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package org.objectweb.asm;

/**
 * An {@link AnnotationVisitor} that generates a corresponding 'annotation' or 'type_annotation'
 * structure, as defined in the Java Virtual Machine Specification (JVMS). AnnotationWriter
 * instances can be chained in a doubly linked list, from which Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations
 * attributes can be generated with the {@link #putAnnotations} method. Similarly, arrays of such
 * lists can be used to generate Runtime[In]VisibleParameterAnnotations attributes.
 *
 * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se9/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.16">JVMS
 *     4.7.16</a>
 * @see <a href="https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se9/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.20">JVMS
 *     4.7.20</a>
 * @author Eric Bruneton
 * @author Eugene Kuleshov
 */
final class AnnotationWriter extends AnnotationVisitor {

    /** Where the constants used in this AnnotationWriter must be stored. */
    private final SymbolTable symbolTable;

    /**
     * Whether values are named or not. AnnotationWriter instances used for annotation default and
     * annotation arrays use unnamed values (i.e. they generate an 'element_value' structure for each
     * value, instead of an element_name_index followed by an element_value).
     */
    private final boolean useNamedValues;

    /**
     * The 'annotation' or 'type_annotation' JVMS structure corresponding to the annotation values
     * visited so far. All the fields of these structures, except the last one - the
     * element_value_pairs array, must be set before this ByteVector is passed to the constructor
     * (num_element_value_pairs can be set to 0, it is reset to the correct value in {@link
     * #visitEnd()}). The element_value_pairs array is filled incrementally in the various visit()
     * methods.
     *
     * <p>Note: as an exception to the above rules, for AnnotationDefault attributes (which contain a
     * single element_value by definition), this ByteVector is initially empty when passed to the
     * constructor, and {@link #numElementValuePairsOffset} is set to -1.
     */
    private final ByteVector annotation;

    /**
     * The offset in {@link #annotation} where {@link #numElementValuePairs} must be stored (or -1 for
     * the case of AnnotationDefault attributes).
     */
    private final int numElementValuePairsOffset;

    /** The number of element value pairs visited so far. */
    private int numElementValuePairs;

    /**
     * The previous AnnotationWriter. This field is used to store the list of annotations of a
     * Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attribute. It is unused for nested or array annotations
     * (annotation values of annotation type), or for AnnotationDefault attributes.
     */
    private final AnnotationWriter previousAnnotation;

    /**
     * The next AnnotationWriter. This field is used to store the list of annotations of a
     * Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attribute. It is unused for nested or array annotations
     * (annotation values of annotation type), or for AnnotationDefault attributes.
     */
    private AnnotationWriter nextAnnotation;

