add reflect.Typeof; test for and fix nil interface bug in DeepEqual

R=r
DELTA=40  (30 added, 2 deleted, 8 changed)
OCL=30742
CL=30753

src/pkg/reflect/all_test.go

@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ var deepEqualTests = []DeepEqualTest {
 	DeepEqualTest{ make([]int, 10), make([]int, 10), true },
 	DeepEqualTest{ &[3]int{ 1, 2, 3 }, &[3]int{ 1, 2, 3 }, true },
 	DeepEqualTest{ Basic{ 1, 0.5 }, Basic{ 1, 0.5 }, true },
+	DeepEqualTest{ os.Error(nil), os.Error(nil), true },
 	// Inequalities
 	DeepEqualTest{ 1, 2, false },
 	DeepEqualTest{ int32(1), int32(2), false },
@@ -445,6 +446,16 @@ func TestDeepEqual(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTypeof(t *testing.T) {
+	for i, test := range deepEqualTests {
+		v := NewValue(test.a);
+		typ := Typeof(test.a);
+		if typ != v.Type() {
+			t.Errorf("Typeof(%v) = %v, but NewValue(%v).Type() = %v", test.a, typ, test.a, v.Type());
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestDeepEqualRecursiveStruct(t *testing.T) {
 	a, b := new(Recursive), new(Recursive);
 	*a = Recursive{ 12, a };

src/pkg/reflect/deepequal.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import "reflect"
 // Tests for deep equality using reflected types. The map argument tracks
 // comparisons that have already been seen, which allows short circuiting on
 // recursive types.
-func deepValueEqual(v1, v2 Value, visited map[Addr]Addr) bool {
+func deepValueEqual(v1, v2 Value, visited map[Addr]Addr, depth int) bool {
 	if v1 == nil {
 		return v2 == nil
 	}
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ func deepValueEqual(v1, v2 Value, visited map[Addr]Addr) bool {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	// if depth > 10 { panic("deepValueEqual") }	// for debugging
+
 	// Short circuit if references are identical or already seen
 	addr1 := v1.Addr();
 	addr2 := v2.Addr();
@@ -42,19 +44,23 @@ func deepValueEqual(v1, v2 Value, visited map[Addr]Addr) bool {
 			return false;
 		}
 		for i := 0; i < arr1.Len(); i++ {
-			if !deepValueEqual(arr1.Elem(i), arr2.Elem(i), visited) {
+			if !deepValueEqual(arr1.Elem(i), arr2.Elem(i), visited, depth+1) {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
 		return true;
 	case InterfaceKind:
-		return deepValueEqual(NewValue(v1.(InterfaceValue).Get()),
-				NewValue(v2.(InterfaceValue).Get()), visited);
+		i1 := v1.(InterfaceValue).Get();
+		i2 := v2.(InterfaceValue).Get();
+		if i1 == nil || i2 == nil {
+			return i1 == i2;
+		}
+		return deepValueEqual(NewValue(i1), NewValue(i2), visited, depth+1);
 	case MapKind:
 		// TODO(dnadasi): Implement this fully once MapValue is implemented
 		return v1.Interface() == v2.Interface();
 	case PtrKind:
-		return deepValueEqual(v1.(PtrValue).Sub(), v2.(PtrValue).Sub(), visited);
+		return deepValueEqual(v1.(PtrValue).Sub(), v2.(PtrValue).Sub(), visited, depth+1);
 	case StructKind:
 		struct1 := v1.(StructValue);
 		struct2 := v2.(StructValue);
@@ -62,7 +68,7 @@ func deepValueEqual(v1, v2 Value, visited map[Addr]Addr) bool {
 			return false;
 		}
 		for i := 0; i < struct1.Len(); i++ {
-			if !deepValueEqual(struct1.Field(i), struct2.Field(i), visited) {
+			if !deepValueEqual(struct1.Field(i), struct2.Field(i), visited, depth+1) {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
@@ -85,5 +91,5 @@ func DeepEqual(a1, a2 interface{}) bool {
 	if !equalType(v1.Type(), v2.Type()) {
 		return false;
 	}
-	return deepValueEqual(v1, v2, make(map[Addr]Addr));
+	return deepValueEqual(v1, v2, make(map[Addr]Addr), 0);
 }

src/pkg/reflect/value.go

@@ -942,9 +942,7 @@ func copyArray(dst ArrayValue, src ArrayValue, n int) {
 	}
 }
 
-// NewValue creates a new Value from the interface{} object provided.
-func NewValue(e interface {}) Value {
-	value, typestring, indir := unsafe.Reflect(e);
+func typeof(typestring string) Type {
 	typ, ok := typecache[typestring];
 	if !ok {
 		typ = ParseTypeString("", typestring);
@@ -958,6 +956,13 @@ func NewValue(e interface {}) Value {
 		}
 		typecache[typestring] = typ;
 	}
+	return typ;
+}
+
+// NewValue creates a new Value from the interface{} object provided.
+func NewValue(e interface {}) Value {
+	value, typestring, indir := unsafe.Reflect(e);
+	typ := typeof(typestring);
 	var ap Addr;
 	if indir {
 		// Content of interface is large and didn't
@@ -984,6 +989,12 @@ func NewValue(e interface {}) Value {
 	return newValueAddr(typ, ap);
 }
 
+// Typeof returns the type of the value in the interface{} object provided.
+func Typeof(e interface{}) Type {
+	value, typestring, indir := unsafe.Reflect(e);
+	return typeof(typestring);
+}
+
 // Indirect indirects one level through a value, if it is a pointer.
 // If not a pointer, the value is returned unchanged.
 // Useful when walking arbitrary data structures.