defmodule Code do @moduledoc """ Utilities for managing code compilation, code evaluation, and code loading. This module complements Erlang's [`:code` module](http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/code.html) to add behaviour which is specific to Elixir. Almost all of the functions in this module have global side effects on the behaviour of Elixir. ## Working with files This module contains three functions for compiling and evaluating files. Here is a summary of them and their behaviour: * `require_file/2` - compiles a file and tracks its name. It does not compile the file again if it has been previously required. * `compile_file/2` - compiles a file without tracking its name. Compiles the file multiple times when invoked multiple times. * `eval_file/2` - evaluates the file contents without tracking its name. It returns the result of the last expression in the file, instead of the modules defined in it. In a nutshell, the first must be used when you want to keep track of the files handled by the system, to avoid the same file from being compiled multiple times. This is common in scripts. `compile_file/2` must be used when you are interested in the modules defined in a file, without tracking. `eval_file/2` should be used when you are intested on the result of evaluating the file rather than the modules it defines. """ @doc """ Lists all required files. ## Examples Code.require_file("../eex/test/eex_test.exs") List.first(Code.required_files()) =~ "eex_test.exs" #=> true """ @doc since: "1.7.0" @spec required_files() :: [binary] def required_files do :elixir_code_server.call(:required) end # TODO: Deprecate me on 1.9 @doc false def loaded_files do required_files() end @doc """ Removes files from the required files list. The modules defined in the file are not removed; calling this function only removes them from the list, allowing them to be required again. ## Examples # Require EEx test code Code.require_file("../eex/test/eex_test.exs") # Now unrequire all files Code.unrequire_files(Code.required_files()) # Notice modules are still available function_exported?(EExTest.Compiled, :before_compile, 0) #=> true """ @doc since: "1.7.0" @spec unrequire_files([binary]) :: :ok def unrequire_files(files) do :elixir_code_server.cast({:unrequire_files, files}) end # TODO: Deprecate me on 1.9 @doc false def unload_files(files) do unrequire_files(files) end @doc """ Appends a path to the end of the Erlang VM code path list. This is the list of directories the Erlang VM uses for finding module code. The path is expanded with `Path.expand/1` before being appended. If this path does not exist, an error is returned. ## Examples Code.append_path(".") #=> true Code.append_path("/does_not_exist") #=> {:error, :bad_directory} """ @spec append_path(Path.t()) :: true | {:error, :bad_directory} def append_path(path) do :code.add_pathz(to_charlist(Path.expand(path))) end @doc """ Prepends a path to the beginning of the Erlang VM code path list. This is the list of directories the Erlang VM uses for finding module code. The path is expanded with `Path.expand/1` before being prepended. If this path does not exist, an error is returned. ## Examples Code.prepend_path(".") #=> true Code.prepend_path("/does_not_exist") #=> {:error, :bad_directory} """ @spec prepend_path(Path.t()) :: true | {:error, :bad_directory} def prepend_path(path) do :code.add_patha(to_charlist(Path.expand(path))) end @doc """ Deletes a path from the Erlang VM code path list. This is the list of directories the Erlang VM uses for finding module code. The path is expanded with `Path.expand/1` before being deleted. If the path does not exist, this function returns `false`. ## Examples Code.prepend_path(".") Code.delete_path(".") #=> true Code.delete_path("/does_not_exist") #=> false """ @spec delete_path(Path.t()) :: boolean def delete_path(path) do :code.del_path(to_charlist(Path.expand(path))) end @doc """ Evaluates the contents given by `string`. The `binding` argument is a keyword list of variable bindings. The `opts` argument is a keyword list of environment options. **Warning**: `string` can be any Elixir code and will be executed with the same privileges as the Erlang VM: this means that such code could compromise the machine (for example by executing system commands). Don't use `eval_string/3` with untrusted