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//===-- llvm/InstrTypes.h - Important Instruction subclasses ----*- C++ -*-===//
//
//                     The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure
//
// This file is distributed under the University of Illinois Open Source
// License. See LICENSE.TXT for details.
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//
// This file defines various meta classes of instructions that exist in the VM
// representation.  Specific concrete subclasses of these may be found in the
// i*.h files...
//
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

#ifndef LLVM_INSTRUCTION_TYPES_H
#define LLVM_INSTRUCTION_TYPES_H

#include "llvm/Instruction.h"
#include "llvm/OperandTraits.h"
#include "llvm/DerivedTypes.h"

namespace llvm {

class LLVMContext;

//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//                            TerminatorInst Class
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

/// TerminatorInst - Subclasses of this class are all able to terminate a basic
/// block.  Thus, these are all the flow control type of operations.
///
class TerminatorInst : public Instruction {
protected:
  TerminatorInst(const Type *Ty, Instruction::TermOps iType,
                 Use *Ops, unsigned NumOps,
                 Instruction *InsertBefore = 0)
    : Instruction(Ty, iType, Ops, NumOps, InsertBefore) {}

  TerminatorInst(const Type *Ty, Instruction::TermOps iType,
                 Use *Ops, unsigned NumOps, BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd)
    : Instruction(Ty, iType, Ops, NumOps, InsertAtEnd) {}

  // Out of line virtual method, so the vtable, etc has a home.
  ~TerminatorInst();

  /// Virtual methods - Terminators should overload these and provide inline
  /// overrides of non-V methods.
  virtual BasicBlock *getSuccessorV(unsigned idx) const = 0;
  virtual unsigned getNumSuccessorsV() const = 0;
  virtual void setSuccessorV(unsigned idx, BasicBlock *B) = 0;
public:

  virtual Instruction *clone(LLVMContext &Context) const = 0;

  /// getNumSuccessors - Return the number of successors that this terminator
  /// has.
  unsigned getNumSuccessors() const {
    return getNumSuccessorsV();
  }

  /// getSuccessor - Return the specified successor.
  ///
  BasicBlock *getSuccessor(unsigned idx) const {
    return getSuccessorV(idx);
  }

  /// setSuccessor - Update the specified successor to point at the provided
  /// block.
  void setSuccessor(unsigned idx, BasicBlock *B) {
    setSuccessorV(idx, B);
  }

  // Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
  static inline bool classof(const TerminatorInst *) { return true; }
  static inline bool classof(const Instruction *I) {
    return I->isTerminator();
  }
  static inline bool classof(const Value *V) {
    return isa<Instruction>(V) && classof(cast<Instruction>(V));
  }
};


//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//                          UnaryInstruction Class
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

class UnaryInstruction : public Instruction {
  void *operator new(size_t, unsigned);      // Do not implement
  UnaryInstruction(const UnaryInstruction&); // Do not implement

protected:
  UnaryInstruction(const Type *Ty, unsigned iType, Value *V,
                   Instruction *IB = 0)
    : Instruction(Ty, iType, &Op<0>(), 1, IB) {
    Op<0>() = V;
  }
  UnaryInstruction(const Type *Ty, unsigned iType, Value *V, BasicBlock *IAE)
    : Instruction(Ty, iType, &Op<0>(), 1, IAE) {
    Op<0>() = V;
  }
public:
  // allocate space for exactly one operand
  void *operator new(size_t s) {
    return User::operator new(s, 1);
  }

  // Out of line virtual method, so the vtable, etc has a home.
  ~UnaryInstruction();

  /// Transparently provide more efficient getOperand methods.
  DECLARE_TRANSPARENT_OPERAND_ACCESSORS(Value);

  // Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
  static inline bool classof(const UnaryInstruction *) { return true; }
  static inline bool classof(const Instruction *I) {
    return I->getOpcode() == Instruction::Malloc ||
           I->getOpcode() == Instruction::Alloca ||
           I->getOpcode() == Instruction::Free ||
           I->getOpcode() == Instruction::Load ||
           I->getOpcode() == Instruction::VAArg ||
           I->getOpcode() == Instruction::ExtractValue ||
           (I->getOpcode() >= CastOpsBegin && I->getOpcode() < CastOpsEnd);
  }
  static inline bool classof(const Value *V) {
    return isa<Instruction>(V) && classof(cast<Instruction>(V));
  }
};

template <>
struct OperandTraits<UnaryInstruction> : FixedNumOperandTraits<1> {
};

DEFINE_TRANSPARENT_OPERAND_ACCESSORS(UnaryInstruction, Value)

//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//                           BinaryOperator Class
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

class BinaryOperator : public Instruction {
  void *operator new(size_t, unsigned); // Do not implement
protected:
  void init(BinaryOps iType);
  BinaryOperator(BinaryOps iType, Value *S1, Value *S2, const Type *Ty,
                 const Twine &Name, Instruction *InsertBefore);
  BinaryOperator(BinaryOps iType, Value *S1, Value *S2, const Type *Ty,
                 const Twine &Name, BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);
public:
  // allocate space for exactly two operands
  void *operator new(size_t s) {
    return User::operator new(s, 2);
  }

  /// Transparently provide more efficient getOperand methods.
  DECLARE_TRANSPARENT_OPERAND_ACCESSORS(Value);

  /// Create() - Construct a binary instruction, given the opcode and the two
  /// operands.  Optionally (if InstBefore is specified) insert the instruction
  /// into a BasicBlock right before the specified instruction.  The specified
  /// Instruction is allowed to be a dereferenced end iterator.
  ///
  static BinaryOperator *Create(BinaryOps Op, Value *S1, Value *S2,
                                const Twine &Name = "",
                                Instruction *InsertBefore = 0);

  /// Create() - Construct a binary instruction, given the opcode and the two
  /// operands.  Also automatically insert this instruction to the end of the
  /// BasicBlock specified.
  ///
  static BinaryOperator *Create(BinaryOps Op, Value *S1, Value *S2,
                                const Twine &Name, BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);

  /// Create* - These methods just forward to Create, and are useful when you
  /// statically know what type of instruction you're going to create.  These
  /// helpers just save some typing.
#define HANDLE_BINARY_INST(N, OPC, CLASS) \
  static BinaryOperator *Create##OPC(Value *V1, Value *V2, \
                                     const Twine &Name = "") {\
    return Create(Instruction::OPC, V1, V2, Name);\
  }
#include "llvm/Instruction.def"
#define HANDLE_BINARY_INST(N, OPC, CLASS) \
  static BinaryOperator *Create##OPC(Value *V1, Value *V2, \
                                     const Twine &Name, BasicBlock *BB) {\
    return Create(Instruction::OPC, V1, V2, Name, BB);\
  }
#include "llvm/Instruction.def"
#define HANDLE_BINARY_INST(N, OPC, CLASS) \
  static BinaryOperator *Create##OPC(Value *V1, Value *V2, \
                                     const Twine &Name, Instruction *I) {\
    return Create(Instruction::OPC, V1, V2, Name, I);\
  }
#include "llvm/Instruction.def"


  /// Helper functions to construct and inspect unary operations (NEG and NOT)
  /// via binary operators SUB and XOR:
  ///
  /// CreateNeg, CreateNot - Create the NEG and NOT
  ///     instructions out of SUB and XOR instructions.
  ///
  static BinaryOperator *CreateNeg(LLVMContext &Context,
                                   Value *Op, const Twine &Name = "",
                                   Instruction *InsertBefore = 0);
  static BinaryOperator *CreateNeg(LLVMContext &Context,
                                   Value *Op, const Twine &Name,
                                   BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);
  static BinaryOperator *CreateFNeg(LLVMContext &Context, 
                                    Value *Op, const Twine &Name = "",
                                    Instruction *InsertBefore = 0);
  static BinaryOperator *CreateFNeg(LLVMContext &Context,
                                    Value *Op, const Twine &Name,
                                    BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);
  static BinaryOperator *CreateNot(LLVMContext &Context,
                                   Value *Op, const Twine &Name = "",
                                   Instruction *InsertBefore = 0);
  static BinaryOperator *CreateNot(LLVMContext &Context,
                                   Value *Op, const Twine &Name,
                                   BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);

