diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0130cfc..1deb880 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ endif()
 include_directories(include)
 
 
-set (Chai_INCLUDES include/chaiscript/chaiscript.hpp include/chaiscript/chaiscript_threading.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bad_boxed_cast.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bind_first.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast_helper.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_number.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_value.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dynamic_cast_conversion.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dynamic_object.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/exception_specification.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_call.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_call_detail.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/handle_return.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/operators.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_constructors.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_info.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_algebraic.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_common.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude_docs.hpp include/chaiscript/utility/utility.hpp)
+set (Chai_INCLUDES include/chaiscript/chaiscript.hpp include/chaiscript/chaiscript_threading.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bad_boxed_cast.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bind_first.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/bootstrap_stl.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_cast_helper.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_number.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/boxed_value.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dispatchkit.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dynamic_cast_conversion.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/dynamic_object.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/exception_specification.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_call.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/function_call_detail.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/handle_return.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/operators.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_constructors.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/proxy_functions_detail.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/register_function.hpp include/chaiscript/dispatchkit/type_info.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_algebraic.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_common.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_eval.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.chai include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude_docs.hpp include/chaiscript/utility/utility.hpp)
 
 set_source_files_properties(${Chai_INCLUDES} PROPERTIES HEADER_FILE_ONLY TRUE)
 
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp
index 497aeb3..c3c43e4 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_engine.hpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #endif
 
 
-#include "chaiscript_prelude.hpp"
+#include "chaiscript_prelude.chai"
 #include "chaiscript_parser.hpp"
 #include "../dispatchkit/exception_specification.hpp"
 
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ namespace chaiscript
       m_engine.add(fun(&ChaiScript::internal_eval, this), "eval");
       m_engine.add(fun(&ChaiScript::internal_eval_ast, this), "eval");
 
-      do_eval(chaiscript_prelude, "standard prelude");
+      do_eval(ChaiScript_Prelude::chaiscript_prelude, "standard prelude");
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
index a113860..3172672 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <cstring>
 
-#include "chaiscript_prelude.hpp"
 #include "chaiscript_common.hpp"
 
 namespace chaiscript
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.chai b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.chai
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29d9b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.chai
@@ -0,0 +1,530 @@
+// This file is distributed under the BSD License.
+// See "license.txt" for details.
+// Copyright 2009-2012, Jonathan Turner (jonathan@emptycrate.com)
+// and Jason Turner (jason@emptycrate.com)
+// http://www.chaiscript.com
+
+#ifndef CHAISCRIPT_PRELUDE_HPP_
+#define CHAISCRIPT_PRELUDE_HPP_
+
+namespace chaiscript {
+struct ChaiScript_Prelude { 
+  constexpr static const char *chaiscript_prelude=R""(
+
+def lt(l, r) { 
+  if (call_exists(`<`, l, r)) { 
+    l < r 
+  } else { 
+    type_name(l) < type_name(r) 
+  } 
+}
+
+
+def gt(l, r) { 
+  if (call_exists(`>`, l, r)) { 
