note
	description: "The main manager of the text library."
	author: "Louis Marchand"
	date: "Mon, 30 Mar 2015 01:20:46 +0000"
	revision: "2.0"

class interface
	TEXT_CONTROLLER

create 
	default_create
			-- Process instances of classes with no creation clause.
			-- (Default: do nothing.)
			-- (from ANY)

feature -- Access

	C_memory: INTEGER_32 = 2
			-- Code for the C memory managed
			-- by the garbage collector
			-- (from MEM_CONST)

	disable_text
			-- Desactivate the library.
		require
			disable_text_is_enable: is_text_enable
		ensure
			is_disable: not is_text_enable

	Eiffel_memory: INTEGER_32 = 1
			-- Code for the Eiffel memory managed
			-- by the garbage collector
			-- (from MEM_CONST)

	enable_text
			-- Activate the game text library.
		ensure
			enable_text_is_enable: not has_error implies is_text_enable

	Full_collector: INTEGER_32 = 0
			-- Statistics for full collections
			-- (from MEM_CONST)

	generating_type: TYPE [detachable TEXT_CONTROLLER]
			-- 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_error: BOOLEAN
			-- Is the library has generate an error
			-- (from GAME_ERROR_MANAGER)

	Incremental_collector: INTEGER_32 = 1
			-- Statistics for incremental collections
			-- (from MEM_CONST)

	is_text_enable: BOOLEAN assign set_is_text_enable
			-- The library is enabled.

	last_error: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL
			-- The last error generate by the library
			-- (from GAME_SDL_ANY)

	quit_library
			-- Close the library.

	set_is_text_enable (a_value: BOOLEAN)
			-- Assign to is_text_enable the value of a_value
		ensure
			is_assign: not has_error implies is_text_enable ~ a_value

	Total_memory: INTEGER_32 = 0
			-- Code for all the memory managed
			-- by the garbage collector
			-- (from MEM_CONST)
	
feature -- Measurement

	gc_statistics (collector_type: INTEGER_32): GC_INFO
			-- Garbage collection information for collector_type.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		require -- from MEMORY
			type_ok: collector_type = Full_collector or collector_type = Incremental_collector
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	memory_statistics (memory_type: INTEGER_32): MEM_INFO
			-- Memory usage information for memory_type
			-- (from MEMORY)
		require -- from MEMORY
			type_ok: memory_type = Total_memory or memory_type = Eiffel_memory or memory_type = C_memory
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class
	
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: TEXT_CONTROLLER): 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: TEXT_CONTROLLER): 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: TEXT_CONTROLLER): 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

	chunk_size: INTEGER_32
			-- Minimal size of a memory chunk. The run-time always
			-- allocates a multiple of this size.
			-- If the environment variable EIF_MEMORY_CHUNK
			-- is defined, it is set to the closest reasonable
			-- value from it.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	coalesce_period: INTEGER_32
			-- Period of full coalesce (in number of collections)
			-- If the environment variable EIF_FULL_COALESCE_PERIOD
			-- is defined, it is set to the closest reasonable
			-- value from it.
			-- If null, no full coalescing is launched.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	collecting: BOOLEAN
			-- Is garbage collection enabled?
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	collection_period: INTEGER_32
			-- Period of full collection.
			-- If the environment variable EIF_FULL_COLLECTION_PERIOD
			-- is defined, it is set to the closest reasonable
			-- value from it.
			-- If null, no full collection is launched.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	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

	generation_object_limit: INTEGER_32
			-- Maximum size of object in generational scavenge zone.
			-- If the environment variable EIF_GS_LIMIT
			-- is defined, it is set to the closest reasonable
			-- value from it.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	largest_coalesced_block: INTEGER_32
			-- Size of largest coalesced block since last call to
			-- largest_coalesced; 0 if none.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	max_mem: INTEGER_32
			-- Maximum amount of bytes the run-time can allocate.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	memory_count_map: HASH_TABLE [INTEGER_32, INTEGER_32]
			-- Number of instances per dynamic type present in system.
			-- Same as memory_map except that no references on the objects themselves
			-- is kept.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	memory_map: HASH_TABLE [ARRAYED_LIST [ANY], INTEGER_32]
			-- Retrieves all object in system as a table indexed by dynamic type
			-- where elements are all instances of a given data type.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	memory_threshold: INTEGER_32
			-- Minimum amount of bytes to be allocated before
			-- starting an automatic garbage collection.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	objects_instance_of (an_object: ANY): SPECIAL [ANY]
			-- Objects that have same dynamic type as an_object.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	objects_instance_of_type (a_type_id: INTEGER_32): SPECIAL [ANY]
			-- Objects that have same dynamic type as an_object.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	referers (an_object: ANY): SPECIAL [ANY]
			-- Objects that refer to an_object.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	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))

