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diff --git a/src/model/mmodule.nit b/src/model/mmodule.nit
index 1b56250..a410236 100644
--- a/src/model/mmodule.nit
+++ b/src/model/mmodule.nit
@@ -75,13 +75,19 @@ class MModule
 	super MConcern
 
 	# The model considered
-	redef var model: Model
+	redef var model
 
 	# The group of module in the package if any
 	var mgroup: nullable MGroup
 
 	# The path of the module source, if any
-	var filepath: nullable String = null is writable
+	#
+	# safe alias to `location.file.filepath`
+	fun filepath: nullable String do
+		var res = self.location.file
+		if res == null then return null
+		return res.filename
+	end
 
 	# The package of the module if any
 	# Safe alias for `mgroup.mpackage`
@@ -92,9 +98,9 @@ class MModule
 	end
 
 	# The short name of the module
-	redef var name: String
+	redef var name
 
-	redef var location: Location is writable
+	redef var location is writable
 
 	# Alias for `name`
 	redef fun to_s do return self.name
@@ -138,7 +144,7 @@ class MModule
 
 	# Return the name of the global C identifier associated to `self`.
 	# This name is used to prefix files and other C identifiers associated with `self`.
-	redef var c_name: String is lazy do
+	redef var c_name is lazy do
 		var g = mgroup
 		var res
 		if g != null and g.mpackage.name != name then
@@ -242,18 +248,19 @@ class MModule
 		end
 	end
 
-	# Is `self` a unit test module used by `nitunit`?
-	var is_test_suite: Bool = false is writable
+	# Is `self` a module generated by a tool?
+	#
+	# This flag has no effect on the semantic.
+	# It is only intended on software engineering software to discriminate computer-generated modules from human-written ones.
+	var is_generated: Bool = false is writable
 
-	# Get the first non `is_fictive` module greater than self
-	fun first_real_mmodule: MModule
-	do
-		var mmodule = self
-		while mmodule.is_fictive do
-			mmodule = mmodule.in_importation.direct_greaters.first
-		end
-		return mmodule
-	end
+	# Get the non-`is_fictive` module on which `self` is based on.
+	#
+	# On non-fictive module, this returns `self`.
+	# On fictive modules, this is used to refer the module which `self` is based on.
+	#
+	# This attribute should be set when a fictive module is created. See `is_fictive`.
+	var first_real_mmodule: MModule = self is writable
 
 	redef fun parent_concern do return mgroup
 end