File: src\Analyzers\Core\CodeFixes\AddExplicitCast\InheritanceDistanceComparer.cs
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// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
 
namespace Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CodeFixes.AddExplicitCast;
 
/// <summary>
/// The item is the pair of target argument expression and its conversion type
/// <para/>
/// Sort pairs using conversion types by inheritance distance from the base type in ascending order,
/// i.e., less specific type has higher priority because it has less probability to make mistakes
/// <para/>
/// For example:
/// class Base { }
/// class Derived1 : Base { }
/// class Derived2 : Derived1 { }
/// 
/// void Foo(Derived1 d1) { }
/// void Foo(Derived2 d2) { }
/// 
/// Base b = new Derived1();
/// Foo([||]b);
/// 
/// operations:
/// 1. Convert type to 'Derived1'
/// 2. Convert type to 'Derived2'
/// 
/// 'Derived1' is less specific than 'Derived2' compared to 'Base'
/// </summary>
internal sealed class InheritanceDistanceComparer<TExpressionSyntax>(SemanticModel semanticModel)
: IComparer<(TExpressionSyntax syntax, ITypeSymbol symbol)>
where TExpressionSyntax : SyntaxNode
{
    private readonly SemanticModel _semanticModel = semanticModel;
 
    public int Compare((TExpressionSyntax syntax, ITypeSymbol symbol) x,
        (TExpressionSyntax syntax, ITypeSymbol symbol) y)
    {
        // if the argument is different, keep the original order
        if (!x.syntax.Equals(y.syntax))
        {
            return 0;
        }
        else
        {
            var baseType = _semanticModel.GetTypeInfo(x.syntax).Type;
            var xDist = GetInheritanceDistance(baseType, x.symbol);
            var yDist = GetInheritanceDistance(baseType, y.symbol);
            return xDist.CompareTo(yDist);
        }
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Calculate the inheritance distance between baseType and derivedType.
    /// </summary>
    private static int GetInheritanceDistanceRecursive(ITypeSymbol baseType, ITypeSymbol? derivedType)
    {
        if (derivedType == null)
            return int.MaxValue;
        if (derivedType.Equals(baseType))
            return 0;
 
        var distance = GetInheritanceDistanceRecursive(baseType, derivedType.BaseType);
 
        if (derivedType.Interfaces.Length != 0)
        {
            foreach (var interfaceType in derivedType.Interfaces)
            {
                distance = Math.Min(GetInheritanceDistanceRecursive(baseType, interfaceType), distance);
            }
        }
 
        return distance == int.MaxValue ? distance : distance + 1;
    }
 
    /// <summary>
    /// Wrapper function of [GetInheritanceDistance], also consider the class with explicit conversion operator
    /// has the highest priority.
    /// </summary>
    private int GetInheritanceDistance(ITypeSymbol? baseType, ITypeSymbol castType)
    {
        if (baseType is null)
            return 0;
 
        var conversion = _semanticModel.Compilation.ClassifyCommonConversion(baseType, castType);
 
        // If the node has the explicit conversion operator, then it has the shortest distance
        // since explicit conversion operator is defined by users and has the highest priority 
        var distance = conversion.IsUserDefined ? 0 : GetInheritanceDistanceRecursive(baseType, castType);
        return distance;
    }
}