DOC: add documentation for library(freeze) in DocLog format
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:- module(freeze, [freeze/2]).
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/** Provides the constraint `freeze/2`.
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*/
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:- use_module(library(atts)).
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:- use_module(library(dcgs)).
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@@ -19,6 +22,15 @@ verify_attributes(Var, Other, Goals) :-
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).
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verify_attributes(_, _, []).
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%% freeze(Var, Goal)
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%
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% Schedules Goal to be executed when Var is instantiated. This can
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% be useful to observe the exact moment a variable becomes bound to a
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% more concrete term, for example when creating animations of search
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% processes. Higher-level constructs such as `phrase_from_file/2` can
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% also be implemented with `freeze/2`, by scheduling a goal that
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% reads additional data from a file as soon as it is needed.
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freeze(X, Goal) :-
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put_atts(Fresh, frozen(Goal)),
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Fresh = X.
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