  /// isNeg, isFNeg, isNot - Check if the given Value is a
  /// NEG, FNeg, or NOT instruction.
  ///
  static bool isNeg(const Value *V);
  static bool isFNeg(const Value *V);
  static bool isNot(const Value *V);

  /// getNegArgument, getNotArgument - Helper functions to extract the
  ///     unary argument of a NEG, FNEG or NOT operation implemented via
  ///     Sub, FSub, or Xor.
  ///
  static const Value *getNegArgument(const Value *BinOp);
  static       Value *getNegArgument(      Value *BinOp);
  static const Value *getFNegArgument(const Value *BinOp);
  static       Value *getFNegArgument(      Value *BinOp);
  static const Value *getNotArgument(const Value *BinOp);
  static       Value *getNotArgument(      Value *BinOp);

  BinaryOps getOpcode() const {
    return static_cast<BinaryOps>(Instruction::getOpcode());
  }

  virtual BinaryOperator *clone(LLVMContext &Context) const;

  /// swapOperands - Exchange the two operands to this instruction.
  /// This instruction is safe to use on any binary instruction and
  /// does not modify the semantics of the instruction.  If the instruction
  /// cannot be reversed (ie, it's a Div), then return true.
  ///
  bool swapOperands();

  // Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
  static inline bool classof(const BinaryOperator *) { return true; }
  static inline bool classof(const Instruction *I) {
    return I->isBinaryOp();
  }
  static inline bool classof(const Value *V) {
    return isa<Instruction>(V) && classof(cast<Instruction>(V));
  }
};

template <>
struct OperandTraits<BinaryOperator> : FixedNumOperandTraits<2> {
};

DEFINE_TRANSPARENT_OPERAND_ACCESSORS(BinaryOperator, Value)

//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//                               CastInst Class
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

/// CastInst - This is the base class for all instructions that perform data
/// casts. It is simply provided so that instruction category testing
/// can be performed with code like:
///
/// if (isa<CastInst>(Instr)) { ... }
/// @brief Base class of casting instructions.
class CastInst : public UnaryInstruction {
  /// @brief Copy constructor
  CastInst(const CastInst &CI)
    : UnaryInstruction(CI.getType(), CI.getOpcode(), CI.getOperand(0)) {
  }
  /// @brief Do not allow default construction
  CastInst();
protected:
  /// @brief Constructor with insert-before-instruction semantics for subclasses
  CastInst(const Type *Ty, unsigned iType, Value *S,
           const Twine &NameStr = "", Instruction *InsertBefore = 0)
    : UnaryInstruction(Ty, iType, S, InsertBefore) {
    setName(NameStr);
  }
  /// @brief Constructor with insert-at-end-of-block semantics for subclasses
  CastInst(const Type *Ty, unsigned iType, Value *S,
           const Twine &NameStr, BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd)
    : UnaryInstruction(Ty, iType, S, InsertAtEnd) {
    setName(NameStr);
  }
public:
  /// Provides a way to construct any of the CastInst subclasses using an
  /// opcode instead of the subclass's constructor. The opcode must be in the
  /// CastOps category (Instruction::isCast(opcode) returns true). This
  /// constructor has insert-before-instruction semantics to automatically
  /// insert the new CastInst before InsertBefore (if it is non-null).
  /// @brief Construct any of the CastInst subclasses
  static CastInst *Create(
    Instruction::CastOps,    ///< The opcode of the cast instruction
    Value *S,                ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which cast should be made
    const Twine &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
    Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
  );
  /// Provides a way to construct any of the CastInst subclasses using an
  /// opcode instead of the subclass's constructor. The opcode must be in the
  /// CastOps category. This constructor has insert-at-end-of-block semantics
  /// to automatically insert the new CastInst at the end of InsertAtEnd (if
  /// its non-null).
  /// @brief Construct any of the CastInst subclasses
  static CastInst *Create(
    Instruction::CastOps,    ///< The opcode for the cast instruction
    Value *S,                ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which operand is casted
    const Twine &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
    BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd  ///< The block to insert the instruction into
  );

