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 * Copyright (c) 2004,2005 UCLA Compilers Group.
 * All rights reserved.
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 *
 *  Neither UCLA nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse
 *  or promote products derived from this software without specific prior
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/*
 * All files in the distribution of JTB, The Java Tree Builder are
 * Copyright 1997, 1998, 1999 by the Purdue Research Foundation of Purdue
 * University.  All rights reserved.
 *
 * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms are permitted
 * provided that this entire copyright notice is duplicated in all
 * such copies, and that any documentation, announcements, and
 * other materials related to such distribution and use acknowledge
 * that the software was developed at Purdue University, West Lafayette,
 * Indiana by Kevin Tao, Wanjun Wang and Jens Palsberg.  No charge may
 * be made for copies, derivations, or distributions of this material
 * without the express written consent of the copyright holder.
 * Neither the name of the University nor the name of the author
 * may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
 * material without specific prior written permission.
 *
 * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED
 * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
 */
package EDU.purdue.jtb.misc;

import static EDU.purdue.jtb.misc.Globals.*;

import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.PrintWriter;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;

import EDU.purdue.jtb.syntaxtree.NodeChoice;
import EDU.purdue.jtb.syntaxtree.NodeList;
import EDU.purdue.jtb.syntaxtree.NodeListOptional;
import EDU.purdue.jtb.syntaxtree.NodeOptional;
import EDU.purdue.jtb.syntaxtree.NodeSequence;
import EDU.purdue.jtb.syntaxtree.NodeTCF;
import EDU.purdue.jtb.syntaxtree.NodeToken;
import EDU.purdue.jtb.visitor.AcceptInliner;
import EDU.purdue.jtb.visitor.GlobalDataBuilder;

/**
 * Class {@link DepthFirstVisitorsGenerator} contains methods to generate the different
 * DepthFirstXXXVisitor visitors classes files.<br>
 * It must be constructed with the list of the grammar {@link ClassInfo} classes.<br>
 * 
 * @author Marc Mazas
 * @version 1.4.0 : 05-08/2009 : MMa : adapted to JavaCC v4.2 grammar and JDK 1.5
 * @version 1.4.3.1 : 20/04/2009 : MMa : removed unnecessary @SuppressWarnings("unused") in
 *          genNodeTokenVisit
 * @version 1.4.3.3 : 27/04/2009 : MMa : put back @SuppressWarnings("unused") in genNodeTokenVisit
 * @version 1.4.6 : 01/2011 : FA : added -va and -npfx and -nsfx options
 * @version 1.4.7 : 09/2012 : MMa : extracted constants and methods ; added the reference to the
 *          {@link GlobalDataBuilder}
 * @version 1.4.8 : 10/2012 : MMa : tuned javadoc comments for nodes with no child<br>
 *          1.4.8 : 11/2014 : MMa : added @Override on generated visit methods,<br>
 *          and @SuppressWarnings("unused") on unused parameters
 */
public class DepthFirstVisitorsGenerator {

  /** The {@link GlobalDataBuilder} visitor */
  final GlobalDataBuilder       gdbv;
  /** The classes list */
  private final List<ClassInfo> classesList;
  /** The (generated) visitors directory */
  private final File            visitorDir;
  /** The BufferedReaders buffer size */
  public static final int       BR_BUF_SZ = 16 * 1024;
  /** The (reused) buffer for reformatting javadoc comments into single line ones */
  final static StringBuilder    cb        = new StringBuilder(512);
  /** The accept methods inliner visitor */
  static AcceptInliner          accInl    = null;
  /** The indentation object */
  final Spacing                 spc       = new Spacing(INDENT_AMT);
  /** The buffer to write to */
  StringBuilder                 sb        = null;
  /** An auxiliary buffer */
  StringBuilder                 buf       = new StringBuilder(128);

  /**
   * Constructor. Creates the visitor directory if it does not exist.
   * 
   * @param classes - the classes list
   * @param aGdbv - the global data builder visitor
   */
  public DepthFirstVisitorsGenerator(final List<ClassInfo> classes, final GlobalDataBuilder aGdbv) {
    classesList = classes;
    gdbv = aGdbv;
    sb = new StringBuilder(sbBufferSize());

    visitorDir = new File(visitorsDirName);
    if (!visitorDir.exists())
      visitorDir.mkdir();

    if (inlineAcceptMethods)
      accInl = new AcceptInliner(gdbv);

