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*Vault* is a tiny library that provides a single data structure called *vault*.
A *vault* is a type-safe, persistent storage for values of arbitrary types. Like `IORef`, I want to be able to store values of any type in it, but unlike `IORef`, I want the storage space to behave like a persistent, first-class data structure, as appropriate for a purely functional language.
It is analogous to a bank vault, where you can access different bank boxes with different keys; hence the name.
In other words, a vault is an abstract data type with the following basic signature
data Key a
data Vault
newKey :: IO (Key a)
empty :: Vault
lookup :: Key a -> Vault -> Maybe a
insert :: Key a -> a -> Vault -> Vault
delete :: Key a -> Vault -> Vault
A few common functions for finite maps, like `adjust` and `union`, are provided as well.
This library was created thanks to the feedback on my blog post [Vault - a persistent store for values of arbitrary types][1].
[1]: http://apfelmus.nfshost.com/blog/2011/09/04-vault.html
Installation
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The whole thing is [available on hackage][hackage], so you just have to type
cabal update
cabal install vault
[hackage]: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/vault
Feedback
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Use the [issue tracker][2] or send an [email to the maintainer][3].
[2]: https://github.com/HeinrichApfelmus/vault/issues
[3]: mailto:apfelmus@quantentunnel.de
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