lib/lists: Update documentation comments for doc generation

Updates documentation comments with extra information for nixdoc[1]
compatibility.

[1]: https://github.com/tazjin/nixdoc

1 files changed, 136 insertions, 48 deletions

diff --git a/lib/lists.nix b/lib/lists.nix
index 9ecd8f22003..be541427c24 100644
--- a/lib/lists.nix
+++ b/lib/lists.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # General list operations.
+
 { lib }:
 with lib.trivial;
 let
@@ -8,21 +9,23 @@ rec {
 
   inherit (builtins) head tail length isList elemAt concatLists filter elem genList;
 
-  /*  Create a list consisting of a single element.  `singleton x' is
-      sometimes more convenient with respect to indentation than `[x]'
+  /*  Create a list consisting of a single element.  `singleton x` is
+      sometimes more convenient with respect to indentation than `[x]`
       when x spans multiple lines.
 
+      Type: singleton :: a -> [a]
+
       Example:
         singleton "foo"
         => [ "foo" ]
   */
   singleton = x: [x];
 
-  /* “right fold” a binary function `op' between successive elements of
-     `list' with `nul' as the starting value, i.e.,
-     `foldr op nul [x_1 x_2 ... x_n] == op x_1 (op x_2 ... (op x_n nul))'.
-     Type:
-       foldr :: (a -> b -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
+  /* “right fold” a binary function `op` between successive elements of
+     `list` with `nul' as the starting value, i.e.,
+     `foldr op nul [x_1 x_2 ... x_n] == op x_1 (op x_2 ... (op x_n nul))`.
+
+     Type: foldr :: (a -> b -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
 
      Example:
        concat = foldr (a: b: a + b) "z"
@@ -42,16 +45,15 @@ rec {
         else op (elemAt list n) (fold' (n + 1));
     in fold' 0;
 
-  /* `fold' is an alias of `foldr' for historic reasons */
+  /* `fold` is an alias of `foldr` for historic reasons */
   # FIXME(Profpatsch): deprecate?
   fold = foldr;
 
 
-  /* “left fold”, like `foldr', but from the left:
+  /* “left fold”, like `foldr`, but from the left:
      `foldl op nul [x_1 x_2 ... x_n] == op (... (op (op nul x_1) x_2) ... x_n)`.
 
-     Type:
-       foldl :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
+     Type: foldl :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
 
      Example:
        lconcat = foldl (a: b: a + b) "z"
@@ -70,16 +72,20 @@ rec {
         else op (foldl' (n - 1)) (elemAt list n);
     in foldl' (length list - 1);
 
-  /* Strict version of `foldl'.
+  /* Strict version of `foldl`.
 
      The difference is that evaluation is forced upon access. Usually used
      with small whole results (in contract with lazily-generated list or large
      lists where only a part is consumed.)
+
+     Type: foldl' :: (b -> a -> b) -> b -> [a] -> b
   */
   foldl' = builtins.foldl' or foldl;
 
   /* Map with index starting from 0
 
+     Type: imap0 :: (int -> a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]
+
      Example:
        imap0 (i: v: "${v}-${toString i}") ["a" "b"]
        => [ "a-0" "b-1" ]
@@ -88,6 +94,8 @@ rec {
 
   /* Map with index starting from 1
 
+     Type: imap1 :: (int -> a -> b) -> [a] -> [b]
+
      Example:
        imap1 (i: v: "${v}-${toString i}") ["a" "b"]
        => [ "a-1" "b-2" ]
@@ -96,6 +104,8 @@ rec {
 
   /* Map and concatenate the result.
 
+     Type: concatMap :: (a -> [b]) -> [a] -> [b]
+
      Example:
        concatMap (x: [x] ++ ["z"]) ["a" "b"]
        => [ "a" "z" "b" "z" ]
@@ -118,15 +128,21 @@ rec {
 
   /* Remove elements equal to 'e' from a list.  Useful for buildInputs.
 
+     Type: remove :: a -> [a] -> [a]
+
      Example:
        remove 3 [ 1 3 4 3 ]
        => [ 1 4 ]
   */
-  remove = e: filter (x: x != e);
+  remove =
+    # Element to remove from the list
+    e: filter (x: x != e);
 
   /* Find the sole element in the list matching the specified
-     predicate, returns `default' if no such element exists, or
-     `multiple' if there are multiple matching elements.
+     predicate, returns `default` if no such element exists, or
+     `multiple` if there are multiple matching elements.
+
+     Type: findSingle :: (a -> bool) -> a -> a -> [a] -> a
 
      Example:
        findSingle (x: x == 3) "none" "multiple" [ 1 3 3 ]
@@ -136,14 +152,24 @@ rec {
        findSingle (x: x == 3) "none" "multiple" [ 1 9 ]
        => "none"
   */
-  findSingle = pred: default: multiple: list:
+  findSingle =
+    # Predicate
+    pred:
+    # Default value to return if element was not found.
+    default:
+    # Default value to return if more than one element was found
+    multiple:
+    # Input list
+    list:
     let found = filter pred list; len = length found;
     in if len == 0 then default
       else if len != 1 then multiple
       else head found;
 
