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#if defined (HAVE_CONFIG_H)
#  include "config.h"
#endif
 
#include <algorithm>
#include <iomanip>
 
#include "cdef-class.h"
#include "cdef-manager.h"
#include "cdef-method.h"
#include "cdef-package.h"
#include "cdef-property.h"
#include "cdef-utils.h"
#include "errwarn.h"
#include "interpreter-private.h"
#include "interpreter.h"
#include "load-path.h"
#include "ov-builtin.h"
#include "ov-classdef.h"
#include "ov-fcn-handle.h"
#include "ov-usr-fcn.h"
#include "parse.h"
#include "pt-assign.h"
#include "pt-classdef.h"
#include "pt-eval.h"
#include "pt-idx.h"
#include "pt-misc.h"
#include "pt-stmt.h"
#include "pt-walk.h"
#include "unwind-prot.h"
 
// Define to 1 to enable debugging statements.
#define DEBUG_TRACE 0
#if DEBUG_TRACE
#  include <iostream>
#endif
 
namespace octave
{
  static octave_value
  make_fcn_handle (const octave_value& fcn, const std::string& meth_name,
                   const std::string& class_name)
  {
    octave_value retval;
 
    if (fcn.is_defined ())
      {
        // FCN_HANDLE: METHOD
        octave_fcn_handle *fh
          = new octave_fcn_handle (fcn, class_name, meth_name);
 
        retval = octave_value (fh);
      }
 
    return retval;
  }
 
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::cdef_class_rep (const std::list<cdef_class>& superclasses)
    : cdef_meta_object_rep (), m_member_count (0), m_handle_class (false),
      m_meta (false)
  {
    put ("SuperClasses", to_ov (superclasses));
    m_implicit_ctor_list = superclasses;
  }
 
  cdef_method
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::find_method (const std::string& nm, bool local)
  {
    auto it = m_method_map.find (nm);
 
    if (it == m_method_map.end ())
      {
        // FIXME: look into class directory
      }
    else
      {
        cdef_method& meth = it->second;
 
        // FIXME: check if method reload needed
 
        if (meth.ok ())
          return meth;
      }
 
    if (! local)
      {
        // Look into superclasses
 
        Cell super_classes = get ("SuperClasses").cell_value ();
 
        for (int i = 0; i < super_classes.numel (); i++)
          {
            cdef_class cls = lookup_class (super_classes(i));
 
            cdef_method meth = cls.find_method (nm);
 
            if (meth.ok ())
              return meth;
          }
      }
 
    return cdef_method ();
  }
 
  class ctor_analyzer : public tree_walker
  {
  public:
 
    ctor_analyzer (void) = delete;
 
    ctor_analyzer (const std::string& ctor, const std::string& obj)
      : tree_walker (), m_who (ctor), m_obj_name (obj) { }
 
    ctor_analyzer (const ctor_analyzer&) = delete;
 
    ctor_analyzer& operator = (const ctor_analyzer&) = delete;
 
    ~ctor_analyzer (void) = default;
 
    void visit_statement (tree_statement& t)
    {
      if (t.is_expression ())
        t.expression ()->accept (*this);
    }
 
    void visit_simple_assignment (tree_simple_assignment& t)
    {
      t.right_hand_side ()->accept (*this);
    }
 
    void visit_multi_assignment (tree_multi_assignment& t)
    {
      t.right_hand_side ()->accept (*this);
    }
 
    void visit_index_expression (tree_index_expression& t)
    {
      t.expression ()->accept (*this);
    }
 
    std::list<cdef_class> get_constructor_list (void) const
    { return m_ctor_list; }
 
