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//:: Container definitions can contain 'type ingredients'

//: pre-requisite: extend our notion of containers to not necessarily be
//: atomic types
:(before "End is_mu_container(type) Special-cases")
if (!type->atom)
  return is_mu_container(root_type(type));
:(before "End is_mu_exclusive_container(type) Special-cases")
if (!type->atom)
  return is_mu_exclusive_container(root_type(type));
// a few calls to root_type() without the assertion (for better error handling)
:(after "Update GET base_type in Check")
if (!base_type->atom) base_type = base_type->left;
:(after "Update GET base_type in Run")
if (!base_type->atom) base_type = base_type->left;
:(after "Update PUT base_type in Check")
if (!base_type->atom) base_type = base_type->left;
:(after "Update PUT base_type in Run")
if (!base_type->atom) base_type = base_type->left;
:(after "Update MAYBE_CONVERT base_type in Check")
if (!base_type->atom) base_type = base_type->left;

:(scenario size_of_shape_shifting_container)
container foo:_t [
  x:_t
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:foo:number <- merge 12, 13
  3:foo:point <- merge 14, 15, 16
]
+mem: storing 12 in location 1
+mem: storing 13 in location 2
+mem: storing 14 in location 3
+mem: storing 15 in location 4
+mem: storing 16 in location 5

:(scenario size_of_shape_shifting_container_2)
# multiple type ingredients
container foo:_a:_b [
  x:_a
  y:_b
]
def main [
  1:foo:number:boolean <- merge 34, 1/true
]
$error: 0

:(scenario size_of_shape_shifting_container_3)
container foo:_a:_b [
  x:_a
  y:_b
]
def main [
  1:text <- new [abc]
  # compound types for type ingredients
  {2: (foo number (address array character))} <- merge 34/x, 1:text/y
]
$error: 0

:(scenario size_of_shape_shifting_container_4)
container foo:_a:_b [
  x:_a
  y:_b
]
container bar:_a:_b [
  # dilated element
  {data: (foo _a (address _b))}
]
def main [
  1:text <- new [abc]
  2:bar:number:array:char <- merge 34/x, 1:text/y
]
$error: 0

:(scenario shape_shifting_container_extend)
container foo:_a [
  x:_a
]
container foo:_a [
  y:_a
]
$error: 0

:(scenario shape_shifting_container_extend_error)
% Hide_errors = true;
container foo:_a [
  x:_a
]
container foo:_b [
  y:_b
]
+error: headers of container 'foo' must use identical type ingredients

:(scenario type_ingredient_must_start_with_underscore)
% Hide_errors = true;
container foo:t [
  x:number
]
+error: foo: type ingredient 't' must begin with an underscore

:(before "End Globals")
// We'll use large type ordinals to mean "the following type of the variable".
// For example, if we have a generic type called foo:_elem, the type
// ingredient _elem in foo's type_info will have value START_TYPE_INGREDIENTS,
// and we'll handle it by looking in the current reagent for the next type
// that appears after foo.
extern const int START_TYPE_INGREDIENTS = 2000;
:(before "End Commandline Parsing")  // after loading .mu files
assert(Next_type_ordinal < START_TYPE_INGREDIENTS);

:(before "End type_info Fields")
map<string, type_ordinal> type_ingredient_names;

//: Suppress unknown type checks in shape-shifting containers.

:(before "Check Container Field Types(info)")
if (!info.type_ingredient_names.empty()) continue;

:(before "End container Name Refinements")
if (name.find(':') != string::npos) {
  trace(9999, "parse") << "container has type ingredients; parsing" << end();
  if (!read_type_ingredients(name, command)) {
    // error; skip rest of the container definition and continue
    slurp_balanced_bracket(in);
    return;
  }
}

:(code)
bool read_type_ingredients(string& name, const string& command) {
  string save_name = name;
  istringstream in(save_name);
  name = slurp_until(in, ':');
  map<string, type_ordinal> type_ingredient_names;
  if (!slurp_type_ingredients(in, type_ingredient_names, name)) {
    return false;
  }
  if (contains_key(Type_ordinal, name)
      && contains_key(Type, get(Type_ordinal, name))) {
    const type_info& previous_info = get(Type, get(Type_ordinal, name));
    // we've already seen this container; make sure type ingredients match
    if (!type_ingredients_match(type_ingredient_names, previous_info.type_ingredient_names)) {
      raise << "headers of " << command << " '" << name << "' must use identical type ingredients\n" << end();
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  }
  // we haven't seen this container before
  if (!contains_key(Type_ordinal, name) || get(Type_ordinal, name) == 0)
    put(Type_ordinal, name, Next_type_ordinal++);
  type_info& info = get_or_insert(Type, get(Type_ordinal, name));
  info.type_ingredient_names.swap(type_ingredient_names);
  return true;
}

