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# Copyright 2012 Jean Privat <jean@pryen.org>
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# Intraprocedural resolution of static types and OO-services
# By OO-services we mean message sending, attribute access, instantiation, etc.
module typing

import flow
import modelbuilder

private class TypeVisitor
        var modelbuilder:  ModelBuilder
        var nclassdef: AClassdef
        var mpropdef: MPropDef

        var selfvariable: Variable = new Variable("self")

        init(modelbuilder: ModelBuilder, nclassdef: AClassdef, mpropdef: MPropDef)
        do
                self.modelbuilder = modelbuilder
                self.nclassdef = nclassdef
                self.mpropdef = mpropdef

                var mclass = nclassdef.mclassdef.mclass

                var selfvariable = new Variable("self")
                self.selfvariable = selfvariable
                selfvariable.declared_type = mclass.mclass_type
        end

        fun mmodule: MModule do return self.nclassdef.mclassdef.mmodule

        fun anchor: MClassType do return self.nclassdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype

        fun anchor_to(mtype: MType): MType
        do
                var mmodule = self.nclassdef.mclassdef.mmodule
                var anchor = self.nclassdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype
                return mtype.anchor_to(mmodule, anchor)
        end

        fun is_subtype(sub, sup: MType): Bool
        do
                var mmodule = self.nclassdef.mclassdef.mmodule
                var anchor = self.nclassdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype
                return sub.is_subtype(mmodule, anchor, sup)
        end

        fun resolve_for(mtype, subtype: MType, for_self: Bool): MType
        do
                var mmodule = self.nclassdef.mclassdef.mmodule
                var anchor = self.nclassdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype
                #print "resolve_for {mtype} sub={subtype} forself={for_self} mmodule={mmodule} anchor={anchor}"
                var res = mtype.resolve_for(subtype, anchor, mmodule, not for_self)
                return res
        end

        fun resolve_signature_for(msignature: MSignature, recv: MType, for_self: Bool): MSignature
        do
                return self.resolve_for(msignature, recv, for_self).as(MSignature)
        end

        fun check_subtype(node: ANode, sub, sup: MType): Bool
        do
                if self.is_subtype(sub, sup) then return true
                if self.is_subtype(sub, self.anchor_to(sup)) then
                        # FIXME workarround to the current unsafe typing policy. To remove once fixed virtual types exists.
                        #node.debug("Unsafe typing: expected {sup}, got {sub}")
                        return true
                end
                self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Type error: expected {sup}, got {sub}")
                return false
        end

        # Visit an expression and do not care about the return value
        fun visit_stmt(nexpr: nullable AExpr)
        do
                if nexpr == null then return
                nexpr.accept_typing(self)
        end

        # Visit an expression and expects that it is not a statement
        # Return the type of the expression
        # Display an error and return null if:
        #  * the type cannot be determined or
        #  * `nexpr' is a statement
        fun visit_expr(nexpr: AExpr): nullable MType
        do
                nexpr.accept_typing(self)
                var mtype = nexpr.mtype
                if mtype != null then return mtype
                if not nexpr.is_typed then
                        if not self.modelbuilder.toolcontext.error_count > 0 then # check that there is really an error
                                if self.modelbuilder.toolcontext.verbose_level > 1 then
                                        nexpr.debug("No return type but no error.")
                                end
                        end
                        return null # forward error
                end
                self.error(nexpr, "Type error: expected expression.")
                return null
        end

        # Visit an expression and expect its static type is a least a `sup'
        # Return the type of the expression
        #  * the type cannot be determined or
        #  * `nexpr' is a statement
        #  * `nexpt' is not a `sup'
        fun visit_expr_subtype(nexpr: AExpr, sup: nullable MType): nullable MType
        do
                var sub = visit_expr(nexpr)
                if sub == null then return null # Forward error

                if sup == null then return null # Forward error

                if not check_subtype(nexpr, sub, sup) then
                        return null
                end
                return sub
        end

        # Visit an expression and expect its static type is a bool
        # Return the type of the expression
        #  * the type cannot be determined or
        #  * `nexpr' is a statement
        #  * `nexpt' is not a `sup'
        fun visit_expr_bool(nexpr: AExpr): nullable MType
        do
                return self.visit_expr_subtype(nexpr, self.type_bool(nexpr))
        end


        private fun visit_expr_cast(node: ANode, nexpr: AExpr, ntype: AType): nullable MType
        do
                var sub = visit_expr(nexpr)
                if sub == null then return null # Forward error

                var sup = self.resolve_mtype(ntype)
                if sup == null then return null # Forward error

                var mmodule = self.nclassdef.mclassdef.mmodule
                var anchor = self.nclassdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype
                if sup == sub then
                        self.modelbuilder.warning(node, "Warning: Expression is already a {sup}.")
                else if self.is_subtype(sub, sup) and not sup.need_anchor then
                        self.modelbuilder.warning(node, "Warning: Expression is already a {sup} since it is a {sub}.")
                end
                return sup
        end

