Splicing

dotty.tools.dotc.transform.Splicing
See theSplicing companion object
class Splicing extends MacroTransform

Transforms level 1 splices into holes. To do so it transforms the contents of the splice into a lambda that receives all cross-quote references.

Cross-quote reference is a reference to a definition that is not defined in the current quote. Those references appear in quotes that are nested in a splice.

After this phase we have the invariant where all splices have the following shape

{{{ <holeIdx> | <holeType> | <captures>* | (<capturedTerms>*) => <spliceContent> 
}}}

where <spliceContent> does not contain any free references to quoted definitions and <captures>* contains the quotes with references to all cross-quote references. There are some special rules for references in the LHS of assignments and cross-quote method references.

In the following code example x1 and x2 are cross-quote references.

'{ ...
  val x1: T1 = ???
  val x2: T2 = ???
  ${ (q: Quotes) ?=> f('{ g(x1, x2) }) }: T3
}

This phase identifies cross-quote references such as x1 and replaces it with an ${x1$}. All cross-quote arguments are directly applied in the lambda.

'{ ...
   val x1: T1 = ???
   val x2: T2 = ???
{{{
 0 | T3 | x1, x2 |
     (x1$: Expr[T1], x2$: Expr[T2]) => // body of this lambda does not contain references to x1 or x2
       (q: Quotes) ?=> f('{ g(${x1$}, ${x2$}) })

}}}
 }

and then performs the same transformation on '{ g(${x1$}, ${x2$}) }.

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Companion:
object
Graph
Supertypes
class Phase
class Object
trait Matchable
class Any

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Inherited from:
MacroTransform
Graph
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class TreeMap
class Object
trait Matchable
class Any
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override def phaseName: String

A name given to the Phase that can be used to debug the compiler. For instance, it is possible to print trees after a given phase using:

A name given to the Phase that can be used to debug the compiler. For instance, it is possible to print trees after a given phase using:

$ ./bin/scalac -Xprint:<phaseNameHere> sourceFile.scala

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Definition Classes
override def run(using Context): Unit

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final def <=(that: Phase): Boolean

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Phase

If set, implicit search is enabled

If set, implicit search is enabled

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Inherited from:
Phase

Can this transform change the base types of a type?

Can this transform change the base types of a type?

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Inherited from:
Phase

Can this transform create or delete non-private members?

Can this transform create or delete non-private members?

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Inherited from:
Phase

Can this transform change the parents of a class?

Can this transform change the parents of a class?

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Inherited from:
Phase
def checkPostCondition(tree: Tree)(using Context): Unit

Check what the phase achieves, to be called at any point after it is finished.

Check what the phase achieves, to be called at any point after it is finished.

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Inherited from:
Phase

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Phase

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Phase
final def erasedTypes: Boolean

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Phase

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Phase
final def flatClasses: Boolean

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Inherited from:
Phase
final def hasNext: Boolean

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Phase
def id: Int

The sequence position of this phase in the given context where 0 is reserved for NoPhase and the first real phase is at position 1. -1 if the phase is not installed in the context.

The sequence position of this phase in the given context where 0 is reserved for NoPhase and the first real phase is at position 1. -1 if the phase is not installed in the context.

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Inherited from:
Phase

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Inherited from:
Phase

Output should be checkable by TreeChecker

Output should be checkable by TreeChecker

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Inherited from:
Phase

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Inherited from:
Phase

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Phase

Is this phase the standard typerphase? True for TyperPhase, but not for other first phases (such as FromTasty or Parser). The predicate is tested in some places that perform checks and corrections. It's different from ctx.isAfterTyper (and cheaper to test).

Is this phase the standard typerphase? True for TyperPhase, but not for other first phases (such as FromTasty or Parser). The predicate is tested in some places that perform checks and corrections. It's different from ctx.isAfterTyper (and cheaper to test).

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Phase
final def iterator: Iterator[Phase]

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Phase

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Phase
final def monitor(doing: String)(body: => Unit)(using Context): Unit

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Phase
final def next: Phase

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Phase

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Phase

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Phase
final def prev: Phase

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Phase
final def prevMega(using Context): Phase

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Phase
final def refChecked: Boolean

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Inherited from:
Phase

If set, allow missing or superfluous arguments in applications and type applications.

If set, allow missing or superfluous arguments in applications and type applications.

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Inherited from:
Phase

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Inherited from:
Phase

List of names of phases that should precede this phase

List of names of phases that should precede this phase

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Inherited from:
Phase

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Inherited from:
Phase

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Inherited from:
Phase

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Phase
def show(tree: Tree)(using Context): String

Convert a compilation unit's tree to a string; can be overridden

Convert a compilation unit's tree to a string; can be overridden

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Inherited from:
Phase
def start: Int

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Inherited from:
Phase
override def toString: String

Returns a string representation of the object.

Returns a string representation of the object.

The default representation is platform dependent.

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Returns:

a string representation of the object.

Definition Classes
Phase -> Any
Inherited from:
Phase
protected def transformPhase(using Context): Phase

The phase in which the transformation should be run. By default this is the phase given by the this macro transformer, but it could be overridden to be the phase following that one.

The phase in which the transformation should be run. By default this is the phase given by the this macro transformer, but it could be overridden to be the phase following that one.

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Inherited from:
MacroTransform