integerAnAlias = a(v).flatMap(x -> a(x));
+            assertThat(
+                integerAnAlias
+            ).isEqualTo(
+                a(v)
+            );
+        }
+
+        @Test
+        public void associativity() {
+            assertThat(
+                a(v).flatMap(f).flatMap(g)
+            ).isEqualTo(
+                a(v).flatMap(x -> f.apply(x).flatMap(g))
+            );
+        }
+
+        static class AnAlias<T> extends TypeAlias<T> {
+            private AnAlias(T value) {
+                super(value);
+            }
+
+            static <T> AnAlias<T> of(T value) {
+                return new AnAlias<>(value);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    #+END_SRC
+
+
+*** Instance Methods
+
+**** =final <R> R map(final Function<T, R> f)=
+
+     Map the TypeAlias into another value.
+
+     #+BEGIN_SRC java
+     final StudentId studentId = StudentId.of(123);
+     final String idString = studentId.map(id -> String.valueOf(id));
+
+     class StudentId extends TypeAlias<Integer> {
+         private StudentId(Integer value) {
+             super(value);
+         }
+         static StudentId of(Integer id) {
+             return new StudentId(id);
+         }
+     }
+     #+END_SRC
+
+
+**** =final <R, U extends TypeAlias<R>> U flatMap(final Function<T, U> f)=
+
+     Map the TypeAlias into another TypeAlias.
+
+     #+BEGIN_SRC java
+     final StudentId studentId = StudentId.of(123);
+     final StudentName studentName = studentId.flatMap(id -> getStudentName(id));
+
+     class StudentName extends TypeAlias<String> {
+         private StudentName(String value) {
+             super(value);
+         }
+         static StudentName of(final String name) {
+             return new StudentName(name);
+         }
+     }
+     #+END_SRC
+
+
+**** =T getValue()=
+
+     Get the value of the TypeAlias.
+
+     #+BEGIN_SRC java
+     final String name = studentName.getValue();
+     #+END_SRC
+
+
+** Maybe
 
    Allows specifying that a value may or may not be present. Similar to
    =Optional=. =Maybe= provides additional methods that =Optional= doesn't:
@@ -184,7 +289,7 @@
    =nothing= drops straight through the map and triggers the Runnable parameter
    in the =match= call.
 
-**** =Maybe= is a Monad:
+*** =Maybe= is a Monad:
 
   #+BEGIN_SRC java
   package net.kemitix.mon;
@@ -235,9 +340,10 @@
   }
   #+END_SRC
 
-**** Static Constructors
 
-***** =static <T> Maybe<T> maybe(T value)=
+*** Static Constructors
+
+**** =static <T> Maybe<T> maybe(T value)=
 
      Create a Maybe for the value that may or may not be present.
 
@@ -248,7 +354,8 @@
      final Maybe<Integer> nothing = Maybe.maybe(null);
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =static <T> Maybe<T> just(T value)=
+
+**** =static <T> Maybe<T> just(T value)=
 
      Create a Maybe for the value that is present.
 
@@ -260,7 +367,8 @@
      final Maybe<Integer> just = Maybe.just(1);
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =static <T> Maybe<T> nothing()=
+
+**** =static <T> Maybe<T> nothing()=
 
      Create a Maybe for a lack of a value.
 
@@ -268,9 +376,10 @@
      final Maybe<Integer> nothing = Maybe.nothing();
      #+END_SRC
 
-**** Instance Methods
 
-***** =Maybe<T> filter(Predicate<T> predicate)=
+*** Instance Methods
+
+**** =Maybe<T> filter(Predicate<T> predicate)=
 
      Filter a Maybe by the predicate, replacing with Nothing when it fails.
 
@@ -279,7 +388,8 @@
                                        .filter(v -> v % 2 == 0);
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =<R> Maybe<R> map(Function<T,R> f)=
+
+**** =<R> Maybe<R> map(Function<T,R> f)=
 
      Applies the function to the value within the Maybe, returning the result within another Maybe.
 
@@ -288,7 +398,8 @@
                                        .map(v -> v * 100);
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =<R> Maybe<R> flatMap(Function<T,Maybe<R>> f)=
+
+**** =<R> Maybe<R> flatMap(Function<T,Maybe<R>> f)=
 
      Applies the function to the value within the =Maybe=, resulting in another =Maybe=, then flattens the resulting =Maybe<Maybe<T>>= into =Maybe<T>=.
 
