icode: link INative with a MMMethod instead of a raw C code

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# Things needed by typing.nit to generate intermediate code from AST
package icode_generation

import icode
import syntax_base
private import typing
private import primitive_info

# An AST2ICode context stores the currently built icode informations
class A2IContext
special ICodeBuilder
        redef fun stmt(s: ICode)
        do
                if _current_node != null then
                        current_location = _current_node.location
                else if visitor.current_node != null then
                        current_location = visitor.current_node.location
                end
                super
        end

        # Prepare a new array of length item
        fun add_new_array(stype: MMType, length: Int): IRegister
        do
                var prop = visitor.get_method(stype, once "with_capacity".to_symbol)
                var ni = expr(new IIntValue(length.to_s), visitor.type_int)
                return expr(new INew(stype, prop, [ni]), stype)
        end

        # Add an array add
        fun add_call_array_add(recv, item: IRegister)
        do
                var stype = recv.stype
                var prop = visitor.get_method(stype, once "add".to_symbol)
                stmt(new ICall(prop, [recv, item]))
        end

        # Get the iregister associated with a variable
        # Or assign one if none exists
        fun variable(v: Variable): IRegister
        do
                if _variables.has_key(v) then
                        return _variables[v]
                else
                        var reg = new_register(v.stype.as(not null))
                        _variables[v] = reg
                        return reg
                end
        end

        # Current registered variable
        var _variables: HashMap[Variable, IRegister] = new HashMap[Variable, IRegister]

        # Current registered closurevariables
        readable var _closurevariables: HashMap[ClosureVariable, IClosureDecl] = new HashMap[ClosureVariable, IClosureDecl]

        # The current syntax visitor
        readable var _visitor: AbsSyntaxVisitor

        # Where a nit return must branch
        readable writable var _return_seq: nullable ISeq

        # Register where a functionnal nit return must store its value
        readable writable var _return_value: nullable IRegister

        # The method associated to the iroutine (if any)
        readable var _method: nullable MMMethod

        init(visitor: AbsSyntaxVisitor, r: IRoutine, m: nullable MMMethod)
        do
                super(visitor.module, r)
                _visitor = visitor
                _return_seq = r.body
                _return_value = r.result
                _method = m
        end

        # Insert implicit super init calls
        fun invoke_super_init_calls_after(start_prop: nullable MMMethod)
        do
                var p = method
                assert p isa MMSrcMethod
                var n = p.node
                assert n isa AConcreteInitPropdef

                if n.super_init_calls.is_empty then return
                var i = 0
                var j = 0
                if start_prop != null then
                        while n.super_init_calls[i] != start_prop do
                                i += 1
                        end
                        i += 1

                        while n.explicit_super_init_calls[j] != start_prop do
                                j += 1
                        end
                        j += 1
                end
                var stop_prop: nullable MMMethod = null
                if j < n.explicit_super_init_calls.length then
                        stop_prop = n.explicit_super_init_calls[j]
                end
                var l = n.super_init_calls.length
                while i < l do
                        var sp = n.super_init_calls[i]
                        if sp == stop_prop then break
                        var cargs = new Array[IRegister]
                        if sp.signature.arity == 0 then
                                cargs.add(iroutine.params.first)
                        else
                                for va in iroutine.params do
                                        cargs.add(va)
                                end
                        end
                        stmt(new ICall(sp, cargs))
                        i += 1
                end
        end

        # The current  AExpr
        var _current_node: nullable AExpr = null

        # Generate icode in the current sequence from a statement
        fun generate_stmt(n: nullable AExpr)
        do
                if n == null then return
                var old = _current_node
                _current_node = n
                n.generate_icode(self)
                _current_node = old
        end

        # Generate icode in the current sequence from an expression
        fun generate_expr(n: AExpr): IRegister
        do
                var old = _current_node
                _current_node = n
                var reg = n.generate_icode(self).as(not null)
                _current_node = old
                return reg
        end
end

redef class EscapableBlock
        # Where a nit break must branch
        readable writable var _break_seq: nullable ISeq

