PART I
Warm-up
Reconnect with a useful idea before starting filter and order a result. In one or two sentences, describe the input, output or host boundary from the previous exercise that this lesson builds on. If you are arriving directly, skim the worked example first; there is no locked prerequisite.
A rough note is enough. You can revise it after the example.
PART II
Instruction & guided example
Review an end-to-end data workflow
For a W developer moving into proposed WS, translate the intended data operation rather than native storage mechanics. The query DSL, object literals and bound-expression forms are proposed extensions. Collections and field names are explicit exercise-host inputs; importing a service neither supplies those resources nor grants access.
Supplied bridge fixture: Native rows are x stock10,y stock1,z stock1; host permits id/name/stock and leaves ties unspecified.
Mapped/filter result excludes x, retains y/z, and permits either tied order. Correct evidence records projection allowlist, exact membership, nondecreasing stock and source snapshot. It does not claim WDB executed, acquired native pointers or created UI.
Record the request, intermediate decisions and final artifact separately. These are paper derivations and platform-contract exercises; .ws and its native services are not implemented or executed by this school. Shared fnc/domain/import vocabulary does not certify parser support for proposed extensions or prove runtime security enforcement.
Worked reasoning and supplied artifact
// PAPER FIXTURE — Review an end-to-end data workflow
// Manual worked artifact; comments below are not executable source.
// INPUT / CONTRACT: Supplied bridge fixture: Native rows are x stock10,y stock1,z stock1; host permits
// id/name/stock and leaves ties unspecified.
// DERIVATION / EXPECTED ARTIFACT: Mapped/filter result excludes x, retains y/z, and permits either tied
// order. Correct evidence records projection allowlist, exact membership, nondecreasing stock and source
// snapshot. It does not claim WDB executed, acquired native pointers or created UI.Illustrative example from the proposed WillowScript design. The language and WUIX/WMATH/WDB/WAUDIO/WTMP services are not implemented in the supplied source. This site has no interpreter, VM or native host and does not execute or certify the snippet.
Walk through the example, one line at a time
// PAPER FIXTURE — Review an end-to-end data workflowThis comment explains intent for a reader. It is not an operation and should not be counted as an executed result.
// Manual worked artifact; comments below are not executable source.This comment explains intent for a reader. It is not an operation and should not be counted as an executed result.
// INPUT / CONTRACT: Supplied bridge fixture: Native rows are x stock10,y stock1,z stock1; host permitsThis comment explains intent for a reader. It is not an operation and should not be counted as an executed result.
// id/name/stock and leaves ties unspecified.This comment explains intent for a reader. It is not an operation and should not be counted as an executed result.
// DERIVATION / EXPECTED ARTIFACT: Mapped/filter result excludes x, retains y/z, and permits either tiedThis comment explains intent for a reader. It is not an operation and should not be counted as an executed result.
// order. Correct evidence records projection allowlist, exact membership, nondecreasing stock and sourceThis comment explains intent for a reader. It is not an operation and should not be counted as an executed result.
// snapshot. It does not claim WDB executed, acquired native pointers or created UI.This comment explains intent for a reader. It is not an operation and should not be counted as an executed result.
Try the guided change
Guided exercise: reproduce this exact fixture, annotate each native-versus-script responsibility, then explain why the rejected answer “x,y,z” fails.
- Write the supplied inputs and initial state before following the example.
- Reconstruct each intermediate calculation or host decision, then compare with the worked artifact.
- Explain why the contrasting alternative fails before attempting the changed inputs in Part IV.
PART III
Take a breather
Step back after the guided example. Look away from the screen, stretch, or reread your prediction. This is an optional learning pause, not a timer or an assessment gate.
When you return, try to name the lesson’s key idea without copying its wording. If that feels difficult, return to Part II and trace one line rather than restarting the entire lesson.
PART IV
Independent practice
Project context: Inventory review workspace. Build a small, understandable change around filter and order a result.
Deliver a four-row pipeline fixture with a boundary, tie, denied field and separate UI-intent artifact. Supply different fixture identities/values from the worked case, a complete predicted result or allow/deny artifact, a stepwise trace, one contrasting failure and the required host contract.
What to produce
Deliver a four-row pipeline fixture with a boundary, tie, denied field and separate UI-intent artifact. Preserve source/implementation status and separate manual predictions from future toolchain evidence.
- State the intended behavior in a sentence before editing.
- Use only source-backed syntax and the host services whose contract you have been given.
- Record a normal case and a boundary or unavailable-resource case.
- Label hand predictions separately from anything actually measured in a supplied toolchain.
Syntax colors are a reading aid, not a compiler. The line you are editing stays uncolored until you move to a different line; capitalization is never changed. Drafts stay on this browser and code is not executed.
Need a hint?
Mapped/filter result excludes x, retains y/z, and permits either tied order. Correct evidence records projection allowlist, exact membership, nondecreasing stock and source snapshot. It does not claim WDB executed, acquired native pointers or created UI.
The rejected conclusion “x,y,z” crosses an unprovided boundary or contradicts the supplied fixture. Mapped/filter result excludes x, retains y/z, and permits either tied order. Correct evidence records projection allowlist, exact membership, nondecreasing stock and source snapshot. It does not claim WDB executed, acquired native pointers or created UI.
Original learning-path task and reference
Use your Willow knowledge to implement the .ws host integration, explaining which work remains native and which belongs in the script. In a classroom scheduling assistant, demonstrate filter and order a result. Submit source, acceptance cases, and an explanation proving the section objective. Include .ws source and a host-resource contract; compare at least one normal case and one edge case.
import wdb;
domain Inventory {
const lowStock = wdb.query({
from: products,
select: [id, name, stock],
where: [[ stock < 10 ]],
order: { by: stock, direction: ascending }
});
}Where the original task needs a host API that is not supplied here, write the contract and predictions. Do not invent a runtime result.
PART V
Self-check
Use this check to notice what to revisit. It does not award a private course grade, block another page or claim to verify compiled code. Every answer has a learning explanation.
You may keep exploring even if you are unsure. Use the hint, compare the trace, and revise your explanation.
PART VI
Recap & small task
Bring the idea back to the mod feature you are building. A useful recap connects the mechanism to a decision you can make in your own code.
- Review an end-to-end data workflow
- Native rows are x stock10,y stock1,z stock1; host permits id/name/stock and leaves ties unspecified.
- Separate source-backed behavior, host requirements and untested predictions.
One small recap task
Change one field,resource scope,lifetime or input value in the bridge fixture. State the new intermediate decisions and final result without assuming a running WS host.
This marks your personal practice record only. It is not a certification or an official workspace assessment.
