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   34
   35:- module(quasi_quotations,
   36          [ with_quasi_quotation_input/3,       % +Content, -Stream, :Goal
   37            phrase_from_quasi_quotation/2,      % :Grammar, +Content
   38            quasi_quotation_syntax_error/1,     % +Error
   39            quasi_quotation_syntax/1            % :Syntax
   40          ]).   41:- autoload(library(error),[must_be/2]).   42:- autoload(library(pure_input),[stream_to_lazy_list/2]).

Define Quasi Quotation syntax

Inspired by Haskell, SWI-Prolog support quasi quotation. Quasi quotation allows for embedding (long) strings using the syntax of an external language (e.g., HTML, SQL) in Prolog text and syntax-aware embedding of Prolog variables in this syntax. At the same time, quasi quotation provides an alternative to represent long strings and atoms in Prolog.

The basic form of a quasi quotation is defined below. Here, Syntax is an arbitrary Prolog term that must parse into a callable (atom or compound) term and Quotation is an arbitrary sequence of characters, not including the sequence |}. If this sequence needs to be embedded, it must be escaped according to the rules of the target language or the `quoter' must provide an escaping mechanism.

{|Syntax||Quotation|}

While reading a Prolog term, and if the Prolog flag quasi_quotations is set to true (which is the case if this library is loaded), the parser collects quasi quotations. After reading the final full stop, the parser makes the call below. Here, SyntaxName is the functor name of Syntax above and SyntaxArgs is a list holding the arguments, i.e., Syntax =.. [SyntaxName|SyntaxArgs]. Splitting the syntax into its name and arguments is done to make the quasi quotation parser a predicate with a consistent arity 4, regardless of the number of additional arguments.

call(+SyntaxName, +Content, +SyntaxArgs, +VariableNames, -Result)

The arguments are defined as

The file library(http/html_quasiquotations) provides the, suprisingly simple, quasi quotation parser for HTML.