+    l > r 
+  } else { 
+    type_name(l) > type_name(r) 
+  } 
+}
+
+def eq(l, r) { 
+  if (call_exists(`==`, l, r)) { 
+    l == r 
+  } else { 
+    false 
+  } 
+}
+
+def new(x) { 
+  eval(type_name(x))(); 
+} 
+
+def clone(x) : function_exists(type_name(x)) && call_exists(eval(type_name(x)), x)  
+{ 
+  eval(type_name(x))(x); 
+}
+
+
+# to_string for Pair()
+def to_string(x) : call_exists(first, x) && call_exists(second, x) { 
+  "<" + x.first.to_string() + ", " + x.second.to_string() + ">"; 
+}
+
+# to_string for containers
+def to_string(x) : call_exists(range, x) && !x.is_type("string"){ 
+  "[" + x.join(", ") + "]"; 
+}
+
+# Basic to_string function
+def to_string(x) { 
+  internal_to_string(x); 
+}
+
+# Prints to console with no carriage return
+def puts(x) { 
+  print_string(x.to_string()); 
+}
+
+# Prints to console with carriage return
+def print(x) { 
+  println_string(x.to_string()); 
+}
+
+# Returns the maximum value of two numbers
+def max(a, b) {
+  if (a>b) { 
+    a 
+  } else { 
+    b 
+  } 
+} 
+
+# Returns the minimum value of two numbers
+def min(a, b) 
+{ 
+  if (a<b) 
+  { 
+    a 
+  } else { 
+    b 
+  } 
+}
+
+
+# Returns true if the value is odd
+def odd(x)  { 
+  if (x % 2 == 1) 
+  { 
+    true 
+  } else { 
+    false 
+  } 
+}
+
+
+# Returns true if the value is even
+def even(x) 
+{ 
+  if (x % 2 == 0) 
+  { 
+    true 
+  } else { 
+    false 
+  } 
+} 
+
+
+# Pushes the second value onto the container first value while making a clone of the value
+def push_back(container, x) : call_exists(push_back_ref, container, x) 
+{ 
+  container.push_back_ref(clone(x))
+} 
+
+# Pushes the second value onto the front of the container first value while making a clone of the value
+def push_front(container, x) : call_exists(push_front_ref, container, x) 
+{ 
+  container.push_front_ref(clone(x)) 
+} 
+
+# Inserts the third value at the position of the second value into the container of the first
+# while making a clone. 
+def insert_at(container, pos, x) 
+{ 
+  container.insert_ref_at(pos, clone(x)); 
+} 
+
+# Returns the reverse of the given container
+def reverse(container) {
+  auto retval = new(container); 
+  auto r = range(container); 
+  while (!r.empty()) { 
+    retval.push_back(r.back()); 
+    r.pop_back(); 
+  } 
+  retval; 
+}
+
+# Return a range from a range 
+def range(r) : call_exists(empty, r) && call_exists(pop_front, r) && call_exists(pop_back, r) && call_exists(back, r) && call_exists(front, r) 
+{ 
+  return clone(r); 
+}
+
+
+# The retro attribute that contains the underlying range 
+attr retro::m_range; 
+
+# Creates a retro from a retro by returning the original range
+def retro(r) : call_exists(get_type_name, r) && get_type_name(r) == "retro" 
+{ 
+  clone(r.m_range) 
+}
+
+
+# Creates a retro range from a range
+def retro::retro(r) : call_exists(empty, r) && call_exists(pop_front, r) && call_exists(pop_back, r) && call_exists(back, r) && call_exists(front, r) 
+{ 
+  this.m_range = r; 
+}
+
+# Returns the first value of a retro
+def retro::front()  
+{ 
+  back(this.m_range) 
+}
+
+# Returns the last value of a retro
+def retro::back()  
+{ 
+  front(this.m_range) 
+}
+
+# Moves the back iterator of a retro towards the front by one 
+def retro::pop_back()  
+{
+  pop_front(this.m_range) 
+}
+
+# Moves the front iterator of a retro towards the back by one 
+def retro::pop_front()  
+{ 
+  pop_back(this.m_range) 
+} 
+
+# returns true if the retro is out of elements 
+def retro::empty() 
+{ 
+  empty(this.m_range); 
+} 
+
+# Performs the second value function over the container first value
+def for_each(container, func) : call_exists(range, container) { 
+  var t_range = range(container); 
+  while (!t_range.empty()) { 
+    func(t_range.front()); 
+    t_range.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+} 
+
+def back_inserter(container) { 
+  bind(push_back, container, _);     
+}
+
+def contains(container, item, compare_func) : call_exists(range, container) { 
+  auto t_range = range(container); 
+  while (!t_range.empty()) { 
+    if ( compare_func(t_range.front(), item) ) { 
+      return true; 
+    } 
+
+    t_range.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+  return false; 
+} 
+
+def contains(container, item) { 
+  return contains(container, item, eq) 
+} 
+
+def map(container, func, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { 
+  auto range = range(container); 
+  while (!range.empty()) { 
+    inserter(func(range.front())); 
+    range.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+} 
+
+# Performs the second value function over the container first value. Creates a new container with the results
+def map(container, func) { 
+  auto retval = new(container); 
+  map(container, func, back_inserter(retval));
+  retval;
+}
+
+# Performs the second value function over the container first value. Starts with initial and continues with each element.
