add splatnew form; like new but accepts a tuple

This allows the core NamedTuple constructor to be defined without
generated functions.
With a bit of work in the front end it will also allow splatting
inside `new` in general.

base/boot.jl

@@ -548,33 +548,8 @@ NamedTuple{names}(args::Tuple) where {names} = NamedTuple{names,typeof(args)}(ar
 
 using .Intrinsics: sle_int, add_int
 
-macro generated()
-    return Expr(:generated)
-end
-
-function NamedTuple{names,T}(args::T) where {names, T <: Tuple}
-    if @generated
-        N = nfields(names)
-        flds = Array{Any,1}(undef, N)
-        i = 1
-        while sle_int(i, N)
-            arrayset(false, flds, :(getfield(args, $i)), i)
-            i = add_int(i, 1)
-        end
-        Expr(:new, :(NamedTuple{names,T}), flds...)
-    else
-        N = nfields(names)
-        NT = NamedTuple{names,T}
-        flds = Array{Any,1}(undef, N)
-        i = 1
-        while sle_int(i, N)
-            arrayset(false, flds, getfield(args, i), i)
-            i = add_int(i, 1)
-        end
-        ccall(:jl_new_structv, Any, (Any, Ptr{Cvoid}, UInt32), NT,
-              ccall(:jl_array_ptr, Ptr{Cvoid}, (Any,), flds), toUInt32(N))::NT
-    end
-end
+eval(Core, :(NamedTuple{names,T}(args::T) where {names, T <: Tuple} =
+             $(Expr(:splatnew, :(NamedTuple{names,T}), :args))))
 
 # constructors for built-in types
 

base/compiler/abstractinterpretation.jl

@@ -914,6 +914,9 @@ function abstract_eval(@nospecialize(e), vtypes::VarTable, sv::InferenceState)
                 t = Const(ccall(:jl_new_structv, Any, (Any, Ptr{Cvoid}, UInt32), t, args, length(args)))
             end
         end
+    elseif e.head === :splatnew
+        t = instanceof_tfunc(abstract_eval(e.args[1], vtypes, sv))[1]
+        # TODO: improve
     elseif e.head === :&
         abstract_eval(e.args[1], vtypes, sv)
         t = Any

base/compiler/ssair/inlining.jl

@@ -778,6 +778,31 @@ function assemble_inline_todo!(ir::IRCode, linetable::Vector{LineInfoNode}, sv::
     todo = Any[]
     for idx in 1:length(ir.stmts)
         stmt = ir.stmts[idx]
+
+        if isexpr(stmt, :splatnew)
+            ty = ir.types[idx]
+            nf = nfields_tfunc(ty)
+            if nf isa Const
+                eargs = stmt.args
+                tup = eargs[2]
+                tt = argextype(tup, ir, sv.sp)
+                tnf = nfields_tfunc(tt)
+                if tnf isa Const && tnf.val <= nf.val
+                    n = tnf.val
+                    new_argexprs = Any[eargs[1]]
+                    for j = 1:n
+                        atype = getfield_tfunc(tt, Const(j))
+                        new_call = Expr(:call, Core.getfield, tup, j)
+                        new_argexpr = insert_node!(ir, idx, atype, new_call)
+                        push!(new_argexprs, new_argexpr)
+                    end
+                    stmt.head = :new
+                    stmt.args = new_argexprs
+                end
+            end
+            continue
+        end
+
         isexpr(stmt, :call) || continue
         eargs = stmt.args
         isempty(eargs) && continue

base/compiler/ssair/ir.jl

@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ function getindex(x::UseRef)
 end
 
 function is_relevant_expr(e::Expr)
-    return e.head in (:call, :invoke, :new, :(=), :(&),
+    return e.head in (:call, :invoke, :new, :splatnew, :(=), :(&),
                       :gc_preserve_begin, :gc_preserve_end,
                       :foreigncall, :isdefined, :copyast,
                       :undefcheck, :throw_undef_if_not,

base/compiler/tfuncs.jl

@@ -343,17 +343,17 @@ function sizeof_tfunc(@nospecialize(x),)
     return Int
 end
 add_tfunc(Core.sizeof, 1, 1, sizeof_tfunc, 0)
-add_tfunc(nfields, 1, 1,
-    function (@nospecialize(x),)
-        isa(x, Const) && return Const(nfields(x.val))
-        isa(x, Conditional) && return Const(0)
-        if isa(x, DataType) && !x.abstract && !(x.name === Tuple.name && isvatuple(x))
-            if !(x.name === _NAMEDTUPLE_NAME && !isconcretetype(x))
-                return Const(length(x.types))
-            end
+function nfields_tfunc(@nospecialize(x))
+    isa(x, Const) && return Const(nfields(x.val))
+    isa(x, Conditional) && return Const(0)
+    if isa(x, DataType) && !x.abstract && !(x.name === Tuple.name && isvatuple(x))
+        if !(x.name === _NAMEDTUPLE_NAME && !isconcretetype(x))
+            return Const(length(x.types))
         end
-        return Int
-    end, 0)
+    end
+    return Int
+end
+add_tfunc(nfields, 1, 1, nfields_tfunc, 0)
 add_tfunc(Core._expr, 1, INT_INF, (@nospecialize args...)->Expr, 100)
 function typevar_tfunc(@nospecialize(n), @nospecialize(lb_arg), @nospecialize(ub_arg))
     lb = Union{}

