Refactor runtime into libraries, better type reps

lib/runtime/classes.js

+// Copyright (c) 2015, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+/* This library defines the operations that define and manipulate Dart
+ * classes.  Included in this are:
+ *   - Generics
+ *   - Class metadata
+ *   - Extension methods
+ */
+
+// TODO(leafp): Consider splitting some of this out.
+loader.library('dart/classes', null, /* Imports */[

[vsm, 2015/06/12 15:50:32]

Perhaps rename 'dart/classes', etc., to 'dart/_classes', etc. to make it clear
these are internal libs.

[Leaf, 2015/06/12 19:52:13]

Done.

+], /* Lazy Imports */[
+  'dart/core',
+  'dart/dartx',
+  'dart/types',
+  'dart/rtti',
+  'dart/_interceptors'
+], function(exports, core, dartx, types, rtti, _interceptors) {
+  'use strict';
+
+  const assert = js_utils.assert;
+  const copyProperties = js_utils.copyProperties;
+  const copyTheseProperties = js_utils.copyTheseProperties;
+  const defineMemoizedGetter = js_utils.defineMemoizedGetter;
+  const defineProperty = js_utils.defineProperty;
+  const getOwnPropertyDescriptor = js_utils.getOwnPropertyDescriptor;
+  const getOwnPropertySymbols = js_utils.getOwnPropertySymbols;
+  const getOwnPropertyNames = js_utils.getOwnPropertyNames;
+  const safeGetOwnProperty = js_utils.safeGetOwnProperty;
+  const slice = js_utils.slice;
+  const throwRuntimeError = js_utils.throwRuntimeError;
+
+
+  /** The Symbol for storing type arguments on a specialized generic type. */
+  let _mixins = Symbol('mixins');
+  let _implements = Symbol('implements');
+  exports.implements = _implements;
+  let _metadata = Symbol('metadata');
+  exports.metadata = _metadata;
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a new type that mixes members from base and all mixins.
+   *
+   * Each mixin applies in sequence, with further to the right ones overriding
+   * previous entries.
+   *
+   * For each mixin, we only take its own properties, not anything from its
+   * superclass (prototype).
+   */
+  function mixin(base/*, ...mixins*/) {
+    // Create an initializer for the mixin, so when derived constructor calls
+    // super, we can correctly initialize base and mixins.
+    let mixins = slice.call(arguments, 1);
+
+    // Create a class that will hold all of the mixin methods.
+    class Mixin extends base {
+      // Initializer method: run mixin initializers, then the base.
+      [base.name](/*...args*/) {
+        // Run mixin initializers. They cannot have arguments.
+        // Run them backwards so most-derived mixin is initialized first.
+        for (let i = mixins.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+          let mixin = mixins[i];
+          let init = mixin.prototype[mixin.name];
+          if (init) init.call(this);
+        }
+        // Run base initializer.
+        let init = base.prototype[base.name];
+        if (init) init.apply(this, arguments);
+      }
+    }
+    // Copy each mixin's methods, with later ones overwriting earlier entries.
+    for (let m of mixins) {
+      copyProperties(Mixin.prototype, m.prototype);
+    }
+
+    // Set the signature of the Mixin class to be the composition
+    // of the signatures of the mixins.
+    setSignature(Mixin, {
+      methods: () => {
+        let s = {};
+        for (let m of mixins) {
+          copyProperties(s, m[_methodSig]);
+        }
+        return s;
+      }
+    });
+
+    // Save mixins for reflection
+    Mixin[_mixins] = mixins;
+    return Mixin;
+  }
+  exports.mixin = mixin;
+
+  function getMixins (clazz) {
+    return clazz[_mixins];
+  }
+  exports.getMixins = getMixins;
+
+  function getImplements (clazz) {
+    return clazz[_implements];
+  }
+  exports.getImplements = getImplements;
+
+  /** The Symbol for storing type arguments on a specialized generic type. */
+  let _typeArguments = Symbol('typeArguments');
+  let _originalDeclaration = Symbol('originalDeclaration');
+
+  /** Memoize a generic type constructor function. */
+  function generic(typeConstructor) {
+    let length = typeConstructor.length;
+    if (length < 1) throwRuntimeError('must have at least one generic type argument');
+
+    let resultMap = new Map();
+    function makeGenericType(/*...arguments*/) {
+      if (arguments.length != length && arguments.length != 0) {
+        throwRuntimeError('requires ' + length + ' or 0 type arguments');
+      }
+      let args = slice.call(arguments);
+      // TODO(leafp): This should really be core.Object for
+      // consistency, but Object is not attached to core
+      // until the entire core library has been processed,
+      // which is too late.
+      while (args.length < length) args.push(types.dynamic);
+
+      let value = resultMap;
+      for (let i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+        let arg = args[i];
+        if (arg == null) {
+          throwRuntimeError('type arguments should not be null: ' + typeConstructor);

