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+(************************************************************************)
+(* v * The Coq Proof Assistant / The Coq Development Team *)
+(* <O___,, * INRIA - CNRS - LIX - LRI - PPS - Copyright 1999-2016 *)
+(* \VV/ **************************************************************)
+(* // * This file is distributed under the terms of the *)
+(* * GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 *)
+(************************************************************************)
+
+open Proofview.Notations
+
+(** This module defines potentially focussing tactics. They are used by Ltac to
+ emulate the historical behaviour of always-focussed tactics while still
+ allowing to remain global when the goal is not needed. *)
+
+type +'a focus
+
+type +'a t = 'a focus Proofview.tactic
+(** The type of focussing tactics. A focussing tactic is like a normal tactic,
+ except that it is able to remember it have entered a goal. Whenever this is
+ the case, each subsequent effect of the tactic is dispatched on the
+ focussed goals. This is a monad. *)
+
+(** {5 Monadic interface} *)
+
+val return : 'a -> 'a t
+(** The unit of the monad. *)
+
+val bind : 'a t -> ('a -> 'b t) -> 'b t
+(** The bind of the monad. *)
+
+(** {5 Operations} *)
+
+val lift : 'a Proofview.tactic -> 'a t
+(** Transform a tactic into a focussing tactic. The resulting tactic is not
+ focussed. *)
+
+val run : 'a t -> ('a -> unit Proofview.tactic) -> unit Proofview.tactic
+(** Given a continuation producing a tactic, evaluates the focussing tactic. If
+ the tactic has not focussed, then the continuation is evaluated once.
+ Otherwise it is called in each of the currently focussed goals. *)
+
+(** {5 Focussing} *)
+
+val nf_enter : ([ `NF ], 'a t) enter -> 'a t
+(** Enter a goal. The resulting tactic is focussed. *)
+
+val enter : ([ `LZ ], 'a t) enter -> 'a t
+(** Enter a goal, without evar normalization. The resulting tactic is
+ focussed. *)
+
+val s_enter : ([ `LZ ], 'a t) s_enter -> 'a t
+(** Enter a goal and put back an evarmap. The resulting tactic is focussed. *)
+
+val nf_s_enter : ([ `NF ], 'a t) s_enter -> 'a t
+(** Enter a goal, without evar normalization and put back an evarmap. The
+ resulting tactic is focussed. *)
+
+val with_env : 'a t -> (Environ.env*'a) t
+(** [with_env t] returns, in addition to the return type of [t], an
+ environment, which is the global environment if [t] does not focus on
+ goals, or the local goal environment if [t] focuses on goals. *)
+
+(** {5 Notations} *)
+
+val (>>=) : 'a t -> ('a -> 'b t) -> 'b t
+(** Notation for {!bind}. *)
+
+val (<*>) : unit t -> 'a t -> 'a t
+(** Sequence. *)
+
+(** {5 List operations} *)
+
+module List : Monad.ListS with type 'a t := 'a t
+
+(** {5 Notations} *)
+
+module Notations :
+sig
+ val (>>=) : 'a t -> ('a -> 'b t) -> 'b t
+ val (<*>) : unit t -> 'a t -> 'a t
+end