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//===- llvm/Bitcode/BitcodeWriter.h - Bitcode writers -----------*- C++ -*-===//
//
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// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
//
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//
// This header defines interfaces to write LLVM bitcode files/streams.
//
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#ifndef LLVM_BITCODE_BITCODEWRITER_H
#define LLVM_BITCODE_BITCODEWRITER_H
 
#include "llvm/ADT/StringRef.h"
#include "llvm/IR/ModuleSummaryIndex.h"
#include "llvm/MC/StringTableBuilder.h"
#include "llvm/Support/Allocator.h"
#include "llvm/Support/Compiler.h"
#include "llvm/Support/MemoryBufferRef.h"
#include <memory>
#include <vector>
 
namespace llvm {
 
class BitstreamWriter;
class Module;
class raw_ostream;
 
class BitcodeWriter {
  std::unique_ptr<BitstreamWriter> Stream;
 
  StringTableBuilder StrtabBuilder{StringTableBuilder::RAW};
 
  // Owns any strings created by the irsymtab writer until we create the
  // string table.
  BumpPtrAllocator Alloc;
 
  bool WroteStrtab = false, WroteSymtab = false;
 
  void writeBlob(unsigned Block, unsigned Record, StringRef Blob);
 
  std::vector<Module *> Mods;
 
public:
  /// Create a BitcodeWriter that writes to Buffer.
  LLVM_ABI BitcodeWriter(SmallVectorImpl<char> &Buffer);
  LLVM_ABI BitcodeWriter(raw_ostream &FS);
 
  LLVM_ABI ~BitcodeWriter();
 
  /// Attempt to write a symbol table to the bitcode file. This must be called
  /// at most once after all modules have been written.
  ///
  /// A reader does not require a symbol table to interpret a bitcode file;
  /// the symbol table is needed only to improve link-time performance. So
  /// this function may decide not to write a symbol table. It may so decide
  /// if, for example, the target is unregistered or the IR is malformed.
  LLVM_ABI void writeSymtab();
 
  /// Write the bitcode file's string table. This must be called exactly once
  /// after all modules and the optional symbol table have been written.
  LLVM_ABI void writeStrtab();
 
  /// Copy the string table for another module into this bitcode file. This
  /// should be called after copying the module itself into the bitcode file.
  LLVM_ABI void copyStrtab(StringRef Strtab);
 
  /// Write the specified module to the buffer specified at construction time.
  ///
  /// If \c ShouldPreserveUseListOrder, encode the use-list order for each \a
  /// Value in \c M.  These will be reconstructed exactly when \a M is
  /// deserialized.
  ///
  /// If \c Index is supplied, the bitcode will contain the summary index
  /// (currently for use in ThinLTO optimization).
  ///
  /// \p GenerateHash enables hashing the Module and including the hash in the
  /// bitcode (currently for use in ThinLTO incremental build).
  ///
  /// If \p ModHash is non-null, when GenerateHash is true, the resulting
  /// hash is written into ModHash. When GenerateHash is false, that value
  /// is used as the hash instead of computing from the generated bitcode.
  /// Can be used to produce the same module hash for a minimized bitcode
  /// used just for the thin link as in the regular full bitcode that will
  /// be used in the backend.
  LLVM_ABI void writeModule(const Module &M,
                            bool ShouldPreserveUseListOrder = false,
                            const ModuleSummaryIndex *Index = nullptr,
                            bool GenerateHash = false,
                            ModuleHash *ModHash = nullptr);
 
  /// Write the specified thin link bitcode file (i.e., the minimized bitcode
  /// file) to the buffer specified at construction time. The thin link
  /// bitcode file is used for thin link, and it only contains the necessary
  /// information for thin link.
  ///
  /// ModHash is for use in ThinLTO incremental build, generated while the
  /// IR bitcode file writing.
  LLVM_ABI void writeThinLinkBitcode(const Module &M,
                                     const ModuleSummaryIndex &Index,
                                     const ModuleHash &ModHash);
 
  LLVM_ABI void
  writeIndex(const ModuleSummaryIndex *Index,
             const ModuleToSummariesForIndexTy *ModuleToSummariesForIndex,
             const GVSummaryPtrSet *DecSummaries);
};
 
/// Write the specified module to the specified raw output stream.
///
/// For streams where it matters, the given stream should be in "binary"
/// mode.
///
/// If \c ShouldPreserveUseListOrder, encode the use-list order for each \a
/// Value in \c M.  These will be reconstructed exactly when \a M is
/// deserialized.
///
/// If \c Index is supplied, the bitcode will contain the summary index
/// (currently for use in ThinLTO optimization).
///
/// \p GenerateHash enables hashing the Module and including the hash in the
/// bitcode (currently for use in ThinLTO incremental build).
///
/// If \p ModHash is non-null, when GenerateHash is true, the resulting
/// hash is written into ModHash. When GenerateHash is false, that value
/// is used as the hash instead of computing from the generated bitcode.
/// Can be used to produce the same module hash for a minimized bitcode
/// used just for the thin link as in the regular full bitcode that will
/// be used in the backend.
LLVM_ABI void WriteBitcodeToFile(const Module &M, raw_ostream &Out,
                                 bool ShouldPreserveUseListOrder = false,
                                 const ModuleSummaryIndex *Index = nullptr,
                                 bool GenerateHash = false,
                                 ModuleHash *ModHash = nullptr);
 
/// Write the specified thin link bitcode file (i.e., the minimized bitcode
/// file) to the given raw output stream, where it will be written in a new
/// bitcode block. The thin link bitcode file is used for thin link, and it
/// only contains the necessary information for thin link.
///
/// ModHash is for use in ThinLTO incremental build, generated while the IR
/// bitcode file writing.
LLVM_ABI void writeThinLinkBitcodeToFile(const Module &M, raw_ostream &Out,
                                         const ModuleSummaryIndex &Index,
                                         const ModuleHash &ModHash);
 
/// Write the specified module summary index to the given raw output stream,
/// where it will be written in a new bitcode block. This is used when
/// writing the combined index file for ThinLTO. When writing a subset of the
/// index for a distributed backend, provide the \p ModuleToSummariesForIndex
/// map. \p DecSummaries specifies the set of summaries for which the
/// corresponding value should be imported as a declaration (prototype).
LLVM_ABI void writeIndexToFile(
    const ModuleSummaryIndex &Index, raw_ostream &Out,
    const ModuleToSummariesForIndexTy *ModuleToSummariesForIndex = nullptr,
    const GVSummaryPtrSet *DecSummaries = nullptr);
 
/// If EmbedBitcode is set, save a copy of the llvm IR as data in the
///  __LLVM,__bitcode section (.llvmbc on non-MacOS).
/// If available, pass the serialized module via the Buf parameter. If not,
/// pass an empty (default-initialized) MemoryBufferRef, and the serialization
/// will be handled by this API. The same behavior happens if the provided Buf
/// is not bitcode (i.e. if it's invalid data or even textual LLVM assembly).
/// If EmbedCmdline is set, the command line is also exported in
/// the corresponding section (__LLVM,_cmdline / .llvmcmd) - even if CmdArgs
/// were empty.
LLVM_ABI void embedBitcodeInModule(Module &M, MemoryBufferRef Buf,
                                   bool EmbedBitcode, bool EmbedCmdline,
                                   const std::vector<uint8_t> &CmdArgs);
 
} // end namespace llvm
 
#endif // LLVM_BITCODE_BITCODEWRITER_H