@@ -299,7 +410,8 @@
                                        .flatMap(v -> Maybe.maybe(getValueFor(v)));
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =void match(Consumer<T> just, Runnable nothing)=
+
+**** =void match(Consumer<T> just, Runnable nothing)=
 
      Matches the Maybe, either just or nothing, and performs either the Consumer, for Just, or Runnable for nothing.
 
@@ -311,7 +423,8 @@
           );
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =T orElse(T otherValue)=
+
+**** =T orElse(T otherValue)=
 
      A value to use when Maybe is Nothing.
 
@@ -320,7 +433,8 @@
                                 .orElse(1);
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =T orElseGet(Supplier<T> otherValueSupplier)=
+
+**** =T orElseGet(Supplier<T> otherValueSupplier)=
 
      Provide a value to use when Maybe is Nothing.
 
@@ -329,7 +443,8 @@
                                 .orElseGet(() -> getDefaultValue());
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =void orElseThrow(Supplier<Exception> error)=
+
+**** =void orElseThrow(Supplier<Exception> error)=
 
      Throw the exception if the Maybe is a Nothing.
 
@@ -338,7 +453,8 @@
                                 .orElseThrow(() -> new RuntimeException("error"));
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =Maybe<T> peek(Consumer<T> consumer)=
+
+**** =Maybe<T> peek(Consumer<T> consumer)=
 
      Provide the value within the Maybe, if it exists, to the Consumer, and returns this Maybe. Conceptually equivalent to the idea of =ifPresent(...)=.
 
@@ -347,7 +463,8 @@
                                        .peek(v -> v.foo());
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =void ifNothing(Runnable runnable)=
+
+**** =void ifNothing(Runnable runnable)=
 
      Run the runnable if the Maybe is a Nothing, otherwise do nothing.
 
@@ -356,7 +473,8 @@
           .ifNothing(() -> doSomething());
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =Stream<T> stream()=
+
+**** =Stream<T> stream()=
 
      Converts the Maybe into either a single value stream or an empty stream.
 
@@ -365,7 +483,8 @@
                                          .stream();
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =boolean isJust()=
+
+**** =boolean isJust()=
 
      Checks if the Maybe is a Just.
 
@@ -374,7 +493,8 @@
                                  .isJust();
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =boolean isNothing()=
+
+**** =boolean isNothing()=
 
      Checks if the Maybe is Nothing.
 
@@ -383,7 +503,8 @@
                                     .isNothing();
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =Optional<T> toOptional()=
+
+**** =Optional<T> toOptional()=
 
      Convert the Maybe to an Optional.
 
@@ -392,10 +513,8 @@
                                              .toOptional();
      #+END_SRC
 
-*** Result
+
-    :PROPERTIES:
+** Result
-    :CUSTOM_ID: result
-    :END:
 
    Allows handling error conditions without the need to catch exceptions.
 
@@ -447,7 +566,7 @@
    Result would have ignored the =flatMap= and skipped to the =match()= when it
    would have called the error =Consumer=.
 
-**** =Result= is a Monad
+*** =Result= is a Monad
 
     #+BEGIN_SRC java
     package net.kemitix.mon;
@@ -498,9 +617,10 @@
     }
     #+END_SRC
 
-**** Static Constructors
 
-***** =static <T> Result<T> of(Callable<T> callable)=
+*** Static Constructors
+
+**** =static <T> Result<T> of(Callable<T> callable)=
 
      Create a Result for a output of the Callable.
 
@@ -515,7 +635,8 @@
      final Result<Integer> error = Result.of(() -> {throw new RuntimeException();});
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =static <T> Result<T> ok(T value)=
+
+**** =static <T> Result<T> ok(T value)=
 
      Create a Result for a success.
 
@@ -525,7 +646,8 @@
      final Result<Integer> okay = Result.ok(1);
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =static <T> Result<T> error(Throwable error)=
+
+**** =static <T> Result<T> error(Throwable error)=
 
      Create a Result for an error.
 
@@ -533,14 +655,15 @@
      final Result<Integer> error = Result.error(new RuntimeException());
      #+END_SRC
 
-**** Static Methods
+
+*** Static Methods
 
     These static methods provide integration with the =Maybe= class.
 
