swi-prolog-nox 6.6.4-2ubuntu1 / usr / lib / swi-prolog / library / when.pl

/*  $Id$

    Part of SWI-Prolog

    Author:        Tom Schrijvers, K.U.Leuven
    E-mail:        Tom.Schrijvers@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
    WWW:           http://www.swi-prolog.org
    Copyright (C): 2003-2004, K.U.Leuven

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*/

:- module(when,
	  [ when/2			% +Condition, :Goal
	  ]).
:- set_prolog_flag(generate_debug_info, false).

:- meta_predicate
	when(+, 0),
	suspend_list(+, 0),
	trigger(+, 0),
	trigger_disj(+, 0),
	trigger_conj(+, +, 0).

/** <module> Conditional coroutining

This library implements the when/2 constraint, delaying a goal until its
arguments are sufficiently instantiated.  For   example,  the  following
delayes the execution of =:=/2 until the expression is instantiated.

    ==
	...
	when(ground(Expr), 0 =:= Expr),
    ==

@author Tom Schrijvers (initial implementation)
@author Jan Wielemaker
*/

%%	when(+Condition, :Goal)
%
%	Execute Goal when Condition is satisfied. I.e., Goal is executed
%	as by call/1  if  Condition  is   true  when  when/2  is called.
%	Otherwise  Goal  is  _delayed_  until  Condition  becomes  true.
%	Condition is one of the following:
%
%	    * nonvar(X)
%	    * ground(X)
%	    * ?=(X,Y)
%	    * (Cond1,Cond2)
%	    * (Cond2;Cond2)
%
%	For example (note the order =a= and =b= are written):
%
%	    ==
%	    ?- when(nonvar(X), writeln(a)), writeln(b), X = x.
%	    b
%	    a
%	    X = x
%	    ==

when(Condition, Goal) :-
	'$eval_when_condition'(Condition, Optimised),
	trigger_first(Optimised, Goal).

%%	'$eval_when_condition'(+Condition, -Optimised)
%
%	C-building block defined in pl-attvar.c.   It  pre-processes the
%	when-condition, checks it  for   errors  (instantiation  errors,
%	domain-errors and cyclic terms) and   simplifies it. Notably, it
%	removes already satisfied conditions   from  Condition, unifying
%	Optimised to =true= if  there  is   no  need  to suspend. Nested
%	disjunctions are reported as or(List).


trigger_first(true, Goal) :- !,
	call(Goal).
trigger_first(nonvar(X), Goal) :- !,
	'$suspend'(X, when, trigger_nonvar(X, Goal)).
trigger_first(Cond, Goal) :-
	trigger(Cond, Goal).

trigger(nonvar(X),Goal) :-
	trigger_nonvar(X,Goal).
trigger(ground(X),Goal) :-
	trigger_ground(X,Goal).
trigger(?=(X,Y),Goal) :-
	trigger_determined(X,Y,Goal).
trigger((G1,G2),Goal) :-
	trigger_conj(G1,G2,Goal).
trigger(or(GL),Goal) :-
	trigger_disj(GL, check_disj(_DisjID,GL,Goal)).

trigger_nonvar(X, Goal) :-
	(   nonvar(X)
	->  call(Goal)
	;   '$suspend'(X, when, trigger_nonvar(X, Goal))
	).

trigger_ground(X, Goal) :-
	term_variables(X, Vs),
	(   Vs = [H]
	->  '$suspend'(H, when, trigger_ground(H, Goal))
	;   Vs = [H|_]
	->  T =.. [f|Vs],
	    '$suspend'(H, when, trigger_ground(T, Goal))
	;   call(Goal)
	).

trigger_determined(X, Y, Goal) :-
	unifiable(X, Y, Unifier), !,
	(   Unifier == []
	->  call(Goal)
	;   put_attr(Det, when, det(trigger_determined(X,Y,Goal))),
	    suspend_list(Unifier, wake_det(Det))
	).
trigger_determined(_, _, Goal) :-
	call(Goal).


wake_det(Det) :-
	( var(Det) ->
		get_attr(Det,when,Attr),
		del_attr(Det,when),
		Det = (-),
		Attr = det(Goal),
		call(Goal)
	;
		true
	).

trigger_conj(G1,G2,Goal) :-
	trigger(G1, trigger(G2,Goal)).

trigger_disj([],_).
trigger_disj([H|T], G) :-
	trigger(H, G),
	trigger_disj(T, G).


%%	check_disj(DisjVar, Disj, Goal)
%
%	If there is a disjunctive condition, we share a variable between
%	the disjunctions. If the  goal  is  fired   due  to  one  of the
%	conditions, the shared variable is boud   to (-). Note that this
%	implies that the attributed  variable  is   left  in  place. The
%	predicate  when_goal//1  skips  such   goals    on   behalfe  of
%	copy_term/3.

check_disj(Disj,_,Goal) :-
	(   Disj == (-)
	->  true
	;   Disj = (-),
	    call(Goal)
	).

suspend_list([],_Goal).
suspend_list([V=W|Unifier],Goal) :-
	'$suspend'(V, when, Goal),
	(   var(W)
	->  '$suspend'(W, when, Goal)
	;   true
	),
	suspend_list(Unifier,Goal).

attr_unify_hook(call(Goal), Other) :-
	(   get_attr(Other, when, call(GOTher))
	->  del_attr(Other, when),
	    Goal, GOTher
	;   Goal
	).


%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
attribute_goals(V) -->
	{ get_attr(V, when, Attr) },
	when_goals(Attr).

when_goals(det(trigger_determined(X, Y, G))) --> !,
	(   { disj_goal(G, Disj, DG) }
	->  disj_or(Disj, DG)
	;   { G = when:trigger(C, Goal) }
	->  [ when((?=(X,Y),C), Goal) ]
	;   [ when(?=(X,Y), G) ]
	).
when_goals(call(Conj)) -->
	when_conj_goals(Conj).

when_conj_goals((A,B)) --> !,
	when_conj_goals(A),
	when_conj_goals(B).
when_conj_goals(when:G) -->
	when_goal(G).

when_goal(trigger_nonvar(X, G)) -->
	(   { disj_goal(G, Disj, DG) }
	->  disj_or(Disj, DG)
	;   { G = when:trigger(C, Goal) }
	->  [ when((nonvar(X),C), Goal) ]
	;   [ when(nonvar(X),G) ]
	).
when_goal(trigger_ground(X, G)) -->
	(   { disj_goal(G, Disj, DG) }
	->  disj_or(Disj, DG)
	;   { G = when:trigger(C, Goal) }
	->  [ when((ground(X),C), Goal) ]
	;   [ when(ground(X),G) ]
	).
when_goal(wake_det(_)) -->
	[].

disj_goal(when:check_disj(X, _, _), [], -) :- X == (-).
disj_goal(when:check_disj(-, Or, DG), Or, DG).

disj_or([], _) --> [].
disj_or(List, DG) -->
	{ or_list(List, Or) },
	[when(Or, DG)].

or_list([H], H) :- !.
or_list([H|T], (H;OT)) :-
	or_list(T, OT).