container filesystem [
{data: (address table (address array character) (address array character))}
]
def start-reading fs:address:filesystem, filename:address:array:character -> contents:address:source:character [
local-scope
load-ingredients
file:number <- $open-file-for-reading filename
contents:address:source:character, sink:address:sink:character <- new-channel 30
start-running transmit-from-file file, sink
]
def transmit-from-file file:number, sink:address:sink:character -> file:number, sink:address:sink:character [
local-scope
load-ingredients
{
c:character <- $read-from-file file
break-unless c
sink <- write sink, c
loop
}
sink <- close sink
$close-file file
]
def start-writing fs:address:filesystem, filename:address:array:character -> sink:address:sink:character, routine-id:number [
local-scope
load-ingredients
file:number <- $open-file-for-writing filename
source:address:source:character, sink:address:sink:character <- new-channel 30
routine-id <- start-running transmit-to-file file, source
]
def transmit-to-file file:number, source:address:source:character -> file:number, source:address:source:character [
local-scope
load-ingredients
{
c:character, done?:boolean, source <- read source
break-if done?
$write-to-file file, c
loop
}
$close-file file
]