typia 3.9.0-dev.20230604 → 3.9.0-dev.20230604-2

package/src/programmers/FeatureProgrammer.ts

@@ -1,495 +1,495 @@
-import ts from "typescript";
-
-import { IdentifierFactory } from "../factories/IdentifierFactory";
-import { MetadataCollection } from "../factories/MetadataCollection";
-import { StatementFactory } from "../factories/StatementFactory";
-import { TypeFactory } from "../factories/TypeFactory";
-import { ValueFactory } from "../factories/ValueFactory";
-
-import { IJsDocTagInfo } from "../metadata/IJsDocTagInfo";
-import { IMetadataTag } from "../metadata/IMetadataTag";
-import { Metadata } from "../metadata/Metadata";
-import { MetadataArray } from "../metadata/MetadataArray";
-import { MetadataObject } from "../metadata/MetadataObject";
-
-import { IProject } from "../transformers/IProject";
-
-import { CheckerProgrammer } from "./CheckerProgrammer";
-import { FunctionImporter } from "./helpers/FunctionImporeter";
-import { IExpressionEntry } from "./helpers/IExpressionEntry";
-import { UnionExplorer } from "./helpers/UnionExplorer";
-import { feature_object_entries } from "./internal/feature_object_entries";
-
-export namespace FeatureProgrammer {
-    /* -----------------------------------------------------------
-        PARAMETERS
-    ----------------------------------------------------------- */
-    export interface IConfig<Output extends ts.ConciseBody = ts.ConciseBody> {
-        types: IConfig.ITypes;
-
-        /**
-         * Prefix name of internal functions for specific types.
-         */
-        prefix: string;
-
-        /**
-         * Whether to archive access path or not.
-         */
-        path: boolean;
-
-        /**
-         * Whether to trace exception or not.
-         */
-        trace: boolean;
-
-        addition?(collection: MetadataCollection): ts.Statement[];
-
-        /**
-         * Initializer of metadata.
-         */
-        initializer: (
-            project: IProject,
-        ) => (type: ts.Type) => [MetadataCollection, Metadata];
-
-        /**
-         * Decoder, station of every types.
-         */
-        decoder: () => Decoder<Metadata, Output>;
-
-        /**
-         * Object configurator.
-         */
-        objector: IConfig.IObjector;
-
-        /**
-         * Generator of functions for object types.
-         */
-        generator: IConfig.IGenerator;
-    }
-    export namespace IConfig {
-        export interface ITypes {
-            input: (type: ts.Type, name?: string) => ts.TypeNode;
-            output: (type: ts.Type, name?: string) => ts.TypeNode;
-        }
-
-        export interface IObjector {
-            /**
-             * Type checker when union object type comes.
-             */
-            checker: () => Decoder<Metadata, ts.Expression>;
-
-            /**
-             * Decoder, function call expression generator of specific typed objects.
-             */
-            decoder: () => Decoder<MetadataObject, ts.Expression>;
-
-            /**
-             * Joiner of expressions from properties.
-             */
-            joiner(
-                input: ts.Expression,
-                entries: IExpressionEntry[],
-                parent: MetadataObject,
-            ): ts.ConciseBody;
-
-            /**
-             * Union type specificator.
-             *
-             * Expression of an algorithm specifying object type and calling
-             * the `decoder` function of the specified object type.
-             */
-            unionizer: Decoder<MetadataObject[], ts.Expression>;
-
-            /**
-             * Handler of union type specification failure.
-             *
-             * @param value Expression of input parameter
-             * @param expected Expected type name
-             * @param explore Exploration info
-             * @returns Statement of failure
-             */
-            failure(
-                value: ts.Expression,
-                expected: string,
-                explore?: IExplore,
-            ): ts.Statement;
-
-            /**
-             * Transformer of type checking expression by discrimination.
-             *
-             * When an object type has been specified by a discrimination without full
-             * iteration, the `unionizer` will decode the object instance after
-             * the last type checking.
-             *
-             * In such circumtance, you can transform the last type checking function.
-             *
-             * @param exp Current expression about type checking
-             * @returns Transformed expression
-             * @deprecated
-             */
-            is?(exp: ts.Expression): ts.Expression;
-
-            /**
-             * Transformer of non-undefined type checking by discrimination.
-             *
-             * When specifying an union type of objects, `typia` tries to find
-             * descrimination way just by checking only one property type.
