path: root/libs/util.ml

(* Locations *)

type position = Lexing.position
let position_unknown = Lexing.dummy_pos

type extent = position * position
let extent_unknown = (position_unknown, position_unknown)


(* Exceptions *)

exception NoLocError of string
let error x = raise (NoLocError x)

exception LocError of extent list * string
let loc_error l f x =
  try f x with
  | NoLocError e -> raise (LocError([l], e))
  | LocError(q, e) -> raise (LocError(l::q, e))

(* Varmaps *)

module VarMap = Mapext.Make(String)
let disjoint_union k a b = match a, b with
  | Some x, None -> Some x
  | None, Some y -> Some y 
  | _ -> error ("Duplicate name in disjoint union: " ^ k)

let rec fix equal f s =
  let fs = f s in
  if equal fs s
    then fs
    else fix equal f fs

let (@@) f x = f x

let print_list x l =
  Format.printf "%s: " x;
  let rec aux = function
    | [] -> ()
    | [a] -> Format.printf "%s" a
    | p::q -> Format.printf "%s, " p; aux q
  in
  Format.printf "["; aux l; Format.printf "]@."

let uid =
  let c = ref 0 in
  fun () -> c := !c + 1; string_of_int !c