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#
#
#           The Nim Compiler
#        (c) Copyright 2017 Andreas Rumpf
#
#    See the file "copying.txt", included in this
#    distribution, for details about the copyright.
#

# included from cgen.nim

# ------------------------- Name Mangling --------------------------------

import sighashes
from lowerings import createObj

proc genProcHeader(m: BModule, prc: PSym): Rope

proc isKeyword(w: PIdent): bool =
  # Nim and C++ share some keywords
  # it's more efficient to test the whole Nim keywords range
  case w.id
  of ccgKeywordsLow..ccgKeywordsHigh,
     nimKeywordsLow..nimKeywordsHigh,
     ord(wInline): return true
  else: return false

proc mangleField(m: BModule; name: PIdent): string =
  result = mangle(name.s)
  # fields are tricky to get right and thanks to generic types producing
  # duplicates we can end up mangling the same field multiple times. However
  # if we do so, the 'cppDefines' table might be modified in the meantime
  # meaning we produce inconsistent field names (see bug #5404).
  # Hence we do not check for ``m.g.config.cppDefines.contains(result)`` here
  # anymore:
  if isKeyword(name):
    result.add "_0"

when false:
  proc hashOwner(s: PSym): SigHash =
    var m = s
    while m.kind != skModule: m = m.owner
    let p = m.owner
    assert p.kind == skPackage
    result = gDebugInfo.register(p.name.s, m.name.s)

proc mangleName(m: BModule; s: PSym): Rope =
  result = s.loc.r
  if result == nil:
    result = s.name.s.mangle.rope
    add(result, idOrSig(s, m.module.name.s.mangle, m.sigConflicts))
    s.loc.r = result
    writeMangledName(m.ndi, s, m.config)

proc mangleParamName(m: BModule; s: PSym): Rope =
  ## we cannot use 'sigConflicts' here since we have a BModule, not a BProc.
  ## Fortunately C's scoping rules are sane enough so that that doesn't
  ## cause any trouble.
  result = s.loc.r
  if result == nil:
    var res = s.name.s.mangle
    if isKeyword(s.name) or m.g.config.cppDefines.contains(res):
      res.add "_0"
    result = res.rope
    s.loc.r = result
    writeMangledName(m.ndi, s, m.config)

proc mangleLocalName(p: BProc; s: PSym): Rope =
  assert s.kind in skLocalVars+{skTemp}
  #assert sfGlobal notin s.flags
  result = s.loc.r
  if result == nil:
    var key = s.name.s.mangle
    shallow(key)
    let counter = p.sigConflicts.getOrDefault(key)
    result = key.rope
    if s.kind == skTemp:
      # speed up conflict search for temps (these are quite common):
      if counter != 0: result.add "_" & rope(counter+1)
    elif counter != 0 or isKeyword(s.name) or p.module.g.config.cppDefines.contains(key):
      result.add "_" & rope(counter+1)
    p.sigConflicts.inc(key)
    s.loc.r = result
    if s.kind != skTemp: writeMangledName(p.module.ndi, s, p.config)

proc scopeMangledParam(p: BProc; param: PSym) =
  ## parameter generation only takes BModule, not a BProc, so we have to
  ## remember these parameter names are already in scope to be able to
  ## generate unique identifiers reliably (consider that ``var a = a`` is
  ## even an idiom in Nim).
  var key = param.name.s.mangle
  shallow(key)
  p.sigConflicts.inc(key)

const
  irrelevantForBackend = {tyGenericBody, tyGenericInst, tyGenericInvocation,
                          tyDistinct, tyRange, tyStatic, tyAlias, tySink, tyInferred}

proc typeName(typ: PType): Rope =
  let typ = typ.skipTypes(irrelevantForBackend)
  result =
    if typ.sym != nil and typ.kind in {tyObject, tyEnum}:
      rope($typ.kind & '_' & typ.sym.name.s.mangle)
    else:
      rope($typ.kind)

proc getTypeName(m: BModule; typ: PType; sig: SigHash): Rope =
  var t = typ
  while true:
    if t.sym != nil and {sfImportc, sfExportc} * t.sym.flags != {}:
      return t.sym.loc.r

    if t.kind in irrelevantForBackend:
      t = t.lastSon
    else:
      break
  let typ = if typ.kind in {tyAlias, tySink}: typ.lastSon else: typ
  if typ.loc.r == nil:
    typ.loc.r = typ.typeName & $sig
  else:
    when defined(debugSigHashes):
      # check consistency:
      assert($typ.loc.r == $(typ.typeName & $sig))
  result = typ.loc.r
  if result == nil: internalError(m.config, "getTypeName: " & $typ.kind)

proc mapSetType(conf: ConfigRef; typ: PType): TCTypeKind =
  case int(getSize(conf, typ))
  of 1: result = ctInt8
  of 2: result = ctInt16
  of 4: result = ctInt32
  of 8: result = ctInt64
  else: result = ctArray

proc mapType(conf: ConfigRef; typ: PType): TCTypeKind =
  ## Maps a Nim type to a C type
  case typ.kind
  of tyNone, tyStmt: result = ctVoid
  of tyBool: result = ctBool
  of tyChar: result = ctChar
  of tySet: result = mapSetType(conf, typ)
  of tyOpenArray, tyArray, tyVarargs: result = ctArray
  of tyObject, tyTuple: result = ctStruct
  of tyUserTypeClasses:
    doAssert typ.isResolvedUserTypeClass
    return mapType(conf, typ.lastSon)
  of tyGenericBody, tyGenericInst, tyGenericParam, tyDistinct, tyOrdinal,
     tyTypeDesc, tyAlias, tySink, tyInferred:
    result = mapType(conf, lastSon(typ))
  of tyEnum:
    if firstOrd(conf, typ) < 0:
      result = ctInt32
    else:
      case int(getSize(conf, typ))
      of 1: result = ctUInt8
      of 2: result = ctUInt16
      of 4: result = ctInt32
      of 8: result = ctInt64
      else: result = ctInt32
  of tyRange: result = mapType(conf, typ.sons[0])
  of tyPtr, tyVar, tyLent, tyRef, tyOptAsRef:
    var base = skipTypes(typ.lastSon, typedescInst)
    case base.kind
    of tyOpenArray, tyArray, tyVarargs: result = ctPtrToArray
    of tySet:
      if mapSetType(conf, base) == ctArray: result = ctPtrToArray
      else: result = ctPtr
    # XXX for some reason this breaks the pegs module
    else: result = ctPtr
  of tyPointer: result = ctPtr
  of tySequence: result = ctNimSeq
  of tyProc: result = if typ.callConv != ccClosure: ctProc else: ctStruct
  of tyString: result = ctNimStr
  of tyCString: result = ctCString
  of tyInt..tyUInt64:
    result = TCTypeKind(ord(typ.kind) - ord(tyInt) + ord(ctInt))
  of tyStatic:
    if typ.n != nil: result = mapType(conf, lastSon typ)
    else: doAssert(false, "mapType")
  else: doAssert(false, "mapType")

