pic.c

#include<stdio.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<stdbool.h>
#include<sys/time.h>
#include<sys/types.h>

#define TEXT_SIZE 256
#define FUNCTION_MAX_COUNT 256
#define TYPE_COUNT 2

#define STRING_TYPE 1
#define INT_TYPE 2

typedef struct TypeStructure Type;
typedef struct ObjectStructure Object;
typedef struct FunctionStructure Function;

struct TypeStructure {

    int typeId;

    char name[TEXT_SIZE];
    Function* functions[FUNCTION_MAX_COUNT];
};

struct ObjectStructure {

   int typeId;
   
   char sValue[TEXT_SIZE];
   int iValue; 
};

struct FunctionStructure {
   char name[TEXT_SIZE];
   Object* (*impl)(Object*); 
};

Type types[TYPE_COUNT];

void reportOutOfMemoryAndExit() {
    fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory, bye!");
    exit(1);
};

void reportFunctionNotFound(char* fn) {
    fprintf(stderr, "Could not find function %s, bye!", fn);
    exit(1);
};

Object* allocateNewInt(int v) {

    Object* newInt = (Object*)malloc(sizeof(Object));
    if (newInt == NULL) {
        reportOutOfMemoryAndExit();
    }

    newInt->iValue = v;
    newInt->typeId = INT_TYPE;

    return newInt;
};

Object* allocateNewString(char* text) {

    Object* newString = (Object*)malloc(sizeof(Object));
    if (newString == NULL) {
        reportOutOfMemoryAndExit();
    }

    strcpy(newString->sValue, text);
    newString->typeId = STRING_TYPE;

    return newString;
};

Object* printInt(Object* i) {
  printf("%d",i->iValue);  
  return NULL;
}

Object* printString(Object* s) {
  printf("%s", s->sValue);  
  return NULL;
}

Function* createFunction(char* n, Object*(*f)(Object*)) {
  
    Function* newFunction = (Function*)malloc(sizeof(Function));
    if (newFunction == NULL) {
        reportOutOfMemoryAndExit();
    }

    strcpy(newFunction->name, n);
    newFunction->impl = f; 

    return newFunction;
} 

typedef Object*(*o2o)(Object*);

o2o lookupCalee(Object* o, char* fn) {
  for (int i=0;i<TYPE_COUNT;i++) {
    if (types[i].typeId == o->typeId) {
      //printf("type found at position %d: %s\n", i, types[i].name); 
      for (int j=0; j<FUNCTION_MAX_COUNT; j++) {
        if (types[i].functions[j] != NULL && !strcmp(fn, types[i].functions[j]->name)) {
       //   printf("function found at position %d\n", j); 
          return types[i].functions[j]->impl;
        }
      }
    }
  }
  return NULL;
}

// "call site"
Object* invokeFunction(Object* o, char* fn) {
  Object*(*calee)(Object*) = lookupCalee(o, fn);
  if (calee != NULL) {
    calee(o);
  } else {
    reportFunctionNotFound(fn);
  }
}

int main(int argc, char** argv) {

    // init functions:
    Function* printStringFunction = createFunction("print", printString);
    Function* printIntFunction = createFunction("print", printInt);

    // init types
    Type stringType, intType;
    stringType.typeId = STRING_TYPE;
    strcpy(stringType.name, "String");
    memset(stringType.functions, 0, sizeof(stringType.functions));
    stringType.functions[100] = printStringFunction;

    intType.typeId = INT_TYPE;
    strcpy(intType.name, "Int");
    memset(intType.functions, 0, sizeof(intType.functions));
    intType.functions[124] = printIntFunction;

    types[0] = intType;
    types[1] = stringType;

    // START

    struct timeval tval_before, tval_after, tval_result;
    gettimeofday(&tval_before, NULL);

    // var s = "FIT";
    Object *s = allocateNewString("FIT");
    // var i = 42;
    Object* i = allocateNewInt(42);

    Object* o = s;
    Object* next = i;

    for(int i=0; i<2000000;i++) {
      if (!(rand() % 100)) { // o <-> next
        Object* x = o;
        o = next;
        next = x; 
      }
      // o.print();
      invokeFunction(o, "print");
    }

    // END

    gettimeofday(&tval_after, NULL);
    timersub(&tval_after, &tval_before, &tval_result);
    printf("\n\nTime elapsed: %ld.%06ld\n", (long int)tval_result.tv_sec, (long int)tval_result.tv_usec);

    return 0;
};