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% Copyright (C) 2014-2025 The Mercury team.
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%
% File: term.m.
% Main author: fjh.
% Stability: medium.
%
% This file provides a type `term' used to represent Herbrand terms,
% and various predicates to manipulate terms and substitutions.
%
%--------------------------------------------------%
%--------------------------------------------------%
:- module term.
:- interface.
:- import_module enum.
:- import_module integer.
:- import_module list.
:- import_module map.
:- import_module term_context.
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% The term type represents logic terms (Herbrand terms, in the terminology
% of logic programming theory).
%
% The term type is polymorphic. The intention is to allow terms representing
% different kinds of things to specify a different type parameter. Since
% e.g. term(type_a) is a different type from e.g. term(type_b), this should
% prevent terms of different kinds from being accidentally mixed up.
%
% For the predicates that operate on more than one term, such as unify_term,
% all the terms must use variables from the same varset.
% (You can use varset.merge_renaming to combine two different varsets.)
%
:- type term(T)
---> functor(
const,
list(term(T)),
term_context
)
; variable(
var(T),
term_context
).
:- type var(T).
% In terms constructed by library/mercury_term_parser.m, a functor
% can have arguments *only* if its const is atom(...). If it is integer,
% string, float or implementation_defined, then its argument list
% is guaranteed to be [].
:- type const
---> atom(string)
; integer(
integer_base :: integer_base,
integer_value :: integer,
integer_signedness :: signedness,
integer_size :: integer_size
)
; string(string)
; float(float)
; implementation_defined(string).
:- type integer_base
---> base_2
; base_8
; base_10
; base_16.
:- type signedness
---> signed
; unsigned.
:- type integer_size
---> size_word
; size_8_bit
; size_16_bit
; size_32_bit
; size_64_bit.
:- type generic
---> generic.
:- type term == term(generic).
:- type var == var(generic).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% These predicates manage the supply of variables.
%
:- type var_supply(T).
% init_var_supply(VarSupply):
%
% Returns a fresh var_supply for producing fresh variables.
%
:- func init_var_supply = var_supply(T).
:- pred init_var_supply(var_supply(T)).
:- mode init_var_supply(out) is det.
:- mode init_var_supply(in) is semidet. % implied
% create_var(Var, !VarSupply):
%
% Create a fresh variable (var) and return the updated var_supply.
%
:- pred create_var(var(T)::out, var_supply(T)::in, var_supply(T)::out) is det.
%--------------------------------------------------%
% from_int/1 should only be applied to integers returned by to_int/1, and
% from_uint/1 should only be applied to integers returned by to_uint/1.
:- instance enum(var(_)).
:- instance uenum(var(_)).
% var_to_int(Variable):
% var_to_uint(Variable):
%
% Return a unique number associated with this variable w.r.t.
% its originating var_supply.
%
:- func var_to_int(var(T)) = int.
:- pred var_to_int(var(T)::in, int::out) is det.
:- func var_to_uint(var(T)) = uint.
:- pred var_to_uint(var(T)::in, uint::out) is det.
%--------------------------------------------------%
:- type renaming(T) == map(var(T), var(T)).
:- type renaming == renaming(generic).
:- type substitution(T) == map(var(T), term(T)).
:- type substitution == substitution(generic).
%--------------------------------------------------%
% generic_term(Term) is true if-and-only-if Term is a term of type
% `term' i.e. `term(generic)'. It is useful because in some instances
% it doesn't matter what the type of a term is, and passing it to this
% predicate will ground the type avoiding unbound type variable warnings.
%
% This predicate is obsolete because its job can now be done with
% a with_type annotation, such as `Term : term(generic)'.
%
:- pred generic_term(term::in) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(generic_term/1)).
% Coerce a term of type T into a term of type U.
%
:- func coerce(term(T)) = term(U).
:- pred coerce(term(T)::in, term(U)::out) is det.
% Coerce a var of type T into a var of type U.
%
:- func coerce_var(var(T)) = var(U).
:- pred coerce_var(var(T)::in, var(U)::out) is det.
% Coerce a var_supply of type T into a var_supply of type U.
%
:- func coerce_var_supply(var_supply(T)) = var_supply(U).
