The abstract type for an input buffer.

read buf pos returns the character at position pos in the buffer buf, together with the new buffer and position.

get buf pos returns the character at position pos in the buffer buf.

from_file fn returns a buffer constructed using the file fn.

from_channel ~filename ch returns a buffer constructed using the channel ch. The optional filename is only used as a reference to the channel in error messages.

from_string ~filename str returns a buffer constructed using the string str. The optional filename is only used as a reference to the channel in error messages.

from_fun finalise name get data returns a buffer constructed from the object data using the get function. The get function is used to obtain one line of input from data. The finalise function is applied to data when the end of file is reached. The name string is used to reference the origin of the data in error messages.

Exception that can be raised by a preprocessor in case of error. The first string references the name of the buffer (e.g. the name of the corresponding file) and the second string contains the message.

pp_error name msg raises Preprocessor_error(name,msg).

Specification of a preprocessor.

Functor for building buffers with a preprocessor.

is_empty buf test whether the buffer buf is empty.

line_num buf returns the current line number of buf.

line_beginning buf returns the offset of the current line in the buffer buf.

line buf returns the current line in the buffer buf.

line_length buf returns the length of the current line in the buffer buf.

utf8_col_num buf pos returns the utf8 column number corresponding to the position pos in buf.

normalize buf pos ensures that pos is less than the length of the current line in str.

filename buf returns the file name associated to the buf.

buffer_uid buf returns a unique identifier for buf.

buffer_eq b1 b2 tests the equality of b1 and b2.

buffer_compare b1 b2 compares b1 and b2.

leq_bug b1 i1 b2 i2 returns true if the position b1, i1 is before b2, i2. Gives meaningless result if b1 and b2 do not refer to the same file.

Second kind of table: unordered, but imperative and more efficient