catala/compiler/catala_utils/uid.mli

(* This file is part of the Catala compiler, a specification language for tax
   and social benefits computation rules. Copyright (C) 2020 Inria, contributor:
   Denis Merigoux <denis.merigoux@inria.fr>

   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
   use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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(** Global identifiers factories using a generative functor *)

(** The information carried in global identifiers *)
module type Info = sig
  type info

  val to_string : info -> string
  val format : Format.formatter -> info -> unit

  val equal : info -> info -> bool
  (** Equality disregards position *)

  val compare : info -> info -> int
  (** Comparison disregards position *)
end

module MarkedString : Info with type info = string Mark.pos
(** The only kind of information carried in Catala identifiers is the original
    string of the identifier annotated with the position where it is declared or
    used. *)

(** Identifiers have abstract types, but are comparable so they can be used as
    keys in maps or sets. Their underlying information can be retrieved at any
    time. *)
module type Id = sig
  type t
  type info

  val fresh : info -> t
  val get_info : t -> info
  val compare : t -> t -> int
  val equal : t -> t -> bool
  val format : Format.formatter -> t -> unit
  val hash : t -> int

  module Set : Set.S with type elt = t
  module Map : Map.S with type key = t
end

(** This is the generative functor that ensures that two modules resulting from
    two different calls to [Make] will be viewed as different types [t] by the
    OCaml typechecker. Prevents mixing up different sorts of identifiers. *)
module Make (X : Info) () : Id with type info = X.info

module Gen () : Id with type info = MarkedString.info
(** Shortcut for creating a kind of uids over marked strings *)