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;;; -*-lisp-*-
;;;
;;; Computing class precedence lists
;;;
;;; (c) 2009 Straylight/Edgeware
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(cl:in-package #:sod)

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Linearizations.

;; Just for fun, we implement a wide selection.  C3 seems to be clearly the
;; best, with fewer sharp edges for the unwary.
;;
;; The extended precedence graph (EPG) is constructed by adding edges to the
;; superclass graph.  If A and B are classes, then write A < B if A is a
;; (maybe indirect) subclass of B.  For every two classes A and B, and for
;; every /maximal/ subclass of both A and B (i.e., every C for which C < A
;; and C < B, but there does not exist D such that D < A, D < B and C < D):
;; if A precedes B in C's direct superclass list, then draw an edge A -> B,
;; otherwise draw the edge B -> A.
;;
;; A linearization respects the EPG if, whenever A precedes B in the
;; linearization, there is a path from A to B.  The EPG can be cyclic; in
;; that case, we don't care which order the classes in the cycle are
;; linearized.
;;
;; See Barrett, Cassels, Haahr, Moon, Playford, Withington, `A Monotonic
;; Superclass Linearization for Dylan' for more detail.
;; http://www.webcom.com/haahr/dylan/linearization-oopsla96.html

(defun clos-tiebreaker (candidates so-far)
  "The CLOS linearization tiebreaker function.

   Intended for use with MERGE-LISTS.  Returns the member of CANDIDATES which
   has a direct subclass furthest to the right in the list SO-FAR.

   This must disambiguate.  The SO-FAR list cannot be empty, since the class
   under construction precedes all of the others.  If two classes share a
   direct subclass then that subclass's direct superclasses list must order
   them relative to each other."

  (let (winner)
    (dolist (class so-far)
      (dolist (candidate candidates)
	(when (member candidate (sod-class-direct-superclasses class))
	  (setf winner candidate))))
    (unless winner
      (error "SOD INTERNAL ERROR: Failed to break tie in CLOS."))
    winner))

(defun clos-cpl (class)
  "Compute the class precedence list of CLASS using CLOS linearization rules.

   We merge the direct-superclass lists of all of CLASS's superclasses,
   disambiguating using CLOS-TIEBREAKER.

   The CLOS linearization preserves local class ordering, but is not
   monotonic, and does not respect the extended precedence graph.  CLOS
   linearization will succeed whenever Dylan or C3 linearization succeeds;
   the converse is not true."

  (labels ((superclasses (class)
	     (let ((direct-supers (sod-class-direct-superclasses class)))
	       (remove-duplicates (cons class
					(mappend #'superclasses
						 direct-supers))))))
    (merge-lists (mapcar (lambda (class)
			   (cons class
				 (sod-class-direct-superclasses class)))
			 (superclasses class))
		 :pick #'clos-tiebreaker)))

(defun dylan-cpl (class)
  "Compute the class precedence list of CLASS using Dylan linearization
   rules.

   We merge the direct-superclass list of CLASS with the full class
   precedence lists of its direct superclasses, disambiguating using
   CLOS-TIEBREAKER.  (Inductively, these lists will be consistent with the
   CPLs of indirect superclasses, since those CPLs' orderings are reflected
   in the CPLs of the direct superclasses.)

   The Dylan linearization preserves local class ordering and is monotonic,
   but does not respect the extended precedence graph.

   Note that this will merge the CPLs of superclasses /as they are/, not
   necessarily as Dylan would have computed them.  This ensures monotonicity
   assuming that the superclass CPLs are already monotonic.  If they aren't,
   you're going to lose anyway."

  (let ((direct-supers (sod-class-direct-superclasses class)))
    (merge-lists (cons (cons class direct-supers)
		       (mapcar #'sod-class-precedence-list direct-supers))
		 :pick #'clos-tiebreaker)))

(defun c3-tiebreaker (candidates cpls)
  "The C3 linearization tiebreaker function.

