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\chapter{Miscellaneous functionality} \label{ch:misc}

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\section{Utilities} \label{sec:misc.utilities}

These symbols are defined in the @|sod-utilities| package.


\subsection{Macro utilities}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {with-gensyms (@{ @<var> @! (@<var> @[@<name>@]) @}^*)      \\ \ind
      @<declaration>^*                                          \\
      @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {once-only (@[[ :environment @<env> @]]
                @{ @<var> @! (@<var> @[@<value-form>@]) @}^*)   \\ \ind
      @<declaration>^*                                          \\
      @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {parse-body @<body> \&key :docp :declp
      @> @<doc-string> @<declarations> @<body-forms>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{symbolicate \&rest @<symbols> @> @<symbol>}
\end{describe}


\subsection{Locatives}

\begin{describe}{cls}{loc}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{locp @<object> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}{locf @<place> @> @<locative>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe*}
    {\dhead{fun}{ref @<locative> @> @<value>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (ref @<locative>) @<value>}}
\end{describe*}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {with-locatives
        @{ @<var> @! (@{ @<var> @!
                         (@<var> @[@<locative>@]) @}^*) @}      \\ \ind
      @<declaration>^*                                          \\
      @<form>^*}
\end{describe}


\subsection{Anaphorics}

\begin{describe}{sym}{it}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}{aif @<condition> @<consequent> @[@<alt>@]}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}{aand @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}{awhen @<condition> @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}{acond @{ (@<condition> @<form>^*) @}^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe*}
    {\dhead{mac}
      {acase @<scrutinee> @{ (@{ @<case> @! (@<case>^*) @} @<form>^*) @}^*}
     \dhead{mac}
      {aecase @<scrutinee> @{ (@{ @<case> @! (@<case>^*) @} @<form>^*) @}^*}
     \dhead{mac}{atypecase @<scrutinee> @{ (@<type> @<form>^*) @}^*}
     \dhead{mac}{aetypecase @<scrutinee> @{ (@<type> @<form>^*) @}^*}}
\end{describe*}

\begin{describe}{mac}{asetf @{ @<place> @<value> @}^*}
\end{describe}


\subsection{Metaobject protocol utilities}

\begin{describe}{gf}{instance-initargs @<instance>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe*}
    {\dhead{fun}{copy-instance @<instance> \&rest @<initargs>}
     \dhead{gf}{copy-instance-using-class @<class> @<instance>
                                          \&rest @<initargs>}}
\end{describe*}

\begin{describe*}
    {\dhead{gf}{generic-function-methods @<generic-function> @> @<list>}
     \dhead{gf}{method-specializers @<method> @> @<list>}
     \dhead{cls}{eql-specializer}
     \dhead{gf}{eql-specializer-object @<specializer> @> @<value>}}
\end{describe*}


\subsection{Other CLOS utilities}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {default-slot (@<instance> @<slot> @[@<slot-names>@])       \\ \ind
      @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {define-on-demand-slot @<class> @<slot> (@<instance>)       \\ \ind
      @[[ @<declaration>^* @! @<doc-string> @]]                 \\
      @<form>^*}
\end{describe}


\subsection{Building lists}

\begin{describe}{fun}{make-list-builder \&optional @<initial> @> @<builder>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{lbuild-add @<builder> @<item> @> @<builder>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{lbuild-add-list @<builder> @<list> @> @<builder>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{lbuild-list @<builder> @> @<list>}
\end{describe}


\subsection{Merging lists}

\begin{describe}{cls}
    {inconsistent-merge-error (error) \&key :candidates :present}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{gf}{merge-error-candidates @<error> @> @<list>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{gf}{merge-error-present-function @<error> @> @<function>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {merge-lists @<lists> \&key :pick (:test \#'eql) :present @> @<list>}
\end{describe}


\subsection{Other list utilities}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {mappend @<function> @<list> \&rest @<more-lists> @> @<result-list>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {categorize (\=@<item-var> @<items>
                   @[[ :bind (@{ @<var> @!
                                 (@<var> @[@<value>@]) @}^*) @]])
                                                                \\ \ind\ind
        (@{ (@<cat-var> @<cat-predicate>) @}^*)               \-\\
      @<declaration>^*                                          \\
      @<form>^*
     \-\nlret @<value>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{partial-order-minima @<items> @<order> @> @<list>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {find-duplicates @<report> @<sequence> \&key :identity :test}
\end{describe}


\subsection{Position tracking}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {update-position @<character> @<line> @<column>
      @> @<new-line> @<new-column>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {backtrack-position @<character> @<line> @<column>
      @> @<old-line> @<old-column>}
\end{describe}


\subsection{Object printing}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {maybe-print-unreadable-object
        (@<object> @<stream>
         @[[ :type @<type> @!
             :identity @<identity> @]])                         \\ \ind
      @<declaration>^*                                          \\
      @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{print-ugly-stuff @<stream> @<func> @> @<value>^*}
\end{describe}


