fn: add new Either[L, R] type

Author: Roasbeef

fn/either.go

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+package fn
+
+// Either is a type that can be either left or right.
+type Either[L any, R any] struct {
+	left  Option[L]
+	right Option[R]
+}
+
+// NewLeft returns an Either with a left value.
+func NewLeft[L any, R any](l L) Either[L, R] {
+	return Either[L, R]{left: Some(l), right: None[R]()}
+}
+
+// NewRight returns an Either with a right value.
+func NewRight[L any, R any](r R) Either[L, R] {
+	return Either[L, R]{left: None[L](), right: Some(r)}
+}
+
+// WhenLeft executes the given function if the Either is left.
+func (e Either[L, R]) WhenLeft(f func(L)) {
+	e.left.WhenSome(f)
+}
+
+// WhenRight executes the given function if the Either is right.
+func (e Either[L, R]) WhenRight(f func(R)) {
+	e.right.WhenSome(f)
+}
+
+// IsLeft returns true if the Either is left.
+func (e Either[L, R]) IsLeft() bool {
+	return e.left.IsSome()
+}
+
+// IsRight returns true if the Either is right.
+func (e Either[L, R]) IsRight() bool {
+	return e.right.IsSome()
+}