* list.c (scm_cons_star): Updated comment.

[bpt/guile.git] / libguile / smob.h

/* classes: h_files */

#ifndef SMOBH
#define SMOBH
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\f
#include "libguile/__scm.h"
#include "libguile/print.h"

\f
/* This is the internal representation of a smob type */

typedef struct scm_smob_descriptor
{
  char *name;
  scm_sizet size;
  SCM (*mark) (SCM);
  scm_sizet (*free) (SCM);
  int (*print) (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate);
  SCM (*equalp) (SCM, SCM);
} scm_smob_descriptor;

\f

#define SCM_NEWSMOB(z, tc, data) \
do { \
  SCM_NEWCELL (z); \
  SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_1 ((z), (data)); \
  SCM_SET_CELL_TYPE ((z), (tc)); \
} while (0)

#define SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB(tc, data) \
  do { SCM __SCM_smob_answer; \
       SCM_NEWSMOB (__SCM_smob_answer, (tc), (data)); \
       return __SCM_smob_answer; \
  } while (0)

#define SCM_NEWSMOB2(z, tc, data1, data2) \
do { \
  SCM_NEWCELL2 (z); \
  SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_1 ((z), (data1)); \
  SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_2 ((z), (data2)); \
  SCM_SET_CELL_TYPE ((z), (tc)); \
} while (0)

#define SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB2(tc, data1, data2) \
  do { SCM __SCM_smob_answer; \
       SCM_NEWSMOB2 (__SCM_smob_answer, (tc), (data1), (data2)); \
       return __SCM_smob_answer; \
  } while (0)

#define SCM_NEWSMOB3(z, tc, data1, data2, data3) \
do { \
  SCM_NEWCELL2 (z); \
  SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_1 ((z), (data1)); \
  SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_2 ((z), (data2)); \
  SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_3 ((z), (data3)); \
  SCM_SET_CELL_TYPE ((z), (tc)); \
} while (0)

#define SCM_RETURN_NEWSMOB3(tc, data1, data2, data3) \
  do { SCM __SCM_smob_answer; \
       SCM_NEWSMOB3 (__SCM_smob_answer, (tc), (data1), (data2), (data3)); \
       return __SCM_smob_answer; \
  } while (0)


#define SCM_SMOB_DATA(x)		(SCM_CELL_WORD_1 (x))
#define SCM_SET_SMOB_DATA(x, data)	(SCM_SET_CELL_WORD_1 ((x), (data)))
#define SCM_TC2SMOBNUM(x)		(0x0ff & ((x) >> 8))
#define SCM_SMOBNUM(x)			(SCM_TC2SMOBNUM (SCM_CELL_TYPE (x)))
/* SCM_SMOBNAME can be 0 if name is missing */
#define SCM_SMOBNAME(smobnum)		(scm_smobs[smobnum].name)
#define SCM_SMOB_PREDICATE(tag, obj)	(SCM_NIMP (obj) \
					 && SCM_TYP16 (obj) == (tag))

extern int scm_numsmob;
extern scm_smob_descriptor *scm_smobs;

\f

extern SCM scm_mark0 (SCM ptr);
extern SCM scm_markcdr (SCM ptr);
extern scm_sizet scm_free0 (SCM ptr);
extern scm_sizet scm_smob_free (SCM obj);
extern int scm_smob_print (SCM exp, SCM port, scm_print_state *pstate);

/* These next two functions are the supported way to create new SMOB types.
 
   scm_make_smob_type is useful if there are no special smob functions
     and the defaults work for mark,free,print,equal_p, or you want to use
     scm_set_smob_{mark,free,print,equalp}, below.

   scm_make_smob_type_mfpe is ideal if you need to set one or more of
     the special smob functions-- use NULL for when the default function 
     is fine 
*/

extern long scm_make_smob_type (char *name, scm_sizet size);

extern long scm_make_smob_type_mfpe (char *name, scm_sizet size,
                                    SCM (*mark) (SCM),
                                    scm_sizet (*free) (SCM),
                                    int (*print) (SCM, SCM, scm_print_state*),
                                    SCM (*equalp) (SCM, SCM));

extern void scm_set_smob_mark (long tc, SCM (*mark) (SCM));
extern void scm_set_smob_free (long tc, scm_sizet (*free) (SCM));
extern void scm_set_smob_print (long tc, int (*print) (SCM,
						       SCM,
						       scm_print_state*));
extern void scm_set_smob_equalp (long tc, SCM (*equalp) (SCM, SCM));
/* convenience function for registering multiple handler fns */
extern void scm_set_smob_mfpe (long tc, 
			       SCM (*mark) (SCM),
			       scm_sizet (*free) (SCM),
			       int (*print) (SCM, SCM, scm_print_state*),
			       SCM (*equalp) (SCM, SCM));


extern SCM scm_make_smob (long tc);
extern void scm_smob_prehistory (void);

\f

#endif  /* SMOBH */

/*
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*/