Tools and utilities for implement FFI with different languages

Introduced classes

class FFILanguage

nitc :: FFILanguage

Visitor for a specific languages. Works kinda like a Phase and is executed
class FFILanguageAssignationPhase

nitc :: FFILanguageAssignationPhase

Phase that assign a FFILanguage to all AExternCodeBlock
class ForeignType

nitc :: ForeignType

Foreign equivalent types of extern classes

Redefined classes

redef class AExternCodeBlock

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ AExternCodeBlock

An full extern block
redef class CCompilationUnit

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ CCompilationUnit

Accumulates all C code for a compilation unit
redef class MModule

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ MModule

A Nit module is usually associated with a Nit source file.
redef class TExternCodeSegment

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ TExternCodeSegment

A extern code block
redef class TString

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ TString

A literal string
redef class ToolContext

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ ToolContext

Global context for tools

All class definitions

redef class AExternCodeBlock

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ AExternCodeBlock

An full extern block
redef class CCompilationUnit

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ CCompilationUnit

Accumulates all C code for a compilation unit
class FFILanguage

nitc $ FFILanguage

Visitor for a specific languages. Works kinda like a Phase and is executed
class FFILanguageAssignationPhase

nitc $ FFILanguageAssignationPhase

Phase that assign a FFILanguage to all AExternCodeBlock
class ForeignType

nitc $ ForeignType

Foreign equivalent types of extern classes
redef class MModule

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ MModule

A Nit module is usually associated with a Nit source file.
redef class TExternCodeSegment

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ TExternCodeSegment

A extern code block
redef class TString

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ TString

A literal string
redef class ToolContext

nitc :: light_ffi_base $ ToolContext

Global context for tools
package_diagram nitc::light_ffi_base light_ffi_base nitc::c_tools c_tools nitc::light_ffi_base->nitc::c_tools nitc::nitni_utilities nitni_utilities nitc::light_ffi_base->nitc::nitni_utilities template template nitc::c_tools->template nitc::nitni_base nitni_base nitc::nitni_utilities->nitc::nitni_base ...template ... ...template->template ...nitc::nitni_base ... ...nitc::nitni_base->nitc::nitni_base nitc::ffi_base ffi_base nitc::ffi_base->nitc::light_ffi_base nitc::extern_classes extern_classes nitc::extern_classes->nitc::light_ffi_base nitc::light_c light_c nitc::light_c->nitc::light_ffi_base nitc::c c nitc::c->nitc::ffi_base nitc::c->nitc::light_c nitc::c... ... nitc::c...->nitc::c nitc::cpp cpp nitc::cpp->nitc::extern_classes nitc::objc objc nitc::objc->nitc::extern_classes nitc::light_ffi light_ffi nitc::light_ffi->nitc::extern_classes nitc::light_ffi->nitc::light_c nitc::cpp... ... nitc::cpp...->nitc::cpp nitc::objc... ... nitc::objc...->nitc::objc nitc::light_ffi... ... nitc::light_ffi...->nitc::light_ffi

Ancestors

module abstract_collection

core :: abstract_collection

Abstract collection classes and services.
module abstract_text

core :: abstract_text

Abstract class for manipulation of sequences of characters
module array

core :: array

This module introduces the standard array structure.
module bitset

core :: bitset

Services to handle BitSet
module bytes

core :: bytes

Services for byte streams and arrays
module caching

serialization :: caching

Services for caching serialization engines
module circular_array

core :: circular_array

Efficient data structure to access both end of the sequence.
module codec_base

core :: codec_base

Base for codecs to use with streams
module codecs

core :: codecs

Group module for all codec-related manipulations
module collection

core :: collection

This module define several collection classes.
module console

console :: console

Defines some ANSI Terminal Control Escape Sequences.
module core

core :: core

Standard classes and methods used by default by Nit programs and libraries.
module digraph

