racket/collects/scribblings/scribble/lp.scrbl
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#lang scribble/doc
@(require scribble/manual
scribble/struct
scheme/runtime-path
(prefix-in lp-ex: "lp-ex-doc.scrbl")
"utils.ss"
(for-label scribble/lp-include scribble/lp))
@title[#:tag "lp" #:style `((css "lp.css") (tex "lp.tex")) ]{Literate Programming}
Programs written using @schememodname[scribble/lp] are simultaneously
two things: a program and a document describing the program.
Programs in @schememodname[scribble/lp] are viewed in two different
ways, either by running the program directly or by including it with
@scheme[lp-include]. When running the program, all of the
@scheme[chunk] expressions are collected and stitched together into a
program, and the rest of the module is discarded. When using
@scheme[lp-include], the entire contents of the module are preserved
and are treated like an ordinary Scribble document, where
@scheme[chunk]s are typeset in a manner similar to @scheme[codeblock].
@(define-runtime-path lp-ex "lp-ex.ss")
For example, consider this program:
@(call-with-input-file lp-ex
(lambda (port)
(verbatim
#:indent 2
(apply
string-append
(let loop ()
(let ([line (read-line port 'any)])
(cond
[(eof-object? line) '()]
[(equal? line "") (cons " \n" (loop))]
[else
(list* line "\n" (loop))])))))))
When this file is @scheme[require]d in the normal manner, it defines a
function @scheme[f] that squares its argument, and the documentation
is ignored. When it is included with @scheme[lp-include], it looks
like this:
@(make-blockquote
"LPBoxed"
(flow-paragraphs (part-flow lp-ex:doc)))
@section{@schememodname[scribble/lp] Language}
@defmodulelang[scribble/lp]{The @schememodname[scribble/lp] language
provides core support for literate programming.}
@defform[(chunk id form ...)]{
Introduces a chunk, binding @scheme[id] for use in other
chunks. Normally, @scheme[id] starts with @litchar{<} and ends with
@litchar{>}.
If @scheme[id] is @schemeidfont{<*>}, then this chunk is used as the main
chunk in the file. If @schemeidfont{<*>} is never used, then the first chunk
in the file is treated as the main chunk.
}
@section{@schememodname[scribble/lp-include] Module}
@defmodule[scribble/lp-include]{}
@defform[(lp-include filename)]{
Includes the source of @scheme[filename] as the typeset version of the literate
program.
}