``` fun match(block: MatchBuilder.() -> Unit...

# dsl

[tjb]

fun match(block: MatchBuilder.() -> Unit = {}) {
        val matchBuilder = MatchBuilder()
        matchBuilder.block()
        match = match.plus(matchBuilder.build())
    }

[dave08]

match = match.plus? What's match here? I think you mean return matchBuilder.build()?

[dave08]

What does the builder return? If Regex, just infix fun Regex.with(toMatch: String) = toMatch.match(this)

[dave08]

@tjb

[tjb]

Ah sorry i should have added more code. match is an array of Match objects. I need to be able to have multiple match blocks in my DSL

[tjb]

Example:

[tjb]

val m = builder {
        match {
            optional = true
            node {
                alias = "firstField"
                node = "Field"
                parameters = hashMapOf("id" to "12345", "hasTime" to false)
            }
        }

        match {
            node {
                alias = "secondField"
                node = "Field"
                parameters = hashMapOf("id" to "12345", "hasTime" to false)
            }
        }
    }

[dave08]

You initialize m once and re-use it?

[tjb]

no i do not

[tjb]

just once which is what i want

[dave08]

Like the initialization of a server?

[dave08]

And how do you run the match?

[tjb]

essentially this DSL is a query builder for neo4j. neo4j has a WITH clause and im struggling how to implement the WITH clause since its a separate method over MATCH.

[tjb]

my initial thought was to make WITH its own builder but it seems like that shouldnt be the right move.

[tjb]

ideally i want to do

match {
            node {
                alias = "secondField"
                node = "Field"
                parameters = hashMapOf("id" to "12345", "hasTime" to false)
            }
        }
        
        with "hello, world, right, here"

but not sure how to implement the with here

[dave08]

You can get ideas of a db dsl here: https://github.com/orangy/squash

[dave08]

But I'm not sure if that's a bit heavy for your needs

[dave08]

There's also https://github.com/JetBrains/Exposed

[tjb]

ok cool i will take a look! yeah im just making a proof of concept right now

[tjb]

i appreciate the insight!

[dave08]

no problem