Variable.h

/* -*- mode: c++; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*- */
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    Variable.h
 
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#ifndef _QORE_VARIABLE_H
#define _QORE_VARIABLE_H
 
enum qore_var_t {
    VT_UNRESOLVED   = 1,
    VT_LOCAL        = 2,
    VT_GLOBAL       = 3,
    VT_CLOSURE      = 4,
    VT_LOCAL_TS     = 5,         // thread-safe variables, not closure-bound
    VT_IMMEDIATE    = 6,         // used in references with immediate variable storage
    VT_THREAD_LOCAL = 7
};
 
#include "qore/intern/RSet.h"
#include "qore/intern/VRMutex.h"
#include "qore/intern/QoreLValue.h"
#include "qore/intern/qore_var_rwlock_priv.h"
#include "qore/vector_set"
 
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <memory>
#include <set>
#include <string>
 
// forward references
class Var;
class ScopedObjectCallNode;
class QoreSquareBracketsOperatorNode;
class QoreSquareBracketsRangeOperatorNode;
class QoreHashObjectDereferenceOperatorNode;
 
union qore_gvar_ref_u {
    bool b;
    int64 i;
    double f;
    AbstractQoreNode* n;
    // note that the "readonly" flag is stored in bit 0 of this pointer - do not read directly
    size_t _refptr;
 
    DLLLOCAL void setPtr(Var* refptr, bool readonly = false) {
        _refptr = (size_t)refptr;
        if (readonly)
            _refptr |= 1;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL Var* getPtr() const {
#ifndef HAVE_LLVM_BUG_22050
        // there is a bug in clang++ 3.5.[0|1] where the conditional expression below is executed with the opposite expressions
        // when compiled with -O1 or greater: http://llvm.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=22050
        return (Var*)((_refptr & 1L) ? (_refptr ^ 1L) : _refptr);
#else
        return (Var*)(_refptr & (~1L));
#endif
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL bool isReadOnly() const {
        return _refptr & 1;
    }
 
    // checks if the reference can be written to, returns -1 if an exception was thrown
    DLLLOCAL int write(ExceptionSink* xsink) const;
};
 
DLLLOCAL void get_thread_local_lvalue(void* ptr, QoreLValue<qore_gvar_ref_u>*& lvar, bool& is_new, bool& finalized);
 
class LValueHelper;
class LValueRemoveHelper;
class RSetHelper;
 
// structure for global variables
class Var : protected QoreReferenceCounter {
private:
    const QoreProgramLocation* loc;      // location of the initial definition
    QoreLValue<qore_gvar_ref_u> val;
    std::string name;
    mutable QoreVarRWLock rwl;
    QoreParseTypeInfo* parseTypeInfo = nullptr;
    const QoreTypeInfo* typeInfo = nullptr;
    const QoreTypeInfo* refTypeInfo = nullptr;
    bool pub;                           // is this global var public (valid and set for modules only)
    mutable bool finalized;             // has this var already been cleared during Program destruction?
    bool is_thread_local;               // is this a thread_local var?
    DLLLOCAL void del(ExceptionSink* xsink);
 
    // not implemented
    Var(const Var&) = delete;
 
protected:
    bool builtin = false;
 
    DLLLOCAL ~Var() { delete parseTypeInfo; }
 
    DLLLOCAL int checkFinalized(ExceptionSink* xsink) const {
        if (finalized) {
            xsink->raiseException("DESTRUCTOR-ERROR", "illegal variable assignment after second phase of variable " \
                "destruction");
            return -1;
        }
        return 0;
    }
 
    QoreLValue<qore_gvar_ref_u>& getVal() const {
        if (is_thread_local) {
            QoreLValue<qore_gvar_ref_u>* lvar;
            bool is_new;
            get_thread_local_lvalue((void*)this, lvar, is_new, finalized);
            if (is_new) {
                if (val.type == QV_Ref) {
                    lvar->set(QV_Ref);
                    lvar->v.setPtr(val.v.getPtr(), val.v.isReadOnly());
                } else if (typeInfo) {
                    lvar->set(typeInfo);
                }
            }
            return *lvar;
        }
        return const_cast<QoreLValue<qore_gvar_ref_u>&>(val);
    }
 
