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dwm - dynamic window manager
============================
dwm is an extremely fast, small, and dynamic window manager for X.


Requirements
------------
In order to build dwm you need the Xlib header files.


Installation
------------
Edit config.mk to match your local setup (dwm is installed into
the /usr/local namespace by default).

Afterwards enter the following command to build and install dwm (if
necessary as root):

    make clean install


Running dwm
-----------
Add the following line to your .xinitrc to start dwm using startx:

    exec dwm

In order to connect dwm to a specific display, make sure that
the DISPLAY environment variable is set correctly, e.g.:

    DISPLAY=foo.bar:1 exec dwm

(This will start dwm on display :1 of the host foo.bar.)

In order to display status info in the bar, you can do something
like this in your .xinitrc:

    while true
    do
        echo `date` `uptime | sed 's/.*,//'`
        sleep 1
    done | dwm


Configuration
-------------
The configuration of dwm is done by creating a custom config.h
and (re)compiling the source code.
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#
#
#           The Nim Compiler
#        (c) Copyright 2018 Andreas Rumpf
#
#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
#

## This module implements the new compilation cache.

import strutils, os, intsets, tables, ropes, db_sqlite, msgs, options, types,
  renderer, rodutils, idents, astalgo, btrees, magicsys

## Todo:
## - Implement the 'import' replay logic so that the codegen runs over
##   dependent modules.
## - Make conditional symbols and the configuration part of a module's
##   dependencies.
## - Test multi methods.
## - Implement the limited VM support based on sets.
## - Depencency computation should use *signature* hashes in order to
##   avoid recompiling dependent modules.

template db(): DbConn = g.incr.db

proc needsRecompile(g: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex; fullpath: string;
                    cycleCheck: var IntSet): bool =
  let root = db.getRow(sql"select id, fullhash from filenames where fullpath = ?",
    fullpath)
  if root[0].len == 0: return true
  if root[1] != hashFileCached(g.config, fileIdx, fullpath):
    return true
  # cycle detection: assume "not changed" is correct.
  if cycleCheck.containsOrIncl(int fileIdx):
    return false
  # check dependencies (recursively):
  for row in db.fastRows(sql"select fullpath from filenames where id in (select dependency from deps where module = ?)",
                         root[0]):
    let dep = row[0]
    if needsRecompile(g, g.config.fileInfoIdx(dep), dep, cycleCheck):
      return true
  return false

proc getModuleId*(g: ModuleGraph; fileIdx: FileIndex; fullpath: string): int =
  if g.config.symbolFiles in {disabledSf, writeOnlySf}: return getID()
  let module = g.incr.db.getRow(
    sql"select id, fullHash from modules where fullpath = ?", fullpath)
  let currentFullhash = hashFileCached(g.config, fileIdx, fullpath)
  if module[0].len == 0:
    result = int db.insertID(sql"insert into modules(fullpath, interfHash, fullHash) values (?, ?, ?)",
      fullpath, "", currentFullhash)
  else:
    result = parseInt(module[0])
    if currentFullhash == module[1]:
      # not changed, so use the cached AST:
      doAssert(result != 0)
      var cycleCheck = initIntSet()
      if not needsRecompile(g, fileIdx, fullpath, cycleCheck):
        echo "cached successfully! ", fullpath
        return -result
    db.exec(sql"update modules set fullHash = ? where id = ?", currentFullhash, module[0])
    db.exec(sql"delete from deps where module = ?", module[0])
    db.exec(sql"delete from types where module = ?", module[0])
    db.exec(sql"delete from syms where module = ?", module[0])
    db.exec(sql"delete from toplevelstmts where module = ?", module[0])
    db.exec(sql"delete from statics where module = ?", module[0])

when false:
  proc getDefines(): string =
    result = ""
    for d in definedSymbolNames():
      if result.len != 0: add(result, " ")
      add(result, d)

proc pushType(w: var Writer, t: PType) =
  if not containsOrIncl(w.tmarks, t.id):
    w.tstack.add(t)

proc pushSym(w: var Writer, s: PSym) =
  if not containsOrIncl(w.smarks, s.id):
    w.sstack.add(s)

