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-- Copyright (c) 1991-2002, The Numerical Algorithms Group Ltd.
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import bc_-util
namespace BOOT

--=======================================================================
--                     AXIOM Browser
-- Initial entry is from man0.ht page to one of these functions:
--   kSearch (cSearch, dSearch, or pSearch), for constructors
--   oSearch, for operations
--   aSearch, for attributes
--   aokSearch, for general search
--   docSearch, for documentation search
--   genSearch, for complete search
--=======================================================================

browserAutoloadOnceTrigger() == nil

----------------------> Global Variables <-----------------------
$includeUnexposed? := true   --default setting
$tick := char "`"            --field separator for database files
$charUnderscore := ('__)     --needed because of parser bug
$wild1 := '"[^`]*"           --phrase used to convert keys to grep strings
$browseCountThreshold := 10  --the maximum number of names that will display
                             --on a general search
$opDescriptionThreshold := 4 --if <= 4 operations with unique name, give desc
                             --otherwise, give signatures
$browseMixedCase := true     --distinquish case in the browser?
$docTable := nil             --cache for documentation table
$conArgstrings := nil        --bound by conPage so that kPage
                             --will display arguments if given
$conformsAreDomains  := false     --are all arguments of a constructor given?
$dbDataFunctionAlist := nil       --set by dbGatherData
$domain   := nil             --bound in koOps
$infovec  := nil             --bound in koOps
$predvec  := nil             --bound in koOps
$exposedOnlyIfTrue := nil    --see repeatSearch, dbShowOps, dbShowCon
$bcMultipleNames := nil      --see bcNameConTable
$bcConformBincount := nil    --see bcConform1
$docTableHash := hashTable 'EQUAL  --see dbExpandOpAlistIfNecessary
$groupChoice := nil  --see dbShowOperationsFromConform

------------------> Initial Settings <---------------------
$pmFilterDelimiters := [char "(",char ")",char " "]
$dbKindAlist :=
  [[char "a",:'"attribute"],[char "o",:'"operation"],
    [char "d",:'"domain"],[char "p",:'"package"],
      [char "c",:'"category"],[char "x",:'"default_ package"]]
$OpViewTable := '(
  (names           "Name"      "Names"           dbShowOpNames)
  (documentation   "Name"      "Names"           dbShowOpDocumentation)
  (domains         "Domain"    "Domains"         dbShowOpDomains)
  (signatures      "Signature" "Signatures"      dbShowOpSignatures)
  (parameters      "Form"      "Forms"           dbShowOpParameters)
  (origins         "Origin"    "Origins"         dbShowOpOrigins)
  (implementation  nil         "Implementation Domains" dbShowOpImplementations)
  (conditions      "Condition" "Conditions"      dbShowOpConditions))

bcBlankLine() == bcHt '"\vspace{1}\newline "

pluralize k ==
  k = '"child" => '"children"
  k = '"category" => '"categories"
  k = '"entry" => '"entries"
  strconc(k,'"s")

capitalize s ==
  LASSOC(s,'(
      ("domain"   . "Domain")
      ("category" . "Category")
      ("package"  . "Package")
      ("default package" . "Default Package"))) 
   or
    res := COPY_-SEQ s
    stringChar(res,0) := charUpcase stringChar(res,0)
    res

escapeSpecialIds u ==   --very expensive function
  x := LASSOC(u,$htCharAlist) => [x]
  #u = 1 =>
    member(u, $htSpecialChars) => [strconc('"_\", u)]
    [u]
  c := char u.0
  or/[c = char y for y in $htSpecialChars] =>
    [strconc('"_\",u)]
  [u]

escapeString com ==   --this makes changes on single comment lines
-- was htexCom
  look := 0
  while look repeat
    look >= #com => look := []


    look := STRPOSL ('"${}#%", com, look, [])
    if look then
      com := RPLACSTR (com,look,0,'"\")  --note RPLACSTR copies!!!
      look := look + 2
  com

