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// file      : libbuild2/context.hxx -*- C++ -*-
// license   : MIT; see accompanying LICENSE file

#ifndef LIBBUILD2_CONTEXT_HXX
#define LIBBUILD2_CONTEXT_HXX

#include <libbuild2/types.hxx>
#include <libbuild2/forward.hxx>
#include <libbuild2/utility.hxx>

// NOTE: this file is included by pretty much every other build state header
//       (scope, target, variable, etc) so including any of them here is most
//       likely a non-starter.
//
#include <libbuild2/action.hxx>
#include <libbuild2/operation.hxx>
#include <libbuild2/scheduler.hxx>

#include <libbuild2/export.hxx>

namespace build2
{
  class file_cache;
  class module_libraries_lock;

  class LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT run_phase_mutex
  {
  public:
    // Acquire a phase lock potentially blocking (unless already in the
    // desired phase) until switching to the desired phase is possible.
    // Return false on failure.
    //
    bool
    lock (run_phase);

    // Release the phase lock potentially allowing (unless there are other
    // locks on this phase) switching to a different phase.
    //
    void
    unlock (run_phase);

    // Switch from one phase to another. Return nullopt on failure (so can be
    // used as bool), true if switched from a different phase, and false if
    // joined/switched to the same phase (this, for example, can be used to
    // decide if a phase switching housekeeping is really necessary). Note:
    // currently only implemented for the load phase (always returns true
    // for the others).
    //
    optional<bool>
    relock (run_phase unlock, run_phase lock);

    // Return true if the mutex is unlocked, meaning we are in the initial
    // load phase.
    //
    bool
    unlocked () const;

    // Statistics.
    //
  public:
    size_t contention      = 0; // # of contentious phase (re)locks.
    size_t contention_load = 0; // # of contentious load phase locks.

  private:
    friend class context;

    run_phase_mutex (context& c)
      : ctx_ (c), fail_ (false), lc_ (0), mc_ (0), ec_ (0) {}

  private:
    friend struct phase_lock;
    friend struct phase_unlock;
    friend struct phase_switch;

    // We have a counter for each phase which represents the number of threads
    // in or waiting for this phase.
    //
    // We use condition variables to wait for a phase switch. The load phase
    // is exclusive so we have a separate mutex to serialize it (think of it
    // as a second level locking).
    //
    // When the mutex is unlocked (all three counters become zero), the phase
    // is always changed to load (this is also the initial state).
    //
    context& ctx_;

    mutable mutex m_;

    bool fail_;

    size_t lc_;
    size_t mc_;
    size_t ec_;

    condition_variable lv_;
    condition_variable mv_;
    condition_variable ev_;

    mutex lm_;
  };

  // Context-wide mutexes and mutex shards.
  //
  class global_mutexes
  {
  public:

    // Variable cache mutex shard (see variable.hxx for details).
    //
    size_t                     variable_cache_size;
    unique_ptr<shared_mutex[]> variable_cache;

    explicit
    global_mutexes (size_t vc)
    {
      init (vc);
    }

    global_mutexes () = default; // Create uninitialized instance.

    void
    init (size_t vc)
    {
      variable_cache_size = vc;
      variable_cache.reset (new shared_mutex[vc]);
    }
  };

  // Match-only level.
  //
  // See the --match-only and --load-only options for background.
  //
  enum class match_only_level
  {
    alias, // Match only alias{} targets.
    all    // Match all targets.
  };

