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06/15/2025

12:02 AM Ruby Feature #21435: Kernel#then_try as a conditional #then

`optional` -> `then_try` Alexander.Senko (Alexander Senko)

06/12/2025

06:44 AM Ruby Feature #21435: Kernel#then_try as a conditional #then

@zverok, what do you think about it? May `#then` get a conditional counterpart? Alexander.Senko (Alexander Senko)

06/11/2025

01:12 PM Ruby Feature #21435: Kernel#then_try as a conditional #then

mame (Yusuke Endoh) wrote in #note-5:
> In terms of cognitive complexity, I find it much easier to understand when the logic is written out explicitly, even if it's more verbose, like this:
> ...
Those who prefer iterative logic over met... Alexander.Senko (Alexander Senko)

06/10/2025

08:33 PM Ruby Feature #21435: Kernel#then_try as a conditional #then

matheusrich (Matheus Richard) wrote in #note-3:
> I'm sorry, I don't understand the use case, nor how it DRY things up.
> ...
The idea is a) to **reduce cognitive complexity** by removing one trivial branch of `if`/`else` statement or ... Alexander.Senko (Alexander Senko)

02:39 PM Ruby Feature #21435: Kernel#then_try as a conditional #then

nobu (Nobuyoshi Nakada) wrote in #note-1:
> Regarding `respond_to?`, IIRC, isn't ActiveSupport's `try` based on it?
Yes, it would be even simpler with Rails:
```ruby
@record = Record.find(record_id)
.optional { it.try :decorate ... Alexander.Senko (Alexander Senko)

07:30 AM Ruby Feature #21435 (Rejected): Kernel#then_try as a conditional #then

## What
When chaining, I need sometimes to apply some changes conditionally, like this:
```ruby
@record = Record.find(record_id)
.then { it.respond_to?(:decorate) ? it.decorate : it }
```
It would be great to DRY it a bit:
`... Alexander.Senko (Alexander Senko)