  /// @brief Create a ZExt or BitCast cast instruction
  static CastInst *CreateZExtOrBitCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which cast should be made
    const Twine &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
    Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
  );

  /// @brief Create a ZExt or BitCast cast instruction
  static CastInst *CreateZExtOrBitCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which operand is casted
    const Twine &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
    BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd  ///< The block to insert the instruction into
  );

  /// @brief Create a SExt or BitCast cast instruction
  static CastInst *CreateSExtOrBitCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which cast should be made
    const Twine &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
    Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
  );

  /// @brief Create a SExt or BitCast cast instruction
  static CastInst *CreateSExtOrBitCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which operand is casted
    const Twine &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
    BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd  ///< The block to insert the instruction into
  );

  /// @brief Create a BitCast or a PtrToInt cast instruction
  static CastInst *CreatePointerCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The pointer value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which operand is casted
    const Twine &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
    BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd  ///< The block to insert the instruction into
  );

  /// @brief Create a BitCast or a PtrToInt cast instruction
  static CastInst *CreatePointerCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The pointer value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which cast should be made
    const Twine &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
    Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
  );

  /// @brief Create a ZExt, BitCast, or Trunc for int -> int casts.
  static CastInst *CreateIntegerCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The pointer value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which cast should be made
    bool isSigned,           ///< Whether to regard S as signed or not
    const Twine &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
    Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
  );

  /// @brief Create a ZExt, BitCast, or Trunc for int -> int casts.
  static CastInst *CreateIntegerCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The integer value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The integer type to which operand is casted
    bool isSigned,           ///< Whether to regard S as signed or not
    const Twine &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
    BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd  ///< The block to insert the instruction into
  );

  /// @brief Create an FPExt, BitCast, or FPTrunc for fp -> fp casts
  static CastInst *CreateFPCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The floating point value to be casted
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The floating point type to cast to
    const Twine &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
    Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
  );

  /// @brief Create an FPExt, BitCast, or FPTrunc for fp -> fp casts
  static CastInst *CreateFPCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The floating point value to be casted
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The floating point type to cast to
    const Twine &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
    BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd  ///< The block to insert the instruction into
  );

  /// @brief Create a Trunc or BitCast cast instruction
  static CastInst *CreateTruncOrBitCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which cast should be made
    const Twine &Name = "", ///< Name for the instruction
    Instruction *InsertBefore = 0 ///< Place to insert the instruction
  );

  /// @brief Create a Trunc or BitCast cast instruction
  static CastInst *CreateTruncOrBitCast(
    Value *S,                ///< The value to be casted (operand 0)
    const Type *Ty,          ///< The type to which operand is casted
    const Twine &Name, ///< The name for the instruction
    BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd  ///< The block to insert the instruction into
  );

  /// @brief Check whether it is valid to call getCastOpcode for these types.
  static bool isCastable(
    const Type *SrcTy, ///< The Type from which the value should be cast.
    const Type *DestTy ///< The Type to which the value should be cast.
  );

  /// Returns the opcode necessary to cast Val into Ty using usual casting
  /// rules.
  /// @brief Infer the opcode for cast operand and type
  static Instruction::CastOps getCastOpcode(
    const Value *Val, ///< The value to cast
    bool SrcIsSigned, ///< Whether to treat the source as signed
    const Type *Ty,   ///< The Type to which the value should be casted
    bool DstIsSigned  ///< Whether to treate the dest. as signed
  );