proc mapReturnType(conf: ConfigRef; typ: PType): TCTypeKind =
  #if skipTypes(typ, typedescInst).kind == tyArray: result = ctPtr
  #else:
  result = mapType(conf, typ)

proc isImportedType(t: PType): bool =
  result = t.sym != nil and sfImportc in t.sym.flags

proc isImportedCppType(t: PType): bool =
  let x = t.skipTypes(irrelevantForBackend)
  result = (t.sym != nil and sfInfixCall in t.sym.flags) or
           (x.sym != nil and sfInfixCall in x.sym.flags)

proc getTypeDescAux(m: BModule, origTyp: PType, check: var IntSet): Rope
proc needsComplexAssignment(typ: PType): bool =
  result = containsGarbageCollectedRef(typ)

proc isObjLackingTypeField(typ: PType): bool {.inline.} =
  result = (typ.kind == tyObject) and ((tfFinal in typ.flags) and
      (typ.sons[0] == nil) or isPureObject(typ))

proc isInvalidReturnType(conf: ConfigRef; rettype: PType): bool =
  # Arrays and sets cannot be returned by a C procedure, because C is
  # such a poor programming language.
  # We exclude records with refs too. This enhances efficiency and
  # is necessary for proper code generation of assignments.
  if rettype == nil: result = true
  else:
    case mapType(conf, rettype)
    of ctArray:
      result = not (skipTypes(rettype, typedescInst).kind in
          {tyVar, tyLent, tyRef, tyPtr})
    of ctStruct:
      let t = skipTypes(rettype, typedescInst)
      if rettype.isImportedCppType or t.isImportedCppType: return false
      result = needsComplexAssignment(t) or
          (t.kind == tyObject and not isObjLackingTypeField(t))
    else: result = false

const
  CallingConvToStr: array[TCallingConvention, string] = ["N_NIMCALL",
    "N_STDCALL", "N_CDECL", "N_SAFECALL",
    "N_SYSCALL", # this is probably not correct for all platforms,
                 # but one can #define it to what one wants
    "N_INLINE", "N_NOINLINE", "N_FASTCALL", "N_CLOSURE", "N_NOCONV"]

proc cacheGetType(tab: TypeCache; sig: SigHash): Rope =
  # returns nil if we need to declare this type
  # since types are now unique via the ``getUniqueType`` mechanism, this slow
  # linear search is not necessary anymore:
  result = tab.getOrDefault(sig)

proc addAbiCheck(m: BModule, t: PType, name: Rope) =
  if isDefined(m.config, "checkabi"):
    addf(m.s[cfsTypeInfo], "NIM_CHECK_SIZE($1, $2);$n", [name, rope(getSize(m.config, t))])

proc ccgIntroducedPtr(conf: ConfigRef; s: PSym): bool =
  var pt = skipTypes(s.typ, typedescInst)
  assert skResult != s.kind
  if tfByRef in pt.flags: return true
  elif tfByCopy in pt.flags: return false
  case pt.kind
  of tyObject:
    if s.typ.sym != nil and sfForward in s.typ.sym.flags:
      # forwarded objects are *always* passed by pointers for consistency!
      result = true
    elif (optByRef in s.options) or (getSize(conf, pt) > conf.target.floatSize * 3):
      result = true           # requested anyway
    elif (tfFinal in pt.flags) and (pt.sons[0] == nil):
      result = false          # no need, because no subtyping possible
    else:
      result = true           # ordinary objects are always passed by reference,
                              # otherwise casting doesn't work
  of tyTuple:
    result = (getSize(conf, pt) > conf.target.floatSize*3) or (optByRef in s.options)
  else: result = false

proc fillResult(conf: ConfigRef; param: PNode) =
  fillLoc(param.sym.loc, locParam, param, ~"Result",
          OnStack)
  let t = param.sym.typ
  if mapReturnType(conf, t) != ctArray and isInvalidReturnType(conf, t):
    incl(param.sym.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
    param.sym.loc.storage = OnUnknown

proc typeNameOrLiteral(m: BModule; t: PType, literal: string): Rope =
  if t.sym != nil and sfImportc in t.sym.flags and t.sym.magic == mNone:
    result = t.sym.loc.r
  else:
    result = rope(literal)

proc getSimpleTypeDesc(m: BModule, typ: PType): Rope =
  const
    NumericalTypeToStr: array[tyInt..tyUInt64, string] = [
      "NI", "NI8", "NI16", "NI32", "NI64",
      "NF", "NF32", "NF64", "NF128",
      "NU", "NU8", "NU16", "NU32", "NU64"]
  case typ.kind
  of tyPointer:
    result = typeNameOrLiteral(m, typ, "void*")
  of tyString:
    case detectStrVersion(m)
    of 2:
      discard cgsym(m, "NimStringV2")
      result = typeNameOrLiteral(m, typ, "NimStringV2")
    else:
      discard cgsym(m, "NimStringDesc")
      result = typeNameOrLiteral(m, typ, "NimStringDesc*")
  of tyCString: result = typeNameOrLiteral(m, typ, "NCSTRING")
  of tyBool: result = typeNameOrLiteral(m, typ, "NIM_BOOL")
  of tyChar: result = typeNameOrLiteral(m, typ, "NIM_CHAR")
  of tyNil: result = typeNameOrLiteral(m, typ, "0")
  of tyInt..tyUInt64:
    result = typeNameOrLiteral(m, typ, NumericalTypeToStr[typ.kind])
  of tyDistinct, tyRange, tyOrdinal: result = getSimpleTypeDesc(m, typ.sons[0])
  of tyStatic:
    if typ.n != nil: result = getSimpleTypeDesc(m, lastSon typ)
    else: internalError(m.config, "tyStatic for getSimpleTypeDesc")
  of tyGenericInst, tyAlias, tySink:
    result = getSimpleTypeDesc(m, lastSon typ)
  else: result = nil

  if result != nil and typ.isImportedType():
    let sig = hashType typ
    if cacheGetType(m.typeCache, sig) == nil:
      m.typeCache[sig] = result
      addAbiCheck(m, typ, result)

proc pushType(m: BModule, typ: PType) =
  add(m.typeStack, typ)

proc getTypePre(m: BModule, typ: PType; sig: SigHash): Rope =
  if typ == nil: result = rope("void")
  else:
    result = getSimpleTypeDesc(m, typ)
    if result == nil: result = cacheGetType(m.typeCache, sig)

proc structOrUnion(t: PType): Rope =
  let t = t.skipTypes({tyAlias, tySink})
  (if tfUnion in t.flags: rope("union") else: rope("struct"))

proc getForwardStructFormat(m: BModule): string =
  if m.compileToCpp: result = "$1 $2;$n"
  else: result = "typedef $1 $2 $2;$n"

proc seqStar(m: BModule): string =
  if m.config.selectedGC == gcDestructors: result = ""
  else: result = "*"