\subsection{Condition utilities}

\begin{describe}{cls}
    {simple-control-error (control-error simple-error)
        \&key :format-control :format-arguments}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {designated-condition
        \=@<default-type> @<datum> @<arguments>                 \\
        \>\&key :allow-pointless-arguments
      \nlret @<condition>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {invoke-associated-restart @<restart> @<condition> \&rest @<arguments>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe*}
    {\dhead{cls}{enclosing-condition (condition) \&key :condition}
     \dhead{gf}{enclosed-condition @<enclosing-condition> @> @<condition>}}
\end{describe*}

\begin{describe}{cls}{information (condition) \&key}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{cls}
    {simple-information (simple-condition information)          \\ \ind
      \&key :format-control :format-arguments}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe*}
    {\dhead{fun}{info @<datum> \&rest @<arguments> @> @<flag>}
     \dhead{rst}{noted}
     \dhead{fun}{noted \&optional @<condition>}}
\end{describe*}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {promiscuous-cerror @<continue-string> @<datum> \&rest @<arguments>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{cerror* @<datum> \&rest @<arguments>}
\end{describe}


\subsection{Very miscellaneous utilities}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {whitespace-char-p @<character> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {frob-identifier @<string> \&key :swap-case :swap-hyphen
      @> @<frobbed-string>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {compose @<function> \&rest @<more-functions> @> @<function>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}{defvar-unbound @<name> @<documentation> @> @<name>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {dosequence (@<var> @<sequence>
                 @[[ :start @<start> @! :end @<end> @!
                     :indexvar @<var> @]])                      \\ \ind
      @<declaration>^*                                          \\
      @{ @<tag> @! @<statement> @}^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {define-access-wrapper @<from> @<to>
                           @[[ :read-only @<read-only-flag> @]]}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {distinguished-point-shortest-paths @<root> @<neighbours-func>
      @> @<list>}
\end{describe}

%%%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Option parser} \label{sec:misc.optparse}

These symbols are defined in the @|optparse| package.

\begin{describe}{fun}{exit \&optional (@<code> 0) \&key :abrupt}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{var}{*program-name*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{var}{*command-line*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{set-command-line-arguments}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{moan @<format-string> \&rest @<format-args>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{die @<format-string> \&rest @<format-args>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{var}{*options*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{cls}{option}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{optionp @<object> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {make-option \=@<long-name> @<short-name>                 \+\\
                   \&optional @<arg-name>                       \\
                   \&key :tag :negated-tag
                         :arg-optional-p :documentation       \-
      \nlret @<option>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe*}
    {\dhead{fun}{opt-short-name @<option> @> @<character-or-null>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (opt-short-name @<option>) @<character-or-null>}
     \dhead{fun}{opt-long-name @<option> @> @<string-or-null>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (opt-long-name @<option>) @<string-or-null>}
     \dhead{fun}{opt-tag @<option> @> @<tag>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (opt-tag @<option>) @<tag>}
     \dhead{fun}{opt-negated-tag @<option> @> @<tag>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (opt-negated-tag @<option>) @<tag>}
     \dhead{fun}{opt-arg-name @<option> @> @<string-or-null>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (opt-arg-name @<option>) @<string-or-null>}
     \dhead{fun}{opt-optional-p @<option> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (opt-optional-p @<option>) @<generalized-boolean>}
     \dhead{fun}{opt-documentation @<option> @> @<string-or-null>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (opt-documentation @<option>) @<string-or-null>}}
\end{describe*}

\begin{describe}{cls}{option-parser}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{option-parser-p @<object> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {make-option-parser \&key \=:args :options :non-option :numericp \+ \\
                              :negated-numeric-p long-only-p \-
      \nlret @<option-parser>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe*}
    {\dhead{fun}{op-options @<option-parser> @> @<list>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (op-options @<option-parser>) @<list>}
     \dhead{fun}{op-non-option @<option-parser> @> @<action>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (op-non-option @<option-parser>) @<action>}
     \dhead{fun}{op-long-only-p @<option-parser> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (op-long-only-p @<option-parser>) @<generalized-boolean>}
     \dhead{fun}{op-numeric-p @<option-parser> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (op-numeric-p @<option-parser>) @<generalized-boolean>}
     \dhead{fun}{op-negated-numeric-p @<option-parser> @<generalized-boolean>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (op-negated-numeric-p @<option-parser>) @<generalized-boolean>}
     \dhead{fun}{op-negated-p @<option-parser> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (op-negated-p @<option-parser>) @<generalized-boolean>}}
\end{describe*}

