use strict;
{
package Dispatch::Table;
use overload
'&{}' => sub { my $x=shift; sub { $x->lookup($_[0]) } },
'.' => sub { (shift)->lookup(shift) },
'~~' => sub { (shift)->exists(shift) };
sub new
{
my $class = shift;
my @self;
while (@_)
{
my ($test, $action) = (shift, shift);
push @self, [$test => $action];
}
bless \@self, $class;
}
sub lookup
{
my ($self, $value) = @_;
foreach my $entry (@$self)
{
if ($value ~~ $entry->[0])
{
return ref $entry->[1] eq 'CODE' ?
$entry->[1]->($value) :
$entry->[1];
}
}
return;
}
sub exists
{
my ($self, $value) = @_;
foreach my $entry (@$self)
{
if ($value ~~ $entry->[0])
{
return ref $entry->[1] eq 'CODE' ?
$entry->[1] :
sub { $entry->[1] };
}
}
return;
}
}
sub action_1_to_999 {
print "1 to 999\n";
}
my $dispatch = Dispatch::Table->new(
0 => sub { print "Zero\n" },
[1..10] => sub { print "Single digit\n"},
1_000 => sub { print "1e3\n" },
qr/^\d{4}/ => sub { print "Over a thousand\n"},
sub { my $x = shift; $x>0 && $x<1000 } => \&action_1_to_999,
);
$dispatch.0; # call dispatch table on value '0'
$dispatch.3; # call dispatch table on value '3'
$dispatch.23; # guess!
# call dispatch table on '999999' but only if the dispatch table
# has an entry that covers value '-1'.
$dispatch.999999 if $dispatch ~~ -1;
# call dispatch table on '1000' but only if the dispatch table
# has an entry that covers value '4'.
$dispatch.1000 if $dispatch ~~ 4;
__END__
Zero
Single digit
1 to 999
1e3
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