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diff --git a/doc/refman/Coercion.tex b/doc/refman/Coercion.tex deleted file mode 100644 index 3b6c949b..00000000 --- a/doc/refman/Coercion.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,564 +0,0 @@ -\achapter{Implicit Coercions} -\aauthor{Amokrane Saïbi} - -\label{Coercions-full} -\index{Coercions!presentation} - -\asection{General Presentation} - -This section describes the inheritance mechanism of {\Coq}. In {\Coq} with -inheritance, we are not interested in adding any expressive power to -our theory, but only convenience. Given a term, possibly not typable, -we are interested in the problem of determining if it can be well -typed modulo insertion of appropriate coercions. We allow to write: - -\begin{itemize} -\item $f~a$ where $f:forall~ x:A, B$ and $a:A'$ when $A'$ can - be seen in some sense as a subtype of $A$. -\item $x:A$ when $A$ is not a type, but can be seen in - a certain sense as a type: set, group, category etc. -\item $f~a$ when $f$ is not a function, but can be seen in a certain sense - as a function: bijection, functor, any structure morphism etc. -\end{itemize} - -\asection{Classes} -\index{Coercions!classes} - A class with $n$ parameters is any defined name with a type -$forall~ (x_1:A_1)..(x_n:A_n), s$ where $s$ is a sort. Thus a class with -parameters is considered as a single class and not as a family of -classes. An object of a class $C$ is any term of type $C~t_1 -.. t_n$. In addition to these user-classes, we have two abstract -classes: - -\begin{itemize} -\item {\tt Sortclass}, the class of sorts; - its objects are the terms whose type is a sort. -\item {\tt Funclass}, the class of functions; - its objects are all the terms with a functional - type, i.e. of form $forall~ x:A, B$. -\end{itemize} - -Formally, the syntax of a classes is defined on Figure~\ref{fig:classes}. -\begin{figure} -\begin{centerframe} -\begin{tabular}{lcl} -{\class} & ::= & {\qualid} \\ - & $|$ & {\tt Sortclass} \\ - & $|$ & {\tt Funclass} -\end{tabular} -\end{centerframe} -\caption{Syntax of classes} -\label{fig:classes} -\end{figure} - -\asection{Coercions} -\index{Coercions!Funclass} -\index{Coercions!Sortclass} - A name $f$ can be declared as a coercion between a source user-class -$C$ with $n$ parameters and a target class $D$ if one of these -conditions holds: - -\newcommand{\oftype}{\!:\!} - -\begin{itemize} -\item $D$ is a user-class, then the type of $f$ must have the form - $forall~ (x_1 \oftype A_1)..(x_n \oftype A_n)(y\oftype C~x_1..x_n), D~u_1..u_m$ where $m$ - is the number of parameters of $D$. -\item $D$ is {\tt Funclass}, then the type of $f$ must have the form - $forall~ (x_1\oftype A_1)..(x_n\oftype A_n)(y\oftype C~x_1..x_n)(x:A), B$. -\item $D$ is {\tt Sortclass}, then the type of $f$ must have the form - $forall~ (x_1\oftype A_1)..(x_n\oftype A_n)(y\oftype C~x_1..x_n), s$ with $s$ a sort. -\end{itemize} - -We then write $f:C \mbox{\texttt{>->}} D$. The restriction on the type -of coercions is called {\em the uniform inheritance condition}. -Remark that the abstract classes {\tt Funclass} and {\tt Sortclass} -cannot be source classes. - -To coerce an object $t:C~t_1..t_n$ of $C$ towards $D$, we have to -apply the coercion $f$ to it; the obtained term $f~t_1..t_n~t$ is -then an object of $D$. - -\asection{Identity Coercions} -\index{Coercions!identity} - - Identity coercions are special cases of coercions used to go around -the uniform inheritance condition. Let $C$ and $D$ be two classes -with respectively $n$ and $m$ parameters and -$f:forall~(x_1:T_1)..(x_k:T_k)(y:C~u_1..u_n), D~v_1..v_m$ a function which -does not verify the uniform inheritance condition. To declare $f$ as -coercion, one has first to declare a subclass $C'$ of $C$: - -$$C' := fun~ (x_1:T_1)..(x_k:T_k) => C~u_1..u_n$$ - -\noindent We then define an {\em identity coercion} between $C'$ and $C$: -\begin{eqnarray*} -Id\_C'\_C & := & fun~ (x_1:T_1)..