objj-runtime/Objective-J/Runtime.js

JavaScript (ECMAScript) and Objective-J runtime

/*
 * Runtime.js
 * Objective-J
 *
 * Created by Francisco Tolmasky.
 * Copyright 2008-2010, 280 North, Inc.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 */

var CLS_CLASS           = 0x1,
    CLS_META            = 0x2,
    CLS_INITIALIZED     = 0x4,
    CLS_INITIALIZING    = 0x8;

#define CHANGEINFO(aClass, aSetInfoMask, aClearInfoMask) aClass.info = (aClass.info | (aSetInfoMask)) & ~(aClearInfoMask)
#define GETINFO(aClass, anInfoMask) (aClass.info & (anInfoMask))
#define SETINFO(aClass, anInfoMask) CHANGEINFO(aClass, anInfoMask, 0)
#define CLEARINFO(aClass, anInfoMask) CHANGEINFO(aClass, 0, anInfoMask)
#define ISMETA(aClass) (GETINFO(aClass, CLS_META))
#define GETMETA(aClass) (ISMETA(aClass) ? aClass : aClass.isa)
#define ISINITIALIZED(aClass) GETINFO(GETMETA(aClass), CLS_INITIALIZED)

// MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
// If defined, objj_msgSend will check for recursion deeper than MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH and
// throw an error if found. While crude, this can be helpful when your JavaScript debugger
// crashes on recursion errors (e.g. Safari) or ignores them (e.g. Chrome).

// #define MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
#define MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH 80

GLOBAL(objj_ivar) = function(/*String*/ aName, /*String*/ aType)
{
    this.name = aName;
    this.type = aType;
}

GLOBAL(objj_method) = function(/*String*/ aName, /*IMP*/ anImplementation, /*Array<String>*/ types)
{
    var method = anImplementation || function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector) {CPException.isa.objj_msgSend2(CPException, "raise:reason:", CPInternalInconsistencyException, aReceiver.isa.method_msgSend0(self, "className") + " does not have an implementation for selector '" + aSelector + "'")};
    method.method_name = aName;
    method.method_imp = anImplementation;
    method.method_types = types;

    return method;
}

GLOBAL(objj_class) = function(displayName)
{
    this.isa            = NULL;

    this.version        = 0;

    this.super_class    = NULL;

    this.name           = NULL;
    this.info           = 0;

    this.ivar_list      = [];
    this.ivar_store     = function() { };
    this.ivar_dtable    = this.ivar_store.prototype;

    this.method_list    = [];
    this.method_store   = function() { };
    this.method_dtable  = this.method_store.prototype;

    this.protocol_list  = [];

#if DEBUG
    // Naming the allocator allows the WebKit heap snapshot tool to display object class names correctly
    // HACK: displayName property is not respected so we must eval a function to name it
    eval("this.allocator = function " + (displayName || "OBJJ_OBJECT").replace(/\W/g, "_") + "() { }");
#else
    this.allocator      = function() { };
#endif

    this._UID           = -1;
}

GLOBAL(objj_protocol) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    this.name = aName;
    this.instance_methods = { };
    this.class_methods = { };
}

GLOBAL(objj_object) = function()
{
    this.isa    = NULL;
    this._UID   = -1;
}

GLOBAL(objj_typeDef) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    this.name = aName;
}

// Working with Classes

GLOBAL(class_getName) = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    if (aClass == Nil)
        return "";

    return aClass.name;
}

GLOBAL(class_isMetaClass) = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    if (!aClass)
        return NO;

    return ISMETA(aClass);
}

GLOBAL(class_getSuperclass) = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    if (aClass == Nil)
        return Nil;

    return aClass.super_class;
}

GLOBAL(class_setSuperclass) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*Class*/ aSuperClass)
{
    // Set up the actual class hierarchy.
    aClass.super_class = aSuperClass;
    aClass.isa.super_class = aSuperClass.isa;
}

GLOBAL(class_addIvar) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*String*/ aName, /*String*/ aType)
{
    var thePrototype = aClass.allocator.prototype;

