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import nlib
import g_-cndata
import clam
import cattable
import compat
namespace BOOT

$getUnexposedOperations := true
$globalExposureGroupAlist := []


--% 

pathToDatabase name ==
  if dbdir := systemAlgebraDirectory() then
    path := strconc(dbdir,name)
    if $verbose then
      FORMAT(true,'"   Using local database ~a..",path)
  else
    path := strconc(systemRootDirectory(),'"algebra/",name)
  path


--%

getConstructorAbbreviationFromDB: %Symbol -> %Symbol
getConstructorAbbreviationFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"ABBREVIATION")

getConstructorCategoryFromDB: %Symbol -> %Form
getConstructorCategoryFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"CONSTRUCTORCATEGORY")

getConstructorKindFromDB: %Symbol -> %Maybe %ConstructorKind
getConstructorKindFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"CONSTRUCTORKIND")

getConstructorAncestorsFromDB: %Symbol -> %List
getConstructorAncestorsFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"ANCESTORS")

++ return the modemap of the constructor or the instantiation
++ of the constructor `form'. 
getConstructorModemapFromDB: %Symbol -> %Mode
getConstructorModemapFromDB form ==
  GETDATABASE(opOf form, 'CONSTRUCTORMODEMAP)
 
getConstructorFormFromDB: %Symbol -> %Form
getConstructorFormFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"CONSTRUCTORFORM")

getConstructorSourceFileFromDB: %Symbol -> %Maybe %String
getConstructorSourceFileFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"SOURCEFILE")

getConstructorModuleFromDB: %Symbol -> %Maybe %String
getConstructorModuleFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"OBJECT")

getConstructorDocumentationFromDB: %Symbol -> %List
getConstructorDocumentationFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"DOCUMENTATION")

getConstructorOperationsFromDB: %Symbol -> %List
getConstructorOperationsFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"OPERATIONALIST")

getConstructorFullNameFromDB: %Symbol -> %Symbol
getConstructorFullNameFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"CONSTRUCTOR")

getConstructorArgsFromDB: %Symbol -> %List
getConstructorArgsFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"CONSTRUCTORARGS")

++ returns a list of Boolean values indicating whether the 
++ parameter type at the corresponding position is a category.
getDualSignatureFromDB: %Symbol -> %Form
getDualSignatureFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"COSIG")

getConstructorPredicatesFromDB: %Symbol -> %Thing
getConstructorPredicatesFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"PREDICATES")

getConstructorParentsFromDB: %Symbol -> %List
getConstructorParentsFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"PARENTS")

getSuperDomainFromDB: %Symbol -> %Form
getSuperDomainFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"SUPERDOMAIN")

getConstructorAttributesFromDB: %Symbol -> %Form
getConstructorAttributesFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"ATTRIBUTES")

niladicConstructorFromDB: %Symbol -> %Boolean
niladicConstructorFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"NILADIC")

asharpConstructorFromDB: %Symbol -> %Maybe %Symbol
asharpConstructorFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"ASHARP?")

constructorHasCategoryFromDB: %Pair -> %Thing
constructorHasCategoryFromDB p ==
  GETDATABASE(p,"HASCATEGORY")

getConstructorDefaultFromDB: %Symbol -> %Maybe %Symbol
getConstructorDefaultFromDB ctor ==
  GETDATABASE(ctor,"DEFAULTDOMAIN")

getOperationFromDB: %Symbol -> %List
getOperationFromDB op ==
  GETDATABASE(op,"OPERATION")

getOperationModemapsFromDB: %Symbol -> %List
getOperationModemapsFromDB op ==
  GETDATABASE(op,"MODEMAPS")


getConstructorArity: %Symbol -> %Short
getConstructorArity ctor ==
  sig := getConstructorSignature ctor => #rest sig
  -1

getConstructorKind: %Symbol -> %Maybe %ConstructorKind
getConstructorKind ctor ==
  kind := getConstructorKindFromDB ctor =>
    kind = "domain" and isDefaultPackageName ctor => "package"
    kind
  ctor in $DomainNames => "domain"
  ctor in $CategoryNames => "category"
  nil