htPred2English(x,:options) ==
  $emList :local := IFCAR options   --list of identifiers to be emphasised
  $precList: local := '((OR 10 . "or") (AND 9 . "and")
     (_< 5) (_<_= 5) (_> 5) (_>_= 5) (_= 5) (_~_= 5) (or 10) (and 9))
  fn(x,100) where
    fn(x,prec) ==
      x is [op,:l] =>
        LASSOC(op,$precList) is [iprec,:rename] =>
          if iprec > prec then htSay '"("
          fn(first l,iprec)
          for y in rest l repeat
            htSay('" ",rename or op,'" ")
            fn(y,iprec)
          if iprec > prec then htSay '")"
        if prec < 5 then htSay '"("
        gn(x,op,l,prec)
        if prec < 5 then htSay '")"
      x = 'etc => htSay '"..."
      IDENTP x and not symbolMember?(x,$emList) =>
        htSay escapeSpecialIds symbolName x
      htSay form2HtString(x,$emList)
    gn(x,op,l,prec) ==
      op in '(NOT not) =>
        htSay('"not ")
        fn(first l,0)
      op = 'HasCategory =>
        bcConform(first l,$emList)
        htSay('" has ")
        bcConform(CADADR l,$emList)
      op = 'HasAttribute =>
        bcConform(first l,$emList)
        htSay('" has ")
        fnAttr CADADR l
      op in '(_has ofCategory) =>
        bcConform(first l,$emList)
        htSay('" has ")
        [a,b] := l
        b is ['ATTRIBUTE,c] and not constructor? c => fnAttr c
        bcConform(b, $emList)
      bcConform(x,$emList)
    fnAttr c ==
      s := form2HtString c
      member(s,$emList) => htSay('"{\em ",s,'"}")
      satDownLink(s, ['"(|aPage| '|",s,'"|)"])

unMkEvalable u ==
 u is ['QUOTE,a] => a
 u is ['%list,:r] => [unMkEvalable x for x in r]
 u

lisp2HT u == ['"_'",:fn u] where fn u ==
  IDENTP u => escapeSpecialIds symbolName u
  string? u => escapeString u
  atom u => systemError()
  ['"_(",:"append"/[fn x for x in u],'")"]

args2HtString(x,:options) ==
  null x => '""
  emList := IFCAR options
  subString(form2HtString(['f,:x],emList),1)

quickForm2HtString(x) ==
  atom x => STRINGIMAGE x
  form2HtString x

form2HtString(x,:options) ==
  $emList:local := IFCAR options   --list of atoms to be emphasized
  $brief: local := IFCAR IFCDR options --see dbShowOperationsFromConform (lib11)
  fn(x) where
    fn x ==
      atom x =>
        symbolMember?(x,$FormalMapVariableList) =>
          strconc('"\",symbolName x)
        u := escapeSpecialChars STRINGIMAGE x
        symbolMember?(x,$emList) => strconc('"{\em ",u,'"}")
        string? x => strconc('"_"",u,'"_"")
        u
      first x = 'QUOTE => strconc('"'",sexpr2HtString second x)
      first x = ":" => strconc(fn second x,'": ",fn third x)
      first x = 'Mapping =>
        strconc(fnTail(rest rest x,'"()"),'"->",fn second x)
      first x = 'construct => fnTail(rest x,'"[]")
      tail := fnTail(rest x,'"()")
      head := fn first x
--    $brief and #head + #tail > 35 => strconc(head,'"(...)")
      strconc(head,tail)
    fnTail(x,str) ==
      null x => '""
      strconc(str . 0,fn first x,fnTailTail rest x,str . 1)
    fnTailTail x ==
      null x => '""
      strconc('",",fn first x,fnTailTail rest x)

sexpr2HtString x ==
  atom x => form2HtString x
  strconc('"(",fn x,'")") where fn x ==
    r := rest x
    suffix :=
      null r => '""
      atom r => strconc('" . ",form2HtString rest x)
      strconc('" ",fn r)
    strconc(sexpr2HtString first x,suffix)

form2LispString(x) ==
  atom x =>
    x = '_$ => '"__$"
    symbolMember?(x,$FormalMapVariableList) => strconc('"__", symbolName x)
    string? x => strconc('"_"",x,'"_"")
    STRINGIMAGE x
  x is ['QUOTE,a] => strconc('"'",sexpr2LispString a)
  x is [":",a,b] => strconc(form2LispString a,'":",form2LispString b)
  first x = 'Mapping =>
    null rest (r := rest x) => strconc('"()->",form2LispString first r)
    strconc(args2LispString rest r,'"->",form2LispString first r)
  strconc(form2LispString first x,args2LispString rest x)

sexpr2LispString x ==
  atom x => form2LispString x
  strconc('"(",fn x,'")") where fn x ==
    r := rest x
    suffix :=
      null r => '""
      atom r => strconc('" . ",form2LispString rest x)
      strconc('" ",fn r)
    strconc(sexpr2HtString first x,suffix)