proc getTypeForward(m: BModule, typ: PType; sig: SigHash): Rope =
  result = cacheGetType(m.forwTypeCache, sig)
  if result != nil: return
  result = getTypePre(m, typ, sig)
  if result != nil: return
  let concrete = typ.skipTypes(abstractInst + {tyOpt})
  case concrete.kind
  of tySequence, tyTuple, tyObject:
    result = getTypeName(m, typ, sig)
    m.forwTypeCache[sig] = result
    if not isImportedType(concrete):
      addf(m.s[cfsForwardTypes], getForwardStructFormat(m),
          [structOrUnion(typ), result])
    else:
      pushType(m, concrete)
    doAssert m.forwTypeCache[sig] == result
  else: internalError(m.config, "getTypeForward(" & $typ.kind & ')')

proc getTypeDescWeak(m: BModule; t: PType; check: var IntSet): Rope =
  ## like getTypeDescAux but creates only a *weak* dependency. In other words
  ## we know we only need a pointer to it so we only generate a struct forward
  ## declaration:
  let etB = t.skipTypes(abstractInst)
  case etB.kind
  of tyObject, tyTuple:
    if isImportedCppType(etB) and t.kind == tyGenericInst:
      result = getTypeDescAux(m, t, check)
    else:
      result = getTypeForward(m, t, hashType(t))
      pushType(m, t)
  of tySequence:
    if m.config.selectedGC == gcDestructors:
      result = getTypeDescAux(m, t, check)
    else:
      result = getTypeForward(m, t, hashType(t)) & seqStar(m)
      pushType(m, t)
  else:
    result = getTypeDescAux(m, t, check)

proc paramStorageLoc(param: PSym): TStorageLoc =
  if param.typ.skipTypes({tyVar, tyLent, tyTypeDesc}).kind notin {
          tyArray, tyOpenArray, tyVarargs}:
    result = OnStack
  else:
    result = OnUnknown

proc genProcParams(m: BModule, t: PType, rettype, params: var Rope,
                   check: var IntSet, declareEnvironment=true;
                   weakDep=false) =
  params = nil
  if t.sons[0] == nil or isInvalidReturnType(m.config, t.sons[0]):
    rettype = ~"void"
  else:
    rettype = getTypeDescAux(m, t.sons[0], check)
  for i in countup(1, sonsLen(t.n) - 1):
    if t.n.sons[i].kind != nkSym: internalError(m.config, t.n.info, "genProcParams")
    var param = t.n.sons[i].sym
    if isCompileTimeOnly(param.typ): continue
    if params != nil: add(params, ~", ")
    fillLoc(param.loc, locParam, t.n.sons[i], mangleParamName(m, param),
            param.paramStorageLoc)
    if ccgIntroducedPtr(m.config, param):
      add(params, getTypeDescWeak(m, param.typ, check))
      add(params, ~"*")
      incl(param.loc.flags, lfIndirect)
      param.loc.storage = OnUnknown
    elif weakDep:
      add(params, getTypeDescWeak(m, param.typ, check))
    else:
      add(params, getTypeDescAux(m, param.typ, check))
    add(params, ~" ")
    add(params, param.loc.r)
    # declare the len field for open arrays:
    var arr = param.typ
    if arr.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}: arr = arr.lastSon
    var j = 0
    while arr.kind in {tyOpenArray, tyVarargs}:
      # this fixes the 'sort' bug:
      if param.typ.kind in {tyVar, tyLent}: param.loc.storage = OnUnknown
      # need to pass hidden parameter:
      addf(params, ", NI $1Len_$2", [param.loc.r, j.rope])
      inc(j)
      arr = arr.sons[0]
  if t.sons[0] != nil and isInvalidReturnType(m.config, t.sons[0]):
    var arr = t.sons[0]
    if params != nil: add(params, ", ")
    if mapReturnType(m.config, t.sons[0]) != ctArray:
      add(params, getTypeDescWeak(m, arr, check))
      add(params, "*")
    else:
      add(params, getTypeDescAux(m, arr, check))
    addf(params, " Result", [])
  if t.callConv == ccClosure and declareEnvironment:
    if params != nil: add(params, ", ")
    add(params, "void* ClE_0")
  if tfVarargs in t.flags:
    if params != nil: add(params, ", ")
    add(params, "...")
  if params == nil: add(params, "void)")
  else: add(params, ")")
  params = "(" & params

proc mangleRecFieldName(m: BModule; field: PSym, rectype: PType): Rope =
  if (rectype.sym != nil) and
      ({sfImportc, sfExportc} * rectype.sym.flags != {}):
    result = field.loc.r
  else:
    result = rope(mangleField(m, field.name))
  if result == nil: internalError(m.config, field.info, "mangleRecFieldName")

proc genRecordFieldsAux(m: BModule, n: PNode,
                        accessExpr: Rope, rectype: PType,
                        check: var IntSet): Rope =
  result = nil
  case n.kind
  of nkRecList:
    for i in countup(0, sonsLen(n) - 1):
      add(result, genRecordFieldsAux(m, n.sons[i], accessExpr, rectype, check))
  of nkRecCase:
    if n.sons[0].kind != nkSym: internalError(m.config, n.info, "genRecordFieldsAux")
    add(result, genRecordFieldsAux(m, n.sons[0], accessExpr, rectype, check))
    # prefix mangled name with "_U" to avoid clashes with other field names,
    # since identifiers are not allowed to start with '_'
    let uname = rope("_U" & mangle(n.sons[0].sym.name.s))
    let ae = if accessExpr != nil: "$1.$2" % [accessExpr, uname]
             else: uname
    var unionBody: Rope = nil
    for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n) - 1):
      case n.sons[i].kind
      of nkOfBranch, nkElse:
        let k = lastSon(n.sons[i])
        if k.kind != nkSym:
          let sname = "S" & rope(i)
          let a = genRecordFieldsAux(m, k, "$1.$2" % [ae, sname], rectype,
                                     check)
          if a != nil:
            if tfPacked notin rectype.flags:
              add(unionBody, "struct {")
            else:
              if hasAttribute in CC[m.config.cCompiler].props:
                add(unionBody, "struct __attribute__((__packed__)){" )
              else:
                addf(unionBody, "#pragma pack(push, 1)$nstruct{", [])
            add(unionBody, a)
            addf(unionBody, "} $1;$n", [sname])
            if tfPacked in rectype.flags and hasAttribute notin CC[m.config.cCompiler].props:
              addf(unionBody, "#pragma pack(pop)$n", [])
        else:
          add(unionBody, genRecordFieldsAux(m, k, ae, rectype, check))
      else: internalError(m.config, "genRecordFieldsAux(record case branch)")
    if unionBody != nil:
      addf(result, "union{$n$1} $2;$n", [unionBody, uname])
  of nkSym:
    let field = n.sym
    if field.typ.kind == tyVoid: return
    #assert(field.ast == nil)
    let sname = mangleRecFieldName(m, field, rectype)
    let ae = if accessExpr != nil: "$1.$2" % [accessExpr, sname]
             else: sname
    fillLoc(field.loc, locField, n, ae, OnUnknown)
    # for importcpp'ed objects, we only need to set field.loc, but don't
    # have to recurse via 'getTypeDescAux'. And not doing so prevents problems
    # with heavily templatized C++ code:
    if not isImportedCppType(rectype):
      let fieldType = field.loc.lode.typ.skipTypes(abstractInst)
      if fieldType.kind == tyArray and tfUncheckedArray in fieldType.flags:
        addf(result, "$1 $2[SEQ_DECL_SIZE];$n",
            [getTypeDescAux(m, fieldType.elemType, check), sname])
      elif fieldType.kind == tySequence and m.config.selectedGC != gcDestructors:
        # we need to use a weak dependency here for trecursive_table.
        addf(result, "$1 $2;$n", [getTypeDescWeak(m, field.loc.t, check), sname])
      elif field.bitsize != 0:
        addf(result, "$1 $2:$3;$n", [getTypeDescAux(m, field.loc.t, check), sname, rope($field.bitsize)])
      else:
        # don't use fieldType here because we need the
        # tyGenericInst for C++ template support
        addf(result, "$1 $2;$n", [getTypeDescAux(m, field.loc.t, check), sname])
  else: internalError(m.config, n.info, "genRecordFieldsAux()")

