not-python-rust/src/obj.rs

// TODO obj.rs - remove the warning suppression
#![allow(dead_code)]

mod macros;
// Leave this comment here - macros must come first
pub mod function;

use std::any::Any;
use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::fmt::{self, Debug, Display};
use std::rc::Rc;

use gc::{Finalize, Gc, GcCell, Trace};

use crate::obj::function::*;
use crate::obj::macros::*;
use crate::vm::{Argc, Chunk, Vm};

pub type Ptr<T> = Gc<GcCell<T>>;
pub type ObjP = Ptr<dyn Obj>;
pub type Attrs = HashMap<String, ObjP>;

/// Downcast an object pointer to a concrete type, and do something with that object.
pub fn with_obj_downcast<T, Out>(ptr: ObjP, closure: impl FnOnce(&T) -> Out) -> Out
where
    T: Obj + 'static,
{
    let borrowed = ptr.borrow();
    if let Some(obj) = borrowed.as_any().downcast_ref::<T>() {
        closure(obj)
    } else {
        panic!(
            "could not downcast '{:?}' to {}",
            ptr,
            std::any::type_name::<T>()
        )
    }
}

/// Downcast an object pointer to a concrete type, and do something with that object.
pub fn with_obj_downcast_mut<T, Out>(ptr: ObjP, closure: impl FnOnce(&mut T) -> Out) -> Out
where
    T: Obj + 'static,
{
    let mut borrowed = ptr.borrow_mut();
    if let Some(obj) = borrowed.as_any_mut().downcast_mut::<T>() {
        closure(obj)
    } else {
        panic!(
            "could not downcast '{:?}' to {}",
            ptr,
            std::any::type_name::<T>()
        )
    }
}

pub fn obj_is_inst<T>(ptr: &ObjP) -> bool
where
    T: Obj + 'static,
{
    let borrowed = ptr.borrow();
    borrowed.as_any().downcast_ref::<T>().is_some()
}

pub fn upcast_obj<T: Obj>(ptr: Ptr<T>) -> ObjP {
    unsafe {
        let ptr = Ptr::into_raw(ptr) as *const GcCell<dyn Obj>;
        Ptr::from_raw(ptr)
    }
}

pub fn init_types(builtins: &mut HashMap<String, ObjP>) {
    #![allow(non_snake_case)]
    macro_rules! types {
        (
            base_type: $base_type:ident,
            $(
                $name:ident {
                    $( $vtable_name:ident => $vtable_value:expr ),* $(,)?
                }
            ),* $(,)?
        ) => {{
            $(
                let $name = make_ptr(TypeInst::new(stringify!($name)));
            )*

            // We have to instantiate these objects all by hand. This is because the `instantiate`
            // function does some stuff that may accidentally cause infinite recursion while we are
            // setting up these fundamental types.
            $({
                let base_type = $base_type.clone();
                $name.borrow_mut().set_attr("__type__", base_type);
                with_obj_downcast_mut($name.clone(), |type_inst: &mut TypeInst| { type_inst.base.is_instantiated = true; });
                //$name.borrow_mut().base.is_instantiated = true;
            })*

            $(
                builtins.insert(stringify!($name).to_string(), $name.clone());
            )*

            $({
                $(
                    let vtable_name = stringify!($vtable_name);
                    let vtable_value = $vtable_value;
                    with_obj_downcast_mut($name.clone(), |type_inst: &mut TypeInst| {
                        type_inst.vtable.insert(vtable_name.to_string(), vtable_value);
                    });
                )*
            })*
        }};
    }

    types! {
        // base type
        base_type: Type,
        // type definitions
        Type {
            // Method conversion
            to_str => builtins.create_builtin_function("to_str", BaseObjInst::to_repr, 1),
            to_repr => builtins.create_builtin_function("to_repr", BaseObjInst::to_repr, 1),
            to_bool => builtins.create_builtin_function("to_bool", BaseObjInst::to_bool, 1),
            len => builtins.create_builtin_function("len", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_un, 1),
            // Operators
            __add__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__add__", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_bin, 2),
            __sub__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__sub__", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_bin, 2),
            __mul__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__mul__", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_bin, 2),
            __div__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__div__", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_bin, 2),
            __and__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__and__", BaseObjInst::and, 2),
            __or__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__or__", BaseObjInst::or, 2),
            __ne__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__ne__", BaseObjInst::ne, 2),
            __eq__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__eq__", BaseObjInst::eq, 2),
            __gt__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__gt__", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_bin, 2),
            __ge__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__ge__", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_bin, 2),
            __lt__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__lt__", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_bin, 2),
            __le__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__le__", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_bin, 2),
            __pos__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__pos__", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_un, 1),
            __neg__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__neg__", BaseObjInst::not_implemented_un, 1),
            __not__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__not__", BaseObjInst::not, 1),
        },
        Obj { },
        Str {
            to_str => builtins.create_builtin_function("to_str", StrInst::to_str, 1),
            to_repr => builtins.create_builtin_function("to_repr", StrInst::to_repr, 1),
            len => builtins.create_builtin_function("len", StrInst::len, 1),
            // Operators
            __add__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__add__", StrInst::add, 2),
            __mul__ => builtins.create_builtin_function("__mul__", StrInst::mul, 2),
        },
        Int { },
        Float { },
        Bool { },
        Nil { },
        BuiltinFunction { },
        UserFunction { },
        Method { },
    }
}