  // A build context encapsulates the state of a build. It is possible to have
  // multiple build contexts provided they are non-overlapping, that is, they
  // don't try to build the same projects (note that this is currently not
  // enforced).
  //
  // One context can be preempted to execute another context (we do this, for
  // example, to update build system modules). When switching to such a nested
  // context you may want to cutoff the diagnostics stack (and maybe insert
  // your own entry), for example:
  //
  //   diag_frame::stack_guard diag_cutoff (nullptr);
  //
  // As well as suppress progress which would otherwise clash (maybe in the
  // future we can do save/restore but then we would need some indication that
  // we have switched to another task).
  //
  // Note that sharing the same scheduler between multiple top-level contexts
  // can currently be problematic due to operation-specific scheduler tuning
  // as all as phase pushing/popping (perhaps this suggest that we should
  // instead go the multiple communicating schedulers route, a la the job
  // server).
  //
  // The module_libraries state (module.hxx) is shared among all the contexts
  // (there is no way to have multiple shared library loading "contexts") and
  // is protected by module_libraries_lock. A nested context should normally
  // inherit this lock value from its outer context.
  //
  // Note also that any given thread should not participate in multiple
  // schedulers at the same time (see scheduler::join/leave() for details).
  //
  // @@ CTX TODO:
  //
  //   - Move verbosity level to context (see issue in import_module()).
  //
  //   - Scheduler tunning and multiple top-level contexts.
  //
  //   - Detect overlapping contexts (could be expensive).
  //
  class LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT context
  {
  public:
    // In order to perform each operation the build system goes through the
    // following phases:
    //
    // load     - load the buildfiles
    // match    - search prerequisites and match rules
    // execute  - execute the matched rule
    //
    // The build system starts with a serial "initial load" phase and then
    // continues with parallel match and execute. Match, however, can be
    // interrupted both with load and execute.
    //
    // Match can be interrupted with a (serial) "interrupting load" in order
    // to load additional buildfiles. Similarly, it can be interrupted with
    // (parallel) execute in order to build targetd required to complete the
    // match (for example, generated source code or source code generators
    // themselves).
    //
    // Such interruptions are performed by phase change that is protected by
    // phase_mutex (which is also used to synchronize the state changes
    // between phases).
    //
    // Initial load can perform arbitrary changes to the build state.
    // Interrupting load, however, can only perform what we call "island
    // appends". That is, it can create new "nodes" (variables, scopes, etc)
    // but not (semantically) change already existing nodes or invalidate any
    // references to such (the idea here is that one should be able to load
    // additional buildfiles as long as they don't interfere with the existing
    // build state). The "islands" are identified by the load_generation
    // number (1 for the initial load). It is incremented in case of a phase
    // switch and can be stored in various "nodes" to verify modifications are
    // only done "within the islands". Another example of invalidation would
    // be insertion of a new scope "under" an existing target thus changing
    // its scope hierarchy (and potentially even its base scope). This would
    // be bad because we may have made decisions based on the original
    // hierarchy, for example, we may have queried a variable which in the new
    // hierarchy would "see" a new value from the newly inserted scope.
    //
    // The special load_generation value 0 indicates initialization before
    // anything has been loaded. Currently, it is changed to 1 at the end of
    // the context constructor. Note also that subsequent operations in a
    // batch may trigger loading of additional buildfiles, in fact, entire new
    // projects. As a result, load_generation is also incremented after each
    // operation in a batch. If you need to detect the initial load in each
    // operation, check that phase_mutex is unlocked.
    //
    // Note must come (and thus initialized) before the data_ member.
    //
    run_phase phase = run_phase::load;
    size_t load_generation = 0;

  private:
    struct data;
    unique_ptr<data> data_;

  public:
    // These are only NULL for the "bare minimum" context (see below).
    //
    scheduler*      sched;
    global_mutexes* mutexes;
    file_cache*     fcache;

    // Match only flag/level (see --{load,match}-only but also dist).
    //
    // See also dry_run, which is in some sense a weaker version of match-
    // only: the target is executed but nothing is actually being done (unless
    // executed during match or load, that is).
    //
    optional<match_only_level> match_only;

    // Skip booting external modules flag (see --no-external-modules).
    //
    bool no_external_modules;

