diff --git a/compose.libsonnet b/compose.libsonnet
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+  // the tail of an array
+local tail(array) = std.makeArray(
+  std.length(array) -1,
+  function(x) array[x + 1],
+);
+local compose(functions) =
+  if std.length(functions) == 0
+    then
+      function(object) object
+    else
+      function(object) compose(
+        tail(
+          functions,
+        )
+      )(
+        functions[0](object)
+      );
+// compose an array of functions
+compose
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "jsonnet-compose",
+  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "description": "function compose",
+  "main": "compose.libsonnet",
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  },
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://sigyl.com/git/jsonnet/compose.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "jsonnet",
+    "functional",
+    "compose"
+  ],
+  "author": "giles bradshaw",
+  "license": "MIT"
+}