nac3core/src/codegen/classes.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,383 @@ use crate::codegen::{
     stmt::gen_for_callback_incrementing,
 };
 
+/// An LLVM value that is array-like, i.e. it contains a contiguous, sequenced collection of 
+/// elements.
+pub trait ArrayLikeValue<'ctx> {
+    /// Returns the element type of this array-like value.
+    fn element_type<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &G,
+    ) -> AnyTypeEnum<'ctx>;
+
+    /// Returns the base pointer to the array.
+    fn base_ptr<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &G,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx>;
+
+    /// Returns the size of this array-like value.
+    fn size<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &G,
+    ) -> IntValue<'ctx>;
+
+    /// Returns a [`ArraySliceValue`] representing this value.
+    fn as_slice_value<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &G,
+    ) -> ArraySliceValue<'ctx> {
+        ArraySliceValue::from_ptr_val(
+            self.base_ptr(ctx, generator),
+            self.size(ctx, generator),
+            None,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+/// An array-like value that can be indexed by memory offset.
+pub trait ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx, Index = IntValue<'ctx>>: ArrayLikeValue<'ctx> {
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
+    unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx>;
+
+    /// Returns the pointer to the data at the `idx`-th index.
+    fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx>;
+}
+
+/// An array-like value that can have its array elements accessed as a [`BasicValueEnum`].
+pub trait UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, Index = IntValue<'ctx>>: ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx, Index> {
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
+    unsafe fn get_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
+        let ptr = self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, idx, name);
+        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the data at the `idx`-th index.
+    fn get<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
+        let ptr = self.ptr_offset(ctx, generator, idx, name);
+        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+/// An array-like value that can have its array elements mutated as a [`BasicValueEnum`].
+pub trait UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, Index = IntValue<'ctx>>: ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx, Index> {
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
+    unsafe fn set_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        value: BasicValueEnum<'ctx>,
+    ) {
+        let ptr = self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, idx, None);
+        ctx.builder.build_store(ptr, value).unwrap();
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the data at the `idx`-th index.
+    fn set<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        value: BasicValueEnum<'ctx>,
+    ) {
+        let ptr = self.ptr_offset(ctx, generator, idx, None);
+        ctx.builder.build_store(ptr, value).unwrap();
+    }
+}
+
+/// An array-like value that can have its array elements accessed as an arbitrary type `T`.
+pub trait TypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, T, Index = IntValue<'ctx>>: UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, Index> {
+    /// Casts an element from [`BasicValueEnum`] into `T`.
+    fn downcast_to_type(&self, ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>, value: BasicValueEnum<'ctx>) -> T;
+
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
+    unsafe fn get_typed_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> T {
+        let value = self.get_unchecked(ctx, generator, idx, name);
+        self.downcast_to_type(ctx, value)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the data at the `idx`-th index.
+    fn get_typed<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> T {
+        let value = self.get(ctx, generator, idx, name);
+        self.downcast_to_type(ctx, value)
+    }
+}
+
+/// An array-like value that can have its array elements mutated as an arbitrary type `T`.
+pub trait TypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, T, Index = IntValue<'ctx>>: UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, Index> {
+    /// Casts an element from T into [`BasicValueEnum`].
+    fn upcast_from_type(&self, ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>, value: T) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx>;
+
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
+    unsafe fn set_typed_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        value: T,
+    ) {
+        let value = self.upcast_from_type(ctx, value);
+        self.set_unchecked(ctx, generator, idx, value);
+    }
+
+    /// Sets the data at the `idx`-th index.
+    fn set_typed<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        value: T,
+    ) {
+        let value = self.upcast_from_type(ctx, value);
+        self.set(ctx, generator, idx, value);
+    }
+}
+
+/// Type alias for a function that casts a [`BasicValueEnum`] into a `T`.
+type ValueDowncastFn<'ctx, T> = Box<dyn Fn(&mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>, BasicValueEnum<'ctx>) -> T>;
+/// Type alias for a function that casts a `T` into a [`BasicValueEnum`].
+type ValueUpcastFn<'ctx, T> = Box<dyn Fn(&mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>, T) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx>>;
+
+/// An adapter for constraining untyped array values as typed values.
+pub struct TypedArrayLikeAdapter<'ctx, T, Adapted: ArrayLikeValue<'ctx> = ArraySliceValue<'ctx>> {
+    adapted: Adapted,
+    downcast_fn: ValueDowncastFn<'ctx, T>,
+    upcast_fn: ValueUpcastFn<'ctx, T>,
+}
+
+impl<'ctx, T, Adapted> TypedArrayLikeAdapter<'ctx, T, Adapted>
+    where Adapted: ArrayLikeValue<'ctx> {
+    /// Creates a [`TypedArrayLikeAdapter`].
+    ///
+    /// * `adapted` - The value to be adapted.