   Intended for use with MERGE-LISTS.  Returns the member of CANDIDATES which
   appears in the earliest element of CPLS, which should be the list of the
   class precedence lists of the direct superclasses of the class in
   question, in the order specified in the class declaration.

   The only class in the class precedence list which does not appear in one
   of these lists is the new class itself, which must precede all of the
   others.

   This must disambiguate, since if two classes are in the same class
   precedence list, then one must appear in it before the other, which
   provides an ordering between them.  (In this situation we return the one
   that matches earliest anyway, which would still give the right answer.)

   Note that this will merge the CPLs of superclasses /as they are/, not
   necessarily as C3 would have computed them.  This ensures monotonicity
   assuming that the superclass CPLs are already monotonic.  If they aren't,
   you're going to lose anyway."

  (dolist (cpl cpls)
    (dolist (candidate candidates)
      (when (member candidate cpl)
	(return-from c3-tiebreaker candidate))))
  (error "SOD INTERNAL ERROR: Failed to break tie in C3."))

(defun c3-cpl (class)
  "Compute the class precedence list of CLASS using C3 linearization rules.

   We merge the direct-superclass list of CLASS with the full class
   precedence lists of its direct superclasses, disambiguating using
   C3-TIEBREAKER.

   The C3 linearization preserves local class ordering, is monotonic, and
   respects the extended precedence graph.  It is the linearization used in
   Python, Perl 6 and other languages.  It is the recommended linearization
   for SOD."

  (let* ((direct-supers (sod-class-direct-superclasses class))
	 (cpls (mapcar #'sod-class-precedence-list direct-supers)))
    (merge-lists (cons (cons class direct-supers) cpls)
		 :pick (lambda (candidates so-far)
			 (declare (ignore so-far))
			 (c3-tiebreaker candidates cpls)))))

(defun flavors-cpl (class)
  "Compute the class precedence list of CLASS using Flavors linearization
   rules.

   We do a depth-first traversal of the superclass graph, ignoring duplicates
   of classes we've already visited.  Interestingly, this has the property of
   being able to tolerate cyclic superclass graphs, though defining cyclic
   graphs is syntactically impossible in SOD.

   This linearization has few other redeeming features, however.  In
   particular, the top class tends not to be at the end of the CPL, despite
   it being unequivocally less specific than any other class."

  (let ((done nil))
    (labels ((walk (class)
	       (unless (member class done)
		 (push class done)
		 (dolist (super (sod-class-direct-superclasses class))
		   (walk super)))))
      (walk class)
      (nreverse done))))

(defun python-cpl (class)
  "Compute the class precedence list of CLASS using the documented Python 2.2
   linearization rules.

   We do a depth-first traversal of the superclass graph, retaining only the
   last occurrence of each class visited.

   This linearization has few redeeming features.  It was never actually
   implemented; the true Python 2.2 linearization seems closer to (but
   different from) L*LOOPS."

  (let ((done nil))
    (labels ((walk (class)
	       (push class done)
	       (dolist (super (sod-class-direct-superclasses class))
		 (walk super))))
      (walk class)
      (delete-duplicates (nreverse done)))))

(defun l*loops-cpl (class)
  "Compute the class precedence list of CLASS using L*LOOPS linearization
   rules.

   We merge the class precedence lists of the direct superclasses of CLASS,
   disambiguating by choosing the earliest candidate which appears in a
   depth-first walk of the superclass graph.

   The L*LOOPS rules are monotonic and respect the extended precedence
   graph.  However (unlike Dylan and CLOS) they don't respect local
   precedence order i.e., the direct-superclasses list orderings."

  (let ((dfs (flavors-cpl class)))
    (cons class (merge-lists (mapcar #'sod-class-precedence-list
				     (sod-class-direct-superclasses class))
			     :pick (lambda (candidates so-far)
				     (declare (ignore so-far))
				     (dolist (class dfs)
				       (when (member class candidates)
					 (return class))))))))

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Class protocol.

