if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['strc-ref'] = {
    version   = 1.001,
    comment   = "companion to strc-ref.mkiv",
    author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
    license   = "see context related readme files"
}

local format, find, gmatch, match, concat = string.format, string.find, string.gmatch, string.match, table.concat
local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
local texsprint, texwrite, texcount, texsetcount = tex.sprint, tex.write, tex.count, tex.setcount

local trace_referencing = false  trackers.register("structure.referencing", function(v) trace_referencing = v end)

local ctxcatcodes = tex.ctxcatcodes
local variables   = interfaces.variables
local constants   = interfaces.constants

-- beware, this is a first step in the rewrite (just getting rid of
-- the tuo file); later all access and parsing will also move to lua

-- the useddata and pagedata names might change
-- todo: pack exported data

jobreferences           = jobreferences or { }
jobreferences.tobesaved = jobreferences.tobesaved or { }
jobreferences.collected = jobreferences.collected or { }
jobreferences.defined   = jobreferences.defined   or { } -- indirect ones
jobreferences.derived   = jobreferences.derived   or { } -- taken from lists
jobreferences.specials  = jobreferences.specials  or { } -- system references
jobreferences.runners   = jobreferences.runners   or { }
jobreferences.internals = jobreferences.internals or { }
jobreferences.exporters = jobreferences.exporters or { }
jobreferences.imported  = jobreferences.imported  or { }

storage.register("jobreferences/defined", jobreferences.defined, "jobreferences.defined")

local tobesaved, collected = jobreferences.tobesaved, jobreferences.collected
local defined, derived, specials = jobreferences.defined, jobreferences.derived, jobreferences.specials
local exporters, runners = jobreferences.exporters, jobreferences.runners

local currentreference = nil

local initializers = { }
local finalizers   = { }

function jobreferences.registerinitializer(func) -- we could use a token register instead
    initializers[#initializers+1] = func
end
function jobreferences.registerfinalizer(func) -- we could use a token register instead
    finalizers[#finalizers+1] = func
end

local function initializer()
    tobesaved, collected = jobreferences.tobesaved, jobreferences.collected
    for i=1,#initializers do
        initializers[i](tobesaved,collected)
    end
end
local function finalizer()
    tobesaved = jobreferences.tobesaved
    for i=1,#finalizers do
        finalizers[i](tobesaved)
    end
end

if job then
    job.register('jobreferences.collected', jobreferences.tobesaved, initializer, finalizer)
end

-- todo: delay split till later as in destinations we split anyway

local orders, lastorder = { }, 0

local function setnextorder(kind,name)
    lastorder = 0
    if kind and name then
        local ok = orders[kind]
        if not ok then
            ok = { }
            orders[kind] = ok
        end
        lastorder = (ok[name] or 0) + 1
        ok[name] = lastorder
    end
    texsetcount("global","locationorder",lastorder)
end

jobreferences.setnextorder = setnextorder

function jobreferences.setnextinternal(kind,name)
    setnextorder(kind,name) -- always incremented with internal
    texsetcount("global","locationcount",texcount.locationcount + 1)
end

function jobreferences.currentorder(kind,name)
    texwrite((orders[kind] and orders[kind][name]) or lastorder)
end

function jobreferences.set(kind,prefix,tag,data)
    for ref in gmatch(tag,"[^,]+") do
        local p, r = match(ref,"^(%-):(.-)$")
        if p and r then
            prefix, ref = p, r
        else
            prefix = ""
        end
        if ref ~= "" then
            local pd = tobesaved[prefix]
            if not pd then
                pd = { }
                tobesaved[prefix] = pd
            end
            pd[ref] = data
            texsprint(ctxcatcodes,format("\\dofinish%sreference{%s}{%s}",kind,prefix,ref))
        end
    end
end

function jobreferences.setandgetattribute(kind,prefix,tag,data,view) -- maybe do internal automatically here
    jobreferences.set(kind,prefix,tag,data)
    texcount.lastdestinationattribute = jobreferences.setinternalreference(prefix,tag,nil,view) or -0x7FFFFFFF
end

function jobreferences.enhance(prefix,tag,spec)
    local l = tobesaved[prefix][tag]
    if l then
        l.references.realpage = texcount.realpageno
    end
end