    // FIXME: Use getInstanceVariable
    if (typeof thePrototype[aName] != "undefined")
        return NO;

    var ivar = new objj_ivar(aName, aType);

    aClass.ivar_list.push(ivar);
    aClass.ivar_dtable[aName] = ivar;

    thePrototype[aName] = NULL;

    return YES;
}

GLOBAL(class_addIvars) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*Array*/ivars)
{
    var index = 0,
        count = ivars.length,
        thePrototype = aClass.allocator.prototype;

    for (; index < count; ++index)
    {
        var ivar = ivars[index],
            name = ivar.name;

        // FIXME: Use getInstanceVariable
        if (typeof thePrototype[name] === "undefined")
        {
            aClass.ivar_list.push(ivar);
            aClass.ivar_dtable[name] = ivar;

            thePrototype[name] = NULL;
        }
    }
}

GLOBAL(class_copyIvarList) = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    return aClass.ivar_list.slice(0);
}

//#define class_copyIvarList(aClass) (aClass.ivar_list.slice(0))

#define METHOD_DISPLAY_NAME(aClass, aMethod) (ISMETA(aClass) ? '+' : '-') + " [" + class_getName(aClass) + ' ' + method_getName(aMethod) + ']'

GLOBAL(class_addMethod) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*SEL*/ aName, /*IMP*/ anImplementation, /*Array<String>*/ types)
{
    // FIXME: return NO if it exists?
    var method = new objj_method(aName, anImplementation, types);

    aClass.method_list.push(method);
    aClass.method_dtable[aName] = method;

#if DEBUG
    // Give this function a "pretty" name for the console.
    method.displayName = METHOD_DISPLAY_NAME(aClass, method);
#endif

    // FIXME: Should this be done here?
    // If this is a root class...
    if (!ISMETA(aClass) && GETMETA(aClass).isa === GETMETA(aClass))
        class_addMethod(GETMETA(aClass), aName, anImplementation, types);

    return YES;
}

GLOBAL(class_addMethods) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*Array*/ methods)
{
    var index = 0,
        count = methods.length,

        method_list = aClass.method_list,
        method_dtable = aClass.method_dtable;

    for (; index < count; ++index)
    {
        var method = methods[index];

        // FIXME: Don't do it if it exists?
        method_list.push(method);
        method_dtable[method.method_name] = method;

#if DEBUG
        // Give this function a "pretty" name for the console.
        method.displayName = METHOD_DISPLAY_NAME(aClass, method);
#endif
    }

    // If this is a root class...
    if (!ISMETA(aClass) && GETMETA(aClass).isa === GETMETA(aClass))
        class_addMethods(GETMETA(aClass), methods);
}

GLOBAL(class_getInstanceMethod) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
    if (!aClass || !aSelector)
        return NULL;

    var method = aClass.method_dtable[aSelector];

    return method ? method : NULL;
}

GLOBAL(class_getInstanceVariable) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*String*/ aName)
{
    if (!aClass || !aName)
        return NULL;

    // FIXME: this doesn't appropriately deal with Object's properties.
    var variable = aClass.ivar_dtable[aName];

    return variable;
}

GLOBAL(class_getClassMethod) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
    if (!aClass || !aSelector)
        return NULL;

    var method = GETMETA(aClass).method_dtable[aSelector];

    return method ? method : NULL;
}

GLOBAL(class_respondsToSelector) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
    return class_getClassMethod(aClass, aSelector) != NULL;
}

GLOBAL(class_copyMethodList) = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    return aClass.method_list.slice(0);
}

GLOBAL(class_getVersion) = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    return aClass.version;
}

GLOBAL(class_setVersion) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*Integer*/ aVersion)
{
    aClass.version = parseInt(aVersion, 10);
}

