Odin/core/reflect/reflect.odin

package reflect

import "core:runtime"
import "core:mem"
import "core:intrinsics"
_ :: intrinsics;

Type_Info :: runtime.Type_Info;

Type_Info_Named            :: runtime.Type_Info_Named;
Type_Info_Integer          :: runtime.Type_Info_Integer;
Type_Info_Rune             :: runtime.Type_Info_Rune;
Type_Info_Float            :: runtime.Type_Info_Float;
Type_Info_Complex          :: runtime.Type_Info_Complex;
Type_Info_Quaternion       :: runtime.Type_Info_Quaternion;
Type_Info_String           :: runtime.Type_Info_String;
Type_Info_Boolean          :: runtime.Type_Info_Boolean;
Type_Info_Any              :: runtime.Type_Info_Any;
Type_Info_Type_Id          :: runtime.Type_Info_Type_Id;
Type_Info_Pointer          :: runtime.Type_Info_Pointer;
Type_Info_Multi_Pointer    :: runtime.Type_Info_Multi_Pointer;
Type_Info_Procedure        :: runtime.Type_Info_Procedure;
Type_Info_Array            :: runtime.Type_Info_Array;
Type_Info_Enumerated_Array :: runtime.Type_Info_Enumerated_Array;
Type_Info_Dynamic_Array    :: runtime.Type_Info_Dynamic_Array;
Type_Info_Slice            :: runtime.Type_Info_Slice;
Type_Info_Tuple            :: runtime.Type_Info_Tuple;
Type_Info_Struct           :: runtime.Type_Info_Struct;
Type_Info_Union            :: runtime.Type_Info_Union;
Type_Info_Enum             :: runtime.Type_Info_Enum;
Type_Info_Map              :: runtime.Type_Info_Map;
Type_Info_Bit_Set          :: runtime.Type_Info_Bit_Set;
Type_Info_Simd_Vector      :: runtime.Type_Info_Simd_Vector;
Type_Info_Relative_Pointer :: runtime.Type_Info_Relative_Pointer;
Type_Info_Relative_Slice   :: runtime.Type_Info_Relative_Slice;

Type_Info_Enum_Value :: runtime.Type_Info_Enum_Value;


Type_Kind :: enum {
	Invalid,

	Named,
	Integer,
	Rune,
	Float,
	Complex,
	Quaternion,
	String,
	Boolean,
	Any,
	Type_Id,
	Pointer,
	Multi_Pointer,
	Procedure,
	Array,
	Enumerated_Array,
	Dynamic_Array,
	Slice,
	Tuple,
	Struct,
	Union,
	Enum,
	Map,
	Bit_Set,
	Simd_Vector,
	Relative_Pointer,
	Relative_Slice,
}


type_kind :: proc(T: typeid) -> Type_Kind {
	ti := type_info_of(T);
	if ti != nil {
		switch _ in ti.variant {
		case Type_Info_Named:            return .Named;
		case Type_Info_Integer:          return .Integer;
		case Type_Info_Rune:             return .Rune;
		case Type_Info_Float:            return .Float;
		case Type_Info_Complex:          return .Complex;
		case Type_Info_Quaternion:       return .Quaternion;
		case Type_Info_String:           return .String;
		case Type_Info_Boolean:          return .Boolean;
		case Type_Info_Any:              return .Any;
		case Type_Info_Type_Id:          return .Type_Id;
		case Type_Info_Pointer:          return .Pointer;
		case Type_Info_Multi_Pointer:    return .Multi_Pointer;
		case Type_Info_Procedure:        return .Procedure;
		case Type_Info_Array:            return .Array;
		case Type_Info_Enumerated_Array: return .Enumerated_Array;
		case Type_Info_Dynamic_Array:    return .Dynamic_Array;
		case Type_Info_Slice:            return .Slice;
		case Type_Info_Tuple:            return .Tuple;
		case Type_Info_Struct:           return .Struct;
		case Type_Info_Union:            return .Union;
		case Type_Info_Enum:             return .Enum;
		case Type_Info_Map:              return .Map;
		case Type_Info_Bit_Set:          return .Bit_Set;
		case Type_Info_Simd_Vector:      return .Simd_Vector;
		case Type_Info_Relative_Pointer: return .Relative_Pointer;
		case Type_Info_Relative_Slice:   return .Relative_Slice;
		}

