(module promise '#%kernel (#%require "private/small-scheme.ss" "private/more-scheme.ss" "private/define.ss" (rename "private/define-struct.ss" define-struct define-struct*) (for-syntax '#%kernel "private/stxcase-scheme.ss") '#%unsafe) (#%provide lazy delay force promise? promise-forced? promise-running?) ;; This module implements "lazy" (composable) promises and a `force' ;; that is iterated through them. ;; This is similar to the *new* version of srfi-45 -- see the ;; post-finalization discussion at http://srfi.schemers.org/srfi-45/ for ;; more details; specifically, this version is the `lazy2' version from ;; http://srfi.schemers.org/srfi-45/post-mail-archive/msg00013.html. ;; Note: if you use only `force'+`delay' it behaves as in Scheme (except ;; that `force' is identity for non promise values), and `force'+`lazy' ;; are sufficient for implementing the lazy language. ;; unsafe accessors (define-syntax pref (syntax-rules () [(_ p) (unsafe-struct-ref p 0)])) (define-syntax pset! (syntax-rules () [(_ p x) (unsafe-struct-set! p 0 x)])) (define (promise-printer promise port write?) (let loop ([p (pref promise)]) (cond [(reraise? p) (let ([v (reraise-val p)]) (if (exn? v) (fprintf port (if write? "#" "#") (exn-message v)) (fprintf port (if write? "#" "#") `(raise ,v))))] [(running? p) (let ([n (running-name p)]) (if n (fprintf port "#" n) (fprintf port "#")))] [(procedure? p) (cond [(object-name p) => (lambda (n) (fprintf port "#" n))] [else (display "#" port)])] [(promise? p) (loop (pref p))] ; hide sharing ;; values [(null? p) (fprintf port "#")] [(null? (cdr p)) (fprintf port (if write? "#" "#") (car p))] [else (display "#" port)]))) ;; A promise value can hold ;; - (list ...): forced promise (possibly multiple-values, usually one) ;; - : a shared (redirected) promise that points at another one ;; - : usually a delayed promise, ;; - can also hold a `running' thunk that will throw a reentrant error ;; - can also hold a raising-a-value thunk on exceptions and other ;; `raise'd values (actually, applicable structs for printouts) (define-struct promise ([val #:mutable]) #:property prop:custom-write promise-printer) ;; Creates a `composable' promise ;; X = (force (lazy X)) = (force (lazy (lazy X))) = (force (lazy^n X)) (define-syntax (lazy stx) (syntax-case stx () [(_ expr) (with-syntax ([proc (syntax-property (syntax/loc stx (lambda () expr)) 'inferred-name (syntax-local-name))]) (syntax/loc stx (make-promise proc)))])) ;; Creates a promise that does not compose ;; X = (force (delay X)) = (force (lazy (delay X))) ;; = (force (lazy^n (delay X))) ;; X = (force (force (delay (delay X)))) != (force (delay (delay X))) ;; so each sequence of `(lazy^n o delay)^m' requires m `force's and a ;; sequence of `(lazy^n o delay)^m o lazy^k' requires m+1 `force's (for k>0) ;; (This is not needed with a lazy language (see the above URL for details), ;; but provided for regular delay/force uses.) (define-syntax (delay stx) (syntax-case stx () [(_ expr) (syntax/loc stx (lazy (make-promise (call-with-values (lambda () expr) list))))])) ;; For simplicity and efficiency this code uses thunks in promise values for ;; exceptions: this way, we don't need to tag exception values in some special ;; way and test for them -- we just use a thunk that will raise the exception. ;; But it's still useful to refer to the exception value, so use an applicable ;; struct for them. The same goes for a promise that is being forced: we use a ;; thunk that will throw a "reentrant promise" error -- and use an applicable ;; struct so it is identifiable. (define-struct reraise (val) #:property prop:procedure (lambda (this) (raise (reraise-val this)))) (define-struct running (name) #:property prop:procedure (lambda (this) (let ([name (running-name this)]) (if name (error 'force "reentrant promise ~v" name) (error 'force "reentrant promise"))))) ;; force iterates on lazy promises (forbids dependency cycles) ;; * (force X) = X for non promises ;; * does not deal with multiple values, except for `delay' promises at the ;; leaves (define (force-proc p root) (let loop1 ([v (p)]) ; does not handle multiple values! (if (promise? v) (let loop2 ([promise* v]) (let ([p* (pref promise*)]) (pset! promise* root) ; share with root (cond [(procedure? p*) (loop1 (p*))] [(promise? p*) (loop2 p*)] [else (pset! root p*) (cond [(null? p*) (values)] [(null? (unsafe-cdr p*)) (unsafe-car p*)] [else (apply values p*)])]))) (begin ; error here for "library approach" (see above URL) (pset! root (list v)) v)))) (define (force promise) (if (promise? promise) (let loop ([p (pref promise)]) (cond [(procedure? p) ;; mark the root as running: avoids cycles, and no need to keep ;; banging the root promise value; it makes this non-r5rs, but ;; the only practical uses of these things could be ones that use ;; state to avoid an infinite loop. ;; (careful: avoid holding a reference to the thunk, to allow ;; safe-for-space loops) (pset! promise (make-running (object-name p))) (call-with-exception-handler (lambda (e) (pset! promise (make-reraise e)) e) (lambda () (force-proc p promise)))] [(promise? p) (loop (pref p))] [(null? p) (values)] [(null? (unsafe-cdr p)) (unsafe-car p)] [else (apply values p)])) ;; different from srfi-45: identity for non-promises promise)) (define (promise-forced? promise) (if (promise? promise) (let ([p (pref promise)]) (or (not (procedure? p)) (reraise? p))) ; #f when running (raise-type-error 'promise-forced? "promise" promise))) (define (promise-running? promise) (if (promise? promise) (running? (pref promise)) (raise-type-error 'promise-running? "promise" promise))) )