-- this reference parser is just an lpeg version of the tex based one

local result = { }

local lparent, rparent, lbrace, rbrace, dcolon, backslash = lpeg.P("("), lpeg.P(")"), lpeg.P("{"), lpeg.P("}"), lpeg.P("::"), lpeg.P("\\")

local reset     = lpeg.P("") / function()  result = { } end
local b_token   = backslash  / function(s) result.has_tex = true return s end

local o_token   = 1 - rparent - rbrace - lparent - lbrace
local a_token   = 1 - rbrace
local s_token   = 1 - lparent - lbrace - lparent - lbrace
local i_token   = 1 - lparent - lbrace
local f_token   = 1 - lparent - lbrace - dcolon

local outer     =         (f_token          )^1  / function (s) result.outer     = s   end
local operation = lpeg.Cs((b_token + o_token)^1) / function (s) result.operation = s   end
local arguments = lpeg.Cs((b_token + a_token)^0) / function (s) result.arguments = s   end
local special   =         (s_token          )^1  / function (s) result.special   = s   end
local inner     =         (i_token          )^1  / function (s) result.inner     = s   end

local outer_reference    = (outer * dcolon)^0

operation = outer_reference * operation -- special case: page(file::1) and file::page(1)

local optional_arguments = (lbrace  * arguments * rbrace)^0
local inner_reference    = inner * optional_arguments
local special_reference  = special * lparent * (operation * optional_arguments + operation^0) * rparent

local scanner = (reset * outer_reference * (special_reference + inner_reference)^-1 * -1) / function() return result end

--~ function jobreferences.analyse(str) -- overloaded
--~     return lpegmatch(scanner,str)
--~ end

function jobreferences.split(str)
    return lpegmatch(scanner,str or "")
end

--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("inner")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("special(operation{argument,argument})")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("special(operation)")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("special()")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("inner{argument}")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("outer::")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("outer::inner")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("outer::special(operation{argument,argument})")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("outer::special(operation)")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("outer::special()")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("outer::inner{argument}")))
--~ print(table.serialize(jobreferences.analyse("special(outer::operation)")))

-- -- -- related to strc-ini.lua -- -- --

jobreferences.resolvers = jobreferences.resolvers or { }

function jobreferences.resolvers.section(var)
    local vi = structure.lists.collected[var.i[2]]
    if vi then
        var.i = vi
        var.r = (vi.references and vi.references.realpage) or (vi.pagedata and vi.pagedata.realpage) or 1
    else
        var.i = nil
        var.r = 1
    end
end

jobreferences.resolvers.float       = jobreferences.resolvers.section
jobreferences.resolvers.description = jobreferences.resolvers.section
jobreferences.resolvers.formula     = jobreferences.resolvers.section
jobreferences.resolvers.note        = jobreferences.resolvers.section

function jobreferences.resolvers.reference(var)
    local vi = var.i[2]
    if vi then
        var.i = vi
        var.r = (vi.references and vi.references.realpage) or (vi.pagedata and vi.pagedata.realpage) or 1
    else
        var.i = nil
        var.r = 1
    end
end

local function register_from_lists(collected,derived)
    for i=1,#collected do
        local entry = collected[i]
        local m, r = entry.metadata, entry.references
        if m and r then
            local prefix, reference = r.referenceprefix or "", r.reference or ""
            if reference ~= "" then
                local kind, realpage = m.kind, r.realpage
                if kind and realpage then
                    local d = derived[prefix] if not d then d = { } derived[prefix] = d end
                    local t = { kind, i }
                    for s in gmatch(reference,"%s*([^,]+)") do
                        if trace_referencing then
                            logs.report("referencing","list entry %s provides %s reference '%s' on realpage %s",i,kind,s,realpage)
                        end
                        d[s] = t -- share them
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end
end

jobreferences.registerinitializer(function() register_from_lists(structure.lists.collected,derived) end)

