From: Eshel Yaron Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 20:31:25 +0000 (+0200) Subject: * README.org ("Querying Prolog"): improve function listing X-Git-Tag: V9.1.3-sweep-0.11.3~5 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d3c4102c0a185cb587da79c28d92f14efb07f835;p=dict.git * README.org ("Querying Prolog"): improve function listing --- diff --git a/README.org b/README.org index 28c2f19..8b24f81 100644 --- a/README.org +++ b/README.org @@ -215,7 +215,33 @@ runtime on startup. :ALT_TITLE: Querying Prolog :END: -#+FINDEX: sweeprolog-open-query +This section describes a set of Elisp functions that interfaces with +the embedded Prolog runtime: + +- Function: sweeprolog-open-query context module functor input reverse :: Query + the Prolog predicate MODULE:FUNCTOR/2 in the context of the module + CONTEXT. Converts INPUT to a Prolog term and uses it as the first + argument, unless REVERSE is non-nil, in which can it uses INPUT as + the second argument. The other argument is called the output + argument of the query, it is expected to be unified with some output + that the query wants to return to Elisp. The output argument can be + retrieved with ~sweeprolog-next-solution~. Always returns ~t~ if called + with valid arguments, otherwise returns ~nil~. +- Function: sweeprolog-next-solution :: Return the next solution of + the last Prolog query. Returns a cons cell ~(DET . OUTPUT)~ if the + query succeed, where ~DET~ is the symbol ~!~ if no choice points remain + and ~t~ otherwise, and ~OUTPUT~ is the output argument of the query + converted to an Elisp sexp. If there are no more solutions, return + ~nil~ instead. If a Prolog exception was thrown, return a cons cell + ~(exception . EXP)~ where ~EXP~ is the exception term converted to + Elisp. +- Function: sweeprolog-cut-query :: Cut the last Prolog query. This + releases any resources reserved for it and makes further calls to + ~sweeprolog-next-solution~ invalid until you open a new query. +- Function: sweeprolog-cut-query :: Close the last Prolog query. + Similar to ~sweeprolog-cut-query~ expect that any unifications created + by the last query are dropped. + Sweep provides the Elisp function =sweeprolog-open-query= for invoking Prolog predicates. The invoked predicate must be of arity two and will be called in mode =p(+In, -Out)= i.e. the predicate should treat the first @@ -224,7 +250,7 @@ should be unified with some output. This restriction is placed in order to facilitate a natural calling convention between Elisp, a functional language, and Prolog, a logical one. -The =sweeprolog-open-query= function takes five arguments, the first three +The ~sweeprolog-open-query~ function takes five arguments, the first three are strings which denote: - The name of the Prolog context module from which to execute the query, @@ -232,32 +258,30 @@ are strings which denote: and - The name of the predicate to call. -The fourth argument to =sweeprolog-open-query= is converted into a Prolog +The fourth argument to ~sweeprolog-open-query~ is converted into a Prolog term and used as the first argument of the predicate (see [[Conversion of Elisp objects to Prolog terms]]). The fifth argument is an optional "reverse" flag, when this flag is set to non-nil, the order of the arguments is reversed such that the predicate is called in mode -=p(-Out, +In)= rather than =p(+In, -Out)=. +~p(-Out, +In)~ rather than ~p(+In, -Out)~. -#+FINDEX: sweeprolog-next-solution -The function =sweeprolog-next-solution= can be used to examine the results of -a query. If the query succeeded, =sweeprolog-next-solution= returns a cons -cell whose =car= is either the symbol =!= when the success was -deterministic or =t= otherwise, and the =cdr= is the current value of the +The function ~sweeprolog-next-solution~ can be used to examine the results of +a query. If the query succeeded, ~sweeprolog-next-solution~ returns a cons +cell whose ~car~ is either the symbol ~!~ when the success was +deterministic or ~t~ otherwise, and the ~cdr~ is the current value of the second (output) Prolog argument converted to an Elisp object (see [[Conversion of Prolog terms to Elisp objects]]). If the query failed, -=sweeprolog-next-solution= returns nil. +~sweeprolog-next-solution~ returns nil. -#+FINDEX: sweeprolog-cut-query -#+FINDEX: sweeprolog-close-query Sweep only executes one Prolog query at a given time, thus queries -opened with =sweeprolog-open-query= need to be closed before other queries -can be opened. When no more solutions are available for the current -query (i.e. after =sweeprolog-next-solution= returned nil), or when otherwise -further solutions are not of interest, the query must be closed with -either =sweeprolog-cut-query= or =sweeprolog-close-query=. Both of these functions -close the current query, but =sweeprolog-close-query= also destroys any -Prolog bindings created by the query. +opened with ~sweeprolog-open-query~ need to be closed before other +queries can be opened. When no more solutions are available for the +current query (i.e. after ~sweeprolog-next-solution~ returned ~nil~), or +when otherwise further solutions are not of interest, the query must +be closed with either ~sweeprolog-cut-query~ or +~sweeprolog-close-query~. Both of these functions close the current +query, but ~sweeprolog-close-query~ also destroys any Prolog bindings +created by the query. ** Conversion of Elisp objects to Prolog terms :PROPERTIES: