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#if ! defined (octave_symtab_h)
#define octave_symtab_h 1
 
#include "octave-config.h"
 
#include <deque>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <set>
#include <string>
 
#include "glob-match.h"
#include "lo-regexp.h"
#include "oct-refcount.h"
 
class tree_argument_list;
class octave_user_function;
 
#include "fcn-info.h"
#include "ov.h"
#include "ovl.h"
#include "symscope.h"
 
OCTAVE_BEGIN_NAMESPACE(octave)
 
class interpreter;
 
class OCTINTERP_API symbol_table
{
public:
 
  // Make symbol_table::scope and symbol_table::fcn_info valid type names.
  typedef octave::symbol_scope scope;
  typedef octave::fcn_info fcn_info;
 
  symbol_table (interpreter& interp);
 
  OCTAVE_DISABLE_CONSTRUCT_COPY_MOVE (symbol_table)
 
  ~symbol_table () = default;
 
  symbol_scope current_scope () const;
 
  bool is_built_in_function_name (const std::string& name);
 
  octave_value find_scoped_function (const std::string& name,
                                     const symbol_scope& search_scope);
 
  octave_value find_private_function (const std::string& dir_name,
                                      const std::string& name);
 
  // FIXME: this function only finds legacy class methods, not
  // classdef methods.
  octave_value find_method (const std::string& name,
                            const std::string& dispatch_type);
 
  octave_value find_built_in_function (const std::string& name);
 
  octave_value find_autoload (const std::string& name);
 
  octave_value
  builtin_find (const std::string& name,
                const symbol_scope& search_scope = symbol_scope::invalid ());
 
  octave_value
  fcn_table_find (const std::string& name,
                  const octave_value_list& args = ovl (),
                  const symbol_scope& search_scope = symbol_scope::invalid ());
 
  // If NAME is of the form @CLASS/FUNCTION, call
  //
  //   find_method (FUNCTION, CLASS)
  //
  // otherwise call
  //
  //   find_function (NAME, ovl ())
 
  octave_value
  find_function (const std::string& name,
                 const symbol_scope& search_scope = symbol_scope::invalid ());
 
  // NAME should just be function name; dispatch type determined
  // from types of ARGS.
 
  octave_value
  find_function (const std::string& name,
                 const octave_value_list& args,
                 const symbol_scope& search_scope = symbol_scope::invalid ());
 
  octave_value find_user_function (const std::string& name);
 
  octave_value find_cmdline_function (const std::string& name);
 
  void install_cmdline_function (const std::string& name,
                                 const octave_value& fcn);
 
  // Install local function FCN named NAME.  FILE_NAME is the name of
  // the file containing the local function.
 
  void install_local_function (const std::string& name,
                               const octave_value& fcn,
                               const std::string& file_name);
 
  void install_user_function (const std::string& name,
                              const octave_value& fcn);
 
  // FIXME: should we ensure that FCN really is a built-in function
  // object?
  void install_built_in_function (const std::string& name,
                                  const octave_value& fcn);
 
  // This is written as two separate functions instead of a single
  // function with default values so that it will work properly with
  // unwind_protect.
 
  void clear_functions (bool force = false);
 
  void clear_function (const std::string& name);
 
  void clear_function_pattern (const std::string& pat);
 
  void clear_function_regexp (const std::string& pat);
 
  void clear_user_function (const std::string& name);
 
  // This clears oct and mex files, including autoloads.
  void clear_dld_function (const std::string& name);
 
  void clear_mex_functions ();
 
  bool set_class_relationship (const std::string& sup_class,
                               const std::string& inf_class);
 
  bool is_superiorto (const std::string& a, const std::string& b);
 
  void alias_built_in_function (const std::string& alias,
                                const std::string& name);
 
  void install_built_in_dispatch (const std::string& name,
                                  const std::string& klass);
 
  std::list<std::string> user_function_names ();
 
  std::list<std::string> built_in_function_names ();
 
  std::list<std::string> cmdline_function_names ();
 
  octave_value dump () const;
 
  void add_to_parent_map (const std::string& classname,
                          const std::list<std::string>& parent_list);
 
  std::list<std::string> parent_classes (const std::string& dispatch_type);
 
  void cleanup ();
 
  fcn_info * get_fcn_info (const std::string& name);
 
private:
 
  interpreter& m_interpreter;
 
  typedef std::map<std::string, octave_value>::const_iterator
    global_symbols_const_iterator;
  typedef std::map<std::string, octave_value>::iterator
    global_symbols_iterator;
 
  typedef std::map<std::string, fcn_info>::const_iterator
    fcn_table_const_iterator;
  typedef std::map<std::string, fcn_info>::iterator
    fcn_table_iterator;
 
  // Map from function names to function info (private
  // functions, class constructors, class methods, etc.)
  // Note that subfunctions are defined in the scope that contains
  // them.
  std::map<std::string, fcn_info> m_fcn_table;
 
  // Map from class names to set of classes that have lower
  // precedence.
  std::map<std::string, std::set<std::string>> m_class_precedence_table;
 
  typedef std::map<std::string, std::set<std::string>>::const_iterator
      class_precedence_table_const_iterator;
  typedef std::map<std::string, std::set<std::string>>::iterator
      class_precedence_table_iterator;
 
  // Map from class names to parent class names.
  std::map<std::string, std::list<std::string>> m_parent_map;
 
  typedef std::map<std::string, std::list<std::string>>::const_iterator
      const_parent_map_iterator;
  typedef std::map<std::string, std::list<std::string>>::iterator
      parent_map_iterator;
 
  octave_value dump_fcn_table_map () const;
 
  // This function is generated automatically by mk-builtins.pl.
  void install_builtins ();
};
 
OCTAVE_END_NAMESPACE(octave)
 
#endif