<S, I>(service: Key<I, S>): <Services>(
self: Context<Services>
) => Option.Option<S>
<Services, S, I>(
self: Context<Services>,
service: Key<I, S>
): Option.Option<S>Gets the service for a key safely wrapped in an Option.
When to use
Use when you need to read a Context service as an Option so absence is
represented as data.
Details
Returns Option.some when the service is stored in the context. If the key
is a Context.Reference and no override is stored, returns Option.some of
the cached default value. Missing non-reference keys return Option.none.
Example (Getting optional services)
import { Context, Option } from "effect"
import * as assert from "node:assert"
const Port = Context.Service<{ PORT: number }>("Port")
const Timeout = Context.Service<{ TIMEOUT: number }>("Timeout")
const context = Context.make(Port, { PORT: 8080 })
assert.deepStrictEqual(
Context.getOption(context, Port),
Option.some({ PORT: 8080 })
)
assert.deepStrictEqual(Context.getOption(context, Timeout), Option.none())export const const getOption: {
<S, I>(service: Key<I, S>): <Services>(
self: Context<Services>
) => Option.Option<S>
<Services, S, I>(
self: Context<Services>,
service: Key<I, S>
): Option.Option<S>
}
Gets the service for a key safely wrapped in an Option.
When to use
Use when you need to read a Context service as an Option so absence is
represented as data.
Details
Returns Option.some when the service is stored in the context. If the key
is a Context.Reference and no override is stored, returns Option.some of
the cached default value. Missing non-reference keys return Option.none.
Example (Getting optional services)
import { Context, Option } from "effect"
import * as assert from "node:assert"
const Port = Context.Service<{ PORT: number }>("Port")
const Timeout = Context.Service<{ TIMEOUT: number }>("Timeout")
const context = Context.make(Port, { PORT: 8080 })
assert.deepStrictEqual(
Context.getOption(context, Port),
Option.some({ PORT: 8080 })
)
assert.deepStrictEqual(Context.getOption(context, Timeout), Option.none())
getOption: {
<function (type parameter) S in <S, I>(service: Key<I, S>): <Services>(self: Context<Services>) => Option.Option<S>S, function (type parameter) I in <S, I>(service: Key<I, S>): <Services>(self: Context<Services>) => Option.Option<S>I>(service: Key<I, S>(parameter) service: {
Identifier: Identifier;
Service: Shape;
key: string;
stack: string | undefined;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
interface Key<out Identifier, out Shape>Typed identifier for a service stored in a Context.
When to use
Use as the typed handle for storing, retrieving, and requiring a specific
service in a Context.
Details
Identifier tracks the requirement in Effect types, while Shape is the
service implementation retrieved by the key. A key is also an Effect value,
so yielding it inside Effect.gen retrieves the service from the current
fiber context.
Key<function (type parameter) I in <S, I>(service: Key<I, S>): <Services>(self: Context<Services>) => Option.Option<S>I, function (type parameter) S in <S, I>(service: Key<I, S>): <Services>(self: Context<Services>) => Option.Option<S>S>): <function (type parameter) Services in <Services>(self: Context<Services>): Option.Option<S>Services>(self: Context<Services>(parameter) self: {
mapUnsafe: ReadonlyMap<string, any>;
mutable: boolean;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
interface Context<in Services>Immutable collection of service implementations used for dependency
injection in Effect programs.
Details
The type parameter tracks the service identifiers available in the context.
At runtime, services are stored by each key's string key.
Example (Creating a context with multiple services)
import { Context } from "effect"
// Create a context with multiple services
const Logger = Context.Service<{ log: (msg: string) => void }>("Logger")
const Database = Context.Service<{ query: (sql: string) => string }>(
"Database"
)
const context = Context.make(Logger, {
log: (msg: string) => console.log(msg)
})
.pipe(Context.add(Database, { query: (sql) => `Result: ${sql}` }))
Context<function (type parameter) Services in <Services>(self: Context<Services>): Option.Option<S>Services>) => import OptionOption.type Option<A> = Option.None<A> | Option.Some<A>The Option data type represents optional values. An Option<A> is either
Some<A>, containing a value of type A, or None, representing absence.
When to use
Use to represent initial values that may not yet exist
- Returning from partial functions (not defined for all inputs)
- Managing optional fields in data structures
Namespace containing utility types for Option.
When to use
Use to access type-level helpers associated with Option.
Option<function (type parameter) S in <S, I>(service: Key<I, S>): <Services>(self: Context<Services>) => Option.Option<S>S>
<function (type parameter) Services in <Services, S, I>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>Services, function (type parameter) S in <Services, S, I>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>S, function (type parameter) I in <Services, S, I>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>I>(self: Context<Services>(parameter) self: {
mapUnsafe: ReadonlyMap<string, any>;
mutable: boolean;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
interface Context<in Services>Immutable collection of service implementations used for dependency
injection in Effect programs.