  }

  /*
   * Visitors files generation methods
   */

  /**
   * Generates the DepthFirstRetArguVisitor file.
   * 
   * @throws FileExistsException if file exists and no overwrite option set
   * @throws IOException if IO problem
   */
  public void genDepthFirstRetArguVisitorFile() throws FileExistsException, IOException {
    final String outFilename = dFRetArguVisitor + ".java";
    try {
      final File file = new File(visitorDir, outFilename);
      if (noOverwrite && file.exists())
        throw new FileExistsException(outFilename);
      final PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file), BR_BUF_SZ));
      out.print(genDepthFirstRetArguVisitor());
      out.close();
    }
    catch (final IOException e) {
      final String msg = "Could not generate " + outFilename;
      Messages.hardErr(msg);
      throw new IOException(msg, e);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Generates the DepthFirstRetVisitor file.
   * 
   * @throws FileExistsException if file exists and no overwrite option set
   * @throws IOException if IO problem
   */
  public void genDepthFirstRetVisitorFile() throws FileExistsException, IOException {
    final String outFilename = dFRetVisitor + ".java";
    try {
      final File file = new File(visitorDir, outFilename);
      if (noOverwrite && file.exists())
        throw new FileExistsException(outFilename);
      final PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file), BR_BUF_SZ));
      out.print(genDepthFirstRetVisitor());
      out.close();
    }
    catch (final IOException e) {
      final String msg = "Could not generate " + outFilename;
      Messages.hardErr(msg);
      throw new IOException(msg, e);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Generates the DepthFirstVoidArguVisitor file.
   * 
   * @throws FileExistsException if file exists and no overwrite option set
   * @throws IOException if IO problem
   */
  public void genDepthFirstVoidArguVisitorFile() throws FileExistsException, IOException {
    final String outFilename = dFVoidArguVisitor + ".java";
    try {
      final File file = new File(visitorDir, outFilename);
      if (noOverwrite && file.exists())
        throw new FileExistsException(outFilename);
      final PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file), BR_BUF_SZ));
      out.print(genDepthFirstVoidArguVisitor());
      out.close();
    }
    catch (final IOException e) {
      final String msg = "Could not generate " + outFilename;
      Messages.hardErr(msg);
      throw new IOException(msg, e);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Generates the DepthFirstVoidVisitor file.
   * 
   * @throws FileExistsException if file exists and no overwrite option set
   * @throws IOException if IO problem
   */
  public void genDepthFirstVoidVisitorFile() throws FileExistsException, IOException {
    final String outFilename = dFVoidVisitor + ".java";
    try {
      final File file = new File(visitorDir, outFilename);
      if (noOverwrite && file.exists())
        throw new FileExistsException(outFilename);
      final PrintWriter out = new PrintWriter(new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(file), BR_BUF_SZ));
      out.print(genDepthFirstVoidVisitor());
      out.close();
    }
    catch (final IOException e) {
      final String msg = "Could not generate " + outFilename;
      Messages.hardErr(msg);
      throw new IOException(msg, e);
    }
  }

  /*
   * Visitors source classes generation methods
   */

  /**
   * Generates a DepthFirstRetArguVisitor class source.
   * 
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirstRetArguVisitor class source
   */
  public StringBuilder genDepthFirstRetArguVisitor() {
    buf.setLength(0);
    buf.append(dFRetArguVisitor).append("<").append(genRetType).append(", ").append(genArguType)
       .append("> implements ").append(iRetArguVisitor).append("<").append(genRetType).append(", ")
       .append(genArguType).append(">");
    final String clDecl = buf.toString();
    final String consBeg = genRetType.concat(" visit(final ");
    buf.setLength(0);
    buf.append(' ').append(genNodeVar).append(", final ")
       .append(varargs ? genArgusType : genArguType).append(' ').append(genArguVar).append(")");
    final String consEnd = buf.toString();
    return genAnyDepthFirstVisitor(retArguVisitorCmt, clDecl, consBeg, consEnd, true, true);
  }

