2002-01-31 Stefan Jahn <stefan@lkcc.org>

[bpt/guile.git] / libguile / symbols.c

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\f

#include "libguile/_scm.h"
#include "libguile/chars.h"
#include "libguile/eval.h"
#include "libguile/hash.h"
#include "libguile/smob.h"
#include "libguile/variable.h"
#include "libguile/alist.h"
#include "libguile/fluids.h"
#include "libguile/strings.h"
#include "libguile/vectors.h"
#include "libguile/hashtab.h"
#include "libguile/weaks.h"
#include "libguile/modules.h"

#include "libguile/validate.h"
#include "libguile/symbols.h"

#ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
#include <string.h>
#endif

\f

static SCM symbols;

#ifdef GUILE_DEBUG
SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_symbols, "%symbols", 0, 0, 0,
	    (),
	    "Return the system symbol obarray.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_sys_symbols
{
  return symbols;
}
#undef FUNC_NAME
#endif

\f

/* {Symbols}
 */


SCM
scm_mem2symbol (const char *name, size_t len)
{
  size_t raw_hash = scm_string_hash ((const unsigned char *) name, len);
  size_t hash = raw_hash % SCM_VECTOR_LENGTH (symbols);

  {
    /* Try to find the symbol in the symbols table */

    SCM l;

    for (l = SCM_VELTS (symbols) [hash]; !SCM_NULLP (l); l = SCM_CDR (l))
      {
	SCM sym = SCM_CAAR (l);
	if (SCM_SYMBOL_HASH (sym) == raw_hash
	    && SCM_SYMBOL_LENGTH (sym) == len)
	  {
	    char *chrs = SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS (sym);
	    size_t i = len;

	    while (i != 0)
	      {
		--i;
		if (name[i] != chrs[i])
		  goto next_symbol;
	      }

	    return sym;
	  }
      next_symbol:
	;
      }
  }

  {
    /* The symbol was not found - create it. */

    SCM symbol;
    SCM cell;
    SCM slot;

    symbol = scm_alloc_double_cell (SCM_MAKE_SYMBOL_TAG (len),
				    (scm_t_bits) scm_must_strndup (name, len),
				    raw_hash,
				    SCM_UNPACK (scm_cons (SCM_BOOL_F,
							  SCM_EOL)));

    slot = SCM_VELTS (symbols) [hash];
    cell = scm_cons (symbol, SCM_UNDEFINED);
    SCM_VELTS (symbols) [hash] = scm_cons (cell, slot);

    return symbol;
  }
}


SCM
scm_str2symbol (const char *str)
{
  return scm_mem2symbol (str, strlen (str));
}

SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_p, "symbol?", 1, 0, 0, 
	    (SCM obj),
	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a symbol, otherwise return\n"
	    "@code{#f}.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_p
{
  return SCM_BOOL (SCM_SYMBOLP (obj));
}
#undef FUNC_NAME

SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_to_string, "symbol->string", 1, 0, 0, 
           (SCM s),
	    "Return the name of @var{symbol} as a string.  If the symbol was\n"
	    "part of an object returned as the value of a literal expression\n"
	    "(section @pxref{Literal expressions,,,r5rs, The Revised^5\n"
	    "Report on Scheme}) or by a call to the @code{read} procedure,\n"
	    "and its name contains alphabetic characters, then the string\n"
	    "returned will contain characters in the implementation's\n"
	    "preferred standard case---some implementations will prefer\n"
	    "upper case, others lower case.  If the symbol was returned by\n"
	    "@code{string->symbol}, the case of characters in the string\n"
	    "returned will be the same as the case in the string that was\n"
	    "passed to @code{string->symbol}.  It is an error to apply\n"
	    "mutation procedures like @code{string-set!} to strings returned\n"
	    "by this procedure.\n"
	    "\n"
	    "The following examples assume that the implementation's\n"
	    "standard case is lower case:\n"
	    "\n"
	    "@lisp\n"
	    "(symbol->string 'flying-fish)    @result{} \"flying-fish\"\n"
	    "(symbol->string 'Martin)         @result{}  \"martin\"\n"
	    "(symbol->string\n"
	    "   (string->symbol \"Malvina\")) @result{} \"Malvina\"\n"
	    "@end lisp")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_to_string
{
  SCM str;
  SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1, s);
  str = scm_mem2string (SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS (s), SCM_SYMBOL_LENGTH (s));
  scm_remember_upto_here_1 (s);
  return str;
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_DEFINE (scm_string_to_symbol, "string->symbol", 1, 0, 0, 
	    (SCM string),
	    "Return the symbol whose name is @var{string}. This procedure\n"
	    "can create symbols with names containing special characters or\n"
	    "letters in the non-standard case, but it is usually a bad idea\n"
	    "to create such symbols because in some implementations of\n"
	    "Scheme they cannot be read as themselves.  See\n"
	    "@code{symbol->string}.\n"
	    "\n"
	    "The following examples assume that the implementation's\n"
	    "standard case is lower case:\n"
	    "\n"
	    "@lisp\n"
	    "(eq? 'mISSISSIppi 'mississippi) @result{} #t\n"
	    "(string->symbol \"mISSISSIppi\") @result{} @r{the symbol with name \"mISSISSIppi\"}\n"
	    "(eq? 'bitBlt (string->symbol \"bitBlt\")) @result{} #f\n"
	    "(eq? 'JollyWog\n"
	    "  (string->symbol (symbol->string 'JollyWog))) @result{} #t\n"
	    "(string=? \"K. Harper, M.D.\"\n"
	    "  (symbol->string\n"
	    "    (string->symbol \"K. Harper, M.D.\"))) @result{}#t\n"
	    "@end lisp")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_string_to_symbol
{
  SCM_VALIDATE_STRING (1, string);
  return scm_mem2symbol (SCM_STRING_CHARS (string),
			 SCM_STRING_LENGTH (string));
}
#undef FUNC_NAME

