[vala/staging: 33/45] Drop unnecessary code

[Luca Bruno <lucabru src gnome org>]

commit 01379999c4e6dcd7bd57ed4e521310b7a99dafe7
Author: Luca Bruno <lucabru src gnome org>
Date:   Wed Jan 4 15:19:23 2012 +0100

    Drop unnecessary code

 codegen/valagdbusmodule.vala    |  117 ---------
 codegen/valagvariantmodule.vala |  518 ---------------------------------------
 2 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 635 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/codegen/valagdbusmodule.vala b/codegen/valagdbusmodule.vala
index 3604fa9..18793c7 100644
--- a/codegen/valagdbusmodule.vala
+++ b/codegen/valagdbusmodule.vala
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ public class Vala.GDBusModule : GVariantModule {
 		return Symbol.lower_case_to_camel_case (symbol.name);
 	}
 
-	public static bool is_dbus_no_reply (Method m) {
-		return m.get_attribute_bool ("DBus", "no_reply");
-	}
-
 	public override void visit_error_domain (ErrorDomain edomain) {
 		var edomain_dbus_name = get_dbus_name (edomain);
 		if (edomain_dbus_name == null) {
@@ -95,117 +91,4 @@ public class Vala.GDBusModule : GVariantModule {
 		pop_function ();
 		cfile.add_function (cquark_fun);
 	}
-
-	bool is_file_descriptor (DataType type) {
-		if (type is ObjectType) {
-			if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.UnixInputStream" ||
-			    type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.UnixOutputStream" ||
-			    type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.Socket") {
-				return true;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	public bool dbus_method_uses_file_descriptor (Method method) {
-		foreach (Parameter param in method.get_parameters ()) {
-			if (is_file_descriptor (param.variable_type)) {
-				return true;
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (is_file_descriptor (method.return_type)) {
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? get_file_descriptor (DataType type, CCodeExpression expr) {
-		if (type is ObjectType) {
-			if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.UnixInputStream") {
-				var result = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_unix_input_stream_get_fd"));
-				result.add_argument (expr);
-				return result;
-			} else if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.UnixOutputStream") {
-				var result = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_unix_output_stream_get_fd"));
-				result.add_argument (expr);
-				return result;
-			} else if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.Socket") {
-				var result = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_socket_get_fd"));
-				result.add_argument (expr);
-				return result;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return null;
-	}
-
-	public void send_dbus_value (DataType type, CCodeExpression builder_expr, CCodeExpression expr, Symbol? sym) {
-		var fd = get_file_descriptor (type, expr);
-		if (fd != null) {
-			// add file descriptor to the file descriptor list
-			var fd_append = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_unix_fd_list_append"));
-			fd_append.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("_fd_list"));
-			fd_append.add_argument (fd);
-			fd_append.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("NULL"));
-
-			// add index to file descriptor to gvariant
-			var builder_add = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_builder_add"));
-			builder_add.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, builder_expr));
-			builder_add.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("\"h\""));
-			builder_add.add_argument (fd_append);
-			ccode.add_expression (builder_add);
-		} else {
-			write_expression (type, builder_expr, expr, sym);
-		}
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? create_from_file_descriptor (DataType type, CCodeExpression expr) {
-		if (type is ObjectType) {
-			if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.UnixInputStream") {
-				var result = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_unix_input_stream_new"));
-				result.add_argument (expr);
-				result.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("TRUE"));
-				return new CCodeCastExpression (result, "GUnixInputStream *");
-			} else if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.UnixOutputStream") {
-				var result = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_unix_output_stream_new"));
-				result.add_argument (expr);
-				result.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("TRUE"));
-				return new CCodeCastExpression (result, "GUnixOutputStream *");
-			} else if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.Socket") {
-				var result = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_socket_new_from_fd"));
-				result.add_argument (expr);
-				result.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("NULL"));
-				return result;
-			}
-		}
-
-		return null;
-	}
-
-	public void receive_dbus_value (DataType type, CCodeExpression message_expr, CCodeExpression iter_expr, CCodeExpression target_expr, Symbol? sym, CCodeExpression? error_expr = null, out bool may_fail = null) {
-		var fd_list = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_dbus_message_get_unix_fd_list"));
-		fd_list.add_argument (message_expr);
-
-		var fd = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_unix_fd_list_get"));
