To compile the properties submodule for a compilation unit, which contains _property packages.

• §1. Compilation data
• §8. Compilation
• §9. Non-typesafe 0
• §10. Schemas

§1. Compilation data. Each property object contains this data, though in the case of a pair of negated either-or properties, only the un-negated case has a meaningful set of compilation data.

typedef struct property_compilation_data {
    struct package_request *prop_package;  where to find:
    struct inter_name *prop_iname;  the identifier we would like to use at run-time for this property
    struct text_stream *translation;  for the iname
    struct text_stream *accessed;  for the accessible-to text
    struct inter_name *accessibility_iname;  for the corresponding iname
    int do_not_compile;  for e.g. the "specification" pseudo-property
    int translated;  has this been given an explicit translation?
    int implemented_as_attribute;  is this an Inter attribute at run-time?
    int store_in_negation;  this is the dummy half of an either/or pair
    int visited_on_traverse;  for temporary use when compiling objects
    int use_non_typesafe_0;  as a default to mean "not set" at run-time
    int include_in_index;  is this property shown in the indexes?
    int indexed_already;  and has it been, thus far in index construction?
} property_compilation_data;

void RTProperties::initialise_pcd(property *prn, package_request *pkg, inter_name *iname,
    text_stream *translation) {
    prn->compilation_data.prop_package = pkg;
    prn->compilation_data.prop_iname = iname;
    prn->compilation_data.translation = Str::duplicate(translation);
    prn->compilation_data.accessed = NULL;
    prn->compilation_data.accessibility_iname = NULL;
    prn->compilation_data.do_not_compile = FALSE;
    prn->compilation_data.translated = FALSE;
    prn->compilation_data.store_in_negation = FALSE;
    prn->compilation_data.implemented_as_attribute = NOT_APPLICABLE;
    prn->compilation_data.visited_on_traverse = -1;
    prn->compilation_data.use_non_typesafe_0 = FALSE;
    prn->compilation_data.include_in_index = TRUE;
    prn->compilation_data.indexed_already = FALSE;
}

• The structure property_compilation_data is accessed in 5/act, 5/rlb, 5/act2, 6/pp, 6/pv and here.

§2. And these are created on demand, though some properties come with a given package already supplied:

package_request *RTProperties::package?Usage of RTProperties::package:
§6, §8(property *prn) {
    if (prn == NULL) internal_error("tried to find package for null property");
    if ((Properties::is_either_or(prn)) && (prn->compilation_data.store_in_negation))
        return RTProperties::package(EitherOrProperties::get_negation(prn));
    if (prn->compilation_data.prop_package == NULL)
        prn->compilation_data.prop_package =
            Hierarchy::local_package_to(PROPERTIES_HAP, prn->where_created);
    return prn->compilation_data.prop_package;
}

inter_name *RTProperties::iname?Usage of RTProperties::iname:
§5, §8, §10, §11
Emit - §14, §15
Emit Code - §9
Instance Counting - §4
Showme Command - §6.1, §6.1.1, §6.1.1.1, §6.2
Scene Instances - §6.1
Relations - §6.3.3
Command Grammar Tokens - §1.2.4, §1.2.6, §1.2.7, §1.2.10.2.1, §1.2.10.2.2
Parse Name Properties - §4.3.1, §6.2, §8, §10(property *prn) {
    if (prn == NULL) internal_error("tried to find iname for null property");
    if ((Properties::is_either_or(prn)) && (prn->compilation_data.store_in_negation))
        return RTProperties::iname(EitherOrProperties::get_negation(prn));
    if (prn->compilation_data.prop_iname == NULL) {
        wording memo = prn->name;
        if ((Wordings::empty(memo)) &&
            (Str::len(prn->compilation_data.translation) > 0))
            memo = Feeds::feed_text(prn->compilation_data.translation);
        prn->compilation_data.prop_iname =
            Hierarchy::make_iname_with_memo(PROPERTY_HL,
                RTProperties::package(prn), memo);
        if (Str::len(prn->compilation_data.translation) > 0) {
            TEMPORARY_TEXT(T)
            LOOP_THROUGH_TEXT(pos, prn->compilation_data.translation) {
                inchar32_t c = Str::get(pos);
                if ((Characters::isalpha(c)) || (Characters::isdigit(c)) || (c == '_'))
                    PUT_TO(T, c);
                else
                    PUT_TO(T, '_');
            }
            Str::truncate(T, 31);
            InterNames::set_translation(prn->compilation_data.prop_iname, T);
            prn->compilation_data.translated = TRUE;
            DISCARD_TEXT(T)
        }
    }
    return prn->compilation_data.prop_iname;
}

