Phases of the processing of nit programs

Introduced classes

private class AnnotationPhaseVisitor

nitc :: AnnotationPhaseVisitor

Collect all annotation
abstract class Phase

nitc :: Phase

Abstraction of steps in the analysis/processing of Nit programs

Redefined classes

redef abstract class APropdef

nitc :: phase $ APropdef

The definition of a property
redef class ToolContext

nitc :: phase $ ToolContext

Global context for tools

All class definitions

redef abstract class APropdef

nitc :: phase $ APropdef

The definition of a property
private class AnnotationPhaseVisitor

nitc $ AnnotationPhaseVisitor

Collect all annotation
abstract class Phase

nitc $ Phase

Abstraction of steps in the analysis/processing of Nit programs
redef class ToolContext

nitc :: phase $ ToolContext

Global context for tools
package_diagram nitc::phase phase nitc::toolcontext toolcontext nitc::phase->nitc::toolcontext nitc\>parser\> parser nitc::phase->nitc\>parser\> opts opts nitc::toolcontext->opts nitc::location location nitc::toolcontext->nitc::location nitc::version version nitc::toolcontext->nitc::version template template nitc::toolcontext->template more_collections more_collections nitc::toolcontext->more_collections nitc nitc nitc\>parser\>->nitc ordered_tree ordered_tree nitc\>parser\>->ordered_tree console console nitc\>parser\>->console core core nitc\>parser\>->core ...opts ... ...opts->opts ...nitc::location ... ...nitc::location->nitc::location ...nitc::version ... ...nitc::version->nitc::version ...template ... ...template->template ...more_collections ... ...more_collections->more_collections ...nitc ... ...nitc->nitc ...ordered_tree ... ...ordered_tree->ordered_tree ...console ... ...console->console ...core ... ...core->core nitc::literal literal nitc::literal->nitc::phase nitc::modelbuilder modelbuilder nitc::modelbuilder->nitc::phase nitc::simple_misc_analysis simple_misc_analysis nitc::simple_misc_analysis->nitc::phase nitc::annotation annotation nitc::annotation->nitc::literal nitc::no_warning no_warning nitc::no_warning->nitc::literal nitc::glsl_validation glsl_validation nitc::glsl_validation->nitc::literal nitc::annotation... ... nitc::annotation...->nitc::annotation nitc::no_warning... ... nitc::no_warning...->nitc::no_warning nitc::glsl_validation... ... nitc::glsl_validation...->nitc::glsl_validation nitc::modelbuilder... ... nitc::modelbuilder...->nitc::modelbuilder nitc::frontend frontend nitc::frontend->nitc::simple_misc_analysis nitc::frontend... ... nitc::frontend...->nitc::frontend

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 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 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 location

nitc :: location

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

core :: math

Mathematical operations
module meta

meta :: meta

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

more_collections :: more_collections

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

core :: native

Native structures for text and bytes
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_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 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 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 parser

nitc :: parser

Parser.
module toolcontext

nitc :: toolcontext

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

Children

module literal

nitc :: literal

Parsing of literal values in the abstract syntax tree.
module simple_misc_analysis

nitc :: simple_misc_analysis

Simple vavious processing on a AST

Descendants

module a_star-m

a_star-m

module abstract_compiler

nitc :: abstract_compiler

Abstract compiler
module actors_generation_phase

nitc :: actors_generation_phase

Generate a support module for each module that contain a class annotated with is actor
module actors_injection_phase

nitc :: actors_injection_phase

Injects model for the classes annotated with "is actor" so
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 annotation

nitc :: annotation

Management and utilities on annotations
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 ast_metrics

nitc :: ast_metrics

Metrics about the nodes and identifiers in the AST
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 catalog

nitc :: catalog

Basic catalog generator for Nit packages
module check_annotation

nitc :: check_annotation

Check that annotation present in the AST are either primitive or user-declared
module code_gen

nitc :: code_gen

Main frontend phases plus code generation phases
module commands_base

nitc :: commands_base

Documentation commands
module commands_catalog

nitc :: commands_catalog

Commands to retrieve Catalog related data
module commands_docdown

nitc :: commands_docdown

Doc down related queries
module commands_graph

nitc :: commands_graph

Graph commands
module commands_http

nitc :: commands_http

Initialize commands from HTTP requests
module commands_model

nitc :: commands_model

Doc commands about a Model or a MEntity
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 deriving