+def foldl(container, func, initial) : call_exists(range, container){ 
+  auto retval = initial; 
+  auto range = range(container); 
+  while (!range.empty()) { 
+    retval = (func(range.front(), retval)); 
+    range.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+  retval; 
+}
+
+# Returns the sum of the elements of the given value
+def sum(container) { 
+  foldl(container, `+`, 0.0) 
+} 
+
+# Returns the product of the elements of the given value
+def product(container) { 
+  foldl(container, `*`, 1.0) 
+} 
+
+# Returns a new container with the elements of the first value concatenated with the elements of the second value
+def concat(x, y) : call_exists(clone, x) { 
+  auto retval = x; 
+  auto inserter = back_inserter(retval); 
+  auto range = range(y); 
+  while (!range.empty()) { 
+    inserter(range.front()); 
+    range.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+  retval; 
+}
+
+
+def take(container, num, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { 
+  auto r = range(container); 
+  auto i = num; 
+  while ((i > 0) && (!r.empty())) { 
+    inserter(r.front()); 
+    r.pop_front(); 
+    --i; 
+  } 
+}
+
+
+# Returns a new container with the given number of elements taken from the container
+def take(container, num) {
+  auto retval = new(container); 
+  take(container, num, back_inserter(retval)); 
+  retval; 
+}
+
+
+def take_while(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { 
+  auto r = range(container); 
+  while ((!r.empty()) && f(r.front())) { 
+    inserter(r.front()); 
+    r.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+} 
+
+
+# Returns a new container with the given elements match the second value function
+def take_while(container, f) {
+  auto retval = new(container); 
+  take_while(container, f, back_inserter(retval)); 
+  retval;
+}
+
+
+def drop(container, num, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { 
+  auto r = range(container); 
+  auto i = num; 
+  while ((i > 0) && (!r.empty())) { 
+    r.pop_front(); 
+    --i; 
+  } 
+  while (!r.empty()) { 
+    inserter(r.front()); 
+    r.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+}
+
+
+# Returns a new container with the given number of elements dropped from the given container 
+def drop(container, num) {
+  auto retval = new(container); 
+  drop(container, num, back_inserter(retval)); 
+  retval; 
+}
+
+
+def drop_while(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { 
+  auto r = range(container); 
+  while ((!r.empty())&& f(r.front())) { 
+    r.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+  while (!r.empty()) { 
+    inserter(r.front()); 
+    r.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+}
+
+
+# Returns a new container with the given elements dropped that match the second value function
+def drop_while(container, f) {
+  auto retval = new(container); 
+  drop_while(container, f, back_inserter(retval)); 
+  retval; 
+}
+
+
+# Applies the second value function to the container. Starts with the first two elements. Expects at least 2 elements.
+def reduce(container, func) : container.size() >= 2 && call_exists(range, container) { 
+  auto r = range(container); 
+  auto retval = r.front(); 
+  r.pop_front(); 
+  retval = func(retval, r.front()); 
+  r.pop_front(); 
+  while (!r.empty()) { 
+    retval = func(retval, r.front()); 
+    r.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+  retval; 
+}
+
+
+# Returns a string of the elements in container delimited by the second value string
+def join(container, delim) { 
+  auto retval = ""; 
+  auto range = range(container); 
+  if (!range.empty()) { 
+    retval += to_string(range.front()); 
+    range.pop_front(); 
+    while (!range.empty()) { 
+      retval += delim; 
+      retval += to_string(range.front()); 
+      range.pop_front(); 
+    } 
+  } 
+  retval; 
+}
+
+
