This module converts ApiAnns into Anns by traversing a structure created by the Annotate modue.

Structure of an Annotation

As a rule of thumb, every located element in the GHC AST will have a corresponding entry in Anns. An Annotation contains 6 fields which can be modifed to change how the AST is printed.

Layout Calculation

Certain expressions such as do blocks and let bindings obey layout rules. We calculate the annEntryDelta slightly differently when such rules apply.

1. The first element which the layout rule applies to is given a annEntryDelta as normal.
2. Further elements which must obey the rules are then given annEntryDeltas relative to the LHS of the first element.

For example, in the following expression the statement corresponding to baz will be given a annEntryDelta of DP (1, 2) as it appears 1 line and 2 columns after the do keyword. On the other hand, bar will be given a annEntryDelta of DP (1,0) as it appears 1 line further than baz but in the same column as the start of the layout block.

foo = do
  baz
  bar

A useful way to think of these rules is that the DeltaPos is relative to the further left an expression could have been placed. In the previous example, we could have placed baz anywhere on the line as its position determines where the other statements must be. bar could have not been placed any further left without resulting in a syntax error which is why the relative column is 0.

annTrueEntryDelta

A very useful function is annTrueEntryDelta which calculates the offset from the last synctactic element (ignoring comments). This is different to annEntryDelta which does not ignore comments.