  /**
   * Generates a DepthFirstRetVisitor class source.
   * 
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirstRetArguVisitor class source
   */
  public StringBuilder genDepthFirstRetVisitor() {
    buf.setLength(0);
    buf.append(dFRetVisitor).append("<").append(genRetType).append("> implements ")
       .append(iRetVisitor).append("<").append(genRetType).append(">");
    final String clDecl = buf.toString();
    final String consBeg = genRetType.concat(" visit(final ");
    final String consEnd = " ".concat(genNodeVar).concat(")");
    return genAnyDepthFirstVisitor(retVisitorCmt, clDecl, consBeg, consEnd, true, false);
  }

  /**
   * Generates a DepthFirstVoidArguVisitor class source.
   * 
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirstRetArguVisitor class source
   */
  public StringBuilder genDepthFirstVoidArguVisitor() {
    buf.setLength(0);
    buf.append(dFVoidArguVisitor).append("<").append(genArguType).append("> implements ")
       .append(iVoidArguVisitor).append("<").append(genArguType).append(">");
    final String clDecl = buf.toString();
    final String consBeg = "void visit(final ";
    buf.setLength(0);
    buf.append(' ').append(genNodeVar).append(", final ")
       .append(varargs ? genArgusType : genArguType).append(' ').append(genArguVar).append(")");
    final String consEnd = buf.toString();
    return genAnyDepthFirstVisitor(voidArguVisitorCmt, clDecl, consBeg, consEnd, false, true);
  }

  /**
   * Generates a DepthFirstVoidVisitor class source.
   * 
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirstRetArguVisitor class source
   */
  public StringBuilder genDepthFirstVoidVisitor() {
    final String clDecl = dFVoidVisitor.concat(" implements ").concat(iVoidVisitor);
    final String consBeg = "void visit(final ";
    final String consEnd = " ".concat(genNodeVar).concat(")");
    return genAnyDepthFirstVisitor(voidVisitorCmt, clDecl, consBeg, consEnd, false, false);
  }

  /**
   * Common method to generate all the DepthFirst visitors.
   * 
   * @param aComment - a visitor type that will be inserted in the class comment
   * @param aClDecl - the class declaration
   * @param aConsBeg - the beginning of the visit methods
   * @param aConsEnd - the end of the visit methods
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirst visitor class source
   */
  public StringBuilder genAnyDepthFirstVisitor(final String aComment, final String aClDecl,
                                               final String aConsBeg, final String aConsEnd,
                                               final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu) {

    sb.setLength(0);
    sb.append(genFileHeaderComment()).append(LS);

    sb.append("package ").append(visitorsPackageName).append(';').append(LS).append(LS);
    if (!visitorsPackageName.equals(nodesPackageName))
      sb.append("import ").append(nodesPackageName).append(".*;").append(LS);
    sb.append("import java.util.*;").append(LS).append(LS);

    if (javaDocComments) {
      sb.append("/**").append(LS);
      sb.append(" * Provides default methods which visit each node in the tree in depth-first order.<br>")
        .append(LS);
      sb.append(" * In your \"").append(aComment)
        .append("\" visitors extend this class and override part or all of these methods.")
        .append(LS);
      sb.append(" *").append(LS);
      if (aRet)
        sb.append(" * @param <").append(genRetType).append("> - The user return information type")
          .append(LS);
      if (aArgu)
        sb.append(" * @param <").append(genArguType).append("> - The user argument type")
          .append(LS);
      sb.append(" */").append(LS);
    }
    sb.append("public class ").append(aClDecl).append(" {").append(LS).append(LS);

    spc.updateSpc(+1);

    if (depthLevel) {
      if (javaDocComments) {
        sb.append(spc.spc).append("/** The depth level (0, 1, ...) */").append(LS);
      }
      sb.append(spc.spc).append("int ").append(genDepthLevelVar).append(" = 0;").append(LS);
    }

    genBaseNodesVisitMethods(sb, spc, aRet, aArgu);

    if (javaDocComments) {
      sb.append(spc.spc).append("/*").append(LS);
      sb.append(spc.spc)
        .append(" * User grammar generated visit methods (to be overridden if necessary)")
        .append(LS);
      sb.append(spc.spc).append(" */").append(LS).append(LS);
    }
    for (final ClassInfo ci : classesList) {
      userNodeVisitMethod(ci, aConsBeg, aConsEnd, aRet, aArgu);
    }