+def filter(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { 
+  auto r = range(container); 
+  while (!r.empty()) { 
+    if (f(r.front())) { 
+      inserter(r.front()); 
+    } 
+    r.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+} 
+
+
+# Returns a new Vector which match the second value function
+def filter(container, f) { 
+  auto retval = new(container); 
+  filter(container, f, back_inserter(retval));
+  retval;
+}
+
+
+def generate_range(x, y, inserter) { 
+  auto i = x; 
+  while (i <= y) { 
+    inserter(i); 
+    ++i; 
+  } 
+}
+
+
+# Returns a new Vector which represents the range from the first value to the second value
+def generate_range(x, y) { 
+  auto retval = Vector(); 
+  generate_range(x,y,back_inserter(retval)); 
+  retval; 
+}
+
+
+# Returns a new Vector with the first value to the second value as its elements
+def collate(x, y) { 
+  return [x, y]; 
+}
+
+
+def zip_with(f, x, y, inserter) : call_exists(range, x) && call_exists(range, y) { 
+  auto r_x = range(x); 
+  auto r_y = range(y); 
+  while (!r_x.empty() && !r_y.empty()) { 
+    inserter(f(r_x.front(), r_y.front())); 
+    r_x.pop_front(); 
+    r_y.pop_front(); 
+  } 
+}
+
+
+# Returns a new Vector which joins matching elements of the second and third value with the first value function
+def zip_with(f, x, y) { 
+  auto retval = Vector(); 
+  zip_with(f,x,y,back_inserter(retval)); 
+  retval;
+}
+
+
+# Returns a new Vector which joins matching elements of the first and second
+def zip(x, y) { 
+  zip_with(collate, x, y); 
+}
+
+
+# Returns the position of the second value string in the first value string
+def string::find(substr) : is_type(substr, "string") { 
+  int(find(this, substr, 0)); 
+}
+
+
+# Returns the position of last match of the second value string in the first value string
+def string::rfind(substr) : is_type(substr, "string") { 
+  int(rfind(this, substr, -1)); 
+}
+
+
+# Returns the position of the first match of elements in the second value string in the first value string
+def string::find_first_of(list) : is_type(list, "string") { 
+  int(find_first_of(this, list, 0)); 
+} 
+
+
+# Returns the position of the last match of elements in the second value string in the first value string
+def string::find_last_of(list) : is_type(list, "string") { 
+  int(find_last_of(this, list, -1)); 
+} 
+
+
+# Returns the position of the first non-matching element in the second value string in the first value string
+def string::find_first_not_of(list) : is_type(list, "string") { 
+  int(find_first_not_of(this, list, 0)); 
+} 
+
+
+# Returns the position of the last non-matching element in the second value string in the first value string
+def string::find_last_not_of(list) : is_type(list, "string") { 
+  int(find_last_not_of(this, list, -1)); 
+} 
+
+
+def string::ltrim() { 
+  drop_while(this, fun(x) { x == ' ' || x == '\t' || x == '\r' || x == '\n'}); 
+} 
+
+
+def string::rtrim() { 
+  reverse(drop_while(reverse(this), fun(x) { x == ' ' || x == '\t' || x == '\r' || x == '\n'})); 
+} 
+
+
+def string::trim() { 
+  ltrim(rtrim(this)); 
+}
+
+
+def find(container, value, compare_func) : call_exists(range, container) && is_type(compare_func, "Function") { 
+  auto range = range(container); 
+  while (!range.empty()) { 
+    if (compare_func(range.front(), value)) { 
+      return range; 
+    } else { 
+      range.pop_front(); 
+    } 
+  } 
+  return range; 
+} 
+
+
+def find(container, value) { 
+  return find(container, value, eq) 
+} 
+
+
+)"";
+
+};
+}
+
+#endif /* CHAISCRIPT_PRELUDE_HPP_ */
diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
deleted file mode 100644
index cee93d0..0000000
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_prelude.hpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,329 +0,0 @@
-// This file is distributed under the BSD License.
-// See "license.txt" for details.
