On Sunday, 7 April 2019 at 05:36:27 UTC, Vladimir Panteleev wrote:
On Sunday, 7 April 2019 at 05:24:38 UTC, Alex wrote:
Error: template instance `Reflect!(type)` cannot use local `type` as parameter to non-global template `Reflect(Ts...)()`

mixin(`import `~moduleName!(T)~`;`);    
mixin(`alias X = T.`~name~`;`);                 
super.Reflect!(X);

I realize X is local but I'm trying to figure out why it can't be passed to a "non-global" template.

- In DMD, objects may have at most one scope (which can be a class, struct, or stack frame).

- Instantiating a template with a scoped object makes the template have the same scope as the object.

- If a template is already scoped (non-global), then it thus cannot have a second scope. Hence the error.

IIRC there is an experimental pull request which removes this limitation.

Workarounds:

- Make either the template or the argument global (non-scoped)

- Instead of passing the object as a template parameter, pass it as a runtime parameter with a type encapsulating the object. Each runtime parameter may be scoped, thus bypassing the limitation. I'm not sure this applies to your use case, if the Reflect template needs to perform compile-time introspection on the parameter.

- If you just need to pass the type, typeof(X) should work of course.

Ok, When I use typeof(X) the first instance works but then other's end up with junk.

This is what I get when I construct the field inside the base class

        Fields = [
                Id = type
                TypeName = type
                FullName = mModel.cDerived!(int).type
                ModuleName = mModel
                MangledName = _D6mModel__T8cDerivedTiZQm4typeCQBe5cType
                Protection = public
                Body =
                IsZeroInit = false
                IsTemplate = false
                Uses = []
                Attributes = []
                DType = field
                ,
                Id = testField1
                TypeName = testField1
                FullName = mModel.cDerived!(int).testField1
                ModuleName = mModel
                MangledName = _D6mModel__T8cDerivedTiZQm10testField1i
                Protection = private
                Body =
                IsZeroInit = false
                IsTemplate = false
                Uses = []
                Attributes = [sAttributeReflection("XXXRRERES", "string")]
                DType = field
                ,
                Id = testField2
                TypeName = testField2
                FullName = mModel.cDerived!(int).testField2
                ModuleName = mModel
                MangledName = _D6mModel__T8cDerivedTiZQm10testField2d
                Protection = public
                Body =
                IsZeroInit = false
                IsTemplate = false
                Uses = []
                Attributes = [sAttributeReflection("XXXRRERES4", "string")]
                DType = field

and this is when I construct it then pass it using typeof

mixin(`import `~moduleName!(T)~`;`);    
mixin(`alias TT = `~(T).stringof~`.`~name~`;`);                 
super.Reflect!(typeof(TT));

(the code above is what the base class does, It's essentially moved in to the derived class here)

Fields = [
                Id = cType
                TypeName = cType
                FullName = mModel.cType
                ModuleName = mModel
                MangledName = C6mModel5cType
                Protection = public
                Body =
                IsZeroInit = true
                IsTemplate = false
                Uses = []
                Attributes = []
                DType = field
                ,
                Id =
                TypeName = int
                FullName = int
                ModuleName =
                MangledName = i
                Protection =
                Body =
                IsZeroInit = true
                IsTemplate = false
                Uses = []
                Attributes = []
                DType = field
                ,
                Id =
                TypeName = double
                FullName = double
                ModuleName =
                MangledName = d
                Protection =
                Body =
                IsZeroInit = false
                IsTemplate = false
                Uses = []
                Attributes = []
                DType = field



one can see something odd is going on though
                FullName = mModel.cDerived!(int).type

vs

                FullName = mModel.cType

as if the aggregate is being lost.





Here is the code:

// We let the base class do all work, but must pass in type and name separately
                        //super.Reflect!(T, name);

                        mixin(`import `~moduleName!(T)~`;`);    
                        mixin(`alias TT = `~(T).stringof~`.`~name~`;`);         
        
                        pragma(msg, ">>>", T.stringof, " -- ", TT.stringof);
                        super.Reflect!(typeof(TT));

cDerived!int -- type
cDerived!int -- testField1
cDerived!int -- testField2

// Base
auto Reflect(Ts...)()
{

        static if (Ts.length > 1)
        {
// Assume field or constructable name is being passed if more than one argument
        mixin(`import `~moduleName!(Ts[0])~`;`);        
        mixin(`alias T = `~(Ts[0]).stringof~`.`~Ts[1]~`;`);                     
                
        } else          
        alias T = Ts[0];



So, normally, the way that fills out the data correctly, is done by passing T and name(super.Reflect!(T, name)) and then builds the type inside the base reflect.

The way that isn't working is building the type in the derived reflect and then passing it using typeof(if direct then the original non-global error occurs).


I'm simply trying to factor out that base class from having to build the field and have the field's Reflect function do it.

You can find the cod here, but will have to paste in that modified code(the first reflect
https://github.com/IncipientDesigns/Dlang_Reflect


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