Change C# reflection to avoid using expression trees

Makefile.am

@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ csharp_EXTRA_DIST=                                                           \
   csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Collections/ProtobufEqualityComparers.cs        \
   csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Collections/ReadOnlyDictionary.cs               \
   csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Collections/RepeatedField.cs                    \
+  csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Compatibility/MethodInfoExtensions.cs           \
   csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Compatibility/PropertyInfoExtensions.cs         \
   csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Compatibility/StreamExtensions.cs               \
   csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Compatibility/TypeExtensions.cs                 \

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Compatibility/MethodInfoExtensions.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#region Copyright notice and license
+// Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+// Copyright 2017 Google Inc.  All rights reserved.
+// https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+#endregion
+
+#if NET35
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace Google.Protobuf.Compatibility
+{
+    // .NET Core (at least netstandard1.0) doesn't have Delegate.CreateDelegate, and .NET 3.5 doesn't have
+    // MethodInfo.CreateDelegate. Proxy from one to the other on .NET 3.5...
+    internal static class MethodInfoExtensions
+    {
+        internal static Delegate CreateDelegate(this MethodInfo method, Type type) =>
+            Delegate.CreateDelegate(type, method);
+    }
+}
+#endif

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Reflection/OneofAccessor.cs

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ internal OneofAccessor(PropertyInfo caseProperty, MethodInfo clearMethod, OneofD
                 throw new ArgumentException("Cannot read from property");
             }
             this.descriptor = descriptor;
-            caseDelegate = ReflectionUtil.CreateFuncIMessageT<int>(caseProperty.GetGetMethod());
+            caseDelegate = ReflectionUtil.CreateFuncIMessageInt32(caseProperty.GetGetMethod());
 
             this.descriptor = descriptor;
             clearDelegate = ReflectionUtil.CreateActionIMessage(clearMethod);

csharp/src/Google.Protobuf/Reflection/ReflectionUtil.cs

@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@
 // OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 #endregion
 
+using Google.Protobuf.Compatibility;
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.Linq.Expressions;
 using System.Reflection;
 