author
- Jan Wielemaker. Introduction of Quasi Quotation was suggested by Michael Hendricks.
See also
- Why it's nice to be quoted: quasiquoting for haskell
- Why it's nice to be quoted: quasiquoting for Prolog */
  126:- meta_predicate
  127    with_quasi_quotation_input(+, -, 0),
  128    quasi_quotation_syntax(4),
  129    phrase_from_quasi_quotation(//, +).  130
  131:- set_prolog_flag(quasi_quotations, true).
 with_quasi_quotation_input(+Content, -Stream, :Goal) is det
Process the quasi-quoted Content using Stream parsed by Goal. Stream is a temporary stream with the following properties:
Arguments:
Goal- is executed as once(Goal). Goal must succeed. Failure or exceptions from Goal are interpreted as syntax errors.
See also
- phrase_from_quasi_quotation/2 can be used to process a quotation using a grammar.
  150with_quasi_quotation_input(Content, Stream, Goal) :-
  151    functor(Content, '$quasi_quotation', 3),
  152    !,
  153    setup_call_cleanup(
  154        '$qq_open'(Content, Stream),
  155        (   call(Goal)
  156        ->  true
  157        ;   quasi_quotation_syntax_error(
  158                quasi_quotation_parser_failed,
  159                Stream)
  160        ),
  161        close(Stream)).
 phrase_from_quasi_quotation(:Grammar, +Content) is det
Process the quasi quotation using the DCG Grammar. Failure of the grammar is interpreted as a syntax error.
See also
- with_quasi_quotation_input/3 for processing quotations from stream.
  171phrase_from_quasi_quotation(Grammar, Content) :-
  172    functor(Content, '$quasi_quotation', 3),
  173    !,
  174    setup_call_cleanup(
  175        '$qq_open'(Content, Stream),
  176        phrase_quasi_quotation(Grammar, Stream),
  177        close(Stream)).
  178
  179phrase_quasi_quotation(Grammar, Stream) :-
  180    set_stream(Stream, buffer_size(512)),
  181    stream_to_lazy_list(Stream, List),
  182    phrase(Grammar, List),
  183    !.
  184phrase_quasi_quotation(_, Stream) :-
  185    quasi_quotation_syntax_error(
  186        quasi_quotation_parser_failed,
  187        Stream).
 quasi_quotation_syntax(:SyntaxName) is det
Declare the predicate SyntaxName/4 to implement the the quasi quote syntax SyntaxName. Normally used as a directive.
  194quasi_quotation_syntax(M:Syntax) :-
  195    must_be(atom, Syntax),
  196    '$set_predicate_attribute'(M:Syntax/4, quasi_quotation_syntax, true).
 quasi_quotation_syntax_error(+Error)
Report syntax_error(Error) using the current location in the quasi quoted input parser.
throws
- error(syntax_error(Error), Position)
  205quasi_quotation_syntax_error(Error) :-
  206    quasi_quotation_input(Stream),
  207    quasi_quotation_syntax_error(Error, Stream).
  208
  209quasi_quotation_syntax_error(Error, Stream) :-
  210    stream_syntax_error_context(Stream, Context),
  211    throw(error(syntax_error(Error), Context)).
  212
  213quasi_quotation_input(Stream) :-
  214    '$input_context'(Stack),
  215    memberchk(input(quasi_quoted, _File, _Line, StreamVar), Stack),
  216    Stream = StreamVar.
 stream_syntax_error_context(+Stream, -Position) is det
Provide syntax error location for the current position of Stream.
  224stream_syntax_error_context(Stream, file(File, LineNo, LinePos, CharNo)) :-
  225    stream_property(Stream, file_name(File)),
  226    position_context(Stream, LineNo, LinePos, CharNo),
  227    !.
  228stream_syntax_error_context(Stream, stream(Stream, LineNo, LinePos, CharNo)) :-
  229    position_context(Stream, LineNo, LinePos, CharNo),
  230    !.
  231stream_syntax_error_context(_, _).
  232
  233position_context(Stream, LineNo, LinePos, CharNo) :-
  234    stream_property(Stream, position(Pos)),
  235    !,
  236    stream_position_data(line_count,    Pos, LineNo),
  237    stream_position_data(line_position, Pos, LinePos),
  238    stream_position_data(char_count,    Pos, CharNo).
  239
  240
  241                 /*******************************
  242                 *         SYSTEM HOOK          *
  243                 *******************************/
  244
  245%       system:'$parse_quasi_quotations'(+Quotations:list, +Module) is
  246%       det.
  247%
  248%       @arg    Quotations is a list of terms
  249%
  250%                   quasi_quotation(Syntax, Quotation, VarNames, Result)
  251
  252:- public
  253    system:'$parse_quasi_quotations'/2.  254
  255system:'$parse_quasi_quotations'([], _).
  256system:'$parse_quasi_quotations'([H|T], M) :-
  257    qq_call(H, M),
  258    system:'$parse_quasi_quotations'(T, M).
  259
  260qq_call(quasi_quotation(Syntax, Content, VariableNames, Result), M) :-
  261    current_prolog_flag(sandboxed_load, false),
  262    Syntax =.. [SyntaxName|SyntaxArgs],
  263    setup_call_cleanup(
  264        '$push_input_context'(quasi_quoted),
  265        call(M:SyntaxName, Content, SyntaxArgs, VariableNames, Result),
  266        '$pop_input_context'),
  267    !.
  268qq_call(quasi_quotation(Syntax, Content, VariableNames, Result), M) :-
  269    current_prolog_flag(sandboxed_load, true),
  270    Syntax =.. [SyntaxName|SyntaxArgs],
  271    Expand =.. [SyntaxName, Content, SyntaxArgs, VariableNames, Result],
  272    QExpand = M:Expand,
  273    '$expand':allowed_expansion(QExpand),
  274    setup_call_cleanup(
  275        '$push_input_context'(quasi_quoted),
  276        call(QExpand),
  277        '$pop_input_context'),
  278    !.
  279qq_call(quasi_quotation(_Syntax, Content, _VariableNames, _Result), _M) :-
  280    setup_call_cleanup(
  281        '$push_input_context'(quasi_quoted),
  282        with_quasi_quotation_input(
  283            Content, Stream,
  284            quasi_quotation_syntax_error(quasi_quote_parser_failed, Stream)),
  285        '$pop_input_context'),
  286    !.
  287
  288
  289                 /*******************************
  290                 *             MESSAGES         *
  291                 *******************************/
  292
  293:- multifile
  294    prolog:error_message//1.  295
  296prolog:error_message(syntax_error(unknown_quasi_quotation_syntax(Syntax, M))) -->
  297    { functor(Syntax, Name, _) },
  298    [ 'Quasi quotation syntax ~q:~q is not defined'-[M, Name] ].
  299prolog:error_message(syntax_error(invalid_quasi_quotation_syntax(Syntax))) -->
  300    [ 'Quasi quotation syntax must be a callable term.  Found ~q'-[Syntax] ]