Add generic description for 'meta' package

format() has full support for sprintf format but is written completely in D.
It is currently internal, since it is not typesafe and uses GC at one place.
After some work the function can be made public.

.gitignore

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 .dub
 __test__*__
 __test__*__.core
-/tanya-test-library*
+/tanya-test-*
 
 /docs/
 /docs.json

.travis.yml

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ os:
 language: d
 
 d:
+  - dmd-2.076.0
   - dmd-2.075.1
   - dmd-2.074.1
   - dmd-2.073.2
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ addons:
       - gcc-multilib
 
 before_script:
-  - if [ "$PS1" = '(dmd-2.075.1)' ]; then
+  - if [ "$PS1" = '(dmd-2.076.0)' ]; then
       export UNITTEST="unittest-cov";
     fi
 

README.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Tanya extends Phobos functionality and provides alternative implementations for
 data structures and utilities that depend on the Garbage Collector in Phobos.
 
 * [Bug tracker](https://issues.caraus.io/projects/tanya/issues)
-* [Documentation](https://docs.caraus.io/tanya)
+* [API Documentation](https://docs.caraus.io/tanya)
 * [Contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md)
 
 
@@ -30,11 +30,16 @@ string, Hash set.
 * `format`: Formatting and conversion functions.
 * `math`: Arbitrary precision integer and a set of functions.
 * `memory`: Tools for manual memory management (allocators, smart pointers).
+* `meta`: Template metaprogramming. This package contains utilities to acquire
+type information at compile-time, to transform from one type to another. It has
+also different algorithms for iterating, searching and modifying template
+arguments.
 * `net`: URL-Parsing, network programming.
 * `network`: Socket implementation. `network` is currently under rework.
 After finishing the new socket implementation will land in the `net` package and
 `network` will be deprecated.
 * `os`: Platform-independent interfaces to operating system functionality.
+* `range`: Generic functions and templates for D ranges.
 * `typecons`: Templates that allow to build new types based on the available
 ones.
 
@@ -139,6 +144,7 @@ There are more containers in the `tanya.container` package.
 
 | dmd     |
 |:-------:|
+| 2.076.0 |
 | 2.075.1 |
 | 2.074.1 |
 | 2.073.2 |

appveyor.yml

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ os: Visual Studio 2015
 
 environment:
   matrix:
+    - DC: dmd
+      DVersion: 2.076.0
+      arch: x64
+    - DC: dmd
+      DVersion: 2.076.0
+      arch: x86
     - DC: dmd
       DVersion: 2.075.1
       arch: x64

dub.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "tanya",
-	"description": "General purpose, @nogc library. Containers, networking, memory management, utilities",
+	"description": "General purpose, @nogc library. Containers, networking, metaprogramming, memory management, utilities",
 	"license": "MPL-2.0",
 	"copyright": "(c) Eugene Wissner <info@caraus.de>",
 	"authors": [
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@
 
 	"configurations": [
 		{
-			"name": "library"
+			"name": "library",
+			"targetType": "library",
+			"versions": ["TanyaPhobos"]
+		},
+		{
+			"name": "native",
+			"targetType": "library",
+			"platforms": ["linux-x86_64"]
 		}
 	]
 }

source/tanya/container/array.d

@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ import std.algorithm.mutation;
 import std.conv;
 import std.range.primitives;
 import std.meta;
-import std.traits;
 import tanya.memory;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
+import tanya.meta.transform;
 
 /**
  * Random-access range for the $(D_PSYMBOL Array).

source/tanya/container/buffer.d

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
  */
 module tanya.container.buffer;
 
-import std.traits;
 import tanya.memory;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
 
 version (unittest)
 {

source/tanya/container/entry.d

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  */
 module tanya.container.entry;
 
-import std.traits;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
 import tanya.typecons;
 
 package struct SEntry(T)

source/tanya/container/list.d

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import std.algorithm.comparison;
 import std.algorithm.mutation;
 import std.algorithm.searching;
 import std.range.primitives;
-import std.traits;
 import tanya.container.entry;
 import tanya.memory;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
 
 /**
  * Forward range for the $(D_PSYMBOL SList).