input (such as strings coming from the network). ## Options Options can be: * `:file` - the file to be considered in the evaluation * `:line` - the line on which the script starts Additionally, the following scope values can be configured: * `:aliases` - a list of tuples with the alias and its target * `:requires` - a list of modules required * `:functions` - a list of tuples where the first element is a module and the second a list of imported function names and arity; the list of function names and arity must be sorted * `:macros` - a list of tuples where the first element is a module and the second a list of imported macro names and arity; the list of function names and arity must be sorted Notice that setting any of the values above overrides Elixir's default values. For example, setting `:requires` to `[]` will no longer automatically require the `Kernel` module. In the same way setting `:macros` will no longer auto-import `Kernel` macros like `Kernel.if/2`, `Kernel.SpecialForms.case/2`, and so on. Returns a tuple of the form `{value, binding}`, where `value` is the value returned from evaluating `string`. If an error occurs while evaluating `string` an exception will be raised. `binding` is a keyword list with the value of all variable bindings after evaluating `string`. The binding key is usually an atom, but it may be a tuple for variables defined in a different context. ## Examples iex> Code.eval_string("a + b", [a: 1, b: 2], file: __ENV__.file, line: __ENV__.line) {3, [a: 1, b: 2]} iex> Code.eval_string("c = a + b", [a: 1, b: 2], __ENV__) {3, [a: 1, b: 2, c: 3]} iex> Code.eval_string("a = a + b", [a: 1, b: 2]) {3, [a: 3, b: 2]} For convenience, you can pass `__ENV__/0` as the `opts` argument and all imports, requires and aliases defined in the current environment will be automatically carried over: iex> Code.eval_string("a + b", [a: 1, b: 2], __ENV__) {3, [a: 1, b: 2]} """ @spec eval_string(List.Chars.t(), list, Macro.Env.t() | keyword) :: {term, binding :: list} def eval_string(string, binding \\ [], opts \\ []) def eval_string(string, binding, %Macro.Env{} = env) do {value, binding, _env, _scope} = :elixir.eval(to_charlist(string), binding, Map.to_list(env)) {value, binding} end def eval_string(string, binding, opts) when is_list(opts) do validate_eval_opts(opts) {value, binding, _env, _scope} = :elixir.eval(to_charlist(string), binding, opts) {value, binding} end @doc ~S""" Formats the given code `string`. The formatter receives a string representing Elixir code and returns iodata representing the formatted code according to pre-defined rules. ## Options * `:file` - the file which contains the string, used for error reporting * `:line` - the line the string starts, used for error reporting * `:line_length` - the line length to aim for when formatting the document. Defaults to 98. Note this value is used as reference but it is not enforced by the formatter as sometimes user intervention is required. See "Running the formatter" section * `:locals_without_parens` - a keyword list of name and arity pairs that should be kept without parens whenever possible. The arity may be the atom `:*`, which implies all arities of that name. The formatter already includes a list of functions and this option augments this list. * `:rename_deprecated_at` - rename all known deprecated functions at the given version to their non-deprecated equivalent. It expects a valid `Version` which is usually the minimum Elixir version supported by the project. ## Design principles The formatter was designed under three principles. First, the formatter never changes the semantics of the code by default. This means the input AST and the output AST are equivalent. Optional behaviour, such as `:rename_deprecated_at`, is allowed to break this guarantee. The second principle is to provide as little configuration as possible. This eases the formatter adoption by removing contention points while making sure a single style is followed consistently by the community as a whole. The formatter does not hard code names. The formatter will not behave specially because a function is named `defmodule`, `def`, etc. This principle mirrors Elixir's goal of being an extensible language where developers can extend the language with new constructs as if they were part of the language. When it is absolutely