doc/syntax.tex: Improve the syntax notation.
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3 %%% Translation-time metaobjects
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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 :messages :methods}
37 \end{describe}
38
39 \begin{describe*}
40 {\dhead{gf}{sod-class-name @<class> @> @<string>}
41 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-nickname @<class> @> @<string>}
42 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-direct-superclasses @<class> @> @<list>}
43 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain-link @<class> @> @<class-or-nil>}
44 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-metaclass @<class> @> @<metaclass>}
45 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-slots @<class> @> @<list>}
46 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-slots @<class>) @<list>}
47 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-instance-initializers @<class> @> @<list>}
48 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-instance-initializers @<class>) @<list>}
49 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-class-initializers @<class> @> @<list>}
50 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-class-initializers @<class>) @<list>}
51 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-messages @<class> @> @<list>}
52 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-messages @<class>) @<list>}
53 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-methods @<class> @> @<list>}
54 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-methods @<class>) @<list>}}
55 \end{describe*}
56
57 %% layout protocol
58 \begin{describe*}
59 {\dhead{gf}{sod-class-ilayout <class> @> @<ilayout>}
60 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-effective-methods @<class> @> @<list>}
61 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-vtables @<class> @> @<list>}}
62 \end{describe*}
63
64 \begin{describe}{gf}{guess-metaclass @<class> @> @<metaclass>}
65 \end{describe}
66
67 \begin{describe}{fun}
68 {make-sod-class @<name> @<superclasses> @<pset> \&optional @<floc>
69 @> @<class>}
70 \end{describe}
71
72 \begin{describe}{mac}
73 {define-sod-class @<name> (@<superclass>^*) \\ \ind
74 @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^* \\
75 @<declaration>^* \\
76 @<form>^*}
77 \end{describe}
78
79 \begin{describe*}
80 {\dhead{lmac}{slot @<name> @<type> @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^*}
81 \dhead{lmac}{instance-initializer @<nick> @<name>
82 @<value-kind> @<value-form>
83 @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^*}
84 \dhead{lmac}{class-initializer @<nick> @<name>
85 @<value-kind> @<value-form>
86 @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^*}
87 \dhead{lmac}{message @<name> @<type> @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^*}
88 \dhead{lmac}{method @<nick> @<name> @<type> @<body>
89 @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^*}}
90 \end{describe*}
91
92 \begin{describe}{fun}
93 {find-superclass-by-nick @<class> @<nick> @> @<superclass>}
94 \end{describe}
95
96 \begin{describe}{fun}
97 {sod-subclass-p @<class-a> @<class-b> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
98 \end{describe}
99
100 \begin{describe}{fun}{valid-name-p @<name> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
101 \end{describe}
102
103 \begin{describe}{fun}{find-root-superclass @<class> @> @<superclass>}
104 \end{describe}
105
106 \begin{describe}{fun}{find-root-metaclass @<class> @> @<metaclass>}
107 \end{describe}
108
109 \begin{describe}{cls}{sod-slot () \&key :name :location :pset :class :type}
110 \end{describe}
111
112 \begin{describe*}
113 {\dhead{gf}{sod-slot-name @<slot> @> @<string>}
114 \dhead{gf}{sod-slot-class @<slot> @> @<class>}
115 \dhead{gf}{sod-slot-type @<slot> @> @<c-type>}}
116 \end{describe*}
117
118 \begin{describe}{gf}
119 {make-sod-slot @<class> @<name> @<type> @<pset> \&optional @<floc>
120 @> @<slot>}
121 \end{describe}
122
123 \begin{describe*}
124 {\dhead{fun}
125 {find-instance-slot-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<slot-name>
126 @> @<slot>}
127 \dhead{fun}
128 {find-class-slot-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<slot-name>
129 @> @<slot>}}
130 \end{describe*}
131
132 \begin{describe}{fun}
133 {find-instance-slot-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<slot-name>
134 @> @<slot>}
135 \end{describe}
136
137 \begin{describe}{cls}
138 {sod-class-slot (sod-slot) \\ \ind
139 \&key :name :location :pset :class :type
140 :initializer-function :prepare-function}
141 \end{describe}
142
143 \begin{describe*}
144 {\dhead{gf}{sod-slot-initializer-function @<slot> @> @<function>}
145 \dhead{gf}{sod-slot-prepare-function @<slot> @> @<function>}}
146 \end{describe*}
147
