v8/src/rewriter.h
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// Copyright 2006-2008 the V8 project authors. All rights reserved.
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#ifndef V8_REWRITER_H_
#define V8_REWRITER_H_
namespace v8 { namespace internal {
// Currently, the rewriter takes function literals (only top-level)
// and rewrites them to return the value of the last expression in
// them.
//
// The rewriter adds a (hidden) variable, called .result, to the
// activation, and tries to figure out where it needs to store into
// this variable. If the variable is ever used, we conclude by adding
// a return statement that returns the variable to the body of the
// given function.
class Rewriter {
public:
static bool Process(FunctionLiteral* function);
static bool Optimize(FunctionLiteral* function);
};
} } // namespace v8::internal
#endif // V8_REWRITER_H_