import { LaraJoinPoint } from "../LaraJoinPoint.js";
import Weaver from "./Weaver.js";

/**
 * Contains utility methods related to the AST provided by the LARA compiler.
 *
 * @deprecated This class deals with AST nodes. You should never use AST nodes directly. Use the provided join points instead. If you need this class, you are doing something wrong.
 */
export default class Ast {
  /**
   *
   * @returns An array with the children AST nodes of the given AST node.
   */
  static getChildren(astNode: any): any[] {
    return Weaver.AST_METHODS.getChildren(astNode);
  }

  /**
   *
   * @returns The parent AST node of the given AST node.
   */
  static getParent(astNode: any): any {
    return Weaver.AST_METHODS.getParent(astNode);
  }

  /**
   * @returns The number of children of the AST node.
   */
  static getNumChildren(astNode: any): number {
    return Weaver.AST_METHODS.getNumChildren(astNode);
  }

  /**
   *
   * @returns The current root node of the static
   */
  static root(): any {
    return Weaver.AST_METHODS.getRoot();
  }

  /**
   *
   * @returns An array with the descendants AST nodes of the given AST node.
   */
  static getDescendants(astNode: any): any[] {
    return Weaver.AST_METHODS.getDescendants(astNode);
  }

  /**
   *
   * @returns The child of the node at the given index.
   */
  static getChild(astNode: any, index: number): any {
    return Ast.getChildren(astNode)[index];
  }

  /**
   * Converts the given AST node to the native join point supported by the current LARA compiler.
   *
   * @returns A native join point, as opposed to the join point of the current language specification.
   *
   * @deprecated You should never use ast nodes directly. If you need this method, you are doing something wrong.
   */
  static toWeaverJoinPoint(astNode: any): LaraJoinPoint {
    return Weaver.AST_METHODS.toJavaJoinPoint(astNode);
  }
}