pub trait ObjFactory {
    fn builtins(&self) -> &HashMap<String, ObjP>;

    fn create_obj(&self) -> ObjP {
        ObjInst::create(self.builtins().get("Obj").unwrap().clone())
    }

    fn create_type(&self, name: impl ToString) -> ObjP {
        TypeInst::create(self.builtins().get("Type").unwrap().clone(), name)
    }

    fn create_str(&self, str_value: impl ToString) -> ObjP {
        StrInst::create(self.builtins().get("Str").unwrap().clone(), str_value)
    }

    fn create_int(&self, int_value: i64) -> ObjP {
        IntInst::create(self.builtins().get("Int").unwrap().clone(), int_value)
    }

    fn create_float(&self, float_value: f64) -> ObjP {
        FloatInst::create(self.builtins().get("Float").unwrap().clone(), float_value)
    }

    fn create_bool(&self, bool_value: bool) -> ObjP {
        BoolInst::create(self.builtins().get("Bool").unwrap().clone(), bool_value)
    }

    fn create_nil(&self) -> ObjP {
        NilInst::create(self.builtins().get("Nil").unwrap().clone())
    }

    fn create_builtin_function(
        &self,
        name: impl ToString,
        function: BuiltinFunctionPtr,
        arity: Argc,
    ) -> ObjP {
        BuiltinFunctionInst::create(
            self.builtins().get("BuiltinFunction").unwrap().clone(),
            name,
            function,
            arity,
        )
    }

    fn create_user_function(&self, chunk: Chunk, arity: Argc) -> ObjP {
        UserFunctionInst::create(
            self.builtins().get("UserFunction").unwrap().clone(),
            chunk,
            arity,
        )
    }

    fn create_method(&self, self_binding: ObjP, function: ObjP) -> ObjP {
        MethodInst::create(
            self.builtins().get("Method").unwrap().clone(),
            self_binding,
            function,
        )
    }
}

impl ObjFactory for HashMap<String, ObjP> {
    fn builtins(&self) -> &Self {
        self
    }
}

/// Convenience function for creating pointers, in case the `Arc<RwLock<T>>` pointer type has to
/// change.
///
/// I would implement this as a `From<T>` but it doesn't seem to work for a foreign type, and I'm
/// not sure why.
pub fn make_ptr<T: Obj>(obj: T) -> ObjP {
    upcast_obj(Ptr::new(GcCell::new(obj)))
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Obj
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

pub trait Obj: Debug + Display + Any + Trace {
    fn instantiate(&mut self, ty: ObjP);

    fn is_instantiated(&self) -> bool;
    fn attrs(&self) -> &Attrs;
    fn attrs_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Attrs;

    fn set_attr(&mut self, name: &str, value: ObjP) {
        self.attrs_mut().insert(name.to_string(), value);
    }

    fn get_attr(&self, name: &str) -> Option<ObjP> {
        // check attrs, then check vtable
        self.attrs().get(name).map(Ptr::clone)
    }