-- urls

jobreferences.urls      = jobreferences.urls      or { }
jobreferences.urls.data = jobreferences.urls.data or { }

local urls = jobreferences.urls.data

function jobreferences.urls.define(name,url,file,description)
    if name and name ~= "" then
        urls[name] = { url or "", file or "", description or url or file or ""}
    end
end

function jobreferences.urls.get(name,method,space) -- method: none, before, after, both, space: yes/no
    local u = urls[name]
    if u then
        local url, file = u[1], u[2]
        if file and file ~= "" then
            texsprint(ctxcatcodes,url,"/",file)
        else
            texsprint(ctxcatcodes,url)
        end
    end
end

function commands.doifurldefinedelse(name)
    commands.doifelse(urls[name])
end

-- files

jobreferences.files      = jobreferences.files      or { }
jobreferences.files.data = jobreferences.files.data or { }

local files = jobreferences.files.data

function jobreferences.files.define(name,file,description)
    if name and name ~= "" then
        files[name] = { file or "", description or file or ""}
    end
end

function jobreferences.files.get(name,method,space) -- method: none, before, after, both, space: yes/no
    local f = files[name]
    if f then
        texsprint(ctxcatcodes,f[1])
    end
end

function commands.doiffiledefinedelse(name)
    commands.doifelse(files[name])
end

-- helpers

function jobreferences.checkedfile(whatever) -- return whatever if not resolved
    if whatever then
        local w = files[whatever]
        if w then
            return w[1]
        else
            return whatever
        end
    end
end

function jobreferences.checkedurl(whatever) -- return whatever if not resolved
    if whatever then
        local w = urls[whatever]
        if w then
            local u, f = w[1], w[2]
            if f and f ~= "" then
                return u .. "/" .. f
            else
                return u
            end
        else
            return whatever
        end
    end
end

function jobreferences.checkedfileorurl(whatever,default) -- return nil, nil if not resolved
    if whatever then
        local w = files[whatever]
        if w then
            return w[1], nil
        else
            local w = urls[whatever]
            if w then
                local u, f = w[1], w[2]
                if f and f ~= "" then
                    return nil, u .. "/" .. f
                else
                    return nil, u
                end
            end
        end
    end
    return default
end

-- programs

jobreferences.programs      = jobreferences.programs      or { }
jobreferences.programs.data = jobreferences.programs.data or { }

local programs = jobreferences.programs.data

function jobreferences.programs.define(name,file,description)
    if name and name ~= "" then
        programs[name] = { file or "", description or file or ""}
    end
end

function jobreferences.programs.get(name)
    local f = programs[name]
    if f then
        texsprint(ctxcatcodes,f[1])
    end
end

function jobreferences.checkedprogram(whatever) -- return whatever if not resolved
    if whatever then
        local w = programs[whatever]
        if w then
            return w[1]
        else
            return whatever
        end
    end
end

-- shared by urls and files

function jobreferences.whatfrom(name)
    texsprint(ctxcatcodes,(urls[name] and variables.url) or (files[name] and variables.file) or variables.unknown)
end

--~ function jobreferences.from(name)
--~     local u = urls[name]
--~     if u then
--~         local url, file, description = u[1], u[2], u[3]
--~         if description ~= "" then
--~             texsprint(ctxcatcodes,format("\\dofromurldescription{%s}",description))
--~             -- ok
--~         elseif file and file ~= "" then
--~             texsprint(ctxcatcodes,format("\\dofromurlliteral{%s}",url .. "/" .. file))
--~         else
--~             texsprint(ctxcatcodes,format("\\dofromurlliteral{%s}",url))
--~         end
--~     else
--~         local f = files[name]
--~         if f then
--~             local description, file = f[1], f[2]
--~             if description ~= "" then
--~                 texsprint(ctxcatcodes,format("\\dofromfiledescription{%s}",description))
--~             else
--~                 texsprint(ctxcatcodes,format("\\dofromfileliteral{%s}",file))
--~             end
--~         end
--~     end
--~ end

function jobreferences.from(name)
    local u = urls[name]
    if u then
        local url, file, description = u[1], u[2], u[3]
        if description ~= "" then
            context.dofromurldescription(description)
            -- ok
        elseif file and file ~= "" then
            context.dofromurlliteral(url .. "/" .. file)
        else
            context.dofromurlliteral(url)
        end
    else
        local f = files[name]
        if f then
            local description, file = f[1], f[2]
            if description ~= "" then
                context.dofromfiledescription(description)
            else
                context.dofromfileliteral(file)
            end
        end
    end
end

