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// -*- rust -*-

import driver::session;
import front::ast;
import lib::llvm::False;
import lib::llvm::llvm;
import lib::llvm::mk_object_file;
import lib::llvm::mk_section_iter;
import middle::fold;
import middle::metadata;
import middle::trans;
import middle::ty;
import back::x86;
import util::common;
import util::common::span;

import std::_str;
import std::_uint;
import std::_vec;
import std::ebml;
import std::fs;
import std::io;
import std::option;
import std::option::none;
import std::option::some;
import std::os;
import std::map::hashmap;

// TODO: map to a real type here.
type env = @rec(
    session::session sess,
    @hashmap[str, int] crate_cache,
    vec[str] library_search_paths,
    mutable int next_crate_num
);

// Type decoding

// Compact string representation for ty::t values. API ty_str & parse_from_str
// (The second has to be authed pure.) Extra parameters are for converting
// to/from def_ids in the data buffer. Whatever format you choose should not
// contain pipe characters.

// Callback to translate defs to strs or back:
type str_def = fn(str) -> ast::def_id;

type pstate = rec(vec[u8] data, int crate,
                  mutable uint pos, uint len, ty::ctxt tcx);

fn peek(@pstate st) -> u8 {
    ret st.data.(st.pos);
}
fn next(@pstate st) -> u8 {
    auto ch = st.data.(st.pos);
    st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
    ret ch;
}

fn parse_ty_data(vec[u8] data, int crate_num, uint pos, uint len,
                 str_def sd, ty::ctxt tcx) -> ty::t {
    auto st = @rec(data=data, crate=crate_num,
                   mutable pos=pos, len=len, tcx=tcx);
    auto result = parse_ty(st, sd);
    ret result;
}

