Piping

Piping is a way to make functions using functions using functions and so on simpler, you simply start with a value and you chain functions together.

Here is the basic syntax:

initialValue >> function1 >> function2 >> function3; // and so on

The initialValue can be absolutely anything, from a number to a string to a function. While the functions afterwards can ONLY be a: call expression, member expression or an identifier, here are some examples:

// Here, the only arguments passed to the functions is the initialValue as parameter 1 as no other arguments are given
// This is exactly the same as: function1(function2(function3(intialValue)));
initialValue >> function1() >> function2() >> function3();

// Or, in this case we can omit the parameters:
initialValue >> function1 >> function2 >> function3;

// Or, for example with a member expression
intiailValue >> console.writeLine; // This is the exact same as console.writeLine(intitialValue);

Working example

func add(num1, num2) {
	return num1 + num2;
}

func mul(num1, num2) {
	return num1 * num2;
}

1 >> add(2) >> mul(3) >> console.writeLine;

// The result in this is: 9

// The above code would be the exact same as
console.writeLine(mul(add(1, 2), 3)); // Also logs: 9

Using this method, it's a lot easier to understand, and how it works, is basically how you'd read it.

1, add 2, multiply by 3, then log it to console

Compared to:

log the addition of 1 + 2 multiplied by 3