-- export

exporters.references = exporters.references or { }
exporters.lists      = exporters.lists      or { }

function exporters.references.generic(data)
    local useddata = {}
    local entries, userdata = data.entries, data.userdata
    if entries then
        for k, v in next, entries do
            useddata[k] = v
        end
    end
    if userdata then
        for k, v in next, userdata do
            useddata[k] = v
        end
    end
    return useddata
end

function exporters.lists.generic(data)
    local useddata = { }
    local titledata, numberdata = data.titledata, data.numberdata
    if titledata then
        useddata.title = titledata.title
    end
    if numberdata then
        local numbers = numberdata.numbers
        local t = { }
        for i=1,#numbers do
            local n = numbers[i]
            if n ~= 0 then
                t[#t+1] = n
            end
        end
        useddata.number = concat(t,".")
    end
    return useddata
end

local function referencer(data)
    local references = data.references
    local realpage = references.realpage
    local numberdata = jobpages.tobesaved[realpage]
    local specification = numberdata.specification
    return {
        realpage = references.realpage,
        number = numberdata.number,
        conversion = specification.conversion,
     -- prefix = only makes sense when bywhatever
    }
end

function jobreferences.export(usedname)
    local exported = { }
    local e_references, e_lists = exporters.references, exporters.lists
    local g_references, g_lists = e_references.generic, e_lists.generic
    -- todo: pagenumbers
    -- todo: some packing
    for prefix, references in next, jobreferences.tobesaved do
        local pe = exported[prefix] if not pe then pe = { } exported[prefix] = pe end
        for key, data in next, references do
            local metadata = data.metadata
            local exporter = e_references[metadata.kind] or g_references
            if exporter then
                pe[key] = {
                    metadata = {
                        kind = metadata.kind,
                        catcodes = metadata.catcodes,
                        coding = metadata.coding, -- we can omit "tex"
                    },
                    useddata = exporter(data),
                    pagedata = referencer(data),
                }
            end
        end
    end
    local pe = exported[""] if not pe then pe = { } exported[""] = pe end
    for n, data in next, structure.lists.tobesaved do
        local metadata = data.metadata
        local exporter = e_lists[metadata.kind] or g_lists
        if exporter then
            local result = {
                metadata = {
                    kind = metadata.kind,
                    catcodes = metadata.catcodes,
                    coding = metadata.coding, -- we can omit "tex"
                },
                useddata = exporter(data),
                pagedata = referencer(data),
            }
            for key in gmatch(data.references.reference,"[^,]+") do
                pe[key] = result
            end
        end
    end
    local e = {
        references = exported,
        version = 1.00,
    }
    io.savedata(file.replacesuffix(usedname or tex.jobname,"tue"),table.serialize(e,true))
end

function jobreferences.import(usedname)
    if usedname then
        local imported = jobreferences.imported
        local jdn = imported[usedname]
        if not jdn then
            local filename = files[usedname]
            if filename then -- only registered files
                filename = filename[1]
            else
                filename = usedname
            end
            local data = io.loaddata(file.replacesuffix(filename,"tue")) or ""
            if data == "" then
                interfaces.showmessage("references",24,filename)
                data = nil
            else
                data = loadstring(data)
                if data then
                    data = data()
                end
                if data then
                    -- version check
                end
                if not data then
                    interfaces.showmessage("references",25,filename)
                end
            end
            if data then
                interfaces.showmessage("references",26,filename)
                jdn = data
                jdn.filename = filename
            else
                jdn = { filename = filename, references = { }, version = 1.00 }
            end
            imported[usedname] = jdn
            imported[filename] = jdn
        end
        return jdn
    else
        return nil
    end
end

function jobreferences.load(usedname)
    -- gone
end

function jobreferences.define(prefix,reference,list)
    local d = defined[prefix] if not d then d = { } defined[prefix] = d end
    d[reference] = { "defined", list }
end

--~ function jobreferences.registerspecial(name,action,...)
--~     specials[name] = { action, ... }
--~ end

function jobreferences.reset(prefix,reference)
    local d = defined[prefix]
    if d then
        d[reference] = nil
    end
end

-- \primaryreferencefoundaction
-- \secondaryreferencefoundaction
-- \referenceunknownaction

