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Subject: Re: My LOOP is ugly
Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 04:25:34 -0000 (UTC)
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Kenny Tilton wrote:

> (defun p2b (pairs &key ((:test test) #'eql))
>    "((A 1) (A 2) (B 2) (C 2) (C 3)) ==> ((A 1 2) (B 2) (C 2 3))"
>    (loop with bunch = nil
>          for (one two) in pairs
>          do (push two (cdr (or (assoc one bunch :test test)
>                              (car (push (list one) bunch)))))
>          finally (return bunch)))

newLISP

;; Alter a value in or add a value to an association list.
(macro (ainc! Alist Key Value Function Deflt)
  (local (E-Message Val Func Def)
    (setq Func Function)
    (if (true? Func)
      (setq Val Value)
      (begin (setq Func +) (setq Val (or Value 1))))
    (setq Def Deflt)
    (if (= nil Def) (setq Def 0))
    (unless  
      (catch
        (setf (assoc Key Alist)
          (list ($it 0) (Func Val ($it 1))))
        'E-Message)
      (if (starts-with E-Message "ERR: no reference")
        (setf Alist (cons (list Key (Func Val Def)) Alist))
        (throw E-Message)))))

(define (p2b pairs)
  (let (bunch '())
    (dolist (xs pairs)
      (ainc! bunch (xs 0) (xs 1) cons '()))
    bunch))

(p2b '((A 1) (A 2) (B 2) (C 2) (C 3)))
  ===>
((C (3 2)) (B (2)) (A (2 1)))