--% Functions for manipulating MODEMAP DATABASE

augLisplibModemapsFromCategory(form is [op,:argl],body,signature) ==
  sl := [["$",:"*1"],:pairList(argl,rest $PatternVariableList)]
  form:= SUBLIS(sl,form)
  body:= SUBLIS(sl,body)
  signature:= SUBLIS(sl,signature)
  opAlist:= SUBLIS(sl,$domainShell.(1)) or return nil
  nonCategorySigAlist:=
    mkAlistOfExplicitCategoryOps substitute("*1","$",body)
  domainList:=
    [[a,m] for a in rest form for m in rest signature |
      isCategoryForm(m,$EmptyEnvironment)]
  catPredList:= [['ofCategory,:u] for u in [["*1",form],:domainList]]
  for (entry:= [[op,sig,:.],pred,sel]) in opAlist |
    member(sig,LASSOC(op,nonCategorySigAlist)) repeat
      pred':= MKPF([pred,:catPredList],'AND)
      modemap:= [["*1",:sig],[pred',sel]]
      $lisplibModemapAlist:=
        [[op,:interactiveModemapForm modemap],:$lisplibModemapAlist]

augmentLisplibModemapsFromFunctor(form,opAlist,signature) ==
  form:= [formOp,:argl]:= formal2Pattern form
  opAlist:= formal2Pattern opAlist
  signature:= formal2Pattern signature
  for u in form for v in signature repeat
    if MEMQ(u,$PatternVariableList) then
      -- we are going to be EVALing categories containing these
      -- pattern variables
      $e:=put(u,'mode,v,$e)
  nonCategorySigAlist:=
    mkAlistOfExplicitCategoryOps first signature or return nil
  for (entry:= [[op,sig,:.],pred,sel]) in opAlist |
    or/[member(sig,catSig) for catSig in
      allLASSOCs(op,nonCategorySigAlist)] repeat
        skip:=
          argl and CONTAINED("$",rest sig) => 'SKIP
          nil
        sel:= substitute(form,"$",sel)
        patternList:= listOfPatternIds sig
        --get relevant predicates
        predList:=
          [[a,m] for a in argl for m in rest signature
            | MEMQ(a,$PatternVariableList)]
        sig:= substitute(form,"$",sig)
        pred':= MKPF([pred,:[mkDatabasePred y for y in predList]],'AND)
        l:=listOfPatternIds predList
        if "OR"/[null MEMQ(u,l) for u in argl] then
          sayMSG ['"cannot handle modemap for",:bright op,
                          '"by pattern match" ]
          skip:= 'SKIP
        modemap:= [[form,:sig],[pred',sel,:skip]]
        $lisplibModemapAlist:= [[op,:interactiveModemapForm modemap],
          :$lisplibModemapAlist]

rebuildCDT(filemode) ==
  clearConstructorAndLisplibCaches()
  $databaseQueue:local :=nil
  $e: local := $EmptyEnvironment    -- We may need to evaluate Categories
  buildDatabase(filemode,false)
  $IOindex:= 1
  $InteractiveFrame:= $EmptyEnvironment
  0

buildDatabase(filemode,expensive) ==
  $InteractiveMode: local:= true
  $constructorList := nil       --looked at by buildLibdb
  $ConstructorCache:= hashTable 'EQ
  SAY '"Making constructor autoload"
  makeConstructorsAutoLoad()
  SAY '"Building category table"
  genCategoryTable()
  SAY '"Building libdb.text"
  buildLibdb()
  SAY '"splitting libdb.text"
  dbSplitLibdb()
  SAY '"creating browse constructor index"
  dbAugmentConstructorDataTable()
  SAY '"Building browse.lisp"
  buildBrowsedb()
  SAY '"Building constructor users database"
  mkUsersHashTable()
  SAY '"Saving constructor users database"
  saveUsersHashTable()
  SAY '"Building constructor dependents database"
  mkDependentsHashTable()
  SAY '"Saving constructor dependents database"
  saveDependentsHashTable()
  SAY '"Building glossary files"
  buildGloss()

saveUsersHashTable() ==
  _$ERASE('USERS,'DATABASE,'a)
  stream:= writeLib1('USERS,'DATABASE,'a)
  for k in MSORT HKEYS $usersTb repeat
    rwrite(k, HGET($usersTb, k), stream)
  RSHUT stream

