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.. _grammar_grammar:

Grammar

The Logtalk grammar is here described using W3C-style Extended Backus-Naur Form syntax. Non-terminal symbols not defined here can be found in the ISO Prolog Core standard. Terminal symbols are represented between double-quotes.

.. _grammar_entities:

Entities

.. code-block:: bnf

entity ::= object | category | protocol

.. _grammar_object_definition:

Object definition

.. code-block:: bnf

object ::= begin_object_directive ( object_term )* end_object_directive

begin_object_directive ::= ":- object(" object_identifier ( "," object_relations )? ")."

end_object_directive ::= ":- end_object."

object_relations ::= prototype_relations | non_prototype_relations

prototype_relations ::= prototype_relation | prototype_relation "," prototype_relations

prototype_relation ::= implements_protocols | imports_categories | extends_objects

non_prototype_relations ::= non_prototype_relation | non_prototype_relation "," non_prototype_relations

non_prototype_relation ::= implements_protocols | imports_categories | instantiates_classes | specializes_classes

.. _grammar_category_definition:

Category definition

.. code-block:: bnf

category ::= begin_category_directive ( category_term )* end_category_directive

begin_category_directive ::= ":- category(" category_identifier ( "," category_relations )? ")."

end_category_directive ::= ":- end_category."

category_relations ::= category_relation | category_relation "," category_relations

category_relation ::= implements_protocols | extends_categories | complements_objects

.. _grammar_protocol_definition:

Protocol definition

.. code-block:: bnf

protocol ::= begin_protocol_directive ( protocol_directive )* end_protocol_directive

begin_protocol_directive ::= ":- protocol(" protocol_identifier ( "," extends_protocols)? ")."

end_protocol_directive ::= ":- end_protocol."

.. _grammar_entity_relations:

Entity relations

.. code-block:: bnf

extends_protocols ::= "extends(" extended_protocols ")"

extends_objects ::= "extends(" extended_objects ")"

extends_categories ::= "extends(" extended_categories ")"

implements_protocols ::= "implements(" implemented_protocols ")"

imports_categories ::= "imports(" imported_categories ")"

instantiates_classes ::= "instantiates(" instantiated_objects ")"

specializes_classes ::= "specializes(" specialized_objects ")"

complements_objects ::= "complements(" complemented_objects ")"

.. _grammar_implemented_protocols:

Implemented protocols ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

implemented_protocols ::= implemented_protocol | implemented_protocol_sequence | implemented_protocol_list

implemented_protocol ::= protocol_identifier | scope "::" protocol_identifier

implemented_protocol_sequence ::= implemented_protocol | implemented_protocol "," implemented_protocol_sequence

implemented_protocol_list ::= "[" implemented_protocol_sequence "]"

.. _grammar_extended_protocols:

Extended protocols

.. code-block:: bnf

   extended_protocols ::=
      extended_protocol
      | extended_protocol_sequence
      | extended_protocol_list
   
   extended_protocol ::=
      protocol_identifier
      | scope "::" protocol_identifier
   
   extended_protocol_sequence ::=
      extended_protocol
      |extended_protocol "," extended_protocol_sequence
   
   extended_protocol_list ::=
      "[" extended_protocol_sequence "]"

.. _grammar_imported_categories:

Imported categories
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

   imported_categories ::=
      imported_category
      | imported_category_sequence
      | imported_category_list
   
   imported_category ::=
      category_identifier
      | scope "::" category_identifier
   
   imported_category_sequence ::=
      imported_category
      | imported_category "," imported_category_sequence
   
   imported_category_list ::=
      "[" imported_category_sequence "]"

.. _grammar_extended_objects:

Extended objects
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

   extended_objects ::=
      extended_object
      | extended_object_sequence
      | extended_object_list
   
   extended_object ::=
      object_identifier
      | scope "::" object_identifier
   
   extended_object_sequence ::=
      extended_object
      | extended_object "," extended_object_sequence
   
   extended_object_list ::=
      "[" extended_object_sequence "]"

.. _grammar_extended_categories:

Extended categories
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

   extended_categories ::=
      extended_category
      | extended_category_sequence
      | extended_category_list
   
   extended_category ::=
      category_identifier
      | scope "::" category_identifier
   
   extended_category_sequence ::=
      extended_category
      | extended_category "," extended_category_sequence
   
   extended_category_list ::=
      "[" extended_category_sequence "]"

.. _grammar_instantiated_objects:

Instantiated objects
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

   instantiated_objects ::=
      instantiated_object
      | instantiated_object_sequence
      | instantiated_object_list
   
   instantiated_object ::=
      object_identifier
      | scope "::" object_identifier
   
   instantiated_object_sequence ::=
      instantiated_object
      | instantiated_object "," instantiated_object_sequence
      
   instantiated_object_list ::=
      "[" instantiated_object_sequence "]"

.. _grammar_specialized_objects:

Specialized objects
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

   specialized_objects ::=
      specialized_object
      | specialized_object_sequence
      | specialized_object_list
      
   specialized_object ::=
      object_identifier
      | scope "::" object_identifier
      
   specialized_object_sequence ::=
      specialized_object
      | specialized_object "," specialized_object_sequence
      
   specialized_object_list ::=
      "[" specialized_object_sequence "]"

.. _grammar_complemented_objects:

Complemented objects
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

   complemented_objects ::=
      object_identifier
      | complemented_object_sequence
      | complemented_object_list
      
   complemented_object_sequence ::=
      object_identifier
      | object_identifier "," complemented_object_sequence
      
   complemented_object_list ::=
      "[" complemented_object_sequence "]"

.. _grammar_scope:

Entity and predicate scope
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

   scope ::=
      "public"
      | "protected"
      | "private"

.. _grammar_entity_identifiers:

Entity identifiers
------------------

.. code-block:: bnf
      
   entity_identifier ::=
      object_identifier
      | protocol_identifier
      | category_identifier

.. _grammar_object_identifiers:

Object identifiers

.. code-block:: bnf

object_identifier ::= atom | compound

.. _grammar_category_identifiers:

Category identifiers

.. code-block:: bnf
      
   category_identifier ::=
      atom
      | compound

.. _grammar_protocol_identifiers:

Protocol identifiers

.. code-block:: bnf

protocol_identifier ::= atom

.. _grammar_module_identifiers:

Module identifiers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

module_identifier ::= atom

.. _grammar_source_files:

Source files

.. code-block:: bnf

source_file ::= ( source_file_content )*

source_file_content ::= source_file_directive | clause | grammar_rule | entity

.. _grammar_source_file_names:

Source file names

.. code-block:: bnf

source_file_name ::= atom | library_source_file_name

library_source_file_name ::= library_name "(" atom ")"

library_name ::= atom

.. _grammar_terms:

Terms

.. _grammar_object_terms:

Object terms ~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

object_term ::= object_directive | clause | grammar_rule

.. _grammar_category_terms:

Category terms ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

category_term ::= category_directive | clause | grammar_rule

.. _grammar_directives:

Directives

.. _grammar_source_file_directives:

Source file directives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

source_file_directive ::= ":- encoding(" atom ")." | ":- set_logtalk_flag(" atom "," nonvar ")." | ":- include(" source_file_name ")." | prolog_directive

.. _grammar_conditional_compilation_directives:

Conditional compilation directives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

conditional_compilation_directive ::= ":- if(" callable ")." | ":- elif(" callable ")." | ":- else." | ":- endif."

.. _grammar_object_directives:

Object directives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

object_directive ::= ":- initialization(" callable ")." | ":- built_in." | ":- threaded." | ":- dynamic." | ":- info(" entity_info_list ")." | ":- set_logtalk_flag(" atom "," nonvar ")." | ":- include(" source_file_name ")." | ":- uses(" object_alias_list ")." | ":- use_module(" module_alias_list ")." | conditional_compilation_directive | predicate_directive

.. _grammar_category_directives:

Category directives

.. code-block:: bnf
      
   category_directive ::=
      ":- built_in."
      | ":- dynamic."
      | ":- info(" entity_info_list ")."
      | ":- set_logtalk_flag(" atom "," nonvar ")."
      | ":- include(" source_file_name ")."
      | ":- uses(" object_alias_list ")."
      | ":- use_module(" module_alias_list ")."
      | conditional_compilation_directive
      | predicate_directive

.. _grammar_protocol_directives:

