compiler: implement typeof(x)

vlib/compiler/aparser.v

@@ -843,9 +843,13 @@ fn (p mut Parser) type_decl() {
 			is_public: is_pub
 		})
 		*/
+		if p.pass == .main {
+			p.cgen.consts << '//// SUMTYPE:  ${p.mod} | parent: ${name} | name: ${parent.name}'
+		}
 		// Register the rest of them
 		mut idx := 0
 		mut done := false
+		mut ctype_names := []string
 		for {
 			// p.tok == .pipe {
 			idx++
@@ -865,6 +869,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) type_decl() {
 				t.parent = name
 				p.table.rewrite_type(t)
 				p.cgen.consts << '#define SumType_$child_type_name $idx // DEF2'
+				ctype_names << child_type_name
 			}
 			if done {
 				break
@@ -888,7 +893,15 @@ fn (p mut Parser) type_decl() {
 			mod: p.mod
 			cat: .alias
 			is_public: is_pub
+			ctype_names: ctype_names
 		})
+		if p.pass == .main {
+			p.cgen.consts << 'const char * __SumTypeNames__${name}[] = {'
+			for ctype_name in ctype_names {
+				p.cgen.consts << '    "$ctype_name",'
+			}
+			p.cgen.consts << '};'
+		}
 		p.gen_typedef('typedef struct {
 void* obj;
 int typ;

vlib/compiler/cheaders.v

@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ $c_common_macros
 #include <direct.h> // _wgetcwd
 //#include <WinSock2.h>
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
+
 // On MSVC these are the same (as long as /volatile:ms is passed)
 #define _Atomic volatile
 

vlib/compiler/expression.v

@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) bool_expression() string {
 		//p.warn('SUM CAST exp=$expected typ=$typ p.exp=$p.expected_type')
 		T := p.table.find_type(typ)
 		if T.parent == expected {
-			p.cgen.set_placeholder(start_ph,
+			p.cgen.set_placeholder(start_ph, '/*SUM TYPE CAST2*/ ($expected) { .obj = memdup( &($typ[]) { ')
-				'/*SUM TYPE CAST2*/($expected) { .obj = memdup( &($typ[]) { ')
 			tt := typ.all_after('_') // TODO
 			p.gen('}, sizeof($typ) ), .typ = SumType_${tt} }')//${val}_type }')
 		}
@@ -824,13 +823,29 @@ fn (p mut Parser) factor() string {
 			// p.fgen('$sizeof_typ)')
 			return 'int'
 		}
+		.key_typeof {
+			p.next()
+			p.check(.lpar)
+			p.cgen.nogen = true
+			vname := if p.tok == .name && p.peek() == .rpar { p.lit } else { '' }
+			type_of_var := p.expression()
+			p.cgen.nogen = false
+			p.check(.rpar)
+			is_sum_type := type_of_var in p.table.sum_types
+			if is_sum_type && vname.len > 0 {
+				// TODO: make this work for arbitrary sumtype expressions, not just simple vars
+				p.gen('tos3(__SumTypeNames__${type_of_var}[${vname}.typ - 1])')
+			}else{
+				p.gen('tos3("$type_of_var")')
+			}
+			return 'string'
+		}
 		.key_nameof {
 			p.next()
 			p.check(.lpar)
 			mut nameof_typ := p.get_type()
 			p.check(.rpar)
 			p.gen('tos3("$nameof_typ")')
-//			return 'byteptr'
 			return 'string'
 		}
 		.key_offsetof {