      #+BEGIN_SRC java
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =static <T> Maybe<T> toMaybe(Result<T> result)=
+**** =static <T> Maybe<T> toMaybe(Result<T> result)=
 
      Creates a =Maybe= from the =Result=, where the =Result= is a success, then
      the =Maybe= will contain the value. However, if the =Result= is an error
@@ -551,7 +674,8 @@
      final Maybe<Integer> maybe = Result.toMaybe(result);
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =static <T> Result<T> fromMaybe(Maybe<T> maybe, Supplier<Throwable> error)=
+
+**** =static <T> Result<T> fromMaybe(Maybe<T> maybe, Supplier<Throwable> error)=
 
      Creates a =Result= from the =Maybe=, where the =Result= will be an error
      if the =Maybe= is nothing. Where the =Maybe= is nothing, then the
@@ -562,7 +686,8 @@
      final Result<Integer> result = Result.fromMaybe(maybe, () -> new NoSuchFileException("filename"));
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =static <T> Result<Maybe<T>> invert(Maybe<Result<T>> maybeResult)=
+
+**** =static <T> Result<Maybe<T>> invert(Maybe<Result<T>> maybeResult)=
 
      Swaps the =Result= within a =Maybe=, so that =Result= contains a =Maybe=.
 
@@ -571,7 +696,8 @@
      final Result<Maybe<Integer>> result = Result.invert(maybe);
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** =static <T,R> Result<Maybe<R>> flatMapMaybe(Result<Maybe<T>> maybeResult, Function<Maybe<T>,Result<Maybe<R>>> f)=
+
+**** =static <T,R> Result<Maybe<R>> flatMapMaybe(Result<Maybe<T>> maybeResult, Function<Maybe<T>,Result<Maybe<R>>> f)=
 
      Applies the function to the contents of a Maybe within the Result.
 
@@ -580,9 +706,10 @@
      final Result<Maybe<Integer>> maybeResult = Result.flatMapMaybe(result, maybe -> Result.of(() -> maybe.map(v -> v * 2)));
      #+END_SRC
 
-**** Instance Methods
 
-***** <R> Result<R> map(Function<T,R> f)
+*** Instance Methods
+
+**** =<R> Result<R> map(Function<T,R> f)=
 
      Applies the function to the value within the Functor, returning the result
      within a Functor.
@@ -592,7 +719,8 @@
                                          .map(v -> String.valueOf(v));
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** <R> Result<R> flatMap(Function<T,Result<R>> f)
+
+**** =<R> Result<R> flatMap(Function<T,Result<R>> f)=
 
      Returns a new Result consisting of the result of applying the function to
      the contents of the Result.
@@ -602,7 +730,8 @@
                                          .flatMap(v -> Result.of(() -> String.valueOf(v)));
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** <R> Result<R> andThen(Function<T,Callable<R>> f)
+
+**** =<R> Result<R> andThen(Function<T,Callable<R>> f)=
 
      Maps a Success Result to another Result using a Callable that is able to
      throw a checked exception.
@@ -612,7 +741,8 @@
                                          .andThen(v -> () -> {throw new IOException();});
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** void	match(Consumer<T> onSuccess, Consumer<Throwable> onError)
+
+**** =void	match(Consumer<T> onSuccess, Consumer<Throwable> onError)=
 
      Matches the Result, either success or error, and supplies the appropriate
      Consumer with the value or error.
@@ -625,7 +755,8 @@
            );
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** Result<T> recover(Function<Throwable,Result<T>> f)
+
+**** =Result<T> recover(Function<Throwable,Result<T>> f)=
 
      Provide a way to attempt to recover from an error state.
 
@@ -634,7 +765,8 @@
                                           .recover(e -> Result.of(() -> getSafeValue(e)));
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** Result<T> peek(Consumer<T> consumer)
+
+**** =Result<T> peek(Consumer<T> consumer)=
 
      Provide the value within the Result, if it is a success, to the Consumer,
      and returns this Result.
@@ -644,7 +776,8 @@
                                           .peek(v -> System.out.println(v));
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** Result<T> thenWith(Function<T,WithResultContinuation<T>> f)
+
+**** =Result<T> thenWith(Function<T,WithResultContinuation<T>> f)=
 