    // end of (visitor) class
    spc.updateSpc(-1);
    sb.append('}').append(LS);

    return sb;
  }

  /**
   * Generates a user node class visit method.
   * 
   * @param aClassInfo - the class data for the node to visit
   * @param aConsBeg - the beginning of the visit methods
   * @param aConsEnd - the end of the visit methods
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   */
  void userNodeVisitMethod(final ClassInfo aClassInfo, final String aConsBeg,
                           final String aConsEnd, final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu) {
    final ClassInfo ci = aClassInfo;
    final String className = ci.className;

    if (javaDocComments) {
      sb.append(spc.spc).append("/**").append(LS);
      sb.append(spc.spc).append(" * Visits a {@link ").append(className).append("} node, ");
      sb.append(ci.astEcNode == null
                                    ? "with no child :"
                                    : ci.fieldNames.size() == 1
                                                               ? "whose child is the following :"
                                                               : "whose children are the following :")
        .append(LS);
      sb.append(spc.spc).append(" * <p>").append(LS);
      // generate the javadoc for the class fields, with indentation of 1
      ci.fmtFieldsJavadocCmts(sb, spc);
      sb.append(spc.spc).append(" *").append(LS);
      sb.append(spc.spc).append(" * @param ").append(genNodeVar).append(" - the node to visit")
        .append(LS);
      if (aArgu)
        sb.append(spc.spc).append(" * @param ").append(genArguVar).append(" - the user argument")
          .append(LS);
      if (aRet)
        sb.append(spc.spc).append(" * @return the user return information").append(LS);
      sb.append(spc.spc).append(" */").append(LS);
    }

    sb.append(spc.spc).append("@Override").append(LS);
    sb.append(spc.spc).append("public ").append(aConsBeg).append(className).append(aConsEnd)
      .append(" {").append(LS);

    spc.updateSpc(+1);

    if (aRet)
      sb.append(spc.spc).append(genRetType).append(' ').append(genRetVar).append(" = null;")
        .append(LS);
    if (ci.astEcNode == null) {
      // empty node, just print comments
      sb.append(spc.spc).append("/* empty node, nothing that can be generated so far */")
        .append(LS);
    } else
    // non empty node, generate the code to visit it
    if (inlineAcceptMethods) {
      // inline, call visitor
      accInl.genAcceptMethods(sb, spc, ci, aRet, aArgu);
    } else {
      // no inlining, just direct accept calls
      final Iterator<String> fni = ci.fieldNames.iterator();
      final Iterator<String> fti = ci.fieldTypes.iterator();
      final Iterator<String> fii = ci.fieldInitializers.iterator();
      final Iterator<String> fei = ci.fieldEUTCFCodes.iterator();
      // 0 = not in catch condition, 1 = at the beginning, 2 = inside
      int inCatch = 0;
      int k = 0;
      for (; fni.hasNext();) {
        final String fn = fni.next();
        final String ft = fti.next();
        final String fi = fii.next();
        final String fe = fei.next();

        if (nodeTCF.equals(ft)) {
          // a TCF
          if (fe != null) {
            // java block
            if (inCatch == 1)
              inCatch = 2;
            else if (inCatch == 2)
              sb.append(' ');
            sb.append(fe);
            if (inCatch == 0)
              sb.append(LS);
          } else {
            final String tcfStr = fi.substring(6 + nodeTCF.length(), fi.length() - 2);
            if ("try".equals(tcfStr)) {
              sb.append(spc.spc).append("try");
            } else if ("{".equals(tcfStr)) {
              sb.append(" {").append(LS);
              spc.updateSpc(+1);
            } else if ("}".equals(tcfStr)) {
              spc.updateSpc(-1);
              sb.append(spc.spc).append('}').append(LS);
            } else if ("catch".equals(tcfStr)) {
              sb.append(spc.spc).append("catch");
            } else if ("(".equals(tcfStr)) {
              inCatch = 1;
              sb.append(" (");
            } else if (")".equals(tcfStr)) {
              inCatch = 0;
              sb.append(") ");
            } else if ("finally".equals(tcfStr)) {
              sb.append(spc.spc).append("finally ");
            } else {
              // should not come here !
            }
          }
          // skip TCF comment
          k++;
        } else {
          // not a TCF
          ci.fmt1JavacodeFieldCmt(sb, spc, k++, null);
          if (depthLevel)
            increaseDepthLevel(sb, spc);
          sb.append(spc.spc).append(genNodeVar).append(".").append(fn);
          sb.append(".accept(this");
          if (aArgu)
            sb.append(", ").append(genArguVar);
          sb.append(");").append(LS);
          if (depthLevel)
            decreaseDepthLevel(sb, spc);
        }
      }
    }
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(spc.spc).append("return ").append(genRetVar).append(';').append(LS);

