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1 %%% -*-latex-*-
2 %%%
3 %%% Translation-time metaobjects
4 %%%
5 %%% (c) 2015 Straylight/Edgeware
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7
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25
26 \chapter{Translation-time metaobjects} \label{ch:meta}
27
28 %%%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
29 \section{Base metaobject classes} \label{sec:meta.classes}
30
31 \begin{describe}{cls}
32     {sod-class ()                                               \\ \ind
33       \&key \=:name :nick :location :pset                     \+\\
34               :superclasses :link :metaclass                    \\
35               :slots :instance-initializers :class-initializers \\
36               :initargs :initfrags :tearfrags                   \\
37               :messages :methods}
38 \end{describe}
39
40 \begin{describe*}
41     {\dhead{gf}{sod-class-name @<class> @> @<string>}
42      \dhead{meth}{sod-class}{file-location (@<class> sod-class) @> @<floc>}
43      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-nickname @<class> @> @<string>}
44      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-direct-superclasses @<class> @> @<list>}
45      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain-link @<class> @> @<class-or-nil>}
46      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-metaclass @<class> @> @<metaclass>}
47      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-slots @<class> @> @<list>}
48      \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-slots @<class>) @<list>}
49      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-instance-initializers @<class> @> @<list>}
50      \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-instance-initializers @<class>) @<list>}
51      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-class-initializers @<class> @> @<list>}
52      \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-class-initializers @<class>) @<list>}
53      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-initargs @<class> @> @<list>}
54      \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-initargs @<class>) @<list>}
55      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-initfrags @<class> @> @<list>}
56      \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-initfrags @<class>) @<list>}
57      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-tearfrags @<class> @> @<list>}
58      \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-tearfrags @<class>) @<list>}
59      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-messages @<class> @> @<list>}
60      \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-messages @<class>) @<list>}
61      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-methods @<class> @> @<list>}
62      \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-methods @<class>) @<list>}}
63 \end{describe*}
64
65 \begin{describe}{fun}
66     {make-sod-class @<name> @<superclasses> @<pset> \&key :location
67       @> @<class>}
68 \end{describe}
69
70 \begin{describe}{fun}
71     {find-superclass-by-nick @<class> @<nick> @> @<superclass>}
72 \end{describe}
73
74 \begin{describe}{ty}{inheritance-path-reporter-state}
75 \end{describe}
76
77 \begin{describe}{fun}{make-inheritance-path-reporter-state @> @<state>}
78 \end{describe}
79
80 \begin{describe}{fun}{report-inheritance-path @<state> @<super>}
81 \end{describe}
82
83 \begin{describe}{fun}
84     {select-minimal-class-property
85         \=@<supers> @<key> @<order> @<default> @<what> \\
86         \>\&key :present :allow-empty
87       \nlret @<object>}
88 \end{describe}
89
90 \begin{describe}{gf}{guess-metaclass @<class> @> @<metaclass>}
91 \end{describe}
92
93 \begin{describe}{fun}
94     {sod-subclass-p @<class-a> @<class-b> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
95 \end{describe}
96
97 \begin{describe}{fun}{valid-name-p @<name> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
98 \end{describe}
99
100 \begin{describe}{fun}{find-root-superclass @<class> @> @<superclass>}
101 \end{describe}
102
103 \begin{describe}{fun}{find-root-metaclass @<class> @> @<metaclass>}
104 \end{describe}
105
106 \begin{describe}{cls}{sod-slot () \&key :name :location :pset :class :type}
107 \end{describe}
108
109 \begin{describe*}
110     {\dhead{gf}{sod-slot-name @<slot> @> @<string>}
111      \dhead{meth}{sod-slot}{file-location (@<slot> sod-slot) @> @<floc>}
112      \dhead{gf}{sod-slot-class @<slot> @> @<class>}
113      \dhead{gf}{sod-slot-type @<slot> @> @<c-type>}}
114 \end{describe*}
115
116 \begin{describe}{gf}
117     {make-sod-slot @<class> @<name> @<type> @<pset> \&key :location
118       @> @<slot>}
119 \end{describe}
120
121 \begin{describe*}