    /// This tries to get an attribute using these sources:
    /// * `self.attrs()`
    /// * `self.type_inst().vtable`
    /// * `self.type_inst().type_inst().vtable` - our type's type's vtable (search up the type
    ///   inheritance tree)
    ///
    /// If the value is found in a vtable, then it is inserted as an attribute. If it is a
    /// function (BuiltinFunctionInst, UserFunctionInst), then it is wrapped in a `MethodInst`
    /// first.
    fn get_attr_lazy(&mut self, self_ptr: ObjP, method_ty: ObjP, name: &str) -> Option<ObjP> {
        let attr = self.get_attr(name);
        if attr.is_some() {
            return attr;
        }

        let mut type_inst = self.type_inst();
        loop {
            let vtable_entry =
                with_obj_downcast_mut(type_inst.clone(), |type_inst: &mut TypeInst| {
                    type_inst.vtable.get(name).cloned()
                })
                .map(|vtable_entry| {
                    let ptr = if obj_is_inst::<BuiltinFunctionInst>(&vtable_entry)
                        || obj_is_inst::<UserFunctionInst>(&vtable_entry)
                    {
                        MethodInst::create(method_ty.clone(), self_ptr.clone(), vtable_entry)
                    } else {
                        vtable_entry
                    };
                    self.set_attr(name, ptr.clone());
                    ptr
                });
            if vtable_entry.is_some() {
                return vtable_entry;
            }
            let type_inst_copy = type_inst.borrow().type_inst();
            if type_inst.borrow().equals(&*type_inst_copy.borrow()) {
                return None;
            }
            type_inst = type_inst_copy;
        }
    }

    fn type_inst(&self) -> ObjP {
        self.get_attr("__type__").unwrap()
    }

    fn type_name(&self) -> Rc<String> {
        with_obj_downcast(self.type_inst(), |type_inst: &TypeInst| {
            Rc::clone(&type_inst.name)
        })
    }

    fn arity(&self) -> Option<Argc> {
        None
    }

    fn call(&self, _vm: &mut Vm, _argc: Argc) {
        // TODO Obj::call - need to handle "this object cannot be called" errors
        // BLOCKED-ON: exceptions
        todo!("Raise some kind of not implemented/not callable error for non-callable objects")
    }

    fn is_truthy(&self) -> bool {
        true
    }

    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn Obj) -> bool;

    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any;

    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any;
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// BaseObjInst
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#[derive(Default, Debug, Trace)]
pub(crate) struct BaseObjInst {
    attrs: Attrs,
    is_instantiated: bool,
}

impl Finalize for BaseObjInst {
    fn finalize(&self) {}
}

impl Clone for BaseObjInst {
    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
        Self {
            attrs: self.attrs.clone(),
            is_instantiated: self.is_instantiated,
        }
    }
}

impl Display for BaseObjInst {
    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(fmt, "<BaseObjInst at {:x}>", (self as *const _ as usize))
    }
}

impl Obj for BaseObjInst {
    fn instantiate(&mut self, ty: ObjP) {
        self.set_attr("__type__", ty);
        self.is_instantiated = true;
    }

    fn is_instantiated(&self) -> bool {
        self.is_instantiated
    }

    fn attrs(&self) -> &Attrs {
        &self.attrs
    }

    fn attrs_mut(&mut self) -> &mut Attrs {
        &mut self.attrs
    }

    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn Obj) -> bool {
        if let Some(other) = other.as_any().downcast_ref::<BaseObjInst>() {
            // compare all attrs
            self.attrs.iter().all(|(k1, v1)| {
                other
                    .attrs
                    .get(k1)
                    .map(|v2| v2.borrow().equals(&*v1.borrow()))
                    .unwrap_or(false)
            }) && self.is_instantiated == other.is_instantiated
        } else {
            false
        }
    }

    fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn Any {
        self
    }

    fn as_any_mut(&mut self) -> &mut dyn Any {
        self
    }
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// ObjInst
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#[derive(Debug, Trace)]
pub struct ObjInst {
    base: BaseObjInst,
}

impl ObjInst {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {
            base: Default::default(),
        }
    }

    impl_create!();
}

impl Finalize for ObjInst {
    fn finalize(&self) {}
}

impl Display for ObjInst {
    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(fmt, "<ObjInst at {:x}>", (self as *const _ as usize))
    }
}

impl Obj for ObjInst {
    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn Obj) -> bool {
        if let Some(other) = other.as_any().downcast_ref::<ObjInst>() {
            self.base.equals(&other.base)
        } else {
            false
        }
    }

    impl_base_obj!();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// TypeInst
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#[derive(Trace)]
pub struct TypeInst {
    #[unsafe_ignore_trace]
    name: Rc<String>,
    base: BaseObjInst,
    vtable: HashMap<String, ObjP>,
}

impl Finalize for TypeInst {
    fn finalize(&self) {}
}

impl TypeInst {
    pub fn new(name: impl ToString) -> Self {
        Self {
            name: Rc::new(name.to_string()),
            base: Default::default(),
            vtable: Default::default(),
        }
    }

    impl_create!(name: impl ToString);