-             * If succeeded to find the discrimination way, `typia` will check the target
-             * property type and in the checking, non-undefined type checking would be
-             * done.
-             *
-             * In such process, you can transform the non-undefined type checking.
-             *
-             * @param exp
-             * @returns Transformed expression
-             * @deprecated
-             */
-            required?(exp: ts.Expression): ts.Expression;
-
-            /**
-             * Conditon wrapper when unable to specify any object type.
-             *
-             * When failed to specify an object type through discrimination, full
-             * iteration type checking would be happend. In such circumstance, you
-             * can wrap the condition with additional function.
-             *
-             * @param condition Current condition
-             * @returns A function wrapped current condition
-             */
-            full?: (
-                condition: ts.Expression,
-            ) => (
-                input: ts.Expression,
-                expected: string,
-                explore: IExplore,
-            ) => ts.Expression;
-
-            /**
-             * Return type.
-             */
-            type?: ts.TypeNode;
-        }
-        export interface IGenerator {
-            objects?(): (col: MetadataCollection) => ts.VariableStatement[];
-            unions?(): (col: MetadataCollection) => ts.VariableStatement[];
-            arrays(): (col: MetadataCollection) => ts.VariableStatement[];
-            tuples(): (col: MetadataCollection) => ts.VariableStatement[];
-        }
-    }
-
-    export interface IExplore {
-        tracable: boolean;
-        source: "top" | "function";
-        from: "top" | "array" | "object";
-        postfix: string;
-        start?: number;
-    }
-
-    export interface Decoder<
-        T,
-        Output extends ts.ConciseBody = ts.ConciseBody,
-    > {
-        (
-            input: ts.Expression,
-            target: T,
-            explore: IExplore,
-            metaTags: IMetadataTag[],
-            jsDocTags: ts.JSDocTagInfo[],
-        ): Output;
-    }
-
-    /* -----------------------------------------------------------
-        GENERATORS
-    ----------------------------------------------------------- */
-    export const write =
-        (project: IProject) =>
-        (config: IConfig) =>
-        (importer: FunctionImporter) =>
-        (type: ts.Type, name?: string) => {
-            const [collection, meta] = config.initializer(project)(type);
-
-            // ITERATE OVER ALL METADATA
-            const output: ts.ConciseBody = config.decoder()(
-                ValueFactory.INPUT(),
-                meta,
-                {
-                    tracable: config.path || config.trace,
-                    source: "top",
-                    from: "top",
-                    postfix: '""',
-                },
-                [],
-                [],
-            );
-
-            // RETURNS THE OPTIMAL ARROW FUNCTION
-            const functions = {
-                objects: (
-                    config.generator.objects?.() ??
-                    write_object_functions(config)(importer)
-                )(collection),
-                unions: (
-                    config.generator.unions?.() ?? write_union_functions(config)
-                )(collection),
-                arrays: config.generator.arrays()(collection),
-                tuples: config.generator.tuples()(collection),
-            };
-            const added: ts.Statement[] = (config.addition ?? (() => []))(
-                collection,
-            );
-
-            return ts.factory.createArrowFunction(
-                undefined,
-                undefined,
-                parameterDeclarations(config)(config.types.input(type, name))(
-                    ValueFactory.INPUT(),
-                ),
-                config.types.output(type, name),
-                undefined,
-                ts.factory.createBlock(
-                    [
-                        ...added,
-                        ...functions.objects.filter((_, i) =>
-                            importer.hasLocal(`${config.prefix}o${i}`),
-                        ),
-                        ...functions.unions.filter((_, i) =>
-                            importer.hasLocal(`${config.prefix}u${i}`),
-                        ),
-                        ...functions.arrays.filter((_, i) =>
-                            importer.hasLocal(`${config.prefix}a${i}`),
-                        ),
-                        ...functions.tuples.filter((_, i) =>
-                            importer.hasLocal(`${config.prefix}t${i}`),
-                        ),
-                        ...(ts.isBlock(output)
-                            ? output.statements
-                            : [ts.factory.createReturnStatement(output)]),
-                    ],
-                    true,
-                ),
-            );
-        };
-
-    export const write_object_functions =
-        (config: IConfig) =>
-        (importer: FunctionImporter) =>
-        (collection: MetadataCollection) =>
-            collection
-                .objects()
-                .map((obj, i) =>
-                    StatementFactory.constant(