        # Where a nit continue must branch
        readable writable var _continue_seq: nullable ISeq

        # Register where a functionnal nit break must store its value
        readable writable var _break_value: nullable IRegister

        # Register where a functionnal nit continue must store its value
        readable writable var _continue_value: nullable IRegister
end

redef class MMSrcModule
        # Generate icode for method bodies
        fun generate_icode(tc: ToolContext)
        do
                var v = new A2IVisitor(tc, self)
                for c in src_local_classes do
                        for p in c.src_local_properties do
                                if p isa MMSrcMethod then
                                        p.generate_iroutine(v)
                                else if p isa MMSrcAttribute then
                                        p.generate_iroutine(v)
                                end
                        end
                end
        end
end

redef class MMSrcAttribute
        redef readable writable var _iroutine: nullable IRoutine

        # Generate the initialization iroutine
        fun generate_iroutine(visitor: A2IVisitor)
        do
                if node.n_expr != null then
                        var iroutine = signature.generate_empty_iroutine
                        iroutine.location = node.location
                        var v = new A2IContext(visitor, iroutine, null)
                        visitor.icode_ctx = v
                        visitor.enter_visit(node)
                        visitor.icode_ctx = null
                        _iroutine = iroutine
                end
        end
end

redef class MMSrcMethod
        redef readable writable var _iroutine: nullable IRoutine

        # Generate the body iroutine
        fun generate_iroutine(visitor: A2IVisitor)
        do
                var iroutine = signature.generate_empty_iroutine
                if node != null then
                        iroutine.location = node.location
                end
                var v = new A2IContext(visitor, iroutine, self)
                visitor.icode_ctx = v
                inner_generate_iroutine(v)
                visitor.icode_ctx = null
                _iroutine = iroutine
        end

        # Generate the body iroutine (specific part)
        fun inner_generate_iroutine(v: A2IContext) is abstract
end

redef class MMReadImplementationMethod
        redef fun inner_generate_iroutine(v)
        do
                var e = v.add_attr_read(node.prop, v.iroutine.params.first)
                v.add_return_value(e)
        end
end

redef class MMWriteImplementationMethod
        redef fun inner_generate_iroutine(v)
        do
                var params = v.iroutine.params
                v.stmt(new IAttrWrite(node.prop, params[0], params[1]))
        end
end

redef class MMMethSrcMethod
        redef fun inner_generate_iroutine(v)
        do
                v.visitor.enter_visit(node)
        end
end

redef class MMImplicitInit
        redef fun inner_generate_iroutine(v)
        do
                var params = v.iroutine.params
                var f = params.length - unassigned_attributes.length
                var recv = params.first
                for sp in super_inits do
                        assert sp isa MMMethod
                        var args_recv = [recv]
                        if sp == super_init then
                                var args = new Array[IRegister].with_capacity(f)
                                args.add(recv)
                                for i in [1..f[ do
                                        args.add(params[i])
                                end
                                v.stmt(new ICall(sp, args))
                        else
                                v.stmt(new ICall(sp, args_recv))
                        end
                end
                for i in [f..params.length[ do
                        var attribute = unassigned_attributes[i-f]
                        v.stmt(new IAttrWrite(attribute, recv, params[i]))
                end
        end
end

class A2IVisitor
special AbsSyntaxVisitor
        writable var _icode_ctx: nullable A2IContext
        fun icode_ctx: A2IContext do return _icode_ctx.as(not null)
        redef fun visit(n) do n.accept_icode_generation(self)
        init(tc, m) do super
end


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redef class ANode
        fun accept_icode_generation(v: A2IVisitor) do accept_abs_syntax_visitor(v) end
end

redef class AAttrPropdef
        redef fun accept_icode_generation(vv)
        do
                var v = vv.icode_ctx
                v.stmt(new IMove(v.variable(self_var), v.iroutine.params.first))
                super
                var ne = n_expr
                if ne != null then
                        v.stmt(new IMove(v.iroutine.result.as(not null), v.generate_expr(ne)))
                end
        end
end

redef class AMethPropdef
        redef fun accept_icode_generation(vv)
        do
                super
                fill_iroutine(vv.icode_ctx, method)
        end

