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1 %%% -*-latex-*-
2 %%%
3 %%% Translation-time metaobjects
4 %%%
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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{gf}{sod-class-nickname @<class> @> @<string>}
43 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-direct-superclasses @<class> @> @<list>}
44 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain-link @<class> @> @<class-or-nil>}
45 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-metaclass @<class> @> @<metaclass>}
46 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-slots @<class> @> @<list>}
47 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-slots @<class>) @<list>}
48 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-instance-initializers @<class> @> @<list>}
49 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-instance-initializers @<class>) @<list>}
50 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-class-initializers @<class> @> @<list>}
51 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-class-initializers @<class>) @<list>}
52 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-initargs @<class> @> @<list>}
53 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-initargs @<class>) @<list>}
54 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-initfrags @<class> @> @<list>}
55 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-initfrags @<class>) @<list>}
56 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-tearfrags @<class> @> @<list>}
57 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-tearfrags @<class>) @<list>}
58 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-messages @<class> @> @<list>}
59 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-messages @<class>) @<list>}
60 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-methods @<class> @> @<list>}
61 \dhead{gf}{setf (sod-class-methods @<class>) @<list>}}
62 \end{describe*}
63
64 \begin{describe}{fun}
65 {make-sod-class @<name> @<superclasses> @<pset> \&optional @<floc>
66 @> @<class>}
67 \end{describe}
68
69 \begin{describe*}
70 {\dhead{lmac}{slot @<name> @<type> @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^*}
71 \dhead{lmac}{instance-initializer @<nick> @<name>
72 @<value-kind> @<value-form>
73 @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^*}
74 \dhead{lmac}{class-initializer @<nick> @<name>
75 @<value-kind> @<value-form>
76 @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^*}
77 \dhead{lmac}{message @<name> @<type> @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^*}
78 \dhead{lmac}{method @<nick> @<name> @<type> @<body>
79 @{ @<keyword> @<value> @}^*}}
80 \end{describe*}
81
82 \begin{describe}{fun}
83 {find-superclass-by-nick @<class> @<nick> @> @<superclass>}
84 \end{describe}
85
86 \begin{describe}{ty}{inheritance-path-reporter-state}
87 \end{describe}
88
89 \begin{describe}{fun}{make-inheritance-path-reporter-state @> @<state>}
90 \end{describe}
91
92 \begin{describe}{fun}{report-inheritance-path @<state> @<super>}
93 \end{describe}
94
95 \begin{describe}{fun}
96 {select-minimal-class-property
97 \=@<supers> @<key> @<order> @<default> @<what> \\
98 \>\&key :present :allow-empty
99 \nlret @<object>}
100 \end{describe}
101
102 \begin{describe}{fun}
103 {sod-subclass-p @<class-a> @<class-b> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
104 \end{describe}
105
106 \begin{describe}{fun}{valid-name-p @<name> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
107 \end{describe}
108
109 \begin{describe}{fun}{find-root-superclass @<class> @> @<superclass>}
110 \end{describe}
111
112 \begin{describe}{fun}{find-root-metaclass @<class> @> @<metaclass>}
113 \end{describe}
114
115 \begin{describe}{cls}{sod-slot () \&key :name :location :pset :class :type}
116 \end{describe}
117
118 \begin{describe*}
119 {\dhead{gf}{sod-slot-name @<slot> @> @<string>}
120 \dhead{gf}{sod-slot-class @<slot> @> @<class>}
121 \dhead{gf}{sod-slot-type @<slot> @> @<c-type>}}
122 \end{describe*}
123
124 \begin{describe}{gf}
125 {make-sod-slot @<class> @<name> @<type> @<pset> \&optional @<floc>
