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/* valamethodcall.vala
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2006-2012  Jürg Billeter
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.

 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301  USA
 *
 * Author:
 * 	Jürg Billeter <j@bitron.ch>
 */

using GLib;

/**
 * Represents an invocation expression in the source code.
 */
public class Vala.MethodCall : Expression, CallableExpression {
	/**
	 * The method to call.
	 */
	public Expression call {
		get { return _call; }
	}

	public bool is_yield_expression { get; set; }

	public bool is_assert { get; private set; }

	/**
	 * Whether this chain up uses the constructv function with va_list.
	 */
	public bool is_constructv_chainup { get; private set; }

	public bool is_chainup { get; set; }

	private Expression _call;

	private List<Expression> argument_list = new ArrayList<Expression> ();

	/**
	 * Creates a new invocation expression.
	 *
	 * @param call             method to call
	 * @param source_reference reference to source code
	 * @return                 newly created invocation expression
	 */
	public MethodCall (Expression call, SourceReference? source_reference = null) {
		this.source_reference = source_reference;
		this._call = call;
		this._call.parent_node = this;
	}

	/**
	 * Appends the specified expression to the list of arguments.
	 *
	 * @param arg an argument
	 */
	public void add_argument (Expression arg) {
		argument_list.add (arg);
		arg.parent_node = this;
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the argument list.
	 *
	 * @return argument list
	 */
	public unowned List<Expression> get_argument_list () {
		return argument_list;
	}

	public override void accept (CodeVisitor visitor) {
		visitor.visit_method_call (this);

		visitor.visit_expression (this);
	}

	public override void accept_children (CodeVisitor visitor) {
		call.accept (visitor);

		foreach (Expression expr in argument_list) {
			expr.accept (visitor);
		}
	}

	public override void replace_expression (Expression old_node, Expression new_node) {
		if (call == old_node) {
			_call = new_node;
		}

		int index = argument_list.index_of (old_node);
		if (index >= 0) {
			argument_list[index] = new_node;
			new_node.parent_node = this;
		}
	}

	public override bool is_constant () {
		unowned MethodType? method_type = call.value_type as MethodType;

		if (method_type != null) {
			// N_ and NC_ do not have any effect on the C code,
			// they are only interpreted by xgettext
			// this means that it is ok to use them in constant initializers
			if (method_type.method_symbol.get_full_name () == "GLib.N_") {
				// first argument is string
				return argument_list[0].is_constant ();
			} else if (method_type.method_symbol.get_full_name () == "GLib.NC_") {
				// first and second argument is string
				return argument_list[0].is_constant () && argument_list[1].is_constant ();
			}
		}

		return false;
	}

	public override bool is_pure () {
		return false;
	}

	public override bool is_accessible (Symbol sym) {
		foreach (var arg in argument_list) {
			if (!arg.is_accessible (sym)) {
				return false;
			}
		}

		return call.is_accessible (sym);
	}

	public override void get_error_types (Collection<DataType> collection, SourceReference? source_reference = null) {
		if (source_reference == null) {
			source_reference = this.source_reference;
		}
		unowned DataType? mtype = call.value_type;
		if (mtype is MethodType) {
			unowned Method m = ((MethodType) mtype).method_symbol;
			if (!(m.coroutine && !is_yield_expression && ((MemberAccess) call).member_name != "end")) {
				m.get_error_types (collection, source_reference);
			}
		} else if (mtype is ObjectType && mtype.type_symbol is Class) {
			// constructor
			unowned Class cl = (Class) ((ObjectType) mtype).type_symbol;
			unowned Method m = cl.default_construction_method;
			m.get_error_types (collection, source_reference);
		} else if (mtype is DelegateType) {
			unowned Delegate d = ((DelegateType) mtype).delegate_symbol;
			d.get_error_types (collection, source_reference);
		}

		foreach (Expression expr in argument_list) {
			expr.get_error_types (collection, source_reference);
		}
	}

	public override bool check (CodeContext context) {
		if (checked) {
			return !error;
		}

		checked = true;

		if ((call is MemberAccess) && ((MemberAccess) call).null_safe_access) {
			error = !base.check (context);
			return !error;
		}

		if (!call.check (context)) {
			/* if method resolving didn't succeed, skip this check */
			error = true;
			return false;
		}