-		fd.add_argument (fd_list);
-		fd.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("_fd_index"));
-		fd.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("NULL"));
-
-		var stream = create_from_file_descriptor (type, fd);
-		if (stream != null) {
-			var get_fd = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_iter_next"));
-			get_fd.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, iter_expr));
-			get_fd.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("\"h\""));
-			get_fd.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier ("_fd_index")));
-			ccode.add_expression (get_fd);
-
-			ccode.add_assignment (target_expr, stream);
-			may_fail = false;
-		} else {
-			read_expression (type, iter_expr, target_expr, sym, error_expr, out may_fail);
-		}
-	}
 }
diff --git a/codegen/valagvariantmodule.vala b/codegen/valagvariantmodule.vala
index 6333325..1617be8 100644
--- a/codegen/valagvariantmodule.vala
+++ b/codegen/valagvariantmodule.vala
@@ -53,17 +53,6 @@ public class Vala.GVariantModule : GAsyncModule {
 		return symbol.get_attribute_string ("DBus", "signature");
 	}
 
-	bool get_basic_type_info (string signature, out BasicTypeInfo basic_type) {
-		foreach (BasicTypeInfo info in basic_types) {
-			if (info.signature == signature) {
-				basic_type = info;
-				return true;
-			}
-		}
-		basic_type = BasicTypeInfo ();
-		return false;
-	}
-
 	public static string? get_type_signature (DataType datatype, Symbol? symbol = null) {
 		if (symbol != null) {
 			string sig = get_dbus_signature (symbol);
@@ -133,511 +122,4 @@ public class Vala.GVariantModule : GAsyncModule {
 			return null;
 		}
 	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? get_array_length (CCodeExpression expr, int dim) {
-		var id = expr as CCodeIdentifier;
-		var ma = expr as CCodeMemberAccess;
-		if (id != null) {
-			return new CCodeIdentifier ("%s_length%d".printf (id.name, dim));
-		} else if (ma != null) {
-			if (ma.is_pointer) {
-				return new CCodeMemberAccess.pointer (ma.inner, "%s_length%d".printf (ma.member_name, dim));
-			} else {
-				return new CCodeMemberAccess (ma.inner, "%s_length%d".printf (ma.member_name, dim));
-			}
-		} else {
-			// must be NULL-terminated
-			var len_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_strv_length"));
-			len_call.add_argument (expr);
-			return len_call;
-		}
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? generate_enum_value_from_string (EnumValueType type, CCodeExpression? expr, CCodeExpression? error_expr) {
-		var en = type.type_symbol as Enum;
-		var from_string_name = "%s_from_string".printf (get_ccode_lower_case_name (en, null));
-
-		var from_string_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier (from_string_name));
-		from_string_call.add_argument (expr);
-		from_string_call.add_argument (error_expr != null ? error_expr : new CCodeConstant ("NULL"));
-
-		return from_string_call;
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression deserialize_basic (BasicTypeInfo basic_type, CCodeExpression variant_expr, bool transfer = false) {
-		var get_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_get_" + basic_type.type_name));
-		get_call.add_argument (variant_expr);
-
-		if (basic_type.is_string) {
-			if (transfer) {
-				get_call.call = new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_get_string");
-			} else {
-				get_call.call = new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_dup_string");
-			}
-			get_call.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("NULL"));
-		}
-
-		return get_call;
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression deserialize_array (ArrayType array_type, CCodeExpression variant_expr, CCodeExpression? expr) {
-		string temp_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-
-		var new_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_new"));
-		new_call.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier (get_ccode_name (array_type.element_type)));
-		// add one extra element for NULL-termination
-		new_call.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("5"));
-
-		ccode.add_declaration (get_ccode_name (array_type), new CCodeVariableDeclarator (temp_name, new_call));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("int", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (temp_name + "_length", new CCodeConstant ("0")));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("int", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (temp_name + "_size", new CCodeConstant ("4")));
-
-		deserialize_array_dim (array_type, 1, temp_name, variant_expr, expr);
-
-		if (array_type.element_type.is_reference_type_or_type_parameter ()) {
-			// NULL terminate array
-			var length = new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name + "_length");
-			var element_access = new CCodeElementAccess (new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name), length);
-			ccode.add_assignment (element_access, new CCodeIdentifier ("NULL"));
-		}
-
-		return new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name);
-	}
-
-	void deserialize_array_dim (ArrayType array_type, int dim, string temp_name, CCodeExpression variant_expr, CCodeExpression? expr) {
-		string subiter_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-		string element_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-