-// Copyright 2009-2012, Jonathan Turner (jonathan@emptycrate.com)
-// and Jason Turner (jason@emptycrate.com)
-// http://www.chaiscript.com
-
-#ifndef CHAISCRIPT_PRELUDE_HPP_
-#define CHAISCRIPT_PRELUDE_HPP_
-
-//Note, the expression "[x,y]" in "collate" is parsed as two separate expressions
-//by C++, so CODE_STRING, takes two expressions and adds in the missing comma
-#define CODE_STRING(x, y) #x ", " #y 
-
-#define chaiscript_prelude CODE_STRING(\
-def lt(l, r) { if (call_exists(`<`, l, r)) { l < r } else { type_name(l) < type_name(r) } } \n\
-def gt(l, r) { if (call_exists(`>`, l, r)) { l > r } else { type_name(l) > type_name(r) } } \n\
-def eq(l, r) { if (call_exists(`==`, l, r)) { l == r } else { false } } \n\
-def new(x) { eval(type_name(x))(); } \n\
-def clone(x) : function_exists(type_name(x)) && call_exists(eval(type_name(x)), x)  { eval(type_name(x))(x); } \n\
-# to_string for Pair()\n\
-def to_string(x) : call_exists(first, x) && call_exists(second, x) { \n\
-  "<" + x.first.to_string() + ", " + x.second.to_string() + ">"; \n\
-}\n\
-# to_string for containers\n\
-def to_string(x) : call_exists(range, x) && !x.is_type("string"){ \n\
-  "[" + x.join(", ") + "]"; \n\
-}\n\
-# Basic to_string function\n\
-def to_string(x) { \n\
-  internal_to_string(x); \n\
-}\n\
-# Prints to console with no carriage return\n\
-def puts(x) { \n\
-  print_string(x.to_string()); \n\
-} \n\
-# Prints to console with carriage return\n\
-def print(x) { \n\
-  println_string(x.to_string()); \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns the maximum value of two numbers\n\
-def max(a, b) { if (a>b) { a } else { b } } \n\
-# Returns the minimum value of two numbers\n\
-def min(a, b) { if (a<b) { a } else { b } } \n\
-# Returns true if the value is odd\n\
-def odd(x)  { if (x % 2 == 1) { true } else { false } } \n\
-# Returns true if the value is even\n\
-def even(x) { if (x % 2 == 0) { true } else { false } } \n\
-# Pushes the second value onto the container first value while making a clone of the value\n\
-def push_back(container, x) : call_exists(push_back_ref, container, x) { container.push_back_ref(clone(x)) } \n\
-# Pushes the second value onto the front of the container first value while making a clone of the value\n\
-def push_front(container, x) : call_exists(push_front_ref, container, x) { container.push_front_ref(clone(x)) } \n\
-# Inserts the third value at the position of the second value into the container of the first\n\
-# while making a clone. \n\
-def insert_at(container, pos, x) { container.insert_ref_at(pos, clone(x)); } \n\
-# Returns the reverse of the given container\n\
-def reverse(container) {\n\
-  auto retval = new(container); \n\
-  auto r = range(container); \n\
-  while (!r.empty()) { \n\
-    retval.push_back(r.back()); \n\
-    r.pop_back(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval; \n\
-} \n\
-# Return a range from a range \n\
-def range(r) : call_exists(empty, r) && call_exists(pop_front, r) && call_exists(pop_back, r) && call_exists(back, r) && call_exists(front, r) { return clone(r); }\n\
-# The retro attribute that contains the underlying range \n\
-attr retro::m_range; \n\
-# Creates a retro from a retro by returning the original range\n\
-def retro(r) : call_exists(get_type_name, r) && get_type_name(r) == "retro" { clone(r.m_range) }\n\
-# Creates a retro range from a range\n\
-def retro::retro(r) : call_exists(empty, r) && call_exists(pop_front, r) && call_exists(pop_back, r) && call_exists(back, r) && call_exists(front, r) { this.m_range = r; }\n\
-# Returns the first value of a retro\n\
-def retro::front()  { back(this.m_range) }\n\
-# Returns the last value of a retro\n\
-def retro::back()  { front(this.m_range) }\n\
-# Moves the back iterator of a retro towards the front by one \n\
-def retro::pop_back()  { pop_front(this.m_range) }\n\
-# Moves the front iterator of a retro towards the back by one \n\
-def retro::pop_front()  { pop_back(this.m_range) } \n\
-# returns true if the retro is out of elements \n\
-def retro::empty() { empty(this.m_range); } \n\
-# Performs the second value function over the container first value\n\
-def for_each(container, func) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  auto t_range = range(container); \n\
-  while (!t_range.empty()) { \n\
-    func(t_range.front()); \n\
-    t_range.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-} \n\
-def back_inserter(container) { \n\
-  bind(push_back, container, _);     \n\
-}\n\
-\n\