        # Compile the method body common preambule (before specific body stuff if any)
        fun fill_iroutine(v: A2IContext, method: MMSrcMethod) is abstract
end

redef class ASignature
        fun fill_iroutine_parameters(v: A2IContext, orig_sig: MMSignature, params: Sequence[IRegister], closdecls: nullable Sequence[IClosureDecl])
        do
                for ap in n_params do
                        var reg = v.variable(ap.variable)
                        var orig_type = orig_sig[ap.position]
                        var apst = ap.variable.stype.as(not null)
                        if not orig_type < apst then
                                v.add_type_cast(params[ap.position], apst)
                        end
                        v.stmt(new IMove(reg, params[ap.position]))
                end
                for i in [0..n_closure_decls.length[ do
                        var wd = n_closure_decls[i]
                        v.closurevariables[wd.variable] = closdecls[i]
                end
        end
end

redef class AClosureDecl
        redef fun accept_icode_generation(vv)
        do
                var v = vv.icode_ctx
                var iclos = variable.closure.signature.generate_empty_iclosuredef(v)
                var old_seq = v.seq
                v.seq = iclos.body
                escapable.continue_seq = iclos.body
                escapable.continue_value = iclos.result
                escapable.break_seq = v.return_seq
                escapable.break_value = v.return_value
                n_signature.fill_iroutine_parameters(v, variable.closure.signature, iclos.params, null)

                if n_expr != null then
                        v.generate_stmt(n_expr)
                        v.iroutine.closure_decls[position].default = iclos

                        # Add a final break in case of break block witout value
                        if variable.closure.is_break and v.return_value == null then
                                v.add_escape(v.return_seq.as(not null))
                        end
                end
                v.seq = old_seq
        end
end

redef class AConcreteMethPropdef
        redef fun fill_iroutine(v, method)
        do
                var params = v.iroutine.params.to_a
                var selfreg = v.variable(self_var)
                v.stmt(new IMove(selfreg, params[0]))
                params.shift

                var orig_meth: MMLocalProperty = method.global.intro
                var orig_sig = orig_meth.signature_for(method.signature.recv)
                if n_signature != null then
                        n_signature.fill_iroutine_parameters(v, orig_sig, params, v.iroutine.closure_decls)
                end

                if self isa AConcreteInitPropdef then
                        v.invoke_super_init_calls_after(null)
                end

                if n_block != null then
                        v.generate_stmt(n_block)
                end
        end
end

redef class ADeferredMethPropdef
        redef fun fill_iroutine(v, method)
        do
                v.add_abort("Deferred method called")
        end
end

redef class AExternMethPropdef
        redef fun fill_iroutine(v, method)
        do
                var params = v.iroutine.params
                var rtype = method.signature.return_type
                if rtype != null then
                        v.add_return_value(v.expr(new INative(method, params), rtype))
                else
                        v.stmt(new INative(method, params))
                end
        end
end

redef class AInternMethPropdef
        redef fun fill_iroutine(v, method)
        do
                var params = v.iroutine.params
                var rtype = method.signature.return_type
                if rtype != null then
                        v.add_return_value(v.expr(new INative(method, params), rtype))
                else
                        v.stmt(new INative(method, params))
                end
        end
end

