note
	description: "[
		Access to internal object properties.
		This class may be used as ancestor by classes needing its facilities.
	]"
	library: "Free implementation of ELKS library"
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	date: "$Date: 2020-05-19 14:25:56 +0000 (Tue, 19 May 2020) $"
	revision: "$Revision: 104258 $"

class interface
	REFLECTOR

create 
	default_create

feature -- Conformance

	type_conforms_to (type1, type2: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Does type1 conform to type2?
		require
			type1_nonnegative: type1 >= 0
			type2_nonnegative: type2 >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	field_conforms_to (a_source_type, a_field_type: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Does a_source_type conform to a_field_type?
		require
			a_source_type_non_negative: a_source_type >= 0
			a_field_type_non_negative: a_field_type >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Creation

	dynamic_type_from_string (class_type: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL): INTEGER_32
			-- Dynamic type corresponding to class_type.
			-- If no dynamic type available, returns -1.
		require
			class_type_not_void: class_type /= Void
			class_type_not_empty: not class_type.is_empty
			is_valid_type_string: is_valid_type_string (class_type)
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			dynamic_type_from_string_valid: Result = -1 or Result = None_type or Result >= 0

	new_instance_of (type_id: INTEGER_32): ANY
			-- New instance of dynamic type_id.
			-- Note: returned object is not initialized and may
			-- hence violate its invariant.
			-- type_id cannot represent a SPECIAL type, use
			-- new_special_any_instance instead.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
			not_special_type: not is_special_type (type_id)
			not_deferred: not type_of_type (type_id).is_deferred
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			not_special_type: not attached {SPECIAL [detachable ANY]} Result
			dynamic_type_set: attached_type (Result.generating_type.type_id) = attached_type (type_id)

	new_special_any_instance (type_id, a_capacity: INTEGER_32): SPECIAL [detachable ANY]
			-- New instance of dynamic type_id that represents
			-- a SPECIAL which can contain a_capacity elements of reference type.
			-- To create a SPECIAL of basic type, use class SPECIAL directly.
		require
			a_capacity_valid: a_capacity >= 0
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
			special_type: is_special_any_type (type_id)
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			dynamic_type_set: Result.generating_type.type_id = type_id
			count_set: Result.count = 0
			capacity_set: Result.capacity = a_capacity

	new_tuple_from_special (type_id: INTEGER_32; values: SPECIAL [detachable separate ANY]): detachable TUPLE
			-- New instance of a tuple of type type_id filled with values if all types of items are suitable.
			-- Void if some items from values are inappropriate for a tuple of type type_id.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
			is_tuple_type: is_tuple_type (type_id)
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			dynamic_type_set: attached Result implies Result.generating_type.type_id = type_id
			values_set: attached Result implies  k: 1 |..| Result.count ¦
					Result.item (k) = values [k - 1]

	new_tuple_from_tuple (type_id: INTEGER_32; source: separate TUPLE): detachable TUPLE
			-- New instance of a tuple of type type_id filled with values fom source if all value types are suitable.
			-- Void if some values from source are inappropriate for a tuple of type type_id.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
			is_tuple_type: is_tuple_type (type_id)
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			dynamic_type_set: attached Result implies Result.generating_type.type_id = type_id
			object_comparison_set: attached Result implies Result.object_comparison = source.object_comparison
			values_set: attached Result implies  k: 1 |..| Result.count ¦
					Result.item (k) = source [k]

	type_of_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): TYPE [detachable ANY]
			-- Associated TYPE instance for an object of type id type_id
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			result_not_void: Result /= Void
	
feature -- Status report

	is_special_any_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is type represented by type_id represent
			-- a SPECIAL [XX] where XX is a reference type.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	is_special_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is type represented by type_id represent
			-- a SPECIAL [XX] where XX is a reference type
			-- or a basic expanded type (note that user-defined
			-- expanded types are excluded).
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	is_tuple_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is type represented by type_id represent a TUPLE?
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	is_attached_type (a_type_id: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is a_type_id an attached type?
		require
			a_type_non_negative: a_type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	is_field_transient_of_type (i: INTEGER_32; a_type_id: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is i-th field of object a transient attribute?
			-- I.e. an attribute that does not need to be stored?
		require
			a_type_non_negative: a_type_id >= 0
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count_of_type (a_type_id)
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	is_field_expanded_of_type (i: INTEGER_32; a_type_id: INTEGER_32): BOOLEAN
			-- Is i-th field of type a_type_id a user-defined expanded attribute?
		require
			a_type_non_negative: a_type_id >= 0
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count_of_type (a_type_id)
		ensure
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Access

	class_name_of_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): STRING_8
			-- Name of class associated with dynamic type type_id.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	class_name_8_of_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): STRING_8
			-- Name of class associated with dynamic type type_id.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	type_name_of_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): STRING_8
			-- Name of type_id's generating type (type of which type_id
			-- is a direct instance).
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	type_name_8_of_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): STRING_8
			-- Name of type_id's generating type (type of which type_id
			-- is a direct instance).
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	attached_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Attached version of type_id.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			unchanged_if_attached: is_attached_type (type_id) implies type_id = Result

	detachable_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Detachable version of type_id.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			unchanged_if_detachable: not is_attached_type (type_id) implies type_id = Result

	generic_count_of_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Number of generic parameter in type_id.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	generic_dynamic_type_of_type (type_id: INTEGER_32; i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Dynamic type of generic parameter of type_id at position i.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
			type_id_generic: generic_count_of_type (type_id) > 0
			i_valid: i > 0 and i <= generic_count_of_type (type_id)
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			dynamic_type_nonnegative: Result >= 0

	storable_version_of_type (a_type_id: INTEGER_32): detachable IMMUTABLE_STRING_8
			-- Storable version if any specified.
		require
			a_type_id_nonnegative: a_type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	field_name_of_type (i: INTEGER_32; type_id: INTEGER_32): STRING_8
			-- Name of i-th field of dynamic type type_id.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enought: i <= field_count_of_type (type_id)
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	field_name_8_of_type (i: INTEGER_32; type_id: INTEGER_32): STRING_8
			-- Name of i-th field of dynamic type type_id.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enought: i <= field_count_of_type (type_id)
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	field_type_of_type (i: INTEGER_32; type_id: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Abstract type of i-th field of dynamic type type_id
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count_of_type (type_id)
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			field_type_nonnegative: Result >= 0

	field_static_type_of_type (i: INTEGER_32; type_id: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Static type of declared i-th field of dynamic type type_id
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
			index_large_enough: i >= 1
			index_small_enough: i <= field_count_of_type (type_id)
		ensure
			instance_free: class
			field_type_nonnegative: Result >= 0
	
feature -- Version

	compiler_version: INTEGER_32
		ensure
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Measurement

	field_count_of_type (type_id: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Number of logical fields in dynamic type type_id.
		require
			type_id_nonnegative: type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class

	persistent_field_count_of_type (a_type_id: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Number of logical fields in dynamic type type_id that are not transient.
		require
			a_type_non_negative: a_type_id >= 0
		ensure
			instance_free: class
	
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end -- class REFLECTOR

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