diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'doc/NRE.3')
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/NRE.3 | 303 |
1 files changed, 303 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/NRE.3 b/doc/NRE.3 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..edddd7b --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/NRE.3 @@ -0,0 +1,303 @@ +.\"
+.\" Copyright (c) 2008 by Kevin B. Eknny.
+.\"
+
+'\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
+'\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
+'\"
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: NRE.3,v 1.1 2008/12/12 04:38:12 kennykb Exp $
+'\"
+.so man.macros
+.TH NRE 3 8.6 Tcl "Tcl Library Procedures"
+.BS
+.SH NAME
+Tcl_NRCreateCommand, Tcl_NRCallObjProc, Tcl_NREvalObj, Tcl_NREvalObjv, Tcl_NRCmdSwap, Tcl_NRAddCallback \- Non-Recursive (stackless) evaluation of Tcl scripts.
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+\fB#include <tcl.h>\fR
+.sp
+Tcl_Command
+\fBTcl_NRCreateCommand\fR(\fIinterp, cmdName, proc, nreProc, clientData, deleteProc\fR)
+.sp
+int
+\fBTcl_NRCallObjProc\fR(\fIinterp, nreProc, clientData, objc, objv\fR)
+.sp
+int
+\fBTcl_NREvalObj\fR(\fIinterp, objPtr, flags\fR)
+.sp
+int
+\fBTcl_NREvalObjv\fR(\fIinterp, objc, objv, flags\fR)
+.sp
+int
+\fBTcl_NRCmdSwap\fR(\fIinterp, cmd, objc, objv, flags\fR)
+.sp
+void
+\fBTcl_NRAddCallback\fR(\fIinterp, postProcPtr, data0, data1, data2, data3\fR)
+.fi
+.SH ARGUMENTS
+.AS Tcl_CmdDeleteProc *postProcPtr in
+.AP Tcl_Interp *interp in
+Interpreter in which to create or evaluate a command.
+.AP char *cmdName in
+Name of a new command to create.
+.AP Tcl_ObjCmdProc *proc in
+Implementation of a command that will be called whenever \fIcmdName\fR
+is invoked as a command in the unoptimized way.
+.AP Tcl_ObjCmdProc *nreProc in
+Implementation of a command that will be called whenever \fIcmdName\fR
+is invoked and requested to conserve the C stack.
+.AP ClientData clientData in
+Arbitrary one-word value that will be passed to \fIproc\fR, \fInreProc\fR,
+\fIdeleteProc\fR and \fIobjProc\fR.
+.AP Tcl_CmdDeleteProc *deleteProc in/out
+Procedure to call before \fIcmdName\fR is deleted from the interpreter.
+This procedure allows for command-specific cleanup. If \fIdeletProc\fR
+is \fBNULL\fR, then no procedure is called before the command is deleted.
+.AP int objc in
+Count of parameters provided to the implementation of a command.
+.AP Tcl_Obj **objv in
+Pointer to an array of Tcl objects. Each object holds the value of a
+single word in the command to execute.
+.AP Tcl_Obj *objPtr in
+Pointer to a Tcl_Obj whose value is a script to execute.
+.AP int flags in
+ORed combination of flag bits that specify additional options.
+\fBTCL_EVAL_GLOBAL\fR is the only flag that is currently supported.
+.\" TODO: This is a lie. But kbk didn't grasp TCL_EVAL_INVOKE and
+.\" TCL_EVAL_NOERR well enough to document them.
+.AP Tcl_Command cmd in
+.AP Tcl_NRPostProc *postProcPtr in
+Pointer to a function that will be invoked when the command currently
+executing in the interpreter designated by \fIinterp\fR completes.
+.AP ClientData data0 in
+.AP ClientData data1 in
+.AP ClientData data2 in
+.AP ClientData data3 in
+\fIdata0\fR through \fIdata3\fR are four one-word values that will be passed
+to the function designated by \fIpostProcPtr\fR when it is invoked.
+.BE
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.PP
+This series of C functions provides an interface whereby commands that
+are implemented in C can be evaluated, and invoke Tcl commands scripts
+and scripts, without consuming space on the C stack. The non-recursive
+evaluation is done by installing a \fItrampoline\fR, a small piece of
+code that invokes a command or script, and then executes a series of
+callbacks when the command or script returns.
+.PP
+The \fBTcl_NRCreateCommand\fR function creates a Tcl command in the
+interpreter designated by \fIinterp\fR that is prepared to handle
+nonrecursive evaluation with a trampoline. The \fIcmdName\fR argument
+gives the name of the new command. If \fIcmdName\fR contains any
+namespace qualifiers, then the new command is added to the specified
+namespace; otherwise, it is added to the global namespace. \fIproc\fR
+gives the procedure that will be called when the interpreter wishes to
+evaluate the command in an unoptimized manner, and \fInreProc\fR is
+the procedure that will be called when the interpreter wishes to
+evaluate the command using a trampoline. \fIdeleteProc\fR is a
+function that will be called before the command is deleted from the
+interpreter. When any of the three functions is invoked, it is passed
+the \fIclientData\fR parameter.