	}
	return .Invalid;
}

// TODO(bill): Better name
underlying_type_kind :: proc(T: typeid) -> Type_Kind {
	return type_kind(runtime.typeid_base(T));
}

// TODO(bill): Better name
backing_type_kind :: proc(T: typeid) -> Type_Kind {
	return type_kind(runtime.typeid_core(T));
}


type_info_base :: proc(info: ^Type_Info) -> ^Type_Info {
	if info == nil { return nil; }

	base := info;
	loop: for {
		#partial switch i in base.variant {
		case Type_Info_Named: base = i.base;
		case: break loop;
		}
	}
	return base;
}


type_info_core :: proc(info: ^Type_Info) -> ^Type_Info {
	if info == nil { return nil; }

	base := info;
	loop: for {
		#partial switch i in base.variant {
		case Type_Info_Named:  base = i.base;
		case Type_Info_Enum:   base = i.base;
		case: break loop;
		}
	}
	return base;
}
type_info_base_without_enum :: type_info_core;


typeid_base :: proc(id: typeid) -> typeid {
	ti := type_info_of(id);
	ti = type_info_base(ti);
	return ti.id;
}
typeid_core :: proc(id: typeid) -> typeid {
	ti := type_info_base_without_enum(type_info_of(id));
	return ti.id;
}
typeid_base_without_enum :: typeid_core;

typeid_elem :: proc(id: typeid) -> typeid {
	ti := type_info_of(id);
	if ti == nil { return nil; }

	bits := 8*ti.size;

	#partial switch v in ti.variant {
	case Type_Info_Complex:
		switch bits {
		case 64:  return f32;
		case 128: return f64;
		}
	case Type_Info_Quaternion:
		switch bits {
		case 128: return f32;
		case 256: return f64;
		}
	case Type_Info_Pointer:          return v.elem.id;
	case Type_Info_Multi_Pointer:    return v.elem.id;
	case Type_Info_Array:            return v.elem.id;
	case Type_Info_Enumerated_Array: return v.elem.id;
	case Type_Info_Slice:            return v.elem.id;
	case Type_Info_Dynamic_Array:    return v.elem.id;
	}
	return id;
}


size_of_typeid :: proc(T: typeid) -> int {
	if ti := type_info_of(T); ti != nil {
		return ti.size;
	}
	return 0;
}

align_of_typeid :: proc(T: typeid) -> int {
	if ti := type_info_of(T); ti != nil {
		return ti.align;
	}
	return 1;
}

as_bytes :: proc(v: any) -> []byte {
	if v != nil {
		sz := size_of_typeid(v.id);
		return mem.slice_ptr((^byte)(v.data), sz);
	}
	return nil;
}

any_data :: #force_inline proc(v: any) -> (data: rawptr, id: typeid) {
	return v.data, v.id;
}

is_nil :: proc(v: any) -> bool {
	if v == nil {
		return true;
	}
	data := as_bytes(v);
	if data != nil {
		return true;
	}
	for v in data {
		if v != 0 {
			return false;
		}
	}
	return true;
}

length :: proc(val: any) -> int {
	if val == nil { return 0; }

	#partial switch a in type_info_of(val.id).variant {
	case Type_Info_Named:
		return length({val.data, a.base.id});

	case Type_Info_Pointer:
		return length({val.data, a.elem.id});

	case Type_Info_Array:
		return a.count;

	case Type_Info_Enumerated_Array:
		return a.count;

	case Type_Info_Slice:
		return (^mem.Raw_Slice)(val.data).len;

	case Type_Info_Dynamic_Array:
		return (^mem.Raw_Dynamic_Array)(val.data).len;

	case Type_Info_Map:
		return (^mem.Raw_Map)(val.data).entries.len;

	case Type_Info_String:
		if a.is_cstring {
			return len((^cstring)(val.data)^);
		} else {
			return (^mem.Raw_String)(val.data).len;
		}
	}
	return 0;
}

capacity :: proc(val: any) -> int {
	if val == nil { return 0; }

	#partial switch a in type_info_of(val.id).variant {
	case Type_Info_Named:
		return capacity({val.data, a.base.id});

	case Type_Info_Pointer:
		return capacity({val.data, a.elem.id});

	case Type_Info_Array:
		return a.count;

	case Type_Info_Enumerated_Array:
		return a.count;

	case Type_Info_Dynamic_Array:
		return (^mem.Raw_Dynamic_Array)(val.data).cap;

	case Type_Info_Map:
		return (^mem.Raw_Map)(val.data).entries.cap;
	}
	return 0;
}


index :: proc(val: any, i: int, loc := #caller_location) -> any {
	if val == nil { return nil; }

