v.gen.js: improve reference support (#10793)

vlib/v/gen/js/js.v

@@ -655,13 +655,18 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) expr(node ast.Expr) {
 			if node.op in [.amp, .mul] {
 				// C pointers/references: ignore them
 				if node.op == .amp {
-					g.write('{ value: ')
+					type_sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.right_type)
-					g.expr(node.right)
+					if !type_sym.is_primitive() && !node.right_type.is_pointer() {
-					g.write(' } ')
+						g.write('{ val: ')
+						g.expr(node.right)
+						g.write(' } ')
+					} else {
+						g.expr(node.right)
+					}
 				} else {
 					g.write('(')
 					g.expr(node.right)
-					g.write(').value')
+					g.write(').val')
 				}
 			} else {
 				g.write(node.op.str())
@@ -808,13 +813,18 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_assign_stmt(stmt ast.AssignStmt) {
 				}
 			}
 			g.expr(left)
+			mut is_ptr := false
 			if stmt.op == .assign && stmt.left_types[i].is_ptr() {
-				g.write('.value')
+				is_ptr = true
+				g.write('.val')
 			}
 			if g.inside_map_set && op == .assign {
 				g.inside_map_set = false
 				g.write(', ')
 				g.expr(val)
+				if is_ptr {
+					g.write('.val')
+				}
 				g.write(')')
 			} else {
 				g.write(' $op ')
@@ -831,6 +841,9 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_assign_stmt(stmt ast.AssignStmt) {
 					g.write('${g.typ(stmt.left_types.first())}(')
 				}
 				g.expr(val)
+				if is_ptr {
+					g.write('.val')
+				}
 				if should_cast {
 					g.write(')')
 					g.cast_stack.delete_last()
@@ -1302,14 +1315,20 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_array_init_values(exprs []ast.Expr) {
 
 fn (mut g JsGen) gen_call_expr(it ast.CallExpr) {
 	g.call_stack << it
-	expected_types := it.expected_arg_types
 	mut name := g.js_name(it.name)
 	call_return_is_optional := it.return_type.has_flag(.optional)
-	if it.is_method {
+	if call_return_is_optional {
+		g.writeln('(function(){')
+		g.inc_indent()
+		g.writeln('try {')
+		g.inc_indent()
+		g.write('return builtin.unwrap(')
+	}
+	g.expr(it.left)
+	if it.is_method { // foo.bar.baz()
 		sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(it.receiver_type)
+		g.write('.')
 		if sym.kind == .array && it.name in ['map', 'filter'] {
-			g.expr(it.left)
-			g.write('.')
 			// Prevent 'it' from getting shadowed inside the match
 			node := it
 			g.write(it.name)
@@ -1342,52 +1361,6 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_call_expr(it ast.CallExpr) {
 			g.write(')')
 			return
 		}
-	}
-
-	g.writeln('(function() { ')
-	g.inc_indent()
-	mut mut_args := map[int]MutArg{}
-	// store all the mutable arguments in temporary variable + allocate an object which boxes these arguments
-	for i, arg in it.args {
-		if arg.is_mut {
-			tmp_var := g.new_tmp_var()
-			g.writeln('const $tmp_var = ')
-			expr := arg.expr
-			match expr {
-				ast.Ident {
-					if expr.var_info().typ.is_ptr() {
-						g.write(expr.name)
-						g.writeln(';')
-					} else {
-						g.write('{ value: ')
-						g.expr(expr)
-						g.writeln(' }; ')
-					}
-				}
-				else {
-					g.write('{ value: ')
-					g.expr(expr)
-					g.writeln(' }; ')
-				}
-			}
-
-			mut_args[i] = MutArg{tmp_var, arg.expr}
-		}
-	}
-	g.write('let result;')
-	if call_return_is_optional {
-		g.writeln('(function(){')
-		g.inc_indent()
-		g.writeln('try {')
-		g.inc_indent()
-		// g.write('return builtin.unwrap(')
-	}
-
-	g.writeln('result = ')
-	g.expr(it.left)
-
-	if it.is_method { // foo.bar.baz()
-		g.write('.')
 	} else {
 		if name in g.builtin_fns {
 			g.write('builtin.')
@@ -1395,51 +1368,16 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_call_expr(it ast.CallExpr) {
 	}
 	g.write('${name}(')
 	for i, arg in it.args {
-		if arg.is_mut {
+		g.expr(arg.expr)
-			mut_arg := mut_args[i]
-			g.write(mut_arg.tmp_var)
-		} else {
-			g.expr(arg.expr)
-		}
-		// TODO: Is this correct way of passing argument?
-		if i < expected_types.len && arg.typ.is_ptr() && !arg.is_mut && !expected_types[i].is_ptr() {
-			g.write('.value')
-		}
 		if i != it.args.len - 1 {
 			g.write(', ')
 		}
 	}
 	// end method call
-	g.writeln(');')
+	g.write(')')
-	// now unbox all the mutable arguments
-	for i, arg in it.args {
-		if arg.is_mut {
-			mut_arg := mut_args[i]
-			expr := mut_arg.expr
-			match expr {
-				ast.Ident {
-					if !expr.var_info().typ.is_ptr() {
-						g.writeln('$expr.name = ($mut_arg.tmp_var).value;')
-					}
-				}
-				ast.IndexExpr {
-					g.expr(mut_arg.expr)
-					g.writeln(' = ($mut_arg.tmp_var).value;')
-				}
-				ast.SelectorExpr {
-					g.expr(mut_arg.expr)
-					g.writeln(' = ($mut_arg.tmp_var).value;')
-				}
-				else {
-					// TODO
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	if call_return_is_optional {
 		// end unwrap
-		g.writeln('result = builtin.unwrap(result)')
+		g.writeln(')')
 		g.dec_indent()
 		// begin catch block
 		g.writeln('} catch(err) {')
@@ -1450,7 +1388,7 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_call_expr(it ast.CallExpr) {
 				if it.or_block.stmts.len > 1 {
 					g.stmts(it.or_block.stmts[..it.or_block.stmts.len - 1])
 				}
-				// g.write('result =  ')
+				g.write('return ')
 				g.stmt(it.or_block.stmts.last())
 			}
 			.propagate {
@@ -1468,11 +1406,8 @@ fn (mut g JsGen) gen_call_expr(it ast.CallExpr) {
 		g.writeln('}')
 		// end anon fn
 		g.dec_indent()
-		g.writeln('})()')
+		g.write('})()')
 	}
-	g.dec_indent()
-	g.writeln('return result;')
-	g.writeln('})()')
 	g.call_stack.delete_last()
 }