    spc.updateSpc(-1);
    sb.append(spc.spc).append('}').append(LS).append(LS);
  }

  /**
   * Generates the base nodes classes visit methods.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirst visitor class source
   */
  static StringBuilder genBaseNodesVisitMethods(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc,
                                                final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu) {
    StringBuilder sb = aSb;
    if (sb == null)
      sb = new StringBuilder(4400);

    sb.append(LS);
    if (javaDocComments) {
      sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("/*").append(LS);
      sb.append(aSpc.spc)
        .append(" * Base nodes classes visit methods (to be overridden if necessary)").append(LS);
      sb.append(aSpc.spc).append(" */").append(LS).append(LS);
    }
    genNodeChoiceVisit(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu);
    sb.append(LS);
    genNodeListVisit(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu);
    sb.append(LS);
    genNodeListOptVisit(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu);
    sb.append(LS);
    genNodeOptVisit(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu);
    sb.append(LS);
    genNodeSeqVisit(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu);
    sb.append(LS);
    genNodeTCFVisit(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu);
    sb.append(LS);
    genNodeTokenVisit(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu);
    sb.append(LS);

    return sb;
  }

  /**
   * Generates the base node {@link NodeChoice} visit method.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirst visitor class source
   */
  static StringBuilder genNodeChoiceVisit(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc,
                                          final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu) {
    StringBuilder sb = aSb;
    if (sb == null)
      sb = new StringBuilder(900);

    baseNodeVisitMethodBegin(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu, false, nodeChoice);
    if (depthLevel)
      increaseDepthLevel(sb, aSpc);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc);
    if (aRet)
      sb.append("final ").append(genRetType).append(' ').append(genRetVar).append(" = ");
    sb.append(genNodeVar).append(".choice.accept(this");
    if (aArgu)
      sb.append(", ").append(genArguVar);
    sb.append(");").append(LS);
    if (depthLevel)
      decreaseDepthLevel(sb, aSpc);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("return");
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(" ").append(genRetVar);
    sb.append(';').append(LS);
    baseNodeVisitMethodCloseBrace(sb, aSpc);

    return sb;
  }

  /**
   * Generates the base node {@link NodeList} visit method.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirst visitor class source
   */
  static StringBuilder genNodeListVisit(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc,
                                        final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu) {
    StringBuilder sb = aSb;
    if (sb == null)
      sb = new StringBuilder(900);

    baseNodeVisitMethodBegin(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu, false, nodeList);
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(aSpc.spc).append(genRetType).append(' ').append(genRetVar).append(" = null;")
        .append(LS);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("for (final Iterator<").append(iNode).append("> e = ")
      .append(genNodeVar).append(".elements(); e.hasNext();) {").append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(+1);
    if (depthLevel)
      increaseDepthLevel(sb, aSpc);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc);
    if (aRet) {
      sb.append("@SuppressWarnings(\"unused\")").append(LS);
      sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("final ").append(genRetType).append(" sRes = ");
    }
    sb.append("e.next().accept(this");
    if (aArgu)
      sb.append(", ").append(genArguVar);
    sb.append(");").append(LS);
    if (depthLevel)
      decreaseDepthLevel(sb, aSpc);
    baseNodeVisitMethodCloseBrace(sb, aSpc);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("return");
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(' ').append(genRetVar);
    sb.append(';').append(LS);
    baseNodeVisitMethodCloseBrace(sb, aSpc);