:- pred coerce_var_supply(var_supply(T)::in, var_supply(U)::out) is det.
%--------------------------------------------------%
:- type term.context == term_context.term_context.
% Return the context of a term.
%
:- func get_term_context(term(T)) = term.context.
% Initialize the term context when reading in (or otherwise constructing)
% a term.
%
:- func context_init(string, int) = context.
:- pred context_init(string::in, int::in, context::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(func(context_init/2), [term_context.context_init/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(context_init/3), [term_context.context_init/2]).
% Return a dummy term context.
%
:- func dummy_context_init = context.
:- func context_init = context.
:- pred context_init(context::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(func(dummy_context_init/0), [term_context.dummy_context/0]).
:- pragma obsolete(func(context_init/0), [term_context.dummy_context/0]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(context_init/1), [term_context.dummy_context/0]).
:- pred is_dummy_context(context::in) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(is_dummy_context/1),
[term_context.is_dummy_context/1]).
% Given a term context, return the source file.
%
:- func context_file(context) = string.
:- pred context_file(context::in, string::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(func(context_file/1), [term_context.context_file/1]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(context_file/2), [term_context.context_file/1]).
% Given a term context, return the source line number.
%
:- func context_line(context) = int.
:- pred context_line(context::in, int::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(func(context_line/1), [term_context.context_line/1]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(context_line/2), [term_context.context_line/1]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
:- pred decimal_term_to_int(term(T)::in, int::out) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(decimal_term_to_int/2),
[term_int.decimal_term_to_int/2]).
:- pred term_to_int(term(T)::in, int::out) is semidet.
:- pred term_to_int8(term(T)::in, int8::out) is semidet.
:- pred term_to_int16(term(T)::in, int16::out) is semidet.
:- pred term_to_int32(term(T)::in, int32::out) is semidet.
:- pred term_to_int64(term(T)::in, int64::out) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_to_int/2), [term_int.term_to_int/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_to_int8/2), [term_int.term_to_int8/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_to_int16/2), [term_int.term_to_int16/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_to_int32/2), [term_int.term_to_int32/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_to_int64/2), [term_int.term_to_int64/2]).
:- pred term_to_uint(term(T)::in, uint::out) is semidet.
:- pred term_to_uint8(term(T)::in, uint8::out) is semidet.
:- pred term_to_uint16(term(T)::in, uint16::out) is semidet.
:- pred term_to_uint32(term(T)::in, uint32::out) is semidet.
:- pred term_to_uint64(term(T)::in, uint64::out) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_to_uint/2), [term_int.term_to_uint/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_to_uint8/2), [term_int.term_to_uint8/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_to_uint16/2), [term_int.term_to_uint16/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_to_uint32/2), [term_int.term_to_uint32/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_to_uint64/2), [term_int.term_to_uint64/2]).
:- func int_to_decimal_term(int, context) = term(T).
:- func int8_to_decimal_term(int8, context) = term(T).
:- func int16_to_decimal_term(int16, context) = term(T).
:- func int32_to_decimal_term(int32, context) = term(T).
:- func int64_to_decimal_term(int64, context) = term(T).
:- pragma obsolete(func(int_to_decimal_term/2),
[term_int.int_to_decimal_term/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(func(int8_to_decimal_term/2),
[term_int.int8_to_decimal_term/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(func(int16_to_decimal_term/2),
[term_int.int16_to_decimal_term/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(func(int32_to_decimal_term/2),
[term_int.int32_to_decimal_term/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(func(int64_to_decimal_term/2),
[term_int.int64_to_decimal_term/2]).
:- func uint_to_decimal_term(uint, context) = term(T).
:- func uint8_to_decimal_term(uint8, context) = term(T).
:- func uint16_to_decimal_term(uint16, context) = term(T).
:- func uint32_to_decimal_term(uint32, context) = term(T).
:- func uint64_to_decimal_term(uint64, context) = term(T).
:- pragma obsolete(func(uint_to_decimal_term/2),
[term_int.uint_to_decimal_term/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(func(uint8_to_decimal_term/2),
[term_int.uint8_to_decimal_term/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(func(uint16_to_decimal_term/2),
[term_int.uint16_to_decimal_term/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(func(uint32_to_decimal_term/2),
[term_int.uint32_to_decimal_term/2]).