   /* Find the first element in the list matching the specified
-     predicate or returns `default' if no such element exists.
+     predicate or return `default` if no such element exists.
+
+     Type: findFirst :: (a -> bool) -> a -> [a] -> a
 
      Example:
        findFirst (x: x > 3) 7 [ 1 6 4 ]
@@ -151,12 +177,20 @@ rec {
        findFirst (x: x > 9) 7 [ 1 6 4 ]
        => 7
   */
-  findFirst = pred: default: list:
+  findFirst =
+    # Predicate
+    pred:
+    # Default value to return
+    default:
+    # Input list
+    list:
     let found = filter pred list;
     in if found == [] then default else head found;
 
-  /* Return true iff function `pred' returns true for at least element
-     of `list'.
+  /* Return true if function `pred` returns true for at least one
+     element of `list`.
+
+     Type: any :: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> bool
 
      Example:
        any isString [ 1 "a" { } ]
@@ -166,8 +200,10 @@ rec {
   */
   any = builtins.any or (pred: foldr (x: y: if pred x then true else y) false);
 
-  /* Return true iff function `pred' returns true for all elements of
-     `list'.
+  /* Return true if function `pred` returns true for all elements of
+     `list`.
+
+     Type: all :: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> bool
 
      Example:
        all (x: x < 3) [ 1 2 ]
@@ -177,19 +213,25 @@ rec {
   */
   all = builtins.all or (pred: foldr (x: y: if pred x then y else false) true);
 
-  /* Count how many times function `pred' returns true for the elements
-     of `list'.
+  /* Count how many elements of `list` match the supplied predicate
+     function.
+
+     Type: count :: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> int
 
      Example:
        count (x: x == 3) [ 3 2 3 4 6 ]
        => 2
   */
-  count = pred: foldl' (c: x: if pred x then c + 1 else c) 0;
+  count =
+    # Predicate
+    pred: foldl' (c: x: if pred x then c + 1 else c) 0;
 
   /* Return a singleton list or an empty list, depending on a boolean
      value.  Useful when building lists with optional elements
      (e.g. `++ optional (system == "i686-linux") flashplayer').
 
+     Type: optional :: bool -> a -> [a]
+
      Example:
        optional true "foo"
        => [ "foo" ]
@@ -200,13 +242,19 @@ rec {
 
   /* Return a list or an empty list, depending on a boolean value.
 
+     Type: optionals :: bool -> [a] -> [a]
+
      Example:
        optionals true [ 2 3 ]
        => [ 2 3 ]
        optionals false [ 2 3 ]
        => [ ]
   */
-  optionals = cond: elems: if cond then elems else [];
+  optionals =
+    # Condition
+    cond:
+    # List to return if condition is true
+    elems: if cond then elems else [];
 
 
   /* If argument is a list, return it; else, wrap it in a singleton
@@ -223,20 +271,28 @@ rec {
 
   /* Return a list of integers from `first' up to and including `last'.
 
+     Type: range :: int -> int -> [int]
+
      Example:
        range 2 4
        => [ 2 3 4 ]
        range 3 2
        => [ ]
   */
-  range = first: last:
+  range =
+    # First integer in the range
+    first:
+    # Last integer in the range
+    last:
     if first > last then
       []
     else
       genList (n: first + n) (last - first + 1);
 
-  /* Splits the elements of a list in two lists, `right' and
-     `wrong', depending on the evaluation of a predicate.
+  /* Splits the elements of a list in two lists, `right` and
+     `wrong`, depending on the evaluation of a predicate.
+
+     Type: (a -> bool) -> [a] -> { right :: [a], wrong :: [a] }
 
      Example:
        partition (x: x > 2) [ 5 1 2 3 4 ]
@@ -252,7 +308,7 @@ rec {
   /* Splits the elements of a list into many lists, using the return value of a predicate.
      Predicate should return a string which becomes keys of attrset `groupBy' returns.
 
-     `groupBy'' allows to customise the combining function and initial value
+     `groupBy'` allows to customise the combining function and initial value
 
      Example:
        groupBy (x: boolToString (x > 2)) [ 5 1 2 3 4 ]
@@ -268,10 +324,6 @@ rec {
             xfce  = [ { name = "xfce";  script = "xfce4-session &"; } ];
           }
 
-
-     groupBy' allows to customise the combining function and initial value
-
-     Example:
        groupBy' builtins.add 0 (x: boolToString (x > 2)) [ 5 1 2 3 4 ]
        => { true = 12; false = 3; }
   */
@@ -289,17 +341,27 @@ rec {
      the merging stops at the shortest. How both lists are merged is defined
      by the first argument.
 