(defgeneric compute-cpl (class)
  (:documentation
   "Returns the class precedence list for CLASS."))

(defmethod compute-cpl ((class sod-class))
  (handler-case (c3-cpl class)
    (inconsistent-merge-error ()
      (error "Failed to compute class precedence list for `~A'"
	     (sod-class-name class)))))

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Testing.

#+test
(progn
  (defclass test-class ()
    ((name :initarg :name :accessor sod-class-name)
     (direct-superclasses :initarg :superclasses
			  :accessor sod-class-direct-superclasses)
     (class-precedence-list)))

  (defmethod print-object ((class test-class) stream)
    (if *print-escape*
	(print-unreadable-object (class stream :type t :identity nil)
	  (princ (sod-class-name class) stream))
	(princ (sod-class-name class) stream)))

  (defvar *test-linearization*)

  (defmethod sod-class-precedence-list ((class test-class))
    (if (slot-boundp class 'class-precedence-list)
	(slot-value class 'class-precedence-list)
	(setf (slot-value class 'class-precedence-list)
	      (funcall *test-linearization* class)))))

#+test
(defun test-cpl (linearization heterarchy)
  (let* ((*test-linearization* linearization)
	 (classes (make-hash-table :test #'equal)))
    (dolist (class heterarchy)
      (let ((name (car class)))
	(setf (gethash (car class) classes)
	      (make-instance 'test-class :name name))))
    (dolist (class heterarchy)
      (setf (sod-class-direct-superclasses (gethash (car class) classes))
	    (mapcar (lambda (super) (gethash super classes)) (cdr class))))
    (mapcar (lambda (class)
	      (handler-case
		  (mapcar #'sod-class-name
			  (sod-class-precedence-list (gethash (car class)
							      classes)))
		(inconsistent-merge-error ()
		  (list (car class) :error))))
	    heterarchy)))

#+test
(progn
  (defparameter *confused-heterarchy*
    '((object) (grid-layout object)
      (horizontal-grid grid-layout) (vertical-grid grid-layout)
      (hv-grid horizontal-grid vertical-grid)
      (vh-grid vertical-grid horizontal-grid)
      (confused-grid hv-grid vh-grid)))
  (defparameter *boat-heterarchy*
    '((object)
      (boat object)
      (day-boat boat)
      (wheel-boat boat)
      (engine-less day-boat)
      (small-multihull day-boat)
      (pedal-wheel-boat engine-less wheel-boat)
      (small-catamaran small-multihull)
      (pedalo pedal-wheel-boat small-catamaran)))
  (defparameter *menu-heterarchy*
    '((object)
      (choice-widget object)
      (menu choice-widget)
      (popup-mixin object)
      (popup-menu menu popup-mixin)
      (new-popup-menu menu popup-mixin choice-widget)))
  (defparameter *pane-heterarchy*
    '((pane) (scrolling-mixin) (editing-mixin)
      (scrollable-pane pane scrolling-mixin)
      (editable-pane pane editing-mixin)
      (editable-scrollable-pane scrollable-pane editable-pane)))
  (defparameter *baker-nonmonotonic-heterarchy*
    '((z) (x z) (y) (b y) (a b x) (c a b x y)))
  (defparameter *baker-nonassociative-heterarchy*
    '((a) (b) (c a) (ab a b) (ab-c ab c) (bc b c) (a-bc a bc)))
  (defparameter *distinguishing-heterarchy*
    '((object)
      (a object) (b object) (c object)
      (p a b) (q a c)
      (u p) (v q)
      (x u v)
      (y x b c)
      (z x c b)))
  (defparameter *python-heterarchy*
    '((object)
      (a object) (b object) (c object) (d object) (e object)
      (k1 a b c)
      (k2 d b e)
      (k3 d a)
      (z k1 k2 k3))))

;;;----- That's all, folks --------------------------------------------------