    // Dry run flag (see --dry-run|-n).
    //
    // This flag is set (based on dry_run_option) only for the final execute
    // phase (as opposed to those that interrupt match) by the perform meta
    // operation's execute() callback.
    //
    // Note that for this mode to function properly we have to use fake
    // mtimes. Specifically, a rule that pretends to update a target must set
    // its mtime to system_clock::now() and everyone else must use this cached
    // value. In other words, there should be no mtime re-query from the
    // filesystem. The same is required for "logical clean" (i.e., dry-run
    // 'clean update' in order to see all the command lines).
    //
    // At first, it may seem like we should also "dry-run" changes to depdb.
    // But that would be both problematic (some rules update it in apply()
    // during the match phase) and wasteful (why discard information). Also,
    // depdb may serve as an input to some commands (for example, to provide
    // C++ module mapping) which means that without updating it the commands
    // we print might not be runnable (think of the compilation database).
    //
    // One thing we need to be careful about if we are updating depdb is to
    // not render the target up-to-date. But in this case the depdb file will
    // be older than the target which in our model is treated as an
    // interrupted update (see depdb for details).
    //
    // Note also that sometimes it makes sense to do a bit more than
    // absolutely necessary or to discard information in order to keep the
    // rule logic sane. And some rules may choose to ignore this flag
    // altogether. In this case, however, the rule should be careful not to
    // rely on functions (notably from filesystem) that respect this flag in
    // order not to end up with a job half done.
    //
    // Finally, sometimes you may need to know during match whether there will
    // be a non-dry-run execute and use the dry_run_option for that. This can
    // be problematic because even when dry_run_option is true, the target may
    // end up being executed in the non-dry-run mode during load or match. As
    // a result, any logic that is based on dry_run_option should be capable
    // of functioning correctly in the non-dry-run execute.
    //
    // See also match_only, which is in some sense a stronger version of
    // dry-run: the target is not executed at all, again, unless during match
    // or load.
    //
    bool dry_run = false;
    bool dry_run_option;

    // Diagnostics buffering flag (--no-diag-buffer).
    //
    bool no_diag_buffer;

    // Keep going flag.
    //
    // Note that setting it to false is not of much help unless we are running
    // serially: in parallel we queue most of the things up before we see any
    // failures.
    //
    bool keep_going;

    // Targets to trace (see the --trace-* options).
    //
    // Note that these must be set after construction and must remain valid
    // for the lifetime of the context instance.
    //
    const vector<name>* trace_match = nullptr;
    const vector<name>* trace_execute = nullptr;

    // A "tri-mutex" that keeps all the threads in one of the three phases.
    // When a thread wants to switch a phase, it has to wait for all the other
    // threads to do the same (or release their phase locks). The load phase
    // is exclusive.
    //
    // The interleaving match and execute is interesting: during match we read
    // the "external state" (e.g., filesystem entries, modifications times,
    // etc) and capture it in the "internal state" (our dependency graph).
    // During execute we are modifying the external state with controlled
    // modifications of the internal state to reflect the changes (e.g.,
    // update mtimes). If you think about it, it's pretty clear that we cannot
    // safely perform both of these actions simultaneously. A good example
    // would be running a code generator and header dependency extraction
    // simultaneously: the extraction process may pick up headers as they are
    // being generated. As a result, we either have everyone treat the
    // external state as read-only or write-only.
    //
    // There is also one more complication: if we are returning from a load
    // phase that has failed, then the build state could be seriously messed
    // up (things like scopes not being setup completely, etc). And once we
    // release the lock, other threads that are waiting will start relying on
    // this messed up state. So a load phase can mark the phase_mutex as
    // failed in which case all currently blocked and future lock()/relock()
    // calls return false. Note that in this case we still switch to the
    // desired phase. See the phase_{lock,switch,unlock} implementations for
    // details.
    //
    run_phase_mutex phase_mutex;

    // Current action (meta/operation).
    //
    // The names unlike info are available during boot but may not yet be
    // lifted. The name is always for an outer operation (or meta operation
    // that hasn't been recognized as such yet).
    //
    string current_mname;
    string current_oname;

    const meta_operation_info* current_mif;

    const operation_info* current_inner_oif;
    const operation_info* current_outer_oif;

    action
    current_action () const
    {
      return action (current_mif->id,
                     current_inner_oif->id,
                     current_outer_oif != nullptr ? current_outer_oif->id : 0);
    }

