path: root/src/go/types/interface.go

// Copyright 2021 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package types

import (
	"go/ast"
	"go/token"
	. "internal/types/errors"
)

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// API

// An Interface represents an interface type.
type Interface struct {
	check     *Checker     // for error reporting; nil once type set is computed
	methods   []*Func      // ordered list of explicitly declared methods
	embeddeds []Type       // ordered list of explicitly embedded elements
	embedPos  *[]token.Pos // positions of embedded elements; or nil (for error messages) - use pointer to save space
	implicit  bool         // interface is wrapper for type set literal (non-interface T, ~T, or A|B)
	complete  bool         // indicates that obj, methods, and embeddeds are set and type set can be computed

	tset *_TypeSet // type set described by this interface, computed lazily
}

// typeSet returns the type set for interface t.
func (t *Interface) typeSet() *_TypeSet { return computeInterfaceTypeSet(t.check, nopos, t) }

// emptyInterface represents the empty (completed) interface
var emptyInterface = Interface{complete: true, tset: &topTypeSet}

// NewInterface returns a new interface for the given methods and embedded types.
// NewInterface takes ownership of the provided methods and may modify their types
// by setting missing receivers.
//
// Deprecated: Use NewInterfaceType instead which allows arbitrary embedded types.
func NewInterface(methods []*Func, embeddeds []*Named) *Interface {
	tnames := make([]Type, len(embeddeds))
	for i, t := range embeddeds {
		tnames[i] = t
	}
	return NewInterfaceType(methods, tnames)
}

// NewInterfaceType returns a new interface for the given methods and embedded
// types. NewInterfaceType takes ownership of the provided methods and may
// modify their types by setting missing receivers.
//
// To avoid race conditions, the interface's type set should be computed before
// concurrent use of the interface, by explicitly calling Complete.
func NewInterfaceType(methods []*Func, embeddeds []Type) *Interface {
	if len(methods) == 0 && len(embeddeds) == 0 {
		return &emptyInterface
	}

	// set method receivers if necessary
	typ := (*Checker)(nil).newInterface()
	for _, m := range methods {
		if sig := m.typ.(*Signature); sig.recv == nil {
			sig.recv = NewVar(m.pos, m.pkg, "", typ)
		}
	}

	// sort for API stability
	sortMethods(methods)

	typ.methods = methods
	typ.embeddeds = embeddeds
	typ.complete = true

	return typ
}

// check may be nil
func (check *Checker) newInterface() *Interface {
	typ := &Interface{check: check}
	if check != nil {
		check.needsCleanup(typ)
	}
	return typ
}

// MarkImplicit marks the interface t as implicit, meaning this interface
// corresponds to a constraint literal such as ~T or A|B without explicit
// interface embedding. MarkImplicit should be called before any concurrent use
// of implicit interfaces.
func (t *Interface) MarkImplicit() {
	t.implicit = true
}

// NumExplicitMethods returns the number of explicitly declared methods of interface t.
func (t *Interface) NumExplicitMethods() int { return len(t.methods) }

// ExplicitMethod returns the i'th explicitly declared method of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumExplicitMethods().
// The methods are ordered by their unique [Id].
func (t *Interface) ExplicitMethod(i int) *Func { return t.methods[i] }

// NumEmbeddeds returns the number of embedded types in interface t.
func (t *Interface) NumEmbeddeds() int { return len(t.embeddeds) }

// Embedded returns the i'th embedded defined (*[Named]) type of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumEmbeddeds().
// The result is nil if the i'th embedded type is not a defined type.
//
// Deprecated: Use [Interface.EmbeddedType] which is not restricted to defined (*[Named]) types.
func (t *Interface) Embedded(i int) *Named { return asNamed(t.embeddeds[i]) }

// EmbeddedType returns the i'th embedded type of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumEmbeddeds().
func (t *Interface) EmbeddedType(i int) Type { return t.embeddeds[i] }

// NumMethods returns the total number of methods of interface t.
func (t *Interface) NumMethods() int { return t.typeSet().NumMethods() }

