catala/compiler/catala_utils/pos.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>

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   use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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(** Source code position *)

type t
(** A position in the source code is a file, as well as begin and end location
    of the form col:line *)

(**{2 Constructor and getters}*)

val from_lpos : Lexing.position * Lexing.position -> t
val from_info : string -> int -> int -> int -> int -> t
val overwrite_law_info : t -> string list -> t
val get_law_info : t -> string list
val get_start_line : t -> int
val get_start_column : t -> int
val get_end_line : t -> int
val get_end_column : t -> int
val get_file : t -> string

val join : t -> t -> t
(** Returns the smallest range including both supplied ranges. @raise Invalid_argument if they don't belong to the same file. The law position used is the one of the earliest position. *)

type input_file = FileName of string | Contents of string

(**{2 Formatters}*)

val to_string : t -> string
(** Formats a position like this:

    {v in file <file>, from <start_line>:<start_col> to <end_line>:<end_col> v} *)

val to_string_short : t -> string
(** Formats a position like this:

    {v <file>;<start_line>:<start_col>--<end_line>:<end_col> v}

    This function is compliant with the
    {{:https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html#Errors} GNU coding
    standards}. *)

val retrieve_loc_text : t -> string
(** Open the file corresponding to the position and retrieves the text concerned
    by the position *)

val no_pos : t
(** Placeholder position *)