[vsm, 2015/06/12 15:50:32]

nit: length

[Leaf, 2015/06/12 19:52:13]

Done.

+        }
+        let map = value;
+        value = map.get(arg);
+        if (value === void 0) {
+          if (i + 1 == length) {
+            value = typeConstructor.apply(null, args);
+            // Save the type constructor and arguments for reflection.
+            if (value) {
+              value[_typeArguments] = args;
+              value[_originalDeclaration] = makeGenericType;
+            }
+          } else {
+            value = new Map();
+          }
+          map.set(arg, value);
+        }
+      }
+      return value;
+    }
+    return makeGenericType;
+  }
+  exports.generic = generic;
+
+  function getGenericClass(type) {
+    return safeGetOwnProperty(type, _originalDeclaration);
+  };
+  exports.getGenericClass = getGenericClass;
+
+  function getGenericArgs(type) {
+    return safeGetOwnProperty(type, _typeArguments);
+  };
+  exports.getGenericArgs = getGenericArgs;
+
+  let _constructorSig = Symbol('sigCtor');
+  let _methodSig = Symbol("sig");
+  let _staticSig = Symbol("sigStatic");
+
+  /// Get the type of a method using the stored signature
+  function _getMethodType(obj, name) {
+    if (obj === void 0) return void 0;
+    if (obj == null) return void 0;
+    let sigObj = obj.__proto__.constructor[_methodSig];
+    if (sigObj === void 0) return void 0;
+    let parts = sigObj[name];
+    if (parts === void 0) return void 0;
+    return types.functionType.apply(null, parts);
+  }
+
+  /// Get the type of a constructor from a class using the stored signature
+  /// If name is undefined, returns the type of the default constructor
+  /// Returns undefined if the constructor is not found.
+  function _getConstructorType(cls, name) {
+    if(!name) name = cls.name;
+    if (cls === void 0) return void 0;
+    if (cls == null) return void 0;
+    let sigCtor = cls[_constructorSig];
+    if (sigCtor === void 0) return void 0;
+    let parts = sigCtor[name];
+    if (parts === void 0) return void 0;
+    return types.functionType.apply(null, parts);
+  }
+  exports.classGetConstructorType = _getConstructorType;
+
+  /// Given an object and a method name, tear off the method.
+  /// Sets the runtime type of the torn off method appropriately,
+  /// and also binds the object.
+  /// TODO(leafp): Consider caching the tearoff on the object?
+  function bind(obj, name) {
+    let f = obj[name].bind(obj);
+    let sig = _getMethodType(obj, name);
+    assert(sig);
+    rtti.tag(f, sig);
+    return f;
+  }
+  exports.bind = bind;
+
+  // Set up the method signature field on the constructor
+  function _setMethodSignature(f, sigF) {
+    defineMemoizedGetter(f, _methodSig, () => {
+      let sigObj = sigF();
+      sigObj.__proto__ = f.__proto__[_methodSig];
+      return sigObj;
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Set up the constructor signature field on the constructor
+  function _setConstructorSignature(f, sigF) {
+    defineMemoizedGetter(f, _constructorSig, sigF);
+  }
+
+  // Set up the static signature field on the constructor
+  function _setStaticSignature(f, sigF) {
+    defineMemoizedGetter(f, _staticSig, sigF);
+  }
+
+  // Set the lazily computed runtime type field on static methods
+  function _setStaticTypes(f, names) {
+    for (let name of names) {
+      rtti.tagMemoized(f[name], function() {
+        let parts = f[_staticSig][name];
+        return types.functionType.apply(null, parts);
+      })
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Set up the type signature of a class (constructor object)
+  /// f is a constructor object
+  /// signature is an object containing optional properties as follows:
+  ///  methods: A function returning an object mapping method names
+  ///   to method types.  The function is evaluated lazily and cached.
+  ///  statics: A function returning an object mapping static method
+  ///   names to types.  The function is evalutated lazily and cached.
+  ///  names: An array of the names of the static methods.  Used to
+  ///   permit eagerly setting the runtimeType field on the methods
+  ///   while still lazily computing the type descriptor object.
+  function setSignature(f, signature) {
