sumtype 0.5.0

[Seb]

On Wednesday, 8 August 2018 at 20:54:13 UTC, Paul Backus wrote:
> SumType is a generic sum type for modern D. It is meant as an 
> alternative to `std.variant.Algebraic`.
>
> Features:
>   - Pattern matching, including support for structural matching 
> (*)
>   - Self-referential types, using `This`
>   - Works with `pure`, `@safe`, `@nogc`, and `immutable` (*)
>   - Zero runtime overhead compared to hand-written C
>     - No heap allocation
>     - Does not rely on runtime type information (`TypeInfo`) (*)
>
> Starred features (*) are those that are missing from 
> `Algebraic`.
>
> Code examples are available in the documentation (linked below).
>
> New since the last announced version, 0.3.0:
>   - Types with destructors and postblits are now handled 
> correctly.
>   - Unreachable handlers in `match` calls are now a 
> compile-time error.
>   - `match` handlers can now operate on the stored value by 
> reference.
>   - A new method, `tryMatch`, allows for non-exhaustive pattern 
> matching.
>   - Various small improvements to the documentation.
>
> Documentation: https://pbackus.github.io/sumtype/sumtype.html
> DUB: https://code.dlang.org/packages/sumtype
> Github: https://github.com/pbackus/sumtype

That's a pretty cool library!
I added it to run.dlang.io, s.t. it's easy for people to play 
with it and share examples, e.g.

https://run.dlang.io/is/5znJXH

(It uses the version from DUB and updates itself once daily, but 
somehow dub still lists 0.4.1 at the moment)