fpc/docs/packages/mdwtools/doafter.dtx
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% Insert tokens to be read after a group has been processed
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% (c) 1996 Peter Schmitt and Mark Wooding
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%----- Revision history -----------------------------------------------------
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% $Log$
% Revision 1.1 1998-09-21 10:19:01 michael
% Initial implementation
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% Revision 1.2 1996/11/19 20:49:08 mdw
% Entered into RCS
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%% doafter package -- insert a token really after a group
%% Copyright (c) 1996 Peter Schmitt and Mark Wooding
%<*package>
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%% This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
%% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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%<+latex2e>\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
%<+latex2e>\ProvidesPackage{doafter}
%<+latex2e> [1996/05/08 1.2 Aftergroup hacking (PS/MDW)]
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% \CheckSum{259}
%\iffalse
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%<*driver>
\input{mdwtools}
\describespackage{doafter}
\author{Peter Schmitt\thanks{%
Peter came up with the basic implementation after I posed the problem
in the \texttt{comp.text.tex} newsgroup. I fixed some really piddly little
things, to improve it a bit, wrote the documentation, and turned the code
into a nice \package{doc}ced package. Then Peter gave me an updated
version, and I upgraded this from memory. Then he gave me some more tweaks
which I haven't incorporated.}
\and Mark Wooding}
\def\author#1{}
\mdwdoc
%</driver>
%
% \end{meta-comment}
%
% \section{Description}
%
% \subsection{What it's all about}
%
% \DescribeMacro{\doafter}
% It's common for the \TeX\ primitive |\aftergroup| to be used to `tidy up'
% after a group. For example, \LaTeX's colour handling uses this to insert
% appropriate |\special|s when the scope of a colour change ends. This
% causes several problems, though; for example, extra grouping must be added
% within boxes to ensure that the |\special|s don't `leak' out of their box
% and appear in odd places in the document. \LaTeX\ usually solves this
% problem by reading the box contents as an argument, although this isn't
% particularly desirable. The |\doafter| macro provided here will solve the
% problem in a different way, by allowing a macro to regain control after
% all the |\aftergroup| things have been processed.
%
% The macro works like this:
% \begin{grammar}
% <doafter-cmd> ::= \[[
% "\\doafter" <token> <group>
% \]]
% \end{grammar}
% The \<token> can be any token you like, except an explicit braces, since
% it's read as an undelimited macro argument. The \<group> is a normal
% \TeX\ group, surrounded by either implicit or explicit braces, or by
% |\begingroup| and |\endgroup| tokens. Once the final closing token of the
% \<group> is read, and any tokens saved up by |\aftergroup| have been
% processed, the \<token> is inserted and processed. Under normal
% circumstances, this will be a macro.
%
% There are some subtle problems with the current implementation, which you
% may need to be aware of:
%
% \begin{itemize}
%
% \item Since we're inserting things after all the |\aftergroup| tokens,
% those tokens might read something they're not expecting if they try
% to look ahead at the text after the group (e.g., with |\futurelet|).
% This is obviously totally unavoidable.
%
% \item Implicit braces (like |\bgroup| and |\egroup|) inserted using
% |\aftergroup| may be turned into \emph{explicit} $|{|_1$ and $|}|_2$
% characters within a |\doafter| group. This can cause probems under
% very specialised circumstances. The names |\bgroup| and |\egroup|
% are treated specially, and they will work normally (remaining as
% implicit braces). This should minimise problems caused by this
% slight difference. (This only applies to the last |\aftergroup|
% token in a group.)
%
% \item To handle the |\aftergroup| tokens properly, |\doafter| has to insert
% some |\aftergroup| tokens of its own. It will then process the
% other tokens some more, and set them up to be read again. This does
% mean that after the group ends, some assignments and other `stomach
% operations' will be performed, which may cause problems in
% alignments and similar places.
%
% \end{itemize}
%
%
% \subsection{Package options}
%
% There are a fair few \textsf{docstrip} options provided by this packge:
%
% \begin{description}
% \item [driver] extracts the documentation driver. This isn't usually
% necessary.
% \item [package] extracts the code as a standalone package, formatted for
% either \LaTeXe\ or Plain~\TeX.
% \item [latex2e] inserts extra identification code for a \LaTeXe\ package.
% \item [plain] inserts some extra code for a Plain \TeX\ package.
% \item [macro] just extracts the raw code, for inclusion in another package.
% \item [test] extracts some code for testing the current implementation.
% \end{description}
%
%
% \implementation
%
% \section{Implementation}
%
% \subsection{The main macro}
%
% We start outputting code here. If this is a Plain~\TeX\ package, we must
% make \lit{@} into a letter.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
%<*macro|package>
%<+plain>\catcode`\@=11
% \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\doafter}
%
% The idea is to say \syntax{"\\doafter" <token> <group>} and expect the
% \synt{token} to be processed after the group has finished its stuff,
% even if it contains |\aftergroup| things. My eternal gratitude goes to
% Peter Schmitt, who came up with most of the solution implemented here;
% I've just tidied up some very minor niggles and things later.