148 \begin{describe*}
149 {\dhead{cls}{sod-initializer ()
150 \&key :slot :location :class :value-kind :value-form}
151 \dhead{cls}{sod-instance-initializer (sod-initializer)
152 \&key :slot :location :class :value-kind :value-form}
153 \dhead{cls}{sod-class-initializer (sod-initializer)
154 \&key :slot :location :class :value-kind :value-form}}
155 \end{describe*}
156
157 \begin{describe*}
158 {\dhead{gf}{sod-initializer-slot @<init> @> @<slot>}
159 \dhead{gf}{sod-initializer-value-kind @<init> @> @<kind>}
160 \dhead{gf}{sod-initializer-value-form @<init> @> @<fragment>}}
161 \end{describe*}
162
163 \begin{describe*}
164 {\dhead{gf}
165 {make-slot-instance-initializer \=@<class> @<nick> @<name>
166 @<value-kind> @<value-form> \+ \\
167 @<pset> \&optional @<floc> \-
168 \nlret @<init>}
169 \dhead{gf}
170 {make-slot-class-initializer \=@<class> @<nick> @<name>
171 @<value-kind> @<value-form> \+ \\
172 @<pset> \&optional @<floc> \-
173 \nlret @<init>}}
174 \end{describe*}
175
176 \begin{describe}{gf}
177 {make-sod-initializer-using-slot \=@<class> @<slot> @<init-class>
178 @<value-kind> @<value-form> \+ \\
179 @<pset> \&optional @<floc> \-
180 \nlret @<init>}
181 \end{describe}
182
183 \begin{describe}{cls}{sod-message () \&key :name :location :class :type}
184 \end{describe}
185
186 \begin{describe*}
187 {\dhead{gf}{sod-message-name @<message> @> @<string>}
188 \dhead{gf}{sod-message-class @<message> @> @<class>}
189 \dhead{gf}{sod-message-type @<message> @> @<c-type>}}
190 \end{describe*}
191
192 \begin{describe}{gf}
193 {make-sod-message @<class> @<name> @<type> @<pset> \&optional @<floc>
194 @> @<message>}
195 \end{describe}
196
197 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-message-type @<message> @<type>}
198 \end{describe}
199
200 \begin{describe}{fun}
201 {find-message-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<message-name>
202 @> @<message>}
203 \end{describe}
204
205 \begin{describe}{cls}
206 {sod-method () \&key :message :location :class :type :body}
207 \end{describe}
208
209 \begin{describe*}
210 {\dhead{gf}{sod-method-message @<method> @> @<message>}
211 \dhead{gf}{sod-method-class @<method> @> @<class>}
212 \dhead{gf}{sod-method-type @<method> @> @<c-type>}
213 \dhead{gf}{sod-method-body @<method> @> @<fragment-or-nil>}}
214 \end{describe*}
215
216 \begin{describe}{gf}
217 {make-sod-method \=@<class> @<nick> @<name> @<type> @<body> \+ \\
218 @<pset> \&optional @<floc> \-
219 \nlret @<method>}
220 \end{describe}
221
222 \begin{describe}{gf}
223 {make-sod-method-using-message \=@<message> @<class>
224 @<type> @<body> \+ \\
225 @<pset> \&optional @<floc> \-
226 \nlret @<method>}
227 \end{describe}
228
229 \begin{describe}{gf}
230 {sod-message-method-class @<message> @<class> @<pset> @> @<method-class>}
231 \end{describe}
232
233 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-method-type @<method> @<message> @<type>}
234 \end{describe}
235
236 \begin{describe}{fun}
237 {argument-lists-compatible-p @<message-args> @<method-args>
238 @> @<generalized-boolean>}
239 \end{describe}
240
241 %%%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
242 \section{Class finalization protocol} \label{sec:meta.finalization}
243
244 \begin{describe*}
245 {\dhead{gf}{sod-class-precedence-list <class> @> @<list>}
246 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-type @<class> @> @<c-type>}
247 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain-head @<class> @> @<class>}
248 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain @<class> @> @<list>}
249 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chains @<class> @> @<list>}
250 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-state @<class> @> @<state>}}
251 \end{describe*}
252
253 \begin{describe}{gf}{compute-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
254 \end{describe}
255
256 \begin{describe}{gf}{compute-chains @<class> @> @<list>}
257 \end{describe}
258
259 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-sod-class @<class>}
260 \end{describe}
261
262 \begin{describe}{gf}{finalize-sod-class @<class>}
263 \end{describe}
264
265 \begin{describe}{fun}{clos-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
266 \end{describe}
267
268 \begin{describe}{fun}{dylan-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
269 \end{describe}
270
271 \begin{describe}{fun}{c3-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
272 \end{describe}
273
274 \begin{describe}{fun}{flavors-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
275 \end{describe}
276
277 \begin{describe}{fun}{python-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
278 \end{describe}
279
280 \begin{describe}{fun}{l*loops-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
281 \end{describe}
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