template w: untyped = g.incr.w

proc encodeNode(g: ModuleGraph; fInfo: TLineInfo, n: PNode,
                result: var string) =
  if n == nil:
    # nil nodes have to be stored too:
    result.add("()")
    return
  result.add('(')
  encodeVInt(ord(n.kind), result)
  # we do not write comments for now
  # Line information takes easily 20% or more of the filesize! Therefore we
  # omit line information if it is the same as the parent's line information:
  if fInfo.fileIndex != n.info.fileIndex:
    result.add('?')
    encodeVInt(n.info.col, result)
    result.add(',')
    encodeVInt(int n.info.line, result)
    result.add(',')
    encodeVInt(toDbFileId(g.incr, g.config, n.info.fileIndex), result)
  elif fInfo.line != n.info.line:
    result.add('?')
    encodeVInt(n.info.col, result)
    result.add(',')
    encodeVInt(int n.info.line, result)
  elif fInfo.col != n.info.col:
    result.add('?')
    encodeVInt(n.info.col, result)
  # No need to output the file index, as this is the serialization of one
  # file.
  let f = n.flags * PersistentNodeFlags
  if f != {}:
    result.add('$')
    encodeVInt(cast[int32](f), result)
  if n.typ != nil:
    result.add('^')
    encodeVInt(n.typ.id, result)
    pushType(w, n.typ)
  case n.kind
  of nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit:
    if n.intVal != 0:
      result.add('!')
      encodeVBiggestInt(n.intVal, result)
  of nkFloatLit..nkFloat64Lit:
    if n.floatVal != 0.0:
      result.add('!')
      encodeStr($n.floatVal, result)
  of nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit:
    if n.strVal != "":
      result.add('!')
      encodeStr(n.strVal, result)
  of nkIdent:
    result.add('!')
    encodeStr(n.ident.s, result)
  of nkSym:
    result.add('!')
    encodeVInt(n.sym.id, result)
    pushSym(w, n.sym)
  else:
    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1):
      encodeNode(g, n.info, n.sons[i], result)
  add(result, ')')

proc encodeLoc(g: ModuleGraph; loc: TLoc, result: var string) =
  var oldLen = result.len
  result.add('<')
  if loc.k != low(loc.k): encodeVInt(ord(loc.k), result)
  if loc.storage != low(loc.storage):
    add(result, '*')
    encodeVInt(ord(loc.storage), result)
  if loc.flags != {}:
    add(result, '$')
    encodeVInt(cast[int32](loc.flags), result)
  if loc.lode != nil:
    add(result, '^')
    encodeNode(g, unknownLineInfo(), loc.lode, result)
    #encodeVInt(cast[int32](loc.t.id), result)
    #pushType(w, loc.t)
  if loc.r != nil:
    add(result, '!')
    encodeStr($loc.r, result)
  if oldLen + 1 == result.len:
    # no data was necessary, so remove the '<' again:
    setLen(result, oldLen)
  else:
    add(result, '>')