    // NO-OP
 
    void visit_anon_fcn_handle (tree_anon_fcn_handle&) { }
    void visit_argument_list (tree_argument_list&) { }
    void visit_binary_expression (tree_binary_expression&) { }
    void visit_break_command (tree_break_command&) { }
    void visit_colon_expression (tree_colon_expression&) { }
    void visit_continue_command (tree_continue_command&) { }
    void visit_decl_command (tree_decl_command&) { }
    void visit_decl_init_list (tree_decl_init_list&) { }
    void visit_decl_elt (tree_decl_elt&) { }
    void visit_simple_for_command (tree_simple_for_command&) { }
    void visit_complex_for_command (tree_complex_for_command&) { }
    void visit_octave_user_script (octave_user_script&) { }
    void visit_octave_user_function (octave_user_function&) { }
    void visit_function_def (tree_function_def&) { }
    void visit_identifier (tree_identifier&) { }
    void visit_if_clause (tree_if_clause&) { }
    void visit_if_command (tree_if_command&) { }
    void visit_if_command_list (tree_if_command_list&) { }
    void visit_switch_case (tree_switch_case&) { }
    void visit_switch_case_list (tree_switch_case_list&) { }
    void visit_switch_command (tree_switch_command&) { }
    void visit_matrix (tree_matrix&) { }
    void visit_cell (tree_cell&) { }
    void visit_no_op_command (tree_no_op_command&) { }
    void visit_constant (tree_constant&) { }
    void visit_fcn_handle (tree_fcn_handle&) { }
    void visit_parameter_list (tree_parameter_list&) { }
    void visit_postfix_expression (tree_postfix_expression&) { }
    void visit_prefix_expression (tree_prefix_expression&) { }
    void visit_return_command (tree_return_command&) { }
    void visit_try_catch_command (tree_try_catch_command&) { }
    void visit_unwind_protect_command (tree_unwind_protect_command&) { }
    void visit_while_command (tree_while_command&) { }
    void visit_do_until_command (tree_do_until_command&) { }
 
    void visit_superclass_ref (tree_superclass_ref& t)
    {
      if (t.method_name () == m_obj_name)
        {
          std::string class_name = t.class_name ();
 
          cdef_class cls = lookup_class (class_name, false);
 
          if (cls.ok ())
            m_ctor_list.push_back (cls);
        }
    }
 
  private:
 
    // The name of the constructor being analyzed.
    std::string m_who;
 
    // The name of the first output argument of the constructor.
    std::string m_obj_name;
 
    // The list of superclass constructors that are explicitly called.
    std::list<cdef_class> m_ctor_list;
  };
 
  void
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::install_method (const cdef_method& meth)
  {
    m_method_map[meth.get_name ()] = meth;
 
    m_member_count++;
 
    if (meth.is_constructor ())
      {
        // Analyze the constructor code to determine what superclass
        // constructors are called explicitly.
 
        octave_value ov_fcn = meth.get_function ();
 
        if (ov_fcn.is_defined ())
          {
            octave_user_function *uf = ov_fcn.user_function_value (true);
 
            if (uf)
              {
                tree_parameter_list *ret_list = uf->return_list ();
                tree_statement_list *body = uf->body ();
 
                if (! ret_list || ret_list->size () != 1)
                  error ("%s: invalid constructor output arguments",
                         meth.get_name ().c_str ());
 
                std::string m_obj_name = ret_list->front ()->name ();
                ctor_analyzer a (meth.get_name (), m_obj_name);
 
                body->accept (a);
 
                std::list<cdef_class> explicit_ctor_list
                  = a.get_constructor_list ();
 
                for (const auto& cdef_cls : explicit_ctor_list)
                  {
#if DEBUG_TRACE
                    std::cerr << "explicit superclass constructor: "
                              << cdef_cls.get_name () << std::endl;
#endif
 
                    m_implicit_ctor_list.remove (cdef_cls);
                  }
              }
          }
      }
  }
 
  void
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::load_all_methods (void)
  {
    // FIXME: re-scan class directory
  }
 
  Cell
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::get_methods (bool include_ctor)
  {
    std::map<std::string, cdef_method> meths;
 
    find_methods (meths, false, include_ctor);
 
    Cell c (meths.size (), 1);
 
    int idx = 0;
 
    for (const auto& nm_mthd : meths)
      c(idx++, 0) = to_ov (nm_mthd.second);
 
    return c;
  }
 
  std::map<std::string, cdef_method>
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::get_method_map (bool only_inherited,
                                              bool include_ctor)
  {
    std::map<std::string, cdef_method> methods;
 
    find_methods (methods, only_inherited, include_ctor);
 
    return methods;
  }
 
  void
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::find_methods (std::map<std::string, cdef_method>& meths,
                                            bool only_inherited,
                                            bool include_ctor)
  {
    load_all_methods ();
 
    method_const_iterator it;
 