+#if NET35
+using Google.Protobuf.Compatibility;
+#endif
+
 namespace Google.Protobuf.Reflection
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -53,55 +56,130 @@ internal static class ReflectionUtil
         internal static readonly Type[] EmptyTypes = new Type[0];
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a delegate which will cast the argument to the appropriate method target type,
+        /// Creates a delegate which will cast the argument to the type that declares the method,
         /// call the method on it, then convert the result to object.
         /// </summary>
-        internal static Func<IMessage, object> CreateFuncIMessageObject(MethodInfo method)
-        {
-            ParameterExpression parameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(IMessage), "p");
-            Expression downcast = Expression.Convert(parameter, method.DeclaringType);
-            Expression call = Expression.Call(downcast, method);
-            Expression upcast = Expression.Convert(call, typeof(object));
-            return Expression.Lambda<Func<IMessage, object>>(upcast, parameter).Compile();
-        }
+        /// <param name="method">The method to create a delegate for, which must be declared in an IMessage
+        /// implementation.</param>
+        internal static Func<IMessage, object> CreateFuncIMessageObject(MethodInfo method) =>
+            GetReflectionHelper(method.DeclaringType, method.ReturnType).CreateFuncIMessageObject(method);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a delegate which will cast the argument to the appropriate method target type,
-        /// call the method on it, then convert the result to the specified type.
+        /// Creates a delegate which will cast the argument to the type that declares the method,
+        /// call the method on it, then convert the result to the specified type. The method is expected
+        /// to actually return an enum (because of where we're calling it - for oneof cases). Sometimes that
+        /// means we need some extra work to perform conversions.
         /// </summary>
-        internal static Func<IMessage, T> CreateFuncIMessageT<T>(MethodInfo method)
-        {
-            ParameterExpression parameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(IMessage), "p");
-            Expression downcast = Expression.Convert(parameter, method.DeclaringType);
-            Expression call = Expression.Call(downcast, method);
-            Expression upcast = Expression.Convert(call, typeof(T));
-            return Expression.Lambda<Func<IMessage, T>>(upcast, parameter).Compile();
-        }
+        /// <param name="method">The method to create a delegate for, which must be declared in an IMessage
+        /// implementation.</param>
+        internal static Func<IMessage, int> CreateFuncIMessageInt32(MethodInfo method) =>
+            GetReflectionHelper(method.DeclaringType, method.ReturnType).CreateFuncIMessageInt32(method);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a delegate which will execute the given method after casting the first argument to
-        /// the target type of the method, and the second argument to the first parameter type of the method.
+        /// the type that declares the method, and the second argument to the first parameter type of the method.
         /// </summary>
-        internal static Action<IMessage, object> CreateActionIMessageObject(MethodInfo method)
-        {
-            ParameterExpression targetParameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(IMessage), "target");
-            ParameterExpression argParameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(object), "arg");
-            Expression castTarget = Expression.Convert(targetParameter, method.DeclaringType);
-            Expression castArgument = Expression.Convert(argParameter, method.GetParameters()[0].ParameterType);
-            Expression call = Expression.Call(castTarget, method, castArgument);
-            return Expression.Lambda<Action<IMessage, object>>(call, targetParameter, argParameter).Compile();
-        }
+        /// <param name="method">The method to create a delegate for, which must be declared in an IMessage
+        /// implementation.</param>
+        internal static Action<IMessage, object> CreateActionIMessageObject(MethodInfo method) =>
+            GetReflectionHelper(method.DeclaringType, method.GetParameters()[0].ParameterType).CreateActionIMessageObject(method);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a delegate which will execute the given method after casting the first argument to
-        /// the target type of the method.
+        /// type that declares the method.
         /// </summary>
-        internal static Action<IMessage> CreateActionIMessage(MethodInfo method)
+        /// <param name="method">The method to create a delegate for, which must be declared in an IMessage
+        /// implementation.</param>
+        internal static Action<IMessage> CreateActionIMessage(MethodInfo method) =>
+            GetReflectionHelper(method.DeclaringType, typeof(object)).CreateActionIMessage(method);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a reflection helper for the given type arguments. Currently these are created on demand
+        /// rather than cached; this will be "busy" when initially loading a message's descriptor, but after that
+        /// they can be garbage collected. We could cache them by type if that proves to be important, but creating
+        /// an object is pretty cheap.
+        /// </summary>
+        private static IReflectionHelper GetReflectionHelper(Type t1, Type t2) =>
+            (IReflectionHelper) Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(ReflectionHelper<,>).MakeGenericType(t1, t2));
+
+        // Non-generic interface allowing us to use an instance of ReflectionHelper<T1, T2> without statically
+        // knowing the types involved.
+        private interface IReflectionHelper
+        {
+            Func<IMessage, int> CreateFuncIMessageInt32(MethodInfo method);
+            Action<IMessage> CreateActionIMessage(MethodInfo method);
+            Func<IMessage, object> CreateFuncIMessageObject(MethodInfo method);
+            Action<IMessage, object> CreateActionIMessageObject(MethodInfo method);
+        }
+
+        private class ReflectionHelper<T1, T2> : IReflectionHelper
         {
-            ParameterExpression targetParameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(IMessage), "target");
-            Expression castTarget = Expression.Convert(targetParameter, method.DeclaringType);
-            Expression call = Expression.Call(castTarget, method);
-            return Expression.Lambda<Action<IMessage>>(call, targetParameter).Compile();
-        }        
+
+            public Func<IMessage, int> CreateFuncIMessageInt32(MethodInfo method)
+            {
+                // On pleasant runtimes, we can create a Func<int> from a method returning
+                // an enum based on an int. That's the fast path.
+                if (CanConvertEnumFuncToInt32Func)
+                {
+                    var del = (Func<T1, int>) method.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<T1, int>));
+                    return message => del((T1) message);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // On some runtimes (e.g. old Mono) the return type has to be exactly correct,
+                    // so we go via boxing. Reflection is already fairly inefficient, and this is
+                    // only used for one-of case checking, fortunately.
+                    var del = (Func<T1, T2>) method.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<T1, T2>));
+                    return message => (int) (object) del((T1) message);
+                }
+            }
+
+            public Action<IMessage> CreateActionIMessage(MethodInfo method)
+            {
+                var del = (Action<T1>) method.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action<T1>));
+                return message => del((T1) message);
+            }
+
+            public Func<IMessage, object> CreateFuncIMessageObject(MethodInfo method)
+            {
+                var del = (Func<T1, T2>) method.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<T1, T2>));
+                return message => del((T1) message);
+            }
+
+            public Action<IMessage, object> CreateActionIMessageObject(MethodInfo method)
+            {
+                var del = (Action<T1, T2>) method.CreateDelegate(typeof(Action<T1, T2>));
+                return (message, arg) => del((T1) message, (T2) arg);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Runtime compatibility checking code - see ReflectionHelper<T1, T2>.CreateFuncIMessageInt32 for
+        // details about why we're doing this.
+
+        // Deliberately not inside the generic type. We only want to check this once.
+        private static bool CanConvertEnumFuncToInt32Func { get; } = CheckCanConvertEnumFuncToInt32Func();
+
+        private static bool CheckCanConvertEnumFuncToInt32Func()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                MethodInfo method = typeof(ReflectionUtil).GetMethod(nameof(SampleEnumMethod));
+                // If this passes, we're in a reasonable runtime.
+                method.CreateDelegate(typeof(Func<int>));
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (ArgumentException)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        public enum SampleEnum
+        {
+            X
+        }
+
+        // Public to make the reflection simpler.
+        public static SampleEnum SampleEnumMethod() => SampleEnum.X;
     }
-}
+}