-- t.special t.operation t.arguments t.outer t.inner

local settings_to_array = aux.settings_to_array

local function resolve(prefix,reference,args,set) -- we start with prefix,reference
    texcount.referencehastexstate = 0
    if reference and reference ~= "" then
        set = set or { }
        local r = settings_to_array(reference)
        for i=1,#r do
            local ri = r[i]
            local dp = defined[prefix] or defined[""]
            local d = dp[ri]
            if d then
                resolve(prefix,d[2],nil,set)
            else
                local var = lpegmatch(scanner,ri)
                if var then
                    var.reference = ri
                    if not var.outer and var.inner then
                        local d = defined[prefix][var.inner] or defined[""][var.inner]
                        if d then
                            resolve(prefix,d[2],var.arguments,set) -- args can be nil
                        else
                            if args then var.arguments = args end
                            set[#set+1] = var
                        end
                    else
                        if args then var.arguments = args end
                        set[#set+1] = var
                    end
                    if var.has_tex then
                        set.has_tex = true
                    end
                else
                --  logs.report("references","funny pattern: %s",ri or "?")
                end
            end
        end
        if set.has_tex then
            texcount.referencehastexstate = 1
        end
        return set
    else
        return { }
    end
end

-- prefix == "" is valid prefix which saves multistep lookup

jobreferences.currentset = nil

local b, e = "\\ctxlua{local jc = jobreferences.currentset;", "}"
local o, a = 'jc[%s].operation=[[%s]];', 'jc[%s].arguments=[[%s]];'

function jobreferences.expandcurrent() -- todo: two booleans: o_has_tex& a_has_tex
    local currentset = jobreferences.currentset
    if currentset and currentset.has_tex then
        local done = false
        for i=1,#currentset do
            local ci = currentset[i]
            local operation = ci.operation
            if operation then
                if find(operation,"\\") then -- if o_has_tex then
                    if not done then
                        texsprint(ctxcatcodes,b)
                        done = true
                    end
                    texsprint(ctxcatcodes,format(o,i,operation))
                end
            end
            local arguments = ci.arguments
            if arguments then
                if find(arguments,"\\") then -- if a_has_tex then
                    if not done then
                        texsprint(ctxcatcodes,b)
                        done = true
                    end
                    texsprint(ctxcatcodes,format(a,i,arguments))
                end
            end
        end
        if done then
            texsprint(ctxcatcodes,e)
        end
    end
end

--~ local uo = urls[outer]
--~ if uo then
--~     special, operation, argument = "url", uo[1], inner or uo[2] -- maybe more is needed
--~ else
--~     local fo = files[outer]
--~     if fo then
--~         special, operation, argument = "file", fo[1], inner -- maybe more is needed
--~     end
--~ end

