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import { type Awaitable, type Result, err, isResult, ok } from "./core/result";
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import { type Behavior, type RuntimeContext, define } from "./core/runtime";
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/**
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 * Runtime context provided to a `task` callback.
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 *
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 * The context includes the standard Flow runtime context plus helpers for creating explicit
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 * success and failure results.
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 *
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 * @typeParam C - Custom context object type.
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 */
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export type TaskContext<C extends object = {}> = RuntimeContext<C> & {
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  ok: typeof ok;
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  succeed: typeof ok;
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  fail: typeof err;
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  err: typeof err;
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};
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/**
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 * Return type accepted from a `task` callback.
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 *
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 * Plain values are treated as success. Branded `Result` values are preserved.
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 *
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 * @typeParam O - Output type.
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 * @typeParam E - Expected domain error type.
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 */
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export type TaskReturn<O, E> = O | Result<O, E>;
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/**
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 * Creates a typed behavior from synchronous or asynchronous application code.
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 *
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 * `task` is the main authoring boundary for Flow programs. Return plain values for success or use
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 * `context.fail`/`context.err` for typed domain failures. Thrown exceptions are captured by the
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 * runtime as `Thrown` errors.
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 *
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 * @typeParam I - Input type.
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 * @typeParam O - Output type.
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 * @typeParam E - Expected domain error type.
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 * @typeParam C - Custom context type.
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 * @param run - Callback invoked for each behavior execution.
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 * @returns A behavior that wraps plain values in `ok` and preserves explicit results.
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 *
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 * @example
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 * ```ts
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 * const loadUser = task<string, { id: string }, { kind: "missing" }>((id, context) => {
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 *   if (!id) return context.fail({ kind: "missing" });
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 *   return { id };
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 * });
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 * ```
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 */
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export function task<I, O, E = never, C extends object = {}>(
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  run: (input: I, context: TaskContext<C>) => Awaitable<TaskReturn<O, E>>,
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): Behavior<I, O, E, C> {
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  return define(async (input: I, context: RuntimeContext<C>) => {
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    const result = await run(input, {
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      ...context,
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      ok,
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      succeed: ok,
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      fail: err,
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      err,
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    });
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    return isResult(result) ? result : ok(result);
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  });
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}

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/**
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 * Represents a value that may be returned directly or through a Promise.
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 *
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 * Flow helpers accept `Awaitable` callbacks so synchronous and asynchronous logic can share the
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 * same behavior authoring APIs.
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 *
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 * @typeParam T - Value produced either immediately or asynchronously.
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export type Awaitable<T> = T | Promise<T>;
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/**
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 * Successful `Result` variant.
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 *
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 * `Ok` carries the typed success value through Flow pipelines. Use `ok` to create branded values
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 * that can be detected by `isResult`.
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 *
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 * @typeParam T - Success value type.
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 */
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export type Ok<T> = {
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  ok: true;
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  value: T;
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};
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/**
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 * Failed `Result` variant.
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 *
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 * `Err` carries expected domain errors. Runtime failures such as cancellation and thrown
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 * exceptions are modeled separately by the runtime helpers.
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 *
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 * @typeParam E - Expected error value type.
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 */
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export type Err<E> = {
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  ok: false;
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  error: E;
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};
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/**
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 * Explicit success-or-failure outcome used throughout Flow.
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 *
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 * Flow behaviors return `Result` values instead of throwing for expected application failures.
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 *
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 * @typeParam T - Success value type.
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 * @typeParam E - Expected error value type.
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 */
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export type Result<T, E> = Ok<T> | Err<E>;
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/**
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 * Structural result shape accepted by `from`.
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 * Use this when adapting unbranded result-like values into branded Flow results.
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 *
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 * @typeParam T - Success value type.
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 * @typeParam E - Expected error value type.
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export type ResultLike<T, E> = Ok<T> | Err<E>;
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const resultBrand = Symbol("archyn.result");
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/**
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 * Creates a branded successful result.