    for (it = m_method_map.begin (); it != m_method_map.end (); ++it)
      {
        if (include_ctor || ! it->second.is_constructor ())
          {
            std::string nm = it->second.get_name ();
 
            if (meths.find (nm) == meths.end ())
              {
                if (only_inherited)
                  {
                    octave_value acc = it->second.get ("Access");
 
                    if (! acc.is_string ()
                        || acc.string_value () == "private")
                      continue;
                  }
 
                meths[nm] = it->second;
              }
          }
      }
 
    // Look into superclasses
 
    Cell super_classes = get ("SuperClasses").cell_value ();
 
    for (int i = 0; i < super_classes.numel (); i++)
      {
        cdef_class cls = lookup_class (super_classes(i));
 
        cls.get_rep ()->find_methods (meths, true, false);
      }
  }
 
  cdef_property
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::find_property (const std::string& nm)
  {
    auto it = m_property_map.find (nm);
 
    if (it != m_property_map.end ())
      {
        cdef_property& prop = it->second;
 
        if (prop.ok ())
          return prop;
      }
 
    // Look into superclasses
 
    Cell super_classes = get ("SuperClasses").cell_value ();
 
    for (int i = 0; i < super_classes.numel (); i++)
      {
        cdef_class cls = lookup_class (super_classes(i));
 
        cdef_property prop = cls.find_property (nm);
 
        if (prop.ok ())
          return prop;
      }
 
    return cdef_property ();
  }
 
  void
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::install_property (const cdef_property& prop)
  {
    m_property_map[prop.get_name ()] = prop;
 
    m_member_count++;
  }
 
  Cell
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::get_properties (int mode)
  {
    std::map<std::string, cdef_property> props;
 
    props = get_property_map (mode);
 
    Cell c (props.size (), 1);
 
    int idx = 0;
 
    for (const auto& pname_prop : props)
      c(idx++, 0) = to_ov (pname_prop.second);
 
    return c;
  }
 
  std::map<std::string, cdef_property>
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::get_property_map (int mode)
  {
    std::map<std::string, cdef_property> props;
 
    find_properties (props, mode);
 
    return props;
  }
 
  void
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::find_properties (std::map<std::string,
                                               cdef_property>& props,
                                               int mode)
  {
    property_const_iterator it;
 
    for (it = m_property_map.begin (); it != m_property_map.end (); ++it)
      {
        std::string nm = it->second.get_name ();
 
        if (props.find (nm) == props.end ())
          {
            if (mode == property_inherited)
              {
                octave_value acc = it->second.get ("GetAccess");
 
                if (! acc.is_string ()
                    || acc.string_value () == "private")
                  continue;
              }
 
            props[nm] = it->second;
          }
      }
 
    // Look into superclasses
 
    Cell super_classes = get ("SuperClasses").cell_value ();
 
    for (int i = 0; i < super_classes.numel (); i++)
      {
        cdef_class cls = lookup_class (super_classes(i));
 
        cls.get_rep ()->find_properties (props,
                                         (mode == property_all
                                          ? property_all
                                          : property_inherited));
      }
  }
 
  void
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::find_names (std::set<std::string>& names,
                                          bool all)
  {
    load_all_methods ();
 
    for (const auto& cls_fnmap : m_method_map)
      {
        if (! cls_fnmap.second.is_constructor ())
          {
            std::string nm = cls_fnmap.second.get_name ();
 
            if (! all)
              {
                octave_value acc = cls_fnmap.second.get ("Access");
 
                if (! acc.is_string()
                    || acc.string_value () != "public")
                  continue;
              }
 
            names.insert (nm);
          }
      }
 
    for (const auto& pname_prop : m_property_map)
      {
        std::string nm = pname_prop.second.get_name ();
 
        if (! all)
          {
            octave_value acc = pname_prop.second.get ("GetAccess");
 
            if (! acc.is_string()
                || acc.string_value () != "public")
              continue;
          }
 
        names.insert (nm);
      }
 
    // Look into superclasses
 
    Cell super_classes = get ("SuperClasses").cell_value ();
 
    for (int i = 0; i < super_classes.numel (); i++)
      {
        cdef_class cls = lookup_class (super_classes(i));
 
        cls.get_rep ()->find_names (names, all);
      }
  }
 
  string_vector
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::get_names (void)
  {
    std::set<std::string> names;
 
    find_names (names, false);
 
    string_vector v (names);
 
    return v.sort (true);
  }
 
  void
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::delete_object (const cdef_object& obj)
  {
    cdef_method dtor = find_method ("delete");
 
    // FIXME: would it be better to tell find_method above to not find
    // overloaded functions?
 
    if (dtor.ok () && dtor.is_defined_in_class (get_name ()))
      dtor.execute (obj, octave_value_list (), 0, true, "destructor");
 
    // FIXME: should we destroy corresponding properties here?
 
