Package org.ek9lang.compiler.ir

package org.ek9lang.compiler.ir

Intermediate Representation (IR) - The common foundation for code generation.

This package defines the EK9 IR structure that serves as the bridge between the frontend phases (parsing, type checking, resolution) and the backend code generation phases.

The IR is designed to support multiple target architectures:

• JVM - Java bytecode generation for enterprise compatibility
• LLVM - Native compilation for performance-critical systems

Key Components:

• IROpcode - Defines the 63 IR opcodes
• CoverageMode - Coverage instrumentation modes
• CoverageProbeType - Types of coverage probes

Subpackages:

• org.ek9lang.compiler.ir.instructions - IR instruction classes
• org.ek9lang.compiler.ir.data - Metadata and detail structures
• org.ek9lang.compiler.ir.support - Support utilities

IR generation occurs in Phase 10 (org.ek9lang.compiler.phase10), followed by analysis in Phase 11 and optimization in Phase 12.

Related Packages

Package	Description
org.ek9lang.compiler	B - For the EK9 compiler itself.
org.ek9lang.compiler.ir.data	IR Data Structures - Metadata and detail classes for IR instructions.
org.ek9lang.compiler.ir.instructions	IR Instruction Classes - The instruction set for EK9 intermediate representation.
org.ek9lang.compiler.ir.support	IR Support Utilities - Helper classes for IR generation and processing.

Enum Classes

Class	Description
CoverageMode	Coverage tracking modes that control how probe hits are recorded.
CoverageProbeType	Enumeration of coverage probe types placed at control flow points.
IROpcode	Enumeration of all IR opcodes used in the EK9 intermediate representation.