    // Check whether this is the specified meta-operation during bootstrap
    // (when current_mif may not be yet known).
    //
    bool
    bootstrap_meta_operation (const char* mo) const
    {
      return ((current_mname == mo  ) ||
              (current_mname.empty () && current_oname == mo));
    };

    // Operation callbacks.
    //
    // An entity (module, core) can register a function that will be called
    // when an action is executed on a set of targets. The pre callback is
    // called before any recipes for the action are matched and the post --
    // after all have been executed. The post callback is called even if
    // execution has failed.
    //
    // The callback should only be registered during the load phase. Note
    // that it's registered for the inner action, meaning that it will be
    // called for any outer action (which is discernible from the first
    // argument of the callback). Note also that meta-operations other than
    // perform never actually execute any recipes and it probably only makes
    // sense to register these callbacks for the perform_* actions.
    //
    // Note that the callbacks will also be called when building a build
    // system module or an ad hoc C++ recipe. See create_module_context() for
    // details.
    //
    // Note also that if the callbacks are registered from a module load
    // function, then there are nuances with interrupted load phases. See the
    // compilation database handling in the cc module for details.
    //
    // See also scope::operation_callback.
    //
    struct operation_callback
    {
      using pre_callback =
        void (context&, action, const action_targets&);

      using post_callback =
        void (context&, action, const action_targets&, bool failed);

      function<pre_callback> pre;
      function<post_callback> post;
    };

    using operation_callback_map = multimap<action_id, operation_callback>;

    operation_callback_map operation_callbacks;

    // Meta/operation-specific context-global auxiliary data storage.
    //
    // Normally set by meta/operation-specific callbacks from
    // [mata_]operation_info. The operation data is cleared by
    // current_operation() below.
    //
    // Note also: watch out for MT-safety in the data itself.
    //
    static void
    null_current_data_deleter (void* p) { assert (p == nullptr); }

    using current_data_ptr = unique_ptr<void, void (*) (void*)>;

    current_data_ptr current_mdata        = {nullptr, null_current_data_deleter};
    current_data_ptr current_inner_odata  = {nullptr, null_current_data_deleter};
    current_data_ptr current_outer_odata  = {nullptr, null_current_data_deleter};

    // Current operation number (1-based) in the meta-operation batch.
    //
    size_t current_on;

    // Note: we canote use the corresponding target::offeset_* values.
    //
    size_t count_base     () const {return 5 * (current_on - 1);}

    size_t count_touched  () const {return 1 + count_base ();}
    size_t count_tried    () const {return 2 + count_base ();}
    size_t count_matched  () const {return 3 + count_base ();}
    size_t count_applied  () const {return 4 + count_base ();}
    size_t count_executed () const {return 5 + count_base ();}
    size_t count_busy     () const {return 6 + count_base ();}

    // Execution mode.
    //
    execution_mode current_mode;

    // Some diagnostics (for example output directory creation/removal by the
    // fsdir rule) is just noise at verbosity level 1 unless it is the only
    // thing that is printed. So we can only suppress it in certain situations
    // (e.g., dist) where we know we have already printed something.
    //
    bool current_diag_noise;

    // Total number of dependency relationships and targets with non-noop
    // recipe in the current action.
    //
    // Together with target::dependents the dependency count is incremented
    // during the rule search & match phase and is decremented during
    // execution with the expectation of it reaching 0. Used as a sanity
    // check.
    //
    // The target count is incremented after a non-noop recipe is matched and
    // decremented after such recipe has been executed. If such a recipe has
    // skipped executing the operation, then it should increment the skip
    // count. These two counters are used for progress monitoring and
    // diagnostics. The resolve count keeps track of the number of targets
    // matched but not executed as a result of the resolve_members() calls
    // (see also target::resolve_counted).
    //
    atomic_count dependency_count;
    atomic_count target_count;
    atomic_count skip_count;
    atomic_count resolve_count;