§3. Only a very few pseudo-properties go uncompiled: see Properties (in knowledge).

void RTProperties::do_not_compile(property *prn) {
    prn->compilation_data.do_not_compile = TRUE;
}

int RTProperties::can_be_compiled?Usage of RTProperties::can_be_compiled:
Showme Command - §6
Property Values - §2.2.1, §4(property *prn) {
    if ((prn == NULL) || (prn->compilation_data.do_not_compile)) return FALSE;
    return TRUE;
}

§4. When we have a pair of either-or antonyms, as in "A person can be cheery or moody", we should store the state as either the cheery or the moody property. Clearly either could equivalently be used: if a person is indeed in good spirits, we could represent this either by having a cheery property at runtime and storing true in it, or by having a moody one and storing false in that.

Calling the function RTProperties::store_in_negation establishes that the given property is the one we don't use. That is, if you want to use cheery, call this function on moody.

It may seem not to matter, but in fact we sometimes do need to have things one particular way around in order to make Inform 7 source text play nicely with already-compiled properties in kits. If the moody property is defined by a kit, we'll have to use that one.

int RTProperties::stored_in_negation?Usage of RTProperties::stored_in_negation:
§11
Emit Code - §9
Showme Command - §6.2
Property Values - §2.2.1
Parse Name Properties - §7(property *prn) {
    if ((prn == NULL) || (prn->either_or_data == NULL))
        internal_error("non-EO property");
    return prn->compilation_data.store_in_negation;
}

void RTProperties::store_in_negation(property *prn) {
    if ((prn == NULL) || (prn->either_or_data == NULL)) internal_error("non-EO property");
    property *neg = EitherOrProperties::get_negation(prn);
    if (neg == NULL) internal_error("singleton EO cannot store in negation");

    prn->compilation_data.store_in_negation = TRUE;
    neg->compilation_data.store_in_negation = FALSE;
}

§5. The translation of a property is stored in the translation of its iname:

void RTProperties::set_translation(property *prn, text_stream *T) {
    inter_name *iname = RTProperties::iname(prn);
    InterNames::set_translation(iname, T);
    prn->compilation_data.translated = TRUE;
}

void RTProperties::set_translation_and_make_available(property *prn, text_stream *T) {
    inter_name *iname = RTProperties::iname(prn);
    InterNames::set_translation(iname, T);
    inter_tree *I = InterPackage::tree(InterSymbol::package(InterNames::to_symbol(iname)));
    if (Wiring::find_socket(I, T) == NULL) Hierarchy::make_available(iname);
    prn->compilation_data.translated = TRUE;
}

int RTProperties::has_been_translated?Usage of RTProperties::has_been_translated:
Property Values - §4(property *prn) {
    return prn->compilation_data.translated;
}

text_stream *RTProperties::current_translation(property *prn) {
    if (prn->compilation_data.translated == FALSE) return NULL;
    return InterNames::get_translation(RTProperties::iname(prn));
}

§6. A simpler accessible-as name:

void RTProperties::set_accessible(property *prn, wording W) {
    if (Str::len(prn->compilation_data.accessed) > 0) {
        StandardProblems::sentence_problem(Task::syntax_tree(),
            _p_(PM_TranslatesPropertyAlready),
            "this property has already been translated",
            "so there must be some duplication somewhere.");
        return;
    }
    prn->compilation_data.accessed = Str::new();
    WRITE_TO(prn->compilation_data.accessed, "%N", Wordings::first_wn(W));
}

inter_name *RTProperties::accessibility_iname?Usage of RTProperties::accessibility_iname:
§8.2(property *prn) {
    if (Str::len(prn->compilation_data.accessed) == 0) return NULL;
    if (prn->compilation_data.accessibility_iname == NULL) {
        prn->compilation_data.accessibility_iname = InterNames::explicitly_named(
            prn->compilation_data.accessed, RTProperties::package(prn));
        Hierarchy::make_available(prn->compilation_data.accessibility_iname);
    }
    return prn->compilation_data.accessibility_iname;
}