GLOBAL(class_replaceMethod) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*SEL*/ aSelector, /*IMP*/ aMethodImplementation)
{
    if (!aClass || !aSelector)
        return NULL;

    var method = aClass.method_dtable[aSelector],
        method_imp = method.method_imp,
        new_method = new objj_method(method.method_name, aMethodImplementation, method.method_types);

    new_method.displayName = method.displayName;
    aClass.method_dtable[aSelector] = new_method;

    var index = aClass.method_list.indexOf(method);

    if (index !== -1)
    {
        aClass.method_list[index] = new_method;
    }
    else
    {
        aClass.method_list.push(new_method);
    }

    return method_imp;
}

GLOBAL(class_addProtocol) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*Protocol*/ aProtocol)
{
    if (!aProtocol || class_conformsToProtocol(aClass, aProtocol))
    {
        return;
    }

    (aClass.protocol_list || (aClass.protocol_list = [])).push(aProtocol);

    return true;
}

GLOBAL(class_conformsToProtocol) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*Protocol*/ aProtocol)
{
    if (!aProtocol)
        return false;

    while (aClass)
    {
        var protocols = aClass.protocol_list,
            size = protocols ? protocols.length : 0;

        for (var i = 0; i < size; i++)
        {
            var p = protocols[i];

            if (p.name === aProtocol.name)
            {
                return true;
            }
            if (protocol_conformsToProtocol(p, aProtocol))
            {
                return true;
            }
        }

        aClass = class_getSuperclass(aClass);
    }

    return false;
}

GLOBAL(class_copyProtocolList) = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    var protocols = aClass.protocol_list;

    return protocols ? protocols.slice(0) : [];
}

GLOBAL(protocol_conformsToProtocol) = function(/*Protocol*/ p1, /*Protocol*/ p2)
{
    if (!p1 || !p2)
        return false;

    if (p1.name === p2.name)
        return true;

    var protocols = p1.protocol_list,
        size = protocols ? protocols.length : 0;

    for (var i = 0; i < size; i++)
    {
        var p = protocols[i];

        if (p.name === p2.name)
        {
            return true;
        }
        if (protocol_conformsToProtocol(p, p2))
        {
            return true;
        }
    }

   return false;
}

var REGISTERED_PROTOCOLS  = Object.create(null);

GLOBAL(objj_allocateProtocol) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    var protocol = new objj_protocol(aName);

    return protocol;
}

GLOBAL(objj_registerProtocol) = function(/*Protocol*/ proto)
{
    REGISTERED_PROTOCOLS[proto.name] = proto;
}

GLOBAL(protocol_getName) = function(/*Protocol*/ proto)
{
    return proto.name;
}

// Right now we only register required methods. THis might need to change in the future
GLOBAL(protocol_addMethodDescription) = function(/*Protocol*/ proto, /*SEL*/ selector, /*Array*/ types, /*BOOL*/ isRequiredMethod, /*BOOL*/ isInstanceMethod)
{
    if (!proto || !selector) return;

    if (isRequiredMethod)
        (isInstanceMethod ? proto.instance_methods : proto.class_methods)[selector] = new objj_method(selector, null, types);
}

GLOBAL(protocol_addMethodDescriptions) = function(/*Protocol*/ proto, /*Array*/ methods, /*BOOL*/ isRequiredMethod, /*BOOL*/ isInstanceMethod)
{
    if (!isRequiredMethod) return;

    var index = 0,
        count = methods.length,
        method_dtable = isInstanceMethod ? proto.instance_methods : proto.class_methods;

    for (; index < count; ++index)
    {
        var method = methods[index];

        method_dtable[method.method_name] = method;
    }
}

GLOBAL(protocol_copyMethodDescriptionList) = function(/*Protocol*/ proto, /*BOOL*/ isRequiredMethod, /*BOOL*/ isInstanceMethod)
{
    if (!isRequiredMethod)
        return [];

    var method_dtable = isInstanceMethod ? proto.instance_methods : proto.class_methods,
        methodList = [];

    for (var selector in method_dtable)
        if (method_dtable.hasOwnProperty(selector))
            methodList.push(method_dtable[selector]);

    return methodList;
}

GLOBAL(protocol_addProtocol) = function(/*Protocol*/ proto, /*Protocol*/ addition)
{
    if (!proto || !addition) return;

    (proto.protocol_list || (proto.protocol_list = [])).push(addition);
}


var REGISTERED_TYPEDEFS = Object.create(null);

