note
	description: "[
		Finite sequences: structures where existing items are arranged
		and accessed sequentially, and new ones can be added at the end.
	]"
	library: "Free implementation of ELKS library"
	legal: "See notice at end of class."
	status: "See notice at end of class."
	names: sequence
	access: cursor, membership
	contents: generic
	date: "$Date: 2018-10-02 14:09:21 +0000 (Tue, 02 Oct 2018) $"
	revision: "$Revision: 102245 $"

deferred class interface
	SEQUENCE [G]

feature -- Access

	generating_type: TYPE [detachable SEQUENCE [G]]
			-- Type of current object
			-- (type of which it is a direct instance)
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			generating_type_not_void: Result /= Void

	generator: STRING_8
			-- Name of current object's generating class
			-- (base class of the type of which it is a direct instance)
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			generator_not_void: Result /= Void
			generator_not_empty: not Result.is_empty

	has (v: like item): BOOLEAN
			-- Does structure include an occurrence of v?
			-- (Reference or object equality,
			-- based on object_comparison.)
			-- (from LINEAR)
		require -- from  CONTAINER
			True
		ensure -- from CONTAINER
			not_found_in_empty: Result implies not is_empty

	index: INTEGER_32
			-- Index of current position
			-- (from LINEAR)

	index_of (v: like item; i: INTEGER_32): INTEGER_32
			-- Index of i-th occurrence of v.
			-- 0 if none.
			-- (Reference or object equality,
			-- based on object_comparison.)
			-- (from LINEAR)
		require -- from LINEAR
			positive_occurrences: i > 0
		ensure -- from LINEAR
			non_negative_result: Result >= 0

	item: G
			-- Current item
			-- (from ACTIVE)
		require -- from ACTIVE
			readable: readable
		require -- from TRAVERSABLE
			not_off: not off

	item_for_iteration: G
			-- Item at current position
			-- (from LINEAR)
		require -- from LINEAR
			not_off: not off

	new_cursor: ITERATION_CURSOR [G]
			-- Fresh cursor associated with current structure
			-- (from ITERABLE)
		ensure -- from ITERABLE
			result_attached: Result /= Void

	occurrences (v: like item): INTEGER_32
			-- Number of times v appears.
			-- (Reference or object equality,
			-- based on object_comparison.)
			-- (from LINEAR)
		require -- from  BAG
			True
		ensure -- from BAG
			non_negative_occurrences: Result >= 0

	off: BOOLEAN
			-- Is there no current item?
			-- (from BILINEAR)
		require -- from  TRAVERSABLE
			True
	
feature -- Measurement

	count: INTEGER_32
			-- Number of items
			-- (from FINITE)
		ensure -- from FINITE
			count_non_negative: Result >= 0
	
feature -- Comparison

	frozen deep_equal (a: detachable ANY; b: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are a and b either both void
			-- or attached to isomorphic object structures?
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			shallow_implies_deep: standard_equal (a, b) implies Result
			both_or_none_void: (a = Void) implies (Result = (b = Void))
			same_type: (Result and (a /= Void)) implies (b /= Void and then a.same_type (b))
			symmetric: Result implies deep_equal (b, a)

	frozen equal (a: detachable ANY; b: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are a and b either both void or attached
			-- to objects considered equal?
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			definition: Result = (a = Void and b = Void) or else ((a /= Void and b /= Void) and then a.is_equal (b))

	frozen is_deep_equal alias "≡≡≡" (other: SEQUENCE [G]): BOOLEAN
			-- Are Current and other attached to isomorphic object structures?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			shallow_implies_deep: standard_is_equal (other) implies Result
			same_type: Result implies same_type (other)
			symmetric: Result implies other.is_deep_equal (Current)

	is_equal (other: SEQUENCE [G]): BOOLEAN
			-- Is other attached to an object considered
			-- equal to current object?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			symmetric: Result implies other ~ Current
			consistent: standard_is_equal (other) implies Result

	frozen standard_equal (a: detachable ANY; b: like arg #1): BOOLEAN
			-- Are a and b either both void or attached to
			-- field-by-field identical objects of the same type?
			-- Always uses default object comparison criterion.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			definition: Result = (a = Void and b = Void) or else ((a /= Void and b /= Void) and then a.standard_is_equal (b))

	frozen standard_is_equal alias "≜" (other: SEQUENCE [G]): BOOLEAN
			-- Is other attached to an object of the same type
			-- as current object, and field-by-field identical to it?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			same_type: Result implies same_type (other)
			symmetric: Result implies other.standard_is_equal (Current)
	
feature -- Status report

	after: BOOLEAN
			-- Is there no valid position to the right of current one?
			-- (from LINEAR)

	changeable_comparison_criterion: BOOLEAN
			-- May object_comparison be changed?
			-- (Answer: yes by default.)
			-- (from CONTAINER)

