solidity/LValue.h

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/**
 * @author Christian <c@ethdev.com>
 * @date 2015
 * LValues for use in the expresison compiler.
 */

#pragma once

#include <memory>
#include <libevmcore/SourceLocation.h>

namespace dev
{
namespace solidity
{

class Declaration;
class Type;
class CompilerContext;

/**
 * Abstract class used to retrieve, delete and store data in lvalues/variables.
 */
class LValue
{
protected:
	LValue(CompilerContext& _compilerContext, std::shared_ptr<Type const> const& _dataType):
		m_context(_compilerContext), m_dataType(_dataType) {}

public:
	/// @returns true if this lvalue reference type occupies a slot on the stack.
	virtual bool storesReferenceOnStack() const = 0;
	/// Copies the value of the current lvalue to the top of the stack and, if @a _remove is true,
	/// also removes the reference from the stack.
	/// @a _location source location of the current expression, used for error reporting.
	virtual void retrieveValue(SourceLocation const& _location, bool _remove = false) const = 0;
	/// Moves a value from the stack to the lvalue. Removes the value if @a _move is true.
	/// @a _location is the source location of the expression that caused this operation.
	/// Stack pre: value [lvalue_ref]
	/// Stack post if !_move: value_of(lvalue_ref)
	virtual void storeValue(Type const& _sourceType,
		SourceLocation const& _location = SourceLocation(), bool _move = false) const = 0;
	/// Stores zero in the lvalue.
	/// @a _location is the source location of the requested operation
	virtual void setToZero(SourceLocation const& _location = SourceLocation()) const = 0;

protected:
	CompilerContext& m_context;
	std::shared_ptr<Type const> m_dataType;
};

/**
 * Local variable that is completely stored on the stack.
 */
class StackVariable: public LValue
{
public:
	explicit StackVariable(CompilerContext& _compilerContext, Declaration const& _declaration);

	virtual bool storesReferenceOnStack() const { return false; }
	virtual void retrieveValue(SourceLocation const& _location, bool _remove = false) const override;
	virtual void storeValue(Type const& _sourceType,
		SourceLocation const& _location = SourceLocation(), bool _move = false) const override;
	virtual void setToZero(SourceLocation const& _location = SourceLocation()) const override;

private:
	/// Base stack offset (@see CompilerContext::getBaseStackOffsetOfVariable) of the local variable.
	unsigned m_baseStackOffset;
	/// Number of stack elements occupied by the value (not the reference).
	unsigned m_size;
};

/**
 * Reference to some item in storage. The (starting) position of the item is stored on the stack.
 */
class StorageItem: public LValue
{
public:
	/// Constructs the LValue and pushes the location of @a _declaration onto the stack.
	explicit StorageItem(CompilerContext& _compilerContext, Declaration const& _declaration);
	/// Constructs the LValue and assumes that the storage reference is already on the stack.
	explicit StorageItem(CompilerContext& _compilerContext, std::shared_ptr<Type const> const& _type);
	virtual bool storesReferenceOnStack() const { return true; }
	virtual void retrieveValue(SourceLocation const& _location, bool _remove = false) const override;
	virtual void storeValue(Type const& _sourceType,
		SourceLocation const& _location = SourceLocation(), bool _move = false) const override;
	virtual void setToZero(SourceLocation const& _location = SourceLocation()) const override;

private:
	/// Number of stack elements occupied by the value (not the reference).
	/// Only used for value types.
	unsigned m_size;
};

}
}