local function identify(prefix,reference)
    local set = resolve(prefix,reference)
    local bug = false
    for i=1,#set do
        local var = set[i]
        local special, inner, outer, arguments, operation = var.special, var.inner, var.outer, var.arguments, var.operation
        if special then
            local s = specials[special]
            if s then
                if outer then
                    if operation then
                        -- special(outer::operation)
                        var.kind = "special outer with operation"
                    else
                        -- special()
                        var.kind = "special outer"
                    end
                    var.f = outer
                elseif operation then
                    if arguments then
                        -- special(operation{argument,argument})
                        var.kind = "special operation with arguments"
                    else
                        -- special(operation)
                        var.kind = "special operation"
                    end
                else
                    -- special()
                    var.kind = "special"
                end
            else
                var.error = "unknown special"
            end
        elseif outer then
            local e = jobreferences.import(outer)
            if e then
                if inner then
                    local r = e.references
                    if r then
                        r = r[prefix]
                        if r then
                            r = r[inner]
                            if r then
                                if arguments then
                                    -- outer::inner{argument}
                                    var.kind = "outer with inner with arguments"
                                else
                                    -- outer::inner
                                    var.kind = "outer with inner"
                                end
                                var.i = { "reference", r }
                                jobreferences.resolvers.reference(var)
                                var.f = outer
                                var.e = true -- external
                            end
                        end
                    end
                    if not r then
                        r = e.derived
                        if r then
                            r = r[prefix]
                            if r then
                                r = r[inner]
                                if r then
                                    -- outer::inner
                                    if arguments then
                                        -- outer::inner{argument}
                                        var.kind = "outer with inner with arguments"
                                    else
                                        -- outer::inner
                                        var.kind = "outer with inner"
                                    end
                                    var.i = r
                                    jobreferences.resolvers[r[1]](var)
                                    var.f = outer
                                end
                            end
                        end
                    end
                    if not r then
                        var.error = "unknown outer"
                    end
                elseif special then
                    local s = specials[special]
                    if s then
                        if operation then
                            if arguments then
                                -- outer::special(operation{argument,argument})
                                var.kind = "outer with special and operation and arguments"
                            else
                                -- outer::special(operation)
                                var.kind = "outer with special and operation"
                            end
                        else
                            -- outer::special()
                            var.kind = "outer with special"
                        end
                        var.f = outer
                    else
                        var.error = "unknown outer with special"
                    end
                else
                    -- outer::
                    var.kind = "outer"
                    var.f = outer
                end
            else
                if inner then
                    if arguments then
                        -- outer::inner{argument}
                        var.kind = "outer with inner with arguments"
                    else
                        -- outer::inner
                        var.kind = "outer with inner"
                    end
                    var.i = { "reference", inner }
                    jobreferences.resolvers.reference(var)
                    var.f = outer
                elseif special then
                    local s = specials[special]
                    if s then
                        if operation then
                            if arguments then
                                -- outer::special(operation{argument,argument})
                                var.kind = "outer with special and operation and arguments"
                            else
                                -- outer::special(operation)
                                var.kind = "outer with special and operation"
                            end
                        else
                            -- outer::special()
                            var.kind = "outer with special"
                        end
                        var.f = outer
                    else
                        var.error = "unknown outer with special"
                    end
                else
                    -- outer::
                    var.kind = "outer"
                    var.f = outer
                end
            end
        else
            if arguments then
                local s = specials[inner]
                if s then
                    -- inner{argument}
                    var.kind = "special with arguments"
                else
                    var.error = "unknown inner or special"
                end
            else
                -- inner
--~                 local i = tobesaved[prefix]
                local i = collected[prefix]
                i = i and i[inner]
                if i then
                    var.i = { "reference", i }
                    jobreferences.resolvers.reference(var)
                    var.kind = "inner"
                    var.p = prefix
                else
                    i = derived[prefix]
                    i = i and i[inner]
                    if i then
                        var.kind = "inner"
                        var.i = i
                        jobreferences.resolvers[i[1]](var)
                        var.p = prefix
                    else
                        i = collected[prefix]
                        i = i and i[inner]
                        if i then
                            var.kind = "inner"
                            var.i = { "reference", i }
                            jobreferences.resolvers.reference(var)
                            var.p = prefix
                        else
                            local s = specials[inner]
                            if s then
                                var.kind = "special"
                            else
                                i = (collected[""] and collected[""][inner]) or
                                    (derived  [""] and derived  [""][inner]) or
                                    (tobesaved[""] and tobesaved[""][inner])
                                if i then
                                    var.kind = "inner"
                                    var.i = { "reference", i }
                                    jobreferences.resolvers.reference(var)
                                    var.p = ""
                                else
                                    var.error = "unknown inner or special"
                                end
                            end
                        end
                    end
                end
            end
        end
        bug = bug or var.error
        set[i] = var
    end
    jobreferences.currentset = set
--  print(bug,table.serialize(set))
    return set, bug
end

jobreferences.identify = identify

function jobreferences.doifelse(prefix,reference,highlight,newwindow,layer)
    local set, bug = identify(prefix,reference)
    local unknown = bug or #set == 0
    if unknown then
        currentreference = nil -- will go away
    else
        set.highlight, set.newwindow,set.layer = highlight, newwindow, layer
        currentreference = set[1]
    end
    -- we can do the expansion here which saves a call
    commands.doifelse(not unknown)
end

function jobreferences.setinternalreference(prefix,tag,internal,view)
    local t = { }
    if tag then
        if prefix and prefix ~= "" then
            prefix = prefix .. ":"
            for ref in gmatch(tag,"[^,]+") do
                t[#t+1] = prefix .. ref
            end
        else
            for ref in gmatch(tag,"[^,]+") do
                t[#t+1] = ref
            end
        end
    end
    if internal then
        t[#t+1] = "aut:" .. internal
    end
    local destination = jobreferences.mark(t,nil,nil,view) -- returns an attribute
    texcount.lastdestinationattribute = destination
    return destination
end

function jobreferences.getinternalreference(n) -- n points into list
    local l = structure.lists.collected[n]
    texsprint(ctxcatcodes,(l and l.references.internal) or n)
end