proc encodeType(g: ModuleGraph, t: PType, result: var string) =
  if t == nil:
    # nil nodes have to be stored too:
    result.add("[]")
    return
  # we need no surrounding [] here because the type is in a line of its own
  if t.kind == tyForward: internalError(g.config, "encodeType: tyForward")
  # for the new rodfile viewer we use a preceding [ so that the data section
  # can easily be disambiguated:
  add(result, '[')
  encodeVInt(ord(t.kind), result)
  add(result, '+')
  encodeVInt(t.id, result)
  if t.n != nil:
    encodeNode(g, unknownLineInfo(), t.n, result)
  if t.flags != {}:
    add(result, '$')
    encodeVInt(cast[int32](t.flags), result)
  if t.callConv != low(t.callConv):
    add(result, '?')
    encodeVInt(ord(t.callConv), result)
  if t.owner != nil:
    add(result, '*')
    encodeVInt(t.owner.id, result)
    pushSym(w, t.owner)
  if t.sym != nil:
    add(result, '&')
    encodeVInt(t.sym.id, result)
    pushSym(w, t.sym)
  if t.size != - 1:
    add(result, '/')
    encodeVBiggestInt(t.size, result)
  if t.align != 2:
    add(result, '=')
    encodeVInt(t.align, result)
  if t.lockLevel.ord != UnspecifiedLockLevel.ord:
    add(result, '\14')
    encodeVInt(t.lockLevel.int16, result)
  if t.destructor != nil and t.destructor.id != 0:
    add(result, '\15')
    encodeVInt(t.destructor.id, result)
    pushSym(w, t.destructor)
  if t.deepCopy != nil:
    add(result, '\16')
    encodeVInt(t.deepcopy.id, result)
    pushSym(w, t.deepcopy)
  if t.assignment != nil:
    add(result, '\17')
    encodeVInt(t.assignment.id, result)
    pushSym(w, t.assignment)
  if t.sink != nil:
    add(result, '\18')
    encodeVInt(t.sink.id, result)
    pushSym(w, t.sink)
  for i, s in items(t.methods):
    add(result, '\19')
    encodeVInt(i, result)
    add(result, '\20')
    encodeVInt(s.id, result)
    pushSym(w, s)
  encodeLoc(g, t.loc, result)
  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(t) - 1):
    if t.sons[i] == nil:
      add(result, "^()")
    else:
      add(result, '^')
      encodeVInt(t.sons[i].id, result)
      pushType(w, t.sons[i])

proc encodeLib(g: ModuleGraph, lib: PLib, info: TLineInfo, result: var string) =
  add(result, '|')
  encodeVInt(ord(lib.kind), result)
  add(result, '|')
  encodeStr($lib.name, result)
  add(result, '|')
  encodeNode(g, info, lib.path, result)

proc encodeInstantiations(g: ModuleGraph; s: seq[PInstantiation];
                          result: var string) =
  for t in s:
    result.add('\15')
    encodeVInt(t.sym.id, result)
    pushSym(w, t.sym)
    for tt in t.concreteTypes:
      result.add('\17')
      encodeVInt(tt.id, result)
      pushType(w, tt)
    result.add('\20')
    encodeVInt(t.compilesId, result)

proc encodeSym(g: ModuleGraph, s: PSym, result: var string) =
  if s == nil:
    # nil nodes have to be stored too:
    result.add("{}")
    return
  # we need no surrounding {} here because the symbol is in a line of its own
  encodeVInt(ord(s.kind), result)
  result.add('+')
  encodeVInt(s.id, result)
  result.add('&')
  encodeStr(s.name.s, result)
  if s.typ != nil:
    result.add('^')
    encodeVInt(s.typ.id, result)
    pushType(w, s.typ)
  result.add('?')
  if s.info.col != -1'i16: encodeVInt(s.info.col, result)
  result.add(',')
  encodeVInt(int s.info.line, result)
  result.add(',')
  encodeVInt(toDbFileId(g.incr, g.config, s.info.fileIndex), result)
  if s.owner != nil:
    result.add('*')
    encodeVInt(s.owner.id, result)
    pushSym(w, s.owner)
  if s.flags != {}:
    result.add('$')
    encodeVInt(cast[int32](s.flags), result)
  if s.magic != mNone:
    result.add('@')
    encodeVInt(ord(s.magic), result)
  result.add('!')
  encodeVInt(cast[int32](s.options), result)
  if s.position != 0:
    result.add('%')
    encodeVInt(s.position, result)
  if s.offset != - 1:
    result.add('`')
    encodeVInt(s.offset, result)
  encodeLoc(g, s.loc, result)
  if s.annex != nil: encodeLib(g, s.annex, s.info, result)
  if s.constraint != nil:
    add(result, '#')
    encodeNode(g, unknownLineInfo(), s.constraint, result)
  case s.kind
  of skType, skGenericParam:
    for t in s.typeInstCache:
      result.add('\14')
      encodeVInt(t.id, result)
      pushType(w, t)
  of routineKinds:
    encodeInstantiations(g, s.procInstCache, result)
    if s.gcUnsafetyReason != nil:
      result.add('\16')
      encodeVInt(s.gcUnsafetyReason.id, result)
      pushSym(w, s.gcUnsafetyReason)
  of skModule, skPackage:
    encodeInstantiations(g, s.usedGenerics, result)
    # we don't serialize:
    #tab*: TStrTable         # interface table for modules
  of skLet, skVar, skField, skForVar:
    if s.guard != nil:
      result.add('\18')
      encodeVInt(s.guard.id, result)
      pushSym(w, s.guard)
    if s.bitsize != 0:
      result.add('\19')
      encodeVInt(s.bitsize, result)
  else: discard
  # lazy loading will soon reload the ast lazily, so the ast needs to be
  # the last entry of a symbol:
  if s.ast != nil:
    # we used to attempt to save space here by only storing a dummy AST if
    # it is not necessary, but Nim's heavy compile-time evaluation features
    # make that unfeasible nowadays:
    encodeNode(g, s.info, s.ast, result)