necessary to change behaviour based on the name, this behaviour should be configurable, such as the `:locals_without_parens` option. ## Running the formatter The formatter attempts to fit the most it can on a single line and introduces line breaks wherever possible when it cannot. In some cases, this may lead to undesired formatting. Therefore, **some code generated by the formatter may not be aesthetically pleasing and may require explicit intervention from the developer**. That's why we do not recommend to run the formatter blindly in an existing codebase. Instead you should format and sanity check each formatted file. Let's see some examples. The code below: "this is a very long string ... #{inspect(some_value)}" may be formatted as: "this is a very long string ... #{ inspect(some_value) }" This happens because the only place the formatter can introduce a new line without changing the code semantics is in the interpolation. In those scenarios, we recommend developers to directly adjust the code. Here we can use the binary concatenation operator `<>/2`: "this is a very long string " <> "... #{inspect(some_value)}" The string concatenation makes the code fit on a single line and also gives more options to the formatter. A similar example is when the formatter breaks a function definition over multiple clauses: def my_function( %User{name: name, age: age, ...}, arg1, arg2 ) do ... end While the code above is completely valid, you may prefer to match on the struct variables inside the function body in order to keep the definition on a single line: def my_function(%User{} = user, arg1, arg2) do %{name: name, age: age, ...} = user ... end In some situations, you can use the fact the formatter does not generate elegant code as a hint for refactoring. Take this code: def board?(board_id, %User{} = user, available_permissions, required_permissions) do Tracker.OrganizationMembers.user_in_organization?(user.id, board.organization_id) and required_permissions == Enum.to_list(MapSet.intersection(MapSet.new(required_permissions), MapSet.new(available_permissions))) end The code above has very long lines and running the formatter is not going to address this issue. In fact, the formatter may make it more obvious that you have complex expressions: def board?(board_id, %User{} = user, available_permissions, required_permissions) do Tracker.OrganizationMembers.user_in_organization?(user.id, board.organization_id) and required_permissions == Enum.to_list( MapSet.intersection( MapSet.new(required_permissions), MapSet.new(available_permissions) ) ) end Take such cases as a suggestion that your code should be refactored: def board?(board_id, %User{} = user, available_permissions, required_permissions) do Tracker.OrganizationMembers.user_in_organization?(user.id, board.organization_id) and matching_permissions?(required_permissions, available_permissions) end defp matching_permissions?(required_permissions, available_permissions) do intersection = required_permissions |> MapSet.new() |> MapSet.intersection(MapSet.new(available_permissions)) |> Enum.to_list() required_permissions == intersection end To sum it up: since the formatter cannot change the semantics of your code, sometimes it is necessary to tweak or refactor the code to get optimal formatting. To help better understand how to control the formatter, we describe in the next sections the cases where the formatter keeps the user encoding and how to control multiline expressions. ## Keeping user's formatting The formatter respects the input format in some cases. Those are listed below: * Insignificant digits in numbers are kept as is. The formatter however always inserts underscores for decimal numbers with more than 5 digits and converts hexadecimal digits to uppercase * Strings, charlists, atoms and sigils are kept as is. No character is automatically escaped or unescaped. The choice of delimiter is also respected from the input * Newlines inside blocks are kept as in the input except for: 1) expressions that take multiple lines will always have an empty line before and after and 2) empty lines are always squeezed together into a single empty line * The choice between `:do` keyword and `do/end` blocks is left to the user * Lists, tuples, bitstrings, maps, structs and function calls will be broken into multiple lines if they are