From 278296cfbb8e59076ee8ab2697e12b2690805f2a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Sippel <micha@fragmental.art>
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2025 03:53:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix morphisms for Digit & PosInt editors

---
 examples/tty-04-posint/src/main.rs         |  20 ++--
 examples/tty-05-dictionary/src/main.rs     |  29 +++---
 lib-nested-core/src/editors/char/ctx.rs    |   2 -
 lib-nested-core/src/editors/digit/ctx.rs   |  92 ++++++++++++------
 lib-nested-core/src/editors/integer/ctx.rs | 104 +++++++++++----------
 lib-nested-core/src/editors/integer/mod.rs |   6 +-
 lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/ctx.rs    |  91 +++++++++++++++++-
 lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/editor.rs |  11 ++-
 lib-nested-core/src/repr_tree/builder.rs   |  13 ++-
 9 files changed, 254 insertions(+), 114 deletions(-)

diff --git a/examples/tty-04-posint/src/main.rs b/examples/tty-04-posint/src/main.rs
index ee7419e..5f9e032 100644
--- a/examples/tty-04-posint/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/tty-04-posint/src/main.rs
@@ -49,20 +49,18 @@ async fn main() {
      */
     let int_builder = ReprTreeBuilder::new( ctx.clone() )
             .require(Context::parse(&ctx,
-                "ℕ ~ <PosInt 16 BigEndian> ~ <Seq~List <Digit 16>~Char> ~ EditTree"))
+                "ℕ ~ <PosInt 16 BigEndian> ~ EditTree"))
             .require(Context::parse(&ctx,
-                "ℕ ~ <PosInt 10 BigEndian> ~ <Seq~List <Digit 10>~Char> ~ EditTree"))
-            /*
+                "ℕ ~ <PosInt 10 BigEndian> ~ EditTree"))
             .require(Context::parse(&ctx,
                 "ℕ ~ <PosInt 8 BigEndian> ~ EditTree"))
             .require(Context::parse(&ctx,
                 "ℕ ~ <PosInt 2 BigEndian> ~ EditTree"))
-                */
                 ;
 
-    let mut rt_int = nested::repr_tree::ReprTree::from_str("f");
+    let mut rt_int = nested::repr_tree::ReprTree::from_str("3");
     rt_int.write().unwrap().set_halo(
-        /* HALO TYPE */
+        /* HALO TYPE (append to top of type ladder) */
         Context::parse(&ctx, "
               ℕ
             ~ <PosInt 16 BigEndian>
@@ -78,7 +76,11 @@ async fn main() {
 
     /* list of editors
      */
-    let mut list_editor = nested::editors::list::ListEditor::new(ctx.clone(), Context::parse(&ctx, "<Seq Char>"));
+    let mut list_editor = nested::editors::list::ListEditor::new(
+        ctx.clone(),
+        Context::parse(&ctx, "EditTree"),
+        ReprTreeBuilder::new(ctx.clone())
+    );
 
     // add all desired editors to the list
     for edit_leaf in int_builder.required_leaves.iter() {
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ async fn main() {
         leaf_rt.edittree(&ctx).get_mut().goto(TreeCursor::none());
     }
 
-    let first_idx : usize = 1;
+    let first_idx : usize = 0;
     int_builder.update( &rt_int, int_builder.required_leaves[first_idx].clone() );
 
     edittree.goto(TreeCursor{
@@ -124,9 +126,7 @@ async fn main() {
                 let ci = cur.tree_addr[0];
 
                 if *li != ci as usize {
-                    eprintln!("--------\nCHANGE MASTER EDITOR\n--------------------");
                     int_builder.update( &rt_int, int_builder.required_leaves[ci as usize].clone() );
-                    eprintln!("-----\nDone\n----");
                     *li = ci as usize;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/examples/tty-05-dictionary/src/main.rs b/examples/tty-05-dictionary/src/main.rs
index 8536c11..c3e43b3 100644
--- a/examples/tty-05-dictionary/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/tty-05-dictionary/src/main.rs
@@ -166,18 +166,23 @@ async fn main() {
     "));
 
     let symbol_builder = ReprTreeBuilder::new( ctx.clone() )
-        //.require(Context::parse(&ctx, "Instruction ~ Opcode ~ ℕ ~ <PosInt 10 BigEndian> ~ EditTree"))
         .require(Context::parse(&ctx, "Instruction ~ Mnemonic ~ <Seq~List Char> ~ EditTree"))
+        .require(Context::parse(&ctx, "Instruction ~ Opcode ~ ℕ ~ <PosInt 10 BigEndian> ~ EditTree"))
+        .require(Context::parse(&ctx, "Instruction ~ Opcode ~ ℕ ~ <PosInt 16 BigEndian> ~ EditTree"))
     ;
 
     symbol_rt = symbol_builder.build_from(symbol_rt).expect("failed to build symbol repr-tree");
 
-    let mut list_editor = nested::editors::list::ListEditor::new(ctx.clone(), Context::parse(&ctx, "<Seq Char>"));
+    let mut list_editor = nested::editors::list::ListEditor::new(
+        ctx.clone(),
+        Context::parse(&ctx, "<Seq Char>"),
+        ReprTreeBuilder::new(ctx.clone()),
+    );
 
     // add all desired editors to the list
-    for edit_leaf in symbol_builder.required_leaves {
+    for edit_leaf in symbol_builder.required_leaves.iter() {
         let leaf_rt = symbol_rt.descend(edit_leaf.clone()).unwrap();
-        list_editor.data.push(leaf_rt);
+        list_editor.insert(leaf_rt);
     }
 
     let mut edittree = list_editor.into_node(SingletonBuffer::new(0).get_port());
@@ -195,17 +200,17 @@ async fn main() {
         /* event handler
          */
         let ctx = ctx.clone();
-        let symbol_rt = symbol_rt.clone();
-        let last_idx = RwLock::new(0);
+        let symbol_rt = symbol_rt.clone();        //let symbol_builder = symbol_builder.clone();
+        let last_idx = RwLock::new(99999);
         move |ev| {
             let cur = edittree.read().unwrap().get_cursor();
             if cur.tree_addr.len() > 0 {
                 let mut li = last_idx.write().unwrap();
                 let ci = cur.tree_addr[0];
 
-                if *li != ci {
-                    // symbol_builder.update()
-                    *li = ci;
+                if *li != ci as usize {
+                    symbol_builder.update( &symbol_rt, symbol_builder.required_leaves[ci as usize].clone() );
+                    *li = ci as usize;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -232,7 +237,7 @@ async fn main() {
         ) {
             let rt_edittree = rt.descend(Context::parse(&ctx, "EditTree")).expect("descend");
             let halo_type = rt_edittree.read().unwrap().get_halo_type().clone();
-            let edittree = rt_edittree.read().unwrap().get_view::<dyn r3vi::view::singleton::SingletonView<Item = Arc<RwLock<EditTree>>>>().unwrap().get().read().unwrap().clone();
+            let edittree = rt_edittree.edittree(&ctx).get();
 
             comp.push(  nested_tty::make_label( &ctx.read().unwrap().type_term_to_str(&halo_type) )
                 .map_item(|_pt, atom| atom.add_style_front(TerminalStyle::fg_color((90,90,90))))
@@ -246,8 +251,8 @@ async fn main() {
         }
 
         show_edit_tree( &ctx, &mut comp, &symbol_rt.descend(Context::parse(&ctx, "Instruction ~ Mnemonic ~ <Seq~List Char>")).unwrap(), 1 );
-        //show_edit_tree( &ctx, &mut comp, &symbol_rt.descend(Context::parse(&ctx, "Instruction ~ Opcode ~ ℕ ~ <PosInt 10 BigEndian>")).unwrap(), 3 );
-        //show_edit_tree( &ctx, &mut comp, &symbol_rt.descend(Context::parse(&ctx, "Instruction ~ Opcode ~ ℕ ~ <PosInt 16 BigEndian>")).unwrap(), 5 );
+        show_edit_tree( &ctx, &mut comp, &symbol_rt.descend(Context::parse(&ctx, "Instruction ~ Opcode ~ ℕ ~ <PosInt 10 BigEndian>")).unwrap(), 3 );
+        show_edit_tree( &ctx, &mut comp, &symbol_rt.descend(Context::parse(&ctx, "Instruction ~ Opcode ~ ℕ ~ <PosInt 16 BigEndian>")).unwrap(), 5 );
     }
 
     /* write the changes in the view of `term_port` to the terminal
diff --git a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/char/ctx.rs b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/char/ctx.rs
index a4dd6db..e689512 100644
--- a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/char/ctx.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/char/ctx.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ pub fn init_ctx( ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>> ) {
                     if let Some(buf) = b {
                         // buffer already exists
                     } else {
-                        eprintln!("create char buffer");
                         // create char buffer
                         rt.write().unwrap().insert_leaf(
                             vec![].into_iter(),
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@ pub fn init_ctx( ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>> ) {
                    .singleton_buffer::<EditTree>();
 
                 if rt.write().unwrap().singleton_buffer::<char>().is_none() {
-                    eprintln!("insert singleton buffer");
                     rt.insert_leaf(
                         Context::parse(&ctx, "Char"),
                         ReprLeaf::from_singleton_buffer(
diff --git a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/digit/ctx.rs b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/digit/ctx.rs
index c2250cd..692cbf5 100644
--- a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/digit/ctx.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/digit/ctx.rs
@@ -31,31 +31,68 @@ pub fn init_ctx( ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>> ) {
                             _ => 0
                         };
 
-                    let char_buf = SingletonBuffer::<char>::new('?');
+                    let char_rt = src_rt.descend_create(Context::parse(&ctx, "Char")).unwrap();
+                    let char_buf = {
+                        let mut b = char_rt.write().unwrap().singleton_buffer::<char>();
+                        if let Some(buf) = b {
+                            // buffer already exists
+                            eprintln!("take existing char buffer");
+                            buf
+                        } else {
+                            // create char buffer
+                            eprintln!("create char buffer");
+                            let char_buf = SingletonBuffer::<char>::new('?');
+                            src_rt.insert_leaf(
+                                Context::parse(&ctx, "Char"),
+                                ReprLeaf::from_singleton_buffer(char_buf.clone())
+                            );
+                            char_buf
+                        }
+                    };
 
                     /* Create EditTree object
                      */
-                    let mut edittree = DigitEditor::new(
-                        ctx.clone(),
-                        radix,
-                        char_buf
-                    ).into_node(
-                        r3vi::buffer::singleton::SingletonBuffer::<usize>::new(0).get_port()
-                    );
-
-                    src_rt.write().unwrap()
-                        .insert_branch(
-                            ReprTree::from_singleton_buffer(
-                                Context::parse(&ctx, "EditTree"),
-                                SingletonBuffer::new(edittree)
-                            )
+                    //if src_rt.descend(Context::parse(&ctx, "EditTree")).is_none() {
+                        eprintln!("create Digit-Editor");
+                        let mut edittree = DigitEditor::new(
+                            ctx.clone(),
+                            radix,
+                            char_buf
+                        ).into_node(
+                            r3vi::buffer::singleton::SingletonBuffer::<usize>::new(0).get_port()
                         );
 
-                    ctx.read().unwrap().setup_edittree( src_rt );
+                        src_rt.write().unwrap()
+                            .insert_branch(
+                                ReprTree::from_singleton_buffer(
+                                    Context::parse(&ctx, "EditTree"),
+                                    SingletonBuffer::new(edittree)
+                                )
+                            );
+
+                        ctx.read().unwrap().setup_edittree( src_rt );
+                        //}
                 }
         }
     );
 
