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(** Universes. *)

module Level :
sig
  type t
  (** Type of universe levels. A universe level is essentially a unique name
      that will be associated to constraints later on. *)

  val set : t
  val prop : t
  (** The set and prop universe levels. *)

  val is_small : t -> bool
  (** Is the universe set or prop? *)

  val compare : t -> t -> int
  (** Comparison function *)

  val equal : t -> t -> bool
  (** Equality function *)

  val hash : t -> int

  val make : Names.DirPath.t -> int -> t
  (** Create a new universe level from a unique identifier and an associated
      module path. *)

  val pr : t -> Pp.std_ppcmds
  (** Pretty-printing *)

  val var : int -> t

  val var_index : t -> int option
end

type universe_level = Level.t
(** Alias name. *)

(** Sets of universe levels *)
module LSet : 
sig 
  include CSig.SetS with type elt = universe_level
	      
  val pr : (Level.t -> Pp.std_ppcmds) -> t -> Pp.std_ppcmds
  (** Pretty-printing *)
end

type universe_set = LSet.t

module Universe :
sig
  type t
  (** Type of universes. A universe is defined as a set of level expressions.
      A level expression is built from levels and successors of level expressions, i.e.:
      le ::= l + n, n \in N.

      A universe is said atomic if it consists of a single level expression with
      no increment, and algebraic otherwise (think the least upper bound of a set of
      level expressions).
  *)

  val compare : t -> t -> int
  (** Comparison function *)

  val equal : t -> t -> bool
  (** Equality function on formal universes *)

  val hash : t -> int
  (** Hash function *)

  val make : Level.t -> t
  (** Create a universe representing the given level. *)

  val pr : t -> Pp.std_ppcmds
  (** Pretty-printing *)

  val pr_with : (Level.t -> Pp.std_ppcmds) -> t -> Pp.std_ppcmds

  val is_level : t -> bool
  (** Test if the universe is a level or an algebraic universe. *)

  val level : t -> Level.t option
  (** Try to get a level out of a universe, returns [None] if it
      is an algebraic universe. *)

  val levels : t -> LSet.t
  (** Get the levels inside the universe, forgetting about increments *)

  val super : t -> t
  (** The universe strictly above *)
    
  val sup   : t -> t -> t
  (** The l.u.b. of 2 universes *)

  val type0m : t  
  (** image of Prop in the universes hierarchy *)
  
  val type0 : t  
  (** image of Set in the universes hierarchy *)
  
  val type1 : t 
  (** the universe of the type of Prop/Set *)
end

type universe = Universe.t

(** Alias name. *)

val pr_uni : universe -> Pp.std_ppcmds
	      
(** The universes hierarchy: Type 0- = Prop <= Type 0 = Set <= Type 1 <= ... 
   Typing of universes: Type 0-, Type 0 : Type 1; Type i : Type (i+1) if i>0 *)
val type0m_univ : universe
val type0_univ : universe
val type1_univ : universe

val is_type0_univ : universe -> bool
val is_type0m_univ : universe -> bool
val is_univ_variable : universe -> bool
val is_small_univ : universe -> bool

val sup : universe -> universe -> universe
val super : universe -> universe

val universe_level : universe -> universe_level option

(** [univ_level_mem l u] Is l is mentionned in u ? *)

val univ_level_mem : universe_level -> universe -> bool

(** [univ_level_rem u v min] removes [u] from [v], resulting in [min]
    if [v] was exactly [u]. *)

val univ_level_rem : universe_level -> universe -> universe -> universe

(** {6 Graphs of universes. } *)

type universes

type 'a check_function = universes -> 'a -> 'a -> bool
val check_leq : universe check_function
val check_eq : universe check_function

(** The empty graph of universes *)
val empty_universes : universes

(** The initial graph of universes: Prop < Set *)
val initial_universes : universes

val is_initial_universes : universes -> bool

val sort_universes : universes -> universes

(** Adds a universe to the graph, ensuring it is >= Prop. *)
val add_universe : universe_level -> universes -> universes

(** {6 Constraints. } *)

type constraint_type = Lt | Le | Eq
type univ_constraint = universe_level * constraint_type * universe_level

module Constraint : sig
 include Set.S with type elt = univ_constraint
end

type constraints = Constraint.t

val empty_constraint : constraints
val union_constraint : constraints -> constraints -> constraints
val eq_constraint : constraints -> constraints -> bool