%
% Let's start with some preamble. I'll save the (hopefully) primitive
% |\aftergroup| in a different token.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\let\@@aftergroup\aftergroup
% \end{macrocode}
%
% Now to define the `user' interface. It takes a normal undelimited
% argument, although this must be a single token; otherwise eveything will
% go wrong. It assumes that the token following is some kind of group
% opening thing (an explicit or implicit character with catcode~1, or
% a |\begingroup| token). To make this work, I'll save the token,
% together with an |\@@aftergroup| (to save an |\expandafter| later) in
% a temporary macro which no-one will mind me using, and then look ahead at
% the beginning-group token.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\doafter#1{%
\def\@tempa{\@@aftergroup#1}%
\afterassignment\doafter@i\let\@let@token%
}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% I now have the token in |\@let@token|, so I'll put that in. I'll then
% make |\aftergroup| do my thing rather than the normal thing, and queue
% the tokens |\@prepare@after| and the |\doafter| argument for later use.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\doafter@i{%
\@let@token%
\let\aftergroup\@my@aftergroup%
\@@aftergroup\@prepare@after\@tempa%
}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@my@aftergroup}
%
% Now the cleverness begins. We keep two macros (Peter's original used
% count registers) which keep counts of the numbers of |\aftergroup|s,
% both locally and globally. Let's call the local counter~$n$ and the
% global one $N$. Every time we get a call to our |\aftergroup| hack,
% we set~$n := n+1$ and~$N := n$, and leave the token given to us for later
% processing. When we actually process an |\aftergroup| token properly,
% set~$N := N-1$ to indicate that it's been handled; when they're all done,
% we'll have $N=n$, which is exactly what we'd have if there weren't any
% to begin with.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\ag@cnt@local{0 }
\let\ag@cnt@global\ag@cnt@local
% \end{macrocode}
%
% Now we come to the definition of my version of |\aftergroup|. I'll just
% add the token |\@after@token| before every |\aftergroup| token I find.
% This means there's two calls to |\aftergroup| for every one the user makes,
% but these things aren't all that common, so it's OK really. I'll also
% bump the local counter, and synchronise them.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\@my@aftergroup{%
\begingroup%
\count@\ag@cnt@local%
\advance\count@\@ne%
\xdef\ag@cnt@global{\the\count@\space}%
\endgroup%
\let\ag@cnt@local\ag@cnt@global%
\@@aftergroup\@after@token\@@aftergroup%
}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{macro}
%
% Now what does |\@after@token| we inserted above actually do? Well, this
% is more exciting. There are actually two different variants of the
% macro, which are used at different times.
%
% \begin{macro}{\@after@token}
%
% The default |\@after@token| starts a group, which will `catch'
% |\aftergroup| tokens which I throw at it. I put the two counters into
% some scratch count registers. (There's a slight problem here: Plain \TeX\
% only gives us one. For the sake of evilness I'll use |\clubpenalty| as the
% other one. Eeeek.) I then redefine |\@after@token| to the second
% variant, and execute it. The |\@start@after@group| macro starts the
% group, because this code is shared with |\@prepare@after| below.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\@after@token{%
\@start@after@group%
\@after@token%
}
\def\@start@after@group{%
\begingroup%
\count@\ag@cnt@global%
\clubpenalty\ag@cnt@local%
\let\@after@token\@after@token@i%
}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@after@token@i}
%
% I have $|\count@| = N$ and $|\@tempcnta| = n$. I'll decrement~$N$,
% and if I have $N = n$, I know that this is the last token to do, so I
% must insert an |\@after@all| after the token. This will close the group,
% and maybe insert the original |\doafter| token if appropriate.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\@after@token@i{%
\advance\count@\m@ne%
\ifnum\count@=\clubpenalty%
\global\let\ag@cnt@global\ag@cnt@local%
\expandafter\@after@aftertoken\expandafter\@after@all%
\else%
\expandafter\@@aftergroup%
\fi%
}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% Finally, establish a default meaning for |\@after@all|.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\let\@after@all\endgroup
% \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@prepare@after}
%
% If this group is handled by |\doafter|, then the first |\aftergroup| token
% isn't |\@after@token|; it's |\@prepare@after|.
%
% There are some extra cases to deal with:
% \begin{itemize}
% \item If $N=n$ then there were no |\aftergroup| tokens, so we have an easy
% job. I'll just let the token do its stuff directly.
% \item Otherwise, $N>n$, and there are |\aftergroup| tokens. I'll open
% the group, and let |\@after@token| do all the handling.
% \end{itemize}
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\@prepare@after{%
\ifx\ag@cnt@local\ag@cnt@global\else%
\expandafter\@prepare@after@i%
\fi%
}
\def\@prepare@after@i#1{%
\@start@after@group%
\def\@after@all{\@@aftergroup#1\endgroup}%
}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@after@aftertoken}
%
% This is where all the difficulty lies. The next token in the stream is
% an |\aftergroup| one, which could be more or less anything. We have an
% argument, which is some code to do \emph{after} the token has been
% |\aftergroup|ed.