Protocol directives

.. code-block:: bnf

protocol_directive ::= ":- built_in." | ":- dynamic." | ":- info(" entity_info_list ")." | ":- set_logtalk_flag(" atom "," nonvar ")." | ":- include(" source_file_name ")." | conditional_compilation_directive | predicate_directive

.. _grammar_predicate_directives:

Predicate directives ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

.. code-block:: bnf

predicate_directive ::= alias_directive | synchronized_directive | uses_directive | use_module_directive | scope_directive | mode_directive | meta_predicate_directive | meta_non_terminal_directive | info_directive | dynamic_directive | discontiguous_directive | multifile_directive | coinductive_directive | operator_directive

alias_directive ::= ":- alias(" entity_identifier "," alias_directive_resource_list ")."

synchronized_directive ::= ":- synchronized(" synchronized_directive_resource_term ")."

uses_directive ::= ":- uses(" ( object_identifier | parameter_variable ) "," uses_directive_resource_list ")."

use_module_directive ::= ":- use_module(" ( module_identifier | parameter_variable ) "," use_module_directive_resource_list ")."

scope_directive ::= ":- public(" scope_directive_resource_term ")." | ":- protected(" scope_directive_resource_term ")." | ":- private(" scope_directive_resource_term ")."

mode_directive ::= ":- mode(" ( predicate_mode_term | non_terminal_mode_term ) "," number_of_proofs ")."

meta_predicate_directive ::= ":- meta_predicate(" meta_predicate_template_term ")."

meta_non_terminal_directive ::= ":- meta_non_terminal(" meta_non_terminal_template_term ")."

info_directive ::= ":- info(" ( predicate_indicator | non_terminal_indicator ) "," predicate_info_list ")."

dynamic_directive ::= ":- dynamic(" qualified_directive_resource_term ")."

discontiguous_directive ::= ":- discontiguous(" qualified_directive_resource_term ")."

multifile_directive ::= ":- multifile(" qualified_directive_resource_term ")."

coinductive_directive ::= ":- coinductive(" ( predicate_indicator_term | coinductive_predicate_template_term ) ")."

parameter_variable ::= variable

scope_directive_resource_term ::= scope_directive_resource | scope_directive_resource_sequence | scope_directive_resource_list

scope_directive_resource ::= predicate_indicator | non_terminal_indicator | operator

scope_directive_resource_sequence ::= scope_directive_resource | scope_directive_resource "," scope_directive_resource_sequence

scope_directive_resource_list ::= "[" scope_directive_resource_sequence "]"

entity_resources_list ::= predicate_indicator_list | operator_list

predicate_indicator_term ::= predicate_indicator | predicate_indicator_sequence | predicate_indicator_list

predicate_indicator_sequence ::= predicate_indicator | predicate_indicator "," predicate_indicator_sequence

predicate_indicator_list ::= "[" predicate_indicator_sequence "]"

alias_directive_resource_list ::= "[" alias_directive_resource_sequence "]"

alias_directive_resource_sequence ::= alias_directive_resource | alias_directive_resource "," alias_directive_resource_sequence

alias_directive_resource ::= predicate_indicator_alias | non_terminal_indicator_alias

synchronized_directive_resource_term ::= synchronized_directive_resource | synchronized_directive_resource_sequence | synchronized_directive_resource_list

synchronized_directive_resource ::= predicate_indicator | non_terminal_indicator

synchronized_directive_resource_sequence ::= synchronized_directive_resource | synchronized_directive_resource "," synchronized_directive_resource_sequence

synchronized_directive_resource_list ::= "[" synchronized_directive_resource_sequence "]"

uses_directive_resource_list ::= "[" uses_directive_resource_sequence "]"

uses_directive_resource_sequence ::= uses_directive_resource | uses_directive_resource "," uses_directive_resource_sequence

uses_directive_resource ::= predicate_indicator | non_terminal_indicator | predicate_template_alias | operator

use_module_directive_resource_list ::= "[" use_module_directive_resource_sequence "]"

use_module_directive_resource_sequence ::= use_module_directive_resource | use_module_directive_resource "," use_module_directive_resource_sequence

use_module_directive_resource ::= predicate_indicator | non_terminal_indicator | predicate_template_alias | operator

qualified_directive_resource_term ::= qualified_directive_resource | qualified_directive_resource_sequence | qualified_directive_resource_list