    pub fn name(&self) -> &Rc<String> {
        &self.name
    }
}

impl Debug for TypeInst {
    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(
            fmt,
            "<Type {} at {:x}>",
            self.name,
            (self as *const _ as usize)
        )
    }
}

impl Display for TypeInst {
    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(
            fmt,
            "<Type {} at {:x}>",
            self.name,
            (self as *const _ as usize)
        )
    }
}

impl Obj for TypeInst {
    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn Obj) -> bool {
        if let Some(other) = other.as_any().downcast_ref::<TypeInst>() {
            // TODO TypeInst::equals : something more robust than this
            // Types should hold equality if they have the same name
            // the problem is that Type.get_attr("__type__") is going to return itself, so we have
            // to go through attributes to specially exclude to the __type__ attribute if it points
            // to ourself.
            // How do we detect that it's pointing to ourself? I suppose pointers are the way
            self.name == other.name
        } else {
            false
        }
    }

    impl_base_obj!();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// StrInst
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#[derive(Debug, Trace)]
pub struct StrInst {
    #[unsafe_ignore_trace]
    str_value: Rc<String>,
    base: BaseObjInst,
}

impl StrInst {
    pub fn new(str_value: impl ToString) -> Self {
        Self {
            str_value: Rc::new(str_value.to_string()),
            base: Default::default(),
        }
    }

    impl_create!(str_value: impl ToString);

    pub fn str_value(&self) -> &Rc<String> {
        &self.str_value
    }
}

impl Finalize for StrInst {
    fn finalize(&self) {}
}

impl Display for StrInst {
    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(fmt, "{}", self.str_value)
    }
}

impl Obj for StrInst {
    fn is_truthy(&self) -> bool {
        !self.str_value.is_empty()
    }

    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn Obj) -> bool {
        if let Some(other) = other.as_any().downcast_ref::<StrInst>() {
            self.str_value == other.str_value
        } else {
            false
        }
    }

    impl_base_obj!();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// IntInst
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#[derive(Debug, Trace)]
pub struct IntInst {
    int_value: i64,
    base: BaseObjInst,
}

impl IntInst {
    pub fn new(int_value: i64) -> Self {
        Self {
            int_value,
            base: Default::default(),
        }
    }

    impl_create!(int_value: i64);

    pub fn int_value(&self) -> i64 {
        self.int_value
    }
}

impl Finalize for IntInst {
    fn finalize(&self) {}
}

impl Display for IntInst {
    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(fmt, "{}", self.int_value)
    }
}

impl Obj for IntInst {
    fn is_truthy(&self) -> bool {
        self.int_value != 0
    }

    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn Obj) -> bool {
        if let Some(other) = other.as_any().downcast_ref::<IntInst>() {
            self.int_value == other.int_value
        } else if let Some(other) = other.as_any().downcast_ref::<FloatInst>() {
            self.int_value as f64 == other.float_value
        } else {
            false
        }
    }

    impl_base_obj!();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// FloatInst
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#[derive(Debug, Trace)]
pub struct FloatInst {
    float_value: f64,
    base: BaseObjInst,
}

impl FloatInst {
    pub fn new(float_value: f64) -> Self {
        Self {
            float_value,
            base: Default::default(),
        }
    }

    impl_create!(float_value: f64);

    pub fn float_value(&self) -> f64 {
        self.float_value
    }
}

impl Finalize for FloatInst {
    fn finalize(&self) {}
}

impl Display for FloatInst {
    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(fmt, "{}", self.float_value)
    }
}

impl Obj for FloatInst {
    fn is_truthy(&self) -> bool {
        self.float_value != 0.0
    }

    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn Obj) -> bool {
        if let Some(other) = other.as_any().downcast_ref::<FloatInst>() {
            self.float_value == other.float_value
        } else if let Some(other) = other.as_any().downcast_ref::<IntInst>() {
            self.float_value == other.int_value as f64
        } else {
            false
        }
    }

    impl_base_obj!();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// BoolInst
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#[derive(Debug, Trace)]
pub struct BoolInst {
    bool_value: bool,
    base: BaseObjInst,
}

impl BoolInst {
    pub fn new(bool_value: bool) -> Self {
        Self {
            bool_value,
            base: Default::default(),
        }
    }

    impl_create!(bool_value: bool);

    pub fn bool_value(&self) -> bool {
        self.bool_value
    }
}

impl Finalize for BoolInst {
    fn finalize(&self) {}
}

impl Display for BoolInst {
    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(fmt, "{}", self.bool_value)
    }
}

impl Obj for BoolInst {
    fn is_truthy(&self) -> bool {
        self.bool_value
    }

