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+(* Copyright (C) 2002, HELM Team.
+ *
+ * This file is part of HELM, an Hypertextual, Electronic
+ * Library of Mathematics, developed at the Computer Science
+ * Department, University of Bologna, Italy.
+ *
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+ *
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+ *)
+
+ (**
+ current proof (proof uri * metas * (in)complete proof * term to be prooved)
+ *)
+type proof = UriManager.uri * Cic.metasenv * Cic.term * Cic.term
+ (** current goal, integer index *)
+type goal = int
+type status = proof * goal
+ (**
+ a tactic: make a transition from one status to another one or, usually,
+ raise a "Fail" (@see Fail) exception in case of failure
+ *)
+ (** an unfinished proof with the optional current goal *)
+type tactic = status:status -> proof * goal list
+
+ (** tactic failure *)
+exception Fail of string
+
+ (** constraint: the returned value will always be constructed by Cic.Name **)
+type mk_fresh_name_type =
+ Cic.context -> Cic.name -> typ:Cic.term -> Cic.name