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memoize

memoize

(MM 
type
:container.Mutable_Map memoize.T memoize.R, T 
type
:
property.equatable, R 
type
, f Unary R T)
 => 
Unary R T
[Contains abstract features]
memoize `f`.
wraps f so that f will only be called once for every unique input.

The term "memoization" was coined by Donald Michie in 1968 and
is derived from the Latin word "memorandum" ("to be remembered"),
usually truncated as "memo" in American English, and thus carries
the meaning of "turning a function into something to be remembered".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoization

example:

mem := memoize (lock_free.Map i32 String) i32 String x->
say "computing $x"
x.as_string
say <| mem 1
say <| mem 2
say <| mem 1
say <| mem 3
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0.094dev (2025-06-18 15:08:51 GIT hash 89cffc23ae669b0898a5564fefbf793fcb8e5ca7 built by fridi@fzen)