base/compiler/validation.jl

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const VALID_EXPR_HEADS = IdDict{Any,Any}(
     :method => 1:4,
     :const => 1:1,
     :new => 1:typemax(Int),
+    :splatnew => 2:2,
     :return => 1:1,
     :unreachable => 0:0,
     :the_exception => 0:0,
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ function validate_code!(errors::Vector{>:InvalidCodeError}, c::CodeInfo, is_top_
                 head === :inbounds || head === :foreigncall || head === :cfunction ||
                 head === :const || head === :enter || head === :leave || head == :pop_exception ||
                 head === :method || head === :global || head === :static_parameter ||
-                head === :new || head === :thunk || head === :simdloop ||
+                head === :new || head === :splatnew || head === :thunk || head === :simdloop ||
                 head === :throw_undef_if_not || head === :unreachable
                 validate_val!(x)
             else
@@ -224,7 +225,7 @@ end
 
 function is_valid_rvalue(@nospecialize(x))
     is_valid_argument(x) && return true
-    if isa(x, Expr) && x.head in (:new, :the_exception, :isdefined, :call, :invoke, :foreigncall, :cfunction, :gc_preserve_begin, :copyast)
+    if isa(x, Expr) && x.head in (:new, :splatnew, :the_exception, :isdefined, :call, :invoke, :foreigncall, :cfunction, :gc_preserve_begin, :copyast)
         return true
     end
     return false

base/show.jl

@@ -1203,8 +1203,8 @@ function show_unquoted(io::IO, ex::Expr, indent::Int, prec::Int)
         end
 
     # new expr
-    elseif head === :new
-        show_enclosed_list(io, "%new(", args, ", ", ")", indent)
+    elseif head === :new || head === :splatnew
+        show_enclosed_list(io, "%$head(", args, ", ", ")", indent)
 
     # other call-like expressions ("A[1,2]", "T{X,Y}", "f.(X,Y)")
     elseif haskey(expr_calls, head) && nargs >= 1  # :ref/:curly/:calldecl/:(.)

doc/src/devdocs/ast.md

@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ These symbols appear in the `head` field of `Expr`s in lowered form.
     to this, and the type is always inserted by the compiler.  This is very much an internal-only
     feature, and does no checking. Evaluating arbitrary `new` expressions can easily segfault.
 
+  * `splatnew`
+
+    Similar to `new`, except field values are passed as a single tuple. Works similarly to
+    `Base.splat(new)` if `new` were a first-class function, hence the name.
+
   * `return`
 
     Returns its argument as the value of the enclosing function.

src/ast.c

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jl_sym_t *enter_sym;   jl_sym_t *leave_sym;
 jl_sym_t *pop_exception_sym;
 jl_sym_t *exc_sym;     jl_sym_t *error_sym;
 jl_sym_t *new_sym;     jl_sym_t *using_sym;
+jl_sym_t *splatnew_sym;
 jl_sym_t *const_sym;   jl_sym_t *thunk_sym;
 jl_sym_t *abstracttype_sym; jl_sym_t *primtype_sym;
 jl_sym_t *structtype_sym;   jl_sym_t *foreigncall_sym;
@@ -345,6 +346,7 @@ void jl_init_frontend(void)
     leave_sym = jl_symbol("leave");
     pop_exception_sym = jl_symbol("pop_exception");
     new_sym = jl_symbol("new");
+    splatnew_sym = jl_symbol("splatnew");
     const_sym = jl_symbol("const");
     global_sym = jl_symbol("global");
     thunk_sym = jl_symbol("thunk");

src/codegen.cpp

@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ static Function *jltls_states_func;
 
