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diff --git a/docs/guide/06_importing-operators.md b/docs/guide/06_importing-operators.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4321e7a --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/guide/06_importing-operators.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +Apart from [trace][], there are only very little builtin operators in `alv` - +you can see all of them in the *builtins* section of the [reference][:/:]. +All of the 'real' functionality of `alv` is grouped into *modules*, that have +to be loaded individually. *Modules* help organize all of the operators so that +it is less overwhelming to look for a concrete feature. It is also possible to +create your own plugins as new modules, which will be covered in another guide +soon. + +Let's try using the [`+` operator][:math/+:] from the [math/][] module. To use +operators from a module, we need to tell `alv` to load it first: We can load +*all* the operators from the [math/][] module into the current scope using the +[import*][] builtin: + + (import* math) + (trace (+ 1 2)) + +prints + + trace (+ 1 2): <num= 3> + +Because it can get a bit confusing when all imported operators are mixed in the +global scope, it is also possible to load the module into its own scope and use +it with a prefix. This is what the [import][] builtin is for: + + (import math) + (trace (math/+ 1 2)) |