-		ccode.add_declaration ("int", new CCodeVariableDeclarator ("%s_length%d".printf (temp_name, dim), new CCodeConstant ("0")));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GVariantIter", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (subiter_name));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GVariant*", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (element_name));
-
-		var iter_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_iter_init"));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (subiter_name)));
-		iter_call.add_argument (variant_expr);
-		ccode.add_expression (iter_call);
-
-		iter_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_iter_next_value"));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (subiter_name)));
-
-		var cforcond = new CCodeBinaryExpression (CCodeBinaryOperator.INEQUALITY, new CCodeAssignment (new CCodeIdentifier (element_name), iter_call), new CCodeConstant ("NULL"));
-		var cforiter = new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.POSTFIX_INCREMENT, new CCodeIdentifier ("%s_length%d".printf (temp_name, dim)));
-		ccode.open_for (null, cforcond, cforiter);
-
-		if (dim < array_type.rank) {
-			deserialize_array_dim (array_type, dim + 1, temp_name, new CCodeIdentifier (element_name), expr);
-		} else {
-			var size_check = new CCodeBinaryExpression (CCodeBinaryOperator.EQUALITY, new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name + "_size"), new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name + "_length"));
-
-			ccode.open_if (size_check);
-
-			// tmp_size = (2 * tmp_size);
-			var new_size = new CCodeBinaryExpression (CCodeBinaryOperator.MUL, new CCodeConstant ("2"), new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name + "_size"));
-			ccode.add_assignment (new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name + "_size"), new_size);
-
-			var renew_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_renew"));
-			renew_call.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier (get_ccode_name (array_type.element_type)));
-			renew_call.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name));
-			// add one extra element for NULL-termination
-			renew_call.add_argument (new CCodeBinaryExpression (CCodeBinaryOperator.PLUS, new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name + "_size"), new CCodeConstant ("1")));
-			ccode.add_assignment (new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name), renew_call);
-
-			ccode.close ();
-
-			var element_access = new CCodeElementAccess (new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name), new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.POSTFIX_INCREMENT, new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name + "_length")));
-			var element_expr = deserialize_expression (array_type.element_type, new CCodeIdentifier (element_name), null);
-			ccode.add_assignment (element_access, element_expr);
-		}
-
-		var unref = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_unref"));
-		unref.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier (element_name));
-		ccode.add_expression (unref);
-
-		ccode.close ();
-
-		if (expr != null) {
-			ccode.add_assignment (get_array_length (expr, dim), new CCodeIdentifier ("%s_length%d".printf (temp_name, dim)));
-		}
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? deserialize_struct (Struct st, CCodeExpression variant_expr) {
-		string temp_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-		string subiter_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-
-		ccode.add_declaration (get_ccode_name (st), new CCodeVariableDeclarator (temp_name));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GVariantIter", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (subiter_name));
-
-		var iter_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_iter_init"));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (subiter_name)));
-		iter_call.add_argument (variant_expr);
-		ccode.add_expression (iter_call);
-
-		bool field_found = false;;
-
-		foreach (Field f in st.get_fields ()) {
-			if (f.binding != MemberBinding.INSTANCE) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			field_found = true;
-
-			read_expression (f.variable_type, new CCodeIdentifier (subiter_name), new CCodeMemberAccess (new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name), get_ccode_name (f)), f);
-		}
-
-		if (!field_found) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		return new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name);
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? deserialize_hash_table (ObjectType type, CCodeExpression variant_expr) {
-		string temp_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-		string subiter_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-		string key_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-		string value_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-
-		var type_args = type.get_type_arguments ();
-		assert (type_args.size == 2);
-		var key_type = type_args.get (0);
-		var value_type = type_args.get (1);
-
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GHashTable*", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (temp_name));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GVariantIter", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (subiter_name));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GVariant*", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (key_name));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GVariant*", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (value_name));
