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# stew - status e-something w-something
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[](https://travis-ci.org/status-im/nim-stew)
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[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/nimbus/nim-stew)
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[](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
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[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
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`stew` is collection of utilities, std library extensions and budding libraries
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that are frequently used at Status, but are too small to deserve their own
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git repository.
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We also use `stew` as a staging ground for code that has yet to be
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battle-tested.
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Some of these libraries may eventually be proposed for inclusion in Nim or
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broken out into separate repositories.
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## Notable libraries
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Libraries are documented either in-module or on a separate README in their
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respective folders
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- `bitops2` - an updated version of `bitops.nim`, filling in gaps in original code
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- `byteutils` - utilities that make working with the Nim `byte` type convenient
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- `endians2` - utilities for converting to and from little / big endian integers
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- `objects` - get an object's base type at runtime, as a string
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- `ptrops` - pointer arithmetic utilities
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- `result` - friendly, exception-free value-or-error returns, similar to `Option[T]`, from [nim-result](https://github.com/arnetheduck/nim-result/)
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- `shims` - backports of nim `devel` code to the stable version that Status is using
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## Layout
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`stew` modules are made to be fairly independent of each other, but generally
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follow the following layout - if you've used C++'s `boost`, you'll feel right at
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home:
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```bash
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# Single-module libraries
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stew/small.nim # small libraries that fits in one module
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# Multi-module libraries
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stew/libname.nim # Main import file
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stew/libname/stuff.nim # Detail import file
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# Nim standard library shims that contain forwards-compatibility code to manage
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# support for multiple nim versions - code in here typically has been taken
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# from nim `devel` branch and `name` will reexport the corresponding std lib
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# module
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stew/shims/macros.nim # module that reexports `macros.nim` adding code from newer nim versions
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# Tests are in the tests folder (duh!)
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# To execute, run either `all_tests.nim` or specific `test_xxx.nim` files:
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nim c -r tests/all_tests
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```
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## Compatibility
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One of the goals of `stew` is to provide backwards and forwards compatibility
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for different Nim versions, such that code using `stew` works well with multiple
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versions of Nim. If `stew` is not working with the Nim version you're using, we
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welcome patches.
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You can create multiple versions of your code using the following pattern:
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```nim
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when (NimMajor,NimMinor,NimPatch) >= (0,19,9):
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discard
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elif (NimMajor,NimMinor,NimPatch) >= (0,19,0):
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discard
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else
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{.fatal: "unsupported nim version"}
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```
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## Using stew in your project
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We do not recommend using this library as a normal `nimble` dependency - there
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are no versioned releases and we will not maintain API/ABI stability. Instead,
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make sure you pin your dependency to a specific git hash (for example using a
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submodule) or copy the file to your project instead.
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Typically, you will import either a top-level library or drill down into its
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submodules:
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```nim
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import stew/bitops2
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import stew/ranges/bitranges
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```
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:warning: No API/ABI stability - pick a commit and stick with it :warning:
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## Contributing to stew
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We welcome contributions to stew - in particular:
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* if you feel that some part of `stew` should be part of Nim, we welcome your help in taking it through the Nim PR process.
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* if you're using `stew` with a particular Nim version, we welcome compatibility patches gated with `when NimMajor .. and NimMinor ..`
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## License
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Licensed and distributed under either of
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* MIT license: [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT) or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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or
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* Apache License, Version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHEv2](LICENSE-APACHEv2) or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
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at your option. These files may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.
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