source/tanya/container/queue.d

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 module tanya.container.queue;
 
 import core.exception;
-import std.traits;
 import std.algorithm.mutation;
 import tanya.container.entry;
 import tanya.memory;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
 
 /**
  * FIFO queue.

source/tanya/container/set.d

@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
 module tanya.container.set;
 
 import std.algorithm.mutation;
-import std.traits;
 import tanya.container;
 import tanya.container.entry;
 import tanya.memory;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
+import tanya.meta.transform;
 
 /**
  * Bidirectional range that iterates over the $(D_PSYMBOL Set)'s values.

source/tanya/container/string.d

@@ -30,31 +30,12 @@ import core.exception;
 import std.algorithm.comparison;
 import std.algorithm.mutation;
 import std.algorithm.searching;
-import std.range;
-import std.traits;
+import std.range : isInfinite, isInputRange, ElementEncodingType, hasLength,
+                   popFrontN, empty;
 import tanya.memory;
-
-private ref const(wchar) front(const wchar[] str)
-pure nothrow @safe @nogc
-in
-{
-    assert(str.length > 0);
-}
-body
-{
-    return str[0];
-}
-
-private void popFront(ref const(wchar)[] str, const size_t s = 1)
-pure nothrow @safe @nogc
-in
-{
-    assert(str.length >= s);
-}
-body
-{
-    str = str[s .. $];
-}
+import tanya.meta.trait;
+import tanya.meta.transform;
+import tanya.range.array;
 
 /**
  * Thrown on encoding errors.
@@ -790,7 +771,7 @@ struct String
                     }
                     dchar d = (range[0] - 0xd800) | ((range[1] - 0xdc00) >> 10);
 
-                    range.popFront(2);
+                    range.popFrontN(2);
                 }
                 else
                 {

source/tanya/format/conv.d

@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@
  * Copyright: Eugene Wissner 2017.
  * License: $(LINK2 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/,
  *                  Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0).
- * Authors: $(LINK2 mailto:info@caraus.de, Eugene Wissner)
+ * Authors: Jeff Roberts, $(LINK2 mailto:info@caraus.de, Eugene Wissner)
  * Source: $(LINK2 https://github.com/caraus-ecms/tanya/blob/master/source/tanya/format/conv.d,
  *                 tanya/format/conv.d)
  */
 module tanya.format.conv;
 
-import std.traits;
 import tanya.container.string;
 import tanya.memory;
+import tanya.memory.op;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
+import tanya.meta.transform;
 
 /**
  * Thrown if a type conversion fails.
@@ -610,13 +612,15 @@ private @nogc unittest
     defaultAllocator.dispose(exception);
 }
 
-package char[] number2String(T)(const T number, char[] buffer)
+// Returns the last part of buffer with converted number.
+package(tanya) char[] number2String(T)(const T number,
+                                       return ref char[21] buffer)
+if (isIntegral!T)
 {
     // abs the integer.
     ulong n64 = number < 0 ? -cast(long) number : number;
 
-    char[20] rightAligned;
-    char* start = rightAligned.ptr + rightAligned.sizeof;
+    char* start = buffer[].ptr + buffer.sizeof - 1;
 
     while (true)
     {
@@ -644,7 +648,7 @@ package char[] number2String(T)(const T number, char[] buffer)
         if (n64 == 0)
         {
             if ((start[0] == '0')
-             && (start != (rightAligned.ptr + rightAligned.sizeof)))
+             && (start != (buffer[].ptr + buffer.sizeof -1)))
             {
                 ++start;
             }
@@ -658,47 +662,24 @@ package char[] number2String(T)(const T number, char[] buffer)
         }
     }
 
-    // Get the length that we copied.
-    auto l = cast(uint) ((rightAligned.ptr + rightAligned.sizeof) - start);
+    // Get the length that we have copied.
+    uint l = cast(uint) ((buffer[].ptr + buffer.sizeof - 1) - start);
     if (l == 0)
     {
         *--start = '0';
         l = 1;
     }
-
-    // Write the string.
-    char* bp = buffer.ptr;
-
-    // Set sign.
-    if (number < 0)
+    else if (number < 0) // Set the sign.
     {
-        *bp++ = '-';
+        *--start = '-';
+        ++l;
     }
 