    return sb;
  }

  /**
   * Generates the base node {@link NodeListOptional} visit method.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirst visitor class source
   */
  static StringBuilder genNodeListOptVisit(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc,
                                           final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu) {
    StringBuilder sb = aSb;
    if (sb == null)
      sb = new StringBuilder(1100);

    baseNodeVisitMethodBegin(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu, false, nodeListOpt);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("if (").append(genNodeVar).append(".present()) {").append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(+1);
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(aSpc.spc).append(genRetType).append(' ').append(genRetVar).append(" = null;")
        .append(LS);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("for (final Iterator<").append(iNode).append("> e = ")
      .append(genNodeVar).append(".elements(); e.hasNext();) {").append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(+1);
    if (depthLevel)
      increaseDepthLevel(sb, aSpc);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc);
    if (aRet) {
      sb.append("@SuppressWarnings(\"unused\")").append(LS);
      sb.append(aSpc.spc).append(genRetType).append(" sRes = ");
    }
    sb.append("e.next().accept(this");
    if (aArgu)
      sb.append(", ").append(genArguVar);
    sb.append(");").append(LS);
    if (depthLevel)
      decreaseDepthLevel(sb, aSpc);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append('}').append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(-1);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("return");
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(' ').append(genRetVar);
    sb.append(';').append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(-1);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("} else").append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(+1);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("return").append(aRet ? " null" : "").append(';').append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(-1);
    baseNodeVisitMethodCloseBrace(sb, aSpc);

    return sb;
  }

  /**
   * Generates the base node {@link NodeOptional} visit method.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirst visitor class source
   */
  static StringBuilder genNodeOptVisit(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc,
                                       final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu) {
    StringBuilder sb = aSb;
    if (sb == null)
      sb = new StringBuilder(720);

    baseNodeVisitMethodBegin(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu, false, nodeOpt);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("if (").append(genNodeVar).append(".present()) {").append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(+1);
    if (depthLevel)
      increaseDepthLevel(sb, aSpc);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc);
    if (aRet)
      sb.append("final ").append(genRetType).append(' ').append(genRetVar).append(" = ");
    sb.append(genNodeVar).append(".node.accept(this");
    if (aArgu)
      sb.append(", ").append(genArguVar);
    sb.append(");").append(LS);
    if (depthLevel)
      decreaseDepthLevel(sb, aSpc);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("return");
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(' ').append(genRetVar);
    sb.append(';').append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(-1);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("} else").append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(+1);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("return").append(aRet ? " null" : "").append(';').append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(-1);
    baseNodeVisitMethodCloseBrace(sb, aSpc);

    return sb;
  }

  /**
   * Generates the base node {@link NodeSequence} visit method.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirst visitor class source
   */
  static StringBuilder genNodeSeqVisit(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc,
                                       final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu) {
    StringBuilder sb = aSb;
    if (sb == null)
      sb = new StringBuilder(920);

    baseNodeVisitMethodBegin(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu, false, nodeSeq);
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(aSpc.spc).append(genRetType).append(' ').append(genRetVar).append(" = null;")
        .append(LS);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("for (final Iterator<").append(iNode).append("> e = ")
      .append(genNodeVar).append(".elements(); e.hasNext();) {").append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(+1);
    if (depthLevel)
      increaseDepthLevel(sb, aSpc);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc);
    if (aRet) {
      sb.append("@SuppressWarnings(\"unused\")").append(LS);
      sb.append(aSpc.spc).append(genRetType).append(" subRet = ");
    }
    sb.append("e.next().accept(this");
    if (aArgu)
      sb.append(", ").append(genArguVar);
    sb.append(");").append(LS);
    if (depthLevel)
      decreaseDepthLevel(sb, aSpc);
    baseNodeVisitMethodCloseBrace(sb, aSpc);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("return");
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(' ').append(genRetVar);
    sb.append(';').append(LS);
    baseNodeVisitMethodCloseBrace(sb, aSpc);

    return sb;
  }

  /**
   * Generates the base node {@link NodeToken} visit method.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirst visitor class source
   */
  static StringBuilder genNodeTokenVisit(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc,
                                         final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu) {
    StringBuilder sb = aSb;
    if (sb == null)
      sb = new StringBuilder(680);

