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%% @doc Utility functions for Core Erlang case/receive clauses.
%%
%% <p>Syntax trees are defined in the module <a
%% href=""><code>cerl</code></a>.</p>
%%
%% @type cerl() = cerl:cerl()
-module(cerl_clauses).
-export([any_catchall/1, eval_guard/1, is_catchall/1, match/2,
match_list/2, reduce/1, reduce/2]).
-import(cerl, [alias_pat/1, alias_var/1, data_arity/1, data_es/1,
data_type/1, clause_guard/1, clause_pats/1, concrete/1,
is_data/1, is_c_var/1, let_body/1, letrec_body/1,
seq_body/1, try_arg/1, type/1, values_es/1]).
%% ---------------------------------------------------------------------
%% @spec is_catchall(Clause::cerl()) -> boolean()
%%
%% @doc Returns <code>true</code> if an abstract clause is a
%% catch-all, otherwise <code>false</code>. A clause is a catch-all if
%% all its patterns are variables, and its guard expression always
%% evaluates to <code>true</code>; cf. <code>eval_guard/1</code>.
%%
%% <p>Note: <code>Clause</code> must have type
%% <code>clause</code>.</p>
%%
%% @see eval_guard/1
%% @see any_catchall/1
-spec is_catchall(cerl:c_clause()) -> boolean().
is_catchall(C) ->
case all_vars(clause_pats(C)) of
true ->
case eval_guard(clause_guard(C)) of
{value, true} ->
true;
_ ->
false
end;
false ->
false
end.
all_vars([C | Cs]) ->
case is_c_var(C) of
true ->
all_vars(Cs);
false ->
false
end;
all_vars([]) ->
true.
%% @spec any_catchall(Clauses::[cerl()]) -> boolean()
%%
%% @doc Returns <code>true</code> if any of the abstract clauses in
%% the list is a catch-all, otherwise <code>false</code>. See
%% <code>is_catchall/1</code> for details.
%%
%% <p>Note: each node in <code>Clauses</code> must have type
%% <code>clause</code>.</p>
%%
%% @see is_catchall/1
-spec any_catchall([cerl:cerl()]) -> boolean().
any_catchall([C | Cs]) ->
case is_catchall(C) of
true ->
true;
false ->
any_catchall(Cs)
end;
any_catchall([]) ->
false.
%% @spec eval_guard(Expr::cerl()) -> none | {value, term()}
%%
%% @doc Tries to reduce a guard expression to a single constant value,
%% if possible. The returned value is <code>{value, Term}</code> if the
%% guard expression <code>Expr</code> always yields the constant value
%% <code>Term</code>, and is otherwise <code>none</code>.
%%
%% <p>Note that although guard expressions should only yield boolean
%% values, this function does not guarantee that <code>Term</code> is
%% either <code>true</code> or <code>false</code>. Also note that only
%% simple constructs like let-expressions are examined recursively;
%% general constant folding is not performed.</p>
%%
%% @see is_catchall/1
%% This function could possibly be improved further, but constant
%% folding should in general be performed elsewhere.
-spec eval_guard(cerl:cerl()) -> 'none' | {'value', term()}.
eval_guard(E) ->
case type(E) of
literal ->
{value, concrete(E)};
values ->
case values_es(E) of
[E1] ->
eval_guard(E1);
_ ->
none
end;
'try' ->
eval_guard(try_arg(E));
seq ->
eval_guard(seq_body(E));
'let' ->
eval_guard(let_body(E));
'letrec' ->
eval_guard(letrec_body(E));
_ ->
none
end.
%% ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-type bindings() :: [{cerl:cerl(), cerl:cerl()}].
%% @spec reduce(Clauses) -> {true, {Clause, Bindings}}
%% | {false, Clauses}
%%
%% @equiv reduce(Cs, [])
-spec reduce([cerl:c_clause()]) ->
{'true', {cerl:c_clause(), bindings()}} | {'false', [cerl:c_clause()]}.
reduce(Cs) ->
reduce(Cs, []).
%% @spec reduce(Clauses::[Clause], Exprs::[Expr]) ->
%% {true, {Clause, Bindings}}
%% | {false, [Clause]}
%%
%% Clause = cerl()
%% Expr = any | cerl()
%% Bindings = [{cerl(), cerl()}]
%%
%% @doc Selects a single clause, if possible, or otherwise reduces the
%% list of selectable clauses. The input is a list <code>Clauses</code>
%% of abstract clauses (i.e., syntax trees of type <code>clause</code>),
%% and a list of switch expressions <code>Exprs</code>. The function
%% tries to uniquely select a single clause or discard unselectable
%% clauses, with respect to the switch expressions. All abstract clauses
%% in the list must have the same number of patterns. If
%% <code>Exprs</code> is not the empty list, it must have the same
%% length as the number of patterns in each clause; see
%% <code>match_list/2</code> for details.
