go/constant: use Float.Rat method instead of doing it manually

Also fixed conversion bug and added corresponding test case.

Change-Id: I26f143fbc8d40a6d073ecb095e61b461495f3d68
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/17872
Run-TryBot: Robert Griesemer <gri@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: Alan Donovan <adonovan@google.com>

src/go/constant/value.go

@@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ func makeComplex(re, im Value) Value {
 
 func makeFloatFromLiteral(lit string) Value {
 	if f, ok := newFloat().SetString(lit); ok {
-		if f.MantExp(nil) < maxExp {
+		if smallRat(f) {
 			// ok to use rationals
 			r, _ := newRat().SetString(lit)
-			return makeRat(r)
+			return ratVal{r}
 		}
 		// otherwise use floats
 		return makeFloat(f)
@@ -260,6 +260,16 @@ func makeFloatFromLiteral(lit string) Value {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// smallRat reports whether x would lead to "reasonably"-sized fraction
+// if converted to a *big.Rat.
+func smallRat(x *big.Float) bool {
+	if !x.IsInf() {
+		e := x.MantExp(nil)
+		return -maxExp < e && e < maxExp
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Factories
 
@@ -572,35 +582,6 @@ func MakeFromBytes(bytes []byte) Value {
 	return makeInt(newInt().SetBits(words[:i]))
 }
 
-// toRat returns the fraction corresponding to x, or nil
-// if x cannot be represented as a fraction a/b because
-// its components a or b are too large.
-func toRat(x *big.Float) *big.Rat {
-	m := newFloat()
-	e := x.MantExp(m)
-
-	// fail to convert if fraction components are too large
-	if e <= maxExp || e >= maxExp {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// convert mantissa to big.Int value by shifting by ecorr
-	ecorr := int(m.MinPrec())
-	a, _ := m.SetMantExp(m, ecorr).Int(nil)
-	e -= ecorr // correct exponent
-
-	// compute actual fraction
-	b := big.NewInt(1)
-	switch {
-	case e < 0:
-		b.Lsh(b, uint(-e))
-	case e > 0:
-		a.Lsh(a, uint(e))
-	}
-
-	return new(big.Rat).SetFrac(a, b)
-}
-
 // Num returns the numerator of x; x must be Int, Float, or Unknown.
 // If x is Unknown, or if it is too large or small to represent as a
 // fraction, the result is Unknown. Otherwise the result is an Int
@@ -612,7 +593,8 @@ func Num(x Value) Value {
 	case ratVal:
 		return makeInt(x.val.Num())
 	case floatVal:
-		if r := toRat(x.val); r != nil {
+		if smallRat(x.val) {
+			r, _ := x.val.Rat(nil)
 			return makeInt(r.Num())
 		}
 	case unknownVal:
@@ -633,7 +615,8 @@ func Denom(x Value) Value {
 	case ratVal:
 		return makeInt(x.val.Denom())
 	case floatVal:
-		if r := toRat(x.val); r != nil {
+		if smallRat(x.val) {
+			r, _ := x.val.Rat(nil)
 			return makeInt(r.Denom())
 		}
 	case unknownVal:
@@ -703,8 +686,9 @@ func ToInt(x Value) Value {
 
 	case floatVal:
 		// avoid creation of huge integers
-		// (existing tests require permitting exponents of at least 1024)
-		if x.val.MantExp(nil) <= 1024 {
+		// (Existing tests require permitting exponents of at least 1024;
+		// allow any value that would also be permissible as a fraction.)
+		if smallRat(x.val) {
 			i := newInt()
 			if _, acc := x.val.Int(i); acc == big.Exact {
 				return makeInt(i)

src/go/constant/value_test.go

@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ var stringTests = []struct {
 	{"2.1", "2.1", "21/10"},
 	{"-2.1", "-2.1", "-21/10"},
 	{"1e9999", "1e+9999", "0x.f8d4a9da224650a8cb2959e10d985ad92adbd44c62917e608b1f24c0e1b76b6f61edffeb15c135a4b601637315f7662f325f82325422b244286a07663c9415d2p+33216"},
+	{"1e-9999", "1e-9999", "0x.83b01ba6d8c0425eec1b21e96f7742d63c2653ed0a024cf8a2f9686df578d7b07d7a83d84df6a2ec70a921d1f6cd5574893a7eda4d28ee719e13a5dce2700759p-33215"},
 	{"2.71828182845904523536028747135266249775724709369995957496696763", "2.71828", "271828182845904523536028747135266249775724709369995957496696763/100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"},
 
 	// Complex