proc storeSym(g: ModuleGraph; s: PSym) =
  if sfForward in s.flags and s.kind != skModule:
    w.forwardedSyms.add s
    return
  var buf = newStringOfCap(160)
  encodeSym(g, s, buf)
  # XXX only store the name for exported symbols in order to speed up lookup
  # times once we enable the skStub logic.
  let m = getModule(s)
  let mid = if m == nil: 0 else: abs(m.id)
  db.exec(sql"insert into syms(nimid, module, name, data, exported) values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
    s.id, mid, s.name.s, buf, ord(sfExported in s.flags))

proc storeType(g: ModuleGraph; t: PType) =
  var buf = newStringOfCap(160)
  encodeType(g, t, buf)
  let m = if t.owner != nil: getModule(t.owner) else: nil
  let mid = if m == nil: 0 else: abs(m.id)
  db.exec(sql"insert into types(nimid, module, data) values (?, ?, ?)",
    t.id, mid, buf)

proc storeNode*(g: ModuleGraph; module: PSym; n: PNode) =
  if g.config.symbolFiles == disabledSf: return
  var buf = newStringOfCap(160)
  encodeNode(g, module.info, n, buf)
  db.exec(sql"insert into toplevelstmts(module, position, data) values (?, ?, ?)",
    abs(module.id), module.offset, buf)
  inc module.offset
  var i = 0
  while true:
    if i > 10_000:
      doAssert false, "loop never ends!"
    if w.sstack.len > 0:
      let s = w.sstack.pop()
      when false:
        echo "popped ", s.name.s, " ", s.id
      storeSym(g, s)
    elif w.tstack.len > 0:
      let t = w.tstack.pop()
      storeType(g, t)
      when false:
        echo "popped type ", typeToString(t), " ", t.id
    else:
      break
    inc i

proc storeRemaining*(g: ModuleGraph; module: PSym) =
  if g.config.symbolFiles == disabledSf: return
  var stillForwarded: seq[PSym] = @[]
  for s in w.forwardedSyms:
    if sfForward notin s.flags:
      storeSym(g, s)
    else:
      stillForwarded.add s
  swap w.forwardedSyms, stillForwarded

# ---------------- decoder -----------------------------------

type
  BlobReader = object
    s: string
    pos: int

using
  r: var Reader
  b: var BlobReader
  g: ModuleGraph

proc loadSym(g; id: int, info: TLineInfo): PSym
proc loadType(g; id: int, info: TLineInfo): PType

proc decodeLineInfo(g; b; info: var TLineInfo) =
  if b.s[b.pos] == '?':
    inc(b.pos)
    if b.s[b.pos] == ',': info.col = -1'i16
    else: info.col = int16(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos))
    if b.s[b.pos] == ',':
      inc(b.pos)
      if b.s[b.pos] == ',': info.line = 0'u16
      else: info.line = uint16(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos))
      if b.s[b.pos] == ',':
        inc(b.pos)
        info.fileIndex = fromDbFileId(g.incr, g.config, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos))

proc skipNode(b) =
  assert b.s[b.pos] == '('
  var par = 0
  var pos = b.pos+1
  while true:
    case b.s[pos]
    of ')':
      if par == 0: break
      dec par
    of '(': inc par
    else: discard
    inc pos
  b.pos = pos+1 # skip ')'

