TypeScriptToLua · Perryvw · Jan 21, 2023 · Jan 13, 2023 · Jan 13, 2023 · Jan 13, 2023
diff --git a/src/transformation/builtins/array.ts b/src/transformation/builtins/array.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { TransformationContext } from "../context";
 import { unsupportedProperty } from "../utils/diagnostics";
 import { LuaLibFeature, transformLuaLibFunction } from "../utils/lualib";
 import { transformArguments, transformCallAndArguments } from "../visitors/call";
-import { findFirstNonOuterParent, typeAlwaysHasSomeOfFlags } from "../utils/typescript";
+import { expressionResultIsUsed, typeAlwaysHasSomeOfFlags } from "../utils/typescript";
 import { moveToPrecedingTemp } from "../visitors/expression-list";
 import { isUnpackCall, wrapInTable } from "../utils/lua-ast";
 
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ function transformSingleElementArrayPush(
     caller: lua.Expression,
     param: lua.Expression
 ): lua.Expression {
-    const expressionIsUsed = !ts.isExpressionStatement(findFirstNonOuterParent(node));
-
     const arrayIdentifier = lua.isIdentifier(caller) ? caller : moveToPrecedingTemp(context, caller);
 
     // #array + 1
@@ -65,6 +63,7 @@ function transformSingleElementArrayPush(
         lua.SyntaxKind.AdditionOperator
     );
 
+    const expressionIsUsed = expressionResultIsUsed(node);
     if (expressionIsUsed) {
         // store length in a temp
         lengthExpression = moveToPrecedingTemp(context, lengthExpression);

diff --git a/src/transformation/utils/typescript/index.ts b/src/transformation/utils/typescript/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ export function findFirstNonOuterParent(node: ts.Node): ts.Node {
     return current;
 }
 
+export function expressionResultIsUsed(node: ts.Expression): boolean {
+    return !ts.isExpressionStatement(findFirstNonOuterParent(node));
+}
+
 export function getFirstDeclarationInFile(symbol: ts.Symbol, sourceFile: ts.SourceFile): ts.Declaration | undefined {
     const originalSourceFile = ts.getParseTreeNode(sourceFile) ?? sourceFile;
     const declarations = (symbol.getDeclarations() ?? []).filter(d => d.getSourceFile() === originalSourceFile);

diff --git a/src/transformation/utils/typescript/types.ts b/src/transformation/utils/typescript/types.ts
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ export function canBeFalsy(context: TransformationContext, type: ts.Type): boole
 }
 
 export function canBeFalsyWhenNotNull(context: TransformationContext, type: ts.Type): boolean {
-    const strictNullChecks = context.options.strict === true || context.options.strictNullChecks === true;
-    if (!strictNullChecks && !type.isLiteral()) return true;
     const falsyFlags =
         ts.TypeFlags.Boolean |
         ts.TypeFlags.BooleanLiteral |

diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/expression-statement.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/expression-statement.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as ts from "typescript";
 import * as lua from "../../LuaAST";
-import { FunctionVisitor, tempSymbolId, TransformationContext } from "../context";
+import { FunctionVisitor, tempSymbolId } from "../context";
 import { transformBinaryExpressionStatement } from "./binary-expression";
 import { transformUnaryExpressionStatement } from "./unary-expression";
 
@@ -15,15 +15,10 @@ export const transformExpressionStatement: FunctionVisitor<ts.ExpressionStatemen
         return binaryExpressionResult;
     }
 
-    return transformExpressionToStatement(context, node.expression);
+    return wrapInStatement(context.transformExpression(node.expression));
 };
 
-export function transformExpressionToStatement(
-    context: TransformationContext,
-    expression: ts.Expression
-): lua.Statement | undefined {
-    const result = context.transformExpression(expression);
-
+export function wrapInStatement(result: lua.Expression): lua.Statement | undefined {
     const isTempVariable = lua.isIdentifier(result) && result.symbolId === tempSymbolId;
     if (isTempVariable) {
         return undefined;

diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/identifier.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/identifier.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { invalidCallExtensionUse } from "../utils/diagnostics";
 import { createExportedIdentifier, getSymbolExportScope } from "../utils/export";
 import { createSafeName, hasUnsafeIdentifierName } from "../utils/safe-names";
 import { getIdentifierSymbolId } from "../utils/symbols";
-import { isOptionalContinuation } from "./optional-chaining";
+import { getOptionalContinuationData, isOptionalContinuation } from "./optional-chaining";
 import { isStandardLibraryType } from "../utils/typescript";
 import { getExtensionKindForNode, getExtensionKindForSymbol } from "../utils/language-extensions";
 import { callExtensions } from "./language-extensions/call-extension";
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@ import { isIdentifierExtensionValue, reportInvalidExtensionValue } from "./langu
 export function transformIdentifier(context: TransformationContext, identifier: ts.Identifier): lua.Identifier {
     return transformNonValueIdentifier(context, identifier, context.checker.getSymbolAtLocation(identifier));
 }
+
 function transformNonValueIdentifier(
     context: TransformationContext,
     identifier: ts.Identifier,
     symbol: ts.Symbol | undefined
 ) {
     if (isOptionalContinuation(identifier)) {
-        return lua.createIdentifier(identifier.text, undefined, tempSymbolId);
+        const result = lua.createIdentifier(identifier.text, undefined, tempSymbolId);
+        getOptionalContinuationData(identifier)!.usedIdentifiers.push(result);
+        return result;
     }
 
     const extensionKind = symbol

diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/optional-chaining.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/optional-chaining.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import * as ts from "typescript";
 import * as lua from "../../LuaAST";
-import { TransformationContext, tempSymbolId } from "../context";
+import { tempSymbolId, TransformationContext } from "../context";
 import { assert, assertNever } from "../../utils";
 import { transformInPrecedingStatementScope } from "../utils/preceding-statements";
-import { transformPropertyAccessExpressionWithCapture, transformElementAccessExpressionWithCapture } from "./access";
+import { transformElementAccessExpressionWithCapture, transformPropertyAccessExpressionWithCapture } from "./access";
 import { shouldMoveToTemp } from "./expression-list";
+import { canBeFalsyWhenNotNull, expressionResultIsUsed } from "../utils/typescript";
+import { wrapInStatement } from "./expression-statement";
 
 type NormalOptionalChain = ts.PropertyAccessChain | ts.ElementAccessChain | ts.CallChain;
 
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ export function captureThisValue(
     thisValueCapture: lua.Identifier,
     tsOriginal: ts.Node
 ): lua.Expression {
-    if (!shouldMoveToTemp(context, expression, tsOriginal) && !isOptionalContinuation(tsOriginal)) {
+    if (!shouldMoveToTemp(context, expression, tsOriginal)) {
         return expression;
     }
     const tempAssignment = lua.createAssignmentStatement(thisValueCapture, expression, tsOriginal);
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ export function captureThisValue(
 
 export interface OptionalContinuation {
     contextualCall?: lua.CallExpression;
+    usedIdentifiers: lua.Identifier[];
 }
 
 const optionalContinuations = new WeakMap<ts.Identifier, OptionalContinuation>();
@@ -74,12 +77,16 @@ const optionalContinuations = new WeakMap<ts.Identifier, OptionalContinuation>()
 function createOptionalContinuationIdentifier(text: string, tsOriginal: ts.Expression): ts.Identifier {
     const identifier = ts.factory.createIdentifier(text);
     ts.setOriginalNode(identifier, tsOriginal);
-    optionalContinuations.set(identifier, {});
+    optionalContinuations.set(identifier, {
+        usedIdentifiers: [],
+    });
     return identifier;
 }
+
 export function isOptionalContinuation(node: ts.Node): boolean {
     return ts.isIdentifier(node) && optionalContinuations.has(node);
 }
+
 export function getOptionalContinuationData(identifier: ts.Identifier): OptionalContinuation | undefined {
     return optionalContinuations.get(identifier);
 }
@@ -90,16 +97,16 @@ export function transformOptionalChain(context: TransformationContext, node: ts.
 