GLOBAL(objj_allocateTypeDef) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    var typeDef = new objj_typeDef(aName);

    return typeDef;
}

GLOBAL(objj_registerTypeDef) = function(/*TypeDef*/ typeDef)
{
    REGISTERED_TYPEDEFS[typeDef.name] = typeDef;
}

GLOBAL(typeDef_getName) = function(/*TypeDef*/ typeDef)
{
    return typeDef.name;
}

var _class_initialize = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    var meta = GETMETA(aClass);

    if (GETINFO(aClass, CLS_META))
        aClass = objj_getClass(aClass.name);

    if (aClass.super_class && !ISINITIALIZED(aClass.super_class))
        _class_initialize(aClass.super_class);

    if (!GETINFO(meta, CLS_INITIALIZED) && !GETINFO(meta, CLS_INITIALIZING))
    {
        SETINFO(meta, CLS_INITIALIZING);

        // We don't need to initialize any more.
        aClass.objj_msgSend = objj_msgSendFast;
        aClass.objj_msgSend0 = objj_msgSendFast0;
        aClass.objj_msgSend1 = objj_msgSendFast1;
        aClass.objj_msgSend2 = objj_msgSendFast2;
        aClass.objj_msgSend3 = objj_msgSendFast3;
        meta.objj_msgSend = objj_msgSendFast;
        meta.objj_msgSend0 = objj_msgSendFast0;
        meta.objj_msgSend1 = objj_msgSendFast1;
        meta.objj_msgSend2 = objj_msgSendFast2;
        meta.objj_msgSend3 = objj_msgSendFast3;

        aClass.method_msgSend = aClass.method_dtable;
        var metaMethodDTable = meta.method_msgSend = meta.method_dtable,
            initializeImp = metaMethodDTable["initialize"];

        if (initializeImp)
            initializeImp(aClass, "initialize")

        CHANGEINFO(meta, CLS_INITIALIZED, CLS_INITIALIZING);
    }
}

GLOBAL(_objj_forward) = function(self, _cmd)
{
    var isa = self.isa,
        meta = GETMETA(isa);

    if (!GETINFO(meta, CLS_INITIALIZED) && !GETINFO(meta, CLS_INITIALIZING))
    {
        _class_initialize(isa);
    }

    var implementation = isa.method_msgSend[_cmd];

    if (implementation)
    {
        return implementation.apply(isa, arguments);
    }

    implementation = isa.method_dtable[SEL_forwardingTargetForSelector_];

    if (implementation)
    {
        var target = implementation(self, SEL_forwardingTargetForSelector_, _cmd);

        if (target && target !== self)
        {
            arguments[0] = target;

            return target.isa.objj_msgSend.apply(target.isa, arguments);
        }
    }

    implementation = isa.method_dtable[SEL_methodSignatureForSelector_];

    if (implementation)
    {
        var forwardInvocationImplementation = isa.method_dtable[SEL_forwardInvocation_];

        if (forwardInvocationImplementation)
        {
            var signature = implementation(self, SEL_methodSignatureForSelector_, _cmd);

            if (signature)
            {
                var invocationClass = objj_lookUpClass("CPInvocation");

                if (invocationClass)
                {
                    var invocation = invocationClass.isa.objj_msgSend1(invocationClass, SEL_invocationWithMethodSignature_, signature),
                        index = 0,
                        count = arguments.length;

                    if (invocation != null) {
                        var invocationIsa = invocation.isa;

                        for (; index < count; ++index)
                            invocationIsa.objj_msgSend2(invocation, SEL_setArgument_atIndex_, arguments[index], index);
                    }

                    forwardInvocationImplementation(self, SEL_forwardInvocation_, invocation);

                    return invocation == null ? null : invocationIsa.objj_msgSend0(invocation, SEL_returnValue);
                }
            }
        }
    }

    implementation = isa.method_dtable[SEL_doesNotRecognizeSelector_];

    if (implementation)
        return implementation(self, SEL_doesNotRecognizeSelector_, _cmd);

    throw class_getName(isa) + " does not implement doesNotRecognizeSelector:. Did you forget a superclass for " + class_getName(isa) + "?";
};