proc getRecordFields(m: BModule, typ: PType, check: var IntSet): Rope =
  result = genRecordFieldsAux(m, typ.n, nil, typ, check)

proc fillObjectFields*(m: BModule; typ: PType) =
  # sometimes generic objects are not consistently merged. We patch over
  # this fact here.
  var check = initIntSet()
  discard getRecordFields(m, typ, check)

proc getRecordDesc(m: BModule, typ: PType, name: Rope,
                   check: var IntSet): Rope =
  # declare the record:
  var hasField = false

  if tfPacked in typ.flags:
    if hasAttribute in CC[m.config.cCompiler].props:
      result = structOrUnion(typ) & " __attribute__((__packed__))"
    else:
      result = "#pragma pack(push, 1)\L" & structOrUnion(typ)
  else:
    result = structOrUnion(typ)

  result.add " "
  result.add name

  if typ.kind == tyObject:

    if typ.sons[0] == nil:
      if (typ.sym != nil and sfPure in typ.sym.flags) or tfFinal in typ.flags:
        appcg(m, result, " {$n", [])
      else:
        appcg(m, result, " {$n#TNimType* m_type;$n", [])
        hasField = true
    elif m.compileToCpp:
      appcg(m, result, " : public $1 {$n",
                      [getTypeDescAux(m, typ.sons[0].skipTypes(skipPtrs), check)])
      if typ.isException:
        appcg(m, result, "virtual void raise() {throw *this;}$n") # required for polymorphic exceptions
        if typ.sym.magic == mException:
          # Add cleanup destructor to Exception base class
          appcg(m, result, "~$1() {if(this->raise_id) popCurrentExceptionEx(this->raise_id);}$n", [name])
          # hack: forward declare popCurrentExceptionEx() on top of type description,
          # proper request to generate popCurrentExceptionEx not possible for 2 reasons:
          # generated function will be below declared Exception type and circular dependency
          # between Exception and popCurrentExceptionEx function
          result = genProcHeader(m, magicsys.getCompilerProc(m.g.graph, "popCurrentExceptionEx")) & ";" & result
      hasField = true
    else:
      appcg(m, result, " {$n  $1 Sup;$n",
                      [getTypeDescAux(m, typ.sons[0].skipTypes(skipPtrs), check)])
      hasField = true
  else:
    addf(result, " {$n", [name])

  let desc = getRecordFields(m, typ, check)
  if desc == nil and not hasField:
    addf(result, "char dummy;$n", [])
  else:
    add(result, desc)
  add(result, "};\L")
  if tfPacked in typ.flags and hasAttribute notin CC[m.config.cCompiler].props:
    result.add "#pragma pack(pop)\L"

proc getTupleDesc(m: BModule, typ: PType, name: Rope,
                  check: var IntSet): Rope =
  result = "$1 $2 {$n" % [structOrUnion(typ), name]
  var desc: Rope = nil
  for i in countup(0, sonsLen(typ) - 1):
    addf(desc, "$1 Field$2;$n",
         [getTypeDescAux(m, typ.sons[i], check), rope(i)])
  if desc == nil: add(result, "char dummy;\L")
  else: add(result, desc)
  add(result, "};\L")

proc scanCppGenericSlot(pat: string, cursor, outIdx, outStars: var int): bool =
  # A helper proc for handling cppimport patterns, involving numeric
  # placeholders for generic types (e.g. '0, '**2, etc).
  # pre: the cursor must be placed at the ' symbol
  # post: the cursor will be placed after the final digit
  # false will returned if the input is not recognized as a placeholder
  inc cursor
  let begin = cursor
  while pat[cursor] == '*': inc cursor
  if pat[cursor] in Digits:
    outIdx = pat[cursor].ord - '0'.ord
    outStars = cursor - begin
    inc cursor
    return true
  else:
    return false

proc resolveStarsInCppType(typ: PType, idx, stars: int): PType =
  # Make sure the index refers to one of the generic params of the type.
  # XXX: we should catch this earlier and report it as a semantic error.
  if idx >= typ.len:
    doAssert false, "invalid apostrophe type parameter index"

  result = typ.sons[idx]
  for i in 1..stars:
    if result != nil and result.len > 0:
      result = if result.kind == tyGenericInst: result.sons[1]
               else: result.elemType

proc getSeqPayloadType(m: BModule; t: PType): Rope =
  result = getTypeForward(m, t, hashType(t)) & "_Content"
  when false:
    var check = initIntSet()
    # XXX remove this duplication:
    appcg(m, m.s[cfsSeqTypes],
      "struct $2_Content { NI cap; void* allocator; $1 data[SEQ_DECL_SIZE]; };$n",
      [getTypeDescAux(m, t.sons[0], check), result])