		// type of target object
		DataType target_object_type = null;

		List<DataType> method_type_args = null;

		if (call.value_type is DelegateType) {
			// delegate invocation, resolve generic types relative to delegate
			target_object_type = call.value_type;
		} else if (call is MemberAccess) {
			unowned MemberAccess ma = (MemberAccess) call;
			if (ma.prototype_access) {
				error = true;
				Report.error (source_reference, "Access to instance member `%s' denied", call.symbol_reference.get_full_name ());
				return false;
			}

			method_type_args = ma.get_type_arguments ();

			if (ma.inner != null) {
				target_object_type = ma.inner.value_type;

				// foo is relevant instance in foo.bar.connect (on_bar)
				if (ma.inner.symbol_reference is Signal) {
					unowned MemberAccess? sig = ma.inner as MemberAccess;
					if (sig != null) {
						target_object_type = sig.inner.value_type;
					}
				}

				// foo is relevant instance in foo.bar.begin (bar_ready) and foo.bar.end (result)
				unowned Method? m = ma.symbol_reference as Method;
				if (m != null && m.coroutine) {
					// begin or end call of async method
					if (ma.member_name == "begin" || ma.member_name == "end") {
						unowned MemberAccess? method_access = ma.inner as MemberAccess;
						if (method_access != null && method_access.inner != null) {
							target_object_type = method_access.inner.value_type;
						} else {
							// static method
							target_object_type = null;
						}
					}
				}
			}

			if (ma.symbol_reference != null && ma.symbol_reference.get_attribute ("Assert") != null) {
				this.is_assert = true;

				if (argument_list.size == 1) {
					this.source_reference = argument_list[0].source_reference;
				}
			}
		}

		var mtype = call.value_type;
		var gobject_chainup = (context.profile == Profile.GOBJECT && call.symbol_reference == context.analyzer.object_type);
		is_chainup = gobject_chainup;

		if (!gobject_chainup) {
			unowned Expression expr = call;
			unowned MemberAccess? ma = expr as MemberAccess;
			if (ma != null && ma.symbol_reference is CreationMethod) {
				expr = ma.inner;
				ma = expr as MemberAccess;
			}
			if (ma != null && ma.member_name == "this") {
				// this[.with_foo] ()
				is_chainup = true;
			} else if (expr is BaseAccess) {
				// base[.with_foo] ()
				is_chainup = true;
			}
		}

		unowned CreationMethod? base_cm = null;

		if (is_chainup) {
			unowned CreationMethod? cm = context.analyzer.find_current_method () as CreationMethod;
			if (cm == null) {
				error = true;
				Report.error (source_reference, "invocation not supported in this context");
				return false;
			} else if (cm.chain_up) {
				error = true;
				Report.error (source_reference, "Multiple constructor calls in the same constructor are not permitted");
				return false;
			}
			cm.chain_up = true;

			if (mtype is ObjectType) {
				unowned Class cl = (Class) ((ObjectType) mtype).type_symbol;
				base_cm = cl.default_construction_method;
				if (base_cm == null) {
					error = true;
					Report.error (source_reference, "chain up to `%s' not supported", cl.get_full_name ());
					return false;
				} else if (!base_cm.has_construct_function) {
					error = true;
					Report.error (source_reference, "chain up to `%s' not supported", base_cm.get_full_name ());
					return false;
				}
			} else if (call.symbol_reference is CreationMethod && call.symbol_reference.parent_symbol is Class) {
				base_cm = (CreationMethod) call.symbol_reference;
				if (!base_cm.has_construct_function) {
					error = true;
					Report.error (source_reference, "chain up to `%s' not supported", base_cm.get_full_name ());
					return false;
				}
			} else if (gobject_chainup) {
				unowned Class? cl = cm.parent_symbol as Class;
				if (cl == null || !cl.is_subtype_of (context.analyzer.object_type)) {
					error = true;
					Report.error (source_reference, "chain up to `GLib.Object' not supported");
					return false;
				}
				call.value_type = new ObjectType (context.analyzer.object_type, source_reference);
				mtype = call.value_type;
			}
		}

