diary.md

# TFM Diary

## 10/5/20

### Implemented

`out` nodes of method calls.

### What is left

#### Distinguish when an out node should exist

An `out` node shouldn't always exist. Primitive types cannot be modified in any way inside a method, while object types can.

An argument to a method call may be any kind of expression. In general, any literal expression, such as `1`, `null`, `""`, `true`, etc. will not have an `out` parameter. So we have to take care of the rest.

An `out` node should exist if there is a possibility to trace the value. And it only exists that possibility when the value comes from a **variable**

So, for the list of expressions that are not literal:
- `ArrayAccess (array[0])`: only if `array` is a variable
- `ArrayCreationExpr`: NO
- `ArrayInitializerExpr`: NO
- `BinaryExpr`: NO, it returns a value
- `CastExpr ((Cast) obj)`: only if `obj` is a variable
- `ClassExpr (obj.class)`: NO
- `ConditionalExpr (1?a:b)`: we'll have to check `a` and `b` expressions
- `FieldAccessExpr (obj.field)`: only if `obj` is a **variable** 
- `InstanceOfExpr`: NO
- `MethodCallExpr (foo.bar(x))`: NO
- `NameExpr`: YES
- `ObjectCreationExpr`: NO
- `SuperExpr`: NO
- `ThisExpr`: NO
- `UnaryExpr (a++)`: we'll have to check if `a` is a variable