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Using XExpression somewhere else than in operation bodies [message #1159104] Mon, 28 October 2013 09:46 Go to next message
Victor Noël is currently offline Victor NoëlFriend
Messages: 112
Registered: June 2010
Senior Member
Hi,

I have a grammar where I want to use an XExpression for writing method-like call parameters.
But I don't plan to just associate the XExpression to the body of an JvmOperation as in the examples of xtext.

When I run my language, it seems that apart from pure syntax, no validation is done on the XExpression and that it can't see JvmFormalParameter declared in one of the containing model.

The grammar is defined as (I simplified it):
Feature returns JvmFormalParameter:
	name=ValidID ":" parameterType=JvmTypeReference;
Species:
	"species" name=ValidID
	("(" (parameters+=Feature ("," parameters+=Feature)*)? ")")?
	"{"
		parts+=SpeciesPart*
	"}";
SpeciesPart:
	("use") name=ValidID ":" speciesReference=SpeciesReference;
SpeciesReference:
	species=[Species|ValidID] ("(" (arguments+=XExpression ("," arguments+=XExpression)*)? ")")? ;


Examples models are:
species A(p: String) {
  use B(p)
}

species A(p: String) {
  use B("blabla")
}

species A(p: Collection<String>) {
  use B(new Test(p))
}


And so on...

What am I missing? I guess it is related to the way it is exploited by the JvmModelInferrer maybe...

The information from the XExpression is used to generate the body of a method like that:
// str is a type reference
c.members += newMethod("createImplementationOf"+species.name, str) [
  parameters += species.parameters.map[p|newParameter(p.name, p.parameterType)]
  body = [
    for(use: species.parts) {
      append('''
      assert this.selfComponent.implem_«use.speciesReference.part.name» != null;
      assert implem.use_«use.name» == null;
      implem.use_«use.name» = this.selfComponent.implem_«use.speciesReference.part.name».createImplementationOf«use.speciesReference.species.name»(''')
      for(a: use.speciesReference.arguments) {
        a.toJavaExpression(it)
      }
      append(''');
      ''')
    }
    append('''return implem;''')
  ]
]
Re: Using XExpression somewhere else than in operation bodies [message #1160785 is a reply to message #1159104] Tue, 29 October 2013 10:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Hallvard Traetteberg is currently offline Hallvard TraettebergFriend
Messages: 673
Registered: July 2009
Location: Trondheim, Norway
Senior Member
Victor,

To make Xbase handle scoping for you, you need to provide a context for
each expression, which in practice means associating it to an operation,
e.g. setting it as the operation's body. I think there is a limitation
that two expressions cannot have the same container, so you need to
generate a method for each, with suitable/appropriate formal parameters
and call these methods in the main operation, e.g.

private _expr1(...) { <expr1> }
private _expr2(...) { <expr2> }
private _expr3(...) { <expr3> }

public realMethod() {
// use the _expr methods
_expr1() ... expr2() ... expr3() ...
}

The method names will typically be generated as a kind of model path
like the URI, to make them unique. If you generate names starting with _
they won't be visible for completion etc.

If you set the body of each method to the expression, the default code
generator will write the textual code for you. You only need to take
care to compose the text for calling the methods.

Hallvard

On 28.10.13 10:46, Victor Noël wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a grammar where I want to use an XExpression for writing
> method-like call parameters.
> But I don't plan to just associate the XExpression to the body of an
> JvmOperation as in the examples of xtext.
>
> When I run my language, it seems that apart from pure syntax, no
> validation is done on the XExpression and that it can't see
> JvmFormalParameter declared in one of the containing model.
>
> The grammar is defined as (I simplified it):
>
> Feature returns JvmFormalParameter:
> name=ValidID ":" parameterType=JvmTypeReference;
> Species:
> "species" name=ValidID
> ("(" (parameters+=Feature ("," parameters+=Feature)*)? ")")?
> "{"
> parts+=SpeciesPart*
> "}";
> SpeciesPart:
> ("use") name=ValidID ":" speciesReference=SpeciesReference;
> SpeciesReference:
> species=[Species|ValidID] ("(" (arguments+=XExpression (","
> arguments+=XExpression)*)? ")")? ;
>
>
> Examples models are:
>
> species A(p: String) {
> use B(p)
> }
>
> species A(p: String) {
> use B("blabla")
> }
>
> species A(p: Collection<String>) {
> use B(new Test(p))
> }
>
>
> And so on...
>
> What am I missing? I guess it is related to the way it is exploited by
> the JvmModelInferrer maybe...
>
> The information from the XExpression is used to generate the body of a
> method like that:
>
> // str is a type reference
> c.members += newMethod("createImplementationOf"+species.name, str) [
> parameters += species.parameters.map[p|newParameter(p.name,
> p.parameterType)]
> body = [
> for(use: species.parts) {
> append('''
> assert this.selfComponent.implem_«use.speciesReference.part.name»
> != null;
> assert implem.use_«use.name» == null;
> implem.use_«use.name» =
> this.selfComponent.implem_«use.speciesReference.part.name».createImplementationOf«use.speciesReference.species.name»(''')
>
> for(a: use.speciesReference.arguments) {
> a.toJavaExpression(it)
> }
> append(''');
> ''')
> }
> append('''return implem;''')
> ]
> ]
>
Re: Using XExpression somewhere else than in operation bodies [message #1160820 is a reply to message #1160785] Tue, 29 October 2013 11:24 Go to previous message
Victor Noël is currently offline Victor NoëlFriend
Messages: 112
Registered: June 2010
Senior Member
Ok, great, I get the idea, thank you, I will play with it!

I didn't know about the "_" thing making method not visible for completion, that's perfect Smile
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