122     {\dhead{fun}
123       {find-instance-slot-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<slot-name>
124         @> @<slot>}
125      \dhead{fun}
126       {find-class-slot-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<slot-name>
127         @> @<slot>}}
128 \end{describe*}
129
130 \begin{describe}{cls}
131     {sod-class-slot (sod-slot)                                  \\ \ind
132       \&key :name :location :pset :class :type
133             :initializer-function :prepare-function}
134 \end{describe}
135
136 \begin{describe*}
137     {\dhead{gf}{sod-slot-initializer-function @<slot> @> @<function>}
138      \dhead{gf}{sod-slot-prepare-function @<slot> @> @<function>}}
139 \end{describe*}
140
141 \begin{describe*}
142     {\dhead{cls}{sod-initializer ()
143                   \&key :slot :location :class :value}
144      \dhead{cls}{sod-instance-initializer (sod-initializer)
145                   \&key :slot :location :class :value}
146      \dhead{cls}{sod-class-initializer (sod-initializer)
147                   \&key :slot :location :class :value}}
148 \end{describe*}
149
150 \begin{describe*}
151     {\dhead{gf}{sod-initializer-slot @<init> @> @<slot>}
152      \dhead{meth}{sod-initializer}
153        {file-location (@<init> sod-initializer) @> @<floc>}
154      \dhead{gf}{sod-initializer-value @<init> @> @<fragment>}
155      \dhead{gf}{sod-initializer-class @<init> @> @<class>}}
156 \end{describe*}
157
158 \begin{describe*}
159     {\dhead{gf}
160       {make-sod-instance-initializer
161           \=@<class> @<nick> @<name> @<value> @<pset> \\
162           \>\&key :inhibit-initargs :location
163         \nlret @<init>}
164      \dhead{gf}
165       {make-sod-class-initializer
166           \=@<class> @<nick> @<name> @<value> @<pset> \&key :location
167         \nlret @<init>}}
168 \end{describe*}
169
170 \begin{describe}{gf}
171     {make-sod-initializer-using-slot
172         @<class> @<slot> @<init-class> @<value> @<pset> @<floc>
173       \nlret @<init>}
174 \end{describe}
175
176 \begin{describe*}
177     {\dhead{cls}{sod-initarg () \&key :class :location :name :type}
178      \dhead{cls}{sod-user-initarg (sod-initarg)
179                   \&key :class :location :name :type :default}
180      \dhead{cls}{sod-slot-initarg (sod-initarg)
181                   \&key :class :location :name :type :slot}}
182 \end{describe*}
183
184 \begin{describe*}
185     {\dhead{gf}{sod-initarg-class @<initarg> @> @<class>}
186      \dhead{gf}{sod-initarg-name @<initarg> @> @<string>}
187      \dhead{gf}{sod-initarg-type @<initarg> @> @<c-type>}
188      \dhead{gf}{sod-initarg-default @<initarg> @> @<default>}
189      \dhead{gf}{sod-initarg-slot @<initarg> @> @<slot>}}
190 \end{describe*}
191
192 \begin{describe}{gf}{sod-initarg-argument @<initarg> @> @<argument>}
193 \end{describe}
194
195 \begin{describe}{gf}
196     {make-sod-user-initarg @<class> @<name> @<type> @<pset>
197                            \&key :default :location
198      \nlret @<initarg>}
199 \end{describe}
200
201 \begin{describe*}
202     {\dhead{gf}
203        {make-sod-slot-initarg @<class> @<name> @<nick> @<slot-name> @<pset>
204                               \&key :location
205         \nlret @<initarg>}
206      \dhead{gf}
207         {make-sod-slot-initarg-using-slot @<class> @<name> @<slot> @<pset>
208                                           \&key :location
209          \nlret @<initarg>}}
210 \end{describe*}
211
212 \begin{describe*}
213     {\dhead{gf}{make-sod-class-initfrag @<class> @<frag> @<pset>
214                                         \&key :location}
215      \dhead{gf}{make-sod-class-tearfrag @<class> @<frag> @<pset>
216                                         \&key :location}}
217 \end{describe*}
218
219 \begin{describe}{cls}{sod-message () \&key :name :location :class :type}
220 \end{describe}
221
222 \begin{describe*}
223     {\dhead{gf}{sod-message-name @<message> @> @<string>}
224      \dhead{meth}{sod-message}
225        {file-location (@<message> sod-message) @> @<floc>}
226      \dhead{gf}{sod-message-class @<message> @> @<class>}
227      \dhead{gf}{sod-message-type @<message> @> @<c-type>}}
228 \end{describe*}
229
230 \begin{describe}{gf}
231     {make-sod-message @<class> @<name> @<type> @<pset> \&key :location
232       @> @<message>}
233 \end{describe}
234
235 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-message-type @<message> @<type>}
236 \end{describe}
237
238 \begin{describe}{fun}
239     {find-message-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<message-name>
240       @> @<message>}
241 \end{describe}
242
243 \begin{describe}{cls}
244     {sod-method () \&key :message :location :class :type :body}
245 \end{describe}
246
247 \begin{describe*}
