[Function]
(rewrite-generation pattern [fresh])

Returns an entire generation from a rewrite pattern as a list. If fresh is true then the generation is first rewritten before it is returned, otherwise the pattern's existing generation is returned. The default value of fresh is false.

Examples:

Example 1. Returning successive generations from a rewrite pattern. 

(define pat1
  (new rewrite :of '((a :-> (a b)) (b :-> c) (c :-> a))))

(rewrite-generation pat1)
⇒ (a)
(rewrite-generation pat1 #t)
⇒ (a b)
(rewrite-generation pat1 #t)
⇒ (a b c)
(rewrite-generation pat1 #t)
⇒ (a b c a)
(rewrite-generation pat1 #t)
⇒ (a b c a a b)
(rewrite-generation pat1 #t)
⇒ (a b c a a b a b c)
(rewrite-generation pat1)
⇒ (a b c a a b a b c)

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