Write list

Purpose: Write key/value pair into a linked list.

write-list <list> key <key> \
    value <value> \
    [ append [ <append> ] ]

write-list adds a pair of key/value strings to the linked <list>, specified with <key> and <value> (in "key" and "value" clauses, collectively called an "element").

The key/value pair is added just prior to the list's current position, thus becoming a current element.

If "append" clause is used without boolean variable <append>, or if <append> evaluates to true, then the element is added at the end of the list, and the list's current element becomes the newly added one.
Examples
Add a key/value pair to the end of the list:
new-list mylist
write-list mylist key "mykey" value "myvalue" append

The following is a list that is process-scoped, i.e. it is a linked-list server, which can add, delete, read and position to various elements:
%% /llsrv public
    // Create linked list just once for the life of the process
    do-once
    new-list t process-scope
    end-do-once

    // Get input parameters
    get-param op
    get-param key
    get-param data

    if-true op equal "add" // Add data to list
        // Make a copy of key,data so they are Golf-allocated
        write-list t key (key) value data append
        @Added [<<print-out key>>] value [<<print-out data>>]

    else-if op equal "delete" // Delete first data and obtain the value deleted
        position-list t first
        read-list t key (key) value val status st
        if-true st equal GG_ERR_EXIST
            @Not found
        else-if
            // If found, then delete key and value
            @Deleted key [<<print-out key>>], [<<print-out val>>]
            delete-list t
        end-if

    else-if op equal "next" // Position to next element
        position-list t next status st
        if-true st equal GG_OKAY
            @Okay
        else-if
            @Not found
        end-if

    else-if op equal "last" // Position to last element
        position-list t last status st
        if-true st equal GG_OKAY
            @Okay
        else-if
            @Not found
        end-if

    else-if op equal "previous" // Position to element
        position-list t previous status st
        if-true st equal GG_OKAY
            @Okay
        else-if
            @Not found
        end-if

    else-if op equal "first" // Get first element
        position-list t first status st
        if-true st equal GG_OKAY
            @Okay
        else-if
            @Not found
        end-if

    else-if op equal "query" // Get current element
        read-list t key (key) value val status st
        if-true st equal GG_ERR_EXIST
            @Not found
        else-if
            @Key [<<print-out key>>], value [<<print-out val>>]
        end-if

    else-if op equal "purge" // remove all, keep the list
        purge-list t
    end-if
%%

Create application:
sudo mgrg -i -u $(whoami) linkserver

Start the server:
mgrg -w 1 linkserver

Try it out:
gg -r --req="/llsrv/op=add/key=1/data=1" --exec --service
gg -r --req="/llsrv/op=add/key=2/data=2" --exec --service
gg -r --req="/llsrv/op=query" --exec --service
gg -r --req="/llsrv/op=previous" --exec --service
gg -r --req="/llsrv/op=query" --exec --service

See also
Linked list
delete-list  
get-list  
new-list  
position-list  
purge-list  
read-list  
write-list  
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