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

local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
local setmetatableindex = table.setmetatableindex

local context        = context

local implement      = interfaces.implement
local variables      = interfaces.variables

local v_first        = variables.first
local v_last         = variables.last
local v_previous     = variables.previous
local v_next         = variables.next
local v_column       = variables.column

local nuts           = nodes.nuts
local nextmark       = nuts.traversers.mark
local getbox         = nuts.getbox
local getid          = nuts.getid
local getlist        = nuts.getlist
local getindex       = nuts.getindex
local getdata        = nuts.getdata
----- setmark_code   = nodes.markcodes.set
local flushmark_code = nodes.markcodes.flush
local hlist_code     = nodes.nodecodes.hlist
local vlist_code     = nodes.nodecodes.vlist

local marks      = { }
structures.marks = marks

local markdata = setmetatableindex("table")
local pattern  = lpeg.splitat(":")

implement {
    name      = "synchronizemarking",
    arguments =  { "string", "integer", "integer" },
    actions   = function(category,index,boxnumber)
        local new = setmetatableindex("table")
        local box = getbox(boxnumber)
        while box and getid(box) == hlist_code do
            box = getlist(box)
        end
        if box and getid(box) == vlist_code then
            local list = getlist(box)
            if list then
                for n, subtype in nextmark, list do
                    local class = getindex(n)
                    local entry = new[class]
                    if subtype == flushmark_code then
                        entry.first = false
                        entry.last  = false
                    else
                        if not entry.first then
                            entry.first = n
                        end
                        entry.last = n
                    end
                end
                for class, entry in next, new do
                    local first = entry.first
                    local last  = entry.last
                    if last and first ~= last then
                        entry.last = getdata(last,true)
                    end
                    if first then
                        entry.first = getdata(first,true)
                    end
                end
            else
                -- wipe empty columns
            end
        else
            -- wipe empty columns
        end
        local m = markdata[category]
        if m then
            local entry = m[index]
            if entry then
                local prev = index == 1 and m[#m] or m[index-1]
                for class, data in next, entry do
                    local pcls = prev[class]
                    local last = pcls and pcls.last
                    if last then
                        local ncls = new[class]
                        ncls.previous = last
                        if not ncls.first then
                            ncls.first = last
                        end
                        if not ncls.last then
                            ncls.last = ncls.first
                        end
                    end
                end
            end
            m[index] = new
        else
            new.previous = ""
            markdata[category] = { [index] = new }
        end
     -- inspect(data)
    end,
}

implement {
    name      = "getsynchronizemarking",
    arguments = { "integer", "string", "string" },
    actions   = function(class,category,what)
        local category, n = lpegmatch(pattern,category)
        local useddata = markdata[category]
        if useddata then
            local index = tonumber(n) or 1
            local data  = useddata[index]
            if data then
                local entry = data[class]
                if entry then
                    if what == v_first then
                        context(entry.first or "")
                    elseif what == v_last then
                        context(entry.last or "")
                    elseif what == v_previous then
                        context(entry.previous or "")
                    elseif what == v_next then
                     -- context(entry.next or "") -- will be done when i need it, unreliable anyway
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end
}

implement {
    name      = "resetsynchronizemarking",
    arguments = "argument",
    actions   = function(category)
        local category, n = lpegmatch(pattern,category)
        markdata[category] = nil
    end
}

local pattern = lpeg.afterprefix("li::")

function marks.title(tag,n)
    local listindex = lpegmatch(pattern,n)
    if listindex then
        commands.savedlisttitle(tag,listindex,"marking")
    else
        context(n)
    end
end

function marks.number(tag,n) -- no spec
    local listindex = lpegmatch(pattern,n)
    if listindex then
        commands.savedlistnumber(tag,listindex)
    else
        -- no prefix (as it is the prefix)
        context(n)
    end
end

-- interface

implement { name = "markingtitle",  actions = marks.title, arguments = "2 strings" }
implement { name = "markingnumber", actions = marks.number,arguments = "2 strings" }