248     {\dhead{gf}{sod-method-message @<method> @> @<message>}
249      \dhead{meth}{sod-method}
250        {file-location (@<method> sod-method) @> @<floc>}
251      \dhead{gf}{sod-method-class @<method> @> @<class>}
252      \dhead{gf}{sod-method-type @<method> @> @<c-type>}
253      \dhead{gf}{sod-method-body @<method> @> @<fragment-or-nil>}}
254 \end{describe*}
255
256 \begin{describe}{gf}
257     {make-sod-method
258         \=@<class> @<nick> @<name> @<type> @<body>            \+\\
259           @<pset> \&key :location                             \-
260       \nlret @<method>}
261 \end{describe}
262
263 \begin{describe}{gf}
264     {make-sod-method-using-message
265         \=@<message> @<class>
266           @<type> @<body>                                     \+\\
267           @<pset> \&key :location                             \-
268       \nlret @<method>}
269 \end{describe}
270
271 \begin{describe}{gf}
272     {sod-message-method-class @<message> @<class> @<pset> @> @<method-class>}
273 \end{describe}
274
275 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-method-type @<method> @<message> @<type>}
276 \end{describe}
277
278 \begin{describe}{fun}
279     {argument-lists-compatible-p @<message-args> @<method-args>
280       @> @<generalized-boolean>}
281 \end{describe}
282
283 \begin{describe}{fun}{check-method-return-type @<method-type> @<return-type>}
284 \end{describe}
285
286 \begin{describe}{fun}
287     {check-method-return-type-against-message @<method-type> @<message-type>}
288 \end{describe}
289
290 \begin{describe}{fun}
291     {check-method-argument-lists @<method-type> @<message-type>}
292 \end{describe}
293
294 %%%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
295 \section{Class finalization protocol} \label{sec:meta.finalization}
296
297 \begin{describe}{mac}
298     {finalization-error (@<token> @<arg>^*) \\ \ind
299       @<declaration>^* \\
300       @<form>^* \-
301      \nlret @<value>^*}
302 \end{describe}
303
304 \begin{describe}{fun}{finalization-failed}
305 \end{describe}
306
307 \begin{describe*}
308     {\dhead{gf}{sod-class-precedence-list @<class> @> @<list>}
309      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-type @<class> @> @<c-type>}
310      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain-head @<class> @> @<class>}
311      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain @<class> @> @<list>}
312      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chains @<class> @> @<list>}
313      \dhead{gf}{sod-class-state @<class> @> @<state>}}
314 \end{describe*}
315
316 \begin{describe}{gf}{compute-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
317 \end{describe}
318
319 \begin{describe}{fun}
320     {report-class-list-merge-error @<class> @<lists> @<error>}
321 \end{describe}
322
323 \begin{describe}{fun}{merge-class-lists @<class> @<lists> @<pick> @> @<list>}
324 \end{describe}
325
326 \begin{describe}{gf}{compute-chains @<class> @> @<list>}
327 \end{describe}
328
329 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-class-initializer @<slot> @<class>}
330   \begin{describe}{meth}{effective-slot,sod-class}
331       {check-class-initializer (@<slot> effective-slot) (@<class> sod-class)}
332   \end{describe}
333   \begin{describe}{meth}{sod-class-effective-slot,sod-class}
334       {check-class-initializer (@<slot> sod-class-effective-slot)
335                                (@<class> sod-class)}
336   \end{describe}
337 \end{describe}
338
339 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-sod-class @<class>}
340 \end{describe}
341
342 \begin{describe}{gf}{finalize-sod-class @<class> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
343   \begin{describe}{meth}{sod-class}
344       {finalize-sod-class (@<class> sod-class)}
345   \end{describe}
346   \begin{describe}{ar-meth}{sod-class}
347       {finalize-sod-class (@<class> sod-class) @> @<generalized-boolean>}
348   \end{describe}
349 \end{describe}
350
351 \begin{describe}{fun}{clos-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
352 \end{describe}
353
354 \begin{describe}{fun}{dylan-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
355 \end{describe}
356
357 \begin{describe}{fun}{c3-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
358 \end{describe}
359
360 \begin{describe}{fun}{flavors-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
361 \end{describe}
362
363 \begin{describe}{fun}{python-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
364 \end{describe}
365
366 \begin{describe}{fun}{l*loops-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
367 \end{describe}
368
369 %%%----- That's all, folks --------------------------------------------------
370
371 %%% Local variables:
372 %%% mode: LaTeX
373 %%% TeX-master: "sod.tex"
374 %%% TeX-PDF-mode: t
375 %%% End: