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+@node define-type
+@section Yet Another Object System
+
+@defmac define-type (name type-parameters ...) fields ...
+Introduce a new type.
+
+Each field is either a symbol, or a list where the first element is a
+symbol, and the remaining elements are alternating keywords and
+values, as per @ref{Field Parameters}. All fields are optional by
+default, but can be made non-optional through its type parameter.
+
+The example below creates a new type called @var{type}, with a custom
+printer which always displays the string ``TYPE''. It has two fields,
+@var{x}, which must be an integer, and @var{y}, which can have any
+type, but gets the value ``Hello'' in none is given.
+@example
+(define-type (type #:printer (lambda (r p) (display "TYPE" p)))
+  (x #:type integer?)
+  (y #:default "Hello"))
+@end example
+@end defmac
+
+@subsection Type Parameters
+
+@deffn {Type Parameter} constructor (λ (primitive-constructor type-validator))
+Use a custom constructor for the type. The given procedure is called
+with two values:
+@itemize
+@item the types primitive (and usually hidden) constructor,
+which takes as many arguments as there are fields, in the order given
+in define-type, and
+@item the type validator procedure, which also takes all arguments,
+but instead either returns an undefined value if everything is fine,
+or throws @code{'wrong-type-arg} otherwise.
+@end itemize
+The procedure should then return a new procedure, which will be bound
+as the constructor for the type. Note that default values are current
+disregarded with custom constructors.
+
+A custom constructor for the type above might look like
+@example
+(lambda (primitive-constructor type-check)
+  (lambda* (#:key x y)
+    (type-check x y)
+    (primitive-constructor x y)))
+@end example
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Type Parameter} printer (λ (record port))
+Use a custom printer for the type.
+@end deffn
+
+@subsection Field Parameters
+@anchor{Field Parameters}
+
+@deffn {Field Parameter} default value
+Value the field should get if not given.
+@end deffn
+
+@deffn {Field Parameter} type type-clause
+A type predicate that the field must obey. See @ref{type-clause} for details.
+@end deffn
+
+@subsection Introduced Bindings
+
+Define type introduces a number procedures. (@var{<name>} should be
+replaced with whatever was given as @var{name} to define-type.
+
+@defun @var{<name>} [kv-args ...]
+Type constructor. Takes key-value arguments. Where the keys are the
+names of the fields.
+@end defun
+
+@defun @var{<name>}? x
+Type predicate.
+@end defun
+
+And for each field @var{<field>}:
+
+@defun @var{<field>} object [value]
+Accessor for the given filed.
+Returns the current value if called with only an object, and returns a
+new object with @var{field} set to @var{value} if called with two values.
+
+The updating version checks the type if #:type was given on creation.
+@end defun