\begin{describe}{cls}
    {option-parse-error (error simple-condition)
      \&key :format-control :format-arguments}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{option-parse-remainder @<option-parser>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{option-parse-return @<tag> \&optional @<argument>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{option-parse-next @<option-parser>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}{option-parse-try @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}{with-unix-error-reporting () @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {defopthandler @<name> (@<var> @[@<arg>@]) @<lambda-list> \\ \ind
      @[[ @<declaration>^* @! @<doc-string> @]] \\
      @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {invoke-option-handler @<handler> @<locative> @<arg> @<arguments>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{opt}{set \&optional @<value>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{opt}{clear \&optional @<value>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{opt}{inc \&optional @<maximum> @<step>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{opt}{dec \&optional @<minimum> @<step>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{opt}{read}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{opt}{int \&key :radix :min :max}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{opt}{string}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{opt}{keyword \&optional @<valid>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{opt}{list \&optional @<handler> \&rest @<handler-args>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {defoptmacro @<name> @<lambda-list> \\ \ind
      @[[ @<declaration>^* @! @<doc-string> @]] \\
      @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{parse-option-form @<form>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {options @{ \=@<string> @! \+ \\
                  @<option-macro> @! (@<option-macro> @<macro-arg>^*) @! \\
                  (@[[ \=@<character> @! (:short-name @<character>) @! \+ \\
                         @<string>^* @! @<symbol> @! @<rational> @!
                         (:long-name @<string>) @! \\
                         (@<string> @<format-arg>^+) @!
                         (:doc @<string> @<format-arg>^*) @! \\
                         (:arg @<arg-name>) @! (:opt-arg @<arg-name>) @! \\
                         @<keyword> @! (:tag @<tag>) @!
                                       (:negated-tag @<tag>) @! \\
                         @{ (@<handler> @<var> @<handler-arg>^*) @}^*
                   @]]) @}^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {simple-usage @<option-list> \&optional @<mandatory-args> @> @<list>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{show-usage @<prog> @<usage> \&optional @<stream>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {show-help @<prog> @<usage> @<option-list> \&optional @<stream>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{sanity-check-option-list @<option-list>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe*}
    {\dhead{var}{*help*}
     \dhead{var}{*version*}
     \dhead{var}{*usage*}}
\end{describe*}

\begin{describe}{fun}{do-usage \&optional @<stream>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{die-usage}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{optmac}
    {help-options \&key :short-help :short-version :short-usage}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {define-program \&key \=:program-name \+ \\
                            :help :version :usage :full-usage \\
                            :options}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {do-options (@[[ :parser @<option-parser> @]]) \\ \ind
      @{ (@{ @<case> @! (@<case>^*)@} (@[@[@<opt-var>@] @<arg-var>@])
          @<form>^*) @}^*}
\end{describe}

%%%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Property sets} \label{sec:misc.pset}

\begin{describe}{fun}{property-key @<name> @> @<keyword>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{gf}{decode-property @<raw-value> @> @<type> @<value>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{cls}{property}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{propertyp @<object> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {make-property @<name> @<raw-value> \&key :type :location :seenp}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe*}
    {\dhead{fun}{p-name @<property> @> @<name>}
     \dhead{fun}{p-value @<property> @> @<value>}
     \dhead{fun}{p-type @<property> @> @<type>}
     \dhead{fun}{p-key @<property> @> @<symbol>}
     \dhead{fun}{p-seenp @<property> @> @<boolean>}
     \dhead{fun}{setf (p-seenp @<property>) @<boolean>}}
\end{describe*}

\begin{describe}{gf}
    {coerce-property-value @<value> @<type> @<wanted> @> @<coerced-value>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{cls}{pset}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{psetp @<object> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{make-pset @> @<pset>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{pset-get @<pset> @<key> @> @<property-or-nil>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{pset-store @<pset> @<property> @> @<property>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{pset-map @<func> @<pset>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {with-pset-iterator (@<iter> @<pset>) @<declaration>^* @<form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {store-property @<pset> @<name> @<value> \&key :type :location
      @> @<property>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {get-property @<pset> @<name> @<type> \&optional @<default>
      @> @<value> @<floc-or-nil>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {add-property @<pset> @<name> @<value> \&key :type :location
      @> @<property>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{make-property-set \&rest @<plist> @> @<pset>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{gf}{property-set @<thing> @> @<pset>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{check-unused-properties @<pset>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {default-slot-from-property
        (@<instance> @<slot> @[@<slot-names>@]) \\ \ind\ind
        (@<pset> @<property> @<type> @[@<prop-var> @<convert-form>^*@]) \- \\
      @<declaration>^* \\
      @<default-form>^*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {parse-property @<scanner> @<pset>
      @> @<result> @<success-flag> @<consumed-flag>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {parse-property-set @<scanner>
      @> @<result> @<success-flag> @<consumed-flag>}
\end{describe}

%%%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
\section{Miscellaneous translator features} \label{sec:misc.misc}

\begin{describe}{var}{*sod-version*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{var}{*debugout-pathname*}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {test-module @<path> \&key :reason :clear :backtrace @> @<status>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {test-parse-c-type @<string>
      @> t @<c-type> @<kernel> @<string> @! nil @<indicator>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}
    {test-parse-pset @<string>
      @> t @<pset> @! nil @<indicator>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{mac}
    {test-parser (@<scanner> \&key :backtrace) @<parser> @<input>
      @> @<result> @<status> @<remainder>}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{exercise}
\end{describe}

\begin{describe}{fun}{sod-frontend:main}
\end{describe}

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