-                        `${config.prefix}o${i}`,
-                        ts.factory.createArrowFunction(
-                            undefined,
-                            undefined,
-                            parameterDeclarations(config)(
-                                TypeFactory.keyword("any"),
-                            )(ValueFactory.INPUT()),
-                            config.objector.type ?? TypeFactory.keyword("any"),
-                            undefined,
-                            config.objector.joiner(
-                                ts.factory.createIdentifier("input"),
-                                feature_object_entries(config)(importer)(obj)(
-                                    ts.factory.createIdentifier("input"),
-                                ),
-                                obj,
-                            ),
-                        ),
-                    ),
-                );
-
-    export const write_union_functions =
-        (config: IConfig) => (collection: MetadataCollection) =>
-            collection
-                .unions()
-                .map((union, i) =>
-                    StatementFactory.constant(
-                        `${config.prefix}u${i}`,
-                        write_union(config)(union),
-                    ),
-                );
-
-    const write_union = (config: IConfig) => {
-        const explorer = UnionExplorer.object(config);
-        const input = ValueFactory.INPUT();
-
-        return (meta: MetadataObject[]) =>
-            ts.factory.createArrowFunction(
-                undefined,
-                undefined,
-                parameterDeclarations(config)(TypeFactory.keyword("any"))(
-                    ValueFactory.INPUT(),
-                ),
-                TypeFactory.keyword("any"),
-                undefined,
-                explorer(
-                    input,
-                    meta,
-                    {
-                        tracable: config.path || config.trace,
-                        source: "function",
-                        from: "object",
-                        postfix: "",
-                    },
-                    [],
-                    [],
-                ),
-            );
-    };
-
-    /* -----------------------------------------------------------
-        DECODERS
-    ----------------------------------------------------------- */
-    export const decode_array =
-        (config: Pick<IConfig, "trace" | "path" | "decoder" | "prefix">) =>
-        (importer: FunctionImporter) =>
-        (
-            combiner: (
-                input: ts.Expression,
-                arrow: ts.ArrowFunction,
-                metaTags: IMetadataTag[],
-                jsDocTags: ts.JSDocTagInfo[],
-            ) => ts.Expression,
-        ) => {
-            const rand: string = importer.increment().toString();
-            const tail =
-                config.path || config.trace
-                    ? [
-                          IdentifierFactory.parameter(
-                              "_index" + rand,
-                              TypeFactory.keyword("number"),
-                          ),
-                      ]
-                    : [];
-
-            return (
-                input: ts.Expression,
-                array: MetadataArray,
-                explore: IExplore,
-                metaTags: IMetadataTag[],
-                jsDocTags: IJsDocTagInfo[],
-            ) => {
-                const arrow: ts.ArrowFunction = ts.factory.createArrowFunction(
-                    undefined,
-                    undefined,
-                    [
-                        IdentifierFactory.parameter(
-                            "elem",
-                            TypeFactory.keyword("any"),
-                        ),
-                        ...tail,
-                    ],
-                    undefined,
-                    undefined,
-                    config.decoder()(
-                        ValueFactory.INPUT("elem"),
-                        array.value,
-                        {
-                            tracable: explore.tracable,
-                            source: explore.source,
-                            from: "array",
-                            postfix: index(explore.start ?? null)(
-                                explore.postfix,
-                            )(rand),
-                        },
-                        metaTags,
-                        jsDocTags,
-                    ),
-                );
-                return combiner(input, arrow, metaTags, jsDocTags);
-            };
-        };
-
-    export const decode_object =
-        (config: Pick<IConfig, "trace" | "path" | "prefix">) =>
-        (importer: FunctionImporter) =>
-        (input: ts.Expression, obj: MetadataObject, explore: IExplore) =>
-            ts.factory.createCallExpression(
-                ts.factory.createIdentifier(
-                    importer.useLocal(`${config.prefix}o${obj.index}`),
-                ),
-                undefined,
-                argumentsArray(config)(explore)(input),
-            );
-
-    /* -----------------------------------------------------------
-        UTILITIES FOR INTERNAL FUNCTIONS
-    ----------------------------------------------------------- */
-    export const index =