+    /// * `downcast_fn` - The function converting a [`BasicValueEnum`] into a `T`.
+    /// * `upcast_fn` - The function converting a T into a [`BasicValueEnum`].
+    pub fn from(
+        adapted: Adapted,
+        downcast_fn: ValueDowncastFn<'ctx, T>,
+        upcast_fn: ValueUpcastFn<'ctx, T>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        TypedArrayLikeAdapter { adapted, downcast_fn, upcast_fn }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ctx, T, Adapted> ArrayLikeValue<'ctx> for TypedArrayLikeAdapter<'ctx, T, Adapted>
+    where Adapted: ArrayLikeValue<'ctx> {
+    fn element_type<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &G,
+    ) -> AnyTypeEnum<'ctx> {
+        self.adapted.element_type(ctx, generator)
+    }
+
+    fn base_ptr<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &G,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        self.adapted.base_ptr(ctx, generator)
+    }
+
+    fn size<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &G,
+    ) -> IntValue<'ctx> {
+        self.adapted.size(ctx, generator)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ctx, T, Index, Adapted> ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx, Index> for TypedArrayLikeAdapter<'ctx, T, Adapted>
+    where Adapted: ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx, Index> {
+    unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        self.adapted.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, idx, name)
+    }
+
+    fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: Index,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        self.adapted.ptr_offset(ctx, generator, idx, name)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ctx, T, Index, Adapted> UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, Index> for TypedArrayLikeAdapter<'ctx, T, Adapted>
+    where Adapted: UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, Index> {}
+impl<'ctx, T, Index, Adapted> UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, Index> for TypedArrayLikeAdapter<'ctx, T, Adapted>
+    where Adapted: UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, Index> {}
+
+impl<'ctx, T, Index, Adapted> TypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, T, Index> for TypedArrayLikeAdapter<'ctx, T, Adapted>
+    where Adapted: UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, Index> {
+    fn downcast_to_type(&self, ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>, value: BasicValueEnum<'ctx>) -> T {
+        (self.downcast_fn)(ctx, value)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ctx, T, Index, Adapted> TypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, T, Index> for TypedArrayLikeAdapter<'ctx, T, Adapted>
+    where Adapted: UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, Index> {
+    fn upcast_from_type(&self, ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>, value: T) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
+        (self.upcast_fn)(ctx, value)
+    }
+}
+
+/// An LLVM value representing an array slice, consisting of a pointer to the data and the size of
+/// the slice.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct ArraySliceValue<'ctx>(PointerValue<'ctx>, IntValue<'ctx>, Option<&'ctx str>);
+
+impl<'ctx> ArraySliceValue<'ctx> {
+    /// Creates an [`ArraySliceValue`] from a [`PointerValue`] and its size.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn from_ptr_val(
+        ptr: PointerValue<'ctx>,
+        size: IntValue<'ctx>,
+        name: Option<&'ctx str>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        ArraySliceValue(ptr, size, name)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ctx> From<ArraySliceValue<'ctx>> for PointerValue<'ctx> {
+    fn from(value: ArraySliceValue<'ctx>) -> Self {
+        value.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ctx> ArrayLikeValue<'ctx> for ArraySliceValue<'ctx> {
+    fn element_type<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        _: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &G,
+    ) -> AnyTypeEnum<'ctx> {
+        self.0.get_type().get_element_type()
+    }
+
+    fn base_ptr<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        _: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &G,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        self.0
+    }
+
+    fn size<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        _: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &G,
+    ) -> IntValue<'ctx> {
+        self.1
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ctx> ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx> for ArraySliceValue<'ctx> {
+    unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        let var_name = name
+            .map(|v| format!("{v}.addr"))
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+
+        ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
+            self.base_ptr(ctx, generator),
+            &[idx],
+            var_name.as_str(),
+        ).unwrap()
+    }
+
+    fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        debug_assert_eq!(idx.get_type(), generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx));
+
+        let size = self.size(ctx, generator);
+        let in_range = ctx.builder.build_int_compare(IntPredicate::ULT, idx, size, "").unwrap();
+        ctx.make_assert(
+            generator,
+            in_range,
+            "0:IndexError",
+            "list index out of range",
+            [None, None, None],
+            ctx.current_loc,
+        );
+
+        unsafe {
+            self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, idx, name)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ctx> UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx> for ArraySliceValue<'ctx> {}
+impl<'ctx> UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx> for ArraySliceValue<'ctx> {}
+
 #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
 pub fn assert_is_list<'ctx>(_value: PointerValue<'ctx>, _llvm_usize: IntType<'ctx>) {}
 