// I think this forward:: may need to be a common method, instead of defined in CPObject.
#define CLASS_GET_METHOD_IMPLEMENTATION(aMethodImplementation, aClass, aSelector)\
    if (!ISINITIALIZED(aClass))\
        _class_initialize(aClass);\
    \
    aMethodImplementation = aClass.method_dtable[aSelector] || _objj_forward;

GLOBAL(class_getMethodImplementation) = function(/*Class*/ aClass, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
    CLASS_GET_METHOD_IMPLEMENTATION(var implementation, aClass, aSelector);

    return implementation;
}

// Adding Classes
var REGISTERED_CLASSES  = Object.create(null);

GLOBAL(objj_enumerateClassesUsingBlock) = function(/* function(aClass) */aBlock)
{
    for (var key in REGISTERED_CLASSES)
    {
        aBlock(REGISTERED_CLASSES[key]);
    }
}

GLOBAL(objj_allocateClassPair) = function(/*Class*/ superclass, /*String*/ aName)
{
    var classObject = new objj_class(aName),
        metaClassObject = new objj_class(aName),
        rootClassObject = classObject;

    // If we don't have a superclass, we are the root class.
    if (superclass)
    {
        rootClassObject = superclass;

        while (rootClassObject.superclass)
            rootClassObject = rootClassObject.superclass;

        // Give our current allocator all the instance variables of our super class' allocator.
        classObject.allocator.prototype = new superclass.allocator;

        // "Inherit" parent properties.
        classObject.ivar_dtable = classObject.ivar_store.prototype = new superclass.ivar_store;
        classObject.method_dtable = classObject.method_store.prototype = new superclass.method_store;

        metaClassObject.method_dtable = metaClassObject.method_store.prototype = new superclass.isa.method_store;

        // Set up the actual class hierarchy.
        classObject.super_class = superclass;
        metaClassObject.super_class = superclass.isa;
    }
    else
        classObject.allocator.prototype = new objj_object();

    classObject.isa = metaClassObject;
    classObject.name = aName;
    classObject.info = CLS_CLASS;
    classObject._UID = objj_generateObjectUID();
    // It needs initialize
    classObject.init = true;

    metaClassObject.isa = rootClassObject.isa;
    metaClassObject.name = aName;
    metaClassObject.info = CLS_META;
    metaClassObject._UID = objj_generateObjectUID();
    // It needs initialize
    metaClassObject.init = true;

    return classObject;
}

var CONTEXT_BUNDLE = nil;

GLOBAL(objj_registerClassPair) = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    global[aClass.name] = aClass;
    REGISTERED_CLASSES[aClass.name] = aClass;

    addClassToBundle(aClass, CONTEXT_BUNDLE);
}

GLOBAL(objj_resetRegisterClasses) = function()
{
    for (var key in REGISTERED_CLASSES)
        delete global[key];

    REGISTERED_CLASSES = Object.create(null);
    REGISTERED_PROTOCOLS = Object.create(null);
    REGISTERED_TYPEDEFS = Object.create(null);

    resetBundle();
}

// Instantiating Classes

GLOBAL(class_createInstance) = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    if (!aClass)
        throw new Error("*** Attempting to create object with Nil class.");

    var object = new aClass.allocator();

    object.isa = aClass;
    object._UID = objj_generateObjectUID();

    return object;
}

// Opera 9.5.1 has a bug where prototypes "inheret" members from instances when "with" is used.
// Given that the Opera team is so fond of bug-testing instead of version-testing, we'll go
// ahead and do that.

var prototype_bug = function() { }

prototype_bug.prototype.member = false;

with (new prototype_bug())
    member = true;