    // Call "delete" in super classes
 
    Cell super_classes = get ("SuperClasses").cell_value ();
 
    for (int i = 0; i < super_classes.numel (); i++)
      {
        cdef_class cls = lookup_class (super_classes(i));
 
        if (cls.get_name () != "handle")
          cls.delete_object (obj);
      }
  }
 
  octave_value_list
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::meta_subsref (const std::string& type,
                                            const std::list<octave_value_list>& idx,
                                            int nargout)
  {
    std::size_t skip = 1;
 
    octave_value_list retval;
 
    switch (type[0])
      {
      case '(':
        // Constructor call
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
        std::cerr << "constructor" << std::endl;
#endif
 
        retval(0) = construct (idx.front ());
        break;
 
      case '.':
        {
          // Static method, constant (or property?)
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
          std::cerr << "static method/property" << std::endl;
#endif
 
          if (idx.front ().length () != 1)
            error ("invalid meta.class indexing");
 
          std::string nm = idx.front ()(0).xstring_value ("invalid meta.class indexing, expected a method or property name");
 
          cdef_method meth = find_method (nm);
 
          if (meth.ok ())
            {
              if (! meth.is_static ())
                error ("method '%s' is not static", nm.c_str ());
 
              octave_value_list args;
 
              if (type.length () > 1 && idx.size () > 1 && type[1] == '(')
                {
                  args = *(++(idx.begin ()));
                  skip++;
                }
 
              retval = meth.execute (args, (type.length () > skip
                                            ? 1 : nargout), true,
                                     "meta.class");
            }
          else
            {
              cdef_property prop = find_property (nm);
 
              if (! prop.ok ())
                error ("no such method or property '%s'", nm.c_str ());
 
              if (! prop.is_constant ())
                error ("property '%s' is not constant", nm.c_str ());
 
              retval(0) = prop.get_value (true, "meta.class");
            }
        }
        break;
 
      default:
        error ("invalid meta.class indexing");
        break;
      }
 
    if (type.length () > skip && idx.size () > skip && ! retval.empty ())
      retval = retval(0).next_subsref (nargout, type, idx, skip);
 
    return retval;
  }
 
  void
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::meta_release (void)
  {
    cdef_manager& cdm
      = __get_cdef_manager__ ("cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::meta_release");
 
    cdm.unregister_class (wrap ());
  }
 
  void
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::initialize_object (cdef_object& obj)
  {
    // Populate the object with default property values
 
    std::list<cdef_class> super_classes
      = lookup_classes (get ("SuperClasses").cell_value ());
 
    for (auto& cls : super_classes)
      cls.initialize_object (obj);
 
    for (const auto& pname_prop : m_property_map)
      {
        if (! pname_prop.second.get ("Dependent").bool_value ())
          {
            octave_value pvalue = pname_prop.second.get ("DefaultValue");
 
            if (pvalue.is_defined ())
              obj.put (pname_prop.first, pvalue);
            else
              obj.put (pname_prop.first, octave_value (Matrix ()));
          }
      }
 
    m_count++;
    obj.mark_for_construction (cdef_class (this));
  }
 
  void
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::run_constructor (cdef_object& obj,
                                               const octave_value_list& args)
  {
    octave_value_list empty_args;
 
    for (const auto& cls : m_implicit_ctor_list)
      {
        cdef_class supcls = lookup_class (cls);
 
        supcls.run_constructor (obj, empty_args);
      }
 
    std::string cls_name = get_name ();
    std::string ctor_name = get_base_name (cls_name);
 
    cdef_method ctor = find_method (ctor_name);
 
    if (ctor.ok ())
      {
        octave_value_list ctor_args (args);
        octave_value_list ctor_retval;
 
