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1 ;;; -*-lisp-*-
2 ;;;
3 ;;; Method combination implementation
4 ;;;
5 ;;; (c) 2009 Straylight/Edgeware
6 ;;;
7
8 ;;;----- Licensing notice ---------------------------------------------------
9 ;;;
10 ;;; This file is part of the Sensible Object Design, an object system for C.
11 ;;;
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25
26 (cl:in-package #:sod)
27
28 ;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
29 ;;; Message classes.
30
31 (export 'basic-message)
32 (defclass basic-message (sod-message)
33 ((argument-tail :type list :reader sod-message-argument-tail)
34 (no-varargs-tail :type list :reader sod-message-no-varargs-tail))
35 (:documentation
36 "Base class for built-in message classes.
37
38 Provides the basic functionality for the built-in method combinations.
39 This is a separate class so that `special effect' messages can avoid
40 inheriting its default behaviour.
41
42 The function type protocol is implemented on `basic-message' using slot
43 reader methods. The actual values are computed on demand."))
44
45 (define-on-demand-slot basic-message argument-tail (message)
46 (let ((seq 0))
47 (mapcar (lambda (arg)
48 (if (or (eq arg :ellipsis) (argument-name arg)) arg
49 (make-argument (make-instance 'temporary-argument
50 :tag (prog1 seq
51 (incf seq)))
52 (argument-type arg))))
53 (c-function-arguments (sod-message-type message)))))
54
55 (define-on-demand-slot basic-message no-varargs-tail (message)
56 (mapcar (lambda (arg)
57 (if (eq arg :ellipsis)
58 (make-argument *sod-ap* c-type-va-list)
59 arg))
60 (sod-message-argument-tail message)))
61
62 (defmethod sod-message-method-class
63 ((message basic-message) (class sod-class) pset)
64 (let ((role (get-property pset :role :keyword nil)))
65 (case role
66 ((:before :after) 'daemon-direct-method)
67 (:around 'delegating-direct-method)
68 ((nil) (error "How odd: a primary method slipped through the net"))
69 (t (error "Unknown method role ~A" role)))))
70
71 (export 'simple-message)
72 (defclass simple-message (basic-message)
73 ()
74 (:documentation
75 "Base class for messages with `simple' method combinations.
76
77 A simple method combination is one which has only one method role other
78 than the `before', `after' and `around' methods provided by
79 `basic-message'. We call these `primary' methods, and the programmer
80 designates them by not specifying an explicit role.
81
82 If the programmer doesn't define any primary methods then the effective
83 method is null -- i.e., the method entry pointer shows up as a null
84 pointer."))
85
86 (defmethod sod-message-method-class
87 ((message simple-message) (class sod-class) pset)
88 (if (get-property pset :role :keyword nil)
89 (call-next-method)
90 (primary-method-class message)))
91
92 (defmethod primary-method-class ((message simple-message))
93 'basic-direct-method)
94
95 ;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
96 ;;; Direct method classes.
97
98 (export '(basic-direct-method sod-method-role))
99 (defclass basic-direct-method (sod-method)
100 ((role :initarg :role :type symbol :reader sod-method-role)
101 (function-type :type c-function-type :reader sod-method-function-type))
102 (:documentation
103 "Base class for built-in direct method classes.
104
105 Provides the basic functionality for the built-in direct-method classes.
106 This is a separate class so that `special effect' methods can avoid
107 inheriting its default behaviour and slots.
108
109 A basic method can be assigned a `role', which may be set either as an
110 initarg or using the `:role' property. Roles are used for method
111 categorization.
112
113 The function type protocol is implemented on `basic-direct-method' using
114 slot reader methods."))
115
116 (defmethod shared-initialize :after
117 ((method basic-direct-method) slot-names &key pset)
118 (declare (ignore slot-names))
119 (default-slot (method 'role) (get-property pset :role :keyword nil)))
120
121 (define-on-demand-slot basic-direct-method function-type (method)
122 (let ((type (sod-method-type method)))
123 (c-type (fun (lisp (c-type-subtype type))
124 ("me" (* (class (sod-method-class method))))
125 . (c-function-arguments type)))))
126
127 (defmethod sod-method-function-name ((method basic-direct-method))
128 (with-slots ((class %class) role message) method
129 (format nil "~A__~@[~(~A~)_~]method_~A__~A" class role
130 (sod-class-nickname (sod-message-class message))
131 (sod-message-name message))))
132
133 (export 'daemon-direct-method)
134 (defclass daemon-direct-method (basic-direct-method)
135 ()
136 (:documentation
137 "A daemon direct method is invoked for side effects and cannot override.