proc getTypeDescAux(m: BModule, origTyp: PType, check: var IntSet): Rope =
  # returns only the type's name
  var t = origTyp.skipTypes(irrelevantForBackend)
  if containsOrIncl(check, t.id):
    if not (isImportedCppType(origTyp) or isImportedCppType(t)):
      internalError(m.config, "cannot generate C type for: " & typeToString(origTyp))
    # XXX: this BUG is hard to fix -> we need to introduce helper structs,
    # but determining when this needs to be done is hard. We should split
    # C type generation into an analysis and a code generation phase somehow.
  if t.sym != nil: useHeader(m, t.sym)
  if t != origTyp and origTyp.sym != nil: useHeader(m, origTyp.sym)
  let sig = hashType(origTyp)
  result = getTypePre(m, t, sig)
  if result != nil:
    excl(check, t.id)
    return
  case t.kind
  of tyRef, tyOptAsRef, tyPtr, tyVar, tyLent:
    var star = if t.kind == tyVar and tfVarIsPtr notin origTyp.flags and
                    compileToCpp(m): "&" else: "*"
    var et = origTyp.skipTypes(abstractInst).lastSon
    var etB = et.skipTypes(abstractInst)
    if mapType(m.config, t) == ctPtrToArray:
      if etB.kind == tySet:
        et = getSysType(m.g.graph, unknownLineInfo(), tyUInt8)
      else:
        et = elemType(etB)
      etB = et.skipTypes(abstractInst)
      star[0] = '*'
    case etB.kind
    of tyObject, tyTuple:
      if isImportedCppType(etB) and et.kind == tyGenericInst:
        result = getTypeDescAux(m, et, check) & star
      else:
        # no restriction! We have a forward declaration for structs
        let name = getTypeForward(m, et, hashType et)
        result = name & star
        m.typeCache[sig] = result
    of tySequence:
      # no restriction! We have a forward declaration for structs
      let name = getTypeForward(m, et, hashType et)
      result = name & seqStar(m) & star
      m.typeCache[sig] = result
      pushType(m, et)
    else:
      # else we have a strong dependency  :-(
      result = getTypeDescAux(m, et, check) & star
      m.typeCache[sig] = result
  of tyOpenArray, tyVarargs:
    result = getTypeDescWeak(m, t.sons[0], check) & "*"
    m.typeCache[sig] = result
  of tyEnum:
    result = cacheGetType(m.typeCache, sig)
    if result == nil:
      result = getTypeName(m, origTyp, sig)
      if not (isImportedCppType(t) or
          (sfImportc in t.sym.flags and t.sym.magic == mNone)):
        m.typeCache[sig] = result
        var size: int
        if firstOrd(m.config, t) < 0:
          addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef NI32 $1;$n", [result])
          size = 4
        else:
          size = int(getSize(m.config, t))
          case size
          of 1: addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef NU8 $1;$n", [result])
          of 2: addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef NU16 $1;$n", [result])
          of 4: addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef NI32 $1;$n", [result])
          of 8: addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef NI64 $1;$n", [result])
          else: internalError(m.config, t.sym.info, "getTypeDescAux: enum")
        when false:
          let owner = hashOwner(t.sym)
          if not gDebugInfo.hasEnum(t.sym.name.s, t.sym.info.line, owner):
            var vals: seq[(string, int)] = @[]
            for i in countup(0, t.n.len - 1):
              assert(t.n.sons[i].kind == nkSym)
              let field = t.n.sons[i].sym
              vals.add((field.name.s, field.position.int))
            gDebugInfo.registerEnum(EnumDesc(size: size, owner: owner, id: t.sym.id,
              name: t.sym.name.s, values: vals))
  of tyProc:
    result = getTypeName(m, origTyp, sig)
    m.typeCache[sig] = result
    var rettype, desc: Rope
    genProcParams(m, t, rettype, desc, check, true, true)
    if not isImportedType(t):
      if t.callConv != ccClosure: # procedure vars may need a closure!
        addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef $1_PTR($2, $3) $4;$n",
             [rope(CallingConvToStr[t.callConv]), rettype, result, desc])
      else:
        addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef struct {$n" &
            "N_NIMCALL_PTR($2, ClP_0) $3;$n" &
            "void* ClE_0;$n} $1;$n",
             [result, rettype, desc])
  of tySequence:
    # we cannot use getTypeForward here because then t would be associated
    # with the name of the struct, not with the pointer to the struct:
    result = cacheGetType(m.forwTypeCache, sig)
    if result == nil:
      result = getTypeName(m, origTyp, sig)
      if not isImportedType(t):
        addf(m.s[cfsForwardTypes], getForwardStructFormat(m),
            [structOrUnion(t), result])
      m.forwTypeCache[sig] = result
    assert(cacheGetType(m.typeCache, sig) == nil)
    m.typeCache[sig] = result & seqStar(m)
    if not isImportedType(t):
      if skipTypes(t.sons[0], typedescInst).kind != tyEmpty:
        const
          cppSeq = "struct $2 : #TGenericSeq {$n"
          cSeq = "struct $2 {$n" &
                 "  #TGenericSeq Sup;$n"
        if m.config.selectedGC == gcDestructors:
          appcg(m, m.s[cfsTypes],
            "typedef struct{ NI cap;void* allocator;$1 data[SEQ_DECL_SIZE];}$2_Content;$n" &
            "struct $2 {$n" &
            "  NI len; $2_Content* p;$n" &
            "};$n", [getTypeDescAux(m, t.sons[0], check), result])
        else:
          appcg(m, m.s[cfsSeqTypes],
              (if m.compileToCpp: cppSeq else: cSeq) &
              "  $1 data[SEQ_DECL_SIZE];$n" &
              "};$n", [getTypeDescAux(m, t.sons[0], check), result])
      elif m.config.selectedGC == gcDestructors:
        internalError(m.config, "cannot map the empty seq type to a C type")
      else:
        result = rope("TGenericSeq")
    add(result, seqStar(m))
  of tyArray:
    var n: BiggestInt = lengthOrd(m.config, t)
    if n <= 0: n = 1   # make an array of at least one element
    result = getTypeName(m, origTyp, sig)
    m.typeCache[sig] = result
    if not isImportedType(t):
      let foo = getTypeDescAux(m, t.sons[1], check)
      addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef $1 $2[$3];$n",
           [foo, result, rope(n)])
    else: addAbiCheck(m, t, result)
  of tyObject, tyTuple:
    if isImportedCppType(t) and origTyp.kind == tyGenericInst:
      let cppName = getTypeName(m, t, sig)
      var i = 0
      var chunkStart = 0

      template addResultType(ty: untyped) =
        if ty == nil or ty.kind == tyVoid:
          result.add(~"void")
        elif ty.kind == tyStatic:
          internalAssert m.config, ty.n != nil
          result.add ty.n.renderTree
        else:
          result.add getTypeDescAux(m, ty, check)

      while i < cppName.data.len:
        if cppName.data[i] == '\'':
          var chunkEnd = i-1
          var idx, stars: int
          if scanCppGenericSlot(cppName.data, i, idx, stars):
            result.add cppName.data.substr(chunkStart, chunkEnd)
            chunkStart = i

            let typeInSlot = resolveStarsInCppType(origTyp, idx + 1, stars)
            addResultType(typeInSlot)
        else:
          inc i