§7. A property might be missed out of the Index pages for clarity's sake:

int RTProperties::is_shown_in_index?Usage of RTProperties::is_shown_in_index:
Showme Command - §6
Index Extensions - §1.9
Inferences - §2, §3(property *prn) {
    return prn->compilation_data.include_in_index;
}
void RTProperties::dont_show_in_index(property *prn) {
    prn->compilation_data.include_in_index = FALSE;
}

void RTProperties::set_indexed_already_flag?Usage of RTProperties::set_indexed_already_flag:
Inferences - §1, §2(property *prn, int state) {
    prn->compilation_data.indexed_already = state;
}

int RTProperties::get_indexed_already_flag?Usage of RTProperties::get_indexed_already_flag:
Inferences - §2(property *prn) {
    return prn->compilation_data.indexed_already;
}

§8. Compilation.

void RTProperties::compile(void) {
    property *prn;
    LOOP_OVER(prn, property) {
        if ((Properties::is_either_or(prn)) &&
            (prn->compilation_data.store_in_negation)) continue;
        kind *K = Properties::kind_of_contents(prn);
        if (K == NULL) internal_error("kindless property");
        package_request *pack = RTProperties::package(prn);
        inter_name *iname = RTProperties::iname(prn);
        Declare the property to Inter8.1;
        Compile the property name metadata8.2;
        Compile the property ID8.3;
    }
}

§8.1. Declare the property to Inter8.1 =

    Emit::property(iname, K);

• This code is used in §8.

§8.2. Compile the property name metadata8.2 =

    if (Wordings::nonempty(prn->name)) {
        Hierarchy::apply_metadata_from_wording(pack, PROPERTY_NAME_MD_HL, prn->name);
    } else {
        Hierarchy::apply_metadata(pack, PROPERTY_NAME_MD_HL, InterNames::get_translation(iname));
    }
    InterSymbol::set_flag(InterNames::to_symbol(iname), PERMIT_NAME_CLASH_ISYMF);
    Hierarchy::apply_metadata_from_number(pack, PROPERTY_ORDER_MD_HL,
        (inter_ti) prn->allocation_id);
    inter_name *accessible = RTProperties::accessibility_iname(prn);
    if (accessible) Emit::iname_constant(accessible, K_value, iname);

• This code is used in §8.

§8.3. A unique set of values is imposed here during linking.

Compile the property ID8.3 =

    inter_name *id_iname = Hierarchy::make_iname_in(PROPERTY_ID_HL, pack);
    Emit::numeric_constant(id_iname, 0);  a placeholder

• This code is used in §8.

§9. Non-typesafe 0. When a property is used to store certain forms of relation, it then needs to store either a value within one of the domains, or else a null value used to mean "this is not set at the moment". Since that null value isn't a member of the domain, it follows that the property is breaking type safety when it stores it. This means we need to relax typechecking to enable this all to work; the following keep a flag to mark that.

None of this has any effect for either-or properties, since 0 is of course typesafe for those.

void RTProperties::use_non_typesafe_0(property *prn) {
    if ((prn == NULL) || (prn->either_or_data)) internal_error("non-value property");
    prn->compilation_data.use_non_typesafe_0 = TRUE;
}

int RTProperties::uses_non_typesafe_0?Usage of RTProperties::uses_non_typesafe_0:
Showme Command - §6.1(property *prn) {
    if ((prn == NULL) || (prn->either_or_data)) internal_error("non-value property");
    return prn->compilation_data.use_non_typesafe_0;
}

int RTProperties::compile_vp_default_value(value_holster *VH, property *prn) {
    if (RTProperties::uses_non_typesafe_0(prn)) {
        if (Holsters::value_pair_allowed(VH))
            Holsters::holster_pair(VH, InterValuePairs::number(0));
        return TRUE;
    }
    kind *K = ValueProperties::kind(prn);
    return DefaultValues::to_holster(VH, K, prn->name, "property", FALSE);
}