(** A value with universe constraints. *)
type 'a constrained = 'a * constraints

(** Constrained *)
val constraints_of : 'a constrained -> constraints

(** Enforcing constraints. *)

type 'a constraint_function = 'a -> 'a -> constraints -> constraints

val enforce_eq : universe constraint_function
val enforce_leq : universe constraint_function
val enforce_eq_level : universe_level constraint_function
val enforce_leq_level : universe_level constraint_function

(** {6 ... } *)
(** Merge of constraints in a universes graph.
  The function [merge_constraints] merges a set of constraints in a given
  universes graph. It raises the exception [UniverseInconsistency] if the
  constraints are not satisfiable. *)

(** Type explanation is used to decorate error messages to provide
  useful explanation why a given constraint is rejected. It is composed
  of a path of universes and relation kinds [(r1,u1);..;(rn,un)] means
   .. <(r1) u1 <(r2) ... <(rn) un (where <(ri) is the relation symbol
  denoted by ri, currently only < and <=). The lowest end of the chain
  is supposed known (see UniverseInconsistency exn). The upper end may
  differ from the second univ of UniverseInconsistency because all
  universes in the path are canonical. Note that each step does not
  necessarily correspond to an actual constraint, but reflect how the
  system stores the graph and may result from combination of several
  constraints...
*)
type explanation = (constraint_type * universe) list
type univ_inconsistency = constraint_type * universe * universe * explanation option

exception UniverseInconsistency of univ_inconsistency

val enforce_constraint : univ_constraint -> universes -> universes
val merge_constraints : constraints -> universes -> universes

val constraints_of_universes : universes -> constraints

val check_constraint  : universes -> univ_constraint -> bool
val check_constraints : constraints -> universes -> bool

(** {6 Support for universe polymorphism } *)

(** Polymorphic maps from universe levels to 'a *)
module LMap : 
sig
  include CMap.ExtS with type key = universe_level and module Set := LSet

  val union : 'a t -> 'a t -> 'a t
  (** [union x y] favors the bindings in the first map. *)

  val diff : 'a t -> 'a t -> 'a t
  (** [diff x y] removes bindings from x that appear in y (whatever the value). *)

  val subst_union : 'a option t -> 'a option t -> 'a option t
  (** [subst_union x y] favors the bindings of the first map that are [Some],
      otherwise takes y's bindings. *)

  val pr : ('a -> Pp.std_ppcmds) -> 'a t -> Pp.std_ppcmds
  (** Pretty-printing *)
end

type 'a universe_map = 'a LMap.t

(** {6 Substitution} *)

type universe_subst_fn = universe_level -> universe
type universe_level_subst_fn = universe_level -> universe_level

(** A full substitution, might involve algebraic universes *)
type universe_subst = universe universe_map
type universe_level_subst = universe_level universe_map

val level_subst_of : universe_subst_fn -> universe_level_subst_fn

(** {6 Universe instances} *)

module Instance : 
sig
  type t
  (** A universe instance represents a vector of argument universes
      to a polymorphic definition (constant, inductive or constructor). *)

  val empty : t
  val is_empty : t -> bool

  val of_array : Level.t array -> t
  val to_array : t -> Level.t array

  val append : t -> t -> t
  (** To concatenate two instances, used for discharge *)

  val equal : t -> t -> bool
  (** Equality *)

  val length : t -> int
  (** Instance length *)

  val hcons : t -> t
  (** Hash-consing. *)

  val hash : t -> int
  (** Hash value *)

  val share : t -> t * int
  (** Simultaneous hash-consing and hash-value computation *)

  val subst_fn : universe_level_subst_fn -> t -> t
  (** Substitution by a level-to-level function. *)

  val pr : (Level.t -> Pp.std_ppcmds) -> t -> Pp.std_ppcmds
  (** Pretty-printing, no comments *)

  val levels : t -> LSet.t
  (** The set of levels in the instance *)

  val check_eq : t check_function 
  (** Check equality of instances w.r.t. a universe graph *)
end

type universe_instance = Instance.t

val enforce_eq_instances : universe_instance constraint_function

type 'a puniverses = 'a * universe_instance
val out_punivs : 'a puniverses -> 'a
val in_punivs : 'a -> 'a puniverses

val eq_puniverses : ('a -> 'a -> bool) -> 'a puniverses -> 'a puniverses -> bool

(** A vector of universe levels with universe constraints,
    representiong local universe variables and associated constraints *)