%%
%% <p>A clause can only be selected if its guard expression always
%% yields the atom <code>true</code>, and a clause whose guard
%% expression always yields the atom <code>false</code> can never be
%% selected. Other guard expressions are considered to have unknown
%% value; cf. <code>eval_guard/1</code>.</p>
%%
%% <p>If a particular clause can be selected, the function returns
%% <code>{true, {Clause, Bindings}}</code>, where <code>Clause</code> is
%% the selected clause and <code>Bindings</code> is a list of pairs
%% <code>{Var, SubExpr}</code> associating the variables occurring in
%% the patterns of <code>Clause</code> with the corresponding
%% subexpressions in <code>Exprs</code>. The list of bindings is given
%% in innermost-first order; see the <code>match/2</code> function for
%% details.</p>
%%
%% <p>If no clause could be definitely selected, the function returns
%% <code>{false, NewClauses}</code>, where <code>NewClauses</code> is
%% the list of entries in <code>Clauses</code> that remain after
%% eliminating unselectable clauses, preserving the relative order.</p>
%%
%% @see eval_guard/1
%% @see match/2
%% @see match_list/2
-type expr() :: 'any' | cerl:cerl().
-spec reduce([cerl:c_clause()], [expr()]) ->
{'true', {cerl:c_clause(), bindings()}} | {'false', [cerl:c_clause()]}.
reduce(Cs, Es) ->
reduce(Cs, Es, []).
reduce([C | Cs], Es, Cs1) ->
Ps = clause_pats(C),
case match_list(Ps, Es) of
none ->
%% Here, we know that the current clause cannot possibly be
%% selected, so we drop it and visit the rest.
reduce(Cs, Es, Cs1);
{false, _} ->
%% We are not sure if this clause might be selected, so we
%% save it and visit the rest.
reduce(Cs, Es, [C | Cs1]);
{true, Bs} ->
case eval_guard(clause_guard(C)) of
{value, true} when Cs1 =:= [] ->
%% We have a definite match - we return the residual
%% expression and signal that a selection has been
%% made. All other clauses are dropped.
{true, {C, Bs}};
{value, true} ->
%% Unless one of the previous clauses is selected,
%% this clause will definitely be, so we can drop
%% the rest.
{false, lists:reverse([C | Cs1])};
{value, false} ->
%% This clause can never be selected, since its
%% guard is never 'true', so we drop it.
reduce(Cs, Es, Cs1);
_ ->
%% We are not sure if this clause might be selected
%% (or might even cause a crash), so we save it and
%% visit the rest.
reduce(Cs, Es, [C | Cs1])
end
end;
reduce([], _, Cs) ->
%% All clauses visited, without a complete match. Signal "not
%% reduced" and return the saved clauses, in the correct order.
{false, lists:reverse(Cs)}.
%% ---------------------------------------------------------------------
%% @spec match(Pattern::cerl(), Expr) ->
%% none | {true, Bindings} | {false, Bindings}
%%
%% Expr = any | cerl()
%% Bindings = [{cerl(), Expr}]
%%
%% @doc Matches a pattern against an expression. The returned value is
%% <code>none</code> if a match is impossible, <code>{true,
%% Bindings}</code> if <code>Pattern</code> definitely matches
%% <code>Expr</code>, and <code>{false, Bindings}</code> if a match is
%% not definite, but cannot be excluded. <code>Bindings</code> is then
%% a list of pairs <code>{Var, SubExpr}</code>, associating each
%% variable in the pattern with either the corresponding subexpression
%% of <code>Expr</code>, or with the atom <code>any</code> if no
%% matching subexpression exists. (Recall that variables may not be
%% repeated in a Core Erlang pattern.) The list of bindings is given
%% in innermost-first order; this should only be of interest if
%% <code>Pattern</code> contains one or more alias patterns. If the
%% returned value is <code>{true, []}</code>, it implies that the
%% pattern and the expression are syntactically identical.
