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    Author:        Jan Wielemaker
    E-mail:        J.Wielemaker@cs.vu.nl
    WWW:           http://www.swi-prolog.org
    Copyright (C): 2012, VU University Amsterdam
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*/
:- module('$pack',
	  [ attach_packs/0,
	    attach_packs/1,			% +Dir
	    '$pack_detach'/2,			% +Name, -Dir
	    '$pack_attach'/1			% +Dir
	  ]).
:- multifile user:file_search_path/2.
:- dynamic user:file_search_path/2.
:- dynamic
	pack_dir/3,				% Pack, Type, Dir
	pack/2.					% Pack, BaseDir
user:file_search_path(pack, app_data(pack)).
user:file_search_path(pack, swi(pack)).
user:file_search_path(library, PackLib) :-
	pack_dir(_Name, prolog, PackLib).
user:file_search_path(foreign, PackLib) :-
	pack_dir(_Name, foreign, PackLib).
%%	'$pack_detach'(+Name, -Dir) is det.
%
%	Detach the given package  from  the   search  paths  and list of
%	registered packages, but does not delete the files.
'$pack_detach'(Name, Dir) :-
	(   atom(Name)
	->  true
	;   throw(error(type_error(atom, Name), _))
	),
	(   retract(pack(Name, Dir))
	->  retractall(pack_dir(Name, _, _)),
	    reload_library_index
	;   throw(error(existence_error(pack, Name), _))
	).
%%	'$pack_attach'(+Dir) is det.
%
%	Attach the given package
'$pack_attach'(Dir) :-
	attach_package(Dir), !.
'$pack_attach'(Dir) :-
	(   exists_directory(Dir)
	->  throw(error(existence_error(directory, Dir), _))
	;   throw(error(domain_error(pack, Dir), _))
	).
%%	attach_packs
%
%	Attach packages from all package directories.
attach_packs :-
	findall(PackDir, absolute_file_name(pack(.), PackDir,
					    [ file_type(directory),
					      access(read),
					      solutions(all)
					    ]),
		PackDirs),
	(   PackDirs \== []
	->  remove_dups(PackDirs, UniquePackDirs, []),
	    forall('$member'(PackDir, UniquePackDirs),
		   attach_packs(PackDir))
	;   true
	).
%%	remove_dups(+List, -Unique, +Seen) is det.
%
%	Remove duplicates from List, keeping the first solution.
remove_dups([], [], _).
remove_dups([H|T0], T, Seen) :-
	memberchk(H, Seen), !,
	remove_dups(T0, T, Seen).
remove_dups([H|T0], [H|T], Seen) :-
	remove_dups(T0, T, [H|Seen]).
%%	attach_packs(+Dir)
%
%	Attach packages from directory Dir.
attach_packs(Dir) :-
	catch(directory_files(Dir, Entries), _, fail), !,
	ensure_slash(Dir, SDir),
	attach_packages(Entries, SDir).
attach_packs(_).
attach_packages([], _).
attach_packages([H|T], Dir) :-
	attach_package(H, Dir),
	attach_packages(T, Dir).
attach_package(Entry, Dir) :-
	\+ special(Entry),
	atom_concat(Dir, Entry, PackDir),
	attach_package(PackDir), !.
attach_package(_, _).
special(.).
special(..).
%%	attach_package(+PackDir) is semidet.
%
%	@tbd	Deal with autoload index.  Reload?
attach_package(PackDir) :-
	atomic_list_concat([PackDir, '/pack.pl'], InfoFile),
	access_file(InfoFile, read),
	file_base_name(PackDir, Pack),
	check_existing(Pack, PackDir),
	foreign_dir(Pack, PackDir, ForeignDir),
	prolog_dir(PackDir, PrologDir), !,
	assertz(pack(Pack, PackDir)),
	assertz(pack_dir(Pack, prolog, PrologDir)),
	update_autoload(PrologDir),
	(   ForeignDir \== (-)
	->  assertz(pack_dir(Pack, foreign, ForeignDir))
	;   true
	),
	print_message(silent, pack(attached(Pack, PackDir))).
%%	check_existing(+Pack, +PackDir) is semidet.
%
%	Verify that we did not load this package before.
check_existing(Entry, Dir) :-
	retract(pack(Entry, Dir)), !,		% registered from same place
	retractall(pack_dir(Entry, _, _)).
check_existing(Entry, Dir) :-
	pack(Entry, OldDir), !,
	print_message(warning, pack(duplicate(Entry, OldDir, Dir))),
	fail.
check_existing(_, _).
prolog_dir(PackDir, PrologDir) :-
	atomic_list_concat([PackDir, '/prolog'], PrologDir),
	exists_directory(PrologDir).
update_autoload(PrologDir) :-
	atom_concat(PrologDir, '/INDEX.pl', IndexFile),
	(   exists_file(IndexFile)
	->  reload_library_index
	;   true
	).
foreign_dir(Pack, PackDir, ForeignDir) :-
	current_prolog_flag(arch, Arch),
	atomic_list_concat([PackDir, '/lib'], ForeignBaseDir),
	exists_directory(ForeignBaseDir), !,
	atomic_list_concat([PackDir, '/lib/', Arch], ForeignDir),
	(   exists_directory(ForeignDir)
	->  assertz(pack_dir(Pack, foreign, ForeignDir))
	;   print_message(warning, pack(no_arch(Pack, Arch))),
	    fail
	).
foreign_dir(_, _, (-)).
ensure_slash(Dir, SDir) :-
	(   sub_atom(Dir, _, _, 0, /)
	->  SDir = Dir
	;   atom_concat(Dir, /, SDir)
	).
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