		// check for struct construction
		if (call is MemberAccess &&
		    ((call.symbol_reference is CreationMethod
		      && call.symbol_reference.parent_symbol is Struct)
		     || call.symbol_reference is Struct)) {
			unowned Struct? st = call.symbol_reference as Struct;
			if (st != null && st.default_construction_method == null && (st.is_boolean_type () || st.is_integer_type () || st.is_floating_type ())) {
				error = true;
				Report.error (source_reference, "invocation not supported in this context");
				return false;
			}

			var struct_creation_expression = new ObjectCreationExpression ((MemberAccess) call, source_reference);
			struct_creation_expression.struct_creation = true;
			struct_creation_expression.is_chainup = is_chainup;
			foreach (Expression arg in argument_list) {
				struct_creation_expression.add_argument (arg);
			}
			struct_creation_expression.target_type = target_type;
			context.analyzer.replaced_nodes.add (this);
			parent_node.replace_expression (this, struct_creation_expression);
			struct_creation_expression.check (context);
			return true;
		} else if (!is_chainup && call is MemberAccess && call.symbol_reference is CreationMethod) {
			error = true;
			Report.error (source_reference, "use `new' operator to create new objects");
			return false;
		}

		if (!is_chainup && mtype is ObjectType) {
			// prevent funny stuff like (new Object ()) ()
			error = true;
			Report.error (source_reference, "invocation not supported in this context");
			return false;
		} else if (mtype != null && mtype.is_invokable ()) {
			// call ok, expression is invokable
		} else if (call.symbol_reference is Class) {
			error = true;
			Report.error (source_reference, "use `new' operator to create new objects");
			return false;
		} else {
			error = true;
			Report.error (source_reference, "invocation not supported in this context");
			return false;
		}

		var ret_type = mtype.get_return_type ();
		var params = mtype.get_parameters ();

		if (mtype is MethodType) {
			unowned MemberAccess ma = (MemberAccess) call;
			unowned Method m = ((MethodType) mtype).method_symbol;

			if (m.coroutine) {
				if (!is_yield_expression) {
					// begin or end call of async method
					if (ma.member_name != "end") {
						// begin (possibly implicit)
						if (ma.member_name != "begin") {
							Report.deprecated (ma.source_reference, "implicit .begin is deprecated");
						}
						params = m.get_async_begin_parameters ();
						ret_type = new VoidType ();
					} else {
						// end
						params = m.get_async_end_parameters ();
					}
				} else if (ma.member_name == "begin" || ma.member_name == "end") {
					error = true;
					Report.error (ma.source_reference, "use of `%s' not allowed in yield statement", ma.member_name);
				}
			}

			int n_type_params = m.get_type_parameters ().size;
			int n_type_args = ma.get_type_arguments ().size;
			if (n_type_args > 0 && n_type_args < n_type_params) {
				error = true;
				Report.error (ma.source_reference, "too few type arguments");
				return false;
			} else if (n_type_args > 0 && n_type_args > n_type_params) {
				error = true;
				Report.error (ma.source_reference, "too many type arguments");
				return false;
			}
		}

		// FIXME partial code duplication in ObjectCreationExpression.check

		Expression last_arg = null;

		Iterator<Expression> arg_it = argument_list.iterator ();
		foreach (Parameter param in params) {
			if (!param.check (context)) {
				error = true;
			}

			if (param.ellipsis) {
				break;
			}

			if (param.params_array) {
				var array_type = (ArrayType) param.variable_type;
				while (arg_it.next ()) {
					Expression arg = arg_it.get ();