bool slurp_type_ingredients(istream& in, map<string, type_ordinal>& out, const string& container_name) {
  int next_type_ordinal = START_TYPE_INGREDIENTS;
  while (has_data(in)) {
    string curr = slurp_until(in, ':');
    if (curr.empty()) {
      raise << container_name << ": empty type ingredients not permitted\n" << end();
      return false;
    }
    if (!starts_with(curr, "_")) {
      raise << container_name << ": type ingredient '" << curr << "' must begin with an underscore\n" << end();
      return false;
    }
    if (out.find(curr) != out.end()) {
      raise << container_name << ": can't repeat type ingredient name'" << curr << "' in a single container definition\n" << end();
      return false;
    }
    put(out, curr, next_type_ordinal++);
  }
  return true;
}

bool type_ingredients_match(const map<string, type_ordinal>& a, const map<string, type_ordinal>& b) {
  if (SIZE(a) != SIZE(b)) return false;
  for (map<string, type_ordinal>::const_iterator p = a.begin(); p != a.end(); ++p) {
    if (!contains_key(b, p->first)) return false;
    if (p->second != get(b, p->first)) return false;
  }
  return true;
}

:(before "End insert_container Special-cases")
// check for use of type ingredients
else if (is_type_ingredient_name(type->name)) {
  type->value = get(info.type_ingredient_names, type->name);
}
:(code)
bool is_type_ingredient_name(const string& type) {
  return starts_with(type, "_");
}

:(before "End Container Type Checks")
if (type->value >= START_TYPE_INGREDIENTS
    && (type->value - START_TYPE_INGREDIENTS) < SIZE(get(Type, type->value).type_ingredient_names))
  return;

:(scenario size_of_shape_shifting_exclusive_container)
exclusive-container foo:_t [
  x:_t
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:foo:number <- merge 0/x, 34
  3:foo:point <- merge 0/x, 15, 16
  6:foo:point <- merge 1/y, 23
]
+run: {1: ("foo" "number")} <- merge {0: "literal", "x": ()}, {34: "literal"}
+mem: storing 0 in location 1
+mem: storing 34 in location 2
+run: {3: ("foo" "point")} <- merge {0: "literal", "x": ()}, {15: "literal"}, {16: "literal"}
+mem: storing 0 in location 3
+mem: storing 15 in location 4
+mem: storing 16 in location 5
+run: {6: ("foo" "point")} <- merge {1: "literal", "y": ()}, {23: "literal"}
+mem: storing 1 in location 6
+mem: storing 23 in location 7
+run: reply
# no other stores
% CHECK_EQ(trace_count_prefix("mem", "storing"), 7);

:(scenario get_on_shape_shifting_container)
container foo:_t [
  x:_t
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:foo:point <- merge 14, 15, 16
  2:number <- get 1:foo:point, y:offset
]
+mem: storing 16 in location 2

:(scenario get_on_shape_shifting_container_2)
container foo:_t [
  x:_t
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:foo:point <- merge 14, 15, 16
  2:point <- get 1:foo:point, x:offset
]
+mem: storing 14 in location 2
+mem: storing 15 in location 3

:(scenario get_on_shape_shifting_container_3)
container foo:_t [
  x:_t
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:foo:address:point <- merge 34/unsafe, 48
  3:address:point <- get 1:foo:address:point, x:offset
]
+mem: storing 34 in location 3

:(scenario get_on_shape_shifting_container_inside_container)
container foo:_t [
  x:_t
  y:number
]
container bar [
  x:foo:point
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:bar <- merge 14, 15, 16, 17
  2:number <- get 1:bar, 1:offset
]
+mem: storing 17 in location 2

:(scenario get_on_complex_shape_shifting_container)
container foo:_a:_b [
  x:_a
  y:_b
]
def main [
  1:text <- new [abc]
  {2: (foo number (address array character))} <- merge 34/x, 1:text/y
  3:text <- get {2: (foo number (address array character))}, y:offset
  4:boolean <- equal 1:text, 3:text
]
+mem: storing 1 in location 4

