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1 %%% -*-latex-*-
2 %%%
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 :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}
220 {sod-message () \&key :name :location :readonly :class :type}
221 \end{describe}
222
223 \begin{describe*}
224 {\dhead{gf}{sod-message-name @<message> @> @<string>}
225 \dhead{meth}{sod-message}
226 {file-location (@<message> sod-message) @> @<floc>}
227 \dhead{gf}{sod-message-readonly-p @<message> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
228 \dhead{gf}{sod-message-class @<message> @> @<class>}
229 \dhead{gf}{sod-message-type @<message> @> @<c-type>}}
230 \end{describe*}
231
232 \begin{describe}{gf}
233 {make-sod-message @<class> @<name> @<type> @<pset> \&key :location
234 @> @<message>}
235 \end{describe}
236
237 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-message-type @<message> @<type>}
238 \end{describe}
239
240 \begin{describe}{fun}
241 {find-message-by-name @<class> @<super-nick> @<message-name>
242 @> @<message>}
243 \end{describe}
244
245 \begin{describe}{cls}
246 {sod-method () \&key :message :location :class :type :body}
247 \end{describe}
248
249 \begin{describe*}
250 {\dhead{gf}{sod-method-message @<method> @> @<message>}
251 \dhead{meth}{sod-method}
252 {file-location (@<method> sod-method) @> @<floc>}
253 \dhead{gf}{sod-method-class @<method> @> @<class>}
254 \dhead{gf}{sod-method-type @<method> @> @<c-type>}
255 \dhead{gf}{sod-method-body @<method> @> @<fragment-or-nil>}}
256 \end{describe*}
257
258 \begin{describe}{gf}
259 {make-sod-method
260 \=@<class> @<nick> @<name> @<type> @<body> \+\\
261 @<pset> \&key :location \-
262 \nlret @<method>}
263 \end{describe}
264
265 \begin{describe}{gf}
266 {make-sod-method-using-message
267 \=@<message> @<class>
268 @<type> @<body> \+\\
269 @<pset> \&key :location \-
270 \nlret @<method>}
271 \end{describe}
272
273 \begin{describe}{gf}
274 {sod-message-method-class @<message> @<class> @<pset> @> @<method-class>}
275 \end{describe}
276
277 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-method-type @<method> @<message> @<type>}
278 \end{describe}
279
280 \begin{describe}{fun}
281 {argument-lists-compatible-p @<message-args> @<method-args>
282 @> @<generalized-boolean>}
283 \end{describe}
284
285 \begin{describe}{fun}{check-method-return-type @<method-type> @<return-type>}
286 \end{describe}
287
288 \begin{describe}{fun}
289 {check-method-return-type-against-message @<method-type> @<message-type>}
290 \end{describe}
291
292 \begin{describe}{fun}
293 {check-method-argument-lists @<method-type> @<message-type>}
294 \end{describe}
295
296 %%%--------------------------------------------------------------------------
297 \section{Class finalization protocol} \label{sec:meta.finalization}
298
299 \begin{describe}{mac}
300 {finalization-error (@<token> @<arg>^*) \\ \ind
301 @<declaration>^* \\
302 @<form>^* \-
303 \nlret @<value>^*}
304 \end{describe}
305
306 \begin{describe}{fun}{finalization-failed}
307 \end{describe}
308
309 \begin{describe*}
310 {\dhead{gf}{sod-class-precedence-list @<class> @> @<list>}
311 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-type @<class> @> @<c-type>}
312 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain-head @<class> @> @<class>}
313 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chain @<class> @> @<list>}
314 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-chains @<class> @> @<list>}
315 \dhead{gf}{sod-class-state @<class> @> @<state>}}
316 \end{describe*}
317
318 \begin{describe}{gf}{compute-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
319 \end{describe}
320
321 \begin{describe}{fun}
322 {report-class-list-merge-error @<class> @<lists> @<error>}
323 \end{describe}
324
325 \begin{describe}{fun}{merge-class-lists @<class> @<lists> @<pick> @> @<list>}
326 \end{describe}
327
328 \begin{describe}{gf}{compute-chains @<class> @> @<list>}
329 \end{describe}
330
331 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-class-initializer @<slot> @<class>}
332 \begin{describe}{meth}{effective-slot,sod-class}
333 {check-class-initializer (@<slot> effective-slot) (@<class> sod-class)}
334 \end{describe}
335 \begin{describe}{meth}{sod-class-effective-slot,sod-class}
336 {check-class-initializer (@<slot> sod-class-effective-slot)
337 (@<class> sod-class)}
338 \end{describe}
339 \end{describe}
340
341 \begin{describe}{gf}{check-sod-class @<class>}
342 \end{describe}
343
344 \begin{describe}{gf}{finalize-sod-class @<class> @> @<generalized-boolean>}
345 \begin{describe}{meth}{sod-class}
346 {finalize-sod-class (@<class> sod-class)}
347 \end{describe}
348 \begin{describe}{ar-meth}{sod-class}
349 {finalize-sod-class (@<class> sod-class) @> @<generalized-boolean>}
350 \end{describe}
351 \end{describe}
352
353 \begin{describe}{fun}{clos-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
354 \end{describe}
355
356 \begin{describe}{fun}{dylan-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
357 \end{describe}
358
359 \begin{describe}{fun}{c3-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
360 \end{describe}
361
362 \begin{describe}{fun}{flavors-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
363 \end{describe}
364
365 \begin{describe}{fun}{python-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
366 \end{describe}
367
368 \begin{describe}{fun}{l*loops-cpl @<class> @> @<list>}
369 \end{describe}
370
371 %%%----- That's all, folks --------------------------------------------------
372
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