  /// There are several places where we need to know if a cast instruction
  /// only deals with integer source and destination types. To simplify that
  /// logic, this method is provided.
  /// @returns true iff the cast has only integral typed operand and dest type.
  /// @brief Determine if this is an integer-only cast.
  bool isIntegerCast() const;

  /// A lossless cast is one that does not alter the basic value. It implies
  /// a no-op cast but is more stringent, preventing things like int->float,
  /// long->double, int->ptr, or vector->anything.
  /// @returns true iff the cast is lossless.
  /// @brief Determine if this is a lossless cast.
  bool isLosslessCast() const;

  /// A no-op cast is one that can be effected without changing any bits.
  /// It implies that the source and destination types are the same size. The
  /// IntPtrTy argument is used to make accurate determinations for casts
  /// involving Integer and Pointer types. They are no-op casts if the integer
  /// is the same size as the pointer. However, pointer size varies with
  /// platform. Generally, the result of TargetData::getIntPtrType() should be
  /// passed in. If that's not available, use Type::Int64Ty, which will make
  /// the isNoopCast call conservative.
  /// @brief Determine if this cast is a no-op cast.
  bool isNoopCast(
    const Type *IntPtrTy ///< Integer type corresponding to pointer
  ) const;

  /// Determine how a pair of casts can be eliminated, if they can be at all.
  /// This is a helper function for both CastInst and ConstantExpr.
  /// @returns 0 if the CastInst pair can't be eliminated
  /// @returns Instruction::CastOps value for a cast that can replace
  /// the pair, casting SrcTy to DstTy.
  /// @brief Determine if a cast pair is eliminable
  static unsigned isEliminableCastPair(
    Instruction::CastOps firstOpcode,  ///< Opcode of first cast
    Instruction::CastOps secondOpcode, ///< Opcode of second cast
    const Type *SrcTy, ///< SrcTy of 1st cast
    const Type *MidTy, ///< DstTy of 1st cast & SrcTy of 2nd cast
    const Type *DstTy, ///< DstTy of 2nd cast
    const Type *IntPtrTy ///< Integer type corresponding to Ptr types, or null
  );

  /// @brief Return the opcode of this CastInst
  Instruction::CastOps getOpcode() const {
    return Instruction::CastOps(Instruction::getOpcode());
  }

  /// @brief Return the source type, as a convenience
  const Type* getSrcTy() const { return getOperand(0)->getType(); }
  /// @brief Return the destination type, as a convenience
  const Type* getDestTy() const { return getType(); }

  /// This method can be used to determine if a cast from S to DstTy using
  /// Opcode op is valid or not.
  /// @returns true iff the proposed cast is valid.
  /// @brief Determine if a cast is valid without creating one.
  static bool castIsValid(Instruction::CastOps op, Value *S, const Type *DstTy);

  /// @brief Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
  static inline bool classof(const CastInst *) { return true; }
  static inline bool classof(const Instruction *I) {
    return I->isCast();
  }
  static inline bool classof(const Value *V) {
    return isa<Instruction>(V) && classof(cast<Instruction>(V));
  }
};

//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
//                               CmpInst Class
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

/// This class is the base class for the comparison instructions.
/// @brief Abstract base class of comparison instructions.
// FIXME: why not derive from BinaryOperator?
class CmpInst: public Instruction {
  void *operator new(size_t, unsigned);  // DO NOT IMPLEMENT
  CmpInst(); // do not implement
protected:
  CmpInst(const Type *ty, Instruction::OtherOps op, unsigned short pred,
          Value *LHS, Value *RHS, const Twine &Name = "",
          Instruction *InsertBefore = 0);