@@ -120,8 +497,8 @@ impl<'ctx> ListValue<'ctx> {
     /// Returns the double-indirection pointer to the `data` array, as if by calling `getelementptr`
     /// on the field.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn data(&self) -> ListDataProxy<'ctx> {
+    pub fn data(&self) -> ListDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {
-        ListDataProxy(*self)
+        ListDataProxy(self)
     }
 
     /// Stores the `size` of this `list` into this instance.
@@ -159,11 +536,22 @@ impl<'ctx> From<ListValue<'ctx>> for PointerValue<'ctx> {
 
 /// Proxy type for accessing the `data` array of an `list` instance in LLVM.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct ListDataProxy<'ctx>(ListValue<'ctx>);
+pub struct ListDataProxy<'ctx, 'a>(&'a ListValue<'ctx>);
 
-impl<'ctx> ListDataProxy<'ctx> {
+impl<'ctx> ArrayLikeValue<'ctx> for ListDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {
-    /// Returns the single-indirection pointer to the array.
+    fn element_type<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-    pub fn as_ptr_value(&self, ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        &self,
+        _: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &G,
+    ) -> AnyTypeEnum<'ctx> {
+        self.0.0.get_type().get_element_type()
+    }
+
+    fn base_ptr<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &G,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
         let var_name = self.0.1.map(|v| format!("{v}.data")).unwrap_or_default();
 
         ctx.builder.build_load(self.0.pptr_to_data(ctx), var_name.as_str())
@@ -171,12 +559,20 @@ impl<'ctx> ListDataProxy<'ctx> {
             .unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// # Safety
+    fn size<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-    /// 
-    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
-    pub unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked(
         &self,
         ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &G,
+    ) -> IntValue<'ctx> {
+        self.0.load_size(ctx, None)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ctx> ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx> for ListDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {
+    unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
         idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
         name: Option<&str>,
     ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
@@ -185,14 +581,13 @@ impl<'ctx> ListDataProxy<'ctx> {
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
         ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
-            self.as_ptr_value(ctx),
+            self.base_ptr(ctx, generator),
             &[idx],
             var_name.as_str(),
         ).unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// Returns the pointer to the data at the `idx`-th index.
+    fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-    pub fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         &self,
         ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
         generator: &mut G,
@@ -201,12 +596,8 @@ impl<'ctx> ListDataProxy<'ctx> {
     ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
         debug_assert_eq!(idx.get_type(), generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx));
 
-        let in_range = ctx.builder.build_int_compare(
+        let size = self.size(ctx, generator);
-            IntPredicate::ULT,
+        let in_range = ctx.builder.build_int_compare(IntPredicate::ULT, idx, size, "").unwrap();
-            idx,
-            self.0.load_size(ctx, None),
-            ""
-        ).unwrap();
         ctx.make_assert(
             generator,
             in_range,
@@ -217,35 +608,13 @@ impl<'ctx> ListDataProxy<'ctx> {
         );
 
         unsafe {
-            self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, idx, name)
+            self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, idx, name)
+        }
     }
 }
 
-    /// # Safety
+impl<'ctx> UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx> for ListDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {}
-    ///
+impl<'ctx> UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx> for ListDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {}
-    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
-    pub unsafe fn get_unchecked(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
-        let ptr = self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, idx, name);
-        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the data at the `idx`-th flattened index.
-    pub fn get<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        generator: &mut G,
-        idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
-        let ptr = self.ptr_offset(ctx, generator, idx, name);
-        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
-    }
-}
 
 #[cfg(not(debug_assertions))]
 pub fn assert_is_range(_value: PointerValue) {}
@@ -559,8 +928,8 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayValue<'ctx> {
 
     /// Returns a proxy object to the field storing the size of each dimension of this `NDArray`.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn dim_sizes(&self) -> NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx> {
+    pub fn dim_sizes(&self) -> NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx, '_> {
-        NDArrayDimsProxy(*self)
+        NDArrayDimsProxy(self)
     }
 
     /// Returns the double-indirection pointer to the `data` array, as if by calling `getelementptr`
@@ -596,8 +965,8 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayValue<'ctx> {
 
     /// Returns a proxy object to the field storing the data of this `NDArray`.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn data(&self) -> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx> {
+    pub fn data(&self) -> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {
-        NDArrayDataProxy(*self)
+        NDArrayDataProxy(self)
     }
 }
 
@@ -609,24 +978,43 @@ impl<'ctx> From<NDArrayValue<'ctx>> for PointerValue<'ctx> {
 
 /// Proxy type for accessing the `dims` array of an `NDArray` instance in LLVM.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx>(NDArrayValue<'ctx>);
+pub struct NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx, 'a>(&'a NDArrayValue<'ctx>);
 
-impl<'ctx> NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx> {
+impl<'ctx> ArrayLikeValue<'ctx> for NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx, '_> {
-    /// Returns the single-indirection pointer to the array.
+    fn element_type<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-    pub fn as_ptr_value(&self, ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        &self,
-        let var_name = self.0.1.map(|v| format!("{v}.dims")).unwrap_or_default();
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &G,
+    ) -> AnyTypeEnum<'ctx> {
+        self.0.dim_sizes().base_ptr(ctx, generator).get_type().get_element_type()
+    }
+
+    fn base_ptr<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &G,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        let var_name = self.0.1.map(|v| format!("{v}.data")).unwrap_or_default();
 
         ctx.builder.build_load(self.0.ptr_to_dims(ctx), var_name.as_str())
             .map(BasicValueEnum::into_pointer_value)
             .unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// # Safety
+    fn size<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-    ///
+        &self,
-    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-    pub unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked(
+        _: &G,
+    ) -> IntValue<'ctx> {
+        self.0.load_ndims(ctx)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'ctx> ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx, IntValue<'ctx>> for NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx, '_> {
+    unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         &self,
         ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
         idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
         name: Option<&str>,
     ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
@@ -635,24 +1023,24 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx> {
             .unwrap_or_default();
 
         ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
-            self.as_ptr_value(ctx),
+            self.base_ptr(ctx, generator),
             &[idx],
             var_name.as_str(),
         ).unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// Returns the pointer to the size of the `idx`-th dimension.
+    fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-    pub fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         &self,
         ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
         generator: &mut G,
         idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
         name: Option<&str>,
     ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        let size = self.size(ctx, generator);
         let in_range = ctx.builder.build_int_compare(
             IntPredicate::ULT,
             idx,
-            self.0.load_ndims(ctx),
+            size,
             ""
         ).unwrap();
         ctx.make_assert(
@@ -665,47 +1053,52 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx> {
         );
 
         unsafe {
-            self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, idx, name)
+            self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, idx, name)
+        }
     }
 }
 
