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;;; -*-lisp-*-
;;;
;;; Basic definitions
;;;
;;; (c) 2005 Mark Wooding
;;;

;;;----- Licensing notice ---------------------------------------------------
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;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Package things.

(defpackage #:mdw.base
  (:use #:common-lisp)
  #+cmu (:import-from #:extensions #:fixnump))

(in-package #:mdw.base)

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Useful types.

(export 'unsigned-fixnum)
(deftype unsigned-fixnum ()
  "Unsigned fixnums; useful as array indices and suchlike."
  `(mod ,most-positive-fixnum))

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Some simple macros to get things going.

(export 'compile-time-defun)
(defmacro compile-time-defun (name args &body body)
  "Define a function which can be used by macros during the compilation
   process."
  `(eval-when (:compile-toplevel :load-toplevel :execute)
     (defun ,name ,args ,@body)))

(export 'show)
(defmacro show (x)
  "Debugging tool: print the expression X and its values."
  (let ((tmp (gensym)))
    `(let ((,tmp (multiple-value-list ,x)))
       (fresh-line)
       (pprint-logical-block (*standard-output* nil :per-line-prefix ";; ")
	 (format t
		 "~S = ~@_~:I~:[#<no values>~;~:*~{~S~^ ~_~}~]"
		 ',x
		 ,tmp))
       (terpri)
       (values-list ,tmp))))

(export 'stringify)
(defun stringify (str)
  "Return a string representation of STR.  Strings are returned unchanged;
   symbols are converted to their names (unqualified!).  Other objects are
   converted to their print representations."
  (typecase str
    (string str)
    (symbol (symbol-name str))
    (t (princ-to-string str))))

(export 'functionify)
(defun functionify (func)
  "Convert the function-designator FUNC to a function."
  (declare (type (or function symbol) func))
  (etypecase func
    (function func)
    (symbol (symbol-function func))))

(export 'mappend)
(defun mappend (function list &rest more-lists)
  "Apply FUNCTION to corresponding elements of LIST and MORE-LISTS, yielding
   a list.  Return the concatenation of all the resulting lists.  Like
   mapcan, but nondestructive."
  (apply #'append (apply #'mapcar function list more-lists)))

(export 'listify)
(compile-time-defun listify (x)
  "If X is a (possibly empty) list, return X; otherwise return (list X)."
  (if (listp x) x (list x)))

(compile-time-defun do-fix-pair (x y defaultp)
  "Helper function for fix-pair and pairify."
  (flet ((singleton (x) (values x (if defaultp y x))))
    (cond ((atom x) (singleton x))
	  ((null (cdr x)) (singleton (car x)))
	  ((atom (cdr x)) (values (car x) (cdr x)))
	  ((cddr x) (error "Too many elements for a pair."))
	  (t (values (car x) (cadr x))))))

(export 'fix-pair)
(compile-time-defun fix-pair (x &optional (y nil defaultp))
  "Return two values extracted from X.  It works as follows:
     (A) -> A, Y
     (A B) -> A, B
     (A B . C) -> error
     (A . B) -> A, B
     A -> A, Y
   where Y defaults to A if not specified."
  (do-fix-pair x y defaultp))

(export 'pairify)
(compile-time-defun pairify (x &optional (y nil defaultp))
  "As for fix-pair, but returns a list instead of two values."
  (multiple-value-call #'list (do-fix-pair x y defaultp)))

(export 'whitespace-char-p)
(defun whitespace-char-p (ch)
  "Return whether CH is a whitespace character or not."
  (case ch
    (#.(loop for i below char-code-limit
	     for ch = (code-char i)
	     unless (with-input-from-string (in (string ch))
		      (peek-char t in nil))
	     collect ch)
       t)
    (t nil)))

(export 'defconstant*)
(defmacro defconstant* (name value &key doc test)
  "Define a constant, like `defconstant'.  The TEST is an equality test used
   to decide whether to override the current definition, if any."
  (let ((temp (gensym)))
    `(eval-when (:compile-toplevel :load-toplevel :execute)
       (let ((,temp ,value))
	 (unless (and (boundp ',name)
		      (funcall ,(or test ''eql) (symbol-value ',name) ,temp))
	   (defconstant ,name ,value ,@(and doc (list doc))))
	 ',name))))

(export 'slot-uninitialized)
(declaim (ftype (function nil ()) slot-unitialized))
(defun slot-uninitialized ()
  "A function which signals an error.  Can be used as an initializer form in
   structure definitions without doom ensuing."
  (error "No initializer for slot."))