public:
    DLLLOCAL Var(const QoreProgramLocation* loc, const char* n_name, bool is_thread_local = false)
            : loc(loc), name(n_name), pub(false), finalized(false), is_thread_local(is_thread_local) {
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL Var(const QoreProgramLocation* loc, const char* n_name, QoreParseTypeInfo* n_parseTypeInfo,
            bool is_thread_local = false) : loc(loc), name(n_name), parseTypeInfo(n_parseTypeInfo),
            pub(false), finalized(false), is_thread_local(is_thread_local) {
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL Var(const QoreProgramLocation* loc, const char* n_name, const QoreTypeInfo* n_typeInfo,
            bool builtin = false, bool is_thread_local = false) : loc(loc), val(n_typeInfo), name(n_name),
            typeInfo(n_typeInfo), pub(false), finalized(false), is_thread_local(is_thread_local), builtin(builtin) {
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL Var(Var* ref, bool ro = false, bool is_thread_local = false, const char* import_as = nullptr);
 
    DLLLOCAL const char* getName() const;
 
    DLLLOCAL const std::string& getNameStr() const {
        return name;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL bool isBuiltin() const {
        return builtin;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL bool isThreadLocal() const {
        return is_thread_local;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL bool isGlobal() const {
        return !is_thread_local;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL int getLValue(LValueHelper& lvh, bool for_remove) const;
    DLLLOCAL void remove(LValueRemoveHelper& lvrh);
 
    DLLLOCAL void clearLocal(ExceptionSink* xsink) {
        QoreLValue<qore_gvar_ref_u>& val = getVal();
        if (val.type != QV_Ref) {
            ValueHolder h(xsink);
            QoreAutoVarRWWriteLocker al(rwl);
            if (!finalized)
                finalized = true;
            printd(5, "Var::clearLocal() clearing '%s' %p\n", name.c_str(), this);
            {
                QoreProgram* pgm = getProgram();
                // when Qore is terminating, this may be nullptr
                if (pgm && (pgm->getParseOptions64() & PO_STRICT_TYPES)) {
                    h = val.assign(QoreTypeInfo::getDefaultQoreValue(typeInfo));
                } else {
                    h = val.removeValue(true);
                }
            }
        }
#ifdef DEBUG
        else
            printd(5, "Var::clearLocal() skipping imported var '%s' %p\n", name.c_str(), this);
#endif
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void setInitial(AbstractQoreNode* v) {
        QoreLValue<qore_gvar_ref_u>& val = getVal();
        assert(val.type == QV_Node);
        // try to set an optimized value type for the value holder if possible
        val.set(typeInfo);
        discard(val.assignInitial(v), nullptr);
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL const Var* parseGetVar() const;
 
    DLLLOCAL bool isImported() const;
 
    DLLLOCAL void deref(ExceptionSink* xsink);
 
    DLLLOCAL QoreValue eval() const;
 
    DLLLOCAL void doDoubleDeclarationError(const QoreProgramLocation* loc) {
        // make sure types are identical or throw an exception
        if (parseTypeInfo) {
            parse_error(*loc, "global variable '%s' previously declared with type '%s'", name.c_str(),
                QoreParseTypeInfo::getName(parseTypeInfo));
            assert(!typeInfo);
        }
        if (typeInfo) {
            parse_error(*loc, "global variable '%s' previously declared with type '%s'", name.c_str(),
                QoreTypeInfo::getName(typeInfo));
            assert(!parseTypeInfo);
        }
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void checkAssignType(const QoreProgramLocation* loc, const QoreTypeInfo *n_typeInfo);
 
    DLLLOCAL int parseInit() {
        QoreLValue<qore_gvar_ref_u>& val = getVal();
 
        if (val.type == QV_Ref) {
            return 0;
        }
 
        int err = 0;
 
        if (parseTypeInfo) {
            typeInfo = QoreParseTypeInfo::resolveAndDelete(parseTypeInfo, loc, err);
            refTypeInfo = QoreTypeInfo::getReferenceTarget(typeInfo);
            parseTypeInfo = nullptr;
 
            val.set(typeInfo);
        }
 
        if ((getProgram()->getParseOptions64() & PO_STRICT_TYPES) && !val.hasValue()) {
            discard(val.assignInitial(QoreTypeInfo::getDefaultQoreValue(typeInfo)), nullptr);
        }
 
        return err;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL QoreParseTypeInfo* copyParseTypeInfo() const {
        return parseTypeInfo ? parseTypeInfo->copy() : nullptr;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL const QoreTypeInfo* parseGetTypeInfoForInitialAssignment();
 
    DLLLOCAL const QoreTypeInfo* parseGetTypeInfo();
 
    DLLLOCAL const QoreTypeInfo* getTypeInfo() const;
 
    DLLLOCAL bool hasTypeInfo() const;
 