-    /// # Safety
+impl<'ctx> UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, IntValue<'ctx>> for NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx, '_> {}
-    ///
+impl<'ctx> UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, IntValue<'ctx>> for NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx, '_> {}
-    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
+
-    pub unsafe fn get_unchecked(
+impl<'ctx> TypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, IntValue<'ctx>> for NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx, '_> {
+    fn downcast_to_type(
         &self,
-        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
+        value: BasicValueEnum<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
     ) -> IntValue<'ctx> {
-        let ptr = self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, idx, name);
+        value.into_int_value()
-        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default())
+    }
-            .map(BasicValueEnum::into_int_value)
-            .unwrap()
 }
 
-    /// Returns the size of the `idx`-th dimension.
+impl<'ctx> TypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, IntValue<'ctx>> for NDArrayDimsProxy<'ctx, '_> {
-    pub fn get<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+    fn upcast_from_type(
         &self,
-        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        generator: &mut G,
+        value: IntValue<'ctx>,
-        idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
+    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
-        name: Option<&str>,
+        value.into()
-    ) -> IntValue<'ctx> {
-        let ptr = self.ptr_offset(ctx, generator, idx, name);
-        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default())
-            .map(BasicValueEnum::into_int_value)
-            .unwrap()
     }
 }
 
 /// Proxy type for accessing the `data` array of an `NDArray` instance in LLVM.
 #[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-pub struct NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx>(NDArrayValue<'ctx>);
+pub struct NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, 'a>(&'a NDArrayValue<'ctx>);
 
-impl<'ctx> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx> {
+impl<'ctx> ArrayLikeValue<'ctx> for NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {
-    /// Returns the single-indirection pointer to the array.
+    fn element_type<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-    pub fn as_ptr_value(&self, ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &G,
+    ) -> AnyTypeEnum<'ctx> {
+        self.0.data().base_ptr(ctx, generator).get_type().get_element_type()
+    }
+
+    fn base_ptr<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        _: &G,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
         let var_name = self.0.1.map(|v| format!("{v}.data")).unwrap_or_default();
 
         ctx.builder.build_load(self.0.ptr_to_data(ctx), var_name.as_str())
@@ -713,34 +1106,38 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx> {
             .unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// # Safety
+    fn size<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-    ///
-    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
-    pub unsafe fn ptr_to_data_flattened_unchecked(
         &self,
         ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
+        generator: &G,
-        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> IntValue<'ctx> {
-    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        call_ndarray_calc_size(generator, ctx, &self.as_slice_value(ctx, generator))
-        ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
+    }
-            self.as_ptr_value(ctx),
-            &[idx],
-            name.unwrap_or_default(),
-        ).unwrap()
 }
 
-    /// Returns the pointer to the data at the `idx`-th flattened index.
+impl<'ctx> ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx> for NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {
-    pub fn ptr_to_data_flattened<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+    unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         &self,
         ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
         generator: &mut G,
         idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
         name: Option<&str>,
     ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
-        let ndims = self.0.load_ndims(ctx);
+        ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
-        let dims = self.0.dim_sizes().as_ptr_value(ctx);
+            self.base_ptr(ctx, generator),
-        let data_sz = call_ndarray_calc_size(generator, ctx, ndims, dims);
+            &[idx],
+            name.unwrap_or_default(),
+        ).unwrap()
+    }
 
+    fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        let data_sz = self.size(ctx, generator);
         let in_range = ctx.builder.build_int_compare(
             IntPredicate::ULT,
             idx,
@@ -757,71 +1154,16 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx> {
         );
 
         unsafe {
-            self.ptr_to_data_flattened_unchecked(ctx, idx, name)
+            self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, idx, name)
+        }
     }
 }
 
-    /// # Safety
+impl<'ctx> UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, IntValue<'ctx>> for NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {}
-    ///
+impl<'ctx> UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, IntValue<'ctx>> for NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {}
-    /// This function should be called with a valid index.
-    pub unsafe fn get_flattened_unchecked(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
-        let ptr = self.ptr_to_data_flattened_unchecked(ctx, idx, name);
-        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
-    }
 
-    /// Returns the data at the `idx`-th flattened index.
+impl<'ctx> ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx, ArrayValue<'ctx>> for NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {
-    pub fn get_flattened<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+    unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        generator: &mut G,
-        idx: IntValue<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
-        let ptr = self.ptr_to_data_flattened(ctx, generator, idx, name);
-        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
-    }
-
-    /// # Safety
-    ///
-    /// This function should be called with valid indices.
-    pub unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        generator: &G,
-        indices: ListValue<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
-        let indices_elem_ty = indices.data().as_ptr_value(ctx).get_type().get_element_type();
-        let Ok(indices_elem_ty) = IntType::try_from(indices_elem_ty) else {
-            panic!("Expected list[int32] but got {indices_elem_ty}")
-        };
-        assert_eq!(indices_elem_ty.get_bit_width(), 32, "Expected list[int32] but got {indices_elem_ty}");
-
-        let index = call_ndarray_flatten_index(
-            generator,
-            ctx,
-            self.0,
-            indices,
-        );
-
-        unsafe {
-            ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
-                self.as_ptr_value(ctx),
-                &[index],
-                name.unwrap_or_default(),
-            ).unwrap()
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// # Safety
-    ///
-    /// This function should be called with valid indices.
-    pub unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked_const<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         &self,
         ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
         generator: &mut G,
@@ -831,21 +1173,20 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx> {
         let index = call_ndarray_flatten_index_const(
             generator,
             ctx,
-            self.0,
+            *self.0,
             indices,
         );
 
         unsafe {
             ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
-                self.as_ptr_value(ctx),
+                self.base_ptr(ctx, generator),
                 &[index],
                 name.unwrap_or_default(),
             )
         }.unwrap()
     }
 