(x_k:T_k)(y:C'~x_1..x_k) => (y:C~u_1..u_n)\\ -\end{eqnarray*} - -We can now declare $f$ as coercion from $C'$ to $D$, since we can -``cast'' its type as -$forall~ (x_1:T_1)..(x_k:T_k)(y:C'~x_1..x_k),D~v_1..v_m$.\\ The identity -coercions have a special status: to coerce an object $t:C'~t_1..t_k$ -of $C'$ towards $C$, we does not have to insert explicitly $Id\_C'\_C$ -since $Id\_C'\_C~t_1..t_k~t$ is convertible with $t$. However we -``rewrite'' the type of $t$ to become an object of $C$; in this case, -it becomes $C~u_1^*..u_k^*$ where each $u_i^*$ is the result of the -substitution in $u_i$ of the variables $x_j$ by $t_j$. - - -\asection{Inheritance Graph} -\index{Coercions!inheritance graph} -Coercions form an inheritance graph with classes as nodes. We call -{\em coercion path} an ordered list of coercions between two nodes of -the graph. A class $C$ is said to be a subclass of $D$ if there is a -coercion path in the graph from $C$ to $D$; we also say that $C$ -inherits from $D$. Our mechanism supports multiple inheritance since a -class may inherit from several classes, contrary to simple inheritance -where a class inherits from at most one class. However there must be -at most one path between two classes. If this is not the case, only -the {\em oldest} one is valid and the others are ignored. So the order -of declaration of coercions is important. - -We extend notations for coercions to coercion paths. For instance -$[f_1;..;f_k]:C \mbox{\texttt{>->}} D$ is the coercion path composed -by the coercions $f_1..f_k$. The application of a coercion path to a -term consists of the successive application of its coercions. - -\asection{Declaration of Coercions} - -%%%%% "Class" is useless, since classes are implicitely defined via coercions. - -% \asubsection{\tt Class {\qualid}.}\comindex{Class} -% Declares {\qualid} as a new class. - -% \begin{ErrMsgs} -% \item {\qualid} \errindex{not declared} -% \item {\qualid} \errindex{is already a class} -% \item \errindex{Type of {\qualid} does not end with a sort} -% \end{ErrMsgs} - -% \begin{Variant} -% \item {\tt Class Local {\qualid}.} \\ -% Declares the construction denoted by {\qualid} as a new local class to -% the current section. -% \end{Variant} - -% END "Class" is useless - -\asubsection{\tt Coercion {\qualid} : {\class$_1$} >-> {\class$_2$}.} -\comindex{Coercion} - -Declares the construction denoted by {\qualid} as a coercion between -{\class$_1$} and {\class$_2$}. - -% Useless information -% The classes {\class$_1$} and {\class$_2$} are first declared if necessary. - -\begin{ErrMsgs} -\item {\qualid} \errindex{not declared} -\item {\qualid} \errindex{is already a coercion} -\item \errindex{Funclass cannot be a source class} -\item \errindex{Sortclass cannot be a source class} -\item {\qualid} \errindex{is not a function} -\item \errindex{Cannot find the source class of {\qualid}} -\item \errindex{Cannot recognize {\class$_1$} as a source class of {\qualid}} -\item {\qualid} \errindex{does not respect the uniform inheritance condition} -\item \errindex{Found target class {\class} instead of {\class$_2$}} - -\end{ErrMsgs} - -When the coercion {\qualid} is added to the inheritance graph, non -valid coercion paths are ignored; they are signaled by a warning. -\\[0.3cm] -\noindent {\bf Warning :} -\begin{enumerate} -\item \begin{tabbing} -{\tt Ambiguous paths: }\= $[f_1^1;..;f_{n_1}^1] : C_1\mbox{\tt >->}D_1$\\ - \> ... \\ - \>$[f_1^m;..;f_{n_m}^m] : C_m\mbox{\tt >->}D_m$ - \end{tabbing} -\end{enumerate} - -\begin{Variants} -\item {\tt Local Coercion {\qualid} : {\class$_1$} >-> {\class$_2$}.