+    let constructors =
+      ('constructors' in signature) ? signature.constructors : () => ({});
+    let methods =
+      ('methods' in signature) ? signature.methods : () => ({});
+    let statics =
+      ('statics' in signature) ? signature.statics : () => ({});
+    let names =
+      ('names' in signature) ? signature.names : [];
+    _setConstructorSignature(f, constructors);
+    _setMethodSignature(f, methods);
+    _setStaticSignature(f, statics);
+    _setStaticTypes(f, names);
+    rtti.tagMemoized(f, () => core.Type);
+  }
+  exports.setSignature = setSignature;
+
+  function hasMethod(obj, name) {
+    return _getMethodType(obj, name) !== void 0;
+  }
+  exports.hasMethod = hasMethod;
+
+  exports.getMethodType = _getMethodType;
+
+  /**
+   * This is called whenever a derived class needs to introduce a new field,
+   * shadowing a field or getter/setter pair on its parent.
+   *
+   * This is important because otherwise, trying to read or write the field
+   * would end up calling the getter or setter, and one of those might not even
+   * exist, resulting in a runtime error. Even if they did exist, that's the
+   * wrong behavior if a new field was declared.
+   */
+  function virtualField(subclass, fieldName) {
+    // If the field is already overridden, do nothing.
+    let prop = getOwnPropertyDescriptor(subclass.prototype, fieldName);
+    if (prop) return;
+
+    let symbol = Symbol(subclass.name + '.' + fieldName);
+    defineProperty(subclass.prototype, fieldName, {
+      get: function() { return this[symbol]; },
+      set: function(x) { this[symbol] = x; }
+    });
+  }
+  exports.virtualField = virtualField;
+
+  /**
+   * Given a class and an initializer method name, creates a constructor
+   * function with the same name. For example `new SomeClass.name(args)`.
+   */
+  function defineNamedConstructor(clazz, name) {
+    let proto = clazz.prototype;
+    let initMethod = proto[name];
+    let ctor = function() { return initMethod.apply(this, arguments); };
+    ctor.prototype = proto;
+    // Use defineProperty so we don't hit a property defined on Function,
+    // like `caller` and `arguments`.
+    defineProperty(clazz, name, { value: ctor, configurable: true });
+  }
+  exports.defineNamedConstructor = defineNamedConstructor;
+
+  let _extensionType = Symbol('extensionType');
+
+  function getExtensionSymbol(name) {
+    let sym = dartx[name];
+    if (!sym) dartx[name] = sym = Symbol('dartx.' + name);
+    return sym;
+  }
+
+  function defineExtensionNames(names) {
+    names.forEach(getExtensionSymbol);
+  }
+  exports.defineExtensionNames = defineExtensionNames;
+
+  /**
+   * Copy symbols from the prototype of the source to destination.
+   * These are the only properties safe to copy onto an existing public
+   * JavaScript class.
+   */
+  function registerExtension(jsType, dartExtType) {
+    let extProto = dartExtType.prototype;
+    let jsProto = jsType.prototype;
+
+    // Mark the JS type's instances so we can easily check for extensions.
+    assert(jsProto[_extensionType] === void 0);
+    jsProto[_extensionType] = extProto;
+
+    let dartObjProto = core.Object.prototype;
+    while (extProto !== dartObjProto && extProto !== jsProto) {
+      copyTheseProperties(jsProto, extProto, getOwnPropertySymbols(extProto));
+      extProto = extProto.__proto__;
+    }
+  }
+  exports.registerExtension = registerExtension;
+
+  /**
+   * Mark a concrete type as implementing extension methods.
+   * For example: `class MyIter implements Iterable`.
+   *
+   * This takes a list of names, which are the extension methods implemented.
+   * It will add a forwarder, so the extension method name redirects to the
+   * normal Dart method name. For example:
+   *
+   *     defineExtensionMembers(MyType, ['add', 'remove']);
+   *
+   * Results in:
+   *
+   *     MyType.prototype[dartx.add] = MyType.prototype.add;
+   *     MyType.prototype[dartx.remove] = MyType.prototype.remove;
+   */
+  // TODO(jmesserly): essentially this gives two names to the same method.
+  // This benefit is roughly equivalent call performance either way, but the
+  // cost is we need to call defineExtensionMEmbers any time a subclass overrides