-    /// Returns the pointer to the data at the index specified by `indices`.
+    fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-    pub fn ptr_offset_const<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         &self,
         ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
         generator: &mut G,
@@ -884,7 +1225,7 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx> {
                 .map(|v| ctx.builder.build_int_z_extend_or_bit_cast(v, llvm_usize, "").unwrap())
                 .unwrap();
             let dim_sz = unsafe {
-                self.0.dim_sizes().get_unchecked(ctx, i, None)
+                self.0.dim_sizes().get_typed_unchecked(ctx, generator, i, None)
             };
 
             let dim_lt = ctx.builder.build_int_compare(
@@ -905,23 +1246,59 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx> {
         }
 
         unsafe {
-            self.ptr_offset_unchecked_const(ctx, generator, indices, name)
+            self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, indices, name)
+        }
     }
 }
 
-    /// Returns the pointer to the data at the index specified by `indices`.
+impl<'ctx> UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, ArrayValue<'ctx>> for NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {}
-    pub fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+impl<'ctx> UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, ArrayValue<'ctx>> for NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {}
+
+impl<'ctx, Index: UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx>> ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx, Index> for NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {
+    unsafe fn ptr_offset_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         &self,
         ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
         generator: &mut G,
-        indices: ListValue<'ctx>,
+        indices: Index,
         name: Option<&str>,
     ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
         let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);
 
+        let indices_elem_ty = indices.ptr_offset(ctx, generator, llvm_usize.const_zero(), None).get_type().get_element_type();
+        let Ok(indices_elem_ty) = IntType::try_from(indices_elem_ty) else {
+            panic!("Expected list[int32] but got {indices_elem_ty}")
+        };
+        assert_eq!(indices_elem_ty.get_bit_width(), 32, "Expected list[int32] but got list[int{}]", indices_elem_ty.get_bit_width());
+
+        let index = call_ndarray_flatten_index(
+            generator,
+            ctx,
+            *self.0,
+            &indices,
+        );
+
+        unsafe {
+            ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
+                self.base_ptr(ctx, generator),
+                &[index],
+                name.unwrap_or_default(),
+            ).unwrap()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn ptr_offset<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+        &self,
+        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+        generator: &mut G,
+        indices: Index,
+        name: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> PointerValue<'ctx> {
+        let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);
+
+        let indices_size = indices.size(ctx, generator);
         let nidx_leq_ndims = ctx.builder.build_int_compare(
             IntPredicate::SLE,
-            indices.load_size(ctx, None),
+            indices_size,
             self.0.load_ndims(ctx),
             ""
         ).unwrap();
@@ -934,7 +1311,7 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx> {
             ctx.current_loc,
         );
 
-        let indices_len = indices.load_size(ctx, None);
+        let indices_len = indices.size(ctx, generator);
         let ndarray_len = self.0.load_ndims(ctx);
         let len = call_int_umin(ctx, indices_len, ndarray_len, None);
         gen_for_callback_incrementing(
@@ -945,8 +1322,8 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx> {
             |generator, ctx, i| {
                 let (dim_idx, dim_sz) = unsafe {
                     (
-                        indices.data().get_unchecked(ctx, i, None).into_int_value(),
+                        indices.get_unchecked(ctx, generator, i, None).into_int_value(),
-                        self.0.dim_sizes().get_unchecked(ctx, i, None),
+                        self.0.dim_sizes().get_typed_unchecked(ctx, generator, i, None),
                     )
                 };
 
@@ -975,56 +1352,7 @@ impl<'ctx> NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx> {
             self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, indices, name)
         }
     }
-
-    /// # Safety
-    ///
-    /// This function should be called with valid indices.
-    pub unsafe fn get_unchecked_const<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        generator: &mut G,
-        indices: ArrayValue<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
-        let ptr = self.ptr_offset_unchecked_const(ctx, generator, indices, name);
-        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
 }
 
-    /// # Safety
+impl<'ctx, Index: UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx>> UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx, Index> for NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {}
-    ///
+impl<'ctx, Index: UntypedArrayLikeAccessor<'ctx>> UntypedArrayLikeMutator<'ctx, Index> for NDArrayDataProxy<'ctx, '_> {}
-    /// This function should be called with valid indices.
-    pub unsafe fn get_unchecked<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        generator: &G,
-        indices: ListValue<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
-        let ptr = self.ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, indices, name);
-        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the data at the index specified by `indices`.
-    pub fn get_const<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        generator: &mut G,
-        indices: ArrayValue<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
-        let ptr = self.ptr_offset_const(ctx, generator, indices, name);
-        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the data at the index specified by `indices`.
-    pub fn get<G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
-        &self,
-        ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-        generator: &mut G,
-        indices: ListValue<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
-    ) -> BasicValueEnum<'ctx> {
-        let ptr = self.ptr_offset(ctx, generator, indices, name);
-        ctx.builder.build_load(ptr, name.unwrap_or_default()).unwrap()
-    }
-}

nac3core/src/codegen/expr.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,14 @@ use std::{collections::HashMap, convert::TryInto, iter::once, iter::zip};
 
 use crate::{
     codegen::{
-        classes::{ListValue, NDArrayValue, RangeValue},
+        classes::{
+            ArrayLikeIndexer,
+            ArrayLikeValue,
+            ListValue,
+            NDArrayValue,
+            RangeValue,
+            UntypedArrayLikeAccessor,
+        },
         concrete_type::{ConcreteFuncArg, ConcreteTypeEnum, ConcreteTypeStore},
         gen_in_range_check,
         get_llvm_type,
@@ -982,7 +989,7 @@ pub fn gen_comprehension<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
             list_alloc_size.into_int_value(),
             Some("listcomp.addr")
         );
-        list_content = list.data().as_ptr_value(ctx);
+        list_content = list.data().base_ptr(ctx, generator);
 