§10. Schemas. "Value" properties (those which are not either-or) can be tested or set with these schemas:

int RTProperties::test_property_value_schema(annotated_i6_schema *asch, property *prn) {
    kind *K = Cinders::kind_of_term(asch->pt0);
    if (Kinds::Behaviour::is_object(K)) return FALSE;
    Calculus::Schemas::modify(asch->schema, "%k >> *1 . %n == *2",
        K, RTProperties::iname(prn));
    return TRUE;
}

int RTProperties::set_property_value_schema(annotated_i6_schema *asch, property *prn) {
    kind *K = Cinders::kind_of_term(asch->pt0);
    if (Kinds::Behaviour::is_object(K)) return FALSE;
    Calculus::Schemas::modify(asch->schema, "WriteGProperty(%k, *1, %n, *2)",
        K, RTProperties::iname(prn));
    return TRUE;
}

§11. Either-or properties work analogously. Note that unpossessed either/or properties can legally be "read" — the result being by definition false — and that the WorldModelKit code makes use of this.

void RTProperties::write_either_or_schemas(adjective_meaning *am, property *prn, int T) {
    kind *K = AdjectiveMeaningDomains::get_kind(am);
    if (RTProperties::stored_in_negation(prn)) {
        property *neg = EitherOrProperties::get_negation(prn);

        i6_schema *sch = AdjectiveMeanings::make_schema(am, TEST_ATOM_TASK);
        Calculus::Schemas::modify(sch, "%k >> *1 . %n == false", K,
            RTProperties::iname(neg));

        sch = AdjectiveMeanings::make_schema(am, NOW_ATOM_TRUE_TASK);
        Calculus::Schemas::modify(sch, "WriteGProperty(%k, *1, %n, 0)", K,
            RTProperties::iname(neg));

        sch = AdjectiveMeanings::make_schema(am, NOW_ATOM_FALSE_TASK);
        Calculus::Schemas::modify(sch, "WriteGProperty(%k, *1, %n, 1)", K,
            RTProperties::iname(neg));
    } else {
        i6_schema *sch = AdjectiveMeanings::make_schema(am, TEST_ATOM_TASK);
        Calculus::Schemas::modify(sch, "%k >> *1 . %n", K,
            RTProperties::iname(prn));

        sch = AdjectiveMeanings::make_schema(am, NOW_ATOM_TRUE_TASK);
        Calculus::Schemas::modify(sch, "WriteGProperty(%k, *1, %n, 1)", K,
            RTProperties::iname(prn));

        sch = AdjectiveMeanings::make_schema(am, NOW_ATOM_FALSE_TASK);
        Calculus::Schemas::modify(sch, "WriteGProperty(%k, *1, %n, 0)", K,
            RTProperties::iname(prn));
    }
}

§12. And finally, provision of a property can be tested at runtime with the following schemas:

int RTProperties::test_provision_schema(annotated_i6_schema *asch) {
    kind *K = Cinders::kind_of_term(asch->pt0);
    property *prn = Rvalues::to_property(asch->pt1.constant);
    if (K) {
        if (prn) {
            if (Kinds::Behaviour::is_object(K))
                Compile a run-time test of property provision12.1
            else
                Determine the result now, since we know already12.2;
            return TRUE;
        } else if (Kinds::Behaviour::is_object(K)) {
            kind *PK = Cinders::kind_of_term(asch->pt1);
            if (Kinds::get_construct(PK) == CON_property) {
                Compile a run-time test of property provision12.1;
                return TRUE;
            }
        }
    }
    return FALSE;
}

§12.1. Since type-checking for "object" is too weak to make it certain what kind of object the left operand is, we can only test property provision at run-time:

Compile a run-time test of property provision12.1 =

    Calculus::Schemas::modify(asch->schema, "ProvidesProperty(%k, *1, *2)", K);

• This code is used in §12 (twice).

§12.2. For all other kinds, type-checking is strong enough that we can prove the answer now.

Determine the result now, since we know already12.2 =

    if (PropertyPermissions::find(KindSubjects::from_kind(K), prn, TRUE))
        Calculus::Schemas::modify(asch->schema, "true");
    else
        Calculus::Schemas::modify(asch->schema, "false");

• This code is used in §12.