So something like (defn valid-or-explain [spec data] (let [v (s/valid? spec data)] (when-not v (s/explain spec data)) v))
I'll mention it to Rich, not sure though. On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:56:03 PM UTC-5, puzzler wrote: > > One thing that has always limited the value of pre and post conditions is > that they don't give useful error messages. > > I would like to see function in the spec namespace that returns true if > input conforms to a spec, otherwise returns false and prints to standard > out an explanation of the failure. Sort of a valid-or-explain predicate > (but a shorter name would be better). > > In some sense, fdef is superior to using pre and post assertions, so maybe > at some point they will feel obsolete, but possibly not -- things defined > with fdef have to be explicitly instrumented, but pre and post assertions > automatically follow the behavior set for all assertions. > > So as long as pre and post assertions have value, I think many people are > going to cobble together their own implementation of valid-or-explain. > Better to have one standard implementation that everyone can rely on. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.