	conforms_to (other: ANY): BOOLEAN
			-- Does type of current object conform to type
			-- of other (as per Eiffel: The Language, chapter 13)?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void

	exhausted: BOOLEAN
			-- Has structure been completely explored?
			-- (from LINEAR)
		ensure -- from LINEAR
			exhausted_when_off: off implies Result

	extendible: BOOLEAN
			-- May new items be added?
			-- (from COLLECTION)

	full: BOOLEAN
			-- Is structure filled to capacity?
			-- (from BOX)

	is_empty: BOOLEAN
			-- Is structure empty?
			-- (from FINITE)
		require -- from  CONTAINER
			True

	is_inserted (v: G): BOOLEAN
			-- Has v been inserted by the most recent insertion?
			-- (By default, the value returned is equivalent to calling 
			-- has (v). However, descendants might be able to provide more
			-- efficient implementations.)
			-- (from COLLECTION)

	object_comparison: BOOLEAN
			-- Must search operations use equal rather than =
			-- for comparing references? (Default: no, use =.)
			-- (from CONTAINER)

	prunable: BOOLEAN
			-- May items be removed?
			-- (from COLLECTION)

	readable: BOOLEAN
			-- Is there a current item that may be read?

	replaceable: BOOLEAN
			-- Can current item be replaced?
			-- (from ACTIVE)

	same_type (other: ANY): BOOLEAN
			-- Is type of current object identical to type of other?
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			definition: Result = (conforms_to (other) and other.conforms_to (Current))

	writable: BOOLEAN
			-- Is there a current item that may be modified?
	
feature -- Status setting

	compare_objects
			-- Ensure that future search operations will use equal
			-- rather than = for comparing references.
			-- (from CONTAINER)
		require -- from CONTAINER
			changeable_comparison_criterion: changeable_comparison_criterion
		ensure -- from CONTAINER
				object_comparison

	compare_references
			-- Ensure that future search operations will use =
			-- rather than equal for comparing references.
			-- (from CONTAINER)
		require -- from CONTAINER
			changeable_comparison_criterion: changeable_comparison_criterion
		ensure -- from CONTAINER
			reference_comparison: not object_comparison
	
feature -- Cursor movement

	back
			-- Move to previous position.
			-- (from BILINEAR)
		require -- from BILINEAR
			not_before: not before

	before: BOOLEAN
			-- Is there no valid position to the left of current one?
			-- (from BILINEAR)

	finish
			-- Move to last position.
			-- (from LINEAR)

	forth
			-- Move to next position; if no next position,
			-- ensure that exhausted will be true.
			-- (from LINEAR)
		require -- from LINEAR
			not_after: not after

	search (v: like item)
			-- Move to first position (at or after current
			-- position) where item and v are equal.
			-- If structure does not include v ensure that
			-- exhausted will be true.
			-- (Reference or object equality,
			-- based on object_comparison.)
			-- (from BILINEAR)
		ensure -- from LINEAR
			object_found: (not exhausted and object_comparison) implies v ~ item
			item_found: (not exhausted and not object_comparison) implies v = item

	start
			-- Move to first position if any.
			-- (from TRAVERSABLE)
	
feature -- Element change

	append (s: SEQUENCE [G])
			-- Append a copy of s.
		require
			argument_not_void: s /= Void
		ensure
			new_count: count >= old count

	extend (v: G)
			-- Add a new occurrence of v.
			-- (from BAG)
		require -- from COLLECTION
			extendible: extendible
		ensure -- from COLLECTION
			item_inserted: is_inserted (v)

	fill (other: CONTAINER [G])
			-- Fill with as many items of other as possible.
			-- The representations of other and current structure
			-- need not be the same.
			-- (from COLLECTION)
		require -- from COLLECTION
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			extendible: extendible

	force (v: like item)
			-- Add v to end.
		require
			extendible: extendible
		ensure then
			new_count: count = old count + 1
			item_inserted: has (v)

	put (v: like item)
			-- Add v to end.
		require -- from COLLECTION
			extendible: extendible
		ensure -- from COLLECTION
			item_inserted: is_inserted (v)
		ensure then
			new_count: count = old count + 1

	replace (v: G)
			-- Replace current item by v.
			-- (from ACTIVE)
		require -- from ACTIVE
			writable: writable
			replaceable: replaceable
		ensure -- from ACTIVE
			item_replaced: item = v
	
feature -- Removal

	prune (v: like item)
			-- Remove the first occurrence of v if any.
			-- If no such occurrence go off.
		require -- from COLLECTION
			prunable: prunable

	prune_all (v: like item)
			-- Remove all occurrences of v; go off.
		require -- from COLLECTION
			prunable: prunable
		ensure -- from COLLECTION
			no_more_occurrences: not has (v)

	remove
			-- Remove current item.
			-- (from ACTIVE)
		require -- from ACTIVE
			prunable: prunable
			writable: writable

