implemented opcTypeTrait

compiler/vm.nim

@@ -833,6 +833,12 @@ proc execute(c: PCtx, start: int) =
       regs[ra] = newSymNode(newSym(k.TSymKind, name.getIdent, c.module,
                             c.debug[pc]))
       incl(regs[ra].sym.flags, sfGenSym)
+    of opcTypeTrait:
+      # XXX only supports 'name' for now; we can use regC to encode the
+      # type trait operation
+      decodeB(nkStrLit)
+      let typ = regs[rb].sym.typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+      regs[ra].strVal = typ.typeToString(preferExported)
     inc pc
 
 proc evalStmt*(c: PCtx, n: PNode) =

compiler/vmdeps.nim

@@ -35,6 +35,21 @@ proc opSlurp*(file: string, info: TLineInfo, module: PSym): string =
     result = ""
     LocalError(info, errCannotOpenFile, file)
 
+proc opTypeTrait*(n: PNode, context: PSym): PNode =
+  ## XXX: This should be pretty much guaranteed to be true
+  # by the type traits procs' signatures, but until the
+  # code is more mature it doesn't hurt to be extra safe
+  internalAssert n.len >= 2 and n.sons[1].kind == nkSym
+
+  let typ = n.sons[1].sym.typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
+  case n.sons[0].sym.name.s.normalize
+  of "name":
+    result = newStrNode(nkStrLit, typ.typeToString(preferExported))
+    result.typ = newType(tyString, context)
+    result.info = n.info
+  else:
+    internalAssert false
+
 when false:
   proc opExpandToAst*(c: PEvalContext, original: PNode): PNode =
     var
@@ -64,21 +79,6 @@ when false:
         "ExpandToAst: expanded symbol is no macro or template")
       result = emptyNode
 
-  proc opTypeTrait*(n: PNode, context: PSym): PNode =
-    ## XXX: This should be pretty much guaranteed to be true
-    # by the type traits procs' signatures, but until the
-    # code is more mature it doesn't hurt to be extra safe
-    internalAssert n.len >= 2 and n.sons[1].kind == nkSym
-
-    let typ = n.sons[1].sym.typ.skipTypes({tyTypeDesc})
-    case n.sons[0].sym.name.s.normalize
-    of "name":
-      result = newStrNode(nkStrLit, typ.typeToString(preferExported))
-      result.typ = newType(tyString, context)
-      result.info = n.info
-    else:
-      internalAssert false
-
   proc opIs*(n: PNode): PNode =
     InternalAssert n.sonsLen == 3 and
       n[1].kind == nkSym and n[1].sym.kind == skType and

compiler/vmgen.nim

@@ -699,8 +699,11 @@ proc genMagic(c: PCtx; n: PNode; dest: var TDest) =
   of mExpandToAst:
     InternalError(n.info, "cannot generate code for: " & $m)
   of mTypeTrait: 
-    
-    InternalError(n.info, "cannot generate code for: " & $m)
+    let tmp = c.genx(n.sons[1])
+    if dest < 0: dest = c.getTemp(n.typ)
+    c.gABx(n, opcSetType, tmp, c.genType(n.sons[1]))
+    c.gABC(n, opcTypeTrait, dest, tmp)
+    c.freeTemp(tmp)
   of mIs:
     InternalError(n.info, "cannot generate code for: " & $m)
   of mSlurp: genUnaryABC(c, n, dest, opcSlurp)