:(before "End element_type Special-cases")
replace_type_ingredients(element, type, info);
:(before "Compute Container Size(element, full_type)")
replace_type_ingredients(element, full_type, container_info);
:(before "Compute Exclusive Container Size(element, full_type)")
replace_type_ingredients(element, full_type, exclusive_container_info);
:(before "Compute Container Address Offset(element)")
replace_type_ingredients(element, type, info);
if (contains_type_ingredient(element)) return;  // error raised elsewhere

:(code)
void replace_type_ingredients(reagent& element, const type_tree* caller_type, const type_info& info) {
  if (contains_type_ingredient(element)) {
    if (!caller_type->right)
      raise << "illegal type " << names_to_string(caller_type) << " seems to be missing a type ingredient or three\n" << end();
    replace_type_ingredients(element.type, caller_type->right, info);
  }
}

:(after "Compute size_of Container")
assert(!contains_type_ingredient(type));
:(after "Compute size_of Exclusive Container")
assert(!contains_type_ingredient(type));

:(code)
bool contains_type_ingredient(const reagent& x) {
  return contains_type_ingredient(x.type);
}

bool contains_type_ingredient(const type_tree* type) {
  if (!type) return false;
  if (type->atom) return type->value >= START_TYPE_INGREDIENTS;
  return contains_type_ingredient(type->left) || contains_type_ingredient(type->right);
}

// replace all type_ingredients in element_type with corresponding elements of callsite_type
void replace_type_ingredients(type_tree* element_type, const type_tree* callsite_type, const type_info& container_info) {
  if (!callsite_type) return;  // error but it's already been raised above
  if (!element_type) return;
  if (!element_type->atom) {
    replace_type_ingredients(element_type->left, callsite_type, container_info);
    replace_type_ingredients(element_type->right, callsite_type, container_info);
    return;
  }
  if (element_type->value < START_TYPE_INGREDIENTS) return;
  const int type_ingredient_index = element_type->value-START_TYPE_INGREDIENTS;
  if (!has_nth_type(callsite_type, type_ingredient_index)) {
    raise << "illegal type " << names_to_string(callsite_type) << " seems to be missing a type ingredient or three\n" << end();
    return;
  }
  *element_type = *nth_type_ingredient(callsite_type, type_ingredient_index, container_info);
}

const type_tree* nth_type_ingredient(const type_tree* callsite_type, int type_ingredient_index, const type_info& container_info) {
  bool final = final_type_ingredient(type_ingredient_index, container_info);
  const type_tree* curr = callsite_type;
  for (int i = 0; i < type_ingredient_index; ++i) {
    assert(curr);
    assert(!curr->atom);
//?     cerr << "type ingredient " << i << " is " << to_string(curr->left) << '\n';
    curr = curr->right;
  }
  assert(curr);
  if (curr->atom) return curr;
  if (!final) return curr->left;
  if (!curr->right) return curr->left;
  return curr;
}

bool final_type_ingredient(int type_ingredient_index, const type_info& container_info) {
  for (map<string, type_ordinal>::const_iterator p = container_info.type_ingredient_names.begin();
       p != container_info.type_ingredient_names.end();
       ++p) {
    if (p->second > START_TYPE_INGREDIENTS+type_ingredient_index) return false;
  }
  return true;
}

:(before "End Unit Tests")
void test_replace_type_ingredients_entire() {
  run("container foo:_elem [\n"
      "  x:_elem\n"
      "  y:number\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent callsite("x:foo:point");
  reagent element = element_type(callsite.type, 0);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element), "{x: \"point\"}");
}

void test_replace_type_ingredients_tail() {
  run("container foo:_elem [\n"
      "  x:_elem\n"
      "]\n"
      "container bar:_elem [\n"
      "  x:foo:_elem\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent callsite("x:bar:point");
  reagent element = element_type(callsite.type, 0);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element), "{x: (\"foo\" \"point\")}");
}

void test_replace_type_ingredients_head_tail_multiple() {
  run("container foo:_elem [\n"
      "  x:_elem\n"
      "]\n"
      "container bar:_elem [\n"
      "  x:foo:_elem\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent callsite("x:bar:address:array:character");
  reagent element = element_type(callsite.type, 0);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element), "{x: (\"foo\" \"address\" \"array\" \"character\")}");
}

void test_replace_type_ingredients_head_middle() {
  run("container foo:_elem [\n"
      "  x:_elem\n"
      "]\n"
      "container bar:_elem [\n"
      "  x:foo:_elem:number\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent callsite("x:bar:address");
  reagent element = element_type(callsite.type, 0);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element), "{x: (\"foo\" \"address\" \"number\")}");
}

