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README.adoc

@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@ and <<tutorial,the tutorial below>> for a gentle introduction.
 == Documentation
 
 In general, see http://c-cube.github.io/ocaml-containers/ or
-http://cedeela.fr/~simon/software/containers
+http://cedeela.fr/~simon/software/containers for the **API documentation**.
 
-by version:
+Some examples can be found link:doc/containers.adoc[there].
+
+API documentation by version:
 
 - http://c-cube.github.io/ocaml-containers/dev/[dev branch]
 - http://c-cube.github.io/ocaml-containers/1.0/[1.0]
@@ -433,38 +435,6 @@ printer:: `'a printer = Format.formatter -> 'a -> unit` is a pretty-printer
   to be used with the standard module `Format`. In particular, in many cases,
   `"foo: %a" Foo.print foo` will type-check.
 
-=== Parser Combinator
+=== Extended Documentation
 
-The module `CCParse` defines basic parser combinators on strings.
-Adapting https://github.com/inhabitedtype/angstrom#usage[angstrom's tutorial example] gives the following snippet.
-Note that backtracking is explicit in `CCParse`, hence
-the use of `try_` to allow it in some places.
-Explicit memoization with `memo` and `fix_memo` is also possible.
-
-[source,OCaml]
-----
-open CCParse.Infix;;
-module P = CCParse;;
-
-let parens p = P.try_ (P.char '(') *> p <* P.char ')' ;;
-let add = P.char '+' *> P.return (+) ;;
-let sub = P.char '-' *> P.return (-) ;;
-let mul = P.char '*' *> P.return ( * ) ;;
-let div = P.char '/' *> P.return ( / ) ;;
-let integer =
-  P.chars1_if (function '0'..'9'->true|_->false) >|= int_of_string ;;
-
-let chainl1 e op =
-  P.fix (fun r ->
-    e >>= fun x -> P.try_ (op <*> P.return x <*> r) <|> P.return x) ;;
-
-let expr : int P.t =
-  P.fix (fun expr ->
-    let factor = parens expr <|> integer in
-    let term = chainl1 factor (mul <|> div) in
-    chainl1 term (add <|> sub)) ;;
-
-P.parse_string expr "4*1+2";; (* Ok 6 *)
-P.parse_string expr "4*(1+2)";; (* Ok 12 *)
-
-----
+See link:doc/containers.adoc[the extended documentation] for more examples.

doc/containers.adoc

@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+= OCaml-containers =
+:toc: macro
+:source-highlighter: pygments
+
+This document contains more information on some modules of Containers.
+
+toc::[]
+
+== Hash combinators: `CCHash`
+
+Although OCaml provides polymorphic hash tables (`('a,'b) Hashtbl.t`)
+using the polymorphic equality `(=)` and hash `Hashtbl.hash`, it is often
+safer and more efficient to use `Hashtbl.Make` (or the extended `CCHashtbl.Make`)
+with custom equality and hash functions.
+
+`CCHash` provides combinators for writing hash functions:
+
+[source,OCaml]
+----
+# module H = CCHash;;
+
+# let hash1 : (int * bool) list H.t = H.(list (pair int bool));;
+
+# hash1 [1, true; 2, false; 3, true];;
+- : int = 636041136
+
+(* the function hashes the whole value, can be costly *)
+# hash1 CCList.(1 -- 1000 |> map (fun i->i, i mod 2 = 0));;
+- : int = 845685523
+# hash1 CCList.(1 -- 1001 |> map (fun i->i, i mod 2 = 0));;
+- : int = 381026697
+----
+
+The polymorphic hash function is still present, as `CCHash.poly`.
+The functions `CCHash.list_comm` and `CCHash.array_comm` allow to hash
+lists and arrays while ignoring the order of elements: all permutations
+of the input will have the same hash.
+
+
+
+== Parser Combinator: `CCParse`
+:toc: macro
+:source-highlighter: pygments
+
+The module `CCParse` defines basic parser combinators on strings.
+Adapting https://github.com/inhabitedtype/angstrom#usage[angstrom's tutorial example] gives the following snippet.
+Note that backtracking is explicit in `CCParse`, hence
+the use of `try_` to allow it in some places.
+Explicit memoization with `memo` and `fix_memo` is also possible.
+
+[source,OCaml]
+----
+open CCParse.Infix;;
+module P = CCParse;;
+
+let parens p = P.try_ (P.char '(') *> p <* P.char ')' ;;
+let add = P.char '+' *> P.return (+) ;;
+let sub = P.char '-' *> P.return (-) ;;
+let mul = P.char '*' *> P.return ( * ) ;;
+let div = P.char '/' *> P.return ( / ) ;;
+let integer =
+  P.chars1_if (function '0'..'9'->true|_->false) >|= int_of_string ;;
+
+let chainl1 e op =
+  P.fix (fun r ->
+    e >>= fun x -> P.try_ (op <*> P.return x <*> r) <|> P.return x) ;;
+
+let expr : int P.t =
+  P.fix (fun expr ->
+    let factor = parens expr <|> integer in
+    let term = chainl1 factor (mul <|> div) in
+    chainl1 term (add <|> sub)) ;;
+
+P.parse_string expr "4*1+2";; (* Ok 6 *)
+P.parse_string expr "4*(1+2)";; (* Ok 12 *)
+
+----