added error handling

src/codegen/backend.h

@@ -89,4 +89,6 @@ BackendError new_backend_error(BackendErrorKind kind);
 
 BackendError new_backend_impl_error(BackendErrorKind kind, AST_NODE_PTR node, const char* message);
 
+#define SUCCESS new_backend_error(Success)
+
 #endif // CODEGN_BACKEND_H_

src/llvm/backend.c

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ static BackendError llvm_backend_codegen(const AST_NODE_PTR module_node, void**)
     LLVMContextRef context = LLVMContextCreate();
     LLVMModuleRef module = LLVMModuleCreateWithNameInContext("gemstone application", context);
 
+    BackendError err;
+
     TypeScopeRef global_scope = type_scope_new();
 
     for (size_t i = 0; i < module_node->child_count; i++) {
@@ -47,8 +49,13 @@ static BackendError llvm_backend_codegen(const AST_NODE_PTR module_node, void**)
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < decls->len; i++) {
                     GemstoneDeclRef decl = ((GemstoneDeclRef*) decls->data)[i];
                     type_scope_add_variable(global_scope, decl);
+                    
+                    LLVMValueRef llvm_decl = NULL;
+                    err = llvm_create_declaration(module, NULL, decl, &llvm_decl);
+
+                    if (err.kind != Success)
+                        break;
                 }
-                // TODO: create LLVMValueRef of global/static variables
 
                 break;
             default:

src/llvm/decl/variable.c

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-#include "llvm/types/scope.h"
+#include <codegen/backend.h>
-#include "llvm/types/structs.h"
+#include <llvm/types/scope.h>
+#include <llvm/types/structs.h>
 #include <llvm-c/Types.h>
 #include <llvm/types/type.h>
 #include <ast/ast.h>
 #include <llvm/decl/variable.h>
 #include <sys/log.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <llvm-c/Core.h>
 
 static StorageQualifier get_storage_qualifier_from_ast(AST_NODE_PTR storageQualifierNode) {
     if (storageQualifierNode->kind != AST_Storage) {
@@ -67,26 +67,28 @@ GArray* declaration_from_ast(TypeScopeRef scope, const AST_NODE_PTR node) {
     return decls;
 }
 
-LLVMValueRef create_declaration_reference(LLVMModuleRef module, LLVMBuilderRef builder, GemstoneDeclRef decl) {
+BackendError llvm_create_declaration(LLVMModuleRef llvm_module, LLVMBuilderRef llvm_builder, GemstoneDeclRef gem_decl, LLVMValueRef* llvm_decl) {
-    LLVMContextRef context = LLVMGetModuleContext(module);
+    LLVMContextRef context = LLVMGetModuleContext(llvm_module);
-    LLVMTypeRef llvmTypeRef = llvm_type_from_gemstone_type(context, decl->type);
+    LLVMTypeRef llvmTypeRef = llvm_type_from_gemstone_type(context, gem_decl->type);
-    LLVMValueRef defaultValue = llvm_default_value_of_type(context, decl->type);
+    LLVMValueRef defaultValue = llvm_default_value_of_type(context, gem_decl->type);
-    LLVMValueRef variable = NULL;
 
-    switch(decl->storageQualifier) {
+    switch(gem_decl->storageQualifier) {
         case StorageQualifierLocal:
-            variable = LLVMBuildAlloca(builder, llvmTypeRef, decl->name);
+            if (llvm_builder == NULL) {
-            LLVMBuildStore(builder, defaultValue, variable);
+                return new_backend_impl_error(Implementation, NULL, "initializing a local variable on non-local scope");
+            }
+            *llvm_decl = LLVMBuildAlloca(llvm_builder, llvmTypeRef, gem_decl->name);
+            LLVMBuildStore(llvm_builder, defaultValue, *llvm_decl);
             break;
         case StorageQualifierStatic:
             // add global
-            variable = LLVMAddGlobal(module, llvmTypeRef, decl->name);
+            *llvm_decl = LLVMAddGlobal(llvm_module, llvmTypeRef, gem_decl->name);
-            LLVMSetInitializer(variable, defaultValue);
+            LLVMSetInitializer(*llvm_decl, defaultValue);
             break;
         case StorageQualifierGlobal:
             PANIC("Global not implemented");
             break;
     }
 
-    return variable;
+    return SUCCESS;
 }

src/llvm/decl/variable.h

@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 #ifndef LLVM_DECL_VAR_H_
 #define LLVM_DECL_VAR_H_
 
+#include <codegen/backend.h>
 #include <ast/ast.h>
+#include <llvm-c/Types.h>
 #include <llvm/types/structs.h>
 #include <llvm/types/scope.h>
+#include <llvm-c/Core.h>
 
 GArray* declaration_from_ast(TypeScopeRef scope, const AST_NODE_PTR node);
 
+BackendError llvm_create_declaration(LLVMModuleRef llvm_module, LLVMBuilderRef llvm_builder, GemstoneDeclRef gem_decl, LLVMValueRef* llvm_decl);
+
 #endif // LLVM_DECL_VAR_H_

src/llvm/types/scope.c

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 #include <llvm/decl/variable.h>
 #include <llvm/function/function-types.h>
-#include <llvm/types/type.h>
 #include <llvm/types/scope.h>
+#include <llvm/types/type.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 struct TypeScope_t {
@@ -39,15 +39,12 @@ GemstoneTypedefRef type_scope_get_type(TypeScopeRef scope, size_t index) {
   return ((GemstoneTypedefRef *)scope->types->data)[index];
 }
 
-size_t type_scope_types_len(TypeScopeRef scope) {
+size_t type_scope_types_len(TypeScopeRef scope) { return scope->types->len; }
-    return scope->types->len;
-}
 
-size_t type_scope_scopes_len(TypeScopeRef scope) {
+size_t type_scope_scopes_len(TypeScopeRef scope) { return scope->scopes->len; }
-    return scope->scopes->len;
-}
 
-GemstoneTypedefRef type_scope_get_type_from_name(TypeScopeRef scope, const char* name) {
+GemstoneTypedefRef type_scope_get_type_from_name(TypeScopeRef scope,
+                                                 const char *name) {
   for (guint i = 0; i < scope->types->len; i++) {
     GemstoneTypedefRef typeref = ((GemstoneTypedefRef *)scope->types->data)[i];
 
@@ -98,7 +95,8 @@ void type_scope_add_fun(TypeScopeRef scope, GemstoneFunRef function) {
   g_array_append_val(scope->funcs, function);
 }
 
-GemstoneFunRef type_scope_get_fun_from_name(TypeScopeRef scope, const char* name) {
+GemstoneFunRef type_scope_get_fun_from_name(TypeScopeRef scope,
+                                            const char *name) {
   for (guint i = 0; i < scope->funcs->len; i++) {
     GemstoneFunRef funref = ((GemstoneFunRef *)scope->funcs->data)[i];