-        (start: number | null) => (prev: string) => (rand: string) => {
-            const tail: string =
-                start !== null
-                    ? `"[" + (${start} + _index${rand}) + "]"`
-                    : `"[" + _index${rand} + "]"`;
-            if (prev === "") return tail;
-            else if (prev[prev.length - 1] === `"`)
-                return prev.substring(0, prev.length - 1) + tail.substring(1);
-            return prev + ` + ${tail}`;
-        };
-
-    export const argumentsArray =
-        (config: Pick<IConfig, "path" | "trace">) =>
-        (explore: FeatureProgrammer.IExplore) => {
-            const tail: ts.Expression[] =
-                config.path === false && config.trace === false
-                    ? []
-                    : config.path === true && config.trace === true
-                    ? [
-                          ts.factory.createIdentifier(
-                              explore.postfix
-                                  ? `_path + ${explore.postfix}`
-                                  : "_path",
-                          ),
-                          explore.source === "function"
-                              ? ts.factory.createIdentifier(
-                                    `${explore.tracable} && _exceptionable`,
-                                )
-                              : explore.tracable
-                              ? ts.factory.createTrue()
-                              : ts.factory.createFalse(),
-                      ]
-                    : config.path === true
-                    ? [
-                          ts.factory.createIdentifier(
-                              explore.postfix
-                                  ? `_path + ${explore.postfix}`
-                                  : "_path",
-                          ),
-                      ]
-                    : [
-                          explore.source === "function"
-                              ? ts.factory.createIdentifier(
-                                    `${explore.tracable} && _exceptionable`,
-                                )
-                              : explore.tracable
-                              ? ts.factory.createTrue()
-                              : ts.factory.createFalse(),
-                      ];
-            return (input: ts.Expression) => [input, ...tail];
-        };
-
-    export const parameterDeclarations =
-        (props: Pick<CheckerProgrammer.IConfig, "path" | "trace">) =>
-        (type: ts.TypeNode) => {
-            const tail: ts.ParameterDeclaration[] = [];
-            if (props.path)
-                tail.push(
-                    IdentifierFactory.parameter(
-                        "_path",
-                        TypeFactory.keyword("string"),
-                    ),
-                );
-            if (props.trace)
-                tail.push(
-                    IdentifierFactory.parameter(
-                        "_exceptionable",
-                        TypeFactory.keyword("boolean"),
-                        ts.factory.createTrue(),
-                    ),
-                );
-            return (input: ts.Identifier): ts.ParameterDeclaration[] => [
-                IdentifierFactory.parameter(input, type),
-                ...tail,
-            ];
-        };
-}
+import ts from "typescript";
+
+import { IdentifierFactory } from "../factories/IdentifierFactory";
+import { MetadataCollection } from "../factories/MetadataCollection";
+import { StatementFactory } from "../factories/StatementFactory";
+import { TypeFactory } from "../factories/TypeFactory";
+import { ValueFactory } from "../factories/ValueFactory";
+
+import { IJsDocTagInfo } from "../metadata/IJsDocTagInfo";
+import { IMetadataTag } from "../metadata/IMetadataTag";
+import { Metadata } from "../metadata/Metadata";
+import { MetadataArray } from "../metadata/MetadataArray";
+import { MetadataObject } from "../metadata/MetadataObject";
+
+import { IProject } from "../transformers/IProject";
+
+import { CheckerProgrammer } from "./CheckerProgrammer";
+import { FunctionImporter } from "./helpers/FunctionImporeter";
+import { IExpressionEntry } from "./helpers/IExpressionEntry";
+import { UnionExplorer } from "./helpers/UnionExplorer";
+import { feature_object_entries } from "./internal/feature_object_entries";
+
+export namespace FeatureProgrammer {
+    /* -----------------------------------------------------------
+        PARAMETERS
+    ----------------------------------------------------------- */
+    export interface IConfig<Output extends ts.ConciseBody = ts.ConciseBody> {
+        types: IConfig.ITypes;
+
+        /**
+         * Prefix name of internal functions for specific types.
+         */
+        prefix: string;
+
+        /**
+         * Whether to archive access path or not.
+         */
+        path: boolean;
+
+        /**
+         * Whether to trace exception or not.
+         */
+        trace: boolean;
+
+        addition?(collection: MetadataCollection): ts.Statement[];
+
+        /**
+         * Initializer of metadata.
+         */
+        initializer: (
+            project: IProject,
+        ) => (type: ts.Type) => [MetadataCollection, Metadata];
+
+        /**
+         * Decoder, station of every types.
+         */
+        decoder: () => Decoder<Metadata, Output>;
+
+        /**
+         * Object configurator.
