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# Introduction
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Fluence is an open protocol and a framework for internet or private cloud applications. Fluence provides a peer-to-peer development stack so that you can create applications free of proprietary cloud platforms, centralized APIs, and untrustworthy third-parties. The Fluence stack is open source and is maintained and governed by a community of developers.
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At the core of Fluence is the open-source language **Aqua** that allows for the programming of peer-to-peer scenarios separately from the computations on peers. Applications are turned into hostless workflows over distributed function calls, which enables various levels of decentralization: from handling by a limited set of servers to complete peer-to-peer architecture by connecting user devices directly.
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{% embed url="https://youtu.be/EcS0jT8a\_dk" %}
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This book is dedicated to all things Aqua and currently in its **alpha** version and we expect to expand both Aqua's breadth and depth coverage over the coming weeks.
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You can stay in touch or contact us via the following channels:
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* [Discord](https://discord.gg/)
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* [Telegram](https://t.me/fluence_project)
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* [Aqua Github](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua)
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* [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3b5eFyKRFlEMwSJ1BTjpbw)
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# Aqua
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[Aqua](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua) is a purpose-designed language to compose distributed services hosted on peer-to-peer nodes into applications and backends and part of Fluence Labs' Aquamarine stack and peer-to-peer programming model.
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In addition to the language specification, Aqua provides a compiler, intermediate representation \(AIR\) and an execution stack, Aqua VM.
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# Getting Started
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[Aqua](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua), part of Fluence Lab's Aquamarine Web3 stack, is a purpose-built language to program peer-to-peer networks and compose distributed services hosted on peer-to-peer nodes into applications and backends.
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## Installation
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In addition to the language specification, Aqua provides a compiler, which produces Aqua Intermediary Representation \(AIR\) and an execution stack, Aqua VM, that is part of every Fluence node implementation to execute AIR. Moreover, Aqua VM it a Wasm module that runs of ... and
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### Help And Support
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* [Discord](https://discord.gg/)
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* [Telegram](https://t.me/fluence_project)
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* [https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua)
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* [Aqua Repo](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua)
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* [Aqua Playground](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua-playground)
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* [Aqua VM](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aquavm)
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* [VSCode Extension](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua-vscode)
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* native
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* container
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* VSCode extension\(s\)
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# Installation
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Both the Aqua compiler and support library can be installed natively with `npm`
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To install the compiler:
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```bash
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npm -g install @fluencelabs/aqua-cli
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```
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and to make the Aqua library available to Typescript applications:
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```bash
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npm -g install @fluencelabs/aqua-lib
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```
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Moreover, a VSCode syntax-highlighting extension is available. In VSCode, click on the Extensions button, search for `aqua`and install the extension.
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* native tools
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* devcontianer ?
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@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ func foo(): -- Comments are allowed almost everywhere
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bar(5)
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```
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Values in Aqua have types, which are designated by a colon, `:`, as seen in function signature below. The type of a return, which is yielded when a function is executed, is denoted by an arrow pointing to the right `->` , whereas yielding is denoted by an arrow pointing to the left `<-`.
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Values in Aqua have types, which are designated by a colon, `:`, as seen in function signature below. The type of a return, which is yielded when a function is executed, is denoted by an arrow pointing to the right `->` , whereas yielding is denoted by an arrow pointing to the left `<-`.
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```text
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-- Define a function that yields a string
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func bar(arg: i16) -> string:
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-- Call a function
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smth(arg)
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-- Yield a value from a function
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x <- smth(arg)
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-- Return a yielded results from a function
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<- "return literal"
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```
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@ -52,3 +52,5 @@ Reference:
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* [Expressions](expressions/)
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# CRDT Streams
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In Aqua, ordinary value is a name that points to a single result:
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In Aqua, an ordinary value is a name that points to a single result:
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```text
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value <- foo()
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```
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Stream is a name that points to a number of results \(zero or more\):
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A stream , on the other hand, is a name that points to zero or more results:
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```text
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value: *string
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value <- foo()
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```
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Stream is a kind of [collection](types.md#collection-types), and can be used where other collections are:
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Stream is a kind of [collection](types.md#collection-types) and can be used in place of other collections:
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```text
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func foo(peer: string, relay: ?string):
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foo(peer, relayMaybe)
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```
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But the most powerful uses of streams come along with parallelism, which incurs non-determinism.