:- pragma obsolete(func(uint64_to_decimal_term/2),
[term_int.uint64_to_decimal_term/2]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% Predicates that look for variables in terms, possibly after a substitution.
%
% occurs(Term, Var, Substitution):
%
% True if-and-only-if Var occurs in the term resulting after
% applying Substitution Term. Var must not be mapped by Substitution.
%
:- pred occurs(term(T)::in, var(T)::in, substitution(T)::in) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(occurs/3),
[term_subst.var_occurs_in_subst_term/3]).
% As above, except for a list of terms rather than a single term.
%
:- pred occurs_list(list(term(T))::in, var(T)::in, substitution(T)::in)
is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(occurs_list/3),
[term_subst.var_occurs_in_subst_terms/3]).
% is_ground(Term) is true if-and-only-if Term contains no variables.
%
:- pred is_ground(term(T)::in) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(is_ground/1),
[term_subst.term_is_ground/1]).
% is_ground_in_bindings(Term, Bindings) is true if-and-only-if
% all variables contained in Term are mapped to ground terms by Bindings.
%
:- pred is_ground_in_bindings(term(T)::in, substitution(T)::in) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(is_ground_in_bindings/2),
[term_subst.term_is_ground_in_bindings/2]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% Rename predicates that specify the substitution by giving the
% variable/variable pair or pairs directly.
%
% rename_var_in_term(Var, ReplacementVar, Term0, Term):
%
% Replace all occurrences of Var in Term0 with ReplacementVar,
% and return the result in Term.
%
:- pred rename_var_in_term(var(T)::in, var(T)::in,
term(T)::in, term(T)::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(rename_var_in_term/4),
[term_subst.rename_var_in_term/4]).
% rename_var_in_terms(Var, ReplacementVar, Terms0, Terms):
%
% Replace all occurrences of Var in Terms0 with ReplacementVar,
% and return the result in Terms.
%
:- pred rename_var_in_terms(var(T)::in, var(T)::in,
list(term(T))::in, list(term(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(rename_var_in_terms/4),
[term_subst.rename_var_in_terms/4]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% Rename predicates that specify the rename by giving an explicit
% variable to variable map.
%
% apply_renaming_in_var(Renaming, Var0, Var):
%
% Apply Renaming in Var0, and return the result as Var.
%
:- pred apply_renaming_in_var(renaming(T)::in,
var(T)::in, var(T)::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(apply_renaming_in_var/3),
[term_subst.apply_renaming_in_var/3]).
% apply_renaming_in_vars(Renaming, Vars0, Vars):
%
% Apply Renaming in Vars0, and return the result as Vars.
%
:- pred apply_renaming_in_vars(renaming(T)::in,
list(var(T))::in, list(var(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(apply_renaming_in_vars/3),
[term_subst.apply_renaming_in_vars/3]).
% apply_renaming_in_term(Renaming, Term0, Term):
%
% Apply Renaming in Term0, and return the result as Term.
%
:- pred apply_renaming_in_term(renaming(T)::in,
term(T)::in, term(T)::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(apply_renaming_in_term/3),
[term_subst.apply_renaming_in_term/3]).
% apply_renaming_in_terms(Renaming, Terms0, Terms):
%
% Apply Renaming in Terms0, and return the result as Terms.
%
:- pred apply_renaming_in_terms(renaming(T)::in,
list(term(T))::in, list(term(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(apply_renaming_in_terms/3),
[term_subst.apply_renaming_in_terms/3]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% Substitution predicates that specify the substitution by giving the
% variable/term pair or pairs directly.
%
% substitute_var_in_term(Var, ReplacementTerm, Term0, Term):
%
% Replace all occurrences of Var in Term0 with ReplacementTerm,
% and return the result in Term.
%
:- pred substitute_var_in_term(var(T)::in, term(T)::in,
term(T)::in, term(T)::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(substitute_var_in_term/4),
[term_subst.substitute_var_in_term/4]).