-def contains(container, item, compare_func) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  auto t_range = range(container); \n\
-  while (!t_range.empty()) { \n\
-    if ( compare_func(t_range.front(), item) ) { return true; } \n\
-    t_range.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  return false; \n\
-} \n\
-def contains(container, item) { return contains(container, item, eq) } \n\
-def map(container, func, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  auto range = range(container); \n\
-  while (!range.empty()) { \n\
-    inserter(func(range.front())); \n\
-    range.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-} \n\
-# Performs the second value function over the container first value. Creates a new container with the results\n\
-def map(container, func) { \n\
-  auto retval = new(container); \n\
-  map(container, func, back_inserter(retval));\n\
-  retval;\n\
-}\n\
-# Performs the second value function over the container first value. Starts with initial and continues with each element.\n\
-def foldl(container, func, initial) : call_exists(range, container){ \n\
-  auto retval = initial; \n\
-  auto range = range(container); \n\
-  while (!range.empty()) { \n\
-    retval = (func(range.front(), retval)); \n\
-    range.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval; \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns the sum of the elements of the given value\n\
-def sum(container) { foldl(container, `+`, 0.0) } \n\
-# Returns the product of the elements of the given value\n\
-def product(container) { foldl(container, `*`, 1.0) } \n\
-# Returns a new container with the elements of the first value concatenated with the elements of the second value\n\
-def concat(x, y) : call_exists(clone, x) { \n\
-  auto retval = x; \n\
-  auto inserter = back_inserter(retval); \n\
-  auto range = range(y); \n\
-  while (!range.empty()) { \n\
-    inserter(range.front()); \n\
-    range.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval; \n\
-} \n\
-def take(container, num, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  auto r = range(container); \n\
-  auto i = num; \n\
-  while ((i > 0) && (!r.empty())) { \n\
-    inserter(r.front()); \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-    --i; \n\
-  } \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns a new container with the given number of elements taken from the container\n\
-def take(container, num) {\n\
-  auto retval = new(container); \n\
-  take(container, num, back_inserter(retval)); \n\
-  retval; \n\
-}\n\
-def take_while(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  auto r = range(container); \n\
-  while ((!r.empty()) && f(r.front())) { \n\
-    inserter(r.front()); \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns a new container with the given elements match the second value function\n\
-def take_while(container, f) {\n\
-  auto retval = new(container); \n\
-  take_while(container, f, back_inserter(retval)); \n\
-  retval;\n\
-}\n\
-def drop(container, num, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  auto r = range(container); \n\
-  auto i = num; \n\
-  while ((i > 0) && (!r.empty())) { \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-    --i; \n\
-  } \n\
-  while (!r.empty()) { \n\
-    inserter(r.front()); \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns a new container with the given number of elements dropped from the given container \n\
-def drop(container, num) {\n\
-  auto retval = new(container); \n\
-  drop(container, num, back_inserter(retval)); \n\
-  retval; \n\
-}\n\
-def drop_while(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  auto r = range(container); \n\
-  while ((!r.empty())&& f(r.front())) { \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  while (!r.empty()) { \n\
-    inserter(r.front()); \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns a new container with the given elements dropped that match the second value function\n\
-def drop_while(container, f) {\n\
-  auto retval = new(container); \n\
-  drop_while(container, f, back_inserter(retval)); \n\
-  retval; \n\
-}\n\
-# Applies the second value function to the container. Starts with the first two elements. Expects at least 2 elements.\n\
-def reduce(container, func) : container.size() >= 2 && call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  auto r = range(container); \n\
-  auto retval = r.front(); \n\
-  r.pop_front(); \n\
-  retval = func(retval, r.front()); \n\
-  r.pop_front(); \n\
-  while (!r.empty()) { \n\