        fun try_get_mproperty_by_name2(anode: ANode, mtype: MType, name: String): nullable MProperty
        do
                return self.modelbuilder.try_get_mproperty_by_name2(anode, self.nclassdef.mclassdef.mmodule, mtype, name)
        end

        fun resolve_mtype(node: AType): nullable MType
        do
                return self.modelbuilder.resolve_mtype(self.nclassdef, node)
        end

        fun get_mclass(node: ANode, name: String): nullable MClass
        do
                var mmodule = self.nclassdef.mclassdef.mmodule
                var mclass = modelbuilder.try_get_mclass_by_name(node, mmodule, name)
                if mclass == null then
                        self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Type Error: missing primitive class `{name}'.")
                end
                return mclass
        end

        fun type_bool(node: ANode): nullable MType
        do
                var mclass = self.get_mclass(node, "Bool")
                if mclass == null then return null
                return mclass.mclass_type
        end

        fun get_method(node: ANode, recvtype: MType, name: String, recv_is_self: Bool): nullable MMethodDef
        do
                var unsafe_type = self.anchor_to(recvtype)

                #debug("recv: {recvtype} (aka {unsafe_type})")

                var mproperty = self.try_get_mproperty_by_name2(node, unsafe_type, name)
                if mproperty == null then
                        #self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Type error: property {name} not found in {unsafe_type} (ie {recvtype})")
                        if recv_is_self then
                                self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Error: Method or variable '{name}' unknown in {recvtype}.")
                        else
                                self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Error: Method '{name}' doesn't exists in {recvtype}.")
                        end
                        return null
                end

                var propdefs = mproperty.lookup_definitions(self.mmodule, unsafe_type)
                if propdefs.length == 0 then
                        self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Type error: no definition found for property {name} in {unsafe_type}")
                        return null
                else if propdefs.length > 1 then
                        self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Error: confliting property definitions for property {name} in {unsafe_type}: {propdefs.join(" ")}")
                        return null
                end

                var propdef = propdefs.first
                assert propdef isa MMethodDef
                return propdef
        end

        # Visit the expressions of args and cheik their conformity with the corresponding typi in signature
        # The point of this method is to handle varargs correctly
        # Note: The signature must be correctly adapted
        fun check_signature(node: ANode, args: Array[AExpr], name: String, msignature: MSignature): Bool
        do
                var vararg_rank = msignature.vararg_rank
                if vararg_rank >= 0 then
                        if args.length < msignature.arity then
                                #self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Error: Incorrect number of parameters. Got {args.length}, expected at least {msignature.arity}. Signature is {msignature}")
                                self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Error: arity mismatch; prototype is '{name}{msignature}'")
                                return false
                        end
                else if args.length != msignature.arity then
                        self.modelbuilder.error(node, "Error: Incorrect number of parameters. Got {args.length}, expected {msignature.arity}. Signature is {msignature}")
                        return false
                end

                #debug("CALL {unsafe_type}.{msignature}")

                var vararg_decl = args.length - msignature.arity
                for i in [0..msignature.arity[ do
                        var j = i
                        if i == vararg_rank then continue # skip the vararg
                        if i > vararg_rank then
                                j = i + vararg_decl
                        end
                        var paramtype = msignature.mparameters[i].mtype
                        self.visit_expr_subtype(args[j], paramtype)
                end
                if vararg_rank >= 0 then
                        var varargs = new Array[AExpr]
                        var paramtype = msignature.mparameters[vararg_rank].mtype
                        for j in [vararg_rank..vararg_rank+vararg_decl] do
                                varargs.add(args[j])
                                self.visit_expr_subtype(args[j], paramtype)
                        end
                end
                return true
        end

        fun error(node: ANode, message: String)
        do
                self.modelbuilder.toolcontext.error(node.hot_location, message)
        end

        fun get_variable(node: AExpr, variable: Variable): nullable MType
        do
                var flow = node.after_flow_context
                if flow == null then
                        self.error(node, "No context!")
                        return null
                end

                if flow.vars.has_key(variable) then
                        return flow.vars[variable]
                else
                        #node.debug("*** START Collected for {variable}")
                        var mtypes = flow.collect_types(variable)
                        #node.debug("**** END Collected for {variable}")
                        if mtypes == null or mtypes.length == 0 then
                                return variable.declared_type
                        else if mtypes.length == 1 then
                                return mtypes.first
                        else
                                var res = merge_types(node,mtypes)
                                if res == null then res = variable.declared_type
                                return res
                        end
                end
        end

        fun set_variable(node: AExpr, variable: Variable, mtype: nullable MType)
        do
                var flow = node.after_flow_context
                assert flow != null

                flow.set_var(variable, mtype)
        end

        fun merge_types(node: ANode, col: Array[nullable MType]): nullable MType
        do
                if col.length == 1 then return col.first
                var res = new Array[nullable MType]
                for t1 in col do
                        if t1 == null then continue # return null
                        var found = true
                        for t2 in col do
                                if t2 == null then continue # return null
                                if t2 isa MNullableType or t2 isa MNullType then
                                        t1 = t1.as_nullable
                                end
                                if not is_subtype(t2, t1) then found = false
                        end
                        if found then
                                #print "merge {col.join(" ")} -> {t1}"
                                return t1
                        end
                end
                #self.modelbuilder.warning(node, "Type Error: {col.length} conflicting types: <{col.join(", ")}>")
                return null
        end
end

redef class Variable
        # The declared type of the variable
        var declared_type: nullable MType
end

redef class FlowContext
        # Store changes of types because of type evolution
        private var vars: HashMap[Variable, nullable MType] = new HashMap[Variable, nullable MType]
        private var cache: HashMap[Variable, nullable Array[nullable MType]] = new HashMap[Variable, nullable Array[nullable MType]]