 export function transformOptionalChainWithCapture(
     context: TransformationContext,
-    node: ts.OptionalChain,
+    tsNode: ts.OptionalChain,
     thisValueCapture: lua.Identifier | undefined,
     isDelete?: ts.DeleteExpression
 ): ExpressionWithThisValue {
-    const luaTemp = context.createTempNameForNode(node);
+    const luaTempName = context.createTempName("opt");
 
-    const { expression: tsLeftExpression, chain } = flattenChain(node);
+    const { expression: tsLeftExpression, chain } = flattenChain(tsNode);
 
     // build temp.b.c.d
-    const tsTemp = createOptionalContinuationIdentifier(luaTemp.text, tsLeftExpression);
+    const tsTemp = createOptionalContinuationIdentifier(luaTempName, tsLeftExpression);
     let tsRightExpression: ts.Expression = tsTemp;
     for (const link of chain) {
         if (ts.isPropertyAccessExpression(link)) {
@@ -121,26 +128,27 @@ export function transformOptionalChainWithCapture(
     // transform right expression first to check if thisValue capture is needed
     // capture and return thisValue if requested from outside
     let returnThisValue: lua.Expression | undefined;
-    const [rightPrecedingStatements, rightAssignment] = transformInPrecedingStatementScope(context, () => {
-        let result: lua.Expression;
-        if (thisValueCapture) {
-            ({ expression: result, thisValue: returnThisValue } = transformExpressionWithThisValueCapture(
-                context,
-                tsRightExpression,
-                thisValueCapture
-            ));
-        } else {
-            result = context.transformExpression(tsRightExpression);
+    const [rightPrecedingStatements, rightExpression] = transformInPrecedingStatementScope(context, () => {
+        if (!thisValueCapture) {
+            return context.transformExpression(tsRightExpression);
         }
-        return lua.createAssignmentStatement(luaTemp, result);
+
+        const { expression: result, thisValue } = transformExpressionWithThisValueCapture(
+            context,
+            tsRightExpression,
+            thisValueCapture
+        );
+        returnThisValue = thisValue;
+        return result;
     });
 
     // transform left expression, handle thisValue if needed by rightExpression
     const thisValueCaptureName = context.createTempName("this");
     const leftThisValueTemp = lua.createIdentifier(thisValueCaptureName, undefined, tempSymbolId);
     let capturedThisValue: lua.Expression | undefined;
 
-    const rightContextualCall = getOptionalContinuationData(tsTemp)?.contextualCall;
+    const optionalContinuationData = getOptionalContinuationData(tsTemp);
+    const rightContextualCall = optionalContinuationData?.contextualCall;
     const [leftPrecedingStatements, leftExpression] = transformInPrecedingStatementScope(context, () => {
         let result: lua.Expression;
         if (rightContextualCall) {
@@ -177,26 +185,78 @@ export function transformOptionalChainWithCapture(
         }
     }
 