} -\comindex{Local Coercion}\\ - Declares the construction denoted by {\qualid} as a coercion local to - the current section. - -\item {\tt Coercion {\ident} := {\term}}\comindex{Coercion}\\ - This defines {\ident} just like \texttt{Definition {\ident} := - {\term}}, and then declares {\ident} as a coercion between it - source and its target. - -\item {\tt Coercion {\ident} := {\term} : {\type}}\\ - This defines {\ident} just like - \texttt{Definition {\ident} : {\type} := {\term}}, and then - declares {\ident} as a coercion between it source and its target. - -\item {\tt Local Coercion {\ident} := {\term}}\comindex{Local Coercion}\\ - This defines {\ident} just like \texttt{Let {\ident} := - {\term}}, and then declares {\ident} as a coercion between it - source and its target. - -\item Assumptions can be declared as coercions at declaration -time. This extends the grammar of assumptions from -Figure~\ref{sentences-syntax} as follows: -\comindex{Variable \mbox{\rm (and coercions)}} -\comindex{Axiom \mbox{\rm (and coercions)}} -\comindex{Parameter \mbox{\rm (and coercions)}} -\comindex{Hypothesis \mbox{\rm (and coercions)}} - -\begin{tabular}{lcl} -%% Declarations -{\assumption} & ::= & {\assumptionkeyword} {\assums} {\tt .} \\ -&&\\ -{\assums} & ::= & {\simpleassums} \\ - & $|$ & \nelist{{\tt (} \simpleassums {\tt )}}{} \\ -&&\\ -{\simpleassums} & ::= & \nelist{\ident}{} {\tt :}\zeroone{{\tt >}} {\term}\\ -\end{tabular} - -If the extra {\tt >} is present before the type of some assumptions, these -assumptions are declared as coercions. - -\item Constructors of inductive types can be declared as coercions at -definition time of the inductive type. This extends and modifies the -grammar of inductive types from Figure \ref{sentences-syntax} as follows: -\comindex{Inductive \mbox{\rm (and coercions)}} -\comindex{CoInductive \mbox{\rm (and coercions)}} - -\begin{center} -\begin{tabular}{lcl} -%% Inductives -{\inductive} & ::= & - {\tt Inductive} \nelist{\inductivebody}{with} {\tt .} \\ - & $|$ & {\tt CoInductive} \nelist{\inductivebody}{with} {\tt .} \\ - & & \\ -{\inductivebody} & ::= & - {\ident} \zeroone{\binders} {\tt :} {\term} {\tt :=} \\ - && ~~~\zeroone{\zeroone{\tt |} \nelist{\constructor}{|}} \\ - & & \\ -{\constructor} & ::= & {\ident} \zeroone{\binders} \zeroone{{\tt :}\zeroone{\tt >} {\term}} \\ -\end{tabular} -\end{center} - -Especially, if the extra {\tt >} is present in a constructor -declaration, this constructor is declared as a coercion. -\end{Variants} - -\asubsection{\tt Identity Coercion {\ident}:{\class$_1$} >-> {\class$_2$}.} -\comindex{Identity Coercion} - -We check that {\class$_1$} is a constant with a value of the form -$fun~ (x_1:T_1)..(x_n:T_n) => (\mbox{\class}_2~t_1..t_m)$ where $m$ is the -number of parameters of \class$_2$. Then we define an identity -function with the type -$forall~ (x_1:T_1)..(x_n:T_n)(y:\mbox{\class}_1~x_1..x_n), -{\mbox{\class}_2}~t_1..t_m$, and we declare it as an identity -coercion between {\class$_1$} and {\class$_2$}. - -\begin{ErrMsgs} -\item {\class$_1$} \errindex{must be a transparent constant} -\end{ErrMsgs} - -\begin{Variants} -\item {\tt Local Identity Coercion {\ident}:{\ident$_1$} >-> {\ident$_2$}.} \\ -Idem but locally to the current section. - -\item {\tt SubClass {\ident} := {\type}.} \\ -\comindex{SubClass} - If {\type} is a class -{\ident'} applied to some arguments then {\ident} is defined and an -identity coercion of name {\tt Id\_{\ident}\_{\ident'}} is -declared. Otherwise said, this is an abbreviation for - -{\tt Definition {\ident} := {\type}.} - - followed by - -{\tt Identity Coercion Id\_{\ident}\_{\ident'}:{\ident} >-> {\ident'}}. - -\item {\tt Local SubClass {\ident} := {\type}.} \\ -Same as before but locally to the current section. - -\end{Variants} - -\asection{Displaying Available Coercions} - -\asubsection{\tt Print Classes.} -\comindex{Print Classes} -Print the list of declared classes in the current context. - -\asubsection{\tt Print Coercions.} -\comindex{Print Coercions} -Print the list of declared coercions in the current context. - -\asubsection{\tt Print Graph.} -\comindex{Print Graph} -Print the list of valid coercion paths in the current context. - -\asubsection{\tt Print Coercion Paths {\class$_1$} {\class$_2$}.