debug: add debug(), debugAst() etc. to astrepr

compiler/front/cli_reporter.nim

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import
     tables,
     intsets,
     json,
-    strtabs
+    strtabs,
+    os
   ],
   experimental/[
     colortext
@@ -96,33 +97,6 @@ func wrap(conf: ConfigRef, text: ColText): string =
   toString(text, conf.useColor())
 
 
-import std/[os]
-
-proc formatPath(conf: ConfigRef, path: string): string =
-  ## Format absolute path for reporting
-  if path in conf.m.filenameToIndexTbl:
-    # Check if path is registered in filename table index - in that case
-    # formatting is done using `FileInfo` data from the config.
-    let id = conf.m.filenameToIndexTbl[path]
-    result = toFilenameOption(conf, id, conf.filenameOption)
-
-  else:
-    # Path not registered in the filename table - most likely an
-    # instantiation info report location
-    when compileOption"excessiveStackTrace":
-      # instLoc(), when `--excessiveStackTrace` is used, generates full
-      # paths that /might/ need to be filtered if `--filenames:canonical`.
-      const compilerRoot = currentSourcePath().parentDir().parentDir()
-      if conf.filenameOption == foCanonical and
-         path.startsWith(compilerRoot):
-        result = path[(compilerRoot.len + 1) .. ^1]
-
-      else:
-        result = path
-
-    else:
-      result = path
-
 proc formatTrace*(conf: ConfigRef, trace: seq[StackTraceEntry]): string =
   ## Format stack trace entries for reporting
   var paths: seq[string]

compiler/front/msgs.nim

@@ -284,6 +284,38 @@ proc toFilenameOption*(conf: ConfigRef, fileIdx: FileIndex, opt: FilenameOption)
     else:
       result = toFilenameOption(conf, fileIdx, foName)
 
+proc formatPath*(conf: ConfigRef, path: string): string =
+  ## Format absolute file path for error message reporting. If path is not
+  ## registered in the `filenameToIndexTbl` and is not a path to the
+  ## compiler source, return it unchanged. If configuration is nil also
+  ## return path unchanged.
+  if isNil(conf):
+    return path
+
+  if path in conf.m.filenameToIndexTbl:
+    # Check if path is registered in filename table index - in that case
+    # formatting is done using `FileInfo` data from the config.
+    let id = conf.m.filenameToIndexTbl[path]
+    result = toFilenameOption(conf, id, conf.filenameOption)
+
+  else:
+    # Path not registered in the filename table - most likely an
+    # instantiation info report location
+    when compileOption"excessiveStackTrace":
+      # instLoc(), when `--excessiveStackTrace` is used, generates full
+      # paths that /might/ need to be filtered if `--filenames:canonical`.
+      const compilerRoot = currentSourcePath().parentDir().parentDir()
+      if conf.filenameOption == foCanonical and
+         path.startsWith(compilerRoot):
+        result = path[(compilerRoot.len + 1) .. ^1]
+
+      else:
+        result = path
+
+    else:
+      result = path
+
+
 proc toMsgFilename*(conf: ConfigRef; fileIdx: FileIndex): string =
   toFilenameOption(conf, fileIdx, conf.filenameOption)
 

compiler/utils/astrepr.nim

@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import
     ast,
     reports,
     renderer,
-    lineinfos
+    lineinfos,
+    errorhandling
   ],
   front/[
     options,
@@ -152,12 +153,10 @@ proc symFields(
   if trfShowSymTypes in flags and not sym.typ.isNil():
     field("typ", conf.textRepr(sym.typ))
 
-  if trfShowSymLineInfo in flags and sym.info != unknownLineInfo:
+  if not isNil(conf) and trfShowSymLineInfo in flags and sym.info != unknownLineInfo:
     field("info", conf.toMsgFilename(sym.info.fileIndex) + fgBlue)
-    add "("
-    add $sym.info.line + fgCyan
-    add "."
-    add $sym.info.col + fgCyan
+    add "(", $sym.info.line + fgCyan
+    add ".", $sym.info.col + fgCyan
     add ")"
 
   if trfShowSymOwner in flags and not sym.owner.isNil():
@@ -349,7 +348,8 @@ proc treeRepr*(
           else:
             field("typ", conf.textRepr(n.typ))
 
