/*  $Id$

    Part of SWI-Prolog

    Author:        Jan Wielemaker
    E-mail:        jan@swi.psy.uva.nl
    WWW:           http://www.swi-prolog.org
    Copyright (C): 1985-2002, University of Amsterdam

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*/

:- module(swi_system_utilities,
	[ lock_predicate/1,
	  unlock_predicate/1,
	  system_mode/1,
	  system_module/0
	]).

:- style_check(+dollar).

/** <module> System utilities

This module provides some tools to deal with system predicates. System
predicates cannot be traced or redefined.

@deprecated	Use :- set_prolog_flag(generate_debug_info, false) to
		hide predicate internals from the tracer.
@tbd		Move this functionlity to prolog flags.
*/

%%	system_mode(+OnOff)
%
%	Switch the system into system or user mode.  When in system mode,
%	system predicates loose most of their special properties, so it
%	becomes possible to trace and even redefine them.  Use the latter
%	with care as the system predicates call one another.  This should
%	once be fixed by defining all of them in a module ('$system'), so
%	the user can savely remove them from module user.

system_mode(X) :-
	var(X), !,
	(   style_check(?(dollar))
	->  X = on
	;   X = off
	).
system_mode(on) :-
	style_check(+dollar).
system_mode(off) :-
	style_check(-dollar).

%%	system_module
%
%	Any predicate defined after this declaraction uptill the end of
%	the file will become a system predicate. Normally invoked by a
%	directive immediately following the module declaration.

system_module :-
	system_mode(on).

:- meta_predicate
	lock_predicate(:),
	unlock_predicate(:).

%%	lock_predicate(+PredInd)
%
%	Transform a predicate into a system predicate.

lock_predicate(PredInd) :-
	'$set_predicate_attribute'(PredInd, system, 1).

%%	unlock_predicate(+PredInd)
%
%	Transform a system predicate into a normal system predicate.

unlock_predicate(PredInd) :-
	'$set_predicate_attribute'(PredInd, system, 0).