+/*
+    let digit_morph_char_to_digit = GenericReprTreeMorphism::new(
+        Context::parse(&ctx, "Char"),
+        Context::parse(&ctx, "<Digit Radix>~Char"),
+        {
+            let ctx = ctx.clone();
+            move |src_rt, σ| {
+                src_rt.write().unwrap().set_halo(
+                    Context::parse(&ctx, "<Digit Radix>")
+                        .apply_substitution(&|k|σ.get(k).cloned())
+                        .clone()
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    );
+    */
+
     let digit_morph_char_to_edittree = GenericReprTreeMorphism::new(
         Context::parse(&ctx, "<Digit Radix>~Char"),
         Context::parse(&ctx, "<Digit Radix>~EditTree"),
@@ -85,6 +122,7 @@ pub fn init_ctx( ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>> ) {
                         .insert_branch(
                             ReprTree::from_singleton_buffer(
                                 Context::parse(&ctx, "EditTree"),
+
                                 SingletonBuffer::new(edittree)
                             )
                         );
@@ -101,18 +139,20 @@ pub fn init_ctx( ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>> ) {
         {
             let ctx = ctx.clone();
             move |src_rt, σ| {
-                let edittree = src_rt.edittree( &ctx );
-                let port =
-                        edittree
-                            .get()
-                            .get_edit::<DigitEditor>().unwrap()
-                            .read().unwrap()
-                            .get_char_port();
 
-                    src_rt.insert_leaf(
+                    src_rt.attach_leaf_to(
                         Context::parse(&ctx, "Char"),
-                        ReprLeaf::from_view( port )
-                    )
+                        src_rt.edittree(&ctx)
+                            .get_port()
+                            .map(
+                                |edit| {
+                                    edit.get_edit::<DigitEditor>().unwrap()
+                                        .read().unwrap()
+                                        .get_char_port()
+                                        .get_view().get()
+                                }
+                            )
+                    );
             }
         }
     );
diff --git a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/integer/ctx.rs b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/integer/ctx.rs
index 09552ad..78e3a6a 100644
--- a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/integer/ctx.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/integer/ctx.rs
@@ -218,33 +218,37 @@ pub fn init_ctx(ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>>) {
         {
             let ctx = ctx.clone();
             move |src_rt, σ| {
-                let mut list_edittree = src_rt.descend(
-                    Context::parse(&ctx, "ℕ ~ <PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~ <Seq~List <Digit Radix>>")
+                if src_rt.descend(
+                    Context::parse(&ctx, "ℕ ~ <PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~ EditTree")
                         .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone()
-                    )
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .edittree( &ctx )
-                    .get();
-
-                // clear display
-                list_edittree.disp.view = ReprTree::new_arc(Context::parse(&ctx, "Display"));
-/*
-                src_rt.insert_leaf(
-                    Context::parse(&ctx, "<PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~ EditTree")
-                           .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone(),
-                    ReprLeaf::from_singleton_buffer(
-                        SingletonBuffer::new(
-                            list_edittree
-                        )
-                    )
-                );
-*/
-                ctx.read().unwrap().setup_edittree(
-                    &src_rt.descend(
-                        Context::parse(&ctx, "<PosInt Radix BigEndian>")
+                ).is_none() {
+                    let mut list_edittree = src_rt.descend(
+                        Context::parse(&ctx, "ℕ ~ <PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~ <Seq~List <Digit Radix>>")
                             .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone()
-                    ).unwrap()
-                );
+                        )
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .edittree( &ctx )
+                        .get().clone();
+
+                    // clear display
+                    list_edittree.disp.view = ReprTree::new_arc(Context::parse(&ctx, "Display"));
+                    src_rt.insert_leaf(
+                        Context::parse(&ctx, "<PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~ EditTree")
+                            .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone(),
+                        ReprLeaf::from_singleton_buffer(
+                            SingletonBuffer::new(
+                                list_edittree
+                            )
+                        )
+                    );
+
+                    ctx.read().unwrap().setup_edittree(
+                        &src_rt.descend(
+                            Context::parse(&ctx, "<PosInt Radix BigEndian>")
+                                .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone()
+                        ).unwrap()
+                    );
+                }
             }
         }
     );
@@ -255,31 +259,35 @@ pub fn init_ctx(ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>>) {
         {
             let ctx = ctx.clone();
             move |src_rt, σ| {
-                let mut list_edittree = src_rt.descend(
-                    Context::parse(&ctx, "ℕ ~ <PosInt Radix BigEndian>")
-                        .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone())
-                    .unwrap()
-                    .edittree( &ctx )
-                    .get_mut();
+                if src_rt.descend(
+                    Context::parse(&ctx, "ℕ ~ <PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~<Seq~List <Digit Radix>> ~ EditTree")
+                        .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone()
+                ).is_none() {
+                    let mut list_edittree = src_rt.descend(
+                        Context::parse(&ctx, "ℕ ~ <PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~ EditTree")
+                            .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone())
+                        .unwrap()
+                        .edittree( &ctx )
+                        .get().clone();
 
