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package jdk.internal.dynalink.support;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.IdentityHashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Various static utility methods for testing type relationships.
 *
 * @author Attila Szegedi
 */
public class TypeUtilities {
    static final Class<Object> OBJECT_CLASS = Object.class;

    private TypeUtilities() {
    }

    /**
     * Given two types represented by c1 and c2, returns a type that is their most specific common superclass or
     * superinterface.
     *
     * @param c1 one type
     * @param c2 another type
     * @return their most common superclass or superinterface. If they have several unrelated superinterfaces as their
     * most specific common type, or the types themselves are completely unrelated interfaces, {@link java.lang.Object}
     * is returned.
     */
    public static Class<?> getMostSpecificCommonType(Class c1, Class c2) {
        if(c1 == c2) {
            return c1;
        }
        Class<?> c3 = c2;
        if(c3.isPrimitive()) {
            if(c3 == Byte.TYPE)
                c3 = Byte.class;
            else if(c3 == Short.TYPE)
                c3 = Short.class;
            else if(c3 == Character.TYPE)
                c3 = Character.class;
            else if(c3 == Integer.TYPE)
                c3 = Integer.class;
            else if(c3 == Float.TYPE)
                c3 = Float.class;
            else if(c3 == Long.TYPE)
                c3 = Long.class;
            else if(c3 == Double.TYPE)
                c3 = Double.class;
        }
        Set<Class a1 = getAssignables(c1, c3);
        Set<Class a2 = getAssignables(c3, c1);
        a1.retainAll(a2);
        if(a1.isEmpty()) {
            // Can happen when at least one of the arguments is an interface,
            // as they don't have Object at the root of their hierarchy.
            return Object.class;
        }
        // Gather maximally specific elements. Yes, there can be more than one
        // thank to interfaces. I.e., if you call this method for String.class
        // and Number.class, you'll have Comparable, Serializable, and Object
        // as maximal elements.
        List<Class max = new ArrayList<>();
        outer: for(Class<?> clazz: a1) {
            for(Iterator<Class maxiter = max.iterator(); maxiter.hasNext();) {
                Class<?> maxClazz = maxiter.next();
                if(isSubtype(maxClazz, clazz)) {
                    // It can't be maximal, if there's already a more specific
                    // maximal than it.
                    continue outer;
                }
                if(isSubtype(clazz, maxClazz)) {
                    // If it's more specific than a currently maximal element,
                    // that currently maximal is no longer a maximal.
                    maxiter.remove();
                }
            }
            // If we get here, no current maximal is more specific than the
            // current class, so it is considered maximal as well
            max.add(clazz);
        }
        if(max.size() > 1) {
            return OBJECT_CLASS;
        }
        return max.get(0);
    }

    private static Set<Class getAssignables(Class c1, Class c2) {
        Set<Class s = new HashSet<>();
        collectAssignables(c1, c2, s);
        return s;
    }

    private static void collectAssignables(Class<?> c1, Class c2, Set> s) {
        if(c1.isAssignableFrom(c2)) {
            s.add(c1);
        }
        Class<?> sc = c1.getSuperclass();
        if(sc != null) {
            collectAssignables(sc, c2, s);
        }
        Class<?>[] itf = c1.getInterfaces();
        for(int i = 0; i < itf.length; ++i) {
            collectAssignables(itf[i], c2, s);
        }
    }

    private static final Map<Class> WRAPPER_TYPES = createWrapperTypes();
    private static final Map<Class> PRIMITIVE_TYPES = invertMap(WRAPPER_TYPES);
    private static final Map<String, Class PRIMITIVE_TYPES_BY_NAME = createClassNameMapping(WRAPPER_TYPES.keySet());

    private static Map<Class> createWrapperTypes() {
        final Map<Class> wrapperTypes = new IdentityHashMap<>(8);
        wrapperTypes.put(Boolean.TYPE, Boolean.class);
        wrapperTypes.put(Byte.TYPE, Byte.class);
        wrapperTypes.put(Character.TYPE, Character.class);
        wrapperTypes.put(Short.TYPE, Short.class);
        wrapperTypes.put(Integer.TYPE, Integer.class);
        wrapperTypes.put(Long.TYPE, Long.class);
        wrapperTypes.put(Float.TYPE, Float.class);
        wrapperTypes.put(Double.TYPE, Double.class);
        return Collections.unmodifiableMap(wrapperTypes);
    }

    private static Map<String, Class createClassNameMapping(Collection> classes) {
        final Map<String, Class map = new HashMap<>();
        for(Class<?> clazz: classes) {
            map.put(clazz.getName(), clazz);
        }
        return map;
    }

    private static <K, V> Map invertMap(Map map) {
        final Map<V, K> inverted = new IdentityHashMap<>(map.size());
        for(Map.Entry<K, V> entry: map.entrySet()) {
            inverted.put(entry.getValue(), entry.getKey());
        }
        return Collections.unmodifiableMap(inverted);
    }

