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-# This file is part of NIT ( http://www.nitlanguage.org ).
-#
-# Copyright 2009 Jean Privat <jean@pryen.org>
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-# Things needed by typing.nit to generate intermediate code from AST
-module 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
-       super 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
-
-       # The register of self (if any)
-       var selfreg: nullable IRegister writable
-
-       init(visitor: AbsSyntaxVisitor, r: IRoutine, m: nullable MMMethod)
-       do
-               super(visitor.mmmodule, 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.values do
-                       for p in c.src_local_properties.values 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
-       super 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
-
-
-###############################################################################
-
-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]))
-               v.selfreg = selfreg
-               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
-               v.selfreg = null
-       end
-end
-
-redef class AExternPropdef
-       redef fun fill_iroutine(v, method)
-       do
-               # add all explicit extern calls for this extern method
-               for explicit_import in method.as(MMMethSrcMethod).explicit_imports
-               do
-                       var prop = explicit_import.method
-                       var ic : IAbsCall
-                       if prop.is_init then
-                               ic = new INew(prop.signature.recv, prop, new List[IRegister])
-                       else
-                               ic = new ICall(prop, new List[IRegister])
-                       end
-                       ic.is_explicit_from_extern = true
-                       v.stmt(ic)
-               end
-       end
-end
-
-redef class AExternInitPropdef
-       redef fun fill_iroutine(v, method)
-       do
-               var params = v.iroutine.params
-               var sig = method.signature
-               assert params.length == sig.arity + 1
-               var rtype = sig.recv # sig.return_type
-               v.add_assignment(new IRegister(rtype), v.expr(new INative(method, params), rtype))
-
-               super
-       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
-
-               super
-       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
-               for i in [0..variables.length[ do
-                       v.stmt(new IMove(v.variable(variables[i]), iclos.params[i]))
-               end
-               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.text.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 AImpliesExpr
-       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.else_seq
-               v.add_assignment(reg, v.lit_true_reg)
-
-               # Process right operand (in the else)
-               v.seq = iif.then_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 AOrElseExpr
-       redef fun generate_icode(v)
-       do
-               # Compute left operand
-               var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
-
-               # Prepare result
-               var reg = v.new_register(stype)
-
-               # Compare left and null
-               var n = v.lit_null_reg
-               var c = v.expr(new IIs(e, n), v.mmmodule.type_bool)
-               var iif = new IIf(c)
-               v.stmt(iif)
-               var old_seq = v.seq
-
-               # if equal, result = right opr
-               v.seq = iif.then_seq
-               v.add_assignment(reg, v.generate_expr(n_expr2))
-
-               # else, result = left operand
-               v.seq = iif.else_seq
-               v.add_assignment(reg, e)
-
-               v.seq = old_seq
-
-               return reg
-       end
-end
-
-redef class AIsaExpr
-       redef fun generate_icode(v)
-       do
-               var e = v.generate_expr(n_expr)
-               return v.expr(new ITypeCheck(v.selfreg.as(not null), 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 native_type = v.visitor.type_nativestring
-               var ns = v.expr(new IStringValue(_cstring.as(not null)), native_type)
-               var ni = v.expr(new IIntValue(_cstring_length.to_s), v.visitor.type_int)
-               var prop = v.visitor.get_method(native_type, once "to_s_with_length".to_symbol)
-               var e = v.expr(new ICall(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 str = n_string.text
-               if str.length >= 6 and str[0] == str[1] then
-                       str = str.substring(3, str.length - 6)
-               else
-                       str = str.substring(1, str.length - 2)
-               end
-               var res = new Buffer
-               var len = 0
-               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
-                       else if c == '"' then
-                               res.add('\\')
-                       else if c == '\n' then
-                               res.add('\\')
-                               c = 'n'
-                       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 nes = n_exprs.n_exprs
-               var recv = v.add_new_array(stype, nes.length)
-               for ne in nes 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])
-               var nas = n_args.n_exprs
-               if nas.length != arity then
-                       for i in [0..arity[ do
-                               args.add(v.iroutine.params[i + 1])
-                       end
-               else
-                       for na in nas 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
-
-redef class ADebugTypeExpr
-       redef fun generate_icode(v)
-       do
-               # Do nothing.
-               return null
-       end
-end