      if chunkStart != 0:
        result.add cppName.data.substr(chunkStart)
      else:
        result = cppName & "<"
        for i in 1 .. origTyp.len-2:
          if i > 1: result.add(" COMMA ")
          addResultType(origTyp.sons[i])
        result.add("> ")
      # always call for sideeffects:
      assert t.kind != tyTuple
      discard getRecordDesc(m, t, result, check)
      # The resulting type will include commas and these won't play well
      # with the C macros for defining procs such as N_NIMCALL. We must
      # create a typedef for the type and use it in the proc signature:
      let typedefName = ~"TY" & $sig
      addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef $1 $2;$n", [result, typedefName])
      m.typeCache[sig] = typedefName
      result = typedefName
    else:
      when false:
        if t.sym != nil and t.sym.name.s == "KeyValuePair":
          if t == origTyp:
            echo "wtf: came here"
            writeStackTrace()
            quit 1
      result = cacheGetType(m.forwTypeCache, sig)
      if result == nil:
        when false:
          if t.sym != nil and t.sym.name.s == "KeyValuePair":
            # or {sfImportc, sfExportc} * t.sym.flags == {}:
            if t.loc.r != nil:
              echo t.kind, " ", hashType t
              echo origTyp.kind, " ", sig
            assert t.loc.r == nil
        result = getTypeName(m, origTyp, sig)
        m.forwTypeCache[sig] = result
        if not isImportedType(t):
          addf(m.s[cfsForwardTypes], getForwardStructFormat(m),
             [structOrUnion(t), result])
        assert m.forwTypeCache[sig] == result
      m.typeCache[sig] = result # always call for sideeffects:
      if not incompleteType(t):
        let recdesc = if t.kind != tyTuple: getRecordDesc(m, t, result, check)
                      else: getTupleDesc(m, t, result, check)
        if not isImportedType(t):
          add(m.s[cfsTypes], recdesc)
        elif tfIncompleteStruct notin t.flags: addAbiCheck(m, t, result)
  of tySet:
    result = $t.kind & '_' & getTypeName(m, t.lastSon, hashType t.lastSon)
    m.typeCache[sig] = result
    if not isImportedType(t):
      let s = int(getSize(m.config, t))
      case s
      of 1, 2, 4, 8: addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef NU$2 $1;$n", [result, rope(s*8)])
      else: addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef NU8 $1[$2];$n",
             [result, rope(getSize(m.config, t))])
  of tyGenericInst, tyDistinct, tyOrdinal, tyTypeDesc, tyAlias, tySink,
     tyUserTypeClass, tyUserTypeClassInst, tyInferred:
    result = getTypeDescAux(m, lastSon(t), check)
  else:
    internalError(m.config, "getTypeDescAux(" & $t.kind & ')')
    result = nil
  # fixes bug #145:
  excl(check, t.id)

proc getTypeDesc(m: BModule, typ: PType): Rope =
  var check = initIntSet()
  result = getTypeDescAux(m, typ, check)

type
  TClosureTypeKind = enum ## In C closures are mapped to 3 different things.
    clHalf,           ## fn(args) type without the trailing 'void* env' parameter
    clHalfWithEnv,    ## fn(args, void* env) type with trailing 'void* env' parameter
    clFull            ## struct {fn(args, void* env), env}

proc getClosureType(m: BModule, t: PType, kind: TClosureTypeKind): Rope =
  assert t.kind == tyProc
  var check = initIntSet()
  result = getTempName(m)
  var rettype, desc: Rope
  genProcParams(m, t, rettype, desc, check, declareEnvironment=kind != clHalf)
  if not isImportedType(t):
    if t.callConv != ccClosure or kind != clFull:
      addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef $1_PTR($2, $3) $4;$n",
           [rope(CallingConvToStr[t.callConv]), rettype, result, desc])
    else:
      addf(m.s[cfsTypes], "typedef struct {$n" &
          "N_NIMCALL_PTR($2, ClP_0) $3;$n" &
          "void* ClE_0;$n} $1;$n",
           [result, rettype, desc])

proc finishTypeDescriptions(m: BModule) =
  var i = 0
  while i < len(m.typeStack):
    discard getTypeDesc(m, m.typeStack[i])
    inc(i)

template cgDeclFrmt*(s: PSym): string = s.constraint.strVal

proc genProcHeader(m: BModule, prc: PSym): Rope =
  var
    rettype, params: Rope
  genCLineDir(result, prc.info, m.config)
  # using static is needed for inline procs
  if lfExportLib in prc.loc.flags:
    if isHeaderFile in m.flags:
      result.add "N_LIB_IMPORT "
    else:
      result.add "N_LIB_EXPORT "
  elif prc.typ.callConv == ccInline:
    result.add "static "
  elif {sfImportc, sfExportc} * prc.flags == {}:
    result.add "N_LIB_PRIVATE "
  var check = initIntSet()
  fillLoc(prc.loc, locProc, prc.ast[namePos], mangleName(m, prc), OnUnknown)
  genProcParams(m, prc.typ, rettype, params, check)
  # careful here! don't access ``prc.ast`` as that could reload large parts of
  # the object graph!
  if prc.constraint.isNil:
    addf(result, "$1($2, $3)$4",
         [rope(CallingConvToStr[prc.typ.callConv]), rettype, prc.loc.r,
         params])
  else:
    result = prc.cgDeclFrmt % [rettype, prc.loc.r, params]

# ------------------ type info generation -------------------------------------

proc genTypeInfo(m: BModule, t: PType; info: TLineInfo): Rope
proc getNimNode(m: BModule): Rope =
  result = "$1[$2]" % [m.typeNodesName, rope(m.typeNodes)]
  inc(m.typeNodes)

proc genTypeInfoAuxBase(m: BModule; typ, origType: PType;
                        name, base: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
  var nimtypeKind: int
  #allocMemTI(m, typ, name)
  if isObjLackingTypeField(typ):
    nimtypeKind = ord(tyPureObject)
  else:
    nimtypeKind = ord(typ.kind)

  var size: Rope
  if tfIncompleteStruct in typ.flags: size = rope"void*"
  else: size = getTypeDesc(m, origType)
  addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3],
       "$1.size = sizeof($2);$n" & "$1.kind = $3;$n" & "$1.base = $4;$n",
       [name, size, rope(nimtypeKind), base])
  # compute type flags for GC optimization
  var flags = 0
  if not containsGarbageCollectedRef(typ): flags = flags or 1
  if not canFormAcycle(typ): flags = flags or 2
  #else MessageOut("can contain a cycle: " & typeToString(typ))
  if flags != 0:
    addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.flags = $2;$n", [name, rope(flags)])
  discard cgsym(m, "TNimType")
  if isDefined(m.config, "nimTypeNames"):
    var typename = typeToString(if origType.typeInst != nil: origType.typeInst
                                else: origType, preferName)
    if typename == "ref object" and origType.skipTypes(skipPtrs).sym != nil:
      typename = "anon ref object from " & m.config$origType.skipTypes(skipPtrs).sym.info
    addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.name = $2;$n",
        [name, makeCstring typename])
    discard cgsym(m, "nimTypeRoot")
    addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.nextType = nimTypeRoot; nimTypeRoot=&$1;$n",
         [name])
  addf(m.s[cfsVars], "TNimType $1;$n", [name])