        # Adapt the variable to a static type
        # Warning1: do not modify vars directly.
        # Warning2: sub-flow may have cached a unadapted variabial
        private fun set_var(variable: Variable, mtype: nullable MType)
        do
                self.vars[variable] = mtype
                self.cache.keys.remove(variable)
        end

        private fun collect_types(variable: Variable): nullable Array[nullable MType]
        do
                if cache.has_key(variable) then
                        return cache[variable]
                end
                var res: nullable Array[nullable MType] = null
                if vars.has_key(variable) then
                        var mtype = vars[variable]
                        res = [mtype]
                else if self.previous.is_empty then
                        # Root flow
                        res = [variable.declared_type]
                else
                        for flow in self.previous do
                                if flow.is_unreachable then continue
                                var r2 = flow.collect_types(variable)
                                if r2 == null then continue
                                if res == null then
                                        res = r2.to_a
                                else
                                        for t in r2 do
                                                if not res.has(t) then res.add(t)
                                        end
                                end
                        end
                end
                cache[variable] = res
                return res
        end
end

redef class APropdef
        # The entry point of the whole typing analysis
        fun do_typing(modelbuilder: ModelBuilder)
        do
        end

        # The variable associated to the reciever (if any)
        var selfvariable: nullable Variable
end

redef class AConcreteMethPropdef
        redef fun do_typing(modelbuilder: ModelBuilder)
        do
                var nclassdef = self.parent.as(AClassdef)
                var mpropdef = self.mpropdef.as(not null)
                var v = new TypeVisitor(modelbuilder, nclassdef, mpropdef)
                self.selfvariable = v.selfvariable

                var nblock = self.n_block
                if nblock == null then return

                var mmethoddef = self.mpropdef.as(not null)
                for i in [0..mmethoddef.msignature.arity[ do
                        var mtype = mmethoddef.msignature.mparameters[i].mtype
                        if mmethoddef.msignature.vararg_rank == i then
                                var arrayclass = v.get_mclass(self.n_signature.n_params[i], "Array")
                                if arrayclass == null then return # Skip error
                                mtype = arrayclass.get_mtype([mtype])
                        end
                        var variable = self.n_signature.n_params[i].variable
                        assert variable != null
                        variable.declared_type = mtype
                end
                for i in [0..mmethoddef.msignature.mclosures.length[ do
                        var mclosure = mmethoddef.msignature.mclosures[i]
                        var variable = self.n_signature.n_closure_decls[i].variable
                        assert variable != null
                        variable.declared_type = mclosure.mtype
                end
                v.visit_stmt(nblock)

                if not nblock.after_flow_context.is_unreachable and mmethoddef.msignature.return_mtype != null then
                        # We reach the end of the function without having a return, it is bad
                        v.error(self, "Control error: Reached end of function (a 'return' with a value was expected).")
                end
        end
end

redef class AAttrPropdef
        redef fun do_typing(modelbuilder: ModelBuilder)
        do
                var nclassdef = self.parent.as(AClassdef)
                var v = new TypeVisitor(modelbuilder, nclassdef, self.mpropdef.as(not null))
                self.selfvariable = v.selfvariable

                var nexpr = self.n_expr
                if nexpr != null then
                        var mtype = self.mpropdef.static_mtype
                        v.visit_expr_subtype(nexpr, mtype)
                end
        end
end

###

redef class AExpr
        # The static type of the expression.
        # null if self is a statement of in case of error
        var mtype: nullable MType = null

        # Is the statement correctly typed?
        # Used to distinguish errors and statements when `mtype' == null
        var is_typed: Bool = false

        # Return the variable read (if any)
        # Used to perform adaptive typing
        fun its_variable: nullable Variable do return null

        private fun accept_typing(v: TypeVisitor)
        do
                v.error(self, "no implemented accept_typing for {self.class_name}")
        end
end

redef class ABlockExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                for e in self.n_expr do v.visit_stmt(e)
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AVardeclExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var variable = self.variable
                if variable == null then return # Skip error

                var ntype = self.n_type
                var mtype: nullable MType
                if ntype == null then
                        mtype = null
                else
                        mtype = v.resolve_mtype(ntype)
                        if mtype == null then return # Skip error
                end

                var nexpr = self.n_expr
                if nexpr != null then
                        if mtype != null then
                                v.visit_expr_subtype(nexpr, mtype)
                        else
                                mtype = v.visit_expr(nexpr)
                                if mtype == null then return # Skip error
                        end
                end

                if mtype == null then
                        mtype = v.get_mclass(self, "Object").mclass_type.as_nullable
                end

                variable.declared_type = mtype
                v.set_variable(self, variable, mtype)