+         */
+        objector: IConfig.IObjector;
+
+        /**
+         * Generator of functions for object types.
+         */
+        generator: IConfig.IGenerator;
+    }
+    export namespace IConfig {
+        export interface ITypes {
+            input: (type: ts.Type, name?: string) => ts.TypeNode;
+            output: (type: ts.Type, name?: string) => ts.TypeNode;
+        }
+
+        export interface IObjector {
+            /**
+             * Type checker when union object type comes.
+             */
+            checker: () => Decoder<Metadata, ts.Expression>;
+
+            /**
+             * Decoder, function call expression generator of specific typed objects.
+             */
+            decoder: () => Decoder<MetadataObject, ts.Expression>;
+
+            /**
+             * Joiner of expressions from properties.
+             */
+            joiner(
+                input: ts.Expression,
+                entries: IExpressionEntry[],
+                parent: MetadataObject,
+            ): ts.ConciseBody;
+
+            /**
+             * Union type specificator.
+             *
+             * Expression of an algorithm specifying object type and calling
+             * the `decoder` function of the specified object type.
+             */
+            unionizer: Decoder<MetadataObject[], ts.Expression>;
+
+            /**
+             * Handler of union type specification failure.
+             *
+             * @param value Expression of input parameter
+             * @param expected Expected type name
+             * @param explore Exploration info
+             * @returns Statement of failure
+             */
+            failure(
+                value: ts.Expression,
+                expected: string,
+                explore?: IExplore,
+            ): ts.Statement;
+
+            /**
+             * Transformer of type checking expression by discrimination.
+             *
+             * When an object type has been specified by a discrimination without full
+             * iteration, the `unionizer` will decode the object instance after
+             * the last type checking.
+             *
+             * In such circumtance, you can transform the last type checking function.
+             *
+             * @param exp Current expression about type checking
+             * @returns Transformed expression
+             * @deprecated
+             */
+            is?(exp: ts.Expression): ts.Expression;
+
+            /**
+             * Transformer of non-undefined type checking by discrimination.
+             *
+             * When specifying an union type of objects, `typia` tries to find
+             * descrimination way just by checking only one property type.
+             * If succeeded to find the discrimination way, `typia` will check the target
+             * property type and in the checking, non-undefined type checking would be
+             * done.
+             *
+             * In such process, you can transform the non-undefined type checking.
+             *
+             * @param exp
+             * @returns Transformed expression
+             * @deprecated
+             */
+            required?(exp: ts.Expression): ts.Expression;
+
+            /**
+             * Conditon wrapper when unable to specify any object type.
+             *
+             * When failed to specify an object type through discrimination, full
+             * iteration type checking would be happend. In such circumstance, you
+             * can wrap the condition with additional function.
+             *
+             * @param condition Current condition
+             * @returns A function wrapped current condition
+             */
+            full?: (
+                condition: ts.Expression,
+            ) => (
+                input: ts.Expression,
+                expected: string,
+                explore: IExplore,
+            ) => ts.Expression;
+
+            /**
+             * Return type.
+             */
+            type?: ts.TypeNode;
+        }
+        export interface IGenerator {
+            objects?(): (col: MetadataCollection) => ts.VariableStatement[];
+            unions?(): (col: MetadataCollection) => ts.VariableStatement[];
+            arrays(): (col: MetadataCollection) => ts.VariableStatement[];
+            tuples(): (col: MetadataCollection) => ts.VariableStatement[];
+        }
+    }
+
+    export interface IExplore {
+        tracable: boolean;
+        source: "top" | "function";
+        from: "top" | "array" | "object";
+        postfix: string;
+        start?: number;
+    }
+
+    export interface Decoder<
+        T,
+        Output extends ts.ConciseBody = ts.ConciseBody,
+    > {
+        (
+            input: ts.Expression,
+            target: T,
+            explore: IExplore,
+            metaTags: IMetadataTag[],
+            jsDocTags: ts.JSDocTagInfo[],
+        ): Output;
+    }
+
+    /* -----------------------------------------------------------
+        GENERATORS
+    ----------------------------------------------------------- */
+    export const write =
+        (project: IProject) =>
+        (config: IConfig) =>
+        (importer: FunctionImporter) =>
+        (type: ts.Type, name?: string) => {
+            const [collection, meta] = config.initializer(project)(type);
+
+            // ITERATE OVER ALL METADATA
+            const output: ts.ConciseBody = config.decoder()(
+                ValueFactory.INPUT(),
+                meta,
+                {
+                    tracable: config.path || config.trace,
+                    source: "top",
+                    from: "top",
+                    postfix: '""',
+                },
+                [],
+                [],
+            );
+
+            // RETURNS THE OPTIMAL ARROW FUNCTION
+            const functions = {
+                objects: (
+                    config.generator.objects?.() ??