    /**
     * Determines whether one type can be converted to another type using a method invocation conversion, as per JLS 5.3
     * "Method Invocation Conversion". This is basically all conversions allowed by subtyping (see
     * {@link #isSubtype(Class, Class)}) as well as boxing conversion (JLS 5.1.7) optionally followed by widening
     * reference conversion and unboxing conversion (JLS 5.1.8) optionally followed by widening primitive conversion.
     *
     * @param callSiteType the parameter type at the call site
     * @param methodType the parameter type in the method declaration
     * @return true if callSiteType is method invocation convertible to the methodType.
     */
    public static boolean isMethodInvocationConvertible(Class<?> callSiteType, Class methodType) {
        if(methodType.isAssignableFrom(callSiteType)) {
            return true;
        }
        if(callSiteType.isPrimitive()) {
            if(methodType.isPrimitive()) {
                return isProperPrimitiveSubtype(callSiteType, methodType);
            }
            // Boxing + widening reference conversion
            return methodType.isAssignableFrom(WRAPPER_TYPES.get(callSiteType));
        }
        if(methodType.isPrimitive()) {
            final Class<?> unboxedCallSiteType = PRIMITIVE_TYPES.get(callSiteType);
            return unboxedCallSiteType != null
                    && (unboxedCallSiteType == methodType || isProperPrimitiveSubtype(unboxedCallSiteType, methodType));
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Determines whether one type can be potentially converted to another type at runtime. Allows a conversion between
     * any subtype and supertype in either direction, and also allows a conversion between any two primitive types, as
     * well as between any primitive type and any reference type that can hold a boxed primitive.
     *
     * @param callSiteType the parameter type at the call site
     * @param methodType the parameter type in the method declaration
     * @return true if callSiteType is potentially convertible to the methodType.
     */
    public static boolean isPotentiallyConvertible(Class<?> callSiteType, Class methodType) {
        // Widening or narrowing reference conversion
        if(methodType.isAssignableFrom(callSiteType) || callSiteType.isAssignableFrom(methodType)) {
            return true;
        }
        if(callSiteType.isPrimitive()) {
            // Allow any conversion among primitives, as well as from any
            // primitive to any type that can receive a boxed primitive.
            // TODO: narrow this a bit, i.e. allow, say, boolean to Character?
            // MethodHandles.convertArguments() allows it, so we might need to
            // too.
            return methodType.isPrimitive() || isAssignableFromBoxedPrimitive(methodType);
        }
        if(methodType.isPrimitive()) {
            // Allow conversion from any reference type that can contain a
            // boxed primitive to any primitive.
            // TODO: narrow this a bit too?
            return isAssignableFromBoxedPrimitive(callSiteType);
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Determines whether one type is a subtype of another type, as per JLS 4.10 "Subtyping". Note: this is not strict
     * or proper subtype, therefore true is also returned for identical types; to be completely precise, it allows
     * identity conversion (JLS 5.1.1), widening primitive conversion (JLS 5.1.2) and widening reference conversion (JLS
     * 5.1.5).
     *
     * @param subType the supposed subtype
     * @param superType the supposed supertype of the subtype
     * @return true if subType can be converted by identity conversion, widening primitive conversion, or widening
     * reference conversion to superType.
     */
    public static boolean isSubtype(Class<?> subType, Class superType) {
        // Covers both JLS 4.10.2 "Subtyping among Class and Interface Types"
        // and JLS 4.10.3 "Subtyping among Array Types", as well as primitive
        // type identity.
        if(superType.isAssignableFrom(subType)) {
            return true;
        }
        // JLS 4.10.1 "Subtyping among Primitive Types". Note we don't test for
        // identity, as identical types were taken care of in the
        // isAssignableFrom test. As per 4.10.1, the supertype relation is as
        // follows:
        // double > float
        // float > long
        // long > int
        // int > short
        // int > char
        // short > byte
        if(superType.isPrimitive() && subType.isPrimitive()) {
            return isProperPrimitiveSubtype(subType, superType);
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if a supposed primitive subtype is a proper subtype ( meaning, subtype and not identical) of the
     * supposed primitive supertype
     *
     * @param subType the supposed subtype
     * @param superType the supposed supertype
     * @return true if subType is a proper (not identical to) primitive subtype of the superType
     */
    private static boolean isProperPrimitiveSubtype(Class<?> subType, Class superType) {
        if(superType == boolean.class || subType == boolean.class) {
            return false;
        }
        if(subType == byte.class) {
            return superType != char.class;
        }
        if(subType == char.class) {
            return superType != short.class && superType != byte.class;
        }
        if(subType == short.class) {
            return superType != char.class && superType != byte.class;
        }
        if(subType == int.class) {
            return superType == long.class || superType == float.class || superType == double.class;
        }
        if(subType == long.class) {
            return superType == float.class || superType == double.class;
        }
        if(subType == float.class) {
            return superType == double.class;
        }
        return false;
    }

