Verify that local variables are initialized before their usage

Require that the scope and the flow analysis are already performed

Introduced classes

Redefined classes

redef abstract class ANode

nitc :: local_var_init $ ANode

Root of the AST class-hierarchy
redef abstract class APropdef

nitc :: local_var_init $ APropdef

The definition of a property
redef class AVarAssignExpr

nitc :: local_var_init $ AVarAssignExpr

A local variable simple assignment access
redef class AVarExpr

nitc :: local_var_init $ AVarExpr

A local variable read access.
redef class AVarReassignExpr

nitc :: local_var_init $ AVarReassignExpr

A local variable complex assignment access
redef class AVardeclExpr

nitc :: local_var_init $ AVardeclExpr

A declaration of a local variable. eg var x: X = y
redef class FlowContext

nitc :: local_var_init $ FlowContext

A Node in the static flow graph.
redef class ToolContext

nitc :: local_var_init $ ToolContext

Global context for tools

All class definitions

redef abstract class ANode

nitc :: local_var_init $ ANode

Root of the AST class-hierarchy
redef abstract class APropdef

nitc :: local_var_init $ APropdef

The definition of a property
redef class AVarAssignExpr

nitc :: local_var_init $ AVarAssignExpr

A local variable simple assignment access
redef class AVarExpr

nitc :: local_var_init $ AVarExpr

A local variable read access.
redef class AVarReassignExpr

nitc :: local_var_init $ AVarReassignExpr

A local variable complex assignment access
redef class AVardeclExpr

nitc :: local_var_init $ AVardeclExpr

A declaration of a local variable. eg var x: X = y
redef class FlowContext

nitc :: local_var_init $ FlowContext

A Node in the static flow graph.
redef class ToolContext

nitc :: local_var_init $ ToolContext

Global context for tools
package_diagram nitc::local_var_init local_var_init nitc::flow flow nitc::local_var_init->nitc::flow nitc::scope scope nitc::flow->nitc::scope ...nitc::scope ... ...nitc::scope->nitc::scope nitc::typing typing nitc::typing->nitc::local_var_init nitc::auto_super_init auto_super_init nitc::auto_super_init->nitc::typing nitc::astbuilder astbuilder nitc::astbuilder->nitc::typing nitc::detect_covariance detect_covariance nitc::detect_covariance->nitc::typing nitc::auto_super_init... ... nitc::auto_super_init...->nitc::auto_super_init nitc::astbuilder... ... nitc::astbuilder...->nitc::astbuilder nitc::detect_covariance... ... nitc::detect_covariance...->nitc::detect_covariance

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 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 scope

nitc :: scope

Identification and scoping of local variables and labels.
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 flow

nitc :: flow

Intraprocedural static flow.

Children

module typing

nitc :: typing

Intraprocedural resolution of static types and OO-services

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 android_annotations

nitc :: android_annotations

Additionnal annotations to gather metadata on Android projects
module api

nitc :: api

Components required to build a web server about the nit model.
module api_auth

nitc :: api_auth

module api_base

nitc :: api_base

Base classes used by nitweb.
module api_docdown

nitc :: api_docdown

Nitdoc specific Markdown format handling for Nitweb
module api_feedback

nitc :: api_feedback

Feedback related features
module api_light

nitc :: api_light

Highlight and collect messages from a piece of code
module api_model

nitc :: api_model

module app_annotations

nitc :: app_annotations

Annotations to gather metadata on app.nit projects
module astbuilder

nitc :: astbuilder

Instantiation and transformation of semantic nodes in the AST of expressions and statements
module auto_super_init

nitc :: auto_super_init

Computing of super-constructors that must be implicitly called at the begin of constructors.
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 code_gen

nitc :: code_gen

Main frontend phases plus code generation phases
module commands_docdown

nitc :: commands_docdown

Doc down related queries
module commands_http

nitc :: commands_http

Initialize commands from HTTP requests
module commands_parser

nitc :: commands_parser

A parser that create DocCommand from a string
module commands_usage

nitc :: commands_usage

Commands about how mentities are used
module compilation

nitc :: compilation

The compilation module of the VirtualMachine
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 contracts