    DLLLOCAL bool isRef() const;
 
    // only called with a new object declaration expression (ie our <class> $x())
    DLLLOCAL const char* getClassName() const;
 
    DLLLOCAL bool isPublic() const {
        return pub;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void setPublic() {
        assert(!pub);
        pub = true;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL const QoreProgramLocation* getParseLocation() const {
        return loc;
    }
};
 
DLLLOCAL void delete_global_variables();
 
DLLLOCAL extern QoreHashNode* ENV;
 
//typedef std::set<const void*> lvid_set_t;
typedef vector_set_t<const void*> lvid_set_t;
 
// track obj count changes
hashdecl ObjCountRec {
    // container
    const AbstractQoreNode* con;
    // initial count (true = possible recursive cycle, false = no cycle possible)
    bool before;
 
    DLLLOCAL ObjCountRec(const QoreListNode* c);
    DLLLOCAL ObjCountRec(const QoreHashNode* c);
    DLLLOCAL ObjCountRec(const QoreObject* c);
    DLLLOCAL int getDifference();
};
 
typedef std::vector<ObjCountRec> ocvec_t;
 
// this class grabs global variable or object locks for the duration of the scope of the object
// no evaluations can be done while this object is in scope or a deadlock may result
class LValueHelper {
    friend class LValueRemoveHelper;
    friend class LValueLockHandoffHelper;
 
private:
    // not implemented
    DLLLOCAL LValueHelper(const LValueHelper&) = delete;
    DLLLOCAL LValueHelper& operator=(const LValueHelper&) = delete;
 
protected:
    DLLLOCAL void assignNodeIntern(AbstractQoreNode* n) {
        //printd(5, "LValueHelper::assignNodeIntern() this: %p n: %p '%s'\n", this, n, get_type_name(n));
 
        assert(val || qv);
        if (val) {
            val->assign(n);
        } else {
            *qv = n;
        }
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL int doListLValue(const QoreSquareBracketsOperatorNode* op, bool for_remove);
    DLLLOCAL int doHashLValue(qore_type_t t, const char* mem, bool for_remove);
    DLLLOCAL int doObjLValue(QoreObject* o, const char* mem, bool for_remove);
    DLLLOCAL int doHashObjLValue(const QoreHashObjectDereferenceOperatorNode* op, bool for_remove);
 
    DLLLOCAL int makeIntQv(const char* desc);
    DLLLOCAL int makeIntVal(const char* desc);
 
    DLLLOCAL int makeFloat(const char* desc);
    DLLLOCAL int makeNumber(const char* desc);
 
    DLLLOCAL int doRecursiveException() {
        vl.xsink->raiseException("REFERENCE-ERROR", "recursive reference detected in assignment");
        return -1;
    }
 
public:
    AutoVLock vl;
 
private:
    typedef std::vector<AbstractQoreNode*> nvec_t;
    nvec_t tvec;
    lvid_set_t* lvid_set = nullptr;
    // to track object count changes
    ocvec_t ocvec;
 
    // flag if the changed value was a container before the assignment
    bool before = false;
 
    // recursive delta: change to recursive reference count
    int rdt = 0;
 
    RObject* robj = nullptr;
 
public:
    QoreLValueGeneric* val = nullptr;
    QoreValue* qv = nullptr;
    const QoreTypeInfo* typeInfo = nullptr;
 
    DLLLOCAL LValueHelper(const ReferenceNode& ref, ExceptionSink* xsink, bool for_remove = false);
    DLLLOCAL LValueHelper(const QoreValue& exp, ExceptionSink* xsink, bool for_remove = false);
 
    DLLLOCAL LValueHelper(ExceptionSink* xsink);
 
    DLLLOCAL LValueHelper(LValueHelper&& o);
 
    // to scan objects after initialization
    DLLLOCAL LValueHelper(QoreObject& obj, ExceptionSink* xsink);
 
    DLLLOCAL ~LValueHelper();
 
    DLLLOCAL int set(const ReferenceNode& ref, bool for_remove = false);
 
    DLLLOCAL void setClosure(RObject* c) {
        robj = c;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void saveTemp(QoreValue n);
 
    DLLLOCAL void saveTempRef(QoreValue& n);
 
    DLLLOCAL int doLValue(const QoreValue& exp, bool for_remove);
 
    DLLLOCAL int doLValue(const ReferenceNode* ref, bool for_remove);
 
    DLLLOCAL void setAndLock(QoreVarRWLock& rwl);
    DLLLOCAL void set(QoreVarRWLock& rwl);
 