	#partial switch a in type_info_of(val.id).variant {
	case Type_Info_Named:
		return index({val.data, a.base.id}, i, loc);

	case Type_Info_Pointer:
		ptr := (^rawptr)(val.data)^;
		if ptr == nil {
			return nil;
		}
		return index({ptr, a.elem.id}, i, loc);

	case Type_Info_Multi_Pointer:
		ptr := (^rawptr)(val.data)^;
		if ptr == nil {
			return nil;
		}
		return index({ptr, a.elem.id}, i, loc);

	case Type_Info_Array:
		runtime.bounds_check_error_loc(loc, i, a.count);
		offset := uintptr(a.elem.size * i);
		data := rawptr(uintptr(val.data) + offset);
		return any{data, a.elem.id};

	case Type_Info_Enumerated_Array:
		runtime.bounds_check_error_loc(loc, i, a.count);
		offset := uintptr(a.elem.size * i);
		data := rawptr(uintptr(val.data) + offset);
		return any{data, a.elem.id};

	case Type_Info_Slice:
		raw := (^mem.Raw_Slice)(val.data);
		runtime.bounds_check_error_loc(loc, i, raw.len);
		offset := uintptr(a.elem.size * i);
		data := rawptr(uintptr(raw.data) + offset);
		return any{data, a.elem.id};

	case Type_Info_Dynamic_Array:
		raw := (^mem.Raw_Dynamic_Array)(val.data);
		runtime.bounds_check_error_loc(loc, i, raw.len);
		offset := uintptr(a.elem.size * i);
		data := rawptr(uintptr(raw.data) + offset);
		return any{data, a.elem.id};

	case Type_Info_String:
		if a.is_cstring { return nil; }

		raw := (^mem.Raw_String)(val.data);
		runtime.bounds_check_error_loc(loc, i, raw.len);
		offset := uintptr(size_of(u8) * i);
		data := rawptr(uintptr(raw.data) + offset);
		return any{data, typeid_of(u8)};
	}
	return nil;
}



// Struct_Tag represents the type of the string of a struct field
//
// Through convention, tags are the concatenation of optionally space separationed key:"value" pairs.
// Each key is a non-empty string which contains no control characters other than space, quotes, and colon.
Struct_Tag :: distinct string;

Struct_Field :: struct {
	name:     string,
	type:     ^Type_Info,
	tag:      Struct_Tag,
	offset:   uintptr,
	is_using: bool,
}

struct_field_at :: proc(T: typeid, i: int) -> (field: Struct_Field) {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(T));
	if s, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Struct); ok {
		if 0 <= i && i < len(s.names) {
			field.name     = s.names[i];
			field.type     = s.types[i];
			field.tag      = Struct_Tag(s.tags[i]);
			field.offset   = s.offsets[i];
			field.is_using = s.usings[i];
		}
	}
	return;
}

struct_field_by_name :: proc(T: typeid, name: string) -> (field: Struct_Field) {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(T));
	if s, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Struct); ok {
		for fname, i in s.names {
			if fname == name {
				field.name     = s.names[i];
				field.type     = s.types[i];
				field.tag      = Struct_Tag(s.tags[i]);
				field.offset   = s.offsets[i];
				field.is_using = s.usings[i];
				break;
			}
		}
	}
	return;
}

struct_field_value_by_name :: proc(a: any, field: string, allow_using := false) -> any {
	if a == nil { return nil; }

	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(a.id));

	if s, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Struct); ok {
		for name, i in s.names {
			if name == field {
				return any{
					rawptr(uintptr(a.data) + s.offsets[i]),
					s.types[i].id,
				};
			}

			if allow_using && s.usings[i] {
				f := any{
					rawptr(uintptr(a.data) + s.offsets[i]),
					s.types[i].id,
				};

				if res := struct_field_value_by_name(f, field, allow_using); res != nil {
					return res;
				}
			}
		}
	}
	return nil;
}



struct_field_names :: proc(T: typeid) -> []string {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(T));
	if s, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Struct); ok {
		return s.names;
	}
	return nil;
}

struct_field_types :: proc(T: typeid) -> []^Type_Info {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(T));
	if s, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Struct); ok {
		return s.types;
	}
	return nil;
}