-    if trfShowNodeLineInfo in flags and n.info != unknownLineInfo:
+    if not conf.isNil() and trfShowNodeLineInfo in flags and
+       n.info != unknownLineInfo:
       field("info", conf.toMsgFilename(n.info.fileIndex) + fgBlue)
       add "("
       add $n.info.line + fgCyan
@@ -400,9 +400,19 @@ proc treeRepr*(
         addComment()
 
       of nkError:
-        let report = conf.getReport(n).semReport
-        field("err", substr($report.kind, 4) + termFg(5, 2, 0))
-        hfield("errid", $n.reportId.int + fgRed)
+        if isNil(conf):
+          field("err", substr($n.errorKind(), 4) + termFg(5, 2, 0))
+
+        else:
+          let report = conf.getReport(n).semReport
+          field("err", substr($report.kind, 4) + termFg(5, 2, 0))
+          hfield("errid", $n.reportId.int + fgRed)
+
+        let (file, line, col) = n.compilerInstInfo()
+        field("info", formatPath(conf, file) + fgBlue)
+        add "(", $line + fgCyan
+        add ".", $col + fgCyan
+        add ")"
 
       else:
         discard
@@ -432,3 +442,49 @@ proc treeRepr*(
           add "\n"
 
   aux(pnode, @[])
+
+proc debugAst*(it: PNode) {.exportc.} =
+  ## Print out tree representation of the AST node.
+  ##
+  ## .. note:: there is no `ConfigRef` argument, and because of that some
+  ##     information cannot be fully retrieved from the AST (such as full
+  ##     paths of the FileIndex entries).
+  ##
+  ## .. tip:: This proc is annotated with `{.exportc.}` which means it's
+  ##     mangled name exactly the same - `debugAst` and you can call it
+  ##     from the `gdb` debugging session.
+  echo treeRepr(nil, it)
+
+proc debugType*(it: PType) {.exportc.} =
+  ## Print out tree represntation of the type. Can also be used in gdb
+  ## debugging session due to `.exportc.` annotation
+  echo treeRepr(nil, it)
+
+proc debugSym*(it: PSym) {.exportc.} =
+  ## Print out tree represntation of the symbol. Can also be used in gdb
+  ## debugging session due to `.exportc.` annotation
+  echo treeRepr(nil, it)
+
+proc debug*(it: PNode) =
+  ## Convenience overload of `debugAst`
+  debugAst(it)
+
+proc debug*(it: PType) =
+  ## Convenience overload of `debugType`
+  debugType(it)
+
+proc debug*(it: PSym) =
+  ## Convenience overload of `debugSym`
+  debugSym(it)
+
+proc debug*(conf: ConfigRef, it: PNode) =
+  ## Print tree representation of the AST
+  echo treeRepr(conf, it)
+
+proc debug*(conf: ConfigRef, it: PType) =
+  ## Print tree representation of the type
+  echo treeRepr(conf, it)
+
+proc debug*(conf: ConfigRef, it: PSym) =
+  ## Print tree reprsentation of the symbol
+  echo treeRepr(conf, it)

lib/experimental/colortext.nim

@@ -714,7 +714,8 @@ template coloredResult*(indentationStep: int = 2): untyped =
 
   template add(arg: untyped): untyped {.used.} = outPtr[].add arg
   template add(arg1, arg2: untyped): untyped {.used.} =
-    outPtr[].add(arg1, arg2)
+    outPtr[].add(arg1)
+    outPtr[].add(arg2)
 
   template addIndent(level: int, sep: int = indentationStep): untyped {.used.} =
     outPtr[].addIndent(level, sep)