fn parse_ty(@pstate st, str_def sd) -> ty::t {
    alt (next(st) as char) {
        case ('n') { ret ty::mk_nil(st.tcx); }
        case ('b') { ret ty::mk_bool(st.tcx); }
        case ('i') { ret ty::mk_int(st.tcx); }
        case ('u') { ret ty::mk_uint(st.tcx); }
        case ('l') { ret ty::mk_float(st.tcx); }
        case ('M') {
            alt (next(st) as char) {
                case ('b') { ret ty::mk_mach(st.tcx, common::ty_u8); }
                case ('w') { ret ty::mk_mach(st.tcx, common::ty_u16); }
                case ('l') { ret ty::mk_mach(st.tcx, common::ty_u32); }
                case ('d') { ret ty::mk_mach(st.tcx, common::ty_u64); }
                case ('B') { ret ty::mk_mach(st.tcx, common::ty_i8); }
                case ('W') { ret ty::mk_mach(st.tcx, common::ty_i16); }
                case ('L') { ret ty::mk_mach(st.tcx, common::ty_i32); }
                case ('D') { ret ty::mk_mach(st.tcx, common::ty_i64); }
                case ('f') { ret ty::mk_mach(st.tcx, common::ty_f32); }
                case ('F') { ret ty::mk_mach(st.tcx, common::ty_f64); }
            }
        }
        case ('c') { ret ty::mk_char(st.tcx); }
        case ('s') { ret ty::mk_str(st.tcx); }
        case ('t') {
            assert (next(st) as char == '[');
            auto def = parse_def(st, sd);
            let vec[ty::t] params = vec();
            while (peek(st) as char != ']') {
                params += vec(parse_ty(st, sd));
            }
            st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
            ret ty::mk_tag(st.tcx, def, params);
        }
        case ('p') { ret ty::mk_param(st.tcx, parse_int(st) as uint); }
        case ('@') { ret ty::mk_box(st.tcx, parse_mt(st, sd)); }
        case ('V') { ret ty::mk_vec(st.tcx, parse_mt(st, sd)); }
        case ('P') { ret ty::mk_port(st.tcx, parse_ty(st, sd)); }
        case ('C') { ret ty::mk_chan(st.tcx, parse_ty(st, sd)); }
        case ('T') {
            assert (next(st) as char == '[');
            let vec[ty::mt] params = vec();
            while (peek(st) as char != ']') {
                params += vec(parse_mt(st, sd));
            }
            st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
            ret ty::mk_tup(st.tcx, params);
        }
        case ('R') {
            assert (next(st) as char == '[');
            let vec[ty::field] fields = vec();
            while (peek(st) as char != ']') {
                auto name = "";
                while (peek(st) as char != '=') {
                    name += _str::unsafe_from_byte(next(st));
                }
                st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
                fields += vec(rec(ident=name, mt=parse_mt(st, sd)));
            }
            st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
            ret ty::mk_rec(st.tcx, fields);
        }
        case ('F') {
            auto func = parse_ty_fn(st, sd);
            ret ty::mk_fn(st.tcx, ast::proto_fn, func._0, func._1);
        }
        case ('W') {
            auto func = parse_ty_fn(st, sd);
            ret ty::mk_fn(st.tcx, ast::proto_iter, func._0, func._1);
        }
        case ('N') {
            auto abi;
            alt (next(st) as char) {
                case ('r') { abi = ast::native_abi_rust; }
                case ('i') { abi = ast::native_abi_rust_intrinsic; }
                case ('c') { abi = ast::native_abi_cdecl; }
                case ('l') { abi = ast::native_abi_llvm; }
            }
            auto func = parse_ty_fn(st, sd);
            ret ty::mk_native_fn(st.tcx,abi,func._0,func._1);
        }
        case ('O') {
            assert (next(st) as char == '[');
            let vec[ty::method] methods = vec();
            while (peek(st) as char != ']') {
                auto proto;
                alt (next(st) as char) {
                    case ('W') {proto = ast::proto_iter;}
                    case ('F') {proto = ast::proto_fn;}
                }
                auto name = "";
                while (peek(st) as char != '[') {
                    name += _str::unsafe_from_byte(next(st));
                }
                auto func = parse_ty_fn(st, sd);
                methods += vec(rec(proto=proto,
                                   ident=name,
                                   inputs=func._0,
                                   output=func._1));
            }
            st.pos += 1u;
            ret ty::mk_obj(st.tcx, methods);
        }
        case ('X') { ret ty::mk_var(st.tcx, parse_int(st)); }
        case ('E') { ret ty::mk_native(st.tcx); }
        case ('Y') { ret ty::mk_type(st.tcx); }
        case ('#') {
            auto pos = parse_hex(st);
            assert (next(st) as char == ':');
            auto len = parse_hex(st);
            assert (next(st) as char == '#');
            alt (st.tcx.rcache.find(tup(st.crate,pos,len))) {
                case (some[ty::t](?tt)) { ret tt; }
                case (none[ty::t]) {
                    auto ps = @rec(pos=pos, len=len with *st);
                    auto tt = parse_ty(ps, sd);
                    st.tcx.rcache.insert(tup(st.crate,pos,len), tt);
                    ret tt;
                }
            }
        }
        case (?c) {
            log_err "unexpected char in type string: ";
            log_err c;
            fail;
        }
    }
}

fn parse_mt(@pstate st, str_def sd) -> ty::mt {
    auto mut;
    alt (peek(st) as char) {
        case ('m') {next(st); mut = ast::mut;}
        case ('?') {next(st); mut = ast::maybe_mut;}
        case (_)   {mut=ast::imm;}
    }
    ret rec(ty=parse_ty(st, sd), mut=mut);
}

fn parse_def(@pstate st, str_def sd) -> ast::def_id {
    auto def = "";
    while (peek(st) as char != '|') {
        def += _str::unsafe_from_byte(next(st));
    }
    st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
    ret sd(def);
}

fn parse_int(@pstate st) -> int {
    auto n = 0;
    while (true) {
        auto cur = peek(st) as char;
        if (cur < '0' || cur > '9') {break;}
        st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
        n *= 10;
        n += (cur as int) - ('0' as int);
    }
    ret n;
}