-    // <left preceding statements>
-    // local temp = <left>
-    // if temp ~= nil then
-    //   <right preceding statements>
-    //   temp = temp.b.c.d
-    // end
-    // return temp
-
-    context.addPrecedingStatements([
-        ...leftPrecedingStatements,
-        lua.createVariableDeclarationStatement(luaTemp, leftExpression),
-        lua.createIfStatement(
-            lua.createBinaryExpression(luaTemp, lua.createNilLiteral(), lua.SyntaxKind.InequalityOperator),
-            lua.createBlock([...rightPrecedingStatements, rightAssignment])
-        ),
-    ]);
-    return {
-        expression: luaTemp,
-        thisValue: returnThisValue,
-    };
+    // evaluate optional chain
+    context.addPrecedingStatements(leftPrecedingStatements);
+
+    // try use existing variable instead of creating new one, if possible
+    let leftIdentifier: lua.Identifier | undefined;
+    const usedLuaIdentifiers = optionalContinuationData?.usedIdentifiers;
+    const reuseLeftIdentifier =
+        usedLuaIdentifiers &&
+        usedLuaIdentifiers.length > 0 &&
+        lua.isIdentifier(leftExpression) &&
+        (rightPrecedingStatements.length === 0 || !shouldMoveToTemp(context, leftExpression, tsLeftExpression));
+    if (reuseLeftIdentifier) {
+        leftIdentifier = leftExpression;
+        for (const usedIdentifier of usedLuaIdentifiers) {
+            usedIdentifier.text = leftIdentifier.text;
+        }
+    } else {
+        leftIdentifier = lua.createIdentifier(luaTempName, undefined, tempSymbolId);
+        context.addPrecedingStatements(lua.createVariableDeclarationStatement(leftIdentifier, leftExpression));
+    }
+
+    if (!expressionResultIsUsed(tsNode) || isDelete) {
+        // if left ~= nil then
+        //   <right preceding statements>
+        //   <right expression>
+        // end
+
+        const innerExpression = wrapInStatement(rightExpression);
+        const innerStatements = rightPrecedingStatements;
+        if (innerExpression) innerStatements.push(innerExpression);
+
+        context.addPrecedingStatements(
+            lua.createIfStatement(
+                lua.createBinaryExpression(leftIdentifier, lua.createNilLiteral(), lua.SyntaxKind.InequalityOperator),
+                lua.createBlock(innerStatements)
+            )
+        );
+        return { expression: lua.createNilLiteral(), thisValue: returnThisValue };
+    } else if (
+        rightPrecedingStatements.length === 0 &&
+        !canBeFalsyWhenNotNull(context, context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(tsLeftExpression))
+    ) {
+        // return a && a.b
+        return {
+            expression: lua.createBinaryExpression(leftIdentifier, rightExpression, lua.SyntaxKind.AndOperator, tsNode),
+            thisValue: returnThisValue,
+        };
+    } else {
+        let resultIdentifier: lua.Identifier;
+        if (!reuseLeftIdentifier) {
+            // reuse temp variable for output
+            resultIdentifier = leftIdentifier;
+        } else {
+            resultIdentifier = lua.createIdentifier(context.createTempName("opt_result"), undefined, tempSymbolId);
+            context.addPrecedingStatements(lua.createVariableDeclarationStatement(resultIdentifier));
+        }
+        // if left ~= nil then
+        //   <right preceding statements>
+        //   result = <right expression>
+        // end
+        // return result
+        context.addPrecedingStatements(
+            lua.createIfStatement(
+                lua.createBinaryExpression(leftIdentifier, lua.createNilLiteral(), lua.SyntaxKind.InequalityOperator),
+                lua.createBlock([
+                    ...rightPrecedingStatements,
+                    lua.createAssignmentStatement(resultIdentifier, rightExpression),
+                ])
+            )
+        );
+        return { expression: resultIdentifier, thisValue: returnThisValue };
+    }
 }
 
 export function transformOptionalDeleteExpression(

diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/void.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/void.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import * as ts from "typescript";
 import * as lua from "../../LuaAST";
 import { FunctionVisitor } from "../context";
-import { transformExpressionToStatement } from "./expression-statement";
+import { wrapInStatement } from "./expression-statement";
 
 // https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Operators/void
 export const transformVoidExpression: FunctionVisitor<ts.VoidExpression> = (node, context) => {
     // If content is a literal it is safe to replace the entire expression with nil
     if (!ts.isLiteralExpression(node.expression)) {
-        const statements = transformExpressionToStatement(context, node.expression);
+        const statements = wrapInStatement(context.transformExpression(node.expression));
         if (statements) context.addPrecedingStatements(statements);
     }