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+package com.r3corda.client.fxutils
+
+import com.r3corda.contracts.asset.Cash
+import com.r3corda.core.contracts.StateAndRef
+import javafx.beans.binding.Bindings
+import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyObjectWrapper
+import javafx.beans.property.SimpleObjectProperty
+import javafx.beans.value.ObservableValue
+import javafx.collections.ObservableList
+import javafx.collections.transformation.FilteredList
+import kotlinx.support.jdk8.collections.stream
+import org.fxmisc.easybind.EasyBind
+import java.util.function.Predicate
+import java.util.stream.Collector
+
+fun <A, B> ObservableValue<out A>.map(function: (A) -> B): ObservableValue<B> = EasyBind.map(this, function)
+fun <A, B> ObservableList<out A>.map(function: (A) -> B): ObservableList<B> = EasyBind.map(this, function)
+
+fun <A> A.lift(): ObservableValue<A> = ReadOnlyObjectWrapper(this)
+fun <A, R> ((A) -> R).lift(
+        arg0: ObservableValue<A>
+): ObservableValue<R> = EasyBind.map(arg0, this)
+fun <A, B, R> ((A, B) -> R).lift(
+        arg0: ObservableValue<A>,
+        arg1: ObservableValue<B>
+): ObservableValue<R> = EasyBind.combine(arg0, arg1, this)
+fun <A, B, C, R> ((A, B, C) -> R).lift(
+        arg0: ObservableValue<A>,
+        arg1: ObservableValue<B>,
+        arg2: ObservableValue<C>
+): ObservableValue<R> = EasyBind.combine(arg0, arg1, arg2, this)
+fun <A, B, C, D, R> ((A, B, C, D) -> R).lift(
+        arg0: ObservableValue<A>,
+        arg1: ObservableValue<B>,
+        arg2: ObservableValue<C>,
+        arg3: ObservableValue<D>
+): ObservableValue<R> = EasyBind.combine(arg0, arg1, arg2, arg3, this)
+
+fun <A, B> ObservableValue<out A>.bind(function: (A) -> ObservableValue<out B>): ObservableValue<out B> =
+        // We cast here to enforce variance, flatMap should be covariant
+        @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+        EasyBind.monadic(this).flatMap(function as (A) -> ObservableValue<B>)
+
+fun <A> ObservableList<out A>.filter(predicate: ObservableValue<out (A) -> Boolean>): ObservableList<out A> {
+    // We cast here to enforce variance, FilteredList should be covariant
+    @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+    return FilteredList<A>(this as ObservableList<A>).apply {
+        predicateProperty().bind(predicate.map { predicateFunction ->
+            Predicate<A> { predicateFunction(it) }
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+fun <A, B> ObservableList<out A>.fold(initial: B, folderFunction: (B, A) -> B): ObservableValue<B> {
+    return Bindings.createObjectBinding({
+        var current = initial
+        forEach {
+            current = folderFunction(current, it)
+        }
+        current
+    }, arrayOf(this))
+}
+
+fun <A> ObservableList<out ObservableValue<out A>>.flatten(): ObservableList<out A> {
+    return FlattenedList(this)
+}
+
+fun sum(a: Int, b: Int): Int = a + b
+
+fun main(args: Array<String>) {
+    val a = SimpleObjectProperty(0)
+    val b = SimpleObjectProperty(0)
+
+    ::sum.lift(a, b).addListener { observableValue, i0, i1 ->
+        println(i1)
+    }
+
+    a.set(2)
+    b.set(4)
+}