class CPPLanguage
	super FFILanguage

	redef fun identify_language(n) do return n.is_cpp

	redef fun compile_module_block(block, ecc, mmodule)
	do
		if mmodule.cpp_file == null then mmodule.cpp_file = new CPPCompilationUnit

		if block.is_cpp_header then
			mmodule.cpp_file.header_custom.add(block.location.as_line_pragma)
			mmodule.cpp_file.header_custom.add(block.code)
		else if block.is_cpp_body then
			mmodule.cpp_file.body_custom.add( block.location.as_line_pragma )
			mmodule.cpp_file.body_custom.add( block.code )
		end
	end

	# We call C++ from C using 2 more files (_ffi.c and _ffi.cpp) and multiple generated functions:
	# 1. The standard C implementation function (___impl) expected by the common FFI
	# 2. The indirection function (___cpp_impl_mid) is a C function, called from C but implemented as `extern "C"` in C++
	# 3. The actual C++ implementation function (___cpp_impl)
	redef fun compile_extern_method(block, m, ecc, mmodule)
	do
		if mmodule.cpp_file == null then mmodule.cpp_file = new CPPCompilationUnit

		var mclass_type = m.parent.as(AClassdef).mclass.mclass_type
		var mproperty = m.mpropdef.mproperty

		# Signature of the indirection function implemented as `extern "C"` in C++
		var indirection_sig = mproperty.build_csignature(mclass_type, mmodule, "___cpp_impl_mid", long_signature, internal_call_context)

		## In C file (__ffi.c)

		# Declare the indirection function in C
		ecc.body_decl.add("{indirection_sig};\n")

		# Call the indirection function from C (___impl)
		var fc: CFunction = new ExternCFunction(m, mmodule)
		fc.exprs.add(mproperty.build_ccall(mclass_type, mmodule, "___cpp_impl_mid", long_signature, cpp_call_context, null))
		fc.exprs.add("\n")
		ecc.add_exported_function( fc )

		## In C++ file (__ffi.cpp)

		# Declare the indirection function in C++
		mmodule.cpp_file.header_decl.add("extern \"C\" \{\n")
		mmodule.cpp_file.header_decl.add("{indirection_sig};\n")
		mmodule.cpp_file.header_decl.add("\}\n")

		# Implement the indirection function as extern in C++
		# Will convert C arguments to C++ and call the C++ implementation function.
		fc = new CFunction(indirection_sig)
		if not mproperty.is_init then
			var param_name = "self"
			var type_name = to_cpp_call_context.name_mtype(mclass_type)
			if mclass_type.mclass.ftype isa ForeignCppType then
				fc.exprs.add("{type_name} {param_name}_for_cpp = static_cast<{type_name}>({param_name});\n")
			else
				fc.exprs.add("{type_name} {param_name}_for_cpp = {param_name};\n")
			end
		end
		for param in m.mpropdef.msignature.mparameters do
			var param_name = param.name
			var type_name = to_cpp_call_context.name_mtype(param.mtype)
			if mclass_type.mclass.ftype isa ForeignCppType then
				fc.exprs.add("{type_name} {param_name}_for_cpp = static_cast<{type_name}>({param_name});\n")
			else
				fc.exprs.add("{type_name} {param_name}_for_cpp = {param_name};\n")
			end
		end
		fc.exprs.add(mproperty.build_ccall(mclass_type, mmodule, "___cpp_impl", long_signature, cpp_call_context, "_for_cpp"))
		fc.exprs.add("\n")
		mmodule.cpp_file.add_exported_function(fc)

		# Custom C++, the body of the Nit C++ method is copied to its own C++ function
		var cpp_signature = mproperty.build_csignature(mclass_type, mmodule, "___cpp_impl", long_signature, cpp_call_context)
		fc = new CFunction(cpp_signature)
		fc.decls.add( block.location.as_line_pragma )
		fc.exprs.add( block.code )
		mmodule.cpp_file.add_local_function( fc )
	end

	redef fun compile_extern_class(block, m, ecc, mmodule) do end

	redef fun get_ftype(block, m) do return new ForeignCppType(block.code)

	redef fun compile_to_files(mmodule, compdir)
	do
		var cpp_file = mmodule.cpp_file
		assert cpp_file != null

		# write .cpp and .hpp file
		cpp_file.header_custom.add("extern \"C\" \{\n")
		cpp_file.header_custom.add("#include \"{mmodule.c_name}._ffi.h\"\n")
		cpp_file.header_custom.add("\}\n")

		var file = cpp_file.write_to_files(mmodule, compdir)

		# add complation to makefile
		mmodule.ffi_files.add(file)

		# add linked option to support C++
		mmodule.ldflags.add_one("", "-lstdc++")
	end

	redef fun compile_callback(callback, mmodule, mainmodule, ecc)
	do
		callback.compile_callback_to_cpp(mmodule, mainmodule)
	end
end