+.PP
+\fBTcl_NRCreateCommand\fR deletes any existing command
+\fIname\fR already associated with the interpreter
+(however see below for an exception where the existing command
+is not deleted).
+It returns a token that may be used to refer
+to the command in subsequent calls to \fBTcl_GetCommandName\fR.
+If \fBTcl_NRCreateCommand\fR is called for an interpreter that is in
+the process of being deleted, then it does not create a new command,
+does not delete any existing command of the same name, and returns NULL.
+.PP
+The \fIproc\fR and \fInreProc\fR function are expected to conform to
+all the rules set forth for the \fIproc\fR argument to
+\fBTcl_CreateObjCommand\fR(3) (\Iq.v.\fR).
+.PP
+When a command that is written to cope with evaluation via trampoline
+is invoked without a trampoline on the stack, it will usually respond
+to the invocation by creating a trampoline and calling the
+trampoline-enabled implementation of the same command. This call is done by
+means of \fBTcl_NRCallObjProc\fR. In the call to
+\fBTcl_NRCallObjProc\fR, the \fIinterp\fR, \fIclientData\fR,
+\fIobjc\fR and \fIobjv\fR parameters should be the same ones that were
+passed to \fIproc\fR. The \fInreProc\fR parameter should designate the
+trampoline-enabled implementation of the command.
+.PP
+\fBTcl_NREvalObj\fR arranges for the script contained in \fIobjPtr\fR
+to be evaluated in the interpreter designated by \fIinterp\fR after
+the current command (which must be trampoline-enabled) returns. It is
+the method by which a command may invoke a script without consuming
+space on the C stack. Similarly, \fBTcl_NREvalObjv\fR arranges to
+invoke a single Tcl command whose words have already been separated
+and substituted. The \fIobjc\fR and \fIobjv\fR parameters give the
+words of the command to be evaluated when execution reaches the
+trampoline.
+.PP
+\fBTcl_NRCmdSwap allows for trampoline evaluation of a command whose
+resolution is already known. The \fIcmd\fR parameter gives a
+\fBTcl_Command\fR object (returned from \fBTcl_CreateObjCmd\fR or
+\fBTcl_GetCommandFromObj\fR) identifying the command to be invoked in
+the trampoline; this command must match the word in \fIobjv[0]\fR.
+The remaining arguments are as for \fBTcl_NREvalObj\fR.
+.PP
+\fBTcl_NREvalObj\fR, \fBTcl_NREvalObjv\fR and \fBTcl_NRCmdSwap\fR
+all accept a \fIflags\fR parameter, which is an OR-ed-together set of
+bits to control evaluation. At the present time, the only flag
+available to callers is \fBTCL_EVAL_GLOBAL\fR.
+.\" TODO: Again, this is a lie. Do we want to explain TCL_EVAL_INVOKE
+.\" and TCL_EVAL_NOERR?
+If the \fBTCL_EVAL_GLOBAL\fR flag is set, the script or command is
+evaluated in the global namespace. If it is not set, it is evaluated
+in the current namespace.
+.PP
+All three of the routines return \fBTCL_OK\fR if command invocation
+has been scheduled successfully. If for any reason command invocation
+cannot be scheduled (for example, if the interpreter is unable to find
+the requested command), they return \fBTCL_ERROR\fR with an
+appropriate message left in the interpreter's result.
+.PP
+\fBTcl_NRAddCallback\fR arranges to have a C function called when the
+current trampoline-enabled command in the Tcl interpreter designated
+by \fIinterp\fR returns. The \fIpostProcPtr\fR argument is a pointer
+to the callback function, which must have arguments and return value
+consistent with the \fBTcl_NRPostProc\fR data type:
+.PP
+.CS
+typedef int
+\fBTcl_NRPostProc\fR(
+ \fBClientData\fR \fIdata\fR[],
+ \fBTcl_Interp\fR *\fIinterp\fR,
+ int \fIresult\fR);
+.CE
+.PP
+When the trampoline invokes the callback function, the \fIdata\fR
+parameter will point to an array containing the four one-word
+quantities that were passed to \fBTcl_NRAddCallback\fR in the
+\fIdata0\fR through \fIdata3\fR parameters. The Tcl interpreter will
+be designated by the \fIinterp\fR parameter, and the \fIresult\fR
+parameter will contain the result (\fBTCL_OK\fR, \fBTCL_ERROR\fR,
+\fBTCL_RETURN\fR, \fBTCL_BREAK\fR or \fBTCL_CONTINUE\fR) that was
+returned by the command evaluation. The callback function is expected,
+in turn, either to return a \fIresult\fR to control further evaluation.
+.PP
+Multiple \fBTcl_NRAddCallback\fR invocations may request multiple
+callbacks, which may be to the same or different callback
+functions. If multiple callbacks are requested, they are executed in
+last-in, first-out order, that is, the most recently requested
+callback is executed first.
