all: introduce isize and usize (#11437)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+-## V 0.2.5
+-*Not yet released, changelog is not full*
+- Introduce `isize` and `usize` types, deprecate `size_t` in favor of `usize`
+
 -## V 0.2.4
 -*Not yet released, changelog is not full*
 - Bare metal support. Vinix OS kernel is now being developed in V.

doc/docs.md

@@ -419,6 +419,8 @@ rune // represents a Unicode code point
 
 f32 f64
 
+isize, usize // platform-dependent, the size is how many bytes it takes to reference any location in memory
+
 voidptr, size_t // these are mostly used for C interoperability
 
 any // similar to C's void* and Go's interface{}

vlib/builtin/int.v

@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ pub fn ptr_str(ptr voidptr) string {
 	return buf1
 }
 
+// TODO uncomment to have string representation of i/usize
+// pub fn (x isize) str() string {
+// 	return u64(x).str()
+// }
+//
+// pub fn (x usize) str() string {
+// 	return u64(x).str()
+// }
+
 pub fn (x size_t) str() string {
 	return u64(x).str()
 }

vlib/orm/orm.v

@@ -1,26 +1,38 @@
 module orm
 
 import time
+import v.ast
 
 pub const (
-	num64    = [8, 12]
-	nums     = [5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 16]
-	float    = [13, 14]
-	string   = 18
+	num64    = [ast.i64_type_idx, ast.u64_type_idx]
+	nums     = [
+		ast.i8_type_idx,
+		ast.i16_type_idx,
+		ast.int_type_idx,
+		ast.byte_type_idx,
+		ast.u16_type_idx,
+		ast.u32_type_idx,
+		ast.bool_type_idx,
+	]
+	float    = [
+		ast.f32_type_idx,
+		ast.f64_type_idx,
+	]
+	string   = ast.string_type_idx
 	time     = -2
 	type_idx = {
-		'i8':     5
-		'i16':    6
-		'int':    7
-		'i64':    8
-		'byte':   9
-		'u16':    10
-		'u32':    11
-		'u64':    12
-		'f32':    13
-		'f64':    14
-		'bool':   16
-		'string': 18
+		'i8':     ast.i8_type_idx
+		'i16':    ast.i16_type_idx
+		'int':    ast.int_type_idx
+		'i64':    ast.i64_type_idx
+		'byte':   ast.byte_type_idx
+		'u16':    ast.u16_type_idx
+		'u32':    ast.u32_type_idx
+		'u64':    ast.u64_type_idx
+		'f32':    ast.f32_type_idx
+		'f64':    ast.f64_type_idx
+		'bool':   ast.bool_type_idx
+		'string': ast.string_type_idx
 	}
 	string_max_len = 2048
 )

vlib/orm/orm_fn_test.v

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import orm
+import v.ast
 
 fn test_orm_stmt_gen_update() {
 	query := orm.orm_stmt_gen('Test', "'", .update, true, '?', 0, orm.QueryData{
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ fn test_orm_table_gen() {
 	query := orm.orm_table_gen('test_table', "'", true, 0, [
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'id'
-			typ: 7
+			typ: ast.int_type_idx
 			default_val: '10'
 			attrs: [
 				StructAttribute{
@@ -136,11 +137,11 @@ fn test_orm_table_gen() {
 		},
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'test'
-			typ: 18
+			typ: ast.string_type_idx
 		},
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'abc'
-			typ: 8
+			typ: ast.i64_type_idx
 			default_val: '6754'
 		},
 	], sql_type_from_v, false) or { panic(err) }
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ fn test_orm_table_gen() {
 	alt_query := orm.orm_table_gen('test_table', "'", true, 0, [
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'id'
-			typ: 7
+			typ: ast.int_type_idx
 			default_val: '10'
 			attrs: [
 				StructAttribute{
@@ -165,11 +166,11 @@ fn test_orm_table_gen() {
 		},
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'test'
-			typ: 18
+			typ: ast.string_type_idx
 		},
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'abc'
-			typ: 8
+			typ: ast.i64_type_idx
 			default_val: '6754'
 		},
 	], sql_type_from_v, true) or { panic(err) }
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ fn test_orm_table_gen() {
 	unique_query := orm.orm_table_gen('test_table', "'", true, 0, [
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'id'
-			typ: 7
+			typ: ast.int_type_idx
 			default_val: '10'
 			attrs: [
 				StructAttribute{
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ fn test_orm_table_gen() {
 		},
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'test'
-			typ: 18
+			typ: ast.string_type_idx
 			attrs: [
 				StructAttribute{
 					name: 'unique'
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ fn test_orm_table_gen() {
 		},
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'abc'
-			typ: 8
+			typ: ast.i64_type_idx
 			default_val: '6754'
 		},
 	], sql_type_from_v, false) or { panic(err) }
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ fn test_orm_table_gen() {
 	mult_unique_query := orm.orm_table_gen('test_table', "'", true, 0, [
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'id'
-			typ: 7
+			typ: ast.int_type_idx
 			default_val: '10'
 			attrs: [
 				StructAttribute{
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ fn test_orm_table_gen() {
 		},
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'test'
-			typ: 18
+			typ: ast.string_type_idx
 			attrs: [
 				StructAttribute{
 					name: 'unique'
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ fn test_orm_table_gen() {
 		},
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'abc'
-			typ: 8
+			typ: ast.i64_type_idx
 			default_val: '6754'
 			attrs: [
 				StructAttribute{

