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Author: Jan Wielemaker
E-mail: J.Wielemaker@vu.nl
WWW: http://www.swi-prolog.org
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VU University Amsterdam
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:- module(gensym,
[ reset_gensym/0,
reset_gensym/1, % +Base
gensym/2 % +Base, -Symbol
]).
:- set_prolog_flag(generate_debug_info, false).
/** <module> Generate unique symbols
The predicate gensym/2 is a traditional predicate to generate unique
symbols. It should be used with care.
*/
%% gensym(+Base, -Unique)
%
% Generate <Base>1, <Base>2, etc atoms on each subsequent call.
% Note that there is nothing that prevents other parts of the
% application to `invent' the same identifier. The predicate
% gensym/2 is thread-safe in the sense that two threads generating
% identifiers from the same Base will never generate the same
% identifier.
%
% @see uuid/1, term_hash/2, variant_sha1/2 may be used to
% generate various unique or content-based identifiers
% safely.
gensym(_Base, Atom) :-
nonvar(Atom), !,
throw(error(uninstantiation_error(Atom),
context(gensym/2, '2nd argument'))).
gensym(Base, Atom) :-
atom_concat('$gs_', Base, Key),
with_mutex('$gensym', increment_key(Key, N)),
atom_concat(Base, N, Atom).
increment_key(Key, New) :-
flag(Key, Old, Old),
record_gensym(Key, Old),
succ(Old, New),
flag(Key, _, New).
record_gensym(Key, 0) :- !,
recordz('$gensym', Key).
record_gensym(_, _).
%% reset_gensym
%
% Reset all gensym counters. Please beware this is dangerous: gensym
% may be in use by other modules that do not expect their counter to
% be reset!
reset_gensym :-
with_mutex('$gensym', do_reset_gensym).
do_reset_gensym :-
( recorded('$gensym', Key, Ref),
erase(Ref),
flag(Key, _, 0),
fail
; true
).
%% reset_gensym(+Base)
%
% Reset a specific gensym counter. Please beware this still is
% dangerous as other code may use gensym with the same atom!
reset_gensym(Base) :-
atom_concat('$gs_', Base, Key),
with_mutex('$gensym', flag(Key, _, 0)).
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