  CmpInst(const Type *ty, Instruction::OtherOps op, unsigned short pred,
          Value *LHS, Value *RHS, const Twine &Name,
          BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);

public:
  /// This enumeration lists the possible predicates for CmpInst subclasses.
  /// Values in the range 0-31 are reserved for FCmpInst, while values in the
  /// range 32-64 are reserved for ICmpInst. This is necessary to ensure the
  /// predicate values are not overlapping between the classes.
  enum Predicate {
    // Opcode             U L G E    Intuitive operation
    FCMP_FALSE =  0,  /// 0 0 0 0    Always false (always folded)
    FCMP_OEQ   =  1,  /// 0 0 0 1    True if ordered and equal
    FCMP_OGT   =  2,  /// 0 0 1 0    True if ordered and greater than
    FCMP_OGE   =  3,  /// 0 0 1 1    True if ordered and greater than or equal
    FCMP_OLT   =  4,  /// 0 1 0 0    True if ordered and less than
    FCMP_OLE   =  5,  /// 0 1 0 1    True if ordered and less than or equal
    FCMP_ONE   =  6,  /// 0 1 1 0    True if ordered and operands are unequal
    FCMP_ORD   =  7,  /// 0 1 1 1    True if ordered (no nans)
    FCMP_UNO   =  8,  /// 1 0 0 0    True if unordered: isnan(X) | isnan(Y)
    FCMP_UEQ   =  9,  /// 1 0 0 1    True if unordered or equal
    FCMP_UGT   = 10,  /// 1 0 1 0    True if unordered or greater than
    FCMP_UGE   = 11,  /// 1 0 1 1    True if unordered, greater than, or equal
    FCMP_ULT   = 12,  /// 1 1 0 0    True if unordered or less than
    FCMP_ULE   = 13,  /// 1 1 0 1    True if unordered, less than, or equal
    FCMP_UNE   = 14,  /// 1 1 1 0    True if unordered or not equal
    FCMP_TRUE  = 15,  /// 1 1 1 1    Always true (always folded)
    FIRST_FCMP_PREDICATE = FCMP_FALSE,
    LAST_FCMP_PREDICATE = FCMP_TRUE,
    BAD_FCMP_PREDICATE = FCMP_TRUE + 1,
    ICMP_EQ    = 32,  /// equal
    ICMP_NE    = 33,  /// not equal
    ICMP_UGT   = 34,  /// unsigned greater than
    ICMP_UGE   = 35,  /// unsigned greater or equal
    ICMP_ULT   = 36,  /// unsigned less than
    ICMP_ULE   = 37,  /// unsigned less or equal
    ICMP_SGT   = 38,  /// signed greater than
    ICMP_SGE   = 39,  /// signed greater or equal
    ICMP_SLT   = 40,  /// signed less than
    ICMP_SLE   = 41,  /// signed less or equal
    FIRST_ICMP_PREDICATE = ICMP_EQ,
    LAST_ICMP_PREDICATE = ICMP_SLE,
    BAD_ICMP_PREDICATE = ICMP_SLE + 1
  };

  // allocate space for exactly two operands
  void *operator new(size_t s) {
    return User::operator new(s, 2);
  }
  /// Construct a compare instruction, given the opcode, the predicate and
  /// the two operands.  Optionally (if InstBefore is specified) insert the
  /// instruction into a BasicBlock right before the specified instruction.
  /// The specified Instruction is allowed to be a dereferenced end iterator.
  /// @brief Create a CmpInst
  static CmpInst *Create(LLVMContext &Context, OtherOps Op,
                         unsigned short predicate, Value *S1,
                         Value *S2, const Twine &Name = "",
                         Instruction *InsertBefore = 0);

  /// Construct a compare instruction, given the opcode, the predicate and the
  /// two operands.  Also automatically insert this instruction to the end of
  /// the BasicBlock specified.
  /// @brief Create a CmpInst
  static CmpInst *Create(OtherOps Op, unsigned short predicate, Value *S1,
                         Value *S2, const Twine &Name, BasicBlock *InsertAtEnd);