-    // Copy the string into the target buffer.
-    uint n = l;
-    while (n)
-    {
-        int i = n;
-        n -= i;
-
-        while (i >= 4)
-        {
-            *cast(uint*) bp = *cast(uint*) start;
-            bp += 4;
-            start += 4;
-            i -= 4;
-        }
-        while (i)
-        {
-            *bp++ = *start++;
-            --i;
-        }
-    }
-    return buffer[0 .. bp - buffer.ptr];
+    return buffer[$ - l - 1 .. $ - 1];
 }
 
-private @nogc unittest
+// Converting an integer to string.
+private pure nothrow @system @nogc unittest
 {
     char[21] buf;
 

source/tanya/math/mp.d

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ module tanya.math.mp;
 import std.algorithm;
 import std.ascii;
 import std.range;
-import std.traits;
 import tanya.container.array;
 import tanya.memory;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
+import tanya.meta.transform;
 
 /**
  * Algebraic sign.

source/tanya/math/package.d

@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
  */
 module tanya.math;
 
-import std.traits;
 public import tanya.math.mp;
 public import tanya.math.random;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
 
 version (unittest)
 {

source/tanya/memory/mallocator.d

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  */
 module tanya.memory.mallocator;
 
+version (TanyaPhobos):
+
 import core.stdc.stdlib;
 import tanya.memory.allocator;
 

source/tanya/memory/package.d

@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ import std.algorithm.iteration;
 import std.algorithm.mutation;
 import std.conv;
 import std.range;
-import std.traits;
 public import tanya.memory.allocator;
 import tanya.memory.mmappool;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
 
 /**
  * The mixin generates common methods for classes and structs using
@@ -137,17 +137,6 @@ body
     .allocator = allocator;
 }
 
-private nothrow @nogc unittest
-{
-    import tanya.memory.mallocator;
-
-    auto oldAllocator = defaultAllocator;
-    defaultAllocator = Mallocator.instance;
-    assert(defaultAllocator is Mallocator.instance);
-
-    defaultAllocator = oldAllocator;
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns the size in bytes of the state that needs to be allocated to hold an
  * object of type $(D_PARAM T).

source/tanya/memory/smartref.d

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import std.algorithm.comparison;
 import std.algorithm.mutation;
 import std.conv;
 import std.range;
-import std.traits;
 import tanya.memory;
+import tanya.meta.trait;
 
 private template Payload(T)
 {

source/tanya/meta/package.d

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 /**
  * Template metaprogramming.
  *
+ * This package contains utilities to acquire type information at compile-time,
+ * to transform from one type to another. It has also different algorithms for
+ * iterating, searching and modifying template arguments.
+ *
  * Copyright: Eugene Wissner 2017.
  * License: $(LINK2 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/,
  *                  Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0).

source/tanya/meta/transform.d

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  * Type transformations.
  *
  * Templates in this module can be used to modify type qualifiers or transform
- * types.
+ * types. They take some type as argument and return a different type after
+ * perfoming the specified transformation.
  *
  * Copyright: Eugene Wissner 2017.
  * License: $(LINK2 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/,
@@ -17,6 +18,28 @@
  */
 module tanya.meta.transform;
 
+version (TanyaPhobos)
+{
+    public import std.traits : Unqual,
+                               OriginalType,
+                               CopyConstness,
+                               CopyTypeQualifiers,
+                               Unsigned,
+                               Signed,
+                               PointerTarget,
+                               KeyType,
+                               ValueType,
+                               Promoted,
+                               InoutOf,
+                               ConstOf,
+                               SharedOf,
+                               SharedInoutOf,
+                               SharedConstOf,
+                               ImmutableOf,
+                               QualifierOf;
+}
+else:
+
 import tanya.meta.trait;
 
