2002-07-20 Han-Wen <hanwen@cs.uu.nl>
[bpt/guile.git] / libguile / symbols.c
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41
42
43 \f
44
45 #include "libguile/_scm.h"
46 #include "libguile/chars.h"
47 #include "libguile/eval.h"
48 #include "libguile/hash.h"
49 #include "libguile/smob.h"
50 #include "libguile/variable.h"
51 #include "libguile/alist.h"
52 #include "libguile/fluids.h"
53 #include "libguile/strings.h"
54 #include "libguile/vectors.h"
55 #include "libguile/hashtab.h"
56 #include "libguile/weaks.h"
57 #include "libguile/modules.h"
58
59 #include "libguile/validate.h"
60 #include "libguile/symbols.h"
61
62 #ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
63 #include <string.h>
64 #endif
65
66 \f
67
68 static SCM symbols;
69
70 #ifdef GUILE_DEBUG
71 SCM_DEFINE (scm_sys_symbols, "%symbols", 0, 0, 0,
72 (),
73 "Return the system symbol obarray.")
74 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_sys_symbols
75 {
76 return symbols;
77 }
78 #undef FUNC_NAME
79 #endif
80
81 \f
82
83 /* {Symbols}
84 */
85
86
87 SCM
88 scm_mem2symbol (const char *name, size_t len)
89 {
90 size_t raw_hash = scm_string_hash ((const unsigned char *) name, len)/2;
91 size_t hash = raw_hash % SCM_VECTOR_LENGTH (symbols);
92
93 {
94 /* Try to find the symbol in the symbols table */
95
96 SCM l;
97
98 for (l = SCM_VELTS (symbols) [hash]; !SCM_NULLP (l); l = SCM_CDR (l))
99 {
100 SCM sym = SCM_CAAR (l);
101 if (SCM_SYMBOL_HASH (sym) == raw_hash
102 && SCM_SYMBOL_LENGTH (sym) == len)
103 {
104 char *chrs = SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS (sym);
105 size_t i = len;
106
107 while (i != 0)
108 {
109 --i;
110 if (name[i] != chrs[i])
111 goto next_symbol;
112 }
113
114 return sym;
115 }
116 next_symbol:
117 ;
118 }
119 }
120
121 {
122 /* The symbol was not found - create it. */
123
124 SCM symbol;
125 SCM cell;
126 SCM slot;
127
128 symbol = scm_double_cell (SCM_MAKE_SYMBOL_TAG (len),
129 (scm_t_bits) scm_gc_strndup (name, len,
130 "symbol"),
131 raw_hash,
132 SCM_UNPACK (scm_cons (SCM_BOOL_F, SCM_EOL)));
133
134 slot = SCM_VELTS (symbols) [hash];
135 cell = scm_cons (symbol, SCM_UNDEFINED);
136 SCM_VECTOR_SET (symbols, hash, scm_cons (cell, slot));
137
138 return symbol;
139 }
140 }
141
142 SCM
143 scm_mem2uninterned_symbol (const char *name, size_t len)
144 {
145 size_t raw_hash = (scm_string_hash ((const unsigned char *) name, len)/2
146 + SCM_T_BITS_MAX/2 + 1);
147
148 return scm_double_cell (SCM_MAKE_SYMBOL_TAG (len),
149 (scm_t_bits) scm_gc_strndup (name, len,
150 "symbol"),
151 raw_hash,
152 SCM_UNPACK (scm_cons (SCM_BOOL_F, SCM_EOL)));
153 }
154
155 SCM
156 scm_str2symbol (const char *str)
157 {
158 return scm_mem2symbol (str, strlen (str));
159 }
160
161 SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_p, "symbol?", 1, 0, 0,
162 (SCM obj),
163 "Return @code{#t} if @var{obj} is a symbol, otherwise return\n"
164 "@code{#f}.")
165 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_p
166 {
167 return SCM_BOOL (SCM_SYMBOLP (obj));
168 }
169 #undef FUNC_NAME
170
171 SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_interned_p, "symbol-interned?", 1, 0, 0,
172 (SCM symbol),
173 "Return @code{#t} if @var{symbol} is interned, otherwise return\n"
174 "@code{#f}.")
175 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_interned_p
176 {
177 SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1, symbol);
178 return SCM_BOOL (SCM_SYMBOL_INTERNED_P (symbol));
179 }
180 #undef FUNC_NAME
181
182 SCM_DEFINE (scm_make_symbol, "make-symbol", 1, 0, 0,
183 (SCM name),
184 "Return a new uninterned symbol with the name @var{name}. "
185 "The returned symbol is guaranteed to be unique and future "
186 "calls to @code{string->symbol} will not return it.")