vlib/sqlite/sqlite_orm_test.v

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import orm
 import sqlite
+import v.ast
 
 fn test_sqlite_orm() {
 	sdb := sqlite.connect(':memory:') or { panic(err) }
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ fn test_sqlite_orm() {
 	db.create('Test', [
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'id'
-			typ: 7
+			typ: ast.int_type_idx
 			attrs: [
 				StructAttribute{
 					name: 'primary'
@@ -22,12 +23,12 @@ fn test_sqlite_orm() {
 		},
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'name'
-			typ: 18
+			typ: ast.string_type_idx
 			attrs: []
 		},
 		orm.TableField{
 			name: 'age'
-			typ: 8
+			typ: ast.i64_type_idx
 		},
 	]) or { panic(err) }
 
@@ -40,11 +41,11 @@ fn test_sqlite_orm() {
 		table: 'Test'
 		has_where: true
 		fields: ['id', 'name', 'age']
-		types: [7, 18, 8]
+		types: [ast.int_type_idx, ast.string_type_idx, ast.i64_type_idx]
 	}, orm.QueryData{}, orm.QueryData{
 		fields: ['name', 'age']
 		data: [orm.Primitive('Louis'), i64(100)]
-		types: [18, 8]
+		types: [ast.string_type_idx, ast.i64_type_idx]
 		is_and: [true, true]
 		kinds: [.eq, .eq]
 	}) or { panic(err) }

vlib/v/ast/types.v

@@ -378,40 +378,45 @@ pub const (
 	i16_type_idx           = 6
 	int_type_idx           = 7
 	i64_type_idx           = 8
-	byte_type_idx          = 9
-	u16_type_idx           = 10
-	u32_type_idx           = 11
-	u64_type_idx           = 12
-	f32_type_idx           = 13
-	f64_type_idx           = 14
-	char_type_idx          = 15
-	bool_type_idx          = 16
-	none_type_idx          = 17
-	string_type_idx        = 18
-	rune_type_idx          = 19
-	array_type_idx         = 20
-	map_type_idx           = 21
-	chan_type_idx          = 22
-	size_t_type_idx        = 23
-	any_type_idx           = 24
-	float_literal_type_idx = 25
-	int_literal_type_idx   = 26
-	thread_type_idx        = 27
-	error_type_idx         = 28
-	u8_type_idx            = 29
+	isize_type_idx         = 9
+	byte_type_idx          = 10
+	u16_type_idx           = 11
+	u32_type_idx           = 12
+	u64_type_idx           = 13
+	usize_type_idx         = 14
+	f32_type_idx           = 15
+	f64_type_idx           = 16
+	char_type_idx          = 17
+	bool_type_idx          = 18
+	none_type_idx          = 19
+	string_type_idx        = 20
+	rune_type_idx          = 21
+	array_type_idx         = 22
+	map_type_idx           = 23
+	chan_type_idx          = 24
+	size_t_type_idx        = 25
+	any_type_idx           = 26
+	float_literal_type_idx = 27
+	int_literal_type_idx   = 28
+	thread_type_idx        = 29
+	error_type_idx         = 30
+	u8_type_idx            = 31
 )
 
