Rework memory layout generator, generate VarHandles, rename MethodHandles classes #354

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The generated "MethodHandles" classes are renamed to "NativeHandles", for two reasons:

They now contain VarHandles as well as MethodHandles, so the old name was wrong
The old name clashed with the JDK MethodHandles class.

The MemoryLayout generator has been largely rewritten to fix a couple edge cases, mostly around padding. We now also generate a static final VarHandle that is used to read and write fields, which should significantly improve performance of field reads and writes. The generated "MethodHandles" classes are renamed to "NativeHandles", for two reasons: - They now contain VarHandles as well as MethodHandles, so the old name was wrong - The old name clashed with the JDK MethodHandles class.

jwharm added 10 commits

2026-04-23 21:43:53 +02:00

Rework memory layout generator 40043924fe

Changed the hierarchy of record, union and boxed types such that the boxed is not treated as a FieldContainer type anymore.

Created a small new data model for the MemoryLayoutGenerator to simplify and improve the generated layouts. This fixes a few bugs, and should be easier to maintain and use.

Fix memory address constructor for "glib:boxed" types b0c1db10cd

Implement missing testcase for Type.toString() 08522574f3

Test field read 5b9641342d

Escape keywords in generated constants 4c780b9043

Small code improvements in MemoryLayoutGenerator b1f51c6f13

Improve error logging in generator c6ccb427e0

Rename inner class 065d0217ed

The old name, "MethodHandles", does not make sense for VarHandles, and it clashed with the JDK MethodHandles class. So it is now renamed to "NativeHandles".

Generate VarHandles for fields 894525fc36

Rename generator methods for consistency 20ab904d73

jwharm changed title from ~~Rework memory layout generator & generate VarHandles for fields~~ to Rework memory layout generator, generate VarHandles, rename MethodHandles classes

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jwharm merged commit 41ccf3966b into main

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jwharm deleted branch memory-layouts

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Merge pull request 'Rework memory layout generator, generate VarHandles, rename MethodHandles classes' (#354) from memory-layouts into main