###############################################################################

redef class AExpr
        redef fun accept_icode_generation(v) do end

        # Generate icode sequence in the current A2IContext
        # This method should not be called direclty: use generate_expr and generate_stmt from A2IContext instead
        protected fun generate_icode(v: A2IContext): nullable IRegister is abstract
end

redef class AVardeclExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var reg = v.variable(variable)
                var ne = n_expr
                if ne != null then
                        v.add_assignment(reg, v.generate_expr(ne))
                end
                return null
        end
end

redef class ABlockExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                for ne in n_expr do v.generate_stmt(ne)
                return null
        end
end

redef class ADoExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var seq_old = v.seq
                var seq = new ISeq
                v.stmt(seq)
                escapable.break_seq = seq
                v.seq = seq

                v.generate_stmt(n_block)

                v.seq = seq_old
                return null
        end
end

redef class AReturnExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var ne = n_expr
                if ne != null then
                        v.add_assignment(v.return_value.as(not null), v.generate_expr(ne))
                end
                v.add_escape(v.return_seq.as(not null))
                return null
        end
end

redef class ABreakExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var ne = n_expr
                if ne != null then
                        v.add_assignment(escapable.break_value.as(not null), v.generate_expr(ne))
                end
                v.add_escape(escapable.break_seq.as(not null))
                return null
        end
end

redef class AContinueExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var ne = n_expr
                if ne != null then
                        v.add_assignment(escapable.continue_value.as(not null), v.generate_expr(ne))
                end
                v.add_escape(escapable.continue_seq.as(not null))
                return null
        end
end

redef class AAbortExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                v.add_abort("Aborted")
                return null
        end
end

redef class AIfExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var iif = new IIf(v.generate_expr(n_expr))
                v.stmt(iif)
                var seq_old = v.seq

                if n_then != null then
                        v.seq = iif.then_seq
                        v.generate_stmt(n_then)
                end

                if n_else != null then
                        v.seq = iif.else_seq
                        v.generate_stmt(n_else)
                end

                v.seq = seq_old
                return null
        end
end

redef class AWhileExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var seq_old = v.seq
                var iloop = new ILoop
                v.stmt(iloop)
                escapable.break_seq = iloop
                v.seq = iloop

                # Process condition
                var iif = new IIf(v.generate_expr(n_expr))
                v.stmt(iif)

                # Process inside (condition is true)
                if n_block != null then
                        v.seq = iif.then_seq
                        escapable.continue_seq = iif.then_seq
                        v.generate_stmt(n_block)
                end

                # Process escape (condition is false)
                v.seq = iif.else_seq
                v.add_escape(iloop)

                v.seq = seq_old
                return null
        end
end

redef class ALoopExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var seq_old = v.seq
                var iloop = new ILoop
                v.stmt(iloop)
                escapable.break_seq = iloop
                v.seq = iloop

                # Process inside
                if n_block != null then
                        var seq = new ISeq
                        v.stmt(seq)
                        v.seq = seq
                        escapable.continue_seq = seq
                        v.generate_stmt(n_block)
                end

                v.seq = seq_old
                return null
        end
end

redef class AForExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var ne = n_expr
                var expr_type = ne.stype
                var tint = v.visitor.type_int
                var meth # The method that call the closure
                var args # The arguments of meth

                if ne isa ARangeExpr and expr_type == v.visitor.type_range(tint) then
                        # Shortcut. No Range[Int] object allocated.
                        # 'for x in [y..z] do' become 'y.enumerate_to(z) !each(x) do'
                        # 'for x in [y..z[ do' become 'y.enumerate_before(z) !each(x) do'
                        # And both methods may be inlined
                        args = [v.generate_expr(ne.n_expr), v.generate_expr(ne.n_expr2)]
                        if ne isa ACrangeExpr then
                                meth = v.visitor.get_method(tint, once "enumerate_to".to_symbol)
                        else
                                assert ne isa AOrangeExpr
                                meth = v.visitor.get_method(tint, once "enumerate_before".to_symbol)
                        end
                else
                        # Standard way.
                        # 'for x in e do' become 'e.iterate !each(x) do'
                        # Some iterate methods may be inlined (eg. the Array one)
                        meth = v.visitor.get_method(expr_type, once "iterate".to_symbol)
                        args = [v.generate_expr(n_expr)]
                end

