botsunit/bristow

Create function's alias in Erlang

Bristow

Create function's alias.

## Usage

First, add Bristow in your dependencies.

Then, add the following option to the erlang compiler flags:

{parse_transform, bristow_transform}

Alternately, you can add it to the module you wish to compile with alias enabled:

-compile([{parse_transform, bristow_transform}]).

In your modules, place an alias attribute after each function you want to create an alias by specifying the name of the alias :

foo(A, B) ->
  % do something with A and B
  ok.
-alias foo_alias.

You can now call foo_alias/2 which will do the same as calling foo/2.

If you want to create multiples alias for a function, just add as many alias you need.

foo(A, B) ->
  % do something with A and B
  ok.
-alias foo_alias_one.
-alias foo_alias_two.
-alias foo_alias_three.

Licence

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