nitc :: contracts

Module to build contract
module cpp

nitc :: cpp

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

nitc :: detect_covariance

Detect the static usage of covariance in the code.
module div_by_zero

nitc :: div_by_zero

Detection of divisions by zero in obvious cases
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 explain_assert

nitc :: explain_assert

Explain failed assert to the console by modifying the AST.
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 ffi_base

nitc :: ffi_base

Tools and utilities for implement FFI with different languages
module frontend

nitc :: frontend

Collect and orchestration of main frontend phases
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 highlight

nitc :: highlight

Highlighting of Nit AST
module html_commands

nitc :: html_commands

Render commands results as HTML
module html_model

nitc :: html_model

Translate mentities to html blocks.
module htmlight

nitc :: htmlight

Highlighting of Nit AST with HTML
module i18n_phase

nitc :: i18n_phase

Basic support of internationalization through the generation of id-to-string tables
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 java_compiler

nitc :: java_compiler

Compile Nit code to Java code
module json_commands

nitc :: json_commands

Translate command results to json
module json_model

nitc :: json_model

Make model entities Serializable.
module light

nitc :: light

Light FFI support for the compiler
module light_only

nitc :: light_only

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

nitc :: md_commands

Render commands results as Markdown
module memory_logger

nitc :: memory_logger

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

nitc :: metrics

Various statistics about Nit models and programs
module naive_interpreter

nitc :: naive_interpreter

Interpretation of a Nit program directly on the AST
module nit

nitc :: nit

A naive Nit interpreter
module nitc

nitc :: nitc

A Nit compiler
module nitcatalog

nitc :: nitcatalog

Basic catalog generator for Nit packages
module nitdoc

nitc :: nitdoc

Generator of static API documentation for the Nit language
module nith

nitc :: nith

A ligHt Nit compiler
module nitj

nitc :: nitj

Compile Nit into Java code runnable on the Java Virtual Machine.
module nitlight

nitc :: nitlight

Tool that produces highlighting for Nit programs
module nitmetrics

nitc :: nitmetrics

A program that collects various metrics on nit programs and libraries
module nitni

nitc :: nitni

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

nitc :: nitni_callbacks

nitni services related to callbacks (used underneath the FFI)
module nitpackage

nitc :: nitpackage

Helpful features about packages
module nitpick

nitc :: nitpick

A program that collect potential style and code issues
module nitrestful

nitc :: nitrestful

Tool generating boilerplate code linking RESTful actions to Nit methods
module nitsaf

nitc :: nitsaf

Nit Static Analysis Framework client example.
module nitserial

nitc :: nitserial

Serialization support compiler, a tool to support deserialization of live generic types
module nitsmells

nitc :: nitsmells

module nituml

nitc :: nituml

UML generator in dot format.
module nitunit

nitc :: nitunit

Testing tool.
module nitvm

nitc :: nitvm

The Nit virtual machine launcher
module nitweb

nitc :: nitweb

Runs a webserver based on nitcorn that render things from model.
module nitx

nitc :: nitx

nitx, a command tool that displays useful data about Nit code
module nullables_metrics

nitc :: nullables_metrics

Statistics about the usage of nullables
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 parallelization_phase

nitc :: parallelization_phase

Phase generating threads for functions annotated with threaded annotation
module pkgconfig

nitc :: pkgconfig

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

nitc :: rapid_type_analysis

Rapid type analysis on the AST
module rta_metrics

nitc :: rta_metrics

Metrics from RTA
module semantize

nitc :: semantize

Process bodies of methods in regard with the model.
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 ssa

nitc :: ssa

Single-Static Assignment algorithm from an AST
module static

nitc :: static

Nitdoc generation framework
module static_base

nitc :: static_base

Base entities shared by all the nitdoc code
module static_cards

nitc :: static_cards

Cards templates for the static documentation
module static_html

nitc :: static_html

Render documentation pages as HTML
module static_index

nitc :: static_index

Manage indexing of Nit model for Nitdoc QuickSearch.
module static_structure

nitc :: static_structure

Composes the pages of the static documentation
module term

nitc :: term

module test_astbuilder

nitc :: test_astbuilder

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

nitc :: test_highlight

Program used to test the Nit highlighter
module test_model_visitor

nitc :: test_model_visitor

Example of model_visitor
module test_neo

nitc :: test_neo

Test for neo model saving and loading.
module test_test_phase

nitc :: test_test_phase

Example of simple module that aims to do some specific work on nit programs.
module transform