    baseNodeVisitMethodBegin(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu, true, nodeToken);
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(aSpc.spc).append(genRetType).append(' ').append(genRetVar).append(" = null;")
        .append(LS);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("@SuppressWarnings(\"unused\")").append(LS);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("final String tkIm = ").append(genNodeVar).append(".tokenImage;")
      .append(LS);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("return");
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(' ').append(genRetVar);
    sb.append(';').append(LS);
    baseNodeVisitMethodCloseBrace(sb, aSpc);

    return sb;
  }

  /**
   * Generates the base node {@link NodeTCF} visit method.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @return the buffer with the DepthFirst visitor class source
   */
  static StringBuilder genNodeTCFVisit(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc,
                                       final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu) {
    StringBuilder sb = aSb;
    if (sb == null)
      sb = new StringBuilder(680);

    baseNodeVisitMethodBegin(sb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu, true, nodeTCF);
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(aSpc.spc).append(genRetType).append(' ').append(genRetVar).append(" = null;")
        .append(LS);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("@SuppressWarnings(\"unused\")").append(LS);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("final String tkIm = ").append(genNodeVar).append(".tokenImage;")
      .append(LS);
    sb.append(aSpc.spc).append("return");
    if (aRet)
      sb.append(' ').append(genRetVar);
    sb.append(';').append(LS);
    baseNodeVisitMethodCloseBrace(sb, aSpc);

    return sb;
  }

  /**
   * Outputs the beginning of a visit method for a base node.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aSuppress - true to add the suppress warning annotation, false otherwise
   * @param aNodeName - the node name
   */
  static void baseNodeVisitMethodBegin(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc,
                                       final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu,
                                       final boolean aSuppress, final String aNodeName) {
    if (javaDocComments) {
      baseNodeVisitMethodJavadoc(aSb, aSpc, aRet, aArgu, aNodeName);
    }
    aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append("@Override").append(LS);
    aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append("public ").append(aRet ? genRetType : "void")
       .append(" visit(final ").append(aNodeName).append(' ').append(genNodeVar);
    if (aArgu) {
      aSb.append(", ");
      if (aSuppress)
        aSb.append("@SuppressWarnings(\"unused\") ");
      aSb.append("final ").append(varargs ? genArgusType : genArguType).append(' ')
         .append(genArguVar);
    }
    aSb.append(") {").append(LS);
    aSpc.updateSpc(+1);
    if (aRet) {
      aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append("/* You have to adapt which data is returned")
         .append(" (result variables below are just examples) */").append(LS);
    }
  }

  /**
   * Outputs the visit method javadoc comment for a base node.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   * @param aRet - true if there is a user return parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aArgu - true if there is a user argument parameter type, false otherwise
   * @param aNodeName - the node name
   */
  static void baseNodeVisitMethodJavadoc(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc,
                                         final boolean aRet, final boolean aArgu,
                                         final String aNodeName) {
    aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append("/**").append(LS);
    aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append(" * Visits a {@link ").append(aNodeName).append("} node.")
       .append(LS);
    aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append(" *").append(LS);
    aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append(" * @param ").append(genNodeVar).append(" - the node to visit")
       .append(LS);
    if (aArgu)
      aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append(" * @param ").append(genArguVar).append(" - the user argument")
         .append(LS);
    if (aRet)
      aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append(" * @return the user return information").append(LS);
    aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append(" */").append(LS);
  }

  /**
   * Outputs the closing of a brace.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   */
  static void baseNodeVisitMethodCloseBrace(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc) {
    aSpc.updateSpc(-1);
    aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append('}').append(LS);
  }

  /**
   * Output code to decrease the depth level.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   */
  public static void increaseDepthLevel(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc) {
    aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append("++").append(genDepthLevelVar).append(';').append(LS);
  }

  /**
   * Output code to increase the depth level.
   * 
   * @param aSb - the buffer to output into (will be allocated if null)
   * @param aSpc - the indentation
   */
  public static void decreaseDepthLevel(final StringBuilder aSb, final Spacing aSpc) {
    aSb.append(aSpc.spc).append("--").append(genDepthLevelVar).append(';').append(LS);
  }

  /**
   * Estimates the visitors files size.
   * 
   * @return the estimated size
   */
  int sbBufferSize() {
    return (javaDocComments ? 600 : 300) * classesList.size();
  }
}
