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#![allow(missing_docs, unused)]

use std::{
    collections::BTreeMap,
    fmt::{Binary, Display},
    fs::File,
    io::{ErrorKind, LineWriter, Read, Write},
    net::SocketAddr,
    path::{Path, PathBuf},
    str::FromStr,
    sync::{Arc, Mutex},
    time::{Duration, SystemTime},
};

use anyhow::{Context, Error};
use clap::Parser;
use clap_verbosity_flag::WarnLevel;
use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
use tokio::runtime::Handle;
use url::Url;
use wapm_targz_to_pirita::FileMap;
use wasmer::{
    DeserializeError, Engine, Function, Imports, Instance, Module, Store, Type, TypedFunction,
    Value,
};
#[cfg(feature = "compiler")]
use wasmer_compiler::ArtifactBuild;
use wasmer_registry::Package;
use wasmer_wasix::{
    bin_factory::BinaryPackage,
    runners::{MappedDirectory, Runner},
    runtime::resolver::PackageSpecifier,
};
use wasmer_wasix::{
    runners::{
        emscripten::EmscriptenRunner,
        wasi::WasiRunner,
        wcgi::{AbortHandle, WcgiRunner},
    },
    WasiRuntime,
};
use webc::{metadata::Manifest, v1::DirOrFile, Container};

use crate::store::StoreOptions;

static WASMER_HOME: Lazy<PathBuf> = Lazy::new(|| {
    wasmer_registry::WasmerConfig::get_wasmer_dir()
        .ok()
        .or_else(|| dirs::home_dir().map(|home| home.join(".wasmer")))
        .unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from(".wasmer"))
});

/// The unstable `wasmer run` subcommand.
#[derive(Debug, Parser)]
pub struct RunUnstable {
    #[clap(flatten)]
    verbosity: clap_verbosity_flag::Verbosity<WarnLevel>,
    /// The Wasmer home directory.
    #[clap(long = "wasmer-dir", env = "WASMER_DIR", default_value = WASMER_HOME.as_os_str())]
    wasmer_dir: PathBuf,
    #[clap(flatten)]
    store: StoreOptions,
    #[clap(flatten)]
    wasi: crate::commands::run::Wasi,
    #[clap(flatten)]
    wcgi: WcgiOptions,
    #[cfg(feature = "sys")]
    /// The stack size (default is 1048576)
    #[clap(long = "stack-size")]
    stack_size: Option<usize>,
    /// The function or command to invoke.
    #[clap(short, long, aliases = &["command", "invoke"])]
    entrypoint: Option<String>,
    /// Generate a coredump at this path if a WebAssembly trap occurs
    #[clap(name = "COREDUMP PATH", long)]
    coredump_on_trap: Option<PathBuf>,
    /// The file, URL, or package to run.
    #[clap(value_parser = PackageSource::infer)]
    input: PackageSource,
    /// Command-line arguments passed to the package
    args: Vec<String>,
}

impl RunUnstable {
    pub fn execute(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
        crate::logging::set_up_logging(self.verbosity.log_level_filter());
        let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
            .enable_all()
            .build()?;
        let handle = runtime.handle().clone();

        #[cfg(feature = "sys")]
        if self.stack_size.is_some() {
            wasmer_vm::set_stack_size(self.stack_size.unwrap());
        }

        let (mut store, _) = self.store.get_store()?;
        let runtime =
            self.wasi
                .prepare_runtime(store.engine().clone(), &self.wasmer_dir, handle)?;

        let target = self
            .input
            .resolve_target(&runtime)
            .with_context(|| format!("Unable to resolve \"{}\"", self.input))?;

        let result = self.execute_target(target, Arc::new(runtime), &mut store);

        if let Err(e) = &result {
            self.maybe_save_coredump(e);
        }

        result
    }

    fn execute_target(
        &self,
        executable_target: ExecutableTarget,
        runtime: Arc<dyn WasiRuntime + Send + Sync>,
        store: &mut Store,
    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
        match executable_target {
            ExecutableTarget::WebAssembly { module, path } => {
                self.execute_wasm(&path, &module, store, runtime)
            }
            ExecutableTarget::Package(pkg) => self.execute_webc(&pkg, runtime),
        }
    }