(export 'parse-body)
(compile-time-defun parse-body (body &key (allow-docstring-p t))
  "Given a BODY (a list of forms), parses it into three sections: a
   docstring, a list of declarations (forms beginning with the symbol
   `declare') and the body forms.  The result is returned as three lists
   (even the docstring), suitable for interpolation into a backquoted list
   using `@,'.  If ALLOW-DOCSTRING-P is nil, docstrings aren't allowed at
   all."
  (let ((doc nil) (decls nil))
    (do ((forms body (cdr forms))) (nil)
      (let ((form (and forms (car forms))))
	(cond ((and allow-docstring-p (not doc) (stringp form) (cdr forms))
	       (setf doc form))
	      ((and (consp form)
		    (eq (car form) 'declare))
	       (setf decls (append decls (cdr form))))
	      (t (return (values (and doc (list doc))
				 (and decls (list (cons 'declare decls)))
				 forms))))))))

(export 'with-parsed-body)
(defmacro with-parsed-body
    ((bodyvar declvar &optional (docvar (gensym) docp)) form &body body)
  "Parse FORM into a body, declarations and (maybe) a docstring; bind BODYVAR
   to the body, DECLVAR to the declarations, and DOCVAR to (a list
   containing) the docstring, and evaluate BODY."
  `(multiple-value-bind
       (,docvar ,declvar ,bodyvar)
       (parse-body ,form :allow-docstring-p ,docp)
     ,@(if docp nil `((declare (ignore ,docvar))))
     ,@body))

(export 'fixnump)
#-cmu
(progn
  (declaim (inline fixnump))
  (defun fixnump (object)
    "Answer non-nil if OBJECT is a fixnum, or nil if it isn't."
    (typep object 'fixnum)))

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Generating symbols.

(export 'symbolicate)
(defun symbolicate (&rest names)
  "Return a symbol constructued by concatenating the NAMES.

   The NAMES are coerced to strings, using the `string' function, so they may
   be strings, characters, or symbols.  The resulting symbol is interned in
   the current `*package*'."
  (intern (apply #'concatenate 'string (mapcar #'string names))))

(export 'with-gensyms)
(defmacro with-gensyms (syms &body body)
  "Everyone's favourite macro helper."
  `(let (,@(mapcar (lambda (sym) `(,sym (gensym ,(symbol-name sym))))
		   (listify syms)))
     ,@body))

(export 'let*/gensyms)
(defmacro let*/gensyms (binds &body body)
  "A macro helper.  BINDS is a list of binding pairs (VAR VALUE), where VALUE
   defaults to VAR.  The result is that BODY is evaluated in a context where
   each VAR is bound to a gensym, and in the final expansion, each of those
   gensyms will be bound to the corresponding VALUE."
  (labels ((more (binds)
	     (let ((tmp (gensym "TMP")) (bind (car binds)))
	       `((let ((,tmp ,(cadr bind))
		       (,(car bind) (gensym ,(symbol-name (car bind)))))
		   `(let ((,,(car bind) ,,tmp))
		      ,,@(if (cdr binds)
			     (more (cdr binds))
			     body)))))))
    (if (null binds)
	`(progn ,@body)
	(car (more (mapcar #'pairify (listify binds)))))))

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Capturing places as symbols.

(defmacro %place-ref (getform setform newtmp)
  "Grim helper macro for with-places."
  (declare (ignore setform newtmp))
  getform)

(define-setf-expander %place-ref (getform setform newtmp)
  "Grim helper macro for with-places."
  (values nil nil newtmp setform getform))

(export 'with-places)
(defmacro with-places (clauses &body body &environment env)
  "Define symbols which refer to `setf'-able places.

   The syntax is similar to `let'.  The CLAUSES are a list of (NAME PLACE)
   pairs.  Each NAME is defined as a symbol-macro referring to the
   corresponding PLACE: a mention of the NAME within the BODY forms extracts
   the current value(s) of the PLACE, while a `setf' (or `setq', because
   symbol macros are strange like that) of a NAME updates the value(s) in the
   PLACE.  The returned values are those of the BODY, evaluated as an
   implicit `progn'."