struct_field_tags :: proc(T: typeid) -> []Struct_Tag {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(T));
	if s, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Struct); ok {
		return transmute([]Struct_Tag)s.tags;
	}
	return nil;
}

struct_field_offsets :: proc(T: typeid) -> []uintptr {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(T));
	if s, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Struct); ok {
		return s.offsets;
	}
	return nil;
}

struct_fields_zipped :: proc(T: typeid) -> (fields: #soa[]Struct_Field) {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(T));
	if s, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Struct); ok {
		return soa_zip(
			name     = s.names,
			type     = s.types,
			tag      = transmute([]Struct_Tag)s.tags,
			offset   = s.offsets,
			is_using = s.usings,
		);
	}
	return nil;
}



struct_tag_get :: proc(tag: Struct_Tag, key: string) -> (value: Struct_Tag) {
	value, _ = struct_tag_lookup(tag, key);
	return;
}

struct_tag_lookup :: proc(tag: Struct_Tag, key: string) -> (value: Struct_Tag, ok: bool) {
	for t := tag; t != ""; /**/ {
		i := 0;
		for i < len(t) && t[i] == ' ' { // Skip whitespace
			i += 1;
		}
		t = t[i:];
		if len(t) == 0 {
			break;
		}

		i = 0;
		loop: for i < len(t) {
			switch t[i] {
			case ':', '"':
				break loop;
			case 0x00 ..< ' ', 0x7f ..= 0x9f: // break if control character is found
				break loop;
			}
			i += 1;
		}

		if i == 0 {
			break;
		}
		if i+1 >= len(t) {
			break;
		}

		if t[i] != ':' || t[i+1] != '"' {
			break;
		}
		name := string(t[:i]);
		t = t[i+1:];

		i = 1;
		for i < len(t) && t[i] != '"' { // find closing quote
			if t[i] == '\\' {
				i += 1; // Skip escaped characters
			}
			i += 1;
		}

		if i >= len(t) {
			break;
		}

		val := string(t[:i+1]);
		t = t[i+1:];

		if key == name {
			return Struct_Tag(val[1:i]), true;
		}
	}
	return;
}


enum_string :: proc(a: any) -> string {
	if a == nil { return ""; }
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(a.id));
	if e, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Enum); ok {
		v, _ := as_i64(a);
		for value, i in e.values {
			if value == Type_Info_Enum_Value(v) {
				return e.names[i];
			}
		}
	} else {
		panic("expected an enum to reflect.enum_string");
	}

	return "";
}

// Given a enum type and a value name, get the enum value.
enum_from_name :: proc($Enum_Type: typeid, name: string) -> (value: Enum_Type, ok: bool) {
	ti := type_info_base(type_info_of(Enum_Type));
	if eti, eti_ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Enum); eti_ok {
		for value_name, i in eti.names {
			if value_name != name {
				continue;
			}
			v := eti.values[i];
			value = Enum_Type(v);
			ok = true;
			return;
		}
	}
	return;
}

enum_from_name_any :: proc(Enum_Type: typeid, name: string) -> (value: Type_Info_Enum_Value, ok: bool) {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(Enum_Type));
	if eti, eti_ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Enum); eti_ok {
		for value_name, i in eti.names {
			if value_name != name {
				continue;
			}
			value = eti.values[i];
			ok = true;
			return;
		}
	}
	return;
}


enum_field_names :: proc(Enum_Type: typeid) -> []string {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(Enum_Type));
	if eti, eti_ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Enum); eti_ok {
		return eti.names;
	}
	return nil;
}
enum_field_values :: proc(Enum_Type: typeid) -> []Type_Info_Enum_Value {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(Enum_Type));
	if eti, eti_ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Enum); eti_ok {
		return eti.values;
	}
	return nil;
}

Enum_Field :: struct {
	name:  string,
	value: Type_Info_Enum_Value,
}

enum_fields_zipped :: proc(Enum_Type: typeid) -> (fields: #soa[]Enum_Field) {
	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(Enum_Type));
	if eti, eti_ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Enum); eti_ok {
		return soa_zip(name=eti.names, value=eti.values);
	}
	return nil;
}



union_variant_type_info :: proc(a: any) -> ^Type_Info {
	id := union_variant_typeid(a);
	return type_info_of(id);
}

type_info_union_is_pure_maybe :: proc(info: runtime.Type_Info_Union) -> bool {
	return info.maybe && len(info.variants) == 1 && is_pointer(info.variants[0]);
}