                # Build closure
                var iclos = meth.signature.closures.first.signature.generate_empty_iclosuredef(v)
                var old_seq = v.seq

                var seq = new ISeq
                v.stmt(seq)
                v.seq = seq
                escapable.break_seq = seq
                escapable.break_value = null

                v.seq = iclos.body
                escapable.continue_seq = iclos.body
                escapable.continue_value = null
                v.stmt(new IMove(v.variable(variable), iclos.params.first))
                v.generate_stmt(n_block)

                # Call closure
                v.seq = seq
                v.add_call(meth, args, [iclos])

                v.seq = old_seq
                return null
        end
end

redef class AAssertExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                var iif = new IIf(e)
                v.stmt(iif)
                var seq_old = v.seq
                v.seq = iif.else_seq
                v.generate_stmt(n_else)
                var id = n_id
                if id == null then
                        v.add_abort("Assert failed")
                else
                        v.add_abort("Assert %s  failed", id.to_s)
                end
                v.seq = seq_old
                return null
        end
end

redef class AVarExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                return v.variable(variable)
        end
end

redef class AVarAssignExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_value)
                v.add_assignment(v.variable(variable), e)
                return null
        end
end

redef class AVarReassignExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e1 = v.variable(variable)
                var e2 = v.generate_expr(n_value)
                var e3 = v.expr(new ICall(assign_method, [e1, e2]), assign_method.signature.return_type.as(not null))
                v.add_assignment(e1, e3)
                return null
        end
end

redef class ASelfExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                return v.variable(variable)
        end
end

redef class AIfexprExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                # Process condition
                var iif = new IIf(v.generate_expr(n_expr))
                v.stmt(iif)
                var seq_old = v.seq

                # Prepare result
                var reg = v.new_register(stype)

                # Process 'then'
                v.seq = iif.then_seq
                v.add_assignment(reg, v.generate_expr(n_then))

                # Process 'else'
                v.seq = iif.else_seq
                v.add_assignment(reg, v.generate_expr(n_else))

                v.seq = seq_old
                return reg
        end
end

redef class AEeExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                var e2 = v.generate_expr(n_expr2)
                return v.expr(new IIs(e, e2), stype)
        end
end

redef class AOrExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                # Prepare result
                var reg = v.new_register(stype)

                # Process left operand (in a if/then)
                var iif = new IIf(v.generate_expr(n_expr))
                v.stmt(iif)
                var seq_old = v.seq
                v.seq = iif.then_seq
                v.add_assignment(reg, v.lit_true_reg)

                # Process right operand (in the else)
                v.seq = iif.else_seq
                v.add_assignment(reg, v.generate_expr(n_expr2))

                v.seq = seq_old
                return reg
        end
end

redef class AAndExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                # Prepare result
                var reg = v.new_register(stype)

                # Process left operand (in a if/else)
                var iif = new IIf(v.generate_expr(n_expr))
                v.stmt(iif)
                var seq_old = v.seq
                v.seq = iif.else_seq
                v.add_assignment(reg, v.lit_false_reg)

                # Process right operand (in the then)
                v.seq = iif.then_seq
                v.add_assignment(reg, v.generate_expr(n_expr2))

                v.seq = seq_old
                return reg
        end
end

redef class ANotExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                return v.expr(new INot(e), stype)
        end
end

redef class AIsaExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                return v.expr(new ITypeCheck(e, n_type.stype), stype)
        end
end

redef class AAsCastExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                v.add_type_cast(e, stype)
                return e
        end
end

redef class AAsNotnullExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                v.add_type_cast(e, stype)
                return e
        end
end

redef class ATrueExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                return v.lit_true_reg
        end
end

redef class AFalseExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                return v.lit_false_reg
        end
end

redef class AIntExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                return v.expr(new IIntValue(n_number.text), stype)
        end
end

redef class AFloatExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                return v.expr(new IFloatValue(n_float.text), stype)
        end
end

redef class ACharExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                return v.expr(new ICharValue(n_char.text), stype)
        end
end

redef class AStringFormExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                compute_string_infos
                var old_seq = v.seq
                var ionce = new IOnce
                var reg = v.expr(ionce, stype)
                v.seq = ionce.body
                var ns = v.expr(new IStringValue(_cstring.as(not null)), v.visitor.type_nativestring)
                var ni = v.expr(new IIntValue(_cstring_length.to_s), v.visitor.type_int)
                var prop = v.visitor.get_method(stype, once "with_native".to_symbol)
                var e = v.expr(new INew(stype, prop, [ns, ni]), stype)
                v.add_assignment(reg, e)
                v.seq = old_seq
                return reg
        end