void test_replace_last_type_ingredient_with_multiple() {
  run("container foo:_a:_b [\n"
      "  x:_a\n"
      "  y:_b\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent callsite("{f: (foo number (address array character))}");
  reagent element1 = element_type(callsite.type, 0);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element1), "{x: \"number\"}");
  reagent element2 = element_type(callsite.type, 1);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element2), "{y: (\"address\" \"array\" \"character\")}");
}

void test_replace_middle_type_ingredient_with_multiple() {
  run("container foo:_a:_b:_c [\n"
      "  x:_a\n"
      "  y:_b\n"
      "  z:_c\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent callsite("{f: (foo number (address array character) boolean)}");
  reagent element1 = element_type(callsite.type, 0);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element1), "{x: \"number\"}");
  reagent element2 = element_type(callsite.type, 1);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element2), "{y: (\"address\" \"array\" \"character\")}");
  reagent element3 = element_type(callsite.type, 2);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element3), "{z: \"boolean\"}");
}

void test_replace_middle_type_ingredient_with_multiple2() {
  run("container foo:_key:_value [\n"
      "  key:_key\n"
      "  value:_value\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent callsite("{f: (foo (address array character) number)}");
  reagent element = element_type(callsite.type, 0);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element), "{key: (\"address\" \"array\" \"character\")}");
}

void test_replace_middle_type_ingredient_with_multiple3() {
  run("container foo_table:_key:_value [\n"
      "  data:address:array:foo_table_row:_key:_value\n"
      "]\n"
      "\n"
      "container foo_table_row:_key:_value [\n"
      "  key:_key\n"
      "  value:_value\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent callsite("{f: (foo_table (address array character) number)}");
  reagent element = element_type(callsite.type, 0);
  CHECK_EQ(to_string(element), "{data: (\"address\" \"array\" \"foo_table_row\" (\"address\" \"array\" \"character\") \"number\")}");
}

:(code)
bool has_nth_type(const type_tree* base, int n) {
  assert(n >= 0);
  if (!base) return false;
  if (n == 0) return true;
  return has_nth_type(base->right, n-1);
}

:(scenario get_on_shape_shifting_container_error)
% Hide_errors = true;
container foo:_t [
  x:_t
  y:number
]
def main [
  10:foo:point <- merge 14, 15, 16
  1:number <- get 10:foo, 1:offset
]
+error: illegal type "foo" seems to be missing a type ingredient or three

//:: fix up previous layers

//: We have two transforms in previous layers -- for computing sizes and
//: offsets containing addresses for containers and exclusive containers --
//: that we need to teach about type ingredients.

:(before "End compute_container_sizes Non-atom Cases")
const type_tree* root = root_type(type);
type_info& info = get(Type, root->value);
if (info.kind == CONTAINER) {
  compute_container_sizes(info, type, pending_metadata);
  return;
}
if (info.kind == EXCLUSIVE_CONTAINER) {
  compute_exclusive_container_sizes(info, type, pending_metadata);
  return;
}

:(before "End Unit Tests")
void test_container_sizes_shape_shifting_container() {
  run("container foo:_t [\n"
      "  x:number\n"
      "  y:_t\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent r("x:foo:point");
  compute_container_sizes(r);
  CHECK_EQ(r.metadata.size, 3);
}

void test_container_sizes_shape_shifting_exclusive_container() {
  run("exclusive-container foo:_t [\n"
      "  x:number\n"
      "  y:_t\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent r("x:foo:point");
  compute_container_sizes(r);
  CHECK_EQ(r.metadata.size, 3);
  reagent r2("x:foo:number");
  compute_container_sizes(r2);
  CHECK_EQ(r2.metadata.size, 2);
}

void test_container_sizes_compound_type_ingredient() {
  run("container foo:_t [\n"
      "  x:number\n"
      "  y:_t\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent r("x:foo:address:point");
  compute_container_sizes(r);
  CHECK_EQ(r.metadata.size, 2);
  // scan also pre-computes metadata for type ingredient
  reagent point("x:point");
  CHECK(contains_key(Container_metadata, point.type));
  CHECK_EQ(get(Container_metadata, point.type).size, 2);
}

void test_container_sizes_recursive_shape_shifting_container() {
  run("container foo:_t [\n"
      "  x:number\n"
      "  y:address:foo:_t\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent r2("x:foo:number");
  compute_container_sizes(r2);
  CHECK_EQ(r2.metadata.size, 2);
}