 pub const (
 	integer_type_idxs          = [i8_type_idx, i16_type_idx, int_type_idx, i64_type_idx,
-		byte_type_idx, u8_type_idx, u16_type_idx, u32_type_idx, u64_type_idx, int_literal_type_idx,
-		rune_type_idx,
+		byte_type_idx, u8_type_idx, u16_type_idx, u32_type_idx, u64_type_idx, isize_type_idx,
+		usize_type_idx, int_literal_type_idx, rune_type_idx]
+	signed_integer_type_idxs   = [i8_type_idx, i16_type_idx, int_type_idx, i64_type_idx,
+		isize_type_idx,
+	]
+	unsigned_integer_type_idxs = [byte_type_idx, u16_type_idx, u32_type_idx, u64_type_idx,
+		usize_type_idx,
 	]
-	signed_integer_type_idxs   = [i8_type_idx, i16_type_idx, int_type_idx, i64_type_idx]
-	unsigned_integer_type_idxs = [byte_type_idx, u16_type_idx, u32_type_idx, u64_type_idx]
 	float_type_idxs            = [f32_type_idx, f64_type_idx, float_literal_type_idx]
 	number_type_idxs           = [i8_type_idx, i16_type_idx, int_type_idx, i64_type_idx,
-		byte_type_idx, u16_type_idx, u32_type_idx, u64_type_idx, f32_type_idx, f64_type_idx,
-		int_literal_type_idx, float_literal_type_idx, rune_type_idx]
+		byte_type_idx, u16_type_idx, u32_type_idx, u64_type_idx, isize_type_idx, usize_type_idx,
+		f32_type_idx, f64_type_idx, int_literal_type_idx, float_literal_type_idx, rune_type_idx]
 	pointer_type_idxs          = [voidptr_type_idx, byteptr_type_idx, charptr_type_idx]
 	string_type_idxs           = [string_type_idx]
 )
@@ -426,11 +431,13 @@ pub const (
 	int_type           = new_type(int_type_idx)
 	i16_type           = new_type(i16_type_idx)
 	i64_type           = new_type(i64_type_idx)
+	isize_type         = new_type(isize_type_idx)
 	byte_type          = new_type(byte_type_idx)
 	u8_type            = new_type(u8_type_idx)
 	u16_type           = new_type(u16_type_idx)
 	u32_type           = new_type(u32_type_idx)
 	u64_type           = new_type(u64_type_idx)
+	usize_type         = new_type(usize_type_idx)
 	f32_type           = new_type(f32_type_idx)
 	f64_type           = new_type(f64_type_idx)
 	char_type          = new_type(char_type_idx)
@@ -498,11 +505,13 @@ pub enum Kind {
 	i16
 	int
 	i64
+	isize
 	byte
 	u8
 	u16
 	u32
 	u64
+	usize
 	f32
 	f64
 	char
@@ -632,10 +641,12 @@ pub fn (mut t Table) register_builtin_type_symbols() {
 	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .i16, name: 'i16', cname: 'i16', mod: 'builtin')
 	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .int, name: 'int', cname: 'int', mod: 'builtin')
 	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .i64, name: 'i64', cname: 'i64', mod: 'builtin')
+	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .isize, name: 'isize', cname: 'isize', mod: 'builtin')
 	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .byte, name: 'byte', cname: 'byte', mod: 'builtin')
 	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .u16, name: 'u16', cname: 'u16', mod: 'builtin')
 	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .u32, name: 'u32', cname: 'u32', mod: 'builtin')
 	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .u64, name: 'u64', cname: 'u64', mod: 'builtin')
+	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .usize, name: 'usize', cname: 'usize', mod: 'builtin')
 	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .f32, name: 'f32', cname: 'f32', mod: 'builtin')
 	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .f64, name: 'f64', cname: 'f64', mod: 'builtin')
 	t.register_type_symbol(kind: .char, name: 'char', cname: 'char', mod: 'builtin')
@@ -680,7 +691,9 @@ pub fn (t &TypeSymbol) is_pointer() bool {
 
