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/* *                                                        * */
/* *         INTERFACE FOR ALL ORDERING IMPLEMENTATIONS     * */
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/* *  $Module:   ORDER                                      * */ 
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/* $RCSfile$ */

#ifndef _ORDER_
#define _ORDER_

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/* Includes                                                   */
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#include "term.h"
#include "context.h"
#include "flags.h"
#include "symbol.h"

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/* TYPES and GLOBAL VARIABLES                                 */
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typedef enum { ord_UNCOMPARABLE,
	       ord_SMALLER_THAN,
	       ord_EQUAL,
	       ord_GREATER_THAN } ord_RESULT;

/* This array is used to count variable occurrences in two terms. */
/* It may be used by any available ordering.                     */
extern NAT ord_VARCOUNT[symbol__MAXSTANDARDVAR][2];

/* A precedence is needed in almost every ordering function. */
/* For performance reasons it is stored in a global variable, */
/* instead of passing it to all those functions, which are   */
/* often recursive. Nevertheless this variable must not be   */
/* set externally!                                           */
extern PRECEDENCE ord_PRECEDENCE;

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/*  INLINE FUNCTIONS                                          */
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static __inline__ ord_RESULT ord_Uncomparable(void)
{
  return ord_UNCOMPARABLE;
}

static __inline__ ord_RESULT ord_Equal(void)
{
  return ord_EQUAL;
}

static __inline__ ord_RESULT ord_GreaterThan(void)
{
  return ord_GREATER_THAN;
}

static __inline__ ord_RESULT ord_SmallerThan(void)
{
  return ord_SMALLER_THAN;
}

static __inline__ BOOL ord_IsGreaterThan(ord_RESULT Res)
{
  return ord_GREATER_THAN == Res;
}

static __inline__ BOOL ord_IsNotGreaterThan(ord_RESULT Res)
{
  return ord_GREATER_THAN != Res;
}

static __inline__ BOOL ord_IsSmallerThan(ord_RESULT Res)
{
  return ord_SMALLER_THAN == Res;
}

static __inline__ BOOL ord_IsNotSmallerThan(ord_RESULT Res)
{
  return ord_SMALLER_THAN != Res;
}

static __inline__ BOOL ord_IsEqual(ord_RESULT Res)
{
  return ord_EQUAL == Res;
}

static __inline__ BOOL ord_IsUncomparable(ord_RESULT Res)
{
  return ord_UNCOMPARABLE == Res;
}



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/*  FUNCTIONS                                                 */
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ord_RESULT ord_Not(ord_RESULT);
ord_RESULT ord_Compare(TERM, TERM, FLAGSTORE, PRECEDENCE);
ord_RESULT ord_ContCompare(CONTEXT, TERM, CONTEXT, TERM, FLAGSTORE, PRECEDENCE);
BOOL       ord_CompareEqual(TERM, TERM, FLAGSTORE);
BOOL       ord_ContGreater(CONTEXT, TERM, CONTEXT, TERM, FLAGSTORE, PRECEDENCE);
ord_RESULT ord_LiteralCompare(TERM,BOOL,TERM,BOOL,BOOL, FLAGSTORE, PRECEDENCE);
void       ord_Print(ord_RESULT);

#endif