qualified_directive_resource_sequence ::= qualified_directive_resource | qualified_directive_resource "," qualified_directive_resource_sequence

qualified_directive_resource_list ::= "[" qualified_directive_resource_sequence "]"

qualified_directive_resource ::= predicate_indicator | non_terminal_indicator | object_identifier "::" ( predicate_indicator | non_terminal_indicator) | category_identifier "::" ( predicate_indicator | non_terminal_indicator) | module_identifier ":" ( predicate_indicator | non_terminal_indicator)

predicate_indicator_alias ::= predicate_indicator "as" predicate_indicator

predicate_template_alias ::= callable "as" callable

non_terminal_indicator ::= functor "//" arity

non_terminal_indicator_alias ::= non_terminal_indicator "as" non_terminal_indicator

operator_sequence ::= operator specification | operator specification "," operator_sequence

operator_list ::= "[" operator_sequence "]"

coinductive_predicate_template_term ::= coinductive_predicate_template | coinductive_predicate_template_sequence | coinductive_predicate_template_list

coinductive_predicate_template_sequence ::= coinductive_predicate_template | coinductive_predicate_template "," coinductive_predicate_template_sequence

coinductive_predicate_template_list ::= "[" coinductive_predicate_template_sequence "]"

coinductive_predicate_template ::= atom "(" coinductive_mode_terms ")"

coinductive_mode_terms ::= coinductive_mode_term | coinductive_mode_terms "," coinductive_mode_terms

coinductive_mode_term ::= "+" | "-"

predicate_mode_term ::= atom "(" mode_terms ")"

non_terminal_mode_term ::= atom "(" mode_terms ")"

mode_terms ::= mode_term |mode_term "," mode_terms

mode_term ::= "@" type? | "+" type? | "-" type? | "?" type? | "++" type? | "--" type?

type ::= prolog_type | logtalk_type | user_defined_type

prolog_type ::= "term" | "nonvar" | "var" | "compound" | "ground" | "callable" | "list" | "atomic" | "atom" | "number" | "integer" | "float"

logtalk_type ::= "object" | "category" | "protocol" | "event"

user_defined_type ::= atom | compound

number_of_proofs ::= "zero" | "zero_or_one" | "zero_or_more" | "one" | "one_or_more" | "zero_or_error" | "one_or_error" | "zero_or_one_or_error" | "zero_or_more_or_error" | "one_or_more_or_error" | "error"

meta_predicate_template_term ::= meta_predicate_template | meta_predicate_template_sequence | meta_predicate_template_list

meta_predicate_template_sequence ::= meta_predicate_template | meta_predicate_template "," meta_predicate_template_sequence

meta_predicate_template_list ::= "[" meta_predicate_template_sequence "]"

meta_predicate_template ::= object_identifier "::" atom "(" meta_predicate_specifiers ")" | category_identifier "::" atom "(" meta_predicate_specifiers ")" | module_identifier ":" atom "(" meta_predicate_specifiers ")" | atom "(" meta_predicate_specifiers ")"

meta_predicate_specifiers ::= meta_predicate_specifier | meta_predicate_specifier "," meta_predicate_specifiers

meta_predicate_specifier ::= non_negative_integer | "::" | "^" | "*"

meta_non_terminal_template_term ::= meta_predicate_template_term

entity_info_list ::= "[" entity_info_sequence? "]"

entity_info_sequence ::= entity_info_item "is" nonvar | entity_info_item "is" nonvar "," entity_info_sequence

entity_info_item ::= "comment" | "remarks" | "author" | "version" | "date" | "copyright" | "license" | "parameters" | "parnames" | "see_also" | atom

predicate_info_list ::= "[" predicate_info_sequence? "]"

predicate_info_sequence ::= predicate_info_item "is" nonvar | predicate_info_item "is" nonvar "," predicate_info_sequence

predicate_info_item ::= "comment" | "remarks" | "arguments" | "argnames" | "redefinition" | "allocation" | "examples" | "exceptions" | "see_also" | atom

object_alias_list ::= "[" object_alias_sequence "]"

object_alias_sequence ::= object_alias | object_alias "," object_alias_sequence

object_alias ::= object_identifier "as" object_identifier

module_alias_list ::= "[" module_alias_sequence "]"

module_alias_sequence ::= module_alias | module_alias "," module_alias_sequence

module_alias ::= module_identifier "as" module_identifier

.. _grammar_clauses:

Clauses and goals

.. code-block:: bnf

clause ::= object_identifier "::" head ":-" body | module_identifier ":" head ":-" body | head ":-" body | object_identifier "::" fact | module_identifier ":" fact | fact

goal ::= message_sending | super_call | external_call | context_switching_call | callable

message_sending ::= message_to_object | message_delegation | message_to_self

message_to_object ::= receiver "::" messages

message_delegation ::= "[" message_to_object "]"

message_to_self ::= "::" messages

super_call ::= "^^" message

messages ::= message | "(" message "," messages ")" | "(" message ";" messages ")" | "(" message "->" messages ")"

message ::= callable | variable

receiver ::= "{" callable "}" | object_identifier | variable

external_call ::= "{" callable "}"

context_switching_call ::= object_identifier "<<" callable

.. _grammar_lambdas:

Lambda expressions

.. code-block:: bnf

lambda_expression ::= lambda_free_variables "/" lambda_parameters ">>" callable | lambda_free_variables "/" callable | lambda_parameters ">>" callable

lambda_free_variables ::= "{" variables? "}"

lambda_parameters ::= "[" terms? "]"

variables ::= variable | variable "," variables

terms ::= term | term "," terms

.. _grammar_entity_properties:

Entity properties

.. code-block:: bnf

category_property ::= "static" | "dynamic" | "built_in" | "file(" atom ")" | "file(" atom "," atom ")" | "lines(" integer "," integer ")" | "directive(" integer "," integer ")" | "events" | "source_data" | "public(" entity_resources_list ")" | "protected(" entity_resources_list ")" | "private(" entity_resources_list ")" | "declares(" predicate_indicator "," predicate_declaration_property_list ")" | "defines(" predicate_indicator "," predicate_definition_property_list ")" | "includes(" predicate_indicator "," ( object_identifier | category_identifier ) "," predicate_definition_property_list ")" | "provides(" predicate_indicator "," ( object_identifier | category_identifier ) "," predicate_definition_property_list ")" | "alias(" ( object_identifier | module_identifier ) "," entity_alias_property_list ")" | "alias(" predicate_indicator "," predicate_alias_property_list ")" | "calls(" predicate "," predicate_call_update_property_list ")" | "updates(" predicate "," predicate_call_update_property_list ")" | "number_of_clauses(" integer ")" | "number_of_rules(" integer ")" | "number_of_user_clauses(" integer ")" | "number_of_user_rules(" integer ")" | "debugging"

object_property ::= "static" | "dynamic" | "built_in" | "threaded" | "file(" atom ")" | "file(" atom "," atom ")" | "lines(" integer "," integer ")" | "directive(" integer "," integer ")" | "context_switching_calls" | "dynamic_declarations" | "events" | "source_data" | "complements(" ( "allow" | "restrict" ) ")" | "complements" | "public(" entity_resources_list ")" | "protected(" entity_resources_list ")" | "private(" entity_resources_list ")" | "declares(" predicate_indicator "," predicate_declaration_property_list ")" | "defines(" predicate_indicator "," predicate_definition_property_list ")" | "includes(" predicate_indicator "," ( object_identifier | category_identifier ) "," predicate_definition_property_list ")" | "provides(" predicate_indicator "," ( object_identifier | category_identifier ) "," predicate_definition_property_list ")" | "alias(" ( object_identifier | module_identifier ) "," entity_alias_property_list ")" | "alias(" predicate_indicator "," predicate_alias_property_list ")" | "calls(" predicate "," predicate_call_update_property_list ")" | "updates(" predicate "," predicate_call_update_property_list ")" | "number_of_clauses(" integer ")" | "number_of_rules(" integer ")" | "number_of_user_clauses(" integer ")" | "number_of_user_rules(" integer ")" | "module" | "debugging"

protocol_property ::= "static" | "dynamic" | "built_in" | "source_data" | "file(" atom ")" | "file(" atom "," atom ")" | "lines(" integer "," integer ")" | "directive(" integer "," integer ")" | "public(" entity_resources_list ")" | "protected(" entity_resources_list ")" | "private(" entity_resources_list ")" | "declares(" predicate_indicator "," predicate_declaration_property_list ")" | "alias(" predicate_indicator "," predicate_alias_property_list ")" | "debugging"