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 * Branded results are recognized by `isResult`, which allows `task` callbacks to distinguish
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 * explicit `Result` returns from plain successful values.
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 * @typeParam T - Success value type.
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 * @param value - Value to carry in the success variant.
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 * @returns A branded `Ok` result.
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 * @example
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 * ```ts
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 * const result = ok({ id: "user_1" });
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 * ```
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export function ok<T>(value: T): Ok<T> {
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  return brandResult({ ok: true, value });
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}
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/**
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 * Creates a branded failed result.
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 * Use `err` for expected domain failures that should stay typed and recoverable by Flow helpers.
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 * @typeParam E - Expected error value type.
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 * @param error - Error value to carry in the failure variant.
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 * @returns A branded `Err` result.
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 * @example
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 * ```ts
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 * const result = err({ kind: "not-found" });
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 * ```
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export function err<E>(error: E): Err<E> {
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  return brandResult({ ok: false, error });
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}
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/**
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 * Converts a structural result-like value into a branded Flow result.
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 * This is useful when adapting results from another library or from plain object literals.
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 * @typeParam T - Success value type.
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 * @typeParam E - Expected error value type.
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 * @param result - Structural success or failure object.
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 * @returns A branded Flow `Result`.
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export function from<T, E>(result: ResultLike<T, E>): Result<T, E> {
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  return result.ok ? ok(result.value) : err(result.error);
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}
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/**
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 * Narrows a result to the successful variant.
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 * @typeParam T - Success value type.
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 * @typeParam E - Expected error value type.
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 * @param result - Result to inspect.
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 * @returns `true` when the result is `Ok`.
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export function isOk<T, E>(result: Result<T, E>): result is Ok<T> {
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  return result.ok;
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}
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/**
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 * Narrows a result to the failed variant.
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 * @typeParam T - Success value type.
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 * @param result - Result to inspect.
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 * @returns `true` when the result is `Err`.
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export function isErr<T, E>(result: Result<T, E>): result is Err<E> {
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  return !result.ok;
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}
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/**
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 * Exhaustively handles both result variants and returns one value.
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 * `match` keeps success and error handling explicit without manual branching at the call site.
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 * @typeParam T - Success value type.
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 * @typeParam E - Expected error value type.
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 * @typeParam R - Handler return type.
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 * @param result - Result to handle.
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 * @example
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 * ```ts
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 * const label = match(result, {
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 *   ok: (user) => user.name,
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 *   err: (error) => error.kind,
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 * });
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 * ```
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export function match<T, E, R>(
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  result: Result<T, E>,
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  handlers: {
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    ok: (value: T) => R;
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    err: (error: E) => R;
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  },
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): R {
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  return result.ok ? handlers.ok(result.value) : handlers.err(result.error);
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}
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/**
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 * Returns the success value or throws the error value.
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 * Prefer typed recovery helpers for expected failures. `unwrap` is best reserved for tests,
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 * boundaries that intentionally throw, or places where a failure is impossible by construction.
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 * @typeParam T - Success value type.
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 * @typeParam E - Expected error value type.
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 * @param result - Result to unwrap.
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 * @returns The success value.
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 * @throws The `Err.error` value when the result failed.
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export function unwrap<T, E>(result: Result<T, E>): T {
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  if (result.ok) {
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    return result.value;
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  }
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  throw result.error;
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}
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 * Returns the success value or a fallback.
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 * Use this when a failure can be safely collapsed into a default value.
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 * @example
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 * const count = unwrapOr(result, 0);
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export function unwrapOr<T, E>(result: Result<T, E>, fallback: T): T {
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  return result.ok ? result.value : fallback;
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}
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/**
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 * Namespace-style collection of core result helpers.
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 * This object is convenient when passing the result toolkit as a single value. The individual
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 * named functions remain the preferred imports for tree-shakeable application code.
