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16 changes: 9 additions & 7 deletions NativeScript/runtime/ArgConverter.h
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Expand Up @@ -40,20 +40,23 @@ class ArgConverter {
v8::Local<v8::Object> receiver,
V8Args& args, const MethodMeta* meta,
bool isMethodCallback);
// skipGCRegistration: for ObjC wrappers the object gets a strong handle and
// no finalizer.
static v8::Local<v8::Value> ConvertArgument(
v8::Local<v8::Context> context, BaseDataWrapper* wrapper,
bool skipGCRegistration = false,
const std::vector<std::string>& additionalProtocols =
std::vector<std::string>());
static v8::Local<v8::Value> CreateJsWrapper(
v8::Local<v8::Context> context, BaseDataWrapper* wrapper,
v8::Local<v8::Object> receiver, bool skipGCRegistration = false,
v8::Local<v8::Object> receiver,
const std::vector<std::string>& additionalProtocols =
std::vector<std::string>());
static std::shared_ptr<v8::Persistent<v8::Value>> CreateEmptyObject(
v8::Local<v8::Context> context, bool skipGCRegistration = false);
v8::Local<v8::Context> context);
// The JS `this` for native code calling a JS-implemented method on an
// object JS has no wrapper for yet. For an object already deallocating it
// is a borrowed wrapper, stored in `borrowed`, that the caller must detach
// and delete once the call returns.
static v8::Local<v8::Object> WrapNativeCallbackSelf(
v8::Local<v8::Context> context, id self, ObjCDataWrapper** borrowed);
static const Meta* FindMeta(Class klass,
const TypeEncoding* typeEncoding = nullptr);
// Looks up the JS wrapper cached for `target` in Caches::Instances, dropping
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -102,8 +105,7 @@ class ArgConverter {
static v8::Local<v8::Object> NewEmptyInstance(
v8::Local<v8::Context> context, v8::Persistent<v8::Function>* ctorFunc);
static std::shared_ptr<v8::Persistent<v8::Value>> CreateEmptyInstance(
v8::Local<v8::Context> context, v8::Persistent<v8::Function>* ctorFunc,
bool skipGCRegistration = false);
v8::Local<v8::Context> context, v8::Persistent<v8::Function>* ctorFunc);
static void FindMethodOverloads(Class klass, std::string methodName,
MemberType type,
std::vector<const MethodMeta*>& overloads);
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146 changes: 123 additions & 23 deletions NativeScript/runtime/ArgConverter.mm
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Expand Up @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
#include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#include <algorithm>
#include <sstream>
#include "ClassBuilder.h"
#include "DictionaryAdapter.h"
#include "ExternalMemory.h"
#include "Helpers.h"
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namespace tns {

namespace {

// -allowsWeakReference answers NO once deallocation has begun, and for the
// rare classes that refuse weak references altogether. Runs before `obj` has
// a cached wrapper, so nothing here may be a message a JS class implements:
// it would re-enter MethodCallback for the same object.
bool IsDeallocating(id obj) {
static SEL allowsWeakReference = sel_registerName("allowsWeakReference");
Class nativeClass = ClassBuilder::FindNativeClass(object_getClass(obj));
// class_getMethodImplementation answers the forwarding IMP for a selector
// the class lacks.
if (!class_respondsToSelector(nativeClass, allowsWeakReference)) {
return false;
}
IMP imp = class_getMethodImplementation(nativeClass, allowsWeakReference);
return !((BOOL (*)(id, SEL))imp)(obj, allowsWeakReference);

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Heavy lift

Keep borrowed-receiver selection from treating weak-reference refusal as deallocation.

IsDeallocating returns true for any object whose class returns NO from allowsWeakReference, not only for objects in -dealloc. Such an object has no Instances entry until JS first receives it. For a live native object of that kind that JS has never wrapped, WrapNativeCallbackSelf takes the borrowed path. The borrowed wrapper is never cached. BorrowedSelfScope then detaches it after each callback, so each callback gets a new receiver. Properties that JS stores on this are lost between callbacks.

This affects only classes that refuse weak references while live, and only objects with no prior JS wrapper. The change needs a way to tell refusal from active deallocation before it selects the borrowed path. The current check does not provide one.

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Review comment at @NativeScript/runtime/ArgConverter.mm at line 36:
Update the deallocation check used by WrapNativeCallbackSelf so refusal of allowsWeakReference alone does not classify a live object as deallocating. Establish a reliable distinction between that refusal and active deallocation before selecting the borrowed path, preserving the existing safeguards for objects that are actually deallocating; ensure live objects without prior JS wrappers use a persistent cached receiver rather than one detached by BorrowedSelfScope.