graph :: digraph

Implementation of directed graphs, also called digraphs.
module engine_tools

serialization :: engine_tools

Advanced services for serialization engines
module environ

core :: environ

Access to the environment variables of the process
module error

core :: error

Standard error-management infrastructure.
module exec

core :: exec

Invocation and management of operating system sub-processes.
module file

core :: file

File manipulations (create, read, write, etc.)
module fixed_ints

core :: fixed_ints

Basic integers of fixed-precision
module fixed_ints_text

core :: fixed_ints_text

Text services to complement fixed_ints
module flat

core :: flat

All the array-based text representations
module gc

core :: gc

Access to the Nit internal garbage collection mechanism
module hash_collection

core :: hash_collection

Introduce HashMap and HashSet.
module ini

ini :: ini

Read and write INI configuration files
module inspect

serialization :: inspect

Refine Serializable::inspect to show more useful information
module iso8859_1

core :: iso8859_1

Codec for ISO8859-1 I/O
module kernel

core :: kernel

Most basic classes and methods.
module lexer

nitc :: lexer

Lexer and its tokens.
module lexer_work

nitc :: lexer_work

Internal algorithm and data structures for the Nit lexer
module list

core :: list

This module handle double linked lists
module loader

nitc :: loader

Loading of Nit source files
module location

nitc :: location

Nit source-file and locations in source-file
module math

core :: math

Mathematical operations
module mdoc

nitc :: mdoc

Documentation of model entities
module meta

meta :: meta

Simple user-defined meta-level to manipulate types of instances as object.
module mmodule

nitc :: mmodule

modules and module hierarchies in the metamodel
module model

nitc :: model

Classes, types and properties
module model_base

nitc :: model_base

The abstract concept of model and related common things
module modelbuilder_base

nitc :: modelbuilder_base

Load nit source files and build the associated model
module more_collections

more_collections :: more_collections

Highly specific, but useful, collections-related classes.
module mpackage

nitc :: mpackage

Modelisation of a Nit package
module native

core :: native

Native structures for text and bytes
module nitni_base

nitc :: nitni_base

Native interface related services (used underneath the FFI)
module nitpm_shared

nitc :: nitpm_shared

Services related to the Nit package manager
module numeric

core :: numeric

Advanced services for Numeric types
module opts

opts :: opts

Management of options on the command line
module ordered_tree

ordered_tree :: ordered_tree

Manipulation and presentation of ordered trees.
module parser

nitc :: parser

Parser.
module parser_nodes

nitc :: parser_nodes

AST nodes of the Nit language
module parser_prod

nitc :: parser_prod

Production AST nodes full definition.
module parser_work

nitc :: parser_work

Internal algorithm and data structures for the Nit parser
module phase

nitc :: phase

Phases of the processing of nit programs
module poset

poset :: poset

Pre order sets and partial order set (ie hierarchies)
module protocol

core :: protocol

module queue

core :: queue

Queuing data structures and wrappers
module range

core :: range

Module for range of discrete objects.
module re

core :: re

Regular expression support for all services based on Pattern
module ropes

core :: ropes

Tree-based representation of a String.
module serialization

serialization :: serialization

General serialization services
module serialization_core

serialization :: serialization_core

Abstract services to serialize Nit objects to different formats
module sorter

core :: sorter

This module contains classes used to compare things and sorts arrays.
module stream

core :: stream

Input and output streams of characters
module tables

nitc :: tables

Module that interfaces the parsing tables.
module template

template :: template

Basic template system
module text

core :: text

All the classes and methods related to the manipulation of text entities
module time

core :: time

Management of time and dates
module toolcontext

nitc :: toolcontext

Common command-line tool infrastructure than handle options and error messages
module union_find

core :: union_find

union–find algorithm using an efficient disjoint-set data structure
module utf8

core :: utf8

Codec for UTF-8 I/O
module version

nitc :: version

This file was generated by git-gen-version.sh

Parents

module c_tools

nitc :: c_tools

provides tools to write C .c and .h files

Children

module extern_classes

nitc :: extern_classes

Manages all extern classes and their associated foreign type.
module ffi_base

nitc :: ffi_base

Tools and utilities for implement FFI with different languages
module light_c

nitc :: light_c

Support for nesting C code within a Nit program using its FFI

Descendants

module a_star-m

a_star-m

module abstract_compiler

nitc :: abstract_compiler

Abstract compiler
module android

nitc :: android

Compile program for the Android platform
module c

nitc :: c

Support for nesting C code within a Nit program using its FFI
module c_compiler_options