         let i = generator.gen_store_target(ctx, target, Some("i.addr"))?.unwrap();
         ctx.builder
@@ -1015,7 +1022,7 @@ pub fn gen_comprehension<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
             )
             .into_int_value();
         list = allocate_list(generator, ctx, elem_ty, length, Some("listcomp"));
-        list_content = list.data().as_ptr_value(ctx);
+        list_content = list.data().base_ptr(ctx, generator);
         let counter = generator.gen_var_alloc(ctx, size_t.into(), Some("counter.addr"))?;
         // counter = -1
         ctx.builder.build_store(counter, size_t.const_int(u64::MAX, true)).unwrap();
@@ -1260,7 +1267,7 @@ fn gen_ndarray_subscript_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
         };
 
         Ok(Some(v.data()
-            .get_const(
+            .get(
                 ctx,
                 generator,
                 ctx.ctx.i32_type().const_array(&[index]),
@@ -1307,13 +1314,14 @@ fn gen_ndarray_subscript_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
         let v_dims_src_ptr = unsafe {
             v.dim_sizes().ptr_offset_unchecked(
                 ctx,
+                generator,
                 llvm_usize.const_int(1, false),
                 None,
             )
         };
         call_memcpy_generic(
             ctx,
-            ndarray.dim_sizes().as_ptr_value(ctx),
+            ndarray.dim_sizes().base_ptr(ctx, generator),
             v_dims_src_ptr,
             ctx.builder
                 .build_int_mul(ndarray_num_dims, llvm_usize.size_of(), "")
@@ -1325,12 +1333,11 @@ fn gen_ndarray_subscript_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
         let ndarray_num_elems = call_ndarray_calc_size(
             generator,
             ctx,
-            ndarray.load_ndims(ctx),
+            &ndarray.dim_sizes().as_slice_value(ctx, generator),
-            ndarray.dim_sizes().as_ptr_value(ctx),
         );
         ndarray.create_data(ctx, llvm_ndarray_data_t, ndarray_num_elems);
 
-        let v_data_src_ptr = v.data().ptr_offset_const(
+        let v_data_src_ptr = v.data().ptr_offset(
             ctx,
             generator,
             ctx.ctx.i32_type().const_array(&[index]),
@@ -1338,7 +1345,7 @@ fn gen_ndarray_subscript_expr<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator>(
         );
         call_memcpy_generic(
             ctx,
-            ndarray.data().as_ptr_value(ctx),
+            ndarray.data().base_ptr(ctx, generator),
             v_data_src_ptr,
             ctx.builder
                 .build_int_mul(ndarray_num_elems, llvm_ndarray_data_t.size_of().unwrap(), "")

nac3core/src/codegen/generator.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use crate::{
-    codegen::{expr::*, stmt::*, bool_to_i1, bool_to_i8, CodeGenContext},
+    codegen::{classes::ArraySliceValue, expr::*, stmt::*, bool_to_i1, bool_to_i8, CodeGenContext},
     symbol_resolver::ValueEnum,
     toplevel::{DefinitionId, TopLevelDef},
     typecheck::typedef::{FunSignature, Type},
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ pub trait CodeGenerator {
         ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
         ty: BasicTypeEnum<'ctx>,
         size: IntValue<'ctx>,
-        name: Option<&str>,
+        name: Option<&'ctx str>,
-    ) -> Result<PointerValue<'ctx>, String> {
+    ) -> Result<ArraySliceValue<'ctx>, String> {
         gen_array_var(ctx, ty, size, name)
     }
 

nac3core/src/codegen/irrt/mod.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use crate::typecheck::typedef::Type;
 
 use super::{
-    classes::{ListValue, NDArrayValue},
+    classes::{ArrayLikeIndexer, ArrayLikeValue, ListValue, NDArrayValue, UntypedArrayLikeMutator},
     CodeGenContext,
     CodeGenerator,
 };
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ pub fn list_slice_assignment<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
 
     let zero = int32.const_zero();
     let one = int32.const_int(1, false);
-    let dest_arr_ptr = dest_arr.data().as_ptr_value(ctx);
+    let dest_arr_ptr = dest_arr.data().base_ptr(ctx, generator);
     let dest_arr_ptr = ctx.builder.build_pointer_cast(
         dest_arr_ptr,
         elem_ptr_type,
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ pub fn list_slice_assignment<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
     ).unwrap();
     let dest_len = dest_arr.load_size(ctx, Some("dest.len"));
     let dest_len = ctx.builder.build_int_truncate_or_bit_cast(dest_len, int32, "srclen32").unwrap();
-    let src_arr_ptr = src_arr.data().as_ptr_value(ctx);
+    let src_arr_ptr = src_arr.data().base_ptr(ctx, generator);
     let src_arr_ptr = ctx.builder.build_pointer_cast(
         src_arr_ptr,
         elem_ptr_type,
@@ -574,12 +574,14 @@ pub fn call_j0<'ctx>(
 ///
 /// * `num_dims` - An [`IntValue`] containing the number of dimensions.
 /// * `dims` - A [`PointerValue`] to an array containing the size of each dimension.
-pub fn call_ndarray_calc_size<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+pub fn call_ndarray_calc_size<'ctx, G, Dims>(
     generator: &G,
-    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+    ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
-    num_dims: IntValue<'ctx>,
+    dims: &Dims,
-    dims: PointerValue<'ctx>,
+) -> IntValue<'ctx>
-) -> IntValue<'ctx> {
+    where
+        G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized,
+        Dims: ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx>, {
     let llvm_i64 = ctx.ctx.i64_type();
     let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);
 