nitc :: deriving

Injection of automatic method definitions for standard methods, based on the attributes of the classes
module detect_covariance

nitc :: detect_covariance

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

nitc :: detect_variance_constraints

Collect metrics about detected variances constraints on formal types.
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 extern_classes

nitc :: extern_classes

Manages all extern classes and their associated foreign type.
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 flow

nitc :: flow

Intraprocedural static flow.
module frontend

nitc :: frontend

Collect and orchestration of main frontend phases
module generate_hierarchies

nitc :: generate_hierarchies

Create dot files for various hierarchies of a model.
module global_compiler

nitc :: global_compiler

Global compilation of a Nit program
module glsl_validation

nitc :: glsl_validation

Check shader code within Nit modules using the tool glslangValidator
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 inheritance_metrics

nitc :: inheritance_metrics

Collect metrics about inheritance usage
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_c

nitc :: light_c

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

nitc :: light_ffi

Light FFI support, independent of the compiler
module light_ffi_base

nitc :: light_ffi_base

Tools and utilities for implement FFI with different languages
module light_only

nitc :: light_only

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

nitc :: local_var_init

Verify that local variables are initialized before their usage
module mclasses_metrics

nitc :: mclasses_metrics

Collect common metrics about mclasses
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 mendel_metrics

nitc :: mendel_metrics

The Mendel model helps to understand class hierarchies.
module metrics

nitc :: metrics

Various statistics about Nit models and programs
module metrics_base

nitc :: metrics_base

Helpers for various statistics tools.
module mixin

nitc :: mixin

Loading and additional module refinements at link-time.
module mmodules_metrics

nitc :: mmodules_metrics

Collect common metrics about modules
module model_collect

nitc :: model_collect

Collect things from the model.
module model_hyperdoc

nitc :: model_hyperdoc

Dump of Nit model into hypertext human-readable format.
module model_index

nitc :: model_index

Search things from the Model
module model_visitor

nitc :: model_visitor

Simple visitor framework for Nit models.
module modelize

nitc :: modelize

Create a model from nit source files
module modelize_class

nitc :: modelize_class

Analysis and verification of class definitions to instantiate model element
module modelize_property

nitc :: modelize_property

Analysis and verification of property definitions to instantiate model element
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 nitls

nitc :: nitls

Simple tool to list Nit source files
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_base

nitc :: nitni_base

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 nitpretty

nitc :: nitpretty

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 no_warning

nitc :: no_warning

Fill toolcontext information about blacklisting of warnings.
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 parse_annotations

nitc :: parse_annotations

Simple annotation parsing
module pkgconfig

nitc :: pkgconfig

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

nitc :: platform

Platform system, used to customize the behavior of the compiler.
module poset_metrics

nitc :: poset_metrics

Metrics about the various posets of the model of a Nit program
module pretty

nitc :: pretty

Library used to pretty print Nit code.
module rapid_type_analysis

nitc :: rapid_type_analysis

Rapid type analysis on the AST
module readme_metrics

nitc :: readme_metrics

Collect common metrics about README files
module refinement_metrics

nitc :: refinement_metrics

Collect metrics about refinement usage
module regex_phase

nitc :: regex_phase

Check for error in regular expressions from string literals
module rta_metrics

nitc :: rta_metrics

Metrics from RTA
module saf

nitc :: saf

Nit Static Analysis Framework.
module saf_base

nitc :: saf_base

Static Analysis Framework base
module scope

nitc :: scope

Identification and scoping of local variables and labels.
module self_metrics

nitc :: self_metrics

Metrics about the usage of explicit and implicit self
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 serialization_code_gen_phase

nitc :: serialization_code_gen_phase

Phase generating methods (code) to serialize Nit objects
module serialization_model_phase

nitc :: serialization_model_phase

Phase generating methods (model-only) to serialize Nit objects
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 static_types_metrics