        ctor_args.prepend (to_ov (obj));
        ctor_retval = ctor.execute (ctor_args, 1, true, "constructor");
 
        if (ctor_retval.length () != 1)
          error ("%s: invalid number of output arguments for classdef constructor",
                 ctor_name.c_str ());
 
        obj = to_cdef (ctor_retval(0));
      }
 
    obj.mark_as_constructed (wrap ());
  }
 
  octave_value
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::get_method (const std::string& name) const
  {
    auto p = m_method_map.find (name);
 
    if (p == m_method_map.end ())
      return octave_value ();
 
    return p->second.get_function ();
  }
 
 
  octave_value
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::construct (const octave_value_list& args)
  {
    cdef_object obj = construct_object (args);
 
    if (obj.ok ())
      return to_ov (obj);
 
    return octave_value ();
  }
 
  cdef_object
  cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::construct_object (const octave_value_list& args)
  {
    if (is_abstract ())
      error ("cannot instantiate object for abstract class '%s'",
             get_name ().c_str ());
 
    cdef_object obj;
 
    if (is_meta_class ())
      {
        // This code path is only used to create empty meta objects
        // as filler for the empty values within a meta object array.
 
        cdef_class this_cls = wrap ();
 
        static cdef_object empty_class;
 
        cdef_manager& cdm
          = __get_cdef_manager__ ("cdef_class::cdef_class_rep::construct_object");
 
        if (this_cls == cdm.meta_class ())
          {
            if (! empty_class.ok ())
              empty_class = cdm.make_class ("", std::list<cdef_class> ());
            obj = empty_class;
          }
        else if (this_cls == cdm.meta_property ())
          {
            static cdef_property empty_property;
 
            if (! empty_class.ok ())
              empty_class = cdm.make_class ("", std::list<cdef_class> ());
            if (! empty_property.ok ())
              empty_property = cdm.make_property (empty_class, "");
            obj = empty_property;
          }
        else if (this_cls == cdm.meta_method ())
          {
            static cdef_method empty_method;
 
            if (! empty_class.ok ())
              empty_class = cdm.make_class ("", std::list<cdef_class> ());
            if (! empty_method.ok ())
              empty_method = cdm.make_method (empty_class, "", octave_value ());
            obj = empty_method;
          }
        else if (this_cls == cdm.meta_package ())
          {
            static cdef_package empty_package;
 
            if (! empty_package.ok ())
              empty_package = cdm.make_package ("");
            obj = empty_package;
          }
        else
          panic_impossible ();
 
        return obj;
      }
    else
      {
        if (is_handle_class ())
          obj = cdef_object (new handle_cdef_object ());
        else
          obj = cdef_object (new value_cdef_object ());
        obj.set_class (wrap ());
 
        initialize_object (obj);
 
        run_constructor (obj, args);
 
        return obj;
      }
 
    return cdef_object ();
  }
 
  static octave_value
  compute_attribute_value (tree_evaluator& tw,
                           tree_classdef_attribute *t)
  {
    tree_expression *expr = t->expression ();
 
    if (expr)
      {
        if (expr->is_identifier ())
          {
            std::string s = expr->name ();
 
            if (s == "public")
              return std::string ("public");
            else if (s == "protected")
              return std::string ("protected");
            else if (s == "private")
              return std::string ("private");
          }
 
        return expr->evaluate (tw);
      }
    else
      return octave_value (true);
  }
 
  template <typename T>
  static std::string
  attribute_value_to_string (T *t, octave_value v)
  {
    if (v.is_string ())
      return v.string_value ();
    else if (t->expression ())
      return t->expression ()->original_text ();
    else
      return "true";
  }
 
  cdef_class
  cdef_class::make_meta_class (interpreter& interp,
                               tree_classdef *t, bool is_at_folder)
  {
    cdef_class retval;
 
    // Class creation
 
    std::string class_name = t->ident ()->name ();
    std::string full_class_name = class_name;
    if (! t->package_name ().empty ())
      full_class_name = t->package_name () + '.' + full_class_name;
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
    std::cerr << "class: " << full_class_name << std::endl;
#endif
 
    // Push a dummy scope frame on the call stack that corresponds to
    // the scope that was used when parsing classdef object.  Without
    // this, we may pick up stray values from the current scope when
    // evaluating expressions found in things like attribute lists.
 