module UContext :
sig 
  type t

  val make : Instance.t constrained -> t

  val empty : t
  val is_empty : t -> bool
    
  val instance : t -> Instance.t
  val constraints : t -> constraints

  val dest : t -> Instance.t * constraints

  (** Keeps the order of the instances *)
  val union : t -> t -> t

end

type universe_context = UContext.t

(** Universe contexts (as sets) *)

module ContextSet :
sig 
  type t = universe_set constrained

  val empty : t
  val is_empty : t -> bool

  val singleton : universe_level -> t
  val of_instance : Instance.t -> t
  val of_set : universe_set -> t

  val union : t -> t -> t

  val append : t -> t -> t
  (** Variant of {!union} which is more efficient when the left argument is
      much smaller than the right one. *)

  val diff : t -> t -> t
  val add_universe : universe_level -> t -> t
  val add_constraints : constraints -> t -> t
  val add_instance : Instance.t -> t -> t

  (** Arbitrary choice of linear order of the variables *)
  val to_context : t -> universe_context
  val of_context : universe_context -> t

  val constraints : t -> constraints
  val levels : t -> universe_set
end

(** A set of universes with universe constraints.
    We linearize the set to a list after typechecking. 
    Beware, representation could change.
*)
type universe_context_set = ContextSet.t

(** A value in a universe context (resp. context set). *)
type 'a in_universe_context = 'a * universe_context
type 'a in_universe_context_set = 'a * universe_context_set

val empty_level_subst : universe_level_subst
val is_empty_level_subst : universe_level_subst -> bool

(** Substitution of universes. *)
val subst_univs_level_level : universe_level_subst -> universe_level -> universe_level
val subst_univs_level_universe : universe_level_subst -> universe -> universe
val subst_univs_level_constraints : universe_level_subst -> constraints -> constraints
val subst_univs_level_instance : universe_level_subst -> universe_instance -> universe_instance

(** Level to universe substitutions. *)

val empty_subst : universe_subst
val is_empty_subst : universe_subst -> bool
val make_subst : universe_subst -> universe_subst_fn

val subst_univs_universe : universe_subst_fn -> universe -> universe
val subst_univs_constraints : universe_subst_fn -> constraints -> constraints

(** Substitution of instances *)
val subst_instance_instance : universe_instance -> universe_instance -> universe_instance
val subst_instance_universe : universe_instance -> universe -> universe
val subst_instance_constraints : universe_instance -> constraints -> constraints

val make_instance_subst : universe_instance -> universe_level_subst
val make_inverse_instance_subst : universe_instance -> universe_level_subst

val abstract_universes : bool -> universe_context -> universe_level_subst * universe_context

(** Get the instantiated graph. *)
val instantiate_univ_context : universe_context -> universe_context

val instantiate_univ_constraints : universe_instance -> universe_context -> constraints

(** {6 Pretty-printing of universes. } *)

val pr_universes : (Level.t -> Pp.std_ppcmds) -> universes -> Pp.std_ppcmds
val pr_constraint_type : constraint_type -> Pp.std_ppcmds
val pr_constraints : (Level.t -> Pp.std_ppcmds) -> constraints -> Pp.std_ppcmds
val pr_universe_context : (Level.t -> Pp.std_ppcmds) -> universe_context -> Pp.std_ppcmds
val pr_universe_context_set : (Level.t -> Pp.std_ppcmds) -> universe_context_set -> Pp.std_ppcmds
val explain_universe_inconsistency : (Level.t -> Pp.std_ppcmds) -> 
  univ_inconsistency -> Pp.std_ppcmds

val pr_universe_level_subst : universe_level_subst -> Pp.std_ppcmds
val pr_universe_subst : universe_subst -> Pp.std_ppcmds

(** {6 Dumping to a file } *)

val dump_universes :
  (constraint_type -> string -> string -> unit) ->
  universes -> unit

(** {6 Hash-consing } *)

val hcons_univ : universe -> universe
val hcons_constraints : constraints -> constraints
val hcons_universe_set : universe_set -> universe_set
val hcons_universe_context : universe_context -> universe_context
val hcons_universe_context_set : universe_context_set -> universe_context_set 

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(* deprecated: use qualified names instead *)
val compare_levels : universe_level -> universe_level -> int
val eq_levels : universe_level -> universe_level -> bool

(** deprecated: Equality of formal universe expressions. *)
val equal_universes : universe -> universe -> bool