138
139 This is the direct method class for `before' and `after' methods, which
140 cannot choose to override the remaining methods and are not involved in
141 the computation of the final result.
142
143 In C terms, a daemon method must return `void', and is not passed a
144 `next_method' pointer."))
145
146 (defmethod check-method-type ((method daemon-direct-method)
147 (message sod-message)
148 (type c-function-type))
149 (with-slots ((msgtype %type)) message
150 (unless (c-type-equal-p (c-type-subtype type) c-type-void)
151 (error "Method return type ~A must be `void'" (c-type-subtype type)))
152 (unless (argument-lists-compatible-p (c-function-arguments msgtype)
153 (c-function-arguments type))
154 (error "Method arguments ~A don't match message ~A" type msgtype))))
155
156 (export 'delegating-direct-method)
157 (defclass delegating-direct-method (basic-direct-method)
158 ((next-method-type :type c-function-type
159 :reader sod-method-next-method-type))
160 (:documentation
161 "A delegating direct method can choose to override other methods.
162
163 This is the direct method class for `around' and standard-method-
164 combination primary methods, which are given the choice of computing the
165 entire method's result or delegating to (usually) less-specific methods.
166
167 In C terms, a delegating method is passed a `next_method' pointer so that
168 it can delegate part of its behaviour. (A delegating direct method for a
169 varargs message is also given an additional `va_list' argument,
170 conventionally named `sod__ap_master', which it is expected to pass on to
171 its `next_method' function if necessary.)
172
173 The function type protocol is implemented on `delegating-direct-method'
174 using slot reader methods.."))
175
176 (define-on-demand-slot delegating-direct-method next-method-type (method)
177 (let* ((message (sod-method-message method))
178 (return-type (c-type-subtype (sod-message-type message)))
179 (msgargs (sod-message-argument-tail message))
180 (arguments (if (varargs-message-p message)
181 (cons (make-argument *sod-master-ap* c-type-va-list)
182 (butlast msgargs))
183 msgargs)))
184 (c-type (fun (lisp return-type)
185 ("me" (* (class (sod-method-class method))))
186 . arguments))))
187
188 (define-on-demand-slot delegating-direct-method function-type (method)
189 (let* ((message (sod-method-message method))
190 (type (sod-method-type method))
191 (method-args (c-function-arguments type)))
192 (c-type (fun (lisp (c-type-subtype type))
193 ("me" (* (class (sod-method-class method))))
194 ("next_method" (* (lisp (commentify-function-type
195 (sod-method-next-method-type
196 method)))))
197 .
198 (if (varargs-message-p message)
199 (cons (make-argument *sod-master-ap* c-type-va-list)
200 method-args)
201 method-args)))))
202
203 ;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
204 ;;; Effective method classes.
205
206 (export '(basic-effective-method
207 effective-method-around-methods effective-method-before-methods
208 effective-method-after-methods))
209 (defclass basic-effective-method (effective-method)
210 ((around-methods :initarg :around-methods :initform nil
211 :type list :reader effective-method-around-methods)
212 (before-methods :initarg :before-methods :initform nil
213 :type list :reader effective-method-before-methods)
214 (after-methods :initarg :after-methods :initform nil
215 :type list :reader effective-method-after-methods)
216 (basic-argument-names :type list
217 :reader effective-method-basic-argument-names)
218 (functions :type list :reader effective-method-functions))
219 (:documentation
220 "Base class for built-in effective method classes.
221
222 This class maintains lists of the applicable `before', `after' and
223 `around' methods and provides behaviour for invoking these methods
224 correctly.
225
226 The argument names protocol is implemented on `basic-effective-method'
227 using a slot reader method."))
