compiler/main/Plugins.hs


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module Plugins (
    Plugin(..), CommandLineOption,
    defaultPlugin
    ) where

import CoreMonad ( CoreToDo, CoreM )


-- | Command line options gathered from the -PModule.Name:stuff syntax are given to you as this type
type CommandLineOption = String

-- | 'Plugin' is the core compiler plugin data type. Try to avoid
-- constructing one of these directly, and just modify some fields of
-- 'defaultPlugin' instead: this is to try and preserve source-code
-- compatability when we add fields to this.
--
-- Nonetheless, this API is preliminary and highly likely to change in the future.
data Plugin = Plugin {
        installCoreToDos :: [CommandLineOption] -> [CoreToDo] -> CoreM [CoreToDo]
                -- ^ Modify the Core pipeline that will be used for compilation.
                -- This is called as the Core pipeline is built for every module
                --  being compiled, and plugins get the opportunity to modify
                -- the pipeline in a nondeterministic order.
     }

-- | Default plugin: does nothing at all! For compatability reasons you should base all your
-- plugin definitions on this default value.
defaultPlugin :: Plugin
defaultPlugin = Plugin {
        installCoreToDos = const return
    }