 // important functions
 static Function *jlnew_func;
+static Function *jlsplatnew_func;
 static Function *jlthrow_func;
 static Function *jlerror_func;
 static Function *jltypeerror_func;
@@ -4065,7 +4066,16 @@ static jl_cgval_t emit_expr(jl_codectx_t &ctx, jl_value_t *expr, ssize_t ssaval)
         }
         Value *typ = boxed(ctx, argv[0]);
         Value *val = emit_jlcall(ctx, jlnew_func, typ, &argv[1], nargs - 1);
-        return mark_julia_type(ctx, val, true, ty);
+        return mark_julia_type(ctx, val, true, (jl_value_t*)jl_any_type);
+    }
+    else if (head == splatnew_sym) {
+        jl_cgval_t argv[2];
+        argv[0] = emit_expr(ctx, args[0]);
+        argv[1] = emit_expr(ctx, args[1]);
+        Value *typ = boxed(ctx, argv[0]);
+        Value *tup = boxed(ctx, argv[1]);
+        Value *val = ctx.builder.CreateCall(prepare_call(jlsplatnew_func), { typ, tup });
+        return mark_julia_type(ctx, val, true, (jl_value_t*)jl_any_type);
     }
     else if (head == exc_sym) {
         return mark_julia_type(ctx,
@@ -6979,6 +6989,17 @@ static void init_julia_llvm_env(Module *m)
     jlnew_func->addFnAttr(Thunk);
     add_named_global(jlnew_func, &jl_new_structv);
 
+    std::vector<Type *> args_2rptrs_(0);
+    args_2rptrs_.push_back(T_prjlvalue);
+    args_2rptrs_.push_back(T_prjlvalue);
+    jlsplatnew_func =
+        Function::Create(FunctionType::get(T_prjlvalue, args_2rptrs_, false),
+                         Function::ExternalLinkage,
+                         "jl_new_structt", m);
+    add_return_attr(jlsplatnew_func, Attribute::NonNull);
+    jlsplatnew_func->addFnAttr(Thunk);
+    add_named_global(jlsplatnew_func, &jl_new_structt);
+
     std::vector<Type*> args2(0);
     args2.push_back(T_pint8);
 #ifndef _OS_WINDOWS_

src/datatype.c

@@ -797,8 +797,24 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_struct(jl_datatype_t *type, ...)
     return jv;
 }
 
-JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_structv(jl_datatype_t *type, jl_value_t **args,
-                                        uint32_t na)
+static void init_struct_tail(jl_datatype_t *type, jl_value_t *jv, size_t na)
+{
+    size_t nf = jl_datatype_nfields(type);
+    for(size_t i=na; i < nf; i++) {
+        if (jl_field_isptr(type, i)) {
+            *(jl_value_t**)((char*)jl_data_ptr(jv)+jl_field_offset(type,i)) = NULL;
+        }
+        else {
+            jl_value_t *ft = jl_field_type(type, i);
+            if (jl_is_uniontype(ft)) {
+                uint8_t *psel = &((uint8_t *)jv)[jl_field_offset(type, i) + jl_field_size(type, i) - 1];
+                *psel = 0;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_structv(jl_datatype_t *type, jl_value_t **args, uint32_t na)
 {
     jl_ptls_t ptls = jl_get_ptls_states();
     if (type->instance != NULL) {
@@ -811,7 +827,6 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_structv(jl_datatype_t *type, jl_value_t **args,
     }
     if (type->layout == NULL)
         jl_type_error("new", (jl_value_t*)jl_datatype_type, (jl_value_t*)type);
-    size_t nf = jl_datatype_nfields(type);
     jl_value_t *jv = jl_gc_alloc(ptls, jl_datatype_size(type), type);
     JL_GC_PUSH1(&jv);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < na; i++) {
@@ -820,18 +835,41 @@ JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_structv(jl_datatype_t *type, jl_value_t **args,
             jl_type_error("new", ft, args[i]);
         jl_set_nth_field(jv, i, args[i]);
     }
-    for(size_t i=na; i < nf; i++) {
-        if (jl_field_isptr(type, i)) {
-            *(jl_value_t**)((char*)jl_data_ptr(jv)+jl_field_offset(type,i)) = NULL;
-        }
-        else {
+    init_struct_tail(type, jv, na);
+    JL_GC_POP();
+    return jv;
+}
+
+JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_structt(jl_datatype_t *type, jl_value_t *tup)
+{
+    jl_ptls_t ptls = jl_get_ptls_states();
+    if (!jl_is_tuple(tup))
+        jl_type_error("new", (jl_value_t*)jl_tuple_type, tup);
+    size_t na = jl_nfields(tup);
+    size_t nf = jl_datatype_nfields(type);
+    if (na > nf)
+        jl_too_many_args("new", nf);
+    if (type->instance != NULL) {
+        for (size_t i = 0; i < na; i++) {
             jl_value_t *ft = jl_field_type(type, i);
-            if (jl_is_uniontype(ft)) {
-                uint8_t *psel = &((uint8_t *)jv)[jl_field_offset(type, i) + jl_field_size(type, i) - 1];
-                *psel = 0;
-            }
+            jl_value_t *fi = jl_get_nth_field(tup, i);
+            if (!jl_isa(fi, ft))
+                jl_type_error("new", ft, fi);
         }
+        return type->instance;
+    }
+    if (type->layout == NULL)
+        jl_type_error("new", (jl_value_t*)jl_datatype_type, (jl_value_t*)type);
+    jl_value_t *jv = jl_gc_alloc(ptls, jl_datatype_size(type), type);
+    JL_GC_PUSH1(&jv);
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < na; i++) {
+        jl_value_t *ft = jl_field_type(type, i);
+        jl_value_t *fi = jl_get_nth_field(tup, i);
+        if (!jl_isa(fi, ft))
+            jl_type_error("new", ft, fi);
+        jl_set_nth_field(jv, i, fi);
     }
+    init_struct_tail(type, jv, na);
     JL_GC_POP();
     return jv;
 }