    tree_evaluator& tw = interp.get_evaluator ();
 
    tw.push_dummy_scope (full_class_name);
    unwind_action pop_scope (&tree_evaluator::pop_scope, &tw);
 
    std::list<cdef_class> slist;
 
    if (t->superclass_list ())
      {
        for (auto& scls : (*t->superclass_list ()))
          {
            std::string sclass_name = (scls)->class_name ();
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
            std::cerr << "superclass: " << sclass_name << std::endl;
#endif
 
            cdef_class sclass = lookup_class (sclass_name);
 
            if (sclass.get ("Sealed").bool_value ())
              error ("'%s' cannot inherit from '%s', because it is sealed",
                     full_class_name.c_str (), sclass_name.c_str ());
 
            slist.push_back (sclass);
          }
      }
 
    cdef_manager& cdm = __get_cdef_manager__ ("cdef_class::make_meta_class");
 
    retval = cdm.make_class (full_class_name, slist);
 
    retval.doc_string (t->doc_string ());
    retval.file_name (t->file_name ());
 
    // Package owning this class
 
    if (! t->package_name ().empty ())
      {
        cdef_package pack = cdm.find_package (t->package_name ());
 
        if (pack.ok ())
          retval.put ("ContainingPackage", to_ov (pack));
      }
 
    // FIXME: instead of attaching attributes here, pass them to
    // cdef_manager::make_method.  The classdef manager contains a meta
    // object with a list of all valid properties that can be used to
    // validate the attribute list (see bug #60593).
 
    // Class attributes
 
    if (t->attribute_list ())
      {
        for (const auto& attr : (*t->attribute_list ()))
          {
            std::string aname = attr->ident ()->name ();
            octave_value avalue = compute_attribute_value (tw, attr);
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
            std::cerr << "class attribute: " << aname << " = "
                      << attribute_value_to_string (attr, avalue) << std::endl;
#endif
 
            retval.put (aname, avalue);
          }
      }
 
    tree_classdef_body *b = t->body ();
 
    if (b)
      {
        // Keep track of the get/set accessor methods.  They will be used
        // later on when creating properties.
 
        std::map<std::string, octave_value> get_methods;
        std::map<std::string, octave_value> set_methods;
 
        // Method blocks
 
        std::list<tree_classdef_methods_block *> mb_list = b->methods_list ();
 
        load_path& lp = interp.get_load_path ();
 
        for (auto& mb_p : mb_list)
          {
            std::map<std::string, octave_value> amap;
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
            std::cerr << "method block" << std::endl;
#endif
 
            // Method attributes
 
            if (mb_p->attribute_list ())
              {
                for (auto& attr_p : *mb_p->attribute_list ())
                  {
                    std::string aname = attr_p->ident ()->name ();
                    octave_value avalue = compute_attribute_value (tw, attr_p);
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
                    std::cerr << "method attribute: " << aname << " = "
                              << attribute_value_to_string (attr_p, avalue)
                              << std::endl;
#endif
 
                    amap[aname] = avalue;
                  }
              }
 
            // Methods
 
            if (mb_p->element_list ())
              {
                for (auto& mtd : *mb_p->element_list ())
                  {
                    std::string mname = mtd.function_value ()->name ();
                    std::string mprefix = mname.substr (0, 4);
 
                    if (mprefix == "get.")
                      get_methods[mname.substr (4)]
                        = make_fcn_handle (mtd, mname, full_class_name);
                    else if (mprefix == "set.")
                      set_methods[mname.substr (4)]
                        = make_fcn_handle (mtd, mname, full_class_name);
                    else
                      {
                        cdef_method meth = cdm.make_method (retval, mname, mtd);
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
                        std::cerr << (mname == class_name ? "constructor"
                                      : "method")
                                  << ": " << mname << std::endl;
#endif
 
                        // FIXME: instead of attaching attributes here,
                        // pass them to cdef_manager::make_method.  The
                        // classdef manager contains a meta object with
                        // a list of all valid properties that can be
                        // used to validate the attribute list (see bug
                        // #60593).
 