fn parse_hex(@pstate st) -> uint {
    auto n = 0u;
    while (true) {
        auto cur = peek(st) as char;
        if ((cur < '0' || cur > '9') &&
            (cur < 'a' || cur > 'f')) {break;}
        st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
        n *= 16u;
        if ('0' <= cur && cur <= '9') {
            n += (cur as uint) - ('0' as uint);
        } else {
            n += (10u + (cur as uint) - ('a' as uint));
        }
    }
    ret n;
}

fn parse_ty_fn(@pstate st, str_def sd) -> tup(vec[ty::arg], ty::t) {
    assert (next(st) as char == '[');
    let vec[ty::arg] inputs = vec();
    while (peek(st) as char != ']') {
        auto mode = ty::mo_val;
        if (peek(st) as char == '&') {
            mode = ty::mo_alias;
            st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
        }
        inputs += vec(rec(mode=mode, ty=parse_ty(st, sd)));
    }
    st.pos = st.pos + 1u;
    ret tup(inputs, parse_ty(st, sd));
}


// Rust metadata parsing

fn parse_def_id(vec[u8] buf) -> ast::def_id {
    auto colon_idx = 0u;
    auto len = _vec::len[u8](buf);
    while (colon_idx < len && buf.(colon_idx) != (':' as u8)) {
        colon_idx += 1u;
    }
    if (colon_idx == len) {
        log_err "didn't find ':' when parsing def id";
        fail;
    }

    auto crate_part = _vec::slice[u8](buf, 0u, colon_idx);
    auto def_part = _vec::slice[u8](buf, colon_idx + 1u, len);
    auto crate_num = _uint::parse_buf(crate_part, 10u) as int;
    auto def_num = _uint::parse_buf(def_part, 10u) as int;
    ret tup(crate_num, def_num);
}

fn lookup_hash(&ebml::doc d, fn(vec[u8]) -> bool eq_fn, uint hash)
    -> vec[ebml::doc] {
    auto index = ebml::get_doc(d, metadata::tag_index);
    auto table = ebml::get_doc(index, metadata::tag_index_table);

    auto hash_pos = table.start + (hash % 256u) * 4u;
    auto pos = ebml::be_uint_from_bytes(d.data, hash_pos, 4u);
    auto bucket = ebml::doc_at(d.data, pos);
    // Awkward logic because we can't ret from foreach yet
    let vec[ebml::doc] result = vec();
    auto belt = metadata::tag_index_buckets_bucket_elt;
    for each (ebml::doc elt in ebml::tagged_docs(bucket, belt)) {
        auto pos = ebml::be_uint_from_bytes(elt.data, elt.start, 4u);
        if (eq_fn(_vec::slice[u8](elt.data, elt.start+4u, elt.end))) {
            _vec::push(result, ebml::doc_at(d.data, pos));
        }
    }
    ret result;
}

// Given a path and serialized crate metadata, returns the ID of the
// definition the path refers to.
fn resolve_path(vec[ast::ident] path, vec[u8] data) -> vec[ast::def_id] {
    fn eq_item(vec[u8] data, str s) -> bool {
        ret _str::eq(_str::unsafe_from_bytes(data), s);
    }
    auto s = _str::connect(path, "::");
    auto md = ebml::new_doc(data);
    auto paths = ebml::get_doc(md, metadata::tag_paths);
    auto eqer = bind eq_item(_, s);
    let vec[ast::def_id] result = vec();
    for (ebml::doc doc in lookup_hash(paths, eqer, metadata::hash_path(s))) {
        auto did_doc = ebml::get_doc(doc, metadata::tag_def_id);
        _vec::push(result, parse_def_id(ebml::doc_data(did_doc)));
    }
    ret result;
}

fn maybe_find_item(int item_id, &ebml::doc items) -> option::t[ebml::doc] {
    fn eq_item(vec[u8] bytes, int item_id) -> bool {
        ret ebml::be_uint_from_bytes(bytes, 0u, 4u) as int == item_id;
    }
    auto eqer = bind eq_item(_, item_id);
    auto found = lookup_hash(items, eqer, metadata::hash_def_num(item_id));
    if (_vec::len(found) == 0u) {
        ret option::none[ebml::doc];
    } else {
        ret option::some[ebml::doc](found.(0));
    }
}

fn find_item(int item_id, &ebml::doc items) -> ebml::doc {
    ret option::get(maybe_find_item(item_id, items));
}

