[plt-scheme] Defining global functions with shared state?

2009/3/17 Jeff de Vries <jdevries at pfrog.com>:
> I'm trying to create a macro that creates a set of global function
> definitions where those functions share some common state.  Basically, the
> intent is something like the following:
> ;;; doesn't work, creates local definitions instead of global ones
> (let ((state (create-common-state)))
>   (define (foo x) (use-common-state-one-way x state))
>   (define (bar x) (use-common-state-another-way x state)))
> [...]

Hello Jeff,

you could let your macro expand into a define-values form that looks like this:

  (define-values (foo bar)
    (let ([state (create-common-state)])
      (values
        (lambda (x) (use-common-state-one-way x state))
        (lambda (x) (use-common-state-another-way x state)))))

cu,
Thomas


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