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But the most powerful use of streams pertains to their use with parallel execution, which incurs non-determinism.
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### Streams lifecycle and guarantees
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### Streams: Lifecycle And Guarantees
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Streams lifecycle can be divided into three stages:
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A stream's lifecycle can be separated into three stages:
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* Source: \(Parallel\) Writes to a stream
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* Map: Handling the stream values
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* Sink: Converting the resulting stream into scalar
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* Sink: Converting the resulting stream into a scalar
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Consider the following example:
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func foo(peers: []string) -> string:
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resp: *string
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-- Will go to all peers in parallel
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-- Go to all peers in parallel
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for p <- peers par:
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on p:
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-- Do something
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```
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In this case, for each peer in peers, something is going to be written into resp stream.
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In this case, for each peer in peers, something is going to be written into `resp` stream.
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Every peer p in peers does not know anything about how the other iterations proceed.
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Every peer `p` in peers does not know anything about how the other iterations proceed.
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Once something is written to resp stream, the second for is triggered. It's the mapping stage.
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Once something is written to `resp` stream, the second for is triggered. This is the mapping stage.
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And then the results are sent to the first peer, to call Op.identity there. This Op.identity waits until element number 5 is defined on resp2 stream.
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And then the results are sent to the first peer, to call Op.identity there. This Op.identity waits until element number 5 is defined on `resp2` stream.
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When it is, stream as a whole is consumed to produce a scalar value, which is returned.
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When the join is complete, the stream is consumed by the concatenation service to produce a scalar value, which is returned.
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During execution, involved peers have different views on the state of execution: parallel branches of for have no access to each other's data. Finally, execution flows to the initial peer. Initial peer merges writes to the resp stream, and merges writes to the resp2 stream. It's done in conflict-free fashion. More than that, head of resp, resp2 streams will not change from each peer's point of view: it's immutable, and new values are only appended. However, different peers may have different order of the stream values, depending on the order of receiving these values.
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During execution, involved peers have different views on the state of execution: each of the `for` parallel branches have no view or access to the other branches' data and eventually, the execution flows to the initial peer. The initial peer then merges writes to the `resp` stream and to the `resp2` stream, respectively. These writes are done in conflict-free fashion. Furthermore, the respective heads of the `resp`, `resp2` streams will not change from each peer's point of view as they are immutable and new values can only be appended. However, different peers may have a different order of the stream values depending on the order of receiving these values.
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func do_something(): -- arrow of type: -> ()
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MySrv "srv id"
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MySrv.foo()
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MySrv.foo()
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```
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* list all expressions
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# Header
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## Header expressions
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### Header expressions
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`import`
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import "path/to/file.aqua"
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```
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The to be imported file path is first resolved relative to the source file path followed by checking for an `-imports` directories.
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The to be imported file path is first resolved relative to the source file path followed by checking for an `-imports` directories.
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See [Imports & Exports](../statements-1.md) for details.
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# Overrideable constants
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`const`
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Constant definition.
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service Peer("peer"):
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foo() -- no arguments, no return
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bar(i: bool) -> bool
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func usePeer() -> bool:
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Peer.foo() -- results in a call of service "peer", function "foo", on current peer ID
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z <- Peer.bar(true)
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service MyService:
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foo()
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bar(i: bool, z: i32) -> string
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func useMyService(k: i32) -> string:
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-- Need to tell the compiler what does "my service" mean in this scope
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MyService "my service id"
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-- Need to redefine MyService in scope of this peer as well
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MyService "another service id"
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z <- MyService.bar(false, k)
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<- z
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<- z
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```
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Service definitions have types. Type of a service is a product type of arrows. See [Types](../types.md#type-of-a-service-and-a-file).
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# Imports And Exports
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# Imports & exports
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Aqua source file has head and body. The body contains function definitions, services, types, constants. Header manages what is imported from other files, and what is exported from this one.
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# Topology
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Aqua lets developers to describe the whole distributed workflow in a single script, link data, recover from errors, implement complex patterns like backpressure, and more. Hence, topology is at the heart of Aqua.
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Topology in Aqua is declarative: You just need to say where a piece of code must be executed, on what peer, and optionally how to get there. he Aqua compiler will add all the required network hops.
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Aqua lets developers to describe the whole distributed workflow in a single script, link data, recover from errors, implement complex patterns like backpressure, and more. Hence, topology is at the heart of Aqua.