187 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_make_symbol
188 {
189 SCM sym;
190 SCM_VALIDATE_STRING (1, name);
191 sym = scm_mem2uninterned_symbol (SCM_STRING_CHARS (name),
192 SCM_STRING_LENGTH (name));
193 scm_remember_upto_here_1 (name);
194 return sym;
195 }
196 #undef FUNC_NAME
197
198 SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_to_string, "symbol->string", 1, 0, 0,
199 (SCM s),
200 "Return the name of @var{symbol} as a string. If the symbol was\n"
201 "part of an object returned as the value of a literal expression\n"
202 "(section @pxref{Literal expressions,,,r5rs, The Revised^5\n"
203 "Report on Scheme}) or by a call to the @code{read} procedure,\n"
204 "and its name contains alphabetic characters, then the string\n"
205 "returned will contain characters in the implementation's\n"
206 "preferred standard case---some implementations will prefer\n"
207 "upper case, others lower case. If the symbol was returned by\n"
208 "@code{string->symbol}, the case of characters in the string\n"
209 "returned will be the same as the case in the string that was\n"
210 "passed to @code{string->symbol}. It is an error to apply\n"
211 "mutation procedures like @code{string-set!} to strings returned\n"
212 "by this procedure.\n"
213 "\n"
214 "The following examples assume that the implementation's\n"
215 "standard case is lower case:\n"
216 "\n"
217 "@lisp\n"
218 "(symbol->string 'flying-fish) @result{} \"flying-fish\"\n"
219 "(symbol->string 'Martin) @result{} \"martin\"\n"
220 "(symbol->string\n"
221 " (string->symbol \"Malvina\")) @result{} \"Malvina\"\n"
222 "@end lisp")
223 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_to_string
224 {
225 SCM str;
226 SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1, s);
227 str = scm_mem2string (SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS (s), SCM_SYMBOL_LENGTH (s));
228 scm_remember_upto_here_1 (s);
229 return str;
230 }
231 #undef FUNC_NAME
232
233
234 SCM_DEFINE (scm_string_to_symbol, "string->symbol", 1, 0, 0,
235 (SCM string),
236 "Return the symbol whose name is @var{string}. This procedure\n"
237 "can create symbols with names containing special characters or\n"
238 "letters in the non-standard case, but it is usually a bad idea\n"
239 "to create such symbols because in some implementations of\n"
240 "Scheme they cannot be read as themselves. See\n"
241 "@code{symbol->string}.\n"
242 "\n"
243 "The following examples assume that the implementation's\n"
244 "standard case is lower case:\n"
245 "\n"
246 "@lisp\n"
247 "(eq? 'mISSISSIppi 'mississippi) @result{} #t\n"
248 "(string->symbol \"mISSISSIppi\") @result{} @r{the symbol with name \"mISSISSIppi\"}\n"
249 "(eq? 'bitBlt (string->symbol \"bitBlt\")) @result{} #f\n"
250 "(eq? 'JollyWog\n"
251 " (string->symbol (symbol->string 'JollyWog))) @result{} #t\n"
252 "(string=? \"K. Harper, M.D.\"\n"
253 " (symbol->string\n"
254 " (string->symbol \"K. Harper, M.D.\"))) @result{}#t\n"
255 "@end lisp")
256 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_string_to_symbol
257 {
258 SCM sym;
259 SCM_VALIDATE_STRING (1, string);
260 sym = scm_mem2symbol (SCM_STRING_CHARS (string),
261 SCM_STRING_LENGTH (string));
262 scm_remember_upto_here_1 (string);
263 return sym;
264 }
265 #undef FUNC_NAME
266
267 #define MAX_PREFIX_LENGTH 30
268
269 static int gensym_counter;
270
271 SCM_DEFINE (scm_gensym, "gensym", 0, 1, 0,
272 (SCM prefix),
273 "Create a new symbol with a name constructed from a prefix and\n"
274 "a counter value. The string @var{prefix} can be specified as\n"
275 "an optional argument. Default prefix is @code{ g}. The counter\n"
276 "is increased by 1 at each call. There is no provision for\n"
277 "resetting the counter.")