-
-		var hash_table_new = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_hash_table_new_full"));
-		if (key_type.data_type == string_type.data_type) {
-			hash_table_new.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_str_hash"));
-			hash_table_new.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_str_equal"));
-		} else {
-			hash_table_new.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_direct_hash"));
-			hash_table_new.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_direct_equal"));
-		}
-		if (key_type.data_type == string_type.data_type) {
-			hash_table_new.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_free"));
-		} else {
-			hash_table_new.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("NULL"));
-		}
-		if (value_type.data_type == string_type.data_type) {
-			hash_table_new.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_free"));
-		} else {
-			hash_table_new.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("NULL"));
-		}
-		ccode.add_assignment (new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name), hash_table_new);
-
-		var iter_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_iter_init"));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (subiter_name)));
-		iter_call.add_argument (variant_expr);
-		ccode.add_expression (iter_call);
-
-		iter_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_iter_loop"));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (subiter_name)));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("\"{?*}\""));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (key_name)));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (value_name)));
-
-		ccode.open_while (iter_call);
-
-		var key_expr = deserialize_expression (key_type, new CCodeIdentifier (key_name), null);
-		var value_expr = deserialize_expression (value_type, new CCodeIdentifier (value_name), null);
-		if (key_expr == null || value_expr == null) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		var hash_table_insert = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_hash_table_insert"));
-		hash_table_insert.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name));
-		hash_table_insert.add_argument (convert_to_generic_pointer (key_expr, key_type));
-		hash_table_insert.add_argument (convert_to_generic_pointer (value_expr, value_type));
-		ccode.add_expression (hash_table_insert);
-
-		ccode.close ();
-
-		return new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name);
-	}
-
-	public override CCodeExpression? deserialize_expression (DataType type, CCodeExpression variant_expr, CCodeExpression? expr, CCodeExpression? error_expr = null, out bool may_fail = null) {
-		BasicTypeInfo basic_type;
-		CCodeExpression result = null;
-		may_fail = false;
-		if (is_string_marshalled_enum (type.data_type)) {
-			get_basic_type_info ("s", out basic_type);
-			result = deserialize_basic (basic_type, variant_expr, true);
-			result = generate_enum_value_from_string (type as EnumValueType, result, error_expr);
-			may_fail = true;
-		} else if (get_basic_type_info (get_type_signature (type), out basic_type)) {
-			result = deserialize_basic (basic_type, variant_expr);
-		} else if (type is ArrayType) {
-			result = deserialize_array ((ArrayType) type, variant_expr, expr);
-		} else if (type.data_type is Struct) {
-			var st = (Struct) type.data_type;
-			result = deserialize_struct (st, variant_expr);
-			if (result != null && type.nullable) {
-				var csizeof = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("sizeof"));
-				csizeof.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier (get_ccode_name (st)));
-				var cdup = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_memdup"));
-				cdup.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, result));
-				cdup.add_argument (csizeof);
-				result = cdup;
-			}
-		} else if (type is ObjectType) {
-			if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.Variant") {
-				var variant_get = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_get_variant"));
-				variant_get.add_argument (variant_expr);
-				result = variant_get;
-			} else if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.HashTable") {
-				result = deserialize_hash_table ((ObjectType) type, variant_expr);
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (result == null) {
-			Report.error (type.source_reference, "GVariant deserialization of type `%s' is not supported".printf (type.to_string ()));
-		}
-
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	public void read_expression (DataType type, CCodeExpression iter_expr, CCodeExpression target_expr, Symbol? sym, CCodeExpression? error_expr = null, out bool may_fail = null) {
-		var iter_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_iter_next_value"));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, iter_expr));
-
-		if (sym != null && get_dbus_signature (sym) != null) {
-			// raw GVariant
-			ccode.add_assignment (target_expr, iter_call);
-			may_fail = false;
-			return;
-		}
-
-		string temp_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GVariant*", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (temp_name));