126 @> @<slot>}
127 \end{describe}
128
129 \begin{describe*}
130 {\dhead{fun}
131 {find-instance-slot-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<slot-name>
132 @> @<slot>}
133 \dhead{fun}
134 {find-class-slot-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<slot-name>
135 @> @<slot>}}
136 \end{describe*}
137
138 \begin{describe}{fun}
139 {find-instance-slot-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<slot-name>
140 @> @<slot>}
141 \end{describe}
142
143 \begin{describe}{cls}
144 {sod-class-slot (sod-slot) \\ \ind
145 \&key :name :location :pset :class :type
146 :initializer-function :prepare-function}
147 \end{describe}
148
149 \begin{describe*}
150 {\dhead{gf}{sod-slot-initializer-function @<slot> @> @<function>}
151 \dhead{gf}{sod-slot-prepare-function @<slot> @> @<function>}}
152 \end{describe*}
153
154 \begin{describe*}
155 {\dhead{cls}{sod-initializer ()
156 \&key :slot :location :class :value}
157 \dhead{cls}{sod-instance-initializer (sod-initializer)
158 \&key :slot :location :class :value}
159 \dhead{cls}{sod-class-initializer (sod-initializer)
160 \&key :slot :location :class :value}}
161 \end{describe*}
162
163 \begin{describe*}
164 {\dhead{gf}{sod-initializer-slot @<init> @> @<slot>}
165 \dhead{gf}{sod-initializer-value @<init> @> @<fragment>}}
166 \end{describe*}
167
168 \begin{describe*}
169 {\dhead{gf}
170 {make-slot-instance-initializer
171 \=@<class> @<nick> @<name> @<value> @<pset> \&optional @<floc>
172 \nlret @<init>}
173 \dhead{gf}
174 {make-slot-class-initializer
175 \=@<class> @<nick> @<name> @<value> @<pset> \&optional @<floc>
176 \nlret @<init>}}
177 \end{describe*}
178
179 \begin{describe}{gf}
180 {make-sod-initializer-using-slot
181 \=@<class> @<slot> @<init-class> @<value> @<pset> \&optional @<floc>
182 \nlret @<init>}
183 \end{describe}
184
185 \begin{describe}{cls}{sod-initarg () \&key :class :location :name :type}
186 \end{describe}
187
188 \begin{describe*}
189 {\dhead{gf}{sod-initarg-class @<initarg> @> @<class>}
190 \dhead{gf}{sod-initarg-name @<initarg> @> @<string>}
191 \dhead{gf}{sod-initarg-type @<initarg> @> @<c-type>}}
192 \end{describe*}
193
194 \begin{describe}{cls}
195 {sod-user-initarg (sod-initarg)
196 \&key :class :location :name :type :default}
197 \end{describe}
198
199 \begin{describe}{gf}
200 {make-sod-user-initarg @<class> @<name> @<type> @<pset>
201 \&optional @<default> @<floc>}
202 \end{describe}
203
204 \begin{describe}{gf}{sod-initarg-default @<initarg> @> @<default>}
205 \end{describe}
206
207 \begin{describe}{cls}
208 {sod-slot-initarg (sod-initarg)
209 \&key :class :location :name :type :slot}
210 \end{describe}
211
212 \begin{describe}{gf}{sod-initarg-slot @<initarg> @> @<slot>}
213 \end{describe}
214
215 \begin{describe}{gf}
216 {make-sod-slot-initarg @<class> @<name> @<nick> @<slot-name> @<pset>
217 \&optional @<floc>}
218 \end{describe}
219
220 \begin{describe}{gf}
221 {make-sod-slot-initarg @<class> @<name> @<nick> @<slot-name> @<pset>
222 \&optional @<floc>}
223 \end{describe}
224
225 \begin{describe}{gf}
226 {make-sod-slot-initarg-using-slot @<class> @<name> @<slot> @<pset>
227 \&optional @<floc>}
228 \end{describe}
229
230 \begin{describe*}
231 {\dhead{gf}{make-sod-class-initfrag @<class> @<frag> @<pset>
232 \&optional @<floc>}
233 \dhead{gf}{make-sod-class-tearfrag @<class> @<frag> @<pset>
234 \&optional @<floc>}}
235 \end{describe*}
236
237 \begin{describe}{cls}{sod-message () \&key :name :location :class :type}
238 \end{describe}
239
240 \begin{describe*}
241 {\dhead{gf}{sod-message-name @<message> @> @<string>}
242 \dhead{gf}{sod-message-class @<message> @> @<class>}
243 \dhead{gf}{sod-message-type @<message> @> @<c-type>}}
244 \end{describe*}
245
246 \begin{describe}{gf}
247 {make-sod-message @<class> @<name> @<type> @<pset> \&optional @<floc>
248 @> @<message>}
249 \end{describe}
250
251 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-message-type @<message> @<type>}
252 \end{describe}
253
254 \begin{describe}{fun}
255 {find-message-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<message-name>
256 @> @<message>}
257 \end{describe}
258