+     Type: zipListsWith :: (a -> b -> c) -> [a] -> [b] -> [c]
+
      Example:
        zipListsWith (a: b: a + b) ["h" "l"] ["e" "o"]
        => ["he" "lo"]
   */
-  zipListsWith = f: fst: snd:
+  zipListsWith =
+    # Function to zip elements of both lists
+    f:
+    # First list
+    fst:
+    # Second list
+    snd:
     genList
       (n: f (elemAt fst n) (elemAt snd n)) (min (length fst) (length snd));
 
   /* Merges two lists of the same size together. If the sizes aren't the same
      the merging stops at the shortest.
 
+     Type: zipLists :: [a] -> [b] -> [{ fst :: a, snd :: b}]
+
      Example:
        zipLists [ 1 2 ] [ "a" "b" ]
        => [ { fst = 1; snd = "a"; } { fst = 2; snd = "b"; } ]
@@ -308,6 +370,8 @@ rec {
 
   /* Reverse the order of the elements of a list.
 
+     Type: reverseList :: [a] -> [a]
+
      Example:
 
        reverseList [ "b" "o" "j" ]
@@ -321,8 +385,7 @@ rec {
      `before a b == true` means that `b` depends on `a` (there's an
      edge from `b` to `a`).
 
-     Examples:
-
+     Example:
          listDfs true hasPrefix [ "/home/user" "other" "/" "/home" ]
            == { minimal = "/";                  # minimal element
                 visited = [ "/home/user" ];     # seen elements (in reverse order)
@@ -336,7 +399,6 @@ rec {
                 rest    = [ "/home" "other" ];  # everything else
 
    */
-
   listDfs = stopOnCycles: before: list:
     let
       dfs' = us: visited: rest:
@@ -361,7 +423,7 @@ rec {
      `before a b == true` means that `b` should be after `a`
      in the result.
 
-     Examples:
+     Example:
 
          toposort hasPrefix [ "/home/user" "other" "/" "/home" ]
            == { result = [ "/" "/home" "/home/user" "other" ]; }
@@ -376,7 +438,6 @@ rec {
          toposort (a: b: a < b) [ 3 2 1 ] == { result = [ 1 2 3 ]; }
 
    */
-
   toposort = before: list:
     let
       dfsthis = listDfs true before list;
@@ -467,26 +528,38 @@ rec {
 
   /* Return the first (at most) N elements of a list.
 
+     Type: take :: int -> [a] -> [a]
+
      Example:
        take 2 [ "a" "b" "c" "d" ]
        => [ "a" "b" ]
        take 2 [ ]
        => [ ]
   */
-  take = count: sublist 0 count;
+  take =
+    # Number of elements to take
+    count: sublist 0 count;
 
   /* Remove the first (at most) N elements of a list.
 
+     Type: drop :: int -> [a] -> [a]
+
      Example:
        drop 2 [ "a" "b" "c" "d" ]
        => [ "c" "d" ]
        drop 2 [ ]
        => [ ]
   */
-  drop = count: list: sublist count (length list) list;
+  drop =
+    # Number of elements to drop
+    count:
+    # Input list
+    list: sublist count (length list) list;
+
+  /* Return a list consisting of at most `count` elements of `list`,
+     starting at index `start`.
 
-  /* Return a list consisting of at most ‘count’ elements of ‘list’,
-     starting at index ‘start’.
+     Type: sublist :: int -> int -> [a] -> [a]
 
      Example:
        sublist 1 3 [ "a" "b" "c" "d" "e" ]
@@ -494,7 +567,13 @@ rec {
        sublist 1 3 [ ]
        => [ ]
   */
-  sublist = start: count: list:
+  sublist =
+    # Index at which to start the sublist
+    start:
+    # Number of elements to take
+    count:
+    # Input list
+    list:
     let len = length list; in
     genList
       (n: elemAt list (n + start))
@@ -504,6 +583,10 @@ rec {
 
   /* Return the last element of a list.
 
+     This function throws an error if the list is empty.
+
+     Type: last :: [a] -> a
+
      Example:
        last [ 1 2 3 ]
        => 3
@@ -512,7 +595,11 @@ rec {
     assert lib.assertMsg (list != []) "lists.last: list must not be empty!";
     elemAt list (length list - 1);
 
-  /* Return all elements but the last
+  /* Return all elements but the last.
+
+     This function throws an error if the list is empty.
+
+     Type: init :: [a] -> [a]
 
      Example:
        init [ 1 2 3 ]
@@ -523,7 +610,7 @@ rec {
     take (length list - 1) list;
 
 
-  /* return the image of the cross product of some lists by a function
+  /* Return the image of the cross product of some lists by a function.
 
     Example:
       crossLists (x:y: "${toString x}${toString y}") [[1 2] [3 4]]
@@ -534,8 +621,9 @@ rec {
 
   /* Remove duplicate elements from the list. O(n^2) complexity.
 
-     Example:
+     Type: unique :: [a] -> [a]
 
+     Example:
        unique [ 3 2 3 4 ]
        => [ 3 2 4 ]
    */