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libfoundation: Check for bad MCValueRef casts - #3032

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Add assertions to every public libfoundation function that accepts arguments of MCValueRef type, ensuring that the values are of the expected type. The new checks add about 2.5% overhead to the engine, as measured using perf on Linux.

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Make sure to use `MCExecContext::ConvertToNumber()` rather than just
optimistically casting arbitrary pointers to `MCNumberRef`.
Add private macros to libfoundation that can be used for checking that
value refs are of the correct type.

These are intended to help catch bugs like the one fixed in commit
9f6fe1f (an `MCDataRef` passed to a function that expected an
`MCStringRef`).
* When a function accepts a pointer + size, allow the pointer to be
  null iff the size is 0.
* Fast-path empty results when a ValueRef is passed a buffer of length
  0.
Now that the function (correctly) resolves string indirection, it
should now use `__MCStringGetLength()` rather than the public
`MCStringGetLength()` function -- and also shouldn't grab the
`char_count` directly.
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You can make the subsequent MCStringGetLengths __MCStringGetLengths now, as it's no longer indirect.

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@livecode-vulcan review ok 324bef8

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💙 review by @livecodeali ok 324bef8

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libfoundation: Check for bad MCValueRef casts

Add assertions to every public libfoundation function that accepts arguments of `MCValueRef` type, ensuring that the values are of the expected type.  The new checks add about 2.5% overhead to the engine, as measured using `perf` on Linux.
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😞 test failure 324bef8

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@livecodeali Pull request updated.

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@livecode-vulcan review ok ba7a991

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💙 review by @livecodeali ok ba7a991

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libfoundation: Check for bad MCValueRef casts

Add assertions to every public libfoundation function that accepts arguments of `MCValueRef` type, ensuring that the values are of the expected type.  The new checks add about 2.5% overhead to the engine, as measured using `perf` on Linux.
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😎 test success ba7a991

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peter-b merged commit ef3779d into livecode:develop-7.0 Oct 9, 2015
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livecode-vulcan added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 12, 2015
libfoundation: Check for bad MCValueRef casts (part 2)

Add assertions to every public libfoundation function that accepts arguments of MCValueRef type, ensuring that the values are of the expected type.  This extends #3032 to add checks to all the new things in LiveCode 8's extended & improved libfoundation.

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libfoundation: Check for bad MCValueRef casts (part 2)

Add assertions to every public libfoundation function that accepts arguments of MCValueRef type, ensuring that the values are of the expected type.  This extends #3032 to add checks to all the new things in LiveCode 8's extended & improved libfoundation.

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libfoundation: Check for bad MCValueRef casts (part 2)

Add assertions to every public libfoundation function that accepts arguments of MCValueRef type, ensuring that the values are of the expected type.  This extends #3032 to add checks to all the new things in LiveCode 8's extended & improved libfoundation.

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Add assertions to every public libfoundation function that accepts arguments of MCValueRef type, ensuring that the values are of the expected type.  This extends #3032 to add checks to all the new things in LiveCode 8's extended & improved libfoundation.

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