new_procedure

Creates a new procedure to the @thingsdb or a @collection scope. The name of the procedure must be unique within the scope. The given closure will be copied to the procedure, so this is not a reference to the given closure.

This function generates a change.

Function

new_procedure(name, closure)

Arguments

Return value

Returns the name of the new procedure. A lookup_err() is raised if the procedure already exists.

Example

Create a new procedure add_one:

// Create a new procedure `add_one`
new_procedure('add_one', |x| {
    "Adds one to a given value";
    x + 1;
});

Return value in JSON format

"add_one"