%
% If the token is anything other than a brace (i.e., an explicit character
% of category~1 or~2) then I have no problem; I can scoop up the token with
% an undelimited macro argument. But the only way I can decide if this token
% is a brace (nondestructively) is with |\futurelet|, which makes the token
% implicit, so I can't decide whether it's really dangerous.
%
% There is a possible way of doing this\footnote{Due to Peter Schmitt,
% again.} which relates to nobbling the offending token with |\string| and
% sifting through the results. The problem here involves scooping up all the
% tokens of a |\string|ed control sequence, which may turn out to be
% `|\csname\endcsname|' or something equally horrid.
%
% The solution I've used is much simpler: I'll change |\bgroup| and |\egroup|
% to stop them from being implicit braces before comparing.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\@after@aftertoken#1{%
\let\bgroup\relax\let\egroup\relax%
\toks@{#1}%
\futurelet\@let@token\@after@aftertoken@i%
}
\def\@after@aftertoken@i{%
\ifcat\noexpand\@let@token{%
\@@aftergroup{%
\else\ifcat\noexpand\@let@token}%
\@@aftergroup}%
\else%
\def\@tempa##1{\@@aftergroup##1\the\toks@}%
\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\@tempa%
\fi\fi%
}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% \end{macro}
%
%
% Phew!
%
% \begin{macrocode}
%<+plain>\catcode`\@=12
%</macro|package>
% \end{macrocode}
%
% \subsection{Test code}
%
% The following code gives |\doafter| a bit of a testing. It's based on
% the test suite I gave to comp.text.tex, although it's been improved a
% little since then.
%
% The first thing to do is define a control sequence with an \lit{@} sign
% in its name, so we can test catcode changes. This also hides an
% |\aftergroup| within a macro, making life more difficult for prospective
% implementations.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
%<*test>
\catcode`\@=11
\def\at@name{\aftergroup\saynine}
\def\saynine{\say{ix}}
\catcode`\@=12
% \end{macrocode}
%
% Now define a command to write a string to the terminal. The name will
% probably be familiar to REXX hackers.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\def\say{\immediate\write16}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% Test one: This is really easy; it just tests that the thing works at all.
% If your implementation fails this, it's time for a major rethink.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\say{Test one... (1--2)}
\def\saytwo{\say{ii}}
\doafter\saytwo{\say{i}}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% Test two: Does |\aftergroup| work?
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\say{Test two... (1--4)}
\def\saythree{\say{iii}}
\def\sayfour{\say{iv}}
\doafter\sayfour{\say{i}\aftergroup\saythree\say{ii}}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% Test three: Test braces and |\iffalse| working as they should. Several
% proposed solutions based on |\write|ing the group to a file get upset by
% this test, although I forgot to include it in the torture test. It also
% tests whether literal braces can be |\aftergroup|ed properly. (Added a new
% test here, making sure that |\bgroup| is left as an implicit token.)
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\say{Test three... (1--4, `\string\bgroup', 5)}
\def\sayfive{\say{v}}
\doafter\sayfive{%
\say{i}%
\aftergroup\say%
\aftergroup{%
\aftergroup\romannumeral\aftergroup3%
\aftergroup}%
\iffalse}\fi%
\aftergroup\def%
\aftergroup\sayfouretc%
\aftergroup{%
\aftergroup\say%
\aftergroup{%
\aftergroup i%
\aftergroup v%
\aftergroup}%
\aftergroup\say%
\aftergroup{%
\aftergroup\string%
\aftergroup\bgroup%
\aftergroup}%
\aftergroup}%
\aftergroup\sayfouretc%
\say{ii}%
}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% Test four: Make sure the implementation isn't leaking things. This just
% makes sure that |\aftergroup| is its normal reasonable self.
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\say{Test four... (1--3)}
{\say{i}\aftergroup\saythree\say{ii}}
% \end{macrocode}
%
% Test five: Nesting, aftergroup, catcodes, grouping. This is the `torture'
% test I gave to comp.text.tex, slightly corrected (oops) and amended. It
% ensures that nested groups and |\doafter|s work properly (the latter is
% actually more likely than might be imagined).
%
% \begin{macrocode}
\say{Test five... (1--14)}
\def\sayten{\say{x}}
\def\saythirteen{\say{xiii}}
\def\sayfourteen{\say{xiv}}
\doafter\sayfourteen\begingroup%
\say{i}%
{\say{ii}\aftergroup\sayfour\say{iii}}%
\def\saynum{\say{viii}}%
\doafter\sayten{%
\say{v}%
\def\saynum{\say{vii}}%
\catcode`\@=11%
\aftergroup\saynum%
\say{vi}%
\at@name%
\saynum%
}%
\say{xi}%
\aftergroup\saythirteen%
\say{xii}%
\endgroup
\end
%</test>
% \end{macrocode}
%
% That's it. All present and correct.
%
% \Finale
%
\endinput