followed by a newline in the opening bracket and preceded by a new line in the closing bracket * Pipeline operators, like `|>` and others with the same precedence, will span multiple lines if they spanned multiple lines in the input The behaviours above are not guaranteed. We may remove or add new rules in the future. The goal of documenting them is to provide better understanding on what to expect from the formatter. ### Multi-line lists, maps, tuples, etc You can force lists, tuples, bitstrings, maps, structs and function calls to have one entry per line by adding a newline after the opening bracket and a new line before the closing bracket lines. For example: [ foo, bar ] If there are no newlines around the brackets, then the formatter will try to fit everything on a single line, such that the snippet below [foo, bar] will be formatted as [foo, bar] You can also force function calls and keywords to be rendered on multiple lines by having each entry on its own line: defstruct name: nil, age: 0 The code above will be kept with one keyword entry per line by the formatter. To avoid that, just squash everything into a single line. ### Parens and no parens in function calls Elixir has two syntaxes for function calls. With parens and no parens. By default, Elixir will add parens to all calls except for: 1. calls that have do/end blocks 2. local calls without parens where the name and arity of the local call is also listed under `:locals_without_parens` (except for calls with arity 0, where the compiler always require parens) The choice of parens and no parens also affects indentation. When a function call with parens doesn't fit on the same line, the formatter introduces a newline around parens and indents the arguments with two spaces: some_call( arg1, arg2, arg3 ) On the other hand, function calls without parens are always indented by the function call length itself, like this: some_call arg1, arg2, arg3 If the last argument is a data structure, such as maps and lists, and the beginning of the data structure fits on the same line as the function call, then no indentation happens, this allows code like this: Enum.reduce(some_collection, initial_value, fn element, acc -> # code end) some_function_without_parens %{ foo: :bar, baz: :bat } ## Code comments The formatter also handles code comments in a way to guarantee a space is always added between the beginning of the comment (#) and the next character. The formatter also extracts all trailing comments to their previous line. For example, the code below hello #world will be rewritten to # world hello Because code comments are handled apart from the code representation (AST), there are some situations where code comments are seen as ambiguous by the code formatter. For example, the comment in the anonymous function below fn arg1 -> body1 # comment arg2 -> body2 end and in this one fn arg1 -> body1 # comment arg2 -> body2 end are considered equivalent (the nesting is discarded alongside most of user formatting). In such cases, the code formatter will always format to the latter. """ @doc since: "1.6.0" @spec format_string!(binary, keyword) :: iodata def format_string!(string, opts \\ []) when is_binary(string) and is_list(opts) do line_length = Keyword.get(opts, :line_length, 98) algebra = Code.Formatter.to_algebra!(string, opts) Inspect.Algebra.format(algebra, line_length) end @doc """ Formats a file. See `format_string!/2` for more information on code formatting and available options. """ @doc since: "1.6.0" @spec format_file!(binary, keyword) :: iodata def format_file!(file, opts \\ []) when is_binary(file) and is_list(opts) do string = File.read!(file) formatted = format_string!(string, [file: file, line: 1] ++ opts) [formatted, ?\n] end @doc """ Evaluates the quoted contents. **Warning**: Calling this function inside a macro is considered bad practice as it will attempt to evaluate runtime values at compile time. Macro arguments are typically transformed by unquoting them into the returned quoted expressions (instead of evaluated). See `eval_string/3` for a description of bindings and options. ## Examples iex> contents = quote(do: var!(a) + var!(b)) iex> Code.eval_quoted(contents, [a: 1, b: 2], file: __ENV__.file, line: __ENV__.line) {3, [a: 1, b: 2]} For convenience, you can pass `__ENV__/0` as the `opts` argument and all options will be automatically extracted from the current environment: iex> contents = quote(do: var!