+                    write_object_functions(config)(importer)
+                )(collection),
+                unions: (
+                    config.generator.unions?.() ?? write_union_functions(config)
+                )(collection),
+                arrays: config.generator.arrays()(collection),
+                tuples: config.generator.tuples()(collection),
+            };
+            const added: ts.Statement[] = (config.addition ?? (() => []))(
+                collection,
+            );
+
+            return ts.factory.createArrowFunction(
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                parameterDeclarations(config)(config.types.input(type, name))(
+                    ValueFactory.INPUT(),
+                ),
+                config.types.output(type, name),
+                undefined,
+                ts.factory.createBlock(
+                    [
+                        ...added,
+                        ...functions.objects.filter((_, i) =>
+                            importer.hasLocal(`${config.prefix}o${i}`),
+                        ),
+                        ...functions.unions.filter((_, i) =>
+                            importer.hasLocal(`${config.prefix}u${i}`),
+                        ),
+                        ...functions.arrays.filter((_, i) =>
+                            importer.hasLocal(`${config.prefix}a${i}`),
+                        ),
+                        ...functions.tuples.filter((_, i) =>
+                            importer.hasLocal(`${config.prefix}t${i}`),
+                        ),
+                        ...(ts.isBlock(output)
+                            ? output.statements
+                            : [ts.factory.createReturnStatement(output)]),
+                    ],
+                    true,
+                ),
+            );
+        };
+
+    export const write_object_functions =
+        (config: IConfig) =>
+        (importer: FunctionImporter) =>
+        (collection: MetadataCollection) =>
+            collection
+                .objects()
+                .map((obj, i) =>
+                    StatementFactory.constant(
+                        `${config.prefix}o${i}`,
+                        ts.factory.createArrowFunction(
+                            undefined,
+                            undefined,
+                            parameterDeclarations(config)(
+                                TypeFactory.keyword("any"),
+                            )(ValueFactory.INPUT()),
+                            config.objector.type ?? TypeFactory.keyword("any"),
+                            undefined,
+                            config.objector.joiner(
+                                ts.factory.createIdentifier("input"),
+                                feature_object_entries(config)(importer)(obj)(
+                                    ts.factory.createIdentifier("input"),
+                                ),
+                                obj,
+                            ),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                );
+
+    export const write_union_functions =
+        (config: IConfig) => (collection: MetadataCollection) =>
+            collection
+                .unions()
+                .map((union, i) =>
+                    StatementFactory.constant(
+                        `${config.prefix}u${i}`,
+                        write_union(config)(union),
+                    ),
+                );
+
+    const write_union = (config: IConfig) => {
+        const explorer = UnionExplorer.object(config);
+        const input = ValueFactory.INPUT();
+
+        return (meta: MetadataObject[]) =>
+            ts.factory.createArrowFunction(
+                undefined,
+                undefined,
+                parameterDeclarations(config)(TypeFactory.keyword("any"))(
+                    ValueFactory.INPUT(),
+                ),
+                TypeFactory.keyword("any"),
+                undefined,
+                explorer(
+                    input,
+                    meta,
+                    {
+                        tracable: config.path || config.trace,
+                        source: "function",
+                        from: "object",
+                        postfix: "",
+                    },
+                    [],
+                    [],
+                ),
+            );
+    };
+
+    /* -----------------------------------------------------------
+        DECODERS
+    ----------------------------------------------------------- */
+    export const decode_array =
+        (config: Pick<IConfig, "trace" | "path" | "decoder" | "prefix">) =>
+        (importer: FunctionImporter) =>
+        (
+            combiner: (
+                input: ts.Expression,
+                arrow: ts.ArrowFunction,
+                metaTags: IMetadataTag[],
+                jsDocTags: ts.JSDocTagInfo[],
+            ) => ts.Expression,
+        ) => {
+            const rand: string = importer.increment().toString();
+            const tail =
+                config.path || config.trace
+                    ? [
+                          IdentifierFactory.parameter(
+                              "_index" + rand,
+                              TypeFactory.keyword("number"),
+                          ),
+                      ]
+                    : [];
+
+            return (