    DLLLOCAL AutoVLock& getAutoVLock() {
        return vl;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void setTypeInfo(const QoreTypeInfo* ti) {
        //printd(5, "LValueHelper::setTypeInfo() this: %p ti: %s\n", this, QoreTypeInfo::getName(ti));
 
        typeInfo = ti;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void setValue(QoreLValueGeneric& nv, const QoreTypeInfo* ti = nullptr) {
        //printd(5, "LValueHelper::setValue() this: %p nv: %s ti: %s\n", this, nv.getFixedTypeName(),
        //    QoreTypeInfo::getName(ti));
        assert(!val);
        assert(!qv);
        val = &nv;
 
        before = nv.assigned && nv.type == QV_Node ? needs_scan(nv.v.n) : false;
 
        typeInfo = ti;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void setValue(QoreValue& nqv, const QoreTypeInfo* ti = nullptr) {
        //printd(5, "LValueHelper::setValue() this: %p nqv: %s ti: %s\n", this, nqv.getFullTypeName(),
        //    QoreTypeInfo::getName(ti));
 
        assert(!val);
        assert(!qv);
        qv = &nqv;
 
        before = needs_scan(nqv);
 
        typeInfo = ti;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void resetValue(QoreLValueGeneric& nv, const QoreTypeInfo* ti = nullptr) {
        //printd(5, "LValueHelper::resetValue() this: %p new val: %p ti: %s\n", this, &nv, QoreTypeInfo::getName(ti));
 
        if (qv) {
            qv = nullptr;
        } else {
            assert(val);
        }
        val = &nv;
 
        before = nv.assigned && nv.type == QV_Node ? needs_scan(nv.v.n) : false;
 
        typeInfo = ti;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void resetValue(QoreValue& nqv, const QoreTypeInfo* ti = nullptr) {
        //printd(5, "LValueHelper::resetValue() this: %p nqv: %s ti: %s\n", this, nqv.getFullTypeName(),
        //    QoreTypeInfo::getName(ti));
        if (val) {
            val = nullptr;
        } else {
            assert(qv);
        }
        qv = &nqv;
 
        before = needs_scan(nqv);
 
        typeInfo = ti;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void clearPtr() {
        if (val) {
            val = nullptr;
        } else if (qv) {
            qv = nullptr;
        }
        typeInfo = nullptr;
        before = false;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL operator bool() const {
        return val || qv;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL bool isOptimized() const {
        return val && val->optimized();
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL const QoreTypeInfo* getTypeInfo() const {
        return typeInfo;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL qore_type_t getType() const {
        return val ? val->getType() : qv->getType();
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL const ReferenceNode* getReference() const {
        if (val) {
            return val->getReference();
        }
        assert(qv);
        return qv->getType() == NT_REFERENCE ? qv->get<const ReferenceNode>() : nullptr;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL const QoreValue getValue() const {
        return val ? val->getValue() : *qv;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL QoreValue getValue() {
        return val ? val->getValue() : *qv;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL AbstractQoreNode* getNodeValue() {
        assert((val && val->getInternalNode()) || (qv && qv->getInternalNode()));
        return val ? val->getInternalNode() : qv->getInternalNode();
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL const char* getTypeName() const {
        return val ? val->getTypeName() : qv->getTypeName();
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL bool checkType(const qore_type_t t) const {
        return getType() == t;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL bool isNothing() const {
        return checkType(NT_NOTHING);
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void setObjectContext(qore_object_private* obj);
 
    DLLLOCAL QoreValue getReferencedValue() const;
 
    // only call if there is a reference-counted AbstractQoreNode value in place
    // FIXME: port operators to LValueHelper instead and remove this function
    DLLLOCAL void ensureUnique() {
        AbstractQoreNode* current_value = getNodeValue();
        assert(current_value && current_value->getType() != NT_OBJECT);
 
        if (!current_value->is_unique()) {
            //printd(5, "LValueHelper::ensureUnique() this: %p saving old value: %p '%s'\n", this, current_value, get_type_name(current_value));
            AbstractQoreNode* old = current_value;
            assignNodeIntern(current_value->realCopy());
            saveTemp(old);
        }
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL int64 getAsBigInt() const;
    DLLLOCAL bool getAsBool() const;
    DLLLOCAL double getAsFloat() const;
 
