tame/tamer/src/asg/mod.rs

// Abstract semantic graph (ASG) intermediate representation (IR)
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//! Abstract semantic graph.
//!
//! The [abstract semantic graph][asg] (ASG) is an IR representing the
//!   relationship between objects using a directed [graph][].
//! An _object_ is an identifier or expression.
//!
//! Since TAME is a declarative language,
//!   the ASG does not represent control flow;
//!     instead, it represents the relationship between objects and their
//!     dependencies.
//! Control flow is determined solely by the [linker][crate::ld] based on
//!   these dependencies.
//!
//! See [`crate::global`] for available index sizes depending on context.
//! For example,
//!   a linker may choose to use [`crate::global::ProgIdentSize`];
//!
//!
//! Graph Ontology
//! ==============
//! Each node (vertex) in the graph represents an [`Object`],
//!   such as an identifier or an expression.
//! For information on how [`Object`]s are stored and represented on the
//!   graph,
//!     and for information on relationships between objects,
//!     see the [`graph::object`] module.
//!
//! A visualization of the graph ontology is provided here:
//!
//! ![Visualization of ASG ontology](./ontviz.svg)
//!
//! Graphs may contain cycles for recursive functions—that is,
//!   TAME's ASG is _not_ a DAG.
//! Mutually recursive functions are therefore represented as
//!   [strongly connected components][scc].
//!
//! [asg]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_semantic_graph
//! [graph]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_(discrete_mathematics)
//! [scc]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strongly_connected_component

mod error;
mod graph;

pub mod air;

pub use error::AsgError;
pub use graph::{
    object::{
        expr::{Expr, ExprDim, ExprOp},
        ident::{
            FragmentText, Ident, IdentKind, Source, TransitionError,
            TransitionResult, UnresolvedError,
        },
        Object, ObjectIndex, ObjectKind,
    },
    visit,
    xmli::AsgTreeToXirf,
    Asg, AsgResult, IndexType,
};

/// Default concrete ASG implementation.
pub type DefaultAsg = graph::Asg;