                #debug("var {variable}: {mtype}")

                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AVarExpr
        redef fun its_variable do return self.variable
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var variable = self.variable
                if variable == null then return # Skip error

                var mtype = v.get_variable(self, variable)
                if mtype != null then
                        #debug("{variable} is {mtype}")
                else
                        #debug("{variable} is untyped")
                end

                self.mtype = mtype
        end
end

redef class AVarAssignExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var variable = self.variable
                assert variable != null

                var mtype = v.visit_expr_subtype(n_value, variable.declared_type)

                v.set_variable(self, variable, mtype)

                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AReassignFormExpr
        # The method designed by the reassign operator.
        var reassign_property: nullable MMethodDef = null

        var read_type: nullable MType = null

        # Determine the `reassign_property'
        # `readtype' is the type of the reading of the left value.
        # `writetype' is the type of the writing of the left value.
        # (Because of ACallReassignExpr, both can be different.
        # Return the static type of the value to store.
        private fun resolve_reassignment(v: TypeVisitor, readtype, writetype: MType): nullable MType
        do
                var reassign_name: String
                if self.n_assign_op isa APlusAssignOp then
                        reassign_name = "+"
                else if self.n_assign_op isa AMinusAssignOp then
                        reassign_name = "-"
                else
                        abort
                end

                self.read_type = readtype

                if readtype isa MNullType then
                        v.error(self, "Error: Method '{reassign_name}' call on 'null'.")
                        return null
                end

                var mpropdef = v.get_method(self, readtype, reassign_name, false)
                if mpropdef == null then return null # Skip error

                self.reassign_property = mpropdef

                var msignature = mpropdef.msignature
                assert msignature!= null
                msignature = v.resolve_signature_for(msignature, readtype, false)

                var rettype = msignature.return_mtype
                assert msignature.arity == 1 and rettype != null

                var value_type = v.visit_expr_subtype(self.n_value, msignature.mparameters.first.mtype)
                if value_type == null then return null # Skip error

                v.check_subtype(self, rettype, writetype)
                return rettype
        end
end

redef class AVarReassignExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var variable = self.variable
                assert variable != null

                var readtype = v.get_variable(self, variable)
                if readtype == null then return

                var writetype = variable.declared_type
                if writetype == null then return

                var rettype = self.resolve_reassignment(v, readtype, writetype)

                v.set_variable(self, variable, rettype)

                self.is_typed = true
        end
end


redef class AContinueExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var nexpr = self.n_expr
                if nexpr != null then
                        var mtype = v.visit_expr(nexpr)
                end
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class ABreakExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var nexpr = self.n_expr
                if nexpr != null then
                        var mtype = v.visit_expr(nexpr)
                end
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AReturnExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var nexpr = self.n_expr
                var ret_type = v.mpropdef.as(MMethodDef).msignature.return_mtype
                if nexpr != null then
                        if ret_type != null then
                                var mtype = v.visit_expr_subtype(nexpr, ret_type)
                        else
                                var mtype = v.visit_expr(nexpr)
                                v.error(self, "Error: Return with value in a procedure.")
                        end
                else if ret_type != null then
                        v.error(self, "Error: Return without value in a function.")
                end
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AAbortExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AIfExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                v.visit_expr_bool(n_expr)

                v.visit_stmt(n_then)
                v.visit_stmt(n_else)
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AIfexprExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                v.visit_expr_bool(n_expr)

                var t1 = v.visit_expr(n_then)
                var t2 = v.visit_expr(n_else)

                if t1 == null or t2 == null then
                        return # Skip error
                end

                var t = v.merge_types(self, [t1, t2])
                if t == null then
                        v.error(self, "Type Error: ambiguous type {t1} vs {t2}")
                end
                self.mtype = t
        end
end

redef class ADoExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                v.visit_stmt(n_block)
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AWhileExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                v.visit_expr_bool(n_expr)

                v.visit_stmt(n_block)
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class ALoopExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                v.visit_stmt(n_block)
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AForExpr
        var coltype: nullable MGenericType
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var mtype = v.visit_expr(n_expr)
                if mtype == null then return