@@ -606,8 +608,8 @@ pub fn call_ndarray_calc_size<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         .build_call(
             ndarray_calc_size_fn,
             &[
-                dims.into(),
+                dims.base_ptr(ctx, generator).into(),
-                num_dims.into(),
+                dims.size(ctx, generator).into(),
             ],
             "",
         )
@@ -666,7 +668,7 @@ pub fn call_ndarray_calc_nd_indices<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
             ndarray_calc_nd_indices_fn,
             &[
                 index.into(),
-                ndarray_dims.as_ptr_value(ctx).into(),
+                ndarray_dims.base_ptr(ctx, generator).into(),
                 ndarray_num_dims.into(),
                 indices.into(),
             ],
@@ -677,13 +679,15 @@ pub fn call_ndarray_calc_nd_indices<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
     indices
 }
 
-fn call_ndarray_flatten_index_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+fn call_ndarray_flatten_index_impl<'ctx, G, Indices>(
     generator: &G,
     ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
     ndarray: NDArrayValue<'ctx>,
-    indices: PointerValue<'ctx>,
+    indices: &Indices,
-    indices_size: IntValue<'ctx>,
+) -> IntValue<'ctx>
-) -> IntValue<'ctx> {
+    where
+        G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized,
+        Indices: ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx>, {
     let llvm_i32 = ctx.ctx.i32_type();
     let llvm_usize = generator.get_size_type(ctx.ctx);
 
@@ -691,14 +695,14 @@ fn call_ndarray_flatten_index_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
     let llvm_pusize = llvm_usize.ptr_type(AddressSpace::default());
 
     debug_assert_eq!(
-        IntType::try_from(indices.get_type().get_element_type())
+        IntType::try_from(indices.element_type(ctx, generator))
             .map(IntType::get_bit_width)
             .unwrap_or_default(),
         llvm_i32.get_bit_width(),
         "Expected i32 value for argument `indices` to `call_ndarray_flatten_index_impl`"
     );
     debug_assert_eq!(
-        indices_size.get_type().get_bit_width(),
+        indices.size(ctx, generator).get_type().get_bit_width(),
         llvm_usize.get_bit_width(),
         "Expected usize integer value for argument `indices_size` to `call_ndarray_flatten_index_impl`"
     );
@@ -729,10 +733,10 @@ fn call_ndarray_flatten_index_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         .build_call(
             ndarray_flatten_index_fn,
             &[
-                ndarray_dims.as_ptr_value(ctx).into(),
+                ndarray_dims.base_ptr(ctx, generator).into(),
                 ndarray_num_dims.into(),
-                indices.into(),
+                indices.base_ptr(ctx, generator).into(),
-                indices_size.into(),
+                indices.size(ctx, generator).into(),
             ],
             "",
         )
@@ -750,21 +754,21 @@ fn call_ndarray_flatten_index_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
 /// * `ndarray` - LLVM pointer to the `NDArray`. This value must be the LLVM representation of an
 /// `NDArray`.
 /// * `indices` - The multidimensional index to compute the flattened index for.
-pub fn call_ndarray_flatten_index<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
+pub fn call_ndarray_flatten_index<'ctx, G, Index>(
-    generator: &G,
+    generator: &mut G,
-    ctx: &CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
+    ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, '_>,
     ndarray: NDArrayValue<'ctx>,
-    indices: ListValue<'ctx>,
+    indices: &Index,
-) -> IntValue<'ctx> {
+) -> IntValue<'ctx>
-    let indices_size = indices.load_size(ctx, None);
+    where
-    let indices_data = indices.data();
+        G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized,
+        Index: ArrayLikeIndexer<'ctx>, {
 
     call_ndarray_flatten_index_impl(
         generator,
         ctx,
         ndarray,
-        indices_data.as_ptr_value(ctx),
+        indices,
-        indices_size,
     )
 }
 /// Generates a call to `__nac3_ndarray_flatten_index`. Returns the flattened index for the
@@ -786,27 +790,27 @@ pub fn call_ndarray_flatten_index_const<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         ctx,
         indices.get_type().get_element_type(),
         llvm_usize.const_int(indices_size as u64, false),
-        None
+        None,
     ).unwrap();
     for i in 0..indices_size {
         let v = ctx.builder.build_extract_value(indices, i, "")
             .unwrap()
             .into_int_value();
-        let elem_ptr = unsafe {
+
-            ctx.builder.build_in_bounds_gep(
+        unsafe {
-                indices_alloca,
+            indices_alloca.set_unchecked(
-                &[ctx.ctx.i32_type().const_int(i as u64, false)],
+                ctx,
-                ""
+                generator,
-            )
+                ctx.ctx.i32_type().const_int(i as u64, false),
-        }.unwrap();
+                v.into(),
-        ctx.builder.build_store(elem_ptr, v).unwrap();
+            );
+        }
     }
 
     call_ndarray_flatten_index_impl(
         generator,
         ctx,
         ndarray,
-        indices_alloca,
+        &indices_alloca,
-        llvm_usize.const_int(indices_size as u64, false),
     )
 }

