new modules astbuilder, astvalidation, astprinter, and transform
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14
15 # Thansformations that simplify the AST of expressions
16 # This module transform complex AST `AExpr` nodes into simplier ones
17 module transform
18
19 import astbuilder
20 import auto_super_init
21 import astvalidation
22
23 redef class ToolContext
24 var transform_phase: Phase = new TransformPhase(self, [typing_phase, auto_super_init_phase])
25 end
26
27 private class TransformPhase
28 super Phase
29
30 redef fun process_npropdef(npropdef: APropdef)
31 do
32 var val
33
34 var v = new TransformVisitor(self, npropdef)
35 v.enter_visit(npropdef)
36
37 val = new ASTValidationVisitor
38 val.enter_visit(npropdef)
39 end
40 end
41
42 private class TransformVisitor
43 super Visitor
44
45 var phase: TransformPhase
46 var mmodule: MModule
47 var mclassdef: MClassDef
48 var mpropdef: MPropDef
49 var builder: ASTBuilder
50
51 init(phase: TransformPhase, npropdef: APropdef)
52 do
53 self.phase = phase
54 self.mpropdef = npropdef.mpropdef.as(not null)
55 self.mclassdef = mpropdef.mclassdef
56 self.mmodule = mclassdef.mmodule
57 self.builder = new ASTBuilder(mmodule, mpropdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype)
58 end
59
60 redef fun visit(node)
61 do
62 if node isa AAnnotations then return
63 node.visit_all(self)
64 node.accept_transform_visitor(self)
65 end
66
67 # Get a primitive class or display a fatal error on `location`.
68 fun get_class(location: AExpr, name: String): MClass
69 do
70 return mmodule.get_primitive_class(name)
71 end
72
73 # Get a primitive method or display a fatal error on `location`.
74 fun get_method(location: AExpr, name: String, recv: MClass): MMethod
75 do
76 return phase.toolcontext.modelbuilder.force_get_primitive_method(location, name, recv, mmodule)
77 end
78 end
79
80 redef class ANode
81 private fun accept_transform_visitor(v: TransformVisitor)
82 do
83 end
84 end
85
86 redef class AVardeclExpr
87 # `var x = y` is replaced with `x = y`
88 #
89 # Declarations are only useful for scope rules
90 # Once names are associated with real objects, ther declaration become useless
91 # Therefore, if there is no initial value, then just detach it
92 # Else, replace it with a simple assignment
93 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
94 do
95 var nexpr = n_expr
96 if nexpr == null then
97 detach
98 else
99 var nvar = v.builder.make_var_assign(self.variable.as(not null), nexpr)
100 replace_with(nvar)
101 end
102 end
103 end
104
105 redef class AIfexprExpr
106 # is replaced with `AIfExpr`
107 # Expression if and statement-if use two distinct classes for historical reasons
108 # However, on can replace the `AIfexprExpr` with the simpler `AIfExpr`
109 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
110 do
111 var nif = v.builder.make_if(n_expr, self.mtype)
112 nif.n_then.add(n_then)
113 nif.n_else.add(n_else)
114
115 replace_with(nif)
116 end
117 end
118
119 redef class AOrExpr
120 # `x or y` is replaced with `if x then x else y`
121 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
122 do
123 var nif = v.builder.make_if(n_expr, self.mtype)
124 nif.n_then.add(n_expr.make_var_read)
125 nif.n_else.add(n_expr2)
126
127 replace_with(nif)
128 end
129 end
130
131 redef class AAndExpr
132 # `x and y` is replaced with `if x then y else x`
133 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
134 do
135 var nif = v.builder.make_if(n_expr, self.mtype)
136 nif.n_then.add(n_expr2)
137 nif.n_else.add(n_expr.make_var_read)
138
139 replace_with(nif)
140 end
141 end
142
143 redef class AWhileExpr
144 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
145 do
146 # TODO
147 end
148 end
149
150 redef class AForExpr
151 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
152 do
153 # TODO
154 end
155 end
156
157 redef class AArrayExpr
158 # `[x,y]` is replaced with
159 #
160 # var t = new Array[X].with_capacity(2)
161 # t.add(x)
162 # t.add(y)
163 # t
164 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
165 do
166 var mtype = self.mtype.as(MClassType)
167 var nblock = v.builder.make_block
168
169 var meth = v.get_method(self, "with_capacity", mtype.mclass)