saveDependentsHashTable() ==
  _$ERASE('DEPENDENTS,'DATABASE,'a)
  stream:= writeLib1('DEPENDENTS,'DATABASE,'a)
  for k in MSORT HKEYS $depTb repeat
    rwrite(k, HGET($depTb, k), stream)
  RSHUT stream

getUsersOfConstructor(con) ==
  stream := readLib1('USERS, 'DATABASE, 'a)
  val := rread(con, stream, nil)
  RSHUT stream
  val

getDependentsOfConstructor(con) ==
  stream := readLib1('DEPENDENTS, 'DATABASE, 'a)
  val := rread(con, stream, nil)
  RSHUT stream
  val

orderPredicateItems(pred1,sig,skip) ==
  pred:= signatureTran pred1
  pred is ["AND",:l] => orderPredTran(l,sig,skip)
  pred

orderPredTran(oldList,sig,skip) ==
  lastPreds:=nil
  --(1) make two kinds of predicates appear last:
  -----  (op *target ..) when *target does not appear later in sig
  -----  (isDomain *1 ..)
  for pred in oldList repeat
    ((pred is [op,pvar,.] and op in '(isDomain ofCategory)
       and pvar=first sig and not (pvar in rest sig)) or
        (not skip and pred is ['isDomain,pvar,.] and pvar="*1")) =>
          oldList:=delete(pred,oldList)
          lastPreds:=[pred,:lastPreds]
--sayBrightlyNT "lastPreds="
--pp lastPreds

  --(2a) lastDependList=list of all variables that lastPred forms depend upon
  lastDependList := "UNIONQ"/[listOfPatternIds x for x in lastPreds]
--sayBrightlyNT "lastDependList="
--pp lastDependList

  --(2b) dependList=list of all variables that isDom/ofCat forms depend upon
  dependList :=
    "UNIONQ"/[listOfPatternIds y for x in oldList |
      x is ['isDomain,.,y] or x is ['ofCategory,.,y]]
--sayBrightlyNT "dependList="
--pp dependList

  --(3a) newList= list of ofCat/isDom entries that don't depend on
  for x in oldList repeat
    if (x is ['ofCategory,v,body]) or (x is ['isDomain,v,body]) then
      indepvl:=listOfPatternIds v
      depvl:=listOfPatternIds body
    else
      indepvl := listOfPatternIds x
      depvl := nil
    (INTERSECTIONQ(indepvl,dependList) = nil)
        and INTERSECTIONQ(indepvl,lastDependList) =>
      somethingDone := true
      lastPreds := [:lastPreds,x]
      oldList := delete(x,oldList)
--if somethingDone then
--  sayBrightlyNT "Again lastPreds="
--  pp lastPreds
--  sayBrightlyNT "Again oldList="
--  pp oldList

  --(3b) newList= list of ofCat/isDom entries that don't depend on
  while oldList repeat
    for x in oldList repeat
      if (x is ['ofCategory,v,body]) or (x is ['isDomain,v,body]) then
        indepvl:=listOfPatternIds v
        depvl:=listOfPatternIds body
      else
        indepvl := listOfPatternIds x
        depvl := nil
      (INTERSECTIONQ(indepvl,dependList) = nil) =>
        dependList:= setDifference(dependList,depvl)
        newList:= [:newList,x]
--  sayBrightlyNT "newList="
--  pp newList

  --(4) noldList= what is left over
    (noldList:= setDifference(oldList,newList)) = oldList =>
--    sayMSG '"NOTE: Parameters to domain have circular dependencies"
      newList := [:newList,:oldList]
      return nil
    oldList:=noldList
--  sayBrightlyNT "noldList="
--  pp noldList

  for pred in newList repeat
    if pred is ['isDomain,x,y] or x is ['ofCategory,x,y] then
      ids:= listOfPatternIds y
      if "and"/[id in fullDependList for id in ids] then
        fullDependList:= insertWOC(x,fullDependList)
      fullDependList:= UNIONQ(fullDependList,ids)

  newList:=[:newList,:lastPreds]