228
229 (define-on-demand-slot basic-effective-method basic-argument-names (method)
230 (let ((message (effective-method-message method)))
231 (mapcar #'argument-name
232 (sod-message-no-varargs-tail message))))
233
234 (defmethod effective-method-function-name ((method effective-method))
235 (let* ((class (effective-method-class method))
236 (message (effective-method-message method))
237 (message-class (sod-message-class message)))
238 (format nil "~A__emethod_~A__~A"
239 class
240 (sod-class-nickname message-class)
241 (sod-message-name message))))
242
243 (define-on-demand-slot basic-effective-method functions (method)
244 (compute-method-entry-functions method))
245
246 (export 'simple-effective-method)
247 (defclass simple-effective-method (basic-effective-method)
248 ((primary-methods :initarg :primary-methods :initform nil
249 :type list :reader effective-method-primary-methods))
250 (:documentation
251 "Effective method counterpart to `simple-message'."))
252
253 (defmethod shared-initialize :after
254 ((method simple-effective-method) slot-names &key direct-methods)
255 (declare (ignore slot-names))
256 (categorize (method direct-methods :bind ((role (sod-method-role method))))
257 ((primary (null role))
258 (before (eq role :before))
259 (after (eq role :after))
260 (around (eq role :around)))
261 (with-slots (primary-methods before-methods after-methods around-methods)
262 method
263 (setf primary-methods primary
264 before-methods before
265 after-methods (reverse after)
266 around-methods around))))
267
268 ;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
269 ;;; Code generation.
270
271 (defmethod shared-initialize :after
272 ((codegen method-codegen) slot-names &key)
273 (declare (ignore slot-names))
274 (with-slots (message target) codegen
275 (setf target
276 (if (eq (c-type-subtype (sod-message-type message)) c-type-void)
277 :void
278 :return))))
279
280 ;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
281 ;;; Invoking direct methods.
282
283 (export 'basic-effective-method-body)
284 (defun basic-effective-method-body (codegen target method body)
285 "Build the common method-invocation structure.
286
287 Writes to CODEGEN some basic method-invocation instructions. It invokes
288 the `around' methods, from most- to least-specific. If they all delegate,
289 then the `before' methods are run, most-specific first; next, the
290 instructions generated by BODY (invoked with a target argument); then, the
291 `after' methods are run, least-specific first; and, finally, the value
292 delivered by the BODY is returned to the `around' methods. The result
293 returned by the outermost `around' method -- or, if there are none,
294 delivered by the BODY -- is finally delivered to the TARGET."
295
296 (with-slots (message (class %class)
297 before-methods after-methods around-methods)
298 method
299 (let* ((message-type (sod-message-type message))
300 (return-type (c-type-subtype message-type))
301 (basic-tail (effective-method-basic-argument-names method)))
302 (flet ((method-kernel (target)
303 (dolist (before before-methods)
304 (invoke-method codegen :void basic-tail before))
305 (if (null after-methods)
306 (funcall body target)
307 (convert-stmts codegen target return-type
308 (lambda (target)
309 (funcall body target)
310 (dolist (after (reverse after-methods))
311 (invoke-method codegen :void
312 basic-tail after)))))))
313 (invoke-delegation-chain codegen target basic-tail
314 around-methods #'method-kernel)))))
315
316 ;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
317 ;;; Method entry points.
318
319 (defparameter *method-entry-inline-threshold* 200
320 "Threshold below which effective method bodies are inlined into entries.
321
322 After the effective method body has been computed, we calculate its
323 metric, multiply by the number of entries we need to generate, and compare
324 it with this threshold. If the metric is below the threshold then we
325 fold the method body into the entry functions; otherwise we split the
326 effective method out into its own function.")
