/**
 * AmbientTalk/2 Project
 * AGSymbol.java created on 26-jul-2006 at 16:21:55
 * (c) Programming Technology Lab, 2006 - 2007
 * Authors: Tom Van Cutsem & Stijn Mostinckx
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package edu.vub.at.objects.natives.grammar;

import edu.vub.at.exceptions.InterpreterException;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATContext;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATObject;
import edu.vub.at.objects.ATText;
import edu.vub.at.objects.grammar.ATSymbol;
import edu.vub.at.objects.natives.NATText;

import java.util.HashMap;

/**
 * @author tvcutsem
 *
 * The native implementation of a symbol AG element.
 * Symbols should only be created via a call to AGSymbol.alloc
 * This ensures that symbols remain unique within one AmbientTalk VM.
 */
public class AGSymbol extends AGExpression implements ATSymbol {

	/** hashmap shared by ALL actors/VMs, hence, thread access should be explicitly synchronized */
	private static final HashMap _STRINGPOOL_ = new HashMap();

	private final String txt_;
	
	protected AGSymbol(String txt) {
		txt_ = txt;
	}
	
	public static final AGSymbol jAlloc(String name) {
		synchronized (_STRINGPOOL_) {
			AGSymbol existing = (AGSymbol) _STRINGPOOL_.get(name);
			if (existing == null) {
				existing = new AGSymbol(name);
				_STRINGPOOL_.put(name, existing);
			}
			return existing;	
		}
	}
	
	public static final AGSymbol alloc(NATText txt) {
		return jAlloc(txt.javaValue);
	}
	
	public ATText base_getText() { return NATText.atValue(txt_); }
	
	/**
	 * To evaluate a symbol reference, look up the symbol in the lexical scope.
	 * 
	 * AGSYM(txt).eval(ctx) = ctx.scope.lookup(AGSYM(txt))
	 * 
	 * @return the value bound to this symbol in the lexical environment
	 */
	public ATObject meta_eval(ATContext ctx) throws InterpreterException {
		return ctx.base_getLexicalScope().meta_lookup(this);
	}

	/**
	 * Quoting a symbol results in the same symbol.
	 * 
	 * sym.quote(ctx) = sym
	 */
	public ATObject meta_quote(ATContext ctx) throws InterpreterException {
		return this;
	}
	
	public NATText meta_print() throws InterpreterException {
		return NATText.atValue(txt_);
	}
	
	public boolean isSymbol() {
		return true;
	}
	
	public ATSymbol asSymbol() {
		return this;
	}
	
	// comparison and identity operations
	
	public boolean equals(Object other) {
		// pointer equality is valid for symbols as they are pooled
		return this == other;
	}
	
	// important as AGSymbols are often used as keys in hash tables
	
	public int hashCode() {
		return this.txt_.hashCode();
	}
	
	public String toString() {
		return txt_;
	}
	
	/**
	 * After deserialization, ensure that the symbol remains unique.
	 */
	public ATObject meta_resolve() throws InterpreterException {
		return jAlloc(txt_);
	}

}