(a) + var!(b)) iex> Code.eval_quoted(contents, [a: 1, b: 2], __ENV__) {3, [a: 1, b: 2]} """ @spec eval_quoted(Macro.t(), list, Macro.Env.t() | keyword) :: {term, binding :: list} def eval_quoted(quoted, binding \\ [], opts \\ []) def eval_quoted(quoted, binding, %Macro.Env{} = env) do {value, binding, _env, _scope} = :elixir.eval_quoted(quoted, binding, Map.to_list(env)) {value, binding} end def eval_quoted(quoted, binding, opts) when is_list(opts) do validate_eval_opts(opts) {value, binding, _env, _scope} = :elixir.eval_quoted(quoted, binding, opts) {value, binding} end defp validate_eval_opts(opts) do if f = opts[:functions], do: validate_imports(:functions, f) if m = opts[:macros], do: validate_imports(:macros, m) if a = opts[:aliases], do: validate_aliases(:aliases, a) if r = opts[:requires], do: validate_requires(:requires, r) end defp validate_requires(kind, requires) do valid = is_list(requires) and Enum.all?(requires, &is_atom(&1)) unless valid do raise ArgumentError, "expected :#{kind} option given to eval in the format: [module]" end end defp validate_aliases(kind, aliases) do valid = is_list(aliases) and Enum.all?(aliases, fn {k, v} -> is_atom(k) and is_atom(v) end) unless valid do raise ArgumentError, "expected :#{kind} option given to eval in the format: [{module, module}]" end end defp validate_imports(kind, imports) do valid = is_list(imports) and Enum.all?(imports, fn {k, v} -> is_atom(k) and is_list(v) and Enum.all?(v, fn {name, arity} -> is_atom(name) and is_integer(arity) end) end) unless valid do raise ArgumentError, "expected :#{kind} option given to eval in the format: [{module, [{name, arity}]}]" end end @doc """ Converts the given string to its quoted form. Returns `{:ok, quoted_form}` if it succeeds, `{:error, {line, error, token}}` otherwise. ## Options * `:file` - the filename to be reported in case of parsing errors. Defaults to "nofile". * `:line` - the starting line of the string being parsed. Defaults to 1. * `:columns` - when `true`, attach a `:column` key to the quoted metadata. Defaults to `false`. * `:existing_atoms_only` - when `true`, raises an error when non-existing atoms are found by the tokenizer. Defaults to `false`. * `:warn_on_unnecessary_quotes` - when `false`, does not warn when atoms, keywords or calls have unnecessary quotes on them. Defaults to `true`. ## `Macro.to_string/2` The opposite of converting a string to its quoted form is `Macro.to_string/2`, which converts a quoted form to a string/binary representation. """ @spec string_to_quoted(List.Chars.t(), keyword) :: {:ok, Macro.t()} | {:error, {line :: pos_integer, term, term}} def string_to_quoted(string, opts \\ []) when is_list(opts) do file = Keyword.get(opts, :file, "nofile") line = Keyword.get(opts, :line, 1) case :elixir.string_to_tokens(to_charlist(string), line, file, opts) do {:ok, tokens} -> :elixir.tokens_to_quoted(tokens, file, opts) {:error, _error_msg} = error -> error end end @doc """ Converts the given string to its quoted form. It returns the ast if it succeeds, raises an exception otherwise. The exception is a `TokenMissingError` in case a token is missing (usually because the expression is incomplete), `SyntaxError` otherwise. Check `string_to_quoted/2` for options information. """ @spec string_to_quoted!(List.Chars.t(), keyword) :: Macro.t() def string_to_quoted!(string, opts \\ []) when is_list(opts) do file = Keyword.get(opts, :file, "nofile") line = Keyword.get(opts, :line, 1) :elixir.string_to_quoted!(to_charlist(string), line, file, opts) end @doc """ Evals the given file. Accepts `relative_to` as an argument to tell where the file is located. While `require_file/2` and `compile_file/2` returns the loaded modules and their bytecode, `eval_file/2` simply evaluates the file contents and returns the evaluation result and its bindings (exactly the same return value as `eval_string/3`). """ @spec eval_file(binary, nil | binary) :: {term, binding :: list} def eval_file(file, relative_to \\ nil) when is_binary(file) do file = find_file(file, relative_to) eval_string(File.read!