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export const Result = {
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  ok,
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  err,
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  from,
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  isOk,
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  isErr,
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  match,
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  unwrap,
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  unwrapOr,
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};
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 * Detects branded Flow results created by `ok`, `err`, or `from`.
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 * `task` uses this guard to preserve explicit results while wrapping plain callback returns in
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 * @typeParam T - Success value type.
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 * @typeParam E - Expected error value type.
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 * @param value - Plain value or potential result.
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 * @returns `true` when the value is a branded Flow `Result`.
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export function isResult<T, E>(value: T | Result<T, E>): value is Result<T, E> {
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  return typeof value === "object" && value !== null && resultBrand in value;
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}
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function brandResult<R extends Ok<unknown> | Err<unknown>>(result: R): R {
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  Object.defineProperty(result, resultBrand, {
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    value: true,
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  });
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  return result;
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import { type Awaitable, type Err, type Result, err } from "./result";
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/**
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 * Runtime error returned when execution is cancelled through an `AbortSignal`.
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 *
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 * Cancellation is cooperative. Flow helpers check the signal before and after async work and pass
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 * linked signals to child behaviors where appropriate.
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export type Cancelled = {
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  kind: "cancelled";
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  reason?: unknown;
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};
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/**
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 * Runtime error returned when user code throws.
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 * Thrown exceptions are kept separate from expected domain errors so recovery helpers do not hide
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export type Thrown = {
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  kind: "thrown";
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  error: unknown;
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};
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/**
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 * Runtime-level failure union added around every behavior's domain error type.
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 * Domain errors describe expected application failures. `RuntimeError` describes cancellation or
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export type RuntimeError = Cancelled | Thrown;
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 * Execution context passed to every behavior.
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 * The context always includes an `AbortSignal` and may include application-specific fields.
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export type RuntimeContext<C extends object = {}> = C & {
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 * Executable Flow workflow unit.
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 * @typeParam I - Input type.
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 * @typeParam O - Output type.
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 * @typeParam C - Custom context type.
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export type Behavior<I, O, E = unknown, C extends object = {}> = (
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  input: I,
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  context: RuntimeContext<C>,
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/**
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 * @typeParam T - Behavior type to inspect.
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export type BehaviorInput<T> =
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 * @typeParam E - Expected domain error type.
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export async function runBehavior<I, O, E, C extends object>(
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  context: RuntimeContext<C>,
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): Promise<Result<O, E | RuntimeError>> {
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  if (context.signal.aborted) {
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    if (context.signal.aborted) {
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    if (context.signal.aborted) {
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 * Defines a behavior from a callback that returns a `Result`.
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 * Use `define` for low-level helpers that already operate in the result channel. Most application
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export function define<I, O, E = unknown, C extends object = {}>(
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): Behavior<I, O, E, C> {
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 * @example
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export async function run<I, O, E, C extends object = {}>(
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  behavior: Behavior<I, O, E, C>,
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export function cancelled(reason?: unknown): Err<Cancelled> {
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export function isCancelled(error: unknown): error is Cancelled {
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    typeof error === "object" && error !== null && "kind" in error && error.kind === "cancelled"
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export function thrown(error: unknown): Err<Thrown> {
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export function isThrown(error: unknown): error is Thrown {
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 * Narrows an error value to a Flow runtime error.
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 * Recovery helpers use this guard so they only handle expected domain errors.
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export function isRuntimeError(error: unknown): error is RuntimeError {
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export function abortController(controller: AbortController, reason?: unknown): void {
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 * Links a parent signal to a child controller.
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export function linkAbortSignal(parent: AbortSignal, controller: AbortController): () => void {
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 * This advanced helper powers timeout, race, and parallel execution helpers.
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export function createLinkedController(parent: AbortSignal): {
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  controller: AbortController;
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  unlink: () => void;
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} {
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  const unlink = linkAbortSignal(parent, controller);
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}