327
328 (defmethod method-entry-function-name
329 ((method effective-method) (chain-head sod-class) role)
330 (let* ((class (effective-method-class method))
331 (message (effective-method-message method))
332 (message-class (sod-message-class message)))
333 (if (or (not (slot-boundp method 'functions))
334 (slot-value method 'functions))
335 (format nil "~A__mentry~@[__~(~A~)~]_~A__~A__chain_~A"
336 class role
337 (sod-class-nickname message-class)
338 (sod-message-name message)
339 (sod-class-nickname chain-head))
340 *null-pointer*)))
341
342 (defmethod method-entry-slot-name ((entry method-entry))
343 (let* ((method (method-entry-effective-method entry))
344 (message (effective-method-message method))
345 (name (sod-message-name message))
346 (role (method-entry-role entry)))
347 (method-entry-slot-name-by-role entry role name)))
348
349 (defmethod method-entry-function-type ((entry method-entry))
350 (let* ((method (method-entry-effective-method entry))
351 (message (effective-method-message method))
352 (type (sod-message-type message))
353 (tail (ecase (method-entry-role entry)
354 ((nil) (sod-message-argument-tail message))
355 (:valist (sod-message-no-varargs-tail message)))))
356 (c-type (fun (lisp (c-type-subtype type))
357 ("me" (* (class (method-entry-chain-tail entry))))
358 . tail))))
359
360 (defmethod make-method-entries ((method basic-effective-method)
361 (chain-head sod-class)
362 (chain-tail sod-class))
363 (let ((entries nil)
364 (message (effective-method-message method)))
365 (flet ((make (role)
366 (push (make-instance 'method-entry
367 :method method :role role
368 :chain-head chain-head
369 :chain-tail chain-tail)
370 entries)))
371 (when (varargs-message-p message) (make :valist))
372 (make nil)
373 entries)))
374
375 (defmethod compute-method-entry-functions ((method basic-effective-method))
376
377 ;; OK, there's quite a lot of this, so hold tight.
378 ;;
379 ;; The first thing we need to do is find all of the related objects. This
380 ;; is a bit verbose but fairly straightforward.
381 ;;
382 ;; Next, we generate the effective method body -- using `compute-effective-
383 ;; method-body' of all things. This gives us the declarations and body for
384 ;; an effective method function, but we don't have an actual function yet.
385 ;;
386 ;; Now we look at the chains which are actually going to need a method
387 ;; entry: only those chains whose tail (most specific) class is a
388 ;; superclass of the class which defined the message need an entry. We
389 ;; build a list of these tail classes.
390 ;;
391 ;; Having done this, we decide whether it's better to generate a standalone
392 ;; effective-method function and call it from each of the method entries,
393 ;; or to inline the effective method body into each of the entries.
394 ;;
395 ;; Most of the complexity here comes from (a) dealing with the two
396 ;; different strategies for constructing method entry functions and (b)
397 ;; (unsurprisingly) the mess involved with dealing with varargs messages.
398
399 (let* ((message (effective-method-message method))
400 (class (effective-method-class method))
401 (message-class (sod-message-class message))
402 (return-type (c-type-subtype (sod-message-type message)))
403 (codegen (make-instance 'method-codegen
404 :message message
405 :class class
406 :method method))
407
408 ;; Method entry details.
409 (chain-tails (remove-if-not (lambda (super)
410 (sod-subclass-p super message-class))
411 (mapcar #'car
412 (sod-class-chains class))))
413 (n-entries (length chain-tails))
414 (raw-entry-args (sod-message-argument-tail message))
415 (entry-args (sod-message-no-varargs-tail message))
416 (parm-n (let ((tail (last raw-entry-args 2)))
417 (and tail (eq (cadr tail) :ellipsis) (car tail))))
418 (entry-target (codegen-target codegen))
419
420 ;; Effective method function details.
421 (emf-name (effective-method-function-name method))
422 (ilayout-type (c-type (* (struct (ilayout-struct-tag class)))))
423 (emf-arg-tail (sod-message-no-varargs-tail message))
424 (emf-type (c-type (fun (lisp return-type)
425 ("sod__obj" (lisp ilayout-type))
426 . emf-arg-tail))))
427
428 (flet ((setup-entry (tail)
429 (let ((head (sod-class-chain-head tail)))
430 (codegen-push codegen)
431 (ensure-var codegen "sod__obj" ilayout-type
432 (make-convert-to-ilayout-inst class
433 head "me"))))
434 (finish-entry (tail)
435 (let* ((head (sod-class-chain-head tail))
436 (role (if parm-n :valist nil))
437 (name (method-entry-function-name method head role))
438 (type (c-type (fun (lisp return-type)
439 ("me" (* (class tail)))
440 . entry-args))))
441 (codegen-pop-function codegen name type
442 "~@(~@[~A ~]entry~) function ~:_~
443 for method `~A.~A' ~:_~
444 via chain headed by `~A' ~:_~
445 defined on `~A'."
446 (if parm-n "Indirect argument-tail" nil)
447 (sod-class-nickname message-class)
448 (sod-message-name message)
449 head class)
450
451 ;; If this is a varargs method then we've made the
452 ;; `:valist' role. Also make the `nil' role.
