(defmodule Dynamic
  (private deftuple-type-)
  (hidden deftuple-type-)
  (defndynamic deftuple-type- [name props]
    `(deftype (%name %@props)
      %(collect-into (flatten (map (fn [x] `(%x %x)) props)) array)))

  (private deftuple-lt-)
  (hidden deftuple-lt-)
  (defndynamic deftuple-lt- [name props]
    (if (empty? props)
      'false
      (let [fst (Symbol.prefix name (car props))]
        (if (= (length props) 1)
          `(< (%fst t1) (%fst t2))
          `(if (= (%fst t1) (%fst t2))
            %(deftuple-lt- name (cdr props))
            (< (%fst t1) (%fst t2)))))))

  ; this is basically just a giant template
  (private deftuple-module-)
  (hidden deftuple-module-)
  (defndynamic deftuple-module- [name props]
    (let [sname (Symbol.str name)
          module-name (Symbol.concat [name 'Ref])]
      `(do
        (defmodule %module-name
          (defn < [t1 t2] %(deftuple-lt- name props))
          (implements < %(Symbol.prefix module-name '<))

          (defn > [t1 t2] (%(Symbol.prefix module-name '<) t2 t1))
          (implements > %(Symbol.prefix module-name '>)))

        (defmodule %name
          (doc init-from-refs
            %(String.concat ["initializes a `" sname "` from member references."]))
          %(let [prop-vars (map (fn [x] (Symbol.concat [x '-val])) props)]
            `(defn init-from-refs %(collect-into prop-vars array)
              (init %@(map (fn [x] `(copy %x)) prop-vars))))

          (defn < [t1 t2]
            (%(Symbol.prefix module-name '<) &t1 &t2))
          (implements < %(Symbol.prefix name '<))

          (defn > [t1 t2]
            (%(Symbol.prefix module-name '>) &t1 &t2))
          (implements > %(Symbol.prefix name '>))

          (doc reverse
            %(String.concat ["reverses a `" sname "` by reversing its member positions."]))
          (defn reverse [t]
            (init %@(map (fn [x] `(copy (%x t))) (reverse props))))))))

  (doc deftuple "defines a tuple type.

For example:
```
; is the definition of Pair in the stdlib
(deftuple Pair a b)
```")
  (defmacro deftuple [name :rest props]
    (do
      (eval (deftuple-type- name props))
      (eval `(derive %name zero))
      (eval `(derive %name =))
      (eval (deftuple-module- name props))
    ))
)

(doc Pair "is a 2-tuple, i.e. a datatype with two members.")
(deftuple Pair a b)
(doc Triple "is a 3-tuple, i.e. a datatype with three members.")
(deftuple Triple a b c)
(doc Quadruple "is a 4-tuple, i.e. a datatype with four members.")
(deftuple Quadruple a b c d)