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(defpackage "RING"
  (:use :cl :copy)
  (:export "RING"
           "FIELD"
           "ADD-TO"
           "SUBTRACT-FROM"
           "MULTIPLY-BY"
           "DIVIDE-BY"
           "MULTIPLY"
           "DIVIDE"
           "UNARY-MINUS"
           "UNARY-INVERSE"
           "UNIVERSAL-GCD"
           "UNIVERSAL-EZGCD"
           "UNIVERSAL-EQUALP"
           "UNIVERSAL-ZEROP"
           "MAKE-ZERO-FOR"
           "MAKE-UNIT-FOR"
           "->SEXP"
           "RATIONAL-FIELD"
           "RATIONAL-FIELD-VALUE"
           "MAKE-ZERO-FOR"
           "MAKE-UNIT-FOR"
           "INTEGER-RING"
           "INTEGER-RING-VALUE"
           )
  (:documentation "Defines an abstract ring class and ring operations.")
  )

(in-package "RING")

(defclass ring () () (:documentation "An abstract ring."))
(defclass field (ring) () (:documentation "An abstract ring."))
           
(defgeneric multiply-by (self other)
  (:documentation "Multiply SELF by OTHER."))

(defgeneric divide-by (self other)
  (:documentation "Divide SELF by OTHER."))

(defgeneric add-to (self other)
  (:documentation "Add OTHER to SELF."))

(defgeneric subtract-from (self other)
  (:documentation "Subtract OTHER from SELF."))

(defgeneric unary-minus (self)
  (:documentation "Changes SELF to its negative."))

(defgeneric unary-inverse (self)
  (:documentation "Changes SELF to the unary inverse of SELF."))

(defgeneric universal-gcd (object other)
  (:documentation "Returns GCD(OBJECT, OTHER)"))

(defgeneric universal-ezgcd (x y)
  (:documentation "Solves the diophantine system: X=C*X1, Y=C*X2,
C=GCD(X,Y).  It returns three values: C, X1 and Y1. The result may be obtained by
the Euclidean algorithm."))

(defgeneric universal-equalp (self other)
  (:documentation "Return T if objects SELF and OTHER are equal, NIL otherwise.")
  (:method ((object1 cons) (object2 cons)) (every #'universal-equalp object1 object2))
  (:method ((self number) (other number)) (= self other)))

(defgeneric universal-zerop (self)
  (:documentation "Return T if SELF is a zero in the ring it belongs to."))

(defgeneric ->sexp (self &optional vars)
  (:documentation "Convert SELF to an S-expression."))

(defgeneric make-zero-for (self)
  (:documentation "Create a zero in the ring of SELF. A fresh instance
should be returned upon every call."))

(defgeneric make-unit-for (self)
  (:documentation "Create a unit in the ring of SELF. A fresh instance
should be returned upon every call."))

(defgeneric multiply (factor &rest more-factors)
  (:documentation "Successively multiplies factor FACTOR by the remaining arguments
MORE-FACTORS, using MULTIPLY-BY to multiply two factors. FACTOR must not be destructively modified.
Instead, a copy of factor should be made and returned as the value of this function.")
  (:method ((factor t) &rest more-factors)
    (reduce #'multiply-by more-factors :initial-value (copy-instance factor))))


(defgeneric divide (numerator &rest denominators)
  (:documentation "Successively divides NUMERATOR by elements of DENOMINATORS. The operation
should not modify the NUMERATOR. Instead, a copy of factor should be made and returned as the value of this function.")
  (:method ((numerator t) &rest denominators)
    (cond ((endp denominators)
           (unary-inverse (copy-instance numerator)))
          (t (reduce #'divide-by denominators :initial-value (copy-instance numerator))))))