Add prototype catbird modules.

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+(define-module (catbird observer)
+  #:use-module (catbird config)
+  #:use-module (oop goops)
+  #:export (<observer>
+            on-change))
+
+;; This is a hack to deal with the fact that specializing GOOPS
+;; accessors does not compose with inheritance.
+;;
+;; See
+;; https://dthompson.us/issues-with-object-oriented-programming-in-guile.html
+;; for details.
+
+(define-class <observer-slot-class> (<catbird-metaclass>))
+
+(define-generic on-change)
+
+(define-method (observer-slot? (slot <slot>))
+  (get-keyword #:observe? (slot-definition-options slot)))
+
+(define-method (compute-setter-method (class <observer-slot-class>) slot)
+  (if (observer-slot? slot)
+      ;; Wrap the original setter procedure with a new procedure that
+      ;; calls the on-change method.
+      (make <method>
+        #:specializers (list class <top>)
+        #:procedure (let ((slot-name (slot-definition-name slot))
+                          (proc (method-procedure (next-method))))
+                      (lambda (obj new)
+                        (let ((old (and (slot-bound? obj slot-name)
+                                        (slot-ref obj slot-name))))
+                          (proc obj new)
+                          (on-change obj slot-name old new)))))
+      (next-method)))
+
+(define-class <observer> ()
+  #:metaclass <observer-slot-class>)