--substitute (isDomain ..) forms as completely as possible to avoid false paths
  newList := isDomainSubst newList
  answer := [['AND,:newList],:INTERSECTIONQ(fullDependList,sig)]
--sayBrightlyNT '"answer="
--pp answer

isDomainSubst u == main where
  main() ==
    u is [head,:tail] =>
      nhead :=
        head is ['isDomain,x,y] => ['isDomain,x,fn(y,tail)]
        head
      [nhead,:isDomainSubst rest u]
    u
  fn(x,alist) ==
    atom x =>
      IDENTP x and MEMQ(x,$PatternVariableList) and (s := findSub(x,alist)) => s
      x
    [first x,:[fn(y,alist) for y in rest x]]
  findSub(x,alist) ==
    null alist => nil
    alist is [['isDomain,y,z],:.] and x = y => z
    findSub(x,rest alist)

signatureTran pred ==
  atom pred => pred
  pred is ["has",D,catForm] and isCategoryForm(catForm,$e) =>
    ['ofCategory,D,catForm]
  [signatureTran p for p in pred]

interactiveModemapForm mm ==
  --  create modemap form for use by the interpreter.  This function
  --  replaces all specific domains mentioned in the modemap with pattern
  --  variables, and predicates
  mm := replaceVars(COPY mm,$PatternVariableList,$FormalMapVariableList)
  [pattern:=[dc,:sig],pred] := mm
  pred := [fn x for x in pred] where fn x ==
    x is [a,b,c] and a ~= 'isFreeFunction and atom c => [a,b,[c]]
    x
--pp pred
  [mmpat, patternAlist, partial, patvars] :=
    modemapPattern(pattern,sig)
--pp [pattern, mmpat, patternAlist, partial, patvars]
  [pred,domainPredicateList] :=
    substVars(pred,patternAlist,patvars)
--pp [pred,domainPredicateList]
  [pred,:dependList]:=
    fixUpPredicate(pred,domainPredicateList,partial,rest mmpat)
--pp [pred,dependList]
  [cond, :.] := pred
  [mmpat, cond]

modemapPattern(mmPattern,sig) ==
  --  Returns a list of the pattern of a modemap, an Alist of the
  --  substitutions made, a boolean flag indicating whether
  --  the result type is partial, and a list of unused pattern variables
  patternAlist := nil
  mmpat := nil
  patvars := $PatternVariableList
  partial := false
  for xTails in tails mmPattern repeat
    x := first xTails
    if x is ['Union,dom,tag] and tag = '"failed" and xTails=sig then
      x := dom
      partial := true
    patvar := rassoc(x,patternAlist)
    not null patvar => mmpat := [patvar,:mmpat]
    patvar := first patvars
    patvars := rest patvars
    mmpat := [patvar,:mmpat]
    patternAlist := [[patvar,:x],:patternAlist]
  [nreverse mmpat,patternAlist,partial,patvars]

substVars(pred,patternAlist,patternVarList) ==
  --make pattern variable substitutions
  domainPredicates := nil
  for [[patVar,:value],:.] in tails patternAlist repeat
    pred := MSUBST(patVar,value,pred)
    patternAlist := nsubst(patVar,value,patternAlist)
    domainPredicates := MSUBST(patVar,value,domainPredicates)
    if not MEMQ(value,$FormalMapVariableList) then
      domainPredicates := [["isDomain",patVar,value],:domainPredicates]
  everything := [pred,patternAlist,domainPredicates]
  for var in $FormalMapVariableList repeat
    CONTAINED(var,everything) =>
      replacementVar := first patternVarList
      patternVarList := rest patternVarList
      pred := substitute(replacementVar,var,pred)
      domainPredicates := substitute(replacementVar,var,domainPredicates)
  [pred, domainPredicates]

fixUpPredicate(predClause, domainPreds, partial, sig) ==
  --  merge the predicates in predClause and domainPreds into a
  --  single predicate
  [predicate, fn, :skip] := predClause
  if first predicate = "AND" then
    predicates := append(domainPreds,rest predicate)
  else if predicate ~= MKQ "T"
--was->then predicates:= reverse [predicate, :domainPreds]
       then predicates:= [predicate, :domainPreds]
       else predicates := domainPreds or [predicate]
  if #predicates > 1 then
    pred := ["AND",:predicates]
    [pred,:dependList]:=orderPredicateItems(pred,sig,skip)
  else
    pred := orderPredicateItems(first predicates,sig,skip)
    dependList:= if pred is ['isDomain,pvar,[.]] then [pvar] else nil
  pred := moveORsOutside pred
  if partial then pred := ["partial", :pred]
  [[pred, fn, :skip],:dependList]

