RosettaCodeData/Task/Factorial/AppleScript/factorial-3.applescript

-- FACTORIAL -----------------------------------------------------------------

-- factorial :: Int -> Int
on factorial(x)
    script product
        on |λ|(a, b)
            a * b
        end |λ|
    end script

    foldl(product, 1, enumFromTo(1, x))
end factorial


-- TEST ----------------------------------------------------------------------
on run

    factorial(11)

    --> 39916800

end run


-- GENERIC FUNCTIONS ---------------------------------------------------------

-- enumFromTo :: Int -> Int -> [Int]
on enumFromTo(m, n)
    if m > n then
        set d to -1
    else
        set d to 1
    end if
    set lst to {}
    repeat with i from m to n by d
        set end of lst to i
    end repeat
    return lst
end enumFromTo

-- foldl :: (a -> b -> a) -> a -> [b] -> a
on foldl(f, startValue, xs)
    tell mReturn(f)
        set v to startValue
        set lng to length of xs
        repeat with i from 1 to lng
            set v to |λ|(v, item i of xs, i, xs)
        end repeat
        return v
    end tell
end foldl

-- Lift 2nd class handler function into 1st class script wrapper
-- mReturn :: Handler -> Script
on mReturn(f)
    if class of f is script then
        f
    else
        script
            property |λ| : f
        end script
    end if
end mReturn