-
-		var variant_expr = new CCodeIdentifier (temp_name);
-
-		ccode.add_assignment (variant_expr, iter_call);
-
-		var result = deserialize_expression (type, variant_expr, target_expr, error_expr, out may_fail);
-		if (result == null) {
-			// error already reported
-			return;
-		}
-
-		ccode.add_assignment (target_expr, result);
-
-		var unref = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_unref"));
-		unref.add_argument (variant_expr);
-		ccode.add_expression (unref);
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? generate_enum_value_to_string (EnumValueType type, CCodeExpression? expr) {
-		var en = type.type_symbol as Enum;
-		var to_string_name = "%s_to_string".printf (get_ccode_lower_case_name (en, null));
-
-		var to_string_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier (to_string_name));
-		to_string_call.add_argument (expr);
-
-		return to_string_call;
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? serialize_basic (BasicTypeInfo basic_type, CCodeExpression expr) {
-		var new_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_new_" + basic_type.type_name));
-		new_call.add_argument (expr);
-		return new_call;
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? serialize_array (ArrayType array_type, CCodeExpression array_expr) {
-		string array_iter_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-
-		ccode.add_declaration (get_ccode_name (array_type), new CCodeVariableDeclarator (array_iter_name));
-		ccode.add_assignment (new CCodeIdentifier (array_iter_name), array_expr);
-
-		return serialize_array_dim (array_type, 1, array_expr, new CCodeIdentifier (array_iter_name));
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? serialize_array_dim (ArrayType array_type, int dim, CCodeExpression array_expr, CCodeExpression array_iter_expr) {
-		string builder_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-		string index_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GVariantBuilder", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (builder_name));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("int", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (index_name));
-
-		var gvariant_type = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("G_VARIANT_TYPE"));
-		gvariant_type.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("\"%s\"".printf (get_type_signature (array_type))));
-
-		var builder_init = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_builder_init"));
-		builder_init.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (builder_name)));
-		builder_init.add_argument (gvariant_type);
-		ccode.add_expression (builder_init);
-
-		var cforinit = new CCodeAssignment (new CCodeIdentifier (index_name), new CCodeConstant ("0"));
-		var cforcond = new CCodeBinaryExpression (CCodeBinaryOperator.LESS_THAN, new CCodeIdentifier (index_name), get_array_length (array_expr, dim));
-		var cforiter = new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.POSTFIX_INCREMENT, new CCodeIdentifier (index_name));
-		ccode.open_for (cforinit, cforcond, cforiter);
-
-		CCodeExpression element_variant;
-		if (dim < array_type.rank) {
-			element_variant = serialize_array_dim (array_type, dim + 1, array_expr, array_iter_expr);
-		} else {
-			var element_expr = new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.POINTER_INDIRECTION, array_iter_expr);
-			element_variant = serialize_expression (array_type.element_type, element_expr);
-		}
-
-		var builder_add = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_builder_add_value"));
-		builder_add.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (builder_name)));
-		builder_add.add_argument (element_variant);
-		ccode.add_expression (builder_add);
-
-		if (dim == array_type.rank) {
-			var array_iter_incr = new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.POSTFIX_INCREMENT, array_iter_expr);
-			ccode.add_expression (array_iter_incr);
-		}
-
-		ccode.close ();
-
-		var builder_end = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_builder_end"));
-		builder_end.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (builder_name)));
-		return builder_end;
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? serialize_struct (Struct st, CCodeExpression struct_expr) {
-		string builder_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GVariantBuilder", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (builder_name));
-
-		var iter_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_builder_init"));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (builder_name)));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeIdentifier ("G_VARIANT_TYPE_TUPLE"));
-		ccode.add_expression (iter_call);
-
-		bool field_found = false;;
-
-		foreach (Field f in st.get_fields ()) {
-			if (f.binding != MemberBinding.INSTANCE) {
-				continue;
-			}
-
-			field_found = true;
-
-			write_expression (f.variable_type, new CCodeIdentifier (builder_name), new CCodeMemberAccess (struct_expr, get_ccode_name (f)), f);
-		}
-
-		if (!field_found) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		var builder_end = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_builder_end"));
-		builder_end.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (builder_name)));
-		return builder_end;
-	}
-
-	CCodeExpression? serialize_hash_table (ObjectType type, CCodeExpression hash_table_expr) {
