From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS4713 221.184.0.0/13 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.9 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from neon.ruby-lang.org (neon.ruby-lang.org [221.186.184.75]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 330681F4C0 for ; Thu, 17 Oct 2019 05:59:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from neon.ruby-lang.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by neon.ruby-lang.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57C29120ABA; Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:59:24 +0900 (JST) Received: from xtrwkhkc.outbound-mail.sendgrid.net (xtrwkhkc.outbound-mail.sendgrid.net [167.89.16.28]) by neon.ruby-lang.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9556D120A28 for ; Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:59:19 +0900 (JST) Received: by filter0083p3iad2.sendgrid.net with SMTP id filter0083p3iad2-22222-5DA8033A-23 2019-10-17 05:59:22.386239966 +0000 UTC m=+553492.642057906 Received: from herokuapp.com (unknown [54.158.28.124]) by ismtpd0062p1mdw1.sendgrid.net (SG) with ESMTP id R4MNcnGqSxGuQDr2Nlch6A for ; Thu, 17 Oct 2019 05:59:22.291 +0000 (UTC) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 05:59:22 +0000 (UTC) From: matz@ruby.or.jp Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Redmine-MailingListIntegration-Message-Ids: 70971 X-Redmine-Project: ruby-trunk X-Redmine-Issue-Id: 13683 X-Redmine-Issue-Author: dnagir X-Redmine-Sender: matz X-Mailer: Redmine X-Redmine-Host: bugs.ruby-lang.org X-Redmine-Site: Ruby Issue Tracking System X-Auto-Response-Suppress: All Auto-Submitted: auto-generated X-SG-EID: =?us-ascii?Q?bXEIHGfdFwsIlBTndiToCp=2Fmc2rfxRD2sZAksRKJIHVhf3neyoZr+JCSPC9Ecg?= =?us-ascii?Q?2tQ0HjQWupYIpc5WveDYIir6v39yclcDWRX=2FWeV?= =?us-ascii?Q?3MBBye9wEk5KwkuQ5eQlz=2FpSjTGNn4xCoZ52Yjv?= =?us-ascii?Q?TyHl6TTEPC6+rY1HEyi7sZl5ACK7LKQfma3ptDq?= =?us-ascii?Q?rTxIp=2FxSOrbYxai2TpQb3PWwHhwEIl6NdKQ=3D=3D?= To: ruby-core@ruby-lang.org X-ML-Name: ruby-core X-Mail-Count: 95382 Subject: [ruby-core:95382] [Ruby master Feature#13683] Add strict Enumerable#single X-BeenThere: ruby-core@ruby-lang.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: Ruby developers List-Id: Ruby developers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: ruby-core-bounces@ruby-lang.org Sender: "ruby-core" Issue #13683 has been updated by matz (Yukihiro Matsumoto). I don't like `only` either since these names do not describe the behavior. Matz. ---------------------------------------- Feature #13683: Add strict Enumerable#single https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/13683#change-82093 * Author: dnagir (Dmytrii Nagirniak) * Status: Feedback * Priority: Normal * Assignee: * Target version: ---------------------------------------- ### Summary This is inspired by other languages and frameworks, such as LINQ's [Single](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb155325%28v=vs.110%29.aspx) (pardon MSDN reference), which has very big distinction between `first` and `single` element of a collection. - `first` normally returns the top element, and the developer assumes there could be many; - `single` returns one and only one element, and it is an error if there are none or more than one. We, in Ruby world, very often write `fetch_by('something').first` assuming there's only one element that can be returned there. But in majority of the cases, we really want a `single` element. The problems with using `first` in this case: - developer needs to explicitly double check the result isn't `nil` - in case of corrupted data (more than one item returned), it will never be noticed `Enumerable#single` addresses those problems in a very strong and specific way that may save the world by simply switching from `first` to `single`. ### Other information - we may come with a better internal implementation (than `self.map`) - better name could be used, maybe `only` is better, or a bang version? - re-consider the "block" implementation in favour of a separate method (`single!`, `single_or { 'default' }`) The original implementation is on the ActiveSupport https://github.com/rails/rails/pull/26206 But it was suggested to discuss the possibility of adding it to Ruby which would be amazing. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/