1 /** @file parse_context.h
3 * Interface to parser context. */
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23 #ifndef GINAC_PARSE_CONTEXT_H
24 #define GINAC_PARSE_CONTEXT_H
29 #include <cstddef> // for size_t
37 #include <stdint.h> // for uintptr_t
43 * Establishes correspondence between the strings and expressions.
44 * The parser will create missing symbols (if not instructed otherwise,
45 * in which case it fails if the expression contains unknown symbols).
47 typedef std::map<std::string, ex> symtab;
50 * Find the symbol with the @a name in the symbol table @a syms.
52 * If symbol is missing and @a strict = false, insert it, otherwise
56 find_or_insert_symbol(const std::string& name, symtab& syms,
60 * Function (or class ctor) prototype
61 * .first is the name of function(or ctor),
62 * .second is the number of arguments (each of type ex)
64 typedef std::pair<std::string, std::size_t> prototype;
67 * A (C++) function for reading functions and classes from the stream.
69 * The parser uses (an associative array of) such functions to construct
70 * (GiNaC) classes and functions from a sequence of characters.
72 typedef ex (*reader_func)(const exvector& args);
77 * If parser sees an expression which looks like a function call (e.g.
78 * foo(x+y, z^2, t)), it looks up such a table to find out which
79 * function (or class) corresponds to the given name and has the given
80 * number of the arguments.
84 * 1. The function don't have to return a (GiNaC) function or class, it
85 * can return any expression.
86 * 2. Overloaded functions/ctors are paritally supported, i.e. there might
87 * be several functions with the same name, but they should take different
88 * number of arguments.
89 * 3. User can extend the parser via custom prototype tables. It's possible
90 * to read user defined classes, create abbreviations, etc.
92 * NOTE: due to a hack that allows user defined functions to be parsed, the map
93 * value of type reader_func is internally treated as an unsigned and not as a
94 * function pointer!! The unsigned has to correspond to the serial number of
95 * the defined GiNaC function.
97 typedef std::map<prototype, reader_func> prototype_table;
100 * Default prototype table.
102 * It supports all defined GiNaC functions and "pow", "sqrt", and "power".
104 extern const prototype_table& get_default_reader();
106 * Builtin prototype table.
108 * It supports only the builtin GiNaC functions and "pow", "sqrt", and "power".
110 extern const prototype_table& get_builtin_reader();
114 #endif // GINAC_PARSE_CONTEXT_H