(file), [], file: file, line: 1) end # TODO: Deprecate me on 1.9 @doc false def load_file(file, relative_to \\ nil) when is_binary(file) do file = find_file(file, relative_to) :elixir_code_server.call({:acquire, file}) loaded = :elixir_compiler.file(file) :elixir_code_server.cast({:required, file}) loaded end @doc """ Requires the given `file`. Accepts `relative_to` as an argument to tell where the file is located. If the file was already required, `require_file/2` doesn't do anything and returns `nil`. Notice that if `require_file/2` is invoked by different processes concurrently, the first process to invoke `require_file/2` acquires a lock and the remaining ones will block until the file is available. This means that if `require_file/2` is called more than once with a given file, that file will be compiled only once. The first process to call `require_file/2` will get the list of loaded modules, others will get `nil`. See `compile_file/2` if you would like to compile a file without tracking its filenames. Finally, if you would like to get the result of evaluating file rather than the modules defined in it, see `eval_file/2`. ## Examples If the file has not been required, it returns the list of modules: modules = Code.require_file("eex_test.exs", "../eex/test") List.first(modules) #=> {EExTest.Compiled, <<70, 79, 82, 49, ...>>} If the code has been required, it returns `nil`: Code.require_file("eex_test.exs", "../eex/test") #=> nil """ @spec require_file(binary, nil | binary) :: [{module, binary}] | nil def require_file(file, relative_to \\ nil) when is_binary(file) do file = find_file(file, relative_to) # TODO: Simply block until :required or :proceed once load_file is removed in 2.0 case :elixir_code_server.call({:acquire, file}) do :required -> nil {:queued, ref} -> receive do {:elixir_code_server, ^ref, :required} -> nil end :proceed -> loaded = :elixir_compiler.file(file) :elixir_code_server.cast({:required, file}) loaded end end @doc """ Gets the compilation options from the code server. Check `compiler_options/1` for more information. ## Examples Code.compiler_options() #=> %{debug_info: true, docs: true, #=> warnings_as_errors: false, ignore_module_conflict: false} """ @spec compiler_options() :: %{optional(atom) => boolean} def compiler_options do :elixir_config.get(:compiler_options) end @doc """ Returns a list with the available compiler options. See `compiler_options/1` for more info. ## Examples iex> Code.available_compiler_options() [:docs, :debug_info, :ignore_module_conflict, :relative_paths, :warnings_as_errors] """ @spec available_compiler_options() :: [atom] def available_compiler_options do [:docs, :debug_info, :ignore_module_conflict, :relative_paths, :warnings_as_errors] end @doc """ Purge compiler modules. The compiler utilizes temporary modules to compile code. For example, `elixir_compiler_1`, `elixir_compiler_2`, etc. In case the compiled code stores references to anonymous functions or similar, the Elixir compiler may be unable to reclaim those modules, keeping an unecessary amount of code in memory and eventually leading to modules such as `elixir_compiler_12345`. This function purges all modules currently kept by the compiler, allowing old compiler module names to be resued. If there are any processes running any code from such modules, they will be terminated too. It returns `{:ok, number_of_modules_purged}`. """ @doc since: "1.7.0" @spec purge_compiler_modules() :: {:ok, non_neg_integer()} def purge_compiler_modules() do :elixir_code_server.call(:purge_compiler_modules) end @doc """ Sets compilation options. These options are global since they are stored by Elixir's Code Server. Available options are: * `:docs` - when `true`, retain documentation in the compiled module. Defaults to `true`. * `:debug_info` - when `true`, retain debug information in the compiled module. This allows a developer to reconstruct the original source code. Defaults to `false`. * `:ignore_module_conflict` - when `true`, override modules that were already defined without raising errors. Defaults to `false`. * `:relative_paths` - when `true`, use relative paths in quoted nodes, warnings and errors generated by the compiler. Note disabling this option won't affect runtime warnings and errors. Defaults to `true`. * `:warnings_as_errors` - causes compilation to fail when warnings are generated. Defaults to `false`. It returns the new map of compiler options. ## Examples Code.compiler_options(debug_info: true) #=> %{debug_info: true, docs: true, #=> warnings_as_errors: false, ignore_module_conflict: false} """ @spec compiler_options(Enumerable.t()) :: %{optional(atom) => boolean} def compiler_options(opts) do available = available_compiler_options() Enum.each(opts, fn {key, value} -> cond do key not in available -> raise "unknown compiler option: #{inspect(key)}" not is_boolean(value) -> raise "compiler option #{inspect(key)} should be a boolean, got: #{inspect(value)}" true -> :ok end end) :elixir_config.update(:compiler_options, &Enum.into(opts, &1)) end @doc """ Compiles the given string. Returns a list of tuples where the first element is the module name and the second one is its bytecode (as a binary). A `file` can be given as second argument which will be used for reporting warnings and errors. **Warning**: `string` can be any Elixir code and code can be executed with the same privileges as the Erlang VM: this means that such code could compromise the machine (for example by executing system commands). Don't use `compile_string/2` with untrusted input (such as strings coming from the network). """ @spec compile_string(List.Chars.t(), binary) :: [{module, binary}] def compile_string(string, file \\ "nofile") when is_binary(file) do :elixir_compiler.string(to_charlist(string), file) end @doc """ Compiles the quoted expression. Returns a list of tuples where the first element is the module name and the second one is its bytecode (as a binary). A `file` can be given as second argument which will be used for reporting warnings and errors. """ @spec compile_quoted(Macro.t(), binary) :: [{module, binary}] def compile_quoted(quoted, file \\ "nofile") when is_binary(file) do :elixir_compiler.quoted(quoted, file) end @doc """ Compiles the given file. Accepts `relative_to` as an argument to tell where the file is located. Returns a list of tuples where the first element is the module name and the second one is its bytecode (as a binary). Opposite to `require_file/2`, it does not track the filename of the compiled file. If you would like to get the result of evaluating file rather than the modules defined in it, see `eval_file/2`. For compiling many files concurrently, see `Kernel.ParallelCompiler.compile/2`. """ @spec compile_file(binary, nil | binary) :: [{module, binary}] def compile_file(file, relative_to \\ nil) when is_binary(file) do :elixir_compiler.file(find_file(file, relative_to)) end @doc """ Ensures the given module is loaded. If the module is already loaded, this works as no-op. If the module was not yet loaded, it tries to load it. If it succeeds in loading the module, it returns `{:module, module}`. If not, returns `{:error, reason}` with the error reason. ## Code loading on the Erlang VM Erlang has two modes to load code: interactive and embedded. By default, the Erlang VM runs in interactive mode, where modules are loaded as needed. In embedded mode the opposite happens, as all modules need to be loaded upfront or explicitly. Therefore, this function is used to check if a module is loaded before using it and allows one to react accordingly. For example, the `URI` module uses this function to check if a specific parser exists for a given URI scheme. ## `ensure_compiled/1` Elixir also contains an `ensure_compiled/1` function that is a superset of `ensure_loaded/1`. Since Elixir's compilation happens in parallel, in some situations you may need to use a module that was not yet compiled, therefore it can't even be loaded. When invoked, `ensure_compiled/1` halts the compilation of the caller until the module given to `ensure_compiled/1` becomes available or all files for the current project have been compiled. If compilation finishes and the module is not available, an error tuple is returned. `ensure_compiled/1` does not apply to dependencies, as dependencies must be compiled upfront. In most cases, `ensure_loaded/1` is enough. `ensure_compiled/1` must be used in rare cases, usually involving macros that need to invoke a module for callback information. ## Examples iex> Code.ensure_loaded(Atom) {:module, Atom} iex> Code.ensure_loaded(DoesNotExist) {:error, :nofile} """ @spec ensure_loaded(module) :: {:module, module} | {:error, :embedded | :badfile | :nofile | :on_load_failure} def ensure_loaded(module) when is_atom(module) do :code.ensure_loaded(module) end @doc """ Ensures the given module is loaded. Similar to `ensure_loaded/1`, but returns `true` if the module is already loaded or was successfully loaded. Returns `false` otherwise. ## Examples iex> Code.ensure_loaded?