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(.require
 [library
  [lux (.except if loop)
   ["$" documentation]
   [data
    [text (.only \n)
     ["%" \\format (.only format)]]]]]
 [\\library
  ["[0]" /]])

(.def .public documentation
  (.List $.Module)
  ($.module /._
            "A method for abstracting I/O and effectful computations to make it safe while writing pure functional code."
            [($.definition /.functor)
             ($.definition /.apply)
             ($.definition /.monad)

             ($.definition (/.IO it)
               "A type that represents synchronous, effectful computations that may interact with the outside world.")

             ($.definition /.io
               (format "Delays the evaluation of an expression, by wrapping it in an IO 'thunk'."
                       \n "Great for wrapping effectful computations (which will not be performed until the IO is 'run!').")
               [(io (exec
                      (log! msg)
                      "Some value..."))])

             ($.definition /.run!
               "A way to execute IO computations and perform their side-effects.")]
            []))