FoldLink.h

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/*
 * opencog/atoms/reduct/FoldLink.h
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2015 Linas Vepstas
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#ifndef _OPENCOG_FOLD_LINK_H
#define _OPENCOG_FOLD_LINK_H

#include <opencog/atomspace/AtomSpace.h>
#include <opencog/atoms/reduct/FunctionLink.h>

namespace opencog
{
class FoldLink : public FunctionLink
{
protected:
    Handle knil;
    virtual Handle kons(const Handle&, const Handle&) = 0;
    Type distributive_type = NOTYPE;

    void init(void);
    FoldLink(Type, const HandleSeq& oset,
             TruthValuePtr tv = TruthValue::NULL_TV(),
             AttentionValuePtr av = AttentionValue::DEFAULT_AV());

    FoldLink(Type, const Handle& a, const Handle& b,
             TruthValuePtr tv = TruthValue::NULL_TV(),
             AttentionValuePtr av = AttentionValue::DEFAULT_AV());
public:
    FoldLink(const HandleSeq& oset,
             TruthValuePtr tv = TruthValue::NULL_TV(),
             AttentionValuePtr av = AttentionValue::DEFAULT_AV());
    FoldLink(Link& l);

   virtual Handle reduce(void);
};

typedef std::shared_ptr<FoldLink> FoldLinkPtr;
static inline FoldLinkPtr FoldLinkCast(const Handle& h)
   { AtomPtr a(h); return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<FoldLink>(a); }
static inline FoldLinkPtr FoldLinkCast(AtomPtr a)
   { return std::dynamic_pointer_cast<FoldLink>(a); }

// XXX temporary hack ...
#define createFoldLink std::make_shared<FoldLink>

}

#endif // _OPENCOG_FOLD_LINK_H