%%
%% <p>Instead of a syntax tree, the atom <code>any</code> can be
%% passed for <code>Expr</code> (or, more generally, be used for any
%% subtree of <code>Expr</code>, in as much the abstract syntax tree
%% implementation allows it); this means that it cannot be decided
%% whether the pattern will match or not, and the corresponding
%% variable bindings will all map to <code>any</code>. The typical use
%% is for producing bindings for <code>receive</code> clauses.</p>
%%
%% <p>Note: Binary-syntax patterns are never structurally matched
%% against binary-syntax expressions by this function.</p>
%%
%% <p>Examples:
%% <ul>
%% <li>Matching a pattern "<code>{X, Y}</code>" against the
%% expression "<code>{foo, f(Z)}</code>" yields <code>{true,
%% Bindings}</code> where <code>Bindings</code> associates
%% "<code>X</code>" with the subtree "<code>foo</code>" and
%% "<code>Y</code>" with the subtree "<code>f(Z)</code>".</li>
%%
%% <li>Matching pattern "<code>{X, {bar, Y}}</code>" against
%% expression "<code>{foo, f(Z)}</code>" yields <code>{false,
%% Bindings}</code> where <code>Bindings</code> associates
%% "<code>X</code>" with the subtree "<code>foo</code>" and
%% "<code>Y</code>" with <code>any</code> (because it is not known
%% if "<code>{foo, Y}</code>" might match the run-time value of
%% "<code>f(Z)</code>" or not).</li>
%%
%% <li>Matching pattern "<code>{foo, bar}</code>" against expression
%% "<code>{foo, f()}</code>" yields <code>{false, []}</code>,
%% telling us that there might be a match, but we cannot deduce any
%% bindings.</li>
%%
%% <li>Matching <code>{foo, X = {bar, Y}}</code> against expression
%% "<code>{foo, {bar, baz}}</code>" yields <code>{true,
%% Bindings}</code> where <code>Bindings</code> associates
%% "<code>Y</code>" with "<code>baz</code>", and "<code>X</code>"
%% with "<code>{bar, baz}</code>".</li>
%%
%% <li>Matching a pattern "<code>{X, Y}</code>" against
%% <code>any</code> yields <code>{false, Bindings}</code> where
%% <code>Bindings</code> associates both "<code>X</code>" and
%% "<code>Y</code>" with <code>any</code>.</li>
%% </ul></p>
-type match_ret() :: 'none' | {'true', bindings()} | {'false', bindings()}.
-spec match(cerl:cerl(), expr()) -> match_ret().
match(P, E) ->
match(P, E, []).
match(P, E, Bs) ->
case type(P) of
var ->
%% Variables always match, since they cannot have repeated
%% occurrences in a pattern.
{true, [{P, E} | Bs]};
alias ->
%% All variables in P1 will be listed before the alias
%% variable in the result.
match(alias_pat(P), E, [{alias_var(P), E} | Bs]);
binary ->
%% The most we can do is to say "definitely no match" if a
%% binary pattern is matched against non-binary data.
if E =:= any ->
{false, Bs};
true ->
case is_data(E) of
true ->
none;
false ->
{false, Bs}
end
end;
_ ->
match_1(P, E, Bs)
end.
match_1(P, E, Bs) ->
case is_data(P) of
true when E =:= any ->
%% If we don't know the structure of the value of E at this
%% point, we just match the subpatterns against 'any', and
%% make sure the result is a "maybe".
Ps = data_es(P),
Es = [any || _ <- Ps],
case match_list(Ps, Es, Bs) of
{_, Bs1} ->
{false, Bs1};
none ->
none
end;
true ->
%% Test if the expression represents a constructor
case is_data(E) of
true ->
T1 = {data_type(E), data_arity(E)},
T2 = {data_type(P), data_arity(P)},
%% Note that we must test for exact equality.
if T1 =:= T2 ->
match_list(data_es(P), data_es(E), Bs);
true ->
none
end;
false ->
%% We don't know the run-time structure of E, and P
%% is not a variable or an alias pattern, so we
%% match against 'any' instead.
match_1(P, any, Bs)
end;
false ->
%% Strange pattern - give up, but don't say "no match".
{false, Bs}
end.
%% @spec match_list(Patterns::[cerl()], Exprs::[Expr]) ->
%% none | {true, Bindings} | {false, Bindings}
%%
%% Expr = any | cerl()
%% Bindings = [{cerl(), cerl()}]
%%
%% @doc Like <code>match/2</code>, but matching a sequence of patterns
%% against a sequence of expressions. Passing an empty list for
%% <code>Exprs</code> is equivalent to passing a list of
%% <code>any</code> atoms of the same length as <code>Patterns</code>.
%%
%% @see match/2
-spec match_list([cerl:cerl()], [expr()]) -> match_ret().
match_list([], []) ->
{true, []}; % no patterns always match
match_list(Ps, []) ->
match_list(Ps, [any || _ <- Ps], []);
match_list(Ps, Es) ->
match_list(Ps, Es, []).
match_list([P | Ps], [E | Es], Bs) ->
case match(P, E, Bs) of
{true, Bs1} ->
match_list(Ps, Es, Bs1);
{false, Bs1} ->
%% Make sure "maybe" is preserved
case match_list(Ps, Es, Bs1) of
{_, Bs2} ->
{false, Bs2};
none ->
none
end;
none ->
none
end;
match_list([], [], Bs) ->
{true, Bs}.