					/* store expected type for callback parameters */
					arg.target_type = array_type.element_type;
					arg.target_type.value_owned = array_type.value_owned;
				}
				break;
			}

			if (arg_it.next ()) {
				Expression arg = arg_it.get ();

				/* store expected type for callback parameters */
				arg.formal_target_type = param.variable_type;
				arg.target_type = arg.formal_target_type.get_actual_type (target_object_type, method_type_args, this);

				last_arg = arg;
			}
		}

		// concatenate stringified arguments for methods with attribute [Print]
		if (mtype is MethodType && ((MethodType) mtype).method_symbol.get_attribute ("Print") != null) {
			var template = new Template (source_reference);
			foreach (Expression arg in argument_list) {
				arg.parent_node = null;
				template.add_expression (arg);
			}
			argument_list.clear ();
			add_argument (template);
		}

		// printf arguments
		if (mtype is MethodType && ((MethodType) mtype).method_symbol.printf_format) {
			StringLiteral format_literal = null;
			if (last_arg is NullLiteral) {
				// do not replace explicit null
			} else if (last_arg != null) {
				// use last argument as format string
				format_literal = StringLiteral.get_format_literal (last_arg);
				if (format_literal == null && argument_list.size == params.size - 1) {
					// insert "%s" to avoid issues with embedded %
					format_literal = new StringLiteral ("\"%s\"");
					format_literal.target_type = context.analyzer.string_type.copy ();
					argument_list.insert (argument_list.size - 1, format_literal);

					// recreate iterator and skip to right position
					arg_it = argument_list.iterator ();
					foreach (Parameter param in params) {
						if (param.ellipsis || param.params_array) {
							break;
						}
						arg_it.next ();
					}
				}
			} else {
				// use instance as format string for string.printf (...)
				unowned MemberAccess? ma = call as MemberAccess;
				if (ma != null) {
					format_literal = StringLiteral.get_format_literal (ma.inner);
				}
			}
			if (format_literal != null) {
				string format = format_literal.eval ();
				if (!context.analyzer.check_print_format (format, arg_it, source_reference)) {
					error = true;
					return false;
				}
			}
		}

		bool force_lambda_method_closure = false;
		foreach (Expression arg in argument_list) {
			if (!arg.check (context)) {
				error = true;
				continue;
			}

			if (arg is LambdaExpression && ((LambdaExpression) arg).method.closure) {
				force_lambda_method_closure = true;
			}
		}
		// force all lambda arguments using the same closure scope
		// TODO https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vala/issues/59
		if (!error && force_lambda_method_closure) {
			foreach (Expression arg in argument_list) {
				unowned LambdaExpression? lambda = arg as LambdaExpression;
				if (lambda != null && lambda.method.binding != MemberBinding.STATIC) {
					lambda.method.closure = true;
				}
			}
		}

		if (ret_type is VoidType) {
			// void return type
			if (!(parent_node is ExpressionStatement)
			    && !(parent_node is ForStatement)
			    && !(parent_node is YieldStatement)) {
				// A void method invocation can be in the initializer or
				// iterator of a for statement
				error = true;
				Report.error (source_reference, "invocation of void method not allowed as expression");
				return false;
			}
		}

		formal_value_type = ret_type.copy ();
		value_type = formal_value_type.get_actual_type (target_object_type, method_type_args, this);

		if (is_yield_expression) {
			if (!(mtype is MethodType) || !((MethodType) mtype).method_symbol.coroutine) {
				error = true;
				Report.error (source_reference, "yield expression requires async method");
			}
			if (context.analyzer.current_method == null || !context.analyzer.current_method.coroutine) {
				error = true;
				Report.error (source_reference, "yield expression not available outside async method");
			}
		}