:(before "End compute_container_address_offsets Non-atom Cases")
const type_tree* root = root_type(type);
type_info& info = get(Type, root->value);
if (info.kind == CONTAINER) {
  compute_container_address_offsets(info, type);
  return;
}
if (info.kind == EXCLUSIVE_CONTAINER) {
  compute_exclusive_container_address_offsets(info, type);
  return;
}

:(before "End Unit Tests")
void test_container_address_offsets_in_shape_shifting_container() {
  run("container foo:_t [\n"
      "  x:number\n"
      "  y:_t\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent r("x:foo:address:number");
  compute_container_sizes(r);
  compute_container_address_offsets(r);
  CHECK_EQ(SIZE(r.metadata.address), 1);
  CHECK(contains_key(r.metadata.address, set<tag_condition_info>()));
  set<address_element_info>& offset_info = get(r.metadata.address, set<tag_condition_info>());
  CHECK_EQ(SIZE(offset_info), 1);
  CHECK_EQ(offset_info.begin()->offset, 1);  //
  CHECK(offset_info.begin()->payload_type->atom);
  CHECK_EQ(offset_info.begin()->payload_type->name, "number");
}

void test_container_address_offsets_in_nested_shape_shifting_container() {
  run("container foo:_t [\n"
      "  x:number\n"
      "  y:_t\n"
      "]\n"
      "container bar:_t [\n"
      "  x:_t\n"
      "  y:foo:_t\n"
      "]\n");
  reagent r("x:bar:address:number");
  CLEAR_TRACE;
  compute_container_sizes(r);
  compute_container_address_offsets(r);
  CHECK_EQ(SIZE(r.metadata.address), 1);
  CHECK(contains_key(r.metadata.address, set<tag_condition_info>()));
  set<address_element_info>& offset_info = get(r.metadata.address, set<tag_condition_info>());
  CHECK_EQ(SIZE(offset_info), 2);
  CHECK_EQ(offset_info.begin()->offset, 0);  //
  CHECK(offset_info.begin()->payload_type->atom);
  CHECK_EQ(offset_info.begin()->payload_type->name, "number");
  CHECK_EQ((++offset_info.begin())->offset, 2);  //
  CHECK((++offset_info.begin())->payload_type->atom);
  CHECK_EQ((++offset_info.begin())->payload_type->name, "number");
}

//:: 'merge' on shape-shifting containers

:(scenario merge_check_shape_shifting_container_containing_exclusive_container)
container foo:_elem [
  x:number
  y:_elem
]
exclusive-container bar [
  x:number
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:foo:bar <- merge 23, 1/y, 34
]
+mem: storing 23 in location 1
+mem: storing 1 in location 2
+mem: storing 34 in location 3
$error: 0

:(scenario merge_check_shape_shifting_container_containing_exclusive_container_2)
% Hide_errors = true;
container foo:_elem [
  x:number
  y:_elem
]
exclusive-container bar [
  x:number
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:foo:bar <- merge 23, 1/y, 34, 35
]
+error: main: too many ingredients in '1:foo:bar <- merge 23, 1/y, 34, 35'

:(scenario merge_check_shape_shifting_exclusive_container_containing_container)
exclusive-container foo:_elem [
  x:number
  y:_elem
]
container bar [
  x:number
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:foo:bar <- merge 1/y, 23, 34
]
+mem: storing 1 in location 1
+mem: storing 23 in location 2
+mem: storing 34 in location 3
$error: 0

:(scenario merge_check_shape_shifting_exclusive_container_containing_container_2)
exclusive-container foo:_elem [
  x:number
  y:_elem
]
container bar [
  x:number
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:foo:bar <- merge 0/x, 23
]
$error: 0

:(scenario merge_check_shape_shifting_exclusive_container_containing_container_3)
% Hide_errors = true;
exclusive-container foo:_elem [
  x:number
  y:_elem
]
container bar [
  x:number
  y:number
]
def main [
  1:foo:bar <- merge 1/y, 23
]
+error: main: too few ingredients in '1:foo:bar <- merge 1/y, 23'

:(before "End variant_type Special-cases")
if (contains_type_ingredient(element)) {
  if (!type->right)
    raise << "illegal type " << to_string(type) << " seems to be missing a type ingredient or three\n" << end();
  replace_type_ingredients(element.type, type->right, info);
}