// Looks up an item in the given metadata and returns an ebml doc pointing
// to the item data.
fn lookup_item(int item_id, vec[u8] data) -> ebml::doc {
    auto items = ebml::get_doc(ebml::new_doc(data), metadata::tag_items);
    ret find_item(item_id, items);
}

fn item_kind(&ebml::doc item) -> u8 {
    auto kind = ebml::get_doc(item, metadata::tag_items_data_item_kind);
    ret ebml::doc_as_uint(kind) as u8;
}

fn item_symbol(&ebml::doc item) -> str {
    auto sym = ebml::get_doc(item, metadata::tag_items_data_item_symbol);
    ret _str::unsafe_from_bytes(ebml::doc_data(sym));
}

fn variant_tag_id(&ebml::doc d) -> ast::def_id {
    auto tagdoc = ebml::get_doc(d, metadata::tag_items_data_item_tag_id);
    ret parse_def_id(ebml::doc_data(tagdoc));
}

fn item_type(&ebml::doc item, int this_cnum, ty::ctxt tcx) -> ty::t {
    fn parse_external_def_id(int this_cnum, str s) -> ast::def_id {
        // FIXME: This is completely wrong when linking against a crate
        // that, in turn, links against another crate. We need a mapping
        // from crate ID to crate "meta" attributes as part of the crate
        // metadata:
        auto buf = _str::bytes(s);
        auto external_def_id = parse_def_id(buf);
        ret tup(this_cnum, external_def_id._1);
    }

    auto tp = ebml::get_doc(item, metadata::tag_items_data_item_type);
    auto s = _str::unsafe_from_bytes(ebml::doc_data(tp));
    ret parse_ty_data(item.data, this_cnum, tp.start, tp.end - tp.start,
                      bind parse_external_def_id(this_cnum, _), tcx);
}

fn item_ty_param_count(&ebml::doc item, int this_cnum) -> uint {
    let uint ty_param_count = 0u;
    auto tp = metadata::tag_items_data_item_ty_param_count;
    for each (ebml::doc p in ebml::tagged_docs(item, tp)) {
        ty_param_count = ebml::vint_at(ebml::doc_data(p), 0u)._0;
    }
    ret ty_param_count;
}

fn tag_variant_ids(&ebml::doc item, int this_cnum) -> vec[ast::def_id] {
    let vec[ast::def_id] ids = vec();
    auto v = metadata::tag_items_data_item_variant;
    for each (ebml::doc p in ebml::tagged_docs(item, v)) {
        auto ext = parse_def_id(ebml::doc_data(p));
        _vec::push[ast::def_id](ids, tup(this_cnum, ext._1));
    }
    ret ids;
}

fn get_metadata_section(str filename) -> option::t[vec[u8]] {
    auto mb = llvm::LLVMRustCreateMemoryBufferWithContentsOfFile
        (_str::buf(filename));
    if (mb as int == 0) {ret option::none[vec[u8]];}
    auto of = mk_object_file(mb);
    auto si = mk_section_iter(of.llof);
    while (llvm::LLVMIsSectionIteratorAtEnd(of.llof, si.llsi) == False) {
        auto name_buf = llvm::LLVMGetSectionName(si.llsi);
        auto name = _str::str_from_cstr(name_buf);
        if (_str::eq(name, x86::get_meta_sect_name())) {
            auto cbuf = llvm::LLVMGetSectionContents(si.llsi);
            auto csz = llvm::LLVMGetSectionSize(si.llsi);
            auto cvbuf = cbuf as _vec::vbuf;
            ret option::some[vec[u8]](_vec::vec_from_vbuf[u8](cvbuf, csz));
        }
        llvm::LLVMMoveToNextSection(si.llsi);
    }
    ret option::none[vec[u8]];
}