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Constructors and factories
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Constructs a new {@link AnnotationWriter}.
     *
     * @param symbolTable where the constants used in this AnnotationWriter must be stored.
     * @param useNamedValues whether values are named or not. AnnotationDefault and annotation arrays
     *     use unnamed values.
     * @param annotation where the 'annotation' or 'type_annotation' JVMS structure corresponding to
     *     the visited content must be stored. This ByteVector must already contain all the fields of
     *     the structure except the last one (the element_value_pairs array).
     * @param previousAnnotation the previously visited annotation of the
     *     Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attribute to which this annotation belongs, or
     *     {@literal null} in other cases (e.g. nested or array annotations).
     */
    AnnotationWriter(final SymbolTable symbolTable, final boolean useNamedValues, final ByteVector annotation,
            final AnnotationWriter previousAnnotation) {
        super(/* latest api = */ Opcodes.ASM7);
        this.symbolTable = symbolTable;
        this.useNamedValues = useNamedValues;
        this.annotation = annotation;
        // By hypothesis, num_element_value_pairs is stored in the last unsigned short of 'annotation'.
        this.numElementValuePairsOffset = annotation.length == 0 ? -1 : annotation.length - 2;
        this.previousAnnotation = previousAnnotation;
        if (previousAnnotation != null) {
            previousAnnotation.nextAnnotation = this;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link AnnotationWriter} using named values.
     *
     * @param symbolTable where the constants used in this AnnotationWriter must be stored.
     * @param descriptor the class descriptor of the annotation class.
     * @param previousAnnotation the previously visited annotation of the
     *     Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attribute to which this annotation belongs, or
     *     {@literal null} in other cases (e.g. nested or array annotations).
     * @return a new {@link AnnotationWriter} for the given annotation descriptor.
     */
    static AnnotationWriter create(final SymbolTable symbolTable, final String descriptor,
            final AnnotationWriter previousAnnotation) {
        // Create a ByteVector to hold an 'annotation' JVMS structure.
        // See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se9/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.16.
        ByteVector annotation = new ByteVector();
        // Write type_index and reserve space for num_element_value_pairs.
        annotation.putShort(symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(descriptor)).putShort(0);
        return new AnnotationWriter(symbolTable, /* useNamedValues = */ true, annotation, previousAnnotation);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new {@link AnnotationWriter} using named values.
     *
     * @param symbolTable where the constants used in this AnnotationWriter must be stored.
     * @param typeRef a reference to the annotated type. The sort of this type reference must be
     *     {@link TypeReference#CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER}, {@link
     *     TypeReference#CLASS_TYPE_PARAMETER_BOUND} or {@link TypeReference#CLASS_EXTENDS}. See
     *     {@link TypeReference}.
     * @param typePath the path to the annotated type argument, wildcard bound, array element type, or
     *     static inner type within 'typeRef'. May be {@literal null} if the annotation targets
     *     'typeRef' as a whole.
     * @param descriptor the class descriptor of the annotation class.
     * @param previousAnnotation the previously visited annotation of the
     *     Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attribute to which this annotation belongs, or
     *     {@literal null} in other cases (e.g. nested or array annotations).
     * @return a new {@link AnnotationWriter} for the given type annotation reference and descriptor.
     */
    static AnnotationWriter create(final SymbolTable symbolTable, final int typeRef, final TypePath typePath,
            final String descriptor, final AnnotationWriter previousAnnotation) {
        // Create a ByteVector to hold a 'type_annotation' JVMS structure.
        // See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se9/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.20.
        ByteVector typeAnnotation = new ByteVector();
        // Write target_type, target_info, and target_path.
        TypeReference.putTarget(typeRef, typeAnnotation);
        TypePath.put(typePath, typeAnnotation);
        // Write type_index and reserve space for num_element_value_pairs.
        typeAnnotation.putShort(symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(descriptor)).putShort(0);
        return new AnnotationWriter(symbolTable, /* useNamedValues = */ true, typeAnnotation, previousAnnotation);
    }

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Implementation of the AnnotationVisitor abstract class
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    @Override
    public void visit(final String name, final Object value) {
        // Case of an element_value with a const_value_index, class_info_index or array_index field.
        // See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se9/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.16.1.
        ++numElementValuePairs;
        if (useNamedValues) {
            annotation.putShort(symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(name));
        }
        if (value instanceof String) {
            annotation.put12('s', symbolTable.addConstantUtf8((String) value));
        } else if (value instanceof Byte) {
            annotation.put12('B', symbolTable.addConstantInteger(((Byte) value).byteValue()).index);
        } else if (value instanceof Boolean) {
            int booleanValue = ((Boolean) value).booleanValue() ? 1 : 0;
            annotation.put12('Z', symbolTable.addConstantInteger(booleanValue).index);
        } else if (value instanceof Character) {
            annotation.put12('C', symbolTable.addConstantInteger(((Character) value).charValue()).index);
        } else if (value instanceof Short) {
            annotation.put12('S', symbolTable.addConstantInteger(((Short) value).shortValue()).index);
        } else if (value instanceof Type) {
            annotation.put12('c', symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(((Type) value).getDescriptor()));
        } else if (value instanceof byte[]) {
            byte[] byteArray = (byte[]) value;
            annotation.put12('[', byteArray.length);
            for (byte byteValue : byteArray) {
                annotation.put12('B', symbolTable.addConstantInteger(byteValue).index);
            }
        } else if (value instanceof boolean[]) {
            boolean[] booleanArray = (boolean[]) value;
            annotation.put12('[', booleanArray.length);
            for (boolean booleanValue : booleanArray) {
                annotation.put12('Z', symbolTable.addConstantInteger(booleanValue ? 1 : 0).index);
            }
        } else if (value instanceof short[]) {
            short[] shortArray = (short[]) value;
            annotation.put12('[', shortArray.length);
            for (short shortValue : shortArray) {
                annotation.put12('S', symbolTable.addConstantInteger(shortValue).index);
            }
        } else if (value instanceof char[]) {
            char[] charArray = (char[]) value;
            annotation.put12('[', charArray.length);
            for (char charValue : charArray) {
                annotation.put12('C', symbolTable.addConstantInteger(charValue).index);
            }
        } else if (value instanceof int[]) {
            int[] intArray = (int[]) value;
            annotation.put12('[', intArray.length);
            for (int intValue : intArray) {
                annotation.put12('I', symbolTable.addConstantInteger(intValue).index);
            }
        } else if (value instanceof long[]) {
            long[] longArray = (long[]) value;
            annotation.put12('[', longArray.length);
            for (long longValue : longArray) {
                annotation.put12('J', symbolTable.addConstantLong(longValue).index);
            }
        } else if (value instanceof float[]) {
            float[] floatArray = (float[]) value;
            annotation.put12('[', floatArray.length);
            for (float floatValue : floatArray) {
                annotation.put12('F', symbolTable.addConstantFloat(floatValue).index);
            }
        } else if (value instanceof double[]) {
            double[] doubleArray = (double[]) value;
            annotation.put12('[', doubleArray.length);
            for (double doubleValue : doubleArray) {
                annotation.put12('D', symbolTable.addConstantDouble(doubleValue).index);
            }
        } else {
            Symbol symbol = symbolTable.addConstant(value);
            annotation.put12(".s.IFJDCS".charAt(symbol.tag), symbol.index);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void visitEnum(final String name, final String descriptor, final String value) {
        // Case of an element_value with an enum_const_value field.
        // See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se9/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.16.1.
        ++numElementValuePairs;
        if (useNamedValues) {
            annotation.putShort(symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(name));
        }
        annotation.put12('e', symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(descriptor)).putShort(symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(value));
    }