 [inline]
 pub fn (t &TypeSymbol) is_int() bool {
-	res := t.kind in [.i8, .i16, .int, .i64, .byte, .u16, .u32, .u64, .int_literal, .rune]
+	res := t.kind in [.i8, .i16, .int, .i64, .isize, .byte, .u16, .u32, .u64, .usize, .int_literal,
+		.rune,
+	]
 	if !res && t.kind == .alias {
 		return (t.info as Alias).parent_type.is_number()
 	}
@@ -725,11 +738,13 @@ pub fn (k Kind) str() string {
 		.i8 { 'i8' }
 		.i16 { 'i16' }
 		.i64 { 'i64' }
+		.isize { 'isize' }
 		.byte { 'byte' }
 		.u8 { 'u8' }
 		.u16 { 'u16' }
 		.u32 { 'u32' }
 		.u64 { 'u64' }
+		.usize { 'usize' }
 		.int_literal { 'int_literal' }
 		.f32 { 'f32' }
 		.f64 { 'f64' }
@@ -927,16 +942,16 @@ pub fn (t &Table) type_to_str_using_aliases(typ Type, import_aliases map[string]
 		.int_literal, .float_literal {
 			res = sym.name
 		}
-		.i8, .i16, .int, .i64, .byte, .u8, .u16, .u32, .u64, .f32, .f64, .char, .rune, .string,
-		.bool, .none_, .byteptr, .voidptr, .charptr {
+		.byteptr {
+			res = '&byte'
+		}
+		.charptr {
+			res = '&char'
+		}
+		.i8, .i16, .int, .i64, .isize, .byte, .u8, .u16, .u32, .u64, .usize, .f32, .f64, .char,
+		.rune, .string, .bool, .none_, .voidptr {
 			// primitive types
-			if sym.kind == .byteptr {
-				res = '&byte'
-			} else if sym.kind == .charptr {
-				res = '&char'
-			} else {
-				res = sym.kind.str()
-			}
+			res = sym.kind.str()
 		}
 		.array {
 			if typ == ast.array_type {

vlib/v/checker/check_types.v

@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ fn (c &Checker) promote_num(left_type ast.Type, right_type ast.Type) ast.Type {
 	} else if idx_lo >= ast.byte_type_idx { // both operands are unsigned
 		return type_hi
 	} else if idx_lo >= ast.i8_type_idx
-		&& (idx_hi <= ast.i64_type_idx || idx_hi == ast.rune_type_idx) { // both signed
+		&& (idx_hi <= ast.isize_type_idx || idx_hi == ast.rune_type_idx) { // both signed
 		return if idx_lo == ast.i64_type_idx { type_lo } else { type_hi }
 	} else if idx_hi - idx_lo < (ast.byte_type_idx - ast.i8_type_idx) {
 		return type_lo // conversion unsigned -> signed if signed type is larger

vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v

@@ -416,7 +416,8 @@ pub fn (mut g Gen) init() {
 #endif'
 		g.cheaders.writeln(tcc_undef_has_include)
 		g.includes.writeln(tcc_undef_has_include)
-		g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<inttypes.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <inttypes.h> . Please install build-essentials')) // int64_t etc
+		g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<inttypes.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <inttypes.h>. Please install build-essentials')) // int64_t etc
+		g.cheaders.writeln(get_guarded_include_text('<stddef.h>', 'The C compiler can not find <stddef.h>. Please install build-essentials')) // size_t, ptrdiff_t
 		g.cheaders.writeln(c_builtin_types)
 		if g.pref.is_bare {
 			g.cheaders.writeln(c_bare_headers)

vlib/v/gen/c/cheaders.v

@@ -512,6 +512,8 @@ typedef uint8_t u8;
 typedef uint16_t u16;
 typedef uint8_t byte;
 typedef uint32_t rune;
+typedef size_t usize;
+typedef ptrdiff_t isize;
 typedef float f32;
 typedef double f64;
 typedef int64_t int_literal;

vlib/v/gen/js/builtin_types.v

@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ pub fn (mut g JsGen) typ(t ast.Type) string {
 		.byteptr, .charptr {
 			styp = '${g.sym_to_js_typ(sym)}'
 		}
-		.i8, .i16, .int, .i64, .byte, .u8, .u16, .u32, .u64, .f32, .f64, .int_literal,
-		.float_literal, .size_t {
+		.i8, .i16, .int, .i64, .isize, .byte, .u8, .u16, .u32, .u64, .usize, .f32, .f64,
+		.int_literal, .float_literal, .size_t {
 			styp = '${g.sym_to_js_typ(sym)}'
 		}
 		.bool {