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## On expression
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Topology in Aqua is declarative: You just need to say where a piece of code must be executed, on what peer, and optionally how to get there. he Aqua compiler will add all the required network hops.
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### On expression
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`on` expression moves execution to the specified peer:
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baz()
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```
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## `%init_peer_id%`
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### `%init_peer_id%`
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There is one custom peer ID that is always in scope: `%init_peer_id%`. It points to the peer that initiated this request.
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There is one custom peer ID that is always in scope: `%init_peer_id%`. It points to the peer that initiated this request.
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{% hint style="warning" %}
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Using `on %init_peer_id%` is an anti-pattern: There is no way to ensure that init peer is accessible from the currently used part of the network.
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{% endhint %}
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## More complex scenarios
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### More complex scenarios
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Consider this example:
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func foo():
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on "peer foo":
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do_foo()
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func bar(i: i32):
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do_bar()
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func baz():
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bar(1)
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on "peer baz":
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foo()
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bar(2)
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bar(3)
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bar(3)
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```
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Take a minute to think about:
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* `bar(2)` is executed on `"peer baz"`, despite the fact that foo does topologic transition. `bar(2)` is in the scope of `on "peer baz"`, so it will be executed there
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* `bar(3)` is executed where `bar(1)` was: in the root scope of `baz`, wherever it was called from
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## Accessing peers `via` other peers
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### Accessing peers `via` other peers
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In a distributed network it is quite common that a peer is not directly accessible. For example, a browser has no public network interface and you cannot open a socket to a browser at will. Such constraints warrant a `relay` pattern: there should be a well-connected peer that relays requests from a peer to the network and vice versa.
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-- the compiler will add an additional hop to some relay
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on "some peer" via "some relay":
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foo()
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-- More complex path: first go to relay2, then to relay1,
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-- then to peer. When going out of peer, do it in reverse
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on "peer" via relay1 via relay2:
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foo()
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-- You can pass any collection of strings to relay,
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-- and it will go through it if it's defined,
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-- or directly if not
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When the `on` scope is ended, it does not affect any further topology moves. Until you stop indentation, `on` affects the topology and may add additional topology moves, which means more roundtrips and unnecessary latency.
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## Callbacks
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### Callbacks
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What if you want to return something to the initial peer? For example, implement a request-response pattern. Or send a bunch of requests to different peers, and render responses as they come, in any order.
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updateModel(m)
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par on "other peer":
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x <- getMessage()
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logMessage(x)
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logMessage(x)
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```
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Callbacks have the [arrow type](types.md#arrow-types).
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func foo():
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on "peer 1":
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doFoo()
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func bar(cb: -> ()):
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on "peer2":
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cb()
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func baz():
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-- foo will go to peer 1
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-- bar will go to peer 2
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bar(foo)
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bar(foo)
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```
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If you pass a service call as a callback, it will be executed locally on the node where you called it. That might change.
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Passing service function calls as arguments is very fragile as it does not track that a service is resolved in the scope of the call. Abilities variance may fix that.
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{% endhint %}
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## Parallel execution and topology
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### Parallel execution and topology
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When blocks are executed in parallel, it is not always necessary to resolve the topology to get to the next peer. The compiler will add topologic hops from the par branch only if data defined in that branch is used down the flow.
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What if all branches do not return? Execution will halt. Be careful, use `co` if you don't care about the returned data.
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{% endhint %}
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# Types
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## Scalars
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### Scalars
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Scalar types follow the Wasm IT notation.
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* Records \(product type\): see below
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* Arrays: see Collection Types below
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## Literals
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### Literals
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You can pass booleans \(true, false\), numbers, double-quoted strings as literals.
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## Products
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### Products
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```python
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data ProductName:
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field_name: string
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data OtherProduct:
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product: ProductName
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flag: bool
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flag: bool
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```
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Fields are accessible with the dot operator `.` , e.g. `product.field`.
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Fields are accessible with the dot operator `.` , e.g. `product.field`.
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## Collection Types
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### Collection Types
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Aqua has three different types with variable length, denoted by quantifiers `[]`, `*`, and `?`.
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Any data type can be prepended with a quantifier, e.g. `*u32`, `[][]string`, `?ProductType` are all correct type specifications.
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You can access a distinct value of a collection with `!` operator, optionally followed by an index.