nitc :: static_types_metrics

Metrics on the usage of explicit static types.
module tables_metrics

nitc :: tables_metrics

Metrics on table generation
module term

nitc :: term

module term_model

nitc :: term_model

Markdown templates for Nit model MEntities.
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_phase

nitc :: test_phase

Stub for loading a runing phases on a bunch of modules
module test_test_phase

nitc :: test_test_phase

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

nitc :: testing

Test unit generation and execution for Nit.
module testing_base

nitc :: testing_base

Base options for testing tools.
module testing_doc

nitc :: testing_doc

Testing from code comments.
module testing_gen

nitc :: testing_gen

Test Suites generation.
module testing_suite

nitc :: testing_suite

Testing from external files.
module transform

nitc :: transform

Thansformations that simplify the AST of expressions
module typing

nitc :: typing

Intraprocedural resolution of static types and OO-services
module uml

nitc :: uml

Group head module for UML generation services
module uml_base

nitc :: uml_base

Exposes the base class for UML generation of a Model
module uml_class

nitc :: uml_class

Provides facilities of exporting a Model to a UML class diagram
module uml_module

nitc :: uml_module

Services for generation of a UML package diagram based on a Model
module variables_numbering

nitc :: variables_numbering

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

nitc :: vim_autocomplete

Generate files used by the Vim plugin to autocomplete with doc
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
# Phases of the processing of nit programs
module phase

import toolcontext
import parser
import poset

redef class ToolContext
	# The various registered phases to performs
	# The order in the poset is the dependence of phases
	#
	# While you can directly modify the poset (nodes and edges),
	# it is often simpler to use the constructor in `Phase`
	var phases = new POSet[Phase]

	# --disable-phase
	var opt_disable_phase = new OptionArray("Disable a specific phase; use `list` to get the list (debug)", "--disable-phase")

	# --sloppy
	var opt_sloppy = new OptionBool("Force lazy semantic analysis of the source-code (debug)", "--sloppy")

	redef init
	do
		super

		option_context.add_option(opt_disable_phase, opt_sloppy)
	end

	redef fun process_options(args)
	do
		super

		for v in opt_disable_phase.value do
			if v == "list" then
				for p in phases_list do
					var deps = p.in_hierarchy.direct_greaters
					if deps.is_empty then
						print p
					else
						print "{p} (dep: {deps.join(", ")})"
					end
				end
				exit 0
			end

			var found = false
			for p in phases do
				if v != p.to_s then continue
				found = true
				p.disabled = true
			end
			if not found then fatal_error(null, "Error: no phase named `{v}`. Use `list` to list all phases.")
		end

		if opt_sloppy.value then semantize_is_lazy = true
	end

	# The list of registered phases in the application order.
	var phases_list: Sequence[Phase] is lazy do
		var phases = self.phases.to_a
		self.phases.sort(phases)
		return phases
	end

	# Is `phase_process_npropdef` not called automatically by `run_phases`?
	#
	# When set to true, it is the responsibility of the tools
	#
	# Is false by default.
	var semantize_is_lazy = false is writable

	# Set of already analyzed modules.
	private var phased_modules = new HashSet[AModule]

	# List of module to process according to `run_phases`
	#
	# This allow some new modules to be found and added while analysing the code.
	var todo_nmodules: Sequence[AModule]

	# Run all registered phases on a set of modules
	fun run_phases(nmodules: Collection[AModule])
	do
		var time0 = get_time
		self.info("*** SEMANTIC ANALYSIS ***", 1)
		#phases.show_dot

		var phases = phases_list

		for phase in phases do
			self.info(" registered phases: {phase}", 2)
		end

		var todo_nmodules = nmodules.to_a
		self.todo_nmodules = todo_nmodules

		while not todo_nmodules.is_empty do
			var nmodule = todo_nmodules.shift
			if phased_modules.has(nmodule) then continue
			phased_modules.add nmodule

			self.info("Semantic analysis module {nmodule.location.file.filename}", 2)

			var vannot = new AnnotationPhaseVisitor
			vannot.enter_visit(nmodule)