                var colcla = v.get_mclass(self, "Collection")
                if colcla == null then return
                var objcla = v.get_mclass(self, "Object")
                if objcla == null then return
                var mapcla = v.get_mclass(self, "Map")
                if mapcla == null then return
                if v.is_subtype(mtype, colcla.get_mtype([objcla.mclass_type.as_nullable])) then
                        var coltype = mtype.supertype_to(v.mmodule, v.anchor, colcla)
                        assert coltype isa MGenericType
                        self.coltype = coltype
                        var variables =  self.variables
                        if variables.length != 1 then
                                v.error(self, "Type Error: Expected one variable")
                        else
                                variables.first.declared_type = coltype.arguments.first
                        end
                else if v.is_subtype(mtype, mapcla.get_mtype([objcla.mclass_type.as_nullable, objcla.mclass_type.as_nullable])) then
                        var coltype = mtype.supertype_to(v.mmodule, v.anchor, mapcla)
                        assert coltype isa MGenericType
                        self.coltype = coltype
                        var variables = self.variables
                        if variables.length != 2 then
                                v.error(self, "Type Error: Expected two variables")
                        else
                                variables[0].declared_type = coltype.arguments[0]
                                variables[1].declared_type = coltype.arguments[1]
                        end
                else
                        v.modelbuilder.error(self, "TODO: Do 'for' on {mtype}")
                end

                v.visit_stmt(n_block)
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AAssertExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                v.visit_expr_bool(n_expr)

                v.visit_stmt(n_else)
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AOrExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                v.visit_expr_bool(n_expr)
                v.visit_expr_bool(n_expr2)
                self.mtype = v.type_bool(self)
        end
end

redef class AAndExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                v.visit_expr_bool(n_expr)
                v.visit_expr_bool(n_expr2)
                self.mtype = v.type_bool(self)
        end
end


redef class ANotExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                v.visit_expr_bool(n_expr)
                self.mtype = v.type_bool(self)
        end
end

redef class AOrElseExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var t1 = v.visit_expr(n_expr)
                var t2 = v.visit_expr(n_expr2)

                if t1 == null or t2 == null then
                        return # Skip error
                end

                if t1 isa MNullableType then
                        t1 = t1.mtype
                end

                var t = v.merge_types(self, [t1, t2])
                if t == null then
                        v.error(self, "Type Error: ambiguous type {t1} vs {t2}")
                end
                self.mtype = t
        end
end

redef class AEeExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                v.visit_expr(n_expr)
                v.visit_expr(n_expr2)
                self.mtype = v.type_bool(self)
        end
end

redef class ATrueExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                self.mtype = v.type_bool(self)
        end
end

redef class AFalseExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                self.mtype = v.type_bool(self)
        end
end

redef class AIntExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var mclass = v.get_mclass(self, "Int")
                if mclass == null then return # Forward error
                self.mtype = mclass.mclass_type
        end
end

redef class AFloatExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var mclass = v.get_mclass(self, "Float")
                if mclass == null then return # Forward error
                self.mtype = mclass.mclass_type
        end
end

redef class ACharExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var mclass = v.get_mclass(self, "Char")
                if mclass == null then return # Forward error
                self.mtype = mclass.mclass_type
        end
end

redef class AStringFormExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var mclass = v.get_mclass(self, "String")
                if mclass == null then return # Forward error
                self.mtype = mclass.mclass_type
        end
end

redef class ASuperstringExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var mclass = v.get_mclass(self, "String")
                if mclass == null then return # Forward error
                self.mtype = mclass.mclass_type
                for nexpr in self.n_exprs do
                        var t = v.visit_expr(nexpr)
                end
        end
end

redef class AArrayExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var mtypes = new Array[nullable MType]
                for e in self.n_exprs.n_exprs do
                        var t = v.visit_expr(e)
                        if t == null then
                                return # Skip error
                        end
                        mtypes.add(t)
                end
                var mtype = v.merge_types(self, mtypes)
                if mtype == null then
                        v.error(self, "Type Error: ambiguous array type {mtypes.join(" ")}")
                        return
                end
                var mclass = v.get_mclass(self, "Array")
                if mclass == null then return # Forward error
                self.mtype = mclass.get_mtype([mtype])
        end
end

redef class ARangeExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var t1 = v.visit_expr(self.n_expr)
                var t2 = v.visit_expr(self.n_expr2)
                if t1 == null or t2 == null then return
                var mclass = v.get_mclass(self, "Range")
                if mclass == null then return # Forward error
                if v.is_subtype(t1, t2) then
                        self.mtype = mclass.get_mtype([t2])
                else if v.is_subtype(t2, t1) then
                        self.mtype = mclass.get_mtype([t1])
                else
                        v.error(self, "Type Error: Cannot create range: {t1} vs {t2}")
                end
        end
end

redef class ANullExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                self.mtype = v.mmodule.model.null_type
        end
end

redef class AIsaExpr
        # The static type to cast to.
        # (different from the static type of the expression that is Bool).
        var cast_type: nullable MType
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var mtype = v.visit_expr_cast(self, self.n_expr, self.n_type)
                self.cast_type = mtype

                var variable = self.n_expr.its_variable
                if variable != null then
                        var orig = self.n_expr.mtype
                        var from = if orig != null then orig.to_s else "invalid"
                        var to = if mtype != null then mtype.to_s else "invalid"
                        #debug("adapt {variable}: {from} -> {to}")
                        self.after_flow_context.when_true.set_var(variable, mtype)
                end