-		string subiter_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-		string tableiter_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-		string key_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-		string value_name = "_tmp%d_".printf (next_temp_var_id++);
-
-		var type_args = type.get_type_arguments ();
-		assert (type_args.size == 2);
-		var key_type = type_args.get (0);
-		var value_type = type_args.get (1);
-
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GVariantBuilder", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (subiter_name));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("GHashTableIter", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (tableiter_name));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("gpointer", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (key_name));
-		ccode.add_declaration ("gpointer", new CCodeVariableDeclarator (value_name));
-
-		var iter_init_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_hash_table_iter_init"));
-		iter_init_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (tableiter_name)));
-		iter_init_call.add_argument (hash_table_expr);
-		ccode.add_expression (iter_init_call);
-
-		var gvariant_type = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("G_VARIANT_TYPE"));
-		gvariant_type.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("\"%s\"".printf (get_type_signature (type))));
-
-		var iter_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_builder_init"));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (subiter_name)));
-		iter_call.add_argument (gvariant_type);
-		ccode.add_expression (iter_call);
-
-		var iter_next_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_hash_table_iter_next"));
-		iter_next_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (tableiter_name)));
-		iter_next_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (key_name)));
-		iter_next_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (value_name)));
-
-		ccode.open_while (iter_next_call);
-
-		ccode.add_declaration (get_ccode_name (key_type), new CCodeVariableDeclarator ("_key"));
-		ccode.add_declaration (get_ccode_name (value_type), new CCodeVariableDeclarator ("_value"));
-
-		ccode.add_assignment (new CCodeIdentifier ("_key"), convert_from_generic_pointer (new CCodeIdentifier (key_name), key_type));
-		ccode.add_assignment (new CCodeIdentifier ("_value"), convert_from_generic_pointer (new CCodeIdentifier (value_name), value_type));
-
-		var serialized_key =  serialize_expression (key_type, new CCodeIdentifier ("_key"));
-		var serialized_value = serialize_expression (value_type, new CCodeIdentifier ("_value"));
-		if (serialized_key == null || serialized_value == null) {
-			return null;
-		}
-
-		iter_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_builder_add"));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (subiter_name)));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeConstant ("\"{?*}\""));
-		iter_call.add_argument (serialized_key);
-		iter_call.add_argument (serialized_value);
-		ccode.add_expression (iter_call);
-
-		ccode.close ();
-
-		iter_call = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_builder_end"));
-		iter_call.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, new CCodeIdentifier (subiter_name)));
-		return iter_call;
-	}
-
-	public override CCodeExpression? serialize_expression (DataType type, CCodeExpression expr) {
-		BasicTypeInfo basic_type;
-		CCodeExpression result = null;
-		if (is_string_marshalled_enum (type.data_type)) {
-			get_basic_type_info ("s", out basic_type);
-			result = generate_enum_value_to_string (type as EnumValueType, expr);
-			result = serialize_basic (basic_type, result);
-		} else if (get_basic_type_info (get_type_signature (type), out basic_type)) {
-			result = serialize_basic (basic_type, expr);
-		} else if (type is ArrayType) {
-			result = serialize_array ((ArrayType) type, expr);
-		} else if (type.data_type is Struct) {
-			var st_expr = expr;
-			if (type.nullable) {
-				st_expr = new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.POINTER_INDIRECTION, st_expr);
-			}
-			result = serialize_struct ((Struct) type.data_type, st_expr);
-		} else if (type is ObjectType) {
-			if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.Variant") {
-				var variant_new = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_new_variant"));
-				variant_new.add_argument (expr);
-				result = variant_new;
-			} else if (type.data_type.get_full_name () == "GLib.HashTable") {
-				result = serialize_hash_table ((ObjectType) type, expr);
-			}
-		}
-
-		if (result == null) {
-			Report.error (type.source_reference, "GVariant serialization of type `%s' is not supported".printf (type.to_string ()));
-		}
-
-		return result;
-	}
-
-	public void write_expression (DataType type, CCodeExpression builder_expr, CCodeExpression expr, Symbol? sym) {
-		var variant_expr = expr;
-		if (sym == null || get_dbus_signature (sym) == null) {
-			// perform boxing
-			variant_expr = serialize_expression (type, expr);
-		}
-		if (variant_expr != null) {
-			var builder_add = new CCodeFunctionCall (new CCodeIdentifier ("g_variant_builder_add_value"));
-			builder_add.add_argument (new CCodeUnaryExpression (CCodeUnaryOperator.ADDRESS_OF, builder_expr));
-			builder_add.add_argument (variant_expr);
-			ccode.add_expression (builder_add);
-		}
-	}
 }