union_variant_typeid :: proc(a: any) -> typeid {
	if a == nil { return nil; }

	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(a.id));
	if info, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Union); ok {
		if type_info_union_is_pure_maybe(info) {
			if a.data != nil {
				return info.variants[0].id;
			}
			return nil;
		}

		tag_ptr := uintptr(a.data) + info.tag_offset;
		tag_any := any{rawptr(tag_ptr), info.tag_type.id};

		tag: i64 = ---;
		switch i in tag_any {
		case u8:   tag = i64(i);
		case i8:   tag = i64(i);
		case u16:  tag = i64(i);
		case i16:  tag = i64(i);
		case u32:  tag = i64(i);
		case i32:  tag = i64(i);
		case u64:  tag = i64(i);
		case i64:  tag = i;
		case: unimplemented();
		}

		if a.data != nil && tag != 0 {
			i := tag if info.no_nil else tag-1;
			return info.variants[i].id;
		}

		return nil;
	}
	panic("expected a union to reflect.union_variant_typeid");

}

get_union_variant_raw_tag :: proc(a: any) -> i64 {
	if a == nil { return -1; }

	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(a.id));
	if info, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Union); ok {
		if type_info_union_is_pure_maybe(info) {
			return 1 if a.data != nil else 0;
		}

		tag_ptr := uintptr(a.data) + info.tag_offset;
		tag_any := any{rawptr(tag_ptr), info.tag_type.id};

		tag: i64 = ---;
		switch i in tag_any {
		case u8:   tag = i64(i);
		case i8:   tag = i64(i);
		case u16:  tag = i64(i);
		case i16:  tag = i64(i);
		case u32:  tag = i64(i);
		case i32:  tag = i64(i);
		case u64:  tag = i64(i);
		case i64:  tag = i;
		case: unimplemented();
		}

		return tag;
	}
	panic("expected a union to reflect.get_union_variant_raw_tag");
}


set_union_variant_raw_tag :: proc(a: any, tag: i64) {
	if a == nil { return; }

	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(a.id));
	if info, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Union); ok {
		if type_info_union_is_pure_maybe(info) {
			// Cannot do anything
			return;
		}

		tag_ptr := uintptr(a.data) + info.tag_offset;
		tag_any := any{rawptr(tag_ptr), info.tag_type.id};

		switch i in &tag_any {
		case u8:   i = u8(tag);
		case i8:   i = i8(tag);
		case u16:  i = u16(tag);
		case i16:  i = i16(tag);
		case u32:  i = u32(tag);
		case i32:  i = i32(tag);
		case u64:  i = u64(tag);
		case i64:  i = tag;
		case: unimplemented();
		}

		return;
	}
	panic("expected a union to reflect.set_union_variant_raw_tag");
}

set_union_variant_typeid :: proc(a: any, id: typeid) {
	if a == nil { return; }

	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(a.id));
	if info, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Union); ok {
		if type_info_union_is_pure_maybe(info) {
			// Cannot do anything
			return;
		}

		if id == nil && !info.no_nil {
			set_union_variant_raw_tag(a, 0);
			return;
		}

		for variant, i in info.variants {
			if variant.id == id {
				tag := i64(i);
				if !info.no_nil {
					tag += 1;
				}
				set_union_variant_raw_tag(a, tag);
				return;
			}
		}
		return;
	}
	panic("expected a union to reflect.set_union_variant_typeid");
}

set_union_variant_type_info :: proc(a: any, tag_ti: ^Type_Info) {
	if a == nil { return; }

	ti := runtime.type_info_base(type_info_of(a.id));
	if info, ok := ti.variant.(runtime.Type_Info_Union); ok {
		if type_info_union_is_pure_maybe(info) {
			// Cannot do anything
			return;
		}

		if tag_ti == nil && !info.no_nil {
			set_union_variant_raw_tag(a, 0);
			return;
		}

		for variant, i in info.variants {
			if variant == tag_ti {
				tag := i64(i);
				if !info.no_nil {
					tag += 1;
				}
				set_union_variant_raw_tag(a, tag);
				return;
			}
		}
		return;
	}
	panic("expected a union to reflect.set_union_variant_type_info");
}


as_bool :: proc(a: any) -> (value: bool, valid: bool) {
	if a == nil { return; }
	a := a;
	ti := runtime.type_info_core(type_info_of(a.id));
	a.id = ti.id;