      Perform the continuation with the current Result value then return the
      current Result, assuming there was no error in the continuation.
@@ -655,7 +788,8 @@
                                            .thenWith(v -> () -> {throw new IOException();});
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** Result<Maybe<T>> maybe(Predicate<T> predicate)
+
+**** =Result<Maybe<T>> maybe(Predicate<T> predicate)=
 
      Wraps the value within the Result in a Maybe, either a Just if the
      predicate is true, or Nothing.
@@ -665,7 +799,8 @@
                                                  .maybe(v -> v % 2 == 0);
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** T orElseThrow()
+
+**** =T orElseThrow()=
 
      Extracts the successful value from the result, or throws the error
      Throwable.
@@ -675,7 +810,8 @@
                                   .orElseThrow();
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** void onError(Consumer<Throwable> errorConsumer)
+
+**** =void onError(Consumer<Throwable> errorConsumer)=
 
      A handler for error states.
 
@@ -684,7 +820,8 @@
            .onError(e -> handleError(e));
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** boolean isOkay()
+
+**** =boolean isOkay()=
 
      Checks if the Result is a success.
 
@@ -693,7 +830,8 @@
                                   .isOkay();
      #+END_SRC
 
-***** boolean isError()
+
+**** =boolean isError()=
 
        Checks if the Result is an error.
 
@@ -701,3 +839,94 @@
      final boolean isError = Result.of(() -> getValue())
                                    .isError();
      #+END_SRC
+
+
+** Either
+
+   Allows handling a value that can be one of two types, a left value/type or a
+   right value/type.
+
+   When an =Either= is returned from a method it will contain either a left or a
+   right.
+
+   Where the =Either= is used to represent success/failure, the left case is, by
+   convention, used to indicate the error, and right the success. An alternative
+   is to use the =Result= which more clearly distinguishes success from failure.
+
+*** =Either= *is not* a Monad.
+
+*** Static Constructors
+
+**** =static <L, R> Either<L, R> left(final L l)=
+
+     Create a new Either holding a left value.
+
+     #+BEGIN_SRC java
+     final Either<Integer, String> left = Either.left(getIntegerValue());
+     #+END_SRC
+
+
+**** =static <L, R> Either<L, R> right(final R r)=
+
+     Create a new Either holding a right value.
+
+     #+BEGIN_SRC java
+     final Either<Integer, String> right = Either.right(getStringValue());
+     #+END_SRC
+
+
+*** Instance Methods
+
+**** =boolean isLeft()=
+
+     Checks if the Either holds a left value.
+
+     #+BEGIN_SRC java
+     final boolean leftIsLeft = Either.<Integer, String>left(getIntegerValue()).isLeft();
+     final boolean rightIsLeft = Either.<Integer, String>right(getStringValue()).isLeft();
+     #+END_SRC
+
+
+**** =boolean isRight()=
+
+     Checks if the Either holds a right value.
+
+     #+BEGIN_SRC java
+     final boolean leftIsRight = Either.<Integer, String>left(getIntegerValue()).isRight();
+     final boolean rightIsRight = Either.<Integer, String>right(getStringValue()).isRight();
+     #+END_SRC
+
+
+**** =void match(Consumer<L> onLeft, Consumer<R> onRight)=
+
+     Matches the Either, invoking the correct Consumer.
+
+     #+BEGIN_SRC java
+     Either.<Integer, String>left(getIntegerValue())
+           .match(
+               left -> handleIntegerValue(left),
+               right -> handleStringValue(right)
+           );
+     #+END_SRC
+
+
+**** =<T> Either<T, R> mapLeft(Function<L, T> f)=
+
+     Map the function across the left value.
+
+     #+BEGIN_SRC java
+     final Either<Double, String> either = Either.<Integer, String>left(getIntegerValue())
+                                                 .mapLeft(i -> i.doubleValue());
+     #+END_SRC
+
+
+**** =<T> Either<L, T> mapRight(Function<R, T> f)=
+
+     Map the function across the right value.
+
+     #+BEGIN_SRC java
+     final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.<Integer, String>left(getIntegerValue())
+                                                  .mapRight(s -> s + "x");
+     #+END_SRC
+
+