170 var nnew = v.builder.make_new(mtype, meth, [v.builder.make_int(n_exprs.n_exprs.length)])
171 nblock.add nnew
172
173 var madd = v.get_method(self, "push", mtype.mclass)
174 for nexpr in self.n_exprs.n_exprs do
175 var nadd = v.builder.make_call(nnew.make_var_read, madd, [nexpr])
176 nblock.add nadd
177 end
178 var nres = nnew.make_var_read
179 nblock.add nres
180
181 replace_with(nblock)
182 end
183 end
184
185 redef class ASuperstringExpr
186 # `"x{y}z"` is replaced with
187 #
188 # var t = new Array[Object].with_capacity(3)
189 # t.add("x")
190 # t.add(y)
191 # t.add("z")
192 # t.to_s
193 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
194 do
195 var nblock = v.builder.make_block
196
197 var arraytype = v.get_class(self, "Array").get_mtype([v.get_class(self, "Object").mclass_type])
198 var meth = v.get_method(self, "with_capacity", arraytype.mclass)
199 var nnew = v.builder.make_new(arraytype, meth, [v.builder.make_int(n_exprs.length)])
200 nblock.add nnew
201
202 var madd = v.get_method(self, "add", arraytype.mclass)
203 for nexpr in self.n_exprs do
204 var nadd = v.builder.make_call(nnew.make_var_read, madd, [nexpr])
205 nblock.add nadd
206 end
207
208 var mtos = v.get_method(self, "to_s", arraytype.mclass)
209 var ntos = v.builder.make_call(nnew.make_var_read, mtos, null)
210 nblock.add ntos
211
212 replace_with(nblock)
213 end
214 end
215
216 redef class ACrangeExpr
217 # `[x..y]` is replaced with `new Range[X](x,y)`
218 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
219 do
220 var mtype = self.mtype.as(MClassType)
221 var meth = v.get_method(self, "init", mtype.mclass)
222
223 replace_with(v.builder.make_new(mtype, meth, [n_expr, n_expr2]))
224 end
225 end
226
227 redef class AOrangeExpr
228 # `[x..y[` is replaced with `new Range[X].without_last(x,y)`
229 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
230 do
231 var mtype = self.mtype.as(MClassType)
232 var meth = v.get_method(self, "without_last", mtype.mclass)
233
234 replace_with(v.builder.make_new(mtype, meth, [n_expr, n_expr2]))
235 end
236 end
237
238 redef class AParExpr
239 # `(x)` is replaced with `x`
240 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
241 do
242 replace_with(n_expr)
243 end
244 end
245
246 redef class ASendReassignFormExpr
247 # `x.foo(y)+=z` is replaced with
248 #
249 # x.foo(y) = x.foo(y) + z
250 #
251 # witch is, in reality:
252 #
253 # x."foo="(y, x.foo(y)."+"(z))
254 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
255 do
256 var nblock = v.builder.make_block
257 nblock.add(n_expr)
258
259 var read_args = new Array[AExpr]
260 var write_args = new Array[AExpr]
261 for a in raw_arguments.as(not null) do
262 nblock.add(a)
263 read_args.add(a.make_var_read)
264 write_args.add(a.make_var_read)
265 end
266
267 var nread = v.builder.make_call(n_expr.make_var_read, callsite.mproperty, read_args)
268
269 var nnewvalue = v.builder.make_call(nread, reassign_callsite.mproperty, [n_value])
270
271 write_args.add(nnewvalue)
272 var nwrite = v.builder.make_call(n_expr.make_var_read, write_callsite.mproperty, write_args)
273 nblock.add(nwrite)
274
275 replace_with(nblock)
276 end
277 end
278
279 redef class AVarReassignExpr
280 # `v += z` is replaced with `v = v + z`
281 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
282 do
283 var variable = self.variable.as(not null)
284
285 var nread = v.builder.make_var_read(variable)
286 var nnewvalue = v.builder.make_call(nread, reassign_callsite.mproperty, [n_value])
287 var nwrite = v.builder.make_var_assign(variable, nnewvalue)
288
289 replace_with(nwrite)
290 end
291 end
292
293 redef class AAttrReassignExpr
294 # `x.a += z` is replaced with `x.a = x.a + z`
295 redef fun accept_transform_visitor(v)
296 do
297 var nblock = v.builder.make_block
298 nblock.add(n_expr)
299 var attribute = self.mproperty.as(not null)
300
301 var nread = v.builder.make_attr_read(n_expr.make_var_read, attribute)
302 var nnewvalue = v.builder.make_call(nread, reassign_callsite.mproperty, [n_value])
303 var nwrite = v.builder.make_attr_assign(n_expr.make_var_read, attribute, nnewvalue)
304 nblock.add(nwrite)
305
306 replace_with(nblock)
307 end
308 end