proc decodeNodeLazyBody(g; b; fInfo: TLineInfo,
                        belongsTo: PSym): PNode =
  result = nil
  if b.s[b.pos] == '(':
    inc(b.pos)
    if b.s[b.pos] == ')':
      inc(b.pos)
      return                  # nil node
    result = newNodeI(TNodeKind(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)), fInfo)
    decodeLineInfo(g, b, result.info)
    if b.s[b.pos] == '$':
      inc(b.pos)
      result.flags = cast[TNodeFlags](int32(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)))
    if b.s[b.pos] == '^':
      inc(b.pos)
      var id = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)
      result.typ = loadType(g, id, result.info)
    case result.kind
    of nkCharLit..nkUInt64Lit:
      if b.s[b.pos] == '!':
        inc(b.pos)
        result.intVal = decodeVBiggestInt(b.s, b.pos)
    of nkFloatLit..nkFloat64Lit:
      if b.s[b.pos] == '!':
        inc(b.pos)
        var fl = decodeStr(b.s, b.pos)
        result.floatVal = parseFloat(fl)
    of nkStrLit..nkTripleStrLit:
      if b.s[b.pos] == '!':
        inc(b.pos)
        result.strVal = decodeStr(b.s, b.pos)
      else:
        result.strVal = ""
    of nkIdent:
      if b.s[b.pos] == '!':
        inc(b.pos)
        var fl = decodeStr(b.s, b.pos)
        result.ident = g.cache.getIdent(fl)
      else:
        internalError(g.config, result.info, "decodeNode: nkIdent")
    of nkSym:
      if b.s[b.pos] == '!':
        inc(b.pos)
        var id = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)
        result.sym = loadSym(g, id, result.info)
      else:
        internalError(g.config, result.info, "decodeNode: nkSym")
    else:
      var i = 0
      while b.s[b.pos] != ')':
        when false:
          if belongsTo != nil and i == bodyPos:
            addSonNilAllowed(result, nil)
            belongsTo.offset = b.pos
            skipNode(b)
          else:
            discard
        addSonNilAllowed(result, decodeNodeLazyBody(g, b, result.info, nil))
        inc i
    if b.s[b.pos] == ')': inc(b.pos)
    else: internalError(g.config, result.info, "decodeNode: ')' missing")
  else:
    internalError(g.config, fInfo, "decodeNode: '(' missing " & $b.pos)

proc decodeNode(g; b; fInfo: TLineInfo): PNode =
  result = decodeNodeLazyBody(g, b, fInfo, nil)

proc decodeLoc(g; b; loc: var TLoc, info: TLineInfo) =
  if b.s[b.pos] == '<':
    inc(b.pos)
    if b.s[b.pos] in {'0'..'9', 'a'..'z', 'A'..'Z'}:
      loc.k = TLocKind(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos))
    else:
      loc.k = low(loc.k)
    if b.s[b.pos] == '*':
      inc(b.pos)
      loc.storage = TStorageLoc(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos))
    else:
      loc.storage = low(loc.storage)
    if b.s[b.pos] == '$':
      inc(b.pos)
      loc.flags = cast[TLocFlags](int32(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)))
    else:
      loc.flags = {}
    if b.s[b.pos] == '^':
      inc(b.pos)
      loc.lode = decodeNode(g, b, info)
      # rrGetType(b, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
    else:
      loc.lode = nil
    if b.s[b.pos] == '!':
      inc(b.pos)
      loc.r = rope(decodeStr(b.s, b.pos))
    else:
      loc.r = nil
    if b.s[b.pos] == '>': inc(b.pos)
    else: internalError(g.config, info, "decodeLoc " & b.s[b.pos])

proc loadBlob(g; query: SqlQuery; id: int): BlobReader =
  let blob = db.getValue(query, id)
  if blob.len == 0:
    internalError(g.config, "symbolfiles: cannot find ID " & $ id)
  result = BlobReader(pos: 0)
  shallowCopy(result.s, blob)
  # ensure we can read without index checks:
  result.s.add '\0'