Details
The type parameter tracks the service identifiers available in the context.
At runtime, services are stored by each key's string key.
Example (Creating a context with multiple services)
import { Context } from "effect"
// Create a context with multiple services
const Logger = Context.Service<{ log: (msg: string) => void }>("Logger")
const Database = Context.Service<{ query: (sql: string) => string }>(
"Database"
)
const context = Context.make(Logger, {
log: (msg: string) => console.log(msg)
})
.pipe(Context.add(Database, { query: (sql) => `Result: ${sql}` }))
Context<function (type parameter) Services in <Services, S, I>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>Services>, service: Key<I, S>(parameter) service: {
Identifier: Identifier;
Service: Shape;
key: string;
stack: string | undefined;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
interface Key<out Identifier, out Shape>Typed identifier for a service stored in a Context.
When to use
Use as the typed handle for storing, retrieving, and requiring a specific
service in a Context.
Details
Identifier tracks the requirement in Effect types, while Shape is the
service implementation retrieved by the key. A key is also an Effect value,
so yielding it inside Effect.gen retrieves the service from the current
fiber context.
Key<function (type parameter) I in <Services, S, I>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>I, function (type parameter) S in <Services, S, I>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>S>): import OptionOption.type Option<A> = Option.None<A> | Option.Some<A>The Option data type represents optional values. An Option<A> is either
Some<A>, containing a value of type A, or None, representing absence.
When to use
Use to represent initial values that may not yet exist
- Returning from partial functions (not defined for all inputs)
- Managing optional fields in data structures
Namespace containing utility types for Option.
When to use
Use to access type-level helpers associated with Option.
Option<function (type parameter) S in <Services, S, I>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>S>
} = dual<(...args: Array<any>) => any, <Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>) => Option.Option<S>>(arity: 2, body: <Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>) => Option.Option<S>): ((...args: Array<any>) => any) & (<Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>) => Option.Option<S>) (+1 overload)Creates a function that can be called in data-first style or data-last
(pipe-friendly) style.
When to use
Use to expose one implementation through both direct and pipe-friendly
call styles.
Details
Pass either the arity of the uncurried function or a predicate that decides
whether the current call is data-first. Arity is the common case. Use a
predicate when optional arguments make arity ambiguous.
Example (Selecting data-first or data-last style by arity)
import { Function, pipe } from "effect"
const sum = Function.dual<
(that: number) => (self: number) => number,
(self: number, that: number) => number
>(2, (self, that) => self + that)
console.log(sum(2, 3)) // 5
console.log(pipe(2, sum(3))) // 5
Example (Defining overloads with call signatures)
import { Function, pipe } from "effect"
const sum: {
(that: number): (self: number) => number
(self: number, that: number): number
} = Function.dual(2, (self: number, that: number): number => self + that)
console.log(sum(2, 3)) // 5
console.log(pipe(2, sum(3))) // 5
Example (Selecting data-first or data-last style with a predicate)
import { Function, pipe } from "effect"
const sum = Function.dual<
(that: number) => (self: number) => number,
(self: number, that: number) => number
>(
(args) => args.length === 2,
(self, that) => self + that
)
console.log(sum(2, 3)) // 5
console.log(pipe(2, sum(3))) // 5
dual(2, <function (type parameter) Services in <Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>Services, function (type parameter) I in <Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>I extends function (type parameter) Services in <Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>Services, function (type parameter) S in <Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>S>(self: Context<Services>(parameter) self: {
mapUnsafe: ReadonlyMap<string, any>;
mutable: boolean;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
interface Context<in Services>Immutable collection of service implementations used for dependency
injection in Effect programs.
Details
The type parameter tracks the service identifiers available in the context.
At runtime, services are stored by each key's string key.
Example (Creating a context with multiple services)
import { Context } from "effect"
// Create a context with multiple services
const Logger = Context.Service<{ log: (msg: string) => void }>("Logger")
const Database = Context.Service<{ query: (sql: string) => string }>(
"Database"
)
const context = Context.make(Logger, {
log: (msg: string) => console.log(msg)
})
.pipe(Context.add(Database, { query: (sql) => `Result: ${sql}` }))
Context<function (type parameter) Services in <Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>Services>, service: Key<I, S>(parameter) service: {
Identifier: Identifier;
Service: Shape;
key: string;
stack: string | undefined;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
interface Key<out Identifier, out Shape>Typed identifier for a service stored in a Context.
When to use
Use as the typed handle for storing, retrieving, and requiring a specific
service in a Context.
