discard """ targets: "cpp" output: ''' cat cat dog dog cat cat dog dog X cat cat dog dog dog dog dog 1 dog 2 ''' """ template accept(x) = static: assert(compiles(x)) template reject(x) = static: assert(not compiles(x)) import macros macro skipElse(n: untyped): typed = n[0] template acceptWithCovariance(x, otherwise): typed = when nimEnableCovariance: x else: reject(x) skipElse(otherwise) type Animal = object of RootObj x: string Dog = object of Animal y: int Cat = object of Animal z: int AnimalRef = ref Animal AnimalPtr = ptr Animal RefAlias[T] = ref T var dog = new(Dog) dog.x = "dog" var cat = new(Cat) cat.x = "cat" proc makeDerivedRef(x: string): ref Dog = new(result) result.x = x proc makeDerived(x: string): Dog = result.x = x var covariantSeq = @[makeDerivedRef("dog 1"), makeDerivedRef("dog 2")] var nonCovariantSeq = @[makeDerived("dog 1"), makeDerived("dog 2")] var covariantArr = [makeDerivedRef("dog 1"), makeDerivedRef("dog 2")] var nonCovariantArr = [makeDerived("dog 1"), makeDerived("dog 2")] proc wantsCovariantSeq1(s: seq[ref Animal]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc wantsCovariantSeq2(s: seq[AnimalRef]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc wantsCovariantSeq3(s: seq[RefAlias[Animal]]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc wantsCovariantOperArray(s: openarray[ref Animal]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc modifiesCovariantOperArray(s: var openarray[ref Animal]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc modifiesDerivedOperArray(s: var openarray[ref Dog]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc wantsNonCovariantOperArray(s: openarray[Animal]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc wantsCovariantArray(s: array[2, ref Animal]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc wantsNonCovariantSeq(s: seq[Animal]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc wantsNonCovariantArray(s: array[2, Animal]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc modifiesCovariantSeq(s: var seq[ref Animal]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc modifiesCovariantArray(s: var array[2, ref Animal]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc modifiesCovariantSeq(s: ptr seq[ref Animal]) = for a in s[]: echo a.x proc modifiesCovariantArray(s: ptr array[2, ref Animal]) = for a in s[]: echo a.x proc modifiesDerivedSeq(s: var seq[ref Dog]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc modifiesDerivedArray(s: var array[2, ref Dog]) = for a in s: echo a.x proc modifiesDerivedSeq(s: ptr seq[ref Dog]) = for a in s[]: echo a.x proc modifiesDerivedArray(s: ptr array[2, ref Dog]) = for a in s[]: echo a.x accept: wantsCovariantArray([AnimalRef(dog), AnimalRef(dog)]) wantsCovariantArray([AnimalRef(cat), AnimalRef(dog)]) wantsCovariantArray([AnimalRef(cat), dog]) # there is a special rule that detects the base # type of polymorphic arrays wantsCovariantArray([cat, dog]) acceptWithCovariance: wantsCovariantArray([cat, cat]) else: echo "cat" echo "cat" var animalRefArray: array[2, ref Animal] accept: animalRefArray = [AnimalRef(dog), AnimalRef(dog)] animalRefArray = [AnimalRef(cat), dog] acceptWithCovariance: animalRefArray = [dog, dog] wantsCovariantArray