ast_generator/ast_generator.py

@@ -151,53 +151,70 @@ class AstGenerator:
         self.current_ast_element = parent
 
     def generate_return(self, return_type=None, return_value=None):
+        """
+        @brief generates a return statement
+
+        @param return_type: the type to be returned (if None -> any)
+        @param return_value: value to be returned (if None -> expr[return_type])
+        """
         if return_type is None or return_type == GAZ_VOID_TYPE:
             self.current_ast_element.append(self.make_element(GAZ_RETURN_TAG, []))
-            return
         else:
-            keys = [("type", return_type)]
+            # store the parent
-            element = self.make_element(GAZ_RETURN_TAG, keys)
-            self.current_ast_element.append(element)
             parent = self.current_ast_element
+
+            # initialize element
+            keys = [("type", return_type)]
+            self.make_element(GAZ_RETURN_TAG, keys)
+
+            # make either a literal or a random expression based on choice
             if return_value is None:
                 self.generate_expression(return_type)
             else:
                 self.current_ast_element.append(self.make_literal(return_type, return_value))
 
+            # return to the parent
             self.current_ast_element = parent
 
     def generate_routine(self, routine_type=None):
+        """
+        @brief generate a random routine
+
+        @param return_type: the type to be returned (if None -> any (including void))
+        """
         if routine_type is None:
-            routine_type = self.get_routine_type()
+            routine_type = self.get_routine_type()  # get a random type
         else:
-            routine_type = routine_type
+            pass
 
+        # initialize random variables
         args = self.generate_routine_args()
-
         name = self.get_name(routine_type)
         return_type = self.get_type(routine_type)
 
+        # initialize the routine
         routine = Routine(name, routine_type, return_type, args)
-
         routine_args = [
             ("name", routine.name),
             ("return_type", routine.return_type),
         ]
 
-        element = build_xml_element(routine_args, name=routine.type)
+        # Generation
-        self.current_ast_element.append(element)
         parent = self.current_ast_element
-        self.current_ast_element = element
+        self.make_scoped_element(routine.type, routine_args)
-        self.push_scope()
 
         self.define_args(routine.arguments)
 
         self.generate_block(return_stmt=True, return_type=routine.return_type)
-        self.pop_scope()
 
-        self.current_ast_element = parent
+        self.exit_scoped_element(parent)
 
     def define_args(self, args):
+        """
+        @brief Generate the argument tags in a routine
+
+        @param args: a list of arguments
+        """
         for arg in args:
             self.current_ast_element.append(arg.xml)
             self.current_scope.append(arg.name, arg)

ast_generator/test/test_ast_generator.py

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TestGeneration(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_generate_assignment(self):
         self.ast_gen.ast = ET.Element("block")
         self.ast_gen.current_ast_element = self.ast_gen.ast
-        self.ast_gen.generate_declaration()
+        self.ast_gen.generate_declaration(mut='var')
         self.ast_gen.generate_assignment()
 
         self.assertIsNotNone(self.ast_gen.ast.find("assignment"))
@@ -132,17 +132,19 @@ class TestGeneration(unittest.TestCase):
 
         print(ET.tostring(conditional, 'utf-8').decode('utf-8'))
 
+        self.has_child(conditional)
+
+        block = conditional.findall("block")
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(block))
+
+    def has_child(self, conditional):
         opts = ['operator', 'unary_operator', 'literal', 'brackets']
         res = []
         for i in opts:
             res.append(conditional.find(i))
         res_list = list(filter(lambda x: x is not None, res))
-
         self.assertGreater(len(res_list), 0)
 
-        block = conditional.findall("block")
-        self.assertEqual(2, len(block))
-
     def test_generate_loop(self):
         self.ast_gen.ast = ET.Element("block")
         self.ast_gen.current_ast_element = self.ast_gen.ast
@@ -153,7 +155,7 @@ class TestGeneration(unittest.TestCase):
 
         # print(ET.tostring(loop, 'utf-8').decode('utf-8'))
 
-        self.assertIsNotNone(loop.find("operator") or loop.find("unary_operator") or loop.find("literal"))
+        self.has_child(loop)
 
         block = loop.findall("block")
         self.assertEqual(1, len(block))