Add a few new functions, update docs.

doc/index.html

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ of the result</li>
    alist of <code>(key . value)</code> pairs.</li>
    <li><code>alist-to-hash-table</code>: converts an alist to a hash
    table.</li>
-   <li><code>enable-hash-table-reader</code>: Enables the reader
+   <li><code>enable-hash-table-reader</code>: enables the reader
    macro <code>#{}#</code> for hash tables. The resulting hash-table
    will use #'equal for equality. For example,
 
@@ -81,6 +81,19 @@ and <code>:c</code>. <code>:a</code> stores the value <code>:b</code>,
 and <code>:c</code> stores the value <code>:d</code>.</li>
  </ul>
 
+ <h3>Miscellaneous</h3>
+ <ul>
+   <li><code>interpose</code>: places a separator between each element
+   of a list.</li>
+   <li><code>build-list</code>: if arg is an atom, return it as a
+   list. If it's a list, return the arg. If it's a vector, coerce it
+   to a list. Otherwise, return nil.</li>
+   <li><code>partial</code>: provides partial function application. It
+   returns a lambda that will call the function given with the intial
+   args and any additional args provided to the lambda.</li>
+   <li><code>macroexpand-n</code>: expand the macro n times.</li>
+ </ul>
+
  <h3>Quicklisp installation</h3>
 
  <p>Clone into your Quicklisp project's <code>local-projects/</code>

kutils.lisp

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@
 
 ;;; This file contains various utilities I've written.
 
-(defun join (x sep)
-  (flatten
-   (mapcar (lambda (y)
-	     (list y sep))
-	   x)))
+(defun interpose (x sep)
+  "Takes a list and a separator, and places separator between element
+of the list."
+  (mapcar (lambda (y)
+	    (list y sep))
+	  x))
 
 (defun build-list (arg)
   "If arg is an atom, return it as a list. If it's a list, return the
@@ -28,8 +29,21 @@ additional args provided to the lambda."
   (lambda (&rest args)
     (apply fn (append initial-args args))))
 
+(defun macroexpand-n (n form)
+  "Expand the macro n times."
+  (let ((new-form form))
+    (dotimes (i n)
+      (multiple-value-bind
+	    (expansion expanded)
+	  (macroexpand-1 new-form)
+	(if expanded
+	    (setf new-form expansion)
+	    (return))))
+    new-form))
+
 ;;; hash-table functions.
 
+
 (defun |#{-reader| (stream sub-char numarg)
   (declare (ignore sub-char numarg))
   (let ((m     (make-hash-table :test 'equal))
@@ -39,19 +53,19 @@ additional args provided to the lambda."
     (labels ((finalise-read (x)
 	       (reverse (concatenate 'string x)))
 	     (finalise-kv-pair ()
-               (if key-p
-                   (unless (null k)
-                     (setq key-p nil
-                           k     (read-from-string (finalise-read k))))
-                   (unless (null v)
-                     (setq key-p t
-                           v     (read-from-string (finalise-read v)))
-                     (setf (gethash k m) v)
-                     (setq k nil v nil))))
-             (reading-complete-p ()
-               (and (null v)
-                    (not
-                     (null k)))))
+	       (if key-p
+		   (unless (null k)
+		     (setq key-p nil
+			   k     (read-from-string (finalise-read k))))
+		   (unless (null v)
+		     (setq key-p t
+			   v     (read-from-string (finalise-read v)))
+		     (setf (gethash k m) v)
+		     (setq k nil v nil))))
+	     (reading-complete-p ()
+	       (and (null v)
+		    (not
+		     (null k)))))
       (do ((prev (read-char stream) curr)
 	   (curr (read-char stream) (read-char stream)))
 	  ((and (char= prev #\}) (char= curr #\#)))

package.lisp

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 	   #:join      ; My utilities
 	   #:build-list
 	   #:partial
+	   #:macroexpand-n
+	   #:count-macroexpansions
            #:enable-hash-table-reader
            #:hashkeys
 	   #:sethash