    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
    fn execute_wasm(
        &self,
        path: &Path,
        module: &Module,
        store: &mut Store,
        runtime: Arc<dyn WasiRuntime + Send + Sync>,
    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
        if wasmer_emscripten::is_emscripten_module(module) {
            self.execute_emscripten_module()
        } else if wasmer_wasix::is_wasi_module(module) || wasmer_wasix::is_wasix_module(module) {
            self.execute_wasi_module(path, module, runtime, store)
        } else {
            self.execute_pure_wasm_module(module, store)
        }
    }

    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
    fn execute_webc(
        &self,
        pkg: &BinaryPackage,
        runtime: Arc<dyn WasiRuntime + Send + Sync>,
    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
        let id = match self.entrypoint.as_deref() {
            Some(cmd) => cmd,
            None => infer_webc_entrypoint(pkg)?,
        };
        let cmd = pkg
            .get_command(id)
            .with_context(|| format!("Unable to get metadata for the \"{id}\" command"))?;

        let uses = self.load_injected_packages(&*runtime)?;

        if WcgiRunner::can_run_command(cmd.metadata())? {
            self.run_wcgi(id, pkg, uses, runtime)
        } else if WasiRunner::can_run_command(cmd.metadata())? {
            self.run_wasi(id, pkg, uses, runtime)
        } else if EmscriptenRunner::can_run_command(cmd.metadata())? {
            self.run_emscripten(id, pkg, runtime)
        } else {
            anyhow::bail!(
                "Unable to find a runner that supports \"{}\"",
                cmd.metadata().runner
            );
        }
    }

    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
    fn load_injected_packages(
        &self,
        runtime: &dyn WasiRuntime,
    ) -> Result<Vec<BinaryPackage>, Error> {
        let mut dependencies = Vec::new();

        for name in &self.wasi.uses {
            let specifier = PackageSpecifier::parse(name)
                .with_context(|| format!("Unable to parse \"{name}\" as a package specifier"))?;
            let pkg = runtime
                .task_manager()
                .block_on(BinaryPackage::from_registry(&specifier, runtime))
                .with_context(|| format!("Unable to load \"{name}\""))?;
            dependencies.push(pkg);
        }

        Ok(dependencies)
    }

    fn run_wasi(
        &self,
        command_name: &str,
        pkg: &BinaryPackage,
        uses: Vec<BinaryPackage>,
        runtime: Arc<dyn WasiRuntime + Send + Sync>,
    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
        let mut runner = wasmer_wasix::runners::wasi::WasiRunner::new()
            .with_args(self.args.clone())
            .with_envs(self.wasi.env_vars.clone())
            .with_mapped_directories(self.wasi.mapped_dirs.clone())
            .with_injected_packages(uses);
        if self.wasi.forward_host_env {
            runner.set_forward_host_env();
        }

        runner.run_command(command_name, pkg, runtime)
    }

    fn run_wcgi(
        &self,
        command_name: &str,
        pkg: &BinaryPackage,
        uses: Vec<BinaryPackage>,
        runtime: Arc<dyn WasiRuntime + Send + Sync>,
    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
        let mut runner = wasmer_wasix::runners::wcgi::WcgiRunner::new();

        runner
            .config()
            .args(self.args.clone())
            .addr(self.wcgi.addr)
            .envs(self.wasi.env_vars.clone())
            .map_directories(self.wasi.mapped_dirs.clone())
            .callbacks(Callbacks::new(self.wcgi.addr))
            .inject_packages(uses);
        if self.wasi.forward_host_env {
            runner.config().forward_host_env();
        }

        runner.run_command(command_name, pkg, runtime)
    }

    fn run_emscripten(
        &self,
        command_name: &str,
        pkg: &BinaryPackage,
        runtime: Arc<dyn WasiRuntime + Send + Sync>,
    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
        let mut runner = wasmer_wasix::runners::emscripten::EmscriptenRunner::new();
        runner.set_args(self.args.clone());

        runner.run_command(command_name, pkg, runtime)
    }

    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
    fn execute_pure_wasm_module(&self, module: &Module, store: &mut Store) -> Result<(), Error> {
        let imports = Imports::default();
        let instance = Instance::new(store, module, &imports)
            .context("Unable to instantiate the WebAssembly module")?;

        let entrypoint  = match &self.entrypoint {
            Some(entry) => {
                instance.exports
                    .get_function(entry)
                    .with_context(|| format!("The module doesn't contain a \"{entry}\" function"))?
            },
            None => {
                instance.exports.get_function("_start")
                    .context("The module doesn't contain a \"_start\" function. Either implement it or specify an entrypoint function.")?
            }
        };

        let return_values = invoke_function(&instance, store, entrypoint, &self.args)?;

        println!(
            "{}",
            return_values
                .iter()
                .map(|val| val.to_string())
                .collect::<Vec<String>>()
                .join(" ")
        );