} -\comindex{Print Coercion Paths} -Print the list of valid coercion paths from {\class$_1$} to {\class$_2$}. - -\asection{Activating the Printing of Coercions} - -\asubsection{\tt Set Printing Coercions.} -\comindex{Set Printing Coercions} -\comindex{Unset Printing Coercions} - -This command forces all the coercions to be printed. -Conversely, to skip the printing of coercions, use - {\tt Unset Printing Coercions}. -By default, coercions are not printed. - -\asubsection{\tt Set Printing Coercion {\qualid}.} -\comindex{Set Printing Coercion} -\comindex{Unset Printing Coercion} - -This command forces coercion denoted by {\qualid} to be printed. -To skip the printing of coercion {\qualid}, use - {\tt Unset Printing Coercion {\qualid}}. -By default, a coercion is never printed. - -\asection{Classes as Records} -\label{Coercions-and-records} -\index{Coercions!and records} -We allow the definition of {\em Structures with Inheritance} (or -classes as records) by extending the existing {\tt Record} macro -(see Section~\ref{Record}). Its new syntax is: - -\begin{center} -\begin{tabular}{l} -{\tt Record \zeroone{>}~{\ident} \zeroone{\binders} : {\sort} := \zeroone{\ident$_0$} \verb+{+} \\ -~~~~\begin{tabular}{l} - {\tt \ident$_1$ $[$:$|$:>$]$ \term$_1$ ;} \\ - ... \\ - {\tt \ident$_n$ $[$:$|$:>$]$ \term$_n$ \verb+}+. } - \end{tabular} -\end{tabular} -\end{center} -The identifier {\ident} is the name of the defined record and {\sort} -is its type. The identifier {\ident$_0$} is the name of its -constructor. The identifiers {\ident$_1$}, .., {\ident$_n$} are the -names of its fields and {\term$_1$}, .., {\term$_n$} their respective -types. The alternative {\tt $[$:$|$:>$]$} is ``{\tt :}'' or ``{\tt -:>}''. If {\tt {\ident$_i$}:>{\term$_i$}}, then {\ident$_i$} is -automatically declared as coercion from {\ident} to the class of -{\term$_i$}. Remark that {\ident$_i$} always verifies the uniform -inheritance condition. If the optional ``{\tt >}'' before {\ident} is -present, then {\ident$_0$} (or the default name {\tt Build\_{\ident}} -if {\ident$_0$} is omitted) is automatically declared as a coercion -from the class of {\term$_n$} to {\ident} (this may fail if the -uniform inheritance condition is not satisfied). - -\Rem The keyword {\tt Structure}\comindex{Structure} is a synonym of {\tt -Record}. - -\asection{Coercions and Sections} -\index{Coercions!and sections} - The inheritance mechanism is compatible with the section -mechanism. The global classes and coercions defined inside a section -are redefined after its closing, using their new value and new -type. The classes and coercions which are local to the section are -simply forgotten. -Coercions with a local source class or a local target class, and -coercions which do not verify the uniform inheritance condition any longer -are also forgotten. - -\asection{Coercions and Modules} -\index{Coercions!and modules} - -From Coq version 8.3, the coercions present in a module are activated -only when the module is explicitly imported. Formerly, the coercions -were activated as soon as the module was required, whatever it was -imported or not. - -To recover the behavior of the versions of Coq prior to 8.3, use the -following command: - -\comindex{Set Automatic Coercions Import} -\comindex{Unset Automatic Coercions Import} -\begin{verbatim} -Set Automatic Coercions Import. -\end{verbatim} - -To cancel the effect of the option, use instead: - -\begin{verbatim} -Unset Automatic Coercions Import. -\end{verbatim} - -\asection{Examples} - - There are three situations: - -\begin{itemize} -\item $f~a$ is ill-typed where $f:forall~x:A,B$ and $a:A'$. If there is a - coercion path between $A'$ and $A$, $f~a$ is transformed into - $f~a'$ where $a'$ is the result of the application of this - coercion path to $a$. - -We first give an example of coercion between atomic inductive types - -%\begin{\small} -\begin{coq_example} -Definition bool_in_nat (b:bool) := if b then 0 else 1. -Coercion bool_in_nat : bool >-> nat. -Check (0 = true). -Set Printing Coercions. -Check (0 = true). -\end{coq_example} -%\end{small} - -\begin{coq_eval} -Unset Printing Coercions. -\end{coq_eval} - -\Warning ``\verb|Check true=O.