#define MAX_PREFIX_LENGTH 30

static int gensym_counter;

SCM_DEFINE (scm_gensym, "gensym", 0, 1, 0,
            (SCM prefix),
	    "Create a new symbol with a name constructed from a prefix and\n"
	    "a counter value. The string @var{prefix} can be specified as\n"
	    "an optional argument. Default prefix is @code{g}.  The counter\n"
	    "is increased by 1 at each call. There is no provision for\n"
	    "resetting the counter.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_gensym
{
  char buf[MAX_PREFIX_LENGTH + SCM_INTBUFLEN];
  char *name = buf;
  size_t len;
  if (SCM_UNBNDP (prefix))
    {
      name[0] = 'g';
      len = 1;
    }
  else
    {
      SCM_VALIDATE_STRING (1, prefix);
      len = SCM_STRING_LENGTH (prefix);
      if (len > MAX_PREFIX_LENGTH)
	name = SCM_MUST_MALLOC (len + SCM_INTBUFLEN);
      memcpy (name, SCM_STRING_CHARS (prefix), len);
    }
  {
    int n_digits = scm_iint2str (gensym_counter++, 10, &name[len]);
    SCM res = scm_mem2symbol (name, len + n_digits);
    if (name != buf)
      scm_must_free (name);
    return res;
  }
}
#undef FUNC_NAME

SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_hash, "symbol-hash", 1, 0, 0, 
	    (SCM symbol),
	    "Return a hash value for @var{symbol}.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_hash
{
  SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1, symbol);
  return SCM_MAKINUM (SCM_SYMBOL_HASH (symbol));
}
#undef FUNC_NAME

SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_fref, "symbol-fref", 1, 0, 0, 
           (SCM s),
	    "Return the contents of @var{symbol}'s @dfn{function slot}.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_fref
{
  SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1,s);
  return SCM_SYMBOL_FUNC (s);
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_pref, "symbol-pref", 1, 0, 0, 
           (SCM s),
	    "Return the @dfn{property list} currently associated with @var{symbol}.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_pref
{
  SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1,s);
  return SCM_SYMBOL_PROPS (s);
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_fset_x, "symbol-fset!", 2, 0, 0, 
           (SCM s, SCM val),
	    "Change the binding of @var{symbol}'s function slot.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_fset_x
{
  SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1,s);
  SCM_SET_SYMBOL_FUNC (s, val);
  return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_pset_x, "symbol-pset!", 2, 0, 0,
           (SCM s, SCM val),
	    "Change the binding of @var{symbol}'s property slot.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_pset_x
{
  SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1,s);
  SCM_DEFER_INTS;
  SCM_SET_SYMBOL_PROPS (s, val);
  SCM_ALLOW_INTS;
  return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


/* Converts the given Scheme symbol OBJ into a C string, containing a copy
   of OBJ's content with a trailing null byte.  If LENP is non-NULL, set
   *LENP to the string's length.

   When STR is non-NULL it receives the copy and is returned by the function,
   otherwise new memory is allocated and the caller is responsible for 
   freeing it via free().  If out of memory, NULL is returned.

   Note that Scheme symbols may contain arbitrary data, including null
   characters.  This means that null termination is not a reliable way to 
   determine the length of the returned value.  However, the function always 
   copies the complete contents of OBJ, and sets *LENP to the length of the
   scheme symbol (if LENP is non-null).  */
#define FUNC_NAME "scm_c_symbol2str"
char *
scm_c_symbol2str (SCM obj, char *str, size_t *lenp)
{
  size_t len;

  SCM_ASSERT (SCM_SYMBOLP (obj), obj, SCM_ARG1, FUNC_NAME);
  len = SCM_SYMBOL_LENGTH (obj);

  if (str == NULL)
    {
      /* FIXME: Should we use exported wrappers for malloc (and free), which
       * allow windows DLLs to call the correct freeing function? */
      str = (char *) malloc ((len + 1) * sizeof (char));
      if (str == NULL)
	return NULL;
    }

  memcpy (str, SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS (obj), len);
  scm_remember_upto_here_1 (obj);
  str[len] = '\0';

  if (lenp != NULL)
    *lenp = len;

  return str;
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


void
scm_symbols_prehistory ()
{
  symbols = scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (SCM_MAKINUM (1009));
  scm_permanent_object (symbols);
}


void
scm_init_symbols ()
{
  gensym_counter = 0;
#ifndef SCM_MAGIC_SNARFER
#include "libguile/symbols.x"
#endif
}

/*
  Local Variables:
  c-file-style: "gnu"
  End:
*/