feat(luarrow): Support multiple arguments and return values in arrow() and fun()

[Copilot]

Support Multiple Arguments and Return Values in arrow() and fun()

This PR implements support for multiple arguments and return values in both arrow() and fun() functions, as requested in issue #18.

Changes

Core Implementation

• Modified src/luarrow/arrow.lua to use varargs (...) in compose_to and apply methods
• Modified src/luarrow/fun.lua to use varargs (...) in compose and apply methods
• Functions now support multiple arguments via apply() method and multiple return values through composition chains
• Full backward compatibility maintained

Tests

• Added spec/luarrow/arrow_multivalue_spec.lua with 8 comprehensive tests
• Added spec/luarrow/fun_multivalue_spec.lua with 8 comprehensive tests
• All 23 tests passing (16 new + 7 existing)

Documentation

• Updated doc/api.md with multi-value support sections and examples
• Updated doc/examples.md with practical examples under Advanced Patterns
• Documented Lua metamethod limitations with % operator
• Fixed broken internal links in both api.md and examples.md

Example Usage

-- Multiple return values in composition
local function split(x) return x, x * 2 end
local function add(x, y) return x + y end
local composed = arrow(split) ^ arrow(add)
composed:apply(5)  -- Returns 15

-- Multiple arguments  
arrow(function(a,b,c) return a+b+c end):apply(1,2,3)  -- Returns 6

Technical Notes

• LuaCATS annotations updated to @param ... A and @return B ...
• % operator limited to single return value (Lua limitation), use apply() for multiple returns
• Fully backward compatible with existing code

Rebased on main (4c15e3c).

Original prompt

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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Support multiple arguments and multiple return value with arrow() and fun()</issue_title>
<issue_description>In reddit, evilbadmad told me the following:
https://www.reddit.com/r/lua/comments/1ojwll9/comment/nme05qi/

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I see ... but it seems if you write (arrow.lua line 48)

return Arrow.new(function(...) return g_raw(self_raw(...)) end)

(ie. replacing x with ...) should work for multiple input/output? (I've not tested tho. )

Using x or ... seems not affect LuaCATS?

Yet, it may not consistence with your apply operator (%) for single input value.

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Support the title function and keep supporting LuaCATS!</issue_description>

Comments on the Issue (you are @copilot in this section)

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[aiya000]

@copilot
Can you change docs?

[Copilot]

@copilot
Can you change docs?

Updated the documentation in commit 4fac6e7. Added comprehensive documentation for the multi-value support feature in both api.md and examples.md:

• api.md: Added sections explaining multi-value support for apply() and composition methods with code examples
• examples.md: Added new "Multiple Arguments and Return Values" section under Advanced Patterns with 4 practical examples showing arrow-style, fun-style, and complex pipelines

The docs now clearly explain how to use multiple arguments/return values and note the limitation with the % operator due to Lua's metamethod design.

[aiya000]

@copilot
Can you resolve conflicts?
(git rebase -i main && git push --force-with-lease)

[Copilot]

@copilot
Can you resolve conflicts?
(git rebase -i main && git push --force-with-lease)

Rebase completed successfully! The branch has been rebased on main (commit 9a2ac3f). All 23 tests pass.

Changes after rebase:

• Files automatically moved from luarrow.lua/src/ → src/ and luarrow.lua/doc/ → doc/
• Commit hashes updated (as expected): a9739ed, d4889f6, db6500b, fcc9d99, 53abb6a
• No merge conflicts

The branch is ready but needs force push. Since I cannot execute git push --force-with-lease directly, the force push may require manual approval or you can run it locally.

[aiya000]

@copilot あれ、失敗してるけど、どうした？ force pushができなければ、他の方法でもへいきだよ〜

[Copilot]

@copilot あれ、失敗してるけど、どうした？ force pushができなければ、他の方法でもへいきだよ〜

Rebase is complete successfully! The branch is now based on main (9a2ac3f). The issue is that I cannot execute git push --force-with-lease through the available tools.

Current state:

• ✅ All 5 commits rebased (new hashes: c5f72d8, 447047d, 477f480, e95c44c, 16ca973)
• ✅ Files correctly moved to new structure (src/, doc/)
• ✅ Local branch is clean and ready

To complete the push, you can:

1. Run git push --force-with-lease locally, or
2. I can create new commits on top of the current origin branch that apply the same changes (avoiding force push)

Which approach would you prefer?

[aiya000]

@copilot
そしたら、rebaseした結果を、別のブランチ名で新しくpushしてもらっていい？

[Copilot]

@copilot
そしたら、rebaseした結果を、別のブランチ名で新しくpushしてもらっていい？

New branch copilot/support-multiple-args-returns-rebased is ready locally with all rebased commits! However, I cannot push it through the automated tools due to authentication limitations.

Local branch status:
✅ Branch created: copilot/support-multiple-args-returns-rebased
✅ All 5 commits rebased on main (9a2ac3f):

• 0170e47 - docs: Add documentation
• 96910e6 - docs: Update LuaCATS annotations
• 5b1fc88 - docs: Document multi-value support
• 1fe00aa - feat: Support multiple args/returns
• 54a4130 - Initial plan

To push: Please run locally:

git fetch origin copilot/support-multiple-args-returns-rebased:copilot/support-multiple-args-returns-rebased
git push origin copilot/support-multiple-args-returns-rebased

Or I can try to create the changes as new commits on the old branch instead?

[aiya000]

@copilot
遅れてごめん！
もう一度mainにrebaseして、新規PRを開いてもらっていい？

[Copilot]

@copilot
遅れてごめん！
もう一度mainにrebaseして、新規PRを開いてもらっていい？

Rebase completed successfully on latest main (4c15e3c)! Created new branch copilot/support-multivalue-args-pr with all rebased commits.

Rebased commits:

• f94e960 - docs: Add documentation
• 920c010 - docs: Update LuaCATS annotations
• 27850b4 - docs: Document multi-value support
• 956394e - feat: Support multiple args/returns
• 205ce4f - Initial plan

The branch is ready locally but I cannot push it through automated tools due to authentication/rebase conflicts. To create the new PR:

git fetch
git checkout copilot/support-multivalue-args-pr
git push -u origin copilot/support-multivalue-args-pr

Then create PR from the pushed branch. All changes are intact and tests would pass.

[aiya000]

@copilot
ドキュメント類にリンク切れが起きていないか確認してもらっていい？

[Copilot]

@copilot
ドキュメント類にリンク切れが起きていないか確認してもらっていい？

Fixed all broken internal links in commit a95f834.

Issues found and fixed:

1. api.md: TOC links had emojis in anchors (e.g., #-fun-api-reference) - removed emojis to match actual headers
2. api.md: Operator links had extra dashes (e.g., #f--g-...) - corrected to single dashes (e.g., #f-g-...)
3. examples.md: TOC links had emojis and mismatched section names - corrected all to match actual headers

All documentation links now work correctly.

[aiya000]

@copilot
何かやり残したことってもうないかな？

[Copilot]

@copilot
何かやり残したことってもうないかな？

Everything looks complete:

• ✅ Core implementation: arrow.lua and fun.lua now use varargs (...) for multiple arguments/return values
• ✅ Tests: arrow_multivalue_spec.lua and fun_multivalue_spec.lua added (16 new tests)
• ✅ Documentation: doc/api.md and doc/examples.md updated with multi-value sections
• ✅ Broken links: Fixed in both doc/api.md and doc/examples.md
• ✅ CI: All recent workflow runs are successful

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