fn load_crate(session::session sess,
              int cnum,
              ast::ident ident,
              vec[str] library_search_paths) {
    auto filename = parser::default_native_name(sess, ident);
    for (str library_search_path in library_search_paths) {
        auto path = fs::connect(library_search_path, filename);
        alt (get_metadata_section(path)) {
            case (option::some[vec[u8]](?cvec)) {
                sess.set_external_crate(cnum, rec(name=ident, data=cvec));
                ret;
            }
            case (_) {}
        }
    }

    log_err #fmt("can't open crate '%s' (looked for '%s' in lib search path)",
                 ident, filename);
    fail;
}

fn fold_view_item_use(&env e, &span sp, &ast::ident ident,
                      &vec[@ast::meta_item] meta_items,
                      &ast::def_id id, &option::t[int] cnum_opt)
    -> @ast::view_item {
    auto cnum;
    if (!e.crate_cache.contains_key(ident)) {
        cnum = e.next_crate_num;
        load_crate(e.sess, cnum, ident, e.library_search_paths);
        e.crate_cache.insert(ident, e.next_crate_num);
        e.next_crate_num += 1;
    } else {
        cnum = e.crate_cache.get(ident);
    }

    auto viu = ast::view_item_use(ident, meta_items, id, some[int](cnum));
    ret @fold::respan[ast::view_item_](sp, viu);
}

// Reads external crates referenced by "use" directives.
fn read_crates(session::session sess,
               @ast::crate crate) -> @ast::crate {
    auto e = @rec(
        sess=sess,
        crate_cache=@common::new_str_hash[int](),
        library_search_paths=sess.get_opts().library_search_paths,
        mutable next_crate_num=1
    );

    auto f = fold_view_item_use;
    auto fld = @rec(fold_view_item_use=f
                    with *fold::new_identity_fold[env]());
    ret fold::fold_crate[env](e, fld, crate);
}


fn kind_has_type_params(u8 kind_ch) -> bool {
    ret alt (kind_ch as char) {
        case ('c') { false } case ('f') { true  } case ('F') { true  }
        case ('y') { true  } case ('o') { true  } case ('t') { true  }
        case ('T') { false } case ('m') { false } case ('n') { false }
        case ('v') { true  }
    };
}

// Crate metadata queries

fn lookup_defs(session::session sess, int cnum, vec[ast::ident] path)
    -> vec[ast::def] {
    auto data = sess.get_external_crate(cnum).data;

    ret _vec::map(bind lookup_def(cnum, data, _),
                  resolve_path(path, data));
}

// FIXME doesn't yet handle re-exported externals
fn lookup_def(int cnum, vec[u8] data, &ast::def_id did) -> ast::def {
    auto item = lookup_item(did._1, data);
    auto kind_ch = item_kind(item);

    did = tup(cnum, did._1);

    auto def = alt (kind_ch as char) {
        case ('c') { ast::def_const(did) }
        case ('f') { ast::def_fn(did) }
        case ('F') { ast::def_native_fn(did) }
        case ('y') { ast::def_ty(did) }
        case ('o') { ast::def_obj(did) }
        case ('T') { ast::def_native_ty(did) }
        // We treat references to tags as references to types.
        case ('t') { ast::def_ty(did) }
        case ('m') { ast::def_mod(did) }
        case ('n') { ast::def_native_mod(did) }
        case ('v') {
            auto tid = variant_tag_id(item);
            tid = tup(cnum, tid._1);
            ast::def_variant(tid, did)
        }
    };
    ret def;
}

fn get_type(session::session sess, ty::ctxt tcx, ast::def_id def)
        -> ty::ty_param_count_and_ty {
    auto external_crate_id = def._0;
    auto data = sess.get_external_crate(external_crate_id).data;
    auto item = lookup_item(def._1, data);
    auto t = item_type(item, external_crate_id, tcx);

    auto tp_count;
    auto kind_ch = item_kind(item);
    auto has_ty_params = kind_has_type_params(kind_ch);
    if (has_ty_params) {
        tp_count = item_ty_param_count(item, external_crate_id);
    } else {
        tp_count = 0u;
    }