    private static final Map<Class> WRAPPER_TO_PRIMITIVE_TYPES = createWrapperToPrimitiveTypes();

    private static Map<Class> createWrapperToPrimitiveTypes() {
        final Map<Class> classes = new IdentityHashMap<>();
        classes.put(Void.class, Void.TYPE);
        classes.put(Boolean.class, Boolean.TYPE);
        classes.put(Byte.class, Byte.TYPE);
        classes.put(Character.class, Character.TYPE);
        classes.put(Short.class, Short.TYPE);
        classes.put(Integer.class, Integer.TYPE);
        classes.put(Long.class, Long.TYPE);
        classes.put(Float.class, Float.TYPE);
        classes.put(Double.class, Double.TYPE);
        return classes;
    }

    private static final Set<Class PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPES = createPrimitiveWrapperTypes();

    private static Set<Class createPrimitiveWrapperTypes() {
        final Map<Class> classes = new IdentityHashMap<>();
        addClassHierarchy(classes, Boolean.class);
        addClassHierarchy(classes, Byte.class);
        addClassHierarchy(classes, Character.class);
        addClassHierarchy(classes, Short.class);
        addClassHierarchy(classes, Integer.class);
        addClassHierarchy(classes, Long.class);
        addClassHierarchy(classes, Float.class);
        addClassHierarchy(classes, Double.class);
        return classes.keySet();
    }

    private static void addClassHierarchy(Map<Class> map, Class clazz) {
        if(clazz == null) {
            return;
        }
        map.put(clazz, clazz);
        addClassHierarchy(map, clazz.getSuperclass());
        for(Class<?> itf: clazz.getInterfaces()) {
            addClassHierarchy(map, itf);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns true if the class can be assigned from any boxed primitive.
     *
     * @param clazz the class
     * @return true if the class can be assigned from any boxed primitive. Basically, it is true if the class is any
     * primitive wrapper class, or a superclass or superinterface of any primitive wrapper class.
     */
    private static boolean isAssignableFromBoxedPrimitive(Class<?> clazz) {
        return PRIMITIVE_WRAPPER_TYPES.contains(clazz);
    }

    /**
     * Given a name of a primitive type (except "void"), returns the class representing it. I.e. when invoked with
     * "int", returns {@link Integer#TYPE}.
     * @param name the name of the primitive type
     * @return the class representing the primitive type, or null if the name does not correspond to a primitive type
     * or is "void".
     */
    public static Class<?> getPrimitiveTypeByName(String name) {
        return PRIMITIVE_TYPES_BY_NAME.get(name);
    }

    /**
     * When passed a class representing a wrapper for a primitive type, returns the class representing the corresponding
     * primitive type. I.e. calling it with {@code Integer.class} will return {@code Integer.TYPE}. If passed a class
     * that is not a wrapper for primitive type, returns null.
     * @param wrapperType the class object representing a wrapper for a primitive type
     * @return the class object representing the primitive type, or null if the passed class is not a primitive wrapper.
     */
    public static Class<?> getPrimitiveType(Class wrapperType) {
        return WRAPPER_TO_PRIMITIVE_TYPES.get(wrapperType);
    }


    /**
     * When passed a class representing a primitive type, returns the class representing the corresponding
     * wrapper type. I.e. calling it with {@code int.class} will return {@code Integer.class}. If passed a class
     * that is not a primitive type, returns null.
     * @param primitiveType the class object representing a primitive type
     * @return the class object representing the wrapper type, or null if the passed class is not a primitive.
     */
    public static Class<?> getWrapperType(Class primitiveType) {
        return WRAPPER_TYPES.get(primitiveType);
    }
}