/* Part of SWI-Prolog Author: Tom Schrijvers, K.U.Leuven E-mail: Tom.Schrijvers@cs.kuleuven.ac.be WWW: http://www.swi-prolog.org Copyright (c) 2004-2016, K.U.Leuven All rights reserved. Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met: 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. */ :- module(when, [ when/2 % +Condition, :Goal ]). :- set_prolog_flag(generate_debug_info, false). :- meta_predicate when(+, 0), suspend_list(+, 0), trigger(+, 0), trigger_disj(+, 0), trigger_conj(+, +, 0). /** Conditional coroutining This library implements the when/2 constraint, delaying a goal until its arguments are sufficiently instantiated. For example, the following delayes the execution of =:=/2 until the expression is instantiated. == ... when(ground(Expr), 0 =:= Expr), == @author Tom Schrijvers (initial implementation) @author Jan Wielemaker */ %! when(+Condition, :Goal) % % Execute Goal when Condition is satisfied. I.e., Goal is executed % as by call/1 if Condition is true when when/2 is called. % Otherwise Goal is _delayed_ until Condition becomes true. % Condition is one of the following: % % * nonvar(X) % * ground(X) % * ?=(X,Y) % * (Cond1,Cond2) % * (Cond2;Cond2) % % For example (note the order =a= and =b= are written): % % == % ?- when(nonvar(X), writeln(a)), writeln(b), X = x. % b % a % X = x % == when(Condition, Goal) :- '$eval_when_condition'(Condition, Optimised), trigger_first(Optimised, Goal). %! '$eval_when_condition'(+Condition, -Optimised) % % C-building block defined in pl-attvar.c. It pre-processes the % when-condition, checks it for errors (instantiation errors, % domain-errors and cyclic terms) and simplifies it. Notably, it % removes already satisfied conditions from Condition, unifying % Optimised to =true= if there is no need to suspend. Nested % disjunctions are reported as or(List). trigger_first(true, Goal) :- !, call(Goal). trigger_first(nonvar(X), Goal) :- !, '$suspend'(X, when, trigger_nonvar(X, Goal)). trigger_first(Cond, Goal) :- trigger(Cond, Goal). trigger(nonvar(X),Goal) :- trigger_nonvar(X,Goal). trigger(ground(X),Goal) :- trigger_ground(X,Goal). trigger(?=(X,Y),Goal) :- trigger_determined(X,Y,Goal). trigger((G1,G2),Goal) :- trigger_conj(G1,G2,Goal). trigger(or(GL),Goal) :- trigger_disj(GL, check_disj(_DisjID,GL,Goal)). trigger_nonvar(X, Goal) :- ( nonvar(X) -> call(Goal) ; '$suspend'(X, when, trigger_nonvar(X, Goal)) ). %! trigger_ground(@Term, :Goal) % % Trigger Goal when Term becomes ground. The current implementation % uses nonground/2, waiting for an atribtrary variable and re-check % Term when this variable is bound. Previous version used % term_variables and suspended on a term constructed from these % variables. It is clear that either approach performs better on % certain types of terms. The term_variables/2 based approach wins on % large terms that are almost ground. Possibly we need a nonground % that also returns the number of tests performed and switch to the % term_variables/2 based approach if this becomes large. trigger_ground(X, Goal) :- ( nonground(X, V) -> '$suspend'(V, when, trigger_ground(X, Goal)) ; call(Goal) ). trigger_determined(X, Y, Goal) :- unifiable(X, Y, Unifier), !, ( Unifier == [] -> call(Goal) ; put_attr(Det, when, det(trigger_determined(X,Y,Goal))), suspend_list(Unifier, wake_det(Det)) ). trigger_determined(_, _, Goal) :- call(Goal). wake_det(Det) :- ( var(Det) -> get_attr(Det,when,Attr), del_attr(Det,when), Det = (-), Attr = det(Goal), call(Goal) ; true ). trigger_conj(G1,G2,Goal) :- trigger(G1, trigger(G2,Goal)). trigger_disj([],_). trigger_disj([H|T], G) :- trigger(H, G), trigger_disj(T, G). %! check_disj(DisjVar, Disj, Goal) % % If there is a disjunctive condition, we share a variable between % the disjunctions. If the goal is fired due to one of the % conditions, the shared variable is boud to (-). Note that this % implies that the attributed variable is left in place. The % predicate when_goal//1 skips such goals on behalfe of % copy_term/3. check_disj(Disj,_,Goal) :- ( Disj == (-) -> true ; Disj = (-), call(Goal) ). suspend_list([],_Goal). suspend_list([V=W|Unifier],Goal) :- '$suspend'(V, when, Goal), ( var(W) -> '$suspend'(W, when, Goal) ; true ), suspend_list(Unifier,Goal). attr_unify_hook(call(Goal), Other) :- ( get_attr(Other, when, call(GOTher)) -> del_attr(Other, when), Goal, GOTher ; Goal ). %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% attribute_goals(V) --> { get_attr(V, when, Attr) }, when_goals(Attr). when_goals(det(trigger_determined(X, Y, G))) --> !, ( { disj_goal(G, Disj, DG) } -> disj_or(Disj, DG) ; { G = when:trigger(C, Goal) } -> [ when((?=(X,Y),C), Goal) ] ; [ when(?=(X,Y), G) ] ). when_goals(call(Conj)) --> when_conj_goals(Conj). when_conj_goals((A,B)) --> !, when_conj_goals(A), when_conj_goals(B). when_conj_goals(when:G) --> when_goal(G). when_goal(trigger_nonvar(X, G)) --> ( { disj_goal(G, Disj, DG) } -> disj_or(Disj, DG) ; { G = when:trigger(C, Goal) } -> [ when((nonvar(X),C), Goal) ] ; [ when(nonvar(X),G) ] ). when_goal(trigger_ground(X, G)) --> ( { disj_goal(G, Disj, DG) } -> disj_or(Disj, DG) ; { G = when:trigger(C, Goal) } -> [ when((ground(X),C), Goal) ] ; [ when(ground(X),G) ] ). when_goal(wake_det(_)) --> []. disj_goal(when:check_disj(X, _, _), [], -) :- X == (-). disj_goal(when:check_disj(-, Or, DG), Or, DG). disj_or([], _) --> []. disj_or(List, DG) --> { or_list(List, Or) }, [when(Or, DG)]. or_list([H], H) :- !. or_list([H|T], (H;OT)) :- or_list(T, OT). :- multifile sandbox:safe_meta_predicate/1. sandbox:safe_meta_predicate(when:when/2).