Fixed use of finalizers for guardians and SMOBs (undoes patches 23-24).

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

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#include <stdio.h>

#include "libguile/_scm.h"
#include "libguile/vectors.h"
#include "libguile/lang.h"
#include "libguile/hashtab.h"

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

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/* 1. The current hash table implementation in hashtab.c uses weak alist
 *    vectors (formerly called weak hash tables) internally.
 *
 * 2. All hash table operations still work on alist vectors.
 *
 * 3. The weak vector and alist vector Scheme API is accessed through
 *    the module (ice-9 weak-vector).
 */


/* {Weak Vectors}
 */


SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_vector, "make-weak-vector", 1, 1, 0,
	    (SCM size, SCM fill),
	    "Return a weak vector with @var{size} elements. If the optional\n"
	    "argument @var{fill} is given, all entries in the vector will be\n"
	    "set to @var{fill}. The default value for @var{fill} is the\n"
	    "empty list.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_vector
{
  return scm_i_make_weak_vector (0, size, fill);
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_REGISTER_PROC(s_list_to_weak_vector, "list->weak-vector", 1, 0, 0, scm_weak_vector);

SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_vector, "weak-vector", 0, 0, 1, 
           (SCM l),
	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} list->weak-vector l\n"
	    "Construct a weak vector from a list: @code{weak-vector} uses\n"
	    "the list of its arguments while @code{list->weak-vector} uses\n"
	    "its only argument @var{l} (a list) to construct a weak vector\n"
	    "the same way @code{list->vector} would.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_vector
{
  return scm_i_make_weak_vector_from_list (0, l);
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_vector_p, "weak-vector?", 1, 0, 0, 
	    (SCM obj),
	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a weak vector. Note that all\n"
	    "weak hashes are also weak vectors.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_vector_p
{
  return scm_from_bool (SCM_I_WVECTP (obj) && !SCM_IS_WHVEC (obj));
}
#undef FUNC_NAME

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/* Weak alist vectors, i.e., vectors of alists.

   The alist vector themselves are _not_ weak.  The `car' (or `cdr', or both)
   of the pairs within it are weak.  See `hashtab.c' for details.  */


/* FIXME: We used to have two implementations of weak hash tables: the one in
   here and the one in `hashtab.c'.  The difference is that weak alist
   vectors could be used as vectors while (weak) hash tables can't.  We need
   to unify that.  */

SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_key_alist_vector, "make-weak-key-alist-vector", 0, 1, 0, 
	    (SCM size),
	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-weak-value-alist-vector size\n"
	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} make-doubly-weak-alist-vector size\n"
	    "Return a weak hash table with @var{size} buckets. As with any\n"
	    "hash table, choosing a good size for the table requires some\n"
	    "caution.\n"
	    "\n"
	    "You can modify weak hash tables in exactly the same way you\n"
	    "would modify regular hash tables. (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_key_alist_vector
{
  return scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (size);
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_weak_value_alist_vector, "make-weak-value-alist-vector", 0, 1, 0, 
            (SCM size),
	    "Return a hash table with weak values with @var{size} buckets.\n"
	    "(@pxref{Hash Tables})")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_weak_value_alist_vector
{
  return scm_make_weak_value_hash_table (size);
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_doubly_weak_alist_vector, "make-doubly-weak-alist-vector", 1, 0, 0, 
            (SCM size),
	    "Return a hash table with weak keys and values with @var{size}\n"
	    "buckets.  (@pxref{Hash Tables})")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_doubly_weak_alist_vector
{
  return scm_make_doubly_weak_hash_table (size);
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_key_alist_vector_p, "weak-key-alist-vector?", 1, 0, 0, 
           (SCM obj),
	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} weak-value-alist-vector? obj\n"
	    "@deffnx {Scheme Procedure} doubly-weak-alist-vector? obj\n"
	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is the specified weak hash\n"
	    "table. Note that a doubly weak hash table is neither a weak key\n"
	    "nor a weak value hash table.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_key_alist_vector_p
{
  return scm_from_bool (SCM_I_WVECTP (obj) && SCM_IS_WHVEC (obj));
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_DEFINE (scm_weak_value_alist_vector_p, "weak-value-alist-vector?", 1, 0, 0, 
            (SCM obj),
	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a weak value hash table.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_weak_value_alist_vector_p
{
  return scm_from_bool (SCM_I_WVECTP (obj) && SCM_IS_WHVEC_V (obj));
}
#undef FUNC_NAME


SCM_DEFINE (scm_doubly_weak_alist_vector_p, "doubly-weak-alist-vector?", 1, 0, 0, 
            (SCM obj),
	    "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a doubly weak hash table.")
#define FUNC_NAME s_scm_doubly_weak_alist_vector_p
{
  return scm_from_bool (SCM_I_WVECTP (obj) && SCM_IS_WHVEC_B (obj));
}
#undef FUNC_NAME



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SCM
scm_init_weaks_builtins ()
{
#include "libguile/weaks.x"
  return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
}

void
scm_init_weaks ()
{
  scm_c_define_gsubr ("%init-weaks-builtins", 0, 0, 0,
		      scm_init_weaks_builtins);
}


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