predicate_declaration_property_list ::= "[" predicate_declaration_property_sequence "]"

predicate_declaration_property_sequence ::= predicate_declaration_property | predicate_declaration_property "," predicate_declaration_property_sequence

predicate_declaration_property ::= "static" | "dynamic" | "scope(" scope ")" | "private" | "protected" | "public" | "coinductive" | "multifile" | "synchronized" | "meta_predicate(" meta_predicate_template ")" | "coinductive(" coinductive_predicate_template ")" | "non_terminal(" non_terminal_indicator ")" | "include(" atom ")" | "lines(" integer "," integer ")" | "line_count(" integer ")" | "mode(" ( predicate_mode_term | non_terminal_mode_term ) "," number_of_proofs ")" | "info(" list ")"

predicate_definition_property_list ::= "[" predicate_definition_property_sequence "]"

predicate_definition_property_sequence ::= predicate_definition_property | predicate_definition_property "," predicate_definition_property_sequence

predicate_definition_property ::= "inline" | "auxiliary" | "non_terminal(" non_terminal_indicator ")" | "include(" atom ")" | "lines(" integer "," integer ")" | "line_count(" integer ")" | "number_of_clauses(" integer ")" | "number_of_rules(" integer ")"

entity_alias_property_list ::= "[" entity_alias_property_sequence "]"

entity_alias_property_sequence ::= entity_alias_property | entity_alias_property "," entity_alias_property_sequence

entity_alias_property ::= "object" | "module" | "for(" ( object_identifier | module_identifier ) ")" | "include(" atom ")" | "lines(" integer "," integer ")" | "line_count(" integer ")"

predicate_alias_property_list ::= "[" predicate_alias_property_sequence "]"

predicate_alias_property_sequence ::= predicate_alias_property | predicate_alias_property "," predicate_alias_property_sequence

predicate_alias_property ::= "predicate" | "for(" predicate_indicator ")" | "from(" entity_identifier ")" | "non_terminal(" non_terminal_indicator ")" | "include(" atom ")" | "lines(" integer "," integer ")" | "line_count(" integer ")"

predicate ::= predicate_indicator | "^^" predicate_indicator | "::" predicate_indicator | ( variable | object_identifier ) "::" predicate_indicator | ( variable | module_identifier ) ":" predicate_indicator

predicate_call_update_property_list ::= "[" predicate_call_update_property_sequence "]"

predicate_call_update_property_sequence ::= predicate_call_update_property | predicate_call_update_property "," predicate_call_update_property_sequence

predicate_call_update_property ::= "caller(" predicate_indicator ")" | "include(" atom ")" | "lines(" integer "," integer ")" | "line_count(" integer ")" | "alias(" predicate_indicator ")" | "non_terminal(" non_terminal_indicator ")"

.. _grammar_predicate_properties:

Predicate properties

.. code-block:: bnf

predicate_property ::= "static" | "dynamic" | "scope(" scope ")" | "private" | "protected" | "public" | "logtalk" | "prolog" | "foreign" | "coinductive(" coinductive_predicate_template ")" | "multifile" | "synchronized" | "built_in" | "inline" | "recursive" | "declared_in(" entity_identifier ")" | "defined_in(" ( object_identifier | category_identifier ) ")" | "redefined_from(" ( object_identifier | category_identifier ) ")" | "meta_predicate(" meta_predicate_template ")" | "alias_of(" callable ")" | "alias_declared_in(" entity_identifier ")" | "non_terminal(" non_terminal_indicator ")" | "mode(" ( predicate_mode_term | non_terminal_mode_term ) "," number_of_proofs ")" | "info(" list ")" | "number_of_clauses(" integer ")" | "number_of_rules(" integer ")" | "declared_in(" entity_identifier "," line_count ")" | "defined_in(" ( object_identifier | category_identifier ) "," line_count ")" | "redefined_from(" ( object_identifier | category_identifier ) "," line_count ")" | "alias_declared_in(" entity_identifier "," line_count ")"

line_count ::= integer

.. _grammar_compiler_flags:

Compiler flags

.. code-block:: bnf

compiler_flag ::= flag "(" flag_value ")"