                self.mtype = v.type_bool(self)
        end
end

redef class AAsCastExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                self.mtype = v.visit_expr_cast(self, self.n_expr, self.n_type)
        end
end

redef class AAsNotnullExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var mtype = v.visit_expr(self.n_expr)
                if mtype isa MNullType then
                        v.error(self, "Type error: as(not null) on null")
                        return
                end
                if mtype isa MNullableType then
                        self.mtype = mtype.mtype
                        return
                end
                # TODO: warn on useless as not null
                self.mtype = mtype
        end
end

redef class AProxyExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                self.mtype = v.visit_expr(self.n_expr)
        end
end

redef class ASelfExpr
        redef var its_variable: nullable Variable
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var variable = v.selfvariable
                self.its_variable = variable
                self.mtype = v.get_variable(self, variable)
        end
end

## MESSAGE SENDING AND PROPERTY

redef class ASendExpr
        # The property invoked by the send.
        var mproperty: nullable MMethod

        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var recvtype = v.visit_expr(self.n_expr)
                var name = self.property_name

                if recvtype == null then return # Forward error
                if recvtype isa MNullType then
                        v.error(self, "Error: Method '{name}' call on 'null'.")
                        return
                end

                var propdef = v.get_method(self, recvtype, name, self.n_expr isa ASelfExpr)
                if propdef == null then return
                var mproperty = propdef.mproperty
                self.mproperty = mproperty
                var msignature = propdef.msignature
                if msignature == null then abort # Forward error

                var for_self = self.n_expr isa ASelfExpr
                msignature = v.resolve_signature_for(msignature, recvtype, for_self)

                var args = compute_raw_arguments

                v.check_signature(self, args, name, msignature)

                if mproperty.is_init then
                        var vmpropdef = v.mpropdef
                        if not (vmpropdef isa MMethodDef and vmpropdef.mproperty.is_init) then
                                v.error(self, "Can call a init only in another init")
                        end
                end

                var ret = msignature.return_mtype
                if ret != null then
                        self.mtype = ret
                else
                        self.is_typed = true
                end

                if self.n_closure_defs.length == msignature.mclosures.length then
                        for i in [0..self.n_closure_defs.length[ do
                                self.n_closure_defs[i].accept_typing(v, msignature.mclosures[i])
                        end
                else
                        debug("closure: got {self.n_closure_defs.length}, want {msignature.mclosures.length}")
                end
        end

        # The name of the property
        # Each subclass simply provide the correct name.
        private fun property_name: String is abstract

        # An array of all arguments (excluding self)
        fun compute_raw_arguments: Array[AExpr] is abstract
end

redef class ABinopExpr
        redef fun compute_raw_arguments do return [n_expr2]
end
redef class AEqExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "=="
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                super

                var variable = self.n_expr.its_variable
                if variable == null then return
                var mtype = self.n_expr2.mtype
                if not mtype isa MNullType then return
                var vartype = v.get_variable(self, variable)
                if not vartype isa MNullableType then return
                self.after_flow_context.when_true.set_var(variable, mtype)
                self.after_flow_context.when_false.set_var(variable, vartype.mtype)
                #debug("adapt {variable}:{vartype} ; true->{mtype} false->{vartype.mtype}")
        end
end
redef class ANeExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "!="
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                super

                var variable = self.n_expr.its_variable
                if variable == null then return
                var mtype = self.n_expr2.mtype
                if not mtype isa MNullType then return
                var vartype = v.get_variable(self, variable)
                if not vartype isa MNullableType then return
                self.after_flow_context.when_false.set_var(variable, mtype)
                self.after_flow_context.when_true.set_var(variable, vartype.mtype)
                #debug("adapt {variable}:{vartype} ; true->{vartype.mtype} false->{mtype}")
        end
end
redef class ALtExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "<"
end
redef class ALeExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "<="
end
redef class ALlExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "<<"
end
redef class AGtExpr
        redef fun property_name do return ">"
end
redef class AGeExpr
        redef fun property_name do return ">="
end
redef class AGgExpr
        redef fun property_name do return ">>"
end
redef class APlusExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "+"
end
redef class AMinusExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "-"
end
redef class AStarshipExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "<=>"
end
redef class AStarExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "*"
end
redef class ASlashExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "/"
end
redef class APercentExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "%"
end

redef class AUminusExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "unary -"
        redef fun compute_raw_arguments do return new Array[AExpr]
end


redef class ACallExpr
        redef fun property_name do return n_id.text
        redef fun compute_raw_arguments do return n_args.to_a
end

redef class ACallAssignExpr
        redef fun property_name do return n_id.text + "="
        redef fun compute_raw_arguments
        do
                var res = n_args.to_a
                res.add(n_value)
                return res
        end
end

redef class ABraExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "[]"
        redef fun compute_raw_arguments do return n_args.to_a
end

redef class ABraAssignExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "[]="
        redef fun compute_raw_arguments
        do
                var res = n_args.to_a
                res.add(n_value)
                return res
        end
end

redef class ASendReassignFormExpr
        # The property invoked for the writing
        var write_mproperty: nullable MMethod = null