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Examples:
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value = maybe_value!
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```
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## Arrow Types
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### Arrow Types
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Every function has an arrow type that maps a list of input types to an optional output type.
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x <- arrow()
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```
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## Type Alias
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### Type Alias
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For convenience, you can alias a type:
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alias MyAlias = ?string
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```
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## Type Variance
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### Type Variance
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Aqua is made for composing data on the open network. That means that you want to compose things if they do compose, even if you don't control its source code.
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Therefore Aqua follows the structural typing paradigm: if a type contains all the expected data, then it fits. For example, you can pass `u8` in place of `u16` or `i16`. Or `?bool` in place of `[]bool`. Or `*string` instead of `?string` or `[]string`. The same holds for products.
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For arrow types, Aqua checks the variance on arguments and contravariance on the return type.
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```text
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@ -128,17 +130,17 @@ bar(foo4)
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Arrow type `A: D -> C` is a subtype of `A1: D1 -> C1`, if `D1` is a subtype of `D` and `C` is a subtype of `C1`.
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## Type Of A Service And A File
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### Type Of A Service And A File
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A service type is a product of arrows.
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```text
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service MyService:
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foo(arg: string) -> bool
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-- type of this service is:
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data MyServiceType:
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foo: string -> bool
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foo: string -> bool
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```
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The file is a product of all defined constants and functions \(treated as arrows\). Type definitions in the file do not go to the file type.
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@ -148,14 +150,16 @@ The file is a product of all defined constants and functions \(treated as arrows
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func foo(arg: string) -> bool:
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...
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const flag ?= true
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-- type of MyFile.aqua
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data MyServiceType:
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foo: string -> bool
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flag: bool
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flag: bool
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```
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{% embed url="https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua/blob/main/types/src/main/scala/aqua/types/Type.scala" caption="See the types system implementation" %}
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@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ on "peer 1":
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More on that in the Security section. Now let's see how we can work with values inside the language.
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## Arguments
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### Arguments
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Function arguments are available within the whole function body.
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@ -26,14 +26,14 @@ Function arguments are available within the whole function body.
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func foo(arg: i32, log: string -> ()):
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-- Use data arguments
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bar(arg)
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-- Arguments can have arrow type and be used as strings
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log("Wrote arg to responses")
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```
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## Return values
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### Return values
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You can assign results of an arrow call to a name, and use this returned value in the code below.
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You can assign results of an arrow call to a name, and use this returned value in the code below.
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```text
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-- Imagine a Stringify service that's always available
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@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func bar(arg: i32) -> string:
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-- Starting from there, you can use x
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-- Pass x out of the function scope as the return value
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<- x
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func foo(arg: i32, log: *string):
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-- Use bar to convert arg to string, push that string
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@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func foo(arg: i32, log: *string):
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log <- bar(arg)
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```
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## Literals
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### Literals
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Aqua supports just a few literals: numbers, quoted strings, booleans. You [cannot init a structure](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua/issues/167) in Aqua, only obtain it as a result of a function call.
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@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ foo("double quoted string literal")
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-- Booleans are true or false
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if x == false:
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foo("false is a literal")
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-- Numbers are different
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-- Any number:
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bar(1)
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@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ bar(-1)
|
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bar(-0.2)
|
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```
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|
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## Getters
|
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### Getters
|
||||
|
||||
In Aqua, you can use a getter to peak into a field of a product or indexed element in an array.
|
||||
In Aqua, you can use a getter to peak into a field of a product or indexed element in an array.
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
data Sub:
|
||||
@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ data Example:
|
||||
field: u32
|
||||
arr: []Sub
|
||||
child: Sub
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
func foo(e: Example):
|
||||
bar(e.field) -- u32
|
||||
bar(e.child) -- Sub
|
||||
@ -100,13 +100,14 @@ func foo(e: Example):
|
||||
bar(e.arr!) -- gets the 0 element
|
||||
bar(e.arr!.sub) -- string
|
||||
bar(e.arr!2) -- gets the 2nd element
|
||||
bar(e.arr!2.sub) -- string
|
||||
bar(e.arr!2.sub) -- string
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Note that the `!` operator may fail or halt:
|
||||
|
||||
* If it is called on an immutable collection, it will fail if the collection is shorter and has no given index; you can handle the error with [try](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua-book/tree/4177e00f9313f0e1eb0a60015e1c19a956c065bd/language/operators/conditional.md#try) or [otherwise](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua-book/tree/4177e00f9313f0e1eb0a60015e1c19a956c065bd/language/operators/conditional.md#otherwise).