        Ok(())
    }

    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
    fn execute_wasi_module(
        &self,
        wasm_path: &Path,
        module: &Module,
        runtime: Arc<dyn WasiRuntime + Send + Sync>,
        store: &mut Store,
    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
        let program_name = wasm_path.display().to_string();

        let builder = self
            .wasi
            .prepare(module, program_name, self.args.clone(), runtime)?;

        builder.run_with_store(module.clone(), store)?;

        Ok(())
    }

    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
    fn execute_emscripten_module(&self) -> Result<(), Error> {
        anyhow::bail!("Emscripten packages are not currently supported")
    }

    #[allow(unused_variables)]
    fn maybe_save_coredump(&self, e: &Error) {
        #[cfg(feature = "coredump")]
        if let Some(coredump) = &self.coredump_on_trap {
            if let Err(e) = generate_coredump(e, self.input.to_string(), coredump) {
                tracing::warn!(
                    error = &*e as &dyn std::error::Error,
                    coredump_path=%coredump.display(),
                    "Unable to generate a coredump",
                );
            }
        }
    }
}

fn invoke_function(
    instance: &Instance,
    store: &mut Store,
    func: &Function,
    args: &[String],
) -> Result<Box<[Value]>, Error> {
    let func_ty = func.ty(store);
    let required_arguments = func_ty.params().len();
    let provided_arguments = args.len();

    anyhow::ensure!(
        required_arguments == provided_arguments,
        "Function expected {} arguments, but received {}",
        required_arguments,
        provided_arguments,
    );

    let invoke_args = args
        .iter()
        .zip(func_ty.params().iter())
        .map(|(arg, param_type)| {
            parse_value(arg, *param_type)
                .with_context(|| format!("Unable to convert {arg:?} to {param_type:?}"))
        })
        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;

    let return_values = func.call(store, &invoke_args)?;

    Ok(return_values)
}

fn parse_value(s: &str, ty: wasmer_types::Type) -> Result<Value, Error> {
    let value = match ty {
        Type::I32 => Value::I32(s.parse()?),
        Type::I64 => Value::I64(s.parse()?),
        Type::F32 => Value::F32(s.parse()?),
        Type::F64 => Value::F64(s.parse()?),
        Type::V128 => Value::V128(s.parse()?),
        _ => anyhow::bail!("There is no known conversion from {s:?} to {ty:?}"),
    };
    Ok(value)
}

fn infer_webc_entrypoint(pkg: &BinaryPackage) -> Result<&str, Error> {
    if let Some(entrypoint) = pkg.entrypoint_cmd.as_deref() {
        return Ok(entrypoint);
    }

    match pkg.commands.as_slice() {
        [] => anyhow::bail!("The WEBC file doesn't contain any executable commands"),
        [one] => Ok(one.name()),
        [..] => {
            let mut commands: Vec<_> = pkg.commands.iter().map(|cmd| cmd.name()).collect();
            commands.sort();
            anyhow::bail!(
                "Unable to determine the WEBC file's entrypoint. Please choose one of {:?}",
                commands,
            );
        }
    }
}

/// The input that was passed in via the command-line.
#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
enum PackageSource {
    /// A file on disk (`*.wasm`, `*.webc`, etc.).
    File(PathBuf),
    /// A directory containing a `wasmer.toml` file
    Dir(PathBuf),
    /// A package to be downloaded (a URL, package name, etc.)
    Package(PackageSpecifier),
}

impl PackageSource {
    fn infer(s: &str) -> Result<PackageSource, Error> {
        let path = Path::new(s);
        if path.is_file() {
            return Ok(PackageSource::File(path.to_path_buf()));
        } else if path.is_dir() {
            return Ok(PackageSource::Dir(path.to_path_buf()));
        }

        if let Ok(pkg) = PackageSpecifier::parse(s) {
            return Ok(PackageSource::Package(pkg));
        }

        Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
            "Unable to resolve \"{s}\" as a URL, package name, or file on disk"
        ))
    }

    /// Try to resolve the [`PackageSource`] to an executable artifact.
    ///
    /// This will try to automatically download and cache any resources from the
    /// internet.
    fn resolve_target(&self, rt: &dyn WasiRuntime) -> Result<ExecutableTarget, Error> {
        match self {
            PackageSource::File(path) => ExecutableTarget::from_file(path, rt),
            PackageSource::Dir(d) => ExecutableTarget::from_dir(d, rt),
            PackageSource::Package(pkg) => {
                let pkg = rt
                    .task_manager()
                    .block_on(BinaryPackage::from_registry(pkg, rt))?;
                Ok(ExecutableTarget::Package(pkg))
            }
        }
    }
}

impl Display for PackageSource {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
        match self {
            PackageSource::File(path) | PackageSource::Dir(path) => write!(f, "{}", path.display()),
            PackageSource::Package(p) => write!(f, "{p}"),
        }
    }
}

/// We've been given the path for a file... What does it contain and how should
/// that be run?
#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
enum TargetOnDisk {
    WebAssemblyBinary,
    Wat,
    LocalWebc,
    Artifact,
}

impl TargetOnDisk {
    fn from_file(path: &Path) -> Result<TargetOnDisk, Error> {
        // Normally the first couple hundred bytes is enough to figure
        // out what type of file this is.
        let mut buffer = [0_u8; 512];

        let mut f = File::open(path)
            .with_context(|| format!("Unable to open \"{}\" for reading", path.display(),))?;
        let bytes_read = f.read(&mut buffer)?;

        let leading_bytes = &buffer[..bytes_read];

        if wasmer::is_wasm(leading_bytes) {
            return Ok(TargetOnDisk::WebAssemblyBinary);
        }

        if webc::detect(leading_bytes).is_ok() {
            return Ok(TargetOnDisk::LocalWebc);
        }

        #[cfg(feature = "compiler")]
        if ArtifactBuild::is_deserializable(leading_bytes) {
            return Ok(TargetOnDisk::Artifact);
        }

        // If we can't figure out the file type based on its content, fall back
        // to checking the extension.

        match path.extension().and_then(|s| s.to_str()) {
            Some("wat") => Ok(TargetOnDisk::Wat),
            Some("wasm") => Ok(TargetOnDisk::WebAssemblyBinary),
            Some("webc") => Ok(TargetOnDisk::LocalWebc),
            Some("wasmu") => Ok(TargetOnDisk::WebAssemblyBinary),
            _ => anyhow::bail!("Unable to determine how to execute \"{}\"", path.display()),
        }
    }
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
enum ExecutableTarget {
    WebAssembly { module: Module, path: PathBuf },
    Package(BinaryPackage),
}

impl ExecutableTarget {
    /// Try to load a Wasmer package from a directory containing a `wasmer.toml`
    /// file.
    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
    fn from_dir(dir: &Path, runtime: &dyn WasiRuntime) -> Result<Self, Error> {
        let mut files = BTreeMap::new();
        load_files_from_disk(&mut files, dir, dir)?;

        let wasmer_toml = DirOrFile::File("wasmer.toml".into());
        if let Some(toml_data) = files.remove(&wasmer_toml) {
            // HACK(Michael-F-Bryan): The version of wapm-targz-to-pirita we are
            // using doesn't know we renamed "wapm.toml" to "wasmer.toml", so we
            // manually patch things up if people have already migrated their
            // projects.
            files
                .entry(DirOrFile::File("wapm.toml".into()))
                .or_insert(toml_data);
        }

        let functions = wapm_targz_to_pirita::TransformManifestFunctions::default();
        let webc = wapm_targz_to_pirita::generate_webc_file(files, dir, None, &functions)?;

        let container = Container::from_bytes(webc)?;
        let pkg = runtime
            .task_manager()
            .block_on(BinaryPackage::from_webc(&container, runtime))?;