nac3core/src/codegen/numpy.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ use inkwell::{
 use nac3parser::ast::StrRef;
 use crate::{
     codegen::{
-        classes::{ListValue, NDArrayValue},
+        classes::{
+            ArrayLikeIndexer,
+            ArrayLikeValue,
+            ListValue,
+            NDArrayValue,
+            TypedArrayLikeAccessor,
+            UntypedArrayLikeAccessor,
+        },
         CodeGenContext,
         CodeGenerator,
         irrt::{
@@ -109,7 +116,7 @@ fn create_ndarray_dyn_shape<'ctx, 'a, G, V, LenFn, DataFn>(
                 .unwrap();
 
             let ndarray_pdim = unsafe {
-                ndarray.dim_sizes().ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, i, None)
+                ndarray.dim_sizes().ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, i, None)
             };
 
             ctx.builder.build_store(ndarray_pdim, shape_dim).unwrap();
@@ -122,8 +129,7 @@ fn create_ndarray_dyn_shape<'ctx, 'a, G, V, LenFn, DataFn>(
     let ndarray_num_elems = call_ndarray_calc_size(
         generator,
         ctx,
-        ndarray.load_ndims(ctx),
+        &ndarray.dim_sizes().as_slice_value(ctx, generator),
-        ndarray.dim_sizes().as_ptr_value(ctx),
     );
     ndarray.create_data(ctx, llvm_ndarray_data_t, ndarray_num_elems);
 
@@ -193,12 +199,10 @@ fn create_ndarray_const_shape<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         ctx.builder.build_store(ndarray_dim, shape_dim).unwrap();
     }
 
-    let ndarray_dims = ndarray.dim_sizes().as_ptr_value(ctx);
     let ndarray_num_elems = call_ndarray_calc_size(
         generator,
         ctx,
-        ndarray.load_ndims(ctx),
+        &ndarray.dim_sizes().as_slice_value(ctx, generator),
-        ndarray_dims,
     );
     ndarray.create_data(ctx, llvm_ndarray_data_t, ndarray_num_elems);
 
@@ -288,8 +292,7 @@ fn ndarray_fill_flattened<'ctx, 'a, G, ValueFn>(
     let ndarray_num_elems = call_ndarray_calc_size(
         generator,
         ctx,
-        ndarray.load_ndims(ctx),
+        &ndarray.dim_sizes().as_slice_value(ctx, generator),
-        ndarray.dim_sizes().as_ptr_value(ctx),
     );
 
     gen_for_callback_incrementing(
@@ -299,7 +302,7 @@ fn ndarray_fill_flattened<'ctx, 'a, G, ValueFn>(
         (ndarray_num_elems, false),
         |generator, ctx, i| {
             let elem = unsafe {
-                ndarray.data().ptr_to_data_flattened_unchecked(ctx, i, None)
+                ndarray.data().ptr_offset_unchecked(ctx, generator, i, None)
             };
 
             let value = value_fn(generator, ctx, i)?;
@@ -548,16 +551,15 @@ fn ndarray_copy_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
         |_, ctx, shape| {
             Ok(shape.load_ndims(ctx))
         },
-        |_, ctx, shape, idx| {
+        |generator, ctx, shape, idx| {
-            unsafe { Ok(shape.dim_sizes().get_unchecked(ctx, idx, None)) }
+            unsafe { Ok(shape.dim_sizes().get_typed_unchecked(ctx, generator, idx, None)) }
         },
     )?;
 
     let len = call_ndarray_calc_size(
         generator,
         ctx,
-        ndarray.load_ndims(ctx),
+        &ndarray.dim_sizes().as_slice_value(ctx, generator),
-        ndarray.dim_sizes().as_ptr_value(ctx),
     );
     let sizeof_ty = ctx.get_llvm_type(generator, elem_ty);
     let len_bytes = ctx.builder
@@ -570,8 +572,8 @@ fn ndarray_copy_impl<'ctx, G: CodeGenerator + ?Sized>(
 
     call_memcpy_generic(
         ctx,
-        ndarray.data().as_ptr_value(ctx),
+        ndarray.data().base_ptr(ctx, generator),
-        this.data().as_ptr_value(ctx),
+        this.data().base_ptr(ctx, generator),
         len_bytes,
         llvm_i1.const_zero(),
     );

nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use super::{
 };
 use crate::{
     codegen::{
-        classes::{ListValue, RangeValue},
+        classes::{ArrayLikeIndexer, ArraySliceValue, ListValue, RangeValue},
         expr::gen_binop_expr,
         gen_in_range_check,
     },
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ pub fn gen_array_var<'ctx, 'a, T: BasicType<'ctx>>(
     ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a>,
     ty: T,
     size: IntValue<'ctx>,
-    name: Option<&str>,
+    name: Option<&'ctx str>,
-) -> Result<PointerValue<'ctx>, String> {
+) -> Result<ArraySliceValue<'ctx>, String> {
     // Restore debug location
     let di_loc = ctx.debug_info.0.create_debug_location(
         ctx.ctx,
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ pub fn gen_array_var<'ctx, 'a, T: BasicType<'ctx>>(
     ctx.builder.set_current_debug_location(di_loc);
 
     let ptr = ctx.builder.build_array_alloca(ty, size, name.unwrap_or("")).unwrap();
+    let ptr = ArraySliceValue::from_ptr_val(ptr, size, name);
 
     ctx.builder.position_at_end(current);
     ctx.builder.set_current_debug_location(di_loc);