        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var recvtype = v.visit_expr(self.n_expr)
                var name = self.property_name

                if recvtype == null then return # Forward error
                if recvtype isa MNullType then
                        v.error(self, "Error: Method '{name}' call on 'null'.")
                        return
                end

                var propdef = v.get_method(self, recvtype, name, self.n_expr isa ASelfExpr)
                if propdef == null then return
                var mproperty = propdef.mproperty
                self.mproperty = mproperty
                var msignature = propdef.msignature
                if msignature == null then abort # Forward error
                var for_self = self.n_expr isa ASelfExpr
                msignature = v.resolve_signature_for(msignature, recvtype, for_self)

                var args = compute_raw_arguments

                v.check_signature(self, args, name, msignature)

                var readtype = msignature.return_mtype
                if readtype == null then
                        v.error(self, "Error: {name} is not a function")
                        return
                end

                var wpropdef = v.get_method(self, recvtype, name + "=", self.n_expr isa ASelfExpr)
                if wpropdef == null then return
                var wmproperty = wpropdef.mproperty
                self.write_mproperty = wmproperty
                var wmsignature = wpropdef.msignature
                if wmsignature == null then abort # Forward error
                wmsignature = v.resolve_signature_for(wmsignature, recvtype, for_self)

                var wtype = self.resolve_reassignment(v, readtype, wmsignature.mparameters.last.mtype)
                if wtype == null then return

                args.add(self.n_value)
                v.check_signature(self, args, name + "=", wmsignature)

                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class ACallReassignExpr
        redef fun property_name do return n_id.text
        redef fun compute_raw_arguments do return n_args.to_a
end

redef class ABraReassignExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "[]"
        redef fun compute_raw_arguments do return n_args.to_a
end

redef class AInitExpr
        redef fun property_name do return "init"
        redef fun compute_raw_arguments do return n_args.to_a
end

redef class AExprs
        fun to_a: Array[AExpr] do return self.n_exprs.to_a
end

###

redef class ASuperExpr
        # The method to call if the super is in fact a 'super init call'
        # Note: if the super is a normal call-next-method, then this attribute is null
        var mproperty: nullable MMethod

        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var recvtype = v.nclassdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype
                var mproperty = v.mpropdef.mproperty
                if not mproperty isa MMethod then
                        v.error(self, "Error: super only usable in a method")
                        return
                end
                var superprops = mproperty.lookup_super_definitions(v.mmodule, recvtype)
                if superprops.length == 0 then
                        if mproperty.is_init and v.mpropdef.is_intro then
                                process_superinit(v)
                                return
                        end
                        v.error(self, "Error: No super method to call for {mproperty}.")
                        return
                else if superprops.length > 1 then
                        v.modelbuilder.warning(self, "Error: Conflicting super method to call for {mproperty}: {superprops.join(", ")}.")
                        return
                end
                var superprop = superprops.first
                assert superprop isa MMethodDef

                var msignature = superprop.msignature.as(not null)
                msignature = v.resolve_signature_for(msignature, recvtype, true)
                var args = self.n_args.to_a
                if args.length > 0 then
                        v.check_signature(self, args, mproperty.name, msignature)
                end
                self.mtype = msignature.return_mtype
        end

        private fun process_superinit(v: TypeVisitor)
        do
                var recvtype = v.nclassdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype
                var mproperty = v.mpropdef.mproperty
                var superprop: nullable MMethodDef = null
                for msupertype in v.nclassdef.mclassdef.supertypes do
                        msupertype = msupertype.anchor_to(v.mmodule, recvtype)
                        var errcount = v.modelbuilder.toolcontext.error_count
                        var candidate = v.try_get_mproperty_by_name2(self, msupertype, mproperty.name).as(nullable MMethod)
                        if candidate == null then
                                if v.modelbuilder.toolcontext.error_count > errcount then return # Forard error
                                continue # Try next super-class
                        end
                        if superprop != null and superprop.mproperty != candidate then
                                v.error(self, "Error: conflicting super constructor to call for {mproperty}: {candidate.full_name}, {superprop.mproperty.full_name}")
                                return
                        end
                        var candidatedefs = candidate.lookup_definitions(v.mmodule, recvtype)
                        if superprop != null then
                                if superprop == candidatedefs.first then continue
                                candidatedefs.add(superprop)
                        end
                        if candidatedefs.length > 1 then
                                v.error(self, "Error: confliting property definitions for property {mproperty} in {recvtype}: {candidatedefs.join(", ")}")
                                return
                        end
                        superprop = candidatedefs.first
                end
                if superprop == null then
                        v.error(self, "Error: No super method to call for {mproperty}.")
                        return
                end
                self.mproperty = superprop.mproperty

                var args = self.n_args.to_a
                var msignature = superprop.msignature.as(not null)
                msignature = v.resolve_signature_for(msignature, recvtype, true)
                if args.length > 0 then
                        v.check_signature(self, args, mproperty.name, msignature)
                else
                        # TODO: Check signature
                end