src/interpreter.c

@@ -467,6 +467,16 @@ SECT_INTERP static jl_value_t *eval_value(jl_value_t *e, interpreter_state *s)
         JL_GC_POP();
         return v;
     }
+    else if (head == splatnew_sym) {
+        jl_value_t **argv;
+        JL_GC_PUSHARGS(argv, 2);
+        argv[0] = eval_value(args[0], s);
+        argv[1] = eval_value(args[1], s);
+        assert(jl_is_structtype(argv[0]));
+        jl_value_t *v = jl_new_structt((jl_datatype_t*)argv[0], argv[1]);
+        JL_GC_POP();
+        return v;
+    }
     else if (head == static_parameter_sym) {
         ssize_t n = jl_unbox_long(args[0]);
         assert(n > 0);

src/julia-syntax.scm

@@ -3059,7 +3059,7 @@ f(x) = yt(x)
                         (del! unused (cadr e)))
                  ;; in all other cases there's nothing to do except assert that
                  ;; all expression heads have been handled.
-                 #;(assert (memq (car e) '(= method new call foreigncall cfunction |::|)))))))
+                 #;(assert (memq (car e) '(= method new splatnew call foreigncall cfunction |::|)))))))
     (visit (lam:body lam))
     ;; Finally, variables can be marked never-undef if they were set in the first block,
     ;; or are currently live, or are back in the unused set (because we've left the only
@@ -3426,7 +3426,7 @@ f(x) = yt(x)
   (or (ssavalue? lhs)
       (valid-ir-argument? e)
       (and (symbol? lhs) (pair? e)
-           (memq (car e) '(new the_exception isdefined call invoke foreigncall cfunction gc_preserve_begin copyast)))))
+           (memq (car e) '(new splatnew the_exception isdefined call invoke foreigncall cfunction gc_preserve_begin copyast)))))
 
 (define (valid-ir-return? e)
   ;; returning lambda directly is needed for @generated
@@ -3616,7 +3616,7 @@ f(x) = yt(x)
                   ((and (pair? e1) (eq? (car e1) 'globalref)) (emit e1) #f) ;; keep globals for undefined-var checking
                   (else #f)))
           (case (car e)
-            ((call new foreigncall cfunction)
+            ((call new splatnew foreigncall cfunction)
              (let* ((args
                      (cond ((eq? (car e) 'foreigncall)
                             ;; NOTE: 2nd to 5th arguments of ccall must be left in place

src/julia.h

@@ -1145,8 +1145,8 @@ jl_datatype_t *jl_new_abstracttype(jl_value_t *name, jl_module_t *module,
 // constructors
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_bits(jl_value_t *bt, void *data);
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_struct(jl_datatype_t *type, ...);
-JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_structv(jl_datatype_t *type, jl_value_t **args,
-                                        uint32_t na);
+JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_structv(jl_datatype_t *type, jl_value_t **args, uint32_t na);
+JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_structt(jl_datatype_t *type, jl_value_t *tup);
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_value_t *jl_new_struct_uninit(jl_datatype_t *type);
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_method_instance_t *jl_new_method_instance_uninit(void);
 JL_DLLEXPORT jl_svec_t *jl_svec(size_t n, ...) JL_MAYBE_UNROOTED;

src/julia_internal.h

@@ -991,6 +991,7 @@ extern jl_sym_t *method_sym;  extern jl_sym_t *core_sym;
 extern jl_sym_t *enter_sym;   extern jl_sym_t *leave_sym;
 extern jl_sym_t *exc_sym;     extern jl_sym_t *error_sym;
 extern jl_sym_t *new_sym;     extern jl_sym_t *using_sym;
+extern jl_sym_t *splatnew_sym;
 extern jl_sym_t *pop_exception_sym;
 extern jl_sym_t *const_sym;   extern jl_sym_t *thunk_sym;
 extern jl_sym_t *abstracttype_sym; extern jl_sym_t *primtype_sym;