-    retval = func(retval, r.front()); \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval; \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns a string of the elements in container delimited by the second value string\n\
-def join(container, delim) { \n\
-  auto retval = ""; \n\
-  auto range = range(container); \n\
-  if (!range.empty()) { \n\
-    retval += to_string(range.front()); \n\
-    range.pop_front(); \n\
-    while (!range.empty()) { \n\
-      retval += delim; \n\
-      retval += to_string(range.front()); \n\
-      range.pop_front(); \n\
-    } \n\
-  } \n\
-  retval; \n\
-} \n\
-def filter(container, f, inserter) : call_exists(range, container) { \n\
-  auto r = range(container); \n\
-  while (!r.empty()) { \n\
-    if (f(r.front())) { \n\
-      inserter(r.front()); \n\
-    } \n\
-    r.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns a new Vector which match the second value function\n\
-def filter(container, f) { \n\
-  auto retval = new(container); \n\
-  filter(container, f, back_inserter(retval));\n\
-  retval;\n\
-}\n\
-def generate_range(x, y, inserter) { \n\
-  auto i = x; \n\
-  while (i <= y) { \n\
-    inserter(i); \n\
-    ++i; \n\
-  } \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns a new Vector which represents the range from the first value to the second value\n\
-def generate_range(x, y) { \n\
-  auto retval = Vector(); \n\
-  generate_range(x,y,back_inserter(retval)); \n\
-  retval; \n\
-}\n\
-# Returns a new Vector with the first value to the second value as its elements\n\
-def collate(x, y) { \n\
-  return [x, y]; \n\
-} \n\
-def zip_with(f, x, y, inserter) : call_exists(range, x) && call_exists(range, y) { \n\
-  auto r_x = range(x); \n\
-  auto r_y = range(y); \n\
-  while (!r_x.empty() && !r_y.empty()) { \n\
-    inserter(f(r_x.front(), r_y.front())); \n\
-    r_x.pop_front(); \n\
-    r_y.pop_front(); \n\
-  } \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns a new Vector which joins matching elements of the second and third value with the first value function\n\
-def zip_with(f, x, y) { \n\
-  auto retval = Vector(); \n\
-  zip_with(f,x,y,back_inserter(retval)); \n\
-  retval;\n\
-}\n\
-# Returns a new Vector which joins matching elements of the first and second\n\
-def zip(x, y) { \n\
-  zip_with(collate, x, y); \n\
-}\n\
-# Returns the position of the second value string in the first value string\n\
-def string::find(substr) : is_type(substr, "string") { \n\
-  int(find(this, substr, 0)); \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns the position of last match of the second value string in the first value string\n\
-def string::rfind(substr) : is_type(substr, "string") { \n\
-  int(rfind(this, substr, -1)); \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns the position of the first match of elements in the second value string in the first value string\n\
-def string::find_first_of(list) : is_type(list, "string") { \n\
-  int(find_first_of(this, list, 0)); \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns the position of the last match of elements in the second value string in the first value string\n\
-def string::find_last_of(list) : is_type(list, "string") { \n\
-  int(find_last_of(this, list, -1)); \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns the position of the first non-matching element in the second value string in the first value string\n\
-def string::find_first_not_of(list) : is_type(list, "string") { \n\
-  int(find_first_not_of(this, list, 0)); \n\
-} \n\
-# Returns the position of the last non-matching element in the second value string in the first value string\n\
-def string::find_last_not_of(list) : is_type(list, "string") { \n\
-  int(find_last_not_of(this, list, -1)); \n\
-} \n\
-def string::ltrim() { \n\
-  drop_while(this, fun(x) { x == ' ' || x == '\t' || x == '\r' || x == '\n'}); \n\
-} \n\
-def string::rtrim() { \n\
-  reverse(drop_while(reverse(this), fun(x) { x == ' ' || x == '\t' || x == '\r' || x == '\n'})); \n\
-} \n\
-def string::trim() { \n\
-  ltrim(rtrim(this)); \n\
-} \n\
-def find(container, value, compare_func) : call_exists(range, container) && is_type(compare_func, "Function") { \n\
-  auto range = range(container); \n\
-  while (!range.empty()) { \n\
-    if (compare_func(range.front(), value)) { \n\
-      return range; \n\
-    } else { \n\
-      range.pop_front(); \n\
-    } \n\
-  } \n\
-  return range; \n\
-} \n\
-def find(container, value) { return find(container, value, eq) } \
-)
-#endif /* CHAISCRIPT_PRELUDE_HPP_ */