args2LispString x ==
  null x => '""
  strconc('"(",form2LispString first x,fnTailTail rest x,'")") where
    fnTailTail x ==
      null x => '""
      strconc('",",form2LispString first x,fnTailTail rest x)

dbConstructorKind x ==
  target := getConstructorModemapFromDB(x).mmTarget
  target = '(Category) => 'category
  target is ['CATEGORY,'package,:.] => 'package
  tableValue($defaultPackageNamesHT,x) => 'default_ package
  'domain

getConstructorForm name ==
  name = 'Union   => '(Union  (_: a A) (_: b B))
  name = 'UntaggedUnion => '(Union A B)
  name = 'Record  => '(Record (_: a A) (_: b B))
  name = 'Mapping => '(Mapping T S)
  name = 'Enumeration => '(Enumeration a b)
  getConstructorFormFromDB name

getConstructorArgs conname == rest getConstructorForm conname

bcComments(comments,:options) ==
  italics? := not IFCAR options
  string? comments =>
    comments = '"" => nil
    htSay('"\newline ")
    if italics? then htSay '"{\em "
    htSay comments
    if italics? then htSay '"}"
  null comments => nil
  htSay('"\newline ")
  if italics? then htSay "{\em "
  htSay first comments
  for x in rest comments repeat htSay('" ",x)
  if italics? then htSay '"}"

bcConform(form,:options) ==
  $italics?    : local := IFCAR options
  $italicHead? : local := IFCAR IFCDR options
  bcConform1 form


bcConstructor(form is [op,:arglist],cname) ==  --called only when $conformsAreDomains
  htSayList dbConformGen form

htSayList u ==
  for x in u repeat htSay x

conform2HtString form ==
  for u in form2String form repeat
    htSay u

dbEvalableConstructor? form ==
--form is constructor form; either
--(a) all arguments are specified or (b) none are specified
  form is [op,:argl] =>
    null argl => true
    op = 'QUOTE => 'T     --is a domain valued object
    and/[dbEvalableConstructor? x for x in argl]
  integer? form => true
  false

htSayItalics s == htSay('"{\em ",s,'"}")

bcCon(name,:options) ==
  argString := IFCAR options or '""
  s := STRINGIMAGE name
  bcStar name
  htSayConstructorName(s,s)
  htSay argString

bcAbb(name,abb) ==
  s := STRINGIMAGE name
  a := STRINGIMAGE abb
  bcStar name
  htSayConstructorName(a,s)

bcStar name ==
  if $includeUnexposed? and not isExposedConstructor name then htSayUnexposed()

bcStarSpace name ==
  null $includeUnexposed? => nil
  not isExposedConstructor name => htSayUnexposed()
  htBlank()

bcStarSpaceOp(op,exposed?) ==
  null $includeUnexposed? => nil
  not exposed? =>
    htSayUnexposed()
    if stringChar(op,0) = char "*" then htSay '" "
  htBlank()

bcStarConform form ==
  bcStar opOf form
  bcConform form

dbSourceFile name ==
  u:= getConstructorSourceFileFromDB name
  null u => '""
  n := PATHNAME_-NAME u
  t := PATHNAME_-TYPE u
  strconc(n,'".",t)

asharpConstructorName? name ==
  u:= getConstructorSourceFileFromDB name
  u and PATHNAME_-TYPE u = '"as"

asharpConstructors() ==
  [x for x in allConstructors() | not asharpConstructorName? x]

extractFileNameFromPath s == fn(s,0,#s) where
  fn(s,i,m) ==
    k := charPosition(char "/",s,i)
    k = m => subString(s,i)
    fn(s,k + 1,m)

bcOpTable(u,fn) ==
  htBeginTable()
  firstTime := true
  for op in u for i in 0.. repeat
    if firstTime then firstTime := false
    else htSaySaturn '"&"
    htSay '"{"
    htMakePage [['bcLinks,[escapeSpecialChars STRINGIMAGE opOf op,'"",fn,i]]]
    htSay '"}"
  htEndTable()

bcNameConTable u ==
  $bcMultipleNames: local := (#u ~= 1)
  bcConTable removeDuplicates u
  -- bcConTable u

