Hash-op-case
Case macro for the different kinds of hash-op structures.
This is an ACL2::fty sum-type case macro,
typically introduced by fty::defflexsum or fty::deftagsum. It
allows you to safely check the type of a hash-op structure, or to split
into cases based on its type.
Short Form
In its short form, hash-op-case allows you to safely check the type of
a hash-op structure. For example:
(hash-op-case x :hash.bhp256)
is essentially just a safer alternative to writing:
(equal (hash-op-kind x) :hash.bhp256)
Why is using hash-op-case safer? When we directly inspect the
kind with equal, there is no static checking being done to
ensure that, e.g., :hash.bhp256 is a valid kind of hash-op structure. That means there is nothing to save you
if, later, you change the kind keyword for this type from :hash.bhp256 to something else. It also means you get no help
if you just make a typo when writing the :hash.bhp256
symbol. Over the course of developing VL, we found that such
issues were very frequent sources of errors!
Long Form
In its longer form, hash-op-case allows you to split into cases based
on the kind of structure you are looking at. A typical example would be:
(hash-op-case x
:hash.bhp256 ...
:hash.bhp512 ...
:hash.bhp768 ...
:hash.bhp1024 ...
:hash.ped64 ...
:hash.ped128 ...
:hash.psd2 ...
:hash.psd4 ...
:hash.psd8 ...)
It is also possible to consolidate ``uninteresting'' cases using
:otherwise.
For convenience, the case macro automatically binds the fields of x for
you, as appropriate for each case. That is, in the :hash.bhp256 case,
you can use fty::defprod-style foo.bar style accessors for x
without having to explicitly add a hash.bhp256 b*
binder.