-                // clear display
-                list_edittree.disp.view = ReprTree::new_arc(Context::parse(&ctx, "Display"));
-/*
-                src_rt.insert_leaf(
-                    Context::parse(&ctx, "<PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~ <Seq~List <Digit Radix>>~EditTree")
-                           .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone(),
-                    ReprLeaf::from_singleton_buffer(
-                        SingletonBuffer::new(list_edittree)
-                    )
-                );
-*/
+                    // clear display
+                    list_edittree.disp.view = ReprTree::new_arc(Context::parse(&ctx, "Display"));
 
-                ctx.read().unwrap().setup_edittree(
-                    &src_rt.descend(
-                        Context::parse(&ctx, "<PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~ <Seq~List <Digit Radix>>")
-                            .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone()
-                    ).unwrap()
-                );
+                    src_rt.insert_leaf(
+                        Context::parse(&ctx, "<PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~ <Seq~List <Digit Radix>>~EditTree")
+                            .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone(),
+                        ReprLeaf::from_singleton_buffer(
+                            SingletonBuffer::new(list_edittree)
+                        )
+                    );
+
+                    ctx.read().unwrap().setup_edittree(
+                        &src_rt.descend(
+                            Context::parse(&ctx, "<PosInt Radix BigEndian> ~ <Seq~List <Digit Radix>>")
+                                .apply_substitution(&|x| σ.get(x).cloned()).clone()
+                        ).unwrap()
+                    );
+                }
             }
         }
     );
diff --git a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/integer/mod.rs b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/integer/mod.rs
index c0d59d4..4eaabb8 100644
--- a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/integer/mod.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/integer/mod.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub mod ctx;
 
 pub use {
     add::Add,
-    editor::PosIntEditor,
+    //editor::PosIntEditor,
     radix::RadixProjection,
     ctx::init_ctx
 };
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub trait PositionalUInt : SequenceView<Item = u64> {
             }
         }
 
-        val  
+        val
     }
 }
 
@@ -146,5 +146,3 @@ impl Observer<dyn PositionalUInt> for PosUIntToDigits {
         self.cast.notify(idx);
     }
 }
-
-
diff --git a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/ctx.rs b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/ctx.rs
index 098c6b2..1d00b34 100644
--- a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/ctx.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/ctx.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use {
         edit_tree::EditTree, editors::{
             char::CharEditor,
             list::ListEditor
-        }, repr_tree::{context::TYPEID_char, Context, GenericReprTreeMorphism, ReprLeaf, ReprTree, ReprTreeArc, ReprTreeExt}
+        }, repr_tree::{context::TYPEID_char, Context, GenericReprTreeMorphism, ReprLeaf, ReprTree, ReprTreeArc, ReprTreeBuilder, ReprTreeExt}
     }, laddertypes::TypeTerm, r3vi::{
         buffer::{singleton::*, vec::*}, view::{
             list::*, port::UpdateTask, singleton::*, Observer, OuterViewPort, ViewPort
@@ -166,7 +166,34 @@ pub fn init_ctx__unpack_reprtree( ctx: &Arc<RwLock<Context>> ) {
             }
         );
 
+    /*
+     * note: this requires ReprTree to contain Char repr.
+     * todo: how to formally require and enforce this?
+     */
+    let list_morph_rt_to_digit_char = GenericReprTreeMorphism::new(
+            Context::parse(&ctx, "<List <Digit Radix>> ~ <List ReprTree>"),
+            Context::parse(&ctx, "<List <Digit Radix>> ~ <List Char>"),
+            {
+                let ctx = ctx.clone();
+                move |src_rt, σ| {
+                    src_rt.attach_leaf_to(
+                        Context::parse(&ctx, "<List Char>"),
+                        src_rt.descend(Context::parse(&ctx, "<List ReprTree>")).expect("cant descend")
+                            .view_list::<ReprTreeArc>()
+                            .map({ let ctx = ctx.clone();
+                                move |rt| {
+                                    rt.descend(Context::parse(&ctx, "Char")).expect("cant descend to char")
+                                    .view_singleton::<char>()
+                                    .get_view()
+                                    .get()
+                            }})
+                    );
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
     ctx.write().unwrap().morphisms.add_morphism( list_morph_rt_to_char );
+    ctx.write().unwrap().morphisms.add_morphism( list_morph_rt_to_digit_char );
 }
 