vlib/v/markused/markused.v

@@ -54,52 +54,52 @@ pub fn mark_used(mut table ast.Table, pref &pref.Preferences, ast_files []&ast.F
 		'4.vstring_with_len',
 		'4.vstring_literal',
 		// byte. methods
-		'9.str_escaped',
+		'10.str_escaped',
 		// string. methods
-		'18.add',
-		'18.trim_space',
-		'18.repeat',
-		'18.replace',
-		'18.clone',
-		'18.clone_static',
-		'18.trim',
-		'18.substr',
-		'18.at',
-		'18.at_with_check',
-		'18.index_kmp',
+		'20.add',
+		'20.trim_space',
+		'20.repeat',
+		'20.replace',
+		'20.clone',
+		'20.clone_static',
+		'20.trim',
+		'20.substr',
+		'20.at',
+		'20.at_with_check',
+		'20.index_kmp',
 		// string. ==, !=, etc...
-		'18.eq',
-		'18.ne',
-		'18.lt',
-		'18.gt',
-		'18.le',
-		'18.ge',
+		'20.eq',
+		'20.ne',
+		'20.lt',
+		'20.gt',
+		'20.le',
+		'20.ge',
 		'fast_string_eq',
 		// other array methods
-		'20.get',
-		'20.set',
-		'20.get_unsafe',
-		'20.set_unsafe',
-		'20.get_with_check' /* used for `x := a[i] or {}` */,
-		'20.clone_static_to_depth',
-		'20.clone_to_depth',
-		'20.first',
-		'20.last',
-		'20.pointers' /* TODO: handle generic methods calling array primitives more precisely in pool_test.v */,
-		'20.reverse',
-		'20.repeat_to_depth',
-		'20.slice',
-		'20.slice2',
-		'59.get',
-		'59.set',
-		'65556.last',
-		'65556.pop',
-		'65556.push',
-		'65556.insert_many',
-		'65556.prepend_many',
-		'65556.reverse',
-		'65556.set',
-		'65556.set_unsafe',
+		'22.get',
+		'22.set',
+		'22.get_unsafe',
+		'22.set_unsafe',
+		'22.get_with_check' /* used for `x := a[i] or {}` */,
+		'22.clone_static_to_depth',
+		'22.clone_to_depth',
+		'22.first',
+		'22.last',
+		'22.pointers' /* TODO: handle generic methods calling array primitives more precisely in pool_test.v */,
+		'22.reverse',
+		'22.repeat_to_depth',
+		'22.slice',
+		'22.slice2',
+		'61.get',
+		'61.set',
+		'65558.last',
+		'65558.pop',
+		'65558.push',
+		'65558.insert_many',
+		'65558.prepend_many',
+		'65558.reverse',
+		'65558.set',
+		'65558.set_unsafe',
 		// TODO: process the _vinit const initializations automatically too
 		'json.decode_string',
 		'json.decode_int',
@@ -136,20 +136,20 @@ pub fn mark_used(mut table ast.Table, pref &pref.Preferences, ast_files []&ast.F
 			'__new_array_with_default_noscan',
 			'__new_array_with_array_default_noscan',
 			'new_array_from_c_array_noscan',
-			'20.clone_static_to_depth_noscan',
-			'20.clone_to_depth_noscan',
-			'20.reverse_noscan',
-			'20.repeat_to_depth_noscan',
-			'65556.pop_noscan',
-			'65556.push_noscan',
-			'65556.push_many_noscan',
-			'65556.insert_noscan',
-			'65556.insert_many_noscan',
-			'65556.prepend_noscan',
-			'65556.prepend_many_noscan',
-			'65556.reverse_noscan',
-			'65556.grow_cap_noscan',
-			'65556.grow_len_noscan',
+			'22.clone_static_to_depth_noscan',
+			'22.clone_to_depth_noscan',
+			'22.reverse_noscan',
+			'22.repeat_to_depth_noscan',
+			'65558.pop_noscan',
+			'65558.push_noscan',
+			'65558.push_many_noscan',
+			'65558.insert_noscan',
+			'65558.insert_many_noscan',
+			'65558.prepend_noscan',
+			'65558.prepend_many_noscan',
+			'65558.reverse_noscan',
+			'65558.grow_cap_noscan',
+			'65558.grow_len_noscan',
 		]
 	}
 

vlib/v/tests/integer_size_test.v

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+fn f(u usize) usize
+fn g(i isize) isize
+
+// TODO refactor once `str` method is implemented
+
+fn test_usize() {
+	mut u := usize(3)
+	u += u32(1)
+	// assert u == 4
+	if u != 4 {
+		assert false
+	}
+	u = 4
+	u++
+	// assert u == 5
+	if u != 5 {
+		assert false
+	}
+	// assert u.str() == '5'
+}
+
+fn test_isize() {
+	mut i := isize(-3)
+	i -= int(1)
+	// assert i == -4
+	if i != -4 {
+		assert false
+	}
+	i = -5
+	i += 2
+	// assert i == -3
+	if i != -3 {
+		assert false
+	}
+	// assert i.str() == '-2'
+}