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Pure

As explained in Functional Design and Architecture: Examples in Haskell

Pure is a value constructor that terminates a free-monad computation and stores the final value to be returned.

Pure is the value constructor that ends a free-monad computation. It stores the final value that interpretation should return, marking the end of the chain rather than another domain operation. section 6.3.1 section 6.3.2

Smart constructors place Pure in a continuation field as a temporary placeholder. Monadic binding later replaces that placeholder with the next computation, leaving one final Pure terminator at the end of the nested chain. section 6.3.1 section 6.3.2

A sandwich operation

startNewSandwich constructs Free (StartNewSandwich breadType component Pure), while addComponent and finishSandwich use the same Pure placeholder. Chaining these operations nests later continuations behind the scenes.

How Functional Design and Architecture: Examples in Haskell covers it

How deep it goes
Explains Pure as a constructor, continuation placeholder, and final chain terminator within recursive free-monad structure.
Examples
Uses sandwich construction operations, including startNewSandwich, addComponent, and finishSandwich, as concrete Pure placeholders.
What it assumes
Assumes a free-monad and continuation context while defining Pure through recursive constructors and sandwich smart constructors.
What you can do after
Understand how free-monad chaining replaces Pure placeholders and returns the final computation value.
How it connects
Connects Pure to free monads, continuations, smart constructors, and monadic binding.

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