 /**
@@ -473,3 +496,246 @@ pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
     static assert(is(Promoted!(const bool) == const int));
     static assert(is(Promoted!(shared bool) == shared int));
 }
+
+/**
+ * Adds $(D_KEYWORD inout) qualifier to the type $(D_PARAM T).
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T = A type.
+ *
+ * Returns: $(D_INLINECODE inout(T)).
+ */
+alias InoutOf(T) = inout(T);
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    static assert(is(InoutOf!int == inout int));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds $(D_KEYWORD inout) qualifier to the type $(D_PARAM T).
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T = A type.
+ *
+ * Returns: $(D_INLINECODE inout(T)).
+ */
+alias ConstOf(T) = const(T);
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    static assert(is(ConstOf!int == const int));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds $(D_KEYWORD inout) qualifier to the type $(D_PARAM T).
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T = A type.
+ *
+ * Returns: $(D_INLINECODE inout(T)).
+ */
+alias SharedOf(T) = shared(T);
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    static assert(is(SharedOf!int == shared int));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds $(D_KEYWORD inout) qualifier to the type $(D_PARAM T).
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T = A type.
+ *
+ * Returns: $(D_INLINECODE inout(T)).
+ */
+alias SharedInoutOf(T) = shared(inout T);
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    static assert(is(SharedInoutOf!int == shared inout int));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds $(D_KEYWORD shared const) qualifier to the type $(D_PARAM T).
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T = A type.
+ *
+ * Returns: $(D_INLINECODE shared(const T)).
+ */
+alias SharedConstOf(T) = shared(const T);
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    static assert(is(SharedConstOf!int == shared const int));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds $(D_KEYWORD immutable) qualifier to the type $(D_PARAM T).
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T = A type.
+ *
+ * Returns: $(D_INLINECODE immutable(T)).
+ */
+alias ImmutableOf(T) = immutable(T);
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    static assert(is(ImmutableOf!int == immutable int));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds $(D_KEYWORD inout const) qualifier to the type $(D_PARAM T).
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T = A type.
+ *
+ * Returns: $(D_INLINECODE inout(const T)).
+ */
+alias InoutConstOf(T) = inout(const T);
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    static assert(is(InoutConstOf!int == inout const int));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds $(D_KEYWORD shared inout const) qualifier to the type $(D_PARAM T).
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T = A type.
+ *
+ * Returns: $(D_INLINECODE shared(inout const T)).
+ */
+alias SharedInoutConstOf(T) = shared(inout const T);
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    static assert(is(SharedInoutConstOf!int == shared inout const int));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a template with one argument which applies all qualifiers of
+ * $(D_PARAM T) on its argument if instantiated.
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T = A type.
+ *
+ * Returns: $(D_INLINECODE shared(inout const T)).
+ */
+template QualifierOf(T)
+{
+    static if (is(T U == const U))
+    {
+        alias QualifierOf = ConstOf;
+    }
+    else static if (is(T U == immutable U))
+    {
+        alias QualifierOf = ImmutableOf;
+    }
+    else static if (is(T U == inout U))
+    {
+        alias QualifierOf = InoutOf;
+    }
+    else static if (is(T U == inout const U))
+    {
+        alias QualifierOf = InoutConstOf;
+    }
+    else static if (is(T U == shared U))
+    {
+        alias QualifierOf = SharedOf;
+    }
+    else static if (is(T U == shared const U))
+    {
+        alias QualifierOf = SharedConstOf;
+    }
+    else static if (is(T U == shared inout U))
+    {
+        alias QualifierOf = SharedInoutOf;
+    }
+    else static if (is(T U == shared inout const U))
+    {
+        alias QualifierOf = SharedInoutConstOf;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        alias QualifierOf(T) = T;
+    }
+}
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    alias MutableOf = QualifierOf!int;
+    static assert(is(MutableOf!uint == uint));
+
+    alias ConstOf = QualifierOf!(const int);
+    static assert(is(ConstOf!uint == const uint));
+
+    alias InoutOf = QualifierOf!(inout int);
+    static assert(is(InoutOf!uint == inout uint));
+
+    alias InoutConstOf = QualifierOf!(inout const int);
+    static assert(is(InoutConstOf!uint == inout const uint));
+
+    alias ImmutableOf = QualifierOf!(immutable int);
+    static assert(is(ImmutableOf!uint == immutable uint));
+
+    alias SharedOf = QualifierOf!(shared int);
+    static assert(is(SharedOf!uint == shared uint));
+
+    alias SharedConstOf = QualifierOf!(shared const int);
+    static assert(is(SharedConstOf!uint == shared const uint));
+
+    alias SharedInoutOf = QualifierOf!(shared inout int);
+    static assert(is(SharedInoutOf!uint == shared inout uint));
+
+    alias SharedInoutConstOf = QualifierOf!(shared inout const int);
+    static assert(is(SharedInoutConstOf!uint == shared inout const uint));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determines the type of $(D_PARAM T). If $(D_PARAM T) is already a type,
+ * $(D_PSYMBOL TypeOf) aliases itself to $(D_PARAM T).
+ *
+ * $(D_PSYMBOL TypeOf) evaluates to $(D_KEYWORD void) for template arguments.
+ *
+ * The symbols that don't have a type and aren't types cannot be used as
+ * arguments to $(D_PSYMBOL TypeOf).
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T = Expression, type or template.
+ *
+ * Returns: The type of $(D_PARAM T).
+ */
+alias TypeOf(T) = T;
+
+/// Ditto.
+template TypeOf(alias T)
+if (isExpressions!T || isTemplate!T)
+{
+    alias TypeOf = typeof(T);
+}
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    struct S(T)
+    {
+    }
+    static assert(is(TypeOf!S == void));
+    static assert(is(TypeOf!int == int));
+    static assert(is(TypeOf!true == bool));
+    static assert(!is(TypeOf!(tanya.meta)));
+}