animalRefArray else: echo "dog" echo "dog" accept: var animal: AnimalRef = dog animal = cat var vdog: Dog vdog.x = "dog value" var vcat: Cat vcat.x = "cat value" reject: vcat = vdog # XXX: The next two cases seem incosistent, perhaps we should change the rules accept: # truncating copies are allowed var vanimal: Animal = vdog vanimal = vdog reject: # truncating copies are not allowed with arrays var vanimalArray: array[2, Animal] var vdogArray = [vdog, vdog] vanimalArray = vdogArray accept: # a more explicit version of a truncating copy that # should probably always remain allowed var vnextnimal: Animal = Animal(vdog) proc wantsRefSeq(x: seq[AnimalRef]) = discard accept: wantsCovariantSeq1(@[AnimalRef(dog), AnimalRef(dog)]) wantsCovariantSeq1(@[AnimalRef(cat), AnimalRef(dog)]) wantsCovariantSeq1(@[AnimalRef(cat), dog]) wantsCovariantSeq1(@[cat, dog]) wantsCovariantSeq2(@[AnimalRef(dog), AnimalRef(dog)]) wantsCovariantSeq2(@[AnimalRef(cat), AnimalRef(dog)]) wantsCovariantSeq2(@[AnimalRef(cat), dog]) wantsCovariantSeq2(@[cat, dog]) wantsCovariantSeq3(@[AnimalRef(dog), AnimalRef(dog)]) wantsCovariantSeq3(@[AnimalRef(cat), AnimalRef(dog)]) wantsCovariantSeq3(@[AnimalRef(cat), dog]) wantsCovariantSeq3(@[cat, dog]) wantsCovariantOperArray([cat, dog]) acceptWithCovariance: wantsCovariantSeq1(@[cat, cat]) wantsCovariantSeq2(@[dog, makeDerivedRef("dog X")]) # XXX: wantsCovariantSeq3(@[cat, cat]) wantsCovariantOperArray(@[cat, cat]) wantsCovariantOperArray([dog, dog]) else: echo "cat" echo "cat" echo "dog" echo "dog X" echo "cat" echo "cat" echo "dog" echo "dog" var dogRefs = @[dog, dog] var dogRefsArray = [dog, dog] var animalRefs = @[dog, cat] accept: modifiesDerivedArray(dogRefsArray) modifiesDerivedSeq(dogRefs) reject modifiesCovariantSeq(dogRefs) reject modifiesCovariantSeq(addr(dogRefs)) reject modifiesCovariantSeq(dogRefs.addr) reject modifiesCovariantArray([dog, dog]) reject modifiesCovariantArray(dogRefsArray) reject modifiesCovariantArray(addr(dogRefsArray)) reject modifiesCovariantArray(dogRefsArray.addr) var dogValues = @[vdog, vdog] var dogValuesArray = [vdog, vdog] when false: var animalValues = @[Animal(vdog), Animal(vcat)] var animalValuesArray = [Animal(vdog), Animal(vcat)] wantsNonCovariantSeq animalValues wantsNonCovariantArray animalValuesArray reject wantsNonCovariantSeq(dogRefs) reject modifiesCovariantOperArray(dogRefs) reject wantsNonCovariantArray(dogRefsArray) reject wantsNonCovariantSeq(dogValues) reject wantsNonCovariantArray(dogValuesArray) reject modifiesValueArray() modifiesDerivedOperArray dogRefs reject modifiesDerivedOperArray(dogValues) reject modifiesDerivedOperArray(animalRefs) reject wantsNonCovariantOperArray(animalRefs) reject wantsNonCovariantOperArray(dogRefs) reject wantsNonCovariantOperArray(dogValues) var animalRefSeq: seq[ref Animal] accept: animalRefSeq = @[AnimalRef(dog), AnimalRef(dog)] animalRefSeq = @[AnimalRef(cat), dog] acceptWithCovariance: animalRefSeq = @[makeDerivedRef("dog 1"), makeDerivedRef("dog 2")] wantsCovariantSeq1(animalRefSeq) else: echo "dog 1" echo "dog 2" var pdog: ptr Dog var pcat: ptr Cat proc wantsPointer(x: ptr Animal) = discard accept: wantsPointer pdog wantsPointer pcat # covariance should be disabled when var is involved proc wantsVarPointer1(x: var ptr Animal) = discard proc wantsVarPointer2(x: var AnimalPtr) = discard reject wantsVarPointer1(pdog) reject wantsVarPointer2(pcat) # covariance may be allowed for certain extern types {.emit: """/*TYPESECTION*/ template struct FN { typedef void (*type)(T); }; template struct ARR { typedef T DataType[2]; DataType data; }; """.