|'' fails. This is ``normal'' behaviour of -coercions. To validate \verb|true=O|, the coercion is searched from -\verb=nat= to \verb=bool=. There is none. - -We give an example of coercion between classes with parameters. - -%\begin{\small} -\begin{coq_example} -Parameters - (C : nat -> Set) (D : nat -> bool -> Set) (E : bool -> Set). -Parameter f : forall n:nat, C n -> D (S n) true. -Coercion f : C >-> D. -Parameter g : forall (n:nat) (b:bool), D n b -> E b. -Coercion g : D >-> E. -Parameter c : C 0. -Parameter T : E true -> nat. -Check (T c). -Set Printing Coercions. -Check (T c). -\end{coq_example} -%\end{small} - -\begin{coq_eval} -Unset Printing Coercions. -\end{coq_eval} - -We give now an example using identity coercions. - -%\begin{small} -\begin{coq_example} -Definition D' (b:bool) := D 1 b. -Identity Coercion IdD'D : D' >-> D. -Print IdD'D. -Parameter d' : D' true. -Check (T d'). -Set Printing Coercions. -Check (T d'). -\end{coq_example} -%\end{small} - -\begin{coq_eval} -Unset Printing Coercions. -\end{coq_eval} - - - In the case of functional arguments, we use the monotonic rule of -sub-typing. Approximatively, to coerce $t:forall~x:A, B$ towards -$forall~x:A',B'$, one have to coerce $A'$ towards $A$ and $B$ towards -$B'$. An example is given below: - -%\begin{small} -\begin{coq_example} -Parameters (A B : Set) (h : A -> B). -Coercion h : A >-> B. -Parameter U : (A -> E true) -> nat. -Parameter t : B -> C 0. -Check (U t). -Set Printing Coercions. -Check (U t). -\end{coq_example} -%\end{small} - -\begin{coq_eval} -Unset Printing Coercions. -\end{coq_eval} - - Remark the changes in the result following the modification of the -previous example. - -%\begin{small} -\begin{coq_example} -Parameter U' : (C 0 -> B) -> nat. -Parameter t' : E true -> A. -Check (U' t'). -Set Printing Coercions. -Check (U' t'). -\end{coq_example} -%\end{small} - -\begin{coq_eval} -Unset Printing Coercions. -\end{coq_eval} - -\item An assumption $x:A$ when $A$ is not a type, is ill-typed. It is - replaced by $x:A'$ where $A'$ is the result of the application - to $A$ of the coercion path between the class of $A$ and {\tt - Sortclass} if it exists. This case occurs in the abstraction - $fun~ x:A => t$, universal quantification $forall~x:A, B$, - global variables and parameters of (co-)inductive definitions - and functions. In $forall~x:A, B$, such a coercion path may be - applied to $B$ also if necessary. - -%\begin{small} -\begin{coq_example} -Parameter Graph : Type. -Parameter Node : Graph -> Type. -Coercion Node : Graph >-> Sortclass. -Parameter G : Graph. -Parameter Arrows : G -> G -> Type. -Check Arrows. -Parameter fg : G -> G. -Check fg. -Set Printing Coercions. -Check fg. -\end{coq_example} -%\end{small} - -\begin{coq_eval} -Unset Printing Coercions. -\end{coq_eval} - -\item $f~a$ is ill-typed because $f:A$ is not a function. The term - $f$ is replaced by the term obtained by applying to $f$ the - coercion path between $A$ and {\tt Funclass} if it exists. - -%\begin{small} -\begin{coq_example} -Parameter bij : Set -> Set -> Set. -Parameter ap : forall A B:Set, bij A B -> A -> B. -Coercion ap : bij >-> Funclass. -Parameter b : bij nat nat. -Check (b 0). -Set Printing Coercions. -Check (b 0). -\end{coq_example} -%\end{small} - -\begin{coq_eval} -Unset Printing Coercions. -\end{coq_eval} - -Let us see the resulting graph of this session. - -%\begin{small} -\begin{coq_example} -Print Graph. -\end{coq_example} -%\end{small} - -\end{itemize} - - -%%% Local Variables: -%%% mode: latex -%%% TeX-master: "Reference-Manual" -%%% End: |