    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn Obj) -> bool {
        if let Some(other) = other.as_any().downcast_ref::<BoolInst>() {
            self.bool_value == other.bool_value
        } else {
            false
        }
    }

    impl_base_obj!();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// NilInst
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#[derive(Debug, Default, Trace)]
pub struct NilInst {
    base: BaseObjInst,
}

impl NilInst {
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Default::default()
    }

    impl_create!();
}

impl Finalize for NilInst {
    fn finalize(&self) {}
}

impl Display for NilInst {
    fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
        write!(fmt, "nil")
    }
}

impl Obj for NilInst {
    fn is_truthy(&self) -> bool {
        false
    }

    fn equals(&self, other: &dyn Obj) -> bool {
        other.as_any().downcast_ref::<NilInst>().is_some()
    }

    impl_base_obj!();
}

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Tests
////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#[test]
fn test_new_objects() {
    let mut builtins = HashMap::new();
    init_types(&mut builtins);

    let type_value = builtins.create_type("Type");
    assert_eq!(&*type_value.borrow().type_name(), "Type");

    let str_value = builtins.create_str("asdfasdfasdfasdfasdf");
    assert_eq!(&*str_value.borrow().type_name(), "Str");

    let int_value = builtins.create_int(1234);
    assert_eq!(&*int_value.borrow().type_name(), "Int");

    let float_value = builtins.create_float(1234.5678);
    assert_eq!(&*float_value.borrow().type_name(), "Float");

    let nil_value = builtins.create_nil();
    assert_eq!(&*nil_value.borrow().type_name(), "Nil");
}

#[test]
fn test_obj_equals() {
    let mut builtins = HashMap::new();
    init_types(&mut builtins);

    let int1 = builtins.create_int(1234);
    let int2 = builtins.create_int(1234);

    assert!(int1.borrow().equals(&*int2.borrow()));
    assert!(int2.borrow().equals(&*int1.borrow()));

    let float1 = builtins.create_float(1234.0);
    assert!(int1.borrow().equals(&*float1.borrow()));
    assert!(float1.borrow().equals(&*int2.borrow()));

    // self-equality
    let str1 = builtins.create_str("1234");
    assert!(str1.borrow().equals(&*str1.borrow()));

    let str2 = builtins.create_str("1234");
    assert!(str1.borrow().equals(&*str2.borrow()));
    assert!(str2.borrow().equals(&*str1.borrow()));

    assert!(!str1.borrow().equals(&*float1.borrow()));
    assert!(!str1.borrow().equals(&*int1.borrow()));

    let obj1 = builtins.create_obj();
    let obj2 = builtins.create_obj();
    assert!(obj1.borrow().equals(&*obj2.borrow()));

    // these objects aren't equal anymore
    obj1.borrow_mut().set_attr("my_attr", str2.clone());
    assert!(!obj1.borrow().equals(&*obj2.borrow()));

    // but now they are!
    obj2.borrow_mut().set_attr("my_attr", str2.clone());
    assert!(obj2.borrow().equals(&*obj1.borrow()));
}

#[test]
fn test_obj_vtable() {
    let mut builtins = HashMap::new();
    init_types(&mut builtins);
    let str1 = builtins.create_str("asdfasdfasdf");

    let to_string_ptr = str1.borrow_mut().get_attr_lazy(
        str1.clone(),
        builtins.get("Method").unwrap().clone(),
        "to_str",
    );
    assert!(to_string_ptr.is_some());

    let to_string_ptr = to_string_ptr.unwrap();
    assert!(obj_is_inst::<MethodInst>(&to_string_ptr));
    with_obj_downcast(to_string_ptr.clone(), |method: &MethodInst| {
        assert!(method.self_binding().borrow().equals(&*str1.borrow()));
    });

    // now get the method's to_string ptr
    let method_to_string_ptr = to_string_ptr.borrow_mut().get_attr_lazy(
        to_string_ptr.clone(),
        builtins.get("Method").unwrap().clone(),
        "to_str",
    );
    assert!(method_to_string_ptr.is_some());

    // this is like doing "asdfasdfasdf".to_string().to_string()
    let method_to_string_ptr = method_to_string_ptr.unwrap();
    assert!(obj_is_inst::<MethodInst>(&method_to_string_ptr));
    with_obj_downcast(method_to_string_ptr.clone(), |method: &MethodInst| {
        assert!(method
            .self_binding()
            .borrow()
            .equals(&*to_string_ptr.borrow()));
    });
}