nitc :: transform

Thansformations that simplify the AST of expressions
module variables_numbering

nitc :: variables_numbering

Handle all numbering operations related to local variables in the Nit virtual machine
module virtual_machine

nitc :: virtual_machine

Implementation of the Nit virtual machine
module vm

nitc :: vm

Entry point of all vm components
module vm_optimizations

nitc :: vm_optimizations

Optimization of the nitvm
module xcode_templates

nitc :: xcode_templates

Templates and other services to create XCode projects
# Verify that local variables are initialized before their usage
# Require that the scope and the flow analysis are already performed
module local_var_init

import flow

redef class ToolContext
	# Run `APropdef::do_local_var_init` on each propdef
	var local_var_init_phase: Phase = new LocalVarInitPhase(self, [flow_phase])
end

private class LocalVarInitPhase
	super Phase

	redef fun process_npropdef(npropdef) do npropdef.do_local_var_init(toolcontext)
end

redef class APropdef
	# Entry point of the whole local variable initialization verifier
	fun do_local_var_init(toolcontext: ToolContext)
	do
		var v = new LocalVarInitVisitor(toolcontext)
		v.enter_visit(self)
	end
end

private class LocalVarInitVisitor
	super Visitor

	var toolcontext: ToolContext

	# Local variables that are possibly unset (ie local variable without an initial value)
	var maybe_unset_vars: Set[Variable] = new HashSet[Variable]

	fun mark_is_unset(node: AExpr, variable: nullable Variable)
	do
		assert variable != null
		self.maybe_unset_vars.add(variable)
	end

	fun mark_is_set(node: AExpr, variable: nullable Variable)
	do
		assert variable != null
		if not maybe_unset_vars.has(variable) then return

		var flow = node.after_flow_context.as(not null)
		flow.set_vars.add(variable)
	end

	fun check_is_set(node: AExpr, variable: nullable Variable)
	do
		assert variable != null
		if not maybe_unset_vars.has(variable) then return

		var flow = node.after_flow_context.as(not null)
		if not flow.is_variable_set(variable) then
			self.toolcontext.error(node.hot_location, "Error: possibly unset variable `{variable}`.")
			# Remove the variable to avoid repeating errors
			self.maybe_unset_vars.remove(variable)
		end
	end

	redef fun visit(n)
	do
		n.accept_local_var_visitor(self)
	end
end

redef class FlowContext
	private var set_vars: Set[Variable] = new HashSet[Variable]

	private fun is_variable_set(variable: Variable): Bool
	do
		if self.set_vars.has(variable) then return true
		var previous = self.previous
		if previous.length == 0 then return false
		if previous.length == 1 then return previous.first.is_variable_set(variable)
		for p in self.previous do
			if not p.is_variable_set(variable) then
				return false
			end
		end
		# Cache the result
		self.set_vars.add(variable)
		return true
	end
end

redef class ANode
	private fun accept_local_var_visitor(v: LocalVarInitVisitor) do self.visit_all(v)
end

redef class AVardeclExpr
	redef fun accept_local_var_visitor(v)
	do
		super
		# The variable is unset only if there is no initial value.

		# Note: loops in initial value are not a problem
		# Example:
		#
		#     var foo = foo + 1 #-> Error during typing: "self.foo" unknown
		#
		#     var foo
		#     foo = foo + 1 #-> Error here because 'foo' is possibly unset
		if self.n_expr == null then
			v.mark_is_unset(self, self.variable)
		end
	end
end

redef class AVarExpr
	redef fun accept_local_var_visitor(v)
	do
		super
		v.check_is_set(self, self.variable)
	end
end

redef class AVarAssignExpr
	redef fun accept_local_var_visitor(v)
	do
		super
		v.mark_is_set(self, self.variable)
	end
end

redef class AVarReassignExpr
	redef fun accept_local_var_visitor(v)
	do
		super
		v.check_is_set(self, self.variable)
	end
end
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