    @Override
    public AnnotationVisitor visitAnnotation(final String name, final String descriptor) {
        // Case of an element_value with an annotation_value field.
        // See https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se9/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.16.1.
        ++numElementValuePairs;
        if (useNamedValues) {
            annotation.putShort(symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(name));
        }
        // Write tag and type_index, and reserve 2 bytes for num_element_value_pairs.
        annotation.put12('@', symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(descriptor)).putShort(0);
        return new AnnotationWriter(symbolTable, /* useNamedValues = */ true, annotation, null);
    }

    @Override
    public AnnotationVisitor visitArray(final String name) {
        // Case of an element_value with an array_value field.
        // https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jvms/se9/html/jvms-4.html#jvms-4.7.16.1
        ++numElementValuePairs;
        if (useNamedValues) {
            annotation.putShort(symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(name));
        }
        // Write tag, and reserve 2 bytes for num_values. Here we take advantage of the fact that the
        // end of an element_value of array type is similar to the end of an 'annotation' structure: an
        // unsigned short num_values followed by num_values element_value, versus an unsigned short
        // num_element_value_pairs, followed by num_element_value_pairs { element_name_index,
        // element_value } tuples. This allows us to use an AnnotationWriter with unnamed values to
        // visit the array elements. Its num_element_value_pairs will correspond to the number of array
        // elements and will be stored in what is in fact num_values.
        annotation.put12('[', 0);
        return new AnnotationWriter(symbolTable, /* useNamedValues = */ false, annotation, null);
    }

    @Override
    public void visitEnd() {
        if (numElementValuePairsOffset != -1) {
            byte[] data = annotation.data;
            data[numElementValuePairsOffset] = (byte) (numElementValuePairs >>> 8);
            data[numElementValuePairsOffset + 1] = (byte) numElementValuePairs;
        }
    }

    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // Utility methods
    // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Returns the size of a Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attribute containing this annotation
     * and all its <i>predecessors</i> (see {@link #previousAnnotation}. Also adds the attribute name
     * to the constant pool of the class (if not null).
     *
     * @param attributeName one of "Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations", or {@literal null}.
     * @return the size in bytes of a Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attribute containing this
     *     annotation and all its predecessors. This includes the size of the attribute_name_index and
     *     attribute_length fields.
     */
    int computeAnnotationsSize(final String attributeName) {
        if (attributeName != null) {
            symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(attributeName);
        }
        // The attribute_name_index, attribute_length and num_annotations fields use 8 bytes.
        int attributeSize = 8;
        AnnotationWriter annotationWriter = this;
        while (annotationWriter != null) {
            attributeSize += annotationWriter.annotation.length;
            annotationWriter = annotationWriter.previousAnnotation;
        }
        return attributeSize;
    }