} type MyPtr {.importcpp: "'0 *"} [out T] = object MySeq {.importcpp: "ARR<'0>", nodecl} [out T] = object data: array[2, T] MyAction {.importcpp: "FN<'0>::type"} [in T] = object var cAnimal: MyPtr[Animal] cDog: MyPtr[Dog] cCat: MyPtr[Cat] cAnimalFn: MyAction[Animal] cCatFn: MyAction[Cat] cDogFn: MyAction[Dog] cRefAnimalFn: MyAction[ref Animal] cRefCatFn: MyAction[ref Cat] cRefDogFn: MyAction[ref Dog] accept: cAnimal = cDog cAnimal = cCat cDogFn = cAnimalFn cCatFn = cAnimalFn cRefDogFn = cRefAnimalFn cRefCatFn = cRefAnimalFn reject: cDogFn = cRefAnimalFn reject: cCatFn = cRefAnimalFn reject: cCat = cDog reject: cAnimalFn = cDogFn reject: cAnimalFn = cCatFn reject: cRefAnimalFn = cRefDogFn reject: cRefAnimalFn = cRefCatFn reject: cRefAnimalFn = cDogFn var ptrPtrDog: ptr ptr Dog ptrPtrAnimal: ptr ptr Animal reject: ptrPtrDog = ptrPtrAnimal # Try to break the rules by introducing some tricky # double indirection types: var cPtrRefAnimal: MyPtr[ref Animal] cPtrRefDog: MyPtr[ref Dog] cPtrAliasRefAnimal: MyPtr[RefAlias[Animal]] cPtrAliasRefDog: MyPtr[RefAlias[Dog]] cDoublePtrAnimal: MyPtr[MyPtr[Animal]] cDoublePtrDog: MyPtr[MyPtr[Dog]] reject: cPtrRefAnimal = cPtrRefDog reject: cDoublePtrAnimal = cDoublePtrDog reject: cRefAliasPtrAnimal = cRefAliasPtrDog reject: cPtrRefAnimal = cRefAliasPtrDog reject: cPtrAliasRefAnimal = cPtrRefDog var # Array and Sequence types are covariant only # when instantiated with ref or ptr types: cAnimals: MySeq[ref Animal] cDogs: MySeq[ref Dog] # "User-defined" pointer types should be OK too: cAnimalPtrSeq: MySeq[MyPtr[Animal]] cDogPtrSeq: MySeq[MyPtr[Dog]] # Value types shouldn't work: cAnimalValues: MySeq[Animal] cDogValues: MySeq[Dog] # Double pointer types should not work either: cAnimalRefPtrSeq: MySeq[ref MyPtr[Animal]] cDogRefPtrSeq: MySeq[ref MyPtr[Dog]] cAnimalPtrPtrSeq: MySeq[ptr ptr Animal] cDogPtrPtrSeq: MySeq[ptr ptr Dog] accept: cAnimals = cDogs cAnimalPtrSeq = cDogPtrSeq reject: cAnimalValues = cDogValues reject: cAnimalRefPtrSeq = cDogRefPtrSeq reject: cAnimalPtrPtrSeq = cDogPtrPtrSeq proc wantsAnimalSeq(x: MySeq[Animal]) = discard proc wantsAnimalRefSeq(x: MySeq[ref Animal]) = discard proc modifiesAnimalRefSeq(x: var MySeq[ref Animal]) = discard proc usesAddressOfAnimalRefSeq(x: ptr MySeq[ref Animal]) = discard accept wantsAnimalSeq(cAnimalValues) reject wantsAnimalSeq(cDogValues) reject wantsAnimalSeq(cAnimals) reject wantsAnimalRefSeq(cAnimalValues) reject wantsAnimalRefSeq(cDogValues) accept wantsAnimalRefSeq(cAnimals) accept wantsAnimalRefSeq(cDogs) reject modifiesAnimalRefSeq(cAnimalValues) reject modifiesAnimalRefSeq(cDogValues) accept modifiesAnimalRefSeq(cAnimals) reject modifiesAnimalRefSeq(cDogs) reject usesAddressOfAnimalRefSeq(addr cAnimalValues) reject usesAddressOfAnimalRefSeq(addr cDogValues) accept usesAddressOfAnimalRefSeq(addr cAnimals) reject usesAddressOfAnimalRefSeq(addr cDogs)