source/tanya/net/inet.d

@@ -16,21 +16,8 @@ module tanya.net.inet;
 
 import std.math;
 import std.range.primitives;
-import std.traits;
-
-version (unittest)
-{
-    version (Windows)
-    {
-        import core.sys.windows.winsock2;
-        version = PlattformUnittest;
-    }
-    else version (Posix)
-    {
-        import core.sys.posix.arpa.inet;
-        version = PlattformUnittest;
-    }
-}
+import tanya.meta.trait;
+import tanya.meta.transform;
 
 /**
  * Represents an unsigned integer as an $(D_KEYWORD ubyte) range.
@@ -212,79 +199,6 @@ private unittest
     static assert(!is(NetworkOrder!1));
 }
 
-// Tests against the system's htonl, htons.
-version (PlattformUnittest)
-{
-    private unittest
-    {
-        for (uint counter; counter <= 8 * uint.sizeof; ++counter)
-        {
-            const value = pow(2, counter) - 1;
-            const inNetworkOrder = htonl(value);
-            const p = cast(ubyte*) &inNetworkOrder;
-            auto networkOrder = NetworkOrder!4(value);
-
-            assert(networkOrder.length == 4);
-            assert(!networkOrder.empty);
-            assert(networkOrder.front == *p);
-            assert(networkOrder.back == *(p + 3));
-
-            networkOrder.popBack();
-            assert(networkOrder.length == 3);
-            assert(networkOrder.front == *p);
-            assert(networkOrder.back == *(p + 2));
-
-            networkOrder.popFront();
-            assert(networkOrder.length == 2);
-            assert(networkOrder.front == *(p + 1));
-            assert(networkOrder.back == *(p + 2));
-
-            networkOrder.popFront();
-            assert(networkOrder.length == 1);
-            assert(networkOrder.front == *(p + 2));
-            assert(networkOrder.back == *(p + 2));
-
-            networkOrder.popBack();
-            assert(networkOrder.length == 0);
-            assert(networkOrder.empty);
-        }
-
-        for (ushort counter; counter <= 8 * ushort.sizeof; ++counter)
-        {
-            const value = cast(ushort) (pow(2, counter) - 1);
-            const inNetworkOrder = htons(value);
-            const p = cast(ubyte*) &inNetworkOrder;
-
-            auto networkOrder = NetworkOrder!2(value);
-
-            assert(networkOrder.length == 2);
-            assert(!networkOrder.empty);
-            assert(networkOrder.front == *p);
-            assert(networkOrder.back == *(p + 1));
-
-            networkOrder.popBack();
-            assert(networkOrder.length == 1);
-            assert(networkOrder.front == *p);
-            assert(networkOrder.back == *p);
-
-            networkOrder.popBack();
-            assert(networkOrder.length == 0);
-            assert(networkOrder.empty);
-
-            networkOrder = NetworkOrder!2(value);
-
-            networkOrder.popFront();
-            assert(networkOrder.length == 1);
-            assert(networkOrder.front == *(p + 1));
-            assert(networkOrder.back == *(p + 1));
-
-            networkOrder.popFront();
-            assert(networkOrder.length == 0);
-            assert(networkOrder.empty);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * Converts the $(D_KEYWORD ubyte) input range $(D_PARAM range) to
  * $(D_PARAM T).
@@ -330,29 +244,3 @@ pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
     auto networkOrder = NetworkOrder!4(value);
     assert(networkOrder.toHostOrder() == value);
 }
-
-// Tests against the system's htonl, htons.
-version (PlattformUnittest)
-{
-    private unittest
-    {
-        for (uint counter; counter <= 8 * uint.sizeof; ++counter)
-        {
-            const value = pow(2, counter) - 1;
-            const inNetworkOrder = htonl(value);
-            const p = cast(ubyte*) &inNetworkOrder;
-            auto networkOrder = NetworkOrder!4(value);
-
-            assert(p[0 .. uint.sizeof].toHostOrder() == value);
-        }
-        for (ushort counter; counter <= 8 * ushort.sizeof; ++counter)
-        {
-            const value = cast(ushort) (pow(2, counter) - 1);
-            const inNetworkOrder = htons(value);
-            const p = cast(ubyte*) &inNetworkOrder;
-            auto networkOrder = NetworkOrder!2(value);
-
-            assert(p[0 .. ushort.sizeof].toHostOrder() == value);
-        }
-    }
-}