moveORsOutside p ==
  p is ['AND,:q] =>
    q := [moveORsOutside r for r in q]
    x := or/[r for r in q | r is ['OR,:s]] =>
      moveORsOutside(['OR,:[['AND,:SUBST(t,x,q)] for t in rest x]])
    ['AND,:q]
  p

replaceVars(x,oldvars,newvars) ==
  --  replace every identifier in oldvars with the corresponding
  --  identifier in newvars in the expression x
  for old in oldvars for new in newvars repeat
    x := substitute(new,old,x)
  x

++ Return the list of qualifying predicates of the system modemap `mm'.
getConditionListFromMm mm ==
  [., cond] := mm
  if cond is ["partial", :c] then cond := c
  cond is ["AND", :cl] => cl
  cond is ["OR", ["AND", :cl],:.] => cl  --all cl's should give same info
  [cond]


++ Returns the domain of computation of the modemap `mm'.  This is not
++ to be confused with `getDomainFromMm' below, which can also return
++ a category.
getDCFromSystemModemap mm ==
  for cond in getConditionListFromMm mm repeat
    cond is ["isDomain","*1",dom] => return dom

getDomainFromMm mm ==
  -- Returns the Domain (or package or category) of origin from a pattern
  -- modemap
  condList := getConditionListFromMm mm
  val :=
    for condition in condList repeat
      condition is ['isDomain, "*1", dom] => return opOf dom
      condition is ['ofCategory, "*1", cat] => return opOf cat
  null val =>
    keyedSystemError("S2GE0016",
      ['"getDomainFromMm",'"Can't find domain in modemap condition"])
  val

getFirstArgTypeFromMm mm ==
  -- Returns the type of the first argument or nil
  [pats, cond] := mm
  [.,.,:args] := pats
  null args => nil
  arg1 := first args
  if cond is ['partial, :c] then cond := c
  condList :=
    cond is ['AND, :cl] => cl
    cond is ['OR, ['AND, :cl],:.] => cl  --all cl's should give same info
    [cond]
  type := nil
  for condition in condList while not type repeat
      if condition is ['isDomain, a1, dom] and a1=arg1 then type := dom
  type

isFreeFunctionFromMm mm ==
  -- This returns true is the modemap represents a free function, ie,
  -- one not coming from a domain or category.
  [., cond] := mm
  isFreeFunctionFromMmCond cond

isFreeFunctionFromMmCond cond ==
  -- This returns true is the modemap represents a free function, ie,
  -- one not coming from a domain or category.
  if cond is ['partial, :c] then cond := c
  condList :=
    cond is ['AND, :cl] => cl
    cond is ['OR, ['AND, :cl],:.] => cl  --all cl's should give same info
    [cond]
  iff := false
  for condition in condList while not iff repeat
      if condition is ['isFreeFunction, :.] then iff := true
  iff

getAllModemapsFromDatabase(op,nargs) ==
  $getUnexposedOperations: local := true
  startTimingProcess 'diskread
  ans := getSystemModemaps(op,nargs)
  stopTimingProcess 'diskread
  ans

getModemapsFromDatabase(op,nargs) ==
  $getUnexposedOperations: local := false
  startTimingProcess 'diskread
  ans := getSystemModemaps(op,nargs)
  stopTimingProcess 'diskread
  ans

getSystemModemaps(op,nargs) ==
  mml:= getOperationFromDB op =>
    mms := NIL
    for (x := [[.,:sig],.]) in mml repeat
      (integer? nargs) and (nargs ~= # sig.source) => 'iterate
      $getUnexposedOperations or isFreeFunctionFromMm(x) or
        isExposedConstructor(getDomainFromMm(x)) => mms := [x,:mms]
      'iterate
    mms
  nil

getInCoreModemaps(modemapList,op,nargs) ==
  mml:= LASSOC (op,modemapList) =>
    mml:= first mml
    [x for (x:= [[dc,:sig],.]) in mml |
      (integer? nargs => nargs=#rest sig; true) and
        (cfn := abbreviate (domName := getDomainFromMm x)) and
          ($getUnexposedOperations or isExposedConstructor(domName))]
  nil