|
||||
* If it is called on an appendable stream, it will wait for some parallel append operation to fulfill, see [Join behavior](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua-book/tree/4177e00f9313f0e1eb0a60015e1c19a956c065bd/language/operators/parallel.md#join-behavior).
|
||||
* If it is called on an immutable collection, it will fail if the collection is shorter and has no given index; you can handle the error with [try](operators/conditional.md#try) or [otherwise](operators/conditional.md#otherwise).
|
||||
* If it is called on an appendable stream, it will wait for some parallel append operation to fulfill, see [Join behavior](operators/parallel.md#join-behavior).
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
{% hint style="warning" %}
|
||||
The `!` operator can currently only be used with literal indices.
|
||||
@ -114,10 +115,11 @@ That is,`!2` is valid but`!x` is not valid.
|
||||
We expect to address this limitation soon.
|
||||
{% endhint %}
|
||||
|
||||
## Assignments
|
||||
### Assignments
|
||||
|
||||
Assignments, `=`, only give a name to a value with applied getter or to a literal.
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
func foo(arg: bool, e: Example):
|
||||
-- Rename the argument
|
||||
@ -128,7 +130,7 @@ func foo(arg: bool, e: Example):
|
||||
c = "just string value"
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Constants
|
||||
### Constants
|
||||
|
||||
Constants are like assignments but in the root scope. They can be used in all function bodies, textually below the place of const definition. Constant values must resolve to a literal.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -148,7 +150,7 @@ func bar():
|
||||
foo(setting)
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Visibility scopes
|
||||
### Visibility scopes
|
||||
|
||||
Visibility scopes follow the contracts of execution flow.
|
||||
|
||||
@ -159,7 +161,7 @@ Functions have isolated scopes:
|
||||
```text
|
||||
func foo():
|
||||
a = 5
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
func bar():
|
||||
-- a is not defined in this function scope
|
||||
a = 7
|
||||
@ -174,9 +176,9 @@ func foo():
|
||||
for y <- ys:
|
||||
-- Can use what was defined above
|
||||
z <- bar(x)
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
-- z is not defined in scope
|
||||
z = 7
|
||||
z = 7
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
[Parallel](flow/parallel.md#join-behavior) branches have [no access](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua/issues/90) to each other's data:
|
||||
@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ par y <- bar(x)
|
||||
baz(x, y)
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Recovery branches in [conditional flow](https://github.com/fluencelabs/aqua-book/tree/4177e00f9313f0e1eb0a60015e1c19a956c065bd/language/operators/conditional.md) have no access to the main branch as the main branch exports values, whereas the recovery branch does not:
|
||||
Recovery branches in [conditional flow](operators/conditional.md) have no access to the main branch as the main branch exports values, whereas the recovery branch does not:
|
||||
|
||||
```text
|
||||
try:
|
||||
@ -200,12 +202,13 @@ otherwise:
|
||||
-- this is not possible – will fail
|
||||
bar(x)
|
||||
y <- baz()
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
-- y is not available below
|
||||
willFail(y)
|
||||
willFail(y)
|
||||
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
## Streams as literals
|
||||
### Streams as literals
|
||||
|
||||
Stream is a special data structure that allows many writes. It has [a dedicated article](crdt-streams.md).
|
||||
|
||||
@ -222,13 +225,13 @@ par resp <- bar()
|
||||
for x <- xs:
|
||||
-- Write to a stream that's defined above
|
||||
resp <- baz()
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
try:
|
||||
resp <- baz()
|
||||
otherwise:
|
||||
on "other peer":
|
||||
resp <- baz()
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
-- Now resp can be used in place of arrays and optional values
|
||||
-- assume fn: []string -> ()
|
||||
fn(resp)
|
||||
@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ fn(resp)
|
||||
-- Can call fn with empty stream: you can use it
|
||||
-- to construct empty values of any collection types
|
||||
nilString: *string
|
||||
fn(nilString)
|
||||
fn(nilString)
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
One of the most frequently used patterns for streams is [Conditional return](flow/conditional.md#conditional-return).
|
||||
|
||||
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