                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

####

redef class ANewExpr
        # The constructor invoked by the new.
        var mproperty: nullable MMethod

        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var recvtype = v.resolve_mtype(self.n_type)
                if recvtype == null then return
                self.mtype = recvtype

                if not recvtype isa MClassType then
                        if recvtype isa MNullableType then
                                v.error(self, "Type error: cannot instantiate the nullable type {recvtype}.")
                                return
                        else
                                v.error(self, "Type error: cannot instantiate the formal type {recvtype}.")
                                return
                        end
                end

                var name: String
                var nid = self.n_id
                if nid != null then
                        name = nid.text
                else
                        name = "init"
                end
                var propdef = v.get_method(self, recvtype, name, false)
                if propdef == null then return

                self.mproperty = propdef.mproperty

                if not propdef.mproperty.is_init_for(recvtype.mclass) then
                        v.error(self, "Error: {name} is not a constructor.")
                        return
                end

                var msignature = propdef.msignature.as(not null)
                msignature = v.resolve_signature_for(msignature, recvtype, false)

                var args = n_args.to_a
                v.check_signature(self, args, name, msignature)
        end
end

####

redef class AAttrFormExpr
        # The attribute acceded.
        var mproperty: nullable MAttribute

        # The static type of the attribute.
        var attr_type: nullable MType

        # Resolve the attribute acceded.
        private fun resolve_property(v: TypeVisitor)
        do
                var recvtype = v.visit_expr(self.n_expr)
                if recvtype == null then return # Skip error
                var name = self.n_id.text
                if recvtype isa MNullType then
                        v.error(self, "Error: Attribute '{name}' access on 'null'.")
                        return
                end

                var unsafe_type = v.anchor_to(recvtype)
                var mproperty = v.try_get_mproperty_by_name2(self, unsafe_type, name)
                if mproperty == null then
                        v.modelbuilder.error(self, "Error: Attribute {name} doesn't exists in {recvtype}.")
                        return
                end
                assert mproperty isa MAttribute
                self.mproperty = mproperty

                var mpropdefs = mproperty.lookup_definitions(v.mmodule, unsafe_type)
                assert mpropdefs.length == 1
                var mpropdef = mpropdefs.first
                var attr_type = mpropdef.static_mtype.as(not null)
                attr_type = v.resolve_for(attr_type, recvtype, self.n_expr isa ASelfExpr)
                self.attr_type = attr_type
        end
end

redef class AAttrExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                self.resolve_property(v)
                self.mtype = self.attr_type
        end
end


redef class AAttrAssignExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                self.resolve_property(v)
                var mtype = self.attr_type

                v.visit_expr_subtype(self.n_value, mtype)
                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AAttrReassignExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                self.resolve_property(v)
                var mtype = self.attr_type
                if mtype == null then return # Skip error

                self.resolve_reassignment(v, mtype, mtype)

                self.is_typed = true
        end
end

redef class AIssetAttrExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                self.resolve_property(v)
                var mtype = self.attr_type
                if mtype == null then return # Skip error

                var recvtype = self.n_expr.mtype.as(not null)
                var bound = v.resolve_for(mtype, recvtype, false)
                if bound isa MNullableType then
                        v.error(self, "Error: isset on a nullable attribute.")
                end
                self.mtype = v.type_bool(self)
        end
end

###

redef class AClosureCallExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var variable = self.variable
                if variable == null then return # Skip error

                var recvtype = v.nclassdef.mclassdef.bound_mtype
                var msignature = variable.declared_type.as(MSignature)
                msignature = v.resolve_signature_for(msignature, recvtype, false)

                var args = n_args.to_a
                v.check_signature(self, args, variable.name, msignature)

                self.is_typed = true
                self.mtype = msignature.return_mtype
        end
end

redef class AClosureDef
        var mclosure: nullable MParameter

        private fun accept_typing(v: TypeVisitor, mparameter: MParameter)
        do
                var variables = self.variables
                if variables == null then return

                self.mclosure = mparameter
                var msignature = mparameter.mtype.as(MSignature)

                if msignature.arity != variables.length then
                        v.error(self, "Type error: closure {mparameter.name} expects {msignature.arity} parameters, {variables.length} given")
                        return
                end

                for i in [0..variables.length[ do
                        variables[i].declared_type = msignature.mparameters[i].mtype
                end

                v.visit_stmt(self.n_expr)
        end
end

###

redef class ADebugTypeExpr
        redef fun accept_typing(v)
        do
                var expr = v.visit_expr(self.n_expr)
                if expr == null then return
                var unsafe = v.anchor_to(expr)
                var ntype = self.n_type
                var mtype = v.resolve_mtype(ntype)
                if mtype != null and mtype != expr then
                        var umtype = v.anchor_to(mtype)
                        v.modelbuilder.warning(self, "Found type {expr} (-> {unsafe}), expected {mtype} (-> {umtype})")
                end
        end
end