CSharpEssentials.These 3.2.2

CSharpEssentials.These

These<TError, TValue> is a three-state discriminated union — Left (error only), Right (value only), or Both (error and value together). Unlike Result<T>, it does not treat the presence of an error as an automatic failure. Use it when partial success carries a meaningful value alongside a warning or non-fatal error.

Features

• Three-state union — Left, Right, Both with explicit state flags.
• Functional API — Map, MapLeft, FlatMap, Tap, TapLeft, Match.
• Maybe bridges — GetRight() and GetLeft() return Maybe<T> without throwing.
• Result bridges — Convert to/from Result<T> in strict or lenient mode.
• Collection extensions — Partition a sequence into its three states.

Installation

dotnet add package CSharpEssentials.These

Usage

Creating These

using CSharpEssentials.These;

// Error only — no value produced
These<string, int> left  = These<string, int>.Left("something went wrong");

// Value only — clean success
These<string, int> right = These<string, int>.Right(42);

// Both — value produced but a warning accompanies it
These<string, int> both  = These<string, int>.Both("partial failure", 42);

State Flags

these.IsLeft  // true when Left only
these.IsRight // true when Right only
these.IsBoth  // true when Both

Map — Transform the Value

Map applies a function to the value. Left passes through unchanged; Both transforms the value while keeping the error.

These<string, int> result = These<string, int>.Right(10)
    .Map(n => n * 2);   // Right(20)

These<string, int> both = These<string, int>.Both("warn", 10)
    .Map(n => n * 2);   // Both("warn", 20)

MapLeft — Transform the Error

These<int, string> result = These<string, string>.Left("err")
    .MapLeft(e => e.Length);  // Left(3)

FlatMap — Chain These

FlatMap sequences operations that return These. When chaining from Both, the original error is discarded; the new result determines state.

These<string, int> result = These<string, int>.Right(5)
    .FlatMap(n => n > 0
        ? These<string, int>.Right(n * 10)
        : These<string, int>.Left("non-positive"));

Tap / TapLeft — Side Effects

these
    .Tap(v => logger.LogInformation("Value: {V}", v))      // fires on Right or Both
    .TapLeft(e => logger.LogWarning("Error: {E}", e));      // fires on Left or Both

Match — Exhaustive Pattern Match

string message = these.Match(
    onLeft:  error        => $"Failed: {error}",
    onRight: value        => $"OK: {value}",
    onBoth:  (error, val) => $"Partial: {val} (warning: {error})");

GetRight / GetLeft

Both return Maybe<T> — no exceptions on the wrong state.

Maybe<int>    value = these.GetRight();  // Some(42) or None
Maybe<string> error = these.GetLeft();   // Some("msg") or None

Result Bridge

using CSharpEssentials.These;

// From Result<T>
Result<int> result = GetSomeResult();
These<Error, int> these = TheseExtensions.FromResult(result);

// To Result<T> — strict: Both is treated as failure (Left wins)
Result<int> strict = these.ToResult();

// To Result<T> — lenient: Both is treated as success (value wins)
Result<int> lenient = these.ToResultLenient();

Collection Extensions

Partition a sequence into its three buckets in one pass.

IEnumerable<These<string, int>> items = GetItems();

var (lefts, rights, boths) = items.Partition();

// lefts  : IReadOnlyList<string>
// rights : IReadOnlyList<int>
// boths  : IReadOnlyList<(string, int)>

foreach (string error in lefts)
    Console.WriteLine($"Error: {error}");

foreach ((string warning, int value) in boths)
    Console.WriteLine($"Value {value} with warning: {warning}");

When to Use These vs Result