  (let ((temp-binds nil)
	(macro-binds nil))
    (dolist (clause clauses)
      (destructuring-bind (name place) clause
	(multiple-value-bind (valtmps valforms newtmps setform getform)
	    (get-setf-expansion place env)
	  (setf temp-binds
		(nconc (nreverse (mapcar #'list valtmps valforms))
		       temp-binds))
	  (push `(,name (%place-ref ,getform ,setform ,newtmps))
		macro-binds))))
    `(let (,@(nreverse temp-binds))
       (symbol-macrolet (,@(nreverse macro-binds))
	 ,@body))))

(export 'with-places/gensyms)
(defmacro with-places/gensyms (clauses &body body)
  "A kind of a cross between `with-places' and `let*/gensyms'.

   This is a hairy helper for writing `setf'-like macros.  The CLAUSES are a
   list of (NAME [PLACE]) pairs, where the PLACE defaults to NAME, and a
   bare NAME may be written in place of the singleton list (NAME).  The
   PLACEs are evaluated.

   The BODY forms are evaluated as an implicit `progn', with each NAME bound
   to a gensym, to produce a Lisp form, called the `kernel'.  The result of
   the `with-places/gensyms' macro is then itself a Lisp form, called the
   `result'.

   The effect of evaluating the `result' form is to evaluate the `kernel'
   form with each of the gensyms stands for the value(s) stored in the
   corresponding PLACE; a `setf' (or `setq') of one of the gensyms updates
   the value(s) in the corresponding PLACE.  The values returned by the
   `result' form are the values returned by the `kernel'."

  (let* ((clauses (mapcar #'pairify clauses))
	 (names (mapcar #'car clauses))
	 (places (mapcar #'cadr clauses))
	 (gensyms (mapcar (lambda (name) (gensym (symbol-name name)))
			  names)))
    ``(with-places (,,@(mapcar (lambda (gensym place)
				 ``(,',gensym ,,place))
			       gensyms places))
	,(let (,@(mapcar (lambda (name gensym)
			   `(,name ',gensym))
			 names gensyms))
	   ,@body))))

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Some simple yet useful control structures.

(export 'nlet)
(defmacro nlet (name binds &body body)
  "Scheme's named let."
  (multiple-value-bind (vars vals)
      (loop for bind in binds
	    for (var val) = (pairify bind nil)
	    collect var into vars
	    collect val into vals
	    finally (return (values vars vals)))
    `(labels ((,name ,vars
		,@body))
       (,name ,@vals))))

(export 'while)
(defmacro while (cond &body body)
  "If COND is false, evaluate to nil; otherwise evaluate BODY and try again."
  `(loop (unless ,cond (return)) (progn ,@body)))

(export 'until)
(defmacro until (cond &body body)
  "If COND is true, evaluate to nil; otherwise evaluate BODY and try again."
  `(loop (when ,cond (return)) (progn ,@body)))

(compile-time-defun do-case2-like (kind vform clauses)
  "Helper function for `case2' and `ecase2'."
  (with-gensyms (scrutinee argument)
    `(multiple-value-bind (,scrutinee ,argument) ,vform
       (declare (ignorable ,argument))
       (,kind ,scrutinee
	 ,@(mapcar (lambda (clause)
		     (destructuring-bind
			 (cases (&optional varx vary) &rest forms)
			 clause
		       `(,cases
			 ,@(if varx
			       (list `(let ((,(or vary varx) ,argument)
					    ,@(and vary
						   `((,varx ,scrutinee))))
					,@forms))
			       forms))))
		   clauses)))))

(export 'caase2)
(defmacro case2 (vform &body clauses)
  "VFORM is a form which evaluates to two values, SCRUTINEE and ARGUMENT.
   The CLAUSES have the form (CASES ([[SCRUVAR] ARGVAR]) FORMS...), where a
   standard `case' clause has the form (CASES FORMS...).  The `case2' form
   evaluates the VFORM, and compares the SCRUTINEE to the various CASES, in
   order, just like `case'.  If there is a match, then the corresponding
   FORMs are evaluated with ARGVAR bound to the ARGUMENT and SCRUVAR bound to
   the SCRUTINEE (where specified).  Note the bizarre defaulting behaviour:
   ARGVAR is less optional than SCRUVAR."
  (do-case2-like 'case vform clauses))

(export 'ecase2)
(defmacro ecase2 (vform &body clauses)
  "Like `case2', but signals an error if no clause matches the SCRUTINEE."
  (do-case2-like 'ecase vform clauses))

(export 'setf-default)
(defmacro setf-default (&rest specs)
  "Like setf, but only sets places which are currently nil.