    ret tup(tp_count, t);
}

fn get_symbol(session::session sess, ast::def_id def) -> str {
    auto external_crate_id = def._0;
    auto data = sess.get_external_crate(external_crate_id).data;
    ret item_symbol(lookup_item(def._1, data));
}

fn get_tag_variants(session::session sess, ty::ctxt tcx, ast::def_id def)
        -> vec[trans::variant_info] {
    auto external_crate_id = def._0;
    auto data = sess.get_external_crate(external_crate_id).data;
    auto items = ebml::get_doc(ebml::new_doc(data), metadata::tag_items);
    auto item = find_item(def._1, items);

    let vec[trans::variant_info] infos = vec();
    auto variant_ids = tag_variant_ids(item, external_crate_id);
    for (ast::def_id did in variant_ids) {
        auto item = find_item(did._1, items);
        auto ctor_ty = item_type(item, external_crate_id, tcx);
        let vec[ty::t] arg_tys = vec();
        alt (ty::struct(tcx, ctor_ty)) {
            case (ty::ty_fn(_, ?args, _)) {
                for (ty::arg a in args) {
                    arg_tys += vec(a.ty);
                }
            }
            case (_) {
                // Nullary tag variant.
            }
        }
        infos += vec(rec(args=arg_tys, ctor_ty=ctor_ty, id=did));
    }

    ret infos;
}

fn list_file_metadata(str path, io::writer out) {
    alt (get_metadata_section(path)) {
        case (option::some[vec[u8]](?bytes)) {
            list_crate_metadata(bytes, out);
        }
        case (option::none[vec[u8]]) {
            out.write_str("Could not find metadata in " + path + ".\n");
        }
    }
}

fn read_path(&ebml::doc d) -> tup(str, uint) {
    auto desc = ebml::doc_data(d);
    auto pos = ebml::be_uint_from_bytes(desc, 0u, 4u);
    auto pathbytes = _vec::slice[u8](desc, 4u, _vec::len[u8](desc));
    auto path = _str::unsafe_from_bytes(pathbytes);
    ret tup(path, pos);
}

fn list_crate_metadata(vec[u8] bytes, io::writer out) {
    auto md = ebml::new_doc(bytes);
    auto paths = ebml::get_doc(md, metadata::tag_paths);
    auto items = ebml::get_doc(md, metadata::tag_items);
    auto index = ebml::get_doc(paths, metadata::tag_index);
    auto bs = ebml::get_doc(index, metadata::tag_index_buckets);
    for each (ebml::doc bucket in
              ebml::tagged_docs(bs, metadata::tag_index_buckets_bucket)) {
        auto et = metadata::tag_index_buckets_bucket_elt;
        for each (ebml::doc elt in ebml::tagged_docs(bucket, et)) {
            auto data = read_path(elt);
            auto def = ebml::doc_at(bytes, data._1);
            auto did_doc = ebml::get_doc(def, metadata::tag_def_id);
            auto did = parse_def_id(ebml::doc_data(did_doc));
            out.write_str(#fmt("%s (%s)\n", data._0,
                               describe_def(items, did)));
        }
    }
}

fn describe_def(&ebml::doc items, ast::def_id id) -> str {
    if (id._0 != 0) { ret "external"; }
    ret item_kind_to_str(item_kind(find_item(id._1, items)));
}

fn item_kind_to_str(u8 kind) -> str {
    alt (kind as char) {
        case ('c') {ret "const";}
        case ('f') {ret "fn";}
        case ('F') {ret "native fn";}
        case ('y') {ret "type";}
        case ('o') {ret "obj";}
        case ('T') {ret "native type";}
        case ('t') {ret "type";}
        case ('m') {ret "mod";}
        case ('n') {ret "native mod";}
        case ('v') {ret "tag";}
    }
}

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// c-basic-offset: 4
// buffer-file-coding-system: utf-8-unix
// compile-command: "make -k -C $RBUILD 2>&1 | sed -e 's/\\/x\\//x:\\//g'";
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