Chapter 1

MzLib

The MzLib collection consists of several libraries, each of which provides a set of procedures and syntax.

To use a MzLib library, either at the top-level or within a module, import it with

   (require (lib libname))

For example, to use the list.ss library:

   (require (lib "list.ss"))

The MzLib collection provides the following libraries:

• async-channel.ss -- buffered channels

• awk.ss -- AWK-like syntax

• class.ss -- object system

• cm.ss -- compilation manager

• cm-accomplice.ss -- compilation support hook syntax transformers

• cmdline.ss -- command-line parsing

• cml.ss -- Concurrent ML compatibility

• compat.ss -- compatibility procedures and syntax

• compile.ss -- bytecode compilation

• contract.ss -- programming by contract

• date.ss -- date-processing procedures

• deflate.ss -- gzip

• defmacro.ss -- define-macro and defmacro

• etc.ss -- semi-standard procedures and syntax

• file.ss -- file-processing procedures

• include.ss -- textual source inclusion

• inflate.ss -- gunzip

• integer-set.ss -- sets of exact integers

• kw.ss -- keyword argument procedures

• list.ss -- list-processing procedures

• match.ss -- pattern matching (backwards compatible library)

• math.ss -- arithmetic procedures and constants

• md5.ss -- MD5 message-digest algorithm

• os.ss -- system utilities

• package.ss -- local-definition scope control

• pconvert.ss -- print values as expressions

• pconvert-prop.ss -- property to adjust printed form

• plt-match.ss -- pattern matching (improved syntax for patterns)

• port.ss -- port utilities

• pregexp.ss - Perl-style regular expressions

• pretty.ss -- pretty-printer

• restart.ss -- stand-alone MzScheme emulator

• sendevent.ss -- AppleEvents

• serialize.ss -- serialization of data

• shared.ss -- graph constructor syntax

• string.ss -- string-processing procedures

• struct.ss -- structure unilities

• stxparam.ss -- support for parameter-like syntax bindings

• surrogate.ss -- a proxy-like design pattern

• tar.ss -- create tar files

• thread.ss -- thread utilities

• trace.ss -- procedure tracing

• traceld.ss -- file-load tracing

• transcr.ss -- transcripts

• unit.ss -- component system

• unitsig.ss -- component system with signatures

• zip.ss -- create zip files