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Simple way to recursively curry javascript functions http://jsfiddle.net/amatiasq/osrsomq0/
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/** | |
* @param {Function} fn Function to curry. | |
* @param {Number} lenght of the arguments required to invoke the function. | |
* @returns {Function} The currified function. | |
*/ | |
const curry = (fn, length = fn.length) => function currified(...args) { | |
if (args.length === 0) { | |
return currified; | |
} | |
if (args.length >= length) | |
return fn.apply(this, args); | |
} | |
const child = fn.bind.apply(fn, [this, ...args]); | |
return curry(child, length - args.length); | |
}; |
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var log = console.log.bind(console); | |
// empty calls are ignored | |
curry(log, 1) ()()()()(1); // Logs: 1 | |
// extra args are passed | |
curry(log, 1) (1, 2, 3, 4); // Logs: 1 2 3 4 | |
// recursive currification | |
curry(log, 5) (1)(2)(3)(4)(5); // 1 2 3 4 5 | |
// works with all combination | |
curry(log, 4) (1, 2, 3, 4); // Logs: 1 2 3 4 | |
curry(log, 4) (1, 2, 3)(4); // Logs: 1 2 3 4 | |
curry(log, 4) (1, 2)(3, 4); // Logs: 1 2 3 4 | |
curry(log, 4) (1)(2, 3, 4); // Logs: 1 2 3 4 | |
curry(log, 4) (1, 2)(3)(4); // Logs: 1 2 3 4 | |
curry(log, 4) (1)(2)(3, 4); // Logs: 1 2 3 4 | |
curry(log, 4) (1)(2, 3)(4); // Logs: 1 2 3 4 | |
curry(log, 4) (1)(2)(3)(4); // Logs: 1 2 3 4 | |
// function is not invoked until argument lenght is reached | |
console.log(curry(log, 4) (1)(2)(3)); // returns function currified() { ... } | |
// when argument length is reached function is invoked and its result is returned | |
try { | |
curry(log, 4) (1)(2)(3)(4)(5); // logs 1 2 3 4 & throws undefined is not a function | |
} catch(err) { | |
console.log(err); | |
} | |
function sum(a, b) { | |
return a + b; | |
} | |
// argument length detected automatically | |
console.log(curry(sum)(1)(2)); |
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