// If the bug exists, go down the slow path.
if (new prototype_bug().member)
{

var fast_class_createInstance = class_createInstance;

class_createInstance = function(/*Class*/ aClass)
{
    var object = fast_class_createInstance(aClass);

    if (object)
    {
        var theClass = object.isa,
            actualClass = theClass;

        while (theClass)
        {
            var ivars = theClass.ivar_list,
                count = ivars.length;

            while (count--)
                object[ivars[count].name] = NULL;

            theClass = theClass.super_class;
        }

        object.isa = actualClass;
    }

    return object;
}

}

// Working with Instances

GLOBAL(object_getClassName) = function(/*id*/ anObject)
{
    if (!anObject)
        return "";

    var theClass = anObject.isa;

    return theClass ? class_getName(theClass) : "";
}

//objc_getClassList
GLOBAL(objj_lookUpClass) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    var theClass = REGISTERED_CLASSES[aName];

    return theClass ? theClass : Nil;
}

GLOBAL(objj_getClass) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    var theClass = REGISTERED_CLASSES[aName];

    /*if (!theClass)
    {
        for (var key in REGISTERED_CLASSES)
        {
            print("regClass: " + key + ", regClass.isa: " + REGISTERED_CLASSES[key].isa);
        }
        print("");
    }*/

    if (!theClass)
    {
        // class handler callback???
    }

    return theClass ? theClass : Nil;
}

GLOBAL(objj_getClassList) = function(/*CPArray*/ buffer, /*int*/ bufferLen)
{
    for (var aName in REGISTERED_CLASSES)
    {
        buffer.push(REGISTERED_CLASSES[aName]);
        if (bufferLen && --bufferLen === 0)
            break;
    }

    return buffer.length;
}

//objc_getRequiredClass
GLOBAL(objj_getMetaClass) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    var theClass = objj_getClass(aName);

    return GETMETA(theClass);
}

// Working with Protocol

GLOBAL(objj_getProtocol) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    return REGISTERED_PROTOCOLS[aName];
}

// Working with typeDef

GLOBAL(objj_getTypeDef) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    return REGISTERED_TYPEDEFS[aName];
}

// Working with Instance Variables

GLOBAL(ivar_getName) = function(anIvar)
{
    return anIvar.name;
}

GLOBAL(ivar_getTypeEncoding) = function(anIvar)
{
    return anIvar.type;
}

// Sending Messages

#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
var __objj_msgSend__StackDepth = 0;
#endif

GLOBAL(objj_msgSend) = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
    if (aReceiver == nil)
        return nil;

    var isa = aReceiver.isa;

    // Here we should do the following line: CLASS_GET_METHOD_IMPLEMENTATION(var implementation, isa, aSelector);
    // But set the 'init' attribute to 'true' when register the class pair and just check for that here is around 20% faster depending
    // on environment. The '_class_initialize' function sets the 'init' attribute to 'false' when the class is initialized

    if (isa.init)
        _class_initialize(isa);

    var method = isa.method_dtable[aSelector];

    var implementation = method ? method.method_imp : _objj_forward;

#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    if (__objj_msgSend__StackDepth++ > MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH)
        throw new Error("Maximum call stack depth exceeded.");

    try {
#endif

    switch(arguments.length)
    {
        case 2: return implementation(aReceiver, aSelector);
        case 3: return implementation(aReceiver, aSelector, arguments[2]);
        case 4: return implementation(aReceiver, aSelector, arguments[2], arguments[3]);
        case 5: return implementation(aReceiver, aSelector, arguments[2], arguments[3], arguments[4]);
        case 6: return implementation(aReceiver, aSelector, arguments[2], arguments[3], arguments[4], arguments[5]);
        case 7: return implementation(aReceiver, aSelector, arguments[2], arguments[3], arguments[4], arguments[5], arguments[6]);
    }

    return implementation.apply(aReceiver, arguments);

#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    } finally {
        __objj_msgSend__StackDepth--;
    }
#endif
}

GLOBAL(objj_msgSendSuper) = function(/*id*/ aSuper, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
    var super_class = aSuper.super_class;

    arguments[0] = aSuper.receiver;

    CLASS_GET_METHOD_IMPLEMENTATION(var implementation, super_class, aSelector);

    return implementation.apply(aSuper.receiver, arguments);
}

GLOBAL(objj_msgSendSuper0) = function(/*id*/ aSuper, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
    return (aSuper.super_class.method_dtable[aSelector] || _objj_forward)(aSuper.receiver, aSelector);
}