source/tanya/range/array.d

@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+/**
+ * $(D_PSYMBOL tanya.range.array) implements range primitives for built-in arrays.
+ *
+ * This module is a submodule of
+ * $(LINK2 https://github.com/caraus-ecms/tanya/blob/master/source/tanya/range/package.d, tanya.range).
+ *
+ * After importing of
+ * $(LINK2 https://github.com/caraus-ecms/tanya/blob/master/source/tanya/range/array.d, tanya/range/array.d)
+ * built-in arrays can act as bidirectional ranges. For that to work the module
+ * defines a set of functions that accept a built-in array of any type as their
+ * first argument, so thanks to UFCS (Uniform Function Call Syntax) they can be
+ * called as if they were array member functions. For example the arrays the
+ * `.length`-property, but no `.empty` property. So here can be find the
+ * $(D_PSYMBOL empty) function. Since $(D_INLINECODE empty(array)) and
+ * $(D_INLINECODE array.empty) are equal for the arrays, arrays get a faked
+ * property `empty`.
+ *
+ * The functions in this module don't change array elements or its underlying
+ * storage, but some functions alter the slice. Each array maintains a pointer
+ * to its data and the length and there can be several pointers which point to
+ * the same data. Array pointer can be advanced and the length can be reduced
+ * without changing the underlying storage. So slices offer the possibility to
+ * have multiple views into the same array, point to different positions inside
+ * it.
+ *
+ * Strings ($(D_INLINECODE char[]), (D_INLINECODE wchar[]) and
+ * (D_INLINECODE dchar[])) are treated as any other normal array, they aren't
+ * auto-decoded.
+ *
+ * Copyright: Eugene Wissner 2017.
+ * License: $(LINK2 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/,
+ *                  Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0).
+ * Authors: $(LINK2 mailto:info@caraus.de, Eugene Wissner)
+ * Source: $(LINK2 https://github.com/caraus-ecms/tanya/blob/master/source/tanya/range/array.d,
+ *                 tanya/range/array.d)
+ */
+module tanya.range.array;
+
+/**
+ * Returns the first element of the $(D_PARAM array).
+ *
+ * The element is returned by reference, so $(D_PSYMBOL front) can be also used
+ * to change the first element of $(D_PARAM array) if it is mutable.
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T     = Element type of $(D_PARAM array).
+ *  array = Built-in array.
+ *
+ * Returns: First element.
+ *
+ * Precondition: $(D_INLINECODE array.length > 0).
+ */
+@property ref T front(T)(T[] array)
+in
+{
+    assert(array.length > 0);
+}
+body
+{
+    return array[0];
+}
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    string s = "Wenn die Wunde nicht mehr wehtut, schmerzt die Narbe";
+    static assert(is(typeof(s.front) == immutable char));
+    assert(s.front == 'W');
+
+    wstring w = "Волны несутся, гремя и сверкая";
+    static assert(is(typeof(w.front) == immutable wchar));
+    assert(w.front == 'В');
+
+    dstring d = "Для писателя память - это почти все";
+    static assert(is(typeof(d.front) == immutable dchar));
+    assert(d.front == 'Д');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns the last element of the $(D_PARAM array).
+ *
+ * The element is returned by reference, so $(D_PSYMBOL back) can be also used
+ * to change the last element of $(D_PARAM array) if it is mutable.
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T     = Element type of $(D_PARAM array).
+ *  array = Built-in array.
+ *
+ * Returns: Last element.
+ *