proc genTypeInfoAux(m: BModule, typ, origType: PType, name: Rope;
                    info: TLineInfo) =
  var base: Rope
  if sonsLen(typ) > 0 and typ.lastSon != nil:
    var x = typ.lastSon
    if typ.kind == tyObject: x = x.skipTypes(skipPtrs)
    if typ.kind == tyPtr and x.kind == tyObject and incompleteType(x):
      base = rope("0")
    else:
      base = genTypeInfo(m, x, info)
  else:
    base = rope("0")
  genTypeInfoAuxBase(m, typ, origType, name, base, info)

proc discriminatorTableName(m: BModule, objtype: PType, d: PSym): Rope =
  # bugfix: we need to search the type that contains the discriminator:
  var objtype = objtype.skipTypes(abstractPtrs)
  while lookupInRecord(objtype.n, d.name) == nil:
    objtype = objtype.sons[0].skipTypes(abstractPtrs)
  if objtype.sym == nil:
    internalError(m.config, d.info, "anonymous obj with discriminator")
  result = "NimDT_$1_$2" % [rope($hashType(objtype)), rope(d.name.s.mangle)]

proc discriminatorTableDecl(m: BModule, objtype: PType, d: PSym): Rope =
  discard cgsym(m, "TNimNode")
  var tmp = discriminatorTableName(m, objtype, d)
  result = "TNimNode* $1[$2];$n" % [tmp, rope(lengthOrd(m.config, d.typ)+1)]

proc genObjectFields(m: BModule, typ, origType: PType, n: PNode, expr: Rope;
                     info: TLineInfo) =
  case n.kind
  of nkRecList:
    var L = sonsLen(n)
    if L == 1:
      genObjectFields(m, typ, origType, n.sons[0], expr, info)
    elif L > 0:
      var tmp = getTempName(m)
      addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit1], "static TNimNode* $1[$2];$n", [tmp, rope(L)])
      for i in countup(0, L-1):
        var tmp2 = getNimNode(m)
        addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1[$2] = &$3;$n", [tmp, rope(i), tmp2])
        genObjectFields(m, typ, origType, n.sons[i], tmp2, info)
      addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.len = $2; $1.kind = 2; $1.sons = &$3[0];$n",
           [expr, rope(L), tmp])
    else:
      addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.len = $2; $1.kind = 2;$n", [expr, rope(L)])
  of nkRecCase:
    assert(n.sons[0].kind == nkSym)
    var field = n.sons[0].sym
    var tmp = discriminatorTableName(m, typ, field)
    var L = lengthOrd(m.config, field.typ)
    assert L > 0
    if field.loc.r == nil: fillObjectFields(m, typ)
    if field.loc.t == nil:
      internalError(m.config, n.info, "genObjectFields")
    addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.kind = 3;$n" &
        "$1.offset = offsetof($2, $3);$n" & "$1.typ = $4;$n" &
        "$1.name = $5;$n" & "$1.sons = &$6[0];$n" &
        "$1.len = $7;$n", [expr, getTypeDesc(m, origType), field.loc.r,
                           genTypeInfo(m, field.typ, info),
                           makeCString(field.name.s),
                           tmp, rope(L)])
    addf(m.s[cfsData], "TNimNode* $1[$2];$n", [tmp, rope(L+1)])
    for i in countup(1, sonsLen(n)-1):
      var b = n.sons[i]           # branch
      var tmp2 = getNimNode(m)
      genObjectFields(m, typ, origType, lastSon(b), tmp2, info)
      case b.kind
      of nkOfBranch:
        if sonsLen(b) < 2:
          internalError(m.config, b.info, "genObjectFields; nkOfBranch broken")
        for j in countup(0, sonsLen(b) - 2):
          if b.sons[j].kind == nkRange:
            var x = int(getOrdValue(b.sons[j].sons[0]))
            var y = int(getOrdValue(b.sons[j].sons[1]))
            while x <= y:
              addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1[$2] = &$3;$n", [tmp, rope(x), tmp2])
              inc(x)
          else:
            addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1[$2] = &$3;$n",
                 [tmp, rope(getOrdValue(b.sons[j])), tmp2])
      of nkElse:
        addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1[$2] = &$3;$n",
             [tmp, rope(L), tmp2])
      else: internalError(m.config, n.info, "genObjectFields(nkRecCase)")
  of nkSym:
    var field = n.sym
    if field.bitsize == 0:
      if field.loc.r == nil: fillObjectFields(m, typ)
      if field.loc.t == nil:
        internalError(m.config, n.info, "genObjectFields")
      addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.kind = 1;$n" &
          "$1.offset = offsetof($2, $3);$n" & "$1.typ = $4;$n" &
          "$1.name = $5;$n", [expr, getTypeDesc(m, origType),
          field.loc.r, genTypeInfo(m, field.typ, info), makeCString(field.name.s)])
  else: internalError(m.config, n.info, "genObjectFields")

proc genObjectInfo(m: BModule, typ, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
  if typ.kind == tyObject:
    if incompleteType(typ):
      localError(m.config, info, "request for RTTI generation for incomplete object: " &
                        typeToString(typ))
    genTypeInfoAux(m, typ, origType, name, info)
  else:
    genTypeInfoAuxBase(m, typ, origType, name, rope("0"), info)
  var tmp = getNimNode(m)
  if not isImportedType(typ):
    genObjectFields(m, typ, origType, typ.n, tmp, info)
  addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.node = &$2;$n", [name, tmp])
  var t = typ.sons[0]
  while t != nil:
    t = t.skipTypes(skipPtrs)
    t.flags.incl tfObjHasKids
    t = t.sons[0]

proc genTupleInfo(m: BModule, typ, origType: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
  genTypeInfoAuxBase(m, typ, typ, name, rope("0"), info)
  var expr = getNimNode(m)
  var length = sonsLen(typ)
  if length > 0:
    var tmp = getTempName(m)
    addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit1], "static TNimNode* $1[$2];$n", [tmp, rope(length)])
    for i in countup(0, length - 1):
      var a = typ.sons[i]
      var tmp2 = getNimNode(m)
      addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1[$2] = &$3;$n", [tmp, rope(i), tmp2])
      addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.kind = 1;$n" &
          "$1.offset = offsetof($2, Field$3);$n" &
          "$1.typ = $4;$n" &
          "$1.name = \"Field$3\";$n",
           [tmp2, getTypeDesc(m, origType), rope(i), genTypeInfo(m, a, info)])
    addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.len = $2; $1.kind = 2; $1.sons = &$3[0];$n",
         [expr, rope(length), tmp])
  else:
    addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.len = $2; $1.kind = 2;$n",
         [expr, rope(length)])
  addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.node = &$2;$n", [name, expr])

