layout/inline-block

Symbol: layout/inline-block

Use-case: Opt-in layout for a head whose block breaks up a long line rather than expressing sub-expressions. Bind in a .ki module, for example var layout/report layout/inline-block.

Behaviour: Splices the elements of every body line onto the header and folds nothing, producing one flat list (HEAD ARG... ELEMENT...). A body line holding several elements stays several elements; it is not read as a call, which is the difference from the default block handler. A sub-block whose header opens with a keyword splices as the keyword and its value, the same way the default handler treats one. Does not accept peers.

Syntax:

HEAD ARG ... :
  ELEMENT ELEMENT ...
  ELEMENT ...

Examples:

;; with var layout/gather layout/inline-block in the module:
gather a:
  b (c d)
  e
;; -> (gather a b (c d) e)

;; with var report print and var layout/report layout/inline-block:
report "chained:":
  (list (chain #[1 2] #[3 4]))
  (list (islice (repeat "x") 2))
;; prints: chained: [1, 2, 3, 4] ['x', 'x']