+.SH EXAMPLE
+.PP
+The usual pattern for Tcl commands that invoke other Tcl commands
+is something like:
+.PP
+.CS
+int \fITheCmdObjProc\fR(
+ \fBClientData\fR \fIclientData\fR,
+ \fBTcl_Interp\fR *\fIinterp\fR,
+ int \fIobjc\fR,
+ \fBTcl_Obj\fR *const \fIobjv\fR[])
+{
+ int \fIresult\fR;
+ \fBTcl_Obj\fR *\fIobjPtr\fR;
+ \fI... preparation ...\fR
+ \fIresult\fR = \fBTcl_EvalObjEx\fR(\fIinterp\fR, \fIobjPtr\fR, 0);
+ \fI... postprocessing ...\fR
+ return \fIresult\fR;
+}
+\fBTcl_CreateObjCommand\fR(\fIinterp\fR, "theCommand",
+ \fITheCmdObjProc\fR, \fIclientData\fR,
+ \fITheCmdDeleteProc\fR);
+.CE
+.PP
+To enable a command like this one for trampoline-based evaluation,
+it must be split into three pieces:
+.IP \(bu
+A non-trampoline implementation, \fITheCmdNewObjProc\fR,
+which will simply create a trampoline
+and invoke the trampoline-based implementation.
+.IP \(bu
+A trampoline-enabled implementation, \fITheCmdNRObjProc\fR. This
+function will perform the initialization, request that the trampoline
+call the postprocessing routine after command evaluation, and finally,
+request that the trampoline call the inner command.
+.IP \(bu
+A postprocessing routine, \fITheCmdPostProc\fR. This function will
+perform the postprocessing formerly done after the return from the
+inner command in \fITheCmdObjProc\fR.
+.PP
+The non-trampoline implementation is simple and stylized, containing
+a single statement:
+.PP
+.CS
+int
+TheCmdNewObjProc
+ \fBClientData\fR \fIclientData\fR,
+ \fBTcl_Interp\fR *\fIinterp\fR,
+ int \fIobjc\fR,
+ \fBTcl_Obj\fR *const \fIobjv\fR[])
+{
+ return \fBTcl_NRCallObjProc\fR(\fIinterp, name,\fR
+ \fITheCmdNRObjProc, clientData, objc, objv\fR);
+}
+.CE
+.PP
+The trampoline-enabled implementation requests postprocessing,
+and returns to the trampoline requesting command evaluation.
+.PP
+.CS
+int
+TheCmdNRObjProc
+ \fBClientData\fR \fIclientData\fR,
+ \fBTcl_Interp\fR *\fIinterp\fR,
+ int \fIobjc\fR,
+ \fBTcl_Obj\fR *const \fIobjv\fR[])
+{
+ \fI... preparation ...\fR
+ \fBTcl_NRAddCallback\fR(\fIinterp, TheCmdPostProc,\fR
+ \fIdata0, data1, data2, data3\fR);
+ /* \fIdata0 .. data3\fR are up to four one-word items
+ * to pass to the postprocessing procedure */
+ return \fBTcl_NREvalObj\fR(\fIinterp, objPtr, 0\fR);
+}
+.CE
+.PP
+The postprocessing procedure does whatever the original command did
+upon return from the inner evaluation.
+.PP
+.CS
+int
+TheCmdNRPostProc
+ \fBClientData\fR \fIdata\fR[],
+ \fBTcl_Interp\fR *\fIinterp\fR,
+ int \fRresult\fR
+{
+ /* \fIdata[0] .. data[4]\fR are the four words of data
+ * passed to \fBTcl_NREvalObj\fR */
+ \fI... postprocessing ...\fR
+ return result;
+}
+.CE
+.PP
+If \fItheCommand\fR is a command that results in multiple commands or
+scripts being evaluated, its postprocessing routine may schedule
+additional postprocessing and then request another command evaluation
+by means of \fBTcl_NREvalObj\fR or one of the other evaluation
+routines. Looping and sequencing constructs may be implemented in this way.
+.PP
+Finally, to install a trampoline-enabled command in the interpreter,
+\fBTcl_NRCreateCommand\fR is used in place of
+\fBTcl_CreateObjCommand\fR. It accepts two command procedures instead
+of one. The first is for use when no trampoline is yet on the stack,
+and the second is for use when there is already a trampoline in place.
+.PP
+.CS
+\fBTcl_NRCreateCommand\fR(\fIinterp\fR, "theCommand",
+ \fITheCmdObjProc\fR, \fITheCmdNRObjProc\fR, \fIclientData\fR,
+ \fITheCmdDeleteProc\fR);
+.CE
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+Tcl_CreateCommand(3), Tcl_CreateObjCommand(3), Tcl_EvalObjEx(3), Tcl_GetCommandFromObj(3)
+.SH KEYWORDS
+stackless, nonrecursive, execute, command, global, object, result, script
+.SH COPYRIGHT
+Copyright (c) 2008 by Kevin B. Kenny
\ No newline at end of file |