 pub fn init_ctx__pack_reprtree( ctx: &Arc<RwLock<Context>> ) {
@@ -177,7 +204,7 @@ pub fn init_ctx__pack_reprtree( ctx: &Arc<RwLock<Context>> ) {
                     let ctx = ctx.clone();
                     move |src_rt, σ| {
                         src_rt.attach_leaf_to(
-                            Context::parse(&ctx, "<List Char>~<List ReprTree>"),
+                            Context::parse(&ctx, "<List Char> ~ <List ReprTree>"),
                             src_rt.view_list::<char>()
                                 .map(|c| {
                                     ReprTree::from_singleton_buffer(
@@ -189,7 +216,45 @@ pub fn init_ctx__pack_reprtree( ctx: &Arc<RwLock<Context>> ) {
                     }
                 }
             );
+
+    let list_morph_digit_rt_from_char_rt = GenericReprTreeMorphism::new(
+                Context::parse(&ctx, "<List <Digit Radix>> ~ <List Char> ~ <List ReprTree>"),
+                Context::parse(&ctx, "<List <Digit Radix>> ~ <List ReprTree>"),
+                {
+                    let ctx = ctx.clone();
+                    move |src_rt, σ| {
+                        let ty_digit = Context::parse(&ctx, "<Digit Radix>")
+                            .apply_substitution(&|k|σ.get(k).cloned())
+                                .clone();
+                        let ty_digit_as_char = Context::parse(&ctx, "<Digit Radix> ~ Char")
+                            .apply_substitution(&|k|σ.get(k).cloned())
+                                .clone();
+
+                        // list item builder
+                        let item_builder = ReprTreeBuilder::new(ctx.clone())
+                            .require(ty_digit_as_char.clone())
+                            ;
+
+                        src_rt.attach_leaf_to(
+                            Context::parse(&ctx, "<List ReprTree>"),
+                            src_rt.descend(Context::parse(&ctx, "<List Char~ReprTree>")).expect("cant descend to <List Char~ReprTree>")
+                                .view_list::<ReprTreeArc>()
+                                .map({ let ctx = ctx.clone();
+                                    let σ = σ.clone();
+                                    move |rt| {
+                                        rt.write().unwrap().set_halo(ty_digit.clone());
+                                        let new_rt = item_builder.build_from(rt.clone()).expect("cant build item repr tree");
+                                        eprintln!("morph <List <Digit 16>~Char> to <List ReprTree> :: new_rt = \n{}\n", new_rt.read().unwrap().fmt(&ctx, 0));
+                                        new_rt
+                                    }
+                                })
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            );
+
     ctx.write().unwrap().morphisms.add_morphism( list_morph_rt_from_char );
+    ctx.write().unwrap().morphisms.add_morphism( list_morph_digit_rt_from_char_rt );
 }
 