bcConTable u ==
  htBeginTable()
  firstTime := true
  for con in u repeat
    if firstTime then firstTime := false
    else htSaySaturn '"&"
    htSay '"{"
    bcStarSpace opOf con
    bcConform con
    htSay '"}"
  htEndTable()

bcAbbTable u ==
  htBeginTable()
  firstTime := true
  for x in removeDuplicates u repeat        --allow x to be nil meaning "no abbreviation"
  -- for x in u repeat    --allow x to be nil meaning "no abbreviation"
    if firstTime then firstTime := false
    else htSaySaturn '"&"
    if x is [con,abb,:.] then
      htSay '"{"
      bcAbb(con,abb)
      htSay '"}"
  htEndTable()

bcConPredTable(u,conname,:options) ==
  italicList := IFCAR options
  htBeginTable()
  firstTime := true
  for [conform,:pred] in u repeat
    if firstTime then firstTime := false
    else htSaySaturn '"&"
    htSay '"{"
    bcStarSpace opOf conform
    form :=
      atom conform => getConstructorForm conform
      conform
    bcConform(form,italicList)
    if extractHasArgs pred is [arglist,:pred] then
      htSay('" {\em of} ")
      bcConform([conname,:arglist],italicList,true)
    if pred ~= 'etc then bcPred(pred,italicList)
    htSay '"}"
  htEndTable()

bcPred(pred,:options) ==
  pred = '"" or pred = true or null pred => 'skip
  italicList := IFCAR options
  if not IFCAR IFCDR options then htSay '" {\em if} "
  htPred2English(pred,italicList)

extractHasArgs pred ==
  x := find pred or return nil where find x ==
    x is [op,:argl] =>
      op = 'hasArgs => x
      op in '(AND OR NOT) => or/[find y for y in argl]
      nil
    nil
  [rest x,:simpBool substitute('T,x,pred)]

splitConTable cons ==
  uncond := cond := nil
  for (pair := [con,:pred]) in cons repeat
    null pred => 'skip
    pred = 'T or pred is ['hasArgs,:.]  => uncond := [pair,:uncond]
    cond := [pair,:cond]
  [reverse! uncond,:reverse! cond]

bcNameTable(u,fn,:option) ==   --option if * prefix
  htSay '"\newline"
  htBeginTable()
  firstTime := true
  for x in u repeat
    if firstTime then firstTime := false
    else htSaySaturn '"&"
    htSay '"{"
    if IFCAR option then bcStar x
    htMakePage [['bcLinks,[s := escapeSpecialChars STRINGIMAGE x,'"",fn,s]]]
    htSay '"}"
  htEndTable()

bcNameCountTable(u,fn,gn,:options) ==
  linkFunction :=
    IFCAR options => 'bcLispLinks
    'bcLinks
  htSay '"\newline"
  htBeginTable()
  firstTime := true
  for i in 0.. for x in u repeat
    if firstTime then firstTime := false
    else htSaySaturn '"&"
    htSay '"{"
    htMakePage [[linkFunction,[FUNCALL(fn,x),'"",gn,i]]]
    htSay '"}"
  htEndTable()

dbSayItemsItalics(:u) ==
  htSay '"{\em "
  apply(function dbSayItems,u)
  htSay '"}"

dbSayItems(countOrPrefix,singular,plural,:options) ==
  bcHt '"\newline "
  count :=
   countOrPrefix is [:prefix,c] =>
     htSay prefix
     c
   countOrPrefix
  if count = 0 then htSay('"No ",singular)
  else if count = 1 then htSay('"1 ",singular)
  else htSay(count,'" ",plural)
  for x in options repeat bcHt x
  if count ~= 0 then bcHt '":"

dbBasicConstructor? conname ==
  dbSourceFile conname in '("catdef" "coerce")

nothingFoundPage(:options) ==
  htInitPage('"Sorry, no match found",nil)
  htShowPage()

htCopyProplist htPage == [[x,:y] for [x,:y] in htpPropertyList htPage]

emptySearchPage(kind,filter,:options) ==
  skipNamePart := IFCAR options
  heading := ['"No ",capitalize kind,'" Found"]
  htInitPage(heading,nil)
  exposePart :=
    null $includeUnexposed? => '"{\em exposed} "
    '""
  htSay('"\vspace{1}\newline\centerline{There is no ",exposePart,kind,'" matching pattern}\newline\centerline{{\em ")
  if filter then htPred2English filter
  htSay '"}}"
  htShowPage()

isLoaded? conform ==
  property(getConstructorAbbreviationFromDB opOf conform,'LOADED)

string2Integer s ==
  and/[digit? (s.i) for i in 0..maxIndex s] => readInteger s
  nil

dbGetInputString htPage ==
  s := htpLabelInputString(htPage,'filter)
  null s or s = '"" => '"*"
  s