proc loadType(g; id: int; info: TLineInfo): PType =
  result = g.incr.r.types.getOrDefault(id)
  if result != nil: return result
  var b = loadBlob(g, sql"select data from types where nimid = ?", id)

  if b.s[b.pos] == '[':
    inc(b.pos)
    if b.s[b.pos] == ']':
      inc(b.pos)
      return                  # nil type
  new(result)
  result.kind = TTypeKind(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos))
  if b.s[b.pos] == '+':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.id = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)
    setId(result.id)
    #if debugIds: registerID(result)
  else:
    internalError(g.config, info, "decodeType: no id")
  # here this also avoids endless recursion for recursive type
  g.incr.r.types.add(result.id, result)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '(': result.n = decodeNode(g, b, unknownLineInfo())
  if b.s[b.pos] == '$':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.flags = cast[TTypeFlags](int32(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)))
  if b.s[b.pos] == '?':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.callConv = TCallingConvention(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos))
  if b.s[b.pos] == '*':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.owner = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '&':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.sym = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '/':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.size = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)
  else:
    result.size = -1
  if b.s[b.pos] == '=':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.align = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos).int16
  else:
    result.align = 2

  if b.s[b.pos] == '\14':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.lockLevel = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos).TLockLevel
  else:
    result.lockLevel = UnspecifiedLockLevel

  if b.s[b.pos] == '\15':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.destructor = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '\16':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.deepCopy = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '\17':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.assignment = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '\18':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.sink = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
  while b.s[b.pos] == '\19':
    inc(b.pos)
    let x = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)
    doAssert b.s[b.pos] == '\20'
    inc(b.pos)
    let y = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
    result.methods.safeAdd((x, y))
  decodeLoc(g, b, result.loc, info)
  while b.s[b.pos] == '^':
    inc(b.pos)
    if b.s[b.pos] == '(':
      inc(b.pos)
      if b.s[b.pos] == ')': inc(b.pos)
      else: internalError(g.config, info, "decodeType ^(" & b.s[b.pos])
      rawAddSon(result, nil)
    else:
      let d = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)
      rawAddSon(result, loadType(g, d, info))

proc decodeLib(g; b; info: TLineInfo): PLib =
  result = nil
  if b.s[b.pos] == '|':
    new(result)
    inc(b.pos)
    result.kind = TLibKind(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos))
    if b.s[b.pos] != '|': internalError(g.config, "decodeLib: 1")
    inc(b.pos)
    result.name = rope(decodeStr(b.s, b.pos))
    if b.s[b.pos] != '|': internalError(g.config, "decodeLib: 2")
    inc(b.pos)
    result.path = decodeNode(g, b, info)

proc decodeInstantiations(g; b; info: TLineInfo;
                          s: var seq[PInstantiation]) =
  while b.s[b.pos] == '\15':
    inc(b.pos)
    var ii: PInstantiation
    new ii
    ii.sym = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
    ii.concreteTypes = @[]
    while b.s[b.pos] == '\17':
      inc(b.pos)
      ii.concreteTypes.add loadType(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
    if b.s[b.pos] == '\20':
      inc(b.pos)
      ii.compilesId = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)
    s.safeAdd ii