        Ok(ExecutableTarget::Package(pkg))
    }

    /// Try to load a file into something that can be used to run it.
    #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
    fn from_file(path: &Path, runtime: &dyn WasiRuntime) -> Result<Self, Error> {
        match TargetOnDisk::from_file(path)? {
            TargetOnDisk::WebAssemblyBinary | TargetOnDisk::Wat => {
                let wasm = std::fs::read(path)?;
                let engine = runtime.engine().context("No engine available")?;
                let module = Module::new(&engine, &wasm)?;
                Ok(ExecutableTarget::WebAssembly {
                    module,
                    path: path.to_path_buf(),
                })
            }
            TargetOnDisk::Artifact => {
                let engine = runtime.engine().context("No engine available")?;
                let module = unsafe { Module::deserialize_from_file(&engine, path)? };

                Ok(ExecutableTarget::WebAssembly {
                    module,
                    path: path.to_path_buf(),
                })
            }
            TargetOnDisk::LocalWebc => {
                let container = Container::from_disk(path)?;
                let pkg = runtime
                    .task_manager()
                    .block_on(BinaryPackage::from_webc(&container, runtime))?;
                Ok(ExecutableTarget::Package(pkg))
            }
        }
    }
}

fn load_files_from_disk(files: &mut FileMap, dir: &Path, base: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
    let entries = dir
        .read_dir()
        .with_context(|| format!("Unable to read the contents of \"{}\"", dir.display()))?;

    for entry in entries {
        let path = entry?.path();
        let relative_path = path.strip_prefix(base)?.to_path_buf();

        if path.is_dir() {
            load_files_from_disk(files, &path, base)?;
            files.insert(DirOrFile::Dir(relative_path), Vec::new());
        } else if path.is_file() {
            let data = std::fs::read(&path)
                .with_context(|| format!("Unable to read \"{}\"", path.display()))?;
            files.insert(DirOrFile::File(relative_path), data);
        }
    }
    Ok(())
}

#[cfg(feature = "coredump")]
fn generate_coredump(err: &Error, source_name: String, coredump_path: &Path) -> Result<(), Error> {
    let err: &wasmer::RuntimeError = match err.downcast_ref() {
        Some(e) => e,
        None => {
            log::warn!("no runtime error found to generate coredump with");
            return Ok(());
        }
    };

    let mut coredump_builder =
        wasm_coredump_builder::CoredumpBuilder::new().executable_name(&source_name);

    let mut thread_builder = wasm_coredump_builder::ThreadBuilder::new().thread_name("main");

    for frame in err.trace() {
        let coredump_frame = wasm_coredump_builder::FrameBuilder::new()
            .codeoffset(frame.func_offset() as u32)
            .funcidx(frame.func_index())
            .build();
        thread_builder.add_frame(coredump_frame);
    }

    coredump_builder.add_thread(thread_builder.build());

    let coredump = coredump_builder
        .serialize()
        .map_err(Error::msg)
        .context("Coredump serializing failed")?;

    std::fs::write(coredump_path, &coredump).with_context(|| {
        format!(
            "Unable to save the coredump to \"{}\"",
            coredump_path.display()
        )
    })?;

    Ok(())
}

#[derive(Debug, Clone, Parser)]
pub(crate) struct WcgiOptions {
    /// The address to serve on.
    #[clap(long, short, env, default_value_t = ([127, 0, 0, 1], 8000).into())]
    pub(crate) addr: SocketAddr,
}

impl Default for WcgiOptions {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Self {
            addr: ([127, 0, 0, 1], 8000).into(),
        }
    }
}

#[derive(Debug)]
struct Callbacks {
    stderr: Mutex<LineWriter<std::io::Stderr>>,
    addr: SocketAddr,
}

impl Callbacks {
    fn new(addr: SocketAddr) -> Self {
        Callbacks {
            stderr: Mutex::new(LineWriter::new(std::io::stderr())),
            addr,
        }
    }
}

impl wasmer_wasix::runners::wcgi::Callbacks for Callbacks {
    fn started(&self, _abort: AbortHandle) {
        println!("WCGI Server running at http://{}/", self.addr);
    }

    fn on_stderr(&self, raw_message: &[u8]) {
        if let Ok(mut stderr) = self.stderr.lock() {
            // If the WCGI runner printed any log messages we want to make sure
            // they get propagated to the user. Line buffering is important here
            // because it helps prevent the output from becoming a complete
            // mess.
            let _ = stderr.write_all(raw_message);
        }
    }
}