mkAlistOfExplicitCategoryOps target ==
  if target is ['add,a,:l] then
    target:=a
  target is ['Join,:l] =>
    "union"/[mkAlistOfExplicitCategoryOps cat for cat in l]
  target is ['CATEGORY,.,:l] =>
    l:= flattenSignatureList ['PROGN,:l]
    u:=
      [[atomizeOp op,:sig] for x in l | x is ['SIGNATURE,op,sig,:.]]
            where
              atomizeOp op ==
                atom op => op
                op is [a] => a
                keyedSystemError("S2GE0016",
                  ['"mkAlistOfExplicitCategoryOps",'"bad signature"])
    opList:= removeDuplicates ASSOCLEFT u
    [[x,:fn(x,u)] for x in opList] where
      fn(op,u) ==
        u is [[a,:b],:c] => (a=op => [b,:fn(op,c)]; fn(op,c))
  isCategoryForm(target,$e) => nil
  keyedSystemError("S2GE0016",
    ['"mkAlistOfExplicitCategoryOps",'"bad signature"])

flattenSignatureList(x) ==
  atom x => nil
  x is ['SIGNATURE,:.] => [x]
  x is ['IF,cond,b1,b2] =>
     append(flattenSignatureList b1, flattenSignatureList b2)
  x is ['PROGN,:l] =>
     ll:= []
     for x in l repeat
        x is ['SIGNATURE,:.] => ll := [x,:ll]
        ll:= append(flattenSignatureList x,ll)
     ll
  nil

mkDatabasePred [a,t] ==
  isCategoryForm(t,$e) => ['ofCategory,a,t]
  ['ofType,a,t]

formal2Pattern x ==
  SUBLIS(pairList($FormalMapVariableList,rest $PatternVariableList),x)

updateDatabase(fname,cname,systemdir?) ==
 -- for now in NRUNTIME do database update only if forced
  not $forceDatabaseUpdate => nil
  -- these modemaps are never needed in the old scheme
  if oldFname := constructor? cname then
    clearClams()
    clearAllSlams []
    if GETL(cname, 'LOADED) then
      clearConstructorCaches()
  if $forceDatabaseUpdate or not systemdir? then
    clearClams()
    clearAllSlams []

REMOVER(lst,item) ==
  --destructively removes item from lst
  atom lst =>
    lst=item => nil
    lst
  first lst=item => rest lst
  RPLNODE(lst,REMOVER(first lst,item),REMOVER(rest lst,item))

allLASSOCs(op,alist) ==
  [value for [key,:value] in alist | key = op]

loadDependents fn ==
  isExistingFile [fn,$spadLibFT,"*"] =>
    "dependents" in RKEYIDS(fn,$spadLibFT) =>
      stream:= readLib1(fn,$spadLibFT,"*")
      l:= rread('dependents,stream,nil)
      RSHUT stream
      for x in l repeat
        x='SubDomain => nil
        loadIfNecessary x

--% Miscellaneous Stuff

getOplistForConstructorForm (form := [op,:argl]) ==
  --  The new form is an op-Alist which has entries (<op> . signature-Alist)
  --    where signature-Alist has entries (<signature> . item)
  --      where item has form (<slotNumber> <condition> <kind>)
  --        where <kind> =  ELT | CONST | Subsumed | (XLAM..) ..
  pairlis := pairList($FormalMapVariableList,argl)
  opAlist := getConstructorOperationsFromDB op
  [:getOplistWithUniqueSignatures(op,pairlis,signatureAlist)
      for [op,:signatureAlist] in opAlist]

getOplistWithUniqueSignatures(op,pairlis,signatureAlist) ==
  alist:= nil
  for [sig,:[slotNumber,pred,kind]] in signatureAlist | kind ~= 'Subsumed repeat
    alist:= insertAlist(SUBLIS(pairlis,[op,sig]),
                SUBLIS(pairlis,[pred,[kind,nil,slotNumber]]),
                alist)
  alist

--% Exposure Group Code

dropPrefix(fn) ==
  member(fn.0,[char "?",char "-",char "+"]) => SUBSTRING(fn,1,nil)
  fn

