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// - Promise.cpp                                                             -
// - afnix engine - promise class implementation                             -
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// - copyright (c) 1999-2008 amaury darsch                                   -
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#include "String.hpp"
#include "Promise.hpp"
#include "Runnable.hpp"

namespace afnix {

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  // - class section                                                         -
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  // create a new promise with a form

  Promise::Promise (Object* form) {
    p_form   = Object::iref (form);
    p_object = nilp;
    d_delay  = true;
  }

  // destroy this promise

  Promise::~Promise (void) {
    Object::dref (p_form);
    Object::dref (p_object);
  }

  // return the class name

  String Promise::repr (void) const {
    return "Promise";
  }

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  // - object section                                                        -
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  // force the evaluation of this promise

  Object* Promise::force (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset) {
    wrlock ();
    try {
      if (d_delay == true) {
	p_object = (p_form == nilp) ? nilp : p_form->eval (robj, nset);
	Object::iref (p_object);
	d_delay  = false;
      }
      robj->post (p_object);
      unlock ();
      return p_object;
    } catch (...) {
      unlock ();
      throw;
    }
  }

  // evaluate this promise

  Object* Promise::eval (Runnable* robj, Nameset* nset) {
    rdlock ();
    try {
      Object* result = d_delay ? this : p_object;
      robj->post (result);
      unlock ();
      return result;
    } catch (...) {
      unlock ();
      throw;
    }
  }
}