		if (mtype is MethodType) {
			unowned Method m = ((MethodType) mtype).method_symbol;
			if (m.returns_floating_reference) {
				value_type.floating_reference = true;
			}
			if (m.returns_modified_pointer) {
				unowned Expression inner = ((MemberAccess) call).inner;
				inner.lvalue = true;
				unowned Property? prop = inner.symbol_reference as Property;
				if (prop != null && (prop.set_accessor == null || !prop.set_accessor.writable)) {
					error = true;
					Report.error (inner.source_reference, "Property `%s' is read-only", prop.get_full_name ());
				}
			}
			// avoid passing possible null to ref_sink_function without checking
			if (tree_can_fail && !value_type.nullable && value_type.floating_reference && ret_type is ObjectType) {
				value_type.nullable = true;
			}

			unowned Signal? sig = m.parent_symbol as Signal;
			if (sig != null && m.name == "disconnect") {
				if (!argument_list.is_empty && argument_list[0] is LambdaExpression) {
					error = true;
					Report.error (source_reference, "Cannot disconnect lambda expression from signal");
					return false;
				}
			}

			unowned DynamicSignal? dynamic_sig = m.parent_symbol as DynamicSignal;
			if (dynamic_sig != null && dynamic_sig.handler != null) {
				dynamic_sig.return_type = dynamic_sig.handler.value_type.get_return_type ().copy ();
				bool first = true;
				foreach (Parameter param in dynamic_sig.handler.value_type.get_parameters ()) {
					if (first) {
						// skip sender parameter
						first = false;
					} else {
						dynamic_sig.add_parameter (param.copy ());
					}
				}
				dynamic_sig.handler.target_type = new DelegateType (dynamic_sig.get_delegate (new ObjectType ((ObjectTypeSymbol) dynamic_sig.parent_symbol), this), source_reference);
			}

			if (m != null && m.has_type_parameters ()) {
				unowned MemberAccess ma = (MemberAccess) call;
				if (ma.get_type_arguments ().size == 0) {
					// infer type arguments
					foreach (var type_param in m.get_type_parameters ()) {
						DataType type_arg = null;

						// infer type arguments from arguments
						arg_it = argument_list.iterator ();
						foreach (Parameter param in params) {
							if (param.ellipsis || param.params_array) {
								break;
							}

							if (arg_it.next ()) {
								Expression arg = arg_it.get ();

								type_arg = param.variable_type.infer_type_argument (type_param, arg.value_type);
								if (type_arg != null) {
									break;
								}

								arg.target_type = arg.formal_target_type.get_actual_type (target_object_type, method_type_args, this);
							}
						}

						// infer type arguments from expected return type
						if (type_arg == null && target_type != null) {
							type_arg = m.return_type.infer_type_argument (type_param, target_type);
						}

						if (type_arg == null) {
							error = true;
							Report.error (ma.source_reference, "cannot infer generic type argument for type parameter `%s'", type_param.get_full_name ());
							return false;
						}

						ma.add_type_argument (type_arg);
					}

					// recalculate argument target types with new information
					arg_it = argument_list.iterator ();
					foreach (Parameter param in params) {
						if (param.ellipsis || param.params_array) {
							break;
						}

						if (arg_it.next ()) {
							Expression arg = arg_it.get ();

							arg.target_type = arg.formal_target_type.get_actual_type (target_object_type, method_type_args, this);
						}
					}

					// recalculate return value type with new information
					value_type = formal_value_type.get_actual_type (target_object_type, method_type_args, this);
				}
			}
			// replace method-type if needed for proper argument-check in semantic-analyser
			if (m != null && m.coroutine) {
				unowned MemberAccess ma = (MemberAccess) call;
				if (ma.member_name == "end") {
					mtype = new MethodType (m.get_end_method (), source_reference);
				}
			}
		}

		if (!context.analyzer.check_arguments (this, mtype, params, argument_list)) {
			error = true;
			return false;
		}