                        for (auto& attrnm_val : amap)
                          meth.put (attrnm_val.first, attrnm_val.second);
 
                        retval.install_method (meth);
                      }
                  }
              }
          }
 
        if (is_at_folder)
          {
            // Look for all external methods visible on octave path at the
            // time of loading of the class.
            //
            // FIXME: This is an "extension" to Matlab behavior, which only looks
            // in the @-folder containing the original classdef file.  However,
            // this is easier to implement it that way at the moment.
 
            std::list<std::string> external_methods
              = lp.methods (full_class_name);
 
            for (const auto& mtdnm : external_methods)
              {
                // FIXME: should we issue a warning if the method is already
                // defined in the classdef file?
 
                if (mtdnm != class_name
                    && ! retval.find_method (mtdnm, true).ok ())
                  {
                    // Create a dummy method that is used until the actual
                    // method is loaded.
                    octave_user_function *fcn = new octave_user_function ();
 
                    fcn->stash_function_name (mtdnm);
 
                    cdef_method meth
                      = cdm.make_method (retval, mtdnm, octave_value (fcn));
 
                    retval.install_method (meth);
                  }
              }
          }
 
        // Property blocks
 
        // FIXME: default property expression should be able to call static
        //        methods of the class being constructed.  A restricted CLASSNAME
        //        symbol should be added to the scope before evaluating default
        //        value expressions.
 
        std::list<tree_classdef_properties_block *> pb_list
          = b->properties_list ();
 
        for (auto& pb_p : pb_list)
          {
            std::map<std::string, octave_value> amap;
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
            std::cerr << "property block" << std::endl;
#endif
 
            // Property attributes
 
            if (pb_p->attribute_list ())
              {
                for (auto& attr_p : *pb_p->attribute_list ())
                  {
                    std::string aname = attr_p->ident ()->name ();
                    octave_value avalue = compute_attribute_value (tw, attr_p);
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
                    std::cerr << "property attribute: " << aname << " = "
                              << attribute_value_to_string (attr_p, avalue)
                              << std::endl;
#endif
 
                    if (aname == "Access")
                      {
                        amap["GetAccess"] = avalue;
                        amap["SetAccess"] = avalue;
                      }
                    else
                      amap[aname] = avalue;
                  }
              }
 
            // Properties
 
            if (pb_p->element_list ())
              {
                for (auto& prop_p : *pb_p->element_list ())
                  {
                    std::string prop_name = prop_p->ident ()->name ();
 
                    cdef_property prop = cdm.make_property (retval, prop_name);
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
                    std::cerr << "property: " << prop_p->ident ()->name ()
                              << std::endl;
#endif
 
                    tree_expression *expr = prop_p->expression ();
                    if (expr)
                      {
                        octave_value pvalue = expr->evaluate (tw);
 
#if DEBUG_TRACE
                        std::cerr << "property default: "
                                  << attribute_value_to_string (prop_p, pvalue)
                                  << std::endl;
#endif
 
                        prop.put ("DefaultValue", pvalue);
                      }
 
                    // FIXME: instead of attaching attributes here, pass
                    // them to cdef_manager::make_property.  The
                    // classdef manager contains a meta object with a
                    // list of all valid properties that can be used to
                    // validate the attribute list (see bug #60593).
 
                    // Install property attributes.  This is done before assigning
                    // the property accessors so we can do validation by using
                    // cdef_property methods.
 
                    for (auto& attrnm_val : amap)
                      prop.put (attrnm_val.first, attrnm_val.second);
 
                    // Install property access methods, if any.  Remove the
                    // accessor methods from the temporary storage map, so we can
                    // detect which ones are invalid and do not correspond to a
                    // defined property.
 
                    auto git = get_methods.find (prop_name);
 
                    if (git != get_methods.end ())
                      {
                        make_function_of_class (retval, git->second);
                        prop.put ("GetMethod", git->second);
                        get_methods.erase (git);
                      }
 
                    auto sit = set_methods.find (prop_name);
 
                    if (sit != set_methods.end ())
                      {
                        make_function_of_class (retval, sit->second);
                        prop.put ("SetMethod", sit->second);
                        set_methods.erase (sit);
                      }
 
                    retval.install_property (prop);
                  }
              }
          }
      }
 
    return retval;
  }
 
  octave_value
  cdef_class::get_method_function (const std::string& /* nm */)
  {
    return octave_value (new octave_classdef_meta (*this));
  }
}