    // Build state (scopes, targets, variables, etc).
    //
    const scope_map& scopes;
    target_set& targets;
    const variable_pool& var_pool;           // Public variables pool.
    const variable_patterns& var_patterns;   // Public variables patterns.
    const variable_overrides& var_overrides; // Project and relative scope.
    function_map& functions;

    // Current targets with post hoc prerequisites.
    //
    // Note that we don't expect many of these so a simple mutex should be
    // sufficient. Note also that we may end up adding more entries as we
    // match existing so use list for node and iterator stability. See
    // match_poshoc() for details.
    //
    struct posthoc_target
    {
      struct prerequisite_target
      {
        const build2::target* target;
        uint64_t              match_options;
      };

      build2::action                          action;
      reference_wrapper<const build2::target> target;
      vector<prerequisite_target>             prerequisite_targets;
    };

    list<posthoc_target> current_posthoc_targets;
    mutex                current_posthoc_targets_mutex;

    // Global scope.
    //
    const scope& global_scope;
    const target_type_map& global_target_types;
    variable_override_cache& global_override_cache;
    const strings& global_var_overrides;

    // Cached values (from global scope).
    //
    const target_triplet* build_host; // build.host

    // Cached variables.
    //

    // Note: consider printing in info meta-operation if adding anything here.
    //
    const variable* var_src_root;
    const variable* var_out_root;
    const variable* var_src_base;
    const variable* var_out_base;
    const variable* var_forwarded;

    const variable* var_project;
    const variable* var_amalgamation;
    const variable* var_subprojects;
    const variable* var_version;

    // project.url
    //
    const variable* var_project_url;

    // project.summary
    //
    const variable* var_project_summary;

    // import.* and export.*
    //
    const variable* var_import_build2;
    const variable* var_import_target;

    // The import.metadata export stub variable and the --build2-metadata
    // executable option are used to pass the metadata compatibility version.
    //
    // This serves both as an indication that the metadata is required (can be
    // useful, for example, in cases where it is expensive to calculate) as
    // well as the maximum version we recognize. The exporter may return it in
    // any version up to and including this maximum. And it may return it even
    // if not requested (but only in version 1). The exporter should also set
    // the returned version as the target-specific export.metadata variable.
    //
    // The export.metadata value should start with the version followed by the
    // metadata variable prefix (for example, cli in cli.version).
    //
    // The following metadata variable names have pre-defined meaning for
    // executable targets (exe{}; see also process_path_ex):
    //
    //   <var-prefix>.name = [string]         # Stable name for diagnostics.
    //   <var-prefix>.version = [string]      # Version for diagnostics.
    //   <var-prefix>.checksum = [string]     # Checksum for change tracking.
    //   <var-prefix>.environment = [strings] # Envvars for change tracking.
    //
    // If the <var-prefix>.name variable is missing, it is set to the target
    // name as imported.
    //
    // Note that the same mechanism is used for library user metadata (see
    // cc::pkgconfig_{load,save}() for details).
    //
    const variable* var_import_metadata;
    const variable* var_export_metadata;

    // [string] target visibility
    //
    const variable* var_extension;

    // This variable can only be specified as prerequisite-specific (see the
    // `include` variable for details).
    //
    // [string] prerequisite visibility
    //
    // Valid values are `true` and `false`. Additionally, some rules (and
    // potentially only for certain types of prerequisites) may support the
    // `unmatch` (match but do not update, if possible), `match` (update
    // during match), and `execute` (update during execute, as is normally)
    // values (the `execute` value may be useful if the rule has the `match`
    // semantics by default). Note that if unmatch is impossible, then the
    // prerequisite is treated as ad hoc.
    //
    const variable* var_update;

    // Note that this variable can also be specified as prerequisite-specific
    // (see the `include` variable for details).
    //
    // [bool] target visibility
    //
    const variable* var_clean;