+                input: ts.Expression,
+                array: MetadataArray,
+                explore: IExplore,
+                metaTags: IMetadataTag[],
+                jsDocTags: IJsDocTagInfo[],
+            ) => {
+                const arrow: ts.ArrowFunction = ts.factory.createArrowFunction(
+                    undefined,
+                    undefined,
+                    [
+                        IdentifierFactory.parameter(
+                            "elem",
+                            TypeFactory.keyword("any"),
+                        ),
+                        ...tail,
+                    ],
+                    undefined,
+                    undefined,
+                    config.decoder()(
+                        ValueFactory.INPUT("elem"),
+                        array.value,
+                        {
+                            tracable: explore.tracable,
+                            source: explore.source,
+                            from: "array",
+                            postfix: index(explore.start ?? null)(
+                                explore.postfix,
+                            )(rand),
+                        },
+                        metaTags,
+                        jsDocTags,
+                    ),
+                );
+                return combiner(input, arrow, metaTags, jsDocTags);
+            };
+        };
+
+    export const decode_object =
+        (config: Pick<IConfig, "trace" | "path" | "prefix">) =>
+        (importer: FunctionImporter) =>
+        (input: ts.Expression, obj: MetadataObject, explore: IExplore) =>
+            ts.factory.createCallExpression(
+                ts.factory.createIdentifier(
+                    importer.useLocal(`${config.prefix}o${obj.index}`),
+                ),
+                undefined,
+                argumentsArray(config)(explore)(input),
+            );
+
+    /* -----------------------------------------------------------
+        UTILITIES FOR INTERNAL FUNCTIONS
+    ----------------------------------------------------------- */
+    export const index =
+        (start: number | null) => (prev: string) => (rand: string) => {
+            const tail: string =
+                start !== null
+                    ? `"[" + (${start} + _index${rand}) + "]"`
+                    : `"[" + _index${rand} + "]"`;
+            if (prev === "") return tail;
+            else if (prev[prev.length - 1] === `"`)
+                return prev.substring(0, prev.length - 1) + tail.substring(1);
+            return prev + ` + ${tail}`;
+        };
+
+    export const argumentsArray =
+        (config: Pick<IConfig, "path" | "trace">) =>
+        (explore: FeatureProgrammer.IExplore) => {
+            const tail: ts.Expression[] =
+                config.path === false && config.trace === false
+                    ? []
+                    : config.path === true && config.trace === true
+                    ? [
+                          ts.factory.createIdentifier(
+                              explore.postfix
+                                  ? `_path + ${explore.postfix}`
+                                  : "_path",
+                          ),
+                          explore.source === "function"
+                              ? ts.factory.createIdentifier(
+                                    `${explore.tracable} && _exceptionable`,
+                                )
+                              : explore.tracable
+                              ? ts.factory.createTrue()
+                              : ts.factory.createFalse(),
+                      ]
+                    : config.path === true
+                    ? [
+                          ts.factory.createIdentifier(
+                              explore.postfix
+                                  ? `_path + ${explore.postfix}`
+                                  : "_path",
+                          ),
+                      ]
+                    : [
+                          explore.source === "function"
+                              ? ts.factory.createIdentifier(
+                                    `${explore.tracable} && _exceptionable`,
+                                )
+                              : explore.tracable
+                              ? ts.factory.createTrue()
+                              : ts.factory.createFalse(),
+                      ];
+            return (input: ts.Expression) => [input, ...tail];
+        };
+
+    export const parameterDeclarations =
+        (props: Pick<CheckerProgrammer.IConfig, "path" | "trace">) =>
+        (type: ts.TypeNode) => {
+            const tail: ts.ParameterDeclaration[] = [];
+            if (props.path)
+                tail.push(
+                    IdentifierFactory.parameter(
+                        "_path",
+                        TypeFactory.keyword("string"),
+                    ),
+                );
+            if (props.trace)
+                tail.push(
+                    IdentifierFactory.parameter(
+                        "_exceptionable",
+                        TypeFactory.keyword("boolean"),
+                        ts.factory.createTrue(),
+                    ),
+                );
+            return (input: ts.Identifier): ts.ParameterDeclaration[] => [
+                IdentifierFactory.parameter(input, type),
+                ...tail,
+            ];
+        };
+}