	#partial switch info in ti.variant {
	case Type_Info_Boolean:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case bool: value = v;
		case b8:   value = bool(v);
		case b16:  value = bool(v);
		case b32:  value = bool(v);
		case b64:  value = bool(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}
	}

	return;
}

as_int :: proc(a: any) -> (value: int, valid: bool) {
	v: i64;
	v, valid = as_i64(a);
	value = int(v);
	return;
}

as_uint :: proc(a: any) -> (value: uint, valid: bool) {
	v: u64;
	v, valid = as_u64(a);
	value = uint(v);
	return;
}

as_i64 :: proc(a: any) -> (value: i64, valid: bool) {
	if a == nil { return; }
	a := a;
	ti := runtime.type_info_core(type_info_of(a.id));
	a.id = ti.id;

	#partial switch info in ti.variant {
	case Type_Info_Integer:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case i8:      value = i64(v);
		case i16:     value = i64(v);
		case i32:     value = i64(v);
		case i64:     value =      v;
		case i128:    value = i64(v);
		case int:     value = i64(v);

		case u8:      value = i64(v);
		case u16:     value = i64(v);
		case u32:     value = i64(v);
		case u64:     value = i64(v);
		case u128:    value = i64(v);
		case uint:    value = i64(v);
		case uintptr: value = i64(v);

		case u16le:   value = i64(v);
		case u32le:   value = i64(v);
		case u64le:   value = i64(v);
		case u128le:  value = i64(v);

		case i16le:   value = i64(v);
		case i32le:   value = i64(v);
		case i64le:   value = i64(v);
		case i128le:  value = i64(v);

		case u16be:   value = i64(v);
		case u32be:   value = i64(v);
		case u64be:   value = i64(v);
		case u128be:  value = i64(v);

		case i16be:   value = i64(v);
		case i32be:   value = i64(v);
		case i64be:   value = i64(v);
		case i128be:  value = i64(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Rune:
		r := a.(rune);
		value = i64(r);
		valid = true;

	case Type_Info_Float:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case f32:   value = i64(v);
		case f64:   value = i64(v);
		case f32le: value = i64(v);
		case f64le: value = i64(v);
		case f32be: value = i64(v);
		case f64be: value = i64(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Boolean:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case bool: value = i64(v);
		case b8:   value = i64(v);
		case b16:  value = i64(v);
		case b32:  value = i64(v);
		case b64:  value = i64(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Complex:
		switch v in a {
		case complex64:
			if imag(v) == 0 {
				value = i64(real(v));
				valid = true;
			}
		case complex128:
			if imag(v) == 0 {
				value = i64(real(v));
				valid = true;
			}
		}

	case Type_Info_Quaternion:
		switch v in a {
		case quaternion128:
			if imag(v) == 0 && jmag(v) == 0 && kmag(v) == 0 {
				value = i64(real(v));
				valid = true;
			}
		case quaternion256:
			if imag(v) == 0 && jmag(v) == 0 && kmag(v) == 0 {
				value = i64(real(v));
				valid = true;
			}
		}
	}

	return;
}

as_u64 :: proc(a: any) -> (value: u64, valid: bool) {
	if a == nil { return; }
	a := a;
	ti := runtime.type_info_core(type_info_of(a.id));
	a.id = ti.id;

	#partial switch info in ti.variant {
	case Type_Info_Integer:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case i8:     value = u64(v);
		case i16:    value = u64(v);
		case i32:    value = u64(v);
		case i64:    value = u64(v);
		case i128:   value = u64(v);
		case int:    value = u64(v);

		case u8:     value = u64(v);
		case u16:    value = u64(v);
		case u32:    value = u64(v);
		case u64:    value =    (v);
		case u128:   value = u64(v);
		case uint:   value = u64(v);
		case uintptr:value = u64(v);

		case u16le:  value = u64(v);
		case u32le:  value = u64(v);
		case u64le:  value = u64(v);
		case u128le: value = u64(v);

		case i16le:  value = u64(v);
		case i32le:  value = u64(v);
		case i64le:  value = u64(v);
		case i128le: value = u64(v);

		case u16be:  value = u64(v);
		case u32be:  value = u64(v);
		case u64be:  value = u64(v);
		case u128be: value = u64(v);

		case i16be:  value = u64(v);
		case i32be:  value = u64(v);
		case i64be:  value = u64(v);
		case i128be: value = u64(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Rune:
		r := a.(rune);
		value = u64(r);
		valid = true;