453 (when parm-n
454 (let ((call (apply #'make-call-inst name "me"
455 (mapcar #'argument-name entry-args)))
456 (main (method-entry-function-name method head nil))
457 (main-type (c-type (fun (lisp return-type)
458 ("me" (* (class tail)))
459 . raw-entry-args))))
460 (codegen-push codegen)
461 (ensure-var codegen *sod-ap* c-type-va-list)
462 (convert-stmts codegen entry-target return-type
463 (lambda (target)
464 (deliver-call codegen :void "va_start"
465 *sod-ap* parm-n)
466 (deliver-expr codegen target call)
467 (deliver-call codegen :void "va_end"
468 *sod-ap*)))
469 (codegen-pop-function codegen main main-type
470 "Variable-length argument list ~:_~
471 entry function ~:_~
472 for method `~A.~A' ~:_~
473 via chain headed by `~A' ~:_~
474 defined on `~A'."
475 (sod-class-nickname message-class)
476 (sod-message-name message)
477 head class))))))
478
479 ;; Generate the method body. We'll work out what to do with it later.
480 (codegen-push codegen)
481 (let* ((result (if (eq return-type c-type-void) nil
482 (temporary-var codegen return-type)))
483 (emf-target (or result :void)))
484 (compute-effective-method-body method codegen emf-target)
485 (multiple-value-bind (vars insts) (codegen-pop codegen)
486 (cond ((or (= n-entries 1)
487 (<= (* n-entries (reduce #'+ insts :key #'inst-metric))
488 *method-entry-inline-threshold*))
489
490 ;; The effective method body is simple -- or there's only
491 ;; one of them. We'll inline the method body into the entry
492 ;; functions.
493 (dolist (tail chain-tails)
494 (setup-entry tail)
495 (dolist (var vars)
496 (if (typep var 'var-inst)
497 (ensure-var codegen (inst-name var)
498 (inst-type var) (inst-init var))
499 (emit-decl codegen var)))
500 (emit-insts codegen insts)
501 (deliver-expr codegen entry-target result)
502 (finish-entry tail)))
503
504 (t
505
506 ;; The effective method body is complicated and we'd need
507 ;; more than one copy. We'll generate an effective method
508 ;; function and call it a lot.
509 (codegen-build-function codegen emf-name emf-type vars
510 (nconc insts (and result
511 (list (make-return-inst result))))
512 "Effective method function ~:_for `~A.~A' ~:_~
513 defined on `~A'."
514 (sod-class-nickname message-class)
515 (sod-message-name message)
516 (effective-method-class method))
517
518 (let ((call (apply #'make-call-inst emf-name "sod__obj"
519 (mapcar #'argument-name emf-arg-tail))))
520 (dolist (tail chain-tails)
521 (setup-entry tail)
522 (deliver-expr codegen entry-target call)
523 (finish-entry tail)))))))
524
525 (codegen-functions codegen))))
526
527 (defmethod compute-method-entry-functions
528 ((method simple-effective-method))
529 (if (effective-method-primary-methods method)
530 (call-next-method)
531 nil))
532
533 (defmethod compute-effective-method-body
534 ((method simple-effective-method) codegen target)
535 (basic-effective-method-body codegen target method
536 (lambda (target)
537 (simple-method-body method
538 codegen
539 target))))
540
541 ;;;--------------------------------------------------------------------------
542 ;;; Standard method combination.
543
544 (export 'standard-message)
545 (defclass standard-message (simple-message)
546 ()
547 (:documentation
548 "Message class for standard method combinations.
549
550 Standard method combination is a simple method combination where the
551 primary methods are invoked as a delegation chain, from most- to
552 least-specific."))
553
554 (export 'standard-effective-method)
555 (defclass standard-effective-method (simple-effective-method) ()
556 (:documentation "Effective method counterpart to `standard-message'."))
557
558 (defmethod primary-method-class ((message standard-message))
559 'delegating-direct-method)
560
561 (defmethod sod-message-effective-method-class ((message standard-message))
562 'standard-effective-method)
563
564 (defmethod simple-method-body
565 ((method standard-effective-method) codegen target)
566 (invoke-delegation-chain codegen
567 target
568 (effective-method-basic-argument-names method)
569 (effective-method-primary-methods method)
570 nil))
571
572 ;;;----- That's all, folks --------------------------------------------------