% substitute_var_in_terms(Var, ReplacementTerm, Terms0, Terms):
%
% Replace all occurrences of Var in Terms0 with ReplacementTerm,
% and return the result in Terms.
%
:- pred substitute_var_in_terms(var(T)::in, term(T)::in,
list(term(T))::in, list(term(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(substitute_var_in_terms/4),
[term_subst.substitute_var_in_terms/4]).
% substitute_corresponding_in_term(Vars, ReplacementTerms, Term0, Term):
%
% Replace all occurrences of variables in Vars in Term0 with
% the corresponding term in ReplacementTerms, and return the result
% as Term. If Vars contains duplicates, or if Vars and ReplacementTerms
% have different lengths, the behaviour is undefined and probably harmful.
%
:- pred substitute_corresponding_in_term(list(var(T))::in, list(term(T))::in,
term(T)::in, term(T)::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(substitute_corresponding_in_term/4),
[term_subst.substitute_corresponding_in_term/4]).
% substitute_corresponding_in_terms(Vars, ReplacementTerms, Terms0, Terms):
%
% Replace all occurrences of variables in Vars in Terms0 with
% the corresponding term in ReplacementTerms, and return the result
% as Terms. If Vars contains duplicates, or if Vars and ReplacementTerms
% have different lengths, the behaviour is undefined and probably harmful.
%
:- pred substitute_corresponding_in_terms(list(var(T))::in, list(term(T))::in,
list(term(T))::in, list(term(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(substitute_corresponding_in_terms/4),
[term_subst.substitute_corresponding_in_terms/4]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% Substitution predicates that specify the substitution by giving
% an explicit variable to term map.
%
% apply_substitution_in_term(Substitution, Term0, Term):
%
% Apply Substitution to Term0 and return the result as Term.
%
:- pred apply_substitution_in_term(substitution(T)::in,
term(T)::in, term(T)::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(apply_substitution_in_term/3),
[term_subst.apply_substitution_in_term/3]).
% apply_substitution_in_terms(Substitution, Terms0, Terms):
%
% Apply Substitution to Terms0 and return the result as Terms.
%
:- pred apply_substitution_in_terms(substitution(T)::in,
list(term(T))::in, list(term(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(apply_substitution_in_terms/3),
[term_subst.apply_substitution_in_terms/3]).
% apply_rec_substitution_in_term(Substitution, Term0, Term):
%
% Recursively apply Substitution to Term0 until no more substitutions
% can be applied, and then return the result as Term.
%
:- pred apply_rec_substitution_in_term(substitution(T)::in,
term(T)::in, term(T)::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(apply_rec_substitution_in_term/3),
[term_subst.apply_rec_substitution_in_term/3]).
% apply_rec_substitution_in_terms(Substitution, Terms0, Terms):
%
% Recursively apply Substitution to Terms0 until no more substitutions
% can be applied, and then return the result as Terms.
%
:- pred apply_rec_substitution_in_terms(substitution(T)::in,
list(term(T))::in, list(term(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(apply_rec_substitution_in_terms/3),
[term_subst.apply_rec_substitution_in_terms/3]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% Conversions between variables and terms.
%
% Convert a list of terms which are all variables into
% a list of those variables. Throw an exception if the list contains
% any terms that are not variables.
%
:- func term_list_to_var_list(list(term(T))) = list(var(T)).
:- pragma obsolete(func(term_list_to_var_list/1),
[term_subst.term_list_to_var_list/1]).
% Convert a list of terms which are all variables into
% a list of those variables.
%
:- pred term_list_to_var_list(list(term(T))::in, list(var(T))::out) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(term_list_to_var_list/2),
[term_subst.term_list_to_var_list/2]).
% Convert a list of variables into a list of terms, each containing
% one of those variables.
%
:- func var_list_to_term_list(list(var(T))) = list(term(T)).
:- pred var_list_to_term_list(list(var(T))::in, list(term(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(func(var_list_to_term_list/1),
[term_subst.var_list_to_term_list/1]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(var_list_to_term_list/2),
[term_subst.var_list_to_term_list/2]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% Predicates to unify terms.
%
% unify_term(TermA, TermB, !Subst):
%
% Unify (with occur check) two terms with respect to the current
% substitution, and update that substitution as necessary.