GLOBAL(objj_msgSendSuper1) = function(/*id*/ aSuper, /*SEL*/ aSelector, arg0)
{
    return (aSuper.super_class.method_dtable[aSelector] || _objj_forward)(aSuper.receiver, aSelector, arg0);
}

GLOBAL(objj_msgSendSuper2) = function(/*id*/ aSuper, /*SEL*/ aSelector, arg0, arg1)
{
    return (aSuper.super_class.method_dtable[aSelector] || _objj_forward)(aSuper.receiver, aSelector, arg0, arg1);
}

GLOBAL(objj_msgSendSuper3) = function(/*id*/ aSuper, /*SEL*/ aSelector, arg0, arg1, arg2)
{
    return (aSuper.super_class.method_dtable[aSelector] || _objj_forward)(aSuper.receiver, aSelector, arg0, arg1, arg2);
}

GLOBAL(objj_msgSendFast) = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    if (__objj_msgSend__StackDepth++ > MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH)
        throw new Error("Maximum call stack depth exceeded.");

    try {
#endif

    return (this.method_dtable[aSelector] || _objj_forward).apply(aReceiver, arguments);

#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    } finally {
        __objj_msgSend__StackDepth--;
    }
#endif
}

var objj_msgSendFastInitialize = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
    _class_initialize(this);
    return this.objj_msgSend.apply(this, arguments);
}

GLOBAL(objj_msgSendFast0) = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    if (__objj_msgSend__StackDepth++ > MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH)
        throw new Error("Maximum call stack depth exceeded.");

    try {
#endif

    return (this.method_dtable[aSelector] || _objj_forward)(aReceiver, aSelector);

#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    } finally {
        __objj_msgSend__StackDepth--;
    }
#endif
}

var objj_msgSendFast0Initialize = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector)
{
    _class_initialize(this);
    return this.objj_msgSend0(aReceiver, aSelector);
}

GLOBAL(objj_msgSendFast1) = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector, arg0)
{
#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    if (__objj_msgSend__StackDepth++ > MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH)
        throw new Error("Maximum call stack depth exceeded.");

    try {
#endif

    return (this.method_dtable[aSelector] || _objj_forward)(aReceiver, aSelector, arg0);

#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    } finally {
        __objj_msgSend__StackDepth--;
    }
#endif
}

var objj_msgSendFast1Initialize = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector, arg0)
{
    _class_initialize(this);
    return this.objj_msgSend1(aReceiver, aSelector, arg0);
}

GLOBAL(objj_msgSendFast2) = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector, arg0, arg1)
{
#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    if (__objj_msgSend__StackDepth++ > MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH)
        throw new Error("Maximum call stack depth exceeded.");

    try {
#endif

    return (this.method_dtable[aSelector] || _objj_forward)(aReceiver, aSelector, arg0, arg1);

#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    } finally {
        __objj_msgSend__StackDepth--;
    }
#endif
}

var objj_msgSendFast2Initialize = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector, arg0, arg1)
{
    _class_initialize(this);
    return this.objj_msgSend2(aReceiver, aSelector, arg0, arg1);
}

GLOBAL(objj_msgSendFast3) = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector, arg0, arg1, arg2)
{
#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    if (__objj_msgSend__StackDepth++ > MAXIMUM_RECURSION_DEPTH)
        throw new Error("Maximum call stack depth exceeded.");

    try {
#endif

    return (this.method_dtable[aSelector] || _objj_forward)(aReceiver, aSelector, arg0, arg1, arg2);

#ifdef MAXIMUM_RECURSION_CHECKS
    } finally {
        __objj_msgSend__StackDepth--;
    }
#endif
}

var objj_msgSendFast3Initialize = function(/*id*/ aReceiver, /*SEL*/ aSelector, arg0, arg1, arg2)
{
    _class_initialize(this);
    return this.objj_msgSend3(aReceiver, aSelector, arg0, arg1, arg2);
}

// Working with Methods

GLOBAL(method_getName) = function(/*Method*/ aMethod)
{
    return aMethod.method_name;
}