   The arguments are an alternating list of PLACEs and DEFAULTs.  If a PLACE
   is nil, the DEFAULT is evaluated and stored in the PLACE; otherwise the
   default is /not/ stored.  The result is the (new) value of the last
   PLACE."
  `(progn ,@(do ((list nil)
		 (specs specs (cddr specs)))
		((endp specs) (nreverse list))
	      (unless (cdr specs)
		(error "Odd number of arguments for `setf-default'."))
	      (push (with-places/gensyms ((place (car specs)))
		      `(or ,place (setf ,place ,(cadr specs))))
		    list))))

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Update-in-place macros built using with-places.

(export 'update-place)
(defmacro update-place (op place &rest args)
  "Update PLACE with (OP PLACE . ARGS), returning the new value."
  (with-places/gensyms (place)
    `(setf ,place (,op ,place ,@args))))

(export 'update-place-after)
(defmacro update-place-after (op place &rest args)
  "Update PLACE with (OP PLACE . ARGS), returning the old value."
  (with-places/gensyms (place)
    (with-gensyms (x)
      `(let ((,x ,place))
	 (setf ,place (,op ,x ,@args))
	 ,x))))

(export 'incf-after)
(defmacro incf-after (place &optional (by 1))
  "Increment PLACE by BY, returning the old value."
  `(update-place-after + ,place ,by))

(export 'decf-after)
(defmacro decf-after (place &optional (by 1))
  "Decrement PLACE by BY, returning the old value."
  `(update-place-after - ,place ,by))

;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
;;; Locatives.

(export 'locp)
(defstruct (loc (:predicate locp) (:constructor make-loc (reader writer)))
  "Locative data type.  See `locf' and `ref'."
  (reader (slot-uninitialized) :type function :read-only t)
  (writer (slot-uninitialized) :type function :read-only t))

(export 'locf)
(defmacro locf (place &environment env)
  "Slightly cheesy locatives.  (locf PLACE) returns an object which, using
   the `ref' function, can be used to read or set the value of PLACE.  It's
   cheesy because it uses closures rather than actually taking the address of
   something.  Also, unlike Zetalisp, we don't overload `car' to do our dirty
   work."
  (multiple-value-bind
      (valtmps valforms newtmps setform getform)
      (get-setf-expansion place env)
    `(let* (,@(mapcar #'list valtmps valforms))
       (make-loc (lambda () ,getform)
		 (lambda (,@newtmps) ,setform)))))

(export 'ref)
(declaim (inline ref (setf ref)))
(defun ref (loc)
  "Fetch the value referred to by a locative."
  (funcall (loc-reader loc)))
(defun (setf ref) (new loc)
  "Store a new value in the place referred to by a locative."
  (funcall (loc-writer loc) new))

(export 'with-locatives)
(defmacro with-locatives (locs &body body)
  "LOCS is a list of items of the form (SYM [LOC-EXPR]), where SYM is a
   symbol and LOC-EXPR evaluates to a locative.  If LOC-EXPR is omitted, it
   defaults to SYM.  As an abbreviation for a common case, LOCS may be a
   symbol instead of a list.  The BODY is evaluated in an environment where
   each SYM is a symbol macro which expands to (ref LOC-EXPR) -- or, in fact,
   something similar which doesn't break if LOC-EXPR has side-effects.  Thus,
   references, including `setf' forms, fetch or modify the thing referred to
   by the LOC-EXPR.  Useful for covering over where something uses a
   locative."
  (setf locs (mapcar #'pairify (listify locs)))
  (let ((tt (mapcar (lambda (l) (declare (ignore l)) (gensym)) locs))
	(ll (mapcar #'cadr locs))
	(ss (mapcar #'car locs)))
    `(let (,@(mapcar (lambda (tmp loc) `(,tmp ,loc)) tt ll))
       (symbol-macrolet (,@(mapcar (lambda (sym tmp)
				     `(,sym (ref ,tmp))) ss tt))
	 ,@body))))

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