jkorous added inline comments.

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Comment at: clang/lib/Index/IndexingAction.cpp:77
+    IndexCtx->getDataConsumer().setPreprocessor(PP);
+    PP->addPPCallbacks(std::make_unique<IndexPPCallbacks>(IndexCtx));
+  }
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gribozavr wrote:
> ilya-biryukov wrote:
> > The fact that we call `addPPCallbacks` **after** creating `ASTContext` is a 
> > bit concerning.
> > 
> > This wouldn't probably cause any problems in practice, but generally 
> > changing preprocessor by the time `ASTContext` is already created seems 
> > dangerous (what if something there ever starts depending on the state of 
> > the preprocessor?)
> > 
> > I think this concern is easily elevated if we change Preprocessor and call 
> > addPPCallbacks on `CreateASTConsumer(CompilerInvocation& CI)`. That would 
> > mean we have a separate function that sets up the preprocessor and creates 
> > `IndexASTConsumer` and it should be exposed to the clients.
> > 
> > Have you considered this approach? Would it work?
> It does feel a bit weird, but we shouldn't have started parsing before 
> calling `Initialize` on the `ASTConsumer`. Therefore I agree with you that it 
> won't cause problems in practice.
> 
> Calling `addPPCallbacks` in `FrontendAction` is against the goal of this 
> patch set. The goal is to encapsulate as much as possible in the 
> `IndexASTConsumer`, because they compose well, unlike `FrontendAction`s. 
> Therefore, requiring customization in `FrontendAction` is not possible.
We could also move the preprocessor setup to constructor and check/add asserts 
that `ASTContext` has been provided to `IndexingContext` and 
`IndexDataConsumer` implementations.


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