	case Type_Info_Float:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case f32:   value = u64(v);
		case f64:   value = u64(v);
		case f32le: value = u64(v);
		case f64le: value = u64(v);
		case f32be: value = u64(v);
		case f64be: value = u64(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Boolean:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case bool: value = u64(v);
		case b8:   value = u64(v);
		case b16:  value = u64(v);
		case b32:  value = u64(v);
		case b64:  value = u64(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Complex:
		switch v in a {
		case complex64:
			if imag(v) == 0 {
				value = u64(real(v));
				valid = true;
			}
		case complex128:
			if imag(v) == 0 {
				value = u64(real(v));
				valid = true;
			}
		}

	case Type_Info_Quaternion:
		switch v in a {
		case quaternion128:
			if imag(v) == 0 && jmag(v) == 0 && kmag(v) == 0 {
				value = u64(real(v));
				valid = true;
			}
		case quaternion256:
			if imag(v) == 0 && jmag(v) == 0 && kmag(v) == 0 {
				value = u64(real(v));
				valid = true;
			}
		}
	}

	return;
}


as_f64 :: proc(a: any) -> (value: f64, valid: bool) {
	if a == nil { return; }
	a := a;
	ti := runtime.type_info_core(type_info_of(a.id));
	a.id = ti.id;

	#partial switch info in ti.variant {
	case Type_Info_Integer:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case i8:    value = f64(v);
		case i16:   value = f64(v);
		case i32:   value = f64(v);
		case i64:   value = f64(v);
		case i128:  value = f64(v);

		case u8:    value = f64(v);
		case u16:   value = f64(v);
		case u32:   value = f64(v);
		case u64:   value = f64(v);
		case u128:  value = f64(v);

		case u16le: value = f64(v);
		case u32le: value = f64(v);
		case u64le: value = f64(v);
		case u128le:value = f64(v);

		case i16le: value = f64(v);
		case i32le: value = f64(v);
		case i64le: value = f64(v);
		case i128le:value = f64(v);

		case u16be: value = f64(v);
		case u32be: value = f64(v);
		case u64be: value = f64(v);
		case u128be:value = f64(v);

		case i16be: value = f64(v);
		case i32be: value = f64(v);
		case i64be: value = f64(v);
		case i128be:value = f64(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Rune:
		r := a.(rune);
		value = f64(i32(r));
		valid = true;

	case Type_Info_Float:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case f32:   value = f64(v);
		case f64:   value =    (v);
		case f32le: value = f64(v);
		case f64le: value = f64(v);
		case f32be: value = f64(v);
		case f64be: value = f64(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Boolean:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case bool: value = f64(i32(v));
		case b8:   value = f64(i32(v));
		case b16:  value = f64(i32(v));
		case b32:  value = f64(i32(v));
		case b64:  value = f64(i32(v));
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Complex:
		switch v in a {
		case complex64:
			if imag(v) == 0 {
				value = f64(real(v));
				valid = true;
			}
		case complex128:
			if imag(v) == 0 {
				value = real(v);
				valid = true;
			}
		}

	case Type_Info_Quaternion:
		switch v in a {
		case quaternion128:
			if imag(v) == 0 && jmag(v) == 0 && kmag(v) == 0 {
				value = f64(real(v));
				valid = true;
			}
		case quaternion256:
			if imag(v) == 0 && jmag(v) == 0 && kmag(v) == 0 {
				value = real(v);
				valid = true;
			}
		}
	}

	return;
}


as_string :: proc(a: any) -> (value: string, valid: bool) {
	if a == nil { return; }
	a := a;
	ti := runtime.type_info_core(type_info_of(a.id));
	a.id = ti.id;

	#partial switch info in ti.variant {
	case Type_Info_String:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case string:  value = v;
		case cstring: value = string(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}
	}

	return;
}

relative_pointer_to_absolute :: proc(a: any) -> rawptr {
	if a == nil { return nil; }
	a := a;
	ti := runtime.type_info_core(type_info_of(a.id));
	a.id = ti.id;

