Crutches

Alpha software. Utility library for Elixir, inspired by ActiveSupport.

• Documentation
• License — MIT
• How to contribute — We don't bite. Join in on the fun!

Installation

You can get Crutches from Hex. Add the following to your mix.exs file and run mix deps.get afterwards:

defp deps do
  [{:crutches, "~> 0.0.4"}]
end

Usage

If you want to import all functions provided by Crutches, use it in your module:

defmodule Foo do
  use Crutches
end

If you only need a specific part of the library, you can import it:

defmodule Bar do
  import Crutches.Option
end

Project status, compatibility and versioning

Alpha software. APIs and supported Elixir or Erlang versions may change without notice. Use with discretion.

We specifically test our code against the following combinations of Erlang/OTP and Elixir:

Learn Elixir with us!

Crutches is a great for Elixir beginners to contribute to. We are writing convenience functions as an addition to the Elixir standard library, a lot of which are inspired by ActiveSupport (a similar project from the Ruby world).

The great thing about a utility library is that it is easy to contribute without having to know a lot about the entire codebase. You can easily add a new function in a vacuum, without having to know about the rest of the codebase. Furthermore, we provide a list of features to be implemented, complete with tests, so you can get started right away, even if you don't have any ideas.

We want to be a safe place for anyone to get started with Elixir or with contributing to an open source project. If you see anything that isn't proper in your eyes, then be sure to let one of the collaborators know!

Sounds good? Take a look at the contributing information to get started. If anything is unclear, or if you are unsure about something, feel free to contact one of the collaborators.