[feature-preview] [v2.4.0] Pipeline global method `Object.prototype.$`

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Summary

Pipeline global method is a extension to the Object prototype that adds a method with the $ signature, this method executes a pipeline function that is similar to the |> operator.

Usage

Like the |> operator, the pipeline global method can be used with any object, like the following snippet:

const addText1 = (n) => n + 'potato';
const addText2 = (n, text) => n + ' chips ';
const addCustomText = (n, text) => n + text;
const string = "Hello ";

string
  .$(addText1)
  .$(addText2)
  .$(addCustomText, 'from world!')
  .$(console.log)

With the output:

> "Hello potato chips from world!"

Development

• Current branch (development)
• Current melon-core base location
• Current melon-types base location

Planned to be released in 2.4.0