src/main/java/net/kemitix/mon/TypeAlias.java

@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import java.util.function.Function;
  * for the type being aliased.</p>
  *
  * @param <T> the type of the alias
- *
  * @author Paul Campbell (pcampbell@kemitix.net)
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("abstractclassname")
@@ -55,13 +54,24 @@ public abstract class TypeAlias<T> {
      *
      * @param f   the function to create the new value
      * @param <R> the type of the new value
-     *
+     * @return the result of the function
-     * @return a TypeAlias
      */
     public final <R> R map(final Function<T, R> f) {
         return f.apply(value);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Map the TypeAlias into another TypeAlias.
+     *
+     * @param f   the function to create the new value
+     * @param <R> the type of the new value within a TypeAlias
+     * @param <U> the type of the TypeAlias superclass containing the new value
+     * @return a TypeAlias
+     */
+    public final <R, U extends TypeAlias<R>> U flatMap(final Function<T, U> f) {
+        return f.apply(value);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public final int hashCode() {
         return value.hashCode();

src/main/java/net/kemitix/mon/experimental/either/Either.java

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+/**
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Paul Campbell
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
+ * and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+ * including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies
+ * or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+ * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package net.kemitix.mon.experimental.either;
+
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/**
+ * An Either type for holding a one of two possible values, a left and a right, that may be of different types.
+ *
+ * @param <L> the type of the Either for left value
+ * @param <R> the type of the Either for right value
+ * @author Paul Campbell (pcampbell@kemitix.net)
+ */
+public interface Either<L, R> {
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new Either holding a left value.
+     *
+     * @param l   the left value
+     * @param <L> the type of the left value
+     * @param <R> the type of the right value
+     * @return a Either holding the left value
+     */
+    static <L, R> Either<L, R> left(final L l) {
+        return new Left<>(l);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new Either holding a right value.
+     *
+     * @param r   the right value
+     * @param <L> the type of the left value
+     * @param <R> the type of the right value
+     * @return a Either holding the right value
+     */
+    static <L, R> Either<L, R> right(final R r) {
+        return new Right<>(r);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the Either holds a left value.
+     *
+     * @return true if this Either is a left
+     */
+    boolean isLeft();
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the Either holds a right value.
+     *
+     * @return true if this Either is a right
+     */
+    boolean isRight();
+
+    /**
+     * Matches the Either, invoking the correct Consumer.
+     *
+     * @param onLeft  the Consumer to invoke when the Either is a left
+     * @param onRight the Consumer to invoke when the Either is a right
+     */
+    void match(Consumer<L> onLeft, Consumer<R> onRight);
+
+    /**
+     * Map the function across the left value.
+     *
+     * @param f   the function to apply to any left value
+     * @param <T> the type to change the left value to
+     * @return a new Either
+     */
+    <T> Either<T, R> mapLeft(Function<L, T> f);
+
+    /**
+     * Map the function across the right value.
+     *
+     * @param f   the function to apply to any right value
+     * @param <T> the type to change the right value to
+     * @return a new Either
+     */
+    <T> Either<L, T> mapRight(Function<R, T> f);
+}

src/main/java/net/kemitix/mon/experimental/either/Left.java

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Paul Campbell
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
+ * and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+ * including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies
+ * or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+ * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package net.kemitix.mon.experimental.either;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/**
+ * An Either type holding a left value.
+ *
+ * @param <L> the type of the Either for left value
+ * @param <R> the type of the Either for right value
+ * @author Paul Campbell (pcampbell@kemitix.net)
+ */
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+class Left<L, R> implements Either<L, R> {
+
+    @Getter
+    private final boolean left = true;
+    @Getter
+    private final boolean right = false;
+
+    private final L value;
+
+    @Override
+    public void match(final Consumer<L> onLeft, final Consumer<R> onRight) {
+        onLeft.accept(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> Either<T, R> mapLeft(final Function<L, T> f) {
+        return new Left<>(f.apply(value));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> Either<L, T> mapRight(final Function<R, T> f) {
+        return new Left<>(value);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/net/kemitix/mon/experimental/either/Right.java