        # The raw string value
        protected fun string_text: String is abstract

        # The string in a C native format
        protected var _cstring: nullable String

        # The string length in bytes
        protected var _cstring_length: nullable Int

        # Compute _cstring and _cstring_length using string_text
        protected fun compute_string_infos
        do
                var len = 0
                var str = string_text
                var res = new Buffer
                var i = 0
                while i < str.length do
                        var c = str[i]
                        if c == '\\' then
                                i = i + 1
                                var c2 = str[i]
                                if c2 != '{' and c2 != '}' then
                                        res.add(c)
                                end
                                c = c2
                        end
                        len = len + 1
                        res.add(c)
                        i = i + 1
                end
                _cstring = res.to_s
                _cstring_length = len
        end
end

redef class AStringExpr
        redef fun string_text do return n_string.text.substring(1, n_string.text.length - 2)
end
redef class AStartStringExpr
        redef fun string_text do return n_string.text.substring(1, n_string.text.length - 2)
end
redef class AMidStringExpr
        redef fun string_text do return n_string.text.substring(1, n_string.text.length - 2)
end
redef class AEndStringExpr
        redef fun string_text do return n_string.text.substring(1, n_string.text.length - 2)
end

redef class ASuperstringExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var array = v.add_new_array(atype, n_exprs.length)
                var prop_to_s = v.visitor.get_method(v.visitor.type_object, once "to_s".to_symbol)
                for ne in n_exprs do
                        var e = v.generate_expr(ne)
                        if ne.stype != stype then
                                e = v.expr(new ICall(prop_to_s, [e]), stype)
                        end
                        v.add_call_array_add(array, e)
                end
                return v.expr(new ICall(prop_to_s, [array]), stype)
        end
end

redef class ANullExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                return v.lit_null_reg
        end
end

redef class AArrayExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var recv = v.add_new_array(stype, n_exprs.length)
                for ne in n_exprs do
                        var e = v.generate_expr(ne)
                        v.add_call_array_add(recv, e)
                end
                return recv
        end
end

redef class ACrangeExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                var e2 = v.generate_expr(n_expr2)
                var prop = v.visitor.get_method(stype, once "init".to_symbol)
                return v.expr(new INew(stype, prop, [e, e2]), stype)
        end
end

redef class AOrangeExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                var e2 = v.generate_expr(n_expr2)
                var prop = v.visitor.get_method(stype, once "without_last".to_symbol)
                return v.expr(new INew(stype, prop, [e, e2]), stype)
        end
end

redef class ASuperExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var arity = v.iroutine.params.length - 1
                if init_in_superclass != null then
                        arity = init_in_superclass.signature.arity
                end
                var args = new Array[IRegister].with_capacity(arity + 1)
                args.add(v.iroutine.params[0])
                if n_args.length != arity then
                        for i in [0..arity[ do
                                args.add(v.iroutine.params[i + 1])
                        end
                else
                        for na in n_args do
                                args.add(v.generate_expr(na))
                        end
                end
                var p = init_in_superclass
                if p != null then
                        var rtype = p.signature.return_type
                        if rtype != null then
                                return v.expr(new ICall(p, args), rtype)
                        else
                                v.stmt(new ICall(p, args))
                                return null
                        end
                else
                        p = prop
                        var rtype = p.signature.return_type
                        if rtype == null then
                                v.stmt(new ISuper(p, args))
                                return null
                        else
                                return v.expr(new ISuper(p, args), rtype)
                        end
                end
        end
end