    /**
     * Returns the size of the Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attributes containing the given
     * annotations and all their <i>predecessors</i> (see {@link #previousAnnotation}. Also adds the
     * attribute names to the constant pool of the class (if not null).
     *
     * @param lastRuntimeVisibleAnnotation The last runtime visible annotation of a field, method or
     *     class. The previous ones can be accessed with the {@link #previousAnnotation} field. May be
     *     {@literal null}.
     * @param lastRuntimeInvisibleAnnotation The last runtime invisible annotation of this a field,
     *     method or class. The previous ones can be accessed with the {@link #previousAnnotation}
     *     field. May be {@literal null}.
     * @param lastRuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotation The last runtime visible type annotation of this a
     *     field, method or class. The previous ones can be accessed with the {@link
     *     #previousAnnotation} field. May be {@literal null}.
     * @param lastRuntimeInvisibleTypeAnnotation The last runtime invisible type annotation of a
     *     field, method or class field. The previous ones can be accessed with the {@link
     *     #previousAnnotation} field. May be {@literal null}.
     * @return the size in bytes of a Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attribute containing the
     *     given annotations and all their predecessors. This includes the size of the
     *     attribute_name_index and attribute_length fields.
     */
    static int computeAnnotationsSize(final AnnotationWriter lastRuntimeVisibleAnnotation,
            final AnnotationWriter lastRuntimeInvisibleAnnotation,
            final AnnotationWriter lastRuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotation,
            final AnnotationWriter lastRuntimeInvisibleTypeAnnotation) {
        int size = 0;
        if (lastRuntimeVisibleAnnotation != null) {
            size += lastRuntimeVisibleAnnotation.computeAnnotationsSize(Constants.RUNTIME_VISIBLE_ANNOTATIONS);
        }
        if (lastRuntimeInvisibleAnnotation != null) {
            size += lastRuntimeInvisibleAnnotation.computeAnnotationsSize(Constants.RUNTIME_INVISIBLE_ANNOTATIONS);
        }
        if (lastRuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotation != null) {
            size += lastRuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotation
                    .computeAnnotationsSize(Constants.RUNTIME_VISIBLE_TYPE_ANNOTATIONS);
        }
        if (lastRuntimeInvisibleTypeAnnotation != null) {
            size += lastRuntimeInvisibleTypeAnnotation
                    .computeAnnotationsSize(Constants.RUNTIME_INVISIBLE_TYPE_ANNOTATIONS);
        }
        return size;
    }

    /**
     * Puts a Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attribute containing this annotations and all its
     * <i>predecessors</i> (see {@link #previousAnnotation} in the given ByteVector. Annotations are
     * put in the same order they have been visited.
     *
     * @param attributeNameIndex the constant pool index of the attribute name (one of
     *     "Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations").
     * @param output where the attribute must be put.
     */
    void putAnnotations(final int attributeNameIndex, final ByteVector output) {
        int attributeLength = 2; // For num_annotations.
        int numAnnotations = 0;
        AnnotationWriter annotationWriter = this;
        AnnotationWriter firstAnnotation = null;
        while (annotationWriter != null) {
            // In case the user forgot to call visitEnd().
            annotationWriter.visitEnd();
            attributeLength += annotationWriter.annotation.length;
            numAnnotations++;
            firstAnnotation = annotationWriter;
            annotationWriter = annotationWriter.previousAnnotation;
        }
        output.putShort(attributeNameIndex);
        output.putInt(attributeLength);
        output.putShort(numAnnotations);
        annotationWriter = firstAnnotation;
        while (annotationWriter != null) {
            output.putByteArray(annotationWriter.annotation.data, 0, annotationWriter.annotation.length);
            annotationWriter = annotationWriter.nextAnnotation;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Puts the Runtime[In]Visible[Type]Annotations attributes containing the given annotations and
     * all their <i>predecessors</i> (see {@link #previousAnnotation} in the given ByteVector.
     * Annotations are put in the same order they have been visited.
     *
     * @param symbolTable where the constants used in the AnnotationWriter instances are stored.
     * @param lastRuntimeVisibleAnnotation The last runtime visible annotation of a field, method or
     *     class. The previous ones can be accessed with the {@link #previousAnnotation} field. May be
     *     {@literal null}.
     * @param lastRuntimeInvisibleAnnotation The last runtime invisible annotation of this a field,
     *     method or class. The previous ones can be accessed with the {@link #previousAnnotation}
     *     field. May be {@literal null}.
     * @param lastRuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotation The last runtime visible type annotation of this a
     *     field, method or class. The previous ones can be accessed with the {@link
     *     #previousAnnotation} field. May be {@literal null}.
     * @param lastRuntimeInvisibleTypeAnnotation The last runtime invisible type annotation of a
     *     field, method or class field. The previous ones can be accessed with the {@link
     *     #previousAnnotation} field. May be {@literal null}.
     * @param output where the attributes must be put.
     */
    static void putAnnotations(final SymbolTable symbolTable, final AnnotationWriter lastRuntimeVisibleAnnotation,
            final AnnotationWriter lastRuntimeInvisibleAnnotation,
            final AnnotationWriter lastRuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotation,
            final AnnotationWriter lastRuntimeInvisibleTypeAnnotation, final ByteVector output) {
        if (lastRuntimeVisibleAnnotation != null) {
            lastRuntimeVisibleAnnotation
                    .putAnnotations(symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(Constants.RUNTIME_VISIBLE_ANNOTATIONS), output);
        }
        if (lastRuntimeInvisibleAnnotation != null) {
            lastRuntimeInvisibleAnnotation
                    .putAnnotations(symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(Constants.RUNTIME_INVISIBLE_ANNOTATIONS), output);
        }
        if (lastRuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotation != null) {
            lastRuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotation.putAnnotations(
                    symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(Constants.RUNTIME_VISIBLE_TYPE_ANNOTATIONS), output);
        }
        if (lastRuntimeInvisibleTypeAnnotation != null) {
            lastRuntimeInvisibleTypeAnnotation.putAnnotations(
                    symbolTable.addConstantUtf8(Constants.RUNTIME_INVISIBLE_TYPE_ANNOTATIONS), output);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Returns the size of a Runtime[In]VisibleParameterAnnotations attribute containing all the
     * annotation lists from the given AnnotationWriter sub-array. Also adds the attribute name to the
     * constant pool of the class.
     *
     * @param attributeName one of "Runtime[In]VisibleParameterAnnotations".
     * @param annotationWriters an array of AnnotationWriter lists (designated by their <i>last</i>
     *     element).
     * @param annotableParameterCount the number of elements in annotationWriters to take into account
     *     (elements [0..annotableParameterCount[ are taken into account).
     * @return the size in bytes of a Runtime[In]VisibleParameterAnnotations attribute corresponding
     *     to the given sub-array of AnnotationWriter lists. This includes the size of the
     *     attribute_name_index and attribute_length fields.
     */
    static int computeParameterAnnotationsSize(final String attributeName,
            final AnnotationWriter[] annotationWriters, final int annotableParameterCount) {
        // Note: attributeName is added to the constant pool by the call to computeAnnotationsSize
        // below. This assumes that there is at least one non-null element in the annotationWriters
        // sub-array (which is ensured by the lazy instantiation of this array in MethodWriter).
        // The attribute_name_index, attribute_length and num_parameters fields use 7 bytes, and each
        // element of the parameter_annotations array uses 2 bytes for its num_annotations field.
        int attributeSize = 7 + 2 * annotableParameterCount;
        for (int i = 0; i < annotableParameterCount; ++i) {
            AnnotationWriter annotationWriter = annotationWriters[i];
            attributeSize += annotationWriter == null ? 0
                    : annotationWriter.computeAnnotationsSize(attributeName) - 8;
        }
        return attributeSize;
    }

    /**
     * Puts a Runtime[In]VisibleParameterAnnotations attribute containing all the annotation lists
     * from the given AnnotationWriter sub-array in the given ByteVector.
     *
     * @param attributeNameIndex constant pool index of the attribute name (one of
     *     Runtime[In]VisibleParameterAnnotations).
     * @param annotationWriters an array of AnnotationWriter lists (designated by their <i>last</i>
     *     element).
     * @param annotableParameterCount the number of elements in annotationWriters to put (elements
     *     [0..annotableParameterCount[ are put).
     * @param output where the attribute must be put.
     */
    static void putParameterAnnotations(final int attributeNameIndex, final AnnotationWriter[] annotationWriters,
            final int annotableParameterCount, final ByteVector output) {
        // The num_parameters field uses 1 byte, and each element of the parameter_annotations array
        // uses 2 bytes for its num_annotations field.
        int attributeLength = 1 + 2 * annotableParameterCount;
        for (int i = 0; i < annotableParameterCount; ++i) {
            AnnotationWriter annotationWriter = annotationWriters[i];
            attributeLength += annotationWriter == null ? 0 : annotationWriter.computeAnnotationsSize(null) - 8;
        }
        output.putShort(attributeNameIndex);
        output.putInt(attributeLength);
        output.putByte(annotableParameterCount);
        for (int i = 0; i < annotableParameterCount; ++i) {
            AnnotationWriter annotationWriter = annotationWriters[i];
            AnnotationWriter firstAnnotation = null;
            int numAnnotations = 0;
            while (annotationWriter != null) {
                // In case user the forgot to call visitEnd().
                annotationWriter.visitEnd();
                numAnnotations++;
                firstAnnotation = annotationWriter;
                annotationWriter = annotationWriter.previousAnnotation;
            }
            output.putShort(numAnnotations);
            annotationWriter = firstAnnotation;
            while (annotationWriter != null) {
                output.putByteArray(annotationWriter.annotation.data, 0, annotationWriter.annotation.length);
                annotationWriter = annotationWriter.nextAnnotation;
            }
        }
    }
}