    // Forwarded configuration backlink mode. The value has two components
    // in the form:
    //
    // <mode> [<print>]
    //
    // Valid <mode> values are:
    //
    // false     - no link.
    // true      - make a link using appropriate mechanism.
    // symbolic  - make a symbolic link.
    // hard      - make a hard link.
    // copy      - make a copy.
    // overwrite - copy over but don't remove on clean.
    // group     - inherit the group mode (only valid for group members).
    //
    // While the <print> component should be either true or false and can be
    // used to suppress printing of specific ad hoc group members at verbosity
    // level 1. Note that it cannot be false for the primary member.
    //
    // Note that this value can be set by a matching rule as a rule-specific
    // variable.
    //
    // Note also that the overwrite mode was originally meant for handling
    // pregenerated source code. But in the end this did not pan out for
    // the following reasons:
    //
    // 1. This would mean that the pregenerated and regenerated files end up
    //    in the same place (e.g., depending on the develop mode) and it's
    //    hard to make this work without resorting to a conditional graph.
    //
    //    This could potentially be addressed by allowing backlink to specify
    //    a different location (similar to dist).
    //
    // 2. This support for pregenerated source code would be tied to forwarded
    //    configurations.
    //
    // Nevertheless, there may be a kernel of an idea here in that we may be
    // able to provide a built-in "post-copy" mechanism which would allow one
    // to have a pregenerated setup even when using non-ad hoc recipes
    // (currently we just manually diff/copy stuff at the end of a recipe).
    // (Or maybe we should stick to ad hoc recipes with post-diff/copy and
    // just expose a mechanism to delegate to a different rule, which we
    // already have).
    //
    // [names] target visibility
    //
    const variable* var_backlink;

    // Prerequisite inclusion/exclusion. Valid values are:
    //
    // false  - exclude.
    // true   - include.
    // adhoc  - include but treat as an ad hoc input.
    //
    // If a rule uses prerequisites as inputs (as opposed to just matching
    // them with the "pass-through" semantics), then the adhoc value signals
    // that a prerequisite is an ad hoc input. A rule should match and execute
    // such a prerequisite (whether its target type is recognized as suitable
    // input or not) and assume that the rest will be handled by the user
    // (e.g., it will be passed via a command line argument or some such).
    // Note that this mechanism can be used to both treat unknown prerequisite
    // types as inputs (for example, linker scripts) as well as prevent
    // treatment of known prerequisite types as such while still matching and
    // executing them (for example, plugin libraries).
    //
    // A rule with the "pass-through" semantics should treat the adhoc value
    // the same as true.
    //
    // Sometimes it may be desirable to apply exclusions only to specific
    // operations. The initial idea was to extend this value to allow
    // specifying the operation (e.g., clean@false). However, later we
    // realized that we could reuse the "operation-specific variables"
    // (update, clean, install, test; see project_operation_info) with a more
    // natural-looking and composable result. Plus, this allows for
    // operation-specific "modifiers", for example, "unmatch" and "update
    // during match" logic for update (see var_update for details) or
    // requiring explicit install=true to install exe{} prerequisites (see
    // install::file_rule::filter()).
    //
    // To query this value and its operation-specific override if any, the
    // rule implementations use the include() helper.
    //
    // Note that there are also related (but quite different) for_<operation>
    // variables for operations that act as outer (e.g., test, install).
    //
    // [string] prereq visibility
    //
    const variable* var_include;

    // The build.* namespace.
    //
    // .meta_operation
    //
    const variable* var_build_meta_operation;

    // Known meta-operation and operation tables.
    //
    build2::meta_operation_table meta_operation_table;
    build2::operation_table operation_table;

    // Import cache (see import_load()).
    //
    struct import_key
    {
      dir_path out_root; // Imported project's out root.
      name     target;   // Imported target (unqualified).
      uint64_t metadata; // Metadata version (0 if none).