  /// @brief Get the opcode casted to the right type
  OtherOps getOpcode() const {
    return static_cast<OtherOps>(Instruction::getOpcode());
  }

  /// @brief Return the predicate for this instruction.
  Predicate getPredicate() const { return Predicate(SubclassData); }

  /// @brief Set the predicate for this instruction to the specified value.
  void setPredicate(Predicate P) { SubclassData = P; }

  /// For example, EQ -> NE, UGT -> ULE, SLT -> SGE,
  ///              OEQ -> UNE, UGT -> OLE, OLT -> UGE, etc.
  /// @returns the inverse predicate for the instruction's current predicate.
  /// @brief Return the inverse of the instruction's predicate.
  Predicate getInversePredicate() const {
    return getInversePredicate(getPredicate());
  }

  /// For example, EQ -> NE, UGT -> ULE, SLT -> SGE,
  ///              OEQ -> UNE, UGT -> OLE, OLT -> UGE, etc.
  /// @returns the inverse predicate for predicate provided in \p pred.
  /// @brief Return the inverse of a given predicate
  static Predicate getInversePredicate(Predicate pred);

  /// For example, EQ->EQ, SLE->SGE, ULT->UGT,
  ///              OEQ->OEQ, ULE->UGE, OLT->OGT, etc.
  /// @returns the predicate that would be the result of exchanging the two
  /// operands of the CmpInst instruction without changing the result
  /// produced.
  /// @brief Return the predicate as if the operands were swapped
  Predicate getSwappedPredicate() const {
    return getSwappedPredicate(getPredicate());
  }

  /// This is a static version that you can use without an instruction
  /// available.
  /// @brief Return the predicate as if the operands were swapped.
  static Predicate getSwappedPredicate(Predicate pred);

  /// @brief Provide more efficient getOperand methods.
  DECLARE_TRANSPARENT_OPERAND_ACCESSORS(Value);

  /// This is just a convenience that dispatches to the subclasses.
  /// @brief Swap the operands and adjust predicate accordingly to retain
  /// the same comparison.
  void swapOperands();

  /// This is just a convenience that dispatches to the subclasses.
  /// @brief Determine if this CmpInst is commutative.
  bool isCommutative();

  /// This is just a convenience that dispatches to the subclasses.
  /// @brief Determine if this is an equals/not equals predicate.
  bool isEquality();

  /// @returns true if the predicate is unsigned, false otherwise.
  /// @brief Determine if the predicate is an unsigned operation.
  static bool isUnsigned(unsigned short predicate);

  /// @returns true if the predicate is signed, false otherwise.
  /// @brief Determine if the predicate is an signed operation.
  static bool isSigned(unsigned short predicate);

  /// @brief Determine if the predicate is an ordered operation.
  static bool isOrdered(unsigned short predicate);

  /// @brief Determine if the predicate is an unordered operation.
  static bool isUnordered(unsigned short predicate);

  /// @brief Methods for support type inquiry through isa, cast, and dyn_cast:
  static inline bool classof(const CmpInst *) { return true; }
  static inline bool classof(const Instruction *I) {
    return I->getOpcode() == Instruction::ICmp ||
           I->getOpcode() == Instruction::FCmp;
  }
  static inline bool classof(const Value *V) {
    return isa<Instruction>(V) && classof(cast<Instruction>(V));
  }
  
  /// @brief Create a result type for fcmp/icmp
  static const Type* makeCmpResultType(const Type* opnd_type) {
    if (const VectorType* vt = dyn_cast<const VectorType>(opnd_type)) {
      return VectorType::get(Type::Int1Ty, vt->getNumElements());
    }
    return Type::Int1Ty;
  }
};


// FIXME: these are redundant if CmpInst < BinaryOperator
template <>
struct OperandTraits<CmpInst> : FixedNumOperandTraits<2> {
};

DEFINE_TRANSPARENT_OPERAND_ACCESSORS(CmpInst, Value)

} // End llvm namespace

#endif