// This will not return correct values if the compiler does not have the option 'IncludeTypeSignatures'
GLOBAL(method_copyReturnType) = function(/*Method*/ aMethod)
{
    var types = aMethod.method_types;

    if (types)
    {
        var argType = types[0];

        return argType != NULL ? argType : NULL;
    }
    else
        return NULL;
}

// This will not return correct values for index > 1 if the compiler does not have the option 'IncludeTypeSignatures'
GLOBAL(method_copyArgumentType) = function(/*Method*/ aMethod, /*unsigned int*/ index)
{
    switch (index) {
        case 0:
            return "id";

        case 1:
            return "SEL";

        default:
            var types = aMethod.method_types;

            if (types)
            {
                var argType = types[index - 1];

                return argType != NULL ? argType : NULL;
            }
            else
                return NULL;
    }
}

// Returns number of arguments for a method. The first argument is 'self' and the second is the selector.
// Those are followed by the method arguments. So for example it will return 2 for a method with no arguments.
GLOBAL(method_getNumberOfArguments) = function(/*Method*/ aMethod)
{
    var types = aMethod.method_types;

    return types ? types.length + 1 : ((aMethod.method_name.match(/:/g) || []).length + 2);
}

GLOBAL(method_getImplementation) = function(/*Method*/ aMethod)
{
    return aMethod.method_imp;
}

GLOBAL(method_setImplementation) = function(/*Method*/ aMethod, /*IMP*/ anImplementation)
{
    var oldImplementation = aMethod.method_imp;

    aMethod.method_imp = anImplementation;

    return oldImplementation;
}

GLOBAL(method_exchangeImplementations) = function(/*Method*/ lhs, /*Method*/ rhs)
{
    var lhs_imp = method_getImplementation(lhs),
        rhs_imp = method_getImplementation(rhs);

    method_setImplementation(lhs, rhs_imp);
    method_setImplementation(rhs, lhs_imp);
}

// Working with Selectors

GLOBAL(sel_getName) = function(aSelector)
{
    return aSelector ? aSelector : "<null selector>";
}

GLOBAL(sel_getUid) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    return aName;
}

GLOBAL(sel_isEqual) = function(/*SEL*/ lhs, /*SEL*/ rhs)
{
    return lhs === rhs;
}

GLOBAL(sel_registerName) = function(/*String*/ aName)
{
    return aName;
}

objj_class.prototype.toString = objj_object.prototype.toString = function()
{
    var isa = this.isa;

    if (class_getInstanceMethod(isa, SEL_description))
        return isa.objj_msgSend0(this, SEL_description);

    if (class_isMetaClass(isa))
        return this.name;

    return "[" + isa.name + " Object](-description not implemented)";
}

objj_class.prototype.objj_msgSend = objj_msgSendFastInitialize;
objj_class.prototype.objj_msgSend0 = objj_msgSendFast0Initialize;
objj_class.prototype.objj_msgSend1 = objj_msgSendFast1Initialize;
objj_class.prototype.objj_msgSend2 = objj_msgSendFast2Initialize;
objj_class.prototype.objj_msgSend3 = objj_msgSendFast3Initialize;
objj_class.prototype.method_msgSend = Object.create(null);

var SEL_description                     = sel_getUid("description"),
    SEL_forwardingTargetForSelector_    = sel_getUid("forwardingTargetForSelector:"),
    SEL_methodSignatureForSelector_     = sel_getUid("methodSignatureForSelector:"),
    SEL_forwardInvocation_              = sel_getUid("forwardInvocation:"),
    SEL_doesNotRecognizeSelector_       = sel_getUid("doesNotRecognizeSelector:"),
    SEL_invocationWithMethodSignature_  = sel_getUid("invocationWithMethodSignature:"),
    SEL_setTarget_                      = sel_getUid("setTarget:"),
    SEL_setSelector_                    = sel_getUid("setSelector:"),
    SEL_setArgument_atIndex_            = sel_getUid("setArgument:atIndex:"),
    SEL_returnValue                     = sel_getUid("returnValue");