      friend bool
      operator< (const import_key& x, const import_key& y)
      {
        int r;
        return ((r = x.out_root.compare (y.out_root)) != 0 ? r < 0 :
                (r = x.target.compare (y.target))     != 0 ? r < 0 :
                x.metadata < y.metadata);
      }
    };

    map<import_key, pair<names, const scope&>> import_cache;

    // The old/new src_root remapping for subprojects.
    //
    dir_path old_src_root;
    dir_path new_src_root;

    // NULL if this context hasn't already locked the module_libraries state.
    //
    const module_libraries_lock* modules_lock;

    // Nested context for updating build system modules and ad hoc recipes.
    //
    // Note that such a context itself should normally have modules_context
    // setup to point to itself (see import_module() for details).
    //
    context* module_context;
    optional<unique_ptr<context>> module_context_storage;

  public:
    // If module_context is absent, then automatic updating of build system
    // modules and ad hoc recipes is disabled. If it is NULL, then the context
    // will be created lazily if and when necessary. Otherwise, it should be a
    // properly setup context (including, normally, a self-reference in
    // modules_context).
    //
    // The var_override_function callback can be used to parse ad hoc project-
    // wide variable overrides (see parse_variable_override()). This has to
    // happen at a specific point during context construction (see the
    // implementation for details).
    //
    // Note: see also the trace_* data members that, if needed, must be set
    // separately, after construction.
    //
    struct reserves
    {
      size_t targets;
      size_t variables;

      reserves (): targets (0), variables (0) {}
      reserves (size_t t, size_t v): targets (t), variables (v) {}
    };

    using var_override_function = void (context&, size_t&);

    context (scheduler&,
             global_mutexes&,
             file_cache&,
             optional<match_only_level> match_only = nullopt,
             bool no_external_modules = false,
             bool dry_run = false,
             bool no_diag_buffer = false,
             bool keep_going = true,
             const strings& cmd_vars = {},
             reserves = {0, 160},
             optional<context*> module_context = nullptr,
             const module_libraries_lock* inherited_modules_lock = nullptr,
             const function<var_override_function>& = nullptr);

    // Special context with bare minimum of initializations. It is only
    // guaranteed to be sufficiently initialized to call extract_variable().
    //
    // Note that for this purpose you may omit calls to init_diag() and
    // init().
    //
    context ();

    // Reserve elements in containers to avoid re-allocation/re-hashing. Zero
    // values are ignored (that is, the corresponding container reserve()
    // function is not called). Can only be called in the load phase.
    //
    void
    reserve (reserves);

    // Parse a variable override returning its type in the first half of the
    // pair. Index is the variable index (used to derive unique name) and if
    // buildspec is true then assume `--` is used as a separator between
    // variables and buildscpec and issue appropriate diagnostics.
    //
    // Note: should only be called from the var_override_function constructor
    // callback.
    //
    pair<char, variable_override>
    parse_variable_override (const string& var, size_t index, bool buildspec);

    // Enter project-wide (as opposed to global) variable overrides.
    //
    // If the amalgamation scope is specified, then use it instead of
    // rs.weak_scope() to set overrides with global visibility (make sure you
    // understand the implications before doing this).
    //
    void
    enter_project_overrides (scope& rs,
                             const dir_path& out_base,
                             const variable_overrides&,
                             scope* amalgamation = nullptr);

    // Set current meta-operation and operation.
    //
    // Remember to also increment load_generation for subsequent operations in
    // a batch if additional buildfiles are loaded between them.
    //
    // Note that the context instance is not to be re-used between different
    // meta-operations.
    //
    void
    current_meta_operation (const meta_operation_info&);

    void
    current_operation (const operation_info& inner,
                       const operation_info* outer = nullptr,
                       bool diag_noise = true);

    context (context&&) = delete;
    context& operator= (context&&) = delete;

    context (const context&) = delete;
    context& operator= (const context&) = delete;

    ~context ();
  };