redef class AAttrExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                if n_expr.stype.is_nullable then v.add_null_reciever_check(e)
                return v.add_attr_read(prop, e)
        end
end

redef class AAttrAssignExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                if n_expr.stype.is_nullable then v.add_null_reciever_check(e)
                var e2 = v.generate_expr(n_value)
                v.stmt(new IAttrWrite(prop, e, e2))
                return null
        end
end
redef class AAttrReassignExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e1 = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                if n_expr.stype.is_nullable then v.add_null_reciever_check(e1)
                var e2 = v.expr(new IAttrRead(prop, e1), attr_type)
                var e3 = v.generate_expr(n_value)
                var e4 = v.expr(new ICall(assign_method, [e2, e3]), attr_type)
                v.stmt(new IAttrWrite(prop, e1, e4))
                return null
        end
end

redef class AIssetAttrExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                if n_expr.stype.is_nullable then v.add_null_reciever_check(e)
                return v.expr(new IAttrIsset(prop, e), stype)
        end
end

redef class AAbsAbsSendExpr
        # Compile each argument and add them to the array
        fun generate_icode_for_arguments_in(v: A2IContext, args: Array[IRegister], signature: MMSignature)
        do
                var par_arity = signature.arity
                var par_vararg = signature.vararg_rank
                var raw_args = raw_arguments
                var raw_arity = raw_args.length
                var arg_idx = 0
                for par_idx in [0..par_arity[ do
                        var a: AExpr
                        var par_type = signature[par_idx]
                        if par_idx == par_vararg then
                                var arr = v.add_new_array(v.visitor.type_array(par_type), raw_arity-par_arity)
                                for i in [0..(raw_arity-par_arity)] do
                                        a = raw_args[arg_idx]
                                        v.add_call_array_add(arr, v.generate_expr(a))
                                        arg_idx = arg_idx + 1
                                end
                                args.add(arr)
                        else
                                a = raw_args[arg_idx]
                                args.add(v.generate_expr(a))
                                arg_idx = arg_idx + 1
                        end
                end
        end
end

redef class ASendExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var recv = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                var args = new Array[IRegister]
                args.add(recv)
                var prop = prop
                generate_icode_for_arguments_in(v, args, prop.signature.as(not null))
                var r: nullable IRegister = null # The full result of the send (raw call + breaks)
                var r2: nullable IRegister # The raw result of the call

                # Prepare closures
                var seq_old = v.seq
                var closcns: nullable Array[nullable IClosureDef] = null
                if not prop_signature.closures.is_empty then
                        var rtype = prop_signature.return_type
                        if rtype != null then
                                r = v.new_register(rtype)
                        end
                        var seq = new ISeq
                        v.stmt(seq)
                        v.seq = seq
                        closcns = new Array[nullable IClosureDef]
                        var cdarity = 0
                        if closure_defs != null then cdarity = closure_defs.length
                        var closure_defs = closure_defs
                        for mmc in prop_signature.closures do
                                var found = false
                                var name = mmc.name
                                if closure_defs != null then
                                        for cd in closure_defs do
                                                if cd.n_id.to_symbol != name then continue
                                                assert found == false
                                                found = true
                                                cd.escapable.break_seq = seq
                                                cd.escapable.break_value = r
                                                var cn = cd.generate_iclosuredef(v)
                                                closcns.add(cn)
                                        end
                                end
                                if not found then
                                        closcns.add(null)
                                end
                        end
                end

                r2 = v.add_call(prop, args, closcns)