nitc :: c_compiler_options

Offers the annotations cflags and ldflags to specify
module compiler

nitc :: compiler

Compilation to C
module compiler_ffi

nitc :: compiler_ffi

Full FFI support for the compiler
module compiler_serialization

nitc :: compiler_serialization

Serialization support for the compiler
module cpp

nitc :: cpp

Supports the use of the C++ language through the FFI
module dynamic_loading_ffi

nitc :: dynamic_loading_ffi

Execute FFI code by creating and loading shared libraries
module emscripten

nitc :: emscripten

Compile to JavaScript using the Emscripten SDK
module extra_java_files

nitc :: extra_java_files

Intro the annotation extra_java_files to compile extra java files
module ffi

nitc :: ffi

Full FFI support, independent of the compiler
module global_compiler

nitc :: global_compiler

Global compilation of a Nit program
module header_dependency

nitc :: header_dependency

Tracks which modules has public header code that must be imported
module interpreter

nitc :: interpreter

Interpretation of Nit programs
module ios

nitc :: ios

Compile programs for the iOS platform
module java

nitc :: java

FFI support for the Java language
module light

nitc :: light

Light FFI support for the compiler
module light_ffi

nitc :: light_ffi

Light FFI support, independent of the compiler
module light_only

nitc :: light_only

Compiler support for the light FFI only, detects unsupported usage of callbacks
module memory_logger

nitc :: memory_logger

Extension to inject memory-tracing instrumentation in code generated by nitc.
module nit

nitc :: nit

A naive Nit interpreter
module nitc

nitc :: nitc

A Nit compiler
module nith

nitc :: nith

A ligHt Nit compiler
module objc

nitc :: objc

FFI support for Objective-C
module on_demand_compiler

nitc :: on_demand_compiler

Compiles extern code within a module to a static library, as needed
module pkgconfig

nitc :: pkgconfig

Offers the PkgconfigPhase to use the external program "pkg-config" in order
module separate_compiler

nitc :: separate_compiler

Separate compilation of a Nit program
module separate_erasure_compiler

nitc :: separate_erasure_compiler

Separate compilation of a Nit program with generic type erasure
module test_astbuilder

nitc :: test_astbuilder

Program used to test the clone method of the astbuilder tool
module xcode_templates

nitc :: xcode_templates

Templates and other services to create XCode projects
# Tools and utilities for implement FFI with different languages
module light_ffi_base

import c_tools
import parser
import modelbuilder
import nitni::nitni_utilities

redef class ToolContext
	# Phase that assign a `FFILanguage` to all `AExternCodeBlock`
	var ffi_language_assignation_phase: Phase = new FFILanguageAssignationPhase(self, null)
end

# Phase that assign a `FFILanguage` to all `AExternCodeBlock`
#
# It will also report errors when using an unknown foreign langages.
class FFILanguageAssignationPhase
	super Phase

	# All supported languages
	var languages = new Array[FFILanguage]

	redef fun process_nmodule(nmodule)
	do
		for block in nmodule.n_extern_code_blocks do
			verify_foreign_code_on_node( block )
		end
	end

	redef fun process_npropdef(npropdef)
	do
		if npropdef isa AMethPropdef then
			var code_block = npropdef.n_extern_code_block
			if code_block != null then
				verify_foreign_code_on_node( code_block )
			end
		end
	end

	redef fun process_nclassdef(nclassdef)
	do
		if nclassdef isa AStdClassdef and nclassdef.n_extern_code_block != null then
			verify_foreign_code_on_node( nclassdef.n_extern_code_block.as(not null) )
		end
	end

	private fun verify_foreign_code_on_node(n: AExternCodeBlock)
	do
		var found = false
		for v in languages do
			var identified = v.identify_language(n)
			if identified then
				if found and identified then
					toolcontext.error(n.location, "FFI Error: two languages identified as possible handlers.")
				end
				n.language = v
				found = true
			end
		end

		if not found then toolcontext.error(n.location, "FFI Error: unsupported language.")
	end
end

redef class MModule
	# All FFI files linked to this module
	var ffi_files = new Array[ExternFile]
end

redef class AExternCodeBlock
	# User entered name for the language of this block
	fun language_name: nullable String do
		if n_in_language == null then return null
		return n_in_language.n_string.without_quotes
	end