			for phase in phases do
				if phase.disabled then continue
				assert phase.toolcontext == self
				var errcount = self.error_count
				phase.process_nmodule(nmodule)
				if errcount != self.error_count then
					self.check_errors
				end
				errcount = self.error_count
				for nclassdef in nmodule.n_classdefs do
					assert phase.toolcontext == self
					phase.process_nclassdef(nclassdef)
					if not semantize_is_lazy then for npropdef in nclassdef.n_propdefs do
						assert phase.toolcontext == self
						phase_process_npropdef(phase, npropdef)
					end
				end
				if errcount != self.error_count then
					self.check_errors
				end
				for na in vannot.annotations do
					var p = na.parent
					if p isa AAnnotations then p = p.parent
					assert p != null
					phase.process_annotated_node(p, na)
				end
				if errcount != self.error_count then
					self.check_errors
				end
				phase.process_nmodule_after(nmodule)
			end
			self.check_errors
		end

		var time1 = get_time
		self.info("*** END SEMANTIC ANALYSIS: {time1-time0} ***", 2)

		self.check_errors
	end

	# Process the given `phase` on the `npropdef`
	# Called by `run_phases`
	protected fun phase_process_npropdef(phase: Phase, npropdef: APropdef)
	do
		phase.process_npropdef(npropdef)
	end

	# Run the phase on the given npropdef.
	# Does nothing if `semantize_is_lazy` is false.
	fun run_phases_on_npropdef(npropdef: APropdef)
	do
		if not semantize_is_lazy then return
		if npropdef.is_phased then return
		npropdef.is_phased = true

		#self.info("Semantic analysis of property {npropdef.location.file.filename}", 0)

		var phases = phases_list
		for phase in phases do
			if phase.disabled then continue
			assert phase.toolcontext == self
			phase_process_npropdef(phase, npropdef)
			self.check_errors
		end
	end
end

redef class APropdef
	# Is the propdef already analyzed by `run_phases_on_npropdef`.
	# Unused unless `semantize_is_lazy` is true.
	private var is_phased = false
end

# Collect all annotation
private class AnnotationPhaseVisitor
	super Visitor

	# The collected annotations
	var annotations = new Array[AAnnotation]

	redef fun visit(n)
	do
		n.visit_all(self)
		if n isa AAnnotation then annotations.add n
	end
end

# Abstraction of steps in the analysis/processing of Nit programs
# Specific phases should implements one of the `process_*` method
abstract class Phase
	# The toolcontext instance attached to the phase
	var toolcontext: ToolContext

	# The dependence relation of the phase with the other phases
	var in_hierarchy: POSetElement[Phase] is noinit

	# The explicit dependences, used to initialize `in_importation`
	var depends: nullable Collection[Phase]

	# Initialize and register a phase to the toolcontext
	init
	do
		in_hierarchy = toolcontext.phases.add_node(self)
		var depends = self.depends
		if depends != null then
			for d in depends do
				toolcontext.phases.add_edge(self, d)
			end
		end
	end

	# By default, the name is the lowercased prefix of the classname
	redef fun to_s do return class_name.strip_extension("Phase").to_snake_case

	# Is the phase globally disabled?
	# A disabled phase is not called automatically called by `ToolContext::run_phases` and cie.
	#
	# Warning: disabling a phase may cause subsequent phases to work in a degraded way or to fail.
	var disabled = false is writable

	# Specific actions to execute on the whole tree of a module
	# @toimplement
	fun process_nmodule(nmodule: AModule) do end

	# Specific actions to execute on the tree of a class definition
	# Note that the order of the visit is the one of the file
	# @toimplement
	fun process_nclassdef(nclassdef: AClassdef) do end

	# Specific actions to execute on the tree of a property
	# Note that the order of the visit is the one of the file
	# @toimplement
	fun process_npropdef(npropdef: APropdef) do end

	# Specific actions to execute on annotated nodes
	# Note that the order of the visit is the one of the file
	# @toimplement
	fun process_annotated_node(node: ANode, nat: AAnnotation) do end

	# Specific actions to execute on the whole tree of a module
	# Called at the end of a phase on a module
	# Last called hook
	# @toimplement
	fun process_nmodule_after(nmodule: AModule) do end
end
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