--

function jobreferences.get_current_metadata(tag)
    local data = currentreference and currentreference.i
    data = data and data.metadata and data.metadata[tag]
    if data then
        texsprint(ctxcatcodes,data)
    end
end
local function current_metadata(tag)
    local data = currentreference and currentreference.i
    return data and data.metadata and data.metadata[tag]
end
jobreferences.current_metadata = current_metadata

function jobreferences.get_current_prefixspec(default) -- todo: message
    texsprint(ctxcatcodes,"\\getreferencestructureprefix{",
        current_metadata("kind") or "?", "}{", current_metadata("name") or "?", "}{", default or "?", "}")
end

--~ function jobreferences.get_current_prefixspec(default) -- we can consider storing the data at the lua end
--~     context.getreferencestructureprefix(current_metadata("kind"),current_metadata("name"),default)
--~ end

--

jobreferences.filters = jobreferences.filters or { }

local filters  = jobreferences.filters
local helpers  = structure.helpers
local sections = structure.sections

function jobreferences.filter(name,...) -- number page title ...
    local data = currentreference and currentreference.i
    if data then
        local kind = data.metadata and data.metadata.kind
        if kind then
            local filter = filters[kind] or filters.generic
            filter = filter and (filter[name] or filter.unknown or filters.generic[name] or filters.generic.unknown)
            if filter then
                if trace_referencing then
                    logs.report("referencing","name '%s', kind '%s', using dedicated filter",name,kind)
                end
                filter(data,name,...)
            elseif trace_referencing then
                logs.report("referencing","name '%s', kind '%s', using generic filter",name,kind)
            end
        elseif trace_referencing then
            logs.report("referencing","name '%s', unknown kind",name)
        end
    elseif trace_referencing then
        logs.report("referencing","name '%s', no reference",name)
    end
end

filters.generic = { }

function filters.generic.title(data)
    if data then
        local titledata = data.titledata or data.useddata
        if titledata then
            helpers.title(titledata.title or "?",data.metadata)
        end
    end
end

function filters.generic.text(data)
    if data then
        local entries = data.entries or data.useddata
        if entries then
            helpers.title(entries.text or "?",data.metadata)
        end
    end
end

function filters.generic.number(data,what,prefixspec) -- todo: spec and then no stopper
    if data then
        local numberdata = data.numberdata
        if numberdata then
--~ print(table.serialize(prefixspec))
            helpers.prefix(data,prefixspec)
            sections.typesetnumber(numberdata,"number",numberdata)
        else
            local useddata = data.useddata
            if useddata and useddsta.number then
                tex.sprint(tex.ctxcatcodes,useddata.number)
            end
        end
    end
end

filters.generic.default = filters.generic.text

function filters.generic.page(data,prefixspec,pagespec)
    local pagedata = data.pagedata
    if pagedata then -- imported
        local number, conversion = pagedata.number, pagedata.conversion
        if not number then
            -- error
        elseif conversion then
            tex.sprint(tex.ctxcatcodes,format("\\convertnumber{%s}{%s}",conversion,number))
        else
            tex.sprint(tex.ctxcatcodes,number)
        end
    else
        helpers.prefixpage(data,prefixspec,pagespec)
    end
end

filters.user = { }

function filters.user.unknown(data,name)
    if data then
        local userdata = data.userdata
        local userkind = userdata and userdata.kind
        if userkind then
            local filter = filters[userkind] or filters.generic
            filter = filter and (filter[name] or filter.unknown)
            if filter then
                filter(data,name)
                return
            end
        end
        local namedata = userdata and userdata[name]
        if namedata then
            texsprint(ctxcatcodes,namedata)
        end
    end
end

filters.text = { }

function filters.text.title(data)
--  texsprint(ctxcatcodes,"[text title]")
    helpers.title(data.entries.text or "?",data.metadata)
end

function filters.text.number(data)
--  texsprint(ctxcatcodes,"[text number]")
    helpers.title(data.entries.text or "?",data.metadata)
end

function filters.text.page(data,prefixspec,pagespec)
    helpers.prefixpage(data,prefixspec,pagespec)
end