vlib/compiler/gen_c.v

@@ -627,8 +627,22 @@ fn (p mut Parser) cast(typ string) {
 		if expr_typ == 'bool' {
 			p.error('cannot cast `bool` to `$typ`')
 		}
+		if typ != expr_typ && typ in p.table.sum_types {
+			T := p.table.find_type(typ)
+			if expr_typ in T.ctype_names {
+				// There is no need for a cast here, since it was already done
+				// in p.bool_expression, SUM TYPE CAST2 . Besides, doubling the
+				// cast here causes MSVC to complain with:
+				// error C2440: 'type cast': cannot convert from 'ExprType' to 'ExprType'
+				p.cgen.set_placeholder(pos, '(')
+			}else{
+				p.warn('only $T.ctype_names can be casted to `$typ`')
+				p.error('cannot cast `$expr_typ` to `$typ`')
+			}
+		}else{
 			p.cgen.set_placeholder(pos, '($typ)(')
 		}
+	}
 	p.check(.rpar)
 	p.gen(')')
 }

vlib/compiler/table.v

@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ pub mut:
 	is_flag        bool // enum bitfield flag
 	// max_field_len  int
 	is_generic     bool
+	ctype_names    []string
 }
 
 struct TypeNode {

vlib/compiler/tests/typeof_test.v

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+
+fn test_typeof_on_simple_expressions() {
+	a := 123
+	assert typeof(42) == 'int'
+	assert typeof(3.14) == 'f32'
+	assert typeof(2+2*10) == 'int'
+	assert typeof(1.0 * 12.2) == 'f32'
+	assert typeof(a) == 'int'
+}
+
+fn test_typeof_on_atypes(){
+	aint := []int
+	astring := []string
+	assert typeof(aint) == 'array_int'
+	assert typeof(astring) == 'array_string'
+}
+
+struct FooBar {
+	x int
+}
+
+fn test_typeof_on_structs(){
+	assert typeof(FooBar{}) == "FooBar"
+	astruct_static := [2]FooBar
+	astruct_dynamic := [FooBar{}, FooBar{}]
+	assert typeof(astruct_static) == '[2]FooBar'
+	assert typeof(astruct_dynamic) == 'array_FooBar'
+}
+
+type MySumType = int | f32 | FooBar
+pub fn (ms MySumType) str() string {
+	match ms {
+		int { return it.str() }
+		f32 { return it.str() }
+		//FooBar { return it.x.str() }
+		else { return 'unknown: ' + typeof(ms) }
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_typeof_on_sumtypes(){
+	a := MySumType(32)
+	b := MySumType(123.0)
+	c := MySumType(FooBar{x:43})
+	assert typeof(a) == 'int'
+	assert typeof(b) == 'f32'
+	assert typeof(c) == 'FooBar'
+}
+
+//
+
+struct UnaryExpr { a string }
+struct BinExpr { a string b string }
+struct BoolExpr { z int }
+type ExprType = BoolExpr | BinExpr | UnaryExpr
+
+fn fexpr(k int) ExprType {
+	match k {
+		1 { return UnaryExpr{} }
+		2 { return BinExpr{} }
+		3 { return BoolExpr{} }
+		else { return UnaryExpr{} }
+	}
+}
+
+fn test_typeof_on_sumtypes_of_structs() {
+	a := fexpr(1)
+	b := fexpr(2)
+	c := fexpr(3)
+	d := ExprType( UnaryExpr{} )
+	assert typeof(a) == 'UnaryExpr'
+	assert typeof(b) == 'BinExpr'
+	assert typeof(c) == 'BoolExpr'
+	assert typeof(d) == 'UnaryExpr'
+}

vlib/compiler/token.v

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ enum TokenKind {
 	key_switch
 	key_true
 	key_type
-	// typeof
+	key_typeof
 	key_orelse
 	key_union
 	key_pub
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ fn build_token_str() []string {
 	s[TokenKind.key_import] = 'import'
 	s[TokenKind.key_embed] = 'embed'
 	s[TokenKind.key_unsafe] = 'unsafe'
-	// Tokens[key_typeof] = 'typeof'
+	s[TokenKind.key_typeof] = 'typeof'
 	s[TokenKind.key_enum] = 'enum'
 	s[TokenKind.key_interface] = 'interface'
 	s[TokenKind.key_pub] = 'pub'