// Method returns the i'th method of interface t for 0 <= i < t.NumMethods().
// The methods are ordered by their unique Id.
func (t *Interface) Method(i int) *Func { return t.typeSet().Method(i) }

// Empty reports whether t is the empty interface.
func (t *Interface) Empty() bool { return t.typeSet().IsAll() }

// IsComparable reports whether each type in interface t's type set is comparable.
func (t *Interface) IsComparable() bool { return t.typeSet().IsComparable(nil) }

// IsMethodSet reports whether the interface t is fully described by its method
// set.
func (t *Interface) IsMethodSet() bool { return t.typeSet().IsMethodSet() }

// IsImplicit reports whether the interface t is a wrapper for a type set literal.
func (t *Interface) IsImplicit() bool { return t.implicit }

// Complete computes the interface's type set. It must be called by users of
// [NewInterfaceType] and [NewInterface] after the interface's embedded types are
// fully defined and before using the interface type in any way other than to
// form other types. The interface must not contain duplicate methods or a
// panic occurs. Complete returns the receiver.
//
// Interface types that have been completed are safe for concurrent use.
func (t *Interface) Complete() *Interface {
	if !t.complete {
		t.complete = true
	}
	t.typeSet() // checks if t.tset is already set
	return t
}

func (t *Interface) Underlying() Type { return t }
func (t *Interface) String() string   { return TypeString(t, nil) }

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Implementation

func (t *Interface) cleanup() {
	t.typeSet() // any interface that escapes type checking must be safe for concurrent use
	t.check = nil
	t.embedPos = nil
}

func (check *Checker) interfaceType(ityp *Interface, iface *ast.InterfaceType, def *TypeName) {
	addEmbedded := func(pos token.Pos, typ Type) {
		ityp.embeddeds = append(ityp.embeddeds, typ)
		if ityp.embedPos == nil {
			ityp.embedPos = new([]token.Pos)
		}
		*ityp.embedPos = append(*ityp.embedPos, pos)
	}

	for _, f := range iface.Methods.List {
		if len(f.Names) == 0 {
			addEmbedded(f.Type.Pos(), parseUnion(check, f.Type))
			continue
		}
		// f.Name != nil

		// We have a method with name f.Names[0].
		name := f.Names[0]
		if name.Name == "_" {
			check.error(name, BlankIfaceMethod, "methods must have a unique non-blank name")
			continue // ignore
		}

		typ := check.typ(f.Type)
		sig, _ := typ.(*Signature)
		if sig == nil {
			if isValid(typ) {
				check.errorf(f.Type, InvalidSyntaxTree, "%s is not a method signature", typ)
			}
			continue // ignore
		}

		// The go/parser doesn't accept method type parameters but an ast.FuncType may have them.
		if sig.tparams != nil {
			var at positioner = f.Type
			if ftyp, _ := f.Type.(*ast.FuncType); ftyp != nil && ftyp.TypeParams != nil {
				at = ftyp.TypeParams
			}
			check.error(at, InvalidSyntaxTree, "methods cannot have type parameters")
		}

		// use named receiver type if available (for better error messages)
		var recvTyp Type = ityp
		if def != nil {
			if named := asNamed(def.typ); named != nil {
				recvTyp = named
			}
		}
		sig.recv = NewVar(name.Pos(), check.pkg, "", recvTyp)

		m := NewFunc(name.Pos(), check.pkg, name.Name, sig)
		check.recordDef(name, m)
		ityp.methods = append(ityp.methods, m)
	}

	// All methods and embedded elements for this interface are collected;
	// i.e., this interface may be used in a type set computation.
	ityp.complete = true

	if len(ityp.methods) == 0 && len(ityp.embeddeds) == 0 {
		// empty interface
		ityp.tset = &topTypeSet
		return
	}

	// sort for API stability
	sortMethods(ityp.methods)
	// (don't sort embeddeds: they must correspond to *embedPos entries)

	// Compute type set as soon as possible to report any errors.
	// Subsequent uses of type sets will use this computed type
	// set and won't need to pass in a *Checker.
	check.later(func() {
		computeInterfaceTypeSet(check, iface.Pos(), ityp)
	}).describef(iface, "compute type set for %s", ityp)
}