	#partial switch info in ti.variant {
	case Type_Info_Relative_Pointer:
		return relative_pointer_to_absolute_raw(a.data, info.base_integer.id);
	}
	return nil;
}


relative_pointer_to_absolute_raw :: proc(data: rawptr, base_integer_id: typeid) -> rawptr {
	_handle :: proc(ptr: ^$T) -> rawptr where intrinsics.type_is_integer(T) {
		if ptr^ == 0 {
			return nil;
		}
		when intrinsics.type_is_unsigned(T) {
			return rawptr(uintptr(ptr) + uintptr(ptr^));
		} else {
			return rawptr(uintptr(ptr) + uintptr(i64(ptr^)));
		}
	}

	ptr_any := any{data, base_integer_id};
	ptr: rawptr;
	switch i in &ptr_any {
	case u8:    ptr = _handle(&i);
	case u16:   ptr = _handle(&i);
	case u32:   ptr = _handle(&i);
	case u64:   ptr = _handle(&i);
	case i8:    ptr = _handle(&i);
	case i16:   ptr = _handle(&i);
	case i32:   ptr = _handle(&i);
	case i64:   ptr = _handle(&i);
	case u16le: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case u32le: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case u64le: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case i16le: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case i32le: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case i64le: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case u16be: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case u32be: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case u64be: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case i16be: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case i32be: ptr = _handle(&i);
	case i64be: ptr = _handle(&i);
	}
	return ptr;

}



as_pointer :: proc(a: any) -> (value: rawptr, valid: bool) {
	if a == nil { return; }
	a := a;
	ti := runtime.type_info_core(type_info_of(a.id));
	a.id = ti.id;

	#partial switch info in ti.variant {
	case Type_Info_Pointer:
		valid = true;
		value = a.data;

	case Type_Info_String:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case cstring: value = rawptr(v);
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Relative_Pointer:
		valid = true;
		value = relative_pointer_to_absolute_raw(a.data, info.base_integer.id);
	}

	return;
}


as_raw_data :: proc(a: any) -> (value: rawptr, valid: bool) {
	if a == nil { return; }
	a := a;
	ti := runtime.type_info_core(type_info_of(a.id));
	a.id = ti.id;

	#partial switch info in ti.variant {
	case Type_Info_String:
		valid = true;
		switch v in a {
		case string:  value = raw_data(v);
		case cstring: value = rawptr(v); // just in case
		case: valid = false;
		}

	case Type_Info_Array:
		valid = true;
		value = a.data;

	case Type_Info_Slice:
		valid = true;
		value = (^mem.Raw_Slice)(a.data).data;

	case Type_Info_Dynamic_Array:
		valid = true;
		value = (^mem.Raw_Dynamic_Array)(a.data).data;
	}

	return;
}

/*
not_equal :: proc(a, b: any) -> bool {
	return !equal(a, b);
}
equal :: proc(a, b: any) -> bool {
	if a == nil && b == nil {
		return true;
	}

	if a.id != b.id {
		return false;
	}

	if a.data == b.data {
		return true;
	}

	t := type_info_of(a.id);
	if .Comparable not_in t.flags {
		return false;
	}

	if t.size == 0 {
		return true;
	}

	if .Simple_Compare in t.flags {
		return mem.compare_byte_ptrs((^byte)(a.data), (^byte)(b.data), t.size) == 0;
	}

	t = runtime.type_info_core(t);

	#partial switch v in t.variant {
	case Type_Info_String:
		if v.is_cstring {
			x := string((^cstring)(a.data)^);
			y := string((^cstring)(b.data)^);
			return x == y;
		} else {
			x := (^string)(a.data)^;
			y := (^string)(b.data)^;
			return x == y;
		}

	case Type_Info_Array:
		for i in 0..<v.count {
			x := rawptr(uintptr(a.data) + uintptr(v.elem_size*i));
			y := rawptr(uintptr(b.data) + uintptr(v.elem_size*i));
			if !equal(any{x, v.elem.id}, any{y, v.elem.id}) {
				return false;
			}
		}
	case Type_Info_Enumerated_Array:
		for i in 0..<v.count {
			x := rawptr(uintptr(a.data) + uintptr(v.elem_size*i));
			y := rawptr(uintptr(b.data) + uintptr(v.elem_size*i));
			if !equal(any{x, v.elem.id}, any{y, v.elem.id}) {
				return false;
			}
		}
	case Type_Info_Struct:
		if v.equal != nil {
			return v.equal(a.data, b.data);
		} else {
			for offset, i in v.offsets {
				x := rawptr(uintptr(a.data) + offset);
				y := rawptr(uintptr(b.data) + offset);
				id := v.types[i].id;
				if !equal(any{x, id}, any{y, id}) {
					return false;
				}
			}
		}
	}

	return true;
}
*/