		//Resolve possible generic-type in SizeofExpression used as parameter default-value
		foreach (Expression arg in argument_list) {
			unowned SizeofExpression? sizeof_expr = arg as SizeofExpression;
			if (sizeof_expr != null && sizeof_expr.type_reference is GenericType) {
				var sizeof_type = sizeof_expr.type_reference.get_actual_type (target_object_type, method_type_args, this);
				replace_expression (arg, new SizeofExpression (sizeof_type, source_reference));
			}
		}

		/* Check for constructv chain up */
		if (base_cm != null && base_cm.is_variadic () && argument_list.size == base_cm.get_parameters ().size) {
			var this_last_arg = argument_list[argument_list.size - 1];
			if (this_last_arg.value_type is StructValueType && this_last_arg.value_type.type_symbol == context.analyzer.va_list_type.type_symbol) {
				is_constructv_chainup = true;
			}
		}

		value_type.check (context);

		// FIXME code duplication in ObjectCreationExpression.check
		if (tree_can_fail) {
			if (parent_node is LocalVariable || parent_node is ExpressionStatement) {
				// simple statements, no side effects after method call
			} else if (!(context.analyzer.current_symbol is Block)) {
				// can't handle errors in field initializers
				error = true;
				Report.error (source_reference, "Field initializers must not throw errors");
			} else {
				// store parent_node as we need to replace the expression in the old parent node later on
				var old_parent_node = parent_node;

				var local = new LocalVariable (value_type.copy (), get_temp_name (), null, source_reference);
				var decl = new DeclarationStatement (local, source_reference);

				// don't carry floating reference any further if the target-type is unknown
				if (target_type == null) {
					local.variable_type.floating_reference = false;
				}

				insert_statement (context.analyzer.insert_block, decl);

				var temp_access = SemanticAnalyzer.create_temp_access (local, target_type);
				temp_access.formal_target_type = formal_target_type;

				// don't set initializer earlier as this changes parent_node and parent_statement
				local.initializer = this;
				decl.check (context);

				// move temp variable to insert block to ensure the
				// variable is in the same block as the declaration
				// otherwise there will be scoping issues in the generated code
				var block = (Block) context.analyzer.current_symbol;
				block.remove_local_variable (local);
				context.analyzer.insert_block.add_local_variable (local);

				old_parent_node.replace_expression (this, temp_access);
				temp_access.check (context);
			}
		}

		return !error;
	}

	public override void emit (CodeGenerator codegen) {
		unowned MethodType? method_type = call.value_type as MethodType;
		if (method_type != null && method_type.method_symbol.parent_symbol is Signal) {
			((MemberAccess) call).inner.emit (codegen);
		} else {
			call.emit (codegen);
		}

		foreach (Expression expr in argument_list) {
			expr.emit (codegen);
		}

		codegen.visit_method_call (this);

		codegen.visit_expression (this);
	}

	public override void get_defined_variables (Collection<Variable> collection) {
		call.get_defined_variables (collection);

		foreach (Expression arg in argument_list) {
			arg.get_defined_variables (collection);
		}
	}

	public override void get_used_variables (Collection<Variable> collection) {
		call.get_used_variables (collection);

		foreach (Expression arg in argument_list) {
			arg.get_used_variables (collection);
		}
	}

	public StringLiteral? get_format_literal () {
		unowned MethodType? mtype = this.call.value_type as MethodType;
		if (mtype != null) {
			int format_arg = mtype.method_symbol.get_format_arg_index ();
			if (format_arg >= 0 && format_arg < argument_list.size) {
				return StringLiteral.get_format_literal (argument_list[format_arg]);
			}
		}

		return null;
	}

	public override string to_string () {
		var b = new StringBuilder ();
		if (is_yield_expression) {
			b.append ("yield ");
		}
		b.append (call.to_string ());
		b.append_c ('(');

		bool first = true;
		foreach (var expr in argument_list) {
			if (!first) {
				b.append (", ");
			}
			b.append (expr.to_string ());
			first = false;
		}
		b.append_c (')');

		return b.str;
	}
}