fix #21045; getTime with vmopsDanger is broken; alternative to #21054 (#21056)

* fix #21045 getTime with vmopsDanger is broken; alternative to #21054

* typo

compiler/ccgexprs.nim

@@ -3283,6 +3283,7 @@ proc getNullValueAux(p: BProc; t: PType; obj, constOrNil: PNode,
     if constOrNil != nil:
       for i in 1..<constOrNil.len:
         if constOrNil[i].kind == nkExprColonExpr:
+          assert constOrNil[i][0].kind == nkSym, "illformed object constr; the field is not a sym"
           if constOrNil[i][0].sym.name.id == field.name.id:
             genBracedInit(p, constOrNil[i][1], isConst, field.typ, result)
             return

compiler/vmconv.nim

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import ast
+import ast, idents, lineinfos, astalgo
+import vmdef
+import std/times
 
 template elementType*(T: typedesc): typedesc =
   typeof(block:
@@ -43,3 +45,12 @@ proc toLit*[T](a: T): PNode =
   else:
     static: doAssert false, "not yet supported: " & $T # add as needed
 
+proc toTimeLit*(a: Time, c: PCtx, obj: PNode, info: TLineInfo): PNode =
+  # probably refactor it into `toLit` in the future
+  result = newTree(nkObjConstr)
+  result.add(newNode(nkEmpty)) # can be changed to a symbol according to PType
+  for k, ai in fieldPairs(a):
+    let reti = newNode(nkExprColonExpr)
+    reti.add newSymNode(lookupInRecord(obj, getIdent(c.cache, k)), info)
+    reti.add ai.toLit
+    result.add reti

compiler/vmops.nim

@@ -328,8 +328,9 @@ proc registerAdditionalOps*(c: PCtx) =
     registerCallback c, "stdlib.osproc.execCmdEx", proc (a: VmArgs) {.nimcall.} =
       let options = getNode(a, 1).fromLit(set[osproc.ProcessOption])
       a.setResult osproc.execCmdEx(getString(a, 0), options).toLit
-    registerCallback c, "stdlib.times.getTime", proc (a: VmArgs) {.nimcall.} =
-      setResult(a, times.getTime().toLit)
+    registerCallback c, "stdlib.times.getTimeImpl", proc (a: VmArgs) =
+      let obj = a.getNode(0).typ.n
+      setResult(a, times.getTime().toTimeLit(c, obj, a.currentLineInfo))
 
   proc getEffectList(c: PCtx; a: VmArgs; effectIndex: int) =
     let fn = getNode(a, 0)