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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /**
- * @fileoverview A class of the code path segment.
+ * @fileoverview The CodePathSegment class.
  * @author Toru Nagashima
  */
 
@@ -30,10 +30,22 @@ function isReachable(segment) {
 
 /**
  * A code path segment.
+ *
+ * Each segment is arranged in a series of linked lists (implemented by arrays)
+ * that keep track of the previous and next segments in a code path. In this way,
+ * you can navigate between all segments in any code path so long as you have a
+ * reference to any segment in that code path.
+ *
+ * When first created, the segment is in a detached state, meaning that it knows the
+ * segments that came before it but those segments don't know that this new segment
+ * follows it. Only when `CodePathSegment#markUsed()` is called on a segment does it
+ * officially become part of the code path by updating the previous segments to know
+ * that this new segment follows.
  */
 class CodePathSegment {
 
     /**
+     * Creates a new instance.
      * @param {string} id An identifier.
      * @param {CodePathSegment[]} allPrevSegments An array of the previous segments.
      *   This array includes unreachable segments.
@@ -49,27 +61,25 @@ class CodePathSegment {
         this.id = id;
 
         /**
-         * An array of the next segments.
+         * An array of the next reachable segments.
          * @type {CodePathSegment[]}
          */
         this.nextSegments = [];
 
         /**
-         * An array of the previous segments.
+         * An array of the previous reachable segments.
          * @type {CodePathSegment[]}
          */
         this.prevSegments = allPrevSegments.filter(isReachable);
 
         /**
-         * An array of the next segments.
-         * This array includes unreachable segments.
+         * An array of all next segments including reachable and unreachable.
          * @type {CodePathSegment[]}
          */
         this.allNextSegments = [];
 
         /**
-         * An array of the previous segments.
-         * This array includes unreachable segments.
+         * An array of all previous segments including reachable and unreachable.
          * @type {CodePathSegment[]}
          */
         this.allPrevSegments = allPrevSegments;
@@ -83,7 +93,11 @@ class CodePathSegment {
         // Internal data.
         Object.defineProperty(this, "internal", {
             value: {
+
+                // determines if the segment has been attached to the code path
                 used: false,
+
+                // array of previous segments coming from the end of a loop
                 loopedPrevSegments: []
             }
         });
@@ -113,9 +127,10 @@ class CodePathSegment {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates a segment that follows given segments.
+     * Creates a new segment and appends it after the given segments.
      * @param {string} id An identifier.
-     * @param {CodePathSegment[]} allPrevSegments An array of the previous segments.
+     * @param {CodePathSegment[]} allPrevSegments An array of the previous segments
+     *      to append to.
      * @returns {CodePathSegment} The created segment.
      */
     static newNext(id, allPrevSegments) {
@@ -127,7 +142,7 @@ class CodePathSegment {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Creates an unreachable segment that follows given segments.
+     * Creates an unreachable segment and appends it after the given segments.
      * @param {string} id An identifier.
      * @param {CodePathSegment[]} allPrevSegments An array of the previous segments.
      * @returns {CodePathSegment} The created segment.
@@ -137,7 +152,7 @@ class CodePathSegment {
 
         /*
          * In `if (a) return a; foo();` case, the unreachable segment preceded by
-         * the return statement is not used but must not be remove.
+         * the return statement is not used but must not be removed.
          */
         CodePathSegment.markUsed(segment);
 
@@ -157,7 +172,7 @@ class CodePathSegment {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Makes a given segment being used.
+     * Marks a given segment as used.
      *
      * And this function registers the segment into the previous segments as a next.
      * @param {CodePathSegment} segment A segment to mark.
@@ -172,13 +187,27 @@ class CodePathSegment {
         let i;
 
         if (segment.reachable) {
+
+            /*
+             * If the segment is reachable, then it's officially part of the
+             * code path. This loops through all previous segments to update
+             * their list of next segments. Because the segment is reachable,
+             * it's added to both `nextSegments` and `allNextSegments`.
+             */
             for (i = 0; i < segment.allPrevSegments.length; ++i) {
                 const prevSegment = segment.allPrevSegments[i];
 
                 prevSegment.allNextSegments.push(segment);
                 prevSegment.nextSegments.push(segment);
             }
         } else {
+
+            /*
+             * If the segment is not reachable, then it's not officially part of the
+             * code path. This loops through all previous segments to update
+             * their list of next segments. Because the segment is not reachable,
+             * it's added only to `allNextSegments`.
+             */
             for (i = 0; i < segment.allPrevSegments.length; ++i) {
                 segment.allPrevSegments[i].allNextSegments.push(segment);
             }
@@ -196,19 +225,20 @@ class CodePathSegment {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Replaces unused segments with the previous segments of each unused segment.
-     * @param {CodePathSegment[]} segments An array of segments to replace.
-     * @returns {CodePathSegment[]} The replaced array.
+     * Creates a new array based on an array of segments. If any segment in the
+     * array is unused, then it is replaced by all of its previous segments.
+     * All used segments are returned as-is without replacement.
+     * @param {CodePathSegment[]} segments The array of segments to flatten.
+     * @returns {CodePathSegment[]} The flattened array.
      */
     static flattenUnusedSegments(segments) {
-        const done = Object.create(null);
-        const retv = [];
+        const done = new Set();
 
         for (let i = 0; i < segments.length; ++i) {
             const segment = segments[i];
 
             // Ignores duplicated.
-            if (done[segment.id]) {
+            if (done.has(segment)) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -217,18 +247,16 @@ class CodePathSegment {
                 for (let j = 0; j < segment.allPrevSegments.length; ++j) {
                     const prevSegment = segment.allPrevSegments[j];
 
-                    if (!done[prevSegment.id]) {
-                        done[prevSegment.id] = true;
-                        retv.push(prevSegment);
+                    if (!done.has(prevSegment)) {
+                        done.add(prevSegment);
                     }
                 }
             } else {
-                done[segment.id] = true;
-                retv.push(segment);
+                done.add(segment);
             }
         }
 
-        return retv;
+        return [...done];
     }
 }