278 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_gensym
279 {
280 char buf[MAX_PREFIX_LENGTH + SCM_INTBUFLEN];
281 char *name = buf;
282 size_t len;
283 if (SCM_UNBNDP (prefix))
284 {
285 name[0] = ' ';
286 name[1] = 'g';
287 len = 2;
288 }
289 else
290 {
291 SCM_VALIDATE_STRING (1, prefix);
292 len = SCM_STRING_LENGTH (prefix);
293 if (len > MAX_PREFIX_LENGTH)
294 name = scm_malloc (len + SCM_INTBUFLEN);
295 memcpy (name, SCM_STRING_CHARS (prefix), len);
296 }
297 {
298 int n_digits = scm_iint2str (gensym_counter++, 10, &name[len]);
299 SCM res = scm_mem2symbol (name, len + n_digits);
300 if (name != buf)
301 free (name);
302 return res;
303 }
304 }
305 #undef FUNC_NAME
306
307 SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_hash, "symbol-hash", 1, 0, 0,
308 (SCM symbol),
309 "Return a hash value for @var{symbol}.")
310 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_hash
311 {
312 SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1, symbol);
313 return scm_ulong2num (SCM_SYMBOL_HASH (symbol));
314 }
315 #undef FUNC_NAME
316
317 SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_fref, "symbol-fref", 1, 0, 0,
318 (SCM s),
319 "Return the contents of @var{symbol}'s @dfn{function slot}.")
320 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_fref
321 {
322 SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1, s);
323 return SCM_SYMBOL_FUNC (s);
324 }
325 #undef FUNC_NAME
326
327
328 SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_pref, "symbol-pref", 1, 0, 0,
329 (SCM s),
330 "Return the @dfn{property list} currently associated with @var{symbol}.")
331 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_pref
332 {
333 SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1, s);
334 return SCM_SYMBOL_PROPS (s);
335 }
336 #undef FUNC_NAME
337
338
339 SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_fset_x, "symbol-fset!", 2, 0, 0,
340 (SCM s, SCM val),
341 "Change the binding of @var{symbol}'s function slot.")
342 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_fset_x
343 {
344 SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1, s);
345 SCM_SET_SYMBOL_FUNC (s, val);
346 return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
347 }
348 #undef FUNC_NAME
349
350
351 SCM_DEFINE (scm_symbol_pset_x, "symbol-pset!", 2, 0, 0,
352 (SCM s, SCM val),
353 "Change the binding of @var{symbol}'s property slot.")
354 #define FUNC_NAME s_scm_symbol_pset_x
355 {
356 SCM_VALIDATE_SYMBOL (1, s);
357 SCM_DEFER_INTS;
358 SCM_SET_SYMBOL_PROPS (s, val);
359 SCM_ALLOW_INTS;
360 return SCM_UNSPECIFIED;
361 }
362 #undef FUNC_NAME
363
364
365 /* Converts the given Scheme symbol OBJ into a C string, containing a copy
366 of OBJ's content with a trailing null byte. If LENP is non-NULL, set
367 *LENP to the string's length.
368
369 When STR is non-NULL it receives the copy and is returned by the function,
370 otherwise new memory is allocated and the caller is responsible for
371 freeing it via free(). If out of memory, NULL is returned.
372
373 Note that Scheme symbols may contain arbitrary data, including null
374 characters. This means that null termination is not a reliable way to
375 determine the length of the returned value. However, the function always
376 copies the complete contents of OBJ, and sets *LENP to the length of the
377 scheme symbol (if LENP is non-null). */
378 #define FUNC_NAME "scm_c_symbol2str"
379 char *
380 scm_c_symbol2str (SCM obj, char *str, size_t *lenp)
381 {
382 size_t len;
383
384 SCM_ASSERT (SCM_SYMBOLP (obj), obj, SCM_ARG1, FUNC_NAME);
385 len = SCM_SYMBOL_LENGTH (obj);
386
387 if (str == NULL)
388 {
389 /* FIXME: Should we use exported wrappers for malloc (and free), which
390 * allow windows DLLs to call the correct freeing function? */
391 str = (char *) malloc ((len + 1) * sizeof (char));
392 if (str == NULL)
393 return NULL;
394 }
395
396 memcpy (str, SCM_SYMBOL_CHARS (obj), len);
397 scm_remember_upto_here_1 (obj);
398 str[len] = '\0';
399
400 if (lenp != NULL)
401 *lenp = len;
402
403 return str;
404 }
405 #undef FUNC_NAME
406
407
408 void
409 scm_symbols_prehistory ()
410 {
411 symbols = scm_make_weak_key_hash_table (SCM_MAKINUM (1009));
412 scm_permanent_object (symbols);
413 }
414
415
416 void
417 scm_init_symbols ()
418 {
419 gensym_counter = 0;
420 #include "libguile/symbols.x"
421 }
422
423 /*
424 Local Variables:
425 c-file-style: "gnu"
426 End:
427 */