%
:- pred unify_term(term(T)::in, term(T)::in,
substitution(T)::in, substitution(T)::out) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(unify_term/4), [term_unify.unify_terms/4]).
% unify_term_list(TermsA, TermsB, !Subst):
%
% Unify (with occur check) two lists of terms with respect to the current
% substitution, and update that substitution as necessary.
% Fail if the lists are not of equal length.
%
:- pred unify_term_list(list(term(T))::in, list(term(T))::in,
substitution(T)::in, substitution(T)::out) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(unify_term_list/4), [term_unify.unify_term_lists/4]).
% unify_term_dont_bind(TermA, TermB, DontBindVars, !Subst):
%
% Do the same job as unify_term(TermA, TermB, !Subst), but fail
% if any of the variables in DontBindVars would become bound
% by the unification.
%
:- pred unify_term_dont_bind(term(T)::in, term(T)::in,
list(var(T))::in, substitution(T)::in, substitution(T)::out) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(unify_term_dont_bind/5),
[term_unify.unify_terms_dont_bind/5]).
% unify_term_list_dont_bind(TermsA, TermsB, DontBindVars, !Subst):
%
% Do the same job as unify_term_list(TermsA, TermsB, !Subst), but fail
% if any of the variables in DontBindVars would become bound
% by the unification.
%
:- pred unify_term_list_dont_bind(list(term(T))::in, list(term(T))::in,
list(var(T))::in, substitution(T)::in, substitution(T)::out) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(unify_term_list_dont_bind/5),
[term_unify.unify_term_lists_dont_bind/5]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% Predicates to test subsumption.
%
% list_subsumes(TermsA, TermsB, Subst):
%
% Succeeds if-and-only-if the list TermsA subsumes (is more general than)
% TermsB, producing a substitution which, when applied to TermsA,
% will give TermsB.
%
:- pred list_subsumes(list(term(T))::in, list(term(T))::in,
substitution(T)::out) is semidet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(list_subsumes/3),
[term_unify.first_term_list_subsumes_second/3]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%
% Predicates that list the variables in one or more terms.
%
% vars_in_term(Term, Vars):
%
% Vars is the list of variables contained in Term, in the order
% obtained by traversing the term depth first, left-to-right.
%
:- func vars(term(T)) = list(var(T)).
:- pred vars(term(T)::in, list(var(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(func(vars/1), [term_vars.vars_in_term/1]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(vars/2), [term_vars.vars_in_term/2]).
% As above, but with an accumulator: add the variables in the term
% to the front of the initial value of the accumulator.
%
:- func vars_2(term(T), list(var(T))) = list(var(T)).
:- pred vars_2(term(T)::in, list(var(T))::in, list(var(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(func(vars_2/2), [term_vars.vars_in_term_acc/3]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(vars_2/3), [term_vars.vars_in_term_acc/3]).
% vars_in_terms(Terms, Vars):
%
% Vars is the list of variables contained in Terms, in the order
% obtained by traversing the list of terms depth-first, left-to-right.
%
:- func vars_list(list(term(T))) = list(var(T)).
:- pred vars_list(list(term(T))::in, list(var(T))::out) is det.
:- pragma obsolete(func(vars_list/1), [term_vars.vars_in_terms/1]).
:- pragma obsolete(pred(vars_list/2), [term_vars.vars_in_terms/2]).
% term_contains_var(Term, Var):
%
% True if Term contains Var. The second mode returns all the variables
% in Term, one at a time.
%
:- pred contains_var(term(T), var(T)).
:- mode contains_var(in, in) is semidet.
:- mode contains_var(in, out) is nondet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(contains_var/2), [term_vars.term_contains_var/2]).
% terms_contain_var(Terms, Var):
%
% True if Terms contains Var. The second mode returns all the variables
% in Terms, one at a time.
%
:- pred contains_var_list(list(term(T)), var(T)).
:- mode contains_var_list(in, in) is semidet.
:- mode contains_var_list(in, out) is nondet.
:- pragma obsolete(pred(contains_var_list/2), [term_vars.terms_contain_var/2]).
%--------------------------------------------------%
%--------------------------------------------------%
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