(Atom) true """ @spec ensure_loaded?(module) :: boolean def ensure_loaded?(module) when is_atom(module) do match?({:module, ^module}, ensure_loaded(module)) end @doc """ Ensures the given module is compiled and loaded. If the module is already loaded, it works as no-op. If the module was not loaded yet, it checks if it needs to be compiled first and then tries to load it. If it succeeds in loading the module, it returns `{:module, module}`. If not, returns `{:error, reason}` with the error reason. Check `ensure_loaded/1` for more information on module loading and when to use `ensure_loaded/1` or `ensure_compiled/1`. """ @spec ensure_compiled(module) :: {:module, module} | {:error, :embedded | :badfile | :nofile | :on_load_failure} def ensure_compiled(module) when is_atom(module) do case :code.ensure_loaded(module) do {:error, :nofile} = error -> if is_pid(:erlang.get(:elixir_compiler_pid)) and Kernel.ErrorHandler.ensure_compiled(module, :module) do {:module, module} else error end other -> other end end @doc """ Ensures the given module is compiled and loaded. Similar to `ensure_compiled/1`, but returns `true` if the module is already loaded or was successfully loaded and compiled. Returns `false` otherwise. """ @spec ensure_compiled?(module) :: boolean def ensure_compiled?(module) when is_atom(module) do match?({:module, ^module}, ensure_compiled(module)) end @doc ~S""" Returns the docs for the given module. When given a module name, it finds its BEAM code and reads the docs from it. When given a path to a `.beam` file, it will load the docs directly from that file. It returns the term stored in the documentation chunk in the format defined by [EEP 48](http://erlang.org/eep/eeps/eep-0048.html) or `{:error, reason}` if the chunk is not available. ## Examples # Module documentation of an existing module iex> {:docs_v1, _, :elixir, _, %{"en" => module_doc}, _, _} = Code.fetch_docs(Atom) iex> module_doc |> String.split("\n") |> Enum.at(0) "Convenience functions for working with atoms." # A module that doesn't exist iex> Code.fetch_docs(ModuleNotGood) {:error, :module_not_found} """ @doc since: "1.7.0" @spec fetch_docs(module | String.t()) :: {:docs_v1, anno, beam_language, format, module_doc :: doc, metadata, docs :: [{{kind, name, arity}, anno, signature, doc, metadata}]} | {:error, :module_not_found | :chunk_not_found | {:invalid_chunk, binary}} | future_formats when anno: :erl_anno.anno(), beam_language: atom, format: binary, doc: %{binary => binary} | :none | :hidden, kind: atom, name: atom, signature: [binary], metadata: map, future_formats: term def fetch_docs(module) when is_atom(module) do case :code.get_object_code(module) do {_module, bin, _beam_path} -> do_fetch_docs(bin) :error -> {:error, :module_not_found} end end def fetch_docs(binpath) when is_binary(binpath) do do_fetch_docs(String.to_charlist(binpath)) end @docs_chunk 'Docs' defp do_fetch_docs(bin_or_path) do case :beam_lib.chunks(bin_or_path, [@docs_chunk]) do {:ok, {_module, [{@docs_chunk, bin}]}} -> try do :erlang.binary_to_term(bin) rescue _ -> {:error, {:invalid_chunk, bin}} end {:error, :beam_lib, {:missing_chunk, _, @docs_chunk}} -> {:error, :chunk_not_found} end end @doc ~S""" Deprecated function to retrieve old documentation format. Elixir v1.7 adopts [EEP 48](http://erlang.org/eep/eeps/eep-0048.html) which is a new documentation format meant to be shared across all BEAM languages. The old format, used by `Code.get_docs/2`, is no longer available, and therefore this function always returns `nil`. Use `Code.fetch_docs/1` instead. """ @deprecated "Code.get_docs/2 always returns nil as its outdated documentation is no longer stored on BEAM files. Use Code.fetch_docs/1 instead" @spec get_docs(module, :moduledoc | :docs | :callback_docs | :type_docs | :all) :: nil def get_docs(_module, _kind) do nil end ## Helpers # Finds the file given the relative_to path. # # If the file is found, returns its path in binary, fails otherwise. defp find_file(file, relative_to) do file = if relative_to do Path.expand(file, relative_to) else Path.expand(file) end if File.regular?(file) do file else raise Code.LoadError, file: file end end end