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# define a record, first attribute is considered the key
defrecord User, email: "", first: "", last: ""

# encapsulates mnesia calls
defmodule Database do
  def create_schema do
    create_table User
  end
  
  def find(record, id) do

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    defmodule DynaFuncs do
     
      #this works - dynamic name with no args
      {:ok, other_func_name} = Code.string_to_quoted(:half)
      def unquote(other_func_name), do: IO.puts(1/2)

      # but this doesn't work - static name with no args
      def unquote(:one_third), do: IO.puts(1/3)

      # and this works - static name with args

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defmodule LoggerHandler do
  use GenEvent

  # Callbacks

  def handle_event({:log, x}, messages) do
    {:ok, [x|messages]}
  end

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