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package org.codehaus.groovy.transform.tailrec

import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.*
import org.codehaus.groovy.ast.expr.ClosureExpression
import org.codehaus.groovy.classgen.ReturnAdder

/**
 * Adds explicit return statements to implicit return points in a closure. This is necessary since
 * tail-recursion is detected by having the recursive call within the return statement.
 *
 * @author Johannes Link
 */
class ReturnAdderForClosures extends CodeVisitorSupport {

    synchronized void visitMethod(MethodNode method) {
        method.code.visit(this)
    }

    public void visitClosureExpression(ClosureExpression expression) {
        //Create a dummy method with the closure's code as the method's code. Then user ReturnAdder, which only works for methods.
        MethodNode node = new MethodNode("dummy", 0, ClassHelper.OBJECT_TYPE, Parameter.EMPTY_ARRAY, ClassNode.EMPTY_ARRAY, expression.code);
        new ReturnAdder().visitMethod(node);
        super.visitClosureExpression(expression)
    }

}