splitter for strings

[monarch_dodra via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Monday, 9 June 2014 at 17:57:24 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer 
wrote:
> I think we are confusing things here, I was talking about strip 
> :)

strip and split are actually both pretty much in the same boat 
actually in regards to that, so just 's/split/strip/g', and the 
same answer will apply.

"split" (and "splitter") actually have it a bit more complicated, 
because historically, if you imported both string and algorithm, 
then "split(myString)" will create an ambiguous call. The issue 
is that you can't do selective imports when you already have a 
local object with the same name, so algorithm had:

----
auto split(String)(String myString) {
    return std.string.split(myString);
}
----
rather than
----
public import std.string : split;
----

I tried to "fix" the issue by removing "split(String)" from 
algorithm, but that created some breakage.

So Andrei just came down and put *everything* in algorithm, and 
added an "public import std.algorithm : split" in std.string.

This works, but it does mean that:
1. string unconditionally pulls algorithm.
2. You can do things like:
    std.string.split([1, 2, 3], 2);

IMO, the "strip" solution is better :/

> If we could split up std.algorithm into individual modules, 
> that would probably help.
>
> -Steve

Yes.