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JVM Model Infer Append String to XBlockExpression [message #1833563]

Sat, 17 October 2020 20:26

Eclipse User

Hi I am trying to do something similar to https://www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/t/501520/, but I think the advice in the last post is now outdated.

I have an XBlockExpression that I would like to use for the body of a method. After the XBlockExpression I'd like to append a string of Java code.

Here is what I tried, but can't seem to get it to work. The original example expects a LightweightTypeReference that I don't know how to create and the other compile signature gets a null pointer. Any advice would be very much appreciated!

MyOperation op = ...
XBlockExpression block = op.body

@Inject XbaseCompiler xbaseCompiler
...
it.members += toMethod(op, op.name, typeRef(Void.TYPE))[
	it.visibility = JvmVisibility.PUBLIC;
	it.body = [
		xbaseCompiler.compile(block, it, typeRef(Void.TYPE), Set.of());
		append('''\n\n//TEST''')
	];
]

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.LiteralsCompiler._toJavaExpression(LiteralsCompiler.java:135)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.LiteralsCompiler.internalToConvertedExpression(LiteralsCompiler.java:44)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.FeatureCallCompiler.internalToConvertedExpression(FeatureCallCompiler.java:108)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.XbaseCompiler.internalToConvertedExpression(XbaseCompiler.java:352)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.TypeConvertingCompiler.internalToConvertedExpression(TypeConvertingCompiler.java:107)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.XbaseCompiler._toJavaStatement(XbaseCompiler.java:754)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.XbaseCompiler.doInternalToJavaStatement(XbaseCompiler.java:385)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.AbstractXbaseCompiler.internalToJavaStatement(AbstractXbaseCompiler.java:479)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.XbaseCompiler._toJavaStatement(XbaseCompiler.java:418)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.XbaseCompiler.doInternalToJavaStatement(XbaseCompiler.java:359)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.AbstractXbaseCompiler.internalToJavaStatement(AbstractXbaseCompiler.java:479)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.AbstractXbaseCompiler.compile(AbstractXbaseCompiler.java:300)
	at org.eclipse.xtext.xbase.compiler.AbstractXbaseCompiler.compile(AbstractXbaseCompiler.java:280)

Re: JVM Model Infer Append String to XBlockExpression [message #1833564 is a reply to message #1833563]

Sun, 18 October 2020 03:03

Eclipse User

This won't work. You have to infer two methods
One with body = theblock
One with body = '''calll other method here and so your stuff '''

Re: JVM Model Infer Append String to XBlockExpression [message #1833569 is a reply to message #1833564]

Sun, 18 October 2020 11:35

Eclipse User

I'm not sure I can split this into two methods, my block has some variables declared that would be in scope that I would like to have accessible to the code that I wanted to append. I want the two code segments to live in the same local scope.

Re: JVM Model Infer Append String to XBlockExpression [message #1833573 is a reply to message #1833569]

Mon, 19 October 2020 01:49

Eclipse User

i dont understand.
the part you want to add at the end is hardcoded?!?

Re: JVM Model Infer Append String to XBlockExpression [message #1833992 is a reply to message #1833573]

Thu, 29 October 2020 10:49

Eclipse User

Sorry I didn't see this reply. I ended up restructuring my codegen design to not need this, but the part at the end was a string I planned to generate (an implicit initialization step I wanted to live in the same scope as the variables declared in the XBlockExpression). I have two follow up questions.

1) Perhaps a better question would be is it possible to concatenate two XBlockExpressions into a single body? I imagine I could try to create a new XBlockExpression and populate it with the contents of the other two XBlockExpressions.

2) I see the append(string) function is discouraged. What is the implication of using that function in place of an XExpression? Say for instance I wanted to create and initialize a field. Is there a good way to generate the XExpression to initialize the field and is it worth it to do that?

it.members += toField(myField, "myField", typeRef("com.foo.MyField"))[
it.visibility = JvmVisibility.PRIVATE;
it. final = true;
]

// CAN I DO THIS BY GENERATING AN XEXPRESSION THAT DID NOT COME FROM THE PARSER?
it.members += toConstructor(myObj)[
it.body = [append("this.myField = new com.foo.MyField();")];
]

[Updated on: Thu, 29 October 2020 10:50] by Moderator

Re: JVM Model Infer Append String to XBlockExpression [message #1833996 is a reply to message #1833992]

Thu, 29 October 2020 12:27

Eclipse User

you would do

it.members += toConstructor(myObj)[
it.body ='''this.myField = new com.foo.MyField();'''
]

or better
it.members += toConstructor(myObj)[
it.body ='''this.myField = new<<< typeRef("com.foo.MyField")>>>();''' //TODO use proper french quotes here
]

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