Simplifying Constructors

General Usage
1

Is there a better way to define a constructor that allows for optional params or a small amount of logic without having to rewrite all the properties three times?

mutable struct AcRepertoireIrreducibilityAnalysis <: Orderable
    self,
    alpha,
    state,
    direction,
    mechanism,
    purview,
    partition,
    probability,
    partitioned_probability,
    node_labels
    
    function AcRepertoireIrreducibilityAnalysis(
        self,
        alpha,
        state,
        direction,
        mechanism,
        purview,
        partition,
        probability,
        partitioned_probability,
        node_labels=nothing,
    )

    new(
        self,
        alpha,
        state,
        direction,
        mechanism,
        purview,
        partition,
        probability,
        partitioned_probability,
        node_labels
    )
   end
end
2

Try Parameters.jl. From their documentation,

julia> using Parameters

julia> @with_kw struct A
           a::Int = 6
           b::Float64 = -1.1
           c::UInt8
       end

julia> A(c=4)
A
  a: 6
  b: -1.1
  c: 4
3

By the way, I think you don’t need your definition of new() which looks like the default constructor anyway. Thus saving you rewriting one time.

4

This functionality is now also available in Base as Base.@kwdef.

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