 pub fn init_ctx(ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>>) {
@@ -221,8 +286,26 @@ pub fn init_ctx(ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>>) {
                         list_editor.data = item_vec_buffer;
                         list_editor.update_item_reprtrees(&item_type);
                     } else {
-                        let mut list_editor = ListEditor::with_data(ctx.clone(), item_type.clone(), item_vec_buffer);
-                        list_editor.update_item_reprtrees(&item_type);
+                        let mut item_builder = ReprTreeBuilder::new(ctx.clone());
+                        let mut item_type = item_type.clone();
+/*
+                        if item_type == &Context::parse(&ctx, "Char") {
+                            item_builder = item_builder.require(
+                                Context::parse(&ctx, "Char")
+                            );
+                        }
+                        if item_type == &Context::parse(&ctx, "<Digit 16>") {
+                            item_builder = item_builder.require(
+                                Context::parse(&ctx, "<Digit 16>~Char")
+                            );
+                        }
+                        if item_type == &Context::parse(&ctx, "<Digit 10>") {
+                            item_builder = item_builder.require(
+                                Context::parse(&ctx, "<Digit 10>~Char")
+                            );
+                        }
+*/
+                        let mut list_editor = ListEditor::with_data(ctx.clone(), item_type, item_builder, item_vec_buffer);
                         let mut edittree_list = list_editor.into_node(
                             SingletonBuffer::<usize>::new(0).get_port()
                         );
diff --git a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/editor.rs b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/editor.rs
index 1a76e84..9846026 100644
--- a/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/editor.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-core/src/editors/list/editor.rs
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ pub struct ListEditor {
 impl ListEditor {
     pub fn new(
        ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>>,
-       typ: TypeTerm
+       typ: TypeTerm,
+       item_builder: ReprTreeBuilder
     ) -> Self {
         Self::with_data(
             ctx,
             typ,
+            item_builder,
             VecBuffer::new()
         )
     }
@@ -46,9 +48,11 @@ impl ListEditor {
     pub fn with_data(
         ctx: Arc<RwLock<Context>>,
         typ: TypeTerm,
+        item_builder: ReprTreeBuilder,
         data: VecBuffer< ReprTreeArc >
     ) -> Self {
         let cursor = SingletonBuffer::new(ListCursor::default());
+        eprintln!("make list editor of type {}\n", ctx.read().unwrap().type_term_to_str(&typ) );
 
         let mut le = ListEditor {
             mode_port: cursor
@@ -109,8 +113,8 @@ impl ListEditor {
             cursor,
             data,
             spillbuf: Arc::new(RwLock::new(Vec::new())),
-            item_builder: ReprTreeBuilder::new(ctx.clone())
-                .require( typ.clone() )
+            item_builder: item_builder
+                //.require( typ.clone() )
                 .require( TypeTerm::Ladder(vec![
                     typ.clone(),
                     TypeTerm::TypeID(TYPEID_edittree)
@@ -292,6 +296,7 @@ impl ListEditor {
 
     /// insert a new element
     pub fn insert(&mut self, item: ReprTreeArc) {
+        eprintln!("List: insert {}", item.read().unwrap().fmt(&self.ctx, 0));
         self.item_builder.update( &item, self.master_repr.read().unwrap().clone() );
 
         let mut item_edit = item.edittree(&self.ctx).get_mut();
diff --git a/lib-nested-core/src/repr_tree/builder.rs b/lib-nested-core/src/repr_tree/builder.rs
index bb8f763..47002f6 100644
--- a/lib-nested-core/src/repr_tree/builder.rs
+++ b/lib-nested-core/src/repr_tree/builder.rs
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ impl ReprTreeBuilder {
     }
 
     /// Add a type to the set of required representations.
-    pub fn require(mut self, t: TypeTerm) -> Self {
-        self.required_leaves.push(t.normalize());
+    pub fn require(mut self, mut t: TypeTerm) -> Self {
+        t = t.normalize();
+        if !self.required_leaves.contains(&t) {
+            self.required_leaves.push(t);
+        }
         self
     }
 
@@ -68,14 +71,14 @@ impl ReprTreeBuilder {
         leaves.retain(|t| t != &mt);
 
         let mut st_problem = laddertypes::steiner_tree::PathApproxSteinerTreeSolver::new(
-            mt,
+            mt.clone(),
             leaves
         );
 
         if let Some( steiner_tree ) = st_problem.solve( &morphism_base ) {
+            eprintln!("--> from {}", self.ctx.read().unwrap().type_term_to_str(&mt));
             for morphism_type in steiner_tree.into_edges() {
-                eprintln!("--> morph {} to {}",
-                    self.ctx.read().unwrap().type_term_to_str(&morphism_type.src_type),
+                eprintln!("--> morph to {}",
                     self.ctx.read().unwrap().type_term_to_str(&morphism_type.dst_type));
 
                 if let Some(( morphism, mut τ, σ )) =