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+/**
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Paul Campbell
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
+ * and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+ * including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies
+ * or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+ * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package net.kemitix.mon.experimental.either;
+
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+
+import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+/**
+ * An Either type holding a right value.
+ *
+ * @param <L> the type of the Either for left value
+ * @param <R> the type of the Either for right value
+ * @author Paul Campbell (pcampbell@kemitix.net)
+ */
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+class Right<L, R> implements Either<L, R> {
+
+    @Getter
+    private final boolean left = false;
+    @Getter
+    private final boolean right = true;
+
+    private final R value;
+
+    @Override
+    public void match(final Consumer<L> onLeft, final Consumer<R> onRight) {
+        onRight.accept(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> Either<T, R> mapLeft(final Function<L, T> f) {
+        return new Right<>(value);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> Either<L, T> mapRight(final Function<R, T> f) {
+        return new Right<>(f.apply(value));
+    }
+}

src/main/java/net/kemitix/mon/experimental/either/package-info.java

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+/**
+ * The MIT License (MIT)
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 Paul Campbell
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software
+ * and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction,
+ * including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies
+ * or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
+ * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+package net.kemitix.mon.experimental.either;

src/test/java/net/kemitix/mon/EitherTest.java

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+package net.kemitix.mon;
+
+import net.kemitix.mon.experimental.either.Either;
+import org.assertj.core.api.WithAssertions;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class EitherTest implements WithAssertions {
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenLeft_isLeft() {
+        //when
+        final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.left(1);
+        //then
+        assertThat(either.isLeft()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenLeft_isNotRight() {
+        //when
+        final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.left(1);
+        //then
+        assertThat(either.isRight()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenRight_isNotLeft() {
+        //when
+        final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.right("1");
+        //then
+        assertThat(either.isLeft()).isFalse();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenRight_isRight() {
+        //when
+        final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.right("1");
+        //then
+        assertThat(either.isRight()).isTrue();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenLeft_matchLeft() {
+        //given
+        final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.left(1);
+        //then
+        either.match(
+                left -> assertThat(left).isEqualTo(1),
+                right -> fail("Not a right")
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void whenRight_matchRight() {
+        //given
+        final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.right("1");
+        //then
+        either.match(
+                left -> fail("Not a left"),
+                right -> assertThat(right).isEqualTo("1")
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenLeft_whenMapLeft_thenMap() {
+        //given
+        final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.left(2);
+        //when
+        final Either<Integer, String> result = either.mapLeft(l -> l * 2);
+        //then
+        result.match(
+                left -> assertThat(left).isEqualTo(4),
+                right -> fail("Not a right")
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenRight_whenMapRight_thenMap() {
+        //given
+        final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.right("2");
+        //when
+        final Either<Integer, String> result = either.mapRight(l -> l + "2");
+        //then
+        result.match(
+                left -> fail("Not a left"),
+                right -> assertThat(right).isEqualTo("22")
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenLeft_whenMapRight_thenDoNothing() {
+        //given
+        final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.left(2);
+        //when
+        final Either<Integer, String> result = either.mapRight(r -> r + "x");
+        //then
+        result.match(
+                left -> assertThat(left).isEqualTo(2),
+                right -> fail("Not a right")
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenRight_whenMapLeft_thenDoNothing() {
+        //given
+        final Either<Integer, String> either = Either.right("2");
+        //when
+        final Either<Integer, String> result = either.mapLeft(l -> l * 2);
+        //then
+        result.match(
+                left -> fail("Not a left"),
+                right -> assertThat(right).isEqualTo("2")
+        );
+    }
+}

src/test/java/net/kemitix/mon/TypeAliasMonadTest.java

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+package net.kemitix.mon;
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.WithAssertions;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import java.util.function.Function;
+
+public class TypeAliasMonadTest implements WithAssertions {
+
+    private final int v = 1;
+    private final Function<Integer, AnAlias<Integer>> f = i -> a(i * 2);
+    private final Function<Integer, AnAlias<Integer>> g = i -> a(i + 6);
+
+    private static AnAlias<Integer> a(Integer v) {
+        return AnAlias.of(v);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void leftIdentity() {
+        assertThat(
+                a(v).flatMap(f)
+        ).isEqualTo(
+                f.apply(v)
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void rightIdentity() {
+        final AnAlias<Integer> integerAnAlias = a(v).flatMap(x -> a(x));
+        assertThat(
+                integerAnAlias
+        ).isEqualTo(
+                a(v)
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void associativity() {
+        assertThat(
+                a(v).flatMap(f).flatMap(g)
+        ).isEqualTo(
+                a(v).flatMap(x -> f.apply(x).flatMap(g))
+        );
+    }
+
+    static class AnAlias<T> extends TypeAlias<T> {
+        private AnAlias(T value) {
+            super(value);
+        }
+
+        static <T> AnAlias<T> of(T value) {
+            return new AnAlias<>(value);
+        }
+    }
+}