//! Protocol for giving a hint to a walker.
//!
//! Sometimes a walker has multiple protocols it could use,
//! this module gives a protocol by which a visitor can give a hint
//! to the walker about what it is expecting.
use crate::{
any::{TypeName, TypeNameable},
nameable,
protocol::{ControlFlow, Visitor},
};
/// Meta information for the hint.
///
/// This gives the visitor more information to work from when selecting a hint.
pub trait HintMeta<'ctx> {
/// Information known by the walker.
///
/// This should be information easy to get without changing the state of the walker
/// in an irreversable way.
type Known<'a>
where
'ctx: 'a;
/// Extra information the visitor can give to the walker about what it is expecting.
type Hint;
}
/// Object implementing the [`Hint`] protocol.
pub trait Hint<'ctx, Protocol: HintMeta<'ctx>> {
/// Hint to the walker to use the `P` protocol.
///
/// This should only be called once per [`RequestHint`].
fn hint(&mut self, visitor: Visitor<'_, 'ctx>, hint: Protocol::Hint) -> ControlFlow;
/// Ask the walker for information about it's support of the protocol.
fn known(&mut self, hint: &Protocol::Hint) -> ControlFlow<(), Protocol::Known<'_>>;
}
nameable! {
pub struct Name['a, 'ctx, Protocol];
impl [Protocol::Name] for dyn Hint<'ctx, Protocol> + 'a where {
Protocol: TypeNameable<'a, 'ctx> + ?Sized, 'ctx: 'a
}
impl [Protocol] where dyn Hint<'ctx, Protocol::Nameable> + 'a {
Protocol: TypeName<'a, 'ctx> + ?Sized, 'ctx: 'a
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod test {
use crate::any::{LtTypeId, TypeNameable};
use super::*;
#[test]
fn demo() {
struct X;
struct Y;
nameable! {
struct Name['a, 'ctx];
impl for Y where {}
}
impl<'ctx, X> Hint<'ctx, Y> for X {
fn hint(
&mut self,
visitor: Visitor<'_, 'ctx>,
hint: <Y as HintMeta<'_>>::Hint,
) -> ControlFlow<()> {
todo!()
}
fn known(
&mut self,
hint: &<Y as HintMeta<'_>>::Hint,
) -> ControlFlow<(), <Y as HintMeta<'_>>::Known<'_>> {
todo!()
}
}
impl<'ctx> HintMeta<'ctx> for Y {
type Known<'a> = () where 'ctx: 'a;
type Hint = ();
}
let x = X;
let y: &dyn Hint<'_, Y> = &x;
fn id<'a, 'ctx, T: ?Sized + TypeNameable<'a, 'ctx>>(x: &T) {
dbg!(LtTypeId::of::<T>());
}
id(y);
// todo!();
}
}