[mini_types] Introduce `_PreType` class hierarchy. The `_PreType` class (and its subclasses) mirrors the `Type` class, except that it represents types in a more raw form, before identifiers have been resolved to their associated meanings. For example, the `_PreType` representing `int` is a `_PrePrimaryType` whose `typeName` field is the string `int`, whereas the `Type` representing `int` is a `PrimaryType` whose `nameInfo` field points to the `TypeNameInfo` object representing the class `int`. Parsing of `Type` objects is now a two-step process: the string is first converted to a `_PreType`, and then the `_PreType` is materialized into a `Type` by looking up each identifier in it in the `TypeRegistry`. This will be needed in a follow-up CL that introduces support for generic function types, to support the possiblity that a generic function type's return type refers to one of its type parameters (e.g. `List<T> Function<T>()`). The reason this is will be needed is because the meaning of the return type (`List<T>`) can't be determined until the `TypeParameter` object representing the type parameter `T` has been created. Change-Id: I9f4a73bdc0f38380518a9c39db8c788234adb806 Reviewed-on: https://dart-review.googlesource.com/c/sdk/+/395686 Reviewed-by: Chloe Stefantsova <cstefantsova@google.com> Commit-Queue: Paul Berry <paulberry@google.com>
Dart is:
Approachable: Develop with a strongly typed programming language that is consistent, concise, and offers modern language features like null safety and patterns.
Portable: Compile to ARM, x64, or RISC-V machine code for mobile, desktop, and backend. Compile to JavaScript or WebAssembly for the web.
Productive: Make changes iteratively: use hot reload to see the result instantly in your running app. Diagnose app issues using DevTools.
Dart's flexible compiler technology lets you run Dart code in different ways, depending on your target platform and goals:
Dart Native: For programs targeting devices (mobile, desktop, server, and more), Dart Native includes both a Dart VM with JIT (just-in-time) compilation and an AOT (ahead-of-time) compiler for producing machine code.
Dart Web: For programs targeting the web, Dart Web includes both a development time compiler (dartdevc) and a production time compiler (dart2js).
Dart is free and open source.
See LICENSE and PATENT_GRANT.
Visit dart.dev to learn more about the language, tools, and to find codelabs.
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Our API reference documentation is published at api.dart.dev, based on the stable release. (We also publish docs from our beta and dev channels, as well as from the primary development branch).
If you want to build Dart yourself, here is a guide to getting the source, preparing your machine to build the SDK, and building.
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