:- module(pio, [phrase_from_file/2, phrase_from_file/3, phrase_to_file/2]). :- use_module(library(dcgs)). :- use_module(library(error)). :- use_module(library(freeze)). :- use_module(library(iso_ext), [setup_call_cleanup/3, partial_string/3]). :- use_module(library(lists), [member/2]). :- use_module(library(format), [format/3]). :- meta_predicate(phrase_from_file(2, ?)). :- meta_predicate(phrase_from_file(2, ?, ?)). :- meta_predicate(phrase_to_file(2, ?)). phrase_from_file(NT, File) :- phrase_from_file(NT, File, []). phrase_from_file(NT, File, Options) :- ( var(File) -> instantiation_error(phrase_from_file/3) ; must_be(list, Options), ( member(Var, Options), var(Var) -> instantiation_error(phrase_from_file/3) ; member(type(Type), Options) -> must_be(atom, Type), member(Type, [text,binary]) ; Type = text ), setup_call_cleanup(open(File, read, Stream, [reposition(true)|Options]), ( stream_to_lazy_list(Stream, Xs), phrase(NT, Xs) ), close(Stream)) ). stream_to_lazy_list(Stream, Xs) :- stream_property(Stream, position(Pos)), freeze(Xs, reader_step(Stream, Pos, Xs)). reader_step(Stream, Pos, Xs0) :- set_stream_position(Stream, Pos), ( at_end_of_stream(Stream) -> Xs0 = [] ; '$get_n_chars'(Stream, 4096, Cs), partial_string(Cs, Xs0, Xs), stream_to_lazy_list(Stream, Xs) ). /* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - phrase_to_file(+GRBody, +File) Emit the list of characters described by the grammar rule body GRBody to File. File is a string, which is also the representation used by library(files) to test for existence etc. of files. An ideal implementation of phrase_to_file/2 writes each character as soon as it becomes known and no choice-points remain, and thus avoids the manifestation of the entire string in memory. See #691 for more information. The current preliminary implementation is provided so that Prolog programmers can already get used to describing output with DCGs, and then writing it to a file when necessary. This simple implementation suffices as long as the entire contents can be represented in memory, and thus covers a large number of use cases. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - */ phrase_to_file(GRBody, File) :- atom_chars(Atom, File), phrase(GRBody, Chars), setup_call_cleanup(open(Atom, write, Stream), format(Stream, "~s", [Chars]), close(Stream)).