+ * Precondition: $(D_INLINECODE array.length > 0).
+ */
+@property ref T back(T)(T[] array)
+in
+{
+    assert(array.length > 0);
+}
+body
+{
+    return array[$ - 1];
+}
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    string s = "Brecht";
+    static assert(is(typeof(s.back) == immutable char));
+    assert(s.back == 't');
+
+    wstring w = "Тютчев";
+    static assert(is(typeof(w.back) == immutable wchar));
+    assert(w.back == 'в');
+
+    dstring d = "Паустовский";
+    static assert(is(typeof(d.back) == immutable dchar));
+    assert(d.back == 'й');
+}
+
+/**
+ * $(D_PSYMBOL popFront) and $(D_PSYMBOL popBack) advance the $(D_PARAM array)
+ * and remove one element from its back, respectively.
+ *
+ * $(D_PSYMBOL popFront) and $(D_PSYMBOL popBack) don't alter the array
+ * storage, they only narrow the view into the array.
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T     = Element type of $(D_PARAM array).
+ *  array = Built-in array.
+ *
+ * Precondition: $(D_INLINECODE array.length > 0).
+ */
+void popFront(T)(ref T[] array)
+in
+{
+    assert(array.length > 0);
+}
+body
+{
+    array = array[1 .. $];
+}
+
+/// Ditto.
+void popBack(T)(ref T[] array)
+in
+{
+    assert(array.length > 0);
+}
+body
+{
+    array = array[0 .. $ - 1];
+}
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    wstring array = "Der finstere Ozean der Metaphysik. Nietzsche";
+
+    array.popFront();
+    assert(array.length == 43);
+    assert(array.front == 'e');
+
+    array.popBack();
+    assert(array.length == 42);
+    assert(array.back == 'h');
+}
+
+/**
+ * Tests whether $(D_PARAM array) is empty.
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T     = Element type of $(D_PARAM array).
+ *  array = Built-in array.
+ *
+ * Returns: $(D_KEYWORD true) if $(D_PARAM array) has no elements,
+ *          $(D_KEYWORD false) otherwise.
+ */
+@property bool empty(T)(const T[] array)
+{
+    return array.length == 0;
+}
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    int[1] array;
+    assert(!array.empty);
+    assert(array[1 .. 1].empty);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a copy of the slice $(D_PARAM array).
+ *
+ * $(D_PSYMBOL save) doesn't copy the array itself, but only the data pointer
+ * and the length.
+ *
+ * Params:
+ *  T     = Element type of $(D_PARAM array).
+ *  array = Built-in array.
+ *
+ * Returns: A copy of the slice $(D_PARAM array).
+ */
+@property T[] save(T)(T[] array)
+{
+    return array;
+}
+
+///
+pure nothrow @safe @nogc unittest
+{
+    ubyte[8] array;
+    auto slice = array.save;
+
+    assert(slice.length == array.length);
+    slice.popFront();
+    assert(slice.length < array.length);
+}

source/tanya/range/package.d

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+/**
+ * This package contains generic function and templates to be used with D
+ * ranges.
+ *
+ * Copyright: Eugene Wissner 2017.
+ * License: $(LINK2 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/,
+ *                  Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0).
+ * Authors: $(LINK2 mailto:info@caraus.de, Eugene Wissner)
+ * Source: $(LINK2 https://github.com/caraus-ecms/tanya/blob/master/source/tanya/range/package.d,
+ *                 tanya/range/package.d)
+ */
+module tanya.range;
+
+public import tanya.range.array;

source/tanya/typecons.d

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  */
 module tanya.typecons;
 
-import std.meta;
+import tanya.meta.metafunction;
 
 /**
  * $(D_PSYMBOL Pair) can store two heterogeneous objects.