                # Closure work
                if not prop_signature.closures.is_empty then
                        if r != null and r2 != null then v.add_assignment(r, r2)
                        v.seq = seq_old
                else
                        r = r2
                end

                if prop.global.is_init then
                        v.invoke_super_init_calls_after(prop)
                end
                return r
        end
end

redef class ASendReassignExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var recv = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                if n_expr.stype.is_nullable then v.add_null_reciever_check(recv)
                var args = new Array[IRegister]
                args.add(recv)
                generate_icode_for_arguments_in(v, args, read_prop.signature.as(not null))

                var e2 = v.expr(new ICall(read_prop, args), read_prop.signature.return_type.as(not null))
                var e3 = v.generate_expr(n_value)
                var e4 = v.expr(new ICall(assign_method, [e2, e3]), assign_method.signature.return_type.as(not null))
                var args2 = args.to_a
                args2.add(e4)
                v.stmt(new ICall(prop, args2))
                return null
        end
end

redef class ANewExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var args = new Array[IRegister]
                generate_icode_for_arguments_in(v, args, prop.signature.as(not null))
                return v.expr(new INew(stype, prop, args), stype)
        end
end

redef class AProxyExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                return v.generate_expr(n_expr)
        end
end

redef class AOnceExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                var ionce = new IOnce
                var reg = v.expr(ionce, stype)
                var old_seq = v.seq
                v.seq = ionce.body

                var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
                v.add_assignment(reg, e)

                v.seq = old_seq
                return reg
        end
end


redef class AClosureDef
        var _iclosure_def: nullable IClosureDef

        fun generate_iclosuredef(v: A2IContext): IClosureDef
        do
                # Prepare signature
                var args = new Array[IRegister]
                var sig = closure.signature
                for i in [0..sig.arity[ do
                        args.add(v.new_register(sig[i]))
                end
                var ret: nullable IRegister = null
                var rtype = sig.return_type
                if rtype != null then
                        ret = v.new_register(rtype)
                end

                var iclos = new IClosureDef(args, ret)
                iclos.location = location

                # Prepare env
                var seq_old = v.seq
                v.seq = iclos.body
                escapable.continue_seq = iclos.body
                escapable.continue_value = iclos.result

                # Assign parameters
                for i in [0..variables.length[ do
                        var res = v.variable(variables[i])
                        v.add_assignment(res, iclos.params[i])
                end

                v.generate_stmt(n_expr)

                # Add a final break in case of break block witout value
                if closure.is_break and escapable.break_value == null then
                        v.add_escape(escapable.break_seq.as(not null))
                end

                v.seq = seq_old
                _iclosure_def = iclos
                return iclos
        end
end

redef class AClosureCallExpr
        redef fun generate_icode(v)
        do
                # Geneate arguments
                var args = new Array[IRegister]
                generate_icode_for_arguments_in(v, args, variable.closure.signature)

                # Prepare icall
                var closdecl = v.closurevariables[variable]
                var icall = new IClosCall(closdecl, args)
                var seq_old = v.seq

                # Fill break of ical
                if n_closure_defs.length == 1 then do
                        var iseq = new ISeq
                        icall.break_seq = iseq
                        v.seq = iseq
                        v.generate_stmt(n_closure_defs.first.n_expr)
                        v.seq = seq_old
                end

                # Prepare in case of default block
                var iif: nullable IIf = null # The iif of default block
                var closdecl_default = closdecl.default # The default (if any)
                if closdecl_default != null then
                        iif = new IIf(v.expr(new IHasClos(closdecl), v.visitor.type_bool))
                        v.stmt(iif)
                        v.seq = iif.then_seq
                end

                # Add the icall
                var r2: nullable IRegister = null # the result of the icall
                var rtype = variable.closure.signature.return_type
                if rtype == null then
                        v.stmt(icall)
                else
                        r2 = v.expr(icall, rtype)
                end

                # Process the case of default block
                var r: nullable IRegister = null # the real result
                if closdecl_default != null then
                        assert iif != null
                        if r2 != null then
                                assert rtype != null
                                r = v.new_register(rtype)
                                v.add_assignment(r, r2)
                        end
                        v.seq = iif.else_seq
                        var r3 = v.inline_routine(closdecl_default, args, null)
                        if r != null then
                                assert r3 != null
                                v.add_assignment(r, r3)
                        end
                        v.seq = seq_old
                else
                        r = r2
                end
                return r
        end
end