[vsm, 2015/06/12 15:50:32]

nit: line len && fix cap on MEmbers

[Leaf, 2015/06/12 19:52:13]

Done.

+  // one of these methods.
+  function defineExtensionMembers(type, methodNames) {
+    let proto = type.prototype;
+    for (let name of methodNames) {
+      let method = getOwnPropertyDescriptor(proto, name);
+      defineProperty(proto, getExtensionSymbol(name), method);
+    }
+    // Ensure the signature is available too.
+    // TODO(jmesserly): not sure if we can do this in a cleaner way. Essentially
+    // we need to copy the signature (and in the future, other data like
+    // annotations) any time we copy a method as part of our metaprogramming.
+    // It might be more friendly to JS metaprogramming if we include this info
+    // on the function.
+    let originalSigFn = getOwnPropertyDescriptor(type, _methodSig).get;
+    defineMemoizedGetter(type, _methodSig, function() {
+      let sig = originalSigFn();
+      for (let name of methodNames) {
+        sig[getExtensionSymbol(name)] = sig[name];
+      }
+      return sig;
+    });
+  }
+  exports.defineExtensionMembers = defineExtensionMembers;
+
+  function canonicalMember(obj, name) {
+    if (obj[_extensionType]) return dartx[name];
+    return name;
+  }
+  exports.canonicalMember = canonicalMember;
+
+  // TODO(vsm): Rationalize these type methods.  We're currently using the
+  // setType / proto scheme for nominal types (e.g., classes) and the
+  // setRuntimeType / field scheme for structural types (e.g., functions

[vsm, 2015/06/12 15:50:32]

I think setRuntimeType is gone.  Can you either remove or amend this comment?

[Leaf, 2015/06/12 19:52:13]

Done.

+  // - and only in tests for now).
+  // See: https://github.com/dart-lang/dev_compiler/issues/172
+
+  /** Sets the type of `obj` to be `type` */
+  function setType(obj, type) {
+    obj.__proto__ = type.prototype;
+    return obj;
+  }
+  exports.setType = setType;
+
+  /** Sets the element type of a list literal. */
+  function list(obj, elementType) {
+    return setType(obj, _interceptors.JSArray$(elementType));
+  }
+  exports.list = list;
+
+  function setBaseClass(derived, base) {
+    // Link the extension to the type it's extending as a base class.
+    derived.prototype.__proto__ = base.prototype;
+  }
+  exports.setBaseClass = setBaseClass;
+
+});