	wipe_out
			-- Remove all items.
			-- (from COLLECTION)
		require -- from COLLECTION
			prunable: prunable
		ensure -- from COLLECTION
			wiped_out: is_empty
	
feature -- Conversion

	linear_representation: LINEAR [G]
			-- Representation as a linear structure
			-- (from LINEAR)
		require -- from  CONTAINER
			True
	
feature -- Duplication

	copy (other: SEQUENCE [G])
			-- Update current object using fields of object attached
			-- to other, so as to yield equal objects.
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			type_identity: same_type (other)
		ensure -- from ANY
			is_equal: Current ~ other

	frozen deep_copy (other: SEQUENCE [G])
			-- Effect equivalent to that of:
			--		copy (other . deep_twin)
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
		ensure -- from ANY
			deep_equal: deep_equal (Current, other)

	frozen deep_twin: SEQUENCE [G]
			-- New object structure recursively duplicated from Current.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			deep_twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			deep_equal: deep_equal (Current, Result)

	frozen standard_copy (other: SEQUENCE [G])
			-- Copy every field of other onto corresponding field
			-- of current object.
			-- (from ANY)
		require -- from ANY
			other_not_void: other /= Void
			type_identity: same_type (other)
		ensure -- from ANY
			is_standard_equal: standard_is_equal (other)

	frozen standard_twin: SEQUENCE [G]
			-- New object field-by-field identical to other.
			-- Always uses default copying semantics.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			standard_twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			equal: standard_equal (Result, Current)

	frozen twin: SEQUENCE [G]
			-- New object equal to Current
			-- twin calls copy; to change copying/twinning semantics, redefine copy.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			twin_not_void: Result /= Void
			is_equal: Result ~ Current
	
feature -- Basic operations

	frozen default: detachable SEQUENCE [G]
			-- Default value of object's type
			-- (from ANY)

	frozen default_pointer: POINTER
			-- Default value of type POINTER
			-- (Avoid the need to write p.default for
			-- some p of type POINTER.)
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class

	default_rescue
			-- Process exception for routines with no Rescue clause.
			-- (Default: do nothing.)
			-- (from ANY)

	frozen do_nothing
			-- Execute a null action.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Iteration

	do_all (action: PROCEDURE [G])
			-- Apply action to every item.
			-- Semantics not guaranteed if action changes the structure;
			-- in such a case, apply iterator to clone of structure instead.
			-- (from LINEAR)
		require -- from TRAVERSABLE
			action_exists: action /= Void

	do_if (action: PROCEDURE [G]; test: FUNCTION [G, BOOLEAN])
			-- Apply action to every item that satisfies test.
			-- Semantics not guaranteed if action or test changes the structure;
			-- in such a case, apply iterator to clone of structure instead.
			-- (from LINEAR)
		require -- from TRAVERSABLE
			action_exists: action /= Void
			test_exists: test /= Void

	for_all (test: FUNCTION [G, BOOLEAN]): BOOLEAN
			-- Is test true for all items?
			-- Semantics not guaranteed if test changes the structure;
			-- in such a case, apply iterator to clone of structure instead.
			-- (from LINEAR)
		require -- from TRAVERSABLE
			test_exists: test /= Void
		ensure then -- from LINEAR
			empty: is_empty implies Result

	there_exists (test: FUNCTION [G, BOOLEAN]): BOOLEAN
			-- Is test true for at least one item?
			-- Semantics not guaranteed if test changes the structure;
			-- in such a case, apply iterator to clone of structure instead.
			-- (from LINEAR)
		require -- from TRAVERSABLE
			test_exists: test /= Void
	
feature -- Output

	Io: STD_FILES
			-- Handle to standard file setup
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			io_not_void: Result /= Void

	out: STRING_8
			-- New string containing terse printable representation
			-- of current object
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			out_not_void: Result /= Void

	print (o: detachable ANY)
			-- Write terse external representation of o
			-- on standard output.
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class

	frozen tagged_out: STRING_8
			-- New string containing terse printable representation
			-- of current object
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			tagged_out_not_void: Result /= Void
	
feature -- Platform

	Operating_environment: OPERATING_ENVIRONMENT
			-- Objects available from the operating system
			-- (from ANY)
		ensure -- from ANY
			instance_free: class
			operating_environment_not_void: Result /= Void
	
invariant
		-- from ACTIVE
	writable_constraint: writable implies readable
	empty_constraint: is_empty implies (not readable) and (not writable)

		-- from ANY
	reflexive_equality: standard_is_equal (Current)
	reflexive_conformance: conforms_to (Current)

		-- from BILINEAR
	not_both: not (after and before)
	before_constraint: before implies off

		-- from LINEAR
	after_constraint: after implies off

		-- from TRAVERSABLE
	empty_constraint: is_empty implies off

		-- from FINITE
	empty_definition: is_empty = (count = 0)

note
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end -- class SEQUENCE

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