	# `language_name`, in lower case
	protected fun language_name_lowered: nullable String do
		if language_name == null then return null
		return language_name.to_lower
	end

	# User entered foreign code in the block
	fun code: String do return n_extern_code_segment.without_guard

	# `FFILanguage` assigned to this block
	var language: nullable FFILanguage = null
end

# Visitor for a specific languages. Works kinda like a `Phase` and is executed
# by a `Phase`.
class FFILanguage
	# `FFILanguageAssignationPhase` assigning `self` to `AExternCodeBlock`s
	var ffi_language_assignation_phase: FFILanguageAssignationPhase

	init
	do
		ffi_language_assignation_phase.languages.add(self)
	end

	# Is this `block` written in this language?
	fun identify_language(block: AExternCodeBlock ): Bool is abstract

	# Generate wrapper code for this module/header code block
	fun compile_module_block(block: AExternCodeBlock, ecc: CCompilationUnit, mmodule: MModule) is abstract

	# Generate wrapper code for this extern method
	fun compile_extern_method(block: AExternCodeBlock, m: AMethPropdef,
		ecc: CCompilationUnit, nmodule: MModule) is abstract

	# Generate wrapper code for this extern class
	fun compile_extern_class(block: AExternCodeBlock, m: AClassdef,
		ecc: CCompilationUnit, mmodule: MModule) is abstract

	# Get the foreign type of this extern class definition
	fun get_ftype(block: AExternCodeBlock, m: AClassdef): ForeignType is abstract

	# Complete compilation of generated code
	fun compile_to_files(mmodule: MModule, directory: String) do end
end

redef class TString
	# Returns the content of this node without both of the surrounding "
	fun without_quotes: String
	do
		assert text.length >= 2
		return text.substring(1, text.length-2)
	end
end

redef class TExternCodeSegment
	# Returns the content of this node without the surrounding `{ and `}
	fun without_guard: String
	do
		assert text.length >= 4
		return text.substring(2, text.length-4)
	end
end

redef class CCompilationUnit
	# Compile as `_ffi` files which contains the implementation of extern methods
	fun write_as_impl(mmodule: MModule, compdir: String)
	do
		var base_name = "{mmodule.c_name}._ffi"

		var h_file = "{base_name}.h"
		var guard = "{mmodule.c_name.to_upper}_NIT_H"
		write_header_to_file(mmodule, "{compdir}/{h_file}", ["<stdint.h>"], guard)

		var c_file = "{base_name}.c"
		write_body_to_file(mmodule, "{compdir}/{c_file}", ["<stdlib.h>", "<stdio.h>", "<stdint.h>", "\"{h_file}\""])

		files.add( "{compdir}/{c_file}" )
	end

	# Write the header part to `file` including all `includes` using the `guard`
	fun write_header_to_file(mmodule: MModule, file: String, includes: Array[String], guard: String)
	do
		var stream = new FileWriter.open( file )

		# header comments
		var module_info = "/*\n\tExtern implementation of Nit module {mmodule.name}\n*/\n"

		stream.write( module_info )

		stream.write( "#ifndef {guard}\n" )
		stream.write( "#define {guard}\n\n" )

		for incl in includes do stream.write( "#include {incl}\n" )

		compile_header_core( stream )

		# header file guard close
		stream.write( "#endif\n" )
		stream.close
	end

	# Write the body part to `file` including all `includes`
	fun write_body_to_file(mmodule: MModule, file: String, includes: Array[String])
	do
		var stream = new FileWriter.open(file)

		var module_info = "/*\n\tExtern implementation of Nit module {mmodule.name}\n*/\n"

		stream.write( module_info )
		for incl in includes do stream.write( "#include {incl}\n" )

		compile_body_core( stream )

		stream.close
	end
end

# Foreign equivalent types of extern classes
class ForeignType
	# C type of `self`, by default it is `void*`
	fun ctype: String do return "void*"
end
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