filters.section = { }

function filters.section.number(data,what,prefixspec)
    if data then
        local numberdata = data.numberdata
        if numberdata then
            sections.typesetnumber(numberdata,"number",prefixspec,numberdata)
        else
            local useddata = data.useddata
            if useddata and useddata.number then
                tex.sprint(tex.ctxcatcodes,useddata.number)
            end
        end
    end
end

filters.section.title   = filters.generic.title
filters.section.page    = filters.generic.page
filters.section.default = filters.section.number

filters.note        = { default = filters.generic.number }
filters.formula     = { default = filters.generic.number }
filters.float       = { default = filters.generic.number }
filters.description = { default = filters.generic.number }
filters.item        = { default = filters.generic.number }

structure.references = structure.references or { }
structure.helpers    = structure.helpers    or { }

local references = structure.references
local helpers    = structure.helpers

function references.sectiontitle(n)
    helpers.sectiontitle(lists.collected[tonumber(n) or 0])
end

function references.sectionnumber(n)
    helpers.sectionnumber(lists.collected[tonumber(n) or 0])
end

function references.sectionpage(n,prefixspec,pagespec)
    helpers.prefixedpage(lists.collected[tonumber(n) or 0],prefixspec,pagespec)
end

-- analyse

jobreferences.testrunners  = jobreferences.testrunners  or { }
jobreferences.testspecials = jobreferences.testspecials or { }

local runners  = jobreferences.testrunners
local specials = jobreferences.testspecials

function jobreferences.analyse(actions)
    actions = actions or jobreferences.currentset
    if not actions then
        actions = { realpage = 0 }
    elseif actions.realpage then
        -- already analysed
    else
        -- we store some analysis data alongside the indexed array
        -- at this moment only the real reference page is analysed
        -- normally such an analysis happens in the backend code
        texcount.referencepagestate = 0
        local nofactions = #actions
        if nofactions > 0 then
            for i=1,nofactions do
                local a = actions[i]
                local what = runners[a.kind]
                if what then
                    what = what(a,actions)
                end
            end
            local realpage, p = texcount.realpageno, tonumber(actions.realpage)
            if not p then
                -- sorry
            elseif p > realpage then
                texcount.referencepagestate = 3
            elseif p < realpage then
                texcount.referencepagestate = 2
            else
                texcount.referencepagestate = 1
            end
        end
    end
    return actions
end

function jobreferences.realpage() -- special case, we always want result
    local cs = jobreferences.analyse()
    texwrite(cs.realpage or 0)
end

--

jobreferences.pages = {
    [variables.firstpage]       = function() return structure.counters.record("realpage")["first"]    end,
    [variables.previouspage]    = function() return structure.counters.record("realpage")["previous"] end,
    [variables.nextpage]        = function() return structure.counters.record("realpage")["next"]     end,
    [variables.lastpage]        = function() return structure.counters.record("realpage")["last"]     end,

    [variables.firstsubpage]    = function() return structure.counters.record("subpage" )["first"]    end,
    [variables.previoussubpage] = function() return structure.counters.record("subpage" )["previous"] end,
    [variables.nextsubpage]     = function() return structure.counters.record("subpage" )["next"]     end,
    [variables.lastsubpage]     = function() return structure.counters.record("subpage" )["last"]     end,

    [variables.forward]         = function() return structure.counters.record("realpage")["forward"]  end,
    [variables.backward]        = function() return structure.counters.record("realpage")["backward"] end,
}

-- maybe some day i will merge this in the backend code with a testmode (so each
-- runner then implements a branch)

runners["inner"] = function(var,actions)
    local r = var.r
    if r then
        actions.realpage = r
    end
end

runners["special"] = function(var,actions)
    local handler = specials[var.special]
    return handler and handler(var,actions)
end

runners["special operation"]                = runners["special"]
runners["special operation with arguments"] = runners["special"]

local pages = jobreferences.pages

function specials.internal(var,actions)
    local v = jobreferences.internals[tonumber(var.operation)]
    local r = v and v.references.realpage
    if r then
        actions.realpage = r
    end
end

specials.i = specials.internal

function specials.page(var,actions) -- is this ok?
    local p = pages[var.operation]
    if type(p) == "function" then
        p = p()
    end
    if p then
        actions.realpage = p
    end
end