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Known and accepted; the comment on IsDeallocating says so. -allowsWeakReference is the public signal that deallocation has begun, and telling a class that refuses weak references apart from an object that is deallocating needs _isDeallocating, which is private.

It only affects an object of a class that refuses weak references while alive, and only when JS has never wrapped it. I know of no such class that gets subclassed from JS on iOS, so this stays as it is.

}

// Clang's init method family: optional leading underscores, then "init", then
// the end of the selector's first piece or anything but a lowercase letter.
bool IsInitFamily(SEL selector) {
const char* name = sel_getName(selector);
while (*name == '_') {
name++;
}
return strncmp(name, "init", 4) == 0 && (name[4] < 'a' || name[4] > 'z');
}

// The native caller of an init-family method owns its result. SetValue hands
// a wrapped object or a string over at +0: for the receiver that is the
// reference the caller passed in, any other object needs its own. The
// receiver is left alone: when a super initializer substituted it, that
// initializer already released it, and nothing here can tell that case apart.
void RetainInitializerResult(Isolate* isolate, void** argValues, void* retValue,
const TypeEncoding* typeEncoding, Local<Value> value) {
BinaryTypeEncodingType type = typeEncoding->type;
if (type != BinaryTypeEncodingType::IdEncoding &&
type != BinaryTypeEncodingType::InterfaceDeclarationReference &&
type != BinaryTypeEncodingType::InstanceTypeEncoding) {
return;
}

id returned = *static_cast<id*>(retValue);
if (returned == nil || returned == *static_cast<id*>(argValues[0]) ||
!IsInitFamily(*static_cast<SEL*>(argValues[1]))) {
return;
}

// A plain JS object becomes a DictionaryAdapter SetValue already returns
// at +1.
value = tns::UnwrapProxy(value);
BaseDataWrapper* wrapper = value->IsObject() ? tns::GetValue(isolate, value) : nullptr;
bool atPlusZero =
value->IsString() || (wrapper != nullptr && wrapper->Type() == WrapperType::ObjCObject);
if (atPlusZero) {
[returned retain];
}
}

// The borrowed wrapper WrapNativeCallbackSelf made for an object in -dealloc
// is detached once the native call returns: the object is gone afterwards,
// so a receiver JS kept must read as released.
struct BorrowedSelfScope {
explicit BorrowedSelfScope(Isolate* isolate) : isolate(isolate) {}
~BorrowedSelfScope() {
if (wrapper != nullptr && tns::GetValue(isolate, receiver) == wrapper) {
tns::SetValue(isolate, receiver, nullptr);
delete wrapper;
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}
Isolate* isolate;
Local<Object> receiver;
ObjCDataWrapper* wrapper = nullptr;
};

} // namespace

void ArgConverter::Init(Local<Context> context) {
Isolate* isolate = v8::Isolate::GetCurrent();
auto cache = Caches::Get(isolate);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -119,15 +197,13 @@
}

Local<Value> ArgConverter::ConvertArgument(Local<Context> context, BaseDataWrapper* wrapper,
bool skipGCRegistration,
const std::vector<std::string>& additionalProtocols) {
Isolate* isolate = v8::Isolate::GetCurrent();
if (wrapper == nullptr) {
return Null(isolate);
}

Local<Value> result =
CreateJsWrapper(context, wrapper, Local<Object>(), skipGCRegistration, additionalProtocols);
Local<Value> result = CreateJsWrapper(context, wrapper, Local<Object>(), additionalProtocols);
return result;
}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -352,15 +428,15 @@
}

Local<Object> thiz = context->Global();
BorrowedSelfScope borrowedSelf(isolate);
if (data->initialParamIndex_ > 1) {
id self_ = *static_cast<const id*>(argValues[0]);
auto it = cache->Instances.find(self_);
if (it != cache->Instances.end()) {
thiz = it->second->Get(data->isolateWrapper_.Isolate()).As<Object>();
} else {
ObjCDataWrapper* wrapper = new ObjCDataWrapper(self_);
thiz = ArgConverter::CreateJsWrapper(context, wrapper, Local<Object>(), true).As<Object>();
tns::DeleteWrapperIfUnused(isolate, thiz, wrapper);
thiz = ArgConverter::WrapNativeCallbackSelf(context, self_, &borrowedSelf.wrapper);
borrowedSelf.receiver = thiz;
}
}