--moved to util.lisp
--++loadExposureGroupData() ==
--++  egFile := ['INTERP,'EXPOSED]
--++--  null MAKE_-INPUT_-FILENAME(egFile) =>
--++--    throwKeyedMsg("S2IL0003",[namestring egFile])
--++  stream:= DEFIOSTREAM(['(MODE . INPUT),['FILE,:egFile]],80,0)
--++  $globalExposureGroupAlist := NIL
--++  egName  := NIL
--++  egFiles := NIL
--++  while (not PLACEP (x:= readLine stream)) repeat
--++    x := DROPTRAILINGBLANKS x
--++    SIZE(x) = 0 => 'iterate                         -- blank line
--++    (x.0 = char "#") or (x.0 = char "*") => 'iterate    -- comment
--++    x.0 = char " " =>
--++       -- possible exposure group member name and library name
--++       null egName =>
--++     throwKeyedMsg("S2IZ0069A",[namestring egFile,x])
--++       x := dropLeadingBlanks x
--++       -- should be two tokens on the line
--++       p := STRPOS('" ",x,1,NIL)
--++       null p =>
--++     throwKeyedMsg("S2IZ0069B",[namestring egFile,x])
--++       n := object2Identifier SUBSTRING(x,0,p)
--++       x := dropLeadingBlanks SUBSTRING(x,p+1,NIL)
--++       SIZE(x) = 0 =>
--++     throwKeyedMsg("S2IZ0069B",[namestring egFile,x])
--++       egFiles := [[n,:object2Identifier x],:egFiles]
--++    -- have a new group name
--++    if egName then $globalExposureGroupAlist :=
--++      [[egName,:nreverse egFiles],:$globalExposureGroupAlist]
--++    egFiles := NIL
--++    STRPOS('" ",x,1,NIL) =>
--++      throwKeyedMsg("S2IZ0069C",[namestring egFile,x])
--++    egName := object2Identifier x
--++  if egFiles then $globalExposureGroupAlist :=
--++      [[egName,:nreverse egFiles],:$globalExposureGroupAlist]
--++  SHUT stream
--++  $globalExposureGroupAlist := nreverse $globalExposureGroupAlist
--++  'done

isExposedConstructor name ==
  -- this function checks the local exposure data in the frame to
  -- see if the given constructor is exposed. The format of
  -- $localExposureData is a vector with
  --   slot 0: list of groups exposed in the frame
  --   slot 1: list of constructors explicitly exposed
  --   slot 2: list of constructors explicitly hidden
  -- check if it is explicitly hidden
  name in '(Union Record Mapping) => true
  MEMQ(name,$localExposureData.2) => false
  -- check if it is explicitly exposed
  MEMQ(name,$localExposureData.1) => true
  -- check if it is in an exposed group
  found := NIL
  for g in $localExposureData.0 while not found repeat
    null (x := GETALIST($globalExposureGroupAlist,g)) => 'iterate
    if GETALIST(x,name) then found := true
  found

displayExposedGroups() ==
  sayKeyedMsg("S2IZ0049A",[$interpreterFrameName])
  if null $localExposureData.0
    then centerAndHighlight '"there are no exposed groups"
    else for g in $localExposureData.0 repeat
      centerAndHighlight g

displayExposedConstructors() ==
  sayKeyedMsg("S2IZ0049B",NIL)
  if null $localExposureData.1
    then centerAndHighlight
      '"there are no explicitly exposed constructors"
    else for c in $localExposureData.1 repeat
      centerAndHighlight c

displayHiddenConstructors() ==
  sayKeyedMsg("S2IZ0049C",NIL)
  if null $localExposureData.2
    then centerAndHighlight
      '"there are no explicitly hidden constructors"
    else for c in $localExposureData.2 repeat
      centerAndHighlight c



--%


++ Return the list of modemaps exported by the category object `c'.
++ The format of modemap is as found in category objects.
getCategoryExports: %Shell -> %List
getCategoryExports c == c.1

++ Return the list of category attribute info for the category object `c'.
++ A category attribute info is pair of attribute-predicate.
getCategoryAttributes: %Shell -> %List
getCategoryAttributes c == c.2


getCategoryPrincipalAncestors c == c.4.0

getCategoryParents c == c.4.1


--%
squeezeAll: %List -> %List
squeezeAll x ==
  [SQUEEZE t for t in x]