	scavenge_zone_size: INTEGER_32
			-- Size of generational scavenge zone.
			-- If the environment variable EIF_MEMORY_SCAVENGE
			-- is defined, it is set to the closest reasonable
			-- value from it.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	tenure: INTEGER_32
			-- Maximum age of object before being considered
			-- as old (old objects are not scanned during
			-- partial collection).
			-- If the environment variable EIF_TENURE_MAX
			-- is defined, it is set to the closest reasonable
			-- value from it.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Status setting

	allocate_compact
			-- Enter memory mode: will try to compact memory
			-- before requesting more from the operating system.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	allocate_fast
			-- Enter speed mode: will optimize speed of memory
			-- allocation rather than memory usage.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	allocate_tiny
			-- Enter tiny mode: will enter memory mode
			-- after having freed as much memory as possible.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	collection_off
			-- Disable garbage collection.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	collection_on
			-- Enable garbage collection.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	disable_time_accounting
			-- Disable GC time accounting (default).
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	enable_time_accounting
			-- Enable GC time accouting, accessible in gc_statistics.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	execute_without_collection (a_action: PROCEDURE)
			-- Execute a_action with the garbage collector disabled.
			-- If a_action modifies the status of collecting, we restore
			-- it no matter what at the end.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		require -- from MEMORY
			a_action_not_void: a_action /= Void
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class
			collection_status_preserved: collecting = old collecting

	set_coalesce_period (value: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set coalesce_period. Every value collection,
			-- the Garbage Collector will coalesce
			-- the whole memory.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		require -- from MEMORY
			positive_value: value >= 0
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	set_collection_period (value: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set collection_period. Every value collection,
			-- the Garbage collector will perform a collection
			-- on the whole memory (full collection), otherwise
			-- a simple partial collection is done.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		require -- from MEMORY
			positive_value: value >= 0
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	set_max_mem (value: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set the maximum amount of memory the run-time can allocate.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		require -- from MEMORY
			positive_value: value > 0
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	set_memory_threshold (value: INTEGER_32)
			-- Set a new memory_threshold in bytes. Whenever the memory
			-- allocated for Eiffel reaches this value, an automatic
			-- collection is performed.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		require -- from MEMORY
			positive_value: value > 0
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Removal

	collect
			-- Force a partial collection cycle if garbage
			-- collection is enabled; do nothing otherwise.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	dispose
			-- Action to be executed just before garbage collection
			-- reclaims an object.
			-- Default version does nothing; redefine in descendants
			-- to perform specific dispose actions. Those actions
			-- should only take care of freeing external resources;
			-- they should not perform remote calls on other objects
			-- since these may also be dead and reclaimed.
			-- (from MEMORY)

	free (object: ANY)
			-- Free object, by-passing garbage collection.
			-- Erratic behavior will result if the object is still
			-- referenced.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	full_coalesce
			-- Coalesce the whole memory: merge adjacent free
			-- blocks to reduce fragmentation. Useful, when
			-- a lot of memory is allocated with garbage collector off.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class

	full_collect
			-- Force a full collection cycle if garbage
			-- collection is enabled; do nothing otherwise.
			-- (from MEMORY)
		ensure -- from MEMORY
			instance_free: class
	
feature -- Duplication

	copy (other: TEXT_CONTROLLER)
			-- 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: TEXT_CONTROLLER)
			-- 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: TEXT_CONTROLLER
			-- 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: TEXT_CONTROLLER)
			-- 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: TEXT_CONTROLLER
			-- 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: TEXT_CONTROLLER
			-- 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 TEXT_CONTROLLER
			-- 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 -- 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 ANY
	reflexive_equality: standard_is_equal (Current)
	reflexive_conformance: conforms_to (Current)

end -- class TEXT_CONTROLLER

Generated by ISE EiffelStudio