--=======================================================================
--                   Error Pages
--=======================================================================
bcErrorPage u ==
  u is ['error,:r] =>
    htInitPage(first r,nil)
    bcBlankLine()
    for x in rest r repeat htSay x
    htShowPage()
  systemError '"Unexpected error message"

errorPage(htPage,[heading,kind,:info]) ==
  kind = 'invalidType => kInvalidTypePage first info
  if heading = 'error then htInitPage('"Error",nil) else
                           htInitPage(heading,nil)
  bcBlankLine()
  for x in info repeat htSay x
  htShowPage()

htErrorStar() ==
  errorPage(nil,['"{\em *} not a valid search string",nil,'"\vspace{3}\centerline{{\em *} is not a valid search string for a general search}\centerline{\em {it would match everything!}}"])

htQueryPage(htPage,heading,message,query,fn) ==
  htInitPage(heading,nil)
  htSay message
  htQuery(query,fn)
  htShowPage()

htQuery(question,fn,:options) ==
  upLink? := IFCAR options
  if question then
    htSay('"\vspace{1}\centerline{")
    htSay question
    htSay('"}")
  htSay('"\centerline{")
  htMakePage [['bcLispLinks,['"\fbox{Yes}",'"",fn,'yes]]]
  htBlank 4
  if upLink?
    then htSay('"\downlink{\fbox{No}}{UpPage}")
    else htMakePage [['bcLispLinks,['"\fbox{No}",'"",fn,'no]]]
  htSay('"}")

kInvalidTypePage form ==
  htInitPage('"Error",nil)
  bcBlankLine()
  htSay('"\centerline{You gave an invalid type:}\newline\centerline{{\sf ")
  htSay(form2HtString form,'"}}")
  htShowPage()

dbNotAvailablePage(:options) ==
  htInitPage('"Missing Page",nil)
  bcBlankLine()
  htSay(IFCAR options or '"\centerline{This page is not available yet}")
  htShowPage()

--=======================================================================
--       Utility Functions for Manipulating Browse Datalines
--=======================================================================
dbpHasDefaultCategory? s ==  #s > 1 and s.1 = char "x"  --s is part 3 of line

dbKind line == line.0

dbKindString kind == LASSOC(kind,$dbKindAlist)

dbName line == escapeString subString(line,1,charPosition($tick,line,1) - 1)

dbAttr line == strconc(dbName line,escapeString dbPart(line,4,0))

dbPart(line,n,k) ==  --returns part n of line (n=1,..) beginning in column k
  n = 1 => subString(line,k + 1,charPosition($tick,line,k + 1) - k - 1)
  dbPart(line,n - 1,charPosition($tick,line,k + 1))

dbXParts(line,n,m) ==
  [.,nargs,:r] := dbParts(line,n,m)
  [dbKindString line.0,dbName line,readInteger nargs,:r]

dbParts(line,n,m) ==  --split line into n parts beginning in column m
  n = 0 => nil
  [subString(line,m,-m + (k := charPosition($tick,line,m))),
    :dbParts(line,n - 1,k + 1)]

dbConname(line) == dbPart(line,5,1)

dbComments line ==  dbReadComments(string2Integer dbPart(line,7,1))

dbNewConname(line) == --dbName line unless kind is 'a or 'o => name in 5th pos.
  (kind := line.0) = char "a" or kind = char "o" =>
    conform := dbPart(line,5,1)
    k := charPosition(char "(",conform,1)
    subString(conform,1,k - 1)
  dbName line

dbTickIndex(line,n,k) == --returns index of nth tick in line starting at k
  n = 1 => charPosition($tick,line,k)
  dbTickIndex(line,n - 1,1 + charPosition($tick,line,k))

mySort u == listSort(function GLESSEQP,u)



quickAnd(a,b) ==
  a = true => b
  b = true => a
  a = false or b = false => false
  simpBool ['AND,a,b]

quickOr(a,b) ==
  a = true or b = true => true
  b = false => a
  a = false => b
  simpCatPredicate simpBool ['OR,a,b]