js.mli

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(** The Entry point to the JavaScript API

    This module will  be exported

    - It does not have any code, all its code will be inlined so that
       there will be never
       {[ require('js')]}

    - Its interface should be minimal

*)

(** internal types for FFI, these types are not used by normal users *)
type (-'obj, +'a) meth_callback
type (-'arg, + 'result) meth
type (-'arg, + 'result) fn (** Js uncurried function *)


(** Types for JS objects *)
(* tag::public_js_types[]*)
type +'a t
(** Js object type *)
type + 'a null
(** nullable, value of this type can be either [null] or ['a]
    this type is the same as {!Js.Null.t}  *)
type + 'a undefined
(** value of this type can be either [undefined] or ['a]
    this type is the same as {!Js.Undefined.t}  *)
type + 'a null_undefined
(** value of this type can be [undefined], [null] or ['a]
    this type is the same as {!Js.Null_undefined.t}*)
type boolean
(* end::public_js_types[]*)

type (+'a, +'e) promise
(** The promise type, defined here for interop *)

(* tag::predefined_js_values[]*)
external true_ : boolean = "true" [@@bs.val]
external false_ : boolean = "false" [@@bs.val]
external null : 'a null = ""
[@@bs.val] (* The same as {!Js.Null.empty} will be compiled as [null]*)
external undefined : 'a undefined = ""
[@@bs.val] (* The same as  {!Js.Undefined.empty} will be compiled as [undefined]*)
(* end::predefined_js_values[]*)

(* tag::utility_functions[]*)
external to_bool : boolean -> bool = "#boolean_to_bool"
(** convert Js boolean to OCaml bool *)
external typeof : 'a -> string = "#typeof"
(** [typeof x] will be compiled as [typeof x] in JS *)
external log : 'a -> unit = "console.log" [@@bs.val]
(** A convenience function to log *)

(** {4 operators }*)

external unsafe_lt : 'a -> 'a -> bool = "#unsafe_lt"
(**  [unsafe_lt a b] will be compiled as [a < b] *)
external unsafe_le : 'a -> 'a -> bool = "#unsafe_le"
(**  [unsafe_le a b] will be compiled as [a <= b] *)
external unsafe_gt : 'a -> 'a -> bool = "#unsafe_gt"
(**  [unsafe_gt a b] will be compiled as [a > b] *)
external unsafe_ge : 'a -> 'a -> bool = "#unsafe_ge"
(**  [unsafe_ge a b] will be compiled as [a >= b] *)
(* end::utility_functions[]*)

(* tag::nested_built_in_modules[] *)
(** {3 nested modules}*)

module Null = Js_null
module Undefined = Js_undefined
module Null_undefined = Js_null_undefined
(* end::nested_built_in_modules[] *)

(** {8 nested modules} *experimental* API, please refer to
  {! Js_dict}, {! Js_array}, {! Js_string} and {! Js_re} for more details *)

module Array = Js_array
module Boolean = Js_boolean
module Date = Js_date
module Dict = Js_dict
module Global = Js_global
module Json = Js_json
module Math = Js_math
module Obj  = Js_obj
module Re = Js_re
module String = Js_string
module Typed_array = Js_typed_array
module Types = Js_types
module Float = Js_float
module Int = Js_int