proc loadSymFromBlob(g; b; info: TLineInfo): PSym =
  if b.s[b.pos] == '{':
    inc(b.pos)
    if b.s[b.pos] == '}':
      inc(b.pos)
      return                  # nil sym
  var k = TSymKind(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos))
  var id: int
  if b.s[b.pos] == '+':
    inc(b.pos)
    id = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)
    setId(id)
  else:
    internalError(g.config, info, "decodeSym: no id")
  var ident: PIdent
  if b.s[b.pos] == '&':
    inc(b.pos)
    ident = g.cache.getIdent(decodeStr(b.s, b.pos))
  else:
    internalError(g.config, info, "decodeSym: no ident")
  #echo "decoding: {", ident.s
  new(result)
  result.id = id
  result.kind = k
  result.name = ident         # read the rest of the symbol description:
  g.incr.r.syms.add(result.id, result)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '^':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.typ = loadType(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), info)
  decodeLineInfo(g, b, result.info)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '*':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.owner = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), result.info)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '$':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.flags = cast[TSymFlags](int32(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)))
  if b.s[b.pos] == '@':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.magic = TMagic(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos))
  if b.s[b.pos] == '!':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.options = cast[TOptions](int32(decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)))
  if b.s[b.pos] == '%':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.position = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '`':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.offset = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos)
  else:
    result.offset = -1
  decodeLoc(g, b, result.loc, result.info)
  result.annex = decodeLib(g, b, info)
  if b.s[b.pos] == '#':
    inc(b.pos)
    result.constraint = decodeNode(g, b, unknownLineInfo())
  case result.kind
  of skType, skGenericParam:
    while b.s[b.pos] == '\14':
      inc(b.pos)
      result.typeInstCache.safeAdd loadType(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), result.info)
  of routineKinds:
    decodeInstantiations(g, b, result.info, result.procInstCache)
    if b.s[b.pos] == '\16':
      inc(b.pos)
      result.gcUnsafetyReason = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), result.info)
  of skModule, skPackage:
    decodeInstantiations(g, b, result.info, result.usedGenerics)
  of skLet, skVar, skField, skForVar:
    if b.s[b.pos] == '\18':
      inc(b.pos)
      result.guard = loadSym(g, decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos), result.info)
    if b.s[b.pos] == '\19':
      inc(b.pos)
      result.bitsize = decodeVInt(b.s, b.pos).int16
  else: discard

  if b.s[b.pos] == '(':
    #if result.kind in routineKinds:
    #  result.ast = decodeNodeLazyBody(b, result.info, result)
    #else:
    result.ast = decodeNode(g, b, result.info)
  if sfCompilerProc in result.flags:
    registerCompilerProc(g, result)
    #echo "loading ", result.name.s

proc loadSym(g; id: int; info: TLineInfo): PSym =
  result = g.incr.r.syms.getOrDefault(id)
  if result != nil: return result
  var b = loadBlob(g, sql"select data from syms where nimid = ?", id)
  result = loadSymFromBlob(g, b, info)
  doAssert id == result.id, "symbol ID is not consistent!"

proc loadModuleSymTab(g; module: PSym) =
  ## goal: fill  module.tab
  g.incr.r.syms.add(module.id, module)
  for row in db.fastRows(sql"select nimid, data from syms where module = ? and exported = 1", abs(module.id)):
    let id = parseInt(row[0])
    var s = g.incr.r.syms.getOrDefault(id)
    if s == nil:
      var b = BlobReader(pos: 0)
      shallowCopy(b.s, row[1])
      # ensure we can read without index checks:
      b.s.add '\0'
      s = loadSymFromBlob(g, b, module.info)
    assert s != nil
    strTableAdd(module.tab, s)
  if sfSystemModule in module.flags:
    g.systemModule = module

proc loadNode*(g: ModuleGraph; module: PSym; index: int): PNode =
  if index == 0:
    loadModuleSymTab(g, module)
    #index = parseInt db.getValue(
    #  sql"select min(id) from toplevelstmts where module = ?", abs module.id)
  var b = BlobReader(pos: 0)
  b.s = db.getValue(sql"select data from toplevelstmts where position = ? and module = ?",
                    index, abs module.id)
  if b.s.len == 0:
    db.exec(sql"insert into controlblock(idgen) values (?)", gFrontEndId)
    return nil # end marker
  result = decodeNode(g, b, module.info)

proc setupModuleCache*(g: ModuleGraph) =
  if g.config.symbolFiles == disabledSf: return
  let dbfile = getNimcacheDir(g.config) / "rodfiles.db"
  if not fileExists(dbfile):
    db = open(connection=dbfile, user="nim", password="",
              database="nim")
    createDb(db)
  else:
    db = open(connection=dbfile, user="nim", password="",
              database="nim")
  db.exec(sql"pragma journal_mode=off")
  db.exec(sql"pragma SYNCHRONOUS=off")
  db.exec(sql"pragma LOCKING_MODE=exclusive")
  let lastId = db.getValue(sql"select max(idgen) from controlblock")
  if lastId.len > 0:
    idgen.setId(parseInt lastId)