Details
Identifier tracks the requirement in Effect types, while Shape is the
service implementation retrieved by the key. A key is also an Effect value,
so yielding it inside Effect.gen retrieves the service from the current
fiber context.
Key<function (type parameter) I in <Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>I, function (type parameter) S in <Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>S>): import OptionOption.type Option<A> = Option.None<A> | Option.Some<A>The Option data type represents optional values. An Option<A> is either
Some<A>, containing a value of type A, or None, representing absence.
When to use
Use to represent initial values that may not yet exist
- Returning from partial functions (not defined for all inputs)
- Managing optional fields in data structures
Namespace containing utility types for Option.
When to use
Use to access type-level helpers associated with Option.
Option<function (type parameter) S in <Services, I extends Services, S>(self: Context<Services>, service: Key<I, S>): Option.Option<S>S> => {
if (self: Context<Services>(parameter) self: {
mapUnsafe: ReadonlyMap<string, any>;
mutable: boolean;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
Context<in Services>.mapUnsafe: ReadonlyMap<string, any>mapUnsafe.ReadonlyMap<string, any>.has(key: string): booleanhas(service: Key<I, S>(parameter) service: {
Identifier: Identifier;
Service: Shape;
key: string;
stack: string | undefined;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
Key<out Identifier, out Shape>.key: stringkey)) {
return import OptionOption.const some: <A>(value: A) => Option<A>Wraps the given value into an Option to represent its presence.
When to use
Use to wrap a known present value as Option
- Returning a successful result from a partial function
Details
- Always returns
Some<A>
- Does not filter
null or undefined; use
fromNullishOr
for that
Example (Wrapping a value)
import { Option } from "effect"
// ┌─── Option<number>
// ▼
const value = Option.some(1)
console.log(value)
// Output: { _id: 'Option', _tag: 'Some', value: 1 }
some(self: Context<Services>(parameter) self: {
mapUnsafe: ReadonlyMap<string, any>;
mutable: boolean;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
Context<in Services>.mapUnsafe: ReadonlyMap<string, any>mapUnsafe.ReadonlyMap<string, any>.get(key: string): anyget(service: Key<I, S>(parameter) service: {
Identifier: Identifier;
Service: Shape;
key: string;
stack: string | undefined;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
Key<out Identifier, out Shape>.key: stringkey)! as any)
}
return const isReference: (
u: unknown
) => u is Reference<any>
Checks whether the provided argument is a Reference.
Example (Checking for references)
import { Context } from "effect"
import * as assert from "node:assert"
const LoggerRef = Context.Reference("Logger", {
defaultValue: () => ({ log: (msg: string) => console.log(msg) })
})
assert.strictEqual(Context.isReference(LoggerRef), true)
assert.strictEqual(Context.isReference(Context.Service("Key")), false)
isReference(service: Key<I, S>(parameter) service: {
Identifier: Identifier;
Service: Shape;
key: string;
stack: string | undefined;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
import OptionOption.const some: <A>(value: A) => Option<A>Wraps the given value into an Option to represent its presence.
When to use
Use to wrap a known present value as Option
- Returning a successful result from a partial function
Details
- Always returns
Some<A>
- Does not filter
null or undefined; use
fromNullishOr
for that
Example (Wrapping a value)
import { Option } from "effect"
// ┌─── Option<number>
// ▼
const value = Option.some(1)
console.log(value)
// Output: { _id: 'Option', _tag: 'Some', value: 1 }
some(const getDefaultValue: (
ref: Reference<any>
) => any
service: Key<I, S>(parameter) service: {
defaultValue: () => Shape;
of: (this: void, self: any) => any;
context: (self: any) => Context<never>;
use: (f: (service: any) => Effect<A, E, R>) => Effect<A, E, R>;
useSync: (f: (service: any) => A) => Effect<A, never, never>;
Identifier: Identifier;
Service: Shape;
key: string;
stack: string | undefined;
pipe: { <A>(this: A): A; <A, B = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B): B; <A, B = never, C = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C): C; <A, B = never, C = never, D = never>(this: A, ab: (_: A) => B, bc: (_: B) => C, cd: (_: C) => D): D; <…;
toString: () => string;
toJSON: () => unknown;
}
import OptionOption.const none: <A = never>() => Option<A>Creates an Option representing the absence of a value.
When to use
Use to represent a missing or uninitialized value, such as returning "no
result" from a function.
Details
- Returns
Option<never>, which is a subtype of Option<A> for any A
- Always returns the same singleton instance
Example (Creating an empty Option)
import { Option } from "effect"
// ┌─── Option<never>
// ▼
const noValue = Option.none()
console.log(noValue)
// Output: { _id: 'Option', _tag: 'None' }
none()
})