Source file Gensym.ml

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(*                       François Pottier, Inria Paris                        *)
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type gensym =
  unit -> int

let postincrementor c () =
  let y = !c in
  c := y + 1;
  y

let make () =
  postincrementor (ref 0)

(* We do not worry about overflow. On today's 64-bit machines, it won't occur
   in a lifetime. *)

type generator =
  int ref

let generator () =
  ref 0

let fresh c =
  let y = !c in
  c := y + 1;
  y

let current c =
  !c