    DLLLOCAL int64 plusEqualsBigInt(int64 v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 minusEqualsBigInt(int64 v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 multiplyEqualsBigInt(int64 v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 divideEqualsBigInt(int64 v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 orEqualsBigInt(int64 v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 andEqualsBigInt(int64 v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 xorEqualsBigInt(int64 v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 modulaEqualsBigInt(int64 v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 shiftLeftEqualsBigInt(int64 v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 shiftRightEqualsBigInt(int64 v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 preIncrementBigInt(const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 preDecrementBigInt(const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 postIncrementBigInt(const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL int64 postDecrementBigInt(const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
 
    DLLLOCAL double plusEqualsFloat(double v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL double minusEqualsFloat(double v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL double multiplyEqualsFloat(double v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL double divideEqualsFloat(double v, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL double preIncrementFloat(const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL double preDecrementFloat(const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL double postIncrementFloat(const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL double postDecrementFloat(const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
 
    DLLLOCAL void plusEqualsNumber(QoreValue r, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL void minusEqualsNumber(QoreValue r, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL void multiplyEqualsNumber(QoreValue r, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL void divideEqualsNumber(QoreValue r, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL void preIncrementNumber(const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL void preDecrementNumber(const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL QoreNumberNode* postIncrementNumber(bool ref_rv, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
    DLLLOCAL QoreNumberNode* postDecrementNumber(bool ref_rv, const char* desc = "<lvalue>");
 
    DLLLOCAL QoreNumberNode* ensureUniqueNumber(const char* desc = "<lvalue>") {
        AbstractQoreNode** p;
        if (val) {
            if (makeNumber(desc))
                return nullptr;
            p = &val->v.n;
        }
        else {
            assert(qv);
            if (makeNumber(desc))
                return nullptr;
            p = &qv->v.n;
        }
 
        assert(get_node_type(*p) == NT_NUMBER);
        if (!(*p)->is_unique()) {
            AbstractQoreNode* old = (*p);
            (*p) = (*p)->realCopy();
            saveTemp(old);
        }
        return reinterpret_cast<QoreNumberNode*>(*p);
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL int assign(QoreValue val, const char* desc = "<lvalue>", bool check_types = true, bool weak_assignment = false);
 
    DLLLOCAL QoreValue removeValue(bool for_del);
    DLLLOCAL QoreValue remove(bool& static_assignment);
 
    DLLLOCAL void setDelta(int dt) {
        assert(!rdt);
        rdt = dt;
    }
};
 
class LValueRemoveHelper {
private:
    // not implemented
    LValueRemoveHelper(const LValueRemoveHelper&) = delete;
    LValueRemoveHelper& operator=(const LValueRemoveHelper&) = delete;
    void* operator new(size_t) = delete;
 
    DLLLOCAL void doRemove(const QoreSquareBracketsOperatorNode* op);
    DLLLOCAL void doRemove(const QoreSquareBracketsOperatorNode* op, const QoreParseListNode* l);
    DLLLOCAL void doRemove(const QoreSquareBracketsRangeOperatorNode* op);
 
protected:
    ExceptionSink* xsink;
    QoreLValueGeneric rv;
    bool for_del,
        direct_list = false;
 
public:
    DLLLOCAL LValueRemoveHelper(const ReferenceNode& ref, ExceptionSink* n_xsink, bool fd);
    DLLLOCAL LValueRemoveHelper(const QoreValue& exp, ExceptionSink* n_xsink, bool fd);
 
    DLLLOCAL void doRemove(QoreValue exp);
 
    DLLLOCAL operator bool() const {
        return !*xsink;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL ExceptionSink* getExceptionSink() const {
        return xsink;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL bool forDel() const {
        return for_del;
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL void doRemove(QoreLValueGeneric& qv, const QoreTypeInfo* ti) {
        QoreProgram* pgm = getProgram();
        // when Qore is terminating, this may be nullptr
        if (pgm && (pgm->getParseOptions64() & PO_STRICT_TYPES)) {
            rv.assignSetTakeInitial(qv, QoreTypeInfo::getDefaultQoreValue(ti));
        } else {
            rv.assignSetTakeInitial(qv);
        }
    }
 
    DLLLOCAL QoreValue removeValue();
    DLLLOCAL QoreValue remove(bool& static_assignment);
 
    DLLLOCAL void deleteLValue();
};
 
hashdecl lvinfo {
    QoreLValueGeneric* val;
    const QoreTypeInfo* typeInfo;
 
    DLLLOCAL lvinfo(QoreLValueGeneric* val, const QoreTypeInfo* typeInfo) : val(val), typeInfo(typeInfo) {
    }
};
 
#endif // _QORE_VARIABLE_H