proc genEnumInfo(m: BModule, typ: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
  # Type information for enumerations is quite heavy, so we do some
  # optimizations here: The ``typ`` field is never set, as it is redundant
  # anyway. We generate a cstring array and a loop over it. Exceptional
  # positions will be reset after the loop.
  genTypeInfoAux(m, typ, typ, name, info)
  var nodePtrs = getTempName(m)
  var length = sonsLen(typ.n)
  addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit1], "static TNimNode* $1[$2];$n",
       [nodePtrs, rope(length)])
  var enumNames, specialCases: Rope
  var firstNimNode = m.typeNodes
  var hasHoles = false
  for i in countup(0, length - 1):
    assert(typ.n.sons[i].kind == nkSym)
    var field = typ.n.sons[i].sym
    var elemNode = getNimNode(m)
    if field.ast == nil:
      # no explicit string literal for the enum field, so use field.name:
      add(enumNames, makeCString(field.name.s))
    else:
      add(enumNames, makeCString(field.ast.strVal))
    if i < length - 1: add(enumNames, ", \L")
    if field.position != i or tfEnumHasHoles in typ.flags:
      addf(specialCases, "$1.offset = $2;$n", [elemNode, rope(field.position)])
      hasHoles = true
  var enumArray = getTempName(m)
  var counter = getTempName(m)
  addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit1], "NI $1;$n", [counter])
  addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit1], "static char* NIM_CONST $1[$2] = {$n$3};$n",
       [enumArray, rope(length), enumNames])
  addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "for ($1 = 0; $1 < $2; $1++) {$n" &
      "$3[$1+$4].kind = 1;$n" & "$3[$1+$4].offset = $1;$n" &
      "$3[$1+$4].name = $5[$1];$n" & "$6[$1] = &$3[$1+$4];$n" & "}$n", [counter,
      rope(length), m.typeNodesName, rope(firstNimNode), enumArray, nodePtrs])
  add(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], specialCases)
  addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3],
       "$1.len = $2; $1.kind = 2; $1.sons = &$3[0];$n$4.node = &$1;$n",
       [getNimNode(m), rope(length), nodePtrs, name])
  if hasHoles:
    # 1 << 2 is {ntfEnumHole}
    addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.flags = 1<<2;$n", [name])

proc genSetInfo(m: BModule, typ: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
  assert(typ.sons[0] != nil)
  genTypeInfoAux(m, typ, typ, name, info)
  var tmp = getNimNode(m)
  addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.len = $2; $1.kind = 0;$n" & "$3.node = &$1;$n",
       [tmp, rope(firstOrd(m.config, typ)), name])

proc genArrayInfo(m: BModule, typ: PType, name: Rope; info: TLineInfo) =
  genTypeInfoAuxBase(m, typ, typ, name, genTypeInfo(m, typ.sons[1], info), info)

proc fakeClosureType(m: BModule; owner: PSym): PType =
  # we generate the same RTTI as for a tuple[pointer, ref tuple[]]
  result = newType(tyTuple, owner)
  result.rawAddSon(newType(tyPointer, owner))
  var r = newType(tyRef, owner)
  let obj = createObj(m.g.graph, owner, owner.info, final=false)
  r.rawAddSon(obj)
  result.rawAddSon(r)

include ccgtrav

proc genDeepCopyProc(m: BModule; s: PSym; result: Rope) =
  genProc(m, s)
  addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.deepcopy =(void* (N_RAW_NIMCALL*)(void*))$2;$n",
     [result, s.loc.r])

proc genTypeInfo(m: BModule, t: PType; info: TLineInfo): Rope =
  let origType = t
  var t = skipTypes(origType, irrelevantForBackend + tyUserTypeClasses)

  let sig = hashType(origType)
  result = m.typeInfoMarker.getOrDefault(sig)
  if result != nil:
    return "(&".rope & result & ")".rope

  result = m.g.typeInfoMarker.getOrDefault(sig)
  if result != nil:
    discard cgsym(m, "TNimType")
    discard cgsym(m, "TNimNode")
    addf(m.s[cfsVars], "extern TNimType $1;$n", [result])
    # also store in local type section:
    m.typeInfoMarker[sig] = result
    return "(&".rope & result & ")".rope

  result = "NTI$1_" % [rope($sig)]
  m.typeInfoMarker[sig] = result

  let owner = t.skipTypes(typedescPtrs).owner.getModule
  if owner != m.module:
    # make sure the type info is created in the owner module
    discard genTypeInfo(m.g.modules[owner.position], origType, info)
    # reference the type info as extern here
    discard cgsym(m, "TNimType")
    discard cgsym(m, "TNimNode")
    addf(m.s[cfsVars], "extern TNimType $1;$n", [result])
    return "(&".rope & result & ")".rope

  m.g.typeInfoMarker[sig] = result
  case t.kind
  of tyEmpty, tyVoid: result = rope"0"
  of tyPointer, tyBool, tyChar, tyCString, tyString, tyInt..tyUInt64, tyVar, tyLent:
    genTypeInfoAuxBase(m, t, t, result, rope"0", info)
  of tyStatic:
    if t.n != nil: result = genTypeInfo(m, lastSon t, info)
    else: internalError(m.config, "genTypeInfo(" & $t.kind & ')')
  of tyUserTypeClasses:
    internalAssert m.config, t.isResolvedUserTypeClass
    return genTypeInfo(m, t.lastSon, info)
  of tyProc:
    if t.callConv != ccClosure:
      genTypeInfoAuxBase(m, t, t, result, rope"0", info)
    else:
      let x = fakeClosureType(m, t.owner)
      genTupleInfo(m, x, x, result, info)
  of tySequence:
    if m.config.selectedGC != gcDestructors:
      genTypeInfoAux(m, t, t, result, info)
      if m.config.selectedGC >= gcMarkAndSweep:
        let markerProc = genTraverseProc(m, origType, sig)
        addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.marker = $2;$n", [result, markerProc])
  of tyRef, tyOptAsRef:
    genTypeInfoAux(m, t, t, result, info)
    if m.config.selectedGC >= gcMarkAndSweep:
      let markerProc = genTraverseProc(m, origType, sig)
      addf(m.s[cfsTypeInit3], "$1.marker = $2;$n", [result, markerProc])
  of tyPtr, tyRange: genTypeInfoAux(m, t, t, result, info)
  of tyArray: genArrayInfo(m, t, result, info)
  of tySet: genSetInfo(m, t, result, info)
  of tyEnum: genEnumInfo(m, t, result, info)
  of tyObject: genObjectInfo(m, t, origType, result, info)
  of tyTuple:
    # if t.n != nil: genObjectInfo(m, t, result)
    # else:
    # BUGFIX: use consistently RTTI without proper field names; otherwise
    # results are not deterministic!
    genTupleInfo(m, t, origType, result, info)
  else: internalError(m.config, "genTypeInfo(" & $t.kind & ')')
  if t.deepCopy != nil:
    genDeepCopyProc(m, t.deepCopy, result)
  elif origType.deepCopy != nil:
    genDeepCopyProc(m, origType.deepCopy, result)
  result = "(&".rope & result & ")".rope

proc genTypeSection(m: BModule, n: PNode) =
  discard