Expand Down Expand Up @@ -437,6 +513,9 @@
memset(retValue, 0, cif->rtype->size);
} else {
ArgConverter::SetValue(context, retValue, cif->rtype->size, result, data->typeEncoding_);
if (data->initialParamIndex_ == 2) {
RetainInitializerResult(isolate, argValues, retValue, data->typeEncoding_, result);
}
}
} else {
memset(retValue, 0, cif->rtype->size);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -845,7 +924,7 @@
}

Local<Value> ArgConverter::CreateJsWrapper(Local<Context> context, BaseDataWrapper* wrapper,
Local<Object> receiver, bool skipGCRegistration,
Local<Object> receiver,
const std::vector<std::string>& additionalProtocols) {
Isolate* isolate = v8::Isolate::GetCurrent();

Expand All @@ -861,7 +940,7 @@
ObjCAllocDataWrapper* allocDataWrapper = static_cast<ObjCAllocDataWrapper*>(wrapper);
Class klass = allocDataWrapper->Klass();

std::shared_ptr<Persistent<Value>> poValue = CreateEmptyObject(context, false);
std::shared_ptr<Persistent<Value>> poValue = CreateEmptyObject(context);
receiver = poValue->Get(isolate).As<Object>();

const Meta* meta = FindMeta(klass);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -904,7 +983,7 @@
if (it != cache->Instances.end()) {
receiver = it->second->Get(isolate).As<Object>();
} else {
std::shared_ptr<Persistent<Value>> poValue = CreateEmptyObject(context, skipGCRegistration);
std::shared_ptr<Persistent<Value>> poValue = CreateEmptyObject(context);
receiver = poValue->Get(isolate).As<Object>();
tns::SetValue(isolate, receiver, wrapper);
cache->Instances.emplace(target, poValue);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1069,12 +1148,42 @@
return protocolMeta;
}

std::shared_ptr<Persistent<Value>> ArgConverter::CreateEmptyObject(Local<Context> context,
bool skipGCRegistration) {
Local<Object> ArgConverter::WrapNativeCallbackSelf(Local<Context> context, id self,
ObjCDataWrapper** borrowed) {
Isolate* isolate = v8::Isolate::GetCurrent();
auto cache = Caches::Get(isolate);
ObjCDataWrapper* wrapper = new ObjCDataWrapper(self);

if (IsDeallocating(self)) {
// Called from -dealloc: a retain cannot keep the object alive, so the
// wrapper is neither cached nor owning, and the caller detaches it.
wrapper->MarkBorrowed();
Local<Object> receiver = NewEmptyInstance(context, cache->EmptyObjCtorFunc.get());
CreateJsWrapper(context, wrapper, receiver);
*borrowed = wrapper;
return receiver;
}

Local<Object> result = CreateJsWrapper(context, wrapper, Local<Object>()).As<Object>();
if (tns::DeleteWrapperIfUnused(isolate, result, wrapper)) {
return result;
}
// Native code usually still holds the object (it is mid-initialization or
// owned by whoever called in), and its JS state must outlive this call: the
// handle stays strong until the Instances entry is the object's only owner.
auto it = cache->Instances.find(self);
if (it != cache->Instances.end() && it->second->IsWeak()) {
ObjectManager::ManageOwnership(isolate, wrapper,
it->second->ClearWeak<ObjectWeakCallbackState>());
}
return result;
}

std::shared_ptr<Persistent<Value>> ArgConverter::CreateEmptyObject(Local<Context> context) {
Isolate* isolate = v8::Isolate::GetCurrent();
Persistent<v8::Function>* ctorFunc = Caches::Get(isolate)->EmptyObjCtorFunc.get();
tns::Assert(ctorFunc != nullptr, isolate);
return ArgConverter::CreateEmptyInstance(context, ctorFunc, skipGCRegistration);
return ArgConverter::CreateEmptyInstance(context, ctorFunc);
}

Local<Object> ArgConverter::NewEmptyInstance(Local<Context> context,
Expand All @@ -1090,18 +1199,9 @@
}

std::shared_ptr<Persistent<Value>> ArgConverter::CreateEmptyInstance(
Local<Context> context, Persistent<v8::Function>* ctorFunc, bool skipGCRegistration) {
Isolate* isolate = v8::Isolate::GetCurrent();
Local<Context> context, Persistent<v8::Function>* ctorFunc) {
Local<Object> result = NewEmptyInstance(context, ctorFunc);

std::shared_ptr<Persistent<Value>> poValue;
if (!skipGCRegistration) {
poValue = ObjectManager::Register(context, result);
} else {
poValue = std::make_shared<Persistent<Value>>(isolate, result);
}