259 \begin{describe}{cls}
260 {sod-method () \&key :message :location :class :type :body}
261 \end{describe}
262
263 \begin{describe*}
264 {\dhead{gf}{sod-method-message @<method> @> @<message>}
265 \dhead{gf}{sod-method-class @<method> @> @<class>}
266 \dhead{gf}{sod-method-type @<method> @> @<c-type>}
267 \dhead{gf}{sod-method-body @<method> @> @<fragment-or-nil>}}
268 \end{describe*}
269
270 \begin{describe}{gf}
271 {make-sod-method
272 \=@<class> @<nick> @<name> @<type> @<body> \+\\
273 @<pset> \&optional @<floc> \-
274 \nlret @<method>}
275 \end{describe}
276
277 \begin{describe}{gf}
278 {make-sod-method-using-message
279 \=@<message> @<class>
280 @<type> @<body> \+\\
281 @<pset> \&optional @<floc> \-
282 \nlret @<method>}
283 \end{describe}
284
285 \begin{describe}{gf}
286 {sod-message-method-class @<message> @<class> @<pset> @> @<method-class>}
287 \end{describe}
288
289 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-method-type @<method> @<message> @<type>}
290 \end{describe}
291
292 \begin{describe}{fun}
293 {argument-lists-compatible-p @<message-args> @<method-args>
294 @> @<generalized-boolean>}
295 \end{describe}
296
297 \begin{describe}{fun}{check-method-return-type @<method-type> @<return-type>}
298 \end{describe}
299
300 \begin{describe}{fun}
301 {check-method-return-type-against-message @<method-type> @<message-type>}
302 \end{describe}
303
304 \begin{describe}{fun}
305 {check-method-argument-lists @<method-type> @<message-type>}
306 \end{describe}
307
308 %%%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
309 \section{Class finalization protocol} \label{sec:meta.finalization}
310
311 \begin{describe}{mac}
312 {finalization-error (@<token> @<arg>^*) \\ \ind
313 @<declaration>^* \\
314 @<form>^* \-
315 \nlret @<value>^*}
316 \end{describe}
317
318 \begin{describe}{fun}{finalization-failed}
319 \end{describe}
320
321 \begin{describe*}
322 {\dhead{gf}{sod-class-precedence-list @<class> @> @<list>}
323 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-type @<class> @> @<c-type>}
324 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain-head @<class> @> @<class>}
325 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain @<class> @> @<list>}
326 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chains @<class> @> @<list>}
327 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-state @<class> @> @<state>}}
328 \end{describe*}
329
330 \begin{describe}{gf}{compute-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
331 \end{describe}
332
333 \begin{describe}{fun}
334 {report-class-list-merge-error @<class> @<lists> @<error>}
335 \end{describe}
336
337 \begin{describe}{fun}{merge-class-lists @<class> @<lists> @<pick> @> @<list>}
338 \end{describe}
339
340 \begin{describe}{gf}{compute-chains @<class> @> @<list>}
341 \end{describe}
342
343 \begin{describe}{gf}{guess-metaclass @<class> @> @<metaclass>}
344 \end{describe}
345
346 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-sod-class @<class>}
347 \end{describe}
348
349 \begin{describe}{gf}{finalize-sod-class @<class> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
350 \begin{describe}{meth}{finalize-sod-class (@<class> sod-class)}
351 \end{describe}
352 \begin{describe}{ar-meth}{finalize-sod-class (@<class> sod-class)
353 @> @<generalized-boolean>}
354 \end{describe}
355 \end{describe}
356
357 \begin{describe}{fun}{clos-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
358 \end{describe}
359
360 \begin{describe}{fun}{dylan-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
361 \end{describe}
362
363 \begin{describe}{fun}{c3-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
364 \end{describe}
365
366 \begin{describe}{fun}{flavors-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
367 \end{describe}
368
369 \begin{describe}{fun}{python-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
370 \end{describe}
371
372 \begin{describe}{fun}{l*loops-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
373 \end{describe}
374
375 %%%----- That's all, folks --------------------------------------------------
376
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