as-> only binds the specified expression rather than each result in step
and only works from within ->

Timothy Baldridge writes:

> That was added to clojure.core in 1.6 and is known as "as->"
> https://clojuredocs.org/clojure.core/as-%3E
>
>
>
> On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 6:55 AM, Krzysiek Herod <krzysiek.he...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Guys, what do you think about new thread macro (I would call it thread-any
>> and represent it as "%>"), that would require you to always specify the
>> position of the argument you want to pass to the function?
>>
>> This code:
>>
>> (defn csv-line->sql-line [table, line]
>>   (-> line
>>       (str " ")
>>       (str/split separator)
>>       (#(map csv-field->sql-field %))
>>       (#(str/join ", " %))
>>       (str/replace strings-wrapper "\"")
>>       (#(str "INSERT INTO ", table, " VALUES(" % ");"))))
>>
>> would become:
>>
>> (defn csv-line->sql-line [table, line]
>>   (%> line
>>       (str % " ")
>>       (str/split % separator)
>>       (map csv-field->sql-field %)
>>       (str/join ", " %)
>>       (str/replace strings-wrapper % "\"")
>>       (str "INSERT INTO ", table, " VALUES(" % ");")))
>>
>> Reasoning:
>> - there are functions that are "thread-first fiendly", and other that are
>> "thread-last friendly", by using thread-in you don't have to redefine
>> functions only to change the order of the attributes
>> - I find it easier to follow execution chain if the argument is passed
>> explicitely
>>
>> PS. I'm a clojure newbie, still in the process of learning basics. For
>> example I'm not sure how to implement such macro yet, so if you find
>> something obviously wrong, or missing in my suggestion, please let me know.
>> I'll be super happy to read about alternative solutions to achieve similar
>> goal.
>>
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