return poValue;
return ObjectManager::Register(context, result);
}

Local<v8::Function> ArgConverter::CreateEmptyInstanceFunction(Local<Context> context) {
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5 changes: 4 additions & 1 deletion NativeScript/runtime/ClassBuilder.h
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Expand Up @@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ class ClassBuilder {
v8::Local<v8::Context> context);
static std::string GetTypeEncoding(const TypeEncoding* typeEncoding,
int argsCount);
// `klass` or its nearest superclass not defined from JS.
static Class FindNativeClass(Class klass);
// The implementation of `method` from FindNativeClass(klass).
static IMP FindNotOverridenMethod(Class klass, SEL method);

private:
static std::atomic<unsigned long long> classNameCounter_;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -72,7 +76,6 @@ class ClassBuilder {
static std::string GetTypeEncoding(const TypeEncoding* typeEncoding);
static BinaryTypeEncodingType GetTypeEncodingType(v8::Isolate* isolate,
v8::Local<v8::Value> value);
static IMP FindNotOverridenMethod(Class klass, SEL method);

struct CacheItem {
public:
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Expand Up @@ -332,17 +332,24 @@ void ScopeClassNameToIsolate(std::string& name, int isolateId) {
BaseDataWrapper* wrapper = tns::GetValue(isolate, value);
if (wrapper != nullptr && wrapper->Type() == WrapperType::ObjCObject) {
ObjCDataWrapper* objcWrapper = static_cast<ObjCDataWrapper*>(wrapper);
objcWrapper->GcProtect();
if (objcWrapper->OwnershipState() != nullptr) {
ObjectManager::ReconcileOwnership(isolate, objcWrapper);
} else {
objcWrapper->GcProtect();
}
}
}
};
// After the retain: reconciling reads the new retain count.
id result = retain(self, @selector(retain));
if (CFRunLoopGetCurrent() != runtimeLoop) {
// bare entry: the closure does its own Locker ceremony, exactly
// like the performed block it replaces
runtime->GetEventLoop()->PostInternalBare(gcProtect);
} else {
gcProtect();
}
return result;
}

return retain(self, @selector(retain));
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -371,34 +378,28 @@ void ScopeClassNameToIsolate(std::string& name, int isolateId) {
BaseDataWrapper* wrapper = tns::GetValue(isolate, value);
if (wrapper != nullptr && wrapper->Type() == WrapperType::ObjCObject) {
ObjCDataWrapper* objcWrapper = static_cast<ObjCDataWrapper*>(wrapper);
objcWrapper->GcUnprotect();
if (objcWrapper->OwnershipState() != nullptr) {
ObjectManager::ReconcileOwnership(isolate, objcWrapper);
} else {
objcWrapper->GcUnprotect();
}
}
}
}
};
auto runtime = Runtime::GetRuntime(isolate);
auto runtimeLoop = runtime->RuntimeLoop();
// After the release: reconciling reads the new retain count, and
// the Instances entry still holds the object.
release(self, @selector(release));
if (CFRunLoopGetCurrent() != runtimeLoop) {
// bare entry: the closure does its own Locker ceremony, exactly
// like the performed block it replaces
runtime->GetEventLoop()->PostInternalBare(gcUnprotect);
} else {
auto innerCache = isolateWrapper.GetCache();
auto it = innerCache->Instances.find(self);
if (it != innerCache->Instances.end()) {
v8::Locker locker(isolate);
Isolate::Scope isolate_scope(isolate);
HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
if (it->second != nullptr) {
Local<Value> value = it->second->Get(isolate);
BaseDataWrapper* wrapper = tns::GetValue(isolate, value);
if (wrapper != nullptr && wrapper->Type() == WrapperType::ObjCObject) {
ObjCDataWrapper* objcWrapper = static_cast<ObjCDataWrapper*>(wrapper);
objcWrapper->GcUnprotect();
}
}
}
gcUnprotect();
}
return;
}

release(self, @selector(release));
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1016,12 +1017,16 @@ void ScopeClassNameToIsolate(std::string& name, int isolateId) {
info.GetReturnValue().Set(superValue);
}

IMP ClassBuilder::FindNotOverridenMethod(Class klass, SEL method) {
Class ClassBuilder::FindNativeClass(Class klass) {
while (class_conformsToProtocol(klass, @protocol(TNSDerivedClass))) {
klass = class_getSuperclass(klass);
}

return class_getMethodImplementation(klass, method);
return klass;
}

IMP ClassBuilder::FindNotOverridenMethod(Class klass, SEL method) {
return class_getMethodImplementation(FindNativeClass(klass), method);
}

std::atomic<unsigned long long> ClassBuilder::classNameCounter_{0};
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