  // Grab a new phase lock releasing it on destruction. The lock can be
  // "owning" or "referencing" (recursive).
  //
  // On the referencing semantics: If there is already an instance of
  // phase_lock in this thread, then the new instance simply references it.
  //
  // The reason for this semantics is to support the following scheduling
  // pattern (in actual code we use wait_guard to RAII it):
  //
  // atomic_count task_count (0);
  //
  // {
  //   phase_lock l (run_phase::match);                    // (1)
  //
  //   for (...)
  //   {
  //     sched.async (task_count,
  //                  [] (...)
  //                  {
  //                    phase_lock pl (run_phase::match);  // (2)
  //                    ...
  //                  },
  //                  ...);
  //   }
  // }
  //
  // sched.wait (task_count);                              // (3)
  //
  // Here is what's going on here:
  //
  // 1. We first get a phase lock "for ourselves" since after the first
  //    iteration of the loop, things may become asynchronous (including
  //    attempts to switch the phase and modify the structure we are iteration
  //    upon).
  //
  // 2. The task can be queued or it can be executed synchronously inside
  //    async() (refer to the scheduler class for details on this semantics).
  //
  //    If this is an async()-synchronous execution, then the task will create
  //    a referencing phase_lock. If, however, this is a queued execution
  //    (including wait()-synchronous), then the task will create a top-level
  //    phase_lock.
  //
  //    Note that we only acquire the lock once the task starts executing
  //    (there is no reason to hold the lock while the task is sitting in the
  //    queue). This optimization assumes that whatever else we pass to the
  //    task (for example, a reference to a target) is stable (in other words,
  //    such a reference cannot become invalid).
  //
  // 3. Before calling wait(), we release our phase lock to allow switching
  //    the phase.
  //
  struct LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT phase_lock
  {
    explicit phase_lock (context&, run_phase);
    ~phase_lock ();

    phase_lock (phase_lock&&) = delete;
    phase_lock (const phase_lock&) = delete;

    phase_lock& operator= (phase_lock&&) = delete;
    phase_lock& operator= (const phase_lock&) = delete;

    context& ctx;
    phase_lock* prev; // From another context.
    run_phase phase;
  };

  // Assuming we have a lock on the current phase, temporarily release it
  // and reacquire on destruction.
  //
  struct LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT phase_unlock
  {
    explicit phase_unlock (context*, bool delay = false);
    explicit phase_unlock (context& ctx, bool delay = false)
      : phase_unlock (&ctx, delay) {}

    ~phase_unlock () noexcept (false);

    void
    unlock ();

    void
    lock ();

    context* ctx;
    phase_lock* lock_;
  };

  // Assuming we have a lock on the current phase, temporarily switch to a
  // new phase and switch back on destruction.
  //
  // The second constructor can be used for a switch with an intermittent
  // unlock:
  //
  // phase_unlock pu;
  // phase_lock pl;
  // phase_switch ps (move (pu), move (pl));
  //
  // @@ Need to re-confirm it does the right thing if/when we need it.
  //
  struct LIBBUILD2_SYMEXPORT phase_switch
  {
    phase_switch (context&, run_phase);
    //phase_switch (phase_unlock&&, phase_lock&&);
    ~phase_switch () noexcept (false);

    run_phase old_phase, new_phase;
  };

  // Wait for a task count optionally and temporarily unlocking the phase.
  //
  struct wait_guard
  {
    ~wait_guard () noexcept (false);

    wait_guard (); // Empty.

    wait_guard (context&,
                atomic_count& task_count,
                bool unlock_phase = false);

    wait_guard (context&,
                size_t start_count,
                atomic_count& task_count,
                bool unlock_phase = false);

    void
    wait (bool work_queue = true);

    // Note: move-assignable to empty only.
    //
    wait_guard (wait_guard&&) noexcept;
    wait_guard& operator= (wait_guard&&) noexcept;

    wait_guard (const wait_guard&) = delete;
    wait_guard& operator= (const wait_guard&) = delete;

    context* ctx;
    size_t start_count;
    atomic_count* task_count;
    bool phase;
  };
}

#include <libbuild2/context.ixx>

#endif // LIBBUILD2_CONTEXT_HXX