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Selfhosting Dev 89e6fbf010 feat(llvm): Comprehensive LLVM backend improvements by ChatGPT
Major enhancements to LLVM code generation and type handling:

1. String Operations:
   - Added StringBox length fast-path (length/len methods)
   - Converts i8* to handle when needed for len_h call
   - Consistent handle-based string operations

2. Array/Map Fast-paths:
   - ArrayBox: get/set/push/length operations
   - MapBox: get/set/has/size with handle-based keys
   - Optimized paths for common collection operations

3. Field Access:
   - getField/setField implementation with handle conversion
   - Proper i64 handle to pointer conversions

4. NewBox Improvements:
   - StringBox/IntegerBox pass-through optimizations
   - Fallback to env.box.new when type_id unavailable
   - Support for dynamic box creation

5. Documentation:
   - Added ARCHITECTURE.md for overall design
   - Added EXTERNCALL.md for external call specs
   - Added LOWERING_LLVM.md for LLVM lowering rules
   - Added PLUGIN_ABI.md for plugin interface

6. Type System:
   - Added UserBox type registration in nyash_box.toml
   - Consistent handle (i64) representation across system

Results: More robust LLVM code generation with proper type handling

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
2025-09-11 22:30:26 +09:00

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Plugin ABI (by-id / tagged) — Snapshot

This summarizes the ABI surfaces used by LLVM in Phase 15. Details live in NyRT (crates/nyrt).

Fixed-arity by-id shims

  • Integer-dominant: i64 @nyash_plugin_invoke3_i64(i64 type_id, i64 method_id, i64 argc, i64 recv_h, i64 a1, i64 a2, i64 a3, i64 a4)
  • Float-dominant: f64 @nyash_plugin_invoke3_f64(i64 type_id, i64 method_id, i64 argc, i64 recv_h, f64 a1, f64 a2, f64 a3, f64 a4)

Tagged shims (mixed types)

  • Fixed (<=4 args): i64 @nyash_plugin_invoke3_tagged_i64(i64 type_id, i64 method_id, i64 argc, i64 recv_h, i64 a1, i64 t1, i64 a2, i64 t2, i64 a3, i64 t3, i64 a4, i64 t4)
  • Vector (N args): i64 @nyash.plugin.invoke_tagged_v_i64(i64 type_id, i64 method_id, i64 argc, i64 recv_h, i8* vals, i8* tags)

Tag codes (minimal):

  • 3=int, 5=float, 8=handle(ptr). Others are reserved/experimental.

Return mapping (LLVM lowering)

  • If destination is annotated as Integer/Bool → keep i64 as integer.
  • If destination is String/Box/Array